Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager SOMETIME ago received newsletter Valencia Headwinds Model Aeronautics Club Canoga Park CA article material Larry Laulom concerning Pylon Racing think will some help want get started Pylon Larry writes article provided encourage Pylon Racing within club provides helpful starting point modelers unfamiliar type event First need reliable airborne pack neednt expensive Three types have seen wide use Kraft Ace Novak systems acceptable Try keep servos KPS-12 bantam midget class havent much selection far engine use Tee Dee 051 Cox will however adequate Also pick Kim Kraft-type needle valve assem bly believe Ace also markets recommend Tatone small double-bladder system fuel supply Drill out carb No 24 drill size proper fuel flow Discard carb screen since required Purchase some fuel 40-60% nitro range use much 70% Im racing loose-fitting engine 65% nitro running head gasket Ive gotten much seven runs plug also attribute bladder fuel system Most plugs blown setting engine starting line bladder have go off very rich use Klotz oil fuel Dont use castor oil Klotz oil gives adequate protection plus keeps engine much cleaner castor engine must kept varnish-free times Varnish will collect almost immediately new tight engine cure go gun shop purchase 45 calibre gun-cleaning brush cost about 70 must have brass bristles Varnish will shows up brown color Dont afraid use brush often Use 5-3 Cox gray prop Engine shutoff accomplished pinching fuel line fishing monofila ment activated given full down elevator after plane rolled over its back As far choice plane concerned recommend Ace GLH II either balsa foam wing make two modifications kit First Lite-Ply used bottom fuselage replaced equal thickness balsa Second make ailerons half large plans indicate believe kits comes 34-in aileron stock Use -in stock instead Hot Stuff nearly entire kit together Epoxy firewall other critical areas required Last summer opportunity attend Texas Championship Air Races held San Cununued page 128 48 Model Aviation change well look some full-scale Pylon Racers month Maybe some RCerswjll build something besides Rickey Rat Shoestring Toni Pole Cat after seeing Wild Turkey distinguished very-high-aspect-ratio wing Its very cleanvery fast Its pilot John Parker Torrance CA plane called Texas Gem flown jim Miller Its quite ditterent design butvcry competitive Pusher engine turns shrouded propthe shroud functions both horizontal vertical tail surfaces Note microscopic fixed nose wheel Bob Downey Whittier CA flies racer Scale buffs should note very visible rivets fasteners panel lines Paint job looks interestingtoo bad no color Dont LET Quadrarequite job sonesnarwiiiTnisj7 cu engine develops almost 4 hp yet weighs pound over Quadra has power pull Byron Pitts straight upwithout prop reduction also takes no space Quadrait will fit entirely inside cowl Nosen D unexposed stripped chain-saw motor engine manufactured USA miniature aircraft use Comes complete ready run year 100% warranty NOW YOU GET CHOICE BASE 31 ENGINE Ready-to-run excludes features below can purchased separately Machined Balenced Flywheel$1000 Ball Bearing Front Housing$2000 Exhaust Manifold$750 Six Bolt Hub Engine Mount COMPLETE MODIFIED 37 ENGINE Factory Bench-tested includes following HI-CARBON FORGEDONE-PIECE CRANK AND CONNECTING ROD ELECTRONIC IGNITION SIX-BOLT HUB AN6 POSITIONABLE EXHAUSi MANIFOLD BALL-BEARING ON CRANK Both Run Gas Oil Comolete Parts & Service Send hecko MO o w sh pcO 0 UPS Add$400shipping& ee aaog Oeae nqu es n ed HORNER SALSF INC CAPYOUR CLUB LOGO II II Let Know II I\Who Clubi III ers Arel1 II I Good ServicelI Inqu aboutCall Write To3 ou Custom Ill o ntad TtC STOP DOG RTS tOO 4730 5W 75th Ave. 44LlV Miami FL 33155 261 7765 U Great ftC Clubsi Low Minimum Reasonable Prices can remember contestant tried use artists painting Spitfire color authentication rejected Depending upon conditions storage color photos begin changing day printed assuming original exposure proces sing correct also acceptable Some modelers offer proof piece fabric original plane fabric same color originally could modeling faded airplane judges will place great faith scrap fabric comes down modelers ability copy color something however inaccurate give judges opportunity compare large part score derived original plane very likely also changed hue shade its lifetime case desert warplanes change drastic Texture finish also difficult pin down scale ratio plays apart addition degrees gloss also fineness weave fabric roughness paint consider Additional information static judging appears under title Annex pages 104 105 1980-81 AMA rule book Bob Dolly Wischer Rt 1 S-221 Lapham Peak Road Delafield WI 53018 GRUMMAN WIDGEON MR Gs PRODUCTS 1010 Gratiot Box 161 Marysville MI 48040 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 43 windy day moved away him faster combination factors probably caused dis orientation through couldnt think fast enough prevent crash airplanes sometimes strange beasts often seems just think step ahead cross us up think up new way crash moral story know engine torque effect ready Ron Van Putte 111 Sleepy Oaks Rd Fort Walton Beac/i FL 32548 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 47 lot letters asking didnt test other engine What published what room issue its beginning addition Quadra report mentioned above will test report engine can following hand future reports Mag Aero 2 Homelite 16 Evra 19 Husky 20 Husky 23 Kawasaki 315 Roper 19 Later year will looking custom conversions engines 3 6 cu range Correction time both price address wrong P-40 plan review April Price $3300 plus $200 postage Address Mammoth Scale Plans 3351 Pruneridge Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Court Manassas VA 22110 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 48 Marcos TX Formula races particular interest because little airplanes what copy Formula racing model airplanes Full-size Formula racing really started 1930s during Cleveland National Air Races airplanes like Howard Mike Ike Wittman Chief Oshkosh Bonzo Keith Rider R-4 R-6 Chester Jeep Goon Most machines one-of-a-kind types designed maximum performance eye toward cleanliness design lightness weight rather brute horsepower Thus direct lineage IFM/Formula Racers today same genious creativity innovative design continues today racing class Most machines IFM/Formula Racing individual designs variations designs several accepted types have become ex tremely successful popular such Cassutt Racers Shoestring Racers Owl Racers others class known today began Cleveland National Air Races 1947 refinements class over years since 1947 have phenomenal average speeds top competitors today almost hundred miles hour faster Bill Brennands winning speed first race back 1947 As its predecessors 1930s IFM/Formula Racer today built ground up purpose onlythat all-out performance competition rules class stringent racers must powered engine no 200 Cu displacement 100 hp racers participated events such Thompson Greve Trophy Races 30s much 1000 hp yet todays IFM/ Formula Racers going just about fast did machines bygone era using considerably less horsepower rules class state racers much have fixed nonretractable landing gear must weigh minimum 500 lbs have optimum visibility speedy lightweight racers turn three-mile closed pylon course speeds excess 200 mph making still fastest motor sport world usually built pilots race often constructed steel tube fabric wood wings fiberglass materials some combination of Several over years have also lightweight all-metal construction midget racers usually have wingspan fuselage length somewhere between 15 1 8 feet empty weight between 500 800 lbs Naturally lighter better cases talking some pilots found quite familiar Formula models seem doing some same things doing get speed 128 Model Aviation 380 Dixie Hwy. Reacher II Sll441 Tel 312 9422115 Ultimate El ving Boat ____ Specifications lrIflYSpan 86 in-~— Weight 12 Engine 91 Cline drive unit 1 Seperate detachable presheeted wing panels 2 Preassembiled fuselage frame eassembiled stabilizer elevators vertical fin rudder 1h 4 Epoxy Glass cowl wheelpants 5 Formed hatch clear canopy 6 Aluminum landing gear 554 E Frootoee St Brownsviie TX 78520 DEALER & OSTRIRUTOR iOUgReS NMThD 512 541-3867 Wayne Ulerys outstanding design Leo Loudenslagers Laser 200 geared 90 offered Model Merchant nearly constructed model critical fuselage & control surfaces framing wing sheeting has done Just some finish up ready fly best available Features machines taping up cheek cowl fits fuselage also playing aspect ratio wing course trying different props way lady name Judy Wagoner won race flying plane called Wagoner Solution report did NMPRA Cham pionship Race held Titusville FL failed mention sponsoring club Moonport Modelers CD Mr Roy Johanse Sorry about See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Con roe TX 77302 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 49 expected highly recommended another expert flier point hobbyist am position test modification design must rely designers test some cases impressions fellow fliers case May column before make choices beginning RC Helicopters still recommend did first column three years ago unless recommended man ufacturer local flier willing help new machine modifications should avoided until flying skills developed have flown RC years loved experiment differential flaps reducing wingspans stabilizer areas making tail dragger years best tricycle gear Pattern ship Ill continue pass modifications hear Im looking forward some great flying weather See field Dave Chesney RL 9 Box 621-A Greensboro NC 27409 FLOP/Robinson Continued page 52 elevator onto end postal tape roll Now cut length straight across scis sors Cut down middle strip splitting piece half should now have correct length 1-in tape end stabilizer elevator piece possible try cut Out pairs strips like since saves measuring time Take strip gummed tape fold half lengthwise makes easier fold around edge have work fast before gummed surface dries Now take strips get ends stab elevator ready front moisten strip get really wet Quickly stick strip lining edge up fold quickly fold bottom around edge stick down Rub both sides firmly ensure whole length nicely adhered Stick other strip other end piece same manner now go through same procedure leading edges stabilizer After done trailing edge elevator use pair strips slight overlap because its too hard work very long strips Now wrap edges fin rudder except bottom edge fin glues onto stab inside fuselage Now wrap edges wing havent having much trouble long MODELMAN IA LISTMM FITABA N s/S21 SERVIS3999518399 FITABA 4FN sf521 SERIIS2799515799 FlEAS 51K sf526 SERVIS dual rate2999511199 IIATRONICS 6-IL3299522099 AIRORINICs 4-IL2799518499 FIX 99 R/G EAGLE Mt-I carl29954499 FIX 4510 R/C Mt-I carl71954499 FIX 4888 A/C MK-I caib71954499 OS 6TFSR 8/C s/muff1599518499 KiD 61 s/perry pamp mull125996099 618 61 s/miff99585599 698 48 s/muff 6/C82514749 881511FF 2 Suprr-T Regular1299629 GILDIERG 2 aa Super let1295749 88/I saud prsfw ONCER ar Ti mapleIfar 549 11 wad es lINGER IF mapleIfar 649 Preps saId ef rise brard prlcf24mu/riue ItUCIN S mir Epoxy 9 so099579 GMP 6 mrr Epaxy TO at795499 OMP 6 mir Epoxy 11 ar1095199 818880 INCIDENT METER w/learl19151399 CINCEPT 1/4 rule FLEET BIPE1799515199 T/T6e99 Dridr Kwik-sIr& Sold Red2212/ 299 3/e99 Silum Ydlow Oargt Blue2952/ 399 1/DeDI Black ard WhIr Sizer3202/ 449 T/4e31 Available ir crlart3952/ 549 61919 PillS BUY OIANTITY SAVEI ar 12SAME SIZE 618 8/C Irrg/rlort haT 199 @6/ 19512/ 1299 KID SOD long/rhort 135 @6/ 49512/ 949 FII 8/C Isrg/slsrt [itt T49 @6/ 54912/ 1149 ElI STO Iseg/slorf List 99c @1/ 39912/ 749 610 BEE 15/iL [itT 295 @6/ 189512/ 2149 619 BEE 35/3L LisT 275 @6/ 114912/ 2149 SEND ALL IRIERS 790INIIIIIES 002 MIDELMANI PO811171ROCKAWAY P99K8711684 ALE PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE OFFER 5000 TIL 1519 OF THIS MONTH UNLESS CURRENT SIPPLIES ARE EIHAISTEO 101 SPECIALS-LIST FREE WITH IROEIS Sr serd SASE ard 9199 relsadallr otter FREE fREE - GIFT WITH ALL IRDEOS FREE FREE ORDERING INFORMATION SORRY NI CDI prices reclude 5% cash discaurt Mrr arder 511 Matter/Vita accepted ysu mast add 5% buck Istal rrcludr card r rapiratiar date Shippirg/hasdlrrg 1999 Ia 2100 aId 2992001 3099 add 325 3001 Ia 4099 add 499 4101 1199 add 475 1101 ta 9900 add 575 suer 8099 add 5% maximum rI 750 ard 15 lbs. OVERSIZEO Bares add S595 Out sI cart US add 15% talal fsr shipprag manes mutt Sr US carrercy ALL SALES ARE FINAL Atlas time Tar perroral check clrar NY reurdents must add applrcable sores tar laclade SASE ttr irgairios Specify sire cslsr ard type ever requrred 90 PREPARED IN MARCH 25 T991 June 1981 129 SOUTHERN RIC FLIES AGAIN! // Model Merchant IS Southern RIC . Keeping alive top line RIG aircraft Currently being offered COMPENSATOR- 60BOOTLEGGER- 60 TIGER TAIL III- 60ALLEY KAT- 40 Spoil EZ FLIER- 40 Trainer Order Direct MODEL MERCHANT 512 541-3867 554 E Fronton St Brownsville TX 78520 DEALER & I20STRIBUTOR INOUiRIES INVITEDJ
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/06
Page Numbers: 48, 128, 129
Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager SOMETIME ago received newsletter Valencia Headwinds Model Aeronautics Club Canoga Park CA article material Larry Laulom concerning Pylon Racing think will some help want get started Pylon Larry writes article provided encourage Pylon Racing within club provides helpful starting point modelers unfamiliar type event First need reliable airborne pack neednt expensive Three types have seen wide use Kraft Ace Novak systems acceptable Try keep servos KPS-12 bantam midget class havent much selection far engine use Tee Dee 051 Cox will however adequate Also pick Kim Kraft-type needle valve assem bly believe Ace also markets recommend Tatone small double-bladder system fuel supply Drill out carb No 24 drill size proper fuel flow Discard carb screen since required Purchase some fuel 40-60% nitro range use much 70% Im racing loose-fitting engine 65% nitro running head gasket Ive gotten much seven runs plug also attribute bladder fuel system Most plugs blown setting engine starting line bladder have go off very rich use Klotz oil fuel Dont use castor oil Klotz oil gives adequate protection plus keeps engine much cleaner castor engine must kept varnish-free times Varnish will collect almost immediately new tight engine cure go gun shop purchase 45 calibre gun-cleaning brush cost about 70 must have brass bristles Varnish will shows up brown color Dont afraid use brush often Use 5-3 Cox gray prop Engine shutoff accomplished pinching fuel line fishing monofila ment activated given full down elevator after plane rolled over its back As far choice plane concerned recommend Ace GLH II either balsa foam wing make two modifications kit First Lite-Ply used bottom fuselage replaced equal thickness balsa Second make ailerons half large plans indicate believe kits comes 34-in aileron stock Use -in stock instead Hot Stuff nearly entire kit together Epoxy firewall other critical areas required Last summer opportunity attend Texas Championship Air Races held San Cununued page 128 48 Model Aviation change well look some full-scale Pylon Racers month Maybe some RCerswjll build something besides Rickey Rat Shoestring Toni Pole Cat after seeing Wild Turkey distinguished very-high-aspect-ratio wing Its very cleanvery fast Its pilot John Parker Torrance CA plane called Texas Gem flown jim Miller Its quite ditterent design butvcry competitive Pusher engine turns shrouded propthe shroud functions both horizontal vertical tail surfaces Note microscopic fixed nose wheel Bob Downey Whittier CA flies racer Scale buffs should note very visible rivets fasteners panel lines Paint job looks interestingtoo bad no color Dont LET Quadrarequite job sonesnarwiiiTnisj7 cu engine develops almost 4 hp yet weighs pound over Quadra has power pull Byron Pitts straight upwithout prop reduction also takes no space Quadrait will fit entirely inside cowl Nosen D unexposed stripped chain-saw motor engine manufactured USA miniature aircraft use Comes complete ready run year 100% warranty NOW YOU GET CHOICE BASE 31 ENGINE Ready-to-run excludes features below can purchased separately Machined Balenced Flywheel$1000 Ball Bearing Front Housing$2000 Exhaust Manifold$750 Six Bolt Hub Engine Mount COMPLETE MODIFIED 37 ENGINE Factory Bench-tested includes following HI-CARBON FORGEDONE-PIECE CRANK AND CONNECTING ROD ELECTRONIC IGNITION SIX-BOLT HUB AN6 POSITIONABLE EXHAUSi MANIFOLD BALL-BEARING ON CRANK Both Run Gas Oil Comolete Parts & Service Send hecko MO o w sh pcO 0 UPS Add$400shipping& ee aaog Oeae nqu es n ed HORNER SALSF INC CAPYOUR CLUB LOGO II II Let Know II I\Who Clubi III ers Arel1 II I Good ServicelI Inqu aboutCall Write To3 ou Custom Ill o ntad TtC STOP DOG RTS tOO 4730 5W 75th Ave. 44LlV Miami FL 33155 261 7765 U Great ftC Clubsi Low Minimum Reasonable Prices can remember contestant tried use artists painting Spitfire color authentication rejected Depending upon conditions storage color photos begin changing day printed assuming original exposure proces sing correct also acceptable Some modelers offer proof piece fabric original plane fabric same color originally could modeling faded airplane judges will place great faith scrap fabric comes down modelers ability copy color something however inaccurate give judges opportunity compare large part score derived original plane very likely also changed hue shade its lifetime case desert warplanes change drastic Texture finish also difficult pin down scale ratio plays apart addition degrees gloss also fineness weave fabric roughness paint consider Additional information static judging appears under title Annex pages 104 105 1980-81 AMA rule book Bob Dolly Wischer Rt 1 S-221 Lapham Peak Road Delafield WI 53018 GRUMMAN WIDGEON MR Gs PRODUCTS 1010 Gratiot Box 161 Marysville MI 48040 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 43 windy day moved away him faster combination factors probably caused dis orientation through couldnt think fast enough prevent crash airplanes sometimes strange beasts often seems just think step ahead cross us up think up new way crash moral story know engine torque effect ready Ron Van Putte 111 Sleepy Oaks Rd Fort Walton Beac/i FL 32548 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 47 lot letters asking didnt test other engine What published what room issue its beginning addition Quadra report mentioned above will test report engine can following hand future reports Mag Aero 2 Homelite 16 Evra 19 Husky 20 Husky 23 Kawasaki 315 Roper 19 Later year will looking custom conversions engines 3 6 cu range Correction time both price address wrong P-40 plan review April Price $3300 plus $200 postage Address Mammoth Scale Plans 3351 Pruneridge Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Court Manassas VA 22110 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 48 Marcos TX Formula races particular interest because little airplanes what copy Formula racing model airplanes Full-size Formula racing really started 1930s during Cleveland National Air Races airplanes like Howard Mike Ike Wittman Chief Oshkosh Bonzo Keith Rider R-4 R-6 Chester Jeep Goon Most machines one-of-a-kind types designed maximum performance eye toward cleanliness design lightness weight rather brute horsepower Thus direct lineage IFM/Formula Racers today same genious creativity innovative design continues today racing class Most machines IFM/Formula Racing individual designs variations designs several accepted types have become ex tremely successful popular such Cassutt Racers Shoestring Racers Owl Racers others class known today began Cleveland National Air Races 1947 refinements class over years since 1947 have phenomenal average speeds top competitors today almost hundred miles hour faster Bill Brennands winning speed first race back 1947 As its predecessors 1930s IFM/Formula Racer today built ground up purpose onlythat all-out performance competition rules class stringent racers must powered engine no 200 Cu displacement 100 hp racers participated events such Thompson Greve Trophy Races 30s much 1000 hp yet todays IFM/ Formula Racers going just about fast did machines bygone era using considerably less horsepower rules class state racers much have fixed nonretractable landing gear must weigh minimum 500 lbs have optimum visibility speedy lightweight racers turn three-mile closed pylon course speeds excess 200 mph making still fastest motor sport world usually built pilots race often constructed steel tube fabric wood wings fiberglass materials some combination of Several over years have also lightweight all-metal construction midget racers usually have wingspan fuselage length somewhere between 15 1 8 feet empty weight between 500 800 lbs Naturally lighter better cases talking some pilots found quite familiar Formula models seem doing some same things doing get speed 128 Model Aviation 380 Dixie Hwy. Reacher II Sll441 Tel 312 9422115 Ultimate El ving Boat ____ Specifications lrIflYSpan 86 in-~— Weight 12 Engine 91 Cline drive unit 1 Seperate detachable presheeted wing panels 2 Preassembiled fuselage frame eassembiled stabilizer elevators vertical fin rudder 1h 4 Epoxy Glass cowl wheelpants 5 Formed hatch clear canopy 6 Aluminum landing gear 554 E Frootoee St Brownsviie TX 78520 DEALER & OSTRIRUTOR iOUgReS NMThD 512 541-3867 Wayne Ulerys outstanding design Leo Loudenslagers Laser 200 geared 90 offered Model Merchant nearly constructed model critical fuselage & control surfaces framing wing sheeting has done Just some finish up ready fly best available Features machines taping up cheek cowl fits fuselage also playing aspect ratio wing course trying different props way lady name Judy Wagoner won race flying plane called Wagoner Solution report did NMPRA Cham pionship Race held Titusville FL failed mention sponsoring club Moonport Modelers CD Mr Roy Johanse Sorry about See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Con roe TX 77302 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 49 expected highly recommended another expert flier point hobbyist am position test modification design must rely designers test some cases impressions fellow fliers case May column before make choices beginning RC Helicopters still recommend did first column three years ago unless recommended man ufacturer local flier willing help new machine modifications should avoided until flying skills developed have flown RC years loved experiment differential flaps reducing wingspans stabilizer areas making tail dragger years best tricycle gear Pattern ship Ill continue pass modifications hear Im looking forward some great flying weather See field Dave Chesney RL 9 Box 621-A Greensboro NC 27409 FLOP/Robinson Continued page 52 elevator onto end postal tape roll Now cut length straight across scis sors Cut down middle strip splitting piece half should now have correct length 1-in tape end stabilizer elevator piece possible try cut Out pairs strips like since saves measuring time Take strip gummed tape fold half lengthwise makes easier fold around edge have work fast before gummed surface dries Now take strips get ends stab elevator ready front moisten strip get really wet Quickly stick strip lining edge up fold quickly fold bottom around edge stick down Rub both sides firmly ensure whole length nicely adhered Stick other strip other end piece same manner now go through same procedure leading edges stabilizer After done trailing edge elevator use pair strips slight overlap because its too hard work very long strips Now wrap edges fin rudder except bottom edge fin glues onto stab inside fuselage Now wrap edges wing havent having much trouble long MODELMAN IA LISTMM FITABA N s/S21 SERVIS3999518399 FITABA 4FN sf521 SERIIS2799515799 FlEAS 51K sf526 SERVIS dual rate2999511199 IIATRONICS 6-IL3299522099 AIRORINICs 4-IL2799518499 FIX 99 R/G EAGLE Mt-I carl29954499 FIX 4510 R/C Mt-I carl71954499 FIX 4888 A/C MK-I caib71954499 OS 6TFSR 8/C s/muff1599518499 KiD 61 s/perry pamp mull125996099 618 61 s/miff99585599 698 48 s/muff 6/C82514749 881511FF 2 Suprr-T Regular1299629 GILDIERG 2 aa Super let1295749 88/I saud prsfw ONCER ar Ti mapleIfar 549 11 wad es lINGER IF mapleIfar 649 Preps saId ef rise brard prlcf24mu/riue ItUCIN S mir Epoxy 9 so099579 GMP 6 mrr Epaxy TO at795499 OMP 6 mir Epoxy 11 ar1095199 818880 INCIDENT METER w/learl19151399 CINCEPT 1/4 rule FLEET BIPE1799515199 T/T6e99 Dridr Kwik-sIr& Sold Red2212/ 299 3/e99 Silum Ydlow Oargt Blue2952/ 399 1/DeDI Black ard WhIr Sizer3202/ 449 T/4e31 Available ir crlart3952/ 549 61919 PillS BUY OIANTITY SAVEI ar 12SAME SIZE 618 8/C Irrg/rlort haT 199 @6/ 19512/ 1299 KID SOD long/rhort 135 @6/ 49512/ 949 FII 8/C Isrg/slsrt [itt T49 @6/ 54912/ 1149 ElI STO Iseg/slorf List 99c @1/ 39912/ 749 610 BEE 15/iL [itT 295 @6/ 189512/ 2149 619 BEE 35/3L LisT 275 @6/ 114912/ 2149 SEND ALL IRIERS 790INIIIIIES 002 MIDELMANI PO811171ROCKAWAY P99K8711684 ALE PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE OFFER 5000 TIL 1519 OF THIS MONTH UNLESS CURRENT SIPPLIES ARE EIHAISTEO 101 SPECIALS-LIST FREE WITH IROEIS Sr serd SASE ard 9199 relsadallr otter FREE fREE - GIFT WITH ALL IRDEOS FREE FREE ORDERING INFORMATION SORRY NI CDI prices reclude 5% cash discaurt Mrr arder 511 Matter/Vita accepted ysu mast add 5% buck Istal rrcludr card r rapiratiar date Shippirg/hasdlrrg 1999 Ia 2100 aId 2992001 3099 add 325 3001 Ia 4099 add 499 4101 1199 add 475 1101 ta 9900 add 575 suer 8099 add 5% maximum rI 750 ard 15 lbs. OVERSIZEO Bares add S595 Out sI cart US add 15% talal fsr shipprag manes mutt Sr US carrercy ALL SALES ARE FINAL Atlas time Tar perroral check clrar NY reurdents must add applrcable sores tar laclade SASE ttr irgairios Specify sire cslsr ard type ever requrred 90 PREPARED IN MARCH 25 T991 June 1981 129 SOUTHERN RIC FLIES AGAIN! // Model Merchant IS Southern RIC . Keeping alive top line RIG aircraft Currently being offered COMPENSATOR- 60BOOTLEGGER- 60 TIGER TAIL III- 60ALLEY KAT- 40 Spoil EZ FLIER- 40 Trainer Order Direct MODEL MERCHANT 512 541-3867 554 E Fronton St Brownsville TX 78520 DEALER & I20STRIBUTOR INOUiRIES INVITEDJ
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/06
Page Numbers: 48, 128, 129
Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager SOMETIME ago received newsletter Valencia Headwinds Model Aeronautics Club Canoga Park CA article material Larry Laulom concerning Pylon Racing think will some help want get started Pylon Larry writes article provided encourage Pylon Racing within club provides helpful starting point modelers unfamiliar type event First need reliable airborne pack neednt expensive Three types have seen wide use Kraft Ace Novak systems acceptable Try keep servos KPS-12 bantam midget class havent much selection far engine use Tee Dee 051 Cox will however adequate Also pick Kim Kraft-type needle valve assem bly believe Ace also markets recommend Tatone small double-bladder system fuel supply Drill out carb No 24 drill size proper fuel flow Discard carb screen since required Purchase some fuel 40-60% nitro range use much 70% Im racing loose-fitting engine 65% nitro running head gasket Ive gotten much seven runs plug also attribute bladder fuel system Most plugs blown setting engine starting line bladder have go off very rich use Klotz oil fuel Dont use castor oil Klotz oil gives adequate protection plus keeps engine much cleaner castor engine must kept varnish-free times Varnish will collect almost immediately new tight engine cure go gun shop purchase 45 calibre gun-cleaning brush cost about 70 must have brass bristles Varnish will shows up brown color Dont afraid use brush often Use 5-3 Cox gray prop Engine shutoff accomplished pinching fuel line fishing monofila ment activated given full down elevator after plane rolled over its back As far choice plane concerned recommend Ace GLH II either balsa foam wing make two modifications kit First Lite-Ply used bottom fuselage replaced equal thickness balsa Second make ailerons half large plans indicate believe kits comes 34-in aileron stock Use -in stock instead Hot Stuff nearly entire kit together Epoxy firewall other critical areas required Last summer opportunity attend Texas Championship Air Races held San Cununued page 128 48 Model Aviation change well look some full-scale Pylon Racers month Maybe some RCerswjll build something besides Rickey Rat Shoestring Toni Pole Cat after seeing Wild Turkey distinguished very-high-aspect-ratio wing Its very cleanvery fast Its pilot John Parker Torrance CA plane called Texas Gem flown jim Miller Its quite ditterent design butvcry competitive Pusher engine turns shrouded propthe shroud functions both horizontal vertical tail surfaces Note microscopic fixed nose wheel Bob Downey Whittier CA flies racer Scale buffs should note very visible rivets fasteners panel lines Paint job looks interestingtoo bad no color Dont LET Quadrarequite job sonesnarwiiiTnisj7 cu engine develops almost 4 hp yet weighs pound over Quadra has power pull Byron Pitts straight upwithout prop reduction also takes no space Quadrait will fit entirely inside cowl Nosen D unexposed stripped chain-saw motor engine manufactured USA miniature aircraft use Comes complete ready run year 100% warranty NOW YOU GET CHOICE BASE 31 ENGINE Ready-to-run excludes features below can purchased separately Machined Balenced Flywheel$1000 Ball Bearing Front Housing$2000 Exhaust Manifold$750 Six Bolt Hub Engine Mount COMPLETE MODIFIED 37 ENGINE Factory Bench-tested includes following HI-CARBON FORGEDONE-PIECE CRANK AND CONNECTING ROD ELECTRONIC IGNITION SIX-BOLT HUB AN6 POSITIONABLE EXHAUSi MANIFOLD BALL-BEARING ON CRANK Both Run Gas Oil Comolete Parts & Service Send hecko MO o w sh pcO 0 UPS Add$400shipping& ee aaog Oeae nqu es n ed HORNER SALSF INC CAPYOUR CLUB LOGO II II Let Know II I\Who Clubi III ers Arel1 II I Good ServicelI Inqu aboutCall Write To3 ou Custom Ill o ntad TtC STOP DOG RTS tOO 4730 5W 75th Ave. 44LlV Miami FL 33155 261 7765 U Great ftC Clubsi Low Minimum Reasonable Prices can remember contestant tried use artists painting Spitfire color authentication rejected Depending upon conditions storage color photos begin changing day printed assuming original exposure proces sing correct also acceptable Some modelers offer proof piece fabric original plane fabric same color originally could modeling faded airplane judges will place great faith scrap fabric comes down modelers ability copy color something however inaccurate give judges opportunity compare large part score derived original plane very likely also changed hue shade its lifetime case desert warplanes change drastic Texture finish also difficult pin down scale ratio plays apart addition degrees gloss also fineness weave fabric roughness paint consider Additional information static judging appears under title Annex pages 104 105 1980-81 AMA rule book Bob Dolly Wischer Rt 1 S-221 Lapham Peak Road Delafield WI 53018 GRUMMAN WIDGEON MR Gs PRODUCTS 1010 Gratiot Box 161 Marysville MI 48040 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 43 windy day moved away him faster combination factors probably caused dis orientation through couldnt think fast enough prevent crash airplanes sometimes strange beasts often seems just think step ahead cross us up think up new way crash moral story know engine torque effect ready Ron Van Putte 111 Sleepy Oaks Rd Fort Walton Beac/i FL 32548 RC Giant Scale/Beckman Continued page 47 lot letters asking didnt test other engine What published what room issue its beginning addition Quadra report mentioned above will test report engine can following hand future reports Mag Aero 2 Homelite 16 Evra 19 Husky 20 Husky 23 Kawasaki 315 Roper 19 Later year will looking custom conversions engines 3 6 cu range Correction time both price address wrong P-40 plan review April Price $3300 plus $200 postage Address Mammoth Scale Plans 3351 Pruneridge Ave Santa Clara CA 95051 Bob Beckman 8248 Holly Grove Court Manassas VA 22110 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 48 Marcos TX Formula races particular interest because little airplanes what copy Formula racing model airplanes Full-size Formula racing really started 1930s during Cleveland National Air Races airplanes like Howard Mike Ike Wittman Chief Oshkosh Bonzo Keith Rider R-4 R-6 Chester Jeep Goon Most machines one-of-a-kind types designed maximum performance eye toward cleanliness design lightness weight rather brute horsepower Thus direct lineage IFM/Formula Racers today same genious creativity innovative design continues today racing class Most machines IFM/Formula Racing individual designs variations designs several accepted types have become ex tremely successful popular such Cassutt Racers Shoestring Racers Owl Racers others class known today began Cleveland National Air Races 1947 refinements class over years since 1947 have phenomenal average speeds top competitors today almost hundred miles hour faster Bill Brennands winning speed first race back 1947 As its predecessors 1930s IFM/Formula Racer today built ground up purpose onlythat all-out performance competition rules class stringent racers must powered engine no 200 Cu displacement 100 hp racers participated events such Thompson Greve Trophy Races 30s much 1000 hp yet todays IFM/ Formula Racers going just about fast did machines bygone era using considerably less horsepower rules class state racers much have fixed nonretractable landing gear must weigh minimum 500 lbs have optimum visibility speedy lightweight racers turn three-mile closed pylon course speeds excess 200 mph making still fastest motor sport world usually built pilots race often constructed steel tube fabric wood wings fiberglass materials some combination of Several over years have also lightweight all-metal construction midget racers usually have wingspan fuselage length somewhere between 15 1 8 feet empty weight between 500 800 lbs Naturally lighter better cases talking some pilots found quite familiar Formula models seem doing some same things doing get speed 128 Model Aviation 380 Dixie Hwy. Reacher II Sll441 Tel 312 9422115 Ultimate El ving Boat ____ Specifications lrIflYSpan 86 in-~— Weight 12 Engine 91 Cline drive unit 1 Seperate detachable presheeted wing panels 2 Preassembiled fuselage frame eassembiled stabilizer elevators vertical fin rudder 1h 4 Epoxy Glass cowl wheelpants 5 Formed hatch clear canopy 6 Aluminum landing gear 554 E Frootoee St Brownsviie TX 78520 DEALER & OSTRIRUTOR iOUgReS NMThD 512 541-3867 Wayne Ulerys outstanding design Leo Loudenslagers Laser 200 geared 90 offered Model Merchant nearly constructed model critical fuselage & control surfaces framing wing sheeting has done Just some finish up ready fly best available Features machines taping up cheek cowl fits fuselage also playing aspect ratio wing course trying different props way lady name Judy Wagoner won race flying plane called Wagoner Solution report did NMPRA Cham pionship Race held Titusville FL failed mention sponsoring club Moonport Modelers CD Mr Roy Johanse Sorry about See next month Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Con roe TX 77302 RC Helicopters/Chesney Continued page 49 expected highly recommended another expert flier point hobbyist am position test modification design must rely designers test some cases impressions fellow fliers case May column before make choices beginning RC Helicopters still recommend did first column three years ago unless recommended man ufacturer local flier willing help new machine modifications should avoided until flying skills developed have flown RC years loved experiment differential flaps reducing wingspans stabilizer areas making tail dragger years best tricycle gear Pattern ship Ill continue pass modifications hear Im looking forward some great flying weather See field Dave Chesney RL 9 Box 621-A Greensboro NC 27409 FLOP/Robinson Continued page 52 elevator onto end postal tape roll Now cut length straight across scis sors Cut down middle strip splitting piece half should now have correct length 1-in tape end stabilizer elevator piece possible try cut Out pairs strips like since saves measuring time Take strip gummed tape fold half lengthwise makes easier fold around edge have work fast before gummed surface dries Now take strips get ends stab elevator ready front moisten strip get really wet Quickly stick strip lining edge up fold quickly fold bottom around edge stick down Rub both sides firmly ensure whole length nicely adhered Stick other strip other end piece same manner now go through same procedure leading edges stabilizer After done trailing edge elevator use pair strips slight overlap because its too hard work very long strips Now wrap edges fin rudder except bottom edge fin glues onto stab inside fuselage Now wrap edges wing havent having much trouble long MODELMAN IA LISTMM FITABA N s/S21 SERVIS3999518399 FITABA 4FN sf521 SERIIS2799515799 FlEAS 51K sf526 SERVIS dual rate2999511199 IIATRONICS 6-IL3299522099 AIRORINICs 4-IL2799518499 FIX 99 R/G EAGLE Mt-I carl29954499 FIX 4510 R/C Mt-I carl71954499 FIX 4888 A/C MK-I caib71954499 OS 6TFSR 8/C s/muff1599518499 KiD 61 s/perry pamp mull125996099 618 61 s/miff99585599 698 48 s/muff 6/C82514749 881511FF 2 Suprr-T Regular1299629 GILDIERG 2 aa Super let1295749 88/I saud prsfw ONCER ar Ti mapleIfar 549 11 wad es lINGER IF mapleIfar 649 Preps saId ef rise brard prlcf24mu/riue ItUCIN S mir Epoxy 9 so099579 GMP 6 mrr Epaxy TO at795499 OMP 6 mir Epoxy 11 ar1095199 818880 INCIDENT METER w/learl19151399 CINCEPT 1/4 rule FLEET BIPE1799515199 T/T6e99 Dridr Kwik-sIr& Sold Red2212/ 299 3/e99 Silum Ydlow Oargt Blue2952/ 399 1/DeDI Black ard WhIr Sizer3202/ 449 T/4e31 Available ir crlart3952/ 549 61919 PillS BUY OIANTITY SAVEI ar 12SAME SIZE 618 8/C Irrg/rlort haT 199 @6/ 19512/ 1299 KID SOD long/rhort 135 @6/ 49512/ 949 FII 8/C Isrg/slsrt [itt T49 @6/ 54912/ 1149 ElI STO Iseg/slorf List 99c @1/ 39912/ 749 610 BEE 15/iL [itT 295 @6/ 189512/ 2149 619 BEE 35/3L LisT 275 @6/ 114912/ 2149 SEND ALL IRIERS 790INIIIIIES 002 MIDELMANI PO811171ROCKAWAY P99K8711684 ALE PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE OFFER 5000 TIL 1519 OF THIS MONTH UNLESS CURRENT SIPPLIES ARE EIHAISTEO 101 SPECIALS-LIST FREE WITH IROEIS Sr serd SASE ard 9199 relsadallr otter FREE fREE - GIFT WITH ALL IRDEOS FREE FREE ORDERING INFORMATION SORRY NI CDI prices reclude 5% cash discaurt Mrr arder 511 Matter/Vita accepted ysu mast add 5% buck Istal rrcludr card r rapiratiar date Shippirg/hasdlrrg 1999 Ia 2100 aId 2992001 3099 add 325 3001 Ia 4099 add 499 4101 1199 add 475 1101 ta 9900 add 575 suer 8099 add 5% maximum rI 750 ard 15 lbs. 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