RADIO CONTROL SLOPE SOARING arent great deal competitive opportunities typical slope flier youve basically got Racing Combat Scale other little-mentioned score card though Academy Model Aeronautics AMA record book May 10 two intrepid slope-flying colleagues Rex Coffman Dean Thomas both Eureka California set out take stab AMA Class Slope Duration record Armed good batteries some time kill made li-hour-plus flights Rex took top honors flight 11 hours 43 minutes besting Deans time 22 minutes have tried duration flying know along long time standing hill pushing sticks Rex achieved record flight CR Aircraft Models Climmax See times have told leave home hand-launch airplane Climmax widely recognized all-time great high-utility Hand-Launched Gliders Out Deans equally impressive effort accomplished using own-design Panther Congratulations Rex Dean true ironman effort Quite few people have need speed getting best airframe can arduous task best ones often built cottage industries much ability meet publics hunger fast state-of-the-art models Stephen Situm San Rafael California notified putting production new Unlimited-class racer designed F3B World Champion Daryl Perkins coordination noted aero engineer Gavin Botha Viper has carefully optimized Slope Racing task Lets take look some details Following trend todays hottest new F3B Thermal Duration models Viper fully molded familiar construction means parts hollow constructed thin fiberglass shells create airframes form Advantages fidelity shape profile well light weight strength Parts painted molds factory-assembled eliminates almost finishing work user Vipers geometry airfoil carefully worked out tested worldclass team designers takes things highest levels V-tail design incorporates 1122-inch span tripletapered wing planform aspect ratio 1431 area 900 square inches carrying dry weight 73-77 ounces wing three-piece theres center section bolted fuselage outer panels fixed 1/2 x carbon joiners setup allows strong monolithic structure wings highest bending-stress pointwhere wing meets fuselage airfoil old favoritethe RG-15 Viper can ballasted full 5 kg Federation Aeronautique Internationale FAI weight limit well methodically figured out design goals sounds silly have ever tried fit 100 ounces lead narrow glass fuselage bears some head-scratching wings prewired servos control surfaces cut hinged pushrod housings installed specially manufactured control horns Paul Trist like mention airplanes column certain reasons Viper notable its top level competitive racing model regular slope flier can actually get hands Steve anticipates waiting time four weeks too bad compared similar designs Viper costs $950 kit form Steve can install set up radio equipment another $150 yielding Ready-to-fly model Its good see hometown guys giving European makers run money Reach Steve Situm 4 Friar Tuck Lane San Rafael CA 94901 Tel 415 456-2996 can also visit Web page http//membersaolcom/rcsoaring Another company might have seen mentioned McLeans Models Brian 110 Model Aviation Youngs 65-inch-span Lockheed U-2 Gus Morfis plans has ideal geometry Power Slope Soaring Viper friends Back L-R Jerry Hinds Steve Toschitz Karl Boe Jay Brehm Front L R Kevin Ostrum unknown sloper Mark Triebes Darrell Zaballos McLean manufactures 60-inch-class Vindicator racera recognized top-level machineand Apex Unlimited class model Brian has moved new home can reach him McLeans Models 4198 Bowyer Blvd Redding CA 96002 new phone number 530 222-4127 E-mail mcmodels@aolcom addition own designs Brian uses some fine craftsmanship produce airplanes Sal DeFrancesco Northeast Sailplane Products markets Brians aircraft several other very competitive models Reach Sal NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston VT 05495 Tel/Fax 802 6589482 see web http//wwwnesailcom month thought Id show little Power Slope Soaring PSS action have several people talking about Lockheed U-2 subject PSS does have ideal geometry long thin wings sailplane-ish fuselage original make natural U-2 built Bill Young Minnesota painted automotive bumper paint models designer Gus Morfis says gives good approximation color gloss scale all-black finish U-2 other US spy planes such B-57D SR 71 Bills model has 65-inch span 556 square-inch area 1021 aspect ratio built aileronlelevator control Nice work Guss designs utilize all-balsa construction conventional woodsheeted foam core wings making familiar inexpensive us still make models out wood can finish out quite nice Guss wide selection plan sets will cost less twenty bucks would make good winter project several choose military civilian categories some quite unusual Reach Gus Morfis 4709 Green Meadows Ave Torrance CA 90505-5507 Tel 310 378-5679 So theres months juicy stuff Enjoy fall winds before buried snow drowning rain winter shippingt Save over $30 now plus 10% orders next year/ Wood Skinned Wings 9250 VACVW 5AfINU trtiiMt FREE- CSTSovers Club Membership system purchase U U U m U II EEl ill U U EComposite Skinned Wings mU1285 U U U U U NEW Venturi Vacuum Generator Air Compussora Only $3070 Complete Systems include Reliable Cast vacuum pomp rated 24 in/hg 2year goarantee regulator assembly adjost vacuum prenuore begging supplies application CST pays shippieg complete systems shipped via UPS greund VtSA MC Am Es Discover N •00 U U_____________ U____________ w ______ Em UE Molded Parts 1275 U Deluxe Systems $310 Visit Web Site wwwcstsalesconi .. U IE I I ~ U U U Composite Structure Technology PO Box 622 Dept u Tehactiapi CA 93581-a622 Tec5nical Support 805-8224162 Fax 8a5-822-4121 Glow Plugs Introduces NEW SUPER COOL Plug Hi Temp Insulator caly $229 addition . FIREBALL RC IDLE BAR plug $229 Hot & Standard Non-Idle Bar plugs still $195 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 Wayne NJ 07470 Antiques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes hove wodds largest aircraft documentation collection 7000 different full color photo studies 1903-1997 35000 3view line drawings 1998 Cotolo /Guide 200 pages Only g$8Ccnadcr Moo $500 Baikus scale Model Research Yukon Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 714 9798a58 ltttp //vrsrrw mt net/lms/scoIe html November1998 111 NEW LASER PLAN PACS Dont pay big bucks wwl kits top quality plans laser cut parts available 1/4ScaIe--C 84 Span FakOVill Plans $2500 PG cowl $2500 Laser Cut parts $6500 1/5th Scale panIll Plans $3500 Laser cut parts $7500 99 Span 1/4 Scale Plans $2500 Laser Cut parts $7500 84 Span ALBATROS OVA Plans $3600 Laser parts $7500 1/6th Scale pan PLANS $2600 Laser cut parts $6500 80 Span---Many moreSESA PLANS $3500 Laser P005 cr0Laset parts $15000 available SHIPPING AD $500 TO PLANS OROtR $800 TO LASER PAC ttST IN SCALE CATALOG $700 POST PAID BOB HOLMAN PLANS PO BOX 741 SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 909 885 5959 FAR 909 089 9307
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 110, 111
Edition: Model Aviation - 1998/11
Page Numbers: 110, 111
RADIO CONTROL SLOPE SOARING arent great deal competitive opportunities typical slope flier youve basically got Racing Combat Scale other little-mentioned score card though Academy Model Aeronautics AMA record book May 10 two intrepid slope-flying colleagues Rex Coffman Dean Thomas both Eureka California set out take stab AMA Class Slope Duration record Armed good batteries some time kill made li-hour-plus flights Rex took top honors flight 11 hours 43 minutes besting Deans time 22 minutes have tried duration flying know along long time standing hill pushing sticks Rex achieved record flight CR Aircraft Models Climmax See times have told leave home hand-launch airplane Climmax widely recognized all-time great high-utility Hand-Launched Gliders Out Deans equally impressive effort accomplished using own-design Panther Congratulations Rex Dean true ironman effort Quite few people have need speed getting best airframe can arduous task best ones often built cottage industries much ability meet publics hunger fast state-of-the-art models Stephen Situm San Rafael California notified putting production new Unlimited-class racer designed F3B World Champion Daryl Perkins coordination noted aero engineer Gavin Botha Viper has carefully optimized Slope Racing task Lets take look some details Following trend todays hottest new F3B Thermal Duration models Viper fully molded familiar construction means parts hollow constructed thin fiberglass shells create airframes form Advantages fidelity shape profile well light weight strength Parts painted molds factory-assembled eliminates almost finishing work user Vipers geometry airfoil carefully worked out tested worldclass team designers takes things highest levels V-tail design incorporates 1122-inch span tripletapered wing planform aspect ratio 1431 area 900 square inches carrying dry weight 73-77 ounces wing three-piece theres center section bolted fuselage outer panels fixed 1/2 x carbon joiners setup allows strong monolithic structure wings highest bending-stress pointwhere wing meets fuselage airfoil old favoritethe RG-15 Viper can ballasted full 5 kg Federation Aeronautique Internationale FAI weight limit well methodically figured out design goals sounds silly have ever tried fit 100 ounces lead narrow glass fuselage bears some head-scratching wings prewired servos control surfaces cut hinged pushrod housings installed specially manufactured control horns Paul Trist like mention airplanes column certain reasons Viper notable its top level competitive racing model regular slope flier can actually get hands Steve anticipates waiting time four weeks too bad compared similar designs Viper costs $950 kit form Steve can install set up radio equipment another $150 yielding Ready-to-fly model Its good see hometown guys giving European makers run money Reach Steve Situm 4 Friar Tuck Lane San Rafael CA 94901 Tel 415 456-2996 can also visit Web page http//membersaolcom/rcsoaring Another company might have seen mentioned McLeans Models Brian 110 Model Aviation Youngs 65-inch-span Lockheed U-2 Gus Morfis plans has ideal geometry Power Slope Soaring Viper friends Back L-R Jerry Hinds Steve Toschitz Karl Boe Jay Brehm Front L R Kevin Ostrum unknown sloper Mark Triebes Darrell Zaballos McLean manufactures 60-inch-class Vindicator racera recognized top-level machineand Apex Unlimited class model Brian has moved new home can reach him McLeans Models 4198 Bowyer Blvd Redding CA 96002 new phone number 530 222-4127 E-mail mcmodels@aolcom addition own designs Brian uses some fine craftsmanship produce airplanes Sal DeFrancesco Northeast Sailplane Products markets Brians aircraft several other very competitive models Reach Sal NSP 16 Kirby Lane Williston VT 05495 Tel/Fax 802 6589482 see web http//wwwnesailcom month thought Id show little Power Slope Soaring PSS action have several people talking about Lockheed U-2 subject PSS does have ideal geometry long thin wings sailplane-ish fuselage original make natural U-2 built Bill Young Minnesota painted automotive bumper paint models designer Gus Morfis says gives good approximation color gloss scale all-black finish U-2 other US spy planes such B-57D SR 71 Bills model has 65-inch span 556 square-inch area 1021 aspect ratio built aileronlelevator control Nice work Guss designs utilize all-balsa construction conventional woodsheeted foam core wings making familiar inexpensive us still make models out wood can finish out quite nice Guss wide selection plan sets will cost less twenty bucks would make good winter project several choose military civilian categories some quite unusual Reach Gus Morfis 4709 Green Meadows Ave Torrance CA 90505-5507 Tel 310 378-5679 So theres months juicy stuff Enjoy fall winds before buried snow drowning rain winter shippingt Save over $30 now plus 10% orders next year/ Wood Skinned Wings 9250 VACVW 5AfINU trtiiMt FREE- CSTSovers Club Membership system purchase U U U m U II EEl ill U U EComposite Skinned Wings mU1285 U U U U U NEW Venturi Vacuum Generator Air Compussora Only $3070 Complete Systems include Reliable Cast vacuum pomp rated 24 in/hg 2year goarantee regulator assembly adjost vacuum prenuore begging supplies application CST pays shippieg complete systems shipped via UPS greund VtSA MC Am Es Discover N •00 U U_____________ U____________ w ______ Em UE Molded Parts 1275 U Deluxe Systems $310 Visit Web Site wwwcstsalesconi .. U IE I I ~ U U U Composite Structure Technology PO Box 622 Dept u Tehactiapi CA 93581-a622 Tec5nical Support 805-8224162 Fax 8a5-822-4121 Glow Plugs Introduces NEW SUPER COOL Plug Hi Temp Insulator caly $229 addition . FIREBALL RC IDLE BAR plug $229 Hot & Standard Non-Idle Bar plugs still $195 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 Wayne NJ 07470 Antiques Military Civilian Helicopters Sailpianes hove wodds largest aircraft documentation collection 7000 different full color photo studies 1903-1997 35000 3view line drawings 1998 Cotolo /Guide 200 pages Only g$8Ccnadcr Moo $500 Baikus scale Model Research Yukon Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 714 9798a58 ltttp //vrsrrw mt net/lms/scoIe html November1998 111 NEW LASER PLAN PACS Dont pay big bucks wwl kits top quality plans laser cut parts available 1/4ScaIe--C 84 Span FakOVill Plans $2500 PG cowl $2500 Laser Cut parts $6500 1/5th Scale panIll Plans $3500 Laser cut parts $7500 99 Span 1/4 Scale Plans $2500 Laser Cut parts $7500 84 Span ALBATROS OVA Plans $3600 Laser parts $7500 1/6th Scale pan PLANS $2600 Laser cut parts $6500 80 Span---Many moreSESA PLANS $3500 Laser P005 cr0Laset parts $15000 available SHIPPING AD $500 TO PLANS OROtR $800 TO LASER PAC ttST IN SCALE CATALOG $700 POST PAID BOB HOLMAN PLANS PO BOX 741 SAN BERNARDINO CA 92402 909 885 5959 FAR 909 089 9307
