Radio Control Soaring Dan Pruss TWO-METER CLASS Proponents class have made little headway over last few years getting recognition two-meter sailplanethat wing span two meters less neg ative side probably comes fact contests class category ship usually cant put same competition ring big guy because clubs split classes contests usually hold events Standard Unlimited classes fliers lean towards proven con test type birds turn tends sup port belief two-meter class unpopular theory snowballs hold contest class no interest syndrome However judging number twometer ships sold during past few years must heckuva lot cluttered rafters Enter AMA LSF NSS first time AMA will recog nize two-meter classas separate classat AMA Nationals LSF will also hold two-meter event its regional tournaments summer However Gordon Pearson president LSF announced competitors may enter two-meter category addition Standard class Unlimited class Fly ing two-meter event will also permitted added expense trophies additional class has also drawback two-meter class Most often club budget cant stretch far clubs host events Standard Un limited sizes NSS recognizes problem will honor two-meter class Excellence Awards Pro gram will impose no award restriction clubs hosting NSS contests time being read real ized contest season will well under way Yet still have time dust ofT old 78-in wing have parts still box also have time build compete Since negativeor seemingly neg ativeside has mentioned its fair note plus side twometer sailplanesespecially youre new sport First inexpensive compared higher priced spreads youre part tracer can copy pieces similar materials have second model ready build frac tion cost first since twometer planes dont usually have fancy hardware sophisticated fittings bigger brothers reproducing second third models snap way youve never built two models once try itwhether both come kits result pencil #11 X-Acto blade Youll find second assembles fraction time first because thinking about time spent first already thought out second old two-channel radio has put drawer because just up grade three channels put former two-meter ship Rudder elevator need no no dont hook up two-channel rig spoilers releasable tow hook Again new comers. two channel radios relatively inexpensive youre buying first wireless think ahead feel youll require addi tional controls later might want think about two channels two channels really want good used might dealers showcase because someone else traded new Glitchless 7 list advantages two-meter ships can go on dont need van haul flying field wing two-piece arrangement can sneak whole business out house much less obvious manner neighbor has big ole golf sack School yards can serve flying fields-for test flying anyway light duty high-starts serve well launching Continued page 91 24 Model Aviation Cecil Hagas Legionaire Shuttle 78 uses its aft fuselage equivalent vertical tail area Twenty-foot powered sailplane Bill Goff seen Southwest Modelers Show Dallas 4320 sq in. 25-pound monster hoisted orbit its Supertigre 46 engine P R 0 D U CT S N C SVILLE ROAD OW GROVE PA 19090 659-3900 L PROP-LOC AT NEW LOW PRICES Hi-fork spinner smoother idle Cone available 1/2 1 2 2A 2A 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 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 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 24 use simplest least expensive launching systemsthe hand towyou dont need marathon runner get thermals Speaking thermals light-weight lightly-loaded two-meter ships will ride lighter thermals bigger classes just plow through Several stories have come west coast hand launchnot tow hand launchcontests whereby flier pitches two-meter bird rides out thermals Flights excess hour have recorded Just case rafters dont contain two-meter ship few have market wingspan 80 inches less Questor Super Questor Square Soar Cox Hob biesformerly Airtronics kits Malibu Astro Flight Drifterby Craft Air Marks Models has produced enough Windwards Wanderers outnumber birds migrating flocks Pierce Arrow has bird same name Midwest has its Lil T Silent Squire market several flying seasons Top Cat Southwestern Sailplanes has used up its share thermals newcomers called Answer M H Manufacturing Soar Birdy Bridi now scene Shuttle 78 Legion air Now speak out other side mouth take look other end sailplane spectrum well go E 0 Super Racer Diesels Perhaps well known among American modelers 09 15 E D Diesels have very years en joved enviable reputation Available 09 15 sizes engines feature disc-rotary induction twin ball bearings diecast aluminum allow crankcases integral ex hausts single double silencers may fitted Silencers available additional items Back-plate intake molded piece black-colored nylon Typical diesels EDs can swing large prop helpful matching engine larger slower planes such old-timers Without silencers 15 turns 11-5 6700 rpm 8-4 12500 Both sizes available either plain RC intake ver sions Hobby Hideaway RR 2 Box 19 Dela van IL 61734 product review product review product review two meters five Wolfgang Schluter LSF coordinator Ger writes no distinct size classes scale other class sailplanes Germany FAI criteria has determined size however recent contest did limit span five meters think dozen years back because VW twopiece wings came being Most five-meter birds slope flown southern Germany few flown flat lands north Since winches few number Wolfgang says ships often air towedthat power plane Scale popular ROG Rise Off Ground uncommon models four meters larger fixed re tractable landing gears least SB-b five-meter size has flown USA Pat Potega last years AMA Nationals Champion Unlimited Class relates experiences Using 12-volt supply Bill Muellers variable-volt winches see June Model Aviation 9-lb 16-ft behemoth towed up like homesick angel Pat believes nine volts would have done trick As expected SB-b fast does thermal L/D phenom enal seeing 281 wing streaking across sky does provide new kind excitement plane also forgivingthe struc ture anyway early flight big bird homed curb what would August 1 978 91 SMOOOTH LANDINGS SINGLE GEAR FITS NOSE OR MAIN GEAR $350 $400 SET OF 3 FOR NOSE AND WINGS $1095 Strong lightweight REALISTIC landing gears eliminate erratic vibration fea ture short fulcrum ground hugging ability Caster action Adjustable pres sure Easy customize Sizes fit wheels 1 3/4 3 GLOW PLUG KLIP Fully assembled unbreakable Strain relief feature ends broken wire problem Free replacement Glow Plug Klip ever breaks product review product review oroduct review have shattered fiberglass fuselage merely flexed SB-10s polythelene fuselage popped canopy loose Things make modeling easier. Shown Toledo show sander made rectangular aluminum extrusion Two models available larger measures 36 s ideal dressing down leading edges wing panels Write Stanfield Mfg Co Box 6333 Fort Worth TX 76115 Ask Super Sander Pettit Paint Company Hobby Poxy people comes two new prod ucts called Formula 3-H-53 Thixo tropic Epoxy Glue Claims include no sags no drips no runs stays put vertical surfaces especially formulated controlled viscosity allows applied thin edges other problem areas other glues just run off Working time about hour setting time four hours full strength eight 12 hours other Polyester Filler Com pound called PFC H85 brilliant white polyester resin paste form made levelling dips dents ripples chips other imperfections fibreglass parts Other claims include non-sagging fast set ting feathers out zero thickness peeling flaking can also drilled filed sanded its completely fuel proof Write Pettit Paint Com pany Inc 36 Pine St Borough Rockaway NJ 07866 Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 RC Old Timer/Mathews continued page 25 along its length rather fore aft sounds confusing consider land ing gear tn-gear contemporary RC designs mains dont absorb bending torque force twist wire length model like Flash need bend dog leg per Top Flite gear used Old Reli able see June MA attached solid surface fuselage bottom Actually type torque-rod gear doesnt need rear leg should used sake authentic appearance Quaker Flash would make delightful subject 3 4cc-sized model apparent has excellent mo ments huge rudder ample dihedral cabin large enough radio instal lation has natural hinge lines rud der elevator undercarriage modified suggest ample provide excellent ground handling construction relatively simple straightforward Flash makes good first oldtimer project An excellent short kit sheet pieces pre-cut no strip wood also available Schmidt Custom Kits 11948 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove CA 95624 Plans #5E4 John Pond Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 Painless Solo Flights quote Ed Moorman Eglin FL Aeromod elers Beam Recently let four five people touched stick before fly Buzzard Bombshell flew OK let two land first flights might say soloed first time out have done type thing several times never cease amazed well rank beginners can model moves slowly has ability correct its flight path allowed Oldtimers make excellent trainers Got picture Writing column really difficult major frustraT tion maintaining supply teresting unusual photos pictures months column about have left desperately need quality black white photos negatives enlarge ment problem send negatives Ill gladly blow up Could photographers arent aware Tri-X film available 35mm cameras Free Sun Helmets March/April CIA Informer Harry Murphy repro duces contest entry form Free Flight contest held Sunday June 13 1948 Anderson Ind Several long forgotten features contests back jump out pictures contest sponsored automobile dealer local news paper hence no entry fees charged Sun helmets given first 150 entrants four events awards tenth place prizes ranging Anderson Spitfire first place wood Champion second down ten tubes glue tenth place Similar mer chandise awarded events trophies being first place us have trophy case full useless chrome-plated dust collectors can feel strong tinge envy long ago winners have some trophies Id willingly swap ten tubes glue lack entry fees pith hats everyone no wonder contest drew 140 entries readers werent modeling 1948 era lets explain four classes free flight U-control set up Class events engines 20 under Class B 20 30 Class C 30 50 Class D events engines 50 youve ever wondered Madewell McCoy Triumph etc 49 engines now know have Triumph 49 Triumph 51 used much modern free fighters Tee Dee 049 051one plane two engines two events What Size Engine Suitable Id wise hedge question what heck practical purposes modern glow engines produce twice power per cu displacement old ignition powerplants original plans show Brown Jr 60 use Sport 29 29 shown consider 15 glow pure com petition purposes 35 glow 60 ignition seems good combination although Ive seen glow 40s used rather terrifying results huge old birds over 6 feet often underpowered ignition 60s Super Buccaneer Powerhouse show Forster 99 plans therefore suggestion come towards top end SAM rule lOcu in/ 225 sq experience glow converted ignition such Otto Burnhardt Bruce Chandler have available ad dresses SAM list seems indicate less ten percent power loss should treated slightly weak glow engines matching model size As rule thumb use 50% size factor glow ignition sport 60% factor competition converted engines course com petition SAM rules pretty specific can produce some Schnuerle-powered hairy monsters occasion Magic number six conversion cubic centimeters cubic inches reverse simple wonder about recent construction article other magazine highly regarded 92 Model Aviation 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90028 product review product review product review Dreamer Distinctive appearance swept top wing dihedraled lower 38W biplane 40-45 power 4-channel radio weighs 4A-5 lbs Kit includes hard ware prebent cabana struts Price $4250 post paid anywhere US Gee Bee Pro ducts PO Box 18 East Longmeadow MA 01028 product review product review product review
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/08
Page Numbers: 24, 91, 92
Radio Control Soaring Dan Pruss TWO-METER CLASS Proponents class have made little headway over last few years getting recognition two-meter sailplanethat wing span two meters less neg ative side probably comes fact contests class category ship usually cant put same competition ring big guy because clubs split classes contests usually hold events Standard Unlimited classes fliers lean towards proven con test type birds turn tends sup port belief two-meter class unpopular theory snowballs hold contest class no interest syndrome However judging number twometer ships sold during past few years must heckuva lot cluttered rafters Enter AMA LSF NSS first time AMA will recog nize two-meter classas separate classat AMA Nationals LSF will also hold two-meter event its regional tournaments summer However Gordon Pearson president LSF announced competitors may enter two-meter category addition Standard class Unlimited class Fly ing two-meter event will also permitted added expense trophies additional class has also drawback two-meter class Most often club budget cant stretch far clubs host events Standard Un limited sizes NSS recognizes problem will honor two-meter class Excellence Awards Pro gram will impose no award restriction clubs hosting NSS contests time being read real ized contest season will well under way Yet still have time dust ofT old 78-in wing have parts still box also have time build compete Since negativeor seemingly neg ativeside has mentioned its fair note plus side twometer sailplanesespecially youre new sport First inexpensive compared higher priced spreads youre part tracer can copy pieces similar materials have second model ready build frac tion cost first since twometer planes dont usually have fancy hardware sophisticated fittings bigger brothers reproducing second third models snap way youve never built two models once try itwhether both come kits result pencil #11 X-Acto blade Youll find second assembles fraction time first because thinking about time spent first already thought out second old two-channel radio has put drawer because just up grade three channels put former two-meter ship Rudder elevator need no no dont hook up two-channel rig spoilers releasable tow hook Again new comers. two channel radios relatively inexpensive youre buying first wireless think ahead feel youll require addi tional controls later might want think about two channels two channels really want good used might dealers showcase because someone else traded new Glitchless 7 list advantages two-meter ships can go on dont need van haul flying field wing two-piece arrangement can sneak whole business out house much less obvious manner neighbor has big ole golf sack School yards can serve flying fields-for test flying anyway light duty high-starts serve well launching Continued page 91 24 Model Aviation Cecil Hagas Legionaire Shuttle 78 uses its aft fuselage equivalent vertical tail area Twenty-foot powered sailplane Bill Goff seen Southwest Modelers Show Dallas 4320 sq in. 25-pound monster hoisted orbit its Supertigre 46 engine P R 0 D U CT S N C SVILLE ROAD OW GROVE PA 19090 659-3900 L PROP-LOC AT NEW LOW PRICES Hi-fork spinner smoother idle Cone available 1/2 1 2 2A 2A 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 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 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 24 use simplest least expensive launching systemsthe hand towyou dont need marathon runner get thermals Speaking thermals light-weight lightly-loaded two-meter ships will ride lighter thermals bigger classes just plow through Several stories have come west coast hand launchnot tow hand launchcontests whereby flier pitches two-meter bird rides out thermals Flights excess hour have recorded Just case rafters dont contain two-meter ship few have market wingspan 80 inches less Questor Super Questor Square Soar Cox Hob biesformerly Airtronics kits Malibu Astro Flight Drifterby Craft Air Marks Models has produced enough Windwards Wanderers outnumber birds migrating flocks Pierce Arrow has bird same name Midwest has its Lil T Silent Squire market several flying seasons Top Cat Southwestern Sailplanes has used up its share thermals newcomers called Answer M H Manufacturing Soar Birdy Bridi now scene Shuttle 78 Legion air Now speak out other side mouth take look other end sailplane spectrum well go E 0 Super Racer Diesels Perhaps well known among American modelers 09 15 E D Diesels have very years en joved enviable reputation Available 09 15 sizes engines feature disc-rotary induction twin ball bearings diecast aluminum allow crankcases integral ex hausts single double silencers may fitted Silencers available additional items Back-plate intake molded piece black-colored nylon Typical diesels EDs can swing large prop helpful matching engine larger slower planes such old-timers Without silencers 15 turns 11-5 6700 rpm 8-4 12500 Both sizes available either plain RC intake ver sions Hobby Hideaway RR 2 Box 19 Dela van IL 61734 product review product review product review two meters five Wolfgang Schluter LSF coordinator Ger writes no distinct size classes scale other class sailplanes Germany FAI criteria has determined size however recent contest did limit span five meters think dozen years back because VW twopiece wings came being Most five-meter birds slope flown southern Germany few flown flat lands north Since winches few number Wolfgang says ships often air towedthat power plane Scale popular ROG Rise Off Ground uncommon models four meters larger fixed re tractable landing gears least SB-b five-meter size has flown USA Pat Potega last years AMA Nationals Champion Unlimited Class relates experiences Using 12-volt supply Bill Muellers variable-volt winches see June Model Aviation 9-lb 16-ft behemoth towed up like homesick angel Pat believes nine volts would have done trick As expected SB-b fast does thermal L/D phenom enal seeing 281 wing streaking across sky does provide new kind excitement plane also forgivingthe struc ture anyway early flight big bird homed curb what would August 1 978 91 SMOOOTH LANDINGS SINGLE GEAR FITS NOSE OR MAIN GEAR $350 $400 SET OF 3 FOR NOSE AND WINGS $1095 Strong lightweight REALISTIC landing gears eliminate erratic vibration fea ture short fulcrum ground hugging ability Caster action Adjustable pres sure Easy customize Sizes fit wheels 1 3/4 3 GLOW PLUG KLIP Fully assembled unbreakable Strain relief feature ends broken wire problem Free replacement Glow Plug Klip ever breaks product review product review oroduct review have shattered fiberglass fuselage merely flexed SB-10s polythelene fuselage popped canopy loose Things make modeling easier. Shown Toledo show sander made rectangular aluminum extrusion Two models available larger measures 36 s ideal dressing down leading edges wing panels Write Stanfield Mfg Co Box 6333 Fort Worth TX 76115 Ask Super Sander Pettit Paint Company Hobby Poxy people comes two new prod ucts called Formula 3-H-53 Thixo tropic Epoxy Glue Claims include no sags no drips no runs stays put vertical surfaces especially formulated controlled viscosity allows applied thin edges other problem areas other glues just run off Working time about hour setting time four hours full strength eight 12 hours other Polyester Filler Com pound called PFC H85 brilliant white polyester resin paste form made levelling dips dents ripples chips other imperfections fibreglass parts Other claims include non-sagging fast set ting feathers out zero thickness peeling flaking can also drilled filed sanded its completely fuel proof Write Pettit Paint Com pany Inc 36 Pine St Borough Rockaway NJ 07866 Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 RC Old Timer/Mathews continued page 25 along its length rather fore aft sounds confusing consider land ing gear tn-gear contemporary RC designs mains dont absorb bending torque force twist wire length model like Flash need bend dog leg per Top Flite gear used Old Reli able see June MA attached solid surface fuselage bottom Actually type torque-rod gear doesnt need rear leg should used sake authentic appearance Quaker Flash would make delightful subject 3 4cc-sized model apparent has excellent mo ments huge rudder ample dihedral cabin large enough radio instal lation has natural hinge lines rud der elevator undercarriage modified suggest ample provide excellent ground handling construction relatively simple straightforward Flash makes good first oldtimer project An excellent short kit sheet pieces pre-cut no strip wood also available Schmidt Custom Kits 11948 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove CA 95624 Plans #5E4 John Pond Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 Painless Solo Flights quote Ed Moorman Eglin FL Aeromod elers Beam Recently let four five people touched stick before fly Buzzard Bombshell flew OK let two land first flights might say soloed first time out have done type thing several times never cease amazed well rank beginners can model moves slowly has ability correct its flight path allowed Oldtimers make excellent trainers Got picture Writing column really difficult major frustraT tion maintaining supply teresting unusual photos pictures months column about have left desperately need quality black white photos negatives enlarge ment problem send negatives Ill gladly blow up Could photographers arent aware Tri-X film available 35mm cameras Free Sun Helmets March/April CIA Informer Harry Murphy repro duces contest entry form Free Flight contest held Sunday June 13 1948 Anderson Ind Several long forgotten features contests back jump out pictures contest sponsored automobile dealer local news paper hence no entry fees charged Sun helmets given first 150 entrants four events awards tenth place prizes ranging Anderson Spitfire first place wood Champion second down ten tubes glue tenth place Similar mer chandise awarded events trophies being first place us have trophy case full useless chrome-plated dust collectors can feel strong tinge envy long ago winners have some trophies Id willingly swap ten tubes glue lack entry fees pith hats everyone no wonder contest drew 140 entries readers werent modeling 1948 era lets explain four classes free flight U-control set up Class events engines 20 under Class B 20 30 Class C 30 50 Class D events engines 50 youve ever wondered Madewell McCoy Triumph etc 49 engines now know have Triumph 49 Triumph 51 used much modern free fighters Tee Dee 049 051one plane two engines two events What Size Engine Suitable Id wise hedge question what heck practical purposes modern glow engines produce twice power per cu displacement old ignition powerplants original plans show Brown Jr 60 use Sport 29 29 shown consider 15 glow pure com petition purposes 35 glow 60 ignition seems good combination although Ive seen glow 40s used rather terrifying results huge old birds over 6 feet often underpowered ignition 60s Super Buccaneer Powerhouse show Forster 99 plans therefore suggestion come towards top end SAM rule lOcu in/ 225 sq experience glow converted ignition such Otto Burnhardt Bruce Chandler have available ad dresses SAM list seems indicate less ten percent power loss should treated slightly weak glow engines matching model size As rule thumb use 50% size factor glow ignition sport 60% factor competition converted engines course com petition SAM rules pretty specific can produce some Schnuerle-powered hairy monsters occasion Magic number six conversion cubic centimeters cubic inches reverse simple wonder about recent construction article other magazine highly regarded 92 Model Aviation 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90028 product review product review product review Dreamer Distinctive appearance swept top wing dihedraled lower 38W biplane 40-45 power 4-channel radio weighs 4A-5 lbs Kit includes hard ware prebent cabana struts Price $4250 post paid anywhere US Gee Bee Pro ducts PO Box 18 East Longmeadow MA 01028 product review product review product review
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/08
Page Numbers: 24, 91, 92
Radio Control Soaring Dan Pruss TWO-METER CLASS Proponents class have made little headway over last few years getting recognition two-meter sailplanethat wing span two meters less neg ative side probably comes fact contests class category ship usually cant put same competition ring big guy because clubs split classes contests usually hold events Standard Unlimited classes fliers lean towards proven con test type birds turn tends sup port belief two-meter class unpopular theory snowballs hold contest class no interest syndrome However judging number twometer ships sold during past few years must heckuva lot cluttered rafters Enter AMA LSF NSS first time AMA will recog nize two-meter classas separate classat AMA Nationals LSF will also hold two-meter event its regional tournaments summer However Gordon Pearson president LSF announced competitors may enter two-meter category addition Standard class Unlimited class Fly ing two-meter event will also permitted added expense trophies additional class has also drawback two-meter class Most often club budget cant stretch far clubs host events Standard Un limited sizes NSS recognizes problem will honor two-meter class Excellence Awards Pro gram will impose no award restriction clubs hosting NSS contests time being read real ized contest season will well under way Yet still have time dust ofT old 78-in wing have parts still box also have time build compete Since negativeor seemingly neg ativeside has mentioned its fair note plus side twometer sailplanesespecially youre new sport First inexpensive compared higher priced spreads youre part tracer can copy pieces similar materials have second model ready build frac tion cost first since twometer planes dont usually have fancy hardware sophisticated fittings bigger brothers reproducing second third models snap way youve never built two models once try itwhether both come kits result pencil #11 X-Acto blade Youll find second assembles fraction time first because thinking about time spent first already thought out second old two-channel radio has put drawer because just up grade three channels put former two-meter ship Rudder elevator need no no dont hook up two-channel rig spoilers releasable tow hook Again new comers. two channel radios relatively inexpensive youre buying first wireless think ahead feel youll require addi tional controls later might want think about two channels two channels really want good used might dealers showcase because someone else traded new Glitchless 7 list advantages two-meter ships can go on dont need van haul flying field wing two-piece arrangement can sneak whole business out house much less obvious manner neighbor has big ole golf sack School yards can serve flying fields-for test flying anyway light duty high-starts serve well launching Continued page 91 24 Model Aviation Cecil Hagas Legionaire Shuttle 78 uses its aft fuselage equivalent vertical tail area Twenty-foot powered sailplane Bill Goff seen Southwest Modelers Show Dallas 4320 sq in. 25-pound monster hoisted orbit its Supertigre 46 engine P R 0 D U CT S N C SVILLE ROAD OW GROVE PA 19090 659-3900 L PROP-LOC AT NEW LOW PRICES Hi-fork spinner smoother idle Cone available 1/2 1 2 2A 2A 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 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 RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 24 use simplest least expensive launching systemsthe hand towyou dont need marathon runner get thermals Speaking thermals light-weight lightly-loaded two-meter ships will ride lighter thermals bigger classes just plow through Several stories have come west coast hand launchnot tow hand launchcontests whereby flier pitches two-meter bird rides out thermals Flights excess hour have recorded Just case rafters dont contain two-meter ship few have market wingspan 80 inches less Questor Super Questor Square Soar Cox Hob biesformerly Airtronics kits Malibu Astro Flight Drifterby Craft Air Marks Models has produced enough Windwards Wanderers outnumber birds migrating flocks Pierce Arrow has bird same name Midwest has its Lil T Silent Squire market several flying seasons Top Cat Southwestern Sailplanes has used up its share thermals newcomers called Answer M H Manufacturing Soar Birdy Bridi now scene Shuttle 78 Legion air Now speak out other side mouth take look other end sailplane spectrum well go E 0 Super Racer Diesels Perhaps well known among American modelers 09 15 E D Diesels have very years en joved enviable reputation Available 09 15 sizes engines feature disc-rotary induction twin ball bearings diecast aluminum allow crankcases integral ex hausts single double silencers may fitted Silencers available additional items Back-plate intake molded piece black-colored nylon Typical diesels EDs can swing large prop helpful matching engine larger slower planes such old-timers Without silencers 15 turns 11-5 6700 rpm 8-4 12500 Both sizes available either plain RC intake ver sions Hobby Hideaway RR 2 Box 19 Dela van IL 61734 product review product review product review two meters five Wolfgang Schluter LSF coordinator Ger writes no distinct size classes scale other class sailplanes Germany FAI criteria has determined size however recent contest did limit span five meters think dozen years back because VW twopiece wings came being Most five-meter birds slope flown southern Germany few flown flat lands north Since winches few number Wolfgang says ships often air towedthat power plane Scale popular ROG Rise Off Ground uncommon models four meters larger fixed re tractable landing gears least SB-b five-meter size has flown USA Pat Potega last years AMA Nationals Champion Unlimited Class relates experiences Using 12-volt supply Bill Muellers variable-volt winches see June Model Aviation 9-lb 16-ft behemoth towed up like homesick angel Pat believes nine volts would have done trick As expected SB-b fast does thermal L/D phenom enal seeing 281 wing streaking across sky does provide new kind excitement plane also forgivingthe struc ture anyway early flight big bird homed curb what would August 1 978 91 SMOOOTH LANDINGS SINGLE GEAR FITS NOSE OR MAIN GEAR $350 $400 SET OF 3 FOR NOSE AND WINGS $1095 Strong lightweight REALISTIC landing gears eliminate erratic vibration fea ture short fulcrum ground hugging ability Caster action Adjustable pres sure Easy customize Sizes fit wheels 1 3/4 3 GLOW PLUG KLIP Fully assembled unbreakable Strain relief feature ends broken wire problem Free replacement Glow Plug Klip ever breaks product review product review oroduct review have shattered fiberglass fuselage merely flexed SB-10s polythelene fuselage popped canopy loose Things make modeling easier. Shown Toledo show sander made rectangular aluminum extrusion Two models available larger measures 36 s ideal dressing down leading edges wing panels Write Stanfield Mfg Co Box 6333 Fort Worth TX 76115 Ask Super Sander Pettit Paint Company Hobby Poxy people comes two new prod ucts called Formula 3-H-53 Thixo tropic Epoxy Glue Claims include no sags no drips no runs stays put vertical surfaces especially formulated controlled viscosity allows applied thin edges other problem areas other glues just run off Working time about hour setting time four hours full strength eight 12 hours other Polyester Filler Com pound called PFC H85 brilliant white polyester resin paste form made levelling dips dents ripples chips other imperfections fibreglass parts Other claims include non-sagging fast set ting feathers out zero thickness peeling flaking can also drilled filed sanded its completely fuel proof Write Pettit Paint Com pany Inc 36 Pine St Borough Rockaway NJ 07866 Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 RC Old Timer/Mathews continued page 25 along its length rather fore aft sounds confusing consider land ing gear tn-gear contemporary RC designs mains dont absorb bending torque force twist wire length model like Flash need bend dog leg per Top Flite gear used Old Reli able see June MA attached solid surface fuselage bottom Actually type torque-rod gear doesnt need rear leg should used sake authentic appearance Quaker Flash would make delightful subject 3 4cc-sized model apparent has excellent mo ments huge rudder ample dihedral cabin large enough radio instal lation has natural hinge lines rud der elevator undercarriage modified suggest ample provide excellent ground handling construction relatively simple straightforward Flash makes good first oldtimer project An excellent short kit sheet pieces pre-cut no strip wood also available Schmidt Custom Kits 11948 Franklin Blvd Elk Grove CA 95624 Plans #5E4 John Pond Box 3215 San Jose CA 95156 Painless Solo Flights quote Ed Moorman Eglin FL Aeromod elers Beam Recently let four five people touched stick before fly Buzzard Bombshell flew OK let two land first flights might say soloed first time out have done type thing several times never cease amazed well rank beginners can model moves slowly has ability correct its flight path allowed Oldtimers make excellent trainers Got picture Writing column really difficult major frustraT tion maintaining supply teresting unusual photos pictures months column about have left desperately need quality black white photos negatives enlarge ment problem send negatives Ill gladly blow up Could photographers arent aware Tri-X film available 35mm cameras Free Sun Helmets March/April CIA Informer Harry Murphy repro duces contest entry form Free Flight contest held Sunday June 13 1948 Anderson Ind Several long forgotten features contests back jump out pictures contest sponsored automobile dealer local news paper hence no entry fees charged Sun helmets given first 150 entrants four events awards tenth place prizes ranging Anderson Spitfire first place wood Champion second down ten tubes glue tenth place Similar mer chandise awarded events trophies being first place us have trophy case full useless chrome-plated dust collectors can feel strong tinge envy long ago winners have some trophies Id willingly swap ten tubes glue lack entry fees pith hats everyone no wonder contest drew 140 entries readers werent modeling 1948 era lets explain four classes free flight U-control set up Class events engines 20 under Class B 20 30 Class C 30 50 Class D events engines 50 youve ever wondered Madewell McCoy Triumph etc 49 engines now know have Triumph 49 Triumph 51 used much modern free fighters Tee Dee 049 051one plane two engines two events What Size Engine Suitable Id wise hedge question what heck practical purposes modern glow engines produce twice power per cu displacement old ignition powerplants original plans show Brown Jr 60 use Sport 29 29 shown consider 15 glow pure com petition purposes 35 glow 60 ignition seems good combination although Ive seen glow 40s used rather terrifying results huge old birds over 6 feet often underpowered ignition 60s Super Buccaneer Powerhouse show Forster 99 plans therefore suggestion come towards top end SAM rule lOcu in/ 225 sq experience glow converted ignition such Otto Burnhardt Bruce Chandler have available ad dresses SAM list seems indicate less ten percent power loss should treated slightly weak glow engines matching model size As rule thumb use 50% size factor glow ignition sport 60% factor competition converted engines course com petition SAM rules pretty specific can produce some Schnuerle-powered hairy monsters occasion Magic number six conversion cubic centimeters cubic inches reverse simple wonder about recent construction article other magazine highly regarded 92 Model Aviation 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90028 product review product review product review Dreamer Distinctive appearance swept top wing dihedraled lower 38W biplane 40-45 power 4-channel radio weighs 4A-5 lbs Kit includes hard ware prebent cabana struts Price $4250 post paid anywhere US Gee Bee Pro ducts PO Box 18 East Longmeadow MA 01028 product review product review product review