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THE HOLIDAY season has come gone hope prepared healthy imaginative RC shopping list family friends received thing Just case didnt few simple suggestions coming year Midwest Products has released nice entry-level scale model its new Sukhoi 40 series its proven line Success Series kits features detailed step-by step instructions isometric drawings clean die-cut parts full-size plans ensure builders success Sukhoi has recently become favorite of fraternitys advanced pattern/scale fliers Midwests model excellent choice might looking bridge gap between pattern sport scale disciplines stretching required building skills max Midwests Sukhoi 40 has 54-in wingspan weighs five five onehalf pounds finished can powered two-strokes 35 45 displacement four-strokes 40 53 kit builds like trainer-gone-glamourous flies like #%* just broke loose looking kits Nick Ziroli plans heres good news Chuck Gill Aeroplane Works 2134 Gilbride Road Martinsville NJ 08836 now kitting Nicks popular designs including D-18 Twin Beech PT-17 Stearman Fokker DR-i triplane B-25 Mitchell bomber large models experienced builder/fliers prices reasonable considers complexity subjects can send buck Chuck stamped selfaddressed envelope price subject list Rich Uravitchs new Fokker D-7 SE-Sa kits also available Aeroplane Works Want dress up front end Stinson SR-8 Lanier RICs Bubba Spivey producing line inexpensive ABS plastic IR ADHO CONTROL dummy radial engines just cant get anything much simpler anything better price range Just cut dummy away its sheet spray little black aluminum paint both add few pieces shop junk simulate plugs valve pushrods lifters springs wiring stick radial cowl youll stylin flying field sizes prices write Lanier R/C PO Box 458 Oakwood GA 30566 youre tired same old hobby knives owe yourself check out Excel Hobby Blades Corporations latest tool blade catalog Send buck stamped self-addressed envelope Excel 399 Liberty Street Little Feny NJ 07643 request latest catalog youll find useful shop items seem to just little sharper last just little longer ones youre probably used wont find anything too out ordinary youll get quality well beyond ordinary should enough Excel has fine-tooth saw blade cuts its back stroke instead forward SCALE stroke seemed give better feel cutting last set spruce spars Nice tools guys have look Now Id like show few great pilots favorite scale models first two Vailly Aviation uses Officers Gentlemen former ly Knights Air full figures busts create custom-made pilots customers precise specifications offer such features custom painting sunglasses marine-style hats dog tags side arms shoulder holsters Prices depend amount detail requested size pilot desired Typical turnaround time two three weeks Write Roy Vaillancourt 18 Oakdale Avenue Farmingdale NY 11738 dont forget stamped self-addressed envelope Its always pleasure see latest pilot figures Mary Archie MGA Enterprises produce some finest pilots available aviators require no painting finishing whatsoever An MGA pilot simply removed its box placed cockpit model Sound good Theres MGA pilots range scale 1/9 lable styles ranging early aviator present-day jet jockey American German Japanese pilots black pilot believe offering its kind anywhere youd like detailed information write Mary Vosganian MGA Enterprises PO Box 5631 Fresno CA 93755 Three pilots shown accompanying photographs available February 1993 77 Vailly Aviation offers custom painting personalizing detailing services Officers Gentlemen pilots See text MGA Black Pilot scale figure black World War II flier recognition historic all-black Tuskegee airmen MGAs WW Aviator dressed fur- Like MGA pilots Top Gun Jet Pilot trimmed brown leather jacket leather made molded vinyl painted helmet windblown white silk scarf authentic detailing nrieCtorS 5 plus Co SerVOMateListS $249 introcluCtofY-s 2 $500 set AOL Optionaltor TravelConneCnsurance Extra Easy Servo Installation$1995plushipping S Neutral & positive pulse ServosMastercar Visa AccePted erVOS pointRICCheck Up includesIAlt 5Rx RateS Toning & Alignment 48AnnualSystem pots GearS Conne Antenna conneCtorsMOduIatiOn Rx ~ning & AugndicatorS Connectors $4500 ComPlete SystemReturn ShiPpiflg ectOrs Vibration & Ra& Jist prices8167 needed aesist i993- Main Nohville Ml 0085 resting ReSUltS Any Allpari Harnesses SwitChes 6000 Until Marc KMI 115 E 313 348 Oat Now about some reader mail put foot mouth few months ago response letter informing Paul Pobereznys P-5 1 H model knew would call wrong sure enough sent dozens letters postcards let know D D D always will wont dwell want know really appreciate hearing foul up keeps humble same time lets know columnist definitely infallible letters have inadvertently shown convenient accurate way document future models next model decide build should Grumman P-39 will tell about column will go incor rectly describe depth detail quick agile 1940s twinboom biplane will go great lengths sure get other item wrong too including its US Coast Guard color scheme lower cowl location engines exhaust stacks conventional landing gears fiberglass wheel pant details number 12 course cylinders ol Airacobras powerful radial engine Continued page 132 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS uP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2495 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opensstrut lowers-door stays open Strut raises-door closes$7465 UP3 Strut & aoor control vaive ror MustangsDoor opens-strut lowers-door closesDoor opens-strut raises-door closes $7465 ULTRA PRECISION Technical Services Ltd 1244 Honeysuckle Crescent Oakville OntarioL6H 258 Canada Phone 416 842 1703 Dealer inquiries welcome prices US funds Shipping valves $450 50 Lb rating Totally enclosed mechanism -all metal1 inch air cylinder85 degree retraction Fits between ribs $57900 78 Model Aviation er R/C produces inexpensive ABS plastic dummy radial engine inserts cant get much simpler Ray Cummingss 1A-scale Uravitch-designed Fokker D-VII finished Super Coverite painted Krylon sprays lI thongs could come loose again made difficult put second match lost couple air-time seconds delayed getting second model launched struggling revised thong Richard out 0-2 first day Pat Willcox ended 2-2 Pat won match against Vadim Arifov streamer hook pulled off Russians model streamers made very strong material string used strong caused streamer hook problem Arifov Pat got kill Pats losses hand-to-hand combat center circle became bad Americans protested no avail Chuck Rudner also finished 2-2 winning over Mauricio Malagrino Brazil Tom van Mourik fourth-place finisher Netherlands Chuck lost Pat McKenzie Canada Henning Forbech Denmark Viatheslav Beliaev Russia again won F2D event first F2D repeat champion accomplished feat two consecutive World Championships Best fly-away Tom van Mouriks lines broke Mack Henry Circle Marshall him put handle ground model looped around finally snagged spare model ground breaking other line Both models flew away Im certain got back Future Mufflers will required 1993 Russians several prototypes did lower noise level slightly however speed seemed suffer about five miles per hour mufflers used discussions about dirty tactics held western Europeans seem want clean up event F2A Speed team After Carl Dodges banner win 1990 France 1992 disappoint ment American team Carl reigning World Champion team consisted Jim Nightingale John Newton California Bill Hughes Illinois John flew same equipment used France 1990 Mold engines standard single-wing asymmetrical model John turned 2828 kph fastest time of team speed about 5 mph faster John turned qualify team last fall typical Johns expected performance Jim Nightingale used Irvine engines turned 26510 kph 16436 mph somewhat slower qualifying speed 17122 mph Los Angeles 1991 Bill Hughes third qualifier team turned second-fastest American team 26620 kph 16540 mph slightly faster 16274 turned Team qualifying Carl Dodge reigning World Champion frustrating experiences possible best speed 28630 kph 1775 mph superior fellow Americans 15 kph off Championship performance two years earlier Carls equipment superb usual own-designed -built engines producing horsepower equal better best rest world Carl suffered consistent six-lap failure six laps superb speed burndown mediocre times Lots theories about cause bouncing around field proved help Carl Sergei Schelkalin Russia won F2C event best time 30850 kph Some insight availability premiumquality equipment Russia other provinces former Soviet Union nowhere apparent Speed winning combination seemed combination Russian engine design Italian constructionThe first six placestwo Russians three Italians French flierwere taken new engine designed cooperatively Russian fliers Rossi factory French flier Gerard Billon purchased setup identical Russian/Italian equipment demise builder-of-themodel rule FAI competition Speed has very much turned checkbook event fast want go big checkbook World Champs could buy just about level performance wanted saving grace just other events world-class equipment does mean world-class performance still takes great deal work practice competitive level great have superb equipment available However must wonder buying complete setup winning doesnt take some value effort away Did FAI make mistake eliminating builder-of-themodel rule Some will say did Others will say just made legal what everyone doing anyway cale/Tray Continued page 78 number detailed informative enlightening letters would receive return such ridiculous writing would undoubt edly enough allow document nth degree rivet brake line Bell P-39 Airacobra ever rolled off line Just think Id never have search single document ever again Well kidding aside did make error regarding Pobereznys Mustang thank letting know about coverage first Orlando Inter national Modelers Show ran picture Dan MacGeorge s beautiful awardwinning Yellow aircraft Cap 10-B Dan anyone else familiar construction details kit would like offer little technical assistance another modeler Al Cenci 100 Colfax Avenue Staten Island NY 10306 would like hear feels model may just tad beyond present capability sure would like get building kit Any help would appreciated Fourteen-year-old Will Bray 976 North Town River Drive Fort Myers FL 339 19 also building Yellow kit P-47 Now dont get too wild because Wills flying four years feels hell able complete project no prob lems Id like ask anyone has built Bert Baker Jugs drop Will line feel theres anything out ordinary should know about airplane intends use SuperTigre 3000 power interested getting information can can best possible job about guys Want help aspiring scale modeler ambitious project Drop him line received pleasant request Martin Dilly British Free Flight World Championship Team Manager Unfortu nately am unable offer useful personal assistance other announcement perhaps few might position offer heart Martins letter Florian Buleac building nine-footspan Boeing 747-200 four ducted fans needs details flap under carriage mechanism original anyone out maybe 747 crew member could help him drawings photographs suggestions English good please get touch can help what may worlds first address Buleac Florian Bucharest Sos Buc-Ploesti XI 24/28 Ap2 Sector 1 Romania Some months ago ran about sound Supermarine Spitfires Rolls-Royce Merlin engine jokingly offering comment questioning possible realism tone /5-scale Merlin engine Well dont know received wonderful letter Martin C Gregorie Essex England informed great detail existence just such engine Im told Mk XII Merlin won Duke Edinburgh Award year shown runs very well Martin writes Merlin run Rotol locked constant pitch engine Continued page 140 132 Model Aviation 26 IN VADER DESIGNED BY HAL PARENT 88 SPAN 25 TO 50 ENGINES 748 SO IN AREA BASIC SEMI-KIT$6915 FULL COMBO PACKAGE CLUDES SEMI-KIT SIG WOOD PAK COMPLETE SPRING-AIR RETRACT GEAR SYSTEM DECAL SHEET HARD WARE AND WING SHEETING GLUE 29c9 COMBO SPECIAL$26g95 ADD $750 SHIPPING IN USAIL RESIDENTS ADD 7% TAX VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEPTEDCALL 309-342-3009 WING MFG 306 E SIMMONS GALESBURO IL 91401 AUTHENTIC DROP TANKS SCALE DROP TANKS CAN ACTUALLY BE DROPPED IN FLIGHT WOE OF HIGH MI00CT PLO STIC AND COME IN TWO PRE-FORMED SHELL HALVES ASSEUBLES IN MINUTES WITH CA GLUE *501 15 LONG FOR 50 TO 75 WARINRDS SSJ5EA 1901-A IEILONG FOR 25 TO 50 WARBIRDS EA BOMB & DROP TANK RELEASE KIT HEAVY DUTY RELEASE MECHANISM HOLDS BOMBS AND TANKS FIRMLY IN POSITION UNTIL YOU WANT THEM TO DROP *900 BOMB RELEASE KIT WYTH INSTRUCTIONS $349 EA j/4fG MFG Phone 3093423009 AT YOUR OVA LEO OR OFlOER DIRECT VISA AND MASTER CARD ACCEPTED SEND OSINFOR 60 PA GE CA TALOG AND GA TA SiIEETS WING MEG SOSE SIMMONS GALESBURG IL 61401 a A Pylon Don Reids Elfin 249D-powered Ranger bested other entries goodly margin Fuselage Don became double winner Elfin-powered So Long event both FF RC Assist categories new reproduction Elfin diesels have definitely proven superior performance ignition-engine-powered counterparts a 37 Wakefield George Perryman led list once again gumband event aging Ying design OTIILG Old-Time Hand-Launched GliderEd Guy Eaves hecame entrant post three maxes accomplished Joe Hervat design 30-Second Antique Tom Lucas Atwood-propelled Rambler competitor max out added fourth max prove first three no flukes wonder Tom owns other kind engine besides Atwood RC Texaco Up front RV tent city RC Assist site 41 58 models entered took airwind Bombers took first four places top three using 05 60 fourcycle engines Tom Botkin edged Larry Davidson close finish Class Glow LER Gil Moms s Kerswap top design examples swept first three places Bob Peru top gun Class B Ignition LER another Bomber fracas going four deep Larry Davidsons McCoy 29-powered entry won event Ohlsson Sideport O&R 60s used entries Eut Tilestons Taylor Cub bested bunch 31 entrants Euts Cubs marvelous watch fly As one-design flier certainly get workshop cluttered up lot plans models will never build anyway Friday seemed final day compe tition windiest four SAM days certainly hottest lots humidity boot Sylvias Porkburger stand sold out lemonade dry tongues sought thirst-quenching remedies free ffight group number special events left its card would attract very much activity long week downwind corn trap seemed have taken toll energy would combatants point Slag Engine/Ohlsson 19/23 Sideport Cabin events Bob Edlestein came compete won both events Megow Ranger So Long respectively Gas Scale went Jon Bortnak s Skyfarer Rubber Scale won Bud Browns Puss Moth Compressed Air won Ed Matess X-Fighter entry gave best in-flight performance ever seen event Would believe maxout cant ever remember things getting single max before let alone three Commercial Rubber Don Reids Korda CRS get maxout event wellthus completing weeks free flight schedule events RC Assist agenda three events remaining final day competition began Class C Ignition Larry Davidsons Playboy Sr O&R 60 up front captured event whopping 65 original entries Class B Glow LER Pete Raffertys Bomber topped 26 actual fliers original 36 entered LA Johnstons deBolt Blitzkrieg sporting HB 25 power great crowd-pleaser penetrated excess wind ease chugged second place Eut Tileston put another handsome Taylor Cubs fourth place behind Bill Tibbss Bomber third OT Electric Some event entries would suffer effects insufficient power against strong wind being unable get far enough upwind land specified grassy area Bombers went five deep category using 05-size electric motors Dale Tower posted strong score win over George Chaplik over another year Finale After fine banqnet staged once again Executive Inn pack-up time trip home Certain individuals cannot applauded enough carrying off weeklong affair enjoyment attended So Contest Directors numerous backups aides-de camp offer sincere knowingly insufficient thank workhorse Contest Manger Don Sachtjen say Youre hell efficient guy 4RC Scale/Troy Continued page 132 hand started Again started easily two flips started booster battery transferred magnetos running could run short bursts small cooling channels block bad flow characteristics engine overheated quite fast hindsight wonder much due unducted radiator Once again seemed lot power tap whether enough flight couldnt judge As internal friction such complex engine would high amazing ran well did engine didnt really idle very slowly unlike BR2 shown previous 140 Model Aviation e 195 Kits available hobby shops everywhere write current product information PO Box 553 East Northport NY 11731 516-754-6628 DIET YOUR ENGINE $395 1 beak Koash tough flexible rabben/faboc IIbeMIS laninate softenS vibindox between engine macnt waunt firewall Sheet 2kc4xAn Sick tats blade aracia- vrbraflan Maney hack riot campletely satiSfied Send heck TSTT arderfar $395 plan $490 IS 5015 10515 easily minuteS WeIbS wherever theren J BALSSDUSr $0 Rex 78 New Yad 10021 Help pewerve ReF enHmIIININII no rv aEoeaIIIrvIIIsaotIYsby-preducIT LATHES MtLLS METALS SOOKS PRECtStOh tNOTRUMENTS COMPLETE CATALOG $200 CAMPBELL TOOLS CO SOOCs items 2100Snace noad Sprinafinid xv 45505 1513 322a562 SCALE DOCUMENTATION] F are/Antique/Classic Aircraft IlSSOs ol photoc ItOOl RI 3-niawe Imany rarefuniquelone RI kind Isanislaelion guaranteed celaing $275 US lands ModelsJ 027 S Rood Lak WOOd CO 80226 year ran much faster original does note very similar fourcylinder Japanese motorcycle revs 12 pots running Like BR2 sizzled rather roared noise level surprisingly low Well can believe technology available us today /s-scale operating Rolls-Royce Merlin engine Its enough make anyone true believer future scale aeromodeling certainly Thank much letter Martin Cheers friend Ray Cummings Hilton Head South Carolina has recently finished planbuilding flying Rich Uravitchs A-scale Fokker D-Vlls says model fun build powered SuperTigre 3000 swinging 18 x 6 prop Ray compelled make traditional comment regarding price set Williams Bros 6-in wheels Its obvious hes never priced same size genuine wire pair would have made him lot eager pay comfortable Williams prices Rays Fokker finished using usual methodcovering model Supershrink Coverite painting Krylon sprays Im told model has gone its final glory Ray plans another since loves D-VII feels Y5 perfect practical scale model super aeroplane Well friends enough enough installment Fly safely Ill talk again lyingIMyors Continued page 60 painted fuselage Coverites 21st Century primer paint sprayed well can seem have bonded well CyA filler epoxy Automotive acrylic primer lacquer recommended Frank Weston probably would have done well dried lot faster filled filleted fuselage motor wing mounts installed weighed 95 1 grams Primed painted weighed 106 1 grams White paint heavy Hinging control surfaces became challenge Frank Weston uses sign-makers tape Steve Anthony makes fiberglass boats living suggested cutting through Kevlar skin blue foam core surface working other Kevlar skin make hinge followed advice works well cut left rough edge skin disappeared after few wipes No 400 emery paper no hinge fails next couple years Ill tell Steve good idea rate adds no weight does make hinge slightly loose because Kevlar cloth can compress/extend hinge line Doing control surfaces Steves way created need either big gap opposite hinge way front control surface go inside wing tail cut wedge blue foam out wings tails leaving strips skin unsupported chamfered leading edges control surfaces burnishing piece metal first thought uneven edge ugly later decided perfect edge would create friction slid under free-standing piece skin unevenness minimizes frictionor tell people comment Frank advises against painting wing because adds too much weight see HAtRI Ut GRIM ASAIM H AOOILtRI CAIICI PAIITS ACRYLIC tIAttI 2 22 FAST CtRIMGItT LOOtFUEL PROOF AIOELEIS CAtICt COLIRI fllEtt tIrlAcOrt MOlOtlit FILM COAtEIMOI CAM CISTOM MArCH AU COYtRIAG OR 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THE HOLIDAY season has come gone hope prepared healthy imaginative RC shopping list family friends received thing Just case didnt few simple suggestions coming year Midwest Products has released nice entry-level scale model its new Sukhoi 40 series its proven line Success Series kits features detailed step-by step instructions isometric drawings clean die-cut parts full-size plans ensure builders success Sukhoi has recently become favorite of fraternitys advanced pattern/scale fliers Midwests model excellent choice might looking bridge gap between pattern sport scale disciplines stretching required building skills max Midwests Sukhoi 40 has 54-in wingspan weighs five five onehalf pounds finished can powered two-strokes 35 45 displacement four-strokes 40 53 kit builds like trainer-gone-glamourous flies like #%* just broke loose looking kits Nick Ziroli plans heres good news Chuck Gill Aeroplane Works 2134 Gilbride Road Martinsville NJ 08836 now kitting Nicks popular designs including D-18 Twin Beech PT-17 Stearman Fokker DR-i triplane B-25 Mitchell bomber large models experienced builder/fliers prices reasonable considers complexity subjects can send buck Chuck stamped selfaddressed envelope price subject list Rich Uravitchs new Fokker D-7 SE-Sa kits also available Aeroplane Works Want dress up front end Stinson SR-8 Lanier RICs Bubba Spivey producing line inexpensive ABS plastic IR ADHO CONTROL dummy radial engines just cant get anything much simpler anything better price range Just cut dummy away its sheet spray little black aluminum paint both add few pieces shop junk simulate plugs valve pushrods lifters springs wiring stick radial cowl youll stylin flying field sizes prices write Lanier R/C PO Box 458 Oakwood GA 30566 youre tired same old hobby knives owe yourself check out Excel Hobby Blades Corporations latest tool blade catalog Send buck stamped self-addressed envelope Excel 399 Liberty Street Little Feny NJ 07643 request latest catalog youll find useful shop items seem to just little sharper last just little longer ones youre probably used wont find anything too out ordinary youll get quality well beyond ordinary should enough Excel has fine-tooth saw blade cuts its back stroke instead forward SCALE stroke seemed give better feel cutting last set spruce spars Nice tools guys have look Now Id like show few great pilots favorite scale models first two Vailly Aviation uses Officers Gentlemen former ly Knights Air full figures busts create custom-made pilots customers precise specifications offer such features custom painting sunglasses marine-style hats dog tags side arms shoulder holsters Prices depend amount detail requested size pilot desired Typical turnaround time two three weeks Write Roy Vaillancourt 18 Oakdale Avenue Farmingdale NY 11738 dont forget stamped self-addressed envelope Its always pleasure see latest pilot figures Mary Archie MGA Enterprises produce some finest pilots available aviators require no painting finishing whatsoever An MGA pilot simply removed its box placed cockpit model Sound good Theres MGA pilots range scale 1/9 lable styles ranging early aviator present-day jet jockey American German Japanese pilots black pilot believe offering its kind anywhere youd like detailed information write Mary Vosganian MGA Enterprises PO Box 5631 Fresno CA 93755 Three pilots shown accompanying photographs available February 1993 77 Vailly Aviation offers custom painting personalizing detailing services Officers Gentlemen pilots See text MGA Black Pilot scale figure black World War II flier recognition historic all-black Tuskegee airmen MGAs WW Aviator dressed fur- Like MGA pilots Top Gun Jet Pilot trimmed brown leather jacket leather made molded vinyl painted helmet windblown white silk scarf authentic detailing nrieCtorS 5 plus Co SerVOMateListS $249 introcluCtofY-s 2 $500 set AOL Optionaltor TravelConneCnsurance Extra Easy Servo Installation$1995plushipping S Neutral & positive pulse ServosMastercar Visa AccePted erVOS pointRICCheck Up includesIAlt 5Rx RateS Toning & Alignment 48AnnualSystem pots GearS Conne Antenna conneCtorsMOduIatiOn Rx ~ning & AugndicatorS Connectors $4500 ComPlete SystemReturn ShiPpiflg ectOrs Vibration & Ra& Jist prices8167 needed aesist i993- Main Nohville Ml 0085 resting ReSUltS Any Allpari Harnesses SwitChes 6000 Until Marc KMI 115 E 313 348 Oat Now about some reader mail put foot mouth few months ago response letter informing Paul Pobereznys P-5 1 H model knew would call wrong sure enough sent dozens letters postcards let know D D D always will wont dwell want know really appreciate hearing foul up keeps humble same time lets know columnist definitely infallible letters have inadvertently shown convenient accurate way document future models next model decide build should Grumman P-39 will tell about column will go incor rectly describe depth detail quick agile 1940s twinboom biplane will go great lengths sure get other item wrong too including its US Coast Guard color scheme lower cowl location engines exhaust stacks conventional landing gears fiberglass wheel pant details number 12 course cylinders ol Airacobras powerful radial engine Continued page 132 REALISTIC MOTION CONTROL VALVES valves feature exhaust speed control RENO UNLIMITED MUSTANG RETRACTS uP1 Independant speed control & switching struts $2495 UP3 Strut & door control valve P47 Door opensstrut lowers-door stays open Strut raises-door closes$7465 UP3 Strut & aoor control vaive ror MustangsDoor opens-strut lowers-door closesDoor opens-strut raises-door closes $7465 ULTRA PRECISION Technical Services Ltd 1244 Honeysuckle Crescent Oakville OntarioL6H 258 Canada Phone 416 842 1703 Dealer inquiries welcome prices US funds Shipping valves $450 50 Lb rating Totally enclosed mechanism -all metal1 inch air cylinder85 degree retraction Fits between ribs $57900 78 Model Aviation er R/C produces inexpensive ABS plastic dummy radial engine inserts cant get much simpler Ray Cummingss 1A-scale Uravitch-designed Fokker D-VII finished Super Coverite painted Krylon sprays lI thongs could come loose again made difficult put second match lost couple air-time seconds delayed getting second model launched struggling revised thong Richard out 0-2 first day Pat Willcox ended 2-2 Pat won match against Vadim Arifov streamer hook pulled off Russians model streamers made very strong material string used strong caused streamer hook problem Arifov Pat got kill Pats losses hand-to-hand combat center circle became bad Americans protested no avail Chuck Rudner also finished 2-2 winning over Mauricio Malagrino Brazil Tom van Mourik fourth-place finisher Netherlands Chuck lost Pat McKenzie Canada Henning Forbech Denmark Viatheslav Beliaev Russia again won F2D event first F2D repeat champion accomplished feat two consecutive World Championships Best fly-away Tom van Mouriks lines broke Mack Henry Circle Marshall him put handle ground model looped around finally snagged spare model ground breaking other line Both models flew away Im certain got back Future Mufflers will required 1993 Russians several prototypes did lower noise level slightly however speed seemed suffer about five miles per hour mufflers used discussions about dirty tactics held western Europeans seem want clean up event F2A Speed team After Carl Dodges banner win 1990 France 1992 disappoint ment American team Carl reigning World Champion team consisted Jim Nightingale John Newton California Bill Hughes Illinois John flew same equipment used France 1990 Mold engines standard single-wing asymmetrical model John turned 2828 kph fastest time of team speed about 5 mph faster John turned qualify team last fall typical Johns expected performance Jim Nightingale used Irvine engines turned 26510 kph 16436 mph somewhat slower qualifying speed 17122 mph Los Angeles 1991 Bill Hughes third qualifier team turned second-fastest American team 26620 kph 16540 mph slightly faster 16274 turned Team qualifying Carl Dodge reigning World Champion frustrating experiences possible best speed 28630 kph 1775 mph superior fellow Americans 15 kph off Championship performance two years earlier Carls equipment superb usual own-designed -built engines producing horsepower equal better best rest world Carl suffered consistent six-lap failure six laps superb speed burndown mediocre times Lots theories about cause bouncing around field proved help Carl Sergei Schelkalin Russia won F2C event best time 30850 kph Some insight availability premiumquality equipment Russia other provinces former Soviet Union nowhere apparent Speed winning combination seemed combination Russian engine design Italian constructionThe first six placestwo Russians three Italians French flierwere taken new engine designed cooperatively Russian fliers Rossi factory French flier Gerard Billon purchased setup identical Russian/Italian equipment demise builder-of-themodel rule FAI competition Speed has very much turned checkbook event fast want go big checkbook World Champs could buy just about level performance wanted saving grace just other events world-class equipment does mean world-class performance still takes great deal work practice competitive level great have superb equipment available However must wonder buying complete setup winning doesnt take some value effort away Did FAI make mistake eliminating builder-of-themodel rule Some will say did Others will say just made legal what everyone doing anyway cale/Tray Continued page 78 number detailed informative enlightening letters would receive return such ridiculous writing would undoubt edly enough allow document nth degree rivet brake line Bell P-39 Airacobra ever rolled off line Just think Id never have search single document ever again Well kidding aside did make error regarding Pobereznys Mustang thank letting know about coverage first Orlando Inter national Modelers Show ran picture Dan MacGeorge s beautiful awardwinning Yellow aircraft Cap 10-B Dan anyone else familiar construction details kit would like offer little technical assistance another modeler Al Cenci 100 Colfax Avenue Staten Island NY 10306 would like hear feels model may just tad beyond present capability sure would like get building kit Any help would appreciated Fourteen-year-old Will Bray 976 North Town River Drive Fort Myers FL 339 19 also building Yellow kit P-47 Now dont get too wild because Wills flying four years feels hell able complete project no prob lems Id like ask anyone has built Bert Baker Jugs drop Will line feel theres anything out ordinary should know about airplane intends use SuperTigre 3000 power interested getting information can can best possible job about guys Want help aspiring scale modeler ambitious project Drop him line received pleasant request Martin Dilly British Free Flight World Championship Team Manager Unfortu nately am unable offer useful personal assistance other announcement perhaps few might position offer heart Martins letter Florian Buleac building nine-footspan Boeing 747-200 four ducted fans needs details flap under carriage mechanism original anyone out maybe 747 crew member could help him drawings photographs suggestions English good please get touch can help what may worlds first address Buleac Florian Bucharest Sos Buc-Ploesti XI 24/28 Ap2 Sector 1 Romania Some months ago ran about sound Supermarine Spitfires Rolls-Royce Merlin engine jokingly offering comment questioning possible realism tone /5-scale Merlin engine Well dont know received wonderful letter Martin C Gregorie Essex England informed great detail existence just such engine Im told Mk XII Merlin won Duke Edinburgh Award year shown runs very well Martin writes Merlin run Rotol locked constant pitch engine Continued page 140 132 Model Aviation 26 IN VADER DESIGNED BY HAL PARENT 88 SPAN 25 TO 50 ENGINES 748 SO IN AREA BASIC SEMI-KIT$6915 FULL COMBO PACKAGE CLUDES SEMI-KIT SIG WOOD PAK COMPLETE SPRING-AIR RETRACT GEAR SYSTEM DECAL SHEET HARD WARE AND WING SHEETING GLUE 29c9 COMBO SPECIAL$26g95 ADD $750 SHIPPING IN USAIL RESIDENTS ADD 7% TAX VISA & MASTER CARD ACCEPTEDCALL 309-342-3009 WING MFG 306 E SIMMONS GALESBURO IL 91401 AUTHENTIC DROP TANKS SCALE DROP TANKS CAN ACTUALLY BE DROPPED IN FLIGHT WOE OF HIGH MI00CT PLO STIC AND COME IN TWO PRE-FORMED SHELL HALVES ASSEUBLES IN MINUTES WITH CA GLUE *501 15 LONG FOR 50 TO 75 WARINRDS SSJ5EA 1901-A IEILONG FOR 25 TO 50 WARBIRDS EA BOMB & DROP TANK RELEASE KIT HEAVY DUTY RELEASE MECHANISM HOLDS BOMBS AND TANKS FIRMLY IN POSITION UNTIL YOU WANT THEM TO DROP *900 BOMB RELEASE KIT WYTH INSTRUCTIONS $349 EA j/4fG MFG Phone 3093423009 AT YOUR OVA LEO OR OFlOER DIRECT VISA AND MASTER CARD ACCEPTED SEND OSINFOR 60 PA GE CA TALOG AND GA TA SiIEETS WING MEG SOSE SIMMONS GALESBURG IL 61401 a A Pylon Don Reids Elfin 249D-powered Ranger bested other entries goodly margin Fuselage Don became double winner Elfin-powered So Long event both FF RC Assist categories new reproduction Elfin diesels have definitely proven superior performance ignition-engine-powered counterparts a 37 Wakefield George Perryman led list once again gumband event aging Ying design OTIILG Old-Time Hand-Launched GliderEd Guy Eaves hecame entrant post three maxes accomplished Joe Hervat design 30-Second Antique Tom Lucas Atwood-propelled Rambler competitor max out added fourth max prove first three no flukes wonder Tom owns other kind engine besides Atwood RC Texaco Up front RV tent city RC Assist site 41 58 models entered took airwind Bombers took first four places top three using 05 60 fourcycle engines Tom Botkin edged Larry Davidson close finish Class Glow LER Gil Moms s Kerswap top design examples swept first three places Bob Peru top gun Class B Ignition LER another Bomber fracas going four deep Larry Davidsons McCoy 29-powered entry won event Ohlsson Sideport O&R 60s used entries Eut Tilestons Taylor Cub bested bunch 31 entrants Euts Cubs marvelous watch fly As one-design flier certainly get workshop cluttered up lot plans models will never build anyway Friday seemed final day compe tition windiest four SAM days certainly hottest lots humidity boot Sylvias Porkburger stand sold out lemonade dry tongues sought thirst-quenching remedies free ffight group number special events left its card would attract very much activity long week downwind corn trap seemed have taken toll energy would combatants point Slag Engine/Ohlsson 19/23 Sideport Cabin events Bob Edlestein came compete won both events Megow Ranger So Long respectively Gas Scale went Jon Bortnak s Skyfarer Rubber Scale won Bud Browns Puss Moth Compressed Air won Ed Matess X-Fighter entry gave best in-flight performance ever seen event Would believe maxout cant ever remember things getting single max before let alone three Commercial Rubber Don Reids Korda CRS get maxout event wellthus completing weeks free flight schedule events RC Assist agenda three events remaining final day competition began Class C Ignition Larry Davidsons Playboy Sr O&R 60 up front captured event whopping 65 original entries Class B Glow LER Pete Raffertys Bomber topped 26 actual fliers original 36 entered LA Johnstons deBolt Blitzkrieg sporting HB 25 power great crowd-pleaser penetrated excess wind ease chugged second place Eut Tileston put another handsome Taylor Cubs fourth place behind Bill Tibbss Bomber third OT Electric Some event entries would suffer effects insufficient power against strong wind being unable get far enough upwind land specified grassy area Bombers went five deep category using 05-size electric motors Dale Tower posted strong score win over George Chaplik over another year Finale After fine banqnet staged once again Executive Inn pack-up time trip home Certain individuals cannot applauded enough carrying off weeklong affair enjoyment attended So Contest Directors numerous backups aides-de camp offer sincere knowingly insufficient thank workhorse Contest Manger Don Sachtjen say Youre hell efficient guy 4RC Scale/Troy Continued page 132 hand started Again started easily two flips started booster battery transferred magnetos running could run short bursts small cooling channels block bad flow characteristics engine overheated quite fast hindsight wonder much due unducted radiator Once again seemed lot power tap whether enough flight couldnt judge As internal friction such complex engine would high amazing ran well did engine didnt really idle very slowly unlike BR2 shown previous 140 Model Aviation e 195 Kits available hobby shops everywhere write current product information PO Box 553 East Northport NY 11731 516-754-6628 DIET YOUR ENGINE $395 1 beak Koash tough flexible rabben/faboc IIbeMIS laninate softenS vibindox between engine macnt waunt firewall Sheet 2kc4xAn Sick tats blade aracia- vrbraflan Maney hack riot campletely satiSfied Send heck TSTT arderfar $395 plan $490 IS 5015 10515 easily minuteS WeIbS wherever theren J BALSSDUSr $0 Rex 78 New Yad 10021 Help pewerve ReF 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regarding price set Williams Bros 6-in wheels Its obvious hes never priced same size genuine wire pair would have made him lot eager pay comfortable Williams prices Rays Fokker finished using usual methodcovering model Supershrink Coverite painting Krylon sprays Im told model has gone its final glory Ray plans another since loves D-VII feels Y5 perfect practical scale model super aeroplane Well friends enough enough installment Fly safely Ill talk again lyingIMyors Continued page 60 painted fuselage Coverites 21st Century primer paint sprayed well can seem have bonded well CyA filler epoxy Automotive acrylic primer lacquer recommended Frank Weston probably would have done well dried lot faster filled filleted fuselage motor wing mounts installed weighed 95 1 grams Primed painted weighed 106 1 grams White paint heavy Hinging control surfaces became challenge Frank Weston uses sign-makers tape Steve Anthony makes fiberglass boats living suggested cutting through Kevlar skin blue foam core surface working other Kevlar skin make hinge followed advice works well cut left rough edge skin disappeared after few wipes No 400 emery paper no hinge fails next couple years Ill tell Steve good idea rate adds no weight does make hinge slightly loose because Kevlar cloth can compress/extend hinge line Doing control surfaces Steves way created need either big gap opposite hinge way front control surface go inside wing tail cut wedge blue foam out wings tails leaving strips skin unsupported chamfered leading edges control surfaces burnishing piece metal first thought uneven edge ugly later decided perfect edge would create friction slid under free-standing piece skin unevenness minimizes frictionor tell people comment Frank advises against painting wing because adds too much weight see HAtRI Ut GRIM ASAIM H AOOILtRI CAIICI PAIITS ACRYLIC tIAttI 2 22 FAST CtRIMGItT LOOtFUEL PROOF AIOELEIS CAtICt COLIRI fllEtt tIrlAcOrt MOlOtlit FILM COAtEIMOI CAM CISTOM MArCH AU COYtRIAG OR 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