Iuya Model Airplanes First Went War Serving target drone unit during World War II gave author firsthand experience RC model airplanes fly U Hugh Maxwell PART ONE two-part article traced design development 1930s 1940s radio-controlled target drones used World War II antiaircraft gunnery crews what follows Ill describe some own wartime experiences forerunners modem RPVs member US Navys TDD Unit 37 1944-1945 first flew TDD 2s subsequently TDD-3s Initial training Units 36 37 38 took place 1944 local airport outside Durant Oklahoma Before being shipped overseas Units 37 38 received further training Naval Lighter-ThanAir Base Santa Ana California time Santa Ana base home Navy blimps patrolled Pacific coast submarines along southern central California quite similar Goodyear blimps youve probably seen coasting over hometown TV Blimps weigh very little theyre rigged flight fact Navy blimps light often hung hangar walls vertical rows could walk two giant hangars take hold railing around bottom gondola lift blimp right off ground Since shop hangars did almost daily wish picture prove because hardly anyone believes Santa Ana base today Marine Helicopter Base hangars sometimes used Indoor model airplane meets came time ship out Solomon Islands Unit 37 took 50 TDD-2 drones Guadalcanal No sooner arrived Henderson Field faced first crisisour brand-new Homeward-bound USS Mississippi 1945 Ship near USS Mississippi BB-41 1945 unusual view international date line author far right back row battleship almost directly overhead showing much detail August1992 13 Anti-Aircraft Training Center Pacific island Guam 1945 authors US Navy TDD Unit 37 spent short period before shipping out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium U b o r ffl__ o-~L$ - Drawing USS Mississippi 1945 Battleships US Navy World War II Terzibaschitsch page 71 TDD Unit 37 launched target drones top X-turret number 3 plafform-mounted 20mm AA guns removed transmitter refused work little trouble-shooting turned up open two-watt resistor no island resistors combination values needed So two us arranged special PBY flight Russell Islands obliging chief radioman dug around jungle used resistors until found right combination two job flew target drones minesweeper off coast ot Savo Island sweepers 50-caliber machine gunner expert After demonstrating art severing towline aerial target sleeve shot down first drone first pass Thats quite feat considering Ive seen battleship carrier gunnery crews fail hit drone after repeated passes few cases drone flew until ran out out gas US Army 00-3 target drone catapult-mounted ready launch 00-3 came oft production lines early 1944 ReadyAimSwat 4POSTWARANECDOTE THE captain gave order open fire again AA gun carrier blasted away target plane radiocontrolled pilot small ship several hundred yards astern Yet shots came close mark carrierone Navys largestwas conducting target practice shakedown cruise 2lane although made six passes big craft hadnt nicked several hundred shells pumped sky Needless say relations pretty strained between car riers skipper gunnery offi cer though misses werent bad considering greenness men unfamiliarity another Nor easing tension message received target planes controller message read youll turn wind Ill land thing flight deck can beat death swab BANOY COOPEI wartime anecdote reprinted Saturday Evening Post 1949 too typical TDD unit misadventures Type A-2 catapult launcher used target drones TDD unit servicemen World War II 14 Model Aviation typical Navy TDD Unit eightman complement lieutenant 1g served pilot commanding officer chief 1st-class petty officer served alternate pilot two motor mechanics maintained repaired engines two electronic technicians two seamen did parachute packing repair plus other jobs no else wanted shipped out Guadalcanal Guam Coast Guard attack transport trip took 11 days sea unbelievably calm smooth whole timeno waves whitecaps just gentle swells widely spaced hardly discernable After short period Anti-Aircraft Training Center Guam Unit 37 shipped out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium LSM skipper obviously free spirit invited us set up 30-foot catapult deck recessed cargo hold launch drones straight ahead target practice plan open up clamshell bow door drop landing ramp giving us opening 13 feet wide 13 feet high because bridge across open hold through fly TDD-3 wingspan 11 /2 feet Continued page 16 oo 0 August1992 15 TDD Unit 37 drone crew training aboard Another training scene aboard USS Tripoli drone leaving catapult USS Tripoli CVE 64 1945 Author target gunners destroyer seen distance Antiaircraft crews often shot turned-down hat just behind rig straight up frightening results OQ-2B target drone still manufacturer Northrop Aircrafts Ventura Division possession Fred Collinss Pittsburgh PA full-scale flying replica tfle OQ-2A masterpiece workmanship Type RC-56 radio transmitting equipment target drones systems Power supply joystick shown Unfortunately TDD officer man burdened excess common sense man lacked true spirit adventure said no Ive always felt little wistful about still think little careful aiming could have launched drones smashing bridge shearing off wing wish tried Philippines unit went aboard battleship Mississippi BB 41 remained home until end war tied down catapult top No 3 main battery turret facing aft made fine launching observation platform since feet above main deck Once 14-inch gun turret rotated sufficiently allow drone clear observation planes retrieval crane fantail ready launch drones fast agile could actually sideslip dodge 40mm shells tracers used pilot reprimanded captain USS Mississippi doing just captains sense humor left something desired antiaircraft barrage battleship difficult describe sky seems full lead Its difficult imagine anything target area can survive theres noise Its sharp loud hurts ears Men near guns length time during Second World War now sixties older guess suffer significant hearing loss know suspect engine noise before launch gunfire afterwards least partly responsible big guns main batteries another story sound much lower pitched powerful concussion seems surround grip alongside ship sea becomes flat get impression ship has forced sideways recoil leaving smooth patch water Its strange effect day Japan offered surrender unit anchored Leyte Gulf along much fleet celebration evening strangest Ive seen Aerial flares fired around us hundreds ships eerie part silencea total absence noise fireworks sound August 27 1945 Japans largest submarines appeared midst Breaking surface small open area 1400 surrounded dozens ships hundreds guns trained directly remember thinking violence broke out would probably much damage another enemy submarine Fortunately didnt have chance test theory 1400 surrendered retrospect fear what Japanese might seems almost childish time though everyone top command newest seaman recruit apparently shared classic example fear unknown 1400 sister ships 1401 1402 largest world time kept distinction years 1400 394 ft long 393 ft wide 6560-ton displacement carried crew 144 men range 37500 miles really startling feature carried three floatplanes 110-ft watertight hangar deck line hangar 115-ft launching catapult three ships designed bomb Gatun Locks Panama Canal After being launched 1944 1400 1401 training mission June 1945 Before training completed orders changed coordinated attack fleet anchorage Ulithi Atoll Scheduled August 25th attack course interrupted Japans August 16 announcement surrender 1946 1400 1401 scuttled US waters After about week Sagami Wan ordered Tokyo Bay entrance bay fairly narrow entered shore close starboard Between us shore lone fisherman rowboat No else sight passed fisherman very slowly probably no two three knots facing away us watched him carefully once did turn look way acknowledge battleship practically back pocket fishermans reactionor lack puzzles day few years ago read Japanese soldiers lined both sides road honor guard General MacArthur first driven Tokyo showed same impassivity said gesture respect Maybe fisherman doing same thing same reason somehow doubt likely just tired depressed fed up war uncertain future maybe fishing interesting US Navy guess Ill never know Shortly after war ended helped train new TDD unit fleet carrier Bunker Hill CV 17 area outside Pearl Harbor student pilots control box connected instructors master control box master box switch allowed instructor take control necessary particular day indeed proved necessary drone straight-in torpedo run below flight deck level headed directly center ship guns could bear firing Continued page 29 #401 DIGGER Easiest hinge tool available $325 Finest Building Tools Available w SEND SELFADDRESSED STAMPED EN VELOPE FOR CATALOG #101 EXTRA HANDS Makes covering easy $1775 #3O1$~lzspNr JQ 3151 CARAVELLE LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ 86403 602 453-7970 16 Model Aviation ELDON J LEND CO HIIII1 0nhIre assembly betore gluing Build FAST EASY STRAIGHT 1 1Custom Balsa Die 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x 12 x 242591293/16 x 1/23746 631/4 0 imum Order $2500971/4 x 6 x 482591303/16 x 3/44860 281/16 x 3/161016 ifornia Residents98x 12x485181311/4 x 1/43442 291/16x 1/41018645/16x 15984 301/16 x 3/81120655/16 x 26794 6% Sales Taa 9881321/4 x 3/83949 311/16x 1/214 24 66 3/8x lY659298C1331/4x3/464 80 1343/8x3/848 60 323/32 x 3/3207 11673/8 x 274105 sa Birch1353/8 x 1/256 70 333/32 x 1/809 14683/8 x 284122Trailing Edge993/32 x 6 x 122531363/8 x 3/472 90 343/32x1/4131869 1/2x1/28011536481001/8x6x12311137 1/2x1/272 90 353/32x3/8141970 1/2x290125711/8x 1/218311013/16x6x12219138 1/2x3/496 120 363/32 x 1/21724708723/16 x 3/429501021/4 x 6x 122421388 371/8x 1/8091370C731/4 xl36611033/32x 12x24503138C Contact Us Kitting Needs Models WarlMaxwell Continued page 16 Apparently student pilot became disoriented because suddenly drone disappeared view sure going crash hangar deck next instant reappeared flying straight out instructor taken over used fast combination rudder elevator planes responded rapidly decisively very tense few seconds good laugh afterwards 134-pound object moving 140 mph can lot damage especially loaded high-octane fuel problem overexcited gunners failed respond cease-fire orders end steep kamikaze-type dive drone would pull up pass directly over ship So course gunners would fire straight up happened once Shells pelting water everywhere like giant raindrops tended make us uneasy destroyers scheduled target practice drones usually launched larger ship occasion launched carrier watched destroyer shot down drone ship moved between us spot drone gone down observed through binoculars lot activity far side ship few minutes crew radioed unable reach drone before sankwhile watched enthusiastically taking apart souvenirs Navy Day October 27 1945 carrier Tripoli CVE 64 harbor Hilo Hawaii occasion probably ranks Navys heartfelt celebration ever flew two drones day managed lose pilot pulled out vertical dive about two inches too late tip propeller hit water shattered drone coasted steep climb stalled parachuted gracefully down water front whole town Embarrassing what heck great holiday Navy after four years war Shortly thereafter us returned States discharge home As far know TDD Unit 37 passed history interesting note todays RPVs about comparable wingspan horsepower wartime drones What distinguishes modern RPVs new sophisticatedand costlysurveillance electronics Some now cost over million dollars including support equipment part Army Navy drone unit before during after World War II Id like hear What experiences must stories tell Id especially like hear members Navy TDD units 36 37 38 seem remember Unit 36 headed Cuba 38 go aboard battleship Colorado BB 45 Can anyone out tell us unit involved .beat death swab story humorous anecdote cartoon appeared under by-line Randy Cooper 1949 issue Saturday Evening Post reprinted over 500 aviation museums United States Canada Rubin Fleet Air Museum has wartime target drone display museum Balboa Park San Diego 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Iuya Model Airplanes First Went War Serving target drone unit during World War II gave author firsthand experience RC model airplanes fly U Hugh Maxwell PART ONE two-part article traced design development 1930s 1940s radio-controlled target drones used World War II antiaircraft gunnery crews what follows Ill describe some own wartime experiences forerunners modem RPVs member US Navys TDD Unit 37 1944-1945 first flew TDD 2s subsequently TDD-3s Initial training Units 36 37 38 took place 1944 local airport outside Durant Oklahoma Before being shipped overseas Units 37 38 received further training Naval Lighter-ThanAir Base Santa Ana California time Santa Ana base home Navy blimps patrolled Pacific coast submarines along southern central California quite similar Goodyear blimps youve probably seen coasting over hometown TV Blimps weigh very little theyre rigged flight fact Navy blimps light often hung hangar walls vertical rows could walk two giant hangars take hold railing around bottom gondola lift blimp right off ground Since shop hangars did almost daily wish picture prove because hardly anyone believes Santa Ana base today Marine Helicopter Base hangars sometimes used Indoor model airplane meets came time ship out Solomon Islands Unit 37 took 50 TDD-2 drones Guadalcanal No sooner arrived Henderson Field faced first crisisour brand-new Homeward-bound USS Mississippi 1945 Ship near USS Mississippi BB-41 1945 unusual view international date line author far right back row battleship almost directly overhead showing much detail August1992 13 Anti-Aircraft Training Center Pacific island Guam 1945 authors US Navy TDD Unit 37 spent short period before shipping out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium U b o r ffl__ o-~L$ - Drawing USS Mississippi 1945 Battleships US Navy World War II Terzibaschitsch page 71 TDD Unit 37 launched target drones top X-turret number 3 plafform-mounted 20mm AA guns removed transmitter refused work little trouble-shooting turned up open two-watt resistor no island resistors combination values needed So two us arranged special PBY flight Russell Islands obliging chief radioman dug around jungle used resistors until found right combination two job flew target drones minesweeper off coast ot Savo Island sweepers 50-caliber machine gunner expert After demonstrating art severing towline aerial target sleeve shot down first drone first pass Thats quite feat considering Ive seen battleship carrier gunnery crews fail hit drone after repeated passes few cases drone flew until ran out out gas US Army 00-3 target drone catapult-mounted ready launch 00-3 came oft production lines early 1944 ReadyAimSwat 4POSTWARANECDOTE THE captain gave order open fire again AA gun carrier blasted away target plane radiocontrolled pilot small ship several hundred yards astern Yet shots came close mark carrierone Navys largestwas conducting target practice shakedown cruise 2lane although made six passes big craft hadnt nicked several hundred shells pumped sky Needless say relations pretty strained between car riers skipper gunnery offi cer though misses werent bad considering greenness men unfamiliarity another Nor easing tension message received target planes controller message read youll turn wind Ill land thing flight deck can beat death swab BANOY COOPEI wartime anecdote reprinted Saturday Evening Post 1949 too typical TDD unit misadventures Type A-2 catapult launcher used target drones TDD unit servicemen World War II 14 Model Aviation typical Navy TDD Unit eightman complement lieutenant 1g served pilot commanding officer chief 1st-class petty officer served alternate pilot two motor mechanics maintained repaired engines two electronic technicians two seamen did parachute packing repair plus other jobs no else wanted shipped out Guadalcanal Guam Coast Guard attack transport trip took 11 days sea unbelievably calm smooth whole timeno waves whitecaps just gentle swells widely spaced hardly discernable After short period Anti-Aircraft Training Center Guam Unit 37 shipped out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium LSM skipper obviously free spirit invited us set up 30-foot catapult deck recessed cargo hold launch drones straight ahead target practice plan open up clamshell bow door drop landing ramp giving us opening 13 feet wide 13 feet high because bridge across open hold through fly TDD-3 wingspan 11 /2 feet Continued page 16 oo 0 August1992 15 TDD Unit 37 drone crew training aboard Another training scene aboard USS Tripoli drone leaving catapult USS Tripoli CVE 64 1945 Author target gunners destroyer seen distance Antiaircraft crews often shot turned-down hat just behind rig straight up frightening results OQ-2B target drone still manufacturer Northrop Aircrafts Ventura Division possession Fred Collinss Pittsburgh PA full-scale flying replica tfle OQ-2A masterpiece workmanship Type RC-56 radio transmitting equipment target drones systems Power supply joystick shown Unfortunately TDD officer man burdened excess common sense man lacked true spirit adventure said no Ive always felt little wistful about still think little careful aiming could have launched drones smashing bridge shearing off wing wish tried Philippines unit went aboard battleship Mississippi BB 41 remained home until end war tied down catapult top No 3 main battery turret facing aft made fine launching observation platform since feet above main deck Once 14-inch gun turret rotated sufficiently allow drone clear observation planes retrieval crane fantail ready launch drones fast agile could actually sideslip dodge 40mm shells tracers used pilot reprimanded captain USS Mississippi doing just captains sense humor left something desired antiaircraft barrage battleship difficult describe sky seems full lead Its difficult imagine anything target area can survive theres noise Its sharp loud hurts ears Men near guns length time during Second World War now sixties older guess suffer significant hearing loss know suspect engine noise before launch gunfire afterwards least partly responsible big guns main batteries another story sound much lower pitched powerful concussion seems surround grip alongside ship sea becomes flat get impression ship has forced sideways recoil leaving smooth patch water Its strange effect day Japan offered surrender unit anchored Leyte Gulf along much fleet celebration evening strangest Ive seen Aerial flares fired around us hundreds ships eerie part silencea total absence noise fireworks sound August 27 1945 Japans largest submarines appeared midst Breaking surface small open area 1400 surrounded dozens ships hundreds guns trained directly remember thinking violence broke out would probably much damage another enemy submarine Fortunately didnt have chance test theory 1400 surrendered retrospect fear what Japanese might seems almost childish time though everyone top command newest seaman recruit apparently shared classic example fear unknown 1400 sister ships 1401 1402 largest world time kept distinction years 1400 394 ft long 393 ft wide 6560-ton displacement carried crew 144 men range 37500 miles really startling feature carried three floatplanes 110-ft watertight hangar deck line hangar 115-ft launching catapult three ships designed bomb Gatun Locks Panama Canal After being launched 1944 1400 1401 training mission June 1945 Before training completed orders changed coordinated attack fleet anchorage Ulithi Atoll Scheduled August 25th attack course interrupted Japans August 16 announcement surrender 1946 1400 1401 scuttled US waters After about week Sagami Wan ordered Tokyo Bay entrance bay fairly narrow entered shore close starboard Between us shore lone fisherman rowboat No else sight passed fisherman very slowly probably no two three knots facing away us watched him carefully once did turn look way acknowledge battleship practically back pocket fishermans reactionor lack puzzles day few years ago read Japanese soldiers lined both sides road honor guard General MacArthur first driven Tokyo showed same impassivity said gesture respect Maybe fisherman doing same thing same reason somehow doubt likely just tired depressed fed up war uncertain future maybe fishing interesting US Navy guess Ill never know Shortly after war ended helped train new TDD unit fleet carrier Bunker Hill CV 17 area outside Pearl Harbor student pilots control box connected instructors master control box master box switch allowed instructor take control necessary particular day indeed proved necessary drone straight-in torpedo run below flight deck level headed directly center ship guns could bear firing Continued page 29 #401 DIGGER Easiest hinge tool available $325 Finest Building Tools Available w SEND SELFADDRESSED STAMPED EN VELOPE FOR CATALOG #101 EXTRA HANDS Makes covering easy $1775 #3O1$~lzspNr JQ 3151 CARAVELLE LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ 86403 602 453-7970 16 Model Aviation ELDON J LEND CO HIIII1 0nhIre assembly betore gluing Build FAST EASY STRAIGHT 1 1Custom Balsa Die 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x 12 x 242591293/16 x 1/23746 631/4 0 imum Order $2500971/4 x 6 x 482591303/16 x 3/44860 281/16 x 3/161016 ifornia Residents98x 12x485181311/4 x 1/43442 291/16x 1/41018645/16x 15984 301/16 x 3/81120655/16 x 26794 6% Sales Taa 9881321/4 x 3/83949 311/16x 1/214 24 66 3/8x lY659298C1331/4x3/464 80 1343/8x3/848 60 323/32 x 3/3207 11673/8 x 274105 sa Birch1353/8 x 1/256 70 333/32 x 1/809 14683/8 x 284122Trailing Edge993/32 x 6 x 122531363/8 x 3/472 90 343/32x1/4131869 1/2x1/28011536481001/8x6x12311137 1/2x1/272 90 353/32x3/8141970 1/2x290125711/8x 1/218311013/16x6x12219138 1/2x3/496 120 363/32 x 1/21724708723/16 x 3/429501021/4 x 6x 122421388 371/8x 1/8091370C731/4 xl36611033/32x 12x24503138C Contact Us Kitting Needs Models WarlMaxwell Continued page 16 Apparently student pilot became disoriented because suddenly drone disappeared view sure going crash hangar deck next instant reappeared flying straight out instructor taken over used fast combination rudder elevator planes responded rapidly decisively very tense few seconds good laugh afterwards 134-pound object moving 140 mph can lot damage especially loaded high-octane fuel problem overexcited gunners failed respond cease-fire orders end steep kamikaze-type dive drone would pull up pass directly over ship So course gunners would fire straight up happened once Shells pelting water everywhere like giant raindrops tended make us uneasy destroyers scheduled target practice drones usually launched larger ship occasion launched carrier watched destroyer shot down drone ship moved between us spot drone gone down observed through binoculars lot activity far side ship few minutes crew radioed unable reach drone before sankwhile watched enthusiastically taking apart souvenirs Navy Day October 27 1945 carrier Tripoli CVE 64 harbor Hilo Hawaii occasion probably ranks Navys heartfelt celebration ever flew two drones day managed lose pilot pulled out vertical dive about two inches too late tip propeller hit water shattered drone coasted steep climb stalled parachuted gracefully down water front whole town Embarrassing what heck great holiday Navy after four years war Shortly thereafter us returned States discharge home As far know TDD Unit 37 passed history interesting note todays RPVs about comparable wingspan horsepower wartime drones What distinguishes modern RPVs new sophisticatedand costlysurveillance electronics Some now cost over million dollars including support equipment part Army Navy drone unit before during after World War II Id like hear What experiences must stories tell Id especially like hear members Navy TDD units 36 37 38 seem remember Unit 36 headed Cuba 38 go aboard battleship Colorado BB 45 Can anyone out tell us unit involved .beat death swab story humorous anecdote cartoon appeared under by-line Randy Cooper 1949 issue Saturday Evening Post reprinted over 500 aviation museums United States Canada Rubin Fleet Air Museum has wartime target drone display museum Balboa Park San Diego California Im trying locate surviving drones goal getting museums welcome help know please contact privately owned target drone am far aware possession friends George Easton family Riverside California An OQ-2B its accepted Experimental Aircraft Association Museum Oshkosh Conrinued page 30 August1992 29 battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will lake through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 PkI2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25 UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc po Box 3788 Center Line Michigan 48015 Add $250 shipping igan residents add 4% sales taxi Models War/Maxwell Continued page 29 Wisconsin scheduled refurbished displayed near future Ventura Division Northrop Aircraft Inc predecessor Radioplane Company produced target drones 1930s 1940s surprisingly enough owns single wartime drone Its packed away warehouse Although box labeled OQ-2A drone actually OQ-2B since wing ribs have lightening holes fuselage uncovered revealing welded steel tube construction showing receiver servo Fred T Collins Pittsburgh Pennsylvania has built full-scale flying replica OQ-2A Judging both pictures Ive seen Freds description its flying characteristics drone masterpiece people have mistaken real thing Freds model weighs 48 pounds original weighed 108 pounds Fred Collinss address 29 Stewart Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15227 enormous interest recreational RC activities seen today probably stimulated least part servicemens wartime exposure target drones us served wartime drone units have unique distinction grandchildren ask What did war Grandpa can answer flew model alrplanes Send comments anecdotes 413 East 6th Street Clare MI 48617 call 519 386-2574 ng Fun/Mathews Continued page 27 immensely appealing since much easier install yet seem just durable older hinge designs mentioned previous column problems hinge failures Ive found problem slots too thick using mediumviscosity CyA dont work folks slots dont fill completely CyA doesnt flow properly results hinges marginal safety Hot Hinges need fit quite snugly slots should adhered thin CyA Use microapplicator tips such ones PlC will deliver wellcontrolled flow thin CyA allowing wick osmosis along fuzzy hinge layer Just dont overfill enough create hinge block joint Continued page 32 fl RI IV ALOBEE GLOW PLUGS osophy. atureta QuadrasZenoahs AEM Sachs others 5 Aircraft quality 6061 T6 aluninure Mounts sade length require * 5oy degree right doan thrust builtin * HeliArc welded licensed A&P Mechanics * Starting $4995 5tH A1imi-d Qut Memis 2237 tillington Dr HarveyLA 70058 904 7319710 CHECK- MONEY ORDER B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM SUPER CHEETAHUNBREAKABLE FUSELAGE Span 64 Area 496 sq Weight 34 oz approx Loading 1045 az/sq ft $5295 Plus Tax & Shipping Slope Acrobatic/Combat Gliders CHEETAH MODELSDEALER INQUIRY IN VI TED 14725 Bessemer St B 818 781-4544 Van Nuys CA 91411 30 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/08
Page Numbers: 13, 14, 15, 16, 29, 30
Iuya Model Airplanes First Went War Serving target drone unit during World War II gave author firsthand experience RC model airplanes fly U Hugh Maxwell PART ONE two-part article traced design development 1930s 1940s radio-controlled target drones used World War II antiaircraft gunnery crews what follows Ill describe some own wartime experiences forerunners modem RPVs member US Navys TDD Unit 37 1944-1945 first flew TDD 2s subsequently TDD-3s Initial training Units 36 37 38 took place 1944 local airport outside Durant Oklahoma Before being shipped overseas Units 37 38 received further training Naval Lighter-ThanAir Base Santa Ana California time Santa Ana base home Navy blimps patrolled Pacific coast submarines along southern central California quite similar Goodyear blimps youve probably seen coasting over hometown TV Blimps weigh very little theyre rigged flight fact Navy blimps light often hung hangar walls vertical rows could walk two giant hangars take hold railing around bottom gondola lift blimp right off ground Since shop hangars did almost daily wish picture prove because hardly anyone believes Santa Ana base today Marine Helicopter Base hangars sometimes used Indoor model airplane meets came time ship out Solomon Islands Unit 37 took 50 TDD-2 drones Guadalcanal No sooner arrived Henderson Field faced first crisisour brand-new Homeward-bound USS Mississippi 1945 Ship near USS Mississippi BB-41 1945 unusual view international date line author far right back row battleship almost directly overhead showing much detail August1992 13 Anti-Aircraft Training Center Pacific island Guam 1945 authors US Navy TDD Unit 37 spent short period before shipping out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium U b o r ffl__ o-~L$ - Drawing USS Mississippi 1945 Battleships US Navy World War II Terzibaschitsch page 71 TDD Unit 37 launched target drones top X-turret number 3 plafform-mounted 20mm AA guns removed transmitter refused work little trouble-shooting turned up open two-watt resistor no island resistors combination values needed So two us arranged special PBY flight Russell Islands obliging chief radioman dug around jungle used resistors until found right combination two job flew target drones minesweeper off coast ot Savo Island sweepers 50-caliber machine gunner expert After demonstrating art severing towline aerial target sleeve shot down first drone first pass Thats quite feat considering Ive seen battleship carrier gunnery crews fail hit drone after repeated passes few cases drone flew until ran out out gas US Army 00-3 target drone catapult-mounted ready launch 00-3 came oft production lines early 1944 ReadyAimSwat 4POSTWARANECDOTE THE captain gave order open fire again AA gun carrier blasted away target plane radiocontrolled pilot small ship several hundred yards astern Yet shots came close mark carrierone Navys largestwas conducting target practice shakedown cruise 2lane although made six passes big craft hadnt nicked several hundred shells pumped sky Needless say relations pretty strained between car riers skipper gunnery offi cer though misses werent bad considering greenness men unfamiliarity another Nor easing tension message received target planes controller message read youll turn wind Ill land thing flight deck can beat death swab BANOY COOPEI wartime anecdote reprinted Saturday Evening Post 1949 too typical TDD unit misadventures Type A-2 catapult launcher used target drones TDD unit servicemen World War II 14 Model Aviation typical Navy TDD Unit eightman complement lieutenant 1g served pilot commanding officer chief 1st-class petty officer served alternate pilot two motor mechanics maintained repaired engines two electronic technicians two seamen did parachute packing repair plus other jobs no else wanted shipped out Guadalcanal Guam Coast Guard attack transport trip took 11 days sea unbelievably calm smooth whole timeno waves whitecaps just gentle swells widely spaced hardly discernable After short period Anti-Aircraft Training Center Guam Unit 37 shipped out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium LSM skipper obviously free spirit invited us set up 30-foot catapult deck recessed cargo hold launch drones straight ahead target practice plan open up clamshell bow door drop landing ramp giving us opening 13 feet wide 13 feet high because bridge across open hold through fly TDD-3 wingspan 11 /2 feet Continued page 16 oo 0 August1992 15 TDD Unit 37 drone crew training aboard Another training scene aboard USS Tripoli drone leaving catapult USS Tripoli CVE 64 1945 Author target gunners destroyer seen distance Antiaircraft crews often shot turned-down hat just behind rig straight up frightening results OQ-2B target drone still manufacturer Northrop Aircrafts Ventura Division possession Fred Collinss Pittsburgh PA full-scale flying replica tfle OQ-2A masterpiece workmanship Type RC-56 radio transmitting equipment target drones systems Power supply joystick shown Unfortunately TDD officer man burdened excess common sense man lacked true spirit adventure said no Ive always felt little wistful about still think little careful aiming could have launched drones smashing bridge shearing off wing wish tried Philippines unit went aboard battleship Mississippi BB 41 remained home until end war tied down catapult top No 3 main battery turret facing aft made fine launching observation platform since feet above main deck Once 14-inch gun turret rotated sufficiently allow drone clear observation planes retrieval crane fantail ready launch drones fast agile could actually sideslip dodge 40mm shells tracers used pilot reprimanded captain USS Mississippi doing just captains sense humor left something desired antiaircraft barrage battleship difficult describe sky seems full lead Its difficult imagine anything target area can survive theres noise Its sharp loud hurts ears Men near guns length time during Second World War now sixties older guess suffer significant hearing loss know suspect engine noise before launch gunfire afterwards least partly responsible big guns main batteries another story sound much lower pitched powerful concussion seems surround grip alongside ship sea becomes flat get impression ship has forced sideways recoil leaving smooth patch water Its strange effect day Japan offered surrender unit anchored Leyte Gulf along much fleet celebration evening strangest Ive seen Aerial flares fired around us hundreds ships eerie part silencea total absence noise fireworks sound August 27 1945 Japans largest submarines appeared midst Breaking surface small open area 1400 surrounded dozens ships hundreds guns trained directly remember thinking violence broke out would probably much damage another enemy submarine Fortunately didnt have chance test theory 1400 surrendered retrospect fear what Japanese might seems almost childish time though everyone top command newest seaman recruit apparently shared classic example fear unknown 1400 sister ships 1401 1402 largest world time kept distinction years 1400 394 ft long 393 ft wide 6560-ton displacement carried crew 144 men range 37500 miles really startling feature carried three floatplanes 110-ft watertight hangar deck line hangar 115-ft launching catapult three ships designed bomb Gatun Locks Panama Canal After being launched 1944 1400 1401 training mission June 1945 Before training completed orders changed coordinated attack fleet anchorage Ulithi Atoll Scheduled August 25th attack course interrupted Japans August 16 announcement surrender 1946 1400 1401 scuttled US waters After about week Sagami Wan ordered Tokyo Bay entrance bay fairly narrow entered shore close starboard Between us shore lone fisherman rowboat No else sight passed fisherman very slowly probably no two three knots facing away us watched him carefully once did turn look way acknowledge battleship practically back pocket fishermans reactionor lack puzzles day few years ago read Japanese soldiers lined both sides road honor guard General MacArthur first driven Tokyo showed same impassivity said gesture respect Maybe fisherman doing same thing same reason somehow doubt likely just tired depressed fed up war uncertain future maybe fishing interesting US Navy guess Ill never know Shortly after war ended helped train new TDD unit fleet carrier Bunker Hill CV 17 area outside Pearl Harbor student pilots control box connected instructors master control box master box switch allowed instructor take control necessary particular day indeed proved necessary drone straight-in torpedo run below flight deck level headed directly center ship guns could bear firing Continued page 29 #401 DIGGER Easiest hinge tool available $325 Finest Building Tools Available w SEND SELFADDRESSED STAMPED EN VELOPE FOR CATALOG #101 EXTRA HANDS Makes covering easy $1775 #3O1$~lzspNr JQ 3151 CARAVELLE LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ 86403 602 453-7970 16 Model Aviation ELDON J LEND CO HIIII1 0nhIre assembly betore gluing Build FAST EASY STRAIGHT 1 1Custom Balsa Die Cutting2 Balsa Sheets74 5/16 x 1-48 80 104 118X 12X24613 753/8x 1-/251 94 105 3/16x12x24363 36 48 38 1/8x 1/413 18 1761/2 x 279 105 106 1/4x 12x24420 1 1/16x228 40 39 1/8x3/814 19/768107 3/32x12x48 1004 2 1/16x33244401/8x 1/217241081/8x12x481149 3 1/16 x 45371413/16 x 3/161319 BalsaBlocks1093/16X 12X48726 4 3/32x23550423/16x3/817216121101/4x12x48838 5 3/32 x 33953433/16 x 1/22231 771-/x2 62 112 1108 6 3/32 x 46792441/4 x 1/41827 7 1/8 x 23854451/4 x 3/81930782 x 2 74 130 iioc x 390 149Spruce Sticks 81/8 x 35069461/4 x 1/22034VVIJ 3119 2253648 91/8x477104471/4x3/43445 103/16 x 24462481/4 x 14360Custom Cut Balsa 1 x 4 60 299 11 1/8 x 1/8 7 3 113/16 x 358 79 49 5/16 x 5/1624 32Top Quality Prices818112 1/8 x 1/421 28 123/16 x 491121503/8 x 3/827 42AAA Quality Ecuadorian Balsa81C1131/8 x 3/82333 1143/16x3/162939 131/4 x 25172513/8 x 1/231 53 Sanded Close TolerancesBalsa Planks361151/4 x 1/43652 141/4 x 37093523/8 x 3/448 63 1285 N Union Street821 x21571161/4 x 3/84158 151/4 x 4110134533/8 x 165 73 Stockton CA 95205831 x32191171/4 x 1/24766 165/16x26082541/2x1/241 55841x42931181/4x16789 175/16x 382110551/2x 3/453 711 -209464-0180852x22311195/16x 5/164362 185/16x 4139185561/2x 164 87862x33351205/16x 1/24875 193/8x 26895575/8x 5/854 72 E C L872x44751215/16x 3/46789 203/8 x 390128583/3 x 3/475 98 x 35151223/8 x 3/85264 213/8 x 4165230593/4 x 184 111 ace Lite Ply893 x 47151233/8 x 1/26381 221/2 x 283116601 x 1104 139 Low Cost Door Skin8981241/2 x 1/26992 231/2 x 3 109 155 608for Bulkheads& Fuselage Sides89C1251/2 x 3/477101 241/2 X 4 230 268 60C118x6x48 125 3-Ply Light 1258 248118x 12x48 225901/8x6x24 115 125C 24CBalsaTapered 12x24 s cks Aileron StockBus Hours eoo-5oo PST M-F921/8 x 24 x 243453648 Balsa Sticks 3648We accept VISA MasterCard931/8x 6x 481731263/16 x 3/162837 3648611/4 x 14363 Personal Checks & COD941/8x 12x483451273/16 x 1/42430 261/16x 1/160611611/4 x 1 5070Shipping Handling $500951/4 x 6 x 242011283/16 x 3/83138 271/16 x 1/80914621/4 x 1- 5782 OD add $450961/4 x 12 x 242591293/16 x 1/23746 631/4 0 imum Order $2500971/4 x 6 x 482591303/16 x 3/44860 281/16 x 3/161016 ifornia Residents98x 12x485181311/4 x 1/43442 291/16x 1/41018645/16x 15984 301/16 x 3/81120655/16 x 26794 6% Sales Taa 9881321/4 x 3/83949 311/16x 1/214 24 66 3/8x lY659298C1331/4x3/464 80 1343/8x3/848 60 323/32 x 3/3207 11673/8 x 274105 sa Birch1353/8 x 1/256 70 333/32 x 1/809 14683/8 x 284122Trailing Edge993/32 x 6 x 122531363/8 x 3/472 90 343/32x1/4131869 1/2x1/28011536481001/8x6x12311137 1/2x1/272 90 353/32x3/8141970 1/2x290125711/8x 1/218311013/16x6x12219138 1/2x3/496 120 363/32 x 1/21724708723/16 x 3/429501021/4 x 6x 122421388 371/8x 1/8091370C731/4 xl36611033/32x 12x24503138C Contact Us Kitting Needs Models WarlMaxwell Continued page 16 Apparently student pilot became disoriented because suddenly drone disappeared view sure going crash hangar deck next instant reappeared flying straight out instructor taken over used fast combination rudder elevator planes responded rapidly decisively very tense few seconds good laugh afterwards 134-pound object moving 140 mph can lot damage especially loaded high-octane fuel problem overexcited gunners failed respond cease-fire orders end steep kamikaze-type dive drone would pull up pass directly over ship So course gunners would fire straight up happened once Shells pelting water everywhere like giant raindrops tended make us uneasy destroyers scheduled target practice drones usually launched larger ship occasion launched carrier watched destroyer shot down drone ship moved between us spot drone gone down observed through binoculars lot activity far side ship few minutes crew radioed unable reach drone before sankwhile watched enthusiastically taking apart souvenirs Navy Day October 27 1945 carrier Tripoli CVE 64 harbor Hilo Hawaii occasion probably ranks Navys heartfelt celebration ever flew two drones day managed lose pilot pulled out vertical dive about two inches too late tip propeller hit water shattered drone coasted steep climb stalled parachuted gracefully down water front whole town Embarrassing what heck great holiday Navy after four years war Shortly thereafter us returned States discharge home As far know TDD Unit 37 passed history interesting note todays RPVs about comparable wingspan horsepower wartime drones What distinguishes modern RPVs new sophisticatedand costlysurveillance electronics Some now cost over million dollars including support equipment part Army Navy drone unit before during after World War II Id like hear What experiences must stories tell Id especially like hear members Navy TDD units 36 37 38 seem remember Unit 36 headed Cuba 38 go aboard battleship Colorado BB 45 Can anyone out tell us unit involved .beat death swab story humorous anecdote cartoon appeared under by-line Randy Cooper 1949 issue Saturday Evening Post reprinted over 500 aviation museums United States Canada Rubin Fleet Air Museum has wartime target drone display museum Balboa Park San Diego California Im trying locate surviving drones goal getting museums welcome help know please contact privately owned target drone am far aware possession friends George Easton family Riverside California An OQ-2B its accepted Experimental Aircraft Association Museum Oshkosh Conrinued page 30 August1992 29 battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will lake through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 PkI2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25 UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc po Box 3788 Center Line Michigan 48015 Add $250 shipping igan residents add 4% sales taxi Models War/Maxwell Continued page 29 Wisconsin scheduled refurbished displayed near future Ventura Division Northrop Aircraft Inc predecessor Radioplane Company produced target drones 1930s 1940s surprisingly enough owns single wartime drone Its packed away warehouse Although box labeled OQ-2A drone actually OQ-2B since wing ribs have lightening holes fuselage uncovered revealing welded steel tube construction showing receiver servo Fred T Collins Pittsburgh Pennsylvania has built full-scale flying replica OQ-2A Judging both pictures Ive seen Freds description its flying characteristics drone masterpiece people have mistaken real thing Freds model weighs 48 pounds original weighed 108 pounds Fred Collinss address 29 Stewart Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15227 enormous interest recreational RC activities seen today probably stimulated least part servicemens wartime exposure target drones us served wartime drone units have unique distinction grandchildren ask What did war Grandpa can answer flew model alrplanes Send comments anecdotes 413 East 6th Street Clare MI 48617 call 519 386-2574 ng Fun/Mathews Continued page 27 immensely appealing since much easier install yet seem just durable older hinge designs mentioned previous column problems hinge failures Ive found problem slots too thick using mediumviscosity CyA dont work folks slots dont fill completely CyA doesnt flow properly results hinges marginal safety Hot Hinges need fit quite snugly slots should adhered thin CyA Use microapplicator tips such ones PlC will deliver wellcontrolled flow thin CyA allowing wick osmosis along fuzzy hinge layer Just dont overfill enough create hinge block joint Continued page 32 fl RI IV ALOBEE GLOW PLUGS osophy. atureta QuadrasZenoahs AEM Sachs others 5 Aircraft quality 6061 T6 aluninure Mounts sade length require * 5oy degree right doan thrust builtin * HeliArc welded licensed A&P Mechanics * Starting $4995 5tH A1imi-d Qut Memis 2237 tillington Dr HarveyLA 70058 904 7319710 CHECK- MONEY ORDER B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM SUPER CHEETAHUNBREAKABLE FUSELAGE Span 64 Area 496 sq Weight 34 oz approx Loading 1045 az/sq ft $5295 Plus Tax & Shipping Slope Acrobatic/Combat Gliders CHEETAH MODELSDEALER INQUIRY IN VI TED 14725 Bessemer St B 818 781-4544 Van Nuys CA 91411 30 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/08
Page Numbers: 13, 14, 15, 16, 29, 30
Iuya Model Airplanes First Went War Serving target drone unit during World War II gave author firsthand experience RC model airplanes fly U Hugh Maxwell PART ONE two-part article traced design development 1930s 1940s radio-controlled target drones used World War II antiaircraft gunnery crews what follows Ill describe some own wartime experiences forerunners modem RPVs member US Navys TDD Unit 37 1944-1945 first flew TDD 2s subsequently TDD-3s Initial training Units 36 37 38 took place 1944 local airport outside Durant Oklahoma Before being shipped overseas Units 37 38 received further training Naval Lighter-ThanAir Base Santa Ana California time Santa Ana base home Navy blimps patrolled Pacific coast submarines along southern central California quite similar Goodyear blimps youve probably seen coasting over hometown TV Blimps weigh very little theyre rigged flight fact Navy blimps light often hung hangar walls vertical rows could walk two giant hangars take hold railing around bottom gondola lift blimp right off ground Since shop hangars did almost daily wish picture prove because hardly anyone believes Santa Ana base today Marine Helicopter Base hangars sometimes used Indoor model airplane meets came time ship out Solomon Islands Unit 37 took 50 TDD-2 drones Guadalcanal No sooner arrived Henderson Field faced first crisisour brand-new Homeward-bound USS Mississippi 1945 Ship near USS Mississippi BB-41 1945 unusual view international date line author far right back row battleship almost directly overhead showing much detail August1992 13 Anti-Aircraft Training Center Pacific island Guam 1945 authors US Navy TDD Unit 37 spent short period before shipping out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium U b o r ffl__ o-~L$ - Drawing USS Mississippi 1945 Battleships US Navy World War II Terzibaschitsch page 71 TDD Unit 37 launched target drones top X-turret number 3 plafform-mounted 20mm AA guns removed transmitter refused work little trouble-shooting turned up open two-watt resistor no island resistors combination values needed So two us arranged special PBY flight Russell Islands obliging chief radioman dug around jungle used resistors until found right combination two job flew target drones minesweeper off coast ot Savo Island sweepers 50-caliber machine gunner expert After demonstrating art severing towline aerial target sleeve shot down first drone first pass Thats quite feat considering Ive seen battleship carrier gunnery crews fail hit drone after repeated passes few cases drone flew until ran out out gas US Army 00-3 target drone catapult-mounted ready launch 00-3 came oft production lines early 1944 ReadyAimSwat 4POSTWARANECDOTE THE captain gave order open fire again AA gun carrier blasted away target plane radiocontrolled pilot small ship several hundred yards astern Yet shots came close mark carrierone Navys largestwas conducting target practice shakedown cruise 2lane although made six passes big craft hadnt nicked several hundred shells pumped sky Needless say relations pretty strained between car riers skipper gunnery offi cer though misses werent bad considering greenness men unfamiliarity another Nor easing tension message received target planes controller message read youll turn wind Ill land thing flight deck can beat death swab BANOY COOPEI wartime anecdote reprinted Saturday Evening Post 1949 too typical TDD unit misadventures Type A-2 catapult launcher used target drones TDD unit servicemen World War II 14 Model Aviation typical Navy TDD Unit eightman complement lieutenant 1g served pilot commanding officer chief 1st-class petty officer served alternate pilot two motor mechanics maintained repaired engines two electronic technicians two seamen did parachute packing repair plus other jobs no else wanted shipped out Guadalcanal Guam Coast Guard attack transport trip took 11 days sea unbelievably calm smooth whole timeno waves whitecaps just gentle swells widely spaced hardly discernable After short period Anti-Aircraft Training Center Guam Unit 37 shipped out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium LSM skipper obviously free spirit invited us set up 30-foot catapult deck recessed cargo hold launch drones straight ahead target practice plan open up clamshell bow door drop landing ramp giving us opening 13 feet wide 13 feet high because bridge across open hold through fly TDD-3 wingspan 11 /2 feet Continued page 16 oo 0 August1992 15 TDD Unit 37 drone crew training aboard Another training scene aboard USS Tripoli drone leaving catapult USS Tripoli CVE 64 1945 Author target gunners destroyer seen distance Antiaircraft crews often shot turned-down hat just behind rig straight up frightening results OQ-2B target drone still manufacturer Northrop Aircrafts Ventura Division possession Fred Collinss Pittsburgh PA full-scale flying replica tfle OQ-2A masterpiece workmanship Type RC-56 radio transmitting equipment target drones systems Power supply joystick shown Unfortunately TDD officer man burdened excess common sense man lacked true spirit adventure said no Ive always felt little wistful about still think little careful aiming could have launched drones smashing bridge shearing off wing wish tried Philippines unit went aboard battleship Mississippi BB 41 remained home until end war tied down catapult top No 3 main battery turret facing aft made fine launching observation platform since feet above main deck Once 14-inch gun turret rotated sufficiently allow drone clear observation planes retrieval crane fantail ready launch drones fast agile could actually sideslip dodge 40mm shells tracers used pilot reprimanded captain USS Mississippi doing just captains sense humor left something desired antiaircraft barrage battleship difficult describe sky seems full lead Its difficult imagine anything target area can survive theres noise Its sharp loud hurts ears Men near guns length time during Second World War now sixties older guess suffer significant hearing loss know suspect engine noise before launch gunfire afterwards least partly responsible big guns main batteries another story sound much lower pitched powerful concussion seems surround grip alongside ship sea becomes flat get impression ship has forced sideways recoil leaving smooth patch water Its strange effect day Japan offered surrender unit anchored Leyte Gulf along much fleet celebration evening strangest Ive seen Aerial flares fired around us hundreds ships eerie part silencea total absence noise fireworks sound August 27 1945 Japans largest submarines appeared midst Breaking surface small open area 1400 surrounded dozens ships hundreds guns trained directly remember thinking violence broke out would probably much damage another enemy submarine Fortunately didnt have chance test theory 1400 surrendered retrospect fear what Japanese might seems almost childish time though everyone top command newest seaman recruit apparently shared classic example fear unknown 1400 sister ships 1401 1402 largest world time kept distinction years 1400 394 ft long 393 ft wide 6560-ton displacement carried crew 144 men range 37500 miles really startling feature carried three floatplanes 110-ft watertight hangar deck line hangar 115-ft launching catapult three ships designed bomb Gatun Locks Panama Canal After being launched 1944 1400 1401 training mission June 1945 Before training completed orders changed coordinated attack fleet anchorage Ulithi Atoll Scheduled August 25th attack course interrupted Japans August 16 announcement surrender 1946 1400 1401 scuttled US waters After about week Sagami Wan ordered Tokyo Bay entrance bay fairly narrow entered shore close starboard Between us shore lone fisherman rowboat No else sight passed fisherman very slowly probably no two three knots facing away us watched him carefully once did turn look way acknowledge battleship practically back pocket fishermans reactionor lack puzzles day few years ago read Japanese soldiers lined both sides road honor guard General MacArthur first driven Tokyo showed same impassivity said gesture respect Maybe fisherman doing same thing same reason somehow doubt likely just tired depressed fed up war uncertain future maybe fishing interesting US Navy guess Ill never know Shortly after war ended helped train new TDD unit fleet carrier Bunker Hill CV 17 area outside Pearl Harbor student pilots control box connected instructors master control box master box switch allowed instructor take control necessary particular day indeed proved necessary drone straight-in torpedo run below flight deck level headed directly center ship guns could bear firing Continued page 29 #401 DIGGER Easiest hinge tool available $325 Finest Building Tools Available w SEND SELFADDRESSED STAMPED EN VELOPE FOR CATALOG #101 EXTRA HANDS Makes covering easy $1775 #3O1$~lzspNr JQ 3151 CARAVELLE LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ 86403 602 453-7970 16 Model Aviation ELDON J LEND CO HIIII1 0nhIre assembly betore gluing Build FAST EASY STRAIGHT 1 1Custom Balsa Die Cutting2 Balsa Sheets74 5/16 x 1-48 80 104 118X 12X24613 753/8x 1-/251 94 105 3/16x12x24363 36 48 38 1/8x 1/413 18 1761/2 x 279 105 106 1/4x 12x24420 1 1/16x228 40 39 1/8x3/814 19/768107 3/32x12x48 1004 2 1/16x33244401/8x 1/217241081/8x12x481149 3 1/16 x 45371413/16 x 3/161319 BalsaBlocks1093/16X 12X48726 4 3/32x23550423/16x3/817216121101/4x12x48838 5 3/32 x 33953433/16 x 1/22231 771-/x2 62 112 1108 6 3/32 x 46792441/4 x 1/41827 7 1/8 x 23854451/4 x 3/81930782 x 2 74 130 iioc x 390 149Spruce Sticks 81/8 x 35069461/4 x 1/22034VVIJ 3119 2253648 91/8x477104471/4x3/43445 103/16 x 24462481/4 x 14360Custom Cut Balsa 1 x 4 60 299 11 1/8 x 1/8 7 3 113/16 x 358 79 49 5/16 x 5/1624 32Top Quality Prices818112 1/8 x 1/421 28 123/16 x 491121503/8 x 3/827 42AAA Quality Ecuadorian Balsa81C1131/8 x 3/82333 1143/16x3/162939 131/4 x 25172513/8 x 1/231 53 Sanded Close TolerancesBalsa Planks361151/4 x 1/43652 141/4 x 37093523/8 x 3/448 63 1285 N Union Street821 x21571161/4 x 3/84158 151/4 x 4110134533/8 x 165 73 Stockton CA 95205831 x32191171/4 x 1/24766 165/16x26082541/2x1/241 55841x42931181/4x16789 175/16x 382110551/2x 3/453 711 -209464-0180852x22311195/16x 5/164362 185/16x 4139185561/2x 164 87862x33351205/16x 1/24875 193/8x 26895575/8x 5/854 72 E C L872x44751215/16x 3/46789 203/8 x 390128583/3 x 3/475 98 x 35151223/8 x 3/85264 213/8 x 4165230593/4 x 184 111 ace Lite Ply893 x 47151233/8 x 1/26381 221/2 x 283116601 x 1104 139 Low Cost Door Skin8981241/2 x 1/26992 231/2 x 3 109 155 608for Bulkheads& Fuselage Sides89C1251/2 x 3/477101 241/2 X 4 230 268 60C118x6x48 125 3-Ply Light 1258 248118x 12x48 225901/8x6x24 115 125C 24CBalsaTapered 12x24 s cks Aileron StockBus Hours eoo-5oo PST M-F921/8 x 24 x 243453648 Balsa Sticks 3648We accept VISA MasterCard931/8x 6x 481731263/16 x 3/162837 3648611/4 x 14363 Personal Checks & COD941/8x 12x483451273/16 x 1/42430 261/16x 1/160611611/4 x 1 5070Shipping Handling $500951/4 x 6 x 242011283/16 x 3/83138 271/16 x 1/80914621/4 x 1- 5782 OD add $450961/4 x 12 x 242591293/16 x 1/23746 631/4 0 imum Order $2500971/4 x 6 x 482591303/16 x 3/44860 281/16 x 3/161016 ifornia Residents98x 12x485181311/4 x 1/43442 291/16x 1/41018645/16x 15984 301/16 x 3/81120655/16 x 26794 6% Sales Taa 9881321/4 x 3/83949 311/16x 1/214 24 66 3/8x lY659298C1331/4x3/464 80 1343/8x3/848 60 323/32 x 3/3207 11673/8 x 274105 sa Birch1353/8 x 1/256 70 333/32 x 1/809 14683/8 x 284122Trailing Edge993/32 x 6 x 122531363/8 x 3/472 90 343/32x1/4131869 1/2x1/28011536481001/8x6x12311137 1/2x1/272 90 353/32x3/8141970 1/2x290125711/8x 1/218311013/16x6x12219138 1/2x3/496 120 363/32 x 1/21724708723/16 x 3/429501021/4 x 6x 122421388 371/8x 1/8091370C731/4 xl36611033/32x 12x24503138C Contact Us Kitting Needs Models WarlMaxwell Continued page 16 Apparently student pilot became disoriented because suddenly drone disappeared view sure going crash hangar deck next instant reappeared flying straight out instructor taken over used fast combination rudder elevator planes responded rapidly decisively very tense few seconds good laugh afterwards 134-pound object moving 140 mph can lot damage especially loaded high-octane fuel problem overexcited gunners failed respond cease-fire orders end steep kamikaze-type dive drone would pull up pass directly over ship So course gunners would fire straight up happened once Shells pelting water everywhere like giant raindrops tended make us uneasy destroyers scheduled target practice drones usually launched larger ship occasion launched carrier watched destroyer shot down drone ship moved between us spot drone gone down observed through binoculars lot activity far side ship few minutes crew radioed unable reach drone before sankwhile watched enthusiastically taking apart souvenirs Navy Day October 27 1945 carrier Tripoli CVE 64 harbor Hilo Hawaii occasion probably ranks Navys heartfelt celebration ever flew two drones day managed lose pilot pulled out vertical dive about two inches too late tip propeller hit water shattered drone coasted steep climb stalled parachuted gracefully down water front whole town Embarrassing what heck great holiday Navy after four years war Shortly thereafter us returned States discharge home As far know TDD Unit 37 passed history interesting note todays RPVs about comparable wingspan horsepower wartime drones What distinguishes modern RPVs new sophisticatedand costlysurveillance electronics Some now cost over million dollars including support equipment part Army Navy drone unit before during after World War II Id like hear What experiences must stories tell Id especially like hear members Navy TDD units 36 37 38 seem remember Unit 36 headed Cuba 38 go aboard battleship Colorado BB 45 Can anyone out tell us unit involved .beat death swab story humorous anecdote cartoon appeared under by-line Randy Cooper 1949 issue Saturday Evening Post reprinted over 500 aviation museums United States Canada Rubin Fleet Air Museum has wartime target drone display museum Balboa Park San Diego California Im trying locate surviving drones goal getting museums welcome help know please contact privately owned target drone am far aware possession friends George Easton family Riverside California An OQ-2B its accepted Experimental Aircraft Association Museum Oshkosh Conrinued page 30 August1992 29 battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will lake through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 PkI2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25 UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc po Box 3788 Center Line Michigan 48015 Add $250 shipping igan residents add 4% sales taxi Models War/Maxwell Continued page 29 Wisconsin scheduled refurbished displayed near future Ventura Division Northrop Aircraft Inc predecessor Radioplane Company produced target drones 1930s 1940s surprisingly enough owns single wartime drone Its packed away warehouse Although box labeled OQ-2A drone actually OQ-2B since wing ribs have lightening holes fuselage uncovered revealing welded steel tube construction showing receiver servo Fred T Collins Pittsburgh Pennsylvania has built full-scale flying replica OQ-2A Judging both pictures Ive seen Freds description its flying characteristics drone masterpiece people have mistaken real thing Freds model weighs 48 pounds original weighed 108 pounds Fred Collinss address 29 Stewart Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15227 enormous interest recreational RC activities seen today probably stimulated least part servicemens wartime exposure target drones us served wartime drone units have unique distinction grandchildren ask What did war Grandpa can answer flew model alrplanes Send comments anecdotes 413 East 6th Street Clare MI 48617 call 519 386-2574 ng Fun/Mathews Continued page 27 immensely appealing since much easier install yet seem just durable older hinge designs mentioned previous column problems hinge failures Ive found problem slots too thick using mediumviscosity CyA dont work folks slots dont fill completely CyA doesnt flow properly results hinges marginal safety Hot Hinges need fit quite snugly slots should adhered thin CyA Use microapplicator tips such ones PlC will deliver wellcontrolled flow thin CyA allowing wick osmosis along fuzzy hinge layer Just dont overfill enough create hinge block joint Continued page 32 fl RI IV ALOBEE GLOW PLUGS osophy. atureta QuadrasZenoahs AEM Sachs others 5 Aircraft quality 6061 T6 aluninure Mounts sade length require * 5oy degree right doan thrust builtin * HeliArc welded licensed A&P Mechanics * Starting $4995 5tH A1imi-d Qut Memis 2237 tillington Dr HarveyLA 70058 904 7319710 CHECK- MONEY ORDER B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM SUPER CHEETAHUNBREAKABLE FUSELAGE Span 64 Area 496 sq Weight 34 oz approx Loading 1045 az/sq ft $5295 Plus Tax & Shipping Slope Acrobatic/Combat Gliders CHEETAH MODELSDEALER INQUIRY IN VI TED 14725 Bessemer St B 818 781-4544 Van Nuys CA 91411 30 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/08
Page Numbers: 13, 14, 15, 16, 29, 30
Iuya Model Airplanes First Went War Serving target drone unit during World War II gave author firsthand experience RC model airplanes fly U Hugh Maxwell PART ONE two-part article traced design development 1930s 1940s radio-controlled target drones used World War II antiaircraft gunnery crews what follows Ill describe some own wartime experiences forerunners modem RPVs member US Navys TDD Unit 37 1944-1945 first flew TDD 2s subsequently TDD-3s Initial training Units 36 37 38 took place 1944 local airport outside Durant Oklahoma Before being shipped overseas Units 37 38 received further training Naval Lighter-ThanAir Base Santa Ana California time Santa Ana base home Navy blimps patrolled Pacific coast submarines along southern central California quite similar Goodyear blimps youve probably seen coasting over hometown TV Blimps weigh very little theyre rigged flight fact Navy blimps light often hung hangar walls vertical rows could walk two giant hangars take hold railing around bottom gondola lift blimp right off ground Since shop hangars did almost daily wish picture prove because hardly anyone believes Santa Ana base today Marine Helicopter Base hangars sometimes used Indoor model airplane meets came time ship out Solomon Islands Unit 37 took 50 TDD-2 drones Guadalcanal No sooner arrived Henderson Field faced first crisisour brand-new Homeward-bound USS Mississippi 1945 Ship near USS Mississippi BB-41 1945 unusual view international date line author far right back row battleship almost directly overhead showing much detail August1992 13 Anti-Aircraft Training Center Pacific island Guam 1945 authors US Navy TDD Unit 37 spent short period before shipping out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium U b o r ffl__ o-~L$ - Drawing USS Mississippi 1945 Battleships US Navy World War II Terzibaschitsch page 71 TDD Unit 37 launched target drones top X-turret number 3 plafform-mounted 20mm AA guns removed transmitter refused work little trouble-shooting turned up open two-watt resistor no island resistors combination values needed So two us arranged special PBY flight Russell Islands obliging chief radioman dug around jungle used resistors until found right combination two job flew target drones minesweeper off coast ot Savo Island sweepers 50-caliber machine gunner expert After demonstrating art severing towline aerial target sleeve shot down first drone first pass Thats quite feat considering Ive seen battleship carrier gunnery crews fail hit drone after repeated passes few cases drone flew until ran out out gas US Army 00-3 target drone catapult-mounted ready launch 00-3 came oft production lines early 1944 ReadyAimSwat 4POSTWARANECDOTE THE captain gave order open fire again AA gun carrier blasted away target plane radiocontrolled pilot small ship several hundred yards astern Yet shots came close mark carrierone Navys largestwas conducting target practice shakedown cruise 2lane although made six passes big craft hadnt nicked several hundred shells pumped sky Needless say relations pretty strained between car riers skipper gunnery offi cer though misses werent bad considering greenness men unfamiliarity another Nor easing tension message received target planes controller message read youll turn wind Ill land thing flight deck can beat death swab BANOY COOPEI wartime anecdote reprinted Saturday Evening Post 1949 too typical TDD unit misadventures Type A-2 catapult launcher used target drones TDD unit servicemen World War II 14 Model Aviation typical Navy TDD Unit eightman complement lieutenant 1g served pilot commanding officer chief 1st-class petty officer served alternate pilot two motor mechanics maintained repaired engines two electronic technicians two seamen did parachute packing repair plus other jobs no else wanted shipped out Guadalcanal Guam Coast Guard attack transport trip took 11 days sea unbelievably calm smooth whole timeno waves whitecaps just gentle swells widely spaced hardly discernable After short period Anti-Aircraft Training Center Guam Unit 37 shipped out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium LSM skipper obviously free spirit invited us set up 30-foot catapult deck recessed cargo hold launch drones straight ahead target practice plan open up clamshell bow door drop landing ramp giving us opening 13 feet wide 13 feet high because bridge across open hold through fly TDD-3 wingspan 11 /2 feet Continued page 16 oo 0 August1992 15 TDD Unit 37 drone crew training aboard Another training scene aboard USS Tripoli drone leaving catapult USS Tripoli CVE 64 1945 Author target gunners destroyer seen distance Antiaircraft crews often shot turned-down hat just behind rig straight up frightening results OQ-2B target drone still manufacturer Northrop Aircrafts Ventura Division possession Fred Collinss Pittsburgh PA full-scale flying replica tfle OQ-2A masterpiece workmanship Type RC-56 radio transmitting equipment target drones systems Power supply joystick shown Unfortunately TDD officer man burdened excess common sense man lacked true spirit adventure said no Ive always felt little wistful about still think little careful aiming could have launched drones smashing bridge shearing off wing wish tried Philippines unit went aboard battleship Mississippi BB 41 remained home until end war tied down catapult top No 3 main battery turret facing aft made fine launching observation platform since feet above main deck Once 14-inch gun turret rotated sufficiently allow drone clear observation planes retrieval crane fantail ready launch drones fast agile could actually sideslip dodge 40mm shells tracers used pilot reprimanded captain USS Mississippi doing just captains sense humor left something desired antiaircraft barrage battleship difficult describe sky seems full lead Its difficult imagine anything target area can survive theres noise Its sharp loud hurts ears Men near guns length time during Second World War now sixties older guess suffer significant hearing loss know suspect engine noise before launch gunfire afterwards least partly responsible big guns main batteries another story sound much lower pitched powerful concussion seems surround grip alongside ship sea becomes flat get impression ship has forced sideways recoil leaving smooth patch water Its strange effect day Japan offered surrender unit anchored Leyte Gulf along much fleet celebration evening strangest Ive seen Aerial flares fired around us hundreds ships eerie part silencea total absence noise fireworks sound August 27 1945 Japans largest submarines appeared midst Breaking surface small open area 1400 surrounded dozens ships hundreds guns trained directly remember thinking violence broke out would probably much damage another enemy submarine Fortunately didnt have chance test theory 1400 surrendered retrospect fear what Japanese might seems almost childish time though everyone top command newest seaman recruit apparently shared classic example fear unknown 1400 sister ships 1401 1402 largest world time kept distinction years 1400 394 ft long 393 ft wide 6560-ton displacement carried crew 144 men range 37500 miles really startling feature carried three floatplanes 110-ft watertight hangar deck line hangar 115-ft launching catapult three ships designed bomb Gatun Locks Panama Canal After being launched 1944 1400 1401 training mission June 1945 Before training completed orders changed coordinated attack fleet anchorage Ulithi Atoll Scheduled August 25th attack course interrupted Japans August 16 announcement surrender 1946 1400 1401 scuttled US waters After about week Sagami Wan ordered Tokyo Bay entrance bay fairly narrow entered shore close starboard Between us shore lone fisherman rowboat No else sight passed fisherman very slowly probably no two three knots facing away us watched him carefully once did turn look way acknowledge battleship practically back pocket fishermans reactionor lack puzzles day few years ago read Japanese soldiers lined both sides road honor guard General MacArthur first driven Tokyo showed same impassivity said gesture respect Maybe fisherman doing same thing same reason somehow doubt likely just tired depressed fed up war uncertain future maybe fishing interesting US Navy guess Ill never know Shortly after war ended helped train new TDD unit fleet carrier Bunker Hill CV 17 area outside Pearl Harbor student pilots control box connected instructors master control box master box switch allowed instructor take control necessary particular day indeed proved necessary drone straight-in torpedo run below flight deck level headed directly center ship guns could bear firing Continued page 29 #401 DIGGER Easiest hinge tool available $325 Finest Building Tools Available w SEND SELFADDRESSED STAMPED EN VELOPE FOR CATALOG #101 EXTRA HANDS Makes covering easy $1775 #3O1$~lzspNr JQ 3151 CARAVELLE LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ 86403 602 453-7970 16 Model Aviation ELDON J LEND CO HIIII1 0nhIre assembly betore gluing Build FAST EASY STRAIGHT 1 1Custom Balsa Die 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165 73 Stockton CA 95205831 x32191171/4 x 1/24766 165/16x26082541/2x1/241 55841x42931181/4x16789 175/16x 382110551/2x 3/453 711 -209464-0180852x22311195/16x 5/164362 185/16x 4139185561/2x 164 87862x33351205/16x 1/24875 193/8x 26895575/8x 5/854 72 E C L872x44751215/16x 3/46789 203/8 x 390128583/3 x 3/475 98 x 35151223/8 x 3/85264 213/8 x 4165230593/4 x 184 111 ace Lite Ply893 x 47151233/8 x 1/26381 221/2 x 283116601 x 1104 139 Low Cost Door Skin8981241/2 x 1/26992 231/2 x 3 109 155 608for Bulkheads& Fuselage Sides89C1251/2 x 3/477101 241/2 X 4 230 268 60C118x6x48 125 3-Ply Light 1258 248118x 12x48 225901/8x6x24 115 125C 24CBalsaTapered 12x24 s cks Aileron StockBus Hours eoo-5oo PST M-F921/8 x 24 x 243453648 Balsa Sticks 3648We accept VISA MasterCard931/8x 6x 481731263/16 x 3/162837 3648611/4 x 14363 Personal Checks & COD941/8x 12x483451273/16 x 1/42430 261/16x 1/160611611/4 x 1 5070Shipping Handling $500951/4 x 6 x 242011283/16 x 3/83138 271/16 x 1/80914621/4 x 1- 5782 OD add $450961/4 x 12 x 242591293/16 x 1/23746 631/4 0 imum Order $2500971/4 x 6 x 482591303/16 x 3/44860 281/16 x 3/161016 ifornia Residents98x 12x485181311/4 x 1/43442 291/16x 1/41018645/16x 15984 301/16 x 3/81120655/16 x 26794 6% Sales Taa 9881321/4 x 3/83949 311/16x 1/214 24 66 3/8x lY659298C1331/4x3/464 80 1343/8x3/848 60 323/32 x 3/3207 11673/8 x 274105 sa Birch1353/8 x 1/256 70 333/32 x 1/809 14683/8 x 284122Trailing Edge993/32 x 6 x 122531363/8 x 3/472 90 343/32x1/4131869 1/2x1/28011536481001/8x6x12311137 1/2x1/272 90 353/32x3/8141970 1/2x290125711/8x 1/218311013/16x6x12219138 1/2x3/496 120 363/32 x 1/21724708723/16 x 3/429501021/4 x 6x 122421388 371/8x 1/8091370C731/4 xl36611033/32x 12x24503138C Contact Us Kitting Needs Models WarlMaxwell Continued page 16 Apparently student pilot became disoriented because suddenly drone disappeared view sure going crash hangar deck next instant reappeared flying straight out instructor taken over used fast combination rudder elevator planes responded rapidly decisively very tense few seconds good laugh afterwards 134-pound object moving 140 mph can lot damage especially loaded high-octane fuel problem overexcited gunners failed respond cease-fire orders end steep kamikaze-type dive drone would pull up pass directly over ship So course gunners would fire straight up happened once Shells pelting water everywhere like giant raindrops tended make us uneasy destroyers scheduled target practice drones usually launched larger ship occasion launched carrier watched destroyer shot down drone ship moved between us spot drone gone down observed through binoculars lot activity far side ship few minutes crew radioed unable reach drone before sankwhile watched enthusiastically taking apart souvenirs Navy Day October 27 1945 carrier Tripoli CVE 64 harbor Hilo Hawaii occasion probably ranks Navys heartfelt celebration ever flew two drones day managed lose pilot pulled out vertical dive about two inches too late tip propeller hit water shattered drone coasted steep climb stalled parachuted gracefully down water front whole town Embarrassing what heck great holiday Navy after four years war Shortly thereafter us returned States discharge home As far know TDD Unit 37 passed history interesting note todays RPVs about comparable wingspan horsepower wartime drones What distinguishes modern RPVs new sophisticatedand costlysurveillance electronics Some now cost over million dollars including support equipment part Army Navy drone unit before during after World War II Id like hear What experiences must stories tell Id especially like hear members Navy TDD units 36 37 38 seem remember Unit 36 headed Cuba 38 go aboard battleship Colorado BB 45 Can anyone out tell us unit involved .beat death swab story humorous anecdote cartoon appeared under by-line Randy Cooper 1949 issue Saturday Evening Post reprinted over 500 aviation museums United States Canada Rubin Fleet Air Museum has wartime target drone display museum Balboa Park San Diego California Im trying locate surviving drones goal getting museums welcome help know please contact privately owned target drone am far aware possession friends George Easton family Riverside California An OQ-2B its accepted Experimental Aircraft Association Museum Oshkosh Conrinued page 30 August1992 29 battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will lake through weekend flying power enough spare dont stop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $275 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $275 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 PkI2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25 UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc po Box 3788 Center Line Michigan 48015 Add $250 shipping igan residents add 4% sales taxi Models War/Maxwell Continued page 29 Wisconsin scheduled refurbished displayed near future Ventura Division Northrop Aircraft Inc predecessor Radioplane Company produced target drones 1930s 1940s surprisingly enough owns single wartime drone Its packed away warehouse Although box labeled OQ-2A drone actually OQ-2B since wing ribs have lightening holes fuselage uncovered revealing welded steel tube construction showing receiver servo Fred T Collins Pittsburgh Pennsylvania has built full-scale flying replica OQ-2A Judging both pictures Ive seen Freds description its flying characteristics drone masterpiece people have mistaken real thing Freds model weighs 48 pounds original weighed 108 pounds Fred Collinss address 29 Stewart Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15227 enormous interest recreational RC activities seen today probably stimulated least part servicemens wartime exposure target drones us served wartime drone units have unique distinction grandchildren ask What did war Grandpa can answer flew model alrplanes Send comments anecdotes 413 East 6th Street Clare MI 48617 call 519 386-2574 ng Fun/Mathews Continued page 27 immensely appealing since much easier install yet seem just durable older hinge designs mentioned previous column problems hinge failures Ive found problem slots too thick using mediumviscosity CyA dont work folks slots dont fill completely CyA doesnt flow properly results hinges marginal safety Hot Hinges need fit quite snugly slots should adhered thin CyA Use microapplicator tips such ones PlC will deliver wellcontrolled flow thin CyA allowing wick osmosis along fuzzy hinge layer Just dont overfill enough create hinge block joint Continued page 32 fl RI IV ALOBEE GLOW PLUGS osophy. atureta QuadrasZenoahs AEM Sachs others 5 Aircraft quality 6061 T6 aluninure Mounts sade length require * 5oy degree right doan thrust builtin * HeliArc welded licensed A&P Mechanics * Starting $4995 5tH A1imi-d Qut Memis 2237 tillington Dr HarveyLA 70058 904 7319710 CHECK- MONEY ORDER B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line FREEDOM SUPER CHEETAHUNBREAKABLE FUSELAGE Span 64 Area 496 sq Weight 34 oz approx Loading 1045 az/sq ft $5295 Plus Tax & Shipping Slope Acrobatic/Combat Gliders CHEETAH MODELSDEALER INQUIRY IN VI TED 14725 Bessemer St B 818 781-4544 Van Nuys CA 91411 30 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/08
Page Numbers: 13, 14, 15, 16, 29, 30
Iuya Model Airplanes First Went War Serving target drone unit during World War II gave author firsthand experience RC model airplanes fly U Hugh Maxwell PART ONE two-part article traced design development 1930s 1940s radio-controlled target drones used World War II antiaircraft gunnery crews what follows Ill describe some own wartime experiences forerunners modem RPVs member US Navys TDD Unit 37 1944-1945 first flew TDD 2s subsequently TDD-3s Initial training Units 36 37 38 took place 1944 local airport outside Durant Oklahoma Before being shipped overseas Units 37 38 received further training Naval Lighter-ThanAir Base Santa Ana California time Santa Ana base home Navy blimps patrolled Pacific coast submarines along southern central California quite similar Goodyear blimps youve probably seen coasting over hometown TV Blimps weigh very little theyre rigged flight fact Navy blimps light often hung hangar walls vertical rows could walk two giant hangars take hold railing around bottom gondola lift blimp right off ground Since shop hangars did almost daily wish picture prove because hardly anyone believes Santa Ana base today Marine Helicopter Base hangars sometimes used Indoor model airplane meets came time ship out Solomon Islands Unit 37 took 50 TDD-2 drones Guadalcanal No sooner arrived Henderson Field faced first crisisour brand-new Homeward-bound USS Mississippi 1945 Ship near USS Mississippi BB-41 1945 unusual view international date line author far right back row battleship almost directly overhead showing much detail August1992 13 Anti-Aircraft Training Center Pacific island Guam 1945 authors US Navy TDD Unit 37 spent short period before shipping out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium U b o r ffl__ o-~L$ - Drawing USS Mississippi 1945 Battleships US Navy World War II Terzibaschitsch page 71 TDD Unit 37 launched target drones top X-turret number 3 plafform-mounted 20mm AA guns removed transmitter refused work little trouble-shooting turned up open two-watt resistor no island resistors combination values needed So two us arranged special PBY flight Russell Islands obliging chief radioman dug around jungle used resistors until found right combination two job flew target drones minesweeper off coast ot Savo Island sweepers 50-caliber machine gunner expert After demonstrating art severing towline aerial target sleeve shot down first drone first pass Thats quite feat considering Ive seen battleship carrier gunnery crews fail hit drone after repeated passes few cases drone flew until ran out out gas US Army 00-3 target drone catapult-mounted ready launch 00-3 came oft production lines early 1944 ReadyAimSwat 4POSTWARANECDOTE THE captain gave order open fire again AA gun carrier blasted away target plane radiocontrolled pilot small ship several hundred yards astern Yet shots came close mark carrierone Navys largestwas conducting target practice shakedown cruise 2lane although made six passes big craft hadnt nicked several hundred shells pumped sky Needless say relations pretty strained between car riers skipper gunnery offi cer though misses werent bad considering greenness men unfamiliarity another Nor easing tension message received target planes controller message read youll turn wind Ill land thing flight deck can beat death swab BANOY COOPEI wartime anecdote reprinted Saturday Evening Post 1949 too typical TDD unit misadventures Type A-2 catapult launcher used target drones TDD unit servicemen World War II 14 Model Aviation typical Navy TDD Unit eightman complement lieutenant 1g served pilot commanding officer chief 1st-class petty officer served alternate pilot two motor mechanics maintained repaired engines two electronic technicians two seamen did parachute packing repair plus other jobs no else wanted shipped out Guadalcanal Guam Coast Guard attack transport trip took 11 days sea unbelievably calm smooth whole timeno waves whitecaps just gentle swells widely spaced hardly discernable After short period Anti-Aircraft Training Center Guam Unit 37 shipped out Philippines LSM Landing Ship Medium LSM skipper obviously free spirit invited us set up 30-foot catapult deck recessed cargo hold launch drones straight ahead target practice plan open up clamshell bow door drop landing ramp giving us opening 13 feet wide 13 feet high because bridge across open hold through fly TDD-3 wingspan 11 /2 feet Continued page 16 oo 0 August1992 15 TDD Unit 37 drone crew training aboard Another training scene aboard USS Tripoli drone leaving catapult USS Tripoli CVE 64 1945 Author target gunners destroyer seen distance Antiaircraft crews often shot turned-down hat just behind rig straight up frightening results OQ-2B target drone still manufacturer Northrop Aircrafts Ventura Division possession Fred Collinss Pittsburgh PA full-scale flying replica tfle OQ-2A masterpiece workmanship Type RC-56 radio transmitting equipment target drones systems Power supply joystick shown Unfortunately TDD officer man burdened excess common sense man lacked true spirit adventure said no Ive always felt little wistful about still think little careful aiming could have launched drones smashing bridge shearing off wing wish tried Philippines unit went aboard battleship Mississippi BB 41 remained home until end war tied down catapult top No 3 main battery turret facing aft made fine launching observation platform since feet above main deck Once 14-inch gun turret rotated sufficiently allow drone clear observation planes retrieval crane fantail ready launch drones fast agile could actually sideslip dodge 40mm shells tracers used pilot reprimanded captain USS Mississippi doing just captains sense humor left something desired antiaircraft barrage battleship difficult describe sky seems full lead Its difficult imagine anything target area can survive theres noise Its sharp loud hurts ears Men near guns length time during Second World War now sixties older guess suffer significant hearing loss know suspect engine noise before launch gunfire afterwards least partly responsible big guns main batteries another story sound much lower pitched powerful concussion seems surround grip alongside ship sea becomes flat get impression ship has forced sideways recoil leaving smooth patch water Its strange effect day Japan offered surrender unit anchored Leyte Gulf along much fleet celebration evening strangest Ive seen Aerial flares fired around us hundreds ships eerie part silencea total absence noise fireworks sound August 27 1945 Japans largest submarines appeared midst Breaking surface small open area 1400 surrounded dozens ships hundreds guns trained directly remember thinking violence broke out would probably much damage another enemy submarine Fortunately didnt have chance test theory 1400 surrendered retrospect fear what Japanese might seems almost childish time though everyone top command newest seaman recruit apparently shared classic example fear unknown 1400 sister ships 1401 1402 largest world time kept distinction years 1400 394 ft long 393 ft wide 6560-ton displacement carried crew 144 men range 37500 miles really startling feature carried three floatplanes 110-ft watertight hangar deck line hangar 115-ft launching catapult three ships designed bomb Gatun Locks Panama Canal After being launched 1944 1400 1401 training mission June 1945 Before training completed orders changed coordinated attack fleet anchorage Ulithi Atoll Scheduled August 25th attack course interrupted Japans August 16 announcement surrender 1946 1400 1401 scuttled US waters After about week Sagami Wan ordered Tokyo Bay entrance bay fairly narrow entered shore close starboard Between us shore lone fisherman rowboat No else sight passed fisherman very slowly probably no two three knots facing away us watched him carefully once did turn look way acknowledge battleship practically back pocket fishermans reactionor lack puzzles day few years ago read Japanese soldiers lined both sides road honor guard General MacArthur first driven Tokyo showed same impassivity said gesture respect Maybe fisherman doing same thing same reason somehow doubt likely just tired depressed fed up war uncertain future maybe fishing interesting US Navy guess Ill never know Shortly after war ended helped train new TDD unit fleet carrier Bunker Hill CV 17 area outside Pearl Harbor student pilots control box connected instructors master control box master box switch allowed instructor take control necessary particular day indeed proved necessary drone straight-in torpedo run below flight deck level headed directly center ship guns could bear firing Continued page 29 #401 DIGGER Easiest hinge tool available $325 Finest Building Tools Available w SEND SELFADDRESSED STAMPED EN VELOPE FOR CATALOG #101 EXTRA HANDS Makes covering easy $1775 #3O1$~lzspNr JQ 3151 CARAVELLE LAKE HAVASU CITY AZ 86403 602 453-7970 16 Model Aviation ELDON J LEND CO HIIII1 0nhIre assembly betore gluing Build FAST EASY STRAIGHT 1 1Custom Balsa Die 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decisively very tense few seconds good laugh afterwards 134-pound object moving 140 mph can lot damage especially loaded high-octane fuel problem overexcited gunners failed respond cease-fire orders end steep kamikaze-type dive drone would pull up pass directly over ship So course gunners would fire straight up happened once Shells pelting water everywhere like giant raindrops tended make us uneasy destroyers scheduled target practice drones usually launched larger ship occasion launched carrier watched destroyer shot down drone ship moved between us spot drone gone down observed through binoculars lot activity far side ship few minutes crew radioed unable reach drone before sankwhile watched enthusiastically taking apart souvenirs Navy Day October 27 1945 carrier Tripoli CVE 64 harbor Hilo Hawaii occasion probably ranks Navys heartfelt celebration ever flew two drones day managed lose pilot pulled out vertical dive about two inches too late tip propeller hit water shattered drone 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