NO OCR TEXT Ut __ built i3ut now long vative cautious Rurt ing DI fat few years own design better builder t Rutan light day double ial Swedu fighter anyones excel aravicristiCS Lfltcd Though said Throwina conventic iward a better aii EAA n limited b -pretty appearanc4 considered ho obviously p ut 1975 star began very steeply VariEze appeare Kosh Fly-In after home base jump ci gle day drawing o orums design us truly original lipi package c building time equally big iii mance sleek ASA-designed winglci ny people mu Cessna 150 i 200 mph tI sin manage 120 dde Enterprises came instruction foam enasne ne tiny implebu oro ir hi days mebujit ht line indeed before ii past wa tan sit ba VariEze demonstra doing er attt rs Fore tion counts uumo vheel will replal wings ai BOX 511G HIGGINSVILLE MISSOURI 64037 booklet comes Ace unit helps lot Good Luck Geared Motors/Moore continued page 54 can withstand strain should used vestige gear box really double thrust bearing light front section provide two supports shaft 021 thick rear 010 thick front steel blanks tack sold ered together edge accurate drilling before cutting shape spacing shaft holes tested scrap gears shafts slight amount lash necessary free running assembly 039 music wire hook shafts have short flat ground bushings will aluminum bushings swaged Sterling Instrument Catalog 464-page compendium Precision Electro-Mechanical Components includes 109-page tech nical section precision gearing gear train design Broken down nine sections catalogue includes listing over 6500 gears plus numerous other categories items Dimensioned scale drawings tables etc impressively presented Price $395 Ster ling Instrument 55 S Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 product review product review product review tightly place turned press fit 1/8 thick nylon gears Six grooves milled lengthwise bushing anchor gear An extra inch hook shafts clipped off later allows chucking lathe machining bushings 3/32 thick 12-tooth gear sliced brass pinion wire cutoff tool lathe after accurately dril ling undersize drive fit 1/16 m music wire prop shaft front 3/8 shaft ground lathe fit small ball bearing bearing has flange inside front section takes radial thrust loads fast est turning part source small gears bearings Stock Drive Products 55 South Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 catalog 75 Handbook Stock Gears $295 Quickie/Berliner continued page 56 ing test-beds other things no wants talk about yet public looked least briefly previously nounced plan develop 4-6-seater along lines VariEze cruise 200 mph 150 hp must have placed hold Rut Rutan works quietly secretly little skunk works Mojave Air port first proof continued dedication needs little guy came early 1978 Quickie revealed unsuspecting world along rumors revolu tionary projects yet come Secrecy maintained during amazingly brief time between start construc tion August 13 1977 first flight November 15 Quickie tough airplane put label Its part negative-stagger bi plane part tail-first canard part tan dem-wing means its unlike other airplane shape seen before its different just sake being different radical design carefully worked out advance Burt co-designers builders Tom Jewett Gene Sheehan flew first day made total 15 flights first week could never have happened ser ious problems solve isnt just appearance Quickie different Thanks VariEze-like construction unusually clean lines gets performance its limited horsepower aeronautical de signers have dreamed about 18 hp cruises speed Cessna 150 120 mph barely 2/3 total wing area little Formula racer lifts 180-lb pilot 20 lbs baggage enough fuel fly almost 600 miles terms efficiency its class itself Few airplanes get much two mph/horsepower theyre designed mainly speed Fac tory-built lightplanes still struggling get mph hp Quickie gets almost seven mph horse developed its highly-modified durability 2-cylinder 4-cycle industrial engine days ever greater con cern fuel economy whos object 120-mph airplane gets close 90 miles per gallon prototype ex pected hit 100 mpg once its few bugs have ironed out ever-popular Cessna gets bit over 20 mpg home builts like single-seat VW-powered Volksplane get around 30 mpg key Quickies performance its product review product review product review Complete Manual Precision Mechanical Components intended engineers design ers purchasing agents remarkable 576-page catalogue available Winfred M Berg Inc describes illustrates scale dimensioned drawings con ceivable type gear sprocket belt drive shaft bearing etc mechanically-minded modeler can think special section miniature sprockets chains other power transmission devices special interest Winf red M Berg Inc 499 Ocean Ave East Rockaway NY 11518 product review product review product review 102 Model Aviation Since weve business 24 years can sure stay offer service customers years come youre interested what have offer send Si complete catalog Add 550 1st Class mail return Ak IlL Em product review product review product review THE 4U1 4~g/ AL ODELER ow RADIO CONTROL FREE FLIGHT & CONTROL LINEAPRIL 2829&30 STATIC COMPETITION IN MANY MODEL CATEGORIES OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONSHOURS1978 GIANT RAFFLE. MANY PRIZES FRIDAY APRIL 28 9PM SATURDAY APRIL29 10AM 6PM LECTURES AND HOW-TO SESSIONS SUNDAY APRIL 30 10 AM 5PM INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 PHONE 4714 548-4700 construction permits infinite variety shapes combined very low weight excellent strength dura bility As demonstrated VariEze created simply core lowdensity rigid foam high-strength fiberglass covering often form sandwich great extent its just matter cutting out shaping block foam covering layers fiberglass internally strong can withstand sort bumps bruises will mar surface metal fabric-covered air plane spoil its performance Because simple means build ing time needed assemble Quickie less VariEze trend-setter prototype single-seater built just 400 man hours including extra time needed make molds fiberglass parts like cowling wheel pants now will made available purchase other builders Since men built pro totype no previous experience foam-and-fiberglass construction equally inexperienced amateur builder can expect build Quickie about same length time figures out about five months evening week end work contrasted three four years work needed build average tubeplywood-and-fabric homebuilt Very often airplane offers outstanding performance will come up short some other area like ease handling pilot comfort Quickie developers claim least easy fly average factory airplane can handled ground almost like sports car thanks unusually wide main landing gear mounted tips canard surface As pilot can tall 6 5 can weigh up 200 lbs will still carry full fuel load because low-slung design cockpit side 34 inches above groundabout same height mo torcycle seat making very easy step right Controls fairly conventional rudder pedals floor sidestick controller ailerons elevator becoming more popular elevator/flaps combined located trailing edge canard surface ailerons inboard section wing rud der now usual place ver tical tail after attempt combine rudder tail wheel lacked responsive ness near lift-off speed aspect development very different little airplane just like other successful airplane history engine came first Sheehan Jewett worked two years locate refine good small engine before went Rutan talk about airplanes considered rotaries two-cycles VW other car engines standard aircraft engines before settling Onan indus trial engine able lighten reducing its strength result ing powerplant will available two forms 434 cu version puts out 16 hp 3600 rpm 477 cu ver sion puts out 18 hp 3600 rpm As industrial engines rated 1000 hours between major overhauls aircraft engines expected least well Early performance tests have very encouraging 16-hp engine gets Quickie off 650 feet initial rate climb 340 feet per minute land ing run 480 feet 18 hp takeoff shortened 580 feet rate climb goes up 425 feet per minute landing run extended 490 feet 16hp machine power-on stall 48 mph power-off stall 52 mph cruising speed 116 mph maximum 121 mph powerful engine power-on stall 49 mph power-off 53 mph cruise 75% power 121 mph top speed 126 mph 16-hp engine gives service ceiling 10000 feet 18 hp ups 12300 feet Plans materials kits ready spring 1978 first plansbuilt Quickies expected Oshkosh late July Estimated cost complete packMay1978 103 LJL A-flt AT THE LUO \ \ FULL-SIZE PLANS No 222 Winterhawk$350 RC Standard Class sailplane rugged excellent soarer No 223 Fly Baby$375 CL Scale model famous homebuiltfor 35-40 RC engines No 224 Horsefly$250 RC sport job pulse rudderless $100 radio No 101 No 103 No 104 No 112 No118 No 121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No 134 No136 No 141 No146 No148 No155 No169 No 165 No166 No168 No169 No174 No177 No178 No161 No 183 No 164 No 185 No 186 No 187 No188 No189 No 190 No 191 No 192 No 193 No 194 No195 No196 No198 No199 No201 No 202 No203 No204 No205 No 206 No 207 No 208 No 209 No210 No211 No212 No213 No214 No215 No216 No217 No218 No219 No220 No221 Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovaSons $300 Kioud King 15-19 AC Old-Timer Free Flight based upon 1938 record breaker FF 8400 Wiley Poat Biplane Petite durable scale designior either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $225 Sneat Sport RC glider simple job can flown engine $275 GollyGeeWhiz Dan Rutherforrfs simple l-lalf-A powered Combat job turns dime . $160 Gremlin Sturdy aerobatic AC biplane flies well en 35s up 80s 4-Bits 40-powered RC 600 Club Pacer has winning ways Good sport too Semi-Pro Contest-winning NL glider has pop-up tail dethermalizer$100 HaIf-Korda rubber John Oldenkampa 112-size all-balsa Old-Timer$176 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $500 Callisto superb Standard Class AC sailplane also took Nets first .. . 8400 Fieseler Storch AC scale model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps 0 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. 8460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Pacer incorporates latest techniques $200 Comedian AC fun-fly aerobatic biplane good looker 40 80 Tellipsoer AC Standard Class sailplane manywinsstand-outperformance 1000 Tercel Keith Trostles Cl Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Midget Mustang Cl 1975-1976 Nets winning Goodyear John Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 15 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 19-25 8400 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 Zonker AC canard has pattern capability 40 power Country Boy FF Jim Clem thoroughbred/09/51 1 /2A $300 Bed Check Charlie ftC Scale model Aussian PT trainer 09 15 $300 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville ftC Sport low-wing sailplane 180 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford frequent winner $275 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing has ply-skin fuselage 25s 45s $460 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette FF model Jetex-lype power isa Nationels winner. $160 Vintage 11 ftC Antique type old-time open fuse construction A80 75 Snake CL Rat racer Dick Lambertlatest state .. $2 00 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence llaughtgood canget$3 75 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1978 World Championships Nets. $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1978 PAl World Champs Vol Libra PP rubber-powered Wakefield Bob White Greet winner$276 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 built-inmuffler 76 Mirage Sherwood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nets winner$2 50 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice aerobatics/racing . $3 75 P3 RC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $3 60 Roll Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $1 00 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $160 Pokker0-VIII RCfor45to6OTwosheets2-1/2scale Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL S0 biplane 40 power less than$l0espense $600 Hot Rock AC aerobatics 19-40 engines Simple tail-dragger $350 Air Camper PP Pientenpol 1/2A Charming old-timer 2-sheets $300 Livesey DL 5 AC English homabuilt 3-chan. 1 5s Exotic easy Good flier $600 Swinger CL /2A all-balsa swing-wing Fly fun use experiments $200 SeastrutzRCbiplane3channelsfor19wheelsorPOntooils. . 5460 Simplex PP years development wins049/05 1$460 Together IV CL Rather large impressive stunter 46 Consistent winner$376 Miss America AC Antique famous historic model 2 big sheets 35 40$926 Eliminator II CL Class Speed asymmetric design record fob$175 Bumbled Bee Jean Pailets tail-first version Indoor Easy B 0 Windlord Ken Bates AC flying wing sailplane highly competitive$560 Mustang Al Meyers lovely CL P-Si 46 Sport Scale Stunt .. $400 Rocketeer Al Lidbergs 02 PF replica famed Schoentirun old-timer $200 AC Fairchild Ranger 24 AMA Sport Scale 2 big sheets . $1000 PP Fokker Universal Jumbo-sized rubber scale model Bill Noonan $500 CL Bobcat John KiladonWa Slow Ratlatest stats art $150 AC Insider indoorsand out Electric power pulse rudder $300 m inininininm m m rcle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 118 121123124125131134136141146149155159 165166168169174177178181183184185186 I 187188189190191192193194195196198199 201202203204205206207208209210211212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 I Please print carefully--Enclosed $ NAMEH II STREETI II CITYI STATEZIP__________ Price includes first-class postage Send check money orderpayable toI r delAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. WashingtonDC 20005I 5 age including lot pre-formed parts engine around $3000 packet information available $600 Quickie Enterprises PO Box 786 Mo jave CA 93501 Quickie yet success prototype has flown fully proven giving enjoyment hun dreds amateur pilots will still just another step road better air plane latest rumor coming out Rutan Aircraft Factory four- sixplace twin-engined airplane aimed cer tification factory production sumed like VariEze general lay out 150-hp Lycoming engine either end Performance should near 250 mph cruising speed price factory-built airplane should just fraction current twin offering such performance prototype could fly summer though will have go through time-consuming FAA tests studies before anyone allowed walk showroom buy what future Already Burt Rutan has left rest lightplane industry decade two behind him would height foolishness sume will now stop wait others catch up ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control102 Andrews Aircraft Model Co98 Coverite25 Cox Hobbies Inc de Front Cover Davis Diesel Development90 Du-Bro Products93 95 EK-Products7 Executive Hobbies94 Flyline Models94 Fox Mfg Company7 Fusite Emerson Electric Co101 Carl Goldberg Models Inside Back Cover Grish Brothers92 Hobby Hideway90 IMS Show103 K&BMfg84 Kraft Great Lakes Inc87 Kustom Kraftsmanship96 MACShow99 C E Maddux Co90 Midwest Model Products6 Model Builder87 Modernistic Models96 Morrison Repla-Tech94 Pactra Industries85 Peck-Polymers96 Progress Mfg Company86 Sig Mfg Company1 Sterling Models Inc5 Tatone Products Inc97 Toledo Show100 Top Flite Models Inc3 Westport International Inc89 Williams Brothers88 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/05
Page Numbers: 55, 56, 102, 103, 104
NO OCR TEXT Ut __ built i3ut now long vative cautious Rurt ing DI fat few years own design better builder t Rutan light day double ial Swedu fighter anyones excel aravicristiCS Lfltcd Though said Throwina conventic iward a better aii EAA n limited b -pretty appearanc4 considered ho obviously p ut 1975 star began very steeply VariEze appeare Kosh Fly-In after home base jump ci gle day drawing o orums design us truly original lipi package c building time equally big iii mance sleek ASA-designed winglci ny people mu Cessna 150 i 200 mph tI sin manage 120 dde Enterprises came instruction foam enasne ne tiny implebu oro ir hi days mebujit ht line indeed before ii past wa tan sit ba VariEze demonstra doing er attt rs Fore tion counts uumo vheel will replal wings ai BOX 511G HIGGINSVILLE MISSOURI 64037 booklet comes Ace unit helps lot Good Luck Geared Motors/Moore continued page 54 can withstand strain should used vestige gear box really double thrust bearing light front section provide two supports shaft 021 thick rear 010 thick front steel blanks tack sold ered together edge accurate drilling before cutting shape spacing shaft holes tested scrap gears shafts slight amount lash necessary free running assembly 039 music wire hook shafts have short flat ground bushings will aluminum bushings swaged Sterling Instrument Catalog 464-page compendium Precision Electro-Mechanical Components includes 109-page tech nical section precision gearing gear train design Broken down nine sections catalogue includes listing over 6500 gears plus numerous other categories items Dimensioned scale drawings tables etc impressively presented Price $395 Ster ling Instrument 55 S Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 product review product review product review tightly place turned press fit 1/8 thick nylon gears Six grooves milled lengthwise bushing anchor gear An extra inch hook shafts clipped off later allows chucking lathe machining bushings 3/32 thick 12-tooth gear sliced brass pinion wire cutoff tool lathe after accurately dril ling undersize drive fit 1/16 m music wire prop shaft front 3/8 shaft ground lathe fit small ball bearing bearing has flange inside front section takes radial thrust loads fast est turning part source small gears bearings Stock Drive Products 55 South Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 catalog 75 Handbook Stock Gears $295 Quickie/Berliner continued page 56 ing test-beds other things no wants talk about yet public looked least briefly previously nounced plan develop 4-6-seater along lines VariEze cruise 200 mph 150 hp must have placed hold Rut Rutan works quietly secretly little skunk works Mojave Air port first proof continued dedication needs little guy came early 1978 Quickie revealed unsuspecting world along rumors revolu tionary projects yet come Secrecy maintained during amazingly brief time between start construc tion August 13 1977 first flight November 15 Quickie tough airplane put label Its part negative-stagger bi plane part tail-first canard part tan dem-wing means its unlike other airplane shape seen before its different just sake being different radical design carefully worked out advance Burt co-designers builders Tom Jewett Gene Sheehan flew first day made total 15 flights first week could never have happened ser ious problems solve isnt just appearance Quickie different Thanks VariEze-like construction unusually clean lines gets performance its limited horsepower aeronautical de signers have dreamed about 18 hp cruises speed Cessna 150 120 mph barely 2/3 total wing area little Formula racer lifts 180-lb pilot 20 lbs baggage enough fuel fly almost 600 miles terms efficiency its class itself Few airplanes get much two mph/horsepower theyre designed mainly speed Fac tory-built lightplanes still struggling get mph hp Quickie gets almost seven mph horse developed its highly-modified durability 2-cylinder 4-cycle industrial engine days ever greater con cern fuel economy whos object 120-mph airplane gets close 90 miles per gallon prototype ex pected hit 100 mpg once its few bugs have ironed out ever-popular Cessna gets bit over 20 mpg home builts like single-seat VW-powered Volksplane get around 30 mpg key Quickies performance its product review product review product review Complete Manual Precision Mechanical Components intended engineers design ers purchasing agents remarkable 576-page catalogue available Winfred M Berg Inc describes illustrates scale dimensioned drawings con ceivable type gear sprocket belt drive shaft bearing etc mechanically-minded modeler can think special section miniature sprockets chains other power transmission devices special interest Winf red M Berg Inc 499 Ocean Ave East Rockaway NY 11518 product review product review product review 102 Model Aviation Since weve business 24 years can sure stay offer service customers years come youre interested what have offer send Si complete catalog Add 550 1st Class mail return Ak IlL Em product review product review product review THE 4U1 4~g/ AL ODELER ow RADIO CONTROL FREE FLIGHT & CONTROL LINEAPRIL 2829&30 STATIC COMPETITION IN MANY MODEL CATEGORIES OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONSHOURS1978 GIANT RAFFLE. MANY PRIZES FRIDAY APRIL 28 9PM SATURDAY APRIL29 10AM 6PM LECTURES AND HOW-TO SESSIONS SUNDAY APRIL 30 10 AM 5PM INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 PHONE 4714 548-4700 construction permits infinite variety shapes combined very low weight excellent strength dura bility As demonstrated VariEze created simply core lowdensity rigid foam high-strength fiberglass covering often form sandwich great extent its just matter cutting out shaping block foam covering layers fiberglass internally strong can withstand sort bumps bruises will mar surface metal fabric-covered air plane spoil its performance Because simple means build ing time needed assemble Quickie less VariEze trend-setter prototype single-seater built just 400 man hours including extra time needed make molds fiberglass parts like cowling wheel pants now will made available purchase other builders Since men built pro totype no previous experience foam-and-fiberglass construction equally inexperienced amateur builder can expect build Quickie about same length time figures out about five months evening week end work contrasted three four years work needed build average tubeplywood-and-fabric homebuilt Very often airplane offers outstanding performance will come up short some other area like ease handling pilot comfort Quickie developers claim least easy fly average factory airplane can handled ground almost like sports car thanks unusually wide main landing gear mounted tips canard surface As pilot can tall 6 5 can weigh up 200 lbs will still carry full fuel load because low-slung design cockpit side 34 inches above groundabout same height mo torcycle seat making very easy step right Controls fairly conventional rudder pedals floor sidestick controller ailerons elevator becoming more popular elevator/flaps combined located trailing edge canard surface ailerons inboard section wing rud der now usual place ver tical tail after attempt combine rudder tail wheel lacked responsive ness near lift-off speed aspect development very different little airplane just like other successful airplane history engine came first Sheehan Jewett worked two years locate refine good small engine before went Rutan talk about airplanes considered rotaries two-cycles VW other car engines standard aircraft engines before settling Onan indus trial engine able lighten reducing its strength result ing powerplant will available two forms 434 cu version puts out 16 hp 3600 rpm 477 cu ver sion puts out 18 hp 3600 rpm As industrial engines rated 1000 hours between major overhauls aircraft engines expected least well Early performance tests have very encouraging 16-hp engine gets Quickie off 650 feet initial rate climb 340 feet per minute land ing run 480 feet 18 hp takeoff shortened 580 feet rate climb goes up 425 feet per minute landing run extended 490 feet 16hp machine power-on stall 48 mph power-off stall 52 mph cruising speed 116 mph maximum 121 mph powerful engine power-on stall 49 mph power-off 53 mph cruise 75% power 121 mph top speed 126 mph 16-hp engine gives service ceiling 10000 feet 18 hp ups 12300 feet Plans materials kits ready spring 1978 first plansbuilt Quickies expected Oshkosh late July Estimated cost complete packMay1978 103 LJL A-flt AT THE LUO \ \ FULL-SIZE PLANS No 222 Winterhawk$350 RC Standard Class sailplane rugged excellent soarer No 223 Fly Baby$375 CL Scale model famous homebuiltfor 35-40 RC engines No 224 Horsefly$250 RC sport job pulse rudderless $100 radio No 101 No 103 No 104 No 112 No118 No 121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No 134 No136 No 141 No146 No148 No155 No169 No 165 No166 No168 No169 No174 No177 No178 No161 No 183 No 164 No 185 No 186 No 187 No188 No189 No 190 No 191 No 192 No 193 No 194 No195 No196 No198 No199 No201 No 202 No203 No204 No205 No 206 No 207 No 208 No 209 No210 No211 No212 No213 No214 No215 No216 No217 No218 No219 No220 No221 Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovaSons $300 Kioud King 15-19 AC Old-Timer Free Flight based upon 1938 record breaker FF 8400 Wiley Poat Biplane Petite durable scale designior either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $225 Sneat Sport RC glider simple job can flown engine $275 GollyGeeWhiz Dan Rutherforrfs simple l-lalf-A powered Combat job turns dime . $160 Gremlin Sturdy aerobatic AC biplane flies well en 35s up 80s 4-Bits 40-powered RC 600 Club Pacer has winning ways Good sport too Semi-Pro Contest-winning NL glider has pop-up tail dethermalizer$100 HaIf-Korda rubber John Oldenkampa 112-size all-balsa Old-Timer$176 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $500 Callisto superb Standard Class AC sailplane also took Nets first .. . 8400 Fieseler Storch AC scale model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps 0 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. 8460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Pacer incorporates latest techniques $200 Comedian AC fun-fly aerobatic biplane good looker 40 80 Tellipsoer AC Standard Class sailplane manywinsstand-outperformance 1000 Tercel Keith Trostles Cl Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Midget Mustang Cl 1975-1976 Nets winning Goodyear John Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 15 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 19-25 8400 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 Zonker AC canard has pattern capability 40 power Country Boy FF Jim Clem thoroughbred/09/51 1 /2A $300 Bed Check Charlie ftC Scale model Aussian PT trainer 09 15 $300 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville ftC Sport low-wing sailplane 180 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford frequent winner $275 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing has ply-skin fuselage 25s 45s $460 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette FF model Jetex-lype power isa Nationels winner. $160 Vintage 11 ftC Antique type old-time open fuse construction A80 75 Snake CL Rat racer Dick Lambertlatest state .. $2 00 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence llaughtgood canget$3 75 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1978 World Championships Nets. $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1978 PAl World Champs Vol Libra PP rubber-powered Wakefield Bob White Greet winner$276 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 built-inmuffler 76 Mirage Sherwood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nets winner$2 50 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice aerobatics/racing . $3 75 P3 RC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $3 60 Roll Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $1 00 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $160 Pokker0-VIII RCfor45to6OTwosheets2-1/2scale Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL S0 biplane 40 power less than$l0espense $600 Hot Rock AC aerobatics 19-40 engines Simple tail-dragger $350 Air Camper PP Pientenpol 1/2A Charming old-timer 2-sheets $300 Livesey DL 5 AC English homabuilt 3-chan. 1 5s Exotic easy Good flier $600 Swinger CL /2A all-balsa swing-wing Fly fun use experiments $200 SeastrutzRCbiplane3channelsfor19wheelsorPOntooils. . 5460 Simplex PP years development wins049/05 1$460 Together IV CL Rather large impressive stunter 46 Consistent winner$376 Miss America AC Antique famous historic model 2 big sheets 35 40$926 Eliminator II CL Class Speed asymmetric design record fob$175 Bumbled Bee Jean Pailets tail-first version Indoor Easy B 0 Windlord Ken Bates AC flying wing sailplane highly competitive$560 Mustang Al Meyers lovely CL P-Si 46 Sport Scale Stunt .. $400 Rocketeer Al Lidbergs 02 PF replica famed Schoentirun old-timer $200 AC Fairchild Ranger 24 AMA Sport Scale 2 big sheets . $1000 PP Fokker Universal Jumbo-sized rubber scale model Bill Noonan $500 CL Bobcat John KiladonWa Slow Ratlatest stats art $150 AC Insider indoorsand out Electric power pulse rudder $300 m inininininm m m rcle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 118 121123124125131134136141146149155159 165166168169174177178181183184185186 I 187188189190191192193194195196198199 201202203204205206207208209210211212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 I Please print carefully--Enclosed $ NAMEH II STREETI II CITYI STATEZIP__________ Price includes first-class postage Send check money orderpayable toI r delAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. WashingtonDC 20005I 5 age including lot pre-formed parts engine around $3000 packet information available $600 Quickie Enterprises PO Box 786 Mo jave CA 93501 Quickie yet success prototype has flown fully proven giving enjoyment hun dreds amateur pilots will still just another step road better air plane latest rumor coming out Rutan Aircraft Factory four- sixplace twin-engined airplane aimed cer tification factory production sumed like VariEze general lay out 150-hp Lycoming engine either end Performance should near 250 mph cruising speed price factory-built airplane should just fraction current twin offering such performance prototype could fly summer though will have go through time-consuming FAA tests studies before anyone allowed walk showroom buy what future Already Burt Rutan has left rest lightplane industry decade two behind him would height foolishness sume will now stop wait others catch up ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control102 Andrews Aircraft Model Co98 Coverite25 Cox Hobbies Inc de Front Cover Davis Diesel Development90 Du-Bro Products93 95 EK-Products7 Executive Hobbies94 Flyline Models94 Fox Mfg Company7 Fusite Emerson Electric Co101 Carl Goldberg Models Inside Back Cover Grish Brothers92 Hobby Hideway90 IMS Show103 K&BMfg84 Kraft Great Lakes Inc87 Kustom Kraftsmanship96 MACShow99 C E Maddux Co90 Midwest Model Products6 Model Builder87 Modernistic Models96 Morrison Repla-Tech94 Pactra Industries85 Peck-Polymers96 Progress Mfg Company86 Sig Mfg Company1 Sterling Models Inc5 Tatone Products Inc97 Toledo Show100 Top Flite Models Inc3 Westport International Inc89 Williams Brothers88 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/05
Page Numbers: 55, 56, 102, 103, 104
NO OCR TEXT Ut __ built i3ut now long vative cautious Rurt ing DI fat few years own design better builder t Rutan light day double ial Swedu fighter anyones excel aravicristiCS Lfltcd Though said Throwina conventic iward a better aii EAA n limited b -pretty appearanc4 considered ho obviously p ut 1975 star began very steeply VariEze appeare Kosh Fly-In after home base jump ci gle day drawing o orums design us truly original lipi package c building time equally big iii mance sleek ASA-designed winglci ny people mu Cessna 150 i 200 mph tI sin manage 120 dde Enterprises came instruction foam enasne ne tiny implebu oro ir hi days mebujit ht line indeed before ii past wa tan sit ba VariEze demonstra doing er attt rs Fore tion counts uumo vheel will replal wings ai BOX 511G HIGGINSVILLE MISSOURI 64037 booklet comes Ace unit helps lot Good Luck Geared Motors/Moore continued page 54 can withstand strain should used vestige gear box really double thrust bearing light front section provide two supports shaft 021 thick rear 010 thick front steel blanks tack sold ered together edge accurate drilling before cutting shape spacing shaft holes tested scrap gears shafts slight amount lash necessary free running assembly 039 music wire hook shafts have short flat ground bushings will aluminum bushings swaged Sterling Instrument Catalog 464-page compendium Precision Electro-Mechanical Components includes 109-page tech nical section precision gearing gear train design Broken down nine sections catalogue includes listing over 6500 gears plus numerous other categories items Dimensioned scale drawings tables etc impressively presented Price $395 Ster ling Instrument 55 S Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 product review product review product review tightly place turned press fit 1/8 thick nylon gears Six grooves milled lengthwise bushing anchor gear An extra inch hook shafts clipped off later allows chucking lathe machining bushings 3/32 thick 12-tooth gear sliced brass pinion wire cutoff tool lathe after accurately dril ling undersize drive fit 1/16 m music wire prop shaft front 3/8 shaft ground lathe fit small ball bearing bearing has flange inside front section takes radial thrust loads fast est turning part source small gears bearings Stock Drive Products 55 South Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 catalog 75 Handbook Stock Gears $295 Quickie/Berliner continued page 56 ing test-beds other things no wants talk about yet public looked least briefly previously nounced plan develop 4-6-seater along lines VariEze cruise 200 mph 150 hp must have placed hold Rut Rutan works quietly secretly little skunk works Mojave Air port first proof continued dedication needs little guy came early 1978 Quickie revealed unsuspecting world along rumors revolu tionary projects yet come Secrecy maintained during amazingly brief time between start construc tion August 13 1977 first flight November 15 Quickie tough airplane put label Its part negative-stagger bi plane part tail-first canard part tan dem-wing means its unlike other airplane shape seen before its different just sake being different radical design carefully worked out advance Burt co-designers builders Tom Jewett Gene Sheehan flew first day made total 15 flights first week could never have happened ser ious problems solve isnt just appearance Quickie different Thanks VariEze-like construction unusually clean lines gets performance its limited horsepower aeronautical de signers have dreamed about 18 hp cruises speed Cessna 150 120 mph barely 2/3 total wing area little Formula racer lifts 180-lb pilot 20 lbs baggage enough fuel fly almost 600 miles terms efficiency its class itself Few airplanes get much two mph/horsepower theyre designed mainly speed Fac tory-built lightplanes still struggling get mph hp Quickie gets almost seven mph horse developed its highly-modified durability 2-cylinder 4-cycle industrial engine days ever greater con cern fuel economy whos object 120-mph airplane gets close 90 miles per gallon prototype ex pected hit 100 mpg once its few bugs have ironed out ever-popular Cessna gets bit over 20 mpg home builts like single-seat VW-powered Volksplane get around 30 mpg key Quickies performance its product review product review product review Complete Manual Precision Mechanical Components intended engineers design ers purchasing agents remarkable 576-page catalogue available Winfred M Berg Inc describes illustrates scale dimensioned drawings con ceivable type gear sprocket belt drive shaft bearing etc mechanically-minded modeler can think special section miniature sprockets chains other power transmission devices special interest Winf red M Berg Inc 499 Ocean Ave East Rockaway NY 11518 product review product review product review 102 Model Aviation Since weve business 24 years can sure stay offer service customers years come youre interested what have offer send Si complete catalog Add 550 1st Class mail return Ak IlL Em product review product review product review THE 4U1 4~g/ AL ODELER ow RADIO CONTROL FREE FLIGHT & CONTROL LINEAPRIL 2829&30 STATIC COMPETITION IN MANY MODEL CATEGORIES OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONSHOURS1978 GIANT RAFFLE. MANY PRIZES FRIDAY APRIL 28 9PM SATURDAY APRIL29 10AM 6PM LECTURES AND HOW-TO SESSIONS SUNDAY APRIL 30 10 AM 5PM INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 PHONE 4714 548-4700 construction permits infinite variety shapes combined very low weight excellent strength dura bility As demonstrated VariEze created simply core lowdensity rigid foam high-strength fiberglass covering often form sandwich great extent its just matter cutting out shaping block foam covering layers fiberglass internally strong can withstand sort bumps bruises will mar surface metal fabric-covered air plane spoil its performance Because simple means build ing time needed assemble Quickie less VariEze trend-setter prototype single-seater built just 400 man hours including extra time needed make molds fiberglass parts like cowling wheel pants now will made available purchase other builders Since men built pro totype no previous experience foam-and-fiberglass construction equally inexperienced amateur builder can expect build Quickie about same length time figures out about five months evening week end work contrasted three four years work needed build average tubeplywood-and-fabric homebuilt Very often airplane offers outstanding performance will come up short some other area like ease handling pilot comfort Quickie developers claim least easy fly average factory airplane can handled ground almost like sports car thanks unusually wide main landing gear mounted tips canard surface As pilot can tall 6 5 can weigh up 200 lbs will still carry full fuel load because low-slung design cockpit side 34 inches above groundabout same height mo torcycle seat making very easy step right Controls fairly conventional rudder pedals floor sidestick controller ailerons elevator becoming more popular elevator/flaps combined located trailing edge canard surface ailerons inboard section wing rud der now usual place ver tical tail after attempt combine rudder tail wheel lacked responsive ness near lift-off speed aspect development very different little airplane just like other successful airplane history engine came first Sheehan Jewett worked two years locate refine good small engine before went Rutan talk about airplanes considered rotaries two-cycles VW other car engines standard aircraft engines before settling Onan indus trial engine able lighten reducing its strength result ing powerplant will available two forms 434 cu version puts out 16 hp 3600 rpm 477 cu ver sion puts out 18 hp 3600 rpm As industrial engines rated 1000 hours between major overhauls aircraft engines expected least well Early performance tests have very encouraging 16-hp engine gets Quickie off 650 feet initial rate climb 340 feet per minute land ing run 480 feet 18 hp takeoff shortened 580 feet rate climb goes up 425 feet per minute landing run extended 490 feet 16hp machine power-on stall 48 mph power-off stall 52 mph cruising speed 116 mph maximum 121 mph powerful engine power-on stall 49 mph power-off 53 mph cruise 75% power 121 mph top speed 126 mph 16-hp engine gives service ceiling 10000 feet 18 hp ups 12300 feet Plans materials kits ready spring 1978 first plansbuilt Quickies expected Oshkosh late July Estimated cost complete packMay1978 103 LJL A-flt AT THE LUO \ \ FULL-SIZE PLANS No 222 Winterhawk$350 RC Standard Class sailplane rugged excellent soarer No 223 Fly Baby$375 CL Scale model famous homebuiltfor 35-40 RC engines No 224 Horsefly$250 RC sport job pulse rudderless $100 radio No 101 No 103 No 104 No 112 No118 No 121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No 134 No136 No 141 No146 No148 No155 No169 No 165 No166 No168 No169 No174 No177 No178 No161 No 183 No 164 No 185 No 186 No 187 No188 No189 No 190 No 191 No 192 No 193 No 194 No195 No196 No198 No199 No201 No 202 No203 No204 No205 No 206 No 207 No 208 No 209 No210 No211 No212 No213 No214 No215 No216 No217 No218 No219 No220 No221 Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovaSons $300 Kioud King 15-19 AC Old-Timer Free Flight based upon 1938 record breaker FF 8400 Wiley Poat Biplane Petite durable scale designior either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $225 Sneat Sport RC glider simple job can flown engine $275 GollyGeeWhiz Dan Rutherforrfs simple l-lalf-A powered Combat job turns dime . $160 Gremlin Sturdy aerobatic AC biplane flies well en 35s up 80s 4-Bits 40-powered RC 600 Club Pacer has winning ways Good sport too Semi-Pro Contest-winning NL glider has pop-up tail dethermalizer$100 HaIf-Korda rubber John Oldenkampa 112-size all-balsa Old-Timer$176 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $500 Callisto superb Standard Class AC sailplane also took Nets first .. . 8400 Fieseler Storch AC scale model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps 0 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. 8460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Pacer incorporates latest techniques $200 Comedian AC fun-fly aerobatic biplane good looker 40 80 Tellipsoer AC Standard Class sailplane manywinsstand-outperformance 1000 Tercel Keith Trostles Cl Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Midget Mustang Cl 1975-1976 Nets winning Goodyear John Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 15 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 19-25 8400 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 Zonker AC canard has pattern capability 40 power Country Boy FF Jim Clem thoroughbred/09/51 1 /2A $300 Bed Check Charlie ftC Scale model Aussian PT trainer 09 15 $300 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville ftC Sport low-wing sailplane 180 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford frequent winner $275 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing has ply-skin fuselage 25s 45s $460 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette FF model Jetex-lype power isa Nationels winner. $160 Vintage 11 ftC Antique type old-time open fuse construction A80 75 Snake CL Rat racer Dick Lambertlatest state .. $2 00 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence llaughtgood canget$3 75 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1978 World Championships Nets. $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1978 PAl World Champs Vol Libra PP rubber-powered Wakefield Bob White Greet winner$276 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 built-inmuffler 76 Mirage Sherwood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nets winner$2 50 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice aerobatics/racing . $3 75 P3 RC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $3 60 Roll Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $1 00 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $160 Pokker0-VIII RCfor45to6OTwosheets2-1/2scale Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL S0 biplane 40 power less than$l0espense $600 Hot Rock AC aerobatics 19-40 engines Simple tail-dragger $350 Air Camper PP Pientenpol 1/2A Charming old-timer 2-sheets $300 Livesey DL 5 AC English homabuilt 3-chan. 1 5s Exotic easy Good flier $600 Swinger CL /2A all-balsa swing-wing Fly fun use experiments $200 SeastrutzRCbiplane3channelsfor19wheelsorPOntooils. . 5460 Simplex PP years development wins049/05 1$460 Together IV CL Rather large impressive stunter 46 Consistent winner$376 Miss America AC Antique famous historic model 2 big sheets 35 40$926 Eliminator II CL Class Speed asymmetric design record fob$175 Bumbled Bee Jean Pailets tail-first version Indoor Easy B 0 Windlord Ken Bates AC flying wing sailplane highly competitive$560 Mustang Al Meyers lovely CL P-Si 46 Sport Scale Stunt .. $400 Rocketeer Al Lidbergs 02 PF replica famed Schoentirun old-timer $200 AC Fairchild Ranger 24 AMA Sport Scale 2 big sheets . $1000 PP Fokker Universal Jumbo-sized rubber scale model Bill Noonan $500 CL Bobcat John KiladonWa Slow Ratlatest stats art $150 AC Insider indoorsand out Electric power pulse rudder $300 m inininininm m m rcle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 118 121123124125131134136141146149155159 165166168169174177178181183184185186 I 187188189190191192193194195196198199 201202203204205206207208209210211212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 I Please print carefully--Enclosed $ NAMEH II STREETI II CITYI STATEZIP__________ Price includes first-class postage Send check money orderpayable toI r delAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. WashingtonDC 20005I 5 age including lot pre-formed parts engine around $3000 packet information available $600 Quickie Enterprises PO Box 786 Mo jave CA 93501 Quickie yet success prototype has flown fully proven giving enjoyment hun dreds amateur pilots will still just another step road better air plane latest rumor coming out Rutan Aircraft Factory four- sixplace twin-engined airplane aimed cer tification factory production sumed like VariEze general lay out 150-hp Lycoming engine either end Performance should near 250 mph cruising speed price factory-built airplane should just fraction current twin offering such performance prototype could fly summer though will have go through time-consuming FAA tests studies before anyone allowed walk showroom buy what future Already Burt Rutan has left rest lightplane industry decade two behind him would height foolishness sume will now stop wait others catch up ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control102 Andrews Aircraft Model Co98 Coverite25 Cox Hobbies Inc de Front Cover Davis Diesel Development90 Du-Bro Products93 95 EK-Products7 Executive Hobbies94 Flyline Models94 Fox Mfg Company7 Fusite Emerson Electric Co101 Carl Goldberg Models Inside Back Cover Grish Brothers92 Hobby Hideway90 IMS Show103 K&BMfg84 Kraft Great Lakes Inc87 Kustom Kraftsmanship96 MACShow99 C E Maddux Co90 Midwest Model Products6 Model Builder87 Modernistic Models96 Morrison Repla-Tech94 Pactra Industries85 Peck-Polymers96 Progress Mfg Company86 Sig Mfg Company1 Sterling Models Inc5 Tatone Products Inc97 Toledo Show100 Top Flite Models Inc3 Westport International Inc89 Williams Brothers88 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/05
Page Numbers: 55, 56, 102, 103, 104
NO OCR TEXT Ut __ built i3ut now long vative cautious Rurt ing DI fat few years own design better builder t Rutan light day double ial Swedu fighter anyones excel aravicristiCS Lfltcd Though said Throwina conventic iward a better aii EAA n limited b -pretty appearanc4 considered ho obviously p ut 1975 star began very steeply VariEze appeare Kosh Fly-In after home base jump ci gle day drawing o orums design us truly original lipi package c building time equally big iii mance sleek ASA-designed winglci ny people mu Cessna 150 i 200 mph tI sin manage 120 dde Enterprises came instruction foam enasne ne tiny implebu oro ir hi days mebujit ht line indeed before ii past wa tan sit ba VariEze demonstra doing er attt rs Fore tion counts uumo vheel will replal wings ai BOX 511G HIGGINSVILLE MISSOURI 64037 booklet comes Ace unit helps lot Good Luck Geared Motors/Moore continued page 54 can withstand strain should used vestige gear box really double thrust bearing light front section provide two supports shaft 021 thick rear 010 thick front steel blanks tack sold ered together edge accurate drilling before cutting shape spacing shaft holes tested scrap gears shafts slight amount lash necessary free running assembly 039 music wire hook shafts have short flat ground bushings will aluminum bushings swaged Sterling Instrument Catalog 464-page compendium Precision Electro-Mechanical Components includes 109-page tech nical section precision gearing gear train design Broken down nine sections catalogue includes listing over 6500 gears plus numerous other categories items Dimensioned scale drawings tables etc impressively presented Price $395 Ster ling Instrument 55 S Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 product review product review product review tightly place turned press fit 1/8 thick nylon gears Six grooves milled lengthwise bushing anchor gear An extra inch hook shafts clipped off later allows chucking lathe machining bushings 3/32 thick 12-tooth gear sliced brass pinion wire cutoff tool lathe after accurately dril ling undersize drive fit 1/16 m music wire prop shaft front 3/8 shaft ground lathe fit small ball bearing bearing has flange inside front section takes radial thrust loads fast est turning part source small gears bearings Stock Drive Products 55 South Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 catalog 75 Handbook Stock Gears $295 Quickie/Berliner continued page 56 ing test-beds other things no wants talk about yet public looked least briefly previously nounced plan develop 4-6-seater along lines VariEze cruise 200 mph 150 hp must have placed hold Rut Rutan works quietly secretly little skunk works Mojave Air port first proof continued dedication needs little guy came early 1978 Quickie revealed unsuspecting world along rumors revolu tionary projects yet come Secrecy maintained during amazingly brief time between start construc tion August 13 1977 first flight November 15 Quickie tough airplane put label Its part negative-stagger bi plane part tail-first canard part tan dem-wing means its unlike other airplane shape seen before its different just sake being different radical design carefully worked out advance Burt co-designers builders Tom Jewett Gene Sheehan flew first day made total 15 flights first week could never have happened ser ious problems solve isnt just appearance Quickie different Thanks VariEze-like construction unusually clean lines gets performance its limited horsepower aeronautical de signers have dreamed about 18 hp cruises speed Cessna 150 120 mph barely 2/3 total wing area little Formula racer lifts 180-lb pilot 20 lbs baggage enough fuel fly almost 600 miles terms efficiency its class itself Few airplanes get much two mph/horsepower theyre designed mainly speed Fac tory-built lightplanes still struggling get mph hp Quickie gets almost seven mph horse developed its highly-modified durability 2-cylinder 4-cycle industrial engine days ever greater con cern fuel economy whos object 120-mph airplane gets close 90 miles per gallon prototype ex pected hit 100 mpg once its few bugs have ironed out ever-popular Cessna gets bit over 20 mpg home builts like single-seat VW-powered Volksplane get around 30 mpg key Quickies performance its product review product review product review Complete Manual Precision Mechanical Components intended engineers design ers purchasing agents remarkable 576-page catalogue available Winfred M Berg Inc describes illustrates scale dimensioned drawings con ceivable type gear sprocket belt drive shaft bearing etc mechanically-minded modeler can think special section miniature sprockets chains other power transmission devices special interest Winf red M Berg Inc 499 Ocean Ave East Rockaway NY 11518 product review product review product review 102 Model Aviation Since weve business 24 years can sure stay offer service customers years come youre interested what have offer send Si complete catalog Add 550 1st Class mail return Ak IlL Em product review product review product review THE 4U1 4~g/ AL ODELER ow RADIO CONTROL FREE FLIGHT & CONTROL LINEAPRIL 2829&30 STATIC COMPETITION IN MANY MODEL CATEGORIES OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONSHOURS1978 GIANT RAFFLE. MANY PRIZES FRIDAY APRIL 28 9PM SATURDAY APRIL29 10AM 6PM LECTURES AND HOW-TO SESSIONS SUNDAY APRIL 30 10 AM 5PM INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 PHONE 4714 548-4700 construction permits infinite variety shapes combined very low weight excellent strength dura bility As demonstrated VariEze created simply core lowdensity rigid foam high-strength fiberglass covering often form sandwich great extent its just matter cutting out shaping block foam covering layers fiberglass internally strong can withstand sort bumps bruises will mar surface metal fabric-covered air plane spoil its performance Because simple means build ing time needed assemble Quickie less VariEze trend-setter prototype single-seater built just 400 man hours including extra time needed make molds fiberglass parts like cowling wheel pants now will made available purchase other builders Since men built pro totype no previous experience foam-and-fiberglass construction equally inexperienced amateur builder can expect build Quickie about same length time figures out about five months evening week end work contrasted three four years work needed build average tubeplywood-and-fabric homebuilt Very often airplane offers outstanding performance will come up short some other area like ease handling pilot comfort Quickie developers claim least easy fly average factory airplane can handled ground almost like sports car thanks unusually wide main landing gear mounted tips canard surface As pilot can tall 6 5 can weigh up 200 lbs will still carry full fuel load because low-slung design cockpit side 34 inches above groundabout same height mo torcycle seat making very easy step right Controls fairly conventional rudder pedals floor sidestick controller ailerons elevator becoming more popular elevator/flaps combined located trailing edge canard surface ailerons inboard section wing rud der now usual place ver tical tail after attempt combine rudder tail wheel lacked responsive ness near lift-off speed aspect development very different little airplane just like other successful airplane history engine came first Sheehan Jewett worked two years locate refine good small engine before went Rutan talk about airplanes considered rotaries two-cycles VW other car engines standard aircraft engines before settling Onan indus trial engine able lighten reducing its strength result ing powerplant will available two forms 434 cu version puts out 16 hp 3600 rpm 477 cu ver sion puts out 18 hp 3600 rpm As industrial engines rated 1000 hours between major overhauls aircraft engines expected least well Early performance tests have very encouraging 16-hp engine gets Quickie off 650 feet initial rate climb 340 feet per minute land ing run 480 feet 18 hp takeoff shortened 580 feet rate climb goes up 425 feet per minute landing run extended 490 feet 16hp machine power-on stall 48 mph power-off stall 52 mph cruising speed 116 mph maximum 121 mph powerful engine power-on stall 49 mph power-off 53 mph cruise 75% power 121 mph top speed 126 mph 16-hp engine gives service ceiling 10000 feet 18 hp ups 12300 feet Plans materials kits ready spring 1978 first plansbuilt Quickies expected Oshkosh late July Estimated cost complete packMay1978 103 LJL A-flt AT THE LUO \ \ FULL-SIZE PLANS No 222 Winterhawk$350 RC Standard Class sailplane rugged excellent soarer No 223 Fly Baby$375 CL Scale model famous homebuiltfor 35-40 RC engines No 224 Horsefly$250 RC sport job pulse rudderless $100 radio No 101 No 103 No 104 No 112 No118 No 121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No 134 No136 No 141 No146 No148 No155 No169 No 165 No166 No168 No169 No174 No177 No178 No161 No 183 No 164 No 185 No 186 No 187 No188 No189 No 190 No 191 No 192 No 193 No 194 No195 No196 No198 No199 No201 No 202 No203 No204 No205 No 206 No 207 No 208 No 209 No210 No211 No212 No213 No214 No215 No216 No217 No218 No219 No220 No221 Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovaSons $300 Kioud King 15-19 AC Old-Timer Free Flight based upon 1938 record breaker FF 8400 Wiley Poat Biplane Petite durable scale designior either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $225 Sneat Sport RC glider simple job can flown engine $275 GollyGeeWhiz Dan Rutherforrfs simple l-lalf-A powered Combat job turns dime . $160 Gremlin Sturdy aerobatic AC biplane flies well en 35s up 80s 4-Bits 40-powered RC 600 Club Pacer has winning ways Good sport too Semi-Pro Contest-winning NL glider has pop-up tail dethermalizer$100 HaIf-Korda rubber John Oldenkampa 112-size all-balsa Old-Timer$176 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $500 Callisto superb Standard Class AC sailplane also took Nets first .. . 8400 Fieseler Storch AC scale model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps 0 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. 8460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Pacer incorporates latest techniques $200 Comedian AC fun-fly aerobatic biplane good looker 40 80 Tellipsoer AC Standard Class sailplane manywinsstand-outperformance 1000 Tercel Keith Trostles Cl Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Midget Mustang Cl 1975-1976 Nets winning Goodyear John Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 15 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 19-25 8400 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 Zonker AC canard has pattern capability 40 power Country Boy FF Jim Clem thoroughbred/09/51 1 /2A $300 Bed Check Charlie ftC Scale model Aussian PT trainer 09 15 $300 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville ftC Sport low-wing sailplane 180 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford frequent winner $275 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing has ply-skin fuselage 25s 45s $460 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette FF model Jetex-lype power isa Nationels winner. $160 Vintage 11 ftC Antique type old-time open fuse construction A80 75 Snake CL Rat racer Dick Lambertlatest state .. $2 00 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence llaughtgood canget$3 75 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1978 World Championships Nets. $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1978 PAl World Champs Vol Libra PP rubber-powered Wakefield Bob White Greet winner$276 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 built-inmuffler 76 Mirage Sherwood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nets winner$2 50 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice aerobatics/racing . $3 75 P3 RC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $3 60 Roll Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $1 00 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $160 Pokker0-VIII RCfor45to6OTwosheets2-1/2scale Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL S0 biplane 40 power less than$l0espense $600 Hot Rock AC aerobatics 19-40 engines Simple tail-dragger $350 Air Camper PP Pientenpol 1/2A Charming old-timer 2-sheets $300 Livesey DL 5 AC English homabuilt 3-chan. 1 5s Exotic easy Good flier $600 Swinger CL /2A all-balsa swing-wing Fly fun use experiments $200 SeastrutzRCbiplane3channelsfor19wheelsorPOntooils. . 5460 Simplex PP years development wins049/05 1$460 Together IV CL Rather large impressive stunter 46 Consistent winner$376 Miss America AC Antique famous historic model 2 big sheets 35 40$926 Eliminator II CL Class Speed asymmetric design record fob$175 Bumbled Bee Jean Pailets tail-first version Indoor Easy B 0 Windlord Ken Bates AC flying wing sailplane highly competitive$560 Mustang Al Meyers lovely CL P-Si 46 Sport Scale Stunt .. $400 Rocketeer Al Lidbergs 02 PF replica famed Schoentirun old-timer $200 AC Fairchild Ranger 24 AMA Sport Scale 2 big sheets . $1000 PP Fokker Universal Jumbo-sized rubber scale model Bill Noonan $500 CL Bobcat John KiladonWa Slow Ratlatest stats art $150 AC Insider indoorsand out Electric power pulse rudder $300 m inininininm m m rcle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 118 121123124125131134136141146149155159 165166168169174177178181183184185186 I 187188189190191192193194195196198199 201202203204205206207208209210211212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 I Please print carefully--Enclosed $ NAMEH II STREETI II CITYI STATEZIP__________ Price includes first-class postage Send check money orderpayable toI r delAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. WashingtonDC 20005I 5 age including lot pre-formed parts engine around $3000 packet information available $600 Quickie Enterprises PO Box 786 Mo jave CA 93501 Quickie yet success prototype has flown fully proven giving enjoyment hun dreds amateur pilots will still just another step road better air plane latest rumor coming out Rutan Aircraft Factory four- sixplace twin-engined airplane aimed cer tification factory production sumed like VariEze general lay out 150-hp Lycoming engine either end Performance should near 250 mph cruising speed price factory-built airplane should just fraction current twin offering such performance prototype could fly summer though will have go through time-consuming FAA tests studies before anyone allowed walk showroom buy what future Already Burt Rutan has left rest lightplane industry decade two behind him would height foolishness sume will now stop wait others catch up ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control102 Andrews Aircraft Model Co98 Coverite25 Cox Hobbies Inc de Front Cover Davis Diesel Development90 Du-Bro Products93 95 EK-Products7 Executive Hobbies94 Flyline Models94 Fox Mfg Company7 Fusite Emerson Electric Co101 Carl Goldberg Models Inside Back Cover Grish Brothers92 Hobby Hideway90 IMS Show103 K&BMfg84 Kraft Great Lakes Inc87 Kustom Kraftsmanship96 MACShow99 C E Maddux Co90 Midwest Model Products6 Model Builder87 Modernistic Models96 Morrison Repla-Tech94 Pactra Industries85 Peck-Polymers96 Progress Mfg Company86 Sig Mfg Company1 Sterling Models Inc5 Tatone Products Inc97 Toledo Show100 Top Flite Models Inc3 Westport International Inc89 Williams Brothers88 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/05
Page Numbers: 55, 56, 102, 103, 104
NO OCR TEXT Ut __ built i3ut now long vative cautious Rurt ing DI fat few years own design better builder t Rutan light day double ial Swedu fighter anyones excel aravicristiCS Lfltcd Though said Throwina conventic iward a better aii EAA n limited b -pretty appearanc4 considered ho obviously p ut 1975 star began very steeply VariEze appeare Kosh Fly-In after home base jump ci gle day drawing o orums design us truly original lipi package c building time equally big iii mance sleek ASA-designed winglci ny people mu Cessna 150 i 200 mph tI sin manage 120 dde Enterprises came instruction foam enasne ne tiny implebu oro ir hi days mebujit ht line indeed before ii past wa tan sit ba VariEze demonstra doing er attt rs Fore tion counts uumo vheel will replal wings ai BOX 511G HIGGINSVILLE MISSOURI 64037 booklet comes Ace unit helps lot Good Luck Geared Motors/Moore continued page 54 can withstand strain should used vestige gear box really double thrust bearing light front section provide two supports shaft 021 thick rear 010 thick front steel blanks tack sold ered together edge accurate drilling before cutting shape spacing shaft holes tested scrap gears shafts slight amount lash necessary free running assembly 039 music wire hook shafts have short flat ground bushings will aluminum bushings swaged Sterling Instrument Catalog 464-page compendium Precision Electro-Mechanical Components includes 109-page tech nical section precision gearing gear train design Broken down nine sections catalogue includes listing over 6500 gears plus numerous other categories items Dimensioned scale drawings tables etc impressively presented Price $395 Ster ling Instrument 55 S Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 product review product review product review tightly place turned press fit 1/8 thick nylon gears Six grooves milled lengthwise bushing anchor gear An extra inch hook shafts clipped off later allows chucking lathe machining bushings 3/32 thick 12-tooth gear sliced brass pinion wire cutoff tool lathe after accurately dril ling undersize drive fit 1/16 m music wire prop shaft front 3/8 shaft ground lathe fit small ball bearing bearing has flange inside front section takes radial thrust loads fast est turning part source small gears bearings Stock Drive Products 55 South Denton Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 catalog 75 Handbook Stock Gears $295 Quickie/Berliner continued page 56 ing test-beds other things no wants talk about yet public looked least briefly previously nounced plan develop 4-6-seater along lines VariEze cruise 200 mph 150 hp must have placed hold Rut Rutan works quietly secretly little skunk works Mojave Air port first proof continued dedication needs little guy came early 1978 Quickie revealed unsuspecting world along rumors revolu tionary projects yet come Secrecy maintained during amazingly brief time between start construc tion August 13 1977 first flight November 15 Quickie tough airplane put label Its part negative-stagger bi plane part tail-first canard part tan dem-wing means its unlike other airplane shape seen before its different just sake being different radical design carefully worked out advance Burt co-designers builders Tom Jewett Gene Sheehan flew first day made total 15 flights first week could never have happened ser ious problems solve isnt just appearance Quickie different Thanks VariEze-like construction unusually clean lines gets performance its limited horsepower aeronautical de signers have dreamed about 18 hp cruises speed Cessna 150 120 mph barely 2/3 total wing area little Formula racer lifts 180-lb pilot 20 lbs baggage enough fuel fly almost 600 miles terms efficiency its class itself Few airplanes get much two mph/horsepower theyre designed mainly speed Fac tory-built lightplanes still struggling get mph hp Quickie gets almost seven mph horse developed its highly-modified durability 2-cylinder 4-cycle industrial engine days ever greater con cern fuel economy whos object 120-mph airplane gets close 90 miles per gallon prototype ex pected hit 100 mpg once its few bugs have ironed out ever-popular Cessna gets bit over 20 mpg home builts like single-seat VW-powered Volksplane get around 30 mpg key Quickies performance its product review product review product review Complete Manual Precision Mechanical Components intended engineers design ers purchasing agents remarkable 576-page catalogue available Winfred M Berg Inc describes illustrates scale dimensioned drawings con ceivable type gear sprocket belt drive shaft bearing etc mechanically-minded modeler can think special section miniature sprockets chains other power transmission devices special interest Winf red M Berg Inc 499 Ocean Ave East Rockaway NY 11518 product review product review product review 102 Model Aviation Since weve business 24 years can sure stay offer service customers years come youre interested what have offer send Si complete catalog Add 550 1st Class mail return Ak IlL Em product review product review product review THE 4U1 4~g/ AL ODELER ow RADIO CONTROL FREE FLIGHT & CONTROL LINEAPRIL 2829&30 STATIC COMPETITION IN MANY MODEL CATEGORIES OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONSHOURS1978 GIANT RAFFLE. MANY PRIZES FRIDAY APRIL 28 9PM SATURDAY APRIL29 10AM 6PM LECTURES AND HOW-TO SESSIONS SUNDAY APRIL 30 10 AM 5PM INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 PHONE 4714 548-4700 construction permits infinite variety shapes combined very low weight excellent strength dura bility As demonstrated VariEze created simply core lowdensity rigid foam high-strength fiberglass covering often form sandwich great extent its just matter cutting out shaping block foam covering layers fiberglass internally strong can withstand sort bumps bruises will mar surface metal fabric-covered air plane spoil its performance Because simple means build ing time needed assemble Quickie less VariEze trend-setter prototype single-seater built just 400 man hours including extra time needed make molds fiberglass parts like cowling wheel pants now will made available purchase other builders Since men built pro totype no previous experience foam-and-fiberglass construction equally inexperienced amateur builder can expect build Quickie about same length time figures out about five months evening week end work contrasted three four years work needed build average tubeplywood-and-fabric homebuilt Very often airplane offers outstanding performance will come up short some other area like ease handling pilot comfort Quickie developers claim least easy fly average factory airplane can handled ground almost like sports car thanks unusually wide main landing gear mounted tips canard surface As pilot can tall 6 5 can weigh up 200 lbs will still carry full fuel load because low-slung design cockpit side 34 inches above groundabout same height mo torcycle seat making very easy step right Controls fairly conventional rudder pedals floor sidestick controller ailerons elevator becoming more popular elevator/flaps combined located trailing edge canard surface ailerons inboard section wing rud der now usual place ver tical tail after attempt combine rudder tail wheel lacked responsive ness near lift-off speed aspect development very different little airplane just like other successful airplane history engine came first Sheehan Jewett worked two years locate refine good small engine before went Rutan talk about airplanes considered rotaries two-cycles VW other car engines standard aircraft engines before settling Onan indus trial engine able lighten reducing its strength result ing powerplant will available two forms 434 cu version puts out 16 hp 3600 rpm 477 cu ver sion puts out 18 hp 3600 rpm As industrial engines rated 1000 hours between major overhauls aircraft engines expected least well Early performance tests have very encouraging 16-hp engine gets Quickie off 650 feet initial rate climb 340 feet per minute land ing run 480 feet 18 hp takeoff shortened 580 feet rate climb goes up 425 feet per minute landing run extended 490 feet 16hp machine power-on stall 48 mph power-off stall 52 mph cruising speed 116 mph maximum 121 mph powerful engine power-on stall 49 mph power-off 53 mph cruise 75% power 121 mph top speed 126 mph 16-hp engine gives service ceiling 10000 feet 18 hp ups 12300 feet Plans materials kits ready spring 1978 first plansbuilt Quickies expected Oshkosh late July Estimated cost complete packMay1978 103 LJL A-flt AT THE LUO \ \ FULL-SIZE PLANS No 222 Winterhawk$350 RC Standard Class sailplane rugged excellent soarer No 223 Fly Baby$375 CL Scale model famous homebuiltfor 35-40 RC engines No 224 Horsefly$250 RC sport job pulse rudderless $100 radio No 101 No 103 No 104 No 112 No118 No 121 No123 No124 No125 No131 No 134 No136 No 141 No146 No148 No155 No169 No 165 No166 No168 No169 No174 No177 No178 No161 No 183 No 164 No 185 No 186 No 187 No188 No189 No 190 No 191 No 192 No 193 No 194 No195 No196 No198 No199 No201 No 202 No203 No204 No205 No 206 No 207 No 208 No 209 No210 No211 No212 No213 No214 No215 No216 No217 No218 No219 No220 No221 Short Seamew 40-powered Class Carrier model good prototype lends itself innovaSons $300 Kioud King 15-19 AC Old-Timer Free Flight based upon 1938 record breaker FF 8400 Wiley Poat Biplane Petite durable scale designior either rubber tail wagger pulse rudder $225 Sneat Sport RC glider simple job can flown engine $275 GollyGeeWhiz Dan Rutherforrfs simple l-lalf-A powered Combat job turns dime . $160 Gremlin Sturdy aerobatic AC biplane flies well en 35s up 80s 4-Bits 40-powered RC 600 Club Pacer has winning ways Good sport too Semi-Pro Contest-winning NL glider has pop-up tail dethermalizer$100 HaIf-Korda rubber John Oldenkampa 112-size all-balsa Old-Timer$176 Gee Bee Model Y 40-powered AC stand-off scale great old-time racers $500 Callisto superb Standard Class AC sailplane also took Nets first .. . 8400 Fieseler Storch AC scale model 23-45 5-channel has both slots flaps 0 Blackburn Monoplane RC Scale rendition history-maker wheels floats 40 engine. 8460 QuickSilver RC 1 /2A Pylon Pacer incorporates latest techniques $200 Comedian AC fun-fly aerobatic biplane good looker 40 80 Tellipsoer AC Standard Class sailplane manywinsstand-outperformance 1000 Tercel Keith Trostles Cl Stunt ship flies excellent pattern $200 Midget Mustang Cl 1975-1976 Nets winning Goodyear John Ballard $200 Nothing Fancy AC biplane 35 engines pretty handles beautifully $825 Simitar RC spectacular flying-wing 15 fin-mounted tractor $300 Dennyplane AC version famed cabin model kit 1937 19-25 8400 Iron Dog AC Quarter Midget Bell Airacobra has won Pylon contests $400 Zonker AC canard has pattern capability 40 power Country Boy FF Jim Clem thoroughbred/09/51 1 /2A $300 Bed Check Charlie ftC Scale model Aussian PT trainer 09 15 $300 Answer AC FF cabin 02 sized Replica Old-Timer $175 Seville ftC Sport low-wing sailplane 180 wing has excellent performance $360 Cheater Slow CL Slow Combat model Dan Rutherford frequent winner $275 Fancy Pants AC Sport/Aerobatic low-wing has ply-skin fuselage 25s 45s $460 Big Boy FF Unlimited Class rubber model no frills great performer $300 Rockette FF model Jetex-lype power isa Nationels winner. $160 Vintage 11 ftC Antique type old-time open fuse construction A80 75 Snake CL Rat racer Dick Lambertlatest state .. $2 00 Mountaineer AC Slope Soarer Clarence llaughtgood canget$3 75 Chipmunk AC Scale winner 1978 World Championships Nets. $900 Stiletto CL stunt model McDonald winner 1978 PAl World Champs Vol Libra PP rubber-powered Wakefield Bob White Greet winner$276 Hats Biplane AC aerobatic scale job takes 40/50 built-inmuffler 76 Mirage Sherwood Buckataffs Fast Combattwice Nets winner$2 50 Sportater AC deBolt wing choice aerobatics/racing . $3 75 P3 RC Cox 09 Ace foam wings step up 049 jobs $3 60 Roll Out FF hand-launch glider has pop-up dethermalizer $1 00 Avenger CL profile 049 uses sheet wing maneuverable $160 Pokker0-VIII RCfor45to6OTwosheets2-1/2scale Cardboard Douglas M-2 CL S0 biplane 40 power less than$l0espense $600 Hot Rock AC aerobatics 19-40 engines Simple tail-dragger $350 Air Camper PP Pientenpol 1/2A Charming old-timer 2-sheets $300 Livesey DL 5 AC English homabuilt 3-chan. 1 5s Exotic easy Good flier $600 Swinger CL /2A all-balsa swing-wing Fly fun use experiments $200 SeastrutzRCbiplane3channelsfor19wheelsorPOntooils. . 5460 Simplex PP years development wins049/05 1$460 Together IV CL Rather large impressive stunter 46 Consistent winner$376 Miss America AC Antique famous historic model 2 big sheets 35 40$926 Eliminator II CL Class Speed asymmetric design record fob$175 Bumbled Bee Jean Pailets tail-first version Indoor Easy B 0 Windlord Ken Bates AC flying wing sailplane highly competitive$560 Mustang Al Meyers lovely CL P-Si 46 Sport Scale Stunt .. $400 Rocketeer Al Lidbergs 02 PF replica famed Schoentirun old-timer $200 AC Fairchild Ranger 24 AMA Sport Scale 2 big sheets . $1000 PP Fokker Universal Jumbo-sized rubber scale model Bill Noonan $500 CL Bobcat John KiladonWa Slow Ratlatest stats art $150 AC Insider indoorsand out Electric power pulse rudder $300 m inininininm m m rcle numbers plans wish order 101 103 104 112 118 121123124125131134136141146149155159 165166168169174177178181183184185186 I 187188189190191192193194195196198199 201202203204205206207208209210211212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 I Please print carefully--Enclosed $ NAMEH II STREETI II CITYI STATEZIP__________ Price includes first-class postage Send check money orderpayable toI r delAviation AMA 815 Fifteenth St. NW. WashingtonDC 20005I 5 age including lot pre-formed parts engine around $3000 packet information available $600 Quickie Enterprises PO Box 786 Mo jave CA 93501 Quickie yet success prototype has flown fully proven giving enjoyment hun dreds amateur pilots will still just another step road better air plane latest rumor coming out Rutan Aircraft Factory four- sixplace twin-engined airplane aimed cer tification factory production sumed like VariEze general lay out 150-hp Lycoming engine either end Performance should near 250 mph cruising speed price factory-built airplane should just fraction current twin offering such performance prototype could fly summer though will have go through time-consuming FAA tests studies before anyone allowed walk showroom buy what future Already Burt Rutan has left rest lightplane industry decade two behind him would height foolishness sume will now stop wait others catch up ADVERTISERS INDEX Ace Radio Control102 Andrews Aircraft Model Co98 Coverite25 Cox Hobbies Inc de Front Cover Davis Diesel Development90 Du-Bro Products93 95 EK-Products7 Executive Hobbies94 Flyline Models94 Fox Mfg Company7 Fusite Emerson Electric Co101 Carl Goldberg Models Inside Back Cover Grish Brothers92 Hobby Hideway90 IMS Show103 K&BMfg84 Kraft Great Lakes Inc87 Kustom Kraftsmanship96 MACShow99 C E Maddux Co90 Midwest Model Products6 Model Builder87 Modernistic Models96 Morrison Repla-Tech94 Pactra Industries85 Peck-Polymers96 Progress Mfg Company86 Sig Mfg Company1 Sterling Models Inc5 Tatone Products Inc97 Toledo Show100 Top Flite Models Inc3 Westport International Inc89 Williams Brothers88 World EnginesBack Cover 104 Model Aviation