RECORD BROKEN Formula first lets catch up some Pylon Racing around coun try report sent G E Jacobson survived Atlanta will remembered long time Im sure someone will come up button effect years rac ing believe have experienced such adverse wind conditions however flying rain Florida does sound bad Saturday calm wind defined low speed 10 mph gusts 24 handheld wind meter however felt higher Generally wind down runway gusts made good landings grease job caused guys timing stand clap Two rounds flown flying called off After first round delayed second round hour pilots vote split going second round caused great deal concern see experienced pilots crash first round although hard determine wind factor end second round flying called off day Dave Latsha tie motor home down keep flying arrived flying field sec ond day wind calm 800 am thought club member charge wind done job Wrong 945 first flight went off d --- wind back bad some will disagree Eightcount em eightrounds flown Sunday 530 24 contestants minus three 4 x 6 ma trix established Saturday maintained Sunday meant went through matrix twice Remembered highlights Dennis Ennis Jake midairing coming around pylon #2 Several landings very short some trees over 300 ft runway Vein Smith stopping Senior Citizens breakfast way getting plane Out tree Inside jokesorry guys Dave Latsha teaching Dennis OBrien plane indestructible Dennis left half car bon prop Daves center section after cutting Daves wheel half like meat cleaver would Also Daves attempt get away five cuts number three pylon before getting mes sage fast contest time 11415 Note research since contest reveals Jim Moorheads 11345 has printout verification Mike Kultzs 11365 still record QM times Rick Morelands engine troubles appear two broken crankshafts Pressure lines coming off earned zeroes sev eral fliers carbon fiber prop breaking takeoff noseover hitting starter causing minor cut near eye least 15 ft plane Another contestant asking CD half-cutthrough blade carbon prop would safe fly Im glad asked answer quiet No No feel contest help did great job includes ladies running concession stand fliers know workers make break contest thanks TURN case fuel SEMPRA plaques first place fast time 'Here results fast time listed 1 Jacobsonl1731 2 Rehm12457 3 Benezra12172 4 OBrien11950 5 Grovel2500 6 Latshal1415 Fast Time 7 Kovach12356 8 Albritton 12641 9 B Schusterl2400 10 Salis buryi 2336 Now lets zip over Ft Worth TX date May 6 1989 occasion Formula races held Fort Worth Thunderbirds Ed Pappy Rankin CD cool front come through very good amount rain end did bring perfect air racing Brian Richmond flew Florida raceand race did Saturday Brian flew 10717 beating Out 10722 previously set Dave Shadel 19 entries finished Oh way Brian couple zeroes keeping him out winners circle Saturday 1 Dub Jett11162 2 Norm Johnsoni 1388 3 JP Hanway11174 4 Bruce Hobbs11076 5 Bob Greer11632 6 Red Cranfill11749 7 Ken Kline 11786 8 Ed Rankin11360 9 Brian Richmondi 0717 Fast Time new mula record 10 Bob Milleri 4745 total 19 entries Sundays race almost washed Out due previous rain heavy rain Sat urday evening Lake Ben Brook flooded over roads going close park Af ter much discussion allowed race race did 21 entries Sunday wind shifted towards end first round went well after comes Brian again Brian broke own record 10610 Wow Something else happening race Jerry Small designer popular mula Ones including Mustangs used FAI team win world championships flying new long-winged plane called Kazi Killer guess what guys winning races Jerry has never won Formula race before clicking off 1 lOs winning races Meanwhile Brian Richmond goes out breaks own record 10591 Hey gang several clocks him racecourse double-checked Continued page 143 August 1989 55 Radio Confrol Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly English Ed Smith Brantford Ontario Canada refuels Formula MInnow/Toni racer dur ing fifth 1989 United Pylon Racing Circuit race Niagara Falls NY Photo Art Arro Static judging takeoff position Formula 1/FAI F3D UPRC race two mod els foreground F3D Photo Art Arro RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 139 produced triple plan celebrate 10th year fine Scale model designing busi ness latest drawing permits building long-wing J-3 Cub 127-in span clippedwing Cub 102-in span Super Cub Accessories cowls bent gears etc available Wendell 1041 Heatherwood Lane Orrville OH 667 phone 1-216682-8896 also has some neat Giant Scale 60-in Edo float drawings Fly safelywell meet next month RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 53 built flown several long phone conver sations John Pond reference docu mentation used prepare drawings finally revealed source enlarge ment small drawings Col Bowdens book Petrol Engine Aircraft wrote late Ben Buckle England put problem before readers Aeromodeller column received several replies including Tony Perihall longtime Bowden fan After considerable research have both now concluded reason no pho tos other documentation exist Mallard simple model never constructed Bowden did build subsequent low-winged model called Gulla much-simplified versionbut absolutely nothing indi cate Mallard ever built flown spring 1985 flew Mallard would turn received very little damage since no idea plane flew poorly hung up two years 1987 took bull horns rebuilt wing dihedral doesnt look nice now does fly fairly well still no sport plane flown local SAM 41 contests danger getting type wild let ter exchange Ken Willard set off several years ago downwind turn thing Ive gotta ad mit Im getting lost Bowden designs April 89 column speculated turn problems Mouse Blue Dragon designs likely associated too much di edral seemed supported letter Ross Thomas citing tendency PLW 4 another Bowden low-wing design become spirally unstable thermal subsequent Improvement situation reduction dihedral SAM does allow Now Dr Butler comes along improves Mallard increasing dihedral dunno Kick around next two months meantime Enjoy RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 54 Concept 30 distributed America Great Planes Model Distributors also han dles OS Max engines So unlike Hirobo Shut tle Concept 30 distributed 05 32 FSRH 05 28 FSRH Kyosho selected design engines Concept Great Planes has done excellent job promoting its new little Helicopter Because diligent work its excellent reputation distributor Great Planes has insured Concept 30 will very successful available model shops Great Planes has supplied Concept 30 kit testing received yesterday have time assemble task should take about four hours did open box checked out contents though Concept comes packed foam shipping container much same condition Hirobos Shuttle about 80% assembled Looking over Concept 30 reveals pure Kyosho beautifully molded parts fit well Kyosho has prepared excellent instruction manual obvi ously aimed novice itself will go long way toward flying success Since havent assembled Concept yet Id like save comments until next month However would like state Kyo sho Taya should congratulated ef forts highly competitive 30-size class Concept 30 very viable machine showing great strides design production techniques Id also like thank Great Planes making Concept 30 available both So dont tune next month well see what Concept 30 like assemble fly BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 55 Wow guess what Jerry Small Brian raced other As luck would have Brian cut race trying catch Jerry turned 11000 smoke cleared Bruce Richmond Jerry Small tied first place Brian fast waswas still third place just point down Well flyoff first place both flamed out Jerry ended up winning first Formula race ever best time Boy What great contest Ft Worth Thunderbirds results Sunday 1 Jerry Smallll0t9 2 Bruce Richmondl 1457 two tied result de cided fast time 3 Brian Richmond 10591 4 Randy Ritchl1803 two tied result decided fast time 5 Rich Tocci 11702 6 JP Hanwayl1331 7 Dub Jett 10963 8 Norm Johnsonl1702 9 Ed Ran kinl1433 10 Red Cranfilll1632 21 entries Two new racers showed up contest Bob Miller Roger Shaller look forward seeing two future Now its West Virginia report RC Pylon Racing Al Ritch Back November Tn-State Flyers ftom Huntington WV Mountaineers Flying Hillbillies clubs Charleston WV area completed fourth year Q-25 Pylon Racing fly Q500-type airplanes usually ScatCats powered 05 25 FSRs past permitted use modified engines including some OS 25 VF-DFs 1988 required engines strictly stock use stock muffler 9 x 4 Master Airscrew propeller club-supplied 25 %-nitro fuel changes made attempt tract newcomers Racing reducing cost equipment slowing airplanes down SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HA RD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK 12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES C YANOA CR YLA TES & EPOXIES ORDER DY MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4395 SORRY NO C OD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPFINO LING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADO $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS A monthly publication covering International RO Soaring Scene US $17 yr 21/yr IsIClass] Canada/MexIco $22/yr US funds Asia&Pacific S28/yr USfunds Europe UK $28/yr USfunds Surface Mail Foreign $18/yr US funds RO SOARING DIGEST PO Box 1079 Payson AZ 85547 August 1989 143 JUH HV-UI INVMILItfT VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS III IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC THERMAL CHARGER what looking electric sailplane good looks easy build fun fly great performance Thermal Charger Wing Span Wing Area Motor Included 60 Inches 545 Sq Inches Leisure 05 Electric %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 speed RC fliers could handle clocked OS 25 VF-DF-powered planes 109 mph using police radar system hack 1987 did succeed reducing costs speeds 1988 seasonairspeeds now being 85-mph range some rea son however didnt attract newcomers lost some old-timers 25 different people fly least eight races 1987 fell off 17 people eight races 1988 average number pilots attending race also fell 136 pilots/race 87 106 pilots/race 88 Seems like harder try get people volved Racing scare off Anyway top five racers 1988 Rac ing season 1 Mike Spencer98 pt 2 Jack Lang79 pt 3 Barney Moats7 pt 4 Dave Ellis68 pt 5 Dave Edwards67 pt 1989 Q-25 Racing season will start April rules will same 1988 Quite few new people three clubs prom ise will Out Racing year few others other area clubs showing some terest also plan hold AMA-sanctioned Q500 race QSPRA race Hillbillies field year addition eight Q-25 races So should have busy schedule year As far have able determine races organized Racing state West Virginia have tried Q500 hA Rac ing years past much success Q-25 races lot fun fast enough interestingtimes averaging about 145 Quarter Midget short course opinion Q-25 true entry-level racing event Q500 planes ing far too fast average RC pilot want see clubs race report column send along some pictures See next month FF Scale/Warner Continued page 63 championing along Wideband frequencies narrow-band frequen cies getting dizzy going around circles tak ing second mortgage house keep up hobby phenomena unknown Free Flighters Still want practice fullsize aircraft expect suffer occasional losses West Coast FF Scale summer Im sure well aware AMA Nats FF Scale events coming soon July 15-23 Washingtons Tn-Cities area aware second annual No-Doe Scale meet fair state August 26-27 No-Doe means 00 documentation means fun-fly Some Scale modelers get hung-up idea have win have good time dont enjoy themselves much Contact Ric Ditt man 6001 219th SW Apt 115 Mountlake Terr WA 98043 details up-andcoming event Down Orange County part Los An geles Flightmasters all-Scale club since late Forties changing its annual FF Scale meet August 12-13 year going Fly ing Aces events first time event planned off years Eastern Flying Aces Nats calendar Information available Fernando Ramos 19361 Mesa Villa CA 92667 Experimenters corner Eric Clutton 913 Ce dar Ln Tullahoma TN 37388 man talk about adding throttle DC Dart 036 diesel has 03 G-Mark engine throttles will fit Throttles can used scale down models speed great accuracy can adapted two-speed flight have using clockwork-timer-operated speed control cam PAW 19 diesel some time adds greatly realism can take off full chat automatically throttle back idle cruise power-on landing Try down San Diego way come stories two planes chasing other over place re cent weeks Walt Mooney 01 Perfesser has puttering around pair ROGs joined wing tips secret coupling sans ver tical stabilizers take off helicoptertype flight following other sort dog fight Walt says hes going try Spitfire FW 190 next Sounds like fun ness paw Covering/doping/etc January 1989 issue NFFS Free Flight Digest Ed Lidgard sug gests try applying dope dry-coveredwith-silk wing using toilet paper Some brands TP too weak some absorbent enough take care experimenting best model cuts i/2in strip grain long way makes puddle 60% nitrate dope/40% thinner mix first inch dragged spanwise across wing Feed wet tissue puddle half-inch brush slowing down puddle gets small er Unwanted drops dope silk tend go immediately inside know can picked up laying applicator-strip over sucks up perfectly PRODUCTS Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned Pipes * Headers uri Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers copter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanshlo & Performance 144 Model Aviation DUAL STRUT UIPMI DI ATPfl UflWF AR ARC AIRCRAFT4O-65 SIZE flAERSHARK ki jODjL SHARKS GET TO THE FIELD GUICK — WRITE OR CALL FOR FREE CATALOG OR TO PLACE ORDER KINGSWAY ENTERPRISES lSOO6217783 R/C AIRCRAFT AND HOBBY SUPPLY STORE 4901 RICHMOND*200 HOUSTON TX 77027 TS TRAINER & ST SHOULDER WING.. $8495 LT LOW WING SPORT AEROBATIC... $9195 $500 HANDLINGSHIPPINGADOE1/s% TAX IN TX MCVISAAMXPMO UPS COD $3OO SHARKS ARE ALMOST READY TO COSER2OUALITY BUILT R/C AIRCRAFT FLYER DESCRIBEDTOUGH As NAILS A1L BALSA PARTS ARE MACHINE CUT & HAND SANDED TO EXACT SIZE AND FIT FUSALAGE IS JIG BUILT S HAND SANDED WINDS ARE RALSA SHEATED 1 LB FOAM CORE ONLY FINAL ASSEMBLY S COVERING TO INDIVIDUAL TASTE IS NESSARY TO COMPLETE THE SHARKS SHARKS COME AS RD IN SPAN SHOULDER WIND TRAINER SD IN SPAN SHOULDER WINO INTERMEDIATE AEROBATIC S LOW WING SPORT AEROBATIC 45 TO 65 SIZE B/C AIRCRAFT RD IN SPAN FIBERGLASS COWL INCLUDED Agr c, Fults Tooling
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/08
Page Numbers: 55, 143, 144
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/08
Page Numbers: 55, 143, 144
RECORD BROKEN Formula first lets catch up some Pylon Racing around coun try report sent G E Jacobson survived Atlanta will remembered long time Im sure someone will come up button effect years rac ing believe have experienced such adverse wind conditions however flying rain Florida does sound bad Saturday calm wind defined low speed 10 mph gusts 24 handheld wind meter however felt higher Generally wind down runway gusts made good landings grease job caused guys timing stand clap Two rounds flown flying called off After first round delayed second round hour pilots vote split going second round caused great deal concern see experienced pilots crash first round although hard determine wind factor end second round flying called off day Dave Latsha tie motor home down keep flying arrived flying field sec ond day wind calm 800 am thought club member charge wind done job Wrong 945 first flight went off d --- wind back bad some will disagree Eightcount em eightrounds flown Sunday 530 24 contestants minus three 4 x 6 ma trix established Saturday maintained Sunday meant went through matrix twice Remembered highlights Dennis Ennis Jake midairing coming around pylon #2 Several landings very short some trees over 300 ft runway Vein Smith stopping Senior Citizens breakfast way getting plane Out tree Inside jokesorry guys Dave Latsha teaching Dennis OBrien plane indestructible Dennis left half car bon prop Daves center section after cutting Daves wheel half like meat cleaver would Also Daves attempt get away five cuts number three pylon before getting mes sage fast contest time 11415 Note research since contest reveals Jim Moorheads 11345 has printout verification Mike Kultzs 11365 still record QM times Rick Morelands engine troubles appear two broken crankshafts Pressure lines coming off earned zeroes sev eral fliers carbon fiber prop breaking takeoff noseover hitting starter causing minor cut near eye least 15 ft plane Another contestant asking CD half-cutthrough blade carbon prop would safe fly Im glad asked answer quiet No No feel contest help did great job includes ladies running concession stand fliers know workers make break contest thanks TURN case fuel SEMPRA plaques first place fast time 'Here results fast time listed 1 Jacobsonl1731 2 Rehm12457 3 Benezra12172 4 OBrien11950 5 Grovel2500 6 Latshal1415 Fast Time 7 Kovach12356 8 Albritton 12641 9 B Schusterl2400 10 Salis buryi 2336 Now lets zip over Ft Worth TX date May 6 1989 occasion Formula races held Fort Worth Thunderbirds Ed Pappy Rankin CD cool front come through very good amount rain end did bring perfect air racing Brian Richmond flew Florida raceand race did Saturday Brian flew 10717 beating Out 10722 previously set Dave Shadel 19 entries finished Oh way Brian couple zeroes keeping him out winners circle Saturday 1 Dub Jett11162 2 Norm Johnsoni 1388 3 JP Hanway11174 4 Bruce Hobbs11076 5 Bob Greer11632 6 Red Cranfill11749 7 Ken Kline 11786 8 Ed Rankin11360 9 Brian Richmondi 0717 Fast Time new mula record 10 Bob Milleri 4745 total 19 entries Sundays race almost washed Out due previous rain heavy rain Sat urday evening Lake Ben Brook flooded over roads going close park Af ter much discussion allowed race race did 21 entries Sunday wind shifted towards end first round went well after comes Brian again Brian broke own record 10610 Wow Something else happening race Jerry Small designer popular mula Ones including Mustangs used FAI team win world championships flying new long-winged plane called Kazi Killer guess what guys winning races Jerry has never won Formula race before clicking off 1 lOs winning races Meanwhile Brian Richmond goes out breaks own record 10591 Hey gang several clocks him racecourse double-checked Continued page 143 August 1989 55 Radio Confrol Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly English Ed Smith Brantford Ontario Canada refuels Formula MInnow/Toni racer dur ing fifth 1989 United Pylon Racing Circuit race Niagara Falls NY Photo Art Arro Static judging takeoff position Formula 1/FAI F3D UPRC race two mod els foreground F3D Photo Art Arro RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 139 produced triple plan celebrate 10th year fine Scale model designing busi ness latest drawing permits building long-wing J-3 Cub 127-in span clippedwing Cub 102-in span Super Cub Accessories cowls bent gears etc available Wendell 1041 Heatherwood Lane Orrville OH 667 phone 1-216682-8896 also has some neat Giant Scale 60-in Edo float drawings Fly safelywell meet next month RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 53 built flown several long phone conver sations John Pond reference docu mentation used prepare drawings finally revealed source enlarge ment small drawings Col Bowdens book Petrol Engine Aircraft wrote late Ben Buckle England put problem before readers Aeromodeller column received several replies including Tony Perihall longtime Bowden fan After considerable research have both now concluded reason no pho tos other documentation exist Mallard simple model never constructed Bowden did build subsequent low-winged model called Gulla much-simplified versionbut absolutely nothing indi cate Mallard ever built flown spring 1985 flew Mallard would turn received very little damage since no idea plane flew poorly hung up two years 1987 took bull horns rebuilt wing dihedral doesnt look nice now does fly fairly well still no sport plane flown local SAM 41 contests danger getting type wild let ter exchange Ken Willard set off several years ago downwind turn thing Ive gotta ad mit Im getting lost Bowden designs April 89 column speculated turn problems Mouse Blue Dragon designs likely associated too much di edral seemed supported letter Ross Thomas citing tendency PLW 4 another Bowden low-wing design become spirally unstable thermal subsequent Improvement situation reduction dihedral SAM does allow Now Dr Butler comes along improves Mallard increasing dihedral dunno Kick around next two months meantime Enjoy RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 54 Concept 30 distributed America Great Planes Model Distributors also han dles OS Max engines So unlike Hirobo Shut tle Concept 30 distributed 05 32 FSRH 05 28 FSRH Kyosho selected design engines Concept Great Planes has done excellent job promoting its new little Helicopter Because diligent work its excellent reputation distributor Great Planes has insured Concept 30 will very successful available model shops Great Planes has supplied Concept 30 kit testing received yesterday have time assemble task should take about four hours did open box checked out contents though Concept comes packed foam shipping container much same condition Hirobos Shuttle about 80% assembled Looking over Concept 30 reveals pure Kyosho beautifully molded parts fit well Kyosho has prepared excellent instruction manual obvi ously aimed novice itself will go long way toward flying success Since havent assembled Concept yet Id like save comments until next month However would like state Kyo sho Taya should congratulated ef forts highly competitive 30-size class Concept 30 very viable machine showing great strides design production techniques Id also like thank Great Planes making Concept 30 available both So dont tune next month well see what Concept 30 like assemble fly BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 55 Wow guess what Jerry Small Brian raced other As luck would have Brian cut race trying catch Jerry turned 11000 smoke cleared Bruce Richmond Jerry Small tied first place Brian fast waswas still third place just point down Well flyoff first place both flamed out Jerry ended up winning first Formula race ever best time Boy What great contest Ft Worth Thunderbirds results Sunday 1 Jerry Smallll0t9 2 Bruce Richmondl 1457 two tied result de cided fast time 3 Brian Richmond 10591 4 Randy Ritchl1803 two tied result decided fast time 5 Rich Tocci 11702 6 JP Hanwayl1331 7 Dub Jett 10963 8 Norm Johnsonl1702 9 Ed Ran kinl1433 10 Red Cranfilll1632 21 entries Two new racers showed up contest Bob Miller Roger Shaller look forward seeing two future Now its West Virginia report RC Pylon Racing Al Ritch Back November Tn-State Flyers ftom Huntington WV Mountaineers Flying Hillbillies clubs Charleston WV area completed fourth year Q-25 Pylon Racing fly Q500-type airplanes usually ScatCats powered 05 25 FSRs past permitted use modified engines including some OS 25 VF-DFs 1988 required engines strictly stock use stock muffler 9 x 4 Master Airscrew propeller club-supplied 25 %-nitro fuel changes made attempt tract newcomers Racing reducing cost equipment slowing airplanes down SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HA RD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK 12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES C YANOA CR YLA TES & EPOXIES ORDER DY MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4395 SORRY NO C OD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPFINO LING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADO $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS A monthly publication covering International RO Soaring Scene US $17 yr 21/yr IsIClass] Canada/MexIco $22/yr US funds Asia&Pacific S28/yr USfunds Europe UK $28/yr USfunds Surface Mail Foreign $18/yr US funds RO SOARING DIGEST PO Box 1079 Payson AZ 85547 August 1989 143 JUH HV-UI INVMILItfT VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS III IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC THERMAL CHARGER what looking electric sailplane good looks easy build fun fly great performance Thermal Charger Wing Span Wing Area Motor Included 60 Inches 545 Sq Inches Leisure 05 Electric %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 speed RC fliers could handle clocked OS 25 VF-DF-powered planes 109 mph using police radar system hack 1987 did succeed reducing costs speeds 1988 seasonairspeeds now being 85-mph range some rea son however didnt attract newcomers lost some old-timers 25 different people fly least eight races 1987 fell off 17 people eight races 1988 average number pilots attending race also fell 136 pilots/race 87 106 pilots/race 88 Seems like harder try get people volved Racing scare off Anyway top five racers 1988 Rac ing season 1 Mike Spencer98 pt 2 Jack Lang79 pt 3 Barney Moats7 pt 4 Dave Ellis68 pt 5 Dave Edwards67 pt 1989 Q-25 Racing season will start April rules will same 1988 Quite few new people three clubs prom ise will Out Racing year few others other area clubs showing some terest also plan hold AMA-sanctioned Q500 race QSPRA race Hillbillies field year addition eight Q-25 races So should have busy schedule year As far have able determine races organized Racing state West Virginia have tried Q500 hA Rac ing years past much success Q-25 races lot fun fast enough interestingtimes averaging about 145 Quarter Midget short course opinion Q-25 true entry-level racing event Q500 planes ing far too fast average RC pilot want see clubs race report column send along some pictures See next month FF Scale/Warner Continued page 63 championing along Wideband frequencies narrow-band frequen cies getting dizzy going around circles tak ing second mortgage house keep up hobby phenomena unknown Free Flighters Still want practice fullsize aircraft expect suffer occasional losses West Coast FF Scale summer Im sure well aware AMA Nats FF Scale events coming soon July 15-23 Washingtons Tn-Cities area aware second annual No-Doe Scale meet fair state August 26-27 No-Doe means 00 documentation means fun-fly Some Scale modelers get hung-up idea have win have good time dont enjoy themselves much Contact Ric Ditt man 6001 219th SW Apt 115 Mountlake Terr WA 98043 details up-andcoming event Down Orange County part Los An geles Flightmasters all-Scale club since late Forties changing its annual FF Scale meet August 12-13 year going Fly ing Aces events first time event planned off years Eastern Flying Aces Nats calendar Information available Fernando Ramos 19361 Mesa Villa CA 92667 Experimenters corner Eric Clutton 913 Ce dar Ln Tullahoma TN 37388 man talk about adding throttle DC Dart 036 diesel has 03 G-Mark engine throttles will fit Throttles can used scale down models speed great accuracy can adapted two-speed flight have using clockwork-timer-operated speed control cam PAW 19 diesel some time adds greatly realism can take off full chat automatically throttle back idle cruise power-on landing Try down San Diego way come stories two planes chasing other over place re cent weeks Walt Mooney 01 Perfesser has puttering around pair ROGs joined wing tips secret coupling sans ver tical stabilizers take off helicoptertype flight following other sort dog fight Walt says hes going try Spitfire FW 190 next Sounds like fun ness paw Covering/doping/etc January 1989 issue NFFS Free Flight Digest Ed Lidgard sug gests try applying dope dry-coveredwith-silk wing using toilet paper Some brands TP too weak some absorbent enough take care experimenting best model cuts i/2in strip grain long way makes puddle 60% nitrate dope/40% thinner mix first inch dragged spanwise across wing Feed wet tissue puddle half-inch brush slowing down puddle gets small er Unwanted drops dope silk tend go immediately inside know can picked up laying applicator-strip over sucks up perfectly PRODUCTS Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned Pipes * Headers uri Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers copter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanshlo & Performance 144 Model Aviation DUAL STRUT UIPMI DI ATPfl UflWF AR ARC AIRCRAFT4O-65 SIZE flAERSHARK ki jODjL SHARKS GET TO THE FIELD GUICK — WRITE OR CALL FOR FREE CATALOG OR TO PLACE ORDER KINGSWAY ENTERPRISES lSOO6217783 R/C AIRCRAFT AND HOBBY SUPPLY STORE 4901 RICHMOND*200 HOUSTON TX 77027 TS TRAINER & ST SHOULDER WING.. $8495 LT LOW WING SPORT AEROBATIC... $9195 $500 HANDLINGSHIPPINGADOE1/s% TAX IN TX MCVISAAMXPMO UPS COD $3OO SHARKS ARE ALMOST READY TO COSER2OUALITY BUILT R/C AIRCRAFT FLYER DESCRIBEDTOUGH As NAILS A1L BALSA PARTS ARE MACHINE CUT & HAND SANDED TO EXACT SIZE AND FIT FUSALAGE IS JIG BUILT S HAND SANDED WINDS ARE RALSA SHEATED 1 LB FOAM CORE ONLY FINAL ASSEMBLY S COVERING TO INDIVIDUAL TASTE IS NESSARY TO COMPLETE THE SHARKS SHARKS COME AS RD IN SPAN SHOULDER WIND TRAINER SD IN SPAN SHOULDER WINO INTERMEDIATE AEROBATIC S LOW WING SPORT AEROBATIC 45 TO 65 SIZE B/C AIRCRAFT RD IN SPAN FIBERGLASS COWL INCLUDED Agr c, Fults Tooling
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/08
Page Numbers: 55, 143, 144
RECORD BROKEN Formula first lets catch up some Pylon Racing around coun try report sent G E Jacobson survived Atlanta will remembered long time Im sure someone will come up button effect years rac ing believe have experienced such adverse wind conditions however flying rain Florida does sound bad Saturday calm wind defined low speed 10 mph gusts 24 handheld wind meter however felt higher Generally wind down runway gusts made good landings grease job caused guys timing stand clap Two rounds flown flying called off After first round delayed second round hour pilots vote split going second round caused great deal concern see experienced pilots crash first round although hard determine wind factor end second round flying called off day Dave Latsha tie motor home down keep flying arrived flying field sec ond day wind calm 800 am thought club member charge wind done job Wrong 945 first flight went off d --- wind back bad some will disagree Eightcount em eightrounds flown Sunday 530 24 contestants minus three 4 x 6 ma trix established Saturday maintained Sunday meant went through matrix twice Remembered highlights Dennis Ennis Jake midairing coming around pylon #2 Several landings very short some trees over 300 ft runway Vein Smith stopping Senior Citizens breakfast way getting plane Out tree Inside jokesorry guys Dave Latsha teaching Dennis OBrien plane indestructible Dennis left half car bon prop Daves center section after cutting Daves wheel half like meat cleaver would Also Daves attempt get away five cuts number three pylon before getting mes sage fast contest time 11415 Note research since contest reveals Jim Moorheads 11345 has printout verification Mike Kultzs 11365 still record QM times Rick Morelands engine troubles appear two broken crankshafts Pressure lines coming off earned zeroes sev eral fliers carbon fiber prop breaking takeoff noseover hitting starter causing minor cut near eye least 15 ft plane Another contestant asking CD half-cutthrough blade carbon prop would safe fly Im glad asked answer quiet No No feel contest help did great job includes ladies running concession stand fliers know workers make break contest thanks TURN case fuel SEMPRA plaques first place fast time 'Here results fast time listed 1 Jacobsonl1731 2 Rehm12457 3 Benezra12172 4 OBrien11950 5 Grovel2500 6 Latshal1415 Fast Time 7 Kovach12356 8 Albritton 12641 9 B Schusterl2400 10 Salis buryi 2336 Now lets zip over Ft Worth TX date May 6 1989 occasion Formula races held Fort Worth Thunderbirds Ed Pappy Rankin CD cool front come through very good amount rain end did bring perfect air racing Brian Richmond flew Florida raceand race did Saturday Brian flew 10717 beating Out 10722 previously set Dave Shadel 19 entries finished Oh way Brian couple zeroes keeping him out winners circle Saturday 1 Dub Jett11162 2 Norm Johnsoni 1388 3 JP Hanway11174 4 Bruce Hobbs11076 5 Bob Greer11632 6 Red Cranfill11749 7 Ken Kline 11786 8 Ed Rankin11360 9 Brian Richmondi 0717 Fast Time new mula record 10 Bob Milleri 4745 total 19 entries Sundays race almost washed Out due previous rain heavy rain Sat urday evening Lake Ben Brook flooded over roads going close park Af ter much discussion allowed race race did 21 entries Sunday wind shifted towards end first round went well after comes Brian again Brian broke own record 10610 Wow Something else happening race Jerry Small designer popular mula Ones including Mustangs used FAI team win world championships flying new long-winged plane called Kazi Killer guess what guys winning races Jerry has never won Formula race before clicking off 1 lOs winning races Meanwhile Brian Richmond goes out breaks own record 10591 Hey gang several clocks him racecourse double-checked Continued page 143 August 1989 55 Radio Confrol Pylon Racing Bill Hager 4 Holly English Ed Smith Brantford Ontario Canada refuels Formula MInnow/Toni racer dur ing fifth 1989 United Pylon Racing Circuit race Niagara Falls NY Photo Art Arro Static judging takeoff position Formula 1/FAI F3D UPRC race two mod els foreground F3D Photo Art Arro RC Giant Scale/de Vries Continued page 139 produced triple plan celebrate 10th year fine Scale model designing busi ness latest drawing permits building long-wing J-3 Cub 127-in span clippedwing Cub 102-in span Super Cub Accessories cowls bent gears etc available Wendell 1041 Heatherwood Lane Orrville OH 667 phone 1-216682-8896 also has some neat Giant Scale 60-in Edo float drawings Fly safelywell meet next month RC Old-Timers/Mathews Continued page 53 built flown several long phone conver sations John Pond reference docu mentation used prepare drawings finally revealed source enlarge ment small drawings Col Bowdens book Petrol Engine Aircraft wrote late Ben Buckle England put problem before readers Aeromodeller column received several replies including Tony Perihall longtime Bowden fan After considerable research have both now concluded reason no pho tos other documentation exist Mallard simple model never constructed Bowden did build subsequent low-winged model called Gulla much-simplified versionbut absolutely nothing indi cate Mallard ever built flown spring 1985 flew Mallard would turn received very little damage since no idea plane flew poorly hung up two years 1987 took bull horns rebuilt wing dihedral doesnt look nice now does fly fairly well still no sport plane flown local SAM 41 contests danger getting type wild let ter exchange Ken Willard set off several years ago downwind turn thing Ive gotta ad mit Im getting lost Bowden designs April 89 column speculated turn problems Mouse Blue Dragon designs likely associated too much di edral seemed supported letter Ross Thomas citing tendency PLW 4 another Bowden low-wing design become spirally unstable thermal subsequent Improvement situation reduction dihedral SAM does allow Now Dr Butler comes along improves Mallard increasing dihedral dunno Kick around next two months meantime Enjoy RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 54 Concept 30 distributed America Great Planes Model Distributors also han dles OS Max engines So unlike Hirobo Shut tle Concept 30 distributed 05 32 FSRH 05 28 FSRH Kyosho selected design engines Concept Great Planes has done excellent job promoting its new little Helicopter Because diligent work its excellent reputation distributor Great Planes has insured Concept 30 will very successful available model shops Great Planes has supplied Concept 30 kit testing received yesterday have time assemble task should take about four hours did open box checked out contents though Concept comes packed foam shipping container much same condition Hirobos Shuttle about 80% assembled Looking over Concept 30 reveals pure Kyosho beautifully molded parts fit well Kyosho has prepared excellent instruction manual obvi ously aimed novice itself will go long way toward flying success Since havent assembled Concept yet Id like save comments until next month However would like state Kyo sho Taya should congratulated ef forts highly competitive 30-size class Concept 30 very viable machine showing great strides design production techniques Id also like thank Great Planes making Concept 30 available both So dont tune next month well see what Concept 30 like assemble fly BCNU RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 55 Wow guess what Jerry Small Brian raced other As luck would have Brian cut race trying catch Jerry turned 11000 smoke cleared Bruce Richmond Jerry Small tied first place Brian fast waswas still third place just point down Well flyoff first place both flamed out Jerry ended up winning first Formula race ever best time Boy What great contest Ft Worth Thunderbirds results Sunday 1 Jerry Smallll0t9 2 Bruce Richmondl 1457 two tied result de cided fast time 3 Brian Richmond 10591 4 Randy Ritchl1803 two tied result decided fast time 5 Rich Tocci 11702 6 JP Hanwayl1331 7 Dub Jett 10963 8 Norm Johnsonl1702 9 Ed Ran kinl1433 10 Red Cranfilll1632 21 entries Two new racers showed up contest Bob Miller Roger Shaller look forward seeing two future Now its West Virginia report RC Pylon Racing Al Ritch Back November Tn-State Flyers ftom Huntington WV Mountaineers Flying Hillbillies clubs Charleston WV area completed fourth year Q-25 Pylon Racing fly Q500-type airplanes usually ScatCats powered 05 25 FSRs past permitted use modified engines including some OS 25 VF-DFs 1988 required engines strictly stock use stock muffler 9 x 4 Master Airscrew propeller club-supplied 25 %-nitro fuel changes made attempt tract newcomers Racing reducing cost equipment slowing airplanes down SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 020S 049S 051S & 09S ALL CUS TOM & STOCK PARTS VAILABLEINDIVIDUALL V COMPETITION ACCESSORIES & CUSTOMIZED K&B ENGINES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL CARBON FIBER SOLID LINES ALL KINDS OF FUEL TUBING FOUR BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HA RD WA RE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS NGK & STITT SPARK PLUGS SILK 12 COLORS QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5& 7LOOP 1/4RUBBER BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HIGH TENSION LEADS 1/2A TEXACO PLA YBOY SR KIT 1/2A TEXACO ENGINES & PARTS KSB & IGNITION TIMERS RUBBER POWER KITS PROPS TISSUE AND OTHER SUPPLIES C YANOA CR YLA TES & EPOXIES ORDER DY MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4395 SORRY NO C OD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME MINIMUM MERCHANDISE ORDER $1000 SHIPFINO LING FEE $150 FOR INSURANCE ADO $100 STOCK ORDERS SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HRS A monthly publication covering International RO Soaring Scene US $17 yr 21/yr IsIClass] Canada/MexIco $22/yr US funds Asia&Pacific S28/yr USfunds Europe UK $28/yr USfunds Surface Mail Foreign $18/yr US funds RO SOARING DIGEST PO Box 1079 Payson AZ 85547 August 1989 143 JUH HV-UI INVMILItfT VERAGES OVER 9000 PROPS III IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT ON VISA/MC THERMAL CHARGER what looking electric sailplane good looks easy build fun fly great performance Thermal Charger Wing Span Wing Area Motor Included 60 Inches 545 Sq Inches Leisure 05 Electric %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5144 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 speed RC fliers could handle clocked OS 25 VF-DF-powered planes 109 mph using police radar system hack 1987 did succeed reducing costs speeds 1988 seasonairspeeds now being 85-mph range some rea son however didnt attract newcomers lost some old-timers 25 different people fly least eight races 1987 fell off 17 people eight races 1988 average number pilots attending race also fell 136 pilots/race 87 106 pilots/race 88 Seems like harder try get people volved Racing scare off Anyway top five racers 1988 Rac ing season 1 Mike Spencer98 pt 2 Jack Lang79 pt 3 Barney Moats7 pt 4 Dave Ellis68 pt 5 Dave Edwards67 pt 1989 Q-25 Racing season will start April rules will same 1988 Quite few new people three clubs prom ise will Out Racing year few others other area clubs showing some terest also plan hold AMA-sanctioned Q500 race QSPRA race Hillbillies field year addition eight Q-25 races So should have busy schedule year As far have able determine races organized Racing state West Virginia have tried Q500 hA Rac ing years past much success Q-25 races lot fun fast enough interestingtimes averaging about 145 Quarter Midget short course opinion Q-25 true entry-level racing event Q500 planes ing far too fast average RC pilot want see clubs race report column send along some pictures See next month FF Scale/Warner Continued page 63 championing along Wideband frequencies narrow-band frequen cies getting dizzy going around circles tak ing second mortgage house keep up hobby phenomena unknown Free Flighters Still want practice fullsize aircraft expect suffer occasional losses West Coast FF Scale summer Im sure well aware AMA Nats FF Scale events coming soon July 15-23 Washingtons Tn-Cities area aware second annual No-Doe Scale meet fair state August 26-27 No-Doe means 00 documentation means fun-fly Some Scale modelers get hung-up idea have win have good time dont enjoy themselves much Contact Ric Ditt man 6001 219th SW Apt 115 Mountlake Terr WA 98043 details up-andcoming event Down Orange County part Los An geles Flightmasters all-Scale club since late Forties changing its annual FF Scale meet August 12-13 year going Fly ing Aces events first time event planned off years Eastern Flying Aces Nats calendar Information available Fernando Ramos 19361 Mesa Villa CA 92667 Experimenters corner Eric Clutton 913 Ce dar Ln Tullahoma TN 37388 man talk about adding throttle DC Dart 036 diesel has 03 G-Mark engine throttles will fit Throttles can used scale down models speed great accuracy can adapted two-speed flight have using clockwork-timer-operated speed control cam PAW 19 diesel some time adds greatly realism can take off full chat automatically throttle back idle cruise power-on landing Try down San Diego way come stories two planes chasing other over place re cent weeks Walt Mooney 01 Perfesser has puttering around pair ROGs joined wing tips secret coupling sans ver tical stabilizers take off helicoptertype flight following other sort dog fight Walt says hes going try Spitfire FW 190 next Sounds like fun ness paw Covering/doping/etc January 1989 issue NFFS Free Flight Digest Ed Lidgard sug gests try applying dope dry-coveredwith-silk wing using toilet paper Some brands TP too weak some absorbent enough take care experimenting best model cuts i/2in strip grain long way makes puddle 60% nitrate dope/40% thinner mix first inch dragged spanwise across wing Feed wet tissue puddle half-inch brush slowing down puddle gets small er Unwanted drops dope silk tend go immediately inside know can picked up laying applicator-strip over sucks up perfectly PRODUCTS Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned Pipes * Headers uri Mufflers * Expansion Mufflers copter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsurpassed Workmanshlo & Performance 144 Model Aviation DUAL STRUT UIPMI DI ATPfl UflWF AR ARC AIRCRAFT4O-65 SIZE flAERSHARK ki jODjL SHARKS GET TO THE FIELD GUICK — WRITE OR CALL FOR FREE CATALOG OR TO PLACE ORDER KINGSWAY ENTERPRISES lSOO6217783 R/C AIRCRAFT AND HOBBY SUPPLY STORE 4901 RICHMOND*200 HOUSTON TX 77027 TS TRAINER & ST SHOULDER WING.. $8495 LT LOW WING SPORT AEROBATIC... $9195 $500 HANDLINGSHIPPINGADOE1/s% TAX IN TX MCVISAAMXPMO UPS COD $3OO SHARKS ARE ALMOST READY TO COSER2OUALITY BUILT R/C AIRCRAFT FLYER DESCRIBEDTOUGH As NAILS A1L BALSA PARTS ARE MACHINE CUT & HAND SANDED TO EXACT SIZE AND FIT FUSALAGE IS JIG BUILT S HAND SANDED WINDS ARE RALSA SHEATED 1 LB FOAM CORE ONLY FINAL ASSEMBLY S COVERING TO INDIVIDUAL TASTE IS NESSARY TO COMPLETE THE SHARKS SHARKS COME AS RD IN SPAN SHOULDER WIND TRAINER SD IN SPAN SHOULDER WINO INTERMEDIATE AEROBATIC S LOW WING SPORT AEROBATIC 45 TO 65 SIZE B/C AIRCRAFT RD IN SPAN FIBERGLASS COWL INCLUDED Agr c, Fults Tooling
