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Radio Control: Soaring

Author: D. Garwood


Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 70, 72

RADIO CONTROL SOARING U IF VItF1VITT.U 1II.4U E1 I-r4stU WE HAVE BUILDING SEASON part country five inches new snow ground wind chill factor single digits didnt get fly today did join some balsa sheets make skin foam wing season short days cold weather may also spending time shop month Ill discuss some tools Ive come rely Ive also listed described four specialized RC Soaring magazines before get topics Ill tell about Bob Harolds aluminum gliders met Bob 1995 Muncie Nats chatted cut tiny glider aluminum drink can shaped launched itall within five minutes After few test flights trimming after got surprising flight distances flight times minuscule model Bob has written about gliders Boys Life will send instructions full-size patterns eight configurations cost copying receive yours send dollar bill self-addressed business-size envelope two stamps Bob Harold 519 N Youlon Street West Salem WI 54669-1108 Tel 608 786-0856 E-mail address BobCanMan@aolcom Now shop brief discussion some important workshop tools Modeling pins An indispensable tool building model airplanes Pins hold parts place being assembled glue dries Youll use handful pins built-up balsa rib-and-spar wing hold fin right angles horizontal stab epoxy cures problem common household pins heads too small get good grip youre inserting removing can use pliers overcome problem superior solution use modelers pinsthese have larger heads wire I-pins come three sizes plastic-handle pins little harder find comfortable grip Specialized knife blades already know useful hobby knife #11 blade build model year youll appreciate buying packs 100 its less expensive youll always have sharp blades hand larger knives heavier blades larger handles just useful carving wingtip blocks try long #26 blade part no HLTO26 Hobby Lobby Single-edge razor blades paint department hardware store also useful cutting scraping tasks Razor saw precisely cut larger sticks balsa sheeting nothing beats fine-tooth razor saw saws can used small miter box desired will also neatly cut off servo arms trim brass aluminum tubing use Zona sawsthese have comfortable wooden handles replaceable blades strong blade holders Motor tool Considered luxury item motorized hobby tool quickly becomes most-oftenused tools shop power drill low-speed hightorque tool motor tool delivers high speed low torque excels cutting grinding sanding polishing takes large variety grinding stones cutting burrs abrasive cut-off wheels polishing pads sanding disks sanding cylinders April 1996 67 Lou Garwood uses heat gun shrink wing covering shelf keeps clutter off workbench plans can pinned Homasote wall covering Hobby knives available several different sizes shapes Motor tools Dremel variable-speed Moto-Tool top help whittling heavy-duty cutting Montgomery Ward single-speed Hobby Rotary Tool bottom use two shop has coarse sanding wheel permanently affixed other kept case variety cutting tools though have multispeed motor tool find use its highest speed 95% time Both drills 120-volt units portable models rechargeable batteries available have used Dremel Moto-Tool cut rusted automotive U-bolts remove hopelessly damaged stainless-steel hose clamps know no hetter way cut music wire hardened wing rod stock prefer motor tool over tubing cutter small-diameter tubing Rememher wear eye protection power tool Sandbags Sandbags useful items model building shop can act third hand workhench can hold wing work glue dihedral hrace sets up Nothing holds round fuselage wellwithout risk scratches other damage dont know commercial source sandbags Covering iron heat gun Heat-shrink covering small miracles modern modeling era heatactivated adhesive sticks well balsa itself Although some covering manufacturers show covering being applied household clothing iron covering iron makes job faster easier covering iron alone will get through heat gun helpful shrinking large areas covering after edges have sealed Its particularly useful removing warps built-up wingsan essential step building sweetflying models Workbench know modelers work kitchen table build fine models temporary bench Ive heard builders working motel rooms portable building boards can find space dedicated building arealife becomes easier Mine simple 2 x 4 frame topped 3/4 inch plywood plywood covered Homasote 68 Model Aviation smakers pins sometimes difficult work Try pins molded heads use T-pins Tougher materials such spruce basswood often require use Zona-type saw accurate cuts wife made SPECIFICATIONS Wing area 670 in2 4322 cm2 Weight 28 34 oz 790 960 g building material lumberyard takes pins well 2 x 8-foot piece luxurious size although first six RC airplanes built 24 x 48-inch bench bench attached wall will wiggle-free free-standing bench can accessed sides Plan drawers shelves tool material storage An immensely useful addition pinnable surface wall display plans notes lists other written material Soaring Resources four specialized Soaring magazines RC Soaring pilots should find interesting helpful aware Soaring organizations also have specialized newsletters periodicals RC Soaring Digest RCSD Published Judy Jerry Slates RCSD longest-running journal voice US Soaring activity Some international coverage included reader written has criticized its minimal editing some readers its strength RCSD includes regular columns event reports how-tos travel articles RCSDs kit reviews generally have frankness credibility difficult achieve mainstream magazines Contact RCSD Box 2108 Wylie TX 75098-2 108 Tel 214 4423910 Fax 214 442-5258 monthly publication among Soaring specialty magazines RCSD costs $30 per year Sailplane Modeler formerly Scale Slope & FA Premiering August 1995 Sailplane Modeler newest RC Soaring magazines Its published 70 Model Aviation S LIKE ITS CARBON/COMPOSITEOBUILDS LIKE ITS FOAM State Art RG-14 Airfoil Wingeron Control System combine make no-nonsense no-compromise slope ship Virtually Indestructable Builds No Glue Assembles FLASH 60 Wingspan NOTHING ELSE TO BUY BUT RADIO r Aisembly Materials Hardware & Choice Colored Sheeting Included - Dont Love Plane Performs Well Buy Back Details Distributed Torque & Recoil Club Chinook in Texai 78736 Ph/FAX 512/454-0061 eron@aolcom LSA EDGE SANDER - e EASY way orenare balsa sheets wing skins Dedicated bringing technical articles building tips plan features 3-views kit reviews scale documentation airfoil sections modeler interviews competition news broad range RIO soaring news found nowhere else deserve best Get best Let Sailplane Modeler launch new age RIO soaring news its magazine Web site Internet Send Sailplane Modeler P 0 Box 4267 W RichHand WA 99353 509 6270456 tnclosed $1995 $2155 Washington state residents $2495 Canada $2995 Europe Asia year subscription Delivered first class mail $500 Please make payment credit card check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler ADDRESS cn PHONE Soaring enthusiasts organizers Wil Byers Greg Vasgerdsian its beautifully produced quarterly some pages full color magazine coming strong Contact Sailplane Modeler Box 4267 West Richiand WA 99353 Tel 509 627-0456 E-mail WilByers@aolcom annual subscription cost $1995 four issues Quiet Flight International QFJ Since 1994 QFI has bold colorful publication edited Dave Jones published Traplet England Dave strives content balanced among Thermal Slope Scale Electric QFI writers columnists seem have exceptional grasp love topical areas generally present material dry British humor information contact magazines US agent QFI USA Box 167 Florham Park NJ 07932 Tel/Fax 201 7650881 E-mail qfidj @ waveridercouk Subscription cost $30 per year six issues Silent Flight First published 1991 Silent Flight set pace its use editorial colorit exceeded other specialty modeling magazines time has knack presenting innovative unusual designs Silent Flight concentrates Soaring UK Europe covering both Sailplanes Electrics published Argus House England its US agent Wise Owl Worldwide Publications 4314 West 238th Street Torrance CA 90505-4509 Tel 310 375-6258 Fax 310 375-0548 An annual subscription costs $34 six issues difficult time Soaring magazines paper costs increasing readership leveling off best thing can support enter subscription Try magazines will increase enjoyment hobby ORBITER-2 --1995 HLG Nationals Winner As enhanced flown glory Steve Cameron Specifications wing Span 59 wing Area in2 Flying Wt z 2 servos rons rud & elevator Airfoil 1 Fuselage a pad CF boom Performance Steve Cameron praises Orbtter-2 wing spar system Orbiter-2 wing can take launch can give have seen Steves aileron empowered Orbiter-2 fly say climbs right up through everything else air goes show foam doeant always rise top Ironically can now fly beat performing HLG US cost reaaonably priced kit little building effort See new 59 hand-launch Orbiter-2 $75 72 Pivot $85 78 Wee-gilante $t65 100$175 new pre-sheeted 132 Winds saw $430 Shipping extra SWOOSHIEtm BAILS OUT Release scalelilie Parodutistl real crawd pleaser lot funl blue goldl Complete Brifliont coloral FL orange yellow llJifigure & release system $1895 eo plus $325 S/H Model Rviation special Med White & Blue Red & Gold Combal $1895 325 S/Hl SEND ORDER TODAY TO HOBBY HUT MANUFACTURING 2020 W fist St N Suite #77 Wichita KS 67203-2107 Dept MEW send SASE brochure 72 Model Aviation d soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler HOT new quarterly RIO soaring magazine1 re big bold new COLOR up out intense graphic format packed information color quarterly magazine entertaining well educational STATE________________ ZIP CODE_______________ NAME COUNTRY Check 0 Money Order 0 Z 0O Signature_____________________________ ZDDD DDDD DDDD LLDD Expiration Date DDDD

Author: D. Garwood


Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 70, 72

RADIO CONTROL SOARING U IF VItF1VITT.U 1II.4U E1 I-r4stU WE HAVE BUILDING SEASON part country five inches new snow ground wind chill factor single digits didnt get fly today did join some balsa sheets make skin foam wing season short days cold weather may also spending time shop month Ill discuss some tools Ive come rely Ive also listed described four specialized RC Soaring magazines before get topics Ill tell about Bob Harolds aluminum gliders met Bob 1995 Muncie Nats chatted cut tiny glider aluminum drink can shaped launched itall within five minutes After few test flights trimming after got surprising flight distances flight times minuscule model Bob has written about gliders Boys Life will send instructions full-size patterns eight configurations cost copying receive yours send dollar bill self-addressed business-size envelope two stamps Bob Harold 519 N Youlon Street West Salem WI 54669-1108 Tel 608 786-0856 E-mail address BobCanMan@aolcom Now shop brief discussion some important workshop tools Modeling pins An indispensable tool building model airplanes Pins hold parts place being assembled glue dries Youll use handful pins built-up balsa rib-and-spar wing hold fin right angles horizontal stab epoxy cures problem common household pins heads too small get good grip youre inserting removing can use pliers overcome problem superior solution use modelers pinsthese have larger heads wire I-pins come three sizes plastic-handle pins little harder find comfortable grip Specialized knife blades already know useful hobby knife #11 blade build model year youll appreciate buying packs 100 its less expensive youll always have sharp blades hand larger knives heavier blades larger handles just useful carving wingtip blocks try long #26 blade part no HLTO26 Hobby Lobby Single-edge razor blades paint department hardware store also useful cutting scraping tasks Razor saw precisely cut larger sticks balsa sheeting nothing beats fine-tooth razor saw saws can used small miter box desired will also neatly cut off servo arms trim brass aluminum tubing use Zona sawsthese have comfortable wooden handles replaceable blades strong blade holders Motor tool Considered luxury item motorized hobby tool quickly becomes most-oftenused tools shop power drill low-speed hightorque tool motor tool delivers high speed low torque excels cutting grinding sanding polishing takes large variety grinding stones cutting burrs abrasive cut-off wheels polishing pads sanding disks sanding cylinders April 1996 67 Lou Garwood uses heat gun shrink wing covering shelf keeps clutter off workbench plans can pinned Homasote wall covering Hobby knives available several different sizes shapes Motor tools Dremel variable-speed Moto-Tool top help whittling heavy-duty cutting Montgomery Ward single-speed Hobby Rotary Tool bottom use two shop has coarse sanding wheel permanently affixed other kept case variety cutting tools though have multispeed motor tool find use its highest speed 95% time Both drills 120-volt units portable models rechargeable batteries available have used Dremel Moto-Tool cut rusted automotive U-bolts remove hopelessly damaged stainless-steel hose clamps know no hetter way cut music wire hardened wing rod stock prefer motor tool over tubing cutter small-diameter tubing Rememher wear eye protection power tool Sandbags Sandbags useful items model building shop can act third hand workhench can hold wing work glue dihedral hrace sets up Nothing holds round fuselage wellwithout risk scratches other damage dont know commercial source sandbags Covering iron heat gun Heat-shrink covering small miracles modern modeling era heatactivated adhesive sticks well balsa itself Although some covering manufacturers show covering being applied household clothing iron covering iron makes job faster easier covering iron alone will get through heat gun helpful shrinking large areas covering after edges have sealed Its particularly useful removing warps built-up wingsan essential step building sweetflying models Workbench know modelers work kitchen table build fine models temporary bench Ive heard builders working motel rooms portable building boards can find space dedicated building arealife becomes easier Mine simple 2 x 4 frame topped 3/4 inch plywood plywood covered Homasote 68 Model Aviation smakers pins sometimes difficult work Try pins molded heads use T-pins Tougher materials such spruce basswood often require use Zona-type saw accurate cuts wife made SPECIFICATIONS Wing area 670 in2 4322 cm2 Weight 28 34 oz 790 960 g building material lumberyard takes pins well 2 x 8-foot piece luxurious size although first six RC airplanes built 24 x 48-inch bench bench attached wall will wiggle-free free-standing bench can accessed sides Plan drawers shelves tool material storage An immensely useful addition pinnable surface wall display plans notes lists other written material Soaring Resources four specialized Soaring magazines RC Soaring pilots should find interesting helpful aware Soaring organizations also have specialized newsletters periodicals RC Soaring Digest RCSD Published Judy Jerry Slates RCSD longest-running journal voice US Soaring activity Some international coverage included reader written has criticized its minimal editing some readers its strength RCSD includes regular columns event reports how-tos travel articles RCSDs kit reviews generally have frankness credibility difficult achieve mainstream magazines Contact RCSD Box 2108 Wylie TX 75098-2 108 Tel 214 4423910 Fax 214 442-5258 monthly publication among Soaring specialty magazines RCSD costs $30 per year Sailplane Modeler formerly Scale Slope & FA Premiering August 1995 Sailplane Modeler newest RC Soaring magazines Its published 70 Model Aviation S LIKE ITS CARBON/COMPOSITEOBUILDS LIKE ITS FOAM State Art RG-14 Airfoil Wingeron Control System combine make no-nonsense no-compromise slope ship Virtually Indestructable Builds No Glue Assembles FLASH 60 Wingspan NOTHING ELSE TO BUY BUT RADIO r Aisembly Materials Hardware & Choice Colored Sheeting Included - Dont Love Plane Performs Well Buy Back Details Distributed Torque & Recoil Club Chinook in Texai 78736 Ph/FAX 512/454-0061 eron@aolcom LSA EDGE SANDER - e EASY way orenare balsa sheets wing skins Dedicated bringing technical articles building tips plan features 3-views kit reviews scale documentation airfoil sections modeler interviews competition news broad range RIO soaring news found nowhere else deserve best Get best Let Sailplane Modeler launch new age RIO soaring news its magazine Web site Internet Send Sailplane Modeler P 0 Box 4267 W RichHand WA 99353 509 6270456 tnclosed $1995 $2155 Washington state residents $2495 Canada $2995 Europe Asia year subscription Delivered first class mail $500 Please make payment credit card check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler ADDRESS cn PHONE Soaring enthusiasts organizers Wil Byers Greg Vasgerdsian its beautifully produced quarterly some pages full color magazine coming strong Contact Sailplane Modeler Box 4267 West Richiand WA 99353 Tel 509 627-0456 E-mail WilByers@aolcom annual subscription cost $1995 four issues Quiet Flight International QFJ Since 1994 QFI has bold colorful publication edited Dave Jones published Traplet England Dave strives content balanced among Thermal Slope Scale Electric QFI writers columnists seem have exceptional grasp love topical areas generally present material dry British humor information contact magazines US agent QFI USA Box 167 Florham Park NJ 07932 Tel/Fax 201 7650881 E-mail qfidj @ waveridercouk Subscription cost $30 per year six issues Silent Flight First published 1991 Silent Flight set pace its use editorial colorit exceeded other specialty modeling magazines time has knack presenting innovative unusual designs Silent Flight concentrates Soaring UK Europe covering both Sailplanes Electrics published Argus House England its US agent Wise Owl Worldwide Publications 4314 West 238th Street Torrance CA 90505-4509 Tel 310 375-6258 Fax 310 375-0548 An annual subscription costs $34 six issues difficult time Soaring magazines paper costs increasing readership leveling off best thing can support enter subscription Try magazines will increase enjoyment hobby ORBITER-2 --1995 HLG Nationals Winner As enhanced flown glory Steve Cameron Specifications wing Span 59 wing Area in2 Flying Wt z 2 servos rons rud & elevator Airfoil 1 Fuselage a pad CF boom Performance Steve Cameron praises Orbtter-2 wing spar system Orbiter-2 wing can take launch can give have seen Steves aileron empowered Orbiter-2 fly say climbs right up through everything else air goes show foam doeant always rise top Ironically can now fly beat performing HLG US cost reaaonably priced kit little building effort See new 59 hand-launch Orbiter-2 $75 72 Pivot $85 78 Wee-gilante $t65 100$175 new pre-sheeted 132 Winds saw $430 Shipping extra SWOOSHIEtm BAILS OUT Release scalelilie Parodutistl real crawd pleaser lot funl blue goldl Complete Brifliont coloral FL orange yellow llJifigure & release system $1895 eo plus $325 S/H Model Rviation special Med White & Blue Red & Gold Combal $1895 325 S/Hl SEND ORDER TODAY TO HOBBY HUT MANUFACTURING 2020 W fist St N Suite #77 Wichita KS 67203-2107 Dept MEW send SASE brochure 72 Model Aviation d soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler HOT new quarterly RIO soaring magazine1 re big bold new COLOR up out intense graphic format packed information color quarterly magazine entertaining well educational STATE________________ ZIP CODE_______________ NAME COUNTRY Check 0 Money Order 0 Z 0O Signature_____________________________ ZDDD DDDD DDDD LLDD Expiration Date DDDD

Author: D. Garwood


Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 70, 72

RADIO CONTROL SOARING U IF VItF1VITT.U 1II.4U E1 I-r4stU WE HAVE BUILDING SEASON part country five inches new snow ground wind chill factor single digits didnt get fly today did join some balsa sheets make skin foam wing season short days cold weather may also spending time shop month Ill discuss some tools Ive come rely Ive also listed described four specialized RC Soaring magazines before get topics Ill tell about Bob Harolds aluminum gliders met Bob 1995 Muncie Nats chatted cut tiny glider aluminum drink can shaped launched itall within five minutes After few test flights trimming after got surprising flight distances flight times minuscule model Bob has written about gliders Boys Life will send instructions full-size patterns eight configurations cost copying receive yours send dollar bill self-addressed business-size envelope two stamps Bob Harold 519 N Youlon Street West Salem WI 54669-1108 Tel 608 786-0856 E-mail address BobCanMan@aolcom Now shop brief discussion some important workshop tools Modeling pins An indispensable tool building model airplanes Pins hold parts place being assembled glue dries Youll use handful pins built-up balsa rib-and-spar wing hold fin right angles horizontal stab epoxy cures problem common household pins heads too small get good grip youre inserting removing can use pliers overcome problem superior solution use modelers pinsthese have larger heads wire I-pins come three sizes plastic-handle pins little harder find comfortable grip Specialized knife blades already know useful hobby knife #11 blade build model year youll appreciate buying packs 100 its less expensive youll always have sharp blades hand larger knives heavier blades larger handles just useful carving wingtip blocks try long #26 blade part no HLTO26 Hobby Lobby Single-edge razor blades paint department hardware store also useful cutting scraping tasks Razor saw precisely cut larger sticks balsa sheeting nothing beats fine-tooth razor saw saws can used small miter box desired will also neatly cut off servo arms trim brass aluminum tubing use Zona sawsthese have comfortable wooden handles replaceable blades strong blade holders Motor tool Considered luxury item motorized hobby tool quickly becomes most-oftenused tools shop power drill low-speed hightorque tool motor tool delivers high speed low torque excels cutting grinding sanding polishing takes large variety grinding stones cutting burrs abrasive cut-off wheels polishing pads sanding disks sanding cylinders April 1996 67 Lou Garwood uses heat gun shrink wing covering shelf keeps clutter off workbench plans can pinned Homasote wall covering Hobby knives available several different sizes shapes Motor tools Dremel variable-speed Moto-Tool top help whittling heavy-duty cutting Montgomery Ward single-speed Hobby Rotary Tool bottom use two shop has coarse sanding wheel permanently affixed other kept case variety cutting tools though have multispeed motor tool find use its highest speed 95% time Both drills 120-volt units portable models rechargeable batteries available have used Dremel Moto-Tool cut rusted automotive U-bolts remove hopelessly damaged stainless-steel hose clamps know no hetter way cut music wire hardened wing rod stock prefer motor tool over tubing cutter small-diameter tubing Rememher wear eye protection power tool Sandbags Sandbags useful items model building shop can act third hand workhench can hold wing work glue dihedral hrace sets up Nothing holds round fuselage wellwithout risk scratches other damage dont know commercial source sandbags Covering iron heat gun Heat-shrink covering small miracles modern modeling era heatactivated adhesive sticks well balsa itself Although some covering manufacturers show covering being applied household clothing iron covering iron makes job faster easier covering iron alone will get through heat gun helpful shrinking large areas covering after edges have sealed Its particularly useful removing warps built-up wingsan essential step building sweetflying models Workbench know modelers work kitchen table build fine models temporary bench Ive heard builders working motel rooms portable building boards can find space dedicated building arealife becomes easier Mine simple 2 x 4 frame topped 3/4 inch plywood plywood covered Homasote 68 Model Aviation smakers pins sometimes difficult work Try pins molded heads use T-pins Tougher materials such spruce basswood often require use Zona-type saw accurate cuts wife made SPECIFICATIONS Wing area 670 in2 4322 cm2 Weight 28 34 oz 790 960 g building material lumberyard takes pins well 2 x 8-foot piece luxurious size although first six RC airplanes built 24 x 48-inch bench bench attached wall will wiggle-free free-standing bench can accessed sides Plan drawers shelves tool material storage An immensely useful addition pinnable surface wall display plans notes lists other written material Soaring Resources four specialized Soaring magazines RC Soaring pilots should find interesting helpful aware Soaring organizations also have specialized newsletters periodicals RC Soaring Digest RCSD Published Judy Jerry Slates RCSD longest-running journal voice US Soaring activity Some international coverage included reader written has criticized its minimal editing some readers its strength RCSD includes regular columns event reports how-tos travel articles RCSDs kit reviews generally have frankness credibility difficult achieve mainstream magazines Contact RCSD Box 2108 Wylie TX 75098-2 108 Tel 214 4423910 Fax 214 442-5258 monthly publication among Soaring specialty magazines RCSD costs $30 per year Sailplane Modeler formerly Scale Slope & FA Premiering August 1995 Sailplane Modeler newest RC Soaring magazines Its published 70 Model Aviation S LIKE ITS CARBON/COMPOSITEOBUILDS LIKE ITS FOAM State Art RG-14 Airfoil Wingeron Control System combine make no-nonsense no-compromise slope ship Virtually Indestructable Builds No Glue Assembles FLASH 60 Wingspan NOTHING ELSE TO BUY BUT RADIO r Aisembly Materials Hardware & Choice Colored Sheeting Included - Dont Love Plane Performs Well Buy Back Details Distributed Torque & Recoil Club Chinook in Texai 78736 Ph/FAX 512/454-0061 eron@aolcom LSA EDGE SANDER - e EASY way orenare balsa sheets wing skins Dedicated bringing technical articles building tips plan features 3-views kit reviews scale documentation airfoil sections modeler interviews competition news broad range RIO soaring news found nowhere else deserve best Get best Let Sailplane Modeler launch new age RIO soaring news its magazine Web site Internet Send Sailplane Modeler P 0 Box 4267 W RichHand WA 99353 509 6270456 tnclosed $1995 $2155 Washington state residents $2495 Canada $2995 Europe Asia year subscription Delivered first class mail $500 Please make payment credit card check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler ADDRESS cn PHONE Soaring enthusiasts organizers Wil Byers Greg Vasgerdsian its beautifully produced quarterly some pages full color magazine coming strong Contact Sailplane Modeler Box 4267 West Richiand WA 99353 Tel 509 627-0456 E-mail WilByers@aolcom annual subscription cost $1995 four issues Quiet Flight International QFJ Since 1994 QFI has bold colorful publication edited Dave Jones published Traplet England Dave strives content balanced among Thermal Slope Scale Electric QFI writers columnists seem have exceptional grasp love topical areas generally present material dry British humor information contact magazines US agent QFI USA Box 167 Florham Park NJ 07932 Tel/Fax 201 7650881 E-mail qfidj @ waveridercouk Subscription cost $30 per year six issues Silent Flight First published 1991 Silent Flight set pace its use editorial colorit exceeded other specialty modeling magazines time has knack presenting innovative unusual designs Silent Flight concentrates Soaring UK Europe covering both Sailplanes Electrics published Argus House England its US agent Wise Owl Worldwide Publications 4314 West 238th Street Torrance CA 90505-4509 Tel 310 375-6258 Fax 310 375-0548 An annual subscription costs $34 six issues difficult time Soaring magazines paper costs increasing readership leveling off best thing can support enter subscription Try magazines will increase enjoyment hobby ORBITER-2 --1995 HLG Nationals Winner As enhanced flown glory Steve Cameron Specifications wing Span 59 wing Area in2 Flying Wt z 2 servos rons rud & elevator Airfoil 1 Fuselage a pad CF boom Performance Steve Cameron praises Orbtter-2 wing spar system Orbiter-2 wing can take launch can give have seen Steves aileron empowered Orbiter-2 fly say climbs right up through everything else air goes show foam doeant always rise top Ironically can now fly beat performing HLG US cost reaaonably priced kit little building effort See new 59 hand-launch Orbiter-2 $75 72 Pivot $85 78 Wee-gilante $t65 100$175 new pre-sheeted 132 Winds saw $430 Shipping extra SWOOSHIEtm BAILS OUT Release scalelilie Parodutistl real crawd pleaser lot funl blue goldl Complete Brifliont coloral FL orange yellow llJifigure & release system $1895 eo plus $325 S/H Model Rviation special Med White & Blue Red & Gold Combal $1895 325 S/Hl SEND ORDER TODAY TO HOBBY HUT MANUFACTURING 2020 W fist St N Suite #77 Wichita KS 67203-2107 Dept MEW send SASE brochure 72 Model Aviation d soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler HOT new quarterly RIO soaring magazine1 re big bold new COLOR up out intense graphic format packed information color quarterly magazine entertaining well educational STATE________________ ZIP CODE_______________ NAME COUNTRY Check 0 Money Order 0 Z 0O Signature_____________________________ ZDDD DDDD DDDD LLDD Expiration Date DDDD

Author: D. Garwood


Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/04
Page Numbers: 67, 68, 70, 72

RADIO CONTROL SOARING U IF VItF1VITT.U 1II.4U E1 I-r4stU WE HAVE BUILDING SEASON part country five inches new snow ground wind chill factor single digits didnt get fly today did join some balsa sheets make skin foam wing season short days cold weather may also spending time shop month Ill discuss some tools Ive come rely Ive also listed described four specialized RC Soaring magazines before get topics Ill tell about Bob Harolds aluminum gliders met Bob 1995 Muncie Nats chatted cut tiny glider aluminum drink can shaped launched itall within five minutes After few test flights trimming after got surprising flight distances flight times minuscule model Bob has written about gliders Boys Life will send instructions full-size patterns eight configurations cost copying receive yours send dollar bill self-addressed business-size envelope two stamps Bob Harold 519 N Youlon Street West Salem WI 54669-1108 Tel 608 786-0856 E-mail address BobCanMan@aolcom Now shop brief discussion some important workshop tools Modeling pins An indispensable tool building model airplanes Pins hold parts place being assembled glue dries Youll use handful pins built-up balsa rib-and-spar wing hold fin right angles horizontal stab epoxy cures problem common household pins heads too small get good grip youre inserting removing can use pliers overcome problem superior solution use modelers pinsthese have larger heads wire I-pins come three sizes plastic-handle pins little harder find comfortable grip Specialized knife blades already know useful hobby knife #11 blade build model year youll appreciate buying packs 100 its less expensive youll always have sharp blades hand larger knives heavier blades larger handles just useful carving wingtip blocks try long #26 blade part no HLTO26 Hobby Lobby Single-edge razor blades paint department hardware store also useful cutting scraping tasks Razor saw precisely cut larger sticks balsa sheeting nothing beats fine-tooth razor saw saws can used small miter box desired will also neatly cut off servo arms trim brass aluminum tubing use Zona sawsthese have comfortable wooden handles replaceable blades strong blade holders Motor tool Considered luxury item motorized hobby tool quickly becomes most-oftenused tools shop power drill low-speed hightorque tool motor tool delivers high speed low torque excels cutting grinding sanding polishing takes large variety grinding stones cutting burrs abrasive cut-off wheels polishing pads sanding disks sanding cylinders April 1996 67 Lou Garwood uses heat gun shrink wing covering shelf keeps clutter off workbench plans can pinned Homasote wall covering Hobby knives available several different sizes shapes Motor tools Dremel variable-speed Moto-Tool top help whittling heavy-duty cutting Montgomery Ward single-speed Hobby Rotary Tool bottom use two shop has coarse sanding wheel permanently affixed other kept case variety cutting tools though have multispeed motor tool find use its highest speed 95% time Both drills 120-volt units portable models rechargeable batteries available have used Dremel Moto-Tool cut rusted automotive U-bolts remove hopelessly damaged stainless-steel hose clamps know no hetter way cut music wire hardened wing rod stock prefer motor tool over tubing cutter small-diameter tubing Rememher wear eye protection power tool Sandbags Sandbags useful items model building shop can act third hand workhench can hold wing work glue dihedral hrace sets up Nothing holds round fuselage wellwithout risk scratches other damage dont know commercial source sandbags Covering iron heat gun Heat-shrink covering small miracles modern modeling era heatactivated adhesive sticks well balsa itself Although some covering manufacturers show covering being applied household clothing iron covering iron makes job faster easier covering iron alone will get through heat gun helpful shrinking large areas covering after edges have sealed Its particularly useful removing warps built-up wingsan essential step building sweetflying models Workbench know modelers work kitchen table build fine models temporary bench Ive heard builders working motel rooms portable building boards can find space dedicated building arealife becomes easier Mine simple 2 x 4 frame topped 3/4 inch plywood plywood covered Homasote 68 Model Aviation smakers pins sometimes difficult work Try pins molded heads use T-pins Tougher materials such spruce basswood often require use Zona-type saw accurate cuts wife made SPECIFICATIONS Wing area 670 in2 4322 cm2 Weight 28 34 oz 790 960 g building material lumberyard takes pins well 2 x 8-foot piece luxurious size although first six RC airplanes built 24 x 48-inch bench bench attached wall will wiggle-free free-standing bench can accessed sides Plan drawers shelves tool material storage An immensely useful addition pinnable surface wall display plans notes lists other written material Soaring Resources four specialized Soaring magazines RC Soaring pilots should find interesting helpful aware Soaring organizations also have specialized newsletters periodicals RC Soaring Digest RCSD Published Judy Jerry Slates RCSD longest-running journal voice US Soaring activity Some international coverage included reader written has criticized its minimal editing some readers its strength RCSD includes regular columns event reports how-tos travel articles RCSDs kit reviews generally have frankness credibility difficult achieve mainstream magazines Contact RCSD Box 2108 Wylie TX 75098-2 108 Tel 214 4423910 Fax 214 442-5258 monthly publication among Soaring specialty magazines RCSD costs $30 per year Sailplane Modeler formerly Scale Slope & FA Premiering August 1995 Sailplane Modeler newest RC Soaring magazines Its published 70 Model Aviation S LIKE ITS CARBON/COMPOSITEOBUILDS LIKE ITS FOAM State Art RG-14 Airfoil Wingeron Control System combine make no-nonsense no-compromise slope ship Virtually Indestructable Builds No Glue Assembles FLASH 60 Wingspan NOTHING ELSE TO BUY BUT RADIO r Aisembly Materials Hardware & Choice Colored Sheeting Included - Dont Love Plane Performs Well Buy Back Details Distributed Torque & Recoil Club Chinook in Texai 78736 Ph/FAX 512/454-0061 eron@aolcom LSA EDGE SANDER - e EASY way orenare balsa sheets wing skins Dedicated bringing technical articles building tips plan features 3-views kit reviews scale documentation airfoil sections modeler interviews competition news broad range RIO soaring news found nowhere else deserve best Get best Let Sailplane Modeler launch new age RIO soaring news its magazine Web site Internet Send Sailplane Modeler P 0 Box 4267 W RichHand WA 99353 509 6270456 tnclosed $1995 $2155 Washington state residents $2495 Canada $2995 Europe Asia year subscription Delivered first class mail $500 Please make payment credit card check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler ADDRESS cn PHONE Soaring enthusiasts organizers Wil Byers Greg Vasgerdsian its beautifully produced quarterly some pages full color magazine coming strong Contact Sailplane Modeler Box 4267 West Richiand WA 99353 Tel 509 627-0456 E-mail WilByers@aolcom annual subscription cost $1995 four issues Quiet Flight International QFJ Since 1994 QFI has bold colorful publication edited Dave Jones published Traplet England Dave strives content balanced among Thermal Slope Scale Electric QFI writers columnists seem have exceptional grasp love topical areas generally present material dry British humor information contact magazines US agent QFI USA Box 167 Florham Park NJ 07932 Tel/Fax 201 7650881 E-mail qfidj @ waveridercouk Subscription cost $30 per year six issues Silent Flight First published 1991 Silent Flight set pace its use editorial colorit exceeded other specialty modeling magazines time has knack presenting innovative unusual designs Silent Flight concentrates Soaring UK Europe covering both Sailplanes Electrics published Argus House England its US agent Wise Owl Worldwide Publications 4314 West 238th Street 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