THE RYAN up its gear Fred Wailman Richfield MN came through two beau tiful bird cages fitted abso lute minimum persuasion part After bit filing attachment fittings already stalled model complex assembly slipped place shouldered-bolts locknuts held everything place Fred master machinist over 36 years included working oleo cast forward seven degrees dead-on scale still dont have wheels bird look exactly like Williams Bros Golden Age rollersexcept need eight-inchers Im working though Getting back bird cages past couple weeks Ive forming basswood strut streamliners fit over Freds ironmong ery Its almost shame cover up beauti fully brazed joints Well have close-up photo next months column woodworks done Im going cover struts some Dacron cloth shrink place give couple/ three coats fiberglassing resin After bit sanding strut work will look just like aluminum originalswhich leads us subject months column PATIENCE us have Giant Scale bus iness length time know models take up LOT construction hours Giant RC kits dont approximate shake-the-box and-its-ready-to-fly construction sets available brethren less lofty ambitions Ninety percent birds see IMAA Interna tional Miniature Aircraft AssociationEd rally started out set mail order drawings burning desire create large Scale model tween desire first flight lot pleasant pro ductive hours must spent workshopthats darn sure Take Ryan just example wing contains 39 ribs constructed single rib jig jig took about week evenings put together 39%-in plywood rib noses took weekend cut out sand trim exact shape Gussets three different types cut 764-in ply stored three margarine tubsabout five hours work using gusset jig ensure uniformity Finally got around actually assem bling ribs could build day made /8-in-sq spruce couldnt use high-speed CyA glue because strips held wooden jig Obviously used rib would have stuck jig So using Sig Ed Carrolls semi-scale SE-5A own drawings L Bird flies beautifully thin Colorado air Tony Paul Colorado Springs CO built Art Chester Goon R George Fishers design fiberglass molds Quarter-scale ship flies well 90-cu-in engine Emil Agostas -scale J-4 Sportster ultralight finished form 1 saw models bones author de Vrles estimated fin ished weight would about 13 lb Actual Twelve lb 15 ozl flies great OS Max 61 SF Maury Gionfriddos Westborough MA Al exander Bullet ready-to-cover form R Hes warming up its first flights big Sig J-3 Cub powered Saito 120 four-stroke twin 54 Model Aviation Rado Control Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret Hangar Hobbies Nakajima 97 Nate kit Giant available Details column Bond production rib per day speed limit make sure glue thoroughly dry before prying jig Between construction rib jig waxed old candle keep things sticking 39 wing ribs took over month half makenot rapid construction jobs course ribs could have cut balsa couple nights would have worked well scale ribs would have awfully expensive Twenty-two-inch-chord ribs come per sheet balsa So case Ryan traded time effort expensive course action model closer scale added plus point Construction Giant Scale model takes time Building true miniature air plane isnt weekend phenomenon lot us its winters projectand well worth ef fort problem appears universal has pro vided bunch correspondence late Its dual bugaboo overweight underpowered Giant Scale models Often power problems generated modelers desire use new four-cycle engines Giant ARE some jewel-like four-bangers 1 2-cu-in range appear ideal some smaller quarter-scale birds model weights up 15 lb often ideal power plantsparticularly give goodly supply cooling air ask motivate 20-lb anchor cruel unusual punish ment Theres often Catch 22 use 2 engines Several kits speci1r such engine size model will adequately powered f design weight specified drawings instruction sheet adhered too frequently however get carried away scale detail paint epoxyall heavy-making things take models well over weight limit Within reasonable limits Giant Scale de signs will fly greater specified weights well lighter model will course Wing loading isnt infinitely expand able number expect sort flight per fortnance Concurrently horses built given RC engine ab solutely correct propellers some engines working little hearts Out just taxi model theyre installed point suspect bird may weigh heavy side reason please consider stalling engine thats bigger stronger recommended plans early construction sequenceto avoid hav ing butcher front end bird after its nicely covered painted old friend carries couple Scale designs Bob Holman wrote recently seems hes Giant Scale has several good drawings available along neat accessor ies like cowls canopies list includes toothsome model Westland Widgeon Golden Age British parasol monoplane should fly like gangbusters Bobs acquired videotape Giant Scale meet held Old Warden England Unfortu nately British video standards differ tape wont play US VCR Converting em can done standard rather expensive proposition wonders US modelers whod interested Continued page 152 I PlC Video Tape Vol 1 Basics 115 minutes total running time great educational value arid recommended clubs hobbj shop Owners. Model Aviation1 Nov 1987 Only $1795 tax & shipping mel VISA M/C orders call 415 967-5134 Penn International Chemicals 943 Steirlin Rd iew CA 3 FOUR CYCLE ACCESSORIES FOUR CYCLEFOUR CYCLE iN-COWL MUFFLERS ENGINE MOUNTS17E46 ENVA 46 AC UP/INV ENGINE2000 IT-E4S ENTA 46 AC UPIINV/SIGE ENGINE2000 COST ALOSINOS ALLOY17-ENS ENVA 60-88 AC UP/INY ENGINE2000 GSOu.o 60 THRUST LIStJT-ESS ENYA 6080 AC UP/INVISIDEENGINE.2700 SHINS POUI6H PISISSED SOOsm 0*P NOSEWS ISOLUSSO1TENN ENVA 60-120 AC UP/INY ENGINE2700 IT-ENS ENTA 60-120 AC UP/INVISIGE ENGINE2700 ORIIIEO AND TAPPEDFOR17-CNN ENTA 5- 120 PC UP/INY ENGINE 3000 USORILLES 70521-aosoo1T ERG ENTA 6 120 PC UP/INVISIDE ENG3000 HP VT 21100017466 OP VT 46 UP/INY ENGINE2000 ENVA 35-40 AC1000JTANS NP VT 46 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE 2000 SAITO PA SOloGo17-646 MAO PS AD UP/ISV ENGINE 2000 05 MAX 40 PC100017-645 MAO PS 40 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 OS MAO 405100017-616 MAX PG 61 UP/INY ENGINE2000 OS MAX 465100017 615 MAO PS NI UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 SAITO PA 40-45lOGO1 666 MAO Ps 60 UPIINY ENGINE2700 ENVA AS AC100017-NOS MAO PS 60 UP/INY/SIDE ENGINE2700 WESRA TA-AG1000IT M26 MAX PS 120 UP/INV ENGINE2700 HP VT 46120017 M2S MAO PS 120 UP/INV/SIOE ENGINE2700 U556tL66 VOR50-601 0017 SAN SAITO PA AS UP/ISV ENGINE2000 OS MAX PS 61130017 545 SAITO P045 UP/INY/SIOC ENGINE2000 OS MAX PS5075-601300F17 SOB SAITO PA 65 UP/INV ENGINE2000 ENYA 60-60-80-120AC130017 065 SAITO PA 65 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 USSNILItO porn 120160017 S26 SAITO PA 120 UP/ISV ENGINE2700 OS MAX PS 1201600 ENVA 6 120 ftC200017 SOS SAITO PA 120 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2700 OS MAX 12001600fljjffj POWER STICK SAITO PA 1201600 6056 TIeRS 25001600 ENGINE TEST STANDS095 0 OtOt-OtttlSClt atlICkSl7 Slick RSGUIOR 1/ZA 70 60 61150 -GIANT1/20TO2552500 Yd vcicIe yoi ho&by shop CROSS DIRtCT for_______________ hwnsdote sIIm6nt Chsd MO Vb MC COO 6I smttorCdfrmsntFREE CA TALOG0S January 1988 55 N CESSNA Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 115 SCALE116 SCALE Wing Span Wing Area Fuse Length Weight Engine 86 984 sq 63 12-14 lbs 90- 16 4 cycle 61 - 14 2 cycle 72 702 sq 52 7-8 lbs 90 4 cycle 61 - 90 2 cycle 181 65NE58 S Maw F da 360 eepe935 36 U 2Slow Roll TA 1Humpty Bump D 2Figure M Rolls Immelmann Turn U IThree Outside Loops Total17 Roll re Loop Top Hat Stall Turn Half Rolls Four Point Roll Cuban Eight Double Immelmann Rev Cuban w/4-Pt Roll Three Horizontal Rolls Sq Loop w/l5 Vert Rolls Vertical Down Four-Point Roll Landing Double Stall Turn Humpty Bump Straight Inverted Flight Exit Box Landing numbers K-factors individual maneuvers total Note breaks after three maneuvers pilot get reorganized next set Advanced Turnaround schedule looks like Takeoff Three Inside Loops Reverse Cuban Eight Slow Roll Stall Turn Top Hat Immelmann Turn Three Outside Loops Roll re Loop Double Immelmann Stall Turn Half Rolls Four Point Roll Landing Ul U2 TA 1 D3 TA 1 U3 TA 1 D2 TA 1 U2 TA 2 D4 Ul Total 24 Notice no breaks get reorga nized maneuvers arent really overwhelm ing either Nice transition schedule Expert Turnaround looks like Takeoff Avalanche Stall Turn D3 TA US TA D2 TA 1 U3 TA 2 D4 TA 1 U2 TA 2 D4 TA 3 U4 Ul Total 44 course fourth schedule current FAI Turnaround four schedules have nice progression fliers can enter list anywhere feel comfortable Ive heard about several clubs promoting kind contest look ward competing first all-Turnaround con test After vowing never fly Turnaround prom ised enter fall all-Turnaround contest spon sored Team RACE RC Club Jackson MS October 17-18 1987 Ill flying Ad vanced scheduleif can get Air Force complete one-month wind tunnel test F-15E time get back home air plane Out Jackson RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 55 50 minutes great video about 50 bucks youd like see tapes made available drop Bob line PO Box 741 San Bernardino CA 92402 Bob Hawkins 1200 E Calle de Ia Cabra Tuc son AZ 85718AMA 1822has goodly supply Giant Scale stuff poor health forces him part large SASE Bob will pro duce free list goodies Although news seems Tom Thumb Sky Tracings sold back Frank Gauer acquired company name small Schoolyard Scale drawings Giant drawings part business purchased Tom Wilkinson Hangar Hobbies 1402 Madison Ave Montgomery AL 36107 continues make available Toms beautiful Giant Scale Nakajima Nate us saw Toledo 1987 has met fate worse death hanging up Toms shop 12 ft above concrete floorand string broke Spattersville Tom promises reconstruct Japanese pre-WW II fighter Tom has tap three toothsome Giant Scale models Hes contemplating drawings per haps kits TA-152 dead-on scale Benny Howard Mr Mulligan Feisler Storeh Ive received numerous inquiries about lat ter aircraft Storch models fly well particularly large economy sizes have lots lumps bumps Scale builders delight duplicating 152 Model Aviation U U 3 Ron Van Putte Ill Sleepy Oaks Rd Ft Wal TA 1ton Beach FL 32548 Aerobatic Sport Scale TUCANO Custom asilt model best its category 40145 engine 55 Wingspan Compare tnese features other ARF models High gioss polyurethane paint F bergiass fuselage tirch conered foam wings accessories installed including special serno eng ne mounts Eutremely short time tram ban air ase free catalog other models auailab el price list AIR CHAMP MODELS 2854 NW75 IS Ane Miami Fl 33122- Phone 1305 5945616 CO ~pS ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 wladult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUYALLUP WASHINGTON N. FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 DAVE TURNER 206 537-9613 John de Vrzes 4610 Moffat Liz Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 56 Polekitty/l207 7 Wayne Yeager Michigan Rivets/i 170 8 Duane Gall ColoradoP-51/ 1232 9 Dave Latsha PennsylvaniaNapier/ 1180 10 Steve Kovach GeorgiaP-39/l 231 * indicates positions determined flyoffs Heres second race reported John Kils donk 1987 Midwest Quickie 500 Nationals Westland MI September 20 1987 Host Signal Seekers RC fifth Q500 event re maining CAPS circuit 1987 nice cool day greeted tremendous turnout 37 fliers traditionally biggest Q500 event year because prizes chance fly six rounds turned out due large entry impending weather conditions five rounds could completed used standard CAPS handicap rules Supertigre Como enginesno Rossis tone set early Ken Heatlie turned quick 1299 first round Unfortunately day Ken con frontation ground very next round Old Lady Mrs Murphy far done though second round Dave Keats Ace Merlino spectacular midair collision club reporter has ever seen second lap tried high-speed mating maneuver both airplanes going straight up locked together powered Aces en gine planes finally wiggled enough Daves unpowered airplane broke loose did series slow-motion tumbles fell back ground Meanwhile Ace still trying fly fuselage succeeded doing perfect stall-turn ending arrow-shot directly stan/finish line An added attraction contest use police radar gun No 2 pylon Much everyones amazement airplanes clocked around 100 mph top ones running fast 111 mph entering turn No 2 interesting note since CAPS changed rules require use stock muf flers two-second difference race times all-time record ST- Como powered Q500s 1264 Ace Merlino ST MACS Quickie-X muffler another good race lots close competitive flying Adrian Apaza won perfect score John Kilsdonk Denny Sumner tied point downbut decided fly off Joe Cohen got act back together fourth place Jim Widman continued season-long steady flying fifth Mel Baker won Best Novice award fliers workers received souvenir hats workers got merchandise prize special raffle results 1 Adrian Apazal317 2 Denny Sumner12841 3 John Kils donkl327 4 Joe Cohenl353 5 Jim Widmanl342 6 Chuck Wooley1334 7 Barney Polzinl338 8 Bob Hisey1350 9 Bob Nicholasl 373 10 Tom Melita 1311 Fast time Joe Dodd 12831 Best Novice Met Baker Thanks again Brian Palacios John Kils donk contest reports Remember guys want need photos contest nouncements race results etc pay photos used column Im always glad hear Racers write sometime Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe 7X 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 57 60-size engine machine have tested OS FSR Enya 60X Supertigre 60 prototype found reliable easy adjust What about servos structions could specify ball-raced output servo minimum 45 in-oz torque kit manufacturer doesnt specify things someone going put inadequate ser vo machine promptly bash because servo adequate job manufacturer has tested product proved better task comparable brand tell builder deserves know Most manufacturer should make sure instructions written person has never seen RC Helicopter Try may just cant oversimplify instruction manual Ive aimed primarily toward manufac turers reason Everything Ive noted leads success plenty Heli copters stuck back garages because builder became frustrated couldnt finish job product baffles someone youve lost January 1988 153 F 2
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/01
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 152, 153
THE RYAN up its gear Fred Wailman Richfield MN came through two beau tiful bird cages fitted abso lute minimum persuasion part After bit filing attachment fittings already stalled model complex assembly slipped place shouldered-bolts locknuts held everything place Fred master machinist over 36 years included working oleo cast forward seven degrees dead-on scale still dont have wheels bird look exactly like Williams Bros Golden Age rollersexcept need eight-inchers Im working though Getting back bird cages past couple weeks Ive forming basswood strut streamliners fit over Freds ironmong ery Its almost shame cover up beauti fully brazed joints Well have close-up photo next months column woodworks done Im going cover struts some Dacron cloth shrink place give couple/ three coats fiberglassing resin After bit sanding strut work will look just like aluminum originalswhich leads us subject months column PATIENCE us have Giant Scale bus iness length time know models take up LOT construction hours Giant RC kits dont approximate shake-the-box and-its-ready-to-fly construction sets available brethren less lofty ambitions Ninety percent birds see IMAA Interna tional Miniature Aircraft AssociationEd rally started out set mail order drawings burning desire create large Scale model tween desire first flight lot pleasant pro ductive hours must spent workshopthats darn sure Take Ryan just example wing contains 39 ribs constructed single rib jig jig took about week evenings put together 39%-in plywood rib noses took weekend cut out sand trim exact shape Gussets three different types cut 764-in ply stored three margarine tubsabout five hours work using gusset jig ensure uniformity Finally got around actually assem bling ribs could build day made /8-in-sq spruce couldnt use high-speed CyA glue because strips held wooden jig Obviously used rib would have stuck jig So using Sig Ed Carrolls semi-scale SE-5A own drawings L Bird flies beautifully thin Colorado air Tony Paul Colorado Springs CO built Art Chester Goon R George Fishers design fiberglass molds Quarter-scale ship flies well 90-cu-in engine Emil Agostas -scale J-4 Sportster ultralight finished form 1 saw models bones author de Vrles estimated fin ished weight would about 13 lb Actual Twelve lb 15 ozl flies great OS Max 61 SF Maury Gionfriddos Westborough MA Al exander Bullet ready-to-cover form R Hes warming up its first flights big Sig J-3 Cub powered Saito 120 four-stroke twin 54 Model Aviation Rado Control Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret Hangar Hobbies Nakajima 97 Nate kit Giant available Details column Bond production rib per day speed limit make sure glue thoroughly dry before prying jig Between construction rib jig waxed old candle keep things sticking 39 wing ribs took over month half makenot rapid construction jobs course ribs could have cut balsa couple nights would have worked well scale ribs would have awfully expensive Twenty-two-inch-chord ribs come per sheet balsa So case Ryan traded time effort expensive course action model closer scale added plus point Construction Giant Scale model takes time Building true miniature air plane isnt weekend phenomenon lot us its winters projectand well worth ef fort problem appears universal has pro vided bunch correspondence late Its dual bugaboo overweight underpowered Giant Scale models Often power problems generated modelers desire use new four-cycle engines Giant ARE some jewel-like four-bangers 1 2-cu-in range appear ideal some smaller quarter-scale birds model weights up 15 lb often ideal power plantsparticularly give goodly supply cooling air ask motivate 20-lb anchor cruel unusual punish ment Theres often Catch 22 use 2 engines Several kits speci1r such engine size model will adequately powered f design weight specified drawings instruction sheet adhered too frequently however get carried away scale detail paint epoxyall heavy-making things take models well over weight limit Within reasonable limits Giant Scale de signs will fly greater specified weights well lighter model will course Wing loading isnt infinitely expand able number expect sort flight per fortnance Concurrently horses built given RC engine ab solutely correct propellers some engines working little hearts Out just taxi model theyre installed point suspect bird may weigh heavy side reason please consider stalling engine thats bigger stronger recommended plans early construction sequenceto avoid hav ing butcher front end bird after its nicely covered painted old friend carries couple Scale designs Bob Holman wrote recently seems hes Giant Scale has several good drawings available along neat accessor ies like cowls canopies list includes toothsome model Westland Widgeon Golden Age British parasol monoplane should fly like gangbusters Bobs acquired videotape Giant Scale meet held Old Warden England Unfortu nately British video standards differ tape wont play US VCR Converting em can done standard rather expensive proposition wonders US modelers whod interested Continued page 152 I PlC Video Tape Vol 1 Basics 115 minutes total running time great educational value arid recommended clubs hobbj shop Owners. Model Aviation1 Nov 1987 Only $1795 tax & shipping mel VISA M/C orders call 415 967-5134 Penn International Chemicals 943 Steirlin Rd iew CA 3 FOUR CYCLE ACCESSORIES FOUR CYCLEFOUR CYCLE iN-COWL MUFFLERS ENGINE MOUNTS17E46 ENVA 46 AC UP/INV ENGINE2000 IT-E4S ENTA 46 AC UPIINV/SIGE ENGINE2000 COST ALOSINOS ALLOY17-ENS ENVA 60-88 AC UP/INY ENGINE2000 GSOu.o 60 THRUST LIStJT-ESS ENYA 6080 AC UP/INVISIDEENGINE.2700 SHINS POUI6H PISISSED SOOsm 0*P NOSEWS ISOLUSSO1TENN ENVA 60-120 AC UP/INY ENGINE2700 IT-ENS ENTA 60-120 AC UP/INVISIGE ENGINE2700 ORIIIEO AND TAPPEDFOR17-CNN ENTA 5- 120 PC UP/INY ENGINE 3000 USORILLES 70521-aosoo1T ERG ENTA 6 120 PC UP/INVISIDE ENG3000 HP VT 21100017466 OP VT 46 UP/INY ENGINE2000 ENVA 35-40 AC1000JTANS NP VT 46 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE 2000 SAITO PA SOloGo17-646 MAO PS AD UP/ISV ENGINE 2000 05 MAX 40 PC100017-645 MAO PS 40 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 OS MAO 405100017-616 MAX PG 61 UP/INY ENGINE2000 OS MAX 465100017 615 MAO PS NI UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 SAITO PA 40-45lOGO1 666 MAO Ps 60 UPIINY ENGINE2700 ENVA AS AC100017-NOS MAO PS 60 UP/INY/SIDE ENGINE2700 WESRA TA-AG1000IT M26 MAX PS 120 UP/INV ENGINE2700 HP VT 46120017 M2S MAO PS 120 UP/INV/SIOE ENGINE2700 U556tL66 VOR50-601 0017 SAN SAITO PA AS UP/ISV ENGINE2000 OS MAX PS 61130017 545 SAITO P045 UP/INY/SIOC ENGINE2000 OS MAX PS5075-601300F17 SOB SAITO PA 65 UP/INV ENGINE2000 ENYA 60-60-80-120AC130017 065 SAITO PA 65 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 USSNILItO porn 120160017 S26 SAITO PA 120 UP/ISV ENGINE2700 OS MAX PS 1201600 ENVA 6 120 ftC200017 SOS SAITO PA 120 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2700 OS MAX 12001600fljjffj POWER STICK SAITO PA 1201600 6056 TIeRS 25001600 ENGINE TEST STANDS095 0 OtOt-OtttlSClt atlICkSl7 Slick RSGUIOR 1/ZA 70 60 61150 -GIANT1/20TO2552500 Yd vcicIe yoi ho&by shop CROSS DIRtCT for_______________ hwnsdote sIIm6nt Chsd MO Vb MC COO 6I smttorCdfrmsntFREE CA TALOG0S January 1988 55 N CESSNA Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 115 SCALE116 SCALE Wing Span Wing Area Fuse Length Weight Engine 86 984 sq 63 12-14 lbs 90- 16 4 cycle 61 - 14 2 cycle 72 702 sq 52 7-8 lbs 90 4 cycle 61 - 90 2 cycle 181 65NE58 S Maw F da 360 eepe935 36 U 2Slow Roll TA 1Humpty Bump D 2Figure M Rolls Immelmann Turn U IThree Outside Loops Total17 Roll re Loop Top Hat Stall Turn Half Rolls Four Point Roll Cuban Eight Double Immelmann Rev Cuban w/4-Pt Roll Three Horizontal Rolls Sq Loop w/l5 Vert Rolls Vertical Down Four-Point Roll Landing Double Stall Turn Humpty Bump Straight Inverted Flight Exit Box Landing numbers K-factors individual maneuvers total Note breaks after three maneuvers pilot get reorganized next set Advanced Turnaround schedule looks like Takeoff Three Inside Loops Reverse Cuban Eight Slow Roll Stall Turn Top Hat Immelmann Turn Three Outside Loops Roll re Loop Double Immelmann Stall Turn Half Rolls Four Point Roll Landing Ul U2 TA 1 D3 TA 1 U3 TA 1 D2 TA 1 U2 TA 2 D4 Ul Total 24 Notice no breaks get reorga nized maneuvers arent really overwhelm ing either Nice transition schedule Expert Turnaround looks like Takeoff Avalanche Stall Turn D3 TA US TA D2 TA 1 U3 TA 2 D4 TA 1 U2 TA 2 D4 TA 3 U4 Ul Total 44 course fourth schedule current FAI Turnaround four schedules have nice progression fliers can enter list anywhere feel comfortable Ive heard about several clubs promoting kind contest look ward competing first all-Turnaround con test After vowing never fly Turnaround prom ised enter fall all-Turnaround contest spon sored Team RACE RC Club Jackson MS October 17-18 1987 Ill flying Ad vanced scheduleif can get Air Force complete one-month wind tunnel test F-15E time get back home air plane Out Jackson RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 55 50 minutes great video about 50 bucks youd like see tapes made available drop Bob line PO Box 741 San Bernardino CA 92402 Bob Hawkins 1200 E Calle de Ia Cabra Tuc son AZ 85718AMA 1822has goodly supply Giant Scale stuff poor health forces him part large SASE Bob will pro duce free list goodies Although news seems Tom Thumb Sky Tracings sold back Frank Gauer acquired company name small Schoolyard Scale drawings Giant drawings part business purchased Tom Wilkinson Hangar Hobbies 1402 Madison Ave Montgomery AL 36107 continues make available Toms beautiful Giant Scale Nakajima Nate us saw Toledo 1987 has met fate worse death hanging up Toms shop 12 ft above concrete floorand string broke Spattersville Tom promises reconstruct Japanese pre-WW II fighter Tom has tap three toothsome Giant Scale models Hes contemplating drawings per haps kits TA-152 dead-on scale Benny Howard Mr Mulligan Feisler Storeh Ive received numerous inquiries about lat ter aircraft Storch models fly well particularly large economy sizes have lots lumps bumps Scale builders delight duplicating 152 Model Aviation U U 3 Ron Van Putte Ill Sleepy Oaks Rd Ft Wal TA 1ton Beach FL 32548 Aerobatic Sport Scale TUCANO Custom asilt model best its category 40145 engine 55 Wingspan Compare tnese features other ARF models High gioss polyurethane paint F bergiass fuselage tirch conered foam wings accessories installed including special serno eng ne mounts Eutremely short time tram ban air ase free catalog other models auailab el price list AIR CHAMP MODELS 2854 NW75 IS Ane Miami Fl 33122- Phone 1305 5945616 CO ~pS ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 wladult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUYALLUP WASHINGTON N. FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 DAVE TURNER 206 537-9613 John de Vrzes 4610 Moffat Liz Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 56 Polekitty/l207 7 Wayne Yeager Michigan Rivets/i 170 8 Duane Gall ColoradoP-51/ 1232 9 Dave Latsha PennsylvaniaNapier/ 1180 10 Steve Kovach GeorgiaP-39/l 231 * indicates positions determined flyoffs Heres second race reported John Kils donk 1987 Midwest Quickie 500 Nationals Westland MI September 20 1987 Host Signal Seekers RC fifth Q500 event re maining CAPS circuit 1987 nice cool day greeted tremendous turnout 37 fliers traditionally biggest Q500 event year because prizes chance fly six rounds turned out due large entry impending weather conditions five rounds could completed used standard CAPS handicap rules Supertigre Como enginesno Rossis tone set early Ken Heatlie turned quick 1299 first round Unfortunately day Ken con frontation ground very next round Old Lady Mrs Murphy far done though second round Dave Keats Ace Merlino spectacular midair collision club reporter has ever seen second lap tried high-speed mating maneuver both airplanes going straight up locked together powered Aces en gine planes finally wiggled enough Daves unpowered airplane broke loose did series slow-motion tumbles fell back ground Meanwhile Ace still trying fly fuselage succeeded doing perfect stall-turn ending arrow-shot directly stan/finish line An added attraction contest use police radar gun No 2 pylon Much everyones amazement airplanes clocked around 100 mph top ones running fast 111 mph entering turn No 2 interesting note since CAPS changed rules require use stock muf flers two-second difference race times all-time record ST- Como powered Q500s 1264 Ace Merlino ST MACS Quickie-X muffler another good race lots close competitive flying Adrian Apaza won perfect score John Kilsdonk Denny Sumner tied point downbut decided fly off Joe Cohen got act back together fourth place Jim Widman continued season-long steady flying fifth Mel Baker won Best Novice award fliers workers received souvenir hats workers got merchandise prize special raffle results 1 Adrian Apazal317 2 Denny Sumner12841 3 John Kils donkl327 4 Joe Cohenl353 5 Jim Widmanl342 6 Chuck Wooley1334 7 Barney Polzinl338 8 Bob Hisey1350 9 Bob Nicholasl 373 10 Tom Melita 1311 Fast time Joe Dodd 12831 Best Novice Met Baker Thanks again Brian Palacios John Kils donk contest reports Remember guys want need photos contest nouncements race results etc pay photos used column Im always glad hear Racers write sometime Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe 7X 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 57 60-size engine machine have tested OS FSR Enya 60X Supertigre 60 prototype found reliable easy adjust What about servos structions could specify ball-raced output servo minimum 45 in-oz torque kit manufacturer doesnt specify things someone going put inadequate ser vo machine promptly bash because servo adequate job manufacturer has tested product proved better task comparable brand tell builder deserves know Most manufacturer should make sure instructions written person has never seen RC Helicopter Try may just cant oversimplify instruction manual Ive aimed primarily toward manufac turers reason Everything Ive noted leads success plenty Heli copters stuck back garages because builder became frustrated couldnt finish job product baffles someone youve lost January 1988 153 F 2
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/01
Page Numbers: 54, 55, 152, 153
THE RYAN up its gear Fred Wailman Richfield MN came through two beau tiful bird cages fitted abso lute minimum persuasion part After bit filing attachment fittings already stalled model complex assembly slipped place shouldered-bolts locknuts held everything place Fred master machinist over 36 years included working oleo cast forward seven degrees dead-on scale still dont have wheels bird look exactly like Williams Bros Golden Age rollersexcept need eight-inchers Im working though Getting back bird cages past couple weeks Ive forming basswood strut streamliners fit over Freds ironmong ery Its almost shame cover up beauti fully brazed joints Well have close-up photo next months column woodworks done Im going cover struts some Dacron cloth shrink place give couple/ three coats fiberglassing resin After bit sanding strut work will look just like aluminum originalswhich leads us subject months column PATIENCE us have Giant Scale bus iness length time know models take up LOT construction hours Giant RC kits dont approximate shake-the-box and-its-ready-to-fly construction sets available brethren less lofty ambitions Ninety percent birds see IMAA Interna tional Miniature Aircraft AssociationEd rally started out set mail order drawings burning desire create large Scale model tween desire first flight lot pleasant pro ductive hours must spent workshopthats darn sure Take Ryan just example wing contains 39 ribs constructed single rib jig jig took about week evenings put together 39%-in plywood rib noses took weekend cut out sand trim exact shape Gussets three different types cut 764-in ply stored three margarine tubsabout five hours work using gusset jig ensure uniformity Finally got around actually assem bling ribs could build day made /8-in-sq spruce couldnt use high-speed CyA glue because strips held wooden jig Obviously used rib would have stuck jig So using Sig Ed Carrolls semi-scale SE-5A own drawings L Bird flies beautifully thin Colorado air Tony Paul Colorado Springs CO built Art Chester Goon R George Fishers design fiberglass molds Quarter-scale ship flies well 90-cu-in engine Emil Agostas -scale J-4 Sportster ultralight finished form 1 saw models bones author de Vrles estimated fin ished weight would about 13 lb Actual Twelve lb 15 ozl flies great OS Max 61 SF Maury Gionfriddos Westborough MA Al exander Bullet ready-to-cover form R Hes warming up its first flights big Sig J-3 Cub powered Saito 120 four-stroke twin 54 Model Aviation Rado Control Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret Hangar Hobbies Nakajima 97 Nate kit Giant available Details column Bond production rib per day speed limit make sure glue thoroughly dry before prying jig Between construction rib jig waxed old candle keep things sticking 39 wing ribs took over month half makenot rapid construction jobs course ribs could have cut balsa couple nights would have worked well scale ribs would have awfully expensive Twenty-two-inch-chord ribs come per sheet balsa So case Ryan traded time effort expensive course action model closer scale added plus point Construction Giant Scale model takes time Building true miniature air plane isnt weekend phenomenon lot us its winters projectand well worth ef fort problem appears universal has pro vided bunch correspondence late Its dual bugaboo overweight underpowered Giant Scale models Often power problems generated modelers desire use new four-cycle engines Giant ARE some jewel-like four-bangers 1 2-cu-in range appear ideal some smaller quarter-scale birds model weights up 15 lb often ideal power plantsparticularly give goodly supply cooling air ask motivate 20-lb anchor cruel unusual punish ment Theres often Catch 22 use 2 engines Several kits speci1r such engine size model will adequately powered f design weight specified drawings instruction sheet adhered too frequently however get carried away scale detail paint epoxyall heavy-making things take models well over weight limit Within reasonable limits Giant Scale de signs will fly greater specified weights well lighter model will course Wing loading isnt infinitely expand able number expect sort flight per fortnance Concurrently horses built given RC engine ab solutely correct propellers some engines working little hearts Out just taxi model theyre installed point suspect bird may weigh heavy side reason please consider stalling engine thats bigger stronger recommended plans early construction sequenceto avoid hav ing butcher front end bird after its nicely covered painted old friend carries couple Scale designs Bob Holman wrote recently seems hes Giant Scale has several good drawings available along neat accessor ies like cowls canopies list includes toothsome model Westland Widgeon Golden Age British parasol monoplane should fly like gangbusters Bobs acquired videotape Giant Scale meet held Old Warden England Unfortu nately British video standards differ tape wont play US VCR Converting em can done standard rather expensive proposition wonders US modelers whod interested Continued page 152 I PlC Video Tape Vol 1 Basics 115 minutes total running time great educational value arid recommended clubs hobbj shop Owners. Model Aviation1 Nov 1987 Only $1795 tax & shipping mel VISA M/C orders call 415 967-5134 Penn International Chemicals 943 Steirlin Rd iew CA 3 FOUR CYCLE ACCESSORIES FOUR CYCLEFOUR CYCLE iN-COWL MUFFLERS ENGINE MOUNTS17E46 ENVA 46 AC UP/INV ENGINE2000 IT-E4S ENTA 46 AC UPIINV/SIGE ENGINE2000 COST ALOSINOS ALLOY17-ENS ENVA 60-88 AC UP/INY ENGINE2000 GSOu.o 60 THRUST LIStJT-ESS ENYA 6080 AC UP/INVISIDEENGINE.2700 SHINS POUI6H PISISSED SOOsm 0*P NOSEWS ISOLUSSO1TENN ENVA 60-120 AC UP/INY ENGINE2700 IT-ENS ENTA 60-120 AC UP/INVISIGE ENGINE2700 ORIIIEO AND TAPPEDFOR17-CNN ENTA 5- 120 PC UP/INY ENGINE 3000 USORILLES 70521-aosoo1T ERG ENTA 6 120 PC UP/INVISIDE ENG3000 HP VT 21100017466 OP VT 46 UP/INY ENGINE2000 ENVA 35-40 AC1000JTANS NP VT 46 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE 2000 SAITO PA SOloGo17-646 MAO PS AD UP/ISV ENGINE 2000 05 MAX 40 PC100017-645 MAO PS 40 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 OS MAO 405100017-616 MAX PG 61 UP/INY ENGINE2000 OS MAX 465100017 615 MAO PS NI UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 SAITO PA 40-45lOGO1 666 MAO Ps 60 UPIINY ENGINE2700 ENVA AS AC100017-NOS MAO PS 60 UP/INY/SIDE ENGINE2700 WESRA TA-AG1000IT M26 MAX PS 120 UP/INV ENGINE2700 HP VT 46120017 M2S MAO PS 120 UP/INV/SIOE ENGINE2700 U556tL66 VOR50-601 0017 SAN SAITO PA AS UP/ISV ENGINE2000 OS MAX PS 61130017 545 SAITO P045 UP/INY/SIOC ENGINE2000 OS MAX PS5075-601300F17 SOB SAITO PA 65 UP/INV ENGINE2000 ENYA 60-60-80-120AC130017 065 SAITO PA 65 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 USSNILItO porn 120160017 S26 SAITO PA 120 UP/ISV ENGINE2700 OS MAX PS 1201600 ENVA 6 120 ftC200017 SOS SAITO PA 120 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2700 OS MAX 12001600fljjffj POWER STICK SAITO PA 1201600 6056 TIeRS 25001600 ENGINE TEST STANDS095 0 OtOt-OtttlSClt atlICkSl7 Slick RSGUIOR 1/ZA 70 60 61150 -GIANT1/20TO2552500 Yd vcicIe yoi ho&by shop CROSS DIRtCT for_______________ hwnsdote sIIm6nt Chsd MO Vb MC COO 6I smttorCdfrmsntFREE CA TALOG0S January 1988 55 N CESSNA Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 115 SCALE116 SCALE Wing Span Wing Area Fuse Length Weight Engine 86 984 sq 63 12-14 lbs 90- 16 4 cycle 61 - 14 2 cycle 72 702 sq 52 7-8 lbs 90 4 cycle 61 - 90 2 cycle 181 65NE58 S Maw F da 360 eepe935 36 U 2Slow Roll TA 1Humpty Bump D 2Figure M Rolls Immelmann Turn U IThree Outside Loops Total17 Roll re Loop Top Hat Stall Turn Half Rolls Four Point Roll Cuban Eight Double Immelmann Rev Cuban w/4-Pt Roll Three Horizontal Rolls Sq Loop w/l5 Vert Rolls Vertical Down Four-Point Roll Landing Double Stall Turn Humpty Bump Straight Inverted Flight Exit Box Landing numbers K-factors individual maneuvers total Note breaks after three maneuvers pilot get reorganized next set Advanced Turnaround schedule looks like Takeoff Three Inside Loops Reverse Cuban Eight Slow Roll Stall Turn Top Hat Immelmann Turn Three Outside Loops Roll re Loop Double Immelmann Stall Turn Half Rolls Four Point Roll Landing Ul U2 TA 1 D3 TA 1 U3 TA 1 D2 TA 1 U2 TA 2 D4 Ul Total 24 Notice no breaks get reorga nized maneuvers arent really overwhelm ing either Nice transition schedule Expert Turnaround looks like Takeoff Avalanche Stall Turn D3 TA US TA D2 TA 1 U3 TA 2 D4 TA 1 U2 TA 2 D4 TA 3 U4 Ul Total 44 course fourth schedule current FAI Turnaround four schedules have nice progression fliers can enter list anywhere feel comfortable Ive heard about several clubs promoting kind contest look ward competing first all-Turnaround con test After vowing never fly Turnaround prom ised enter fall all-Turnaround contest spon sored Team RACE RC Club Jackson MS October 17-18 1987 Ill flying Ad vanced scheduleif can get Air Force complete one-month wind tunnel test F-15E time get back home air plane Out Jackson RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 55 50 minutes great video about 50 bucks youd like see tapes made available drop Bob line PO Box 741 San Bernardino CA 92402 Bob Hawkins 1200 E Calle de Ia Cabra Tuc son AZ 85718AMA 1822has goodly supply Giant Scale stuff poor health forces him part large SASE Bob will pro duce free list goodies Although news seems Tom Thumb Sky Tracings sold back Frank Gauer acquired company name small Schoolyard Scale drawings Giant drawings part business purchased Tom Wilkinson Hangar Hobbies 1402 Madison Ave Montgomery AL 36107 continues make available Toms beautiful Giant Scale Nakajima Nate us saw Toledo 1987 has met fate worse death hanging up Toms shop 12 ft above concrete floorand string broke Spattersville Tom promises reconstruct Japanese pre-WW II fighter Tom has tap three toothsome Giant Scale models Hes contemplating drawings per haps kits TA-152 dead-on scale Benny Howard Mr Mulligan Feisler Storeh Ive received numerous inquiries about lat ter aircraft Storch models fly well particularly large economy sizes have lots lumps bumps Scale builders delight duplicating 152 Model Aviation U U 3 Ron Van Putte Ill Sleepy Oaks Rd Ft Wal TA 1ton Beach FL 32548 Aerobatic Sport Scale TUCANO Custom asilt model best its category 40145 engine 55 Wingspan Compare tnese features other ARF models High gioss polyurethane paint F bergiass fuselage tirch conered foam wings accessories installed including special serno eng ne mounts Eutremely short time tram ban air ase free catalog other models auailab el price list AIR CHAMP MODELS 2854 NW75 IS Ane Miami Fl 33122- Phone 1305 5945616 CO ~pS ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 wladult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUYALLUP WASHINGTON N. FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 DAVE TURNER 206 537-9613 John de Vrzes 4610 Moffat Liz Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 56 Polekitty/l207 7 Wayne Yeager Michigan Rivets/i 170 8 Duane Gall ColoradoP-51/ 1232 9 Dave Latsha PennsylvaniaNapier/ 1180 10 Steve Kovach GeorgiaP-39/l 231 * indicates positions determined flyoffs Heres second race reported John Kils donk 1987 Midwest Quickie 500 Nationals Westland MI September 20 1987 Host Signal Seekers RC fifth Q500 event re maining CAPS circuit 1987 nice cool day greeted tremendous turnout 37 fliers traditionally biggest Q500 event year because prizes chance fly six rounds turned out due large entry impending weather conditions five rounds could completed used standard CAPS handicap rules Supertigre Como enginesno Rossis tone set early Ken Heatlie turned quick 1299 first round Unfortunately day Ken con frontation ground very next round Old Lady Mrs Murphy far done though second round Dave Keats Ace Merlino spectacular midair collision club reporter has ever seen second lap tried high-speed mating maneuver both airplanes going straight up locked together powered Aces en gine planes finally wiggled enough Daves unpowered airplane broke loose did series slow-motion tumbles fell back ground Meanwhile Ace still trying fly fuselage succeeded doing perfect stall-turn ending arrow-shot directly stan/finish line An added attraction contest use police radar gun No 2 pylon Much everyones amazement airplanes clocked around 100 mph top ones running fast 111 mph entering turn No 2 interesting note since CAPS changed rules require use stock muf flers two-second difference race times all-time record ST- Como powered Q500s 1264 Ace Merlino ST MACS Quickie-X muffler another good race lots close competitive flying Adrian Apaza won perfect score John Kilsdonk Denny Sumner tied point downbut decided fly off Joe Cohen got act back together fourth place Jim Widman continued season-long steady flying fifth Mel Baker won Best Novice award fliers workers received souvenir hats workers got merchandise prize special raffle results 1 Adrian Apazal317 2 Denny Sumner12841 3 John Kils donkl327 4 Joe Cohenl353 5 Jim Widmanl342 6 Chuck Wooley1334 7 Barney Polzinl338 8 Bob Hisey1350 9 Bob Nicholasl 373 10 Tom Melita 1311 Fast time Joe Dodd 12831 Best Novice Met Baker Thanks again Brian Palacios John Kils donk contest reports Remember guys want need photos contest nouncements race results etc pay photos used column Im always glad hear Racers write sometime Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe 7X 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 57 60-size engine machine have tested OS FSR Enya 60X Supertigre 60 prototype found reliable easy adjust What about servos structions could specify ball-raced output servo minimum 45 in-oz torque kit manufacturer doesnt specify things someone going put inadequate ser vo machine promptly bash because servo adequate job manufacturer has tested product proved better task comparable brand tell builder deserves know Most manufacturer should make sure instructions written person has never seen RC Helicopter Try may just cant oversimplify instruction manual Ive aimed primarily toward manufac turers reason Everything Ive noted leads success plenty Heli copters stuck back garages because builder became frustrated couldnt finish job product baffles someone youve lost January 1988 153 F 2
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Page Numbers: 54, 55, 152, 153
THE RYAN up its gear Fred Wailman Richfield MN came through two beau tiful bird cages fitted abso lute minimum persuasion part After bit filing attachment fittings already stalled model complex assembly slipped place shouldered-bolts locknuts held everything place Fred master machinist over 36 years included working oleo cast forward seven degrees dead-on scale still dont have wheels bird look exactly like Williams Bros Golden Age rollersexcept need eight-inchers Im working though Getting back bird cages past couple weeks Ive forming basswood strut streamliners fit over Freds ironmong ery Its almost shame cover up beauti fully brazed joints Well have close-up photo next months column woodworks done Im going cover struts some Dacron cloth shrink place give couple/ three coats fiberglassing resin After bit sanding strut work will look just like aluminum originalswhich leads us subject months column PATIENCE us have Giant Scale bus iness length time know models take up LOT construction hours Giant RC kits dont approximate shake-the-box and-its-ready-to-fly construction sets available brethren less lofty ambitions Ninety percent birds see IMAA Interna tional Miniature Aircraft AssociationEd rally started out set mail order drawings burning desire create large Scale model tween desire first flight lot pleasant pro ductive hours must spent workshopthats darn sure Take Ryan just example wing contains 39 ribs constructed single rib jig jig took about week evenings put together 39%-in plywood rib noses took weekend cut out sand trim exact shape Gussets three different types cut 764-in ply stored three margarine tubsabout five hours work using gusset jig ensure uniformity Finally got around actually assem bling ribs could build day made /8-in-sq spruce couldnt use high-speed CyA glue because strips held wooden jig Obviously used rib would have stuck jig So using Sig Ed Carrolls semi-scale SE-5A own drawings L Bird flies beautifully thin Colorado air Tony Paul Colorado Springs CO built Art Chester Goon R George Fishers design fiberglass molds Quarter-scale ship flies well 90-cu-in engine Emil Agostas -scale J-4 Sportster ultralight finished form 1 saw models bones author de Vrles estimated fin ished weight would about 13 lb Actual Twelve lb 15 ozl flies great OS Max 61 SF Maury Gionfriddos Westborough MA Al exander Bullet ready-to-cover form R Hes warming up its first flights big Sig J-3 Cub powered Saito 120 four-stroke twin 54 Model Aviation Rado Control Giant Scale John de Vries Colonel USAF Ret Hangar Hobbies Nakajima 97 Nate kit Giant available Details column Bond production rib per day speed limit make sure glue thoroughly dry before prying jig Between construction rib jig waxed old candle keep things sticking 39 wing ribs took over month half makenot rapid construction jobs course ribs could have cut balsa couple nights would have worked well scale ribs would have awfully expensive Twenty-two-inch-chord ribs come per sheet balsa So case Ryan traded time effort expensive course action model closer scale added plus point Construction Giant Scale model takes time Building true miniature air plane isnt weekend phenomenon lot us its winters projectand well worth ef fort problem appears universal has pro vided bunch correspondence late Its dual bugaboo overweight underpowered Giant Scale models Often power problems generated modelers desire use new four-cycle engines Giant ARE some jewel-like four-bangers 1 2-cu-in range appear ideal some smaller quarter-scale birds model weights up 15 lb often ideal power plantsparticularly give goodly supply cooling air ask motivate 20-lb anchor cruel unusual punish ment Theres often Catch 22 use 2 engines Several kits speci1r such engine size model will adequately powered f design weight specified drawings instruction sheet adhered too frequently however get carried away scale detail paint epoxyall heavy-making things take models well over weight limit Within reasonable limits Giant Scale de signs will fly greater specified weights well lighter model will course Wing loading isnt infinitely expand able number expect sort flight per fortnance Concurrently horses built given RC engine ab solutely correct propellers some engines working little hearts Out just taxi model theyre installed point suspect bird may weigh heavy side reason please consider stalling engine thats bigger stronger recommended plans early construction sequenceto avoid hav ing butcher front end bird after its nicely covered painted old friend carries couple Scale designs Bob Holman wrote recently seems hes Giant Scale has several good drawings available along neat accessor ies like cowls canopies list includes toothsome model Westland Widgeon Golden Age British parasol monoplane should fly like gangbusters Bobs acquired videotape Giant Scale meet held Old Warden England Unfortu nately British video standards differ tape wont play US VCR Converting em can done standard rather expensive proposition wonders US modelers whod interested Continued page 152 I PlC Video Tape Vol 1 Basics 115 minutes total running time great educational value arid recommended clubs hobbj shop Owners. Model Aviation1 Nov 1987 Only $1795 tax & shipping mel VISA M/C orders call 415 967-5134 Penn International Chemicals 943 Steirlin Rd iew CA 3 FOUR CYCLE ACCESSORIES FOUR CYCLEFOUR CYCLE iN-COWL MUFFLERS ENGINE MOUNTS17E46 ENVA 46 AC UP/INV ENGINE2000 IT-E4S ENTA 46 AC UPIINV/SIGE ENGINE2000 COST ALOSINOS ALLOY17-ENS ENVA 60-88 AC UP/INY ENGINE2000 GSOu.o 60 THRUST LIStJT-ESS ENYA 6080 AC UP/INVISIDEENGINE.2700 SHINS POUI6H PISISSED SOOsm 0*P NOSEWS ISOLUSSO1TENN ENVA 60-120 AC UP/INY ENGINE2700 IT-ENS ENTA 60-120 AC UP/INVISIGE ENGINE2700 ORIIIEO AND TAPPEDFOR17-CNN ENTA 5- 120 PC UP/INY ENGINE 3000 USORILLES 70521-aosoo1T ERG ENTA 6 120 PC UP/INVISIDE ENG3000 HP VT 21100017466 OP VT 46 UP/INY ENGINE2000 ENVA 35-40 AC1000JTANS NP VT 46 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE 2000 SAITO PA SOloGo17-646 MAO PS AD UP/ISV ENGINE 2000 05 MAX 40 PC100017-645 MAO PS 40 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 OS MAO 405100017-616 MAX PG 61 UP/INY ENGINE2000 OS MAX 465100017 615 MAO PS NI UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 SAITO PA 40-45lOGO1 666 MAO Ps 60 UPIINY ENGINE2700 ENVA AS AC100017-NOS MAO PS 60 UP/INY/SIDE ENGINE2700 WESRA TA-AG1000IT M26 MAX PS 120 UP/INV ENGINE2700 HP VT 46120017 M2S MAO PS 120 UP/INV/SIOE ENGINE2700 U556tL66 VOR50-601 0017 SAN SAITO PA AS UP/ISV ENGINE2000 OS MAX PS 61130017 545 SAITO P045 UP/INY/SIOC ENGINE2000 OS MAX PS5075-601300F17 SOB SAITO PA 65 UP/INV ENGINE2000 ENYA 60-60-80-120AC130017 065 SAITO PA 65 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2000 USSNILItO porn 120160017 S26 SAITO PA 120 UP/ISV ENGINE2700 OS MAX PS 1201600 ENVA 6 120 ftC200017 SOS SAITO PA 120 UP/INVISIDE ENGINE2700 OS MAX 12001600fljjffj POWER STICK SAITO PA 1201600 6056 TIeRS 25001600 ENGINE TEST STANDS095 0 OtOt-OtttlSClt atlICkSl7 Slick RSGUIOR 1/ZA 70 60 61150 -GIANT1/20TO2552500 Yd vcicIe yoi ho&by shop CROSS DIRtCT for_______________ hwnsdote sIIm6nt Chsd MO Vb MC COO 6I smttorCdfrmsntFREE CA TALOG0S January 1988 55 N CESSNA Perhaps need something bit out-of-the ordinary scale competition Cessna 182 big stable airplane ideal scale trainer 115 SCALE116 SCALE Wing Span Wing Area Fuse Length Weight Engine 86 984 sq 63 12-14 lbs 90- 16 4 cycle 61 - 14 2 cycle 72 702 sq 52 7-8 lbs 90 4 cycle 61 - 90 2 cycle 181 65NE58 S Maw F da 360 eepe935 36 U 2Slow Roll TA 1Humpty Bump D 2Figure M Rolls Immelmann Turn U IThree Outside Loops Total17 Roll re Loop Top Hat Stall Turn Half Rolls Four Point Roll Cuban Eight Double Immelmann Rev Cuban w/4-Pt Roll Three Horizontal Rolls Sq Loop w/l5 Vert Rolls Vertical Down Four-Point Roll Landing Double Stall Turn Humpty Bump Straight Inverted Flight Exit Box Landing numbers K-factors individual maneuvers total Note breaks after three maneuvers pilot get reorganized next set Advanced Turnaround schedule looks like Takeoff Three Inside Loops Reverse Cuban Eight Slow Roll Stall Turn Top Hat Immelmann Turn Three Outside Loops Roll re Loop Double Immelmann Stall Turn Half Rolls Four Point Roll Landing Ul U2 TA 1 D3 TA 1 U3 TA 1 D2 TA 1 U2 TA 2 D4 Ul Total 24 Notice no breaks get reorga nized maneuvers arent really overwhelm ing either Nice transition schedule Expert Turnaround looks like Takeoff Avalanche Stall Turn D3 TA US TA D2 TA 1 U3 TA 2 D4 TA 1 U2 TA 2 D4 TA 3 U4 Ul Total 44 course fourth schedule current FAI Turnaround four schedules have nice progression fliers can enter list anywhere feel comfortable Ive heard about several clubs promoting kind contest look ward competing first all-Turnaround con test After vowing never fly Turnaround prom ised enter fall all-Turnaround contest spon sored Team RACE RC Club Jackson MS October 17-18 1987 Ill flying Ad vanced scheduleif can get Air Force complete one-month wind tunnel test F-15E time get back home air plane Out Jackson RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 55 50 minutes great video about 50 bucks youd like see tapes made available drop Bob line PO Box 741 San Bernardino CA 92402 Bob Hawkins 1200 E Calle de Ia Cabra Tuc son AZ 85718AMA 1822has goodly supply Giant Scale stuff poor health forces him part large SASE Bob will pro duce free list goodies Although news seems Tom Thumb Sky Tracings sold back Frank Gauer acquired company name small Schoolyard Scale drawings Giant drawings part business purchased Tom Wilkinson Hangar Hobbies 1402 Madison Ave Montgomery AL 36107 continues make available Toms beautiful Giant Scale Nakajima Nate us saw Toledo 1987 has met fate worse death hanging up Toms shop 12 ft above concrete floorand string broke Spattersville Tom promises reconstruct Japanese pre-WW II fighter Tom has tap three toothsome Giant Scale models Hes contemplating drawings per haps kits TA-152 dead-on scale Benny Howard Mr Mulligan Feisler Storeh Ive received numerous inquiries about lat ter aircraft Storch models fly well particularly large economy sizes have lots lumps bumps Scale builders delight duplicating 152 Model Aviation U U 3 Ron Van Putte Ill Sleepy Oaks Rd Ft Wal TA 1ton Beach FL 32548 Aerobatic Sport Scale TUCANO Custom asilt model best its category 40145 engine 55 Wingspan Compare tnese features other ARF models High gioss polyurethane paint F bergiass fuselage tirch conered foam wings accessories installed including special serno eng ne mounts Eutremely short time tram ban air ase free catalog other models auailab el price list AIR CHAMP MODELS 2854 NW75 IS Ane Miami Fl 33122- Phone 1305 5945616 CO ~pS ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 wladult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUYALLUP WASHINGTON N. FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 DAVE TURNER 206 537-9613 John de Vrzes 4610 Moffat Liz Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 56 Polekitty/l207 7 Wayne Yeager Michigan Rivets/i 170 8 Duane Gall ColoradoP-51/ 1232 9 Dave Latsha PennsylvaniaNapier/ 1180 10 Steve Kovach GeorgiaP-39/l 231 * indicates positions determined flyoffs Heres second race reported John Kils donk 1987 Midwest Quickie 500 Nationals Westland MI September 20 1987 Host Signal Seekers RC fifth Q500 event re maining CAPS circuit 1987 nice cool day greeted tremendous turnout 37 fliers traditionally biggest Q500 event year because prizes chance fly six rounds turned out due large entry impending weather conditions five rounds could completed used standard CAPS handicap rules Supertigre Como enginesno Rossis tone set early Ken Heatlie turned quick 1299 first round Unfortunately day Ken con frontation ground very next round Old Lady Mrs Murphy far done though second round Dave Keats Ace Merlino spectacular midair collision club reporter has ever seen second lap tried high-speed mating maneuver both airplanes going straight up locked together powered Aces en gine planes finally wiggled enough Daves unpowered airplane broke loose did series slow-motion tumbles fell back ground Meanwhile Ace still trying fly fuselage succeeded doing perfect stall-turn ending arrow-shot directly stan/finish line An added attraction contest use police radar gun No 2 pylon Much everyones amazement airplanes clocked around 100 mph top ones running fast 111 mph entering turn No 2 interesting note since CAPS changed rules require use stock muf flers two-second difference race times all-time record ST- Como powered Q500s 1264 Ace Merlino ST MACS Quickie-X muffler another good race lots close competitive flying Adrian Apaza won perfect score John Kilsdonk Denny Sumner tied point downbut decided fly off Joe Cohen got act back together fourth place Jim Widman continued season-long steady flying fifth Mel Baker won Best Novice award fliers workers received souvenir hats workers got merchandise prize special raffle results 1 Adrian Apazal317 2 Denny Sumner12841 3 John Kils donkl327 4 Joe Cohenl353 5 Jim Widmanl342 6 Chuck Wooley1334 7 Barney Polzinl338 8 Bob Hisey1350 9 Bob Nicholasl 373 10 Tom Melita 1311 Fast time Joe Dodd 12831 Best Novice Met Baker Thanks again Brian Palacios John Kils donk contest reports Remember guys want need photos contest nouncements race results etc pay photos used column Im always glad hear Racers write sometime Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe 7X 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 57 60-size engine machine have tested OS FSR Enya 60X Supertigre 60 prototype found reliable easy adjust What about servos structions could specify ball-raced output servo minimum 45 in-oz torque kit manufacturer doesnt specify things someone going put inadequate ser vo machine promptly bash because servo adequate job manufacturer has tested product proved better task comparable brand tell builder deserves know Most manufacturer should make sure instructions written person has never seen RC Helicopter Try may just cant oversimplify instruction manual Ive aimed primarily toward manufac turers reason Everything Ive noted leads success plenty Heli copters stuck back garages because builder became frustrated couldnt finish job product baffles someone youve lost January 1988 153 F 2