George M Mye Ui@ 7L7L1sJ Hkiy MORE ON SELF-LAUNCHING SAILPLANES Since publication May 93 issue Model Aviation have received several enthusiastic comments about including selflaunching sailpianes SLS National Soaring Society NSS Mike McQuisten Potter Valley California wrote May column made day Tell LSF [Theyre allowed read column too Mike GMM] Yesterday got 15-hour flight power left over get back over fence necessary own Ive got Keep up good work interesting letters Pete Williams wrote Thought might like update powered full-scale sailplanes 26 different models being produced today mostly Germany. fact over 75% sailplanes made today have engine Pete goes say organization has same problems purists modeler has [Even so] SLS pilot has no prejudice against purists just fly often Pete chairman Self-Launching Sailplane Pilots Association division Soaring Society Amenca enclosed newsletter application form listing motor-gliders production some photos interested contact him information address 1033 Dresslerville Rd Gardnerville NV 89410 Fred W Mulbolland Tampa Florida sent note thanking report AMA SIGs included March 93 column fact big winner SAM 75 meet described therein might have colored opinion Actually several other people have commented favorably essay rate Fred included some photos model worlds first airliner 1913 Benoist flew St Petersburg Tampa 1914 model will display Flight museum pier St Petersburg looks like ideal subject Electric scale model Since Fred such great Electric modeler competitor SAM events Ill bet has ready go right Fred GETTING ABOUT IN THE US use Loran-C navigate USA road system general find useful tool Sometimes doesnt work sends back compass road maps Id rather particularly night unfamiliar territory Now UPS Global Positioning Systema satellite-based radio navigation system operates much like ground-based Loran system coming down price may buy its greater reliability As implemented low-priced civilian models GPS precision no better Loran-C good three car lengths about 60 feet stationary GPS receivers used surveying cost accurate less inch tell functional problem Loran its computer updates 15 seconds panel indication therefore about behind present position 60 mph can live long know about Above DC-400 Self-Launching Sailplane retractable 43 horsepower Rotax engine has 700 foot-per-minute climb 451 glide Right Pete Williamss Fieseler Storch electro-stork configuration powered Astro 05 geared motor Pete says soars okay too July 1991 column described use Loran-C AUTOMAP computer program Tell AUTOMAP you want will pick quickest short est and/or alternate routes make up itinerary times dis tances intersections listed will print map maps AUTOMAP shows latitude longitude Lat/Lon cursor its map data can entered Loran-C GPS waypoint Waypoints Lat/Lon coordinates along route Loran-C warns important things such exit another highway Waypoint warnings can very useful particularly night rain Sometimes road sign indicates place should turn hidden behind truck critical moment speak experience AUTOMAP includes cities towns some villages plus interstate state roads some lower-level roads Use plan trip primarily interstate highways can examine time distance options print matching map very quickly Quicker fact paging through Rand McNally notebook ruler pencil Because data base limited searches fast may able find village certainly wont show roads inside village Neither does Rand-McNally Enter DeLormes Street Atlas USA 5-inch CD ROM disk Street Atlas USA like having village map everywhere disk Give zip code street name will print map neighborhood streets named street highlighted can zoom down couple acres up include whole USA appropriate use locate business friends home next town saves time Street Atlas USA holds maps nearly road USA However road built after 1990 isnt data base Likewise road has existed since Civil War never surveyed government isnt either what mighty impressive looked up 1993 NATS site got map Lawrenceville airporthighways runways may show path through woods favorite flying site Ill bet can map location show paved roads nearby shows drainage ditches Florida combination computer Loran-C AUTOMAP Street Atlas USA makes nice navigating package AUTOMAP takes town Street Atlas USA takes road inside town Loran-C will take front yard house seeking After using package year like weight bulk equipment actually less equivalent paper maps can leave home bit like calling AAA wait disadvantage cant use driving alone Thats print maps itineraries can mark up highlight check off cross out wish Recommended GMM further information write AUTOMAP 9830 South 51st St Bldg A-131 Phoenix AZ 85044 DOS Windows versions 45 Mb compressed floppy disks DOS Mac Windows versions Requires hard disk Cost about $50 software store information Street Atlas USA contact DeLorme Mapping PO Box 298 Freeport ME 04032 450 Mb 5-inch CD ROM disk Requires Windows hard disk CD-ROM drive About $100 software store disk whole world Global Explorer available Laptop computers CD-ROM drives available wherever computers sold Try CompUSA vicinity 386 laptop computer hard disk can purchased about $1000 Add $350 can have portable CD-ROM r-4U WARJIA WK Made USA SPECIFICATONS WING SPAN 00 ENGINE SIZE-60 2-S1ROKE WEIGHT7-B LBS LVIRO PRICE-$16000 ALL KITS FEATURE BAND LAID FIBERGLASS FVSELAGEPANEL LINES & SCALE DETAILSFOAM CORE WINGS & MACHINE CUT FORMERS & BULKHEADS SEE YOUR LOCAL DEAW OR CALL HOBBY HANGAR 606-245-5746 FOR IMUEDL47E DELIVERY DEALER INQUIRIES WELCOME WEACCEPT VL4 M4S1ERCARD & DISCOVER CARDS WEGL4DLYSHIP C 00 SHIPPING & IUMLING $500 PER KIT COmINENTAL USA O71fti2 AREAS CALL KENIUCKYRFSIDEJiPTh ADD 6% SAW TAX HOBBY HANGAR ISA FULL SER VICE HOBBY SHOP WITH OVER 11000 ITEMS IN STOCR CATALOGS AVAILABLE $400 EACH WIREBATE ON FIRST ORDER SPECIFY PLANEHEUCOPTER OR CAR HANGAR EXaL&3IVEDWTRAWTOR FIBER SCALE MODELS 155 LLOYD AVE 1042 606-253-5746 /*W 606-283-5889 FAX COMING SOON GIANT SCALE ME-109 SCSI adapter works through parallel port can cany everything can leave home about $200 less Loran-C GPS receivers available marine aviation supply houses About $250 Loran-C $800 GPS Hand-held table models available What has RC Flying Today might ask case havent noticed flying sites fewer number farther apart used beand keep changing locations Before loading car trip flying site want know get After get first time can record LatlLon information Loran-C can return site have little book filled locations flying sites Florida Alaska would major effort someone make book flying sites keep up-todate thats what think should done Some people want keep flying sites secret presents problem terms completeness terms function can approach governmental body town village county state such book show deprived terms number flying sites compared golf courses baseball football soccer fields just might able make case getting flying site might help can show other states doing better job supporting hobby hence call US directory also might help kids fly model airplanes hint hint AIRCRAFT DESIGN PROGRAMS have rushed out buy computer can use navigation programs might interested AERO*COMP analysis program performance electric-powered airplanes input such data weight wing area motor characteristics propeller dimensions gearbox type runway etc get back takeoff distance rate climb battery current run time airspeeds other things youd like know handy picking motor battery pack existing airplane sizing airplane go existing motor batteries radio system can try out various props ever buying Same battery packs accommodates multimotor aircraft well hand-launched ROG ROW Try might like Its great playing What if. game AERO*COMP available USR&D PO Box 561 Denville NJ 07834-0561 price $99 IBM AT compatibles somewhat simpler cheaper program available accepts dimensions either model full-scale aircraft converts model dimensions choice accepts choice motor computes proposed model performance rule-of-thumb basis Handy making preliminary decisions Electric R/C Aircraft Design Program available Roger Jaffe 6462 Sunny Brae Dr San Diego CA 92119 costs about $30 have motor test program design program disk full literature experts like Dr Keith Shaw Bob Kopski Ken Myers no relation know Contact Ken Myers 1911 Bradshaw Court Walled Lake MI 48340 Shareware About $20 per disk two disks worth package computer needs Finally friend Norm Rosenstock has program SAM models simply quickly takes wing area weight tells what engine run get LER what fuel allotment get Texaco engine used Contact Norm Rosenstock 124 Granada Ave Royal Palm Beach FL 33411 Make him happy asking has copies Tales Ancient Modeler left Aint computers fun Bob Kopski 4WHY SHOULD BUY GLOBEE GLOW PLUGS - TheGIoBeePaQ philosophy cornbus chambe must certain temoerature ti center ceil Wth ounventiona Spir ody away fuet combusf ion hamber times ignition tempera imbustion gives engine faster fuel efficiency lesign uses exotic gtass materials whict ance meltdown Atac unique natty pure resutts ptug wilt outtast hand-tested before teaving factoiy best-in-the tet e BUY P,, 0 O, MAKE ThE moy co.*clioe ighticrym vrsft iccal hobby shop caM yoijr FREE GtoffleeRyer TWInn-K Inc 4770 W 139th Stmet Cleveland OH 44135 e 216433-1908 48 Model Aviation E WULF 190 Made USA SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 65 ENGINE SIZE-60510 2-S7ROKE 90-120 4-S7ROtE WEIGHT-5110 LBS It/ThO PRICEr-4/ ill UIVVKilEJL1 SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 50 ENGINE SIZEWEIGHT IRO PRICE 60 2-STEOKE B-ES LBS Made USA CESSNA 150 SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 05 ENGINE SIZE-45-60 2-S7ROKE WEIGHT7-75 LBS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/08
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48
George M Mye Ui@ 7L7L1sJ Hkiy MORE ON SELF-LAUNCHING SAILPLANES Since publication May 93 issue Model Aviation have received several enthusiastic comments about including selflaunching sailpianes SLS National Soaring Society NSS Mike McQuisten Potter Valley California wrote May column made day Tell LSF [Theyre allowed read column too Mike GMM] Yesterday got 15-hour flight power left over get back over fence necessary own Ive got Keep up good work interesting letters Pete Williams wrote Thought might like update powered full-scale sailplanes 26 different models being produced today mostly Germany. fact over 75% sailplanes made today have engine Pete goes say organization has same problems purists modeler has [Even so] SLS pilot has no prejudice against purists just fly often Pete chairman Self-Launching Sailplane Pilots Association division Soaring Society Amenca enclosed newsletter application form listing motor-gliders production some photos interested contact him information address 1033 Dresslerville Rd Gardnerville NV 89410 Fred W Mulbolland Tampa Florida sent note thanking report AMA SIGs included March 93 column fact big winner SAM 75 meet described therein might have colored opinion Actually several other people have commented favorably essay rate Fred included some photos model worlds first airliner 1913 Benoist flew St Petersburg Tampa 1914 model will display Flight museum pier St Petersburg looks like ideal subject Electric scale model Since Fred such great Electric modeler competitor SAM events Ill bet has ready go right Fred GETTING ABOUT IN THE US use Loran-C navigate USA road system general find useful tool Sometimes doesnt work sends back compass road maps Id rather particularly night unfamiliar territory Now UPS Global Positioning Systema satellite-based radio navigation system operates much like ground-based Loran system coming down price may buy its greater reliability As implemented low-priced civilian models GPS precision no better Loran-C good three car lengths about 60 feet stationary GPS receivers used surveying cost accurate less inch tell functional problem Loran its computer updates 15 seconds panel indication therefore about behind present position 60 mph can live long know about Above DC-400 Self-Launching Sailplane retractable 43 horsepower Rotax engine has 700 foot-per-minute climb 451 glide Right Pete Williamss Fieseler Storch electro-stork configuration powered Astro 05 geared motor Pete says soars okay too July 1991 column described use Loran-C AUTOMAP computer program Tell AUTOMAP you want will pick quickest short est and/or alternate routes make up itinerary times dis tances intersections listed will print map maps AUTOMAP shows latitude longitude Lat/Lon cursor its map data can entered Loran-C GPS waypoint Waypoints Lat/Lon coordinates along route Loran-C warns important things such exit another highway Waypoint warnings can very useful particularly night rain Sometimes road sign indicates place should turn hidden behind truck critical moment speak experience AUTOMAP includes cities towns some villages plus interstate state roads some lower-level roads Use plan trip primarily interstate highways can examine time distance options print matching map very quickly Quicker fact paging through Rand McNally notebook ruler pencil Because data base limited searches fast may able find village certainly wont show roads inside village Neither does Rand-McNally Enter DeLormes Street Atlas USA 5-inch CD ROM disk Street Atlas USA like having village map everywhere disk Give zip code street name will print map neighborhood streets named street highlighted can zoom down couple acres up include whole USA appropriate use locate business friends home next town saves time Street Atlas USA holds maps nearly road USA However road built after 1990 isnt data base Likewise road has existed since Civil War never surveyed government isnt either what mighty impressive looked up 1993 NATS site got map Lawrenceville airporthighways runways may show path through woods favorite flying site Ill bet can map location show paved roads nearby shows drainage ditches Florida combination computer Loran-C AUTOMAP Street Atlas USA makes nice navigating package AUTOMAP takes town Street Atlas USA takes road inside town Loran-C will take front yard house seeking After using package year like weight bulk equipment actually less equivalent paper maps can leave home bit like calling AAA wait disadvantage cant use driving alone Thats print maps itineraries can mark up highlight check off cross out wish Recommended GMM further information write AUTOMAP 9830 South 51st St Bldg A-131 Phoenix AZ 85044 DOS Windows versions 45 Mb compressed floppy disks DOS Mac Windows versions Requires hard disk Cost about $50 software store information Street Atlas USA contact DeLorme Mapping PO Box 298 Freeport ME 04032 450 Mb 5-inch CD ROM disk Requires Windows hard disk CD-ROM drive About $100 software store disk whole world Global Explorer available Laptop computers CD-ROM drives available wherever computers sold Try CompUSA vicinity 386 laptop computer hard disk can purchased about $1000 Add $350 can have portable CD-ROM r-4U WARJIA WK Made USA SPECIFICATONS WING SPAN 00 ENGINE SIZE-60 2-S1ROKE WEIGHT7-B LBS LVIRO PRICE-$16000 ALL KITS FEATURE BAND LAID FIBERGLASS FVSELAGEPANEL LINES & SCALE DETAILSFOAM CORE WINGS & MACHINE CUT FORMERS & BULKHEADS SEE YOUR LOCAL DEAW OR CALL HOBBY HANGAR 606-245-5746 FOR IMUEDL47E DELIVERY DEALER INQUIRIES WELCOME WEACCEPT VL4 M4S1ERCARD & DISCOVER CARDS WEGL4DLYSHIP C 00 SHIPPING & IUMLING $500 PER KIT COmINENTAL USA O71fti2 AREAS CALL KENIUCKYRFSIDEJiPTh ADD 6% SAW TAX HOBBY HANGAR ISA FULL SER VICE HOBBY SHOP WITH OVER 11000 ITEMS IN STOCR CATALOGS AVAILABLE $400 EACH WIREBATE ON FIRST ORDER SPECIFY PLANEHEUCOPTER OR CAR HANGAR EXaL&3IVEDWTRAWTOR FIBER SCALE MODELS 155 LLOYD AVE 1042 606-253-5746 /*W 606-283-5889 FAX COMING SOON GIANT SCALE ME-109 SCSI adapter works through parallel port can cany everything can leave home about $200 less Loran-C GPS receivers available marine aviation supply houses About $250 Loran-C $800 GPS Hand-held table models available What has RC Flying Today might ask case havent noticed flying sites fewer number farther apart used beand keep changing locations Before loading car trip flying site want know get After get first time can record LatlLon information Loran-C can return site have little book filled locations flying sites Florida Alaska would major effort someone make book flying sites keep up-todate thats what think should done Some people want keep flying sites secret presents problem terms completeness terms function can approach governmental body town village county state such book show deprived terms number flying sites compared golf courses baseball football soccer fields just might able make case getting flying site might help can show other states doing better job supporting hobby hence call US directory also might help kids fly model airplanes hint hint AIRCRAFT DESIGN PROGRAMS have rushed out buy computer can use navigation programs might interested AERO*COMP analysis program performance electric-powered airplanes input such data weight wing area motor characteristics propeller dimensions gearbox type runway etc get back takeoff distance rate climb battery current run time airspeeds other things youd like know handy picking motor battery pack existing airplane sizing airplane go existing motor batteries radio system can try out various props ever buying Same battery packs accommodates multimotor aircraft well hand-launched ROG ROW Try might like Its great playing What if. game AERO*COMP available USR&D PO Box 561 Denville NJ 07834-0561 price $99 IBM AT compatibles somewhat simpler cheaper program available accepts dimensions either model full-scale aircraft converts model dimensions choice accepts choice motor computes proposed model performance rule-of-thumb basis Handy making preliminary decisions Electric R/C Aircraft Design Program available Roger Jaffe 6462 Sunny Brae Dr San Diego CA 92119 costs about $30 have motor test program design program disk full literature experts like Dr Keith Shaw Bob Kopski Ken Myers no relation know Contact Ken Myers 1911 Bradshaw Court Walled Lake MI 48340 Shareware About $20 per disk two disks worth package computer needs Finally friend Norm Rosenstock has program SAM models simply quickly takes wing area weight tells what engine run get LER what fuel allotment get Texaco engine used Contact Norm Rosenstock 124 Granada Ave Royal Palm Beach FL 33411 Make him happy asking has copies Tales Ancient Modeler left Aint computers fun Bob Kopski 4WHY SHOULD BUY GLOBEE GLOW PLUGS - TheGIoBeePaQ philosophy cornbus chambe must certain temoerature ti center ceil Wth ounventiona Spir ody away fuet combusf ion hamber times ignition tempera imbustion gives engine faster fuel efficiency lesign uses exotic gtass materials whict ance meltdown Atac unique natty pure resutts ptug wilt outtast hand-tested before teaving factoiy best-in-the tet e BUY P,, 0 O, MAKE ThE moy co.*clioe ighticrym vrsft iccal hobby shop caM yoijr FREE GtoffleeRyer TWInn-K Inc 4770 W 139th Stmet Cleveland OH 44135 e 216433-1908 48 Model Aviation E WULF 190 Made USA SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 65 ENGINE SIZE-60510 2-S7ROKE 90-120 4-S7ROtE WEIGHT-5110 LBS It/ThO PRICEr-4/ ill UIVVKilEJL1 SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 50 ENGINE SIZEWEIGHT IRO PRICE 60 2-STEOKE B-ES LBS Made USA CESSNA 150 SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 05 ENGINE SIZE-45-60 2-S7ROKE WEIGHT7-75 LBS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1993/08
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48
George M Mye Ui@ 7L7L1sJ Hkiy MORE ON SELF-LAUNCHING SAILPLANES Since publication May 93 issue Model Aviation have received several enthusiastic comments about including selflaunching sailpianes SLS National Soaring Society NSS Mike McQuisten Potter Valley California wrote May column made day Tell LSF [Theyre allowed read column too Mike GMM] Yesterday got 15-hour flight power left over get back over fence necessary own Ive got Keep up good work interesting letters Pete Williams wrote Thought might like update powered full-scale sailplanes 26 different models being produced today mostly Germany. fact over 75% sailplanes made today have engine Pete goes say organization has same problems purists modeler has [Even so] SLS pilot has no prejudice against purists just fly often Pete chairman Self-Launching Sailplane Pilots Association division Soaring Society Amenca enclosed newsletter application form listing motor-gliders production some photos interested contact him information address 1033 Dresslerville Rd Gardnerville NV 89410 Fred W Mulbolland Tampa Florida sent note thanking report AMA SIGs included March 93 column fact big winner SAM 75 meet described therein might have colored opinion Actually several other people have commented favorably essay rate Fred included some photos model worlds first airliner 1913 Benoist flew St Petersburg Tampa 1914 model will display Flight museum pier St Petersburg looks like ideal subject Electric scale model Since Fred such great Electric modeler competitor SAM events Ill bet has ready go right Fred GETTING ABOUT IN THE US use Loran-C navigate USA road system general find useful tool Sometimes doesnt work sends back compass road maps Id rather particularly night unfamiliar territory Now UPS Global Positioning Systema satellite-based radio navigation system operates much like ground-based Loran system coming down price may buy its greater reliability As implemented low-priced civilian models GPS precision no better Loran-C good three car lengths about 60 feet stationary GPS receivers used surveying cost accurate less inch tell functional problem Loran its computer updates 15 seconds panel indication therefore about behind present position 60 mph can live long know about Above DC-400 Self-Launching Sailplane retractable 43 horsepower Rotax engine has 700 foot-per-minute climb 451 glide Right Pete Williamss Fieseler Storch electro-stork configuration powered Astro 05 geared motor Pete says soars okay too July 1991 column described use Loran-C AUTOMAP computer program Tell AUTOMAP you want will pick quickest short est and/or alternate routes make up itinerary times dis tances intersections listed will print map maps AUTOMAP shows latitude longitude Lat/Lon cursor its map data can entered Loran-C GPS waypoint Waypoints Lat/Lon coordinates along route Loran-C warns important things such exit another highway Waypoint warnings can very useful particularly night rain Sometimes road sign indicates place should turn hidden behind truck critical moment speak experience AUTOMAP includes cities towns some villages plus interstate state roads some lower-level roads Use plan trip primarily interstate highways can examine time distance options print matching map very quickly Quicker fact paging through Rand McNally notebook ruler pencil Because data base limited searches fast may able find village certainly wont show roads inside village Neither does Rand-McNally Enter DeLormes Street Atlas USA 5-inch CD ROM disk Street Atlas USA like having village map everywhere disk Give zip code street name will print map neighborhood streets named street highlighted can zoom down couple acres up include whole USA appropriate use locate business friends home next town saves time Street Atlas USA holds maps nearly road USA However road built after 1990 isnt data base Likewise road has existed since Civil War never surveyed government isnt either what mighty impressive looked up 1993 NATS site got map Lawrenceville airporthighways runways may show path through woods favorite flying site Ill bet can map location show paved roads nearby shows drainage ditches Florida combination computer Loran-C AUTOMAP Street Atlas USA makes nice navigating package AUTOMAP takes town Street Atlas USA takes road inside town Loran-C will take front yard house seeking After using package year like weight bulk equipment actually less equivalent paper maps can leave home bit like calling AAA wait disadvantage cant use driving alone Thats print maps itineraries can mark up highlight check off cross out wish Recommended GMM further information write AUTOMAP 9830 South 51st St Bldg A-131 Phoenix AZ 85044 DOS Windows versions 45 Mb compressed floppy disks DOS Mac Windows versions Requires hard disk Cost about $50 software store information Street Atlas USA contact DeLorme Mapping PO Box 298 Freeport ME 04032 450 Mb 5-inch CD ROM disk Requires Windows hard disk CD-ROM drive About $100 software store disk whole world Global Explorer available Laptop computers CD-ROM drives available wherever computers sold Try CompUSA vicinity 386 laptop computer hard disk can purchased about $1000 Add $350 can have portable CD-ROM r-4U WARJIA WK Made USA SPECIFICATONS WING SPAN 00 ENGINE SIZE-60 2-S1ROKE WEIGHT7-B LBS LVIRO PRICE-$16000 ALL KITS FEATURE BAND LAID FIBERGLASS FVSELAGEPANEL LINES & SCALE DETAILSFOAM CORE WINGS & MACHINE CUT FORMERS & BULKHEADS SEE YOUR LOCAL DEAW OR CALL HOBBY HANGAR 606-245-5746 FOR IMUEDL47E DELIVERY DEALER INQUIRIES WELCOME WEACCEPT VL4 M4S1ERCARD & DISCOVER CARDS WEGL4DLYSHIP C 00 SHIPPING & IUMLING $500 PER KIT COmINENTAL USA O71fti2 AREAS CALL KENIUCKYRFSIDEJiPTh ADD 6% SAW TAX HOBBY HANGAR ISA FULL SER VICE HOBBY SHOP WITH OVER 11000 ITEMS IN STOCR CATALOGS AVAILABLE $400 EACH WIREBATE ON FIRST ORDER SPECIFY PLANEHEUCOPTER OR CAR HANGAR EXaL&3IVEDWTRAWTOR FIBER SCALE MODELS 155 LLOYD AVE 1042 606-253-5746 /*W 606-283-5889 FAX COMING SOON GIANT SCALE ME-109 SCSI adapter works through parallel port can cany everything can leave home about $200 less Loran-C GPS receivers available marine aviation supply houses About $250 Loran-C $800 GPS Hand-held table models available What has RC Flying Today might ask case havent noticed flying sites fewer number farther apart used beand keep changing locations Before loading car trip flying site want know get After get first time can record LatlLon information Loran-C can return site have little book filled locations flying sites Florida Alaska would major effort someone make book flying sites keep up-todate thats what think should done Some people want keep flying sites secret presents problem terms completeness terms function can approach governmental body town village county state such book show deprived terms number flying sites compared golf courses baseball football soccer fields just might able make case getting flying site might help can show other states doing better job supporting hobby hence call US directory also might help kids fly model airplanes hint hint AIRCRAFT DESIGN PROGRAMS have rushed out buy computer can use navigation programs might interested AERO*COMP analysis program performance electric-powered airplanes input such data weight wing area motor characteristics propeller dimensions gearbox type runway etc get back takeoff distance rate climb battery current run time airspeeds other things youd like know handy picking motor battery pack existing airplane sizing airplane go existing motor batteries radio system can try out various props ever buying Same battery packs accommodates multimotor aircraft well hand-launched ROG ROW Try might like Its great playing What if. game AERO*COMP available USR&D PO Box 561 Denville NJ 07834-0561 price $99 IBM AT compatibles somewhat simpler cheaper program available accepts dimensions either model full-scale aircraft converts model dimensions choice accepts choice motor computes proposed model performance rule-of-thumb basis Handy making preliminary decisions Electric R/C Aircraft Design Program available Roger Jaffe 6462 Sunny Brae Dr San Diego CA 92119 costs about $30 have motor test program design program disk full literature experts like Dr Keith Shaw Bob Kopski Ken Myers no relation know Contact Ken Myers 1911 Bradshaw Court Walled Lake MI 48340 Shareware About $20 per disk two disks worth package computer needs Finally friend Norm Rosenstock has program SAM models simply quickly takes wing area weight tells what engine run get LER what fuel allotment get Texaco engine used Contact Norm Rosenstock 124 Granada Ave Royal Palm Beach FL 33411 Make him happy asking has copies Tales Ancient Modeler left Aint computers fun Bob Kopski 4WHY SHOULD BUY GLOBEE GLOW PLUGS - TheGIoBeePaQ philosophy cornbus chambe must certain temoerature ti center ceil Wth ounventiona Spir ody away fuet combusf ion hamber times ignition tempera imbustion gives engine faster fuel efficiency lesign uses exotic gtass materials whict ance meltdown Atac unique natty pure resutts ptug wilt outtast hand-tested before teaving factoiy best-in-the tet e BUY P,, 0 O, MAKE ThE moy co.*clioe ighticrym vrsft iccal hobby shop caM yoijr FREE GtoffleeRyer TWInn-K Inc 4770 W 139th Stmet Cleveland OH 44135 e 216433-1908 48 Model Aviation E WULF 190 Made USA SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 65 ENGINE SIZE-60510 2-S7ROKE 90-120 4-S7ROtE WEIGHT-5110 LBS It/ThO PRICEr-4/ ill UIVVKilEJL1 SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 50 ENGINE SIZEWEIGHT IRO PRICE 60 2-STEOKE B-ES LBS Made USA CESSNA 150 SPECIFICATIONS WING SPAN 05 ENGINE SIZE-45-60 2-S7ROKE WEIGHT7-75 LBS