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Radio Control: Sport-Aerobatics

Author: R.V. Putte


Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/05
Page Numbers: 13, 85, 86

Radio Control AS YOU READ Weak Signals R/C Club gearing up put 22nd Annual Toledo R/C Exposition ex travaganza will held April 2 3 4 Toledo Sports Arena As eager attender years sta tioned near Dayton Ohio 155 miles Toledo near Washington DC 500 miles Toledo wish distance Florida Toledo shorter last four years Ive wait magazine reports find out about things shown Toledo Exposition Someday Ill able go again enjoy much lucky ones can make year Enjoy 8th Annual Tangerine International R/C Championships Orlando Florida December 27 30 proved com bination cold winter up north good contest can draw contestants Florida far away half 58 contestants outside state Florida contestant drove furthest probably Bud Weber Wisc competition Char lie Reed Mo Don Lowe Ohio Dan Ko wallek Ind Jim Whitley Ala Reeves Lippincott SC Jim Grier Ill Bob Reuther Tenn Ed Izzo Conn Art Schroeder NJ others far away Mich Penn contest characterized high winds magnificent flying best D Expert fliers heard several lesscompetent fliers mumbling about wind didnt seem affect experts doing mumbling was last contest used old pattern maneuver schedules Winners pattern events D Expert Whit ley D Novice Podzlinski B Carpenter Stennis Don Lowe suffered tragic loss lando lesson may well save rest us unnecessary anguish expense Don brought two helicopters Orlando him addition two Phoenix 6 competition airplanes Heli-Baby Bell Jet Ranger helicopters left motel room wife Clara went out some sightseeing New Years Day returned heli copters gone Whoever got room probably used key since no signs forced entry dismay Don discovered card motel door specified motels liability $100 since hadnt reported existence value helicopters front office reported existence value motels liability would have $500 Any item worth $500 should Sport-Aerobatics have safeguarded being placed safe Can imagine response would have received asked have helicopters placed safe top off tragedy Don sure whether homeowners insurance will cover loss lesson obvious us take airplanes radio gear cameras other valuables vacations con tests should read little card motel room comply instruc tions sure insurance will cover loss excess motels lia bility Ron Van Putte Several readers have written ask information addition OS Max 10 R/C carburetor TD 049 Jim Griffin January 1976 Model vialion Jim will happy share ex perience address 14 Lin wood Ave Fort Walton Beach Fla 32548 US Mail brought huge ship ment RC oriented newsletters across country month Id like share parts some J Fred Simmons editor news letter Central Virginia Radio Con trol Association included several tidbits continued page 85 May1976 13 Eglin Aero Modellers flying Site spoits strip 200 x 4500-ft runway Note pit areas both sidesmorning afternoon Right Ed Izzo fuels new Windsong design midst gaggle Phoenix 6 aircraft 1975 Tangerine Contest Below MANs ed itor Art Schroeder fires up same meet improved Digital Commander 1-8 Receiver Kit features flat pack single board design space age CMOS IC decoder gives eight channel capability will operate either three four wfre neg ative positive pulse servos Minimum drain 7 ma maximum noise immunity obtained CMOS ICs receiver will work modern digital trans mitter same frequency no matter what brand cause build yourself learn good deal about operation system troubleshoot Receiver kit less connectors switch batteries Available 27 53 72/75 MHz frequencies jection molded case measures 13/16 X 1 3/8 X 2 7/16 Weight 175 oz case connectors Get 76 catalog complete listing Digital Commander flite pak system kits 12G18 Digital Commander CMOS Single Deck Receiver Kit $3795 Add $500 72 MHz Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded first order Add $ 50 1st class mail return Name Address State Zip RC Sport/Van Putte continued page 13 humorous philosophy latest efforts Some go follows hold model air plane contests mail still would few would send protests advance Hey sleep good us come look bad wake up People good making excuses seldom good making model airplanes nations greatest lossapathy Dont contribute cause life persons responsibility find fun Aeromodeling excellent start should surprise nobody knows him author above other AMA President John F Clemens trememdous underground movement club newsletters Everybody uses steals material everybody else latest batch newsletters contained following short article no less ten times As close can determine original article appeared newsletter Suburban Aero Club Chicago edited Randy Shenk keep ing status former newsletter editor Im going use steal enjoyment Recently decided try new Cyano acrylate glue Krazy Glue Hot Stuff Zap etc So being cautious type bought $150 tube Right start trouble bothering read instructions promptly stuck pin through top tube squeezed few drops some scrap balsa stuck another piece top squeezed together little glue bled out seams onto fingers After few furious seconds waving piece dropped floor promptly stuck Meanwhile thumb forefinger nice assortment balsa green fuzz wiping rag almost wound up rag stuck fingers Since no amount wiping seemed get mess off fingers decided try read instructions First discovered supposed remove tapered cover puncture tube Skipping over next few state ments found nail polish remover would dissolve glue wife gave strangest look asked her nail polish remover clean fingers scraped balsa off floor knowledge born ex perience tackled problem once again Removing tapered cover required bit twisting did come off tried squeezing out few drops nothing hole punched plugged Well snip off end Thats better Using caution time placed wood scrap building board tipped nozzle down out ran glue over balsa scrap onto board laid tube board grabbed rag wipe up glue What happened rag last time dummy Too late Now rag glued board addition scrap balsa Meanwhile tube rolled board edge rail trailing line glue grabbed tube top almost stuck fingers shook loose dropped floor Tried wipe off glue fingers rag stuck bench process almost sticking rag fingers Pulled loose stepped back right tube floor squeeze tube glue glue comes out Im stockings stand green fuzz over fingers tube Krazy Glue stuck bottom foot thinking slip foot out stocking because glued floor Finally after cutting rag balsa scrap off bench cutting loose sock floor removing remains tube glue deposited pieces scrap bucket vowing go back Tite-bond Thinking over figured read directions use cyanoacrylate glue take care May1976 85 BOX 511 E HIGGI ILLE MO 64O37~ Using Cyanoacrylate Glues WACO SREU Sp LENGTH q 3/32 ENGINE 40 60 SCALE 1 5/8 1 FT Built WAco Aircraft Corporation Troy Ohio SRE Model last famous biplane series todays standards outstanding aircraft Graceful rugged fine aircraft carried five people cruised 195 mIles per hour using 650/0 engine horsepower 2IN1 Balsa Tissue Construction Paris printed line qualify balsa wood density selecled sanded micrometer tolerance-Strip Balsa Colored Tissue Scale Decals Wheels Propellers Fillings Contest grade Rubber Loops Light-Strong Detailed Scale Plastic Parts-Clear-easy follow step-by-step drawings inutruclions both models ae line flyers boil according plan RC Sport continued read instructions follow keep glue covered cool place use flying site recently someone asked radio-controlled autogyros ever flown successfully Since full-scale autogyros flew before helicopters sumed RC model autogyros must have flying least long RC model aircraft couldnt recall came batch newsletters DCRC Newsletter edited Glenn Scillian read about Glenns Focke-Ach gelis autogyro follows needed power could getsince flies like pulling drogue chuteand needs lots rudder throw compensate unequal lift two rotors need lots spare rudder blades really weird bird air ground looks like pelican running across field Please let know about other RC 41 1 PRODUCTS DIVISION OF VISTA LABS 7023-D Canoga Ave 6Zf Canoga Park Ca 91303 KIT P1 BUILDS SE SA 5 COOKER 0-f KIT P3 BUILDS WACO SRE & INTERSTATE CADET KIT P2 BUILDS MONOCOUPE & CITABRIA ASK YOUROR WRITE IIISTRIROOORTO OS KIT FS 34 RUBBER MOTOR WINDER MUST FOR RUBBER POWER MODELERS295 Molded tough nirgin Nylon floe retto windee Ins mout long flight competitton endosnce Conpeel efticteni Steoling Whodee juet peetect nodtn using op Itt. loops 0 otande uhhe nOtO 395 Autogyro activity black- andwhite pictures would great too address 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 15 series books excellent have WW II aircraft illustrated color drawings magazines day good material such Air Prog ress Wing Flying So unless have mind very rare bird little digging should find information need large terest things bygone years now es pecially WW-II era much being writ ten about little digging presentation WW II some interesting color schemes copy especially German air craft African campaign instance saw unusual camouflage patterns ELECTRIC FLIGHT SYSTEM Featuring HYTORK 48 MOTOR & PLANETARY GEAR UNIT Complete flying Weight 21/2 ozWiII power Models 2500 50 wingspan Weighing up 10 oz Send 25 Catalog showing com plete line Electric Flight Equipment Accessories VI-lOl System $1950 Hytork 48 Prop Instruction Book $900 Fast Chargers $1450 $2950 See Model Dealer order Direct add 10% Postage Handling Calif Residents also add 6% Sales Tax send Check orMO No CODs Hobby Dealers send Information both German Italian air arms Regia Aeronautica has less neglected somewhat compared Allied German aircraft Owing somewhat fact Italy war much shorter time active different sectors war never really produced large number aircraft well known aircraft unusual colorful camou flaging squadron markings let tering personal names other mark ings camouflage patterns changed between wars did markings kills sortie markings Luftwaffe time Battle Britain elaborate system lettering markings Russian front saw little way color markings German aircraft mainly because ofthe fear ofthe pilot being shot Russians German ace prominent flier captured So mark ings kills deleted Russian aircraft rarely decorated used standard olive drab red star exception African campaign US aircraft rather plain compared German British aircraft majority Air Corps aircraft painted old standard olive drab Navy aircraft stand ard times blue off-white under bellies have seen pictured 8th Air Force B-17s B-24s England crews personal markings general practice Im sure can recall highly decorated P-40s P-Sis etc thousands US aircraft produced WW II small percen tage other standard olive drab national insignia small inventory number fin rudder Japanese aircraft less same more-or-less standard cam ouflage pattern fuselage markings Again some exceptions Japa nese rarely showed kill markings individ ual pilots Japanese did honor ace pilots aircrews modeling favorite war birds its advantage pick ex ceptional ones wild paint jobs markings naturally impressive eye-catching cases publicized stands reason yellow-nosed ME-109 squadron markings elaborate cam ouflage scheme will attract attention modeling public judges say plain old-drab standard P-39 will So lets doll up next scale bird Received notice Eric Clapp San Jose Ca 2nd annual World War II Scramble held May 1516 Hill County Air Museum Morgan Hill Ca Events will AMA scale sport scale Bom Rule sport scale No Bom Rule Contact Eric Clapp 6116 Castello Dr San Jose Ca 95120 Phone 408-9972298 address 734 N 6th Street Ter race Blue Springs Mo 64015 86 Model Aviation EACH KIT MAKES 2 MODELS Peanut Scale

Author: R.V. Putte


Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/05
Page Numbers: 13, 85, 86

Radio Control AS YOU READ Weak Signals R/C Club gearing up put 22nd Annual Toledo R/C Exposition ex travaganza will held April 2 3 4 Toledo Sports Arena As eager attender years sta tioned near Dayton Ohio 155 miles Toledo near Washington DC 500 miles Toledo wish distance Florida Toledo shorter last four years Ive wait magazine reports find out about things shown Toledo Exposition Someday Ill able go again enjoy much lucky ones can make year Enjoy 8th Annual Tangerine International R/C Championships Orlando Florida December 27 30 proved com bination cold winter up north good contest can draw contestants Florida far away half 58 contestants outside state Florida contestant drove furthest probably Bud Weber Wisc competition Char lie Reed Mo Don Lowe Ohio Dan Ko wallek Ind Jim Whitley Ala Reeves Lippincott SC Jim Grier Ill Bob Reuther Tenn Ed Izzo Conn Art Schroeder NJ others far away Mich Penn contest characterized high winds magnificent flying best D Expert fliers heard several lesscompetent fliers mumbling about wind didnt seem affect experts doing mumbling was last contest used old pattern maneuver schedules Winners pattern events D Expert Whit ley D Novice Podzlinski B Carpenter Stennis Don Lowe suffered tragic loss lando lesson may well save rest us unnecessary anguish expense Don brought two helicopters Orlando him addition two Phoenix 6 competition airplanes Heli-Baby Bell Jet Ranger helicopters left motel room wife Clara went out some sightseeing New Years Day returned heli copters gone Whoever got room probably used key since no signs forced entry dismay Don discovered card motel door specified motels liability $100 since hadnt reported existence value helicopters front office reported existence value motels liability would have $500 Any item worth $500 should Sport-Aerobatics have safeguarded being placed safe Can imagine response would have received asked have helicopters placed safe top off tragedy Don sure whether homeowners insurance will cover loss lesson obvious us take airplanes radio gear cameras other valuables vacations con tests should read little card motel room comply instruc tions sure insurance will cover loss excess motels lia bility Ron Van Putte Several readers have written ask information addition OS Max 10 R/C carburetor TD 049 Jim Griffin January 1976 Model vialion Jim will happy share ex perience address 14 Lin wood Ave Fort Walton Beach Fla 32548 US Mail brought huge ship ment RC oriented newsletters across country month Id like share parts some J Fred Simmons editor news letter Central Virginia Radio Con trol Association included several tidbits continued page 85 May1976 13 Eglin Aero Modellers flying Site spoits strip 200 x 4500-ft runway Note pit areas both sidesmorning afternoon Right Ed Izzo fuels new Windsong design midst gaggle Phoenix 6 aircraft 1975 Tangerine Contest Below MANs ed itor Art Schroeder fires up same meet improved Digital Commander 1-8 Receiver Kit features flat pack single board design space age CMOS IC decoder gives eight channel capability will operate either three four wfre neg ative positive pulse servos Minimum drain 7 ma maximum noise immunity obtained CMOS ICs receiver will work modern digital trans mitter same frequency no matter what brand cause build yourself learn good deal about operation system troubleshoot Receiver kit less connectors switch batteries Available 27 53 72/75 MHz frequencies jection molded case measures 13/16 X 1 3/8 X 2 7/16 Weight 175 oz case connectors Get 76 catalog complete listing Digital Commander flite pak system kits 12G18 Digital Commander CMOS Single Deck Receiver Kit $3795 Add $500 72 MHz Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded first order Add $ 50 1st class mail return Name Address State Zip RC Sport/Van Putte continued page 13 humorous philosophy latest efforts Some go follows hold model air plane contests mail still would few would send protests advance Hey sleep good us come look bad wake up People good making excuses seldom good making model airplanes nations greatest lossapathy Dont contribute cause life persons responsibility find fun Aeromodeling excellent start should surprise nobody knows him author above other AMA President John F Clemens trememdous underground movement club newsletters Everybody uses steals material everybody else latest batch newsletters contained following short article no less ten times As close can determine original article appeared newsletter Suburban Aero Club Chicago edited Randy Shenk keep ing status former newsletter editor Im going use steal enjoyment Recently decided try new Cyano acrylate glue Krazy Glue Hot Stuff Zap etc So being cautious type bought $150 tube Right start trouble bothering read instructions promptly stuck pin through top tube squeezed few drops some scrap balsa stuck another piece top squeezed together little glue bled out seams onto fingers After few furious seconds waving piece dropped floor promptly stuck Meanwhile thumb forefinger nice assortment balsa green fuzz wiping rag almost wound up rag stuck fingers Since no amount wiping seemed get mess off fingers decided try read instructions First discovered supposed remove tapered cover puncture tube Skipping over next few state ments found nail polish remover would dissolve glue wife gave strangest look asked her nail polish remover clean fingers scraped balsa off floor knowledge born ex perience tackled problem once again Removing tapered cover required bit twisting did come off tried squeezing out few drops nothing hole punched plugged Well snip off end Thats better Using caution time placed wood scrap building board tipped nozzle down out ran glue over balsa scrap onto board laid tube board grabbed rag wipe up glue What happened rag last time dummy Too late Now rag glued board addition scrap balsa Meanwhile tube rolled board edge rail trailing line glue grabbed tube top almost stuck fingers shook loose dropped floor Tried wipe off glue fingers rag stuck bench process almost sticking rag fingers Pulled loose stepped back right tube floor squeeze tube glue glue comes out Im stockings stand green fuzz over fingers tube Krazy Glue stuck bottom foot thinking slip foot out stocking because glued floor Finally after cutting rag balsa scrap off bench cutting loose sock floor removing remains tube glue deposited pieces scrap bucket vowing go back Tite-bond Thinking over figured read directions use cyanoacrylate glue take care May1976 85 BOX 511 E HIGGI ILLE MO 64O37~ Using Cyanoacrylate Glues WACO SREU Sp LENGTH q 3/32 ENGINE 40 60 SCALE 1 5/8 1 FT Built WAco Aircraft Corporation Troy Ohio SRE Model last famous biplane series todays standards outstanding aircraft Graceful rugged fine aircraft carried five people cruised 195 mIles per hour using 650/0 engine horsepower 2IN1 Balsa Tissue Construction Paris printed line qualify balsa wood density selecled sanded micrometer tolerance-Strip Balsa Colored Tissue Scale Decals Wheels Propellers Fillings Contest grade Rubber Loops Light-Strong Detailed Scale Plastic Parts-Clear-easy follow step-by-step drawings inutruclions both models ae line flyers boil according plan RC Sport continued read instructions follow keep glue covered cool place use flying site recently someone asked radio-controlled autogyros ever flown successfully Since full-scale autogyros flew before helicopters sumed RC model autogyros must have flying least long RC model aircraft couldnt recall came batch newsletters DCRC Newsletter edited Glenn Scillian read about Glenns Focke-Ach gelis autogyro follows needed power could getsince flies like pulling drogue chuteand needs lots rudder throw compensate unequal lift two rotors need lots spare rudder blades really weird bird air ground looks like pelican running across field Please let know about other RC 41 1 PRODUCTS DIVISION OF VISTA LABS 7023-D Canoga Ave 6Zf Canoga Park Ca 91303 KIT P1 BUILDS SE SA 5 COOKER 0-f KIT P3 BUILDS WACO SRE & INTERSTATE CADET KIT P2 BUILDS MONOCOUPE & CITABRIA ASK YOUROR WRITE IIISTRIROOORTO OS KIT FS 34 RUBBER MOTOR WINDER MUST FOR RUBBER POWER MODELERS295 Molded tough nirgin Nylon floe retto windee Ins mout long flight competitton endosnce Conpeel efticteni Steoling Whodee juet peetect nodtn using op Itt. loops 0 otande uhhe nOtO 395 Autogyro activity black- andwhite pictures would great too address 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 15 series books excellent have WW II aircraft illustrated color drawings magazines day good material such Air Prog ress Wing Flying So unless have mind very rare bird little digging should find information need large terest things bygone years now es pecially WW-II era much being writ ten about little digging presentation WW II some interesting color schemes copy especially German air craft African campaign instance saw unusual camouflage patterns ELECTRIC FLIGHT SYSTEM Featuring HYTORK 48 MOTOR & PLANETARY GEAR UNIT Complete flying Weight 21/2 ozWiII power Models 2500 50 wingspan Weighing up 10 oz Send 25 Catalog showing com plete line Electric Flight Equipment Accessories VI-lOl System $1950 Hytork 48 Prop Instruction Book $900 Fast Chargers $1450 $2950 See Model Dealer order Direct add 10% Postage Handling Calif Residents also add 6% Sales Tax send Check orMO No CODs Hobby Dealers send Information both German Italian air arms Regia Aeronautica has less neglected somewhat compared Allied German aircraft Owing somewhat fact Italy war much shorter time active different sectors war never really produced large number aircraft well known aircraft unusual colorful camou flaging squadron markings let tering personal names other mark ings camouflage patterns changed between wars did markings kills sortie markings Luftwaffe time Battle Britain elaborate system lettering markings Russian front saw little way color markings German aircraft mainly because ofthe fear ofthe pilot being shot Russians German ace prominent flier captured So mark ings kills deleted Russian aircraft rarely decorated used standard olive drab red star exception African campaign US aircraft rather plain compared German British aircraft majority Air Corps aircraft painted old standard olive drab Navy aircraft stand ard times blue off-white under bellies have seen pictured 8th Air Force B-17s B-24s England crews personal markings general practice Im sure can recall highly decorated P-40s P-Sis etc thousands US aircraft produced WW II small percen tage other standard olive drab national insignia small inventory number fin rudder Japanese aircraft less same more-or-less standard cam ouflage pattern fuselage markings Again some exceptions Japa nese rarely showed kill markings individ ual pilots Japanese did honor ace pilots aircrews modeling favorite war birds its advantage pick ex ceptional ones wild paint jobs markings naturally impressive eye-catching cases publicized stands reason yellow-nosed ME-109 squadron markings elaborate cam ouflage scheme will attract attention modeling public judges say plain old-drab standard P-39 will So lets doll up next scale bird Received notice Eric Clapp San Jose Ca 2nd annual World War II Scramble held May 1516 Hill County Air Museum Morgan Hill Ca Events will AMA scale sport scale Bom Rule sport scale No Bom Rule Contact Eric Clapp 6116 Castello Dr San Jose Ca 95120 Phone 408-9972298 address 734 N 6th Street Ter race Blue Springs Mo 64015 86 Model Aviation EACH KIT MAKES 2 MODELS Peanut Scale

Author: R.V. Putte


Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/05
Page Numbers: 13, 85, 86

Radio Control AS YOU READ Weak Signals R/C Club gearing up put 22nd Annual Toledo R/C Exposition ex travaganza will held April 2 3 4 Toledo Sports Arena As eager attender years sta tioned near Dayton Ohio 155 miles Toledo near Washington DC 500 miles Toledo wish distance Florida Toledo shorter last four years Ive wait magazine reports find out about things shown Toledo Exposition Someday Ill able go again enjoy much lucky ones can make year Enjoy 8th Annual Tangerine International R/C Championships Orlando Florida December 27 30 proved com bination cold winter up north good contest can draw contestants Florida far away half 58 contestants outside state Florida contestant drove furthest probably Bud Weber Wisc competition Char lie Reed Mo Don Lowe Ohio Dan Ko wallek Ind Jim Whitley Ala Reeves Lippincott SC Jim Grier Ill Bob Reuther Tenn Ed Izzo Conn Art Schroeder NJ others far away Mich Penn contest characterized high winds magnificent flying best D Expert fliers heard several lesscompetent fliers mumbling about wind didnt seem affect experts doing mumbling was last contest used old pattern maneuver schedules Winners pattern events D Expert Whit ley D Novice Podzlinski B Carpenter Stennis Don Lowe suffered tragic loss lando lesson may well save rest us unnecessary anguish expense Don brought two helicopters Orlando him addition two Phoenix 6 competition airplanes Heli-Baby Bell Jet Ranger helicopters left motel room wife Clara went out some sightseeing New Years Day returned heli copters gone Whoever got room probably used key since no signs forced entry dismay Don discovered card motel door specified motels liability $100 since hadnt reported existence value helicopters front office reported existence value motels liability would have $500 Any item worth $500 should Sport-Aerobatics have safeguarded being placed safe Can imagine response would have received asked have helicopters placed safe top off tragedy Don sure whether homeowners insurance will cover loss lesson obvious us take airplanes radio gear cameras other valuables vacations con tests should read little card motel room comply instruc tions sure insurance will cover loss excess motels lia bility Ron Van Putte Several readers have written ask information addition OS Max 10 R/C carburetor TD 049 Jim Griffin January 1976 Model vialion Jim will happy share ex perience address 14 Lin wood Ave Fort Walton Beach Fla 32548 US Mail brought huge ship ment RC oriented newsletters across country month Id like share parts some J Fred Simmons editor news letter Central Virginia Radio Con trol Association included several tidbits continued page 85 May1976 13 Eglin Aero Modellers flying Site spoits strip 200 x 4500-ft runway Note pit areas both sidesmorning afternoon Right Ed Izzo fuels new Windsong design midst gaggle Phoenix 6 aircraft 1975 Tangerine Contest Below MANs ed itor Art Schroeder fires up same meet improved Digital Commander 1-8 Receiver Kit features flat pack single board design space age CMOS IC decoder gives eight channel capability will operate either three four wfre neg ative positive pulse servos Minimum drain 7 ma maximum noise immunity obtained CMOS ICs receiver will work modern digital trans mitter same frequency no matter what brand cause build yourself learn good deal about operation system troubleshoot Receiver kit less connectors switch batteries Available 27 53 72/75 MHz frequencies jection molded case measures 13/16 X 1 3/8 X 2 7/16 Weight 175 oz case connectors Get 76 catalog complete listing Digital Commander flite pak system kits 12G18 Digital Commander CMOS Single Deck Receiver Kit $3795 Add $500 72 MHz Please send complete catalog Enclosed $100 refunded first order Add $ 50 1st class mail return Name Address State Zip RC Sport/Van Putte continued page 13 humorous philosophy latest efforts Some go follows hold model air plane contests mail still would few would send protests advance Hey sleep good us come look bad wake up People good making excuses seldom good making model airplanes nations greatest lossapathy Dont contribute cause life persons responsibility find fun Aeromodeling excellent start should surprise nobody knows him author above other AMA President John F Clemens trememdous underground movement club newsletters Everybody uses steals material everybody else latest batch newsletters contained following short article no less ten times As close can determine original article appeared newsletter Suburban Aero Club Chicago edited Randy Shenk keep ing status former newsletter editor Im going use steal enjoyment Recently decided try new Cyano acrylate glue Krazy Glue Hot Stuff Zap etc So being cautious type bought $150 tube Right start trouble bothering read instructions promptly stuck pin through top tube squeezed few drops some scrap balsa stuck another piece top squeezed together little glue bled out seams onto fingers After few furious seconds waving piece dropped floor promptly stuck Meanwhile thumb forefinger nice assortment balsa green fuzz wiping rag almost wound up rag stuck fingers Since no amount wiping seemed get mess off fingers decided try read instructions First discovered supposed remove tapered cover puncture tube Skipping over next few state ments found nail polish remover would dissolve glue wife gave strangest look asked her nail polish remover clean fingers scraped balsa off floor knowledge born ex perience tackled problem once again Removing tapered cover required bit twisting did come off tried squeezing out few drops nothing hole punched plugged Well snip off end Thats better Using caution time placed wood scrap building board tipped nozzle down out ran glue over balsa scrap onto board laid tube board grabbed rag wipe up glue What happened rag last time dummy Too late Now rag glued board addition scrap balsa Meanwhile tube rolled board edge rail trailing line glue grabbed tube top almost stuck fingers shook loose dropped floor Tried wipe off glue fingers rag stuck bench process almost sticking rag fingers Pulled loose stepped back right tube floor squeeze tube glue glue comes out Im stockings stand green fuzz over fingers tube Krazy Glue stuck bottom foot thinking slip foot out stocking because glued floor Finally after cutting rag balsa scrap off bench cutting loose sock floor removing remains tube glue deposited pieces scrap bucket vowing go back Tite-bond Thinking over figured read directions use cyanoacrylate glue take care May1976 85 BOX 511 E HIGGI ILLE MO 64O37~ Using Cyanoacrylate Glues WACO SREU Sp LENGTH q 3/32 ENGINE 40 60 SCALE 1 5/8 1 FT Built WAco Aircraft Corporation Troy Ohio SRE Model last famous biplane series todays standards outstanding aircraft Graceful rugged fine aircraft carried five people cruised 195 mIles per hour using 650/0 engine horsepower 2IN1 Balsa Tissue Construction Paris printed line qualify balsa wood density selecled sanded micrometer tolerance-Strip Balsa Colored Tissue Scale Decals Wheels Propellers Fillings Contest grade Rubber Loops Light-Strong Detailed Scale Plastic Parts-Clear-easy follow step-by-step drawings inutruclions both models ae line flyers boil according plan RC Sport continued read instructions follow keep glue covered cool place use flying site recently someone asked radio-controlled autogyros ever flown successfully Since full-scale autogyros flew before helicopters sumed RC model autogyros must have flying least long RC model aircraft couldnt recall came batch newsletters DCRC Newsletter edited Glenn Scillian read about Glenns Focke-Ach gelis autogyro follows needed power could getsince flies like pulling drogue chuteand needs lots rudder throw compensate unequal lift two rotors need lots spare rudder blades really weird bird air ground looks like pelican running across field Please let know about other RC 41 1 PRODUCTS DIVISION OF VISTA LABS 7023-D Canoga Ave 6Zf Canoga Park Ca 91303 KIT P1 BUILDS SE SA 5 COOKER 0-f KIT P3 BUILDS WACO SRE & INTERSTATE CADET KIT P2 BUILDS MONOCOUPE & CITABRIA ASK YOUROR WRITE IIISTRIROOORTO OS KIT FS 34 RUBBER MOTOR WINDER MUST FOR RUBBER POWER MODELERS295 Molded tough nirgin Nylon floe retto windee Ins mout long flight competitton endosnce Conpeel efticteni Steoling Whodee juet peetect nodtn using op Itt. loops 0 otande uhhe nOtO 395 Autogyro activity black- andwhite pictures would great too address 12 Connie Dr Shalimar Fla 32579 RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 15 series books excellent have WW II aircraft illustrated color drawings magazines day good material such Air Prog ress Wing Flying So unless have mind very rare bird little digging should find information need large terest things bygone years now es pecially WW-II era much being writ ten about little digging presentation WW II some interesting color schemes copy especially German air craft African campaign instance saw unusual camouflage patterns ELECTRIC FLIGHT SYSTEM Featuring HYTORK 48 MOTOR & PLANETARY GEAR UNIT Complete flying Weight 21/2 ozWiII power Models 2500 50 wingspan Weighing up 10 oz Send 25 Catalog showing com plete line Electric Flight Equipment Accessories VI-lOl System $1950 Hytork 48 Prop Instruction Book $900 Fast Chargers $1450 $2950 See Model Dealer order Direct add 10% Postage Handling Calif Residents also add 6% Sales Tax send Check orMO No CODs Hobby Dealers send Information both German Italian air arms Regia Aeronautica has less neglected somewhat compared Allied German aircraft Owing somewhat fact Italy war much shorter time active different sectors war never really produced large number aircraft well known aircraft unusual colorful camou flaging squadron markings let tering personal names other mark ings camouflage patterns changed between wars did markings kills sortie markings Luftwaffe time Battle Britain elaborate system lettering markings Russian front saw little way color markings German aircraft mainly because ofthe fear ofthe pilot being shot Russians German ace prominent flier captured So mark ings kills deleted Russian aircraft rarely decorated used standard olive drab red star exception African campaign US aircraft rather plain compared German British aircraft majority Air Corps aircraft painted old standard olive drab Navy aircraft stand ard times blue off-white under bellies have seen pictured 8th Air Force B-17s B-24s England crews personal markings general practice Im sure can recall highly decorated P-40s P-Sis etc thousands US aircraft produced WW II small percen tage other standard olive drab national insignia small inventory number fin rudder Japanese aircraft less same more-or-less standard cam ouflage pattern fuselage markings Again some exceptions Japa nese rarely showed kill markings individ ual pilots Japanese did honor ace pilots aircrews modeling favorite war birds its advantage pick ex ceptional ones wild paint jobs markings naturally impressive eye-catching cases publicized stands reason yellow-nosed ME-109 squadron markings elaborate cam ouflage scheme will attract attention modeling public judges say plain old-drab standard P-39 will So lets doll up next scale bird Received notice Eric Clapp San Jose Ca 2nd annual World War II Scramble held May 1516 Hill County Air Museum Morgan Hill Ca Events will AMA scale sport scale Bom Rule sport scale No Bom Rule Contact Eric Clapp 6116 Castello Dr San Jose Ca 95120 Phone 408-9972298 address 734 N 6th Street Ter race Blue Springs Mo 64015 86 Model Aviation EACH KIT MAKES 2 MODELS Peanut Scale

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