RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple 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RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple hundred psi compressed air plug passed soap bubble test con nected battery looked what call normal glow Comparing ap pearance faulty plug filament new plug old filament looked just little duller maybe shade darkernot discernibly bad naked eye Obvi ously exacting comparative anal ysis called using high quality PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S fl-i 75-B TT-200-B TT-225-B 1T-226B TT-250-B TT-25 1-B TT-275-B TT-276-B TT-300-B TT-301 -B BARSTOCK RETAILAPPROX PART NO SIZE EWT 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 2-1/4FAI 2-112 2-1/2FAI 2-3/4 2-3/4 FAI . 3 3FAI $1295 1395 1495 1695 1695 1695 1995 2195 2395 2595 095 OZ 1000z 155 OZ i450Z iaaoz 166 OZ 215 OZ 2000Z 256 OZ 247 OZ 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NuT ADAPTORS PART NOSIZE TT-140-A1/4-28 TT-610-A6x 10mm TT-710-A7x1Omm fl-Si 6-A 5/16-24 TT-810-A 8x1Omm TT-825-A 8x 125mm fl-375-A 3/624 fl-125-A lOx 1 25mm $395 395 395 395 395 395 495 495 061 OZ 063 OZ 062 OZ 076 OZ 076 OZ 075 OZ 117 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RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple hundred psi compressed air plug passed soap bubble test con nected battery looked what call normal glow Comparing ap pearance faulty plug filament new plug old filament looked just little duller maybe shade darkernot discernibly bad naked eye Obvi ously exacting comparative anal ysis called using high quality PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S fl-i 75-B TT-200-B TT-225-B 1T-226B TT-250-B TT-25 1-B TT-275-B TT-276-B TT-300-B TT-301 -B BARSTOCK RETAILAPPROX PART NO SIZE EWT 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 2-1/4FAI 2-112 2-1/2FAI 2-3/4 2-3/4 FAI . 3 3FAI $1295 1395 1495 1695 1695 1695 1995 2195 2395 2595 095 OZ 1000z 155 OZ i450Z iaaoz 166 OZ 215 OZ 2000Z 256 OZ 247 OZ 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NuT ADAPTORS PART NOSIZE TT-140-A1/4-28 TT-610-A6x 10mm TT-710-A7x1Omm fl-Si 6-A 5/16-24 TT-810-A 8x1Omm TT-825-A 8x 125mm fl-375-A 3/624 fl-125-A lOx 1 25mm $395 395 395 395 395 395 495 495 061 OZ 063 OZ 062 OZ 076 OZ 076 OZ 075 OZ 117 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RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple hundred psi compressed air plug passed soap bubble test con nected battery looked what call normal glow Comparing ap pearance faulty plug filament new plug old filament looked just little duller maybe shade darkernot discernibly bad naked eye Obvi ously exacting comparative anal ysis called using high quality PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S fl-i 75-B TT-200-B TT-225-B 1T-226B TT-250-B TT-25 1-B TT-275-B TT-276-B TT-300-B TT-301 -B BARSTOCK RETAILAPPROX PART NO SIZE EWT 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 2-1/4FAI 2-112 2-1/2FAI 2-3/4 2-3/4 FAI . 3 3FAI $1295 1395 1495 1695 1695 1695 1995 2195 2395 2595 095 OZ 1000z 155 OZ i450Z iaaoz 166 OZ 215 OZ 2000Z 256 OZ 247 OZ 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NuT ADAPTORS PART NOSIZE TT-140-A1/4-28 TT-610-A6x 10mm TT-710-A7x1Omm fl-Si 6-A 5/16-24 TT-810-A 8x1Omm TT-825-A 8x 125mm fl-375-A 3/624 fl-125-A lOx 1 25mm $395 395 395 395 395 395 495 495 061 OZ 063 OZ 062 OZ 076 OZ 076 OZ 075 OZ 117 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RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple hundred psi compressed air plug passed soap bubble test con nected battery looked what call normal glow Comparing ap pearance faulty plug filament new plug old filament looked just little duller maybe shade darkernot discernibly bad naked eye Obvi ously exacting comparative anal ysis called using high quality PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S fl-i 75-B TT-200-B TT-225-B 1T-226B TT-250-B TT-25 1-B TT-275-B TT-276-B TT-300-B TT-301 -B BARSTOCK RETAILAPPROX PART NO SIZE EWT 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 2-1/4FAI 2-112 2-1/2FAI 2-3/4 2-3/4 FAI . 3 3FAI $1295 1395 1495 1695 1695 1695 1995 2195 2395 2595 095 OZ 1000z 155 OZ i450Z iaaoz 166 OZ 215 OZ 2000Z 256 OZ 247 OZ 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NuT ADAPTORS PART NOSIZE TT-140-A1/4-28 TT-610-A6x 10mm TT-710-A7x1Omm fl-Si 6-A 5/16-24 TT-810-A 8x1Omm TT-825-A 8x 125mm fl-375-A 3/624 fl-125-A lOx 1 25mm $395 395 395 395 395 395 495 495 061 OZ 063 OZ 062 OZ 076 OZ 076 OZ 075 OZ 117 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RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple hundred psi compressed air plug passed soap bubble test con nected battery looked what call normal glow Comparing ap pearance faulty plug filament new plug old filament looked just little duller maybe shade darkernot discernibly bad naked eye Obvi ously exacting comparative anal ysis called using high quality PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S fl-i 75-B TT-200-B TT-225-B 1T-226B TT-250-B TT-25 1-B TT-275-B TT-276-B TT-300-B TT-301 -B BARSTOCK RETAILAPPROX PART NO SIZE EWT 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 2-1/4FAI 2-112 2-1/2FAI 2-3/4 2-3/4 FAI . 3 3FAI $1295 1395 1495 1695 1695 1695 1995 2195 2395 2595 095 OZ 1000z 155 OZ i450Z iaaoz 166 OZ 215 OZ 2000Z 256 OZ 247 OZ 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NuT ADAPTORS PART NOSIZE TT-140-A1/4-28 TT-610-A6x 10mm TT-710-A7x1Omm fl-Si 6-A 5/16-24 TT-810-A 8x1Omm TT-825-A 8x 125mm fl-375-A 3/624 fl-125-A lOx 1 25mm $395 395 395 395 395 395 495 495 061 OZ 063 OZ 062 OZ 076 OZ 076 OZ 075 OZ 117 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RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple hundred psi compressed air plug passed soap bubble test con nected battery looked what call normal glow Comparing ap pearance faulty plug filament new plug old filament looked just little duller maybe shade darkernot discernibly bad naked eye Obvi ously exacting comparative anal ysis called using high quality PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S fl-i 75-B TT-200-B TT-225-B 1T-226B TT-250-B TT-25 1-B TT-275-B TT-276-B TT-300-B TT-301 -B BARSTOCK RETAILAPPROX PART NO SIZE EWT 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 2-1/4FAI 2-112 2-1/2FAI 2-3/4 2-3/4 FAI . 3 3FAI $1295 1395 1495 1695 1695 1695 1995 2195 2395 2595 095 OZ 1000z 155 OZ i450Z iaaoz 166 OZ 215 OZ 2000Z 256 OZ 247 OZ 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NuT ADAPTORS PART NOSIZE TT-140-A1/4-28 TT-610-A6x 10mm TT-710-A7x1Omm fl-Si 6-A 5/16-24 TT-810-A 8x1Omm TT-825-A 8x 125mm fl-375-A 3/624 fl-125-A lOx 1 25mm $395 395 395 395 395 395 495 495 061 OZ 063 OZ 062 OZ 076 OZ 076 OZ 075 OZ 117 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RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple hundred psi compressed air plug passed soap bubble test con nected battery looked what call normal glow Comparing ap pearance faulty plug filament new plug old filament looked just little duller maybe shade darkernot discernibly bad naked eye Obvi ously exacting comparative anal ysis called using high quality PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S fl-i 75-B TT-200-B TT-225-B 1T-226B TT-250-B TT-25 1-B TT-275-B TT-276-B TT-300-B TT-301 -B BARSTOCK RETAILAPPROX PART NO SIZE EWT 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 2-1/4FAI 2-112 2-1/2FAI 2-3/4 2-3/4 FAI . 3 3FAI $1295 1395 1495 1695 1695 1695 1995 2195 2395 2595 095 OZ 1000z 155 OZ i450Z iaaoz 166 OZ 215 OZ 2000Z 256 OZ 247 OZ 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NuT ADAPTORS PART NOSIZE TT-140-A1/4-28 TT-610-A6x 10mm TT-710-A7x1Omm fl-Si 6-A 5/16-24 TT-810-A 8x1Omm TT-825-A 8x 125mm fl-375-A 3/624 fl-125-A lOx 1 25mm $395 395 395 395 395 395 495 495 061 OZ 063 OZ 062 OZ 076 OZ 076 OZ 075 OZ 117 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RC Soaring Toledo youve Toledo know theres no way get entire thing picture slice typical rest show Frank Heinrich Robbe Model Sportshows off new 4-meter ASW 17 Royai workmanship kit beautiful finished Sailpiane stunning THE 33RD ANNUAL Toledo Radio Control Exposition held April 10-12 Hosted Weak Signals RC Club expo oldest largest RC trade show modeler get-together US Im sure everyone has activity time knows about years Ive heard about stuff see tremendous crowds abysmal weather stories nearly true year weather quite spring-like return Denver confront snow storm eye towards forte Sailpianes author takes us walk-through doings year Toledo U Byron Blakeslee George SparrofAerospaceCompositeswas happyto explain applications high-tech materials Shown sampling carbon-fiber wing rods 36 Model Aviation Left John Fotiu JMGlasscraft shows off Penetrator kit can buiit either slope fiying glow power Right Katie Bob Martin 2-meter Bobcat aileron ship raise money forthe F3B team raffled off Talon autographed bythe team members Left Mark Kummerow poses 200-inspan flying wing cailed Ultrasaur Marks superb model took top honors Sport Sailplane category Right Ted Davey son Steve manned Davey Systems booth model Teds new Arid hand-launcher ii Left Lee Smith Winnipeg Canada holds Aztec Models new Mistral 120-in-apan thermal contest ship Right Virtualiy everyone familiar products available Hobby Shack John Lupperger shows off Elite 1 5 SI manufactured RPM Japan first Toledo Show Ive opportunity attend Id like give some impressions Toledo standpoint Sailplane enthusiast all-round airplane nut Ill start overview get what individual exhibitors showed first impression gets tremendous amount things see 217 exhibitors showing thing connected RC industries Powered airplanes course constituted largest segment lots boats cars Helicopters Electric planesin addition main interest Sailplanes Gliders also radios engines tools accessories maga zmes other paraphernalia great thing about shows like everyone has opportunity meet face face manufacturers im porters tell what likes doesnt like about products Im sure works other way too trade people have opportunity get lot good feedback directly customers dont know about rest economy judging displays eager crowds would have conclude Radio Control hobby industry thriving addition commercial side show nearly equal importance 19 trophies awarded best Sport Sailplane July1987 37 Left Top Flitss Scott Christensen personal flap-equipped Wristocrat Right smiling Jim Martin Hobby Lobby fortunate hays distinguished visitor booth Herr Graupner R founder namesake ths hugs German modeling firm hand --1 Left Ron Morgan ran things Bridi booth Stacksd overhead Joes three hand-launched airplanes Kasteway top Tercel Flipper Right Mark Smith new Ceptor kit designed can assembled either polyhedral straight wing Left Bob Sealey new Javelin flying wingand just some lineup beautifully-done fiberglass fuselages background Right Sue Dombrowski holds up House Balsas Two Tee 2-meter Sailpiane reintroduced line products year Pattern Plane Sport Plane Best Finish etc models built spe cifically show stoppers just talked builder absolutely gorgeous 10-ft-span B-17 said put 8000 hours work also said friends trying talk him out flying winning Sailplane extremely impressive 167-ft-span flying wing type designed built Mark Kummerow Chicago Mark used live Virginia belonged Tidewater Club Mark credits wings inspiration Icaro saur design Gene Dees Tidewater Club specs Marks wing 200 inches tip tip 12 pounds 200 sweep 1 l1-in average chord 2500 sq area Eppler 174 airfoil root transitioning 10% Quabeck tips 50 washout 6 dihedral winglets 1 4-in span high 534 average chord 70 sq area NACA 0009 airfoil Controls elevons flaps spoilers Construction balsa spruce ply carbon fiber wing breaks down three pieces Mark says has $70 worth MonoKote covering Great job Mark Everyone looks whats new field interest major news year would have tremendous upswing popularity RC Hand-Launched Gli ders Most new kit planes display hand-launchers growing availa bility small lightweight receivers servos Ni-Cd packs has made small 38 Model Aviation usually about 50- 60-in spanships very practical Add low cost quick building easy transport mini mum flying space requirement have winner Ive never participated Im told RC Hand-Launch contests get very exciting because always man-on-man stir up lot cheering favorites lot good flying us worn out-arms some contests allowing use short high-starts permit launches about 60 feet Now off booths Aerospace Composite Products Co George Sparr used Connecticut recently moved Los Angeles area George supplies high-tech material needs handles carbon-fiber laminates carbon-fiber tape Kevlar cloth tape tapes fiberglass cloth carbon rods etc Safe-T-Poxy laminating resin also available resin Burt Rutan uses must good Write Georges flyer PO Box 16621 Irvine CA 92714 Airtronics bulk companys business days radios No air planes shown booth seven eight people very busy explaining extensive line radiosincluding longtime Sailplaners Warren Tiahrt Gordon Pearson showing new PCM radio should available soon news Sailplanes Sagitta 900 will brought back Andante phased out Cumic will offered Plus 11 8-in-span version Olympic 650 Olympic II Sagitta 600 kits remain Tim Renaud said reasoning bringing back Sagitta 900 have Standard Class l00-in-span plane midway between Oly II Cumic Plus price contest potential good move Sagitta some mods like wing sheeting can still win Nats Standard Class Al-Tech Products Su-Pr-Line Products Ive combined two lines because both produced Gary Hutch ison Sidney OH Su-Pr-Line started Dan Pruss years ago recognized need good lightweight pushrods Gliders line plastic pushrods accessories continues manufactured Gary though plastic pushrods said absolutely temperature-stable Al-Tec line has two items par ticular interest Sailplaners first neat little plastic spoiler vertical blades come out wing both top bottom unit 6 long can accommodated wings depth behind spar 10 156 units can ganged together need braking second item little polystyrene gussets called Joint Points de signed reinforce joints between balsa wing ribs leading trailing edges made five sizes accommodate rib thicknesses 1/16 in The procedure CyA-glue gussets LE TE drop BYRONLS New 1987 Product Line Catalog Get latest information benefits specifications features kits unique Pipe Dream Trainer exciting 1/4 Scale Seawind Amphibian Over 90 pages loaded crisp descriptive full color black white photography drawings custom components ac cessories finishing materials hundreds other R/C hobby supplies Send $300 own personal copy Byron Originalse Box 279 Grove IA 51445 Please no CODs credit card orders catalog AL-fEC PROdUCTS iNC 18800 ST Rs47 E SidNEy OH 4536 ANNOUNCING 513 498-1721THE REVISED LIGHTWEIGHT DUAL SPOILER MODULE closeOnly $1595/set plus$125 postage Cert funds fist & Dealers write details 15 oz unit 3 oz per set closed mode 104 B Blades wider body top bottom1 3 oah closed 2- extended Will fit wings 1 1 thick Can ganged end end Extremely smooth & easy open July1987 39 ENGINE ADJUSTMENTS$STO4 transmitter impounded DIRECT DRIVE CABLE electronicY t~ harness installed aircraft be- n receiver throttle servo third connector mounts side fuselage mod eler may plug SERVO DRIVER operate throttle Price $2250 SERVO DRIVER allowsyou directly control servowithout use radio Great installing radioforthefirat timeor making engine adlustments flying field Powered by4 alkaline N cell batteries md Price $2550 NICAD KIT optional servo driver includes 4 N cell Nicad batteries charger Price $1950 CUSTOM ELECTRONICS PO Box 1332 Loins CA 91701 Free shipping with ad California residents add 6% sales tax State type radio connectors desired Redundant Radio System Servo End Point Adjust Send free brochure Servo Driver right Direct Drive Cable NEW MASIER AIRSCRIW eAntique Series Propellers Inspired Tony Fokkers legendary designs new Antique Series propellers feature scimitar shape undercambered turbo-style blades give outstanding performance Made strong gold glass-filled nylon unbeatable strength durability Series Sizes 12x6 13x6 14x7 16x7 Windsor Propeller Co 384 Tesconl Ct Santa Rosa CA 95401 ribs glue using pins should strengthen wing substantially Gary says have rapidly become pop ular Free Flighters course greatly interested strength lightness Write Gary 18800 St Route 47E Sidney OH 45365 Aztec Models brand-new kit producer kit sell Mistral Alex Reinhardt Winnipeg Man Can ada designed 120-in all-wood poly hedral thermal plane conjunction Bruce Taylor flew well decided kit call Mistral Alex former Canadian F3B team member designed very impressive planes effort new thermal contest ship uses Eppler 392 airfoil wing has 1100 sq area E392 said feature wide speed range carries ballast well combating windy conditions found Canadian prairies Dry wing loading 73 oz per sq ft gives ex cellent performance no wind days good rate climb light loading also helps tight turns thermaling kit will $100 range info write Aztec Models 6521 Betsworth Ave Winnipeg Man Canada R3ROK2 Bridi Aircraft Designs Joe Bridi Pattern flierand great oneand until now has overly promoted line Gliders Hes now offering three RC Hand Launch kits company will likely become factor fast-growing part sport Joes newest HL Glider called Kastaway has 59-in span 380 sq area weighs about 15 oz ready fly new ship joins Tercel Flipper Joes Hand-Launch fleet Both latter 50-in planes 270 sq area weigh 115 oz require medium-to-small servos 225-250 mAh battery pack Also Joes Glider line EZ-1/E-2 Windsurfer/Wind surfer 100 slash indicates Two-Meter 100-in-span versions designs Joes address 23625 Pine Forest Ln Harbor City CA 90710 Craft Air Glider line remains unchanged offering Freedom Slope Plane Stepp Two Drifter II Two-Meter Gliders now-classic Windrifter 100-in ultimate floater Windrifters back mid-70s may surprised see kit now lists $6795 thats way goes might good latch onto kits because days someone going organize Vintage RC Sailplane event designs flown prior 1975 some such date prepared Davey Systems Ted Davey show ing new RC Hand-Launch entry called Ariel plus Two-Meter 100-in Prophet kits Ariel nice-looking 59Memphis Belle Classic PROCEEDS TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO SAVE THE BELLE CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE AND 8HELTER THE MEMPHIS BELLE HISTORIC WORLD WAR TWO BOMBER GIANT SCALE FLY AUGUST 1 & 21987 egistratlo nding Fees SPONSORED BY THE MEMPHIS RADIO CON UB EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE MEMPHIS RC CLUB LYIRO B MPHIS TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALU BILL BEAT IME ROt -TiED EVENINGS RG1754GSRU JOE HARRIS CD INGS BOI-RBDATGT 40 Model Aviation Five Trophies BEST MILITARY BEST BI-PLANE BEST CIVILIAN MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT PILOTS CHOICE JUDGING BY PARTICIPATING PILOTS Induction Stroke Ports want performance. Pays Different Crankshaft Extra Long Five Intake Static Dynamic Balancing OeIIOrto Pump Carb BaIl Roller Bearings Radial Mounting Low Cost No-nitro Fuel Send performance formation MAX 30 SThe Pa COU% 9mft44 7#ec5 PO Box 26247 Orleans LA 70186 0-535-2568 15-meter plane 370 sq area 15 oz wing loading 55 oz per sq ft airfoil same Prophet series modified E-1 93 Ted also has come out small high-start called ZipStart launching Hand-Launch Two-Meter Gliders uses 30 feet -in latex tubing 250 ft 160-lb-test nylon line line could course shortened want fly Ariel backyard interest Ted now sells little sport winch used made Fab Tec really neat item because its small enough carry hand including motorcycle battery powerful enough launch ThreeMeter Sailplane ease Unfortunately uses expensive little motor drum requires quite bit machining adapt motor Consequently whole package including line turnaround foot switch parachute costs $23495 Ted no longer making big winches retrievers info DSC 1 Wood Ln Malvem PA 19355 Carl Goldberg Models ubiquitous Gentle Lady continues Goldbergs Glider sell tons Its probably trained Glider pilots over past few years other design surprised learn however moment Goldberg selling Electra kits electric motors Gentle Lady kits certainly bodes well future Electrics big news Gold berg new UltraCote polyester cov ering film said sag sitting out sun because adhesive doesnt gas wont bubble during ap plication use higher temperatures application advantage doesnt melt get carried away using heat gun havent tried demo booth very impressive went around corners well pulled up nice tight appears have sufficient tensile strength open-bay Glider wings pulled hard possible sample piece could detect stretch can feel some lowtemperature films Another feature trim pieces can applied creating bubbles underneath Hobby Horn Bob Sliff busy man makes Midway Electric Model Design kits president EAA Electric Aeromodeling Assn AMA Contest Board member Electrics hes just begun writing Electrics column forRCModelermagazine kits have some nicest cutting sanding can findand very reasonable price boot Bobs interests its understandable kits Electrics also Continued page 138 Travel Air 2000 Span 79 Length 58875 Wing Loading 14 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Travel Air D4000 D4D Span 785 Length 5675 Wing Loading 15 lbs z Clip Wing Span Introductory Price $17495 Fleet Model 2 Span68 Length5l Wing Loading 13 lbs z Introductory Price $15495 Quarter Scale 1/5 Sport Scale Miniature Aircraft Highly Prefab Kit Form Featuring ULTRALOK* Construction Techniques Super Fast Assembly Suitable 902 Cycle 2 Cubic Inch Gas PlansFull Kit $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $25 00$250 00 $2500$26000 $2500$26000 $25 00$275 00 $25 00$275 00 Travel Air 2000 Travel Air 4000 Mark 4 JR Special Convertible ow Wing 18 lbs 1 plan 2 versious78 Biplane 18 lbs Fokker D-VII erman WWI Fighter Biplane 23 lbs Waco UPF-7 iplane 23 lbs Sopwith Tripehound WI Triplane 17 lbs kits complete Contain fiberglass parts preformed landing gear cabanas machined & die cut wood full hardware package Plans included comprehensive construction manual containing photos additional drawings Full rigging kits requiring little skill included Also Available Preformed Landing Gear Cabanes ORDERING INFO orders shipped UPS Parcel Post Add $3 ship charge plans $10 kits Allow 4 weeks delivery Checks MO payable Jerry Behrens plans Behrlan Corp kits Per fastest service send Postal MO bank check No COD orders Call write information * FT1rPDAFflU isan internotched self-aligning goof-proof assembly method Construction fast simple UJJI1BtI1JIIk iill able frame airplane about 25 hours Plans designed byAir Kit Experts Jerry Behrens Behrlan Corp PO Box 174 Inwood NY 11696718 337-6987 516 868-5194 July1987 41 NEW LITTLE GIANTS ULTRALOK* Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 41 produces Sailplane kit growing popularitythe Gnome comes Hand-Launch Two-Meter version soon will out Three-Meter size Hobby Horn advertises MA check Bobs ad price shipping informa tion Hobby Shack very large importer distributor sorts hobby merchandise HS especially known Japanese ARF line planes Cirrus radios made Futaba Glider ARF line Elite H0~ Horn Old Timer _ LAHZOS 5 Gas MODEL A4OcL EL'tt7LCE 8E0050 BREAStS 1941 BROOKLYN DODGER $6 Cabin EWEST0 Retail $5295s*INTRODUCTORY PRICE0 $3900 1938 Record Breaker 96 $6956 1939Zipper 5405356 1938 Kloud King 63 $4236 1941 Brigidier 56 $4076 1941 Ssaper Quake- 78 $3276 1940 So Long 55$3036 1936 Buccaneer 86 $5996 l938CIipperMKl 72S4156 1937 Dallaire 108 $75 16 1935 Miss America 84 $7196 1991 Playboy Sr 80 $5116 1991 Playboy Jr 54 $3116 1936 Powerhouse 84 $5356 1990 Sailplane 78 $5476 1938 Trenton Terror 72 $4076 1945 Ranger 9603196 1939 Korda Wake 94 $1916 1939 Mercury 72 6 kits qualify SAM events PP & RIG feature highest quality machine cut & sanded parts Superior Snail Coopetition sheet strip mood mire & mindow material Plans orig PP models arc easily convertible Ich RIG KITS Sailplanes Electric power Gas Hobby Horn SENSOAR Glider 78 5sl $1800 Midway Model GNOME R/G Hand Launch Glider$2400 Jolly Models FLINGER R/G HLG 58 Span$24t0 Midway Model FAST EDDIE Acrobatic /05 Elec$1906 Jolly Models ELECTRICUS Electric Glider tls$32$t Leisure PLAYBOY SR 67 Gear 05 Elect $3000 Astro ASTRO SPORT 37 Direct 05 Elect $2250 Leisure WASP 37 Direct 85 Electrics$2250 Midway ULTRA MK IV 86 Geared 04 EP $3900 Midway FLYING QUAKER 89 40-45 0 stroke $6476 4ks/Midway DENNY JR 72 Alum Cowel$6396 BUZZARD flflUOOWI 7 49146 FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S Parts Avail SHIPPING S HANDLING 84 Page CATALOQUS Up $800 add $150 $200 PP/tat Class $801 $2080 add $725 copy mill sent $2081 $4588 add $308 free-when requested $9581 07000 add $356 order over $7000 add $408HOBBY HORN CA Addressees add 6% las15173 Moran St IA] Send MO Visa/MCI#EspIPO Box 2212 Check allow up tO 30Westminster Ca 92684 days CR clearance 7141 8938311 Exact Charges plus $106 Hdl Cash OnlylAW Hrs 17141 89512031 18 SI Student Instructor RPM company Japan construction interesting wing sheeting made thin foam paper finally plastic film outer layer laid over normal balsa/hardwood built-up wing construction ribs spars shear webs result plane fast put together quite durable said good stable flier Its available HS dealers handling EZ RPM line kits $8699 Span 72 Eppler 207 airfoil used House Balsa out Glider business now back manufacturing Two Tee 2 x 4 Two-Meter Gliders expected available July August Check hobby shop HOB magazine ads JMGlasscraft Remember April MA Soaring column photo two little P-S 1-like Slope ships called Penetra tor time didnt know came turns out its John Fotiu JMGlasscraft Penetrator 48-inspan kit fiberglass fuselage foam wings Its available either Slope plane powered Both versions available Basic Deluxe kits latter include wing sheeting complete hard ware package Slope Basic kit $45 Slope Deluxe $64 plus $2 shipping John also offers fast-looking aileron ship slope thermal flying called Song Bird comes Two-Meter 97-inspan versions has several other kits designed glow electric power could easily converted Slope ships person interested Personally can imagine racing Penetrators slope would tremendously exciting Just like Reno Air Races noise Contact John 30820 Mayflower Rose ville MI 48066 Bob Martin RC Models 50-inspan Talon Bobs entry RC HL Glider race Its very smart-looking allbalsa ship ailerons full-flying stab Wing area 312 sq loading 65 oz per sq ft fuselage novel its triangular cross section well rounded gives good strength low weight finished fuselage before covering weighs 15 oz Also Bobs current lineup Two-Meter poly winged Pussycat has area 630 sq loading 61 oz per sq ft same design straight wing T-tail known Bobcat Looks like good ship sporting around both slopes flat-field flying Bob does have famous Duralene-fuselaged slope planes line moment gearing up make super-strong fuselages own plant So next season well likely see Coyote Katie II Slope ships back again MEN Model Engineering Nor walk Gerry Jarvis makes several nice glow-engine kits Sailplane Dwight Holleys 1981 World-Champswinning Gobbler kit wood features absolutely unbreakable lam inated wing joiner system design might expect fine performer would excellent club multi-task con tests Gerry also sells four sizes highquality high-start rubber %2 Y86 3A /t6 -in size what Id call 00heavy heavy duty can imagine what 346 feels like stuff Sailaire Sagitta XC fliers want use high-start Check MEN 54 Chest nut Hill Norwalk CT 06851 Hobby Lobby InternationaL Everyone knows Hobby Lobby extensive ads owner Jim Martin has magazines Jim handles quite few hobby lines sole importer Graupner models Germany Graupner largest manufacturer models Europe catalog resembles telephone book includes sorts Gliders Electrics cars boats radiosplus kinds accessories Jim says Sailplanes selling best four-meter Discus $349 plus truck freight three-meter L54 $227 36-meter L56 $269 semiscale ships Hobby Lobby offers very interesting catalog details Graupner Multiplex MFA Edmonds Wik Krick kits handle Its free asking especially good beginners because includes questions answers topics new fliers often puzzled about Meeting Herr Graupner founder company big thrill Can imagine yourself place Having toys play 138 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGES TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 Pelican Enterprises hard outfit categorize because Terry Surma sells such wide variety interesting items modelers may have noticed ad vertisement CyA cyanoacrylate glue mask have try out works advertised will godsend lot us get sinus attacks fumes Some people allergic CyA cant get anywhere near So $1250 $350 postage handling outlay good investment other item Terry sells will great interest some Sailplaners Optic Servo Driver Sailplaners will interested builders very large planes dont want run wire leads servos driving ailerons way out long wings OSD uses fiber-optic light pipes about /32 OD carry signal receiver servos wing little con version units end translate elec trical signals pulses infrared light vice versa separate 48-volt Ni-Cd pack used power circuits out wings servos plug demo Larrys booth worked flawlessly said has sold sets research labs make large RPV airplanes unit two servos $3995 plus $350 P&H Write Pelican 265 Oxford Ln Bloomingdale IL 60108 Robbe Modellsport Robbe large German manufacturer sorts model planes cars boats have quite broad line Gliders Sailplanes fea turing practically unbreakable Plura fuse lages balsa-covered foam wings US General Manager Frank Heinrich showing Robbes new four-meter ASWl 7 Royal very impressive ship can imagine looks beautiful air has flown electric motor Germany current price direct Robbe $36995 plus truck shipping Robbe can drop-ship dis tributors area will save freight cost complete Robbe catalog available $400 makes great wish book address 180 Town ship Line Rd Belle Mead NJ 08502 phone 201 359-2115 Sailplanes International Canadian importer kits made company same name Sailplanes International Wales UK familiar Brit ish Soaring scene will recall SI successor former Solent Sailplanes Company have seven kits current line ranging ARF Slope ship called Ridge-Recruit about $8250 plus postage three-meter ASW2O $195 plus postage highly-prefabri cated kit has gel-coated fiberglass fuselage Also line Sitar Special 83-in-span plane copy Sitar brothers Dassel won 1979 F3B World Championship Bel gium should good slope flatland flying like planes move fast about $140 plus postage information write 15 Ravenhill Rd Winnipeg Man Canada R2K 3K4 Scale Model Research Bob Banka booth doing brisk business dispensing Foto Paaks Scale model enthusiasts course Bobs Sailplane requests dont compare power Scale business says will stock sailplanes motor gliders demand increases Ive got feeling will happen Scale Sailplane events such SOARs Scale Uprising spring up around country Bobs address 2334 Ticonderoga Way Costa Mesa CA 92626 Bob Sealy has making fiberglass fuselages kits couple ofyears has quickly established reputation producing very high quality work quite reasonable prices Bob makes four sizes generic fiberglass fuselage builders prefer design own wings also has nine other fuselages match specific designs range Oly 650 Ken Bates Merlyn crosscountry ship excellent service do-it-yourselfers Say want dif ferent cross-country plane Get Bobs beautiful Dyna-Soar XC fuselage $75 Selig 4061 foam cores $30 both plus shipping youre practically business fuselage 70 long molded two parts just glue tail section molded slip joint Incidentally fuselage designed Dale Fol kening quite slim should make excellent XC plane Also display Bobs booth new Javelin 5 6-inspan flying wing complete foam core balsa-sheeted kit $39 said build fast fly very well has no vertical surfaces should appeal flying wing purists Write Bob 521 96th Lane NE Blame MN 55434 ask flyer SASE would ap preciated Sig Manufacturing Co Two-Meter Riser Glider Sigs line Its fairly comparable Gentle Lady price performance folks Sig primarily power fliers really have nt promoted Riser new Gliders Mark Smith Models newcomers Soaring may familiar Marks accomplishments Southern Californias wunderkind Soaring early mid-i 970s Windfree design won everything sight kitted itand rest history say Mark Smith puts out extensive line Gliders few new big planes show 11 8-in-span Ceptor has same wing Sensor has all-wood fuselage T tail kit has instructions building wing polyhedral straight ail erons kit will list about $95 compared $130 Sensor should available end summer other news about Mark has combined Craft Air form new company called Dyna Flight Both firms will continue sell kits under own names under Dyna Flight logo Continued page 143 DIA 6 7 8 8* 9 10 10 II 11 11 * 12 13 14 15 16 PITCH 3 4 283 3* 456 3 3&3/4 4 5 6 8 4 5 66* 7 4 5 6 6* 7 7* 4 5 6 6W 6* 78W 6EW 46 7 7* 7* 7&3/4 8 BEW 6 7 4W 5 SW 6 56 5 6 5 6 6 78 FOUR-CYCLE TAILORED HELICAL PITCH 126 6* 7 7* 8 136 7 7*8 146 7 7*8 1567 16678 PYLON RACING 7SN SiN 8&3/46* 6&3/4 7 7* 7&3/4 97 7* 7&3/4 W Wide biade EW Extra aide N PRICE $149 $179 $189 $199 $199 $209 $219 $229 $239 $239 $279 $359 $459 $659 $949 $299 $389 $489 $689 $989 $279 $289 $289 Narrow SPECIALISTS IN CUSTOM COX TEE DEE & REED ENGINES COMPLETE INVENTORY OF CUSTOM & STOCK PARTS OLD TIMER SUPPLIES CARBON FIBER COILS CONDENSERS SILK TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS TIMERS ETC REPLICA OR WICK ENGINES NE WI! 1/2A PLA YBO V SR FOR 1/2A TEXACO RIC FF ELECTRIC OR SPORT KIT $2995 ORDER BY MAIL OR PHONE 714 830-5162 SORRY NO COD VISA & MASTERCARD WELCOME DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED July1987 139 OUR INVENTORY AVERAGES OVER 8000 PROPS! SPECIAL PRO SERIES ALL PRICES ARE POSTPAID ON ORDERS OVER $10 ORDERS SHIPPED FIRST CLASS MAIL WITHIN 24 HRS CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ADD 6% TAX Toledo/Blakeslee Continued page 139 SR Batteries Larry Sribmck SR first offer modelers high capacity nickel-cadmium battery packs just about size shape Larry says business booming what demand electric cars fliers Electrics Larry can still supply airborne transmitter needs popular radios several arent popular Best write Larry Box 287 Bellport NY 11713 Ask flyer can check out packs available Top Flite Models Scott Christensen featuring RC Hand-Launch entry called Wristocrat showing personal plane has flaps Scott says flies very well sales have brisk Also continuing move well TFs Antares straight-wing Sailplane Two-Meter Metric Also shown new dark red MonoKote color should especially good covering bottoms wings Magazines US magazine folks hand no doubt familiar Id like tell about some British magazines less wellknown over Ron Moulton Argus Specialist Publications Ltd manned booth chock-full magazines company puts out two interest Sailplaners Radio Control Models Electronics usually abbreviated RCM&E Radio Modeller Both mags have separate columns Thermal Slope Soaring RCM&E has Dave Jones doing Thermal column Charles Gardiner Slope Radio Mod eller features well-known George Stringwell Thermal Tom Speakman writing about Slope Soaring Ron offering Toledo Show subscriptions spe cial rates failing just little magazines available through AMA HQ check out Supply & Service catalog should have received 1987 AMA membership other British publisher hand Tony Stephenson Traplet Publications Ltd Tonys magazine RCModel World has out about two years theyve sure learned find lot interesting material Silent Flight correspondent friend Sean Walbank White Sheet club hill fame magazine also features Power Scale Slope column written Ray Jones Tony now exporting magazine bulk California mailing us Yanks makes subscribing very simple Im sure Tony will give special Toledo Show price $15 six issues $30 12 tell him just heard about offer Write Tony Traplet Distribution 1635 Wade Dr Paso Robles CA 93446 Toledo very busy three days apologies Ive missed anyone coverage Sailplane offerings Radio Technique/Myers Continued page 43 required channels look things like 200-lb B-29 saw RC Video Maga zine Vol 8 hope carries redundant radio setup hobby needs safety can get am still doing thing redundant radio recently purchased electronic switch Calvin OrrCustom Electronics PO Box 1332 Alta Loma CA 91701 Since housed oversize plastic box decided see could get two receivers battery pack switch thereby eliminating mess dangling wires buddy Jack Albrecht Service Manager Airtronics 11 Autry Irvine CA 92718 provided pair prototype receivers set match Kraft Channel Max transmitter bought some SRl 70 battery packs another buddy Larry Sribnick SR Batteries 21 South Country Rd Beilport NY 11713 After little plastic minirg hot soldering iron everything fit nicely elec tronic switch now mounts top box cut some holes let out switchs trim pots things want access adjustment anyway shown first two photos head column am using Lanier Javelin test bed unit bought Bubba Spivey 1986 Nats has modified slightly function tail-dragger because fly mostly off grass Powered OS 28H considerably milder Bubbas 40-powered missile am using RC38 RC56 because channels Jack Albrecht provided Jack pretty clever channel would complete 31M triplet RC47 looks like wont use before about 1995 ever Nobody has complained about hogging two chan nelsyet crystal ball tired Lets see much comes true Next month Ill talk about some minimal Electric RC have grandson has too younger siblings feel safe about giving him glow engine George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksville NY 11801 Glow Plugs/Werber Continued page 45 plug laboratory see could satisfy curiosity about what going inside little troublemaker first thing rule out possibility plug leaker tested subjecting couple hundred psi compressed air plug passed soap bubble test con nected battery looked what call normal glow Comparing ap pearance faulty plug filament new plug old filament looked just little duller maybe shade darkernot discernibly bad naked eye Obvi ously exacting comparative anal ysis called using high quality PRECISION MODEL PRODUCTS Made U S fl-i 75-B TT-200-B TT-225-B 1T-226B TT-250-B TT-25 1-B TT-275-B TT-276-B TT-300-B TT-301 -B BARSTOCK RETAILAPPROX PART NO SIZE EWT 1-3/4 2 2-1/4 2-1/4FAI 2-112 2-1/2FAI 2-3/4 2-3/4 FAI . 3 3FAI $1295 1395 1495 1695 1695 1695 1995 2195 2395 2595 095 OZ 1000z 155 OZ i450Z iaaoz 166 OZ 215 OZ 2000Z 256 OZ 247 OZ 3 Pieces Cone Back Plate Retainer Screw Note 3 4 Blade Spinners Available Sizes Add $3 00 Per Spinner PROP NuT ADAPTORS PART NOSIZE TT-140-A1/4-28 TT-610-A6x 10mm TT-710-A7x1Omm fl-Si 6-A 5/16-24 TT-810-A 8x1Omm TT-825-A 8x 125mm fl-375-A 3/624 fl-125-A lOx 1 25mm $395 395 395 395 395 395 495 495 061 OZ 063 OZ 062 OZ 076 OZ 076 OZ 075 OZ 117 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