CREATED TO DRAW people fly Rat Racers other Control Line Racing events Speed Formula 40 Speed class easy event fly epitomizes virtues simplification no takeoff dollies build chase fuel supplied contest restric tions design airplane engine must have least wheel per manently attached engine dis placement must no larger 66 cc 4027 cu fuel supplied mixed standard formula 40% methanol 40% nitrometh ane 20% lubricant choice lubri cant left organizers lubricant use three-quarters synthetic K&B X2C Klotz one-quarter castor Bakers AA clocking airplane mile takeoff Thats 14 laps 60 ft 018 solid music wire control lines see figure 2 AMA rule book page 19 construction ends Acceleration very important light airplane essential order minimize effect engine torque consid erable racing 40 engines choose fly airplane clockwise around circle instead usual counterclockwise di rection also eliminates need tip weight wing will notice landing gear bolted top engine head has two advantages puts wheel ahead center-of-gravity also acts heat sink better engine cooling Pink Lady developed Class B Speed model looks like inverted Speed job K&B 65 engine models weight comes out 22 oz Construction usually start making hardware landing gear bellcrank elevator control horn fuel tank pan land ing gear may made either two ways may fashioned piece angle ex trusion hard aluminum alloy %2 thick may bent sheet material Drill holes per dimensions drawing axle machined -in-dia steel bar bellcrank cut 1/16 steel sheet hookup buttons pulleys ma chined 14-in steel bar Note buttons extend through bellcrank silver soldered bottom bellcrank elevator control horn made same material bellcrank sil ver soldered piece /16 piano wire fuel tank made 010 tinplate fuel can K&S Note fuel pickup line soldered outside tank drilled through side December 1987 61 Top With shape resembles verted Class B Speed ship model makes great vehicle starting out world Speed modeling Above Designer Wisniewski shows us design win races hopefully reinvigorate CL Speed Harters Proto Rat Race pan used cut off front first rib accommodate 1 /2-in spinner Remove other web make room engine Drill tap engine mount holes screw holes hold airplane together Note five screws holding pan Drill slot needle valve hole sure needle does touch pan Cut off back pan per drawing Fuselage Cut two pieces maple white mahogany /4 x /2 make crutch Lay out inside part crutch cut out Glue crutch pieces -in balsa sheet using good slow-setting epoxy compatible polyester such Sig 3M #1838 B/A Make nose ring either -in five-ply plywood laminating two pieces A-in plywood together Glue nose piece front same epoxy After dry cut wing stabilizer notches drill pan mount holes 1-in hole engine cylinder Cut away inside clear engine Bolt pan airframe lay out outline exterior Cut outline fuselage Make upper part fuselage balsa cutting /6 slot accommodate rudder Tack glue rudder bottom Lay out outline cowl Carve contour fuselage fit pan cowl outlines aft part fuselage oval cross-section Remove top carve inside leave about / wall Cut away clear control horn clevis link cowl cut piece soft balsa 1 x Drill 1-in hole engine cylinder 5/6-in hole mini pipe Cut away inside clear engine Lay out outline of cowl cut Continued page 164 Left The bellcrank will located shown pinned place Right Once secured top bellcrank mount glued place using slow-cure epoxy Before epoxy sets make sure no binding plenty room bellcrank move Left Cut grooves wing control lines can imbedded coat grooves polyester resin make smooth hard Right After polyester resin cures cover grooves strips balsa glue place polyester resin 62 Model Aviation Inlay belicrank mount made rockhard maple simple sheet wing solid surface will withstand high Gs cut out assembled lumber ready shaped streamlined Lightness quick acceleration key element type flying avoid unnecessary weight under title 25 Years Young Today could called 47 Years Young During 1970s Joe built RC demon strator show non-modelers RC model works consisted cutaway RC model four control functions Con nected demonstrator model via um bilical cord transmitter its circuitry removed special closedcircuit system operate servos could bring demonstrator local contests let invited public try hand operating controls danger contestants flying Joe attended local meet could bringing demo him showing crowd spectators RC model works No meet complete out Joe demo Contest Directors would call him planning meet make sure Joe could attend con tinued until death effort Joe Raspantes part contrib uted greatly enhance image RC modeling general public Thus great service modeling 115 NO SECRETS LIQUID FINISHES MASTER MODELING DESIGNING SCRATCH BUILDING AMA have suffered loss now no longer us Pink Lady/Wisniewski Continued page 62 shape Laminate 4 plywood outside using gap-filling Hot Stuff cyanoacrylate adhesive Spray balsa accelerator Spread adhesive plywood press balsa bonding almost stant position carefully cowl base piece A-in balsa extends front cowl leading edge wing Wing Use piece 3R-in balsa make wing Taper bottom wing /16 thickness tips leaving flat portion cowl mating Cut outline wing Cut 020 x %-in-deep groove leading trail ing edges parallel %2 bottom wing Fill slots /64 plywood glue thin cyanoacrylate adhesive gives hard line shaping liii ALL ABOUT ENGINES MORE COMING $1095 EACH HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC PO BOX 532 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 airfoil Cut bellcrank mount hard maple glue bellcrank yet Cut wing accept bellcrank mount clear bellcrank Cut grooves bottom wing lines caps cover Seal grooves polyester resin tip guide wires made piece /6 brass tube flattened /64 inside dimension using some short pieces /64 wire Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Note both lines go through tube Shape airfoil giving lifting sec tion center making symmetrical tips Glue bellcrank mount place Note wing left flat joins fuselage cowl Cover wing two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin Drill two pieces bellcrank mount / bellcrank pivot Glue bellcrank mount pieces together slow setting epoxy bellcrank should put place before gluing sure can re move pivot pin pushrod can installed Stabilizer Use 46 balsa sheet Cut out164 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Z 7ICHMQUES MONOKOTING FLYING AROUND OLD TIME U CONTROL Note clever landing gear installation author used does have low drag also acts heat sink engine ijSj 111 ADDS NEW GLO TO YOUR ENGINE KWIK-KLIP Ill last gb-plugThe KWIK-KLIP Ill features aluminum ignier will ever need buy Its con-battery housing uses standard 1 2V venient portable powersourcethat features1200 mAh rechargeable Nicad Battery* use replaceable Nicad BatteryThis batterycan replaced will no Never run out power Carry along anlonger hold charge THERES NO extra fully-charged Nicad ifNEED TO DISCARD THE ENTIRE needed simply replace right onUNIT KWIK-KLIP Ill spotcomes its own Bite Tite socket ischarger 125 mA output charger comes LED necharge indicator KWIK-KLIP Ill fits stan dard 4-cycle gb-plugs No 396 No397 spring-loaded . loosen rotate fall off under heavy engine vibration large finger flange provides positive non-slip grip lock onto remove easily gb-plug No pushing. No twist ing necessary line stabilizer Cut 020 x deep groove leading trailing edges center 46 thickness Fill slots /64 plywood glue place wing Shape symmetrical airfoil leaving center flat joins fuselage Cut elevator stabilizer Drill 6 /32 holes control horn end hinge-pin Groove elevator control horn wire hinge-pin wire fit flush Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Cover stabilizer elevator two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin sure wrap glass around eleva tor Cut pockets stabilizer accept control horn wire hinge-pin Cut clear control horn Wax control horn wire hinge-pin using good paste wax will form hinges slowsetting epoxy used fill pockets cover wires set file sand epoxy flush stabilizer cover small pieces two-ounce fiberglass Assembly Prior assembly seal inside areas polyester resin Make pushrod /16 music wire Make rudder tail-skid mount /16 plywood glue place using slow-setting epoxy Clear control horn area solder quick link Install pushrod bellcrank re place pivot pin Cover ends Battery 1-T~m KWIK-KLIP Ill Charger KWIK-KLIP III Without Charger pin two-ounce fiberglass using slowsetting epoxy retain pin wing stabilizer connected gether using solder quick link es tablish elevator neutral setting sitting fuselage notches Glue wing stabilizer place using slow setting epoxy sure maintain zero cidence between wing stabilizer Glue rear pan mount back fuselage Disassemble engine mount crankcase pan Wax pan glue final assembly wont stick Wrap three layers mask ing tape around crankcase fins Bolt fuselage pan after drilling mount holes through wing Glue cowl place Glue piece %-in aluminum upper fuselage act rear hold-down Drill tap line holes pan 4-40 screw Finish shaping fuselage sand smooth File notches fuselage near break pan using small round file file A6 deep Fill notches strands fiberglass polyester resin File sand smooth Install fuel tank pan using sili cone rubber RTV Notch fuselage clear fuel-filling tubes Seal entire fu selage polyester resin Sand smooth Cover seams fillets twoounce fiberglas polyester resin Sand smooth Drill air supply hole through cowl pg Es BEN10M BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO GENE DUBOIS GUILLOW K&B- K&S L H MRC OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS- SEAGLEN STERLING SULLIVAN SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER- TELCO- TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Seod 5100 o Cash Check Stamps foe ooe 44 page tabloid aice DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose AILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER 937 1 Main St LanshlePa 19446 December 1987 165 HIGH PERFORMANCE FLAP Ii 0 Get airborve FASTER & SAFER z U Sopor Strong & Lightweight Slow fasta docile landing speed withoat sacrificing performance use wit 6 electric sailplaoesaCtlOates throttle os/off switch servo Faith adjustable fit airfoil easy instalfatino Readybuilt comes complete instructions Patent Pending Send FREE BrochureDeafer Inquiries Invited &eivdiie daa% mv%/ Box 1962 Lgwrence KS 66044 sand sand get humps bumps Try Easy Sander TM See Difference Made select wood extremely light onip sander hold full oheet oand paper Flat sanded accorate sanding surface Large flat surfaces saoding area Lii 150 se $5 get shaky field isnt long enough Try Easy Drake TM See Difference hate install hinges Try Easy HingesoM See Difference single olot few dropo CIA gIxe its done No googing pinning hinge pins worry about Incredihlp strong Virtoally indestroctihle Extremely easy install Hard find spring steel fiber washers Braking action remains constunt during repeated 050 Three sizes lIt 5/32 316 [I 140 141 142 nOr EAY5RNDER uEASY DRAKE 0EAsy P0 Box 1743 Marcas CA 92069 Lii 10024 /in5es $205 es 74eeaaes 4 VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-357-1883 _____Horn fAk5 fnompqolHr[r LAiJZtS 8 GAS MODEL J1/iocLcL Srn eECOeO neeaetn 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER 56 Cabin EwEsT* Retail 55295"INTRODUCTORy PRICE* $0900 1938 Record Breaker- 96 06906 1939 Zipper- Oil$0356 1930 Kioud King 63 $42 36 1991 Brigidier 56 $9076 1541 Super- Quaker- 78 $22 Se 1990 So Long 5053030 1930 Buccaneer no $0996 1938 Clipper MKI 7204196 1937 Dailaire 100 $75 16 1930 Miss America 8097196 1941 Playboy Sr OIl 00116 1901 Playboy Jr 55$31t6 1930 Posnerhoose 94 $53 06 1940 Sailplane 7 $8476 193a Trenton Terror 72 $40 76 1940 Ranger 4693196 1939 Korda wake 44 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify 5AM events 0FF & RIG feature highest quality moehine cut & sanded parts Superior ott Coorpetition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans ore orig PP hut models easily convertible 3ch RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 70 $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER RIG HLG Span02800 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Aerobatic 105 ElecSt9 00 Jolly Models ELECTRIGUS Electric Glider 05s$325t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear- 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Dir-ed tO Elect $2200 Leisure WASP 37 Dir-ed 05 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 for- Geared 04EP$39nO Midway FLYING GUAKER 04 45-404stroke$6976 4kslMidway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$8396 u& *Oit.y BUZZARD ors*oc.0 196 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Par-Is Avarl SHIPPING & HANDLING 84 Page CATALOGUE Up $000 add $150 $200 PPIOaI Class $801 $2000 add $225 copy will Dent $2001 $9500 add $300 freewhen requeoted $4001 $7000 add $350 order over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 8% tao10173 Moran St [Al Send MO VisaIMCt#EaptPO Boa 2212 Check lallors up 10 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearancel t7141 8938311 COD Ewact Charges plus $100 Hdl tCash Onlyt [Aft Hr-s [71Sf 8951203l fuselage Seal polyester resin Mask inside areas fuselage Spray brush two coats K&B Super Poxy primer whole airframe Sand almost off using #320 sandpaper Spray tack coat color K&B Super Poxy paint flow coat keep weight down use no paint absolutely re quired Dont forget put AMA li cense number upper right-hand wing engine modified follows exhaust port raised approximately 60% its width 1760 open timing Stock timing 1650 involves filing up 035 rotary valve set 003-in clearance backplate cyl inder head also set 003 top piston piston top dead center Flatten top head give landing gear place mounting spinner old Veco K&B l/2in needle nose spinner #S-3 believe Fox Manufacturing owns dies propeller used 8-in-dia 8-in-pitch Rev-Up cut 8/a x 8/2-in Pylon Racing prop have good results 8-in-dia 9-in-pitch RevUp Rat Race propeller also Flying Putting plane action pretty easy once get knack flying clockwise starting procedure fol lows Open needle valve five turns Holding plane nose-up fill tank ounce fuel will completely fill tank flight circle avoid flooding engine set plane down point nose down Start engine let go soon possible will probably too rich few test flights might required find opti mum needle setting Hope have good time Pink Lady have CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 ball about infamous Di-Do biplane flown Howard Thombo first win ner Walker Cup think Seems dont have Cup around anymore Id look up sure nt figure out lost thing usually took off flew lap two put handle ground stepped model simply looped until tank ran dry never see glider pickups nor circle-drawing done blacktop piece chalk attached top fin via short length 3A-in square balsa nor steeple-chasing over under obstacles think reason forms model fly ing have lost popularity overemphasis rigid adherence specific rules have con form too much already Doing what teachers supervisors law enforcement people Infernal Revenue Service etc tell us Thats anyway its enjoyable get out fly own kinds models way happen feel like flying dont need trophies prove Im having fun Following letter begging some elaboration Joes fascinating history early days Stunt involvement Veco Company received following letter Ive edited slightly Dear Ted Heres background Veco U-Control models asked beginning Burbank Man ufacturing Company organized Hi Johnson Bob Palmer latter part 1947 eventually produced series four Control Line kits Palmers Go-Devil Sr 60-powered Jr 29-powered versions JC Madman Yates Madman also large small version JC active partner com pany inasmuch tied Hank Orwick Y&O propeller business Anyhow sales pretty good although limited almost entirely West Coast just things going well Bob caught right hand die-cutting machine lost fingers hand accident put bad crimp compa nys activities mostly morale stand point along came Gilbert Henry Gil never modeler knew money made hobby field immediate postwar aviation business long after V-J Day bought out old Voit Model Airwheel business moved small shop Burbank CA thus began Heco Company Yes Heco nry Engineer ing Co doing OK t948 learned 1 Burbank Mfg Co trouble 2 Ricks Mfg Co makers ukie models such Boxcar Dilly trouble Gil managed put together deal Hi Johnson 166 Model Aviation Fokker D-VII
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 164, 165, 166
CREATED TO DRAW people fly Rat Racers other Control Line Racing events Speed Formula 40 Speed class easy event fly epitomizes virtues simplification no takeoff dollies build chase fuel supplied contest restric tions design airplane engine must have least wheel per manently attached engine dis placement must no larger 66 cc 4027 cu fuel supplied mixed standard formula 40% methanol 40% nitrometh ane 20% lubricant choice lubri cant left organizers lubricant use three-quarters synthetic K&B X2C Klotz one-quarter castor Bakers AA clocking airplane mile takeoff Thats 14 laps 60 ft 018 solid music wire control lines see figure 2 AMA rule book page 19 construction ends Acceleration very important light airplane essential order minimize effect engine torque consid erable racing 40 engines choose fly airplane clockwise around circle instead usual counterclockwise di rection also eliminates need tip weight wing will notice landing gear bolted top engine head has two advantages puts wheel ahead center-of-gravity also acts heat sink better engine cooling Pink Lady developed Class B Speed model looks like inverted Speed job K&B 65 engine models weight comes out 22 oz Construction usually start making hardware landing gear bellcrank elevator control horn fuel tank pan land ing gear may made either two ways may fashioned piece angle ex trusion hard aluminum alloy %2 thick may bent sheet material Drill holes per dimensions drawing axle machined -in-dia steel bar bellcrank cut 1/16 steel sheet hookup buttons pulleys ma chined 14-in steel bar Note buttons extend through bellcrank silver soldered bottom bellcrank elevator control horn made same material bellcrank sil ver soldered piece /16 piano wire fuel tank made 010 tinplate fuel can K&S Note fuel pickup line soldered outside tank drilled through side December 1987 61 Top With shape resembles verted Class B Speed ship model makes great vehicle starting out world Speed modeling Above Designer Wisniewski shows us design win races hopefully reinvigorate CL Speed Harters Proto Rat Race pan used cut off front first rib accommodate 1 /2-in spinner Remove other web make room engine Drill tap engine mount holes screw holes hold airplane together Note five screws holding pan Drill slot needle valve hole sure needle does touch pan Cut off back pan per drawing Fuselage Cut two pieces maple white mahogany /4 x /2 make crutch Lay out inside part crutch cut out Glue crutch pieces -in balsa sheet using good slow-setting epoxy compatible polyester such Sig 3M #1838 B/A Make nose ring either -in five-ply plywood laminating two pieces A-in plywood together Glue nose piece front same epoxy After dry cut wing stabilizer notches drill pan mount holes 1-in hole engine cylinder Cut away inside clear engine Bolt pan airframe lay out outline exterior Cut outline fuselage Make upper part fuselage balsa cutting /6 slot accommodate rudder Tack glue rudder bottom Lay out outline cowl Carve contour fuselage fit pan cowl outlines aft part fuselage oval cross-section Remove top carve inside leave about / wall Cut away clear control horn clevis link cowl cut piece soft balsa 1 x Drill 1-in hole engine cylinder 5/6-in hole mini pipe Cut away inside clear engine Lay out outline of cowl cut Continued page 164 Left The bellcrank will located shown pinned place Right Once secured top bellcrank mount glued place using slow-cure epoxy Before epoxy sets make sure no binding plenty room bellcrank move Left Cut grooves wing control lines can imbedded coat grooves polyester resin make smooth hard Right After polyester resin cures cover grooves strips balsa glue place polyester resin 62 Model Aviation Inlay belicrank mount made rockhard maple simple sheet wing solid surface will withstand high Gs cut out assembled lumber ready shaped streamlined Lightness quick acceleration key element type flying avoid unnecessary weight under title 25 Years Young Today could called 47 Years Young During 1970s Joe built RC demon strator show non-modelers RC model works consisted cutaway RC model four control functions Con nected demonstrator model via um bilical cord transmitter its circuitry removed special closedcircuit system operate servos could bring demonstrator local contests let invited public try hand operating controls danger contestants flying Joe attended local meet could bringing demo him showing crowd spectators RC model works No meet complete out Joe demo Contest Directors would call him planning meet make sure Joe could attend con tinued until death effort Joe Raspantes part contrib uted greatly enhance image RC modeling general public Thus great service modeling 115 NO SECRETS LIQUID FINISHES MASTER MODELING DESIGNING SCRATCH BUILDING AMA have suffered loss now no longer us Pink Lady/Wisniewski Continued page 62 shape Laminate 4 plywood outside using gap-filling Hot Stuff cyanoacrylate adhesive Spray balsa accelerator Spread adhesive plywood press balsa bonding almost stant position carefully cowl base piece A-in balsa extends front cowl leading edge wing Wing Use piece 3R-in balsa make wing Taper bottom wing /16 thickness tips leaving flat portion cowl mating Cut outline wing Cut 020 x %-in-deep groove leading trail ing edges parallel %2 bottom wing Fill slots /64 plywood glue thin cyanoacrylate adhesive gives hard line shaping liii ALL ABOUT ENGINES MORE COMING $1095 EACH HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC PO BOX 532 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 airfoil Cut bellcrank mount hard maple glue bellcrank yet Cut wing accept bellcrank mount clear bellcrank Cut grooves bottom wing lines caps cover Seal grooves polyester resin tip guide wires made piece /6 brass tube flattened /64 inside dimension using some short pieces /64 wire Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Note both lines go through tube Shape airfoil giving lifting sec tion center making symmetrical tips Glue bellcrank mount place Note wing left flat joins fuselage cowl Cover wing two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin Drill two pieces bellcrank mount / bellcrank pivot Glue bellcrank mount pieces together slow setting epoxy bellcrank should put place before gluing sure can re move pivot pin pushrod can installed Stabilizer Use 46 balsa sheet Cut out164 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Z 7ICHMQUES MONOKOTING FLYING AROUND OLD TIME U CONTROL Note clever landing gear installation author used does have low drag also acts heat sink engine ijSj 111 ADDS NEW GLO TO YOUR ENGINE KWIK-KLIP Ill last gb-plugThe KWIK-KLIP Ill features aluminum ignier will ever need buy Its con-battery housing uses standard 1 2V venient portable powersourcethat features1200 mAh rechargeable Nicad Battery* use replaceable Nicad BatteryThis batterycan replaced will no Never run out power Carry along anlonger hold charge THERES NO extra fully-charged Nicad ifNEED TO DISCARD THE ENTIRE needed simply replace right onUNIT KWIK-KLIP Ill spotcomes its own Bite Tite socket ischarger 125 mA output charger comes LED necharge indicator KWIK-KLIP Ill fits stan dard 4-cycle gb-plugs No 396 No397 spring-loaded . loosen rotate fall off under heavy engine vibration large finger flange provides positive non-slip grip lock onto remove easily gb-plug No pushing. No twist ing necessary line stabilizer Cut 020 x deep groove leading trailing edges center 46 thickness Fill slots /64 plywood glue place wing Shape symmetrical airfoil leaving center flat joins fuselage Cut elevator stabilizer Drill 6 /32 holes control horn end hinge-pin Groove elevator control horn wire hinge-pin wire fit flush Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Cover stabilizer elevator two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin sure wrap glass around eleva tor Cut pockets stabilizer accept control horn wire hinge-pin Cut clear control horn Wax control horn wire hinge-pin using good paste wax will form hinges slowsetting epoxy used fill pockets cover wires set file sand epoxy flush stabilizer cover small pieces two-ounce fiberglass Assembly Prior assembly seal inside areas polyester resin Make pushrod /16 music wire Make rudder tail-skid mount /16 plywood glue place using slow-setting epoxy Clear control horn area solder quick link Install pushrod bellcrank re place pivot pin Cover ends Battery 1-T~m KWIK-KLIP Ill Charger KWIK-KLIP III Without Charger pin two-ounce fiberglass using slowsetting epoxy retain pin wing stabilizer connected gether using solder quick link es tablish elevator neutral setting sitting fuselage notches Glue wing stabilizer place using slow setting epoxy sure maintain zero cidence between wing stabilizer Glue rear pan mount back fuselage Disassemble engine mount crankcase pan Wax pan glue final assembly wont stick Wrap three layers mask ing tape around crankcase fins Bolt fuselage pan after drilling mount holes through wing Glue cowl place Glue piece %-in aluminum upper fuselage act rear hold-down Drill tap line holes pan 4-40 screw Finish shaping fuselage sand smooth File notches fuselage near break pan using small round file file A6 deep Fill notches strands fiberglass polyester resin File sand smooth Install fuel tank pan using sili cone rubber RTV Notch fuselage clear fuel-filling tubes Seal entire fu selage polyester resin Sand smooth Cover seams fillets twoounce fiberglas polyester resin Sand smooth Drill air supply hole through cowl pg Es BEN10M BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO GENE DUBOIS GUILLOW K&B- K&S L H MRC OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS- SEAGLEN STERLING SULLIVAN SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER- TELCO- TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Seod 5100 o Cash Check Stamps foe ooe 44 page tabloid aice DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose AILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER 937 1 Main St LanshlePa 19446 December 1987 165 HIGH PERFORMANCE FLAP Ii 0 Get airborve FASTER & SAFER z U Sopor Strong & Lightweight Slow fasta docile landing speed withoat sacrificing performance use wit 6 electric sailplaoesaCtlOates throttle os/off switch servo Faith adjustable fit airfoil easy instalfatino Readybuilt comes complete instructions Patent Pending Send FREE BrochureDeafer Inquiries Invited &eivdiie daa% mv%/ Box 1962 Lgwrence KS 66044 sand sand get humps bumps Try Easy Sander TM See Difference Made select wood extremely light onip sander hold full oheet oand paper Flat sanded accorate sanding surface Large flat surfaces saoding area Lii 150 se $5 get shaky field isnt long enough Try Easy Drake TM See Difference hate install hinges Try Easy HingesoM See Difference single olot few dropo CIA gIxe its done No googing pinning hinge pins worry about Incredihlp strong Virtoally indestroctihle Extremely easy install Hard find spring steel fiber washers Braking action remains constunt during repeated 050 Three sizes lIt 5/32 316 [I 140 141 142 nOr EAY5RNDER uEASY DRAKE 0EAsy P0 Box 1743 Marcas CA 92069 Lii 10024 /in5es $205 es 74eeaaes 4 VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-357-1883 _____Horn fAk5 fnompqolHr[r LAiJZtS 8 GAS MODEL J1/iocLcL Srn eECOeO neeaetn 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER 56 Cabin EwEsT* Retail 55295"INTRODUCTORy PRICE* $0900 1938 Record Breaker- 96 06906 1939 Zipper- Oil$0356 1930 Kioud King 63 $42 36 1991 Brigidier 56 $9076 1541 Super- Quaker- 78 $22 Se 1990 So Long 5053030 1930 Buccaneer no $0996 1938 Clipper MKI 7204196 1937 Dailaire 100 $75 16 1930 Miss America 8097196 1941 Playboy Sr OIl 00116 1901 Playboy Jr 55$31t6 1930 Posnerhoose 94 $53 06 1940 Sailplane 7 $8476 193a Trenton Terror 72 $40 76 1940 Ranger 4693196 1939 Korda wake 44 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify 5AM events 0FF & RIG feature highest quality moehine cut & sanded parts Superior ott Coorpetition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans ore orig PP hut models easily convertible 3ch RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 70 $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER RIG HLG Span02800 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Aerobatic 105 ElecSt9 00 Jolly Models ELECTRIGUS Electric Glider 05s$325t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear- 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Dir-ed tO Elect $2200 Leisure WASP 37 Dir-ed 05 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 for- Geared 04EP$39nO Midway FLYING GUAKER 04 45-404stroke$6976 4kslMidway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$8396 u& *Oit.y BUZZARD ors*oc.0 196 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Par-Is Avarl SHIPPING & HANDLING 84 Page CATALOGUE Up $000 add $150 $200 PPIOaI Class $801 $2000 add $225 copy will Dent $2001 $9500 add $300 freewhen requeoted $4001 $7000 add $350 order over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 8% tao10173 Moran St [Al Send MO VisaIMCt#EaptPO Boa 2212 Check lallors up 10 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearancel t7141 8938311 COD Ewact Charges plus $100 Hdl tCash Onlyt [Aft Hr-s [71Sf 8951203l fuselage Seal polyester resin Mask inside areas fuselage Spray brush two coats K&B Super Poxy primer whole airframe Sand almost off using #320 sandpaper Spray tack coat color K&B Super Poxy paint flow coat keep weight down use no paint absolutely re quired Dont forget put AMA li cense number upper right-hand wing engine modified follows exhaust port raised approximately 60% its width 1760 open timing Stock timing 1650 involves filing up 035 rotary valve set 003-in clearance backplate cyl inder head also set 003 top piston piston top dead center Flatten top head give landing gear place mounting spinner old Veco K&B l/2in needle nose spinner #S-3 believe Fox Manufacturing owns dies propeller used 8-in-dia 8-in-pitch Rev-Up cut 8/a x 8/2-in Pylon Racing prop have good results 8-in-dia 9-in-pitch RevUp Rat Race propeller also Flying Putting plane action pretty easy once get knack flying clockwise starting procedure fol lows Open needle valve five turns Holding plane nose-up fill tank ounce fuel will completely fill tank flight circle avoid flooding engine set plane down point nose down Start engine let go soon possible will probably too rich few test flights might required find opti mum needle setting Hope have good time Pink Lady have CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 ball about infamous Di-Do biplane flown Howard Thombo first win ner Walker Cup think Seems dont have Cup around anymore Id look up sure nt figure out lost thing usually took off flew lap two put handle ground stepped model simply looped until tank ran dry never see glider pickups nor circle-drawing done blacktop piece chalk attached top fin via short length 3A-in square balsa nor steeple-chasing over under obstacles think reason forms model fly ing have lost popularity overemphasis rigid adherence specific rules have con form too much already Doing what teachers supervisors law enforcement people Infernal Revenue Service etc tell us Thats anyway its enjoyable get out fly own kinds models way happen feel like flying dont need trophies prove Im having fun Following letter begging some elaboration Joes fascinating history early days Stunt involvement Veco Company received following letter Ive edited slightly Dear Ted Heres background Veco U-Control models asked beginning Burbank Man ufacturing Company organized Hi Johnson Bob Palmer latter part 1947 eventually produced series four Control Line kits Palmers Go-Devil Sr 60-powered Jr 29-powered versions JC Madman Yates Madman also large small version JC active partner com pany inasmuch tied Hank Orwick Y&O propeller business Anyhow sales pretty good although limited almost entirely West Coast just things going well Bob caught right hand die-cutting machine lost fingers hand accident put bad crimp compa nys activities mostly morale stand point along came Gilbert Henry Gil never modeler knew money made hobby field immediate postwar aviation business long after V-J Day bought out old Voit Model Airwheel business moved small shop Burbank CA thus began Heco Company Yes Heco nry Engineer ing Co doing OK t948 learned 1 Burbank Mfg Co trouble 2 Ricks Mfg Co makers ukie models such Boxcar Dilly trouble Gil managed put together deal Hi Johnson 166 Model Aviation Fokker D-VII
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 164, 165, 166
CREATED TO DRAW people fly Rat Racers other Control Line Racing events Speed Formula 40 Speed class easy event fly epitomizes virtues simplification no takeoff dollies build chase fuel supplied contest restric tions design airplane engine must have least wheel per manently attached engine dis placement must no larger 66 cc 4027 cu fuel supplied mixed standard formula 40% methanol 40% nitrometh ane 20% lubricant choice lubri cant left organizers lubricant use three-quarters synthetic K&B X2C Klotz one-quarter castor Bakers AA clocking airplane mile takeoff Thats 14 laps 60 ft 018 solid music wire control lines see figure 2 AMA rule book page 19 construction ends Acceleration very important light airplane essential order minimize effect engine torque consid erable racing 40 engines choose fly airplane clockwise around circle instead usual counterclockwise di rection also eliminates need tip weight wing will notice landing gear bolted top engine head has two advantages puts wheel ahead center-of-gravity also acts heat sink better engine cooling Pink Lady developed Class B Speed model looks like inverted Speed job K&B 65 engine models weight comes out 22 oz Construction usually start making hardware landing gear bellcrank elevator control horn fuel tank pan land ing gear may made either two ways may fashioned piece angle ex trusion hard aluminum alloy %2 thick may bent sheet material Drill holes per dimensions drawing axle machined -in-dia steel bar bellcrank cut 1/16 steel sheet hookup buttons pulleys ma chined 14-in steel bar Note buttons extend through bellcrank silver soldered bottom bellcrank elevator control horn made same material bellcrank sil ver soldered piece /16 piano wire fuel tank made 010 tinplate fuel can K&S Note fuel pickup line soldered outside tank drilled through side December 1987 61 Top With shape resembles verted Class B Speed ship model makes great vehicle starting out world Speed modeling Above Designer Wisniewski shows us design win races hopefully reinvigorate CL Speed Harters Proto Rat Race pan used cut off front first rib accommodate 1 /2-in spinner Remove other web make room engine Drill tap engine mount holes screw holes hold airplane together Note five screws holding pan Drill slot needle valve hole sure needle does touch pan Cut off back pan per drawing Fuselage Cut two pieces maple white mahogany /4 x /2 make crutch Lay out inside part crutch cut out Glue crutch pieces -in balsa sheet using good slow-setting epoxy compatible polyester such Sig 3M #1838 B/A Make nose ring either -in five-ply plywood laminating two pieces A-in plywood together Glue nose piece front same epoxy After dry cut wing stabilizer notches drill pan mount holes 1-in hole engine cylinder Cut away inside clear engine Bolt pan airframe lay out outline exterior Cut outline fuselage Make upper part fuselage balsa cutting /6 slot accommodate rudder Tack glue rudder bottom Lay out outline cowl Carve contour fuselage fit pan cowl outlines aft part fuselage oval cross-section Remove top carve inside leave about / wall Cut away clear control horn clevis link cowl cut piece soft balsa 1 x Drill 1-in hole engine cylinder 5/6-in hole mini pipe Cut away inside clear engine Lay out outline of cowl cut Continued page 164 Left The bellcrank will located shown pinned place Right Once secured top bellcrank mount glued place using slow-cure epoxy Before epoxy sets make sure no binding plenty room bellcrank move Left Cut grooves wing control lines can imbedded coat grooves polyester resin make smooth hard Right After polyester resin cures cover grooves strips balsa glue place polyester resin 62 Model Aviation Inlay belicrank mount made rockhard maple simple sheet wing solid surface will withstand high Gs cut out assembled lumber ready shaped streamlined Lightness quick acceleration key element type flying avoid unnecessary weight under title 25 Years Young Today could called 47 Years Young During 1970s Joe built RC demon strator show non-modelers RC model works consisted cutaway RC model four control functions Con nected demonstrator model via um bilical cord transmitter its circuitry removed special closedcircuit system operate servos could bring demonstrator local contests let invited public try hand operating controls danger contestants flying Joe attended local meet could bringing demo him showing crowd spectators RC model works No meet complete out Joe demo Contest Directors would call him planning meet make sure Joe could attend con tinued until death effort Joe Raspantes part contrib uted greatly enhance image RC modeling general public Thus great service modeling 115 NO SECRETS LIQUID FINISHES MASTER MODELING DESIGNING SCRATCH BUILDING AMA have suffered loss now no longer us Pink Lady/Wisniewski Continued page 62 shape Laminate 4 plywood outside using gap-filling Hot Stuff cyanoacrylate adhesive Spray balsa accelerator Spread adhesive plywood press balsa bonding almost stant position carefully cowl base piece A-in balsa extends front cowl leading edge wing Wing Use piece 3R-in balsa make wing Taper bottom wing /16 thickness tips leaving flat portion cowl mating Cut outline wing Cut 020 x %-in-deep groove leading trail ing edges parallel %2 bottom wing Fill slots /64 plywood glue thin cyanoacrylate adhesive gives hard line shaping liii ALL ABOUT ENGINES MORE COMING $1095 EACH HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC PO BOX 532 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 airfoil Cut bellcrank mount hard maple glue bellcrank yet Cut wing accept bellcrank mount clear bellcrank Cut grooves bottom wing lines caps cover Seal grooves polyester resin tip guide wires made piece /6 brass tube flattened /64 inside dimension using some short pieces /64 wire Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Note both lines go through tube Shape airfoil giving lifting sec tion center making symmetrical tips Glue bellcrank mount place Note wing left flat joins fuselage cowl Cover wing two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin Drill two pieces bellcrank mount / bellcrank pivot Glue bellcrank mount pieces together slow setting epoxy bellcrank should put place before gluing sure can re move pivot pin pushrod can installed Stabilizer Use 46 balsa sheet Cut out164 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Z 7ICHMQUES MONOKOTING FLYING AROUND OLD TIME U CONTROL Note clever landing gear installation author used does have low drag also acts heat sink engine ijSj 111 ADDS NEW GLO TO YOUR ENGINE KWIK-KLIP Ill last gb-plugThe KWIK-KLIP Ill features aluminum ignier will ever need buy Its con-battery housing uses standard 1 2V venient portable powersourcethat features1200 mAh rechargeable Nicad Battery* use replaceable Nicad BatteryThis batterycan replaced will no Never run out power Carry along anlonger hold charge THERES NO extra fully-charged Nicad ifNEED TO DISCARD THE ENTIRE needed simply replace right onUNIT KWIK-KLIP Ill spotcomes its own Bite Tite socket ischarger 125 mA output charger comes LED necharge indicator KWIK-KLIP Ill fits stan dard 4-cycle gb-plugs No 396 No397 spring-loaded . loosen rotate fall off under heavy engine vibration large finger flange provides positive non-slip grip lock onto remove easily gb-plug No pushing. No twist ing necessary line stabilizer Cut 020 x deep groove leading trailing edges center 46 thickness Fill slots /64 plywood glue place wing Shape symmetrical airfoil leaving center flat joins fuselage Cut elevator stabilizer Drill 6 /32 holes control horn end hinge-pin Groove elevator control horn wire hinge-pin wire fit flush Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Cover stabilizer elevator two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin sure wrap glass around eleva tor Cut pockets stabilizer accept control horn wire hinge-pin Cut clear control horn Wax control horn wire hinge-pin using good paste wax will form hinges slowsetting epoxy used fill pockets cover wires set file sand epoxy flush stabilizer cover small pieces two-ounce fiberglass Assembly Prior assembly seal inside areas polyester resin Make pushrod /16 music wire Make rudder tail-skid mount /16 plywood glue place using slow-setting epoxy Clear control horn area solder quick link Install pushrod bellcrank re place pivot pin Cover ends Battery 1-T~m KWIK-KLIP Ill Charger KWIK-KLIP III Without Charger pin two-ounce fiberglass using slowsetting epoxy retain pin wing stabilizer connected gether using solder quick link es tablish elevator neutral setting sitting fuselage notches Glue wing stabilizer place using slow setting epoxy sure maintain zero cidence between wing stabilizer Glue rear pan mount back fuselage Disassemble engine mount crankcase pan Wax pan glue final assembly wont stick Wrap three layers mask ing tape around crankcase fins Bolt fuselage pan after drilling mount holes through wing Glue cowl place Glue piece %-in aluminum upper fuselage act rear hold-down Drill tap line holes pan 4-40 screw Finish shaping fuselage sand smooth File notches fuselage near break pan using small round file file A6 deep Fill notches strands fiberglass polyester resin File sand smooth Install fuel tank pan using sili cone rubber RTV Notch fuselage clear fuel-filling tubes Seal entire fu selage polyester resin Sand smooth Cover seams fillets twoounce fiberglas polyester resin Sand smooth Drill air supply hole through cowl pg Es BEN10M BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO GENE DUBOIS GUILLOW K&B- K&S L H MRC OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS- SEAGLEN STERLING SULLIVAN SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER- TELCO- TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Seod 5100 o Cash Check Stamps foe ooe 44 page tabloid aice DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose AILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER 937 1 Main St LanshlePa 19446 December 1987 165 HIGH PERFORMANCE FLAP Ii 0 Get airborve FASTER & SAFER z U Sopor Strong & Lightweight Slow fasta docile landing speed withoat sacrificing performance use wit 6 electric sailplaoesaCtlOates throttle os/off switch servo Faith adjustable fit airfoil easy instalfatino Readybuilt comes complete instructions Patent Pending Send FREE BrochureDeafer Inquiries Invited &eivdiie daa% mv%/ Box 1962 Lgwrence KS 66044 sand sand get humps bumps Try Easy Sander TM See Difference Made select wood extremely light onip sander hold full oheet oand paper Flat sanded accorate sanding surface Large flat surfaces saoding area Lii 150 se $5 get shaky field isnt long enough Try Easy Drake TM See Difference hate install hinges Try Easy HingesoM See Difference single olot few dropo CIA gIxe its done No googing pinning hinge pins worry about Incredihlp strong Virtoally indestroctihle Extremely easy install Hard find spring steel fiber washers Braking action remains constunt during repeated 050 Three sizes lIt 5/32 316 [I 140 141 142 nOr EAY5RNDER uEASY DRAKE 0EAsy P0 Box 1743 Marcas CA 92069 Lii 10024 /in5es $205 es 74eeaaes 4 VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-357-1883 _____Horn fAk5 fnompqolHr[r LAiJZtS 8 GAS MODEL J1/iocLcL Srn eECOeO neeaetn 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER 56 Cabin EwEsT* Retail 55295"INTRODUCTORy PRICE* $0900 1938 Record Breaker- 96 06906 1939 Zipper- Oil$0356 1930 Kioud King 63 $42 36 1991 Brigidier 56 $9076 1541 Super- Quaker- 78 $22 Se 1990 So Long 5053030 1930 Buccaneer no $0996 1938 Clipper MKI 7204196 1937 Dailaire 100 $75 16 1930 Miss America 8097196 1941 Playboy Sr OIl 00116 1901 Playboy Jr 55$31t6 1930 Posnerhoose 94 $53 06 1940 Sailplane 7 $8476 193a Trenton Terror 72 $40 76 1940 Ranger 4693196 1939 Korda wake 44 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify 5AM events 0FF & RIG feature highest quality moehine cut & sanded parts Superior ott Coorpetition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans ore orig PP hut models easily convertible 3ch RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 70 $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER RIG HLG Span02800 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Aerobatic 105 ElecSt9 00 Jolly Models ELECTRIGUS Electric Glider 05s$325t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear- 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Dir-ed tO Elect $2200 Leisure WASP 37 Dir-ed 05 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 for- Geared 04EP$39nO Midway FLYING GUAKER 04 45-404stroke$6976 4kslMidway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$8396 u& *Oit.y BUZZARD ors*oc.0 196 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Par-Is Avarl SHIPPING & HANDLING 84 Page CATALOGUE Up $000 add $150 $200 PPIOaI Class $801 $2000 add $225 copy will Dent $2001 $9500 add $300 freewhen requeoted $4001 $7000 add $350 order over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 8% tao10173 Moran St [Al Send MO VisaIMCt#EaptPO Boa 2212 Check lallors up 10 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearancel t7141 8938311 COD Ewact Charges plus $100 Hdl tCash Onlyt [Aft Hr-s [71Sf 8951203l fuselage Seal polyester resin Mask inside areas fuselage Spray brush two coats K&B Super Poxy primer whole airframe Sand almost off using #320 sandpaper Spray tack coat color K&B Super Poxy paint flow coat keep weight down use no paint absolutely re quired Dont forget put AMA li cense number upper right-hand wing engine modified follows exhaust port raised approximately 60% its width 1760 open timing Stock timing 1650 involves filing up 035 rotary valve set 003-in clearance backplate cyl inder head also set 003 top piston piston top dead center Flatten top head give landing gear place mounting spinner old Veco K&B l/2in needle nose spinner #S-3 believe Fox Manufacturing owns dies propeller used 8-in-dia 8-in-pitch Rev-Up cut 8/a x 8/2-in Pylon Racing prop have good results 8-in-dia 9-in-pitch RevUp Rat Race propeller also Flying Putting plane action pretty easy once get knack flying clockwise starting procedure fol lows Open needle valve five turns Holding plane nose-up fill tank ounce fuel will completely fill tank flight circle avoid flooding engine set plane down point nose down Start engine let go soon possible will probably too rich few test flights might required find opti mum needle setting Hope have good time Pink Lady have CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 ball about infamous Di-Do biplane flown Howard Thombo first win ner Walker Cup think Seems dont have Cup around anymore Id look up sure nt figure out lost thing usually took off flew lap two put handle ground stepped model simply looped until tank ran dry never see glider pickups nor circle-drawing done blacktop piece chalk attached top fin via short length 3A-in square balsa nor steeple-chasing over under obstacles think reason forms model fly ing have lost popularity overemphasis rigid adherence specific rules have con form too much already Doing what teachers supervisors law enforcement people Infernal Revenue Service etc tell us Thats anyway its enjoyable get out fly own kinds models way happen feel like flying dont need trophies prove Im having fun Following letter begging some elaboration Joes fascinating history early days Stunt involvement Veco Company received following letter Ive edited slightly Dear Ted Heres background Veco U-Control models asked beginning Burbank Man ufacturing Company organized Hi Johnson Bob Palmer latter part 1947 eventually produced series four Control Line kits Palmers Go-Devil Sr 60-powered Jr 29-powered versions JC Madman Yates Madman also large small version JC active partner com pany inasmuch tied Hank Orwick Y&O propeller business Anyhow sales pretty good although limited almost entirely West Coast just things going well Bob caught right hand die-cutting machine lost fingers hand accident put bad crimp compa nys activities mostly morale stand point along came Gilbert Henry Gil never modeler knew money made hobby field immediate postwar aviation business long after V-J Day bought out old Voit Model Airwheel business moved small shop Burbank CA thus began Heco Company Yes Heco nry Engineer ing Co doing OK t948 learned 1 Burbank Mfg Co trouble 2 Ricks Mfg Co makers ukie models such Boxcar Dilly trouble Gil managed put together deal Hi Johnson 166 Model Aviation Fokker D-VII
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 164, 165, 166
CREATED TO DRAW people fly Rat Racers other Control Line Racing events Speed Formula 40 Speed class easy event fly epitomizes virtues simplification no takeoff dollies build chase fuel supplied contest restric tions design airplane engine must have least wheel per manently attached engine dis placement must no larger 66 cc 4027 cu fuel supplied mixed standard formula 40% methanol 40% nitrometh ane 20% lubricant choice lubri cant left organizers lubricant use three-quarters synthetic K&B X2C Klotz one-quarter castor Bakers AA clocking airplane mile takeoff Thats 14 laps 60 ft 018 solid music wire control lines see figure 2 AMA rule book page 19 construction ends Acceleration very important light airplane essential order minimize effect engine torque consid erable racing 40 engines choose fly airplane clockwise around circle instead usual counterclockwise di rection also eliminates need tip weight wing will notice landing gear bolted top engine head has two advantages puts wheel ahead center-of-gravity also acts heat sink better engine cooling Pink Lady developed Class B Speed model looks like inverted Speed job K&B 65 engine models weight comes out 22 oz Construction usually start making hardware landing gear bellcrank elevator control horn fuel tank pan land ing gear may made either two ways may fashioned piece angle ex trusion hard aluminum alloy %2 thick may bent sheet material Drill holes per dimensions drawing axle machined -in-dia steel bar bellcrank cut 1/16 steel sheet hookup buttons pulleys ma chined 14-in steel bar Note buttons extend through bellcrank silver soldered bottom bellcrank elevator control horn made same material bellcrank sil ver soldered piece /16 piano wire fuel tank made 010 tinplate fuel can K&S Note fuel pickup line soldered outside tank drilled through side December 1987 61 Top With shape resembles verted Class B Speed ship model makes great vehicle starting out world Speed modeling Above Designer Wisniewski shows us design win races hopefully reinvigorate CL Speed Harters Proto Rat Race pan used cut off front first rib accommodate 1 /2-in spinner Remove other web make room engine Drill tap engine mount holes screw holes hold airplane together Note five screws holding pan Drill slot needle valve hole sure needle does touch pan Cut off back pan per drawing Fuselage Cut two pieces maple white mahogany /4 x /2 make crutch Lay out inside part crutch cut out Glue crutch pieces -in balsa sheet using good slow-setting epoxy compatible polyester such Sig 3M #1838 B/A Make nose ring either -in five-ply plywood laminating two pieces A-in plywood together Glue nose piece front same epoxy After dry cut wing stabilizer notches drill pan mount holes 1-in hole engine cylinder Cut away inside clear engine Bolt pan airframe lay out outline exterior Cut outline fuselage Make upper part fuselage balsa cutting /6 slot accommodate rudder Tack glue rudder bottom Lay out outline cowl Carve contour fuselage fit pan cowl outlines aft part fuselage oval cross-section Remove top carve inside leave about / wall Cut away clear control horn clevis link cowl cut piece soft balsa 1 x Drill 1-in hole engine cylinder 5/6-in hole mini pipe Cut away inside clear engine Lay out outline of cowl cut Continued page 164 Left The bellcrank will located shown pinned place Right Once secured top bellcrank mount glued place using slow-cure epoxy Before epoxy sets make sure no binding plenty room bellcrank move Left Cut grooves wing control lines can imbedded coat grooves polyester resin make smooth hard Right After polyester resin cures cover grooves strips balsa glue place polyester resin 62 Model Aviation Inlay belicrank mount made rockhard maple simple sheet wing solid surface will withstand high Gs cut out assembled lumber ready shaped streamlined Lightness quick acceleration key element type flying avoid unnecessary weight under title 25 Years Young Today could called 47 Years Young During 1970s Joe built RC demon strator show non-modelers RC model works consisted cutaway RC model four control functions Con nected demonstrator model via um bilical cord transmitter its circuitry removed special closedcircuit system operate servos could bring demonstrator local contests let invited public try hand operating controls danger contestants flying Joe attended local meet could bringing demo him showing crowd spectators RC model works No meet complete out Joe demo Contest Directors would call him planning meet make sure Joe could attend con tinued until death effort Joe Raspantes part contrib uted greatly enhance image RC modeling general public Thus great service modeling 115 NO SECRETS LIQUID FINISHES MASTER MODELING DESIGNING SCRATCH BUILDING AMA have suffered loss now no longer us Pink Lady/Wisniewski Continued page 62 shape Laminate 4 plywood outside using gap-filling Hot Stuff cyanoacrylate adhesive Spray balsa accelerator Spread adhesive plywood press balsa bonding almost stant position carefully cowl base piece A-in balsa extends front cowl leading edge wing Wing Use piece 3R-in balsa make wing Taper bottom wing /16 thickness tips leaving flat portion cowl mating Cut outline wing Cut 020 x %-in-deep groove leading trail ing edges parallel %2 bottom wing Fill slots /64 plywood glue thin cyanoacrylate adhesive gives hard line shaping liii ALL ABOUT ENGINES MORE COMING $1095 EACH HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC PO BOX 532 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 airfoil Cut bellcrank mount hard maple glue bellcrank yet Cut wing accept bellcrank mount clear bellcrank Cut grooves bottom wing lines caps cover Seal grooves polyester resin tip guide wires made piece /6 brass tube flattened /64 inside dimension using some short pieces /64 wire Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Note both lines go through tube Shape airfoil giving lifting sec tion center making symmetrical tips Glue bellcrank mount place Note wing left flat joins fuselage cowl Cover wing two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin Drill two pieces bellcrank mount / bellcrank pivot Glue bellcrank mount pieces together slow setting epoxy bellcrank should put place before gluing sure can re move pivot pin pushrod can installed Stabilizer Use 46 balsa sheet Cut out164 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Z 7ICHMQUES MONOKOTING FLYING AROUND OLD TIME U CONTROL Note clever landing gear installation author used does have low drag also acts heat sink engine ijSj 111 ADDS NEW GLO TO YOUR ENGINE KWIK-KLIP Ill last gb-plugThe KWIK-KLIP Ill features aluminum ignier will ever need buy Its con-battery housing uses standard 1 2V venient portable powersourcethat features1200 mAh rechargeable Nicad Battery* use replaceable Nicad BatteryThis batterycan replaced will no Never run out power Carry along anlonger hold charge THERES NO extra fully-charged Nicad ifNEED TO DISCARD THE ENTIRE needed simply replace right onUNIT KWIK-KLIP Ill spotcomes its own Bite Tite socket ischarger 125 mA output charger comes LED necharge indicator KWIK-KLIP Ill fits stan dard 4-cycle gb-plugs No 396 No397 spring-loaded . loosen rotate fall off under heavy engine vibration large finger flange provides positive non-slip grip lock onto remove easily gb-plug No pushing. No twist ing necessary line stabilizer Cut 020 x deep groove leading trailing edges center 46 thickness Fill slots /64 plywood glue place wing Shape symmetrical airfoil leaving center flat joins fuselage Cut elevator stabilizer Drill 6 /32 holes control horn end hinge-pin Groove elevator control horn wire hinge-pin wire fit flush Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Cover stabilizer elevator two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin sure wrap glass around eleva tor Cut pockets stabilizer accept control horn wire hinge-pin Cut clear control horn Wax control horn wire hinge-pin using good paste wax will form hinges slowsetting epoxy used fill pockets cover wires set file sand epoxy flush stabilizer cover small pieces two-ounce fiberglass Assembly Prior assembly seal inside areas polyester resin Make pushrod /16 music wire Make rudder tail-skid mount /16 plywood glue place using slow-setting epoxy Clear control horn area solder quick link Install pushrod bellcrank re place pivot pin Cover ends Battery 1-T~m KWIK-KLIP Ill Charger KWIK-KLIP III Without Charger pin two-ounce fiberglass using slowsetting epoxy retain pin wing stabilizer connected gether using solder quick link es tablish elevator neutral setting sitting fuselage notches Glue wing stabilizer place using slow setting epoxy sure maintain zero cidence between wing stabilizer Glue rear pan mount back fuselage Disassemble engine mount crankcase pan Wax pan glue final assembly wont stick Wrap three layers mask ing tape around crankcase fins Bolt fuselage pan after drilling mount holes through wing Glue cowl place Glue piece %-in aluminum upper fuselage act rear hold-down Drill tap line holes pan 4-40 screw Finish shaping fuselage sand smooth File notches fuselage near break pan using small round file file A6 deep Fill notches strands fiberglass polyester resin File sand smooth Install fuel tank pan using sili cone rubber RTV Notch fuselage clear fuel-filling tubes Seal entire fu selage polyester resin Sand smooth Cover seams fillets twoounce fiberglas polyester resin Sand smooth Drill air supply hole through cowl pg Es BEN10M BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO GENE DUBOIS GUILLOW K&B- K&S L H MRC OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS- SEAGLEN STERLING SULLIVAN SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER- TELCO- TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Seod 5100 o Cash Check Stamps foe ooe 44 page tabloid aice DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose AILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER 937 1 Main St LanshlePa 19446 December 1987 165 HIGH PERFORMANCE FLAP Ii 0 Get airborve FASTER & SAFER z U Sopor Strong & Lightweight Slow fasta docile landing speed withoat sacrificing performance use wit 6 electric sailplaoesaCtlOates throttle os/off switch servo Faith adjustable fit airfoil easy instalfatino Readybuilt comes complete instructions Patent Pending Send FREE BrochureDeafer Inquiries Invited &eivdiie daa% mv%/ Box 1962 Lgwrence KS 66044 sand sand get humps bumps Try Easy Sander TM See Difference Made select wood extremely light onip sander hold full oheet oand paper Flat sanded accorate sanding surface Large flat surfaces saoding area Lii 150 se $5 get shaky field isnt long enough Try Easy Drake TM See Difference hate install hinges Try Easy HingesoM See Difference single olot few dropo CIA gIxe its done No googing pinning hinge pins worry about Incredihlp strong Virtoally indestroctihle Extremely easy install Hard find spring steel fiber washers Braking action remains constunt during repeated 050 Three sizes lIt 5/32 316 [I 140 141 142 nOr EAY5RNDER uEASY DRAKE 0EAsy P0 Box 1743 Marcas CA 92069 Lii 10024 /in5es $205 es 74eeaaes 4 VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora IL 60505 312-357-1883 _____Horn fAk5 fnompqolHr[r LAiJZtS 8 GAS MODEL J1/iocLcL Srn eECOeO neeaetn 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER 56 Cabin EwEsT* Retail 55295"INTRODUCTORy PRICE* $0900 1938 Record Breaker- 96 06906 1939 Zipper- Oil$0356 1930 Kioud King 63 $42 36 1991 Brigidier 56 $9076 1541 Super- Quaker- 78 $22 Se 1990 So Long 5053030 1930 Buccaneer no $0996 1938 Clipper MKI 7204196 1937 Dailaire 100 $75 16 1930 Miss America 8097196 1941 Playboy Sr OIl 00116 1901 Playboy Jr 55$31t6 1930 Posnerhoose 94 $53 06 1940 Sailplane 7 $8476 193a Trenton Terror 72 $40 76 1940 Ranger 4693196 1939 Korda wake 44 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify 5AM events 0FF & RIG feature highest quality moehine cut & sanded parts Superior ott Coorpetition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans ore orig PP hut models easily convertible 3ch RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 70 $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER RIG HLG Span02800 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Aerobatic 105 ElecSt9 00 Jolly Models ELECTRIGUS Electric Glider 05s$325t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear- 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Dir-ed tO Elect $2200 Leisure WASP 37 Dir-ed 05 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 for- Geared 04EP$39nO Midway FLYING GUAKER 04 45-404stroke$6976 4kslMidway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$8396 u& *Oit.y BUZZARD ors*oc.0 196 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Par-Is Avarl SHIPPING & HANDLING 84 Page CATALOGUE Up $000 add $150 $200 PPIOaI Class $801 $2000 add $225 copy will Dent $2001 $9500 add $300 freewhen requeoted $4001 $7000 add $350 order over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 8% tao10173 Moran St [Al Send MO VisaIMCt#EaptPO Boa 2212 Check lallors up 10 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearancel t7141 8938311 COD Ewact Charges plus $100 Hdl tCash Onlyt [Aft Hr-s [71Sf 8951203l fuselage Seal polyester resin Mask inside areas fuselage Spray brush two coats K&B Super Poxy primer whole airframe Sand almost off using #320 sandpaper Spray tack coat color K&B Super Poxy paint flow coat keep weight down use no paint absolutely re quired Dont forget put AMA li cense number upper right-hand wing engine modified follows exhaust port raised approximately 60% its width 1760 open timing Stock timing 1650 involves filing up 035 rotary valve set 003-in clearance backplate cyl inder head also set 003 top piston piston top dead center Flatten top head give landing gear place mounting spinner old Veco K&B l/2in needle nose spinner #S-3 believe Fox Manufacturing owns dies propeller used 8-in-dia 8-in-pitch Rev-Up cut 8/a x 8/2-in Pylon Racing prop have good results 8-in-dia 9-in-pitch RevUp Rat Race propeller also Flying Putting plane action pretty easy once get knack flying clockwise starting procedure fol lows Open needle valve five turns Holding plane nose-up fill tank ounce fuel will completely fill tank flight circle avoid flooding engine set plane down point nose down Start engine let go soon possible will probably too rich few test flights might required find opti mum needle setting Hope have good time Pink Lady have CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 ball about infamous Di-Do biplane flown Howard Thombo first win ner Walker Cup think Seems dont have Cup around anymore Id look up sure nt figure out lost thing usually took off flew lap two put handle ground stepped model simply looped until tank ran dry never see glider pickups nor circle-drawing done blacktop piece chalk attached top fin via short length 3A-in square balsa nor steeple-chasing over under obstacles think reason forms model fly ing have lost popularity overemphasis rigid adherence specific rules have con form too much already Doing what teachers supervisors law enforcement people Infernal Revenue Service etc tell us Thats anyway its enjoyable get out fly own kinds models way happen feel like flying dont need trophies prove Im having fun Following letter begging some elaboration Joes fascinating history early days Stunt involvement Veco Company received following letter Ive edited slightly Dear Ted Heres background Veco U-Control models asked beginning Burbank Man ufacturing Company organized Hi Johnson Bob Palmer latter part 1947 eventually produced series four Control Line kits Palmers Go-Devil Sr 60-powered Jr 29-powered versions JC Madman Yates Madman also large small version JC active partner com pany inasmuch tied Hank Orwick Y&O propeller business Anyhow sales pretty good although limited almost entirely West Coast just things going well Bob caught right hand die-cutting machine lost fingers hand accident put bad crimp compa nys activities mostly morale stand point along came Gilbert Henry Gil never modeler knew money made hobby field immediate postwar aviation business long after V-J Day bought out old Voit Model Airwheel business moved small shop Burbank CA thus began Heco Company Yes Heco nry Engineer ing Co doing OK t948 learned 1 Burbank Mfg Co trouble 2 Ricks Mfg Co makers ukie models such Boxcar Dilly trouble Gil managed put together deal Hi Johnson 166 Model Aviation Fokker D-VII
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 61, 62, 164, 165, 166
CREATED TO DRAW people fly Rat Racers other Control Line Racing events Speed Formula 40 Speed class easy event fly epitomizes virtues simplification no takeoff dollies build chase fuel supplied contest restric tions design airplane engine must have least wheel per manently attached engine dis placement must no larger 66 cc 4027 cu fuel supplied mixed standard formula 40% methanol 40% nitrometh ane 20% lubricant choice lubri cant left organizers lubricant use three-quarters synthetic K&B X2C Klotz one-quarter castor Bakers AA clocking airplane mile takeoff Thats 14 laps 60 ft 018 solid music wire control lines see figure 2 AMA rule book page 19 construction ends Acceleration very important light airplane essential order minimize effect engine torque consid erable racing 40 engines choose fly airplane clockwise around circle instead usual counterclockwise di rection also eliminates need tip weight wing will notice landing gear bolted top engine head has two advantages puts wheel ahead center-of-gravity also acts heat sink better engine cooling Pink Lady developed Class B Speed model looks like inverted Speed job K&B 65 engine models weight comes out 22 oz Construction usually start making hardware landing gear bellcrank elevator control horn fuel tank pan land ing gear may made either two ways may fashioned piece angle ex trusion hard aluminum alloy %2 thick may bent sheet material Drill holes per dimensions drawing axle machined -in-dia steel bar bellcrank cut 1/16 steel sheet hookup buttons pulleys ma chined 14-in steel bar Note buttons extend through bellcrank silver soldered bottom bellcrank elevator control horn made same material bellcrank sil ver soldered piece /16 piano wire fuel tank made 010 tinplate fuel can K&S Note fuel pickup line soldered outside tank drilled through side December 1987 61 Top With shape resembles verted Class B Speed ship model makes great vehicle starting out world Speed modeling Above Designer Wisniewski shows us design win races hopefully reinvigorate CL Speed Harters Proto Rat Race pan used cut off front first rib accommodate 1 /2-in spinner Remove other web make room engine Drill tap engine mount holes screw holes hold airplane together Note five screws holding pan Drill slot needle valve hole sure needle does touch pan Cut off back pan per drawing Fuselage Cut two pieces maple white mahogany /4 x /2 make crutch Lay out inside part crutch cut out Glue crutch pieces -in balsa sheet using good slow-setting epoxy compatible polyester such Sig 3M #1838 B/A Make nose ring either -in five-ply plywood laminating two pieces A-in plywood together Glue nose piece front same epoxy After dry cut wing stabilizer notches drill pan mount holes 1-in hole engine cylinder Cut away inside clear engine Bolt pan airframe lay out outline exterior Cut outline fuselage Make upper part fuselage balsa cutting /6 slot accommodate rudder Tack glue rudder bottom Lay out outline cowl Carve contour fuselage fit pan cowl outlines aft part fuselage oval cross-section Remove top carve inside leave about / wall Cut away clear control horn clevis link cowl cut piece soft balsa 1 x Drill 1-in hole engine cylinder 5/6-in hole mini pipe Cut away inside clear engine Lay out outline of cowl cut Continued page 164 Left The bellcrank will located shown pinned place Right Once secured top bellcrank mount glued place using slow-cure epoxy Before epoxy sets make sure no binding plenty room bellcrank move Left Cut grooves wing control lines can imbedded coat grooves polyester resin make smooth hard Right After polyester resin cures cover grooves strips balsa glue place polyester resin 62 Model Aviation Inlay belicrank mount made rockhard maple simple sheet wing solid surface will withstand high Gs cut out assembled lumber ready shaped streamlined Lightness quick acceleration key element type flying avoid unnecessary weight under title 25 Years Young Today could called 47 Years Young During 1970s Joe built RC demon strator show non-modelers RC model works consisted cutaway RC model four control functions Con nected demonstrator model via um bilical cord transmitter its circuitry removed special closedcircuit system operate servos could bring demonstrator local contests let invited public try hand operating controls danger contestants flying Joe attended local meet could bringing demo him showing crowd spectators RC model works No meet complete out Joe demo Contest Directors would call him planning meet make sure Joe could attend con tinued until death effort Joe Raspantes part contrib uted greatly enhance image RC modeling general public Thus great service modeling 115 NO SECRETS LIQUID FINISHES MASTER MODELING DESIGNING SCRATCH BUILDING AMA have suffered loss now no longer us Pink Lady/Wisniewski Continued page 62 shape Laminate 4 plywood outside using gap-filling Hot Stuff cyanoacrylate adhesive Spray balsa accelerator Spread adhesive plywood press balsa bonding almost stant position carefully cowl base piece A-in balsa extends front cowl leading edge wing Wing Use piece 3R-in balsa make wing Taper bottom wing /16 thickness tips leaving flat portion cowl mating Cut outline wing Cut 020 x %-in-deep groove leading trail ing edges parallel %2 bottom wing Fill slots /64 plywood glue thin cyanoacrylate adhesive gives hard line shaping liii ALL ABOUT ENGINES MORE COMING $1095 EACH HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC PO BOX 532 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 airfoil Cut bellcrank mount hard maple glue bellcrank yet Cut wing accept bellcrank mount clear bellcrank Cut grooves bottom wing lines caps cover Seal grooves polyester resin tip guide wires made piece /6 brass tube flattened /64 inside dimension using some short pieces /64 wire Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Note both lines go through tube Shape airfoil giving lifting sec tion center making symmetrical tips Glue bellcrank mount place Note wing left flat joins fuselage cowl Cover wing two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin Drill two pieces bellcrank mount / bellcrank pivot Glue bellcrank mount pieces together slow setting epoxy bellcrank should put place before gluing sure can re move pivot pin pushrod can installed Stabilizer Use 46 balsa sheet Cut out164 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Z 7ICHMQUES MONOKOTING FLYING AROUND OLD TIME U CONTROL Note clever landing gear installation author used does have low drag also acts heat sink engine ijSj 111 ADDS NEW GLO TO YOUR ENGINE KWIK-KLIP Ill last gb-plugThe KWIK-KLIP Ill features aluminum ignier will ever need buy Its con-battery housing uses standard 1 2V venient portable powersourcethat features1200 mAh rechargeable Nicad Battery* use replaceable Nicad BatteryThis batterycan replaced will no Never run out power Carry along anlonger hold charge THERES NO extra fully-charged Nicad ifNEED TO DISCARD THE ENTIRE needed simply replace right onUNIT KWIK-KLIP Ill spotcomes its own Bite Tite socket ischarger 125 mA output charger comes LED necharge indicator KWIK-KLIP Ill fits stan dard 4-cycle gb-plugs No 396 No397 spring-loaded . loosen rotate fall off under heavy engine vibration large finger flange provides positive non-slip grip lock onto remove easily gb-plug No pushing. No twist ing necessary line stabilizer Cut 020 x deep groove leading trailing edges center 46 thickness Fill slots /64 plywood glue place wing Shape symmetrical airfoil leaving center flat joins fuselage Cut elevator stabilizer Drill 6 /32 holes control horn end hinge-pin Groove elevator control horn wire hinge-pin wire fit flush Glue place using slow-setting epoxy Cover stabilizer elevator two-ounce fiberglass using polyester resin sure wrap glass around eleva tor Cut pockets stabilizer accept control horn wire hinge-pin Cut clear control horn Wax control horn wire hinge-pin using good paste wax will form hinges slowsetting epoxy used fill pockets cover wires set file sand epoxy flush stabilizer cover small pieces two-ounce fiberglass Assembly Prior assembly seal inside areas polyester resin Make pushrod /16 music wire Make rudder tail-skid mount /16 plywood glue place using slow-setting epoxy Clear control horn area solder quick link Install pushrod bellcrank re place pivot pin Cover ends Battery 1-T~m KWIK-KLIP Ill Charger KWIK-KLIP III Without Charger pin two-ounce fiberglass using slowsetting epoxy retain pin wing stabilizer connected gether using solder quick link es tablish elevator neutral setting sitting fuselage notches Glue wing stabilizer place using slow setting epoxy sure maintain zero cidence between wing stabilizer Glue rear pan mount back fuselage Disassemble engine mount crankcase pan Wax pan glue final assembly wont stick Wrap three layers mask ing tape around crankcase fins Bolt fuselage pan after drilling mount holes through wing Glue cowl place Glue piece %-in aluminum upper fuselage act rear hold-down Drill tap line holes pan 4-40 screw Finish shaping fuselage sand smooth File notches fuselage near break pan using small round file file A6 deep Fill notches strands fiberglass polyester resin File sand smooth Install fuel tank pan using sili cone rubber RTV Notch fuselage clear fuel-filling tubes Seal entire fu selage polyester resin Sand smooth Cover seams fillets twoounce fiberglas polyester resin Sand smooth Drill air supply hole through cowl pg Es BEN10M BROWN JR CAMPBELL COMET- COVERITE COX DUBRO EASY BUILT MODELS ENVA FAt FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GOLDEN AGE REPRO GENE DUBOIS GUILLOW K&B- K&S L H MRC OS MAX PACTRA PECK-POLYMER PERFECT R N MODELS- SEAGLEN STERLING SULLIVAN SUPER TIGRE TAFFINDER- TELCO- TOP FLITE TREXLER WILLIAMS & OTHERS ESTES MODEL ROCKETS Seod 5100 o Cash Check Stamps foe ooe 44 page tabloid aice DISCOUNT Catalog 900 illustrationsover 700 Kits choose AILORDER PHONEORDER IN STORE PENN VILLEY HOllY CENTER 937 1 Main St LanshlePa 19446 December 1987 165 HIGH PERFORMANCE FLAP Ii 0 Get airborve FASTER & SAFER z U Sopor Strong & Lightweight Slow fasta docile landing speed withoat sacrificing performance use wit 6 electric sailplaoesaCtlOates throttle os/off switch servo Faith adjustable fit airfoil easy instalfatino Readybuilt comes complete instructions Patent Pending Send FREE BrochureDeafer Inquiries Invited 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Zipper- Oil$0356 1930 Kioud King 63 $42 36 1991 Brigidier 56 $9076 1541 Super- Quaker- 78 $22 Se 1990 So Long 5053030 1930 Buccaneer no $0996 1938 Clipper MKI 7204196 1937 Dailaire 100 $75 16 1930 Miss America 8097196 1941 Playboy Sr OIl 00116 1901 Playboy Jr 55$31t6 1930 Posnerhoose 94 $53 06 1940 Sailplane 7 $8476 193a Trenton Terror 72 $40 76 1940 Ranger 4693196 1939 Korda wake 44 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify 5AM events 0FF & RIG feature highest quality moehine cut & sanded parts Superior ott Coorpetition sheet strip wood wire & window material Plans ore orig PP hut models easily convertible 3ch RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 70 $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER RIG HLG Span02800 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Aerobatic 105 ElecSt9 00 Jolly Models ELECTRIGUS Electric Glider 05s$325t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear- 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Dir-ed tO Elect $2200 Leisure WASP 37 Dir-ed 05 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 for- Geared 04EP$39nO Midway FLYING GUAKER 04 45-404stroke$6976 4kslMidway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$8396 u& *Oit.y BUZZARD ors*oc.0 196 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Par-Is Avarl SHIPPING & HANDLING 84 Page CATALOGUE Up $000 add $150 $200 PPIOaI Class $801 $2000 add $225 copy will Dent $2001 $9500 add $300 freewhen requeoted $4001 $7000 add $350 order over $7000 add $400HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 8% tao10173 Moran St [Al Send MO VisaIMCt#EaptPO Boa 2212 Check lallors up 10 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CK clearancel t7141 8938311 COD Ewact Charges plus $100 Hdl tCash Onlyt [Aft Hr-s [71Sf 8951203l fuselage Seal polyester resin Mask inside areas fuselage Spray brush two coats K&B Super Poxy primer whole airframe Sand almost off using #320 sandpaper Spray tack coat color K&B Super Poxy paint flow coat keep weight down use no paint absolutely re quired Dont forget put AMA li cense number upper right-hand wing engine modified follows exhaust port raised approximately 60% its width 1760 open timing Stock timing 1650 involves filing up 035 rotary valve set 003-in clearance backplate cyl inder head also set 003 top piston piston top dead center Flatten top head give landing gear place mounting spinner old Veco K&B l/2in needle nose spinner #S-3 believe Fox Manufacturing owns dies propeller used 8-in-dia 8-in-pitch Rev-Up cut 8/a x 8/2-in Pylon Racing prop have good results 8-in-dia 9-in-pitch RevUp Rat Race propeller also Flying Putting plane action pretty easy once get knack flying clockwise starting procedure fol lows Open needle valve five turns Holding plane nose-up fill tank ounce fuel will completely fill tank flight circle avoid flooding engine set plane down point nose down Start engine let go soon possible will probably too rich few test flights might required find opti mum needle setting Hope have good time Pink Lady have CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 64 ball about infamous Di-Do biplane flown Howard Thombo first win ner Walker Cup think Seems dont have Cup around anymore Id look up sure nt figure out lost thing usually took off flew lap two put handle ground stepped model simply looped until tank ran dry never see glider pickups nor circle-drawing done blacktop piece chalk attached top fin via short length 3A-in square balsa nor steeple-chasing over under obstacles think reason forms model fly ing have lost popularity overemphasis rigid adherence specific rules have con form too much already Doing what teachers supervisors law enforcement people Infernal Revenue Service etc tell us Thats anyway its enjoyable get out fly own kinds models way happen feel like flying dont need trophies prove Im having fun Following letter begging some elaboration Joes fascinating history early days Stunt involvement Veco Company received following letter Ive edited slightly Dear Ted Heres background Veco U-Control models asked beginning Burbank Man ufacturing Company organized Hi Johnson Bob Palmer latter part 1947 eventually produced series four Control Line kits Palmers Go-Devil Sr 60-powered Jr 29-powered versions JC Madman Yates Madman also large small version JC active partner com pany inasmuch tied Hank Orwick Y&O propeller business Anyhow sales pretty good although limited almost entirely West Coast just things going well Bob caught right hand die-cutting machine lost fingers hand accident put bad crimp compa nys activities mostly morale stand point along came Gilbert Henry Gil never modeler knew money made hobby field immediate postwar aviation business long after V-J Day bought out old Voit Model Airwheel business moved small shop Burbank CA thus began Heco Company Yes Heco nry Engineer ing Co doing OK t948 learned 1 Burbank Mfg Co trouble 2 Ricks Mfg Co makers ukie models such Boxcar Dilly trouble Gil managed put together deal Hi Johnson 166 Model Aviation Fokker D-VII