John Preston Safety Comes First Peppertree Ln Sliver SprIng MD 20906 column provided address items concern regarding safety aspects model aviation actMties Content column however opinion author does necessarily represent offidal position Academy Model Aeronautics Closing book CyA Flexible needle valve extensions fingers prop EJohn Preston CLOSING THE BOOK CyA glue First let clarify statement made con cerning alleged CA glue hazards last safety column said article ap peared least two model publications contained several allegations concern ing health hazards associated use cyanoacrylate glues Instead calling article should have pointed out publications RIC Report alle gations contained letter edi tor strong letter Gordon Banks editor RIC Report took issue account hope column sets rec ord straight last column stated alleged haz ards found book called SAX about 3000 pages qualities toxic/dangerous properties industrial chemicals also said believed called SAX book actually book enti tled Dangerous Properties Industrial Ma terials N Irving Sax copy requested request co worker toxicologist identified SAX book likely above title During Christmas holiday period took some vacation work found time go National Library Medi cine Bethesda Maryland read myself what book say about cyanoacrylates book consulted 7th edition Dangerous Properties Industrial Mate rials N Irving Sax & Richard J Lewis Sr Needless say does list materi als under familiar brand names first looked under ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate according several Material Safety Data Sheets appears commonly used cyanoacrylate ester instant glues use book no listing ma terial tried methyl-2-cyanoacrylate found listed However data material provided no information Continued page 13 April 1991 11 jT WS4 ThiS CLU5 EO4T UMAWAY 4 FThNC UPA Casper Airmodelers left use 8-if high orange plastic fence provide protection pits blocking view Barks Club Boise Idaho right has 6-ft high chain link fence between pits runway 4-ft high fence keeps spectators out pit area alleged hazards abso lutely no reference cyanoacrylates being effective people haters claimed both letter article model publications Under heading Toxicity Data book lists substance human eye ir ritant According source methyl-2 cyano acrylate heated decomposition emits fumes NOx surprised though alarmed see heated decomposition oxides nitrogen emitted rather hydrogen cya nide Based discussion previ ous safety column cannot believe quantity such fumes resulting heating operation allied hobby use would sufficient cause health problems Fingers prop Russ Pfeiffer mod eler photographer Fraser Michi gan observant reader letter pointed out photo graph December 1990 safety column inverted printing process mirror image actual photo didnt notice error either photo bandaged finger side pusher prop installation caused wound Russ pointed out three things disclosed error prop looked like conventional ccw rota tion engine exhaust port left side cylinder bandaged finger what appeared right hand showed wrist watch owner Jim Burnss right wrist Another letter subject fingers-inthe-prop arrived last month looked like too fed through prop US Postal Service caine Cor pus Christi modeler Ernie Tillman enclosed modification makes needle valves some engines aid safe tuning Unfortunately lumpy enclosure no doubt reason envelope part letter became shredded transit Ernies modification missing upon arrival quote Ernies letter simply cut off head Allen socket head screw silver-solder cut off head end needle valve though dont think ulti mate answer engine safety does help prevent screwdrivers slipping theyre being used adjust needle valve long handled socket-driver used place regular screw driver Somewhere back brain thought Ive seen tip before Per haps reference using fully cowled engine Ernie also pointed out great help such installation additional comment suggest use Du-Bro Ball Wrench ad justment tool can inclined away prop arc additional safety Staying same subject Janu ary 1991 Safety column mentioned needle valve flexible shaft enabling bent back anchored safely away proximity prop opinion good idea However following letter Thad Byars tells us setup can present problem unwary mention flexible needle valve extensions offset needle valve placement path prop hit nerve Maybe theyre worth weight gold perhaps bad experience proves careless care less no matter try disguise gadgets few years back bought nearly completed AT-6 OS Wankel engine RC auction engine normally cowled equipped flexible needle valve extension passed through anchored rear cowling placed needle valve very convenient safe place make normal adjustments After completing aircraft installing radio working evening half-empty two-car garage trying adjust throttle linkage tune engine being really cranky order gain access linkage other carb adjustments cowling course removed just fin ished peaking engine full bore reaching back transmitter throt tle back hell broke loose loud pop sounding about like gun Continued page 16 April 1991 13 shot garage aircraft started shake itself apart Only after got en gine shut down did realize what hap pened adjusting engine working needle valve about position mounted cowlpulled back rest posi tion finished adjustments re leased needle valve enough spring swing prop arc As hit fiberglass prop did prop break send 2 inch piece through garage ceiling prop also managed pull adjustment knob off end flexible needle valve loud pop heard small knob go ing through metal drivers-side door wifes Subaru station wagon Luckily well out prop arc avoided injury wish story ended happy endings never seem follow around next afternoon after work back hard work Wankel replaced flexible needle valve standard placing valve its usual precarious po sition near prop promptly managed lacerate end left thumb spin ning prop After trip local emer gency clinic several stitches back work AT-6 time replacing rotary engine well used already tuned 25 After several successful flights gladly sold AT-6 Wankel reat tached next RC auction attended Another transmitter stick failure think modelers aware product K2R its ability remove oil fuel re sidue balsa wood However Mis souri modeler John Whitsitt Jr found out recommended use transmitter Johns letter follows reading column Febru ary 1991 issue Model Aviation re called incident happened parallels experience Sandy Schmidt regarding loss transmitter control stick during flight Although Im somewhat reluctant admit boneheaded error part after 27 years modeling Ive several retrospect does have humorous aspect About 10 years ago good friend told ever have prob lem fuel-soaked balsa wood gener ous application K2R Spot Remover will lift oil out wood experienced rare pleasure pumping about 16 oun ces fuel 12 ounce tank placed nose old Midwest T-Craft K2R did fact remove oil fuel point plane again air worthy So stored useful idea away future reference About two years ago living Northern California flying Livermore Flying Electrons finally got habit tuning engine hind airplane As soon engine Continued page 132 RED MAX FUEL Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON THE RIGHT Freight free qts gals Freight col act drums Deduct 3% prepay Mis qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sales tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COO COD add $3 per cartonl Persansi checks may held until cleared UPS Hazardous charge $500 per carton OTYFUEL1 GAL 4 GAL 24 GAL 80 GAL 128 Gel 54 GAL TOTAL $ ordered UREDRUMAMT RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners ft sport flyers should use Avail synthetic castor blend RED MAX 094568563560056614300 RED MAX 5 1090 795 745 725 651 20004 _______ RED MAX 10129089584580872524972 _______ RED MAX 12144098392889077228192 _______ RED MAX 1515901070101091482031412 _______ RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats ft cars two boat blends castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX2O17451245117011251025431 RED MAX 251990142013301284119450272 RED MAX402608193318081716153971708 RED MAX 503163228321231973176885968 ..RED MAX 6032202395222521231998100228 RED MAX 6533252500233022212113107404 RED MAX 4-CYCLE FUEL Eliminates detonation 6 kickback 4-cycle engines smoother idle 6 power 10-4 CYCLE129089584580872524972 15-4CYCLE1590 1070 101091482031412 RED MAX HELICOPTER FUEL Extremely smooth running extre defoemer drk color special heavy oil heiicptrs 10 Helicopter134094589585877527672 _______ .l5Helicopter1640 1120 106098487034112 ______ RED MAX PERFORMANCE FUEL High flesh point heavy oil use tuned pipes ducted fen ft other heavy dty app 5 Performance114084579577570122704 ________ 10 Performance134094589585877527672 -______ ........15 Performance15401120106095487034112 _______ RED MAX PATTERN FUEL Proven best fuel pattern engines using pumps tuned pIpes 5 Pattern1105810780740886 20504 _______ 10 Pattern130591086082374025372 _______ ........15 Pattern1805 1085 1025929835 28692 _______ SUPER TIGER 3000 FUEL Beet fuel Super Tiger 20004000 engines ........Super Tiger 3000 129089584580872524972 _____ RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel back list popular demand customers Ball Bearings 1787 1326 1290 1184 1060 DiesalPlsinBearinga 1867 1426 1390 1284 1160 Power easy starting power Smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max makes engine come alive power performance never expected Can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running ____ power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel 16 Model Aviation SMOKER FLUID best smoker fluid 2 4 cycle engines Smoker Fluid129089584580872524972 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INORDIENTS Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boata-cars-helicopters-spaed-patsernscale/ scale-kavsn-lgnhion-at3000 PLEASE PRINT NAME RAY nTASFT CITY STATE I0 CARD TYPE AND NA EXPIRATIASI flATS Grand Total MV-i TYPHOON state-of-the-art deaign pattern conspetition Plug-in adjustable wing stab panels Light weight balsa construction Plana 909 sq 1000 sqin versions show alt formers nba Wing area909 sqin/1000 sqin Wing span n/73 1/2 Length 68 in/71 1/2 Power- 120 four stroke 60 two stroke Plans-909 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Plans-1000 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 Clear canopy $1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjuaters aluminum tube phenolic socket set Provides easy removal stab panels micro adjustment stab incidence $695 WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Special slip fit phenollc sockets build wing panels cluded Three sizes available 7/8 dia X 2 ft precision fit $1095 1 1/4 dia X 2 ft $995 1 1/2 dia X 3 ft $1495 PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjusters key wing panel front rear allow make micro adjustments straight flight Order two sets incidence adjustment both wing panels desired $695 * Provides solid support accurate building 0Rugged construction 7 ply aircraft plywood * Regular fuselages up 6-1/4 wide * Jumbo fuselages up 9-1/4 wide * Use own building board work bench base mount jig stations Uni-Strut guide rails versaille set-up * Contains complete hardware instructions Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 1795 Box 4 Jumbo Jig Stations $1995 Two 5 ft Guide Rails & mounting nuts.$2195 Include $300/Item UPSFL Residents Add 6% Tax LANDER INDUST lots 19TH ST CT HAVRE MONTANA 5950i 406-2656529 VISA I BUILDING BOARD 24 x 48 5 mci Frt 30 x 48 5 mci Frt 24 x 66 5 mci Fri 24 x 72 5 mci Frt CANADIAN ORDERS ADO 25% Build straight withoul spending fortune durable high density 1/2 pin surface bonded los 3/4 heavy warp free base straight true work surface will last years years Safety/Preston Continued page 16 started would move myself trans mitter rear plane natural re suit both myself transmitter would receive liberal dose oil spray engine exhaust Desiring keep equipment clean serviceable decided clean transmitter afternoon happened plastic case radios ergo nomically designed other words covered nooks crannies After about 10 minutes fooling cotton balls Q-Tips old gray matter cut remembered K2R So sprayed liberal dose face transmitter waited few minutes solvent work Soon noticed face radio beginning craze Frantically began wiping stuff off Although physical appearance transmitter ruined still operated great Giving no thought placed back trickle charger until follow ing Sunday Well Sunday morning arrived beautiful day gathered up flight box radio 5 year old Midwest Sweetstick headed flying field Once field did preflight work took off After about 2 minutes hot dogging around noticed something funny about aileron/elevator stick lot play So much les sened grip it fell ground So flying favorite planes rudder throttle con trol wasnt about lose plane out fight cut power dialed full up trim Keeping eyes plane knelt down began feeling around ground near time doing very wide rudder turns After another club member Jeff Schrieb ner think came out station helped locate stick knowing what else stuck back slot managed land plane piece knees knocking walked back pit area trying recall failure occurred Remember nooks crannies Well just happened design stick attachment points created small reservoir held K2R place night long net result what just read moral story now clean transmitter cotton ball Q Tips once again What happened no way responsibility radio manufac turer sure miss old-style alumi num transmitter cases Hopefully someone else can benefit story K2R still great getting oil out balsa wood PO Box 16621 Dept R Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 L 132 Model Aviation boo yoar pnuber lato airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! - PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHELTED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 19-PAGE 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/04
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John Preston Safety Comes First Peppertree Ln Sliver SprIng MD 20906 column provided address items concern regarding safety aspects model aviation actMties Content column however opinion author does necessarily represent offidal position Academy Model Aeronautics Closing book CyA Flexible needle valve extensions fingers prop EJohn Preston CLOSING THE BOOK CyA glue First let clarify statement made con cerning alleged CA glue hazards last safety column said article ap peared least two model publications contained several allegations concern ing health hazards associated use cyanoacrylate glues Instead calling article should have pointed out publications RIC Report alle gations contained letter edi tor strong letter Gordon Banks editor RIC Report took issue account hope column sets rec ord straight last column stated alleged haz ards found book called SAX about 3000 pages qualities toxic/dangerous properties industrial chemicals also said believed called SAX book actually book enti tled Dangerous Properties Industrial Ma terials N Irving Sax copy requested request co worker toxicologist identified SAX book likely above title During Christmas holiday period took some vacation work found time go National Library Medi cine Bethesda Maryland read myself what book say about cyanoacrylates book consulted 7th edition Dangerous Properties Industrial Mate rials N Irving Sax & Richard J Lewis Sr Needless say does list materi als under familiar brand names first looked under ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate according several Material Safety Data Sheets appears commonly used cyanoacrylate ester instant glues use book no listing ma terial tried methyl-2-cyanoacrylate found listed However data material provided no information Continued page 13 April 1991 11 jT WS4 ThiS CLU5 EO4T UMAWAY 4 FThNC UPA Casper Airmodelers left use 8-if high orange plastic fence provide protection pits blocking view Barks Club Boise Idaho right has 6-ft high chain link fence between pits runway 4-ft high fence keeps spectators out pit area alleged hazards abso lutely no reference cyanoacrylates being effective people haters claimed both letter article model publications Under heading Toxicity Data book lists substance human eye ir ritant According source methyl-2 cyano acrylate heated decomposition emits fumes NOx surprised though alarmed see heated decomposition oxides nitrogen emitted rather hydrogen cya nide Based discussion previ ous safety column cannot believe quantity such fumes resulting heating operation allied hobby use would sufficient cause health problems Fingers prop Russ Pfeiffer mod eler photographer Fraser Michi gan observant reader letter pointed out photo graph December 1990 safety column inverted printing process mirror image actual photo didnt notice error either photo bandaged finger side pusher prop installation caused wound Russ pointed out three things disclosed error prop looked like conventional ccw rota tion engine exhaust port left side cylinder bandaged finger what appeared right hand showed wrist watch owner Jim Burnss right wrist Another letter subject fingers-inthe-prop arrived last month looked like too fed through prop US Postal Service caine Cor pus Christi modeler Ernie Tillman enclosed modification makes needle valves some engines aid safe tuning Unfortunately lumpy enclosure no doubt reason envelope part letter became shredded transit Ernies modification missing upon arrival quote Ernies letter simply cut off head Allen socket head screw silver-solder cut off head end needle valve though dont think ulti mate answer engine safety does help prevent screwdrivers slipping theyre being used adjust needle valve long handled socket-driver used place regular screw driver Somewhere back brain thought Ive seen tip before Per haps reference using fully cowled engine Ernie also pointed out great help such installation additional comment suggest use Du-Bro Ball Wrench ad justment tool can inclined away prop arc additional safety Staying same subject Janu ary 1991 Safety column mentioned needle valve flexible shaft enabling bent back anchored safely away proximity prop opinion good idea However following letter Thad Byars tells us setup can present problem unwary mention flexible needle valve extensions offset needle valve placement path prop hit nerve Maybe theyre worth weight gold perhaps bad experience proves careless care less no matter try disguise gadgets few years back bought nearly completed AT-6 OS Wankel engine RC auction engine normally cowled equipped flexible needle valve extension passed through anchored rear cowling placed needle valve very convenient safe place make normal adjustments After completing aircraft installing radio working evening half-empty two-car garage trying adjust throttle linkage tune engine being really cranky order gain access linkage other carb adjustments cowling course removed just fin ished peaking engine full bore reaching back transmitter throt tle back hell broke loose loud pop sounding about like gun Continued page 16 April 1991 13 shot garage aircraft started shake itself apart Only after got en gine shut down did realize what hap pened adjusting engine working needle valve about position mounted cowlpulled back rest posi tion finished adjustments re leased needle valve enough spring swing prop arc As hit fiberglass prop did prop break send 2 inch piece through garage ceiling prop also managed pull adjustment knob off end flexible needle valve loud pop heard small knob go ing through metal drivers-side door wifes Subaru station wagon Luckily well out prop arc avoided injury wish story ended happy endings never seem follow around next afternoon after work back hard work Wankel replaced flexible needle valve standard placing valve its usual precarious po sition near prop promptly managed lacerate end left thumb spin ning prop After trip local emer gency clinic several stitches back work AT-6 time replacing rotary engine well used already tuned 25 After several successful flights gladly sold AT-6 Wankel reat tached next RC auction attended Another transmitter stick failure think modelers aware product K2R its ability remove oil fuel re sidue balsa wood However Mis souri modeler John Whitsitt Jr found out recommended use transmitter Johns letter follows reading column Febru ary 1991 issue Model Aviation re called incident happened parallels experience Sandy Schmidt regarding loss transmitter control stick during flight Although Im somewhat reluctant admit boneheaded error part after 27 years modeling Ive several retrospect does have humorous aspect About 10 years ago good friend told ever have prob lem fuel-soaked balsa wood gener ous application K2R Spot Remover will lift oil out wood experienced rare pleasure pumping about 16 oun ces fuel 12 ounce tank placed nose old Midwest T-Craft K2R did fact remove oil fuel point plane again air worthy So stored useful idea away future reference About two years ago living Northern California flying Livermore Flying Electrons finally got habit tuning engine hind airplane As soon engine Continued page 132 RED MAX FUEL Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON THE RIGHT Freight free qts gals Freight col act drums Deduct 3% prepay Mis qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sales tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COO COD add $3 per cartonl Persansi checks may held until cleared UPS Hazardous charge $500 per carton OTYFUEL1 GAL 4 GAL 24 GAL 80 GAL 128 Gel 54 GAL TOTAL $ ordered UREDRUMAMT RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners ft sport flyers should use Avail synthetic castor blend RED MAX 094568563560056614300 RED MAX 5 1090 795 745 725 651 20004 _______ RED MAX 10129089584580872524972 _______ RED MAX 12144098392889077228192 _______ RED MAX 1515901070101091482031412 _______ RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats ft cars two boat blends castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX2O17451245117011251025431 RED MAX 251990142013301284119450272 RED MAX402608193318081716153971708 RED MAX 503163228321231973176885968 ..RED MAX 6032202395222521231998100228 RED MAX 6533252500233022212113107404 RED MAX 4-CYCLE FUEL Eliminates detonation 6 kickback 4-cycle engines smoother idle 6 power 10-4 CYCLE129089584580872524972 15-4CYCLE1590 1070 101091482031412 RED MAX HELICOPTER FUEL Extremely smooth running extre defoemer drk color special heavy oil heiicptrs 10 Helicopter134094589585877527672 _______ .l5Helicopter1640 1120 106098487034112 ______ RED MAX PERFORMANCE FUEL High flesh point heavy oil use tuned pipes ducted fen ft other heavy dty app 5 Performance114084579577570122704 ________ 10 Performance134094589585877527672 -______ ........15 Performance15401120106095487034112 _______ RED MAX PATTERN FUEL Proven best fuel pattern engines using pumps tuned pIpes 5 Pattern1105810780740886 20504 _______ 10 Pattern130591086082374025372 _______ ........15 Pattern1805 1085 1025929835 28692 _______ SUPER TIGER 3000 FUEL Beet fuel Super Tiger 20004000 engines ........Super Tiger 3000 129089584580872524972 _____ RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel back list popular demand customers Ball Bearings 1787 1326 1290 1184 1060 DiesalPlsinBearinga 1867 1426 1390 1284 1160 Power easy starting power Smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max makes engine come alive power performance never expected Can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running ____ power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel 16 Model Aviation SMOKER FLUID best smoker fluid 2 4 cycle engines Smoker Fluid129089584580872524972 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INORDIENTS Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boata-cars-helicopters-spaed-patsernscale/ scale-kavsn-lgnhion-at3000 PLEASE PRINT NAME RAY nTASFT CITY STATE I0 CARD TYPE AND NA EXPIRATIASI flATS Grand Total MV-i TYPHOON state-of-the-art deaign pattern conspetition Plug-in adjustable wing stab panels Light weight balsa construction Plana 909 sq 1000 sqin versions show alt formers nba Wing area909 sqin/1000 sqin Wing span n/73 1/2 Length 68 in/71 1/2 Power- 120 four stroke 60 two stroke Plans-909 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Plans-1000 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 Clear canopy $1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjuaters aluminum tube phenolic socket set Provides easy removal stab panels micro adjustment stab incidence $695 WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Special slip fit phenollc sockets build wing panels cluded Three sizes available 7/8 dia X 2 ft precision fit $1095 1 1/4 dia X 2 ft $995 1 1/2 dia X 3 ft $1495 PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjusters key wing panel front rear allow make micro adjustments straight flight Order two sets incidence adjustment both wing panels desired $695 * Provides solid support accurate building 0Rugged construction 7 ply aircraft plywood * Regular fuselages up 6-1/4 wide * Jumbo fuselages up 9-1/4 wide * Use own building board work bench base mount jig stations Uni-Strut guide rails versaille set-up * Contains complete hardware instructions Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 1795 Box 4 Jumbo Jig Stations $1995 Two 5 ft Guide Rails & mounting nuts.$2195 Include $300/Item UPSFL Residents Add 6% Tax LANDER INDUST lots 19TH ST CT HAVRE MONTANA 5950i 406-2656529 VISA I BUILDING BOARD 24 x 48 5 mci Frt 30 x 48 5 mci Frt 24 x 66 5 mci Fri 24 x 72 5 mci Frt CANADIAN ORDERS ADO 25% Build straight withoul spending fortune durable high density 1/2 pin surface bonded los 3/4 heavy warp free base straight true work surface will last years years Safety/Preston Continued page 16 started would move myself trans mitter rear plane natural re suit both myself transmitter would receive liberal dose oil spray engine exhaust Desiring keep equipment clean serviceable decided clean transmitter afternoon happened plastic case radios ergo nomically designed other words covered nooks crannies After about 10 minutes fooling cotton balls Q-Tips old gray matter cut remembered K2R So sprayed liberal dose face transmitter waited few minutes solvent work Soon noticed face radio beginning craze Frantically began wiping stuff off Although physical appearance transmitter ruined still operated great Giving no thought placed back trickle charger until follow ing Sunday Well Sunday morning arrived beautiful day gathered up flight box radio 5 year old Midwest Sweetstick headed flying field Once field did preflight work took off After about 2 minutes hot dogging around noticed something funny about aileron/elevator stick lot play So much les sened grip it fell ground So flying favorite planes rudder throttle con trol wasnt about lose plane out fight cut power dialed full up trim Keeping eyes plane knelt down began feeling around ground near time doing very wide rudder turns After another club member Jeff Schrieb ner think came out station helped locate stick knowing what else stuck back slot managed land plane piece knees knocking walked back pit area trying recall failure occurred Remember nooks crannies Well just happened design stick attachment points created small reservoir held K2R place night long net result what just read moral story now clean transmitter cotton ball Q Tips once again What happened no way responsibility radio manufac turer sure miss old-style alumi num transmitter cases Hopefully someone else can benefit story K2R still great getting oil out balsa wood PO Box 16621 Dept R Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 L 132 Model Aviation boo yoar pnuber lato airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! - PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHELTED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 19-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $4500 000 ph.. a0O. Int0UonI *a am 0500 9 Gin cmpAS yp W0U F500* IBUOC/XO/*T 0005W ~Z- o,pa oO ow naoo p00oO*ng ipnOv 52ir 00 0000 ffIOOil mafia CYGNET Software714 496 6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 FUSELAGE JIG STATIONS THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER CARBON FIBER LAMINATES Aerospace Composife Producfs offe s va ety g d carbon epoxy sheets add stiffless mate al f gass foam o bal sawood laminates can used reinforce foam wings leading trailing edges wing spars Carbon Fiber bonds easily slow setting cyonoacrylates 5-minute epoxies laminate can stripped narrower widths CL-i 007 thick 1x48-$5OO 1x72-$7OO CL-2 014 thick 1x48-$8DO 1x72-$11OO Send SASE information additional sizes products Add $300 tot shipping handling Calif residents add 6% tax Larger sizes Overseas orders add 15%-Order COO available TYPICAL INSTALLATION send check money order .ggIThe source lightweight materials GATOR R/C PRODUCTS INC 3713 Pompano Dr Pensarols FL 32514 904/476-8639 everything else Runway safety barriers January 1991 Safety column asked readers comments letter received Jay Hopkins Jay wanted know reasonable reduce height runway safety barrier its current four feet down three 2/2 ft permit bet ter spectator visibility runway activities column stated appropri ate height barrier depends its pur pose protect against airborne mod els grounded Three readers responded two enclosed photo graphs flying fields respondent longtime friend Claude Tanner now lives Boise Idaho belongs Boise Area Radio Kontrol Society BARKS field has four-foot-high chain-link fence keep spec tators out pit area six-foot-high similar fence between pit area run way see photo elsewhere column Although Claudes letter did comment purpose six-foot-high pit/runway fence its height seems obvious intended protect against just models ground think chain link fences may less obstruction viewing runway activi ties orange plastic constructiontype barriers Jays club using other hand some orange plastic fences ap pear obstruct vision less others Gene Corson belongs Casper Wyoming Airmodelers flying field has eight-foot-high orange plastic fence between pits runway addi tional three-foot-high barriers guarding pilot station several photo graphs Gene enclosed letter can found elsewhere months column barriers appear no obstruction vision chain-link fence orange plastic fences generally see around construction sites Wash ington DC area appear have plastic smaller holes Genes club field record model photo known Pine Duck powered four K&B 65s weighs 37 lb creation GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Wells Cargo Behind. Never Look Back WELLS CARGO Rolling Hanger like makes sense serious RC model pilot has dependable weather-proof transport has convenient safe storage Bird wings spare props radio gear organized ready go Buzzin anytime weatherman says OK Cloud Dancer unit 12 foot ToteWagon model Weve got Wells Cargo just right 6 feet up 3 YR LIMITED WARRANTY PROGRAM FACTORY SERVICE POINTS A TX UTAH US WIDE DEALER SERVICE NETWORK BALL HITCH TRAILERS 6-32 GOOSE NECKS 0 1-800-348-7553 FOR LITERATURE PRICES DEALER & PLANT LOCATIONS WELLS ARGO PO BOX 728-982ELKHART IN 46515-0728 Casper Airmodelers newsletter editor Steve Hunt third letter subject came Don Johnston member De Land Radio Control Club Florida club also has chain-link fence running complete length 200 fi pit area Don enclosed diagram flying field showed barrier six feet high front covered structure five feet high elsewhere Don also stated have over 100 members club includes Jet fliers Bob Vio lette Bob Fiorenze members Py lon Racers usual sport fliers fence has up about four months now members feel very comfort11pr CA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX SAY YOU SAW TIN MODEL AVIATION April 1991 133 GO FLYING WITH COMPLETE ROLLING HANGER LIKE THIS * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO Lj7j APPLIED DESIGN CORPORATION PO Box 3384 Torrance CA 80610 MINI ER ADJUSTABLE TENSION IHANG BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING Padded flats curves Handy Hold Eanylo Use $28 MINI-STRIPS PRECISION DIE-CUT Medium Garnet SAVES TIMEREPLACEMENTFine Garnet AND EFFORT AmId Water Proot MINI $3f5 TEE . 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/04
Page Numbers: 11, 13, 16, 132, 133, 134
John Preston Safety Comes First Peppertree Ln Sliver SprIng MD 20906 column provided address items concern regarding safety aspects model aviation actMties Content column however opinion author does necessarily represent offidal position Academy Model Aeronautics Closing book CyA Flexible needle valve extensions fingers prop EJohn Preston CLOSING THE BOOK CyA glue First let clarify statement made con cerning alleged CA glue hazards last safety column said article ap peared least two model publications contained several allegations concern ing health hazards associated use cyanoacrylate glues Instead calling article should have pointed out publications RIC Report alle gations contained letter edi tor strong letter Gordon Banks editor RIC Report took issue account hope column sets rec ord straight last column stated alleged haz ards found book called SAX about 3000 pages qualities toxic/dangerous properties industrial chemicals also said believed called SAX book actually book enti tled Dangerous Properties Industrial Ma terials N Irving Sax copy requested request co worker toxicologist identified SAX book likely above title During Christmas holiday period took some vacation work found time go National Library Medi cine Bethesda Maryland read myself what book say about cyanoacrylates book consulted 7th edition Dangerous Properties Industrial Mate rials N Irving Sax & Richard J Lewis Sr Needless say does list materi als under familiar brand names first looked under ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate according several Material Safety Data Sheets appears commonly used cyanoacrylate ester instant glues use book no listing ma terial tried methyl-2-cyanoacrylate found listed However data material provided no information Continued page 13 April 1991 11 jT WS4 ThiS CLU5 EO4T UMAWAY 4 FThNC UPA Casper Airmodelers left use 8-if high orange plastic fence provide protection pits blocking view Barks Club Boise Idaho right has 6-ft high chain link fence between pits runway 4-ft high fence keeps spectators out pit area alleged hazards abso lutely no reference cyanoacrylates being effective people haters claimed both letter article model publications Under heading Toxicity Data book lists substance human eye ir ritant According source methyl-2 cyano acrylate heated decomposition emits fumes NOx surprised though alarmed see heated decomposition oxides nitrogen emitted rather hydrogen cya nide Based discussion previ ous safety column cannot believe quantity such fumes resulting heating operation allied hobby use would sufficient cause health problems Fingers prop Russ Pfeiffer mod eler photographer Fraser Michi gan observant reader letter pointed out photo graph December 1990 safety column inverted printing process mirror image actual photo didnt notice error either photo bandaged finger side pusher prop installation caused wound Russ pointed out three things disclosed error prop looked like conventional ccw rota tion engine exhaust port left side cylinder bandaged finger what appeared right hand showed wrist watch owner Jim Burnss right wrist Another letter subject fingers-inthe-prop arrived last month looked like too fed through prop US Postal Service caine Cor pus Christi modeler Ernie Tillman enclosed modification makes needle valves some engines aid safe tuning Unfortunately lumpy enclosure no doubt reason envelope part letter became shredded transit Ernies modification missing upon arrival quote Ernies letter simply cut off head Allen socket head screw silver-solder cut off head end needle valve though dont think ulti mate answer engine safety does help prevent screwdrivers slipping theyre being used adjust needle valve long handled socket-driver used place regular screw driver Somewhere back brain thought Ive seen tip before Per haps reference using fully cowled engine Ernie also pointed out great help such installation additional comment suggest use Du-Bro Ball Wrench ad justment tool can inclined away prop arc additional safety Staying same subject Janu ary 1991 Safety column mentioned needle valve flexible shaft enabling bent back anchored safely away proximity prop opinion good idea However following letter Thad Byars tells us setup can present problem unwary mention flexible needle valve extensions offset needle valve placement path prop hit nerve Maybe theyre worth weight gold perhaps bad experience proves careless care less no matter try disguise gadgets few years back bought nearly completed AT-6 OS Wankel engine RC auction engine normally cowled equipped flexible needle valve extension passed through anchored rear cowling placed needle valve very convenient safe place make normal adjustments After completing aircraft installing radio working evening half-empty two-car garage trying adjust throttle linkage tune engine being really cranky order gain access linkage other carb adjustments cowling course removed just fin ished peaking engine full bore reaching back transmitter throt tle back hell broke loose loud pop sounding about like gun Continued page 16 April 1991 13 shot garage aircraft started shake itself apart Only after got en gine shut down did realize what hap pened adjusting engine working needle valve about position mounted cowlpulled back rest posi tion finished adjustments re leased needle valve enough spring swing prop arc As hit fiberglass prop did prop break send 2 inch piece through garage ceiling prop also managed pull adjustment knob off end flexible needle valve loud pop heard small knob go ing through metal drivers-side door wifes Subaru station wagon Luckily well out prop arc avoided injury wish story ended happy endings never seem follow around next afternoon after work back hard work Wankel replaced flexible needle valve standard placing valve its usual precarious po sition near prop promptly managed lacerate end left thumb spin ning prop After trip local emer gency clinic several stitches back work AT-6 time replacing rotary engine well used already tuned 25 After several successful flights gladly sold AT-6 Wankel reat tached next RC auction attended Another transmitter stick failure think modelers aware product K2R its ability remove oil fuel re sidue balsa wood However Mis souri modeler John Whitsitt Jr found out recommended use transmitter Johns letter follows reading column Febru ary 1991 issue Model Aviation re called incident happened parallels experience Sandy Schmidt regarding loss transmitter control stick during flight Although Im somewhat reluctant admit boneheaded error part after 27 years modeling Ive several retrospect does have humorous aspect About 10 years ago good friend told ever have prob lem fuel-soaked balsa wood gener ous application K2R Spot Remover will lift oil out wood experienced rare pleasure pumping about 16 oun ces fuel 12 ounce tank placed nose old Midwest T-Craft K2R did fact remove oil fuel point plane again air worthy So stored useful idea away future reference About two years ago living Northern California flying Livermore Flying Electrons finally got habit tuning engine hind airplane As soon engine Continued page 132 RED MAX FUEL Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON THE RIGHT Freight free qts gals Freight col act drums Deduct 3% prepay Mis qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sales tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COO COD add $3 per cartonl Persansi checks may held until cleared UPS Hazardous charge $500 per carton OTYFUEL1 GAL 4 GAL 24 GAL 80 GAL 128 Gel 54 GAL TOTAL $ ordered UREDRUMAMT RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners ft sport flyers should use Avail synthetic castor blend RED MAX 094568563560056614300 RED MAX 5 1090 795 745 725 651 20004 _______ RED MAX 10129089584580872524972 _______ RED MAX 12144098392889077228192 _______ RED MAX 1515901070101091482031412 _______ RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats ft cars two boat blends castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX2O17451245117011251025431 RED MAX 251990142013301284119450272 RED MAX402608193318081716153971708 RED MAX 503163228321231973176885968 ..RED MAX 6032202395222521231998100228 RED MAX 6533252500233022212113107404 RED MAX 4-CYCLE FUEL Eliminates detonation 6 kickback 4-cycle engines smoother idle 6 power 10-4 CYCLE129089584580872524972 15-4CYCLE1590 1070 101091482031412 RED MAX HELICOPTER FUEL Extremely smooth running extre defoemer drk color special heavy oil heiicptrs 10 Helicopter134094589585877527672 _______ .l5Helicopter1640 1120 106098487034112 ______ RED MAX PERFORMANCE FUEL High flesh point heavy oil use tuned pipes ducted fen ft other heavy dty app 5 Performance114084579577570122704 ________ 10 Performance134094589585877527672 -______ ........15 Performance15401120106095487034112 _______ RED MAX PATTERN FUEL Proven best fuel pattern engines using pumps tuned pIpes 5 Pattern1105810780740886 20504 _______ 10 Pattern130591086082374025372 _______ ........15 Pattern1805 1085 1025929835 28692 _______ SUPER TIGER 3000 FUEL Beet fuel Super Tiger 20004000 engines ........Super Tiger 3000 129089584580872524972 _____ RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel back list popular demand customers Ball Bearings 1787 1326 1290 1184 1060 DiesalPlsinBearinga 1867 1426 1390 1284 1160 Power easy starting power Smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max makes engine come alive power performance never expected Can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running ____ power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel 16 Model Aviation SMOKER FLUID best smoker fluid 2 4 cycle engines Smoker Fluid129089584580872524972 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INORDIENTS Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boata-cars-helicopters-spaed-patsernscale/ scale-kavsn-lgnhion-at3000 PLEASE PRINT NAME RAY nTASFT CITY STATE I0 CARD TYPE AND NA EXPIRATIASI flATS Grand Total MV-i TYPHOON state-of-the-art deaign pattern conspetition Plug-in adjustable wing stab panels Light weight balsa construction Plana 909 sq 1000 sqin versions show alt formers nba Wing area909 sqin/1000 sqin Wing span n/73 1/2 Length 68 in/71 1/2 Power- 120 four stroke 60 two stroke Plans-909 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Plans-1000 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 Clear canopy $1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjuaters aluminum tube phenolic socket set Provides easy removal stab panels micro adjustment stab incidence $695 WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Special slip fit phenollc sockets build wing panels cluded Three sizes available 7/8 dia X 2 ft precision fit $1095 1 1/4 dia X 2 ft $995 1 1/2 dia X 3 ft $1495 PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjusters key wing panel front rear allow make micro adjustments straight flight Order two sets incidence adjustment both wing panels desired $695 * Provides solid support accurate building 0Rugged construction 7 ply aircraft plywood * Regular fuselages up 6-1/4 wide * Jumbo fuselages up 9-1/4 wide * Use own building board work bench base mount jig stations Uni-Strut guide rails versaille set-up * Contains complete hardware instructions Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 1795 Box 4 Jumbo Jig Stations $1995 Two 5 ft Guide Rails & mounting nuts.$2195 Include $300/Item UPSFL Residents Add 6% Tax LANDER INDUST lots 19TH ST CT HAVRE MONTANA 5950i 406-2656529 VISA I BUILDING BOARD 24 x 48 5 mci Frt 30 x 48 5 mci Frt 24 x 66 5 mci Fri 24 x 72 5 mci Frt CANADIAN ORDERS ADO 25% Build straight withoul spending fortune durable high density 1/2 pin surface bonded los 3/4 heavy warp free base straight true work surface will last years years Safety/Preston Continued page 16 started would move myself trans mitter rear plane natural re suit both myself transmitter would receive liberal dose oil spray engine exhaust Desiring keep equipment clean serviceable decided clean transmitter afternoon happened plastic case radios ergo nomically designed other words covered nooks crannies After about 10 minutes fooling cotton balls Q-Tips old gray matter cut remembered K2R So sprayed liberal dose face transmitter waited few minutes solvent work Soon noticed face radio beginning craze Frantically began wiping stuff off Although physical appearance transmitter ruined still operated great Giving no thought placed back trickle charger until follow ing Sunday Well Sunday morning arrived beautiful day gathered up flight box radio 5 year old Midwest Sweetstick headed flying field Once field did preflight work took off After about 2 minutes hot dogging around noticed something funny about aileron/elevator stick lot play So much les sened grip it fell ground So flying favorite planes rudder throttle con trol wasnt about lose plane out fight cut power dialed full up trim Keeping eyes plane knelt down began feeling around ground near time doing very wide rudder turns After another club member Jeff Schrieb ner think came out station helped locate stick knowing what else stuck back slot managed land plane piece knees knocking walked back pit area trying recall failure occurred Remember nooks crannies Well just happened design stick attachment points created small reservoir held K2R place night long net result what just read moral story now clean transmitter cotton ball Q Tips once again What happened no way responsibility radio manufac turer sure miss old-style alumi num transmitter cases Hopefully someone else can benefit story K2R still great getting oil out balsa wood PO Box 16621 Dept R Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 L 132 Model Aviation boo yoar pnuber lato airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! - PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHELTED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 19-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $4500 000 ph.. a0O. Int0UonI *a am 0500 9 Gin cmpAS yp W0U F500* IBUOC/XO/*T 0005W ~Z- o,pa oO ow naoo p00oO*ng ipnOv 52ir 00 0000 ffIOOil mafia CYGNET Software714 496 6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 FUSELAGE JIG STATIONS THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER CARBON FIBER LAMINATES Aerospace Composife Producfs offe s va ety g d carbon epoxy sheets add stiffless mate al f gass foam o bal sawood laminates can used reinforce foam wings leading trailing edges wing spars Carbon Fiber bonds easily slow setting cyonoacrylates 5-minute epoxies laminate can stripped narrower widths CL-i 007 thick 1x48-$5OO 1x72-$7OO CL-2 014 thick 1x48-$8DO 1x72-$11OO Send SASE information additional sizes products Add $300 tot shipping handling Calif residents add 6% tax Larger sizes Overseas orders add 15%-Order COO available TYPICAL INSTALLATION send check money order .ggIThe source lightweight materials GATOR R/C PRODUCTS INC 3713 Pompano Dr Pensarols FL 32514 904/476-8639 everything else Runway safety barriers January 1991 Safety column asked readers comments letter received Jay Hopkins Jay wanted know reasonable reduce height runway safety barrier its current four feet down three 2/2 ft permit bet ter spectator visibility runway activities column stated appropri ate height barrier depends its pur pose protect against airborne mod els grounded Three readers responded two enclosed photo graphs flying fields respondent longtime friend Claude Tanner now lives Boise Idaho belongs Boise Area Radio Kontrol Society BARKS field has four-foot-high chain-link fence keep spec tators out pit area six-foot-high similar fence between pit area run way see photo elsewhere column Although Claudes letter did comment purpose six-foot-high pit/runway fence its height seems obvious intended protect against just models ground think chain link fences may less obstruction viewing runway activi ties orange plastic constructiontype barriers Jays club using other hand some orange plastic fences ap pear obstruct vision less others Gene Corson belongs Casper Wyoming Airmodelers flying field has eight-foot-high orange plastic fence between pits runway addi tional three-foot-high barriers guarding pilot station several photo graphs Gene enclosed letter can found elsewhere months column barriers appear no obstruction vision chain-link fence orange plastic fences generally see around construction sites Wash ington DC area appear have plastic smaller holes Genes club field record model photo known Pine Duck powered four K&B 65s weighs 37 lb creation GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Wells Cargo Behind. Never Look Back WELLS CARGO Rolling Hanger like makes sense serious RC model pilot has dependable weather-proof transport has convenient safe storage Bird wings spare props radio gear organized ready go Buzzin anytime weatherman says OK Cloud Dancer unit 12 foot ToteWagon model Weve got Wells Cargo just right 6 feet up 3 YR LIMITED WARRANTY PROGRAM FACTORY SERVICE POINTS A TX UTAH US WIDE DEALER SERVICE NETWORK BALL HITCH TRAILERS 6-32 GOOSE NECKS 0 1-800-348-7553 FOR LITERATURE PRICES DEALER & PLANT LOCATIONS WELLS ARGO PO BOX 728-982ELKHART IN 46515-0728 Casper Airmodelers newsletter editor Steve Hunt third letter subject came Don Johnston member De Land Radio Control Club Florida club also has chain-link fence running complete length 200 fi pit area Don enclosed diagram flying field showed barrier six feet high front covered structure five feet high elsewhere Don also stated have over 100 members club includes Jet fliers Bob Vio lette Bob Fiorenze members Py lon Racers usual sport fliers fence has up about four months now members feel very comfort11pr CA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX SAY YOU SAW TIN MODEL AVIATION April 1991 133 GO FLYING WITH COMPLETE ROLLING HANGER LIKE THIS * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO Lj7j APPLIED DESIGN CORPORATION PO Box 3384 Torrance CA 80610 MINI ER ADJUSTABLE TENSION IHANG BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING Padded flats curves Handy Hold Eanylo Use $28 MINI-STRIPS PRECISION DIE-CUT Medium Garnet SAVES TIMEREPLACEMENTFine Garnet AND EFFORT AmId Water Proot MINI $3f5 TEE . BAR Sander Level Finishing & Corner Sanding PACKAGE COMPLETE WITH 3 SHEETS PEEL & STICK SANDPAPER MINI GLUE TIPS MAKES ANY GLUE TUBE INSTANT GLUE GUN PUT THE GLUE WHERE YOU WANT IT Seals wIth pin No tuna Ia RII • Nomenatoclean dtor$1 05 SAW$900 nwn NYTHING ANYWHERE Saw has rugged die-cant trame wIth comforlable chlp-prast plastIc sen handle Receding adInstable 6 blade gIves gsod wnrb access Cub wsod plastic metal aad HARDENED MUSIC WIRE MINI SAW BLADES 3tnr $210 FtNE TOOTH REPLACEMENT HACK SAW BLADES 6 inch TEMPERED ter calling HARDENED MUSIC WIRE FULL BODY PILOT KIT Contains pilot head handa boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instruc tions Easy assemble finish Some simple sewing required Fully positionable tool Pke #206-R scale 895 #205-A scale gg #204- scale 1095 #203-% scale 1695 DARNED GOOD AIRMEN Lightest pilots available Lifelike vinyl latex rubber Build Sportsman Barnstormer Full Body Bust - BUST PILOT KIT Contains pilot head helmet sport cap goggles AD jacket Easy assemble tinish PIle #10&/e scaleNEW #lO6/s scale #105-% scale #1041/4 scale895.IL'* Some 5103-/ scale14953requEId JET PILOT KIT Pilot has molded jet helmet Contains face mask oxygen hose Extreme ly Realistic Weighs less oz Pee #SOE-/s scale 595 #307-/ scale 695 ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS See dealer firat order direct Add $100 shipping NYS residents add 7% tas Send check money order CODS OK Send $100 catalog See Dealer acid Dollar dIrect order handling able field behind fence hav ing cookout just sitting around discus sing RC None letter writers di rectly responded Jays question regard ing lowering clubs pit/runway barrier its current four-foot height However evident five- six- eightfoot high barriers used DeLand RC Club BARKS Casper Airmodelers members concerned about stop ping just groundborne models past record incidents injury models colliding people few other hand comforting behind barrier preoccupied flight preparations somebody shouts Heads up Have another safe month Bob Peck/Warner Continued page 21 warmth spirit mutual friend once said Bob accomplished wheelchair three us No knew him would dispute except say three seemed bit low side Sandy intends keep Peck-Polymers go ing should please friends abroad Bob made over years familiar orange-boxed kits introduced modeling gave success will continue fit ting memorial him time beginning modeler age makes Peck ROG Prairie Bird OneNight 28 other tried true models designed Bob other master modellers planes Bob kitted re sult will tribute vision never lost excitement youth never lowered eyes skies grateful contributions mod eling truly inspired example model human being Postscript plaque being set wall AMA Museum Bobs mory Peck Prairie Bird contest classes ages being sponsored Blacksheep Squadron 1991 US Free Flight Champs California held over Memorial Day weekend Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 29 Fan trainer Published construction ar ticle Model Airplane News January 1990 very clever innovative semiscale design Paul Willenborg popping up more flying sites Ive seen three flown wildly aero batic TD 049 running full out yet dead stick pretty well No throttle nor wheels matterhand launch dead stick Using model race car electric motor ball driver shaft fabricate home-made starter should thrust 5-40 Al len head bolt substituted factory prop boltAce R/C part number 50L6 13 engine run counter clockwise us ing Cox 5 x 3 t/2-in three-bladed prop think old Curtiss Pusher CL RTF prop TD absolutely screams Fan trainer goes like scalded cat cant help wondering hoping Paul Willenborg developing larger Fan trainer 20 25 RCSD Wouldnt term t/sA Texaco Scale used some writers imply de sign developed old Texaco endurance-limited fuel events scaled down hA-powered size Francis Tlushs 1936 Texaco winner example scaled down t/2A size would t/sA Scale Texaco thinks Radio Controlled Scale Duration sud denly getting lots excitement going over country Since previous men tion generated couple what earth talking about letters best presume everyone has reading old column last 13 years RCSD loosely ruled event involving Scale mod els being flown duration limited engine run radio used make sure model remains sight help land B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will take through weekend flying power enough spare dont atop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field Manturer Hi Performa uteasr1pi5s andraft CULPEPPER MODELS INC 2526 Washington DubuqueIA 52001 3191513-4830 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/04
Page Numbers: 11, 13, 16, 132, 133, 134
John Preston Safety Comes First Peppertree Ln Sliver SprIng MD 20906 column provided address items concern regarding safety aspects model aviation actMties Content column however opinion author does necessarily represent offidal position Academy Model Aeronautics Closing book CyA Flexible needle valve extensions fingers prop EJohn Preston CLOSING THE BOOK CyA glue First let clarify statement made con cerning alleged CA glue hazards last safety column said article ap peared least two model publications contained several allegations concern ing health hazards associated use cyanoacrylate glues Instead calling article should have pointed out publications RIC Report alle gations contained letter edi tor strong letter Gordon Banks editor RIC Report took issue account hope column sets rec ord straight last column stated alleged haz ards found book called SAX about 3000 pages qualities toxic/dangerous properties industrial chemicals also said believed called SAX book actually book enti tled Dangerous Properties Industrial Ma terials N Irving Sax copy requested request co worker toxicologist identified SAX book likely above title During Christmas holiday period took some vacation work found time go National Library Medi cine Bethesda Maryland read myself what book say about cyanoacrylates book consulted 7th edition Dangerous Properties Industrial Mate rials N Irving Sax & Richard J Lewis Sr Needless say does list materi als under familiar brand names first looked under ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate according several Material Safety Data Sheets appears commonly used cyanoacrylate ester instant glues use book no listing ma terial tried methyl-2-cyanoacrylate found listed However data material provided no information Continued page 13 April 1991 11 jT WS4 ThiS CLU5 EO4T UMAWAY 4 FThNC UPA Casper Airmodelers left use 8-if high orange plastic fence provide protection pits blocking view Barks Club Boise Idaho right has 6-ft high chain link fence between pits runway 4-ft high fence keeps spectators out pit area alleged hazards abso lutely no reference cyanoacrylates being effective people haters claimed both letter article model publications Under heading Toxicity Data book lists substance human eye ir ritant According source methyl-2 cyano acrylate heated decomposition emits fumes NOx surprised though alarmed see heated decomposition oxides nitrogen emitted rather hydrogen cya nide Based discussion previ ous safety column cannot believe quantity such fumes resulting heating operation allied hobby use would sufficient cause health problems Fingers prop Russ Pfeiffer mod eler photographer Fraser Michi gan observant reader letter pointed out photo graph December 1990 safety column inverted printing process mirror image actual photo didnt notice error either photo bandaged finger side pusher prop installation caused wound Russ pointed out three things disclosed error prop looked like conventional ccw rota tion engine exhaust port left side cylinder bandaged finger what appeared right hand showed wrist watch owner Jim Burnss right wrist Another letter subject fingers-inthe-prop arrived last month looked like too fed through prop US Postal Service caine Cor pus Christi modeler Ernie Tillman enclosed modification makes needle valves some engines aid safe tuning Unfortunately lumpy enclosure no doubt reason envelope part letter became shredded transit Ernies modification missing upon arrival quote Ernies letter simply cut off head Allen socket head screw silver-solder cut off head end needle valve though dont think ulti mate answer engine safety does help prevent screwdrivers slipping theyre being used adjust needle valve long handled socket-driver used place regular screw driver Somewhere back brain thought Ive seen tip before Per haps reference using fully cowled engine Ernie also pointed out great help such installation additional comment suggest use Du-Bro Ball Wrench ad justment tool can inclined away prop arc additional safety Staying same subject Janu ary 1991 Safety column mentioned needle valve flexible shaft enabling bent back anchored safely away proximity prop opinion good idea However following letter Thad Byars tells us setup can present problem unwary mention flexible needle valve extensions offset needle valve placement path prop hit nerve Maybe theyre worth weight gold perhaps bad experience proves careless care less no matter try disguise gadgets few years back bought nearly completed AT-6 OS Wankel engine RC auction engine normally cowled equipped flexible needle valve extension passed through anchored rear cowling placed needle valve very convenient safe place make normal adjustments After completing aircraft installing radio working evening half-empty two-car garage trying adjust throttle linkage tune engine being really cranky order gain access linkage other carb adjustments cowling course removed just fin ished peaking engine full bore reaching back transmitter throt tle back hell broke loose loud pop sounding about like gun Continued page 16 April 1991 13 shot garage aircraft started shake itself apart Only after got en gine shut down did realize what hap pened adjusting engine working needle valve about position mounted cowlpulled back rest posi tion finished adjustments re leased needle valve enough spring swing prop arc As hit fiberglass prop did prop break send 2 inch piece through garage ceiling prop also managed pull adjustment knob off end flexible needle valve loud pop heard small knob go ing through metal drivers-side door wifes Subaru station wagon Luckily well out prop arc avoided injury wish story ended happy endings never seem follow around next afternoon after work back hard work Wankel replaced flexible needle valve standard placing valve its usual precarious po sition near prop promptly managed lacerate end left thumb spin ning prop After trip local emer gency clinic several stitches back work AT-6 time replacing rotary engine well used already tuned 25 After several successful flights gladly sold AT-6 Wankel reat tached next RC auction attended Another transmitter stick failure think modelers aware product K2R its ability remove oil fuel re sidue balsa wood However Mis souri modeler John Whitsitt Jr found out recommended use transmitter Johns letter follows reading column Febru ary 1991 issue Model Aviation re called incident happened parallels experience Sandy Schmidt regarding loss transmitter control stick during flight Although Im somewhat reluctant admit boneheaded error part after 27 years modeling Ive several retrospect does have humorous aspect About 10 years ago good friend told ever have prob lem fuel-soaked balsa wood gener ous application K2R Spot Remover will lift oil out wood experienced rare pleasure pumping about 16 oun ces fuel 12 ounce tank placed nose old Midwest T-Craft K2R did fact remove oil fuel point plane again air worthy So stored useful idea away future reference About two years ago living Northern California flying Livermore Flying Electrons finally got habit tuning engine hind airplane As soon engine Continued page 132 RED MAX FUEL Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON THE RIGHT Freight free qts gals Freight col act drums Deduct 3% prepay Mis qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sales tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COO COD add $3 per cartonl Persansi checks may held until cleared UPS Hazardous charge $500 per carton OTYFUEL1 GAL 4 GAL 24 GAL 80 GAL 128 Gel 54 GAL TOTAL $ ordered UREDRUMAMT RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners ft sport flyers should use Avail synthetic castor blend RED MAX 094568563560056614300 RED MAX 5 1090 795 745 725 651 20004 _______ RED MAX 10129089584580872524972 _______ RED MAX 12144098392889077228192 _______ RED MAX 1515901070101091482031412 _______ RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats ft cars two boat blends castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX2O17451245117011251025431 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3000 FUEL Beet fuel Super Tiger 20004000 engines ........Super Tiger 3000 129089584580872524972 _____ RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel back list popular demand customers Ball Bearings 1787 1326 1290 1184 1060 DiesalPlsinBearinga 1867 1426 1390 1284 1160 Power easy starting power Smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max makes engine come alive power performance never expected Can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running ____ power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel 16 Model Aviation SMOKER FLUID best smoker fluid 2 4 cycle engines Smoker Fluid129089584580872524972 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INORDIENTS Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boata-cars-helicopters-spaed-patsernscale/ scale-kavsn-lgnhion-at3000 PLEASE PRINT NAME RAY nTASFT CITY STATE I0 CARD TYPE AND NA EXPIRATIASI flATS 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keep equipment clean serviceable decided clean transmitter afternoon happened plastic case radios ergo nomically designed other words covered nooks crannies After about 10 minutes fooling cotton balls Q-Tips old gray matter cut remembered K2R So sprayed liberal dose face transmitter waited few minutes solvent work Soon noticed face radio beginning craze Frantically began wiping stuff off Although physical appearance transmitter ruined still operated great Giving no thought placed back trickle charger until follow ing Sunday Well Sunday morning arrived beautiful day gathered up flight box radio 5 year old Midwest Sweetstick headed flying field Once field did preflight work took off After about 2 minutes hot dogging around noticed something funny about aileron/elevator stick lot play So much les sened grip it fell ground So flying favorite planes rudder throttle con trol wasnt about lose plane out fight cut power dialed full up trim Keeping eyes plane knelt down began feeling around ground near time doing very wide rudder turns After another club member Jeff Schrieb ner think came out station helped locate stick knowing what else stuck back slot managed land plane piece knees knocking walked back pit area trying recall failure occurred Remember nooks crannies Well just happened design stick attachment points created small reservoir held K2R place night long net result what just read moral story now clean transmitter cotton ball Q Tips once again What happened no way responsibility radio manufac turer sure miss old-style alumi num transmitter cases Hopefully someone else can benefit story K2R still great getting oil out balsa wood PO Box 16621 Dept R Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 L 132 Model Aviation boo yoar pnuber lato airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! - PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHELTED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 19-PAGE 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Int0UonI *a am 0500 9 Gin cmpAS yp W0U F500* IBUOC/XO/*T 0005W ~Z- o,pa oO ow naoo p00oO*ng ipnOv 52ir 00 0000 ffIOOil mafia CYGNET Software714 496 6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 FUSELAGE JIG STATIONS THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER CARBON FIBER LAMINATES Aerospace Composife Producfs offe s va ety g d carbon epoxy sheets add stiffless mate al f gass foam o bal sawood laminates can used reinforce foam wings leading trailing edges wing spars Carbon Fiber bonds easily slow setting cyonoacrylates 5-minute epoxies laminate can stripped narrower widths CL-i 007 thick 1x48-$5OO 1x72-$7OO CL-2 014 thick 1x48-$8DO 1x72-$11OO Send SASE information additional sizes products Add $300 tot shipping handling Calif residents add 6% tax Larger sizes Overseas orders add 15%-Order COO available TYPICAL INSTALLATION send check money order .ggIThe source lightweight materials GATOR R/C PRODUCTS INC 3713 Pompano Dr Pensarols FL 32514 904/476-8639 everything else Runway safety barriers January 1991 Safety column asked readers comments letter received Jay Hopkins Jay wanted know reasonable reduce height runway safety barrier its current four feet down three 2/2 ft permit bet ter spectator visibility runway activities column stated appropri ate height barrier depends its pur pose protect against airborne mod els grounded Three readers responded two enclosed photo graphs flying fields respondent longtime friend Claude Tanner now lives Boise Idaho belongs Boise Area Radio Kontrol Society BARKS field has four-foot-high chain-link fence keep spec tators out pit area six-foot-high similar fence between pit area run way see photo elsewhere column Although Claudes letter did comment purpose six-foot-high pit/runway fence its height seems obvious intended protect against just models ground think chain link fences may less obstruction viewing runway activi ties orange plastic constructiontype barriers Jays club using other hand some orange plastic fences ap pear obstruct vision less others Gene Corson belongs Casper Wyoming Airmodelers flying field has eight-foot-high orange plastic fence between pits runway addi tional three-foot-high barriers guarding pilot station several photo graphs Gene enclosed letter can found elsewhere months column barriers appear no obstruction vision chain-link fence orange plastic fences generally see around construction sites Wash ington DC area appear have plastic smaller holes Genes club field record model photo known Pine Duck powered four K&B 65s weighs 37 lb creation GUNFIGHTERS * POSITIVE FEEL * USED BY TOP PILOTS Wells Cargo Behind. Never Look Back WELLS CARGO Rolling Hanger like makes sense serious RC model pilot has dependable weather-proof transport has convenient safe storage Bird wings spare props radio gear organized ready go Buzzin anytime weatherman says OK Cloud Dancer unit 12 foot ToteWagon model Weve got Wells Cargo just right 6 feet up 3 YR LIMITED WARRANTY PROGRAM FACTORY SERVICE POINTS A TX UTAH US WIDE DEALER SERVICE NETWORK BALL HITCH TRAILERS 6-32 GOOSE NECKS 0 1-800-348-7553 FOR LITERATURE PRICES DEALER & PLANT LOCATIONS WELLS ARGO PO BOX 728-982ELKHART IN 46515-0728 Casper Airmodelers newsletter editor Steve Hunt third letter subject came Don Johnston member De Land Radio Control Club Florida club also has chain-link fence running complete length 200 fi pit area Don enclosed diagram flying field showed barrier six feet high front covered structure five feet high elsewhere Don also stated have over 100 members club includes Jet fliers Bob Vio lette Bob Fiorenze members Py lon Racers usual sport fliers fence has up about four months now members feel very comfort11pr CA RES ADD 625% SALES TAX SAY YOU SAW TIN MODEL AVIATION April 1991 133 GO FLYING WITH COMPLETE ROLLING HANGER LIKE THIS * FOR FUTABA AIRTRONICS JR OTHERS PLEASE SPECIFY RADIO Lj7j APPLIED DESIGN CORPORATION PO Box 3384 Torrance CA 80610 MINI ER ADJUSTABLE TENSION IHANG BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING Padded flats curves Handy Hold Eanylo Use $28 MINI-STRIPS PRECISION DIE-CUT Medium Garnet SAVES TIMEREPLACEMENTFine Garnet AND EFFORT AmId Water Proot MINI $3f5 TEE . BAR Sander Level Finishing & Corner Sanding PACKAGE COMPLETE WITH 3 SHEETS PEEL & STICK SANDPAPER MINI GLUE TIPS MAKES ANY GLUE TUBE INSTANT GLUE GUN PUT THE GLUE WHERE YOU WANT IT Seals wIth pin No tuna Ia RII • Nomenatoclean dtor$1 05 SAW$900 nwn NYTHING ANYWHERE Saw has rugged die-cant trame wIth comforlable chlp-prast plastIc sen handle Receding adInstable 6 blade gIves gsod wnrb access Cub wsod plastic metal aad HARDENED MUSIC WIRE MINI SAW BLADES 3tnr $210 FtNE TOOTH REPLACEMENT HACK SAW BLADES 6 inch TEMPERED ter calling HARDENED MUSIC WIRE FULL BODY PILOT KIT Contains pilot head handa boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instruc tions Easy assemble finish Some simple sewing required Fully positionable tool Pke #206-R scale 895 #205-A scale gg #204- scale 1095 #203-% scale 1695 DARNED GOOD AIRMEN Lightest pilots available Lifelike vinyl latex rubber Build Sportsman Barnstormer Full Body Bust - BUST PILOT KIT Contains pilot head helmet sport cap goggles AD jacket Easy assemble tinish PIle #10&/e scaleNEW #lO6/s scale #105-% scale #1041/4 scale895.IL'* Some 5103-/ scale14953requEId JET PILOT KIT Pilot has molded jet helmet Contains face mask oxygen hose Extreme ly Realistic Weighs less oz Pee #SOE-/s scale 595 #307-/ scale 695 ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS See dealer firat order direct Add $100 shipping NYS residents add 7% tas Send check money order CODS OK Send $100 catalog See Dealer acid Dollar dIrect order handling able field behind fence hav ing cookout just sitting around discus sing RC None letter writers di rectly responded Jays question regard ing lowering clubs pit/runway barrier its current four-foot height However evident five- six- eightfoot high barriers used DeLand RC Club BARKS Casper Airmodelers members concerned about stop ping just groundborne models past record incidents injury models colliding people few other hand comforting behind barrier preoccupied flight preparations somebody shouts Heads up Have another safe month Bob Peck/Warner Continued page 21 warmth spirit mutual friend once said Bob accomplished wheelchair three us No knew him would dispute except say three seemed bit low side Sandy intends keep Peck-Polymers go ing should please friends abroad Bob made over years familiar orange-boxed kits introduced modeling gave success will continue fit ting memorial him time beginning modeler age makes Peck ROG Prairie Bird OneNight 28 other tried true models designed Bob other master modellers planes Bob kitted re sult will tribute vision never lost excitement youth never lowered eyes skies grateful contributions mod eling truly inspired example model human being Postscript plaque being set wall AMA Museum Bobs mory Peck Prairie Bird contest classes ages being sponsored Blacksheep Squadron 1991 US Free Flight Champs California held over Memorial Day weekend Flying Fun/Mathews Continued page 29 Fan trainer Published construction ar ticle Model Airplane News January 1990 very clever innovative semiscale design Paul Willenborg popping up more flying sites Ive seen three flown wildly aero batic TD 049 running full out yet dead stick pretty well No throttle nor wheels matterhand launch dead stick Using model race car electric motor ball driver shaft fabricate home-made starter should thrust 5-40 Al len head bolt substituted factory prop boltAce R/C part number 50L6 13 engine run counter clockwise us ing Cox 5 x 3 t/2-in three-bladed prop think old Curtiss Pusher CL RTF prop TD absolutely screams Fan trainer goes like scalded cat cant help wondering hoping Paul Willenborg developing larger Fan trainer 20 25 RCSD Wouldnt term t/sA Texaco Scale used some writers imply de sign developed old Texaco endurance-limited fuel events scaled down hA-powered size Francis Tlushs 1936 Texaco winner example scaled down t/2A size would t/sA Scale Texaco thinks Radio Controlled Scale Duration sud denly getting lots excitement going over country Since previous men tion generated couple what earth talking about letters best presume everyone has reading old column last 13 years RCSD loosely ruled event involving Scale mod els being flown duration limited engine run radio used make sure model remains sight help land B&P Associates Gives Total Flight Line battery needs call write B&P Associates PO Box 22054 Waco TX 76702-2054 817662-5587 new electric starter battery pack cuts cord has always tied starter power panel Discover freedom being able start plane wherever added safety less wire get caught prop charge hefty 4 Amp/hour pack will take through weekend flying power enough spare dont atop have Ni-Cads virtually size imaginable cut experimenter free design whatever takes make yours best setup field Manturer Hi Performa uteasr1pi5s andraft CULPEPPER MODELS INC 2526 Washington DubuqueIA 52001 3191513-4830 134 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/04
Page Numbers: 11, 13, 16, 132, 133, 134
John Preston Safety Comes First Peppertree Ln Sliver SprIng MD 20906 column provided address items concern regarding safety aspects model aviation actMties Content column however opinion author does necessarily represent offidal position Academy Model Aeronautics Closing book CyA Flexible needle valve extensions fingers prop EJohn Preston CLOSING THE BOOK CyA glue First let clarify statement made con cerning alleged CA glue hazards last safety column said article ap peared least two model publications contained several allegations concern ing health hazards associated use cyanoacrylate glues Instead calling article should have pointed out publications RIC Report alle gations contained letter edi tor strong letter Gordon Banks editor RIC Report took issue account hope column sets rec ord straight last column stated alleged haz ards found book called SAX about 3000 pages qualities toxic/dangerous properties industrial chemicals also said believed called SAX book actually book enti tled Dangerous Properties Industrial Ma terials N Irving Sax copy requested request co worker toxicologist identified SAX book likely above title During Christmas holiday period took some vacation work found time go National Library Medi cine Bethesda Maryland read myself what book say about cyanoacrylates book consulted 7th edition Dangerous Properties Industrial Mate rials N Irving Sax & Richard J Lewis Sr Needless say does list materi als under familiar brand names first looked under ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate according several Material Safety Data Sheets appears commonly used cyanoacrylate ester instant glues use book no listing ma terial tried methyl-2-cyanoacrylate found listed However data material provided no information Continued page 13 April 1991 11 jT WS4 ThiS CLU5 EO4T UMAWAY 4 FThNC UPA Casper Airmodelers left use 8-if high orange plastic fence provide protection pits blocking view Barks Club Boise Idaho right has 6-ft high chain link fence between pits runway 4-ft high fence keeps spectators out pit area alleged hazards abso lutely no reference cyanoacrylates being effective people haters claimed both letter article model publications Under heading Toxicity Data book lists substance human eye ir ritant According source methyl-2 cyano acrylate heated decomposition emits fumes NOx surprised though alarmed see heated decomposition oxides nitrogen emitted rather hydrogen cya nide Based discussion previ ous safety column cannot believe quantity such fumes resulting heating operation allied hobby use would sufficient cause health problems Fingers prop Russ Pfeiffer mod eler photographer Fraser Michi gan observant reader letter pointed out photo graph December 1990 safety column inverted printing process mirror image actual photo didnt notice error either photo bandaged finger side pusher prop installation caused wound Russ pointed out three things disclosed error prop looked like conventional ccw rota tion engine exhaust port left side cylinder bandaged finger what appeared right hand showed wrist watch owner Jim Burnss right wrist Another letter subject fingers-inthe-prop arrived last month looked like too fed through prop US Postal Service caine Cor pus Christi modeler Ernie Tillman enclosed modification makes needle valves some engines aid safe tuning Unfortunately lumpy enclosure no doubt reason envelope part letter became shredded transit Ernies modification missing upon arrival quote Ernies letter simply cut off head Allen socket head screw silver-solder cut off head end needle valve though dont think ulti mate answer engine safety does help prevent screwdrivers slipping theyre being used adjust needle valve long handled socket-driver used place regular screw driver Somewhere back brain thought Ive seen tip before Per haps reference using fully cowled engine Ernie also pointed out great help such installation additional comment suggest use Du-Bro Ball Wrench ad justment tool can inclined away prop arc additional safety Staying same subject Janu ary 1991 Safety column mentioned needle valve flexible shaft enabling bent back anchored safely away proximity prop opinion good idea However following letter Thad Byars tells us setup can present problem unwary mention flexible needle valve extensions offset needle valve placement path prop hit nerve Maybe theyre worth weight gold perhaps bad experience proves careless care less no matter try disguise gadgets few years back bought nearly completed AT-6 OS Wankel engine RC auction engine normally cowled equipped flexible needle valve extension passed through anchored rear cowling placed needle valve very convenient safe place make normal adjustments After completing aircraft installing radio working evening half-empty two-car garage trying adjust throttle linkage tune engine being really cranky order gain access linkage other carb adjustments cowling course removed just fin ished peaking engine full bore reaching back transmitter throt tle back hell broke loose loud pop sounding about like gun Continued page 16 April 1991 13 shot garage aircraft started shake itself apart Only after got en gine shut down did realize what hap pened adjusting engine working needle valve about position mounted cowlpulled back rest posi tion finished adjustments re leased needle valve enough spring swing prop arc As hit fiberglass prop did prop break send 2 inch piece through garage ceiling prop also managed pull adjustment knob off end flexible needle valve loud pop heard small knob go ing through metal drivers-side door wifes Subaru station wagon Luckily well out prop arc avoided injury wish story ended happy endings never seem follow around next afternoon after work back hard work Wankel replaced flexible needle valve standard placing valve its usual precarious po sition near prop promptly managed lacerate end left thumb spin ning prop After trip local emer gency clinic several stitches back work AT-6 time replacing rotary engine well used already tuned 25 After several successful flights gladly sold AT-6 Wankel reat tached next RC auction attended Another transmitter stick failure think modelers aware product K2R its ability remove oil fuel re sidue balsa wood However Mis souri modeler John Whitsitt Jr found out recommended use transmitter Johns letter follows reading column Febru ary 1991 issue Model Aviation re called incident happened parallels experience Sandy Schmidt regarding loss transmitter control stick during flight Although Im somewhat reluctant admit boneheaded error part after 27 years modeling Ive several retrospect does have humorous aspect About 10 years ago good friend told ever have prob lem fuel-soaked balsa wood gener ous application K2R Spot Remover will lift oil out wood experienced rare pleasure pumping about 16 oun ces fuel 12 ounce tank placed nose old Midwest T-Craft K2R did fact remove oil fuel point plane again air worthy So stored useful idea away future reference About two years ago living Northern California flying Livermore Flying Electrons finally got habit tuning engine hind airplane As soon engine Continued page 132 RED MAX FUEL Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON THE RIGHT Freight free qts gals Freight col act drums Deduct 3% prepay Mis qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sales tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COO COD add $3 per cartonl Persansi checks may held until cleared UPS Hazardous charge $500 per carton OTYFUEL1 GAL 4 GAL 24 GAL 80 GAL 128 Gel 54 GAL TOTAL $ ordered UREDRUMAMT RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners ft sport flyers should use Avail synthetic castor blend RED MAX 094568563560056614300 RED MAX 5 1090 795 745 725 651 20004 _______ RED MAX 10129089584580872524972 _______ RED MAX 12144098392889077228192 _______ RED MAX 1515901070101091482031412 _______ RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats ft cars two boat blends castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX2O17451245117011251025431 RED MAX 251990142013301284119450272 RED MAX402608193318081716153971708 RED MAX 503163228321231973176885968 ..RED MAX 6032202395222521231998100228 RED MAX 6533252500233022212113107404 RED MAX 4-CYCLE FUEL Eliminates detonation 6 kickback 4-cycle engines smoother idle 6 power 10-4 CYCLE129089584580872524972 15-4CYCLE1590 1070 101091482031412 RED MAX HELICOPTER FUEL Extremely smooth running extre defoemer drk color special heavy oil heiicptrs 10 Helicopter134094589585877527672 _______ .l5Helicopter1640 1120 106098487034112 ______ RED MAX PERFORMANCE FUEL High flesh point heavy oil use tuned pipes ducted fen ft other heavy dty app 5 Performance114084579577570122704 ________ 10 Performance134094589585877527672 -______ ........15 Performance15401120106095487034112 _______ RED MAX PATTERN FUEL Proven best fuel pattern engines using pumps tuned pIpes 5 Pattern1105810780740886 20504 _______ 10 Pattern130591086082374025372 _______ ........15 Pattern1805 1085 1025929835 28692 _______ SUPER TIGER 3000 FUEL Beet fuel Super Tiger 20004000 engines ........Super Tiger 3000 129089584580872524972 _____ RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel back list popular demand customers Ball Bearings 1787 1326 1290 1184 1060 DiesalPlsinBearinga 1867 1426 1390 1284 1160 Power easy starting power Smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max makes engine come alive power performance never expected Can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running ____ power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel 16 Model Aviation SMOKER FLUID best smoker fluid 2 4 cycle engines Smoker Fluid129089584580872524972 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INORDIENTS Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boata-cars-helicopters-spaed-patsernscale/ scale-kavsn-lgnhion-at3000 PLEASE PRINT NAME RAY nTASFT CITY STATE I0 CARD TYPE AND NA EXPIRATIASI flATS Grand Total MV-i TYPHOON state-of-the-art deaign pattern conspetition Plug-in adjustable wing stab panels Light weight balsa construction Plana 909 sq 1000 sqin versions show alt formers nba Wing area909 sqin/1000 sqin Wing span n/73 1/2 Length 68 in/71 1/2 Power- 120 four stroke 60 two stroke Plans-909 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Plans-1000 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 Clear canopy $1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjuaters aluminum tube phenolic socket set Provides easy removal stab panels micro adjustment stab incidence $695 WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Special slip fit phenollc sockets build wing panels cluded Three sizes available 7/8 dia X 2 ft precision fit $1095 1 1/4 dia X 2 ft $995 1 1/2 dia X 3 ft $1495 PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjusters key wing panel front rear allow make micro adjustments straight flight Order two sets incidence adjustment both wing panels desired $695 * Provides solid support accurate building 0Rugged construction 7 ply aircraft plywood * Regular fuselages up 6-1/4 wide * Jumbo fuselages up 9-1/4 wide * Use own building board work bench base mount jig stations Uni-Strut guide rails versaille set-up * Contains complete hardware instructions Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 1795 Box 4 Jumbo Jig Stations $1995 Two 5 ft Guide Rails & mounting nuts.$2195 Include $300/Item UPSFL Residents Add 6% Tax LANDER INDUST lots 19TH ST CT HAVRE MONTANA 5950i 406-2656529 VISA I BUILDING BOARD 24 x 48 5 mci Frt 30 x 48 5 mci Frt 24 x 66 5 mci Fri 24 x 72 5 mci Frt CANADIAN ORDERS ADO 25% Build straight withoul spending fortune durable high density 1/2 pin surface bonded los 3/4 heavy warp free base straight true work surface will last years years Safety/Preston Continued page 16 started would move myself trans mitter rear plane natural re suit both myself transmitter would receive liberal dose oil spray engine exhaust Desiring keep equipment clean serviceable decided clean transmitter afternoon happened plastic case radios ergo nomically designed other words covered nooks crannies After about 10 minutes fooling cotton balls Q-Tips old gray matter cut remembered K2R So sprayed liberal dose face transmitter waited few minutes solvent work Soon noticed face radio beginning craze Frantically began wiping stuff off Although physical appearance transmitter ruined still operated great Giving no thought placed back trickle charger until follow ing Sunday Well Sunday morning arrived beautiful day gathered up flight box radio 5 year old Midwest Sweetstick headed flying field Once field did preflight work took off After about 2 minutes hot dogging around noticed something funny about aileron/elevator stick lot play So much les sened grip it fell ground So flying favorite planes rudder throttle con trol wasnt about lose plane out fight cut power dialed full up trim Keeping eyes plane knelt down began feeling around ground near time doing very wide rudder turns After another club member Jeff Schrieb ner think came out station helped locate stick knowing what else stuck back slot managed land plane piece knees knocking walked back pit area trying recall failure occurred Remember nooks crannies Well just happened design stick attachment points created small reservoir held K2R place night long net result what just read moral story now clean transmitter cotton ball Q Tips once again What happened no way responsibility radio manufac turer sure miss old-style alumi num transmitter cases Hopefully someone else can benefit story K2R still great getting oil out balsa wood PO Box 16621 Dept R Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 L 132 Model Aviation boo yoar pnuber lato airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! - PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHELTED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 19-PAGE 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/04
Page Numbers: 11, 13, 16, 132, 133, 134
John Preston Safety Comes First Peppertree Ln Sliver SprIng MD 20906 column provided address items concern regarding safety aspects model aviation actMties Content column however opinion author does necessarily represent offidal position Academy Model Aeronautics Closing book CyA Flexible needle valve extensions fingers prop EJohn Preston CLOSING THE BOOK CyA glue First let clarify statement made con cerning alleged CA glue hazards last safety column said article ap peared least two model publications contained several allegations concern ing health hazards associated use cyanoacrylate glues Instead calling article should have pointed out publications RIC Report alle gations contained letter edi tor strong letter Gordon Banks editor RIC Report took issue account hope column sets rec ord straight last column stated alleged haz ards found book called SAX about 3000 pages qualities toxic/dangerous properties industrial chemicals also said believed called SAX book actually book enti tled Dangerous Properties Industrial Ma terials N Irving Sax copy requested request co worker toxicologist identified SAX book likely above title During Christmas holiday period took some vacation work found time go National Library Medi cine Bethesda Maryland read myself what book say about cyanoacrylates book consulted 7th edition Dangerous Properties Industrial Mate rials N Irving Sax & Richard J Lewis Sr Needless say does list materi als under familiar brand names first looked under ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate according several Material Safety Data Sheets appears commonly used cyanoacrylate ester instant glues use book no listing ma terial tried methyl-2-cyanoacrylate found listed However data material provided no information Continued page 13 April 1991 11 jT WS4 ThiS CLU5 EO4T UMAWAY 4 FThNC UPA Casper Airmodelers left use 8-if high orange plastic fence provide protection pits blocking view Barks Club Boise Idaho right has 6-ft high chain link fence between pits runway 4-ft high fence keeps spectators out pit area alleged hazards abso lutely no reference cyanoacrylates being effective people haters claimed both letter article model publications Under heading Toxicity Data book lists substance human eye ir ritant According source methyl-2 cyano acrylate heated decomposition emits fumes NOx surprised though alarmed see heated decomposition oxides nitrogen emitted rather hydrogen cya nide Based discussion previ ous safety column cannot believe quantity such fumes resulting heating operation allied hobby use would sufficient cause health problems Fingers prop Russ Pfeiffer mod eler photographer Fraser Michi gan observant reader letter pointed out photo graph December 1990 safety column inverted printing process mirror image actual photo didnt notice error either photo bandaged finger side pusher prop installation caused wound Russ pointed out three things disclosed error prop looked like conventional ccw rota tion engine exhaust port left side cylinder bandaged finger what appeared right hand showed wrist watch owner Jim Burnss right wrist Another letter subject fingers-inthe-prop arrived last month looked like too fed through prop US Postal Service caine Cor pus Christi modeler Ernie Tillman enclosed modification makes needle valves some engines aid safe tuning Unfortunately lumpy enclosure no doubt reason envelope part letter became shredded transit Ernies modification missing upon arrival quote Ernies letter simply cut off head Allen socket head screw silver-solder cut off head end needle valve though dont think ulti mate answer engine safety does help prevent screwdrivers slipping theyre being used adjust needle valve long handled socket-driver used place regular screw driver Somewhere back brain thought Ive seen tip before Per haps reference using fully cowled engine Ernie also pointed out great help such installation additional comment suggest use Du-Bro Ball Wrench ad justment tool can inclined away prop arc additional safety Staying same subject Janu ary 1991 Safety column mentioned needle valve flexible shaft enabling bent back anchored safely away proximity prop opinion good idea However following letter Thad Byars tells us setup can present problem unwary mention flexible needle valve extensions offset needle valve placement path prop hit nerve Maybe theyre worth weight gold perhaps bad experience proves careless care less no matter try disguise gadgets few years back bought nearly completed AT-6 OS Wankel engine RC auction engine normally cowled equipped flexible needle valve extension passed through anchored rear cowling placed needle valve very convenient safe place make normal adjustments After completing aircraft installing radio working evening half-empty two-car garage trying adjust throttle linkage tune engine being really cranky order gain access linkage other carb adjustments cowling course removed just fin ished peaking engine full bore reaching back transmitter throt tle back hell broke loose loud pop sounding about like gun Continued page 16 April 1991 13 shot garage aircraft started shake itself apart Only after got en gine shut down did realize what hap pened adjusting engine working needle valve about position mounted cowlpulled back rest posi tion finished adjustments re leased needle valve enough spring swing prop arc As hit fiberglass prop did prop break send 2 inch piece through garage ceiling prop also managed pull adjustment knob off end flexible needle valve loud pop heard small knob go ing through metal drivers-side door wifes Subaru station wagon Luckily well out prop arc avoided injury wish story ended happy endings never seem follow around next afternoon after work back hard work Wankel replaced flexible needle valve standard placing valve its usual precarious po sition near prop promptly managed lacerate end left thumb spin ning prop After trip local emer gency clinic several stitches back work AT-6 time replacing rotary engine well used already tuned 25 After several successful flights gladly sold AT-6 Wankel reat tached next RC auction attended Another transmitter stick failure think modelers aware product K2R its ability remove oil fuel re sidue balsa wood However Mis souri modeler John Whitsitt Jr found out recommended use transmitter Johns letter follows reading column Febru ary 1991 issue Model Aviation re called incident happened parallels experience Sandy Schmidt regarding loss transmitter control stick during flight Although Im somewhat reluctant admit boneheaded error part after 27 years modeling Ive several retrospect does have humorous aspect About 10 years ago good friend told ever have prob lem fuel-soaked balsa wood gener ous application K2R Spot Remover will lift oil out wood experienced rare pleasure pumping about 16 oun ces fuel 12 ounce tank placed nose old Midwest T-Craft K2R did fact remove oil fuel point plane again air worthy So stored useful idea away future reference About two years ago living Northern California flying Livermore Flying Electrons finally got habit tuning engine hind airplane As soon engine Continued page 132 RED MAX FUEL Order Form CALL OR USE THIS HANDY ORDER FORM TO SPEED YOUR ORDER FILL IN OTY ON THE LEFT THE TOTAL ON THE RIGHT Freight free qts gals Freight col act drums Deduct 3% prepay Mis qty Total qty determines price SC orders add 5% sales tax Dealer club prices avail Accept credit cards checks COO COD add $3 per cartonl Persansi checks may held until cleared UPS Hazardous charge $500 per carton OTYFUEL1 GAL 4 GAL 24 GAL 80 GAL 128 Gel 54 GAL TOTAL $ ordered UREDRUMAMT RED MAX PREMIUM FUEL fuel beginners ft sport flyers should use Avail synthetic castor blend RED MAX 094568563560056614300 RED MAX 5 1090 795 745 725 651 20004 _______ RED MAX 10129089584580872524972 _______ RED MAX 12144098392889077228192 _______ RED MAX 1515901070101091482031412 _______ RED MAX RACING FUEL Trophy winner planes boats ft cars two boat blends castor ok up 40% nltro RED MAX2O17451245117011251025431 RED MAX 251990142013301284119450272 RED MAX402608193318081716153971708 RED MAX 503163228321231973176885968 ..RED MAX 6032202395222521231998100228 RED MAX 6533252500233022212113107404 RED MAX 4-CYCLE FUEL Eliminates detonation 6 kickback 4-cycle engines smoother idle 6 power 10-4 CYCLE129089584580872524972 15-4CYCLE1590 1070 101091482031412 RED MAX HELICOPTER FUEL Extremely smooth running extre defoemer drk color special heavy oil heiicptrs 10 Helicopter134094589585877527672 _______ .l5Helicopter1640 1120 106098487034112 ______ RED MAX PERFORMANCE FUEL High flesh point heavy oil use tuned pipes ducted fen ft other heavy dty app 5 Performance114084579577570122704 ________ 10 Performance134094589585877527672 -______ ........15 Performance15401120106095487034112 _______ RED MAX PATTERN FUEL Proven best fuel pattern engines using pumps tuned pIpes 5 Pattern1105810780740886 20504 _______ 10 Pattern130591086082374025372 _______ ........15 Pattern1805 1085 1025929835 28692 _______ SUPER TIGER 3000 FUEL Beet fuel Super Tiger 20004000 engines ........Super Tiger 3000 129089584580872524972 _____ RED MAX DIESEL FUEL Superior diesel back list popular demand customers Ball Bearings 1787 1326 1290 1184 1060 DiesalPlsinBearinga 1867 1426 1390 1284 1160 Power easy starting power Smooth take offs power intricate maneuvers Red Max makes engine come alive power performance never expected Can have power Its phone call away Power today next week next year Red Maxs secret gredients keep engine last ing longer running ____ power fully other 100% money back guaran tee com pletely sat isfied reason Red Max has power better idle better wear char acteristics other fuel 16 Model Aviation SMOKER FLUID best smoker fluid 2 4 cycle engines Smoker Fluid129089584580872524972 CUSTOM BLENDED FUEL INORDIENTS Available type engine use Call price Mm gallon boata-cars-helicopters-spaed-patsernscale/ scale-kavsn-lgnhion-at3000 PLEASE PRINT NAME RAY nTASFT CITY STATE I0 CARD TYPE AND NA EXPIRATIASI flATS Grand Total MV-i TYPHOON state-of-the-art deaign pattern conspetition Plug-in adjustable wing stab panels Light weight balsa construction Plana 909 sq 1000 sqin versions show alt formers nba Wing area909 sqin/1000 sqin Wing span n/73 1/2 Length 68 in/71 1/2 Power- 120 four stroke 60 two stroke Plans-909 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Plans-1000 sqin versiontwo sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 Clear canopy $1495 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjuaters aluminum tube phenolic socket set Provides easy removal stab panels micro adjustment stab incidence $695 WING TUBE AND SOCKET SETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Special slip fit phenollc sockets build wing panels cluded Three sizes available 7/8 dia X 2 ft precision fit $1095 1 1/4 dia X 2 ft $995 1 1/2 dia X 3 ft $1495 PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Set includes two glass filled nylon adjusters key wing panel front rear allow make micro adjustments straight flight Order two sets incidence adjustment both wing panels desired $695 * Provides solid support accurate building 0Rugged construction 7 ply aircraft plywood * Regular fuselages up 6-1/4 wide * Jumbo fuselages up 9-1/4 wide * Use own building board work bench base mount jig stations Uni-Strut guide rails versaille set-up * Contains complete hardware instructions Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 1795 Box 4 Jumbo Jig Stations $1995 Two 5 ft Guide Rails & mounting nuts.$2195 Include $300/Item UPSFL Residents Add 6% Tax LANDER INDUST lots 19TH ST CT HAVRE MONTANA 5950i 406-2656529 VISA I BUILDING BOARD 24 x 48 5 mci Frt 30 x 48 5 mci Frt 24 x 66 5 mci Fri 24 x 72 5 mci Frt CANADIAN ORDERS ADO 25% Build straight withoul spending fortune durable high density 1/2 pin surface bonded los 3/4 heavy warp free base straight true work surface will last years years Safety/Preston Continued page 16 started would move myself trans mitter rear plane natural re suit both myself transmitter would receive liberal dose oil spray engine exhaust Desiring keep equipment clean serviceable decided clean transmitter afternoon happened plastic case radios ergo nomically designed other words covered nooks crannies After about 10 minutes fooling cotton balls Q-Tips old gray matter cut remembered K2R So sprayed liberal dose face transmitter waited few minutes solvent work Soon noticed face radio beginning craze Frantically began wiping stuff off Although physical appearance transmitter ruined still operated great Giving no thought placed back trickle charger until follow ing Sunday Well Sunday morning arrived beautiful day gathered up flight box radio 5 year old Midwest Sweetstick headed flying field Once field did preflight work took off After about 2 minutes hot dogging around noticed something funny about aileron/elevator stick lot play So much les sened grip it fell ground So flying favorite planes rudder throttle con trol wasnt about lose plane out fight cut power dialed full up trim Keeping eyes plane knelt down began feeling around ground near time doing very wide rudder turns After another club member Jeff Schrieb ner think came out station helped locate stick knowing what else stuck back slot managed land plane piece knees knocking walked back pit area trying recall failure occurred Remember nooks crannies Well just happened design stick attachment points created small reservoir held K2R place night long net result what just read moral story now clean transmitter cotton ball Q Tips once again What happened no way responsibility radio manufac turer sure miss old-style alumi num transmitter cases Hopefully someone else can benefit story K2R still great getting oil out balsa wood PO Box 16621 Dept R Irvine CA 92714 714 250-1107 L 132 Model Aviation boo yoar pnuber lato airfoil plotter FOILED AGAIN! - PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHELTED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES 19-PAGE 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