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Radio Control: Combat

Author: G. Rose


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/09
Page Numbers: 129, 130

RADIO CONTROL COMBAT FOR YEARS Top Gun event has meant top-notch entertainment Radio Control RC fliers spectators year hosting West Palm Beach Aero Club added entertaining facet contest Scale RC Combat Twenty Combat fliers some far away Hawaii came Florida put spectacular show crowds After five elimination rounds top-scoring 12 pilots performed final round front midday crowds Saturday Sunday April 24-25 dust settled Kevin Crandell 15-year-old pilot Irvine CA walked away honors did Kevin get good regularly flies Combat Dad placed 13th uncle placed fifth event big thanks goes out event sponsors Ace Hobby Distributors AirKill Products Airtronics Aloha State RC Club DBW Models Frank Tiano Enterprises Futaba Radio Hangar Bay Hitec RCD Hobbico JDB Aerotech JR Radios MVVS Norvel Engines Pica RJL Engines Ron Daniels Designs Warbirds Limited Wildcat Fuel Ziggs Originals support events such RCCA Radio Control Combat Association regional events such premier Western Scale Combat Meet makes Combat exciting very special thanks also goes out West Palm Beach Aero Club Frank Tiano Glenn Gelatt Dan Brookins everyone else helped organize run Top Gun Combat demonstration May first have quite few changes manufacturing scene Growth brings change AirKill has grown full-time producer Radio Control kits sport Combat fliers Renamed AirKill Products LLC companys new address 5049 College Oak Dr Sacramento CA 95841 new telephone number 916 332-4661 AirKill Products LLC has also revised its product offerings Five kitsthe F8F Bearcat P-SiB Razorback Mustang Hawker Hurricane Hawker Sea Fury Hawker Tempest Mk TIare now offered laser-cut kits available Sport hardware needed four-channel operation landing gear kit Combat kit no landing gear rudder hardware Bearcat Mustang kits offered optional foamwinged version Three machine-cut designsthe long-winged Focke-Wulf Ta 152H A6M3 Model 22 Zero Macchi MC202are available 2105/2610 flier AirKill kits include hardware vacuum-formed parts help build fine-looking models Jeff Weiss owner AirKill Products took Critics Choice award Top Gun own Tempest kits new kit manufacturer has begun production 2105/2610 Scale Combat fliers Warbirds Limited 8948 East 95th P1 South Tulsa OK 74133 Tel [918] 307-1100 has introduced September1999 129 Fifteen-year-old Top Gun Combat demo winner Kevin Crandell Irvine CA holds Bearcat Its powered MVVS 21 Bill Smrtic Jrs Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony Top Gun Scale Combat Warbirds Limiteds Focke-WuIf Fw 190A-3 kit Fiberglass fuselage demo Has accurate markings panel lines sliding canopy cowl foam wings optional landing gear sport fliers Focke-WuIf Fw l90A-3 Macchi MC205 Veltro Greyhound kits feature full fiberglass fuselages fiberglass cowls reinforced KevlarTM fibers bottom cowl take abuse belly landings wings foam core use modified Clark Y airfoil has thoroughly flight-tested Combat Series MC205 kit has vacuum-formed canopy/turtledeck mounts top fiberglass fuselage Fw 190 kit has canopy outline molded one-piece fiberglass fuselage Warbirds Limited has learned fliers prefer paint Fw 190s canopy area avoid loss integrity fiberglass fuselage company offers clear molded canopy option Focke-WuIf Another option Fw 190 MC205 prebent landing gear kit sport fliers Both Combat Series kits include hardware CAD computer-aided drafting-drawn plans color-andmarkings sheet aid painting addition two models Warbirds Limited offers launcher kit clever streamer tray hold streamer during launch two designs works watch kits Warbirds Limited Quality plans service can mean crisp accurate lines drawn paper Check Six Plans 9164 Graff Ct Mechanicsville VA 23116 Tel [804] 559-9635 already its CADdrawn plans has raised bar comes quality plans set Check Six-designed plans includes several-page construction guide complete instructions manufacturers supply kits Also included complete materials list assist gathering everything will need scratch-build model Already offering AD-2 Skyraider P-40 Warhawk P-S 1 D Mustang P-39 Airacobra Dewoitine D520 Yak-9 Check Six has added Hawker Hurricane F4U Corsair its plans list Check Six also imports several plans ACES Europe although lack excellent construction guide imported plans give scratch-builder options such Henschel Hs 29 11-2 Stormovik Fiat G55 diminutive Polikarpov 1-16 Some aircraft scratch-building options too obscure kit manufacturers some too obscure plans designers However plans producer stands out champion odd unusual designs Jack Bale Plans 15608 Winchester Way Riverside CA 92508 Tel [909] 780-3062 offers number designs wont find anywhere else like obscure US fighter prototypes about Curtiss canard pusher XP-55 Ascender twinboomed Vultee XP-54 Swoon Goose cant live twin could build German Heinkel 219 Uhu Owl twin-seat twin-push-pullengined Domier 335 Arrow nightfighters Focke-WuIf Fw 189 also named Ubu famous 262 Im suggesting twins could built current weight requirements some such Northrop P-61B two German Owls big /12 scale Some smaller twins also offered such Navys twin-engined XF5F-l Skyrocket British Westland Whirlwind would designer draws such unique designs also offer commonplace Grumman Wildcat Because hes spiced up offering F4F-35 model twin float version fighter addition plans Jack Bale Plans offers canopies cowls other plastic parts designs aid building project want show up something no else has give Jack Bale Plans call Well Ive run out room Until next time build straight fly safely sure check six Model Aviation Eatons 25cc 15 CI Enginel 100% baIl & roller bearings Electronic magneto Prop hob & mount included Hood stad / WI 4 lbs Current Price $150t0 S&H$1300 Available Now Prop bob & mount also sold separately cuutn lwk & Wis dam niust inghms Convwui utd qua rupnfl GIANT SCALE 11200 CLOSE OUT tim eur rucui lT $179U Sail 825 8456U & n sai vIIu-wIIIa uivuiiu unigii iv i Cl ABS cowl batch cover & wheel pants ARE covered witb Ultracole Kit weight 15-it lbs BE wingspan ARF weight it-lB lbs 92 wingspan * * A1TITIffi SUPBI TIGER OWIIaISI * * Finally Available ined bar stock rod toll roller bearings br Super Tiger engines Super heavy duty will improve pertormance glow must tsr gas conversion 2500&3000-S4DOO$4Dos&H AMfl tA nfl tA fifi

Author: G. Rose


Edition: Model Aviation - 1999/09
Page Numbers: 129, 130

RADIO CONTROL COMBAT FOR YEARS Top Gun event has meant top-notch entertainment Radio Control RC fliers spectators year hosting West Palm Beach Aero Club added entertaining facet contest Scale RC Combat Twenty Combat fliers some far away Hawaii came Florida put spectacular show crowds After five elimination rounds top-scoring 12 pilots performed final round front midday crowds Saturday Sunday April 24-25 dust settled Kevin Crandell 15-year-old pilot Irvine CA walked away honors did Kevin get good regularly flies Combat Dad placed 13th uncle placed fifth event big thanks goes out event sponsors Ace Hobby Distributors AirKill Products Airtronics Aloha State RC Club DBW Models Frank Tiano Enterprises Futaba Radio Hangar Bay Hitec RCD Hobbico JDB Aerotech JR Radios MVVS Norvel Engines Pica RJL Engines Ron Daniels Designs Warbirds Limited Wildcat Fuel Ziggs Originals support events such RCCA Radio Control Combat Association regional events such premier Western Scale Combat Meet makes Combat exciting very special thanks also goes out West Palm Beach Aero Club Frank Tiano Glenn Gelatt Dan Brookins everyone else helped organize run Top Gun Combat demonstration May first have quite few changes manufacturing scene Growth brings change AirKill has grown full-time producer Radio Control kits sport Combat fliers Renamed AirKill Products LLC companys new address 5049 College Oak Dr Sacramento CA 95841 new telephone number 916 332-4661 AirKill Products LLC has also revised its product offerings Five kitsthe F8F Bearcat P-SiB Razorback Mustang Hawker Hurricane Hawker Sea Fury Hawker Tempest Mk TIare now offered laser-cut kits available Sport hardware needed four-channel operation landing gear kit Combat kit no landing gear rudder hardware Bearcat Mustang kits offered optional foamwinged version Three machine-cut designsthe long-winged Focke-Wulf Ta 152H A6M3 Model 22 Zero Macchi MC202are available 2105/2610 flier AirKill kits include hardware vacuum-formed parts help build fine-looking models Jeff Weiss owner AirKill Products took Critics Choice award Top Gun own Tempest kits new kit manufacturer has begun production 2105/2610 Scale Combat fliers Warbirds Limited 8948 East 95th P1 South Tulsa OK 74133 Tel [918] 307-1100 has introduced September1999 129 Fifteen-year-old Top Gun Combat demo winner Kevin Crandell Irvine CA holds Bearcat Its powered MVVS 21 Bill Smrtic Jrs Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony Top Gun Scale Combat Warbirds Limiteds Focke-WuIf Fw 190A-3 kit Fiberglass fuselage demo Has accurate markings panel lines sliding canopy cowl foam wings optional landing gear sport fliers Focke-WuIf Fw l90A-3 Macchi MC205 Veltro Greyhound kits feature full fiberglass fuselages fiberglass cowls reinforced KevlarTM fibers bottom cowl take abuse belly landings wings foam core use modified Clark Y airfoil has thoroughly flight-tested Combat Series MC205 kit has vacuum-formed canopy/turtledeck mounts top fiberglass fuselage Fw 190 kit has canopy outline molded one-piece fiberglass fuselage Warbirds Limited has learned fliers prefer paint Fw 190s canopy area avoid loss integrity fiberglass fuselage company offers clear molded canopy option Focke-WuIf Another option Fw 190 MC205 prebent landing gear kit sport fliers Both Combat Series kits include hardware CAD computer-aided drafting-drawn plans color-andmarkings sheet aid painting addition two models Warbirds Limited offers launcher kit clever streamer tray hold streamer during launch two designs works watch kits Warbirds Limited Quality plans service can mean crisp accurate lines drawn paper Check Six Plans 9164 Graff Ct Mechanicsville VA 23116 Tel [804] 559-9635 already its CADdrawn plans has raised bar comes quality plans set Check Six-designed plans includes several-page construction guide complete instructions manufacturers supply kits Also included complete materials list assist gathering everything will need scratch-build model Already offering AD-2 Skyraider P-40 Warhawk P-S 1 D Mustang P-39 Airacobra Dewoitine D520 Yak-9 Check Six has added Hawker Hurricane F4U Corsair its plans list Check Six also imports several plans ACES Europe although lack excellent construction guide imported plans give scratch-builder options such Henschel Hs 29 11-2 Stormovik Fiat G55 diminutive Polikarpov 1-16 Some aircraft scratch-building options too obscure kit manufacturers some too obscure plans designers However plans producer stands out champion odd unusual designs Jack Bale Plans 15608 Winchester Way Riverside CA 92508 Tel [909] 780-3062 offers number designs wont find anywhere else like obscure US fighter prototypes about Curtiss canard pusher XP-55 Ascender twinboomed Vultee XP-54 Swoon Goose cant live twin could build German Heinkel 219 Uhu Owl twin-seat twin-push-pullengined Domier 335 Arrow nightfighters Focke-WuIf Fw 189 also named Ubu famous 262 Im suggesting twins could built current weight requirements some such Northrop P-61B two German Owls big /12 scale Some smaller twins also offered such Navys twin-engined XF5F-l Skyrocket British Westland Whirlwind would designer draws such unique designs also offer commonplace Grumman Wildcat Because hes spiced up offering F4F-35 model twin float version fighter addition plans Jack Bale Plans offers canopies cowls other plastic parts designs aid building project want show up something no else has give Jack Bale Plans call Well Ive run out room Until next time build straight fly safely sure check six Model Aviation Eatons 25cc 15 CI Enginel 100% baIl & roller bearings Electronic magneto Prop hob & mount included Hood stad / WI 4 lbs Current Price $150t0 S&H$1300 Available Now Prop bob & mount also sold separately cuutn lwk & Wis dam niust inghms Convwui utd qua rupnfl GIANT SCALE 11200 CLOSE OUT tim eur rucui lT $179U Sail 825 8456U & n sai vIIu-wIIIa uivuiiu unigii iv i Cl ABS cowl batch cover & wheel pants ARE covered witb Ultracole Kit weight 15-it lbs BE wingspan ARF weight it-lB lbs 92 wingspan * * A1TITIffi SUPBI TIGER OWIIaISI * * Finally Available ined bar stock rod toll roller bearings br Super Tiger engines Super heavy duty will improve pertormance glow must tsr gas conversion 2500&3000-S4DOO$4Dos&H AMfl tA nfl tA fifi

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