RADIO CONTROL GIANTS IN ARTICLES model designers old cliche flew right off drawing board appears agonizing regularity models always well models dont fly planned never make pages magazines Scale designs frequently victims no-flightitis freelance brethren often because prototypes werent world-beating aircraft Also shrinking full-scale airplane model size often presents balance airfoil wing area angle-of-incidence decalage problems impossible overcome tradeoffs producing true Scale replica often produce dog flight attempted Following couple Scale models didnt make pages model airplane pressthey did fly right off drawing board first Henschel Hs 121 designed built MA Fallandy Canoga Park CA beautiful gullwinged strut-braced high-wing German aircraft 1930s two strikes before MA brought pencil paper together prototype flight trainer unstable its test pilot landed shakes MA felt could produce Giant Scale model aircraft correct its flying faults went far surmise improved version 121 would have foisted off Hungary painted model Hungarian colors original never painted day reckoning hand MA s model inherited bad habits its prototype unstable three planes quote him directly squirrely needed fur coat bushy tail Ever helpful local Southern California model aerodynamicists suggested model needed dihedral b model needed negative incidence horizontal stabilizer suggested fixes required major surgery no avail MA has beautiful pseudoHungarian gullwinged Scale model appears hangar queenunless reader can come up aerodynamic breakthrough second tale woe regards case nonflying Port Victoria PV8 Eastchurch Kitten model based cute little WW biplane Lewis machine gun mounted top wing directly front pilot Power full-scale aircraft provided tiny horizontally-opposed two-cylinder 45-horsepower ABC Gnat engine because airplane light Eastchurch Kitten designed intercept German zeppelins making life difficult British attracted because original 18-foot-span upper wing making rather smallish Giant model better yet upper wing mounted firmly atop fuselage short solid vertically-arrayed cabane struts gap between biplane wings very narrow probably models downfall Kitten great balance moments more-than-adequate scale-size tail feathers solid fixed landing gear fuselage square cross-section its side view airfoil-shaped may have provided some liftbut didnt Two flight attempts made Kitten broke ground first go half-rolled went inverted Except removing scale Lewis gun no damage evident tried again results same except model gained about eight feet altitude enough half-roll continued way unyielding runwayPowdersville Like dork never did take photo Kitten Somewhere buried amongst other rolled local designs drawings model certainly wont digging out flightless birds best forgotten get bunch letters asking sources specific model airplane plans drawings another stack mail includes inquiries about documentation sources Although try darndest provide information get stumped times host drawings documentation sources can tapped directlymost advertise model airplane magazines speed things up Giant Scale modeler whos researching new project have listing drawings/documentation sources John Fredriksens great set books probably best place begin price right list practically set drawings military aircraft kit exists Among Johns listings several civilian aircraft used air forces worldstarting Wright brothers Another good investment John Ponds two catalogs Scale model drawings include aircraft featured magazines kits since almost day Next acquisition schedule should book catalogs Zenith Aviation Books Historic Aviation Theres probably volume covers prototype exquisite detail books include three-views color profiles addition great close-up photos often including cockpit shots really good airplane books rather expensive documentation information well worth money Often good aviation books have detailed bibliographies provide clues other references might contain information need Scale model interests include aircraft Leonardo da Vinci through 1940 two magazines published World War Aeroplanes Inc Leo Opdycke contain thoroughly researched October 1997 99 MA Fallandys beautiful model version Henschel Hs 121 Its looks belie its squirrely flight characteristics check column details FULL LINE OF KITS & ACCESNORU Order catalog today $500 ck MO VISA MC ARIZONA MODEL AIRCRAFERS 9050 EAST GRAY RD SCOTtSDALE AZ 85260 TO PlACE ORDER CALL 602 314-9937 FAX ORDERS 602 314-340 SCALE ULLL J Antiques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes have worlds largest aircraft documentation collection 6400 different full color photo studies 1905-1996 Q 35000 3-view line drawings 1 997 Catalog/Guide 200 pages Canada/Mexico Si 0 00 Bob Bankas Only $8w Overseas $15 00 Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Avenue a Mesa CA 92626 714 979-8058 Look us net http//imt net/ims/scalehtml articles Skyways WW Aero feature prototype plans photographs Scale model airplane columns Lou Bufardi provide fascinating information concerning state art models magazines time periods host model airplane magazines domestic foreign publish documentation information have interest Scale models may already member NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers publishes updates regularly particularly succinct Scale source document provided free everyone signs up membership NASA newsletter Replica also mailed members features planes worth modeling column includes description aircraft source listing documentation information often has great full-page three-view youve located appropriate drawings have enlarged Giant Scale sizes youll probably need photographs provide scale detail Bob Banka Scale Model Research Doc Anne Pepino Scale Plans Photo Service have unbelievably large libraries prototype photographs Bobs catalog $8 Docs Scale Documentation $5 Ive included photo new six-channel JR 642 RC radio has dual capabilities conventional aircraft helicopters servos set ball-bearing equipped transmitter has four-aircraft memory 642s main features allows programmable channel/servo mixing Giant Scale viewpoint however differences between aircraft chopper versions helicopter version same conventional setup except set includes five instead four servos 1000 mAh flight battery price difference $20for fifth servo greater capacity flight Sanyo battery pack looks though its particularly sporty radio trust youre having pleasant summer filled gentle winds satisfying flying days Model Aviation ed Wheel Kits 110 inches CNC milled hubs Steel rims Valve stez illustrated directions Available 64 spoke pattese Ontinnul Ojim inser WHEELS FOR YOUR MODEL SHOULD NOT COST MORE THAN WHEELS ON YOUR CAR PRECISION FIBERGS Hundreds cowls radial cowls & wheelpants Strong lightweight one-piece construction Exact duplicate manufacturers original Phone orders information call 423-984-0828 Send $100 catalog $200 Outside US 9 am 6 pm EDTrl Dept 3 II 14 2805 Big Bend Dr ville TN 37803
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 99, 100
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/10
Page Numbers: 99, 100
RADIO CONTROL GIANTS IN ARTICLES model designers old cliche flew right off drawing board appears agonizing regularity models always well models dont fly planned never make pages magazines Scale designs frequently victims no-flightitis freelance brethren often because prototypes werent world-beating aircraft Also shrinking full-scale airplane model size often presents balance airfoil wing area angle-of-incidence decalage problems impossible overcome tradeoffs producing true Scale replica often produce dog flight attempted Following couple Scale models didnt make pages model airplane pressthey did fly right off drawing board first Henschel Hs 121 designed built MA Fallandy Canoga Park CA beautiful gullwinged strut-braced high-wing German aircraft 1930s two strikes before MA brought pencil paper together prototype flight trainer unstable its test pilot landed shakes MA felt could produce Giant Scale model aircraft correct its flying faults went far surmise improved version 121 would have foisted off Hungary painted model Hungarian colors original never painted day reckoning hand MA s model inherited bad habits its prototype unstable three planes quote him directly squirrely needed fur coat bushy tail Ever helpful local Southern California model aerodynamicists suggested model needed dihedral b model needed negative incidence horizontal stabilizer suggested fixes required major surgery no avail MA has beautiful pseudoHungarian gullwinged Scale model appears hangar queenunless reader can come up aerodynamic breakthrough second tale woe regards case nonflying Port Victoria PV8 Eastchurch Kitten model based cute little WW biplane Lewis machine gun mounted top wing directly front pilot Power full-scale aircraft provided tiny horizontally-opposed two-cylinder 45-horsepower ABC Gnat engine because airplane light Eastchurch Kitten designed intercept German zeppelins making life difficult British attracted because original 18-foot-span upper wing making rather smallish Giant model better yet upper wing mounted firmly atop fuselage short solid vertically-arrayed cabane struts gap between biplane wings very narrow probably models downfall Kitten great balance moments more-than-adequate scale-size tail feathers solid fixed landing gear fuselage square cross-section its side view airfoil-shaped may have provided some liftbut didnt Two flight attempts made Kitten broke ground first go half-rolled went inverted Except removing scale Lewis gun no damage evident tried again results same except model gained about eight feet altitude enough half-roll continued way unyielding runwayPowdersville Like dork never did take photo Kitten Somewhere buried amongst other rolled local designs drawings model certainly wont digging out flightless birds best forgotten get bunch letters asking sources specific model airplane plans drawings another stack mail includes inquiries about documentation sources Although try darndest provide information get stumped times host drawings documentation sources can tapped directlymost advertise model airplane magazines speed things up Giant Scale modeler whos researching new project have listing drawings/documentation sources John Fredriksens great set books probably best place begin price right list practically set drawings military aircraft kit exists Among Johns listings several civilian aircraft used air forces worldstarting Wright brothers Another good investment John Ponds two catalogs Scale model drawings include aircraft featured magazines kits since almost day Next acquisition schedule should book catalogs Zenith Aviation Books Historic Aviation Theres probably volume covers prototype exquisite detail books include three-views color profiles addition great close-up photos often including cockpit shots really good airplane books rather expensive documentation information well worth money Often good aviation books have detailed bibliographies provide clues other references might contain information need Scale model interests include aircraft Leonardo da Vinci through 1940 two magazines published World War Aeroplanes Inc Leo Opdycke contain thoroughly researched October 1997 99 MA Fallandys beautiful model version Henschel Hs 121 Its looks belie its squirrely flight characteristics check column details FULL LINE OF KITS & ACCESNORU Order catalog today $500 ck MO VISA MC ARIZONA MODEL AIRCRAFERS 9050 EAST GRAY RD SCOTtSDALE AZ 85260 TO PlACE ORDER CALL 602 314-9937 FAX ORDERS 602 314-340 SCALE ULLL J Antiques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes have worlds largest aircraft documentation collection 6400 different full color photo studies 1905-1996 Q 35000 3-view line drawings 1 997 Catalog/Guide 200 pages Canada/Mexico Si 0 00 Bob Bankas Only $8w Overseas $15 00 Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Avenue a Mesa CA 92626 714 979-8058 Look us net http//imt net/ims/scalehtml articles Skyways WW Aero feature prototype plans photographs Scale model airplane columns Lou Bufardi provide fascinating information concerning state art models magazines time periods host model airplane magazines domestic foreign publish documentation information have interest Scale models may already member NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers publishes updates regularly particularly succinct Scale source document provided free everyone signs up membership NASA newsletter Replica also mailed members features planes worth modeling column includes description aircraft source listing documentation information often has great full-page three-view youve located appropriate drawings have enlarged Giant Scale sizes youll probably need photographs provide scale detail Bob Banka Scale Model Research Doc Anne Pepino Scale Plans Photo Service have unbelievably large libraries prototype photographs Bobs catalog $8 Docs Scale Documentation $5 Ive included photo new six-channel JR 642 RC radio has dual capabilities conventional aircraft helicopters servos set ball-bearing equipped transmitter has four-aircraft memory 642s main features allows programmable channel/servo mixing Giant Scale viewpoint however differences between aircraft chopper versions helicopter version same conventional setup except set includes five instead four servos 1000 mAh flight battery price difference $20for fifth servo greater capacity flight Sanyo battery pack looks though its particularly sporty radio trust youre having pleasant summer filled gentle winds satisfying flying days Model Aviation ed Wheel Kits 110 inches CNC milled hubs Steel rims Valve stez illustrated directions Available 64 spoke pattese Ontinnul Ojim inser WHEELS FOR YOUR MODEL SHOULD NOT COST MORE THAN WHEELS ON YOUR CAR PRECISION FIBERGS Hundreds cowls radial cowls & wheelpants Strong lightweight one-piece construction Exact duplicate manufacturers original Phone orders information call 423-984-0828 Send $100 catalog $200 Outside US 9 am 6 pm EDTrl Dept 3 II 14 2805 Big Bend Dr ville TN 37803
