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Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedafla CO 80135 SLOPE SCALE Soaring leads off news month 1990 RC Scale Soaring Fun Fly held over Memorial Day weekend near Richland southeastern corner Washington State third mnning Fun Fly before telling about Id better explain change schedule future years plan Richland alternate Torrey Pines near San Diego CA Fun Fly initiated last year will 1991 Richland Fun Fly Torrey Pines will Labor Day weekend year 1991 Thereafter will alternate years Richland being held even-numbered years Tor rey Pines odd-numbered ones will lighten load Tn-City Soarers club Torrey Pines Gulls still give Slope Scale enthusiasts place get together year phenomenal growth popularity fun fly has kind overwhelmed TRICS club event director Wil Byers Scale Slope fun fly idea has grown something much big ger exciting anyone imagined began three years ago 1988 about 40 pilots Last year brought 70 fliers year 109 pilots plus another 32 registered come just spectate Over 200 planes registered 204 peo ple Saturday evening banquet wanted come room filled capac ity tremendous response surely dicates healthy state RC Soaring gen eral fast-growing interest Scale Gliders particular Now some observations about years doings MAs RC Slope Soaring columnist Mark Triebes also attended will cover column Since Slope affair its really bailiwick So Ill try restrain myself running too much wife include fun fly year part combination sightseeing trip vacation visit relatives Victoria BC ar rived Clover Island Hotel Thursday after noon hotel has scenic setting small land right Columbia River guys came early like Bill Liscomb San Diego makes week said days fly ing conditions Eagle Butte perfect Friday first day official flying everyone assembled Eagle 1000 am pilots meeting wind blowing like crazy about 35 mph crest hill higher gusts ideal heavy ships bit too much lighter ones saw couple Gliders crash launch cause thrown properly best technique carry Glider far over rounded crest hill possible launch less down slope much wind no danger having enough lift Planes released top crest Pilots Choice award Scale Slope Fun Fly B-29 modeled after prototype dropped Bell X-1 rocket ship test flights 12-ft-span 8-29 weighs 25 lb Note modei X-l fastened beneath model B-29 right B-29 X-1 has just isunched 35-mph wind careful launching must WiI Byers white shirt now intent avoid fail over side Eagle Butte 44 Model Aviation Bob Reynolds gives good heave 1A0-scaie F-14 fighter Slope Soarer 1990 RC Scale Soaring Fun Fly pic tures month come event held near Richiand WA Wings F-I 4 actu ally swing flight Model created excite ment left stabilizer fluttered came off flight Pilot Charlie Morey did great job getting down damage Mark Hambelton about ready yell 601 helpers launch 27-ib 1/5-scale A6 Intruder too outrageous what Heres guy idea Scale Slope Fun Fly Its Bill Llscomb Roke DG-202 all-glass V4-scale Sailplane Kit available Imparts Miami three-man crew steadies Charlie Morays %-scaie ASW 20 preparatory launching Charlie bail ASW 20 kit available American Sailplane Designs Posing hers gorgeous Kranlch Ills Eric Eiche Model museum quality Pro totype 1935 German design used extensively trainer during WW II danger just being flipped over backwards Once away hill air very smoothor appeared cant say per sonal experience because 1 385-scale Roke ASK 18 too light planes conditions Wil thought might calm some afternoon never did Meanwhile heavy-ship fliers having ball especially Power Scale brigade right element quite few outrageous models days highlight eventual win ner Pilots Choice award 12-foot-span B29 dropped Bell X-1 rocket plane com bination built Wayne Stanford Hal Web ber Ed Mason Nampa Idaho Model Aviators club B-29 launched flawlessly Ed flew around couple minutes X- 1 tached crowd went wild applause rocket ship dropped away Hal flew X-l odd thing B-29 flew fast X-1 Maybe thats too surprising consid ering 29 weighs 25 lb has 295-ozper-sq-ft wing loading guys said proj ect took five months steady building still friends Another showstopper Power Scaler Mark Hambeltons /s-scale A-6 Intruder plane square 10 ft span 10 ft long has com plete detailing including working lights Mark owner DCU models Dragon Fly Super Dragon Fly made six A-6s two MiG-17s movie Flight Intruder movie versions fan-jet powered Marks empty inside stills weighs 27 lb 213 sq ft area loading 203 oz per sq ft anyone would like Mark says kits will availablefor around $1200 first block Being Vintage Glider fan especially turned Eric Eiches scratch-built A-scale Kranich II Eric scaled plans up German Continued page 153 NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 817-692-4475 Span 104 th 76 1575 ne ST 2500-3000 Equiv. 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664-3330 iomposite Aircraft Eng & Supply FAX 6649780 Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 36 Teaser 5 Can AM transmitters fly FM re ceivers vice versa several readers RC systems advertised being AM encode information switching On/Off hence radi ated power changes frequency 72xxx MHz 0 MHz FM systems shift between two frequencies about 5 kHz apart ie 72xxx 72xx5 MHz FM shift harder detect might expect Therefore likely FM receiver will controlled AM trans mitter AM receiver will con trolled FM transmitter Having said can now tell last receiver tested narrow-band AM re ceiver ground range 50 paces AM synthesizer 50 paces FM syn thesizer Kraft multifrequency transmitter Nature AM Lightning strikes corona around high-voltage transmission lines arc weld ers plastic bag sealers ignition systems gas oline engines clattering metal-to-metal parts produce AM-type signals George Steiner tests receivers AM FM sensitivity both on-channel off-channel data shows FM RC receivers actually sensitive off-channel AM transmitters off-channel FM transmitters reason power sidebands narrow-band AM transmitter sidebands narrow-band FM transmitter Whether AM transmitter will/wont fly FM receiver vice versa depends encod ing decoding methods case PCM pulse-code modulationEd receiver onchannel transmissions will put receiver its fail-safe mode because code will wrong case PWM pulse-width modula tionEd receivers may/may con trolled other kind transmitter de pending decoder works whether frame times pulse positions num ber channels match Airtronics 92xxx FM receiver instance completely immune AM transmitters tests Broke It/Berman Continued page 41 balsa mess Examining disaster fig uring quite typical advised new member plane can saved As instructed patiently picked up pieces Just week later jubilantly back field ready next check flight completely recov ered extensively damaged airplane As Navy Captain James Lawrence pleaded after being mortally wounded Boston Har bor 1813 Dont give up ship likely can live fly another lay little patience bottle CyA RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 45 -scale plans workmanship Glider absolutely flawless detail Id have say finest Scale Glider Ive ever seen compared Erics Grunau Baby Baby Bowlus both flew last year Unfortu nately Kranich also too light try Fridayplus fact Eric zero flights Better save another day museum Friday night winc-tasting hors doeuvres social sponsored Charlie Morey editor/publisher Slope Soaring News very nice time talking Gliders al though large crowd made things bit snug must say Washington State vintages very tasty lot interest watching videos shot during day Saturday dawned nary ripple Co lumbia Most pilots hung around hotel waiting word slope would used Eagle Kiona Butte up Benton City mid morning nobody could stand waiting longer everybody took off slope other started Eagle met convoy coming down hill word Kiona later heard some guys stayed Eagle flew us ing winches Kiona big hill has advantage graveled road way up Eagle terribly dusty doesnt have big landing area Eagle breeze very light north however some thermals coming through Bill Liscomb DG 202 specked out arrived about noon what little wind stopped altogether few planes air slope lift petered out pilots tried trick book get high enough land near top hill No luck kept getting smaller smaller finally landed bottom looking like specks landed damage heard later Everyone took advantage lull talk about flying look over others lat est projects special guest speaker Saturday eve ning banquet Michael Selig Michael talked showed slides about Princeton wind tun nel tests John Donovan David Fraser performed August 1986 through Jan uary 1989 results published Herk Stokely Soartech 8 Airfoils Low Speeds course everyone edge seat waiting Seligs Seven Special Se crets designing cant-miss contestwinning Glider Michael obliged going through detailed explanations what feels important points Glider design quick summary 1 Pick good airfoil type flying Glider intended stick Minor vari ations can tried get used 2 wing pylon like Rich Spicers Syn ergy III efficient cut Out fit fuselage 3 Use fully sheeted wings because airfoil truer 4 wing tips half-crescent shape top surface shaped sharp edge like trail ing edge best 5 A small outer wing panel tipped up about 250 good like Falcon 880 6 Use straight trailing edge should also sharp 7 Use springy wing joiner idea joiner act like shock absorber wind gusts have less effect plane will easier fly Thanks Michael great presentation Following Michaels talk huge drawing door prizes Everybody got something Hobby Dynamics donated three JR Max radios Beemer R/C West Multiplex radio Im sure attendees appreciated receiving door Learn pros Top Flite details clear easy-to-follow full-color close up action Wings Fuselage Trims Color-on-color Designs Hinging Basic through advanced heat gun iron usage techniques tape approximately 1 hour MONOKOIIa Basics Wings Tail Sections Fuselages Hinging Color Schemes 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weather just part game Bad weather bummer sure causes pause appreciate perfect days Manufacturers dealers hand fun fly deserve special mention come cause enjoy flying also know best way keep tuned whats really happen ing Soaring Tom Kikuchi JR Radios has big sup porter fun fly since began Tom showing JRs new 347 computer radio trans mitter certainly looks impressive has nice feel Its supposed priced bit lower Airtronics Vision radio whether becomes popular Gliders Vision time will tell Look ads magazine Arnold Wratschko AMS Imports brought along quite few kits sale nicely made German kits both Scale nonscale seemed good values money copy AMSs flyer price list send large SASE AMS Imports 1110 5 Wells Ave Reno NV 89502 tel 1-800/752-7733 Bob Boomer Beemer R/G West wasnt person hes always big supporter sent stack Multiplex catalogs snapped up like gold dont hear much about country Germanmade Multiplex MC 3030 radio phisticated set available Its expensive about $1000 very popular Europe new Multiplex DG 600 its 121-in span cx tendable 137 also very popular Scale Slope set Multiplex catalog English $6 Beemer R/C West 17252 E Falcon Dr #3 Fountain Hills AZ 85268 tel 1-602/83703 117 Jerry Slates Viking Models USA man call want fiberglass fuselage either Scale nonscale own wings Jerry produces 10 Scale eight nonscale fuse lages excellent workmanship get Jerrys new slick catalog send 45C-stamp Viking Models 2026 Spring Lake Dr Martinez CA 94553 youre may well include check $17 years subscription RIG Soaring Digestof ol Jer editor month RCSD has lots specialized reading material Sailplan ers Im sure youll enjoy Pete Bechtel Windspiel Models people got fun fly going because Slope-flying big Scale ships specialty has gone back importing business bring very high quality Fiber Glas Flugel kits Germany catalog $250 recent problem has availability Glas Flugel process moving its factory kits have scarce Best write Pete determine cur rent availability Windspiel Models Box 2121 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Richard Tiltman Id like reprint Pats review its bit too long squeeze give least flavor what Pat thinks Synergy III Ill copy some pertinent paragraphs Over Pat Kelly love build sets off large number model Sailplane pilots would rather flying Give Sagitta kit will happily carve sand glue day However must admit slight distaste working foam wings fiberglass agree results can far superiorbut expense mess smell Sure admit loved Windsong used own Id hate build sides theres certain inertia about gaining new skills has become apparent last few years old style model just cant keep up plan future installments describe tweaks have use keep Pussycat semicompetitive limit can fly after other floaters grounded due wind cant keep up lightest aileron ships landings nearly impossible normal contest condi tions seems theres always windy weather contest solution advanced plane its very expensive mention difficult have built Rich Spicer Richard Tiltman have solved problems average mod eler new offering Synergy III easily built kit price similar planes espe cially imports cant compete other advantages well such nearby support kit designs strength perform ance Although anyone should able con struct Synergy will take about week will take longer wish give plane show finish Rich says plane designed workhorse finishing really necessary plane comes white gel coat wings finished red bottomsEB some things know before de cide purchase Synergy III First should have experience ailerons flaps trainer though terribly difficult fly Second designed modern com puter radio dual mixed-flap channels Continued page 1S8 INNOVATiVE MODEL PRODUCTS INC BRINGS YOU. 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electrically 3 Kludge reverse linkage pushrod good stuffflying took first flight using flaps After much shak ing knees put plane air went up like rocket getting much altitude Still made two big circuits Curtis School field enormous number S-turns land few witnesses watching wings send Curtis ever-present grass cuttings airborne slide said reminded power mower next flight started flap achieved normal launch Once off flaps im pressed startled frightened awed eed Boy did cover some ground drop ping flaps speed caused remarkable pitchup stall contest Sunday Rich suggested lower TE slightly camber little experimentation order gotten worked old Module system proved correct flew four rounds blazing speed first flights also got four times though landing impressions handles reasonably well thermaling speeds responsive cruise Flaps help slow down still tak ing some getting used making landings neutral camber easily gets around sky losing much altitude slight crease camber slows good thermaling speed Rudder definitely help turning found out once accidentally uncoupled mixing moderately heavy wing loading Synergy ill thermals like crazy during thermal contest its penetra tion allowed take advantage ridge hind Flying Lady field also during 20minute flight began worry about line sight lift thermal people quail price Synergy introductory price $52SBB However add up hidden costs such special servos laminating epoxy repairs etc compare much would spend other modules mention building time OK mentioned materials etc price bad figures based high-end wood kits such Sagiuta 900 low-end glass kits such Cumic fly Windsongs Falcons really have understanding budget re quired keep performance plane air Lets forget about expensive imported model kits either Synergy bar gain initial cost durability sum up really like kit what expected finest thing have hands date Its relatively painless way get performance Sailplane contin gent its fun probably sound like com mercial its really honest 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Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedafla CO 80135 SLOPE SCALE Soaring leads off news month 1990 RC Scale Soaring Fun Fly held over Memorial Day weekend near Richland southeastern corner Washington State third mnning Fun Fly before telling about Id better explain change schedule future years plan Richland alternate Torrey Pines near San Diego CA Fun Fly initiated last year will 1991 Richland Fun Fly Torrey Pines will Labor Day weekend year 1991 Thereafter will alternate years Richland being held even-numbered years Tor rey Pines odd-numbered ones will lighten load Tn-City Soarers club Torrey Pines Gulls still give Slope Scale enthusiasts place get together year phenomenal growth popularity fun fly has kind overwhelmed TRICS club event director Wil Byers Scale Slope fun fly idea has grown something much big ger exciting anyone imagined began three years ago 1988 about 40 pilots Last year brought 70 fliers year 109 pilots plus another 32 registered come just spectate Over 200 planes registered 204 peo ple Saturday evening banquet wanted come room filled capac ity tremendous response surely dicates healthy state RC Soaring gen eral fast-growing interest Scale Gliders particular Now some observations about years doings MAs RC Slope Soaring columnist Mark Triebes also attended will cover column Since Slope affair its really bailiwick So Ill try restrain myself running too much wife include fun fly year part combination sightseeing trip vacation visit relatives Victoria BC ar rived Clover Island Hotel Thursday after noon hotel has scenic setting small land right Columbia River guys came early like Bill Liscomb San Diego makes week said days fly ing conditions Eagle Butte perfect Friday first day official flying everyone assembled Eagle 1000 am pilots meeting wind blowing like crazy about 35 mph crest hill higher gusts ideal heavy ships bit too much lighter ones saw couple Gliders crash launch cause thrown properly best technique carry Glider far over rounded crest hill possible launch less down slope much wind no danger having enough lift Planes released top crest Pilots Choice award Scale Slope Fun Fly B-29 modeled after prototype dropped Bell X-1 rocket ship test flights 12-ft-span 8-29 weighs 25 lb Note modei X-l fastened beneath model B-29 right B-29 X-1 has just isunched 35-mph wind careful launching must WiI Byers white shirt now intent avoid fail over side Eagle Butte 44 Model Aviation Bob Reynolds gives good heave 1A0-scaie F-14 fighter Slope Soarer 1990 RC Scale Soaring Fun Fly pic tures month come event held near Richiand WA Wings F-I 4 actu ally swing flight Model created excite ment left stabilizer fluttered came off flight Pilot Charlie Morey did great job getting down damage Mark Hambelton about ready yell 601 helpers launch 27-ib 1/5-scale A6 Intruder too outrageous what Heres guy idea Scale Slope Fun Fly Its Bill Llscomb Roke DG-202 all-glass V4-scale Sailplane Kit available Imparts Miami three-man crew steadies Charlie Morays %-scaie ASW 20 preparatory launching Charlie bail ASW 20 kit available American Sailplane Designs Posing hers gorgeous Kranlch Ills Eric Eiche Model museum quality Pro totype 1935 German design used extensively trainer during WW II danger just being flipped over backwards Once away hill air very smoothor appeared cant say per sonal experience because 1 385-scale Roke ASK 18 too light planes conditions Wil thought might calm some afternoon never did Meanwhile heavy-ship fliers having ball especially Power Scale brigade right element quite few outrageous models days highlight eventual win ner Pilots Choice award 12-foot-span B29 dropped Bell X-1 rocket plane com bination built Wayne Stanford Hal Web ber Ed Mason Nampa Idaho Model Aviators club B-29 launched flawlessly Ed flew around couple minutes X- 1 tached crowd went wild applause rocket ship dropped away Hal flew X-l odd thing B-29 flew fast X-1 Maybe thats too surprising consid ering 29 weighs 25 lb has 295-ozper-sq-ft wing loading guys said proj ect took five months steady building still friends Another showstopper Power Scaler Mark Hambeltons /s-scale A-6 Intruder plane square 10 ft span 10 ft long has com plete detailing including working lights Mark owner DCU models Dragon Fly Super Dragon Fly made six A-6s two MiG-17s movie Flight Intruder movie versions fan-jet powered Marks empty inside stills weighs 27 lb 213 sq ft area loading 203 oz per sq ft anyone would like Mark says kits will availablefor around $1200 first block Being Vintage Glider fan especially turned Eric Eiches scratch-built A-scale Kranich II Eric scaled plans up German Continued page 153 NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 817-692-4475 Span 104 th 76 1575 ne ST 2500-3000 Equiv. 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664-3330 iomposite Aircraft Eng & Supply FAX 6649780 Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 36 Teaser 5 Can AM transmitters fly FM re ceivers vice versa several readers RC systems advertised being AM encode information switching On/Off hence radi ated power changes frequency 72xxx MHz 0 MHz FM systems shift between two frequencies about 5 kHz apart ie 72xxx 72xx5 MHz FM shift harder detect might expect Therefore likely FM receiver will controlled AM trans mitter AM receiver will con trolled FM transmitter Having said can now tell last receiver tested narrow-band AM re ceiver ground range 50 paces AM synthesizer 50 paces FM syn thesizer Kraft multifrequency transmitter Nature AM Lightning strikes corona around high-voltage transmission lines arc weld ers plastic bag sealers ignition systems gas oline engines clattering metal-to-metal parts produce AM-type signals George Steiner tests receivers AM FM sensitivity both on-channel off-channel data shows FM RC receivers actually sensitive off-channel AM transmitters off-channel FM transmitters reason power sidebands narrow-band AM transmitter sidebands narrow-band FM transmitter Whether AM transmitter will/wont fly FM receiver vice versa depends encod ing decoding methods case PCM pulse-code modulationEd receiver onchannel transmissions will put receiver its fail-safe mode because code will wrong case PWM pulse-width modula tionEd receivers may/may con trolled other kind transmitter de pending decoder works whether frame times pulse positions num ber channels match Airtronics 92xxx FM receiver instance completely immune AM transmitters tests Broke It/Berman Continued page 41 balsa mess Examining disaster fig uring quite typical advised new member plane can saved As instructed patiently picked up pieces Just week later jubilantly back field ready next check flight completely recov ered extensively damaged airplane As Navy Captain James Lawrence pleaded after being mortally wounded Boston Har bor 1813 Dont give up ship likely can live fly another lay little patience bottle CyA RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 45 -scale plans workmanship Glider absolutely flawless detail Id have say finest Scale Glider Ive ever seen compared Erics Grunau Baby Baby Bowlus both flew last year Unfortu nately Kranich also too light try Fridayplus fact Eric zero flights Better save another day museum Friday night winc-tasting hors doeuvres social sponsored Charlie Morey editor/publisher Slope Soaring News very nice time talking Gliders al though large crowd made things bit snug must say Washington State vintages very tasty lot interest watching videos shot during day Saturday dawned nary ripple Co lumbia Most pilots hung around hotel waiting word slope would used Eagle Kiona Butte up Benton City mid morning nobody could stand waiting longer everybody took off slope other started Eagle met convoy coming down hill word Kiona later heard some guys stayed Eagle flew us ing winches Kiona big hill has advantage graveled road way up Eagle terribly dusty doesnt have big landing area Eagle breeze very light north however some thermals coming through Bill Liscomb DG 202 specked out arrived about noon what little wind stopped altogether few planes air slope lift petered out pilots tried trick book get high enough land near top hill No luck kept getting smaller smaller finally landed bottom looking like specks landed damage heard later Everyone took advantage lull talk about flying look over others lat est projects special guest speaker Saturday eve ning banquet Michael Selig Michael talked showed slides about Princeton wind tun nel tests John Donovan David Fraser performed August 1986 through Jan uary 1989 results published Herk Stokely Soartech 8 Airfoils Low Speeds course everyone edge seat waiting Seligs Seven Special Se crets designing cant-miss contestwinning Glider Michael obliged going through detailed explanations what feels important points Glider design quick summary 1 Pick good airfoil type flying 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Dept Waukegan IL 60065 popular templates template ATRCS lingo computer program has custom tailored certain Glider configu ration example flying Oly II rudder elevator spoilers would se lect lA iF E R template Once thats done have plug servos re ceiver correctly set servo directions per form several other details John goes over very carefully have hunch Johns tape also going ap peal lot fliers don town Vision 85P set want see what its about may have heard programming too hard other imagined drawbacks Once see tape theyll know programming 85P isnt difficult Studying structions required sure tape makes easier understand Also youll see Glider using four channels computer radio way go tape $1995 plus $350 S&H John Clark 911 Covert Ave New Hyde Park NY 11040 tel 1-516/775-4780 RC Aerobatics/Van Putte Continued page 47 mount Futaba 5130 retract servo nose new Atlanta after scrounging through junk box discovered old Kraft KPS 12 side-mount tray perfect fit Obviously other KPS-12 trays will accept 5130 servo new 59101 55101 servos too Being curious researched further discovered Futaba S28 S128 S38 5138 S48 S148 servos also fit perfectly Kraft KPS-14 servo trays received letter Richard Forbes Missis sippi State University MS referred piece snap rolls column August 1990 pointed Out Youll get bet ter results down-elevator outside snap rolls cross-control rudder aileron Hes right what means should put either left rudder right aileron vice versa Periodically neat stuff sent to try out Recently Aerospace Composite Products PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 sent some new items first called Key-Cord composed eight-strand braided Kevlar filament inner core surrounded high-density vinyl jacket looks like RC hookup wire has enormous strength Available two sizes 038 85-lb tensile strength 054 215-lb tensile strength sells $7 $9 respectively 20-ft length looks great model applica tion requiring precise pull-cord actuator such pull-pull rudder second called No-Fray Its carbon fiber reinforcing tape sandwiched between two layers thin tissue paper No-Fray used just comes since epoxy polyester resins soak through tissue paper saturating carbon fiber bonding entire assembly 12-ft length retails $9 No-Fray can ease lot hassles working carbon fiber Aerospace Composite Products also has new product called EZ Lam 21-mix epoxy laminat ing resin use lightweight fiberglass car bon fiber Kevlar cloth didnt send sample claim flows easily cloth cures hard high-strength gloss fin ish sands easily goes over bare Styro foam too should have lot applications 1-pint kit retails $18 1-quart kit $26 product report coming up column fol lowing Nats issue Ill report Great Planes Ultra Sport 40 Due heavy sched ule asked local flier Bob Bolting build report airplane Bob excellent builder sport flier also engineer F-15 test pilot Hes put together fine report Look two months RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 48 tricycle shall jettisoned wheels2 -in diameter minimum must remain aircraft dur ing flight wheel pantsoptional retractsnot allowed profile modificationsno changes view including canopy minimum weight dry4Yo lb B Engine typemodern standard K&B Model 4011 maximum displacement 40 cu modifications allowednone carburetor standard metal K&B model 4011 engine no Perry mufflerstandard K&B muffler 4011 engine tank pressuremuffler pressure October 1990 159 9003 N Davis Hwy Pensacola FL 32514 j

Radio Conoi Soaring Byron Blakeslee 3134 N Winnebago Dr Sedafla CO 80135 SLOPE SCALE Soaring leads off news month 1990 RC Scale Soaring Fun Fly held over Memorial Day weekend near Richland southeastern corner Washington State third mnning Fun Fly before telling about Id better explain change schedule future years plan Richland alternate Torrey Pines near San Diego CA Fun Fly initiated last year will 1991 Richland Fun Fly Torrey Pines will Labor Day weekend year 1991 Thereafter will alternate years Richland being held even-numbered years Tor rey Pines odd-numbered ones will lighten load Tn-City Soarers club Torrey Pines Gulls still give Slope Scale enthusiasts place get together year phenomenal growth popularity fun fly has kind overwhelmed TRICS club event director Wil Byers Scale Slope fun fly idea has grown something much big ger exciting anyone imagined began three years ago 1988 about 40 pilots Last year brought 70 fliers year 109 pilots plus another 32 registered come just spectate Over 200 planes registered 204 peo ple Saturday evening banquet wanted come room filled capac ity tremendous response surely dicates healthy state RC Soaring gen eral fast-growing interest Scale Gliders particular Now some observations about years doings MAs RC Slope Soaring columnist Mark Triebes also attended will cover column Since Slope affair its really bailiwick So Ill try restrain myself running too much wife include fun fly year part combination sightseeing trip vacation visit relatives Victoria BC ar rived Clover Island Hotel Thursday after noon hotel has scenic setting small land right Columbia River guys came early like Bill Liscomb San Diego makes week said days fly ing conditions Eagle Butte perfect Friday first day official flying everyone assembled Eagle 1000 am pilots meeting wind blowing like crazy about 35 mph crest hill higher gusts ideal heavy ships bit too much lighter ones saw couple Gliders crash launch cause thrown properly best technique carry Glider far over rounded crest hill possible launch less down slope much wind no danger having enough lift Planes released top crest Pilots Choice award Scale Slope Fun Fly B-29 modeled after prototype dropped Bell X-1 rocket ship test flights 12-ft-span 8-29 weighs 25 lb Note modei X-l fastened beneath model B-29 right B-29 X-1 has just isunched 35-mph wind careful launching must WiI Byers white shirt now intent avoid fail over side Eagle Butte 44 Model Aviation Bob Reynolds gives good heave 1A0-scaie F-14 fighter Slope Soarer 1990 RC Scale Soaring Fun Fly pic tures month come event held near Richiand WA Wings F-I 4 actu ally swing flight Model created excite ment left stabilizer fluttered came off flight Pilot Charlie Morey did great job getting down damage Mark Hambelton about ready yell 601 helpers launch 27-ib 1/5-scale A6 Intruder too outrageous what Heres guy idea Scale Slope Fun Fly Its Bill Llscomb Roke DG-202 all-glass V4-scale Sailplane Kit available Imparts Miami three-man crew steadies Charlie Morays %-scaie ASW 20 preparatory launching Charlie bail ASW 20 kit available American Sailplane Designs Posing hers gorgeous Kranlch Ills Eric Eiche Model museum quality Pro totype 1935 German design used extensively trainer during WW II danger just being flipped over backwards Once away hill air very smoothor appeared cant say per sonal experience because 1 385-scale Roke ASK 18 too light planes conditions Wil thought might calm some afternoon never did Meanwhile heavy-ship fliers having ball especially Power Scale brigade right element quite few outrageous models days highlight eventual win ner Pilots Choice award 12-foot-span B29 dropped Bell X-1 rocket plane com bination built Wayne Stanford Hal Web ber Ed Mason Nampa Idaho Model Aviators club B-29 launched flawlessly Ed flew around couple minutes X- 1 tached crowd went wild applause rocket ship dropped away Hal flew X-l odd thing B-29 flew fast X-1 Maybe thats too surprising consid ering 29 weighs 25 lb has 295-ozper-sq-ft wing loading guys said proj ect took five months steady building still friends Another showstopper Power Scaler Mark Hambeltons /s-scale A-6 Intruder plane square 10 ft span 10 ft long has com plete detailing including working lights Mark owner DCU models Dragon Fly Super Dragon Fly made six A-6s two MiG-17s movie Flight Intruder movie versions fan-jet powered Marks empty inside stills weighs 27 lb 213 sq ft area loading 203 oz per sq ft anyone would like Mark says kits will availablefor around $1200 first block Being Vintage Glider fan especially turned Eric Eiches scratch-built A-scale Kranich II Eric scaled plans up German Continued page 153 NOR-RAY PRODUCTS INC 5008 SAND BEACH RD WICHITA FALLS TX 76310 817-692-4475 Span 104 th 76 1575 ne ST 2500-3000 Equiv. 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664-3330 iomposite Aircraft Eng & Supply FAX 6649780 Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 36 Teaser 5 Can AM transmitters fly FM re ceivers vice versa several readers RC systems advertised being AM encode information switching On/Off hence radi ated power changes frequency 72xxx MHz 0 MHz FM systems shift between two frequencies about 5 kHz apart ie 72xxx 72xx5 MHz FM shift harder detect might expect Therefore likely FM receiver will controlled AM trans mitter AM receiver will con trolled FM transmitter Having said can now tell last receiver tested narrow-band AM re ceiver ground range 50 paces AM synthesizer 50 paces FM syn thesizer Kraft multifrequency transmitter Nature AM Lightning strikes corona around high-voltage transmission lines arc weld ers plastic bag sealers ignition systems gas oline engines clattering metal-to-metal parts produce AM-type signals George Steiner tests receivers AM FM sensitivity both on-channel off-channel data shows FM RC receivers actually sensitive off-channel AM transmitters off-channel FM transmitters reason power sidebands narrow-band AM transmitter sidebands narrow-band FM transmitter Whether AM transmitter will/wont fly FM receiver vice versa depends encod ing decoding methods case PCM pulse-code modulationEd receiver onchannel transmissions will put receiver its fail-safe mode because code will wrong case PWM pulse-width modula tionEd receivers may/may con trolled other kind transmitter de pending decoder works whether frame times pulse positions num ber channels match Airtronics 92xxx FM receiver instance completely immune AM transmitters tests Broke It/Berman Continued page 41 balsa mess Examining disaster fig uring quite typical advised new member plane can saved As instructed patiently picked up pieces Just week later jubilantly back field ready next check flight completely recov ered extensively damaged airplane As Navy Captain James Lawrence pleaded after being mortally wounded Boston Har bor 1813 Dont give up ship likely can live fly another lay little patience bottle CyA RC Soaring/Blakeslee Continued page 45 -scale plans workmanship Glider absolutely flawless detail Id have say finest Scale Glider Ive ever seen compared Erics Grunau Baby Baby Bowlus both flew last year Unfortu nately Kranich also too light try Fridayplus fact Eric zero flights Better save another day museum Friday night winc-tasting hors doeuvres social sponsored Charlie Morey editor/publisher Slope Soaring News very nice time talking Gliders al though large crowd made things bit snug must say Washington State vintages very tasty lot interest watching videos shot during day Saturday dawned nary ripple Co lumbia Most pilots hung around hotel waiting word slope would used Eagle Kiona Butte up Benton City mid morning nobody could stand waiting longer everybody took off slope other started Eagle met convoy coming down hill word Kiona later heard some guys stayed Eagle flew us ing winches Kiona big hill has advantage graveled road way up Eagle terribly dusty doesnt have big landing area Eagle breeze very light north however some thermals coming through Bill Liscomb DG 202 specked out arrived about noon what little wind stopped altogether few planes air slope lift petered out pilots tried trick book get high enough land near top hill No luck kept getting smaller smaller finally landed bottom looking like specks landed damage heard later Everyone took advantage lull talk about flying look over others lat est projects special guest speaker Saturday eve ning banquet Michael Selig Michael talked showed slides about Princeton wind tun nel tests John Donovan David Fraser performed August 1986 through Jan uary 1989 results published Herk Stokely Soartech 8 Airfoils Low Speeds course everyone edge seat waiting Seligs Seven Special Se crets designing cant-miss contestwinning Glider Michael obliged going through detailed explanations what feels important points Glider design quick summary 1 Pick good airfoil type flying 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