Radio CuErol 0 Id-Timers Dee B Mathews BALTIMORE ORIOLE Danny Sheelds Mr Personality Old-Timer movement has done again Given calling folks after midnight save phone rates affable radio TV personality has somehow acquired original prototype Avion Oriole content relegate extraordinary piece model aviation history display shelf Danny process restoring competely powering equally rare Avion Mercury flying world see SAM Champs 1982 reader happens have 6-in M&M airwheel would like see become part rather historic restoration please contact Danny 3 Cinnamon Circle Apt 1-C Randalls town MD 21133 model originally built C Pothier deceased 1937 placed storage passing through several owners Converted apparently never flown RC late SOs Oriole became available Danny spring 1981. advertisement reproduced maga zine collection shows all-cut parts degree prefabrication almost totally novel Avion kit era majority parts hardwood primarily spruce pine bass wood Notice extensive use lightening holes Equally impressive such hardware items cast aluminum alloy tail wheel fork seven yards fabric gallon dope the price $2950 Only thing magazine sold 20t opposed current cover price $200 Converted 1982 prices kit would sell $295 Avion Machine Tool Co later pro duced Avion Mercury 45 engine monster displacement 1609 cu weighed 20 oz coil batteries featured what may well first commerciallyavailable carburetor actually controlled both gas air mixes ad copy also mentions no need booster batteries Since 1982 SAM Champs scheduled Connecticut area next summer East Coasters can look forward seeing Danny Sheelds Baltimore Oriole too hope Just dont try order Danny Sheelds also has compiled book reproduced ads old magazines kits engines accessories available modelers pre-WW II era fortunate have collection Air Trails MAN Flying Aces booklet can great trip back yester year Send Danny SASE details Basswood AMA No 359 George McGinnis 144 Murray Ave. Goshen NY 10924 has avail able dimensional basswood lengths 72 Sizes range x 46 Model Aviation Spirit RC Old-Timer James Buice f lies Texaco Ft Worth Plainamen Regional meet Labor Day 1981 Frank Huffman timing advising resting B Buice plc Danny Sheelds gloats overtheveritable gold has acquired original prototype Avion uriole trom 1 J uss restoring puansto THY tne 82 SAM Champs Photos below show original ad forthe plane appeared April 1938 Mode/Airplane News 46 ad Avion Mercury engine Dannys going power Dannys small man ship doesnt look its 1Oft span L custom-cut other dimensions Anyone has built VK Models Fokker Nieuport kits can really appreciate novel properties basswooct slightly heavier balsa yet infinitely stronger cuts sands much better spruce glues easily Hot Stuff best ahout same price balsa George McGinnis story himself alongtime industrial arts instructor high school level George sponsored model clubs years such East Coast contests Mirror Meet thosethenyoung men have become highly successful aviation allied industries man has continuous member supporter AMA since 1938 can see membership number Elmer Rescue again have using Top Elites FabriKote nearly nine months continuously learning about its idiosyncrasies material definitely adheres better structure has pre coated water-thinned Elmers white glue much like use Sigs Koverall little step greatly enhances application FabriKote feel should auto matic step its use have also learned excessive heat will cause inadequate fusion second layer over first temperature settings illustrated Instructions too warm iron 2 oclock setting really dont have much trouble joints However rare cases ofjoint separation find thin coat Sigment other nitrocellulose cement will cure problem missed Old-Timer events Alamo Nats tried best make couldntI weathered Appleton WI airport Let explain flown up EAA Fly-In Oshkosh WI came time leave instrument flying weather air control lers strike made impossible file flight plan over phone wait out bad weather fly home VERafter Nats Oh well maybe can go Nats twice next year make up Since Old-Timer fanatics generally interested real airplanes too let tell little bit about some impressions EAA meet thousands aviation enthusiasts show up displays airshows general socializing fellow airplane nuts During socializing particularly impressed something saw commercial hangar exhibits deepest crowds among manufacturers distributors front AMAs booth stood Continued page 120 February 1982 47 Docs test-tlying new CHS Electronics electronic ingition system Unit prototype Photo left shows except magnetic pulse generator spark plug grounded/shielded high-tension lead electronics box switch/charging jack/harness leading rechargeable 48 V Nicad pack thetiming sensor fits engines mounting bolts System weight 7 oz but4 oz gasoline fuel will dothesamejobasa oz glow fuelweight penalty couple oz Photo right shows system K& 840 8011 backplate magnetic pulse generator takes place breaker points Prop 11-6 12-4 works well too * 1/3 Stand Off Scale * 92 Wingspan 1510 sq * Weight 19 21 lbs * Fiberglass Cowl Balsa Fuselage * Foam Wing Tail Section * Superior Landing Gear * For Kioritz Quadra etc * Cut Parts Sanded Shape * Full Size Rolled Plans detailed brochure send 25 cents Kus torn Kraftsmanship PO Box 2699 Laguna Hills CA 92653 Ph 714 830-5162 Dealer inquiries Invited 120 Model Aviation distinctive sound air. Technopowers 7 cylinder 4 cycle Radial Engine Send $200 catalog products TECH NOPOWER H INC 16650 South 104th AVENUE ORLAND PARK ILLINOIS 60462 PRICE $20995 81 50 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 wings hold place Plastic tubing holds receiver antenna runs right wing Another picture shows access holes wing-like section fuselage servos receiver keel-type sRid integral part fuselage mold cartwheel landing cracked nose On-the-field repairs kept flying slim boomslimmer weve ever seen model typeJerry used carbon fiber golf club shaft think what could better withstand shock non-standard landings also stable air loads F3B Theres no question Jerry came up clever boom material Ballast contained wings Lead slugs normally fit flush against wing rib Holes several plywood ribs support slugs eliminat ing use ballast tubes Next move unkinked no polyhedral wing Jeff flew current version F3B Team Selection Finals last September almost team slot Distance Duration man-on-man Jeff would have finished third also did Speed run same meet under 11 seconds time still wins contests might sound too impressive model finished eleventh hour no time tuning before meet Stick Jerry Hiner does again October 11 Jack Hiner broke own declared distance goal FAI record stood since May 1975 new record homologated will 896 kilo meters over 55 miles Lee Fossett Contest Director Jim Slater Dale Folkening witnessed flight launch started Batavia IL termi nated just outside Dixon IL Two attempts made record flight lasted three hours twenty-eight minutes Launch 240meter towline 300 meters allowed declared distance model must land within 500 meters intended goal Jack landed within 26 meters Well done Good lift 1982 Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 49D Plainfiel4 IL 60544 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 47 aroind few minutes surprising number folks stopped pick up membership applica tions say hi Right next door booth folks Byron Originals showing video tapes generally enthralling crowd lovely models points out us undeniable fact EAA AMA have very strong cross-over interest After folks finding prohibitively expensive fly full-sized aircraft seeing model aircraft less expensive equally interesting area can channel flying Sparks flying have testing proto type spark ignition unit CHS Electronics 224 Shamrock Riverton WY 82501 solid state Hall-effect unit does involve points make-and-break Rather magnet imbedded flywheel-like unit spinner backplate turn triggers sensor produc ing spark through integrated circuit ~black box have successfully flown K&B 408011 K&B 61 Fox 25 unit engines run five-toone regular gasoline OUTSTANDING BIG SCALE AEROBATICS Fine Quality Flying Models iRE v FANUS TIC NELSON 15 Klotz oil no evidence excessive heating Larger-than-normal props used fuel economy ran roughly three times longer per ounce over glow fuel have experienced no radio interference Pro-Line Cannon units Although limited field work units precludes final recommendation very impressed thus far anticipate unit may find consid erable popularity Old-Timer fliers well sport Scale applications SAM ignition rules formulated no consideration given possibility automobile-type ignition could adapted model aircraft use As consequence until rules amended CHS ignition unit truly legal SAM events However unit certainly desirable sport flying surely rules will altered soon unit expensive its use will provide potential fliers chance experience sound ignition-powered OldTimers using modern engine parts readily available An equally attrac tive factor markedly lower fuel costs ability swing large props Send $100 large SASE above address further information Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 48 During first hover flights decided problem fuel draw No forward flights day engine began running lean after half tank contacted Schluter USA advice found Walt similar problems recommended reducing area carb Max since running muffler pressure recommended Max instructions 7B carb chose install Robart Super Pumper/Auto Mix decision install pumper did come easily since really didnt like idea messing good ol four-year-old Max 60 Glad did though because Robart unit worked beautifully no adjustment right down last drop get few extra dollars may get new Max 61 now old Max 60 Robart Pumper/Auto Mix does nice job Engine fuel draw problems out way did some hovering Glenn Willison handled camera blade tracking chores flights 5X8 1 very smooth rather hard compare Heliboy guess yaw axis primary difference SX very good tail commands tail rotor thrust line kicked up level main rotor lateral drift negligible Tail rotor turns require littleif attention cyclic Heli boy will soon sport kick-up tail assembly Mod kit available Schluter USA because am convinced will improve Heliboy similarly Forward flight 5X8 first impressive Heliboy Again different Perhaps maneuvers suffer due adli tional weight SX required different technique loop roll technique best described fly-through rather roughand-tumble stick shoving Heliboy has tolerated As have practiced have begun appreciate flight characteristics SXS 1 now can reasonable job aerobatics machine better pilot SX fast forward flight smooth does tend pitch up upon exiting accelerated maneuvers requires technique Iat NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTU SCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI I well FUEL yoU New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredients I II II II II II II II II II II IHOURS Monday thru wednesday Y3U-O30 Thursday & Friday 93O-800I LSaturday930-600Sunday 0000 ebruary 1982 121 SUPER-DELUXE SUPER-SIZEb 108 span AIDfflJIUE flT4fl Balsa Ply Foam Wing FIflAI1ILUJ II Fiberglass Cowl Chin Piece Two Giant Plan Sheets l Landing Gear 5/32 Pre Bent tail wheel assy Aileron Torque Rods Pre-made Brass Steel One-piece Wing All-up Weight 28-32 lbs Parts Band Sawed Needed Super Deluxe Kit $30000 FI RIC SUPPLY Shipping pre-paid Payment order9180 HaIl Road LakeHand FL 3305 ida Resident Add 4% Sales TaxPhone 813 858-2658
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/02
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 120, 121
Radio CuErol 0 Id-Timers Dee B Mathews BALTIMORE ORIOLE Danny Sheelds Mr Personality Old-Timer movement has done again Given calling folks after midnight save phone rates affable radio TV personality has somehow acquired original prototype Avion Oriole content relegate extraordinary piece model aviation history display shelf Danny process restoring competely powering equally rare Avion Mercury flying world see SAM Champs 1982 reader happens have 6-in M&M airwheel would like see become part rather historic restoration please contact Danny 3 Cinnamon Circle Apt 1-C Randalls town MD 21133 model originally built C Pothier deceased 1937 placed storage passing through several owners Converted apparently never flown RC late SOs Oriole became available Danny spring 1981. advertisement reproduced maga zine collection shows all-cut parts degree prefabrication almost totally novel Avion kit era majority parts hardwood primarily spruce pine bass wood Notice extensive use lightening holes Equally impressive such hardware items cast aluminum alloy tail wheel fork seven yards fabric gallon dope the price $2950 Only thing magazine sold 20t opposed current cover price $200 Converted 1982 prices kit would sell $295 Avion Machine Tool Co later pro duced Avion Mercury 45 engine monster displacement 1609 cu weighed 20 oz coil batteries featured what may well first commerciallyavailable carburetor actually controlled both gas air mixes ad copy also mentions no need booster batteries Since 1982 SAM Champs scheduled Connecticut area next summer East Coasters can look forward seeing Danny Sheelds Baltimore Oriole too hope Just dont try order Danny Sheelds also has compiled book reproduced ads old magazines kits engines accessories available modelers pre-WW II era fortunate have collection Air Trails MAN Flying Aces booklet can great trip back yester year Send Danny SASE details Basswood AMA No 359 George McGinnis 144 Murray Ave. Goshen NY 10924 has avail able dimensional basswood lengths 72 Sizes range x 46 Model Aviation Spirit RC Old-Timer James Buice f lies Texaco Ft Worth Plainamen Regional meet Labor Day 1981 Frank Huffman timing advising resting B Buice plc Danny Sheelds gloats overtheveritable gold has acquired original prototype Avion uriole trom 1 J uss restoring puansto THY tne 82 SAM Champs Photos below show original ad forthe plane appeared April 1938 Mode/Airplane News 46 ad Avion Mercury engine Dannys going power Dannys small man ship doesnt look its 1Oft span L custom-cut other dimensions Anyone has built VK Models Fokker Nieuport kits can really appreciate novel properties basswooct slightly heavier balsa yet infinitely stronger cuts sands much better spruce glues easily Hot Stuff best ahout same price balsa George McGinnis story himself alongtime industrial arts instructor high school level George sponsored model clubs years such East Coast contests Mirror Meet thosethenyoung men have become highly successful aviation allied industries man has continuous member supporter AMA since 1938 can see membership number Elmer Rescue again have using Top Elites FabriKote nearly nine months continuously learning about its idiosyncrasies material definitely adheres better structure has pre coated water-thinned Elmers white glue much like use Sigs Koverall little step greatly enhances application FabriKote feel should auto matic step its use have also learned excessive heat will cause inadequate fusion second layer over first temperature settings illustrated Instructions too warm iron 2 oclock setting really dont have much trouble joints However rare cases ofjoint separation find thin coat Sigment other nitrocellulose cement will cure problem missed Old-Timer events Alamo Nats tried best make couldntI weathered Appleton WI airport Let explain flown up EAA Fly-In Oshkosh WI came time leave instrument flying weather air control lers strike made impossible file flight plan over phone wait out bad weather fly home VERafter Nats Oh well maybe can go Nats twice next year make up Since Old-Timer fanatics generally interested real airplanes too let tell little bit about some impressions EAA meet thousands aviation enthusiasts show up displays airshows general socializing fellow airplane nuts During socializing particularly impressed something saw commercial hangar exhibits deepest crowds among manufacturers distributors front AMAs booth stood Continued page 120 February 1982 47 Docs test-tlying new CHS Electronics electronic ingition system Unit prototype Photo left shows except magnetic pulse generator spark plug grounded/shielded high-tension lead electronics box switch/charging jack/harness leading rechargeable 48 V Nicad pack thetiming sensor fits engines mounting bolts System weight 7 oz but4 oz gasoline fuel will dothesamejobasa oz glow fuelweight penalty couple oz Photo right shows system K& 840 8011 backplate magnetic pulse generator takes place breaker points Prop 11-6 12-4 works well too * 1/3 Stand Off Scale * 92 Wingspan 1510 sq * Weight 19 21 lbs * Fiberglass Cowl Balsa Fuselage * Foam Wing Tail Section * Superior Landing Gear * For Kioritz Quadra etc * Cut Parts Sanded Shape * Full Size Rolled Plans detailed brochure send 25 cents Kus torn Kraftsmanship PO Box 2699 Laguna Hills CA 92653 Ph 714 830-5162 Dealer inquiries Invited 120 Model Aviation distinctive sound air. Technopowers 7 cylinder 4 cycle Radial Engine Send $200 catalog products TECH NOPOWER H INC 16650 South 104th AVENUE ORLAND PARK ILLINOIS 60462 PRICE $20995 81 50 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 wings hold place Plastic tubing holds receiver antenna runs right wing Another picture shows access holes wing-like section fuselage servos receiver keel-type sRid integral part fuselage mold cartwheel landing cracked nose On-the-field repairs kept flying slim boomslimmer weve ever seen model typeJerry used carbon fiber golf club shaft think what could better withstand shock non-standard landings also stable air loads F3B Theres no question Jerry came up clever boom material Ballast contained wings Lead slugs normally fit flush against wing rib Holes several plywood ribs support slugs eliminat ing use ballast tubes Next move unkinked no polyhedral wing Jeff flew current version F3B Team Selection Finals last September almost team slot Distance Duration man-on-man Jeff would have finished third also did Speed run same meet under 11 seconds time still wins contests might sound too impressive model finished eleventh hour no time tuning before meet Stick Jerry Hiner does again October 11 Jack Hiner broke own declared distance goal FAI record stood since May 1975 new record homologated will 896 kilo meters over 55 miles Lee Fossett Contest Director Jim Slater Dale Folkening witnessed flight launch started Batavia IL termi nated just outside Dixon IL Two attempts made record flight lasted three hours twenty-eight minutes Launch 240meter towline 300 meters allowed declared distance model must land within 500 meters intended goal Jack landed within 26 meters Well done Good lift 1982 Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 49D Plainfiel4 IL 60544 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 47 aroind few minutes surprising number folks stopped pick up membership applica tions say hi Right next door booth folks Byron Originals showing video tapes generally enthralling crowd lovely models points out us undeniable fact EAA AMA have very strong cross-over interest After folks finding prohibitively expensive fly full-sized aircraft seeing model aircraft less expensive equally interesting area can channel flying Sparks flying have testing proto type spark ignition unit CHS Electronics 224 Shamrock Riverton WY 82501 solid state Hall-effect unit does involve points make-and-break Rather magnet imbedded flywheel-like unit spinner backplate turn triggers sensor produc ing spark through integrated circuit ~black box have successfully flown K&B 408011 K&B 61 Fox 25 unit engines run five-toone regular gasoline OUTSTANDING BIG SCALE AEROBATICS Fine Quality Flying Models iRE v FANUS TIC NELSON 15 Klotz oil no evidence excessive heating Larger-than-normal props used fuel economy ran roughly three times longer per ounce over glow fuel have experienced no radio interference Pro-Line Cannon units Although limited field work units precludes final recommendation very impressed thus far anticipate unit may find consid erable popularity Old-Timer fliers well sport Scale applications SAM ignition rules formulated no consideration given possibility automobile-type ignition could adapted model aircraft use As consequence until rules amended CHS ignition unit truly legal SAM events However unit certainly desirable sport flying surely rules will altered soon unit expensive its use will provide potential fliers chance experience sound ignition-powered OldTimers using modern engine parts readily available An equally attrac tive factor markedly lower fuel costs ability swing large props Send $100 large SASE above address further information Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 48 During first hover flights decided problem fuel draw No forward flights day engine began running lean after half tank contacted Schluter USA advice found Walt similar problems recommended reducing area carb Max since running muffler pressure recommended Max instructions 7B carb chose install Robart Super Pumper/Auto Mix decision install pumper did come easily since really didnt like idea messing good ol four-year-old Max 60 Glad did though because Robart unit worked beautifully no adjustment right down last drop get few extra dollars may get new Max 61 now old Max 60 Robart Pumper/Auto Mix does nice job Engine fuel draw problems out way did some hovering Glenn Willison handled camera blade tracking chores flights 5X8 1 very smooth rather hard compare Heliboy guess yaw axis primary difference SX very good tail commands tail rotor thrust line kicked up level main rotor lateral drift negligible Tail rotor turns require littleif attention cyclic Heli boy will soon sport kick-up tail assembly Mod kit available Schluter USA because am convinced will improve Heliboy similarly Forward flight 5X8 first impressive Heliboy Again different Perhaps maneuvers suffer due adli tional weight SX required different technique loop roll technique best described fly-through rather roughand-tumble stick shoving Heliboy has tolerated As have practiced have begun appreciate flight characteristics SXS 1 now can reasonable job aerobatics machine better pilot SX fast forward flight smooth does tend pitch up upon exiting accelerated maneuvers requires technique Iat NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTU SCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI I well FUEL yoU New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredients I II II II II II II II II II II IHOURS Monday thru wednesday Y3U-O30 Thursday & Friday 93O-800I LSaturday930-600Sunday 0000 ebruary 1982 121 SUPER-DELUXE SUPER-SIZEb 108 span AIDfflJIUE flT4fl Balsa Ply Foam Wing FIflAI1ILUJ II Fiberglass Cowl Chin Piece Two Giant Plan Sheets l Landing Gear 5/32 Pre Bent tail wheel assy Aileron Torque Rods Pre-made Brass Steel One-piece Wing All-up Weight 28-32 lbs Parts Band Sawed Needed Super Deluxe Kit $30000 FI RIC SUPPLY Shipping pre-paid Payment order9180 HaIl Road LakeHand FL 3305 ida Resident Add 4% Sales TaxPhone 813 858-2658
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/02
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 120, 121
Radio CuErol 0 Id-Timers Dee B Mathews BALTIMORE ORIOLE Danny Sheelds Mr Personality Old-Timer movement has done again Given calling folks after midnight save phone rates affable radio TV personality has somehow acquired original prototype Avion Oriole content relegate extraordinary piece model aviation history display shelf Danny process restoring competely powering equally rare Avion Mercury flying world see SAM Champs 1982 reader happens have 6-in M&M airwheel would like see become part rather historic restoration please contact Danny 3 Cinnamon Circle Apt 1-C Randalls town MD 21133 model originally built C Pothier deceased 1937 placed storage passing through several owners Converted apparently never flown RC late SOs Oriole became available Danny spring 1981. advertisement reproduced maga zine collection shows all-cut parts degree prefabrication almost totally novel Avion kit era majority parts hardwood primarily spruce pine bass wood Notice extensive use lightening holes Equally impressive such hardware items cast aluminum alloy tail wheel fork seven yards fabric gallon dope the price $2950 Only thing magazine sold 20t opposed current cover price $200 Converted 1982 prices kit would sell $295 Avion Machine Tool Co later pro duced Avion Mercury 45 engine monster displacement 1609 cu weighed 20 oz coil batteries featured what may well first commerciallyavailable carburetor actually controlled both gas air mixes ad copy also mentions no need booster batteries Since 1982 SAM Champs scheduled Connecticut area next summer East Coasters can look forward seeing Danny Sheelds Baltimore Oriole too hope Just dont try order Danny Sheelds also has compiled book reproduced ads old magazines kits engines accessories available modelers pre-WW II era fortunate have collection Air Trails MAN Flying Aces booklet can great trip back yester year Send Danny SASE details Basswood AMA No 359 George McGinnis 144 Murray Ave. Goshen NY 10924 has avail able dimensional basswood lengths 72 Sizes range x 46 Model Aviation Spirit RC Old-Timer James Buice f lies Texaco Ft Worth Plainamen Regional meet Labor Day 1981 Frank Huffman timing advising resting B Buice plc Danny Sheelds gloats overtheveritable gold has acquired original prototype Avion uriole trom 1 J uss restoring puansto THY tne 82 SAM Champs Photos below show original ad forthe plane appeared April 1938 Mode/Airplane News 46 ad Avion Mercury engine Dannys going power Dannys small man ship doesnt look its 1Oft span L custom-cut other dimensions Anyone has built VK Models Fokker Nieuport kits can really appreciate novel properties basswooct slightly heavier balsa yet infinitely stronger cuts sands much better spruce glues easily Hot Stuff best ahout same price balsa George McGinnis story himself alongtime industrial arts instructor high school level George sponsored model clubs years such East Coast contests Mirror Meet thosethenyoung men have become highly successful aviation allied industries man has continuous member supporter AMA since 1938 can see membership number Elmer Rescue again have using Top Elites FabriKote nearly nine months continuously learning about its idiosyncrasies material definitely adheres better structure has pre coated water-thinned Elmers white glue much like use Sigs Koverall little step greatly enhances application FabriKote feel should auto matic step its use have also learned excessive heat will cause inadequate fusion second layer over first temperature settings illustrated Instructions too warm iron 2 oclock setting really dont have much trouble joints However rare cases ofjoint separation find thin coat Sigment other nitrocellulose cement will cure problem missed Old-Timer events Alamo Nats tried best make couldntI weathered Appleton WI airport Let explain flown up EAA Fly-In Oshkosh WI came time leave instrument flying weather air control lers strike made impossible file flight plan over phone wait out bad weather fly home VERafter Nats Oh well maybe can go Nats twice next year make up Since Old-Timer fanatics generally interested real airplanes too let tell little bit about some impressions EAA meet thousands aviation enthusiasts show up displays airshows general socializing fellow airplane nuts During socializing particularly impressed something saw commercial hangar exhibits deepest crowds among manufacturers distributors front AMAs booth stood Continued page 120 February 1982 47 Docs test-tlying new CHS Electronics electronic ingition system Unit prototype Photo left shows except magnetic pulse generator spark plug grounded/shielded high-tension lead electronics box switch/charging jack/harness leading rechargeable 48 V Nicad pack thetiming sensor fits engines mounting bolts System weight 7 oz but4 oz gasoline fuel will dothesamejobasa oz glow fuelweight penalty couple oz Photo right shows system K& 840 8011 backplate magnetic pulse generator takes place breaker points Prop 11-6 12-4 works well too * 1/3 Stand Off Scale * 92 Wingspan 1510 sq * Weight 19 21 lbs * Fiberglass Cowl Balsa Fuselage * Foam Wing Tail Section * Superior Landing Gear * For Kioritz Quadra etc * Cut Parts Sanded Shape * Full Size Rolled Plans detailed brochure send 25 cents Kus torn Kraftsmanship PO Box 2699 Laguna Hills CA 92653 Ph 714 830-5162 Dealer inquiries Invited 120 Model Aviation distinctive sound air. Technopowers 7 cylinder 4 cycle Radial Engine Send $200 catalog products TECH NOPOWER H INC 16650 South 104th AVENUE ORLAND PARK ILLINOIS 60462 PRICE $20995 81 50 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 wings hold place Plastic tubing holds receiver antenna runs right wing Another picture shows access holes wing-like section fuselage servos receiver keel-type sRid integral part fuselage mold cartwheel landing cracked nose On-the-field repairs kept flying slim boomslimmer weve ever seen model typeJerry used carbon fiber golf club shaft think what could better withstand shock non-standard landings also stable air loads F3B Theres no question Jerry came up clever boom material Ballast contained wings Lead slugs normally fit flush against wing rib Holes several plywood ribs support slugs eliminat ing use ballast tubes Next move unkinked no polyhedral wing Jeff flew current version F3B Team Selection Finals last September almost team slot Distance Duration man-on-man Jeff would have finished third also did Speed run same meet under 11 seconds time still wins contests might sound too impressive model finished eleventh hour no time tuning before meet Stick Jerry Hiner does again October 11 Jack Hiner broke own declared distance goal FAI record stood since May 1975 new record homologated will 896 kilo meters over 55 miles Lee Fossett Contest Director Jim Slater Dale Folkening witnessed flight launch started Batavia IL termi nated just outside Dixon IL Two attempts made record flight lasted three hours twenty-eight minutes Launch 240meter towline 300 meters allowed declared distance model must land within 500 meters intended goal Jack landed within 26 meters Well done Good lift 1982 Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 49D Plainfiel4 IL 60544 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 47 aroind few minutes surprising number folks stopped pick up membership applica tions say hi Right next door booth folks Byron Originals showing video tapes generally enthralling crowd lovely models points out us undeniable fact EAA AMA have very strong cross-over interest After folks finding prohibitively expensive fly full-sized aircraft seeing model aircraft less expensive equally interesting area can channel flying Sparks flying have testing proto type spark ignition unit CHS Electronics 224 Shamrock Riverton WY 82501 solid state Hall-effect unit does involve points make-and-break Rather magnet imbedded flywheel-like unit spinner backplate turn triggers sensor produc ing spark through integrated circuit ~black box have successfully flown K&B 408011 K&B 61 Fox 25 unit engines run five-toone regular gasoline OUTSTANDING BIG SCALE AEROBATICS Fine Quality Flying Models iRE v FANUS TIC NELSON 15 Klotz oil no evidence excessive heating Larger-than-normal props used fuel economy ran roughly three times longer per ounce over glow fuel have experienced no radio interference Pro-Line Cannon units Although limited field work units precludes final recommendation very impressed thus far anticipate unit may find consid erable popularity Old-Timer fliers well sport Scale applications SAM ignition rules formulated no consideration given possibility automobile-type ignition could adapted model aircraft use As consequence until rules amended CHS ignition unit truly legal SAM events However unit certainly desirable sport flying surely rules will altered soon unit expensive its use will provide potential fliers chance experience sound ignition-powered OldTimers using modern engine parts readily available An equally attrac tive factor markedly lower fuel costs ability swing large props Send $100 large SASE above address further information Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 48 During first hover flights decided problem fuel draw No forward flights day engine began running lean after half tank contacted Schluter USA advice found Walt similar problems recommended reducing area carb Max since running muffler pressure recommended Max instructions 7B carb chose install Robart Super Pumper/Auto Mix decision install pumper did come easily since really didnt like idea messing good ol four-year-old Max 60 Glad did though because Robart unit worked beautifully no adjustment right down last drop get few extra dollars may get new Max 61 now old Max 60 Robart Pumper/Auto Mix does nice job Engine fuel draw problems out way did some hovering Glenn Willison handled camera blade tracking chores flights 5X8 1 very smooth rather hard compare Heliboy guess yaw axis primary difference SX very good tail commands tail rotor thrust line kicked up level main rotor lateral drift negligible Tail rotor turns require littleif attention cyclic Heli boy will soon sport kick-up tail assembly Mod kit available Schluter USA because am convinced will improve Heliboy similarly Forward flight 5X8 first impressive Heliboy Again different Perhaps maneuvers suffer due adli tional weight SX required different technique loop roll technique best described fly-through rather roughand-tumble stick shoving Heliboy has tolerated As have practiced have begun appreciate flight characteristics SXS 1 now can reasonable job aerobatics machine better pilot SX fast forward flight smooth does tend pitch up upon exiting accelerated maneuvers requires technique Iat NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTU SCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI I well FUEL yoU New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredients I II II II II II II II II II II IHOURS Monday thru wednesday Y3U-O30 Thursday & Friday 93O-800I LSaturday930-600Sunday 0000 ebruary 1982 121 SUPER-DELUXE SUPER-SIZEb 108 span AIDfflJIUE flT4fl Balsa Ply Foam Wing FIflAI1ILUJ II Fiberglass Cowl Chin Piece Two Giant Plan Sheets l Landing Gear 5/32 Pre Bent tail wheel assy Aileron Torque Rods Pre-made Brass Steel One-piece Wing All-up Weight 28-32 lbs Parts Band Sawed Needed Super Deluxe Kit $30000 FI RIC SUPPLY Shipping pre-paid Payment order9180 HaIl Road LakeHand FL 3305 ida Resident Add 4% Sales TaxPhone 813 858-2658
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/02
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 120, 121
Radio CuErol 0 Id-Timers Dee B Mathews BALTIMORE ORIOLE Danny Sheelds Mr Personality Old-Timer movement has done again Given calling folks after midnight save phone rates affable radio TV personality has somehow acquired original prototype Avion Oriole content relegate extraordinary piece model aviation history display shelf Danny process restoring competely powering equally rare Avion Mercury flying world see SAM Champs 1982 reader happens have 6-in M&M airwheel would like see become part rather historic restoration please contact Danny 3 Cinnamon Circle Apt 1-C Randalls town MD 21133 model originally built C Pothier deceased 1937 placed storage passing through several owners Converted apparently never flown RC late SOs Oriole became available Danny spring 1981. advertisement reproduced maga zine collection shows all-cut parts degree prefabrication almost totally novel Avion kit era majority parts hardwood primarily spruce pine bass wood Notice extensive use lightening holes Equally impressive such hardware items cast aluminum alloy tail wheel fork seven yards fabric gallon dope the price $2950 Only thing magazine sold 20t opposed current cover price $200 Converted 1982 prices kit would sell $295 Avion Machine Tool Co later pro duced Avion Mercury 45 engine monster displacement 1609 cu weighed 20 oz coil batteries featured what may well first commerciallyavailable carburetor actually controlled both gas air mixes ad copy also mentions no need booster batteries Since 1982 SAM Champs scheduled Connecticut area next summer East Coasters can look forward seeing Danny Sheelds Baltimore Oriole too hope Just dont try order Danny Sheelds also has compiled book reproduced ads old magazines kits engines accessories available modelers pre-WW II era fortunate have collection Air Trails MAN Flying Aces booklet can great trip back yester year Send Danny SASE details Basswood AMA No 359 George McGinnis 144 Murray Ave. Goshen NY 10924 has avail able dimensional basswood lengths 72 Sizes range x 46 Model Aviation Spirit RC Old-Timer James Buice f lies Texaco Ft Worth Plainamen Regional meet Labor Day 1981 Frank Huffman timing advising resting B Buice plc Danny Sheelds gloats overtheveritable gold has acquired original prototype Avion uriole trom 1 J uss restoring puansto THY tne 82 SAM Champs Photos below show original ad forthe plane appeared April 1938 Mode/Airplane News 46 ad Avion Mercury engine Dannys going power Dannys small man ship doesnt look its 1Oft span L custom-cut other dimensions Anyone has built VK Models Fokker Nieuport kits can really appreciate novel properties basswooct slightly heavier balsa yet infinitely stronger cuts sands much better spruce glues easily Hot Stuff best ahout same price balsa George McGinnis story himself alongtime industrial arts instructor high school level George sponsored model clubs years such East Coast contests Mirror Meet thosethenyoung men have become highly successful aviation allied industries man has continuous member supporter AMA since 1938 can see membership number Elmer Rescue again have using Top Elites FabriKote nearly nine months continuously learning about its idiosyncrasies material definitely adheres better structure has pre coated water-thinned Elmers white glue much like use Sigs Koverall little step greatly enhances application FabriKote feel should auto matic step its use have also learned excessive heat will cause inadequate fusion second layer over first temperature settings illustrated Instructions too warm iron 2 oclock setting really dont have much trouble joints However rare cases ofjoint separation find thin coat Sigment other nitrocellulose cement will cure problem missed Old-Timer events Alamo Nats tried best make couldntI weathered Appleton WI airport Let explain flown up EAA Fly-In Oshkosh WI came time leave instrument flying weather air control lers strike made impossible file flight plan over phone wait out bad weather fly home VERafter Nats Oh well maybe can go Nats twice next year make up Since Old-Timer fanatics generally interested real airplanes too let tell little bit about some impressions EAA meet thousands aviation enthusiasts show up displays airshows general socializing fellow airplane nuts During socializing particularly impressed something saw commercial hangar exhibits deepest crowds among manufacturers distributors front AMAs booth stood Continued page 120 February 1982 47 Docs test-tlying new CHS Electronics electronic ingition system Unit prototype Photo left shows except magnetic pulse generator spark plug grounded/shielded high-tension lead electronics box switch/charging jack/harness leading rechargeable 48 V Nicad pack thetiming sensor fits engines mounting bolts System weight 7 oz but4 oz gasoline fuel will dothesamejobasa oz glow fuelweight penalty couple oz Photo right shows system K& 840 8011 backplate magnetic pulse generator takes place breaker points Prop 11-6 12-4 works well too * 1/3 Stand Off Scale * 92 Wingspan 1510 sq * Weight 19 21 lbs * Fiberglass Cowl Balsa Fuselage * Foam Wing Tail Section * Superior Landing Gear * For Kioritz Quadra etc * Cut Parts Sanded Shape * Full Size Rolled Plans detailed brochure send 25 cents Kus torn Kraftsmanship PO Box 2699 Laguna Hills CA 92653 Ph 714 830-5162 Dealer inquiries Invited 120 Model Aviation distinctive sound air. Technopowers 7 cylinder 4 cycle Radial Engine Send $200 catalog products TECH NOPOWER H INC 16650 South 104th AVENUE ORLAND PARK ILLINOIS 60462 PRICE $20995 81 50 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 wings hold place Plastic tubing holds receiver antenna runs right wing Another picture shows access holes wing-like section fuselage servos receiver keel-type sRid integral part fuselage mold cartwheel landing cracked nose On-the-field repairs kept flying slim boomslimmer weve ever seen model typeJerry used carbon fiber golf club shaft think what could better withstand shock non-standard landings also stable air loads F3B Theres no question Jerry came up clever boom material Ballast contained wings Lead slugs normally fit flush against wing rib Holes several plywood ribs support slugs eliminat ing use ballast tubes Next move unkinked no polyhedral wing Jeff flew current version F3B Team Selection Finals last September almost team slot Distance Duration man-on-man Jeff would have finished third also did Speed run same meet under 11 seconds time still wins contests might sound too impressive model finished eleventh hour no time tuning before meet Stick Jerry Hiner does again October 11 Jack Hiner broke own declared distance goal FAI record stood since May 1975 new record homologated will 896 kilo meters over 55 miles Lee Fossett Contest Director Jim Slater Dale Folkening witnessed flight launch started Batavia IL termi nated just outside Dixon IL Two attempts made record flight lasted three hours twenty-eight minutes Launch 240meter towline 300 meters allowed declared distance model must land within 500 meters intended goal Jack landed within 26 meters Well done Good lift 1982 Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 49D Plainfiel4 IL 60544 RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 47 aroind few minutes surprising number folks stopped pick up membership applica tions say hi Right next door booth folks Byron Originals showing video tapes generally enthralling crowd lovely models points out us undeniable fact EAA AMA have very strong cross-over interest After folks finding prohibitively expensive fly full-sized aircraft seeing model aircraft less expensive equally interesting area can channel flying Sparks flying have testing proto type spark ignition unit CHS Electronics 224 Shamrock Riverton WY 82501 solid state Hall-effect unit does involve points make-and-break Rather magnet imbedded flywheel-like unit spinner backplate turn triggers sensor produc ing spark through integrated circuit ~black box have successfully flown K&B 408011 K&B 61 Fox 25 unit engines run five-toone regular gasoline OUTSTANDING BIG SCALE AEROBATICS Fine Quality Flying Models iRE v FANUS TIC NELSON 15 Klotz oil no evidence excessive heating Larger-than-normal props used fuel economy ran roughly three times longer per ounce over glow fuel have experienced no radio interference Pro-Line Cannon units Although limited field work units precludes final recommendation very impressed thus far anticipate unit may find consid erable popularity Old-Timer fliers well sport Scale applications SAM ignition rules formulated no consideration given possibility automobile-type ignition could adapted model aircraft use As consequence until rules amended CHS ignition unit truly legal SAM events However unit certainly desirable sport flying surely rules will altered soon unit expensive its use will provide potential fliers chance experience sound ignition-powered OldTimers using modern engine parts readily available An equally attrac tive factor markedly lower fuel costs ability swing large props Send $100 large SASE above address further information Dee B Mathews 506 South Walnut Greensburg KS 67054 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 48 During first hover flights decided problem fuel draw No forward flights day engine began running lean after half tank contacted Schluter USA advice found Walt similar problems recommended reducing area carb Max since running muffler pressure recommended Max instructions 7B carb chose install Robart Super Pumper/Auto Mix decision install pumper did come easily since really didnt like idea messing good ol four-year-old Max 60 Glad did though because Robart unit worked beautifully no adjustment right down last drop get few extra dollars may get new Max 61 now old Max 60 Robart Pumper/Auto Mix does nice job Engine fuel draw problems out way did some hovering Glenn Willison handled camera blade tracking chores flights 5X8 1 very smooth rather hard compare Heliboy guess yaw axis primary difference SX very good tail commands tail rotor thrust line kicked up level main rotor lateral drift negligible Tail rotor turns require littleif attention cyclic Heli boy will soon sport kick-up tail assembly Mod kit available Schluter USA because am convinced will improve Heliboy similarly Forward flight 5X8 first impressive Heliboy Again different Perhaps maneuvers suffer due adli tional weight SX required different technique loop roll technique best described fly-through rather roughand-tumble stick shoving Heliboy has tolerated As have practiced have begun appreciate flight characteristics SXS 1 now can reasonable job aerobatics machine better pilot SX fast forward flight smooth does tend pitch up upon exiting accelerated maneuvers requires technique Iat NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTU SCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI I well FUEL yoU New high film strength lubricantU increased power engine lifeI Highest quality ingredients I II II II II II II II II II II IHOURS Monday thru wednesday Y3U-O30 Thursday & Friday 93O-800I LSaturday930-600Sunday 0000 ebruary 1982 121 SUPER-DELUXE SUPER-SIZEb 108 span AIDfflJIUE flT4fl Balsa Ply Foam Wing FIflAI1ILUJ II Fiberglass Cowl Chin Piece Two Giant Plan Sheets l Landing Gear 5/32 Pre Bent tail wheel assy Aileron Torque Rods Pre-made Brass Steel One-piece Wing All-up Weight 28-32 lbs Parts Band Sawed Needed Super Deluxe Kit $30000 FI RIC SUPPLY 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