I Scale 0 Bob Dolly Wischer MORE ON scale instruments seems no limit ingenuity scale modelers Bob Lopshire offers al ternate method producing scale instru ment faces Try using Kodak High Con trast Copy Film will eliminate reflec tions Photos made outlined September column negatives placed under glass copy stand re photographed obtain afilm positive positive mounted over white back ing white black faces yields glass-covered effect Should real instru ment have black face luminous markings sheet very pale blue green backing gives instant reproduction Another offering Bob discovered producing scale Fairchild method making instrument panel knobs made artists push pins turned slow speed drill press using rough sandpaper aluminum knobs uses files various grades sandpa per brought polished finish using wet dry paper lighter fluid wetting agent finally appro priate polishing compound small cheesecloth pads Modelers past have used methods simulating metal panels top builders today use metal same manner used prototype giving appearance real thing prime example state art Granger Williams Curtiss F6C-4 seen 1977 Nats has achieved utmost realism dummy engine crank case enclosed panels individual ex haust stacks cylinder Panel edges have authentic pin wire hold-downs Trends Scale has mention recent past requirement flight realism scale speed Proponents Continued page 82 December 1977 21 Spirits built anniversary year Earl Bud Gay Royal kit spanned 82 weighed 8 lbs Silver Monokote 05 60 figure has exact scale uniform worn Lindy Paris flight model required nine months construct First static scale points second overall recent Nats Charles Nelsons now famous Jenny Winner AMA Scale Military Toledo 1977 model once hung EAA Museum See MA March77 cover ultimate perfection scale modelers art detailed nose Granger Williams Curtiss F6C-4 Can find model engine Henry Heffke 1 Bob Granville famous brothers Gee Bee builders Gee Bee Sportster flown Henry recent Rhinebeck Classic meet Powered K&B 40 spans 56 in. weighs 6 lbs Henry also designer Gee Bee V Plans Service Jerry Ortego piloted fast flying Grumman Tiger Cat Sport Scale Nats Two OS 40s acrylic finish wing span 65 RC Scale Wischers continued page 21 large lightly built planes convinced will produce flight charac teristics desired Riverside Nats usual winds strong enough cause taxi problems ground large lightly built plane would have very difficult manage Only early morning conditions ideal light wing loadings fact model plane built scale ratio 5 1 example could fly scale speed given scale air would mean 75 pounds per square inch pressure velocity no greater 3 miles per hour Imagine destructive force high wind pressure Since offered scale air flights compromise scale speed merely throttle back quest realistic speed Wind velocity Riverside 20 miles per hour during day 1A-size plane equivalent gale Full-size plane pilots confronted scale equivalent wind speed wouldnt open hangar doors Since can seldom find ideal conditions planes best penetrate average winds wing load ings 25 30 ounce per square foot range True scale speed becomes mythological dream Piel Beryl made its winning flight Riverside under worst wind conditions three-point landing would have imprudent set down landing circle tail high expected trend large light models did materialize 1977 Nats Radio control scale modeling enjoy ing greater popularity ever before yet recent Nats decline en tries Only tiny percentage thou sands scale modelers compete Can read model press strin gent requirements scale speed thereby turned off competition true enjoyment scale flying satis faction enough competing Kitchener-Waterloo Scale Rally Canada example popularity noncompetitive scale flying attendance double Nats modeler does compete has advantage over can build planes likes no thought toward potential chances win competitor views rules eye plane types have advantage choice must also plane likes since cannot spend year building something finds repulsive results heavy emphasis World War II types contests especially Sport Scale Most capable flying manner similar pattern plane interesting new prod ucts seen recently starting motor sys tem mounted plane actuated transmitter demonstrated Springfield World Championships Sig Cessna flown Bob Underwood system begins small electric motor powered nickel cadmium battery motor output shaft drives engine crank shaft through gear reduction over running clutch Bob made numerous flights demonstration plane making number engine re-starts ground air real crowd pleaser evoked applause everyone knew about happen Bobs problem getting model engine stop means very slow idle Windmilling effect air tended keep engine running until plane near stall close ground product review product review product review Pro Tow Releasable Glider Tow Hook An other well-engineered device firm able such specialization has Y4 long ny lon hook mounts completely inside fuselage nothing hanging out dam aged landing Molded two kinds nylon best working conditions operat ed elevator servo has built-in override func tion allow full servo travel direction towing opposite servo travel releases tow line can operated spoiler servo Adjustable irection out making new mounting holes fuselage Furnished towline connector takes up 40 lbs pull connector soldered together will handle 75 lbs pull Tow hook 3/32 dia steel insert molded nylon holder Only two moving parts Price $498 Rocket City Specialties 103 Wholesale Ave NE Hunts ville AL 35811 product review product review product review 82 Model Aviation ueslgned expressly tor 2 channel R/U plenty room just about R/C up 4 channel miniature units Maintaining top quality simple construction inverted gull wing Balsa Plywood parts accurately die-cut Hardware Package including R/C Hardware full-size step-by-step Plans flat finish Decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulubelle appeared after sizes maximum performance 09 10 Minimal performance achieved Oct 17 1943 raid Kahili Airfield Solomons Recommended engine stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel conversion suggested made demonstration exciting potential device means obtaining additional points would limited proto taxi maneuver AMA Scale Sport Scale would doubtful value similar system used 1976 Sweden World Contest USSR contestant Viktor Yougov control-line YAK 18 Eastcraft Lectra Start available three sizes planes boats cars Eastcraft Specialty Products PO Box 25 Irwin Pa 15642 systems weigh between 13 16 ounces planes up 40 ounces cars boats Some additional thoughts about Nats Very impressive muffler buried side cowl modified Stafford Chip munk taken builder Bob Wilde 45 hours construct used avail able space between K&B 61 cowl inside surface plane high gloss finish K&B Super Poxy large amounts pressed-on lettering Dave Platt spent hours inter ested modelers expounding virtues latest Douglas SBD-3 answer ultimate question No isnt kit yet high-speed flight Scale Squad ron member Jerry Ortegos Grumman Tiger Cat positively fearful made numerous passes before judges speeds well excess 100 mph Innumerable planes trouble taxiing high winds particularly tail wheels almost impossible turn down-wind after landing garner all-important proto taxi points Most common complaint absence score sheets previous Nats Fliers like know improve static point scores next meet know ma neuvers paying off flight scores Flight maneuvers could changed between rounds Bob Wischer Rt 1 S-221 Lapham Peak Rd Delafield WI 53018 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte continued page 20 George Myers writes Radio Tech nique reason since servo tester easy build non-expert like no trouble construc tion might encouraged try yourself Another reason George Myers didnt indicate interest pub lishing servo tester wrote him about should interested servo tester Let quote Hugh Shoemakers article Servos tend get toughest beat ing of airborne hardware Con sequently also seem prone failure broken teeth largest casualty After couple years servo motors potentiometersRVP also have tendency become erratic servo checker acts place transmitter receiver simulating output pulse just would units varying control servo checker can simulate movement trans mitter control observe movement servo common check slowly move control watch jerky movements often attributable broken gear tooth scratchy po tentiomenterRVP Another check look bad spot motor armature very slowly rotating control ob serving dead spots servo move ment bought parts except bat tery servo connectors local Radio Shack less $8 parts list Component R2 C1 C2 IC 1 1C2 Aluminum ValueRadio Shack No lOOK271-045 15K271-036 10K pot271-1715 47K271-030 022mf272-1070 555276-1723 74121276-1814 box approx 3A X 2 X 1 knob potentiometer perforated board fit box connectors fit battery servo connectors mounted components except December 1977 83 flit P R 0 D U CT S N C ss DAVISVILLE ROAD OW GROVE PA 19090 659-3900 SUPERSTAR OF STARTERS Sales zooming past 100000 starter thats turned whole world Has higher torque & RPMs heavy duty long life motor instant-on strip switch safety hand guard 2-year guarantee PROP-LOC AT NEW LOW PRICES Hi-tork spinner smoother idle Cone available 1 1 2 2/4 2% 2 white black red Now 80c hardware $110 Two-piece aluminum spinner-ette available 5/16-24 1/4-28 6 mm 7 mm threads Now $110 complete
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/12
Page Numbers: 21, 82, 83
I Scale 0 Bob Dolly Wischer MORE ON scale instruments seems no limit ingenuity scale modelers Bob Lopshire offers al ternate method producing scale instru ment faces Try using Kodak High Con trast Copy Film will eliminate reflec tions Photos made outlined September column negatives placed under glass copy stand re photographed obtain afilm positive positive mounted over white back ing white black faces yields glass-covered effect Should real instru ment have black face luminous markings sheet very pale blue green backing gives instant reproduction Another offering Bob discovered producing scale Fairchild method making instrument panel knobs made artists push pins turned slow speed drill press using rough sandpaper aluminum knobs uses files various grades sandpa per brought polished finish using wet dry paper lighter fluid wetting agent finally appro priate polishing compound small cheesecloth pads Modelers past have used methods simulating metal panels top builders today use metal same manner used prototype giving appearance real thing prime example state art Granger Williams Curtiss F6C-4 seen 1977 Nats has achieved utmost realism dummy engine crank case enclosed panels individual ex haust stacks cylinder Panel edges have authentic pin wire hold-downs Trends Scale has mention recent past requirement flight realism scale speed Proponents Continued page 82 December 1977 21 Spirits built anniversary year Earl Bud Gay Royal kit spanned 82 weighed 8 lbs Silver Monokote 05 60 figure has exact scale uniform worn Lindy Paris flight model required nine months construct First static scale points second overall recent Nats Charles Nelsons now famous Jenny Winner AMA Scale Military Toledo 1977 model once hung EAA Museum See MA March77 cover ultimate perfection scale modelers art detailed nose Granger Williams Curtiss F6C-4 Can find model engine Henry Heffke 1 Bob Granville famous brothers Gee Bee builders Gee Bee Sportster flown Henry recent Rhinebeck Classic meet Powered K&B 40 spans 56 in. weighs 6 lbs Henry also designer Gee Bee V Plans Service Jerry Ortego piloted fast flying Grumman Tiger Cat Sport Scale Nats Two OS 40s acrylic finish wing span 65 RC Scale Wischers continued page 21 large lightly built planes convinced will produce flight charac teristics desired Riverside Nats usual winds strong enough cause taxi problems ground large lightly built plane would have very difficult manage Only early morning conditions ideal light wing loadings fact model plane built scale ratio 5 1 example could fly scale speed given scale air would mean 75 pounds per square inch pressure velocity no greater 3 miles per hour Imagine destructive force high wind pressure Since offered scale air flights compromise scale speed merely throttle back quest realistic speed Wind velocity Riverside 20 miles per hour during day 1A-size plane equivalent gale Full-size plane pilots confronted scale equivalent wind speed wouldnt open hangar doors Since can seldom find ideal conditions planes best penetrate average winds wing load ings 25 30 ounce per square foot range True scale speed becomes mythological dream Piel Beryl made its winning flight Riverside under worst wind conditions three-point landing would have imprudent set down landing circle tail high expected trend large light models did materialize 1977 Nats Radio control scale modeling enjoy ing greater popularity ever before yet recent Nats decline en tries Only tiny percentage thou sands scale modelers compete Can read model press strin gent requirements scale speed thereby turned off competition true enjoyment scale flying satis faction enough competing Kitchener-Waterloo Scale Rally Canada example popularity noncompetitive scale flying attendance double Nats modeler does compete has advantage over can build planes likes no thought toward potential chances win competitor views rules eye plane types have advantage choice must also plane likes since cannot spend year building something finds repulsive results heavy emphasis World War II types contests especially Sport Scale Most capable flying manner similar pattern plane interesting new prod ucts seen recently starting motor sys tem mounted plane actuated transmitter demonstrated Springfield World Championships Sig Cessna flown Bob Underwood system begins small electric motor powered nickel cadmium battery motor output shaft drives engine crank shaft through gear reduction over running clutch Bob made numerous flights demonstration plane making number engine re-starts ground air real crowd pleaser evoked applause everyone knew about happen Bobs problem getting model engine stop means very slow idle Windmilling effect air tended keep engine running until plane near stall close ground product review product review product review Pro Tow Releasable Glider Tow Hook An other well-engineered device firm able such specialization has Y4 long ny lon hook mounts completely inside fuselage nothing hanging out dam aged landing Molded two kinds nylon best working conditions operat ed elevator servo has built-in override func tion allow full servo travel direction towing opposite servo travel releases tow line can operated spoiler servo Adjustable irection out making new mounting holes fuselage Furnished towline connector takes up 40 lbs pull connector soldered together will handle 75 lbs pull Tow hook 3/32 dia steel insert molded nylon holder Only two moving parts Price $498 Rocket City Specialties 103 Wholesale Ave NE Hunts ville AL 35811 product review product review product review 82 Model Aviation ueslgned expressly tor 2 channel R/U plenty room just about R/C up 4 channel miniature units Maintaining top quality simple construction inverted gull wing Balsa Plywood parts accurately die-cut Hardware Package including R/C Hardware full-size step-by-step Plans flat finish Decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulubelle appeared after sizes maximum performance 09 10 Minimal performance achieved Oct 17 1943 raid Kahili Airfield Solomons Recommended engine stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel conversion suggested made demonstration exciting potential device means obtaining additional points would limited proto taxi maneuver AMA Scale Sport Scale would doubtful value similar system used 1976 Sweden World Contest USSR contestant Viktor Yougov control-line YAK 18 Eastcraft Lectra Start available three sizes planes boats cars Eastcraft Specialty Products PO Box 25 Irwin Pa 15642 systems weigh between 13 16 ounces planes up 40 ounces cars boats Some additional thoughts about Nats Very impressive muffler buried side cowl modified Stafford Chip munk taken builder Bob Wilde 45 hours construct used avail able space between K&B 61 cowl inside surface plane high gloss finish K&B Super Poxy large amounts pressed-on lettering Dave Platt spent hours inter ested modelers expounding virtues latest Douglas SBD-3 answer ultimate question No isnt kit yet high-speed flight Scale Squad ron member Jerry Ortegos Grumman Tiger Cat positively fearful made numerous passes before judges speeds well excess 100 mph Innumerable planes trouble taxiing high winds particularly tail wheels almost impossible turn down-wind after landing garner all-important proto taxi points Most common complaint absence score sheets previous Nats Fliers like know improve static point scores next meet know ma neuvers paying off flight scores Flight maneuvers could changed between rounds Bob Wischer Rt 1 S-221 Lapham Peak Rd Delafield WI 53018 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte continued page 20 George Myers writes Radio Tech nique reason since servo tester easy build non-expert like no trouble construc tion might encouraged try yourself Another reason George Myers didnt indicate interest pub lishing servo tester wrote him about should interested servo tester Let quote Hugh Shoemakers article Servos tend get toughest beat ing of airborne hardware Con sequently also seem prone failure broken teeth largest casualty After couple years servo motors potentiometersRVP also have tendency become erratic servo checker acts place transmitter receiver simulating output pulse just would units varying control servo checker can simulate movement trans mitter control observe movement servo common check slowly move control watch jerky movements often attributable broken gear tooth scratchy po tentiomenterRVP Another check look bad spot motor armature very slowly rotating control ob serving dead spots servo move ment bought parts except bat tery servo connectors local Radio Shack less $8 parts list Component R2 C1 C2 IC 1 1C2 Aluminum ValueRadio Shack No lOOK271-045 15K271-036 10K pot271-1715 47K271-030 022mf272-1070 555276-1723 74121276-1814 box approx 3A X 2 X 1 knob potentiometer perforated board fit box connectors fit battery servo connectors mounted components except December 1977 83 flit P R 0 D U CT S N C ss DAVISVILLE ROAD OW GROVE PA 19090 659-3900 SUPERSTAR OF STARTERS Sales zooming past 100000 starter thats turned whole world Has higher torque & RPMs heavy duty long life motor instant-on strip switch safety hand guard 2-year guarantee PROP-LOC AT NEW LOW PRICES Hi-tork spinner smoother idle Cone available 1 1 2 2/4 2% 2 white black red Now 80c hardware $110 Two-piece aluminum spinner-ette available 5/16-24 1/4-28 6 mm 7 mm threads Now $110 complete
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/12
Page Numbers: 21, 82, 83
I Scale 0 Bob Dolly Wischer MORE ON scale instruments seems no limit ingenuity scale modelers Bob Lopshire offers al ternate method producing scale instru ment faces Try using Kodak High Con trast Copy Film will eliminate reflec tions Photos made outlined September column negatives placed under glass copy stand re photographed obtain afilm positive positive mounted over white back ing white black faces yields glass-covered effect Should real instru ment have black face luminous markings sheet very pale blue green backing gives instant reproduction Another offering Bob discovered producing scale Fairchild method making instrument panel knobs made artists push pins turned slow speed drill press using rough sandpaper aluminum knobs uses files various grades sandpa per brought polished finish using wet dry paper lighter fluid wetting agent finally appro priate polishing compound small cheesecloth pads Modelers past have used methods simulating metal panels top builders today use metal same manner used prototype giving appearance real thing prime example state art Granger Williams Curtiss F6C-4 seen 1977 Nats has achieved utmost realism dummy engine crank case enclosed panels individual ex haust stacks cylinder Panel edges have authentic pin wire hold-downs Trends Scale has mention recent past requirement flight realism scale speed Proponents Continued page 82 December 1977 21 Spirits built anniversary year Earl Bud Gay Royal kit spanned 82 weighed 8 lbs Silver Monokote 05 60 figure has exact scale uniform worn Lindy Paris flight model required nine months construct First static scale points second overall recent Nats Charles Nelsons now famous Jenny Winner AMA Scale Military Toledo 1977 model once hung EAA Museum See MA March77 cover ultimate perfection scale modelers art detailed nose Granger Williams Curtiss F6C-4 Can find model engine Henry Heffke 1 Bob Granville famous brothers Gee Bee builders Gee Bee Sportster flown Henry recent Rhinebeck Classic meet Powered K&B 40 spans 56 in. weighs 6 lbs Henry also designer Gee Bee V Plans Service Jerry Ortego piloted fast flying Grumman Tiger Cat Sport Scale Nats Two OS 40s acrylic finish wing span 65 RC Scale Wischers continued page 21 large lightly built planes convinced will produce flight charac teristics desired Riverside Nats usual winds strong enough cause taxi problems ground large lightly built plane would have very difficult manage Only early morning conditions ideal light wing loadings fact model plane built scale ratio 5 1 example could fly scale speed given scale air would mean 75 pounds per square inch pressure velocity no greater 3 miles per hour Imagine destructive force high wind pressure Since offered scale air flights compromise scale speed merely throttle back quest realistic speed Wind velocity Riverside 20 miles per hour during day 1A-size plane equivalent gale Full-size plane pilots confronted scale equivalent wind speed wouldnt open hangar doors Since can seldom find ideal conditions planes best penetrate average winds wing load ings 25 30 ounce per square foot range True scale speed becomes mythological dream Piel Beryl made its winning flight Riverside under worst wind conditions three-point landing would have imprudent set down landing circle tail high expected trend large light models did materialize 1977 Nats Radio control scale modeling enjoy ing greater popularity ever before yet recent Nats decline en tries Only tiny percentage thou sands scale modelers compete Can read model press strin gent requirements scale speed thereby turned off competition true enjoyment scale flying satis faction enough competing Kitchener-Waterloo Scale Rally Canada example popularity noncompetitive scale flying attendance double Nats modeler does compete has advantage over can build planes likes no thought toward potential chances win competitor views rules eye plane types have advantage choice must also plane likes since cannot spend year building something finds repulsive results heavy emphasis World War II types contests especially Sport Scale Most capable flying manner similar pattern plane interesting new prod ucts seen recently starting motor sys tem mounted plane actuated transmitter demonstrated Springfield World Championships Sig Cessna flown Bob Underwood system begins small electric motor powered nickel cadmium battery motor output shaft drives engine crank shaft through gear reduction over running clutch Bob made numerous flights demonstration plane making number engine re-starts ground air real crowd pleaser evoked applause everyone knew about happen Bobs problem getting model engine stop means very slow idle Windmilling effect air tended keep engine running until plane near stall close ground product review product review product review Pro Tow Releasable Glider Tow Hook An other well-engineered device firm able such specialization has Y4 long ny lon hook mounts completely inside fuselage nothing hanging out dam aged landing Molded two kinds nylon best working conditions operat ed elevator servo has built-in override func tion allow full servo travel direction towing opposite servo travel releases tow line can operated spoiler servo Adjustable irection out making new mounting holes fuselage Furnished towline connector takes up 40 lbs pull connector soldered together will handle 75 lbs pull Tow hook 3/32 dia steel insert molded nylon holder Only two moving parts Price $498 Rocket City Specialties 103 Wholesale Ave NE Hunts ville AL 35811 product review product review product review 82 Model Aviation ueslgned expressly tor 2 channel R/U plenty room just about R/C up 4 channel miniature units Maintaining top quality simple construction inverted gull wing Balsa Plywood parts accurately die-cut Hardware Package including R/C Hardware full-size step-by-step Plans flat finish Decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulubelle appeared after sizes maximum performance 09 10 Minimal performance achieved Oct 17 1943 raid Kahili Airfield Solomons Recommended engine stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel conversion suggested made demonstration exciting potential device means obtaining additional points would limited proto taxi maneuver AMA Scale Sport Scale would doubtful value similar system used 1976 Sweden World Contest USSR contestant Viktor Yougov control-line YAK 18 Eastcraft Lectra Start available three sizes planes boats cars Eastcraft Specialty Products PO Box 25 Irwin Pa 15642 systems weigh between 13 16 ounces planes up 40 ounces cars boats Some additional thoughts about Nats Very impressive muffler buried side cowl modified Stafford Chip munk taken builder Bob Wilde 45 hours construct used avail able space between K&B 61 cowl inside surface plane high gloss finish K&B Super Poxy large amounts pressed-on lettering Dave Platt spent hours inter ested modelers expounding virtues latest Douglas SBD-3 answer ultimate question No isnt kit yet high-speed flight Scale Squad ron member Jerry Ortegos Grumman Tiger Cat positively fearful made numerous passes before judges speeds well excess 100 mph Innumerable planes trouble taxiing high winds particularly tail wheels almost impossible turn down-wind after landing garner all-important proto taxi points Most common complaint absence score sheets previous Nats Fliers like know improve static point scores next meet know ma neuvers paying off flight scores Flight maneuvers could changed between rounds Bob Wischer Rt 1 S-221 Lapham Peak Rd Delafield WI 53018 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte continued page 20 George Myers writes Radio Tech nique reason since servo tester easy build non-expert like no trouble construc tion might encouraged try yourself Another reason George Myers didnt indicate interest pub lishing servo tester wrote him about should interested servo tester Let quote Hugh Shoemakers article Servos tend get toughest beat ing of airborne hardware Con sequently also seem prone failure broken teeth largest casualty After couple years servo motors potentiometersRVP also have tendency become erratic servo checker acts place transmitter receiver simulating output pulse just would units varying control servo checker can simulate movement trans mitter control observe movement servo common check slowly move control watch jerky movements often attributable broken gear tooth scratchy po tentiomenterRVP Another check look bad spot motor armature very slowly rotating control ob serving dead spots servo move ment bought parts except bat tery servo connectors local Radio Shack less $8 parts list Component R2 C1 C2 IC 1 1C2 Aluminum ValueRadio Shack No lOOK271-045 15K271-036 10K pot271-1715 47K271-030 022mf272-1070 555276-1723 74121276-1814 box approx 3A X 2 X 1 knob potentiometer perforated board fit box connectors fit battery servo connectors mounted components except December 1977 83 flit P R 0 D U CT S N C ss DAVISVILLE ROAD OW GROVE PA 19090 659-3900 SUPERSTAR OF STARTERS Sales zooming past 100000 starter thats turned whole world Has higher torque & RPMs heavy duty long life motor instant-on strip switch safety hand guard 2-year guarantee PROP-LOC AT NEW LOW PRICES Hi-tork spinner smoother idle Cone available 1 1 2 2/4 2% 2 white black red Now 80c hardware $110 Two-piece aluminum spinner-ette available 5/16-24 1/4-28 6 mm 7 mm threads Now $110 complete