THE original Polly named after first daughter flown early 1967 maxing out two local annuals 4 mm max placing third Nationals first gliders designed 20-in span swinging weight D/T Later developments using 100 gliders included flap D/T rear fin/pop-up stab version longer tail moment different airfoils weights Some flew great some deep-sixed 1970 decided concentrate modeling hand launch glider Working full time going college raising family didnt leave room much else Anyway hand launch always Happy couple Bill Poily Article pre pared before last Nats Bill won 1977 Nats 1977 USFF Champs fourth time 7time record holder 9 other times others favorite events because its pure free flight no towline winder greasy kid stuff enjoyable evening hours have spent flying local baseball field 1970 started no record hand launch due rule change going four- two-minute maxes first record 1020 set January Sepulveda Basin Fast Richard Mathis inthe Spring broke record Texas September got record back 1117 have taken away October Bob Isaacson former USC footbail star flying Polly Bob later forced give up glider because shoulder trouble Lucky ways because since has donated well appreciated hours contest help coachingnot mention Gatorade Bob has no-cut contract Now fly-off flight over seven minutes required break Bobs record realized would take great weather large glider took both went back drafting table create Super Polly Engineering expertise supplied Tom Round Man Hutchinson 50 Model Aviation calculated would take 24-in wing span 5-in chord 5931 sq black tissue wing orange tips cant remember what else Everything went exactly planned great October day Taft Super Polly made its official flight soft non-drifting thermals held Polly directly overhead OOS 1 8-minute flight 22-minute record held through end year since rules again changed doing away un limited fly-off favor continuous 2minute fly-off flights Polly has consis tent under new rules set records 1971 1343 1972 1434 19731842 1974 2000 last version presented sums up effort best meet demands competition flying hefty balsa fuselage gives rigidity maximum launch altitude also provides necessary finger grip surface consistent launches planform flying surfaces sanded too thin prone warping have never able keep square cornered balsa surfaces flat designed-in dura bility coupled reliable D/T allow full-grunt launches thermal conditions adjusting practice flying Now build Polly numbers no design changes mind wonder Does Lee Hines still believe wing shape backwards Hines professed victory dinner after just Wed like call greatest HLglider ever de signedit could tempted call its designer best ever might Butonething surethis greatest hand-launch glid er article weve ever pub lishedE Bill Blanchard raised National Record 22 minutes 1970 Anyway secret out Consis tency name game Polly name planeand cannon right arm helps Construction Building Polly difficult wont go step-by-step boredom Rather Ill hit high points important can get full instructions well goodies cast lead nose weight spring wire hinge mate rial etc good kit Aero Modeling Enterprises Begin warp-free straight wood noted drawing Shape things symmetrical possible dont use airfoil templates mike Rather prefer rely calibrated eyeballs well refined sense feel after 20 years glider carving Make sure bottom wing stab paralleL Use metal straight edge 18 inches long minimum held par allel wing cutting stab plat form drafting triangle square should used cut dihedral breaks well align wing fuselage Everything should set straight except fin Build left rudder such viewed line sight should fall right side fuselage LE wing W offset 14W 1I2 no unless flying requires later Note no stab tilt used glue recommend Titebond except align fin alignment fin use Testors sol dont have hold place day dont use pins fin Wet finger rub Titebond wood Apply three thin coats obtain fillet allowing dry between coats strong So dont fooled getdry-fast types couldnt fool arm finish can take sanding sealer rubbing compound Glasswax feed neighbors cat walked drying wing know what have read about high gloss finishes dream about extra ten feet height youll get could get last pore filled Forget Its too damn much work adds weight makes wood brittle doesnt glide Besides Bob White Godfather said youre hung-up extra altitude eat Wheaties TAPER TIPS1/850 SPRUCE LE_41IWING AREA 266sqin 1I7 _pj i STAB HINGE LINE OTE USE SlAB 1/16SHT LIGHT2 FRONT VIEW 8TITEND GLUE h3540 gin 3124713 PINTOP&1/16 WASH-IN*320 SANDPAPER GRIP218 2 BOT TOMPATTERN RIGHT CLIMBLEFT GLIDEFIN 1/32SHT C-GRAIN SHARP LEFOR RIGHT HANDERS-TRIM ROP-UP POSmON60TAB 16 -/ IHIGH POINT LEAD NOSE WEIGHTO /1/4 SHT FINGER GRIP. EPOXY4 LINE ________1/2A CL008 WIRE SPRING 008WIRE GUIDES drown Bill Blanchard BALANCE SNUFFERFUSELAGE 114x 1 MEDIUM TUBESTRAIGHT GRAIN SIGFUSELINE FUSE CUT-OUT WITH ALUM SHT 006 DIT BAND AROUNDFINISH 1 THIN COAT SANDING SEALER2 THIN FUSE CUT-OUTCOATS NITRATE DOPEi THIN COAT LACQUER 0Ii21314ISI6in POLLY D/T Dill BIessoh aid May1979 51 0 N w 0 w w Cd w -J -J Cd z -J 0 w N -J -J LL 1/8 VENEER PLYWOOD WITH 1/2 SO PINE REINFORCED CORNERS AND HINGE LINE GLUE AND NAIL TOGETHER HINGE EACH SIDE~ NOTCH FOR WIN~S AND LINE NOTCHES dr~n Bill Blanchard BLANCHARDS GLIDER BOX lift weights Flight Adjustincnt Comments trim have right-hander mind Polly set up launch right glide left have built rudder offset wash-in shown plan glider should set up little nose heavy start allows filing off weight later instead having add messy clay get enough weight Also forces start flying too much incidence much better too little Hand glide shim back stab up use sheets drafting vellum get level glide have glide circle fine bend little rudder trim go easy Now give straight-ahead level toss just hard enough see glider will climb up start left Basically want check incidence required rollout some glider turn doesnt go straight backstop Now youre ready heave about 75% dont tweak tendons Launch right sidearm up about 30% have started too much nose weight incidence glider will fly loopy safe ready fine tuning fine tuning part kind hard describe since must done fit individual arm basically its matter filing off nose weight removing shim back stab time adjusting rudder trim combination until looping tendency gone amount incidence end up will depend arm strength dont trim close 0-0 no margin safety oft launch Because going tenth max row its 115 degrees field arm feels dead going have oft launch oft launch 0-O type adjustment doesnt roll out Whereas off launch rolls out thermal still scores max Contest Flying- Showing up game day less seasoned well trimmed glid em acceptable dues paid well advance practice field Bob Whites law states can tell serious fliers degree suntans During six weeks prior Nats 15 practice sessions last four spaced four days apart coincide indoor outdoor Nats indoor day winning scores board before sealer dry some other fliers gliders Score prepara tion Now practicing going doing will need glider box will allow gliders hold trim damaged transportation Mine holds five Pollys kid-proofalmost contest day arrive earlyshortly after dawn allow warming up practice throws messing around fuses Throw couple tosses glider get Continued page 117 dethermalizer fusecut-out lined aluminum sheet beer can stock Nose Covered epoxy lead nose weight clean Bill throws things like Guidry throws baseballs pop-up stabilizer dethermalizer system clean functional Note single coil spring fuselage side hinge iocation interestina rntin nf mnvehI FORMECATOR MOLD YOUR OWN PARTS FOR PLANES BOATS CARS ETC Vacuum former plastics a5yto make own cowls wheel pants canopies etc works home oven hose type vacuum cleaner Instructions assembly & use included SlPPED PREPAID $39 Includes Asst Pack ADS VIA UPS US ONLY dealer order direct Qualified Dealer Inquiries Invited Champs excellent example oneon-one tactical flying After five maxes Fast Richard Mathis up strategy try get fly first goat being crafty Texan did try said wanted go home hot sun too long Also said tired order directly Peck P0 Box 2498 La Mesa CA 92041 Include $125 hand ling 6% tax live California Before doing might want check out Pecks complete catalog other stuff might need since handling charge same regardless size order Well summarize rules Embryo Endurance event since havent done long time arent AMA rule book Max wing area Monoplanes 50 sq biplanes 70 larger wing cant larger 45 sq Max stab 50 percent total wing area Fuselage out lines must enclose space 1 /e 1 3 Wing tail must built up covered both sides no plastic coverings Rubber power No folding props Minimum dia meter wheels ls must ROG card table top unassisted three-point takeoff Four attempts three official flights highest total wins fly-off flight break ties Bonus 5 sec raised cabin open cockpit windscreen headrest 3 sec 3-D wheelpants 1 sec 3-D exhaust pipes Bob Meuser 4200 Gregoy St Oakland CA 94619 Polly/Blanchard continued page 52 confidence feel trim dont waste arm Remember sup posed trim find has changed doesnt look right forget Thats have five have properly prepared contest can lay back watch weather others trimming throwing out arms ready first signs lift aware other models streamers bubbles fluffies dust feel air can tactical advantage have first max board providing didnt take six attempts get first max usually important last So patient Competing hand launch pays know competition other free flight events limits towline length motor run rubber weight hand launch its physical ability Free Flight PLASTIC Packs ABS Plastic Sheets fe Fomictor sheets BYss 17 Packs Only PCS PACK THICKNESSPER PACKPRICE 0201/6030$1300 030 1/32201300 045 3/64131300 060 1/16101300 090 3/3261300 Assortment Pack see below. 1300 AaCtnnnf Peek conIC, e-0Z0/ 4030/ 3045 2-060/ 1-090 Cheat. Any peek $1200 aSCO ndCnd niCk 56 FcniOCinC ACt ABS IC ohit Over 33/ lbs per pock Idea Development mo Sax 7393 rk Delaware 19711 placing second Champs would eat hat didnt win friends wasnt tired proud wasnt going fly first same time Yes first Never knew could out gun Fast last seen Fast telling father little guy doesnt look like could throw glider May1979 117 mE
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/05
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 52, 117
THE original Polly named after first daughter flown early 1967 maxing out two local annuals 4 mm max placing third Nationals first gliders designed 20-in span swinging weight D/T Later developments using 100 gliders included flap D/T rear fin/pop-up stab version longer tail moment different airfoils weights Some flew great some deep-sixed 1970 decided concentrate modeling hand launch glider Working full time going college raising family didnt leave room much else Anyway hand launch always Happy couple Bill Poily Article pre pared before last Nats Bill won 1977 Nats 1977 USFF Champs fourth time 7time record holder 9 other times others favorite events because its pure free flight no towline winder greasy kid stuff enjoyable evening hours have spent flying local baseball field 1970 started no record hand launch due rule change going four- two-minute maxes first record 1020 set January Sepulveda Basin Fast Richard Mathis inthe Spring broke record Texas September got record back 1117 have taken away October Bob Isaacson former USC footbail star flying Polly Bob later forced give up glider because shoulder trouble Lucky ways because since has donated well appreciated hours contest help coachingnot mention Gatorade Bob has no-cut contract Now fly-off flight over seven minutes required break Bobs record realized would take great weather large glider took both went back drafting table create Super Polly Engineering expertise supplied Tom Round Man Hutchinson 50 Model Aviation calculated would take 24-in wing span 5-in chord 5931 sq black tissue wing orange tips cant remember what else Everything went exactly planned great October day Taft Super Polly made its official flight soft non-drifting thermals held Polly directly overhead OOS 1 8-minute flight 22-minute record held through end year since rules again changed doing away un limited fly-off favor continuous 2minute fly-off flights Polly has consis tent under new rules set records 1971 1343 1972 1434 19731842 1974 2000 last version presented sums up effort best meet demands competition flying hefty balsa fuselage gives rigidity maximum launch altitude also provides necessary finger grip surface consistent launches planform flying surfaces sanded too thin prone warping have never able keep square cornered balsa surfaces flat designed-in dura bility coupled reliable D/T allow full-grunt launches thermal conditions adjusting practice flying Now build Polly numbers no design changes mind wonder Does Lee Hines still believe wing shape backwards Hines professed victory dinner after just Wed like call greatest HLglider ever de signedit could tempted call its designer best ever might Butonething surethis greatest hand-launch glid er article weve ever pub lishedE Bill Blanchard raised National Record 22 minutes 1970 Anyway secret out Consis tency name game Polly name planeand cannon right arm helps Construction Building Polly difficult wont go step-by-step boredom Rather Ill hit high points important can get full instructions well goodies cast lead nose weight spring wire hinge mate rial etc good kit Aero Modeling Enterprises Begin warp-free straight wood noted drawing Shape things symmetrical possible dont use airfoil templates mike Rather prefer rely calibrated eyeballs well refined sense feel after 20 years glider carving Make sure bottom wing stab paralleL Use metal straight edge 18 inches long minimum held par allel wing cutting stab plat form drafting triangle square should used cut dihedral breaks well align wing fuselage Everything should set straight except fin Build left rudder such viewed line sight should fall right side fuselage LE wing W offset 14W 1I2 no unless flying requires later Note no stab tilt used glue recommend Titebond except align fin alignment fin use Testors sol dont have hold place day dont use pins fin Wet finger rub Titebond wood Apply three thin coats obtain fillet allowing dry between coats strong So dont fooled getdry-fast types couldnt fool arm finish can take sanding sealer rubbing compound Glasswax feed neighbors cat walked drying wing know what have read about high gloss finishes dream about extra ten feet height youll get could get last pore filled Forget Its too damn much work adds weight makes wood brittle doesnt glide Besides Bob White Godfather said youre hung-up extra altitude eat Wheaties TAPER TIPS1/850 SPRUCE LE_41IWING AREA 266sqin 1I7 _pj i STAB HINGE LINE OTE USE SlAB 1/16SHT LIGHT2 FRONT VIEW 8TITEND GLUE h3540 gin 3124713 PINTOP&1/16 WASH-IN*320 SANDPAPER GRIP218 2 BOT TOMPATTERN RIGHT CLIMBLEFT GLIDEFIN 1/32SHT C-GRAIN SHARP LEFOR RIGHT HANDERS-TRIM ROP-UP POSmON60TAB 16 -/ IHIGH POINT LEAD NOSE WEIGHTO /1/4 SHT FINGER GRIP. EPOXY4 LINE ________1/2A CL008 WIRE SPRING 008WIRE GUIDES drown Bill Blanchard BALANCE SNUFFERFUSELAGE 114x 1 MEDIUM TUBESTRAIGHT GRAIN SIGFUSELINE FUSE CUT-OUT WITH ALUM SHT 006 DIT BAND AROUNDFINISH 1 THIN COAT SANDING SEALER2 THIN FUSE CUT-OUTCOATS NITRATE DOPEi THIN COAT LACQUER 0Ii21314ISI6in POLLY D/T Dill BIessoh aid May1979 51 0 N w 0 w w Cd w -J -J Cd z -J 0 w N -J -J LL 1/8 VENEER PLYWOOD WITH 1/2 SO PINE REINFORCED CORNERS AND HINGE LINE GLUE AND NAIL TOGETHER HINGE EACH SIDE~ NOTCH FOR WIN~S AND LINE NOTCHES dr~n Bill Blanchard BLANCHARDS GLIDER BOX lift weights Flight Adjustincnt Comments trim have right-hander mind Polly set up launch right glide left have built rudder offset wash-in shown plan glider should set up little nose heavy start allows filing off weight later instead having add messy clay get enough weight Also forces start flying too much incidence much better too little Hand glide shim back stab up use sheets drafting vellum get level glide have glide circle fine bend little rudder trim go easy Now give straight-ahead level toss just hard enough see glider will climb up start left Basically want check incidence required rollout some glider turn doesnt go straight backstop Now youre ready heave about 75% dont tweak tendons Launch right sidearm up about 30% have started too much nose weight incidence glider will fly loopy safe ready fine tuning fine tuning part kind hard describe since must done fit individual arm basically its matter filing off nose weight removing shim back stab time adjusting rudder trim combination until looping tendency gone amount incidence end up will depend arm strength dont trim close 0-0 no margin safety oft launch Because going tenth max row its 115 degrees field arm feels dead going have oft launch oft launch 0-O type adjustment doesnt roll out Whereas off launch rolls out thermal still scores max Contest Flying- Showing up game day less seasoned well trimmed glid em acceptable dues paid well advance practice field Bob Whites law states can tell serious fliers degree suntans During six weeks prior Nats 15 practice sessions last four spaced four days apart coincide indoor outdoor Nats indoor day winning scores board before sealer dry some other fliers gliders Score prepara tion Now practicing going doing will need glider box will allow gliders hold trim damaged transportation Mine holds five Pollys kid-proofalmost contest day arrive earlyshortly after dawn allow warming up practice throws messing around fuses Throw couple tosses glider get Continued page 117 dethermalizer fusecut-out lined aluminum sheet beer can stock Nose Covered epoxy lead nose weight clean Bill throws things like Guidry throws baseballs pop-up stabilizer dethermalizer system clean functional Note single coil spring fuselage side hinge iocation interestina rntin nf mnvehI FORMECATOR MOLD YOUR OWN PARTS FOR PLANES BOATS CARS ETC Vacuum former plastics a5yto make own cowls wheel pants canopies etc works home oven hose type vacuum cleaner Instructions assembly & use included SlPPED PREPAID $39 Includes Asst Pack ADS VIA UPS US ONLY dealer order direct Qualified Dealer Inquiries Invited Champs excellent example oneon-one tactical flying After five maxes Fast Richard Mathis up strategy try get fly first goat being crafty Texan did try said wanted go home hot sun too long Also said tired order directly Peck P0 Box 2498 La Mesa CA 92041 Include $125 hand ling 6% tax live California Before doing might want check out Pecks complete catalog other stuff might need since handling charge same regardless size order Well summarize rules Embryo Endurance event since havent done long time arent AMA rule book Max wing area Monoplanes 50 sq biplanes 70 larger wing cant larger 45 sq Max stab 50 percent total wing area Fuselage out lines must enclose space 1 /e 1 3 Wing tail must built up covered both sides no plastic coverings Rubber power No folding props Minimum dia meter wheels ls must ROG card table top unassisted three-point takeoff Four attempts three official flights highest total wins fly-off flight break ties Bonus 5 sec raised cabin open cockpit windscreen headrest 3 sec 3-D wheelpants 1 sec 3-D exhaust pipes Bob Meuser 4200 Gregoy St Oakland CA 94619 Polly/Blanchard continued page 52 confidence feel trim dont waste arm Remember sup posed trim find has changed doesnt look right forget Thats have five have properly prepared contest can lay back watch weather others trimming throwing out arms ready first signs lift aware other models streamers bubbles fluffies dust feel air can tactical advantage have first max board providing didnt take six attempts get first max usually important last So patient Competing hand launch pays know competition other free flight events limits towline length motor run rubber weight hand launch its physical ability Free Flight PLASTIC Packs ABS Plastic Sheets fe Fomictor sheets BYss 17 Packs Only PCS PACK THICKNESSPER PACKPRICE 0201/6030$1300 030 1/32201300 045 3/64131300 060 1/16101300 090 3/3261300 Assortment Pack see below. 1300 AaCtnnnf Peek conIC, e-0Z0/ 4030/ 3045 2-060/ 1-090 Cheat. Any peek $1200 aSCO ndCnd niCk 56 FcniOCinC ACt ABS IC ohit Over 33/ lbs per pock Idea Development mo Sax 7393 rk Delaware 19711 placing second Champs would eat hat didnt win friends wasnt tired proud wasnt going fly first same time Yes first Never knew could out gun Fast last seen Fast telling father little guy doesnt look like could throw glider May1979 117 mE
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/05
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 52, 117
THE original Polly named after first daughter flown early 1967 maxing out two local annuals 4 mm max placing third Nationals first gliders designed 20-in span swinging weight D/T Later developments using 100 gliders included flap D/T rear fin/pop-up stab version longer tail moment different airfoils weights Some flew great some deep-sixed 1970 decided concentrate modeling hand launch glider Working full time going college raising family didnt leave room much else Anyway hand launch always Happy couple Bill Poily Article pre pared before last Nats Bill won 1977 Nats 1977 USFF Champs fourth time 7time record holder 9 other times others favorite events because its pure free flight no towline winder greasy kid stuff enjoyable evening hours have spent flying local baseball field 1970 started no record hand launch due rule change going four- two-minute maxes first record 1020 set January Sepulveda Basin Fast Richard Mathis inthe Spring broke record Texas September got record back 1117 have taken away October Bob Isaacson former USC footbail star flying Polly Bob later forced give up glider because shoulder trouble Lucky ways because since has donated well appreciated hours contest help coachingnot mention Gatorade Bob has no-cut contract Now fly-off flight over seven minutes required break Bobs record realized would take great weather large glider took both went back drafting table create Super Polly Engineering expertise supplied Tom Round Man Hutchinson 50 Model Aviation calculated would take 24-in wing span 5-in chord 5931 sq black tissue wing orange tips cant remember what else Everything went exactly planned great October day Taft Super Polly made its official flight soft non-drifting thermals held Polly directly overhead OOS 1 8-minute flight 22-minute record held through end year since rules again changed doing away un limited fly-off favor continuous 2minute fly-off flights Polly has consis tent under new rules set records 1971 1343 1972 1434 19731842 1974 2000 last version presented sums up effort best meet demands competition flying hefty balsa fuselage gives rigidity maximum launch altitude also provides necessary finger grip surface consistent launches planform flying surfaces sanded too thin prone warping have never able keep square cornered balsa surfaces flat designed-in dura bility coupled reliable D/T allow full-grunt launches thermal conditions adjusting practice flying Now build Polly numbers no design changes mind wonder Does Lee Hines still believe wing shape backwards Hines professed victory dinner after just Wed like call greatest HLglider ever de signedit could tempted call its designer best ever might Butonething surethis greatest hand-launch glid er article weve ever pub lishedE Bill Blanchard raised National Record 22 minutes 1970 Anyway secret out Consis tency name game Polly name planeand cannon right arm helps Construction Building Polly difficult wont go step-by-step boredom Rather Ill hit high points important can get full instructions well goodies cast lead nose weight spring wire hinge mate rial etc good kit Aero Modeling Enterprises Begin warp-free straight wood noted drawing Shape things symmetrical possible dont use airfoil templates mike Rather prefer rely calibrated eyeballs well refined sense feel after 20 years glider carving Make sure bottom wing stab paralleL Use metal straight edge 18 inches long minimum held par allel wing cutting stab plat form drafting triangle square should used cut dihedral breaks well align wing fuselage Everything should set straight except fin Build left rudder such viewed line sight should fall right side fuselage LE wing W offset 14W 1I2 no unless flying requires later Note no stab tilt used glue recommend Titebond except align fin alignment fin use Testors sol dont have hold place day dont use pins fin Wet finger rub Titebond wood Apply three thin coats obtain fillet allowing dry between coats strong So dont fooled getdry-fast types couldnt fool arm finish can take sanding sealer rubbing compound Glasswax feed neighbors cat walked drying wing know what have read about high gloss finishes dream about extra ten feet height youll get could get last pore filled Forget Its too damn much work adds weight makes wood brittle doesnt glide Besides Bob White Godfather said youre hung-up extra altitude eat Wheaties TAPER TIPS1/850 SPRUCE LE_41IWING AREA 266sqin 1I7 _pj i STAB HINGE LINE OTE USE SlAB 1/16SHT LIGHT2 FRONT VIEW 8TITEND GLUE h3540 gin 3124713 PINTOP&1/16 WASH-IN*320 SANDPAPER GRIP218 2 BOT TOMPATTERN RIGHT CLIMBLEFT GLIDEFIN 1/32SHT C-GRAIN SHARP LEFOR RIGHT HANDERS-TRIM ROP-UP POSmON60TAB 16 -/ IHIGH POINT LEAD NOSE WEIGHTO /1/4 SHT FINGER GRIP. EPOXY4 LINE ________1/2A CL008 WIRE SPRING 008WIRE GUIDES drown Bill Blanchard BALANCE SNUFFERFUSELAGE 114x 1 MEDIUM TUBESTRAIGHT GRAIN SIGFUSELINE FUSE CUT-OUT WITH ALUM SHT 006 DIT BAND AROUNDFINISH 1 THIN COAT SANDING SEALER2 THIN FUSE CUT-OUTCOATS NITRATE DOPEi THIN COAT LACQUER 0Ii21314ISI6in POLLY D/T Dill BIessoh aid May1979 51 0 N w 0 w w Cd w -J -J Cd z -J 0 w N -J -J LL 1/8 VENEER PLYWOOD WITH 1/2 SO PINE REINFORCED CORNERS AND HINGE LINE GLUE AND NAIL TOGETHER HINGE EACH SIDE~ NOTCH FOR WIN~S AND LINE NOTCHES dr~n Bill Blanchard BLANCHARDS GLIDER BOX lift weights Flight Adjustincnt Comments trim have right-hander mind Polly set up launch right glide left have built rudder offset wash-in shown plan glider should set up little nose heavy start allows filing off weight later instead having add messy clay get enough weight Also forces start flying too much incidence much better too little Hand glide shim back stab up use sheets drafting vellum get level glide have glide circle fine bend little rudder trim go easy Now give straight-ahead level toss just hard enough see glider will climb up start left Basically want check incidence required rollout some glider turn doesnt go straight backstop Now youre ready heave about 75% dont tweak tendons Launch right sidearm up about 30% have started too much nose weight incidence glider will fly loopy safe ready fine tuning fine tuning part kind hard describe since must done fit individual arm basically its matter filing off nose weight removing shim back stab time adjusting rudder trim combination until looping tendency gone amount incidence end up will depend arm strength dont trim close 0-0 no margin safety oft launch Because going tenth max row its 115 degrees field arm feels dead going have oft launch oft launch 0-O type adjustment doesnt roll out Whereas off launch rolls out thermal still scores max Contest Flying- Showing up game day less seasoned well trimmed glid em acceptable dues paid well advance practice field Bob Whites law states can tell serious fliers degree suntans During six weeks prior Nats 15 practice sessions last four spaced four days apart coincide indoor outdoor Nats indoor day winning scores board before sealer dry some other fliers gliders Score prepara tion Now practicing going doing will need glider box will allow gliders hold trim damaged transportation Mine holds five Pollys kid-proofalmost contest day arrive earlyshortly after dawn allow warming up practice throws messing around fuses Throw couple tosses glider get Continued page 117 dethermalizer fusecut-out lined aluminum sheet beer can stock Nose Covered epoxy lead nose weight clean Bill throws things like Guidry throws baseballs pop-up stabilizer dethermalizer system clean functional Note single coil spring fuselage side hinge iocation interestina rntin nf mnvehI FORMECATOR MOLD YOUR OWN PARTS FOR PLANES BOATS CARS ETC Vacuum former plastics a5yto make own cowls wheel pants canopies etc works home oven hose type vacuum cleaner Instructions assembly & use included SlPPED PREPAID $39 Includes Asst Pack ADS VIA UPS US ONLY dealer order direct Qualified Dealer Inquiries Invited Champs excellent example oneon-one tactical flying After five maxes Fast Richard Mathis up strategy try get fly first goat being crafty Texan did try said wanted go home hot sun too long Also said tired order directly Peck P0 Box 2498 La Mesa CA 92041 Include $125 hand ling 6% tax live California Before doing might want check out Pecks complete catalog other stuff might need since handling charge same regardless size order Well summarize rules Embryo Endurance event since havent done long time arent AMA rule book Max wing area Monoplanes 50 sq biplanes 70 larger wing cant larger 45 sq Max stab 50 percent total wing area Fuselage out lines must enclose space 1 /e 1 3 Wing tail must built up covered both sides no plastic coverings Rubber power No folding props Minimum dia meter wheels ls must ROG card table top unassisted three-point takeoff Four attempts three official flights highest total wins fly-off flight break ties Bonus 5 sec raised cabin open cockpit windscreen headrest 3 sec 3-D wheelpants 1 sec 3-D exhaust pipes Bob Meuser 4200 Gregoy St Oakland CA 94619 Polly/Blanchard continued page 52 confidence feel trim dont waste arm Remember sup posed trim find has changed doesnt look right forget Thats have five have properly prepared contest can lay back watch weather others trimming throwing out arms ready first signs lift aware other models streamers bubbles fluffies dust feel air can tactical advantage have first max board providing didnt take six attempts get first max usually important last So patient Competing hand launch pays know competition other free flight events limits towline length motor run rubber weight hand launch its physical ability Free Flight PLASTIC Packs ABS Plastic Sheets fe Fomictor sheets BYss 17 Packs Only PCS PACK THICKNESSPER PACKPRICE 0201/6030$1300 030 1/32201300 045 3/64131300 060 1/16101300 090 3/3261300 Assortment Pack see below. 1300 AaCtnnnf Peek conIC, e-0Z0/ 4030/ 3045 2-060/ 1-090 Cheat. Any peek $1200 aSCO ndCnd niCk 56 FcniOCinC ACt ABS IC ohit Over 33/ lbs per pock Idea Development mo Sax 7393 rk Delaware 19711 placing second Champs would eat hat didnt win friends wasnt tired proud wasnt going fly first same time Yes first Never knew could out gun Fast last seen Fast telling father little guy doesnt look like could throw glider May1979 117 mE
Edition: Model Aviation - 1979/05
Page Numbers: 50, 51, 52, 117
THE original Polly named after first daughter flown early 1967 maxing out two local annuals 4 mm max placing third Nationals first gliders designed 20-in span swinging weight D/T Later developments using 100 gliders included flap D/T rear fin/pop-up stab version longer tail moment different airfoils weights Some flew great some deep-sixed 1970 decided concentrate modeling hand launch glider Working full time going college raising family didnt leave room much else Anyway hand launch always Happy couple Bill Poily Article pre pared before last Nats Bill won 1977 Nats 1977 USFF Champs fourth time 7time record holder 9 other times others favorite events because its pure free flight no towline winder greasy kid stuff enjoyable evening hours have spent flying local baseball field 1970 started no record hand launch due rule change going four- two-minute maxes first record 1020 set January Sepulveda Basin Fast Richard Mathis inthe Spring broke record Texas September got record back 1117 have taken away October Bob Isaacson former USC footbail star flying Polly Bob later forced give up glider because shoulder trouble Lucky ways because since has donated well appreciated hours contest help coachingnot mention Gatorade Bob has no-cut contract Now fly-off flight over seven minutes required break Bobs record realized would take great weather large glider took both went back drafting table create Super Polly Engineering expertise supplied Tom Round Man Hutchinson 50 Model Aviation calculated would take 24-in wing span 5-in chord 5931 sq black tissue wing orange tips cant remember what else Everything went exactly planned great October day Taft Super Polly made its official flight soft non-drifting thermals held Polly directly overhead OOS 1 8-minute flight 22-minute record held through end year since rules again changed doing away un limited fly-off favor continuous 2minute fly-off flights Polly has consis tent under new rules set records 1971 1343 1972 1434 19731842 1974 2000 last version presented sums up effort best meet demands competition flying hefty balsa fuselage gives rigidity maximum launch altitude also provides necessary finger grip surface consistent launches planform flying surfaces sanded too thin prone warping have never able keep square cornered balsa surfaces flat designed-in dura bility coupled reliable D/T allow full-grunt launches thermal conditions adjusting practice flying Now build Polly numbers no design changes mind wonder Does Lee Hines still believe wing shape backwards Hines professed victory dinner after just Wed like call greatest HLglider ever de signedit could tempted call its designer best ever might Butonething surethis greatest hand-launch glid er article weve ever pub lishedE Bill Blanchard raised National Record 22 minutes 1970 Anyway secret out Consis tency name game Polly name planeand cannon right arm helps Construction Building Polly difficult wont go step-by-step boredom Rather Ill hit high points important can get full instructions well goodies cast lead nose weight spring wire hinge mate rial etc good kit Aero Modeling Enterprises Begin warp-free straight wood noted drawing Shape things symmetrical possible dont use airfoil templates mike Rather prefer rely calibrated eyeballs well refined sense feel after 20 years glider carving Make sure bottom wing stab paralleL Use metal straight edge 18 inches long minimum held par allel wing cutting stab plat form drafting triangle square should used cut dihedral breaks well align wing fuselage Everything should set straight except fin Build left rudder such viewed line sight should fall right side fuselage LE wing W offset 14W 1I2 no unless flying requires later Note no stab tilt used glue recommend Titebond except align fin alignment fin use Testors sol dont have hold place day dont use pins fin Wet finger rub Titebond wood Apply three thin coats obtain fillet allowing dry between coats strong So dont fooled getdry-fast types couldnt fool arm finish can take sanding sealer rubbing compound Glasswax feed neighbors cat walked drying wing know what have read about high gloss finishes dream about extra ten feet height youll get could get last pore filled Forget Its too damn much work adds weight makes wood brittle doesnt glide Besides Bob White Godfather said youre hung-up extra altitude eat Wheaties TAPER TIPS1/850 SPRUCE LE_41IWING AREA 266sqin 1I7 _pj i STAB HINGE LINE OTE USE SlAB 1/16SHT LIGHT2 FRONT VIEW 8TITEND GLUE h3540 gin 3124713 PINTOP&1/16 WASH-IN*320 SANDPAPER GRIP218 2 BOT TOMPATTERN RIGHT CLIMBLEFT GLIDEFIN 1/32SHT C-GRAIN SHARP LEFOR RIGHT HANDERS-TRIM ROP-UP POSmON60TAB 16 -/ IHIGH POINT LEAD NOSE WEIGHTO /1/4 SHT FINGER GRIP. EPOXY4 LINE ________1/2A CL008 WIRE SPRING 008WIRE GUIDES drown Bill Blanchard BALANCE SNUFFERFUSELAGE 114x 1 MEDIUM TUBESTRAIGHT GRAIN SIGFUSELINE FUSE CUT-OUT WITH ALUM SHT 006 DIT BAND AROUNDFINISH 1 THIN COAT SANDING SEALER2 THIN FUSE CUT-OUTCOATS NITRATE DOPEi THIN COAT LACQUER 0Ii21314ISI6in POLLY D/T Dill BIessoh aid May1979 51 0 N w 0 w w Cd w -J -J Cd z -J 0 w N -J -J LL 1/8 VENEER PLYWOOD WITH 1/2 SO PINE REINFORCED CORNERS AND HINGE LINE GLUE AND NAIL TOGETHER HINGE EACH SIDE~ NOTCH FOR WIN~S AND LINE NOTCHES dr~n Bill Blanchard BLANCHARDS GLIDER BOX lift weights Flight Adjustincnt Comments trim have right-hander mind Polly set up launch right glide left have built rudder offset wash-in shown plan glider should set up little nose heavy start allows filing off weight later instead having add messy clay get enough weight Also forces start flying too much incidence much better too little Hand glide shim back stab up use sheets drafting vellum get level glide have glide circle fine bend little rudder trim go easy Now give straight-ahead level toss just hard enough see glider will climb up start left Basically want check incidence required rollout some glider turn doesnt go straight backstop Now youre ready heave about 75% dont tweak tendons Launch right sidearm up about 30% have started too much nose weight incidence glider will fly loopy safe ready fine tuning fine tuning part kind hard describe since must done fit individual arm basically its matter filing off nose weight removing shim back stab time adjusting rudder trim combination until looping tendency gone amount incidence end up will depend arm strength dont trim close 0-0 no margin safety oft launch Because going tenth max row its 115 degrees field arm feels dead going have oft launch oft launch 0-O type adjustment doesnt roll out Whereas off launch rolls out thermal still scores max Contest Flying- Showing up game day less seasoned well trimmed glid em acceptable dues paid well advance practice field Bob Whites law states can tell serious fliers degree suntans During six weeks prior Nats 15 practice sessions last four spaced four days apart coincide indoor outdoor Nats indoor day winning scores board before sealer dry some other fliers gliders Score prepara tion Now practicing going doing will need glider box will allow gliders hold trim damaged transportation Mine holds five Pollys kid-proofalmost contest day arrive earlyshortly after dawn allow warming up practice throws messing around fuses Throw couple tosses glider get Continued page 117 dethermalizer fusecut-out lined aluminum sheet beer can stock Nose Covered epoxy lead nose weight clean Bill throws things like Guidry throws baseballs pop-up stabilizer dethermalizer system clean functional Note single coil spring fuselage side hinge iocation interestina rntin nf mnvehI FORMECATOR MOLD YOUR OWN PARTS FOR PLANES BOATS CARS ETC Vacuum former plastics a5yto make own cowls wheel pants canopies etc works home oven hose type vacuum cleaner Instructions assembly & use included SlPPED PREPAID $39 Includes Asst Pack ADS VIA UPS US ONLY dealer order direct Qualified Dealer Inquiries Invited Champs excellent example oneon-one tactical flying After five maxes Fast Richard Mathis up strategy try get fly first goat being crafty Texan did try said wanted go home hot sun too long Also said tired order directly Peck P0 Box 2498 La Mesa CA 92041 Include $125 hand ling 6% tax live California Before doing might want check out Pecks complete catalog other stuff might need since handling charge same regardless size order Well summarize rules Embryo Endurance event since havent done long time arent AMA rule book Max wing area Monoplanes 50 sq biplanes 70 larger wing cant larger 45 sq Max stab 50 percent total wing area Fuselage out lines must enclose space 1 /e 1 3 Wing tail must built up covered both sides no plastic coverings Rubber power No folding props Minimum dia meter wheels ls must ROG card table top unassisted three-point takeoff Four attempts three official flights highest total wins fly-off flight break ties Bonus 5 sec raised cabin open cockpit windscreen headrest 3 sec 3-D wheelpants 1 sec 3-D exhaust pipes Bob Meuser 4200 Gregoy St Oakland CA 94619 Polly/Blanchard continued page 52 confidence feel trim dont waste arm Remember sup posed trim find has changed doesnt look right forget Thats have five have properly prepared contest can lay back watch weather others trimming throwing out arms ready first signs lift aware other models streamers bubbles fluffies dust feel air can tactical advantage have first max board providing didnt take six attempts get first max usually important last So patient Competing hand launch pays know competition other free flight events limits towline length motor run rubber weight hand launch its physical ability Free Flight PLASTIC Packs ABS Plastic Sheets fe Fomictor sheets BYss 17 Packs Only PCS PACK THICKNESSPER PACKPRICE 0201/6030$1300 030 1/32201300 045 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Any peek $1200 aSCO ndCnd niCk 56 FcniOCinC ACt ABS IC ohit Over 33/ lbs per pock Idea Development mo Sax 7393 rk Delaware 19711 placing second Champs would eat hat didnt win friends wasnt tired proud wasnt going fly first same time Yes first Never knew could out gun Fast last seen Fast telling father little guy doesnt look like could throw glider May1979 117 mE