GIANT SCALE Bob Beckman LETS share wealth column like real value has contain lot howto information just flew what Well try pass where-toget-it how-to-do-it data can lay hands weve got get data long-time very experienced modelers finding have come up new materials new methods building big birds Personally think Giant Scales greatest appeal time New techniques variations old standbys being generated great rate MA wants help spread wealth around work out solution building operating problem tell about Pictures sketches appropriate would welcome Welcome enough youll paid use Pictures must black white glossy prints least 4 5 Five sevens would better Unfortunately Polaroid prints seldom usable can finished inked sketch fine send rough sketch description Ill try convert finished form have trouble getting b & w prints can make want risk negatives mail Please include SASE can retum Dont make mistake underestimating ideas methods Sometimes thing seems simple obvious can long sought answer lot other peoples problems Federal Standard Color Inftr US military aircraft civilian planes painted colors specified Federal Standard number example yellow used upper wing surface Navy 1930s biplanes F515 102 Included specifications military aircraft will color specs terms FS # FS color numbers often overlooked researching data scale subject have numbers can get 3 x 5 color chips whopping big 15 C apiece whole $350 can get book chips FS color listed FS # color chip get today matches color used 40 50 years ago because actual color specifica tions chips made terms wave lengths colored light years havent changed get goodies write GSA Specifica tion Activities Washington Navy Yard Bldg 197 Washington DC 20407 Ask fon F5595 Color Books$350 3 x 5 chips # eg F51510215 ea Laminated Ply Trailing Edge March column pictures framework Sparrowhawk wing structure Continued page 108 1/32 balsa cap Strip3/16 foam core rib Saran Wrap Clairp evesy 4 Lo 6 Aluminum angle form 1/32 ply - shape edges after assenbly Nail together 3 4 IANINATED PLYW3OD TRAILING EDGE 28 Model Aviation Alternate 1 x 2 form Dick Phillips speaks QSAA banquet Las Vegas told like Big beautiful George Harlans B FairchiL picture taken Did fly George BOMB DROP Highly accurate flotterless flight per fornraece Bomb 8u ldiuComeswdh release cradle398 CUSTOM INTERIOR Custom ntenor 2 scale dis crimInatIng modeler velour seat Red Green Brown Woodgrain aed chrome instrument panel instrument faces instrument windows375 FUEL VIEW & CUSTOM WINDOWS windows crystal clear fuel - the sides ot fuel compartments see tuel proof super easy install Use over lenef all times Comes 6 different 3 unique shapes duplicate 6 windows o ou~ C I7 Personalize dress up 149your latest creation Make winner Oat aglys SIGN uI~XECEJTIVE Executive Design Corp 1678 New Highway North Amityville NY 11701 KITS 0 PLANS OACCESSORIES BABY ACEPNUT KITS NYLON BEA9ING5 BROWN CO2 ENGINES REAL JAPANESE YlttCEPROPS f7i/SPAN 4COMPLETE CATALOG $1001 111$4 49 HARD tO FIND ITEMS Pek-PeIjaers W BOX 2498-AMLA MESA CALIF 92041 Regardless container used gasoline should never stored indoor used near open flame hot-water heater furnace pilot light well matches cigarettes possess potential mix gasoline vapor produce ghastly burns and/or family Fear fire primal survival instinct dont fight Editors Note say gasoline fumes powerful TNT receipt note Roy Hutchinson now living Calgary Canada originally Leicester England calling attention glaring error Russells Vulcan write up Although Aeromodeller plans catalog gives 1944 date Vulcan Mr Hutchinson provides magazine proof design published prior January 1 1942 making bonafide old-timer recalls G ADAR original regular exhibit yearly Club Display Leicester during war years Roy also mentions flying gas-powered aircraft illegal England during WW II hut service spent enjoyable hours building preparation lights go again7 As boy used bike down way Aeromodeller offices purchase plans fondly recalls Mr Rushbrooke editor running plans off copier since staff consisted Rushbrooke Russell typist never cease astounded letters phone calls Model viation staff make Sunday afternoons whole Id rather flyingand would Dee B Mathews 506 S Walnu4 Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 28 ship features trailing edge made lami nated 1/32 plywood Several people have seen trailing edge have asked Why need arigidtrailingedge fabric-covered wing usual triangular trailing edge stock doesnt look very scale-like seldom really straight solution results rigid T E abso lutely straight sketches show structure wing trailing edge way edge fabricated used aluminum angle stock form adequate form could made 1 x 2 lumber Use slow curing eg 30 minutes epoxy have plenty time line everything up Safety eye beholder day last summer club field friend Ive teaching fly As getting students Kavalier ready another flier student arrived set up near us pits Along couple spectators soon general discussion subject -scale airplanes came up just about mention big bird building other flier started diatribe about dangerous big airplanes According him gasoline-fueled model flying bomb crash certain happen would automatically result explosion fire course assuming fool operating disaster managed start engine get airborne buming up ground along half other airplanes people pits Realizing mind closed resisted impulse point out flying gasoline-fueled RC models before started modeling before born have never fire pits never crash burst flames certainly share crashes obvious however fellow made up mind didnt want confused facts soon Kavalier going student buddy box taxied out flight line As taught stopped checked operation controls automatically checked traffic air before moving onto runway took off proceeded work landing yet done few minutes later flying demonstrating landing final about 20 feet up approaching end runway friend taxies out pits pausing out middle runway takes off aborted landing made sharp climbing turn avoid him became obvious other plane going stay right over field decided put off landing practice student took over practice figure-eights procedure turns kept eye things next thing know guy student have moved up flight line right next us no else flying plenty room along line moves up practically shoulder shoulder student left transmitter transmitter student right using buddy box dont like transmitter antennas close everytime moved right came right along After bit instructor announces landing plane final takes transmitter student Now shoulder shoulder antennas about two feet apart started pushing student right gotjust enough clearance move out way plane veered toward us crashed right between safety expert time hes hollering havent got Fine say thats great war story whats point point isnt things whether big small between dangerous Its way people operate can dangerous Big Birds Air Show& going over newsletter AMA-sanctioned Air Show Teams noticed teams have planning have Giant Scale models part presentation have already used report high level spectator interest acceptance big birds have lot appeal uninitiated size makes easier people accept idea aircraft toys Being scale very scale-like makes possible people recognize relate model has always true scale model again sheer size makes easier size big birds doesnt restrict utility either Any space adequate 60- 40-powered models can used safely Giant Scale planes usually lower flight speeds make easier spectators see appreciate what happening Somewhere heard said just right Big BeautifuL QSAA Reorganization press time have just received latest QSAA Newsletter information organizational changes seems 108 Model Aviation 193 Gee Bee Super Sportater General Arrange- - ment Drawing Catalog 25c W T Bill Given MODERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUQ NM 87197 ting advertisers mention YOU read about Model Aviation produce questions answers would like hear comments Ill have next month Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 29 vibration problems cannot see -scale aircraft flown anything resembling scaletype flight comparative stresses cant controlled normal servos delivering some around 20 oz-in believe since l stiff wire much lighter RF associations can used quite successfully control pushrods provided supported 8 10 intervals carefully aligned nylon comparable slick guides prevent lateral movement type connec tion also minimizes weight respects tends dampen vibration better using heavier unsupported pushrod Bob Munns accomplishments frictionfree light-weight pushrods provide ideas will helpful sizes scale planes use standard servos planes up nine-foot span would indicate have power spare exception may servo driving large area flaps down 450 angle may require some extra energy particularly friction losses linkage Scale Details Inquiries regarding gathering information needed finish scale kit constantly reaching mailbox isnt easy inform someone should have started good scale drawing stack sharp photos before bought kit proper sequence Questions nature usually arise because kit buyer new scale has purchased kits past trainer-type models found kit box contain needed though some scale kits include three-view drawing additional information build model specific aircraft often required Kit infor mation may sufficient build model general outlines colors aircraft type builder dissatisfied ordinary perhaps because has seen well finished models photos comes awareness lacking information have asked list purchased scale goodies select parts can assembled kit making modeling assembly task rather building job Actually Sig Ace catalogs contain large portion available items market list sorts already exists regrettable builder wants top quality model specific airplane will find items useable original purchased condition Everything depends upon degree authen ticity desired Sport Scale modelers have definite advantage being willing accept ready-made parts necessarily perfect application Choosing model subject basis available data useable purchased parts would surest course action Preferred scale drawings should have sufficient detail remove doubts about such items control surface hinge point locations landing gear motion retract able Determine whether commercial retract mechanisms can employed Wheels swing through arc greater 900 may require machining parts beyond modelers capacity change design reduces scale accuracy decision must made whether loss accuracy acceptable may Sport Scale builders modeler searching ultimate detail will find quality suffers compro mises must made shape form structure accommodate use ready made parts Hinges example available profusion shapes sizes Possibly way can found use true scale hinging usually has pivot centers such position sacrifice scale appearance operation inevitable Wheels tires eyesore too otherwise excellent scale planes Too large too small wrong proportion hub tire size conspicuous error tread pattern also contributes lack authenticity Reliable scale data form drawings clear photos hand before starting construction will warn wheels can problem though have large number select have rejected some attractive prototypes because authentic wheels available exact diameter wheels cant found itis bestto err large side Research regarded boring ancillary art scale modeling Others dis like writing begging letters possible data sources Too us live relative isolation fellow modelers may come forth helpful information about choice subject Groups clubs specialize scale can assist another As research aid National Association Scale Modelers NASA has compiled Scale Date Source List its members list narrows down number places would need write specific information Some information can found columns such data becomes lost future reference unless reader clips item Mem bership dues NASA $500 annually Address inquiries Robert Underwood 4109 Concord Oaks Drive St Louis MO 63128 list contains government agencies com mercial sources drawings photographs some museum aircraft personal viewing study What may largest collection aircraft photo negatives possession Peter Bowers Peter has able answer inquiries because time required operate photo business prints several hundred thousand negatives can obtained through Castle Graphics PO Box D Green bank WA98253 Prices are$250 for8 x 10 $175 5 x 8 single weight glossy black white with$ 100 additional first class postage Like photo sources will necessary quite specific inquiring value photos should halftone magazine book types magnifying glass used 110 Model Aviation BLADES JET RANGER .. C0MMA~W HELl BOBCO parts fa ry CO~ ER 5 parts buta parts5REt51JTION1 rite for~ANSHRLJ 40 and$795 HavRICAN KAVAN Helicoptors parts DISCOUNT PRICES DEALER PRO5KMS ENCOURAGED10% Discount 5 Sets CA residents add 6% Sales tax173 Sunset Dr No2 add $150 postage & handlingDEJUCO check moncy order toVista CA 92083
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/04
Page Numbers: 28, 108, 110
GIANT SCALE Bob Beckman LETS share wealth column like real value has contain lot howto information just flew what Well try pass where-toget-it how-to-do-it data can lay hands weve got get data long-time very experienced modelers finding have come up new materials new methods building big birds Personally think Giant Scales greatest appeal time New techniques variations old standbys being generated great rate MA wants help spread wealth around work out solution building operating problem tell about Pictures sketches appropriate would welcome Welcome enough youll paid use Pictures must black white glossy prints least 4 5 Five sevens would better Unfortunately Polaroid prints seldom usable can finished inked sketch fine send rough sketch description Ill try convert finished form have trouble getting b & w prints can make want risk negatives mail Please include SASE can retum Dont make mistake underestimating ideas methods Sometimes thing seems simple obvious can long sought answer lot other peoples problems Federal Standard Color Inftr US military aircraft civilian planes painted colors specified Federal Standard number example yellow used upper wing surface Navy 1930s biplanes F515 102 Included specifications military aircraft will color specs terms FS # FS color numbers often overlooked researching data scale subject have numbers can get 3 x 5 color chips whopping big 15 C apiece whole $350 can get book chips FS color listed FS # color chip get today matches color used 40 50 years ago because actual color specifica tions chips made terms wave lengths colored light years havent changed get goodies write GSA Specifica tion Activities Washington Navy Yard Bldg 197 Washington DC 20407 Ask fon F5595 Color Books$350 3 x 5 chips # eg F51510215 ea Laminated Ply Trailing Edge March column pictures framework Sparrowhawk wing structure Continued page 108 1/32 balsa cap Strip3/16 foam core rib Saran Wrap Clairp evesy 4 Lo 6 Aluminum angle form 1/32 ply - shape edges after assenbly Nail together 3 4 IANINATED PLYW3OD TRAILING EDGE 28 Model Aviation Alternate 1 x 2 form Dick Phillips speaks QSAA banquet Las Vegas told like Big beautiful George Harlans B FairchiL picture taken Did fly George BOMB DROP Highly accurate flotterless flight per fornraece Bomb 8u ldiuComeswdh release cradle398 CUSTOM INTERIOR Custom ntenor 2 scale dis crimInatIng modeler velour seat Red Green Brown Woodgrain aed chrome instrument panel instrument faces instrument windows375 FUEL VIEW & CUSTOM WINDOWS windows crystal clear fuel - the sides ot fuel compartments see tuel proof super easy install Use over lenef all times Comes 6 different 3 unique shapes duplicate 6 windows o ou~ C I7 Personalize dress up 149your latest creation Make winner Oat aglys SIGN uI~XECEJTIVE Executive Design Corp 1678 New Highway North Amityville NY 11701 KITS 0 PLANS OACCESSORIES BABY ACEPNUT KITS NYLON BEA9ING5 BROWN CO2 ENGINES REAL JAPANESE YlttCEPROPS f7i/SPAN 4COMPLETE CATALOG $1001 111$4 49 HARD tO FIND ITEMS Pek-PeIjaers W BOX 2498-AMLA MESA CALIF 92041 Regardless container used gasoline should never stored indoor used near open flame hot-water heater furnace pilot light well matches cigarettes possess potential mix gasoline vapor produce ghastly burns and/or family Fear fire primal survival instinct dont fight Editors Note say gasoline fumes powerful TNT receipt note Roy Hutchinson now living Calgary Canada originally Leicester England calling attention glaring error Russells Vulcan write up Although Aeromodeller plans catalog gives 1944 date Vulcan Mr Hutchinson provides magazine proof design published prior January 1 1942 making bonafide old-timer recalls G ADAR original regular exhibit yearly Club Display Leicester during war years Roy also mentions flying gas-powered aircraft illegal England during WW II hut service spent enjoyable hours building preparation lights go again7 As boy used bike down way Aeromodeller offices purchase plans fondly recalls Mr Rushbrooke editor running plans off copier since staff consisted Rushbrooke Russell typist never cease astounded letters phone calls Model viation staff make Sunday afternoons whole Id rather flyingand would Dee B Mathews 506 S Walnu4 Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 28 ship features trailing edge made lami nated 1/32 plywood Several people have seen trailing edge have asked Why need arigidtrailingedge fabric-covered wing usual triangular trailing edge stock doesnt look very scale-like seldom really straight solution results rigid T E abso lutely straight sketches show structure wing trailing edge way edge fabricated used aluminum angle stock form adequate form could made 1 x 2 lumber Use slow curing eg 30 minutes epoxy have plenty time line everything up Safety eye beholder day last summer club field friend Ive teaching fly As getting students Kavalier ready another flier student arrived set up near us pits Along couple spectators soon general discussion subject -scale airplanes came up just about mention big bird building other flier started diatribe about dangerous big airplanes According him gasoline-fueled model flying bomb crash certain happen would automatically result explosion fire course assuming fool operating disaster managed start engine get airborne buming up ground along half other airplanes people pits Realizing mind closed resisted impulse point out flying gasoline-fueled RC models before started modeling before born have never fire pits never crash burst flames certainly share crashes obvious however fellow made up mind didnt want confused facts soon Kavalier going student buddy box taxied out flight line As taught stopped checked operation controls automatically checked traffic air before moving onto runway took off proceeded work landing yet done few minutes later flying demonstrating landing final about 20 feet up approaching end runway friend taxies out pits pausing out middle runway takes off aborted landing made sharp climbing turn avoid him became obvious other plane going stay right over field decided put off landing practice student took over practice figure-eights procedure turns kept eye things next thing know guy student have moved up flight line right next us no else flying plenty room along line moves up practically shoulder shoulder student left transmitter transmitter student right using buddy box dont like transmitter antennas close everytime moved right came right along After bit instructor announces landing plane final takes transmitter student Now shoulder shoulder antennas about two feet apart started pushing student right gotjust enough clearance move out way plane veered toward us crashed right between safety expert time hes hollering havent got Fine say thats great war story whats point point isnt things whether big small between dangerous Its way people operate can dangerous Big Birds Air Show& going over newsletter AMA-sanctioned Air Show Teams noticed teams have planning have Giant Scale models part presentation have already used report high level spectator interest acceptance big birds have lot appeal uninitiated size makes easier people accept idea aircraft toys Being scale very scale-like makes possible people recognize relate model has always true scale model again sheer size makes easier size big birds doesnt restrict utility either Any space adequate 60- 40-powered models can used safely Giant Scale planes usually lower flight speeds make easier spectators see appreciate what happening Somewhere heard said just right Big BeautifuL QSAA Reorganization press time have just received latest QSAA Newsletter information organizational changes seems 108 Model Aviation 193 Gee Bee Super Sportater General Arrange- - ment Drawing Catalog 25c W T Bill Given MODERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUQ NM 87197 ting advertisers mention YOU read about Model Aviation produce questions answers would like hear comments Ill have next month Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 29 vibration problems cannot see -scale aircraft flown anything resembling scaletype flight comparative stresses cant controlled normal servos delivering some around 20 oz-in believe since l stiff wire much lighter RF associations can used quite successfully control pushrods provided supported 8 10 intervals carefully aligned nylon comparable slick guides prevent lateral movement type connec tion also minimizes weight respects tends dampen vibration better using heavier unsupported pushrod Bob Munns accomplishments frictionfree light-weight pushrods provide ideas will helpful sizes scale planes use standard servos planes up nine-foot span would indicate have power spare exception may servo driving large area flaps down 450 angle may require some extra energy particularly friction losses linkage Scale Details Inquiries regarding gathering information needed finish scale kit constantly reaching mailbox isnt easy inform someone should have started good scale drawing stack sharp photos before bought kit proper sequence Questions nature usually arise because kit buyer new scale has purchased kits past trainer-type models found kit box contain needed though some scale kits include three-view drawing additional information build model specific aircraft often required Kit infor mation may sufficient build model general outlines colors aircraft type builder dissatisfied ordinary perhaps because has seen well finished models photos comes awareness lacking information have asked list purchased scale goodies select parts can assembled kit making modeling assembly task rather building job Actually Sig Ace catalogs contain large portion available items market list sorts already exists regrettable builder wants top quality model specific airplane will find items useable original purchased condition Everything depends upon degree authen ticity desired Sport Scale modelers have definite advantage being willing accept ready-made parts necessarily perfect application Choosing model subject basis available data useable purchased parts would surest course action Preferred scale drawings should have sufficient detail remove doubts about such items control surface hinge point locations landing gear motion retract able Determine whether commercial retract mechanisms can employed Wheels swing through arc greater 900 may require machining parts beyond modelers capacity change design reduces scale accuracy decision must made whether loss accuracy acceptable may Sport Scale builders modeler searching ultimate detail will find quality suffers compro mises must made shape form structure accommodate use ready made parts Hinges example available profusion shapes sizes Possibly way can found use true scale hinging usually has pivot centers such position sacrifice scale appearance operation inevitable Wheels tires eyesore too otherwise excellent scale planes Too large too small wrong proportion hub tire size conspicuous error tread pattern also contributes lack authenticity Reliable scale data form drawings clear photos hand before starting construction will warn wheels can problem though have large number select have rejected some attractive prototypes because authentic wheels available exact diameter wheels cant found itis bestto err large side Research regarded boring ancillary art scale modeling Others dis like writing begging letters possible data sources Too us live relative isolation fellow modelers may come forth helpful information about choice subject Groups clubs specialize scale can assist another As research aid National Association Scale Modelers NASA has compiled Scale Date Source List its members list narrows down number places would need write specific information Some information can found columns such data becomes lost future reference unless reader clips item Mem bership dues NASA $500 annually Address inquiries Robert Underwood 4109 Concord Oaks Drive St Louis MO 63128 list contains government agencies com mercial sources drawings photographs some museum aircraft personal viewing study What may largest collection aircraft photo negatives possession Peter Bowers Peter has able answer inquiries because time required operate photo business prints several hundred thousand negatives can obtained through Castle Graphics PO Box D Green bank WA98253 Prices are$250 for8 x 10 $175 5 x 8 single weight glossy black white with$ 100 additional first class postage Like photo sources will necessary quite specific inquiring value photos should halftone magazine book types magnifying glass used 110 Model Aviation BLADES JET RANGER .. C0MMA~W HELl BOBCO parts fa ry CO~ ER 5 parts buta parts5REt51JTION1 rite for~ANSHRLJ 40 and$795 HavRICAN KAVAN Helicoptors parts DISCOUNT PRICES DEALER PRO5KMS ENCOURAGED10% Discount 5 Sets CA residents add 6% Sales tax173 Sunset Dr No2 add $150 postage & handlingDEJUCO check moncy order toVista CA 92083
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/04
Page Numbers: 28, 108, 110
GIANT SCALE Bob Beckman LETS share wealth column like real value has contain lot howto information just flew what Well try pass where-toget-it how-to-do-it data can lay hands weve got get data long-time very experienced modelers finding have come up new materials new methods building big birds Personally think Giant Scales greatest appeal time New techniques variations old standbys being generated great rate MA wants help spread wealth around work out solution building operating problem tell about Pictures sketches appropriate would welcome Welcome enough youll paid use Pictures must black white glossy prints least 4 5 Five sevens would better Unfortunately Polaroid prints seldom usable can finished inked sketch fine send rough sketch description Ill try convert finished form have trouble getting b & w prints can make want risk negatives mail Please include SASE can retum Dont make mistake underestimating ideas methods Sometimes thing seems simple obvious can long sought answer lot other peoples problems Federal Standard Color Inftr US military aircraft civilian planes painted colors specified Federal Standard number example yellow used upper wing surface Navy 1930s biplanes F515 102 Included specifications military aircraft will color specs terms FS # FS color numbers often overlooked researching data scale subject have numbers can get 3 x 5 color chips whopping big 15 C apiece whole $350 can get book chips FS color listed FS # color chip get today matches color used 40 50 years ago because actual color specifica tions chips made terms wave lengths colored light years havent changed get goodies write GSA Specifica tion Activities Washington Navy Yard Bldg 197 Washington DC 20407 Ask fon F5595 Color Books$350 3 x 5 chips # eg F51510215 ea Laminated Ply Trailing Edge March column pictures framework Sparrowhawk wing structure Continued page 108 1/32 balsa cap Strip3/16 foam core rib Saran Wrap Clairp evesy 4 Lo 6 Aluminum angle form 1/32 ply - shape edges after assenbly Nail together 3 4 IANINATED PLYW3OD TRAILING EDGE 28 Model Aviation Alternate 1 x 2 form Dick Phillips speaks QSAA banquet Las Vegas told like Big beautiful George Harlans B FairchiL picture taken Did fly George BOMB DROP Highly accurate flotterless flight per fornraece Bomb 8u ldiuComeswdh release cradle398 CUSTOM INTERIOR Custom ntenor 2 scale dis crimInatIng modeler velour seat Red Green Brown Woodgrain aed chrome instrument panel instrument faces instrument windows375 FUEL VIEW & CUSTOM WINDOWS windows crystal clear fuel - the sides ot fuel compartments see tuel proof super easy install Use over lenef all times Comes 6 different 3 unique shapes duplicate 6 windows o ou~ C I7 Personalize dress up 149your latest creation Make winner Oat aglys SIGN uI~XECEJTIVE Executive Design Corp 1678 New Highway North Amityville NY 11701 KITS 0 PLANS OACCESSORIES BABY ACEPNUT KITS NYLON BEA9ING5 BROWN CO2 ENGINES REAL JAPANESE YlttCEPROPS f7i/SPAN 4COMPLETE CATALOG $1001 111$4 49 HARD tO FIND ITEMS Pek-PeIjaers W BOX 2498-AMLA MESA CALIF 92041 Regardless container used gasoline should never stored indoor used near open flame hot-water heater furnace pilot light well matches cigarettes possess potential mix gasoline vapor produce ghastly burns and/or family Fear fire primal survival instinct dont fight Editors Note say gasoline fumes powerful TNT receipt note Roy Hutchinson now living Calgary Canada originally Leicester England calling attention glaring error Russells Vulcan write up Although Aeromodeller plans catalog gives 1944 date Vulcan Mr Hutchinson provides magazine proof design published prior January 1 1942 making bonafide old-timer recalls G ADAR original regular exhibit yearly Club Display Leicester during war years Roy also mentions flying gas-powered aircraft illegal England during WW II hut service spent enjoyable hours building preparation lights go again7 As boy used bike down way Aeromodeller offices purchase plans fondly recalls Mr Rushbrooke editor running plans off copier since staff consisted Rushbrooke Russell typist never cease astounded letters phone calls Model viation staff make Sunday afternoons whole Id rather flyingand would Dee B Mathews 506 S Walnu4 Greensburg KS 67054 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 28 ship features trailing edge made lami nated 1/32 plywood Several people have seen trailing edge have asked Why need arigidtrailingedge fabric-covered wing usual triangular trailing edge stock doesnt look very scale-like seldom really straight solution results rigid T E abso lutely straight sketches show structure wing trailing edge way edge fabricated used aluminum angle stock form adequate form could made 1 x 2 lumber Use slow curing eg 30 minutes epoxy have plenty time line everything up Safety eye beholder day last summer club field friend Ive teaching fly As getting students Kavalier ready another flier student arrived set up near us pits Along couple spectators soon general discussion subject -scale airplanes came up just about mention big bird building other flier started diatribe about dangerous big airplanes According him gasoline-fueled model flying bomb crash certain happen would automatically result explosion fire course assuming fool operating disaster managed start engine get airborne buming up ground along half other airplanes people pits Realizing mind closed resisted impulse point out flying gasoline-fueled RC models before started modeling before born have never fire pits never crash burst flames certainly share crashes obvious however fellow made up mind didnt want confused facts soon Kavalier going student buddy box taxied out flight line As taught stopped checked operation controls automatically checked traffic air before moving onto runway took off proceeded work landing yet done few minutes later flying demonstrating landing final about 20 feet up approaching end runway friend taxies out pits pausing out middle runway takes off aborted landing made sharp climbing turn avoid him became obvious other plane going stay right over field decided put off landing practice student took over practice figure-eights procedure turns kept eye things next thing know guy student have moved up flight line right next us no else flying plenty room along line moves up practically shoulder shoulder student left transmitter transmitter student right using buddy box dont like transmitter antennas close everytime moved right came right along After bit instructor announces landing plane final takes transmitter student Now shoulder shoulder antennas about two feet apart started pushing student right gotjust enough clearance move out way plane veered toward us crashed right between safety expert time hes hollering havent got Fine say thats great war story whats point point isnt things whether big small between dangerous Its way people operate can dangerous Big Birds Air Show& going over newsletter AMA-sanctioned Air Show Teams noticed teams have planning have Giant Scale models part presentation have already used report high level spectator interest acceptance big birds have lot appeal uninitiated size makes easier people accept idea aircraft toys Being scale very scale-like makes possible people recognize relate model has always true scale model again sheer size makes easier size big birds doesnt restrict utility either Any space adequate 60- 40-powered models can used safely Giant Scale planes usually lower flight speeds make easier spectators see appreciate what happening Somewhere heard said just right Big BeautifuL QSAA Reorganization press time have just received latest QSAA Newsletter information organizational changes seems 108 Model Aviation 193 Gee Bee Super Sportater General Arrange- - ment Drawing Catalog 25c W T Bill Given MODERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUQ NM 87197 ting advertisers mention YOU read about Model Aviation produce questions answers would like hear comments Ill have next month Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Ct Manassas VA 22110 RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 29 vibration problems cannot see -scale aircraft flown anything resembling scaletype flight comparative stresses cant controlled normal servos delivering some around 20 oz-in believe since l stiff wire much lighter RF associations can used quite successfully control pushrods provided supported 8 10 intervals carefully aligned nylon comparable slick guides prevent lateral movement type connec tion also minimizes weight respects tends dampen vibration better using heavier unsupported pushrod Bob Munns accomplishments frictionfree light-weight pushrods provide ideas will helpful sizes scale planes use standard servos planes up nine-foot span would indicate have power spare exception may servo driving large area flaps down 450 angle may require some extra energy particularly friction losses linkage Scale Details Inquiries regarding gathering information needed finish scale kit constantly reaching mailbox isnt easy inform someone should have started good scale drawing stack sharp photos before bought kit proper sequence Questions nature usually arise because kit buyer new scale has purchased kits past trainer-type models found kit box contain needed though some scale kits include three-view drawing additional information build model specific aircraft often required Kit infor mation may sufficient build model general outlines colors aircraft type builder dissatisfied ordinary perhaps because has seen well finished models photos comes awareness lacking information have asked list purchased scale goodies select parts can assembled kit making modeling assembly task rather building job Actually Sig Ace catalogs contain large portion available items market list sorts already exists regrettable builder wants top quality model specific airplane will find items useable original purchased condition Everything depends upon degree authen ticity desired Sport Scale modelers have definite advantage being willing accept ready-made parts necessarily perfect application Choosing model subject basis available data useable purchased parts would surest course action Preferred scale drawings should have sufficient detail remove doubts about such items control surface hinge point locations landing gear motion retract able Determine whether commercial retract mechanisms can employed Wheels swing through arc greater 900 may require machining parts beyond modelers capacity change design reduces scale accuracy decision must made whether loss accuracy acceptable may Sport Scale builders modeler searching ultimate detail will find quality suffers compro mises must made shape form structure accommodate use ready made parts Hinges example available profusion shapes sizes Possibly way can found use true scale hinging usually has pivot centers such position sacrifice scale appearance operation inevitable Wheels tires eyesore too otherwise excellent scale planes Too large too small wrong proportion hub tire size conspicuous error tread pattern also contributes lack authenticity Reliable scale data form drawings clear photos hand before starting construction will warn wheels can problem though have large number select have rejected some attractive prototypes because authentic wheels available exact diameter wheels cant found itis bestto err large side Research regarded boring ancillary art scale modeling Others dis like writing begging letters possible data sources Too us live relative isolation fellow modelers may come forth helpful information about choice subject Groups clubs specialize scale can assist another As research aid National Association Scale Modelers NASA has compiled Scale Date Source List its members list narrows down number places would need write specific information Some information can found columns such data becomes lost future reference unless reader clips item Mem bership dues NASA $500 annually Address inquiries Robert Underwood 4109 Concord Oaks Drive St Louis MO 63128 list contains government agencies com mercial sources drawings photographs some museum aircraft personal viewing study What may largest collection aircraft photo negatives possession Peter Bowers Peter has able answer inquiries because time required operate photo business prints several hundred thousand negatives can obtained through Castle Graphics PO Box D Green bank WA98253 Prices are$250 for8 x 10 $175 5 x 8 single weight glossy black white with$ 100 additional first class postage Like photo sources will necessary quite specific inquiring value photos should halftone magazine book types magnifying glass used 110 Model Aviation BLADES JET RANGER .. C0MMA~W HELl BOBCO parts fa ry CO~ ER 5 parts buta parts5REt51JTION1 rite for~ANSHRLJ 40 and$795 HavRICAN KAVAN Helicoptors parts DISCOUNT PRICES DEALER PRO5KMS ENCOURAGED10% Discount 5 Sets CA residents add 6% Sales tax173 Sunset Dr No2 add $150 postage & handlingDEJUCO check moncy order toVista CA 92083