Shillelagh pronounced shPlayilee Irish W meaning cudgel What better way get club rac nthe years since article first written boom-and-bust world racing has gone through entire cycle former entrylevel event Quickie 500 now features $300 engines 160-mph airplanes low end cost/speed continuum now occupied new event Q500 Sport event 424 AMA rule 112 Model Aviation os author Graphic Design Bill Thornbro book aircraft presented pages may out-ofdate former its ever-so-hip cutting-edge latter RC Racing has undergone permutations Basically involves flying two airplanes simultaneously over closed course defined markers such flagpoles pylonsThe currently recognized racing events call four-airplane heats ten laps around triangular course rule variations different events relate type airplane engine allowed effort keep everyone same league speed-wise fun racing should fairly close no airplane hands-down winner popularity racing has waxed waned over years new formula airplane/engine class tends blossom few seasons new pilots discover unique thrill racing provides Later declines airplanes get faster event dominated hard-core enthusiasts Finally new low-key event appears new generation pilots goes out battle way Formula begat Quarter Scale Midget begat Sport Pylon begat Quickie 500 Quickie should really called Club 500 because kit-built Quickie K&B 40 no longer allowable formula areas has recently become very popular Club 500 racers dont have sexy Above right Shillelagh makes extensive use foamcore board Low-temperature covering material required four-model Club 500 heat After takeoff launcherslcailers scramble Join pilot-teammates curves howling engines Formula Quarter Midgets easy fly quick build depending local rules use engines sport fliers already have can mass-produced some informal racing club fun-fly make good sport airplanes design intended use Club 500 racing sport flying 25 45 engine Aerodynamically its nothing new finished model indistinguishable kit-built Quickie Scat Cat Texas Outlaw etc What new ultraefficient ultracheap method construction structure makes extensive use /16 foam-core board actual thickness /32 available through artsupply stores used FoamboardTM Bienfang material lighter balsa completely uniform no grain cheap about $475 per 32 x 40 sheet introduced material Keith Shaw Ann Arbor Michigan has using years am indebted him techniques shown addition sheet Foamboard basic structure requires 1/g x 3 x 24 sheet basswood two re x 36 balsa six /32 x 3 x 36 balsa five /16 x 36 birch dowels small square ood Various gussets servo rails etc scrounged leftovers airplane pictured cost about $17 less covering wheels tank engine radio course theres no such thing free lunch some compromises Foamboard heat-sensitive youll have use low-temperature covering such EconoKote also cant use cyanoacrylate CyA glues foam because foam will dissolve use Z December1995 113 world soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler new quarterly color magazine covering world R/C soaring e siope FAI thermal duration eventt intense graphic format information accurate well educational Youll find technical articles build ing tips 3-views scale documentation airfoils modeler interviews competition news pian features o great deal general interest flying news year subscription just $1995 l$21 50 Washington residents $2495 Canada & Europe $2995 Asia Please make payment check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler Visa Mastercard linclude card number expiration date signaturel ohone 15091 627-0456 RC156 J&Z Products best epoxy white glue Water-based glues grab Foamboard almost immediately can still build fast sport flying almost quite enough you can fly low-wing airplane causing major property damage full-throttle flybys give secret thrill racings Build Shillelagh go race around tree CONSTRUCTION airplane has very short nose because ABC sport 40s quite heavy youre going use smaller engine larger fuel tank both extend nose inch prototype used Supertigre 540 Bluehead Macs muffler six-ounce tank balanced perfectly Note design intended use Nelson Jett MVVS other specialty engines Rossi 40 about the airframe can safely handle Begin construction cutting out Foamboard parts using template sheet Foamboard doesnt sand very well youll want cut parts accurately make clean jointsYou can glue template sheet directly board using rubber cement photo-mounting adhesive cut through template board can stick pins through template sheet play connect-the-dots Use measurements given template sheet check work Use sharp #11 razor blade cut over smooth surface such glass vinyl Masonite another piece Foamboard 20 wing ribs come two flavors basic center-section center-section rib has built-in reinforcement gear block area created cutting partway through Foamboard folding scrap portion over see plan Make four right four left center section ribs make small round holes Foamboard such receiver antenna use pencil point Larger holes such fuel lines should started #11 blade tapered reamer $29 FACTOR Y DIRECT HOT PRICE ON HOT ENGINE High Performance Competition Engine 1 177 oz AAN Schnuerle Port Side Exhaust Muffler Glow Plug Shims Included Sand-Casted Crankcase Maximum Durability Heat Dissipation Custom Hand-Fitted Piston Cylinder Call Now 800 665-9575 FAX 216 9234349 MC/VISA S & H $400 arde , US OH Res add 625% ian Northern Velocity Ltd 3656 State Road cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223 DORIII[Pil YLLDI1YTM 114 Model Aviation board wing parts Material /32 thick has no grain isCompleted tail wingtip assemblies Tallskid assembly uses lighter balsa Available art-supply storesthe rudder post part its structure Wing panel top spar installed Spar must flush ribsWing leading edge /16 dowel Foamboard strips give uniform Triangle used keep ribs alignmentsupport leading edge spar finished pencil point Landing gear blocks made 1 x 6 basswood pieces Use epoxy gap-filling CyA bond slotted piece unslotted piece two-ply basswood wing bold-downs made similar way ends notches hardwood plywood parts 1 use drill make appropriate-size hole example before cutting -inch-wide slot drill end slot cut out middle knife saw easier cutting square corners produces stronger part wing leading edges 3A6 dowel 24/2 inches long After cutting LEs length putting aside use remaining dowel stock line edges tail surfaces wingtips run end dowel along edge December1995 115 Foamboard fuselage tail parts Wing cutouts fuselage Center-section ribs have folded-over doubler strengthen sides made after panels complete good fit landing gear block area Servo cutout shown right rib Foamboard several times compress foam semicircular groove glue dowel proper length groove using RC-56 epoxy find necessary hold assembly until dries lightly wrap part rubber bands dont use tape risk marring paper surface Foamboard Pre-groove portion wingtip will fit over last /2 inch leading edge dowel plans call fixed fin/rudder 3channel control some areas country racing rules require movable rudder ground steering although normally models take off quickly theres no need use decide add movable rudder cut dotted line shown template treat similarly elevator Youll also probably run 116 Model Aviation lage under construction Sides beveled compressed rear form channel rudder post Forward portion fuselage servo rails wing hold-downs firewall installed Epoxy fuelproofs front end Servo area elevator pushrod installation Rudder servo may need added meet some local rules Completed wing panels have precovered aileron hinge lines Hinges pinned toothpicks Receiver battery installation Components wrapped loosely latex foam dampen vibration F j 10N lIoN110015 MS FIHLCE ODON OHIOIDOlS lOTSBIBS 2545 FUSELAGE mPATTERN BOTTOM FUSELAGE PATTERN NEID OGOEL005 TC F B BASSWOODDOW OGLES FOBOlSON LISE NODWINO SNOBS __________________ TOWNOOFTI OSAL BUTEB rD-O--A_________________ OFTFOANBOASULONDIOG SNUB DOWNSFOOST FEUSTBEADBEAD GS YE EYE -N NOB NDODBNOBI F BIN -SD- SNDO IPOAMNOABDIDONS NOSSEDS WETIAL CAT OWNFDDMBUDNOS-UN DOtE HAND DC SLUSANNBONDNGGONONE ISCATHAG FLU 0-SOD-L GOGHFODOBUGNOLU ODODEGGUI ITOHGA FLY NSA DIS FIN/RUDDER PATTERN ________---STABILIZER NODCGEOB FOUMBUABO Il BALM OGEED_________________ DODD -IJIOBOD LOOD U-GD BDSE CFLOAIJFF DONNA S-UNNLG GUSSETCENTER SECT RIB PATTERNBASIC RIB PATTERNIS FLAT TODD DULOD oOODNNTISU NDEB SUCH CENTS B Gb ONULES ADD1410 DODELPANELDUO GINO SHOTOBDIOD DIDI IOU AGO AT DOD CU SOD GIDEADAL LSLUISO SLUNWINGPLANRIGHTSUE ON DOS PUB 4 rrBDNBBOASO BIN__ i-C~i----aE FLATS SPOOlED DO DOD I HF WOO UFDNH FINED-H--i-4jzc4i-I ___________ ULUOD 1140 OECJSS Alto-- DUODOFIONS L SOSiT DAD FUN AINO NOLTIIII lID HG SUESIDOle DODOL SIDED SNOCEOGEOTISS GUFSHTDHN AGOG N DOMAUHA O TED S 1505 TODOBALSA IFDDO HOD --DOSED55045 NWIDINO UBEG-NLUBOXflDOHANBOSNO -ASH CEDGOB SEODIOSDIM ND DOBOLEINIGIUL DHSTDDLGGBHDS WING TIPHIGH U DOE SUCHDOSED OlSON _________FIBEOULOSO N EDHODLOCOTIUS ELNUNGOBGO UP S DONS DILEBON/ HF N DONI5 LEFTNODE TOE LUST OH OF TOE-1-DoDD NULSO BOSH SODODINS 0 myrm mmrx nt--rvrImTOLUBSULUN SIDESIDE SAND GO DODOCCGUFEB-- -AILERON ELEV GUSSETA-VA SH BALSAGOSNULOG IOU FLOWOW CUDGOP EH NO SOLOSUPTIUSUL PSOFILENOB SO NNLM501400 BOLSA CUP WINO BOLDCOSLUD NNSE FDON055 GOOD 0 0 GDGO UNDoNEDOUGH F DOSOLUDOFLOSLUGE AT OSITIGE 014 MOIOUNOoSGOCGEISFUOCEAFSTINCIDENCESOlO OSOEL -- NA ODLO DONS OUDODGO ADINO NOSE lS DOWEL USOOHSASUOION NUSSNODO SPOOlED TOFIN ISTGIFSFUSNLNNS SIDES UUFLOAOSIAr7FIREWALL -NODGEBYGEOSIGEBSERGO "5OGNAUGNONIL GOSSUE//ELEAUGON FUSELAGENTSAN0 PATTERNS TODA IONIC ON LASOED COB P20014- EL AVIATIGN SOCOS GNO PLYSLASDSONNADONDTOPHOBNONSNSOWN FNOBSHILLELAGH 500 UN BANNDDOD DOILLAWEBS0 INOISNSOESOS NA IN- 40 POWEBES COON SAHEB GDFOEL TANS LUEGDOLDS--N IA DID SNISNOSELSLUND PLAN SD DOE DOBUDDO LU NESOND TWO PLTSFUSELAGESIDE VIEWL S PATTERNLOOBI1IOOHIIHIH NOHIOGDDDDOODOBNDBBISEI796 FUSELAGE PATTERNS MAKE FROM FOAMBOARD out room servo compartment shown Id suggest putting throttle servo ahead former 3 using aft compartment elevator rudder Bend landing gear struts /s music wire portion protrudes through top wing should bit long trimmed later Wing The two wing panels built separately Use lighter pieces balsa right panel compensate weight engine Glue bottom spar spar web assembly drying make wing jig building board main spar location 7 inches ahead trailing edge place strip Foamboard balsa block up main sparAt leading edge location 9/16 ahead trailing edge place similar strip high Cut 11/2 x 24 piece /32 trailing edge sheeting lay board Also lay down 3 x 6 portion center-section sheeting glue trailing edge sheeting Set spar/web assembly -high strip begin adding ribs Install end ribs first work center outward using small corner Foamboard right-angle triangle keep ribs aligned fourth center-section rib should have its reinforcing doubler facing inboard Make sure ribs go down notches far enough top spar installed will sit perfectly flush surface joint between spar ribs upper edge web critical part wing gaps will greatly weaken structure Install top spar pressing down firmly using pins next through hold until dries Add 3/i6 dowel leading edge trailing edge sheet center-section sheeting order rearmost 1/2 inch trailingedge top sheeting glued flat against bottom sheeting may want score razor blade make bend cleanly assembly dry add leading edge sheeting weight structure down against jig until dry wish use cyanoacrylate CyA glue hold sheeting spar leading edge careful introduce warps leading edge sheeting what locks shape wing Remove wing panel jig apply light fillet RIC-56 underside seam Add bottom sheeting landing gear blocks balsa gear-block gussets wingtips Sand leading trailing edges final shape top trailing edge sheeting will taper zero thickness tail airfoil hit glue seam youve sanded far enough Lay panel upside down bench Cut through bottom sheeting ribs install 3/ square aileron spar gluing securely underside top sheeting see plan Sand spar flush rest wing measure cut out aileron Use k Dremel grinding wheel rout out channel aileron torque rod Cap ends aileron balsa pieces round off leading edges ailerons cut slots hinges Before attaching aileron apply wide strips covering material along hinge line Attach aileron torque rod securing hinges toothpicks CyA Join panels installing dihedral brace end Foamboard web dig out foam filler piece wire screwdriver open up space between cardboard facings Insert dihedral brace join panels epoxy making sure dihedral brace contacts both upper lower spars side create continuous I-beam through center section Wrap center section heavy 3- 8-ounce fiberglass cloth slow-curing epoxy Make sure no wrinkles bubbles under cloth again structures must uniform maximum strength Add torsion plate servomounting reinforcements Drill through center section landing gear struts wing mounting bolts Cover wing Continued page 126 December1995 119 Fr I/ Rue atf run gallon after gaUeof research formula improvements umee after seasonaggressive field testing give great advantages well want consistency got Byron er engine protection Fuel state-ofthe-art Fuel Production istent runs Facility leaves nothing chance production finest model engine fuels er operating temperatures available world As krall ourAieis each8ymn offerS full line fuels ranging ftvm 0% Ingredient metered tlrough computer-to 60% nitromethane lower price programmed controls accurate within 02inferior fuels Whether youre cars boats percent consistent operation run after runducted fans fixed wing rotaly wing theres amiga/Ion after g*llonByron Fuel blended specifically needs 7FlJAI will satisi neecqor powerincluding three premium Byron RACE car fuels nd reliable engineGet fueling con fidencel Get Byron Fuel i matter champions uverlOyeats YRON ORIGINALS INC dealer first Byron uriginals Inc ox cK Byron Iiiel contact us aired Grove IA 51445 364-3165 125UU rpmIluuw $5595 MB 410 Precision Table Saw 12500 rpm/i 00w $5795 MB 450 Bench Sander 12500 rpm/i 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Shipping $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 606-334-4331 606-334-4333 Fax ~1 Prices Subject Change Any Time Shillelagh 50010a11 Continued page 119 install landing gear aileron servo Fuselage Tail fuselage build upside down flat surface Mark centerline former positions top plank theres room lay down stabilizer make sure its square centerline Crease fuselage top plank former #1 location bend blocking up 5A6 forwardmost end Using right-angle triangle check alignment glue formers #1 #3 plank Set #2 position dont glue Bevel aft ends fuselage sides joined rear fuselage will about Place scrap piece dowel hole stabilizer rudder post will Squeeze fuselage sides together dowel between compress foam channel rudder post Remove dowel apply glue seams clamp fuselage/stabilizer assembly together until dry Before adding bottom rear plank plan servo installation Install servo rails cut necessary holes pushrods Add bottom rear plank wing hold-down Drill firewall engine mount throttle pushrod install blind nuts backside Glue firewall nose making sure isnt tilted up down sideways must err little go down right thrust Reinforce glue joints strips scrap basswood shown After dry paint inside tank compartment firewall slowcuring epoxy Install fuel tank Paint inside bottom front plank epoxy glue theres epoxy left over use fuelproof wing hold-downs Add epoxy fiberglass tape around firewall paint firewall epoxy completed fuselage will now resemble unsanded 2 x 4 Clean up rounding edges using knife handle dowel progressively squash Foamboard radius light fore-andaft strokes covering material will complete job shrinking around corners make smooth rounded contours Hinge elevator stabilizer did ailerons Apply covering fin stabilizer aft part fuselage Install fin using epoxy Add tailskid assembly shares rudder post part its structure Finish covering fuselage drill tap wing holddown bolts install engine radio Check balance both fore-and-aft side-to-side fore-and-aft balance point fuel tank empty should right wing spar Flying Range-check radio engine running Check control throws inch elevator way 3/t6 way aileron start out Set engine rich enough run strong nose pointed straight up again make sure radio working Point new model down runway hold little up pour coal Try some full-elevator loops safe altitude make sure model doesnt buffet tip-stall does reduce elevator throw add nose weight both goal able turn smoothly tightly full elevator losing airspeed control Please dont some fliers Ive seen set up racers hair-trigger touchy fly gently tickling control stick Thats just asking trouble racing airplane should fast hard fly youre flying off pavement may have bend landing gear struts back bit prevent porpoising landing Its best land deadstick kind airplane Whether actually enter race Club 500 airplanes offer lots excitement minimal cost Shillelagh club racer will deliver . spades Model Aviation 4SUPER LOW DELIVERY PRICESALWAYS MINIATURE BEARINGS FOR HOBBY & INDUSTRY lete Product Lines Have Premium UltraSeal frictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Largest R/C CarsEconoPower bearings engineered strength & durability Trucks High-Speed high-heat engine bearings Inventory Boats Standard US Metric sizes Planes Ask us about MIDAS TOUCH Other Fine ProductsWidest &SendSelection $300 Catalogs IN STOCK Helicopters Dealer Programs Available BOCA BEARING Co__ 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Suite 2304 Ml Boca Raton FL 33433 Tel 407-998-0t04 407-998-0119 USA CANADA CALL TOLL FREE 800-332-3256 CANADA USA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/12
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Shillelagh pronounced shPlayilee Irish W meaning cudgel What better way get club rac nthe years since article first written boom-and-bust world racing has gone through entire cycle former entrylevel event Quickie 500 now features $300 engines 160-mph airplanes low end cost/speed continuum now occupied new event Q500 Sport event 424 AMA rule 112 Model Aviation os author Graphic Design Bill Thornbro book aircraft presented pages may out-ofdate former its ever-so-hip cutting-edge latter RC Racing has undergone permutations Basically involves flying two airplanes simultaneously over closed course defined markers such flagpoles pylonsThe currently recognized racing events call four-airplane heats ten laps around triangular course rule variations different events relate type airplane engine allowed effort keep everyone same league speed-wise fun racing should fairly close no airplane hands-down winner popularity racing has waxed waned over years new formula airplane/engine class tends blossom few seasons new pilots discover unique thrill racing provides Later declines airplanes get faster event dominated hard-core enthusiasts Finally new low-key event appears new generation pilots goes out battle way Formula begat Quarter Scale Midget begat Sport Pylon begat Quickie 500 Quickie should really called Club 500 because kit-built Quickie K&B 40 no longer allowable formula areas has recently become very popular Club 500 racers dont have sexy Above right Shillelagh makes extensive use foamcore board Low-temperature covering material required four-model Club 500 heat After takeoff launcherslcailers scramble Join pilot-teammates curves howling engines Formula Quarter Midgets easy fly quick build depending local rules use engines sport fliers already have can mass-produced some informal racing club fun-fly make good sport airplanes design intended use Club 500 racing sport flying 25 45 engine Aerodynamically its nothing new finished model indistinguishable kit-built Quickie Scat Cat Texas Outlaw etc What new ultraefficient ultracheap method construction structure makes extensive use /16 foam-core board actual thickness /32 available through artsupply stores used FoamboardTM Bienfang material lighter balsa completely uniform no grain cheap about $475 per 32 x 40 sheet introduced material Keith Shaw Ann Arbor Michigan has using years am indebted him techniques shown addition sheet Foamboard basic structure requires 1/g x 3 x 24 sheet basswood two re x 36 balsa six /32 x 3 x 36 balsa five /16 x 36 birch dowels small square ood Various gussets servo rails etc scrounged leftovers airplane pictured cost about $17 less covering wheels tank engine radio course theres no such thing free lunch some compromises Foamboard heat-sensitive youll have use low-temperature covering such EconoKote also cant use cyanoacrylate CyA glues foam because foam will dissolve use Z December1995 113 world soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler new quarterly color magazine covering world R/C soaring e siope FAI thermal duration eventt intense graphic format information accurate well educational Youll find technical articles build ing tips 3-views scale documentation airfoils modeler interviews competition news pian features o great deal general interest flying news year subscription just $1995 l$21 50 Washington residents $2495 Canada & Europe $2995 Asia Please make payment check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler Visa Mastercard linclude card number expiration date signaturel ohone 15091 627-0456 RC156 J&Z Products best epoxy white glue Water-based glues grab Foamboard almost immediately can still build fast sport flying almost quite enough you can fly low-wing airplane causing major property damage full-throttle flybys give secret thrill racings Build Shillelagh go race around tree CONSTRUCTION airplane has very short nose because ABC sport 40s quite heavy youre going use smaller engine larger fuel tank both extend nose inch prototype used Supertigre 540 Bluehead Macs muffler six-ounce tank balanced perfectly Note design intended use Nelson Jett MVVS other specialty engines Rossi 40 about the airframe can safely handle Begin construction cutting out Foamboard parts using template sheet Foamboard doesnt sand very well youll want cut parts accurately make clean jointsYou can glue template sheet directly board using rubber cement photo-mounting adhesive cut through template board can stick pins through template sheet play connect-the-dots Use measurements given template sheet check work Use sharp #11 razor blade cut over smooth surface such glass vinyl Masonite another piece Foamboard 20 wing ribs come two flavors basic center-section center-section rib has built-in reinforcement gear block area created cutting partway through Foamboard folding scrap portion over see plan Make four right four left center section ribs make small round holes Foamboard such receiver antenna use pencil point Larger holes such fuel lines should started #11 blade tapered reamer $29 FACTOR Y DIRECT HOT PRICE ON HOT ENGINE High Performance Competition Engine 1 177 oz AAN Schnuerle Port Side Exhaust Muffler Glow Plug Shims Included Sand-Casted Crankcase Maximum Durability Heat Dissipation Custom Hand-Fitted Piston Cylinder Call Now 800 665-9575 FAX 216 9234349 MC/VISA S & H $400 arde , US OH Res add 625% ian Northern Velocity Ltd 3656 State Road cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223 DORIII[Pil YLLDI1YTM 114 Model Aviation board wing parts Material /32 thick has no grain isCompleted tail wingtip assemblies Tallskid assembly uses lighter balsa Available art-supply storesthe rudder post part its structure Wing panel top spar installed Spar must flush ribsWing leading edge /16 dowel Foamboard strips give uniform Triangle used keep ribs alignmentsupport leading edge spar finished pencil point Landing gear blocks made 1 x 6 basswood pieces Use epoxy gap-filling CyA bond slotted piece unslotted piece two-ply basswood wing bold-downs made similar way ends notches hardwood plywood parts 1 use drill make appropriate-size hole example before cutting -inch-wide slot drill end slot cut out middle knife saw easier cutting square corners produces stronger part wing leading edges 3A6 dowel 24/2 inches long After cutting LEs length putting aside use remaining dowel stock line edges tail surfaces wingtips run end dowel along edge December1995 115 Foamboard fuselage tail parts Wing cutouts fuselage Center-section ribs have folded-over doubler strengthen sides made after panels complete good fit landing gear block area Servo cutout shown right rib Foamboard several times compress foam semicircular groove glue dowel proper length groove using RC-56 epoxy find necessary hold assembly until dries lightly wrap part rubber bands dont use tape risk marring paper surface Foamboard Pre-groove portion wingtip will fit over last /2 inch leading edge dowel plans call fixed fin/rudder 3channel control some areas country racing rules require movable rudder ground steering although normally models take off quickly theres no need use decide add movable rudder cut dotted line shown template treat similarly elevator Youll also probably run 116 Model Aviation lage under construction Sides beveled compressed rear form channel rudder post Forward portion fuselage servo rails wing hold-downs firewall installed Epoxy fuelproofs front end Servo area elevator pushrod installation Rudder servo may need added meet some local rules Completed wing panels have precovered aileron hinge lines Hinges pinned toothpicks Receiver battery installation Components wrapped loosely latex foam dampen vibration F j 10N lIoN110015 MS FIHLCE ODON OHIOIDOlS lOTSBIBS 2545 FUSELAGE mPATTERN BOTTOM FUSELAGE PATTERN NEID OGOEL005 TC F B BASSWOODDOW OGLES FOBOlSON LISE NODWINO SNOBS __________________ TOWNOOFTI OSAL BUTEB rD-O--A_________________ OFTFOANBOASULONDIOG SNUB DOWNSFOOST FEUSTBEADBEAD GS YE EYE -N NOB NDODBNOBI F BIN -SD- SNDO IPOAMNOABDIDONS NOSSEDS WETIAL CAT OWNFDDMBUDNOS-UN DOtE HAND DC SLUSANNBONDNGGONONE ISCATHAG FLU 0-SOD-L GOGHFODOBUGNOLU ODODEGGUI ITOHGA FLY NSA DIS FIN/RUDDER PATTERN ________---STABILIZER NODCGEOB FOUMBUABO Il BALM OGEED_________________ DODD -IJIOBOD LOOD U-GD BDSE CFLOAIJFF DONNA S-UNNLG GUSSETCENTER SECT RIB PATTERNBASIC RIB PATTERNIS FLAT TODD DULOD oOODNNTISU NDEB SUCH CENTS B Gb ONULES ADD1410 DODELPANELDUO GINO SHOTOBDIOD DIDI IOU AGO AT DOD CU SOD GIDEADAL LSLUISO SLUNWINGPLANRIGHTSUE ON DOS PUB 4 rrBDNBBOASO BIN__ i-C~i----aE FLATS SPOOlED DO DOD I HF WOO UFDNH FINED-H--i-4jzc4i-I ___________ ULUOD 1140 OECJSS Alto-- DUODOFIONS L SOSiT DAD FUN AINO NOLTIIII lID HG SUESIDOle DODOL SIDED SNOCEOGEOTISS GUFSHTDHN AGOG N DOMAUHA O TED S 1505 TODOBALSA IFDDO HOD --DOSED55045 NWIDINO UBEG-NLUBOXflDOHANBOSNO -ASH CEDGOB SEODIOSDIM ND DOBOLEINIGIUL DHSTDDLGGBHDS WING TIPHIGH U DOE SUCHDOSED OlSON _________FIBEOULOSO N EDHODLOCOTIUS ELNUNGOBGO UP S DONS DILEBON/ HF N DONI5 LEFTNODE TOE LUST OH OF TOE-1-DoDD NULSO BOSH SODODINS 0 myrm mmrx nt--rvrImTOLUBSULUN SIDESIDE SAND GO DODOCCGUFEB-- -AILERON ELEV GUSSETA-VA SH BALSAGOSNULOG IOU FLOWOW CUDGOP EH NO SOLOSUPTIUSUL PSOFILENOB SO NNLM501400 BOLSA CUP WINO BOLDCOSLUD NNSE FDON055 GOOD 0 0 GDGO UNDoNEDOUGH F DOSOLUDOFLOSLUGE AT OSITIGE 014 MOIOUNOoSGOCGEISFUOCEAFSTINCIDENCESOlO OSOEL -- NA ODLO DONS OUDODGO ADINO NOSE lS DOWEL USOOHSASUOION NUSSNODO SPOOlED TOFIN ISTGIFSFUSNLNNS SIDES UUFLOAOSIAr7FIREWALL -NODGEBYGEOSIGEBSERGO "5OGNAUGNONIL GOSSUE//ELEAUGON FUSELAGENTSAN0 PATTERNS TODA IONIC ON LASOED COB P20014- EL AVIATIGN SOCOS GNO PLYSLASDSONNADONDTOPHOBNONSNSOWN FNOBSHILLELAGH 500 UN BANNDDOD DOILLAWEBS0 INOISNSOESOS NA IN- 40 POWEBES COON SAHEB GDFOEL TANS LUEGDOLDS--N IA DID SNISNOSELSLUND PLAN SD DOE DOBUDDO LU NESOND TWO PLTSFUSELAGESIDE VIEWL S PATTERNLOOBI1IOOHIIHIH NOHIOGDDDDOODOBNDBBISEI796 FUSELAGE PATTERNS MAKE FROM FOAMBOARD out room servo compartment shown Id suggest putting throttle servo ahead former 3 using aft compartment elevator rudder Bend landing gear struts /s music wire portion protrudes through top wing should bit long trimmed later Wing The two wing panels built separately Use lighter pieces balsa right panel compensate weight engine Glue bottom spar spar web assembly drying make wing jig building board main spar location 7 inches ahead trailing edge place strip Foamboard balsa block up main sparAt leading edge location 9/16 ahead trailing edge place similar strip high Cut 11/2 x 24 piece /32 trailing edge sheeting lay board Also lay down 3 x 6 portion center-section sheeting glue trailing edge sheeting Set spar/web assembly -high strip begin adding ribs Install end ribs first work center outward using small corner Foamboard right-angle triangle keep ribs aligned fourth center-section rib should have its reinforcing doubler facing inboard Make sure ribs go down notches far enough top spar installed will sit perfectly flush surface joint between spar ribs upper edge web critical part wing gaps will greatly weaken structure Install top spar pressing down firmly using pins next through hold until dries Add 3/i6 dowel leading edge trailing edge sheet center-section sheeting order rearmost 1/2 inch trailingedge top sheeting glued flat against bottom sheeting may want score razor blade make bend cleanly assembly dry add leading edge sheeting weight structure down against jig until dry wish use cyanoacrylate CyA glue hold sheeting spar leading edge careful introduce warps leading edge sheeting what locks shape wing Remove wing panel jig apply light fillet RIC-56 underside seam Add bottom sheeting landing gear blocks balsa gear-block gussets wingtips Sand leading trailing edges final shape top trailing edge sheeting will taper zero thickness tail airfoil hit glue seam youve sanded far enough Lay panel upside down bench Cut through bottom sheeting ribs install 3/ square aileron spar gluing securely underside top sheeting see plan Sand spar flush rest wing measure cut out aileron Use k Dremel grinding wheel rout out channel aileron torque rod Cap ends aileron balsa pieces round off leading edges ailerons cut slots hinges Before attaching aileron apply wide strips covering material along hinge line Attach aileron torque rod securing hinges toothpicks CyA Join panels installing dihedral brace end Foamboard web dig out foam filler piece wire screwdriver open up space between cardboard facings Insert dihedral brace join panels epoxy making sure dihedral brace contacts both upper lower spars side create continuous I-beam through center section Wrap center section heavy 3- 8-ounce fiberglass cloth slow-curing epoxy Make sure no wrinkles bubbles under cloth again structures must uniform maximum strength Add torsion plate servomounting reinforcements Drill through center section landing gear struts wing mounting bolts Cover wing Continued page 126 December1995 119 Fr I/ Rue atf run gallon after gaUeof research formula improvements umee after seasonaggressive field testing give great advantages well want consistency got Byron er engine protection Fuel state-ofthe-art Fuel Production istent runs Facility leaves nothing chance production finest model engine fuels er operating temperatures available world As krall ourAieis each8ymn offerS full line fuels ranging ftvm 0% Ingredient metered tlrough computer-to 60% nitromethane lower price programmed controls accurate within 02inferior fuels Whether youre cars boats percent consistent operation run after runducted fans fixed wing rotaly wing theres amiga/Ion after g*llonByron Fuel blended specifically needs 7FlJAI will satisi neecqor powerincluding three premium Byron RACE car fuels nd reliable engineGet fueling con fidencel Get Byron Fuel i matter champions uverlOyeats YRON ORIGINALS INC dealer first Byron uriginals Inc ox cK Byron Iiiel contact us aired Grove IA 51445 364-3165 125UU rpmIluuw $5595 MB 410 Precision Table Saw 12500 rpm/i 00w $5795 MB 450 Bench Sander 12500 rpm/i OOw$47 95 MB 552 Precision Jigsaw 2600 stpm/lOOw $4995 MB 560 Orbital Sander 12500 rpm 195 MB 750 Universal Van-Speed Trans 3 tools 100 VA 500-30000 rpm $6995 MB 730 Universal Van-Speed Trans 1 tool 24VA 7-30000 rpm$4495 MB 714 Single Speed Transformer 40w drills$4495 MB 150/750 Combo Deal$6395 MB 150/730 Combo Deal$5495 MB 150/714 Combo Deal$3995 MB 1012/750 Combo Deal$12095 MB 1012/730 Combo Deal$8795 MB 410/750 Combo Deal$12395 MB 410/730 Combo Deal$8995 MB 450/750 Combo Deal$11495 MB 450/730 Combo Deal$8195 MB 552/750 Combo Deal$11695 MB 552/730 Combo Deal$8395 MB 560/750 Combo Deal$10995 MB 560/730 Combo Deal$7695 NewEl Mini Sukhoi SU-26 Designed Nick Ziroli seen January 1994 Model Airplane News! Wing Span34 Wing Area245 Sq Length24 Engine049-099 2-4 Channel Mini Radio Reqd Intro price. $3299 Regular $3999 0-Blades England JStze11999 40-46 SIze7499 3OStze6999 Dealer Inquiries Invited! Shipping $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 606-334-4331 606-334-4333 Fax ~1 Prices Subject Change Any Time Shillelagh 50010a11 Continued page 119 install landing gear aileron servo Fuselage Tail fuselage build upside down flat surface Mark centerline former positions top plank theres room lay down stabilizer make sure its square centerline Crease fuselage top plank former #1 location bend blocking up 5A6 forwardmost end Using right-angle triangle check alignment glue formers #1 #3 plank Set #2 position dont glue Bevel aft ends fuselage sides joined rear fuselage will about Place scrap piece dowel hole stabilizer rudder post will Squeeze fuselage sides together dowel between compress foam channel rudder post Remove dowel apply glue seams clamp fuselage/stabilizer assembly together until dry Before adding bottom rear plank plan servo installation Install servo rails cut necessary holes pushrods Add bottom rear plank wing hold-down Drill firewall engine mount throttle pushrod install blind nuts backside Glue firewall nose making sure isnt tilted up down sideways must err little go down right thrust Reinforce glue joints strips scrap basswood shown After dry paint inside tank compartment firewall slowcuring epoxy Install fuel tank Paint inside bottom front plank epoxy glue theres epoxy left over use fuelproof wing hold-downs Add epoxy fiberglass tape around firewall paint firewall epoxy completed fuselage will now resemble unsanded 2 x 4 Clean up rounding edges using knife handle dowel progressively squash Foamboard radius light fore-andaft strokes covering material will complete job shrinking around corners make smooth rounded contours Hinge elevator stabilizer did ailerons Apply covering fin stabilizer aft part fuselage Install fin using epoxy Add tailskid assembly shares rudder post part its structure Finish covering fuselage drill tap wing holddown bolts install engine radio Check balance both fore-and-aft side-to-side fore-and-aft balance point fuel tank empty should right wing spar Flying Range-check radio engine running Check control throws inch elevator way 3/t6 way aileron start out Set engine rich enough run strong nose pointed straight up again make sure radio working Point new model down runway hold little up pour coal Try some full-elevator loops safe altitude make sure model doesnt buffet tip-stall does reduce elevator throw add nose weight both goal able turn smoothly tightly full elevator losing airspeed control Please dont some fliers Ive seen set up racers hair-trigger touchy fly gently tickling control stick Thats just asking trouble racing airplane should fast hard fly youre flying off pavement may have bend landing gear struts back bit prevent porpoising landing Its best land deadstick kind airplane Whether actually enter race Club 500 airplanes offer lots excitement minimal cost Shillelagh club racer will deliver . spades Model Aviation 4SUPER LOW DELIVERY PRICESALWAYS MINIATURE BEARINGS FOR HOBBY & INDUSTRY lete Product Lines Have Premium UltraSeal frictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Largest R/C CarsEconoPower bearings engineered strength & durability Trucks High-Speed high-heat engine bearings Inventory Boats Standard US Metric sizes Planes Ask us about MIDAS TOUCH Other Fine ProductsWidest &SendSelection $300 Catalogs IN STOCK Helicopters Dealer Programs Available BOCA BEARING Co__ 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Suite 2304 Ml Boca Raton FL 33433 Tel 407-998-0t04 407-998-0119 USA CANADA CALL TOLL FREE 800-332-3256 CANADA USA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/12
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 126
Shillelagh pronounced shPlayilee Irish W meaning cudgel What better way get club rac nthe years since article first written boom-and-bust world racing has gone through entire cycle former entrylevel event Quickie 500 now features $300 engines 160-mph airplanes low end cost/speed continuum now occupied new event Q500 Sport event 424 AMA rule 112 Model Aviation os author Graphic Design Bill Thornbro book aircraft presented pages may out-ofdate former its ever-so-hip cutting-edge latter RC Racing has undergone permutations Basically involves flying two airplanes simultaneously over closed course defined markers such flagpoles pylonsThe currently recognized racing events call four-airplane heats ten laps around triangular course rule variations different events relate type airplane engine allowed effort keep everyone same league speed-wise fun racing should fairly close no airplane hands-down winner popularity racing has waxed waned over years new formula airplane/engine class tends blossom few seasons new pilots discover unique thrill racing provides Later declines airplanes get faster event dominated hard-core enthusiasts Finally new low-key event appears new generation pilots goes out battle way Formula begat Quarter Scale Midget begat Sport Pylon begat Quickie 500 Quickie should really called Club 500 because kit-built Quickie K&B 40 no longer allowable formula areas has recently become very popular Club 500 racers dont have sexy Above right Shillelagh makes extensive use foamcore board Low-temperature covering material required four-model Club 500 heat After takeoff launcherslcailers scramble Join pilot-teammates curves howling engines Formula Quarter Midgets easy fly quick build depending local rules use engines sport fliers already have can mass-produced some informal racing club fun-fly make good sport airplanes design intended use Club 500 racing sport flying 25 45 engine Aerodynamically its nothing new finished model indistinguishable kit-built Quickie Scat Cat Texas Outlaw etc What new ultraefficient ultracheap method construction structure makes extensive use /16 foam-core board actual thickness /32 available through artsupply stores used FoamboardTM Bienfang material lighter balsa completely uniform no grain cheap about $475 per 32 x 40 sheet introduced material Keith Shaw Ann Arbor Michigan has using years am indebted him techniques shown addition sheet Foamboard basic structure requires 1/g x 3 x 24 sheet basswood two re x 36 balsa six /32 x 3 x 36 balsa five /16 x 36 birch dowels small square ood Various gussets servo rails etc scrounged leftovers airplane pictured cost about $17 less covering wheels tank engine radio course theres no such thing free lunch some compromises Foamboard heat-sensitive youll have use low-temperature covering such EconoKote also cant use cyanoacrylate CyA glues foam because foam will dissolve use Z December1995 113 world soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler new quarterly color magazine covering world R/C soaring e siope FAI thermal duration eventt intense graphic format information accurate well educational Youll find technical articles build ing tips 3-views scale documentation airfoils modeler interviews competition news pian features o great deal general interest flying news year subscription just $1995 l$21 50 Washington residents $2495 Canada & Europe $2995 Asia Please make payment check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler Visa Mastercard linclude card number expiration date signaturel ohone 15091 627-0456 RC156 J&Z Products best epoxy white glue Water-based glues grab Foamboard almost immediately can still build fast sport flying almost quite enough you can fly low-wing airplane causing major property damage full-throttle flybys give secret thrill racings Build Shillelagh go race around tree CONSTRUCTION airplane has very short nose because ABC sport 40s quite heavy youre going use smaller engine larger fuel tank both extend nose inch prototype used Supertigre 540 Bluehead Macs muffler six-ounce tank balanced perfectly Note design intended use Nelson Jett MVVS other specialty engines Rossi 40 about the airframe can safely handle Begin construction cutting out Foamboard parts using template sheet Foamboard doesnt sand very well youll want cut parts accurately make clean jointsYou can glue template sheet directly board using rubber cement photo-mounting adhesive cut through template board can stick pins through template sheet play connect-the-dots Use measurements given template sheet check work Use sharp #11 razor blade cut over smooth surface such glass vinyl Masonite another piece Foamboard 20 wing ribs come two flavors basic center-section center-section rib has built-in reinforcement gear block area created cutting partway through Foamboard folding scrap portion over see plan Make four right four left center section ribs make small round holes Foamboard such receiver antenna use pencil point Larger holes such fuel lines should started #11 blade tapered reamer $29 FACTOR Y DIRECT HOT PRICE ON HOT ENGINE High Performance Competition Engine 1 177 oz AAN Schnuerle Port Side Exhaust Muffler Glow Plug Shims Included Sand-Casted Crankcase Maximum Durability Heat Dissipation Custom Hand-Fitted Piston Cylinder Call Now 800 665-9575 FAX 216 9234349 MC/VISA S & H $400 arde , US OH Res add 625% ian Northern Velocity Ltd 3656 State Road cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223 DORIII[Pil YLLDI1YTM 114 Model Aviation board wing parts Material /32 thick has no grain isCompleted tail wingtip assemblies Tallskid assembly uses lighter balsa Available art-supply storesthe rudder post part its structure Wing panel top spar installed Spar must flush ribsWing leading edge /16 dowel Foamboard strips give uniform Triangle used keep ribs alignmentsupport leading edge spar finished pencil point Landing gear blocks made 1 x 6 basswood pieces Use epoxy gap-filling CyA bond slotted piece unslotted piece two-ply basswood wing bold-downs made similar way ends notches hardwood plywood parts 1 use drill make appropriate-size hole example before cutting -inch-wide slot drill end slot cut out middle knife saw easier cutting square corners produces stronger part wing leading edges 3A6 dowel 24/2 inches long After cutting LEs length putting aside use remaining dowel stock line edges tail surfaces wingtips run end dowel along edge December1995 115 Foamboard fuselage tail parts Wing cutouts fuselage Center-section ribs have folded-over doubler strengthen sides made after panels complete good fit landing gear block area Servo cutout shown right rib Foamboard several times compress foam semicircular groove glue dowel proper length groove using RC-56 epoxy find necessary hold assembly until dries lightly wrap part rubber bands dont use tape risk marring paper surface Foamboard Pre-groove portion wingtip will fit over last /2 inch leading edge dowel plans call fixed fin/rudder 3channel control some areas country racing rules require movable rudder ground steering although normally models take off quickly theres no need use decide add movable rudder cut dotted line shown template treat similarly elevator Youll also probably run 116 Model Aviation lage under construction Sides beveled compressed rear form channel rudder post Forward portion fuselage servo rails wing hold-downs firewall installed Epoxy fuelproofs front end Servo area elevator pushrod installation Rudder servo may need added meet some local rules Completed wing panels have precovered aileron hinge lines Hinges pinned toothpicks Receiver battery installation Components wrapped loosely latex foam dampen vibration F j 10N lIoN110015 MS FIHLCE ODON OHIOIDOlS lOTSBIBS 2545 FUSELAGE mPATTERN BOTTOM FUSELAGE PATTERN NEID OGOEL005 TC F B BASSWOODDOW OGLES FOBOlSON LISE NODWINO SNOBS __________________ TOWNOOFTI OSAL BUTEB rD-O--A_________________ OFTFOANBOASULONDIOG SNUB DOWNSFOOST FEUSTBEADBEAD GS YE EYE -N NOB NDODBNOBI F BIN -SD- SNDO IPOAMNOABDIDONS NOSSEDS 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aft compartment elevator rudder Bend landing gear struts /s music wire portion protrudes through top wing should bit long trimmed later Wing The two wing panels built separately Use lighter pieces balsa right panel compensate weight engine Glue bottom spar spar web assembly drying make wing jig building board main spar location 7 inches ahead trailing edge place strip Foamboard balsa block up main sparAt leading edge location 9/16 ahead trailing edge place similar strip high Cut 11/2 x 24 piece /32 trailing edge sheeting lay board Also lay down 3 x 6 portion center-section sheeting glue trailing edge sheeting Set spar/web assembly -high strip begin adding ribs Install end ribs first work center outward using small corner Foamboard right-angle triangle keep ribs aligned fourth center-section rib should have its reinforcing doubler facing inboard Make sure ribs go down notches far enough top spar installed will sit perfectly flush surface joint between spar ribs upper edge web critical part wing gaps will greatly weaken structure Install top spar pressing down firmly using pins next through hold until dries Add 3/i6 dowel leading edge trailing edge sheet center-section sheeting order rearmost 1/2 inch trailingedge top sheeting glued flat against bottom sheeting may want score razor blade make bend cleanly assembly dry add leading edge sheeting weight structure down against jig until dry wish use cyanoacrylate CyA glue hold sheeting spar leading edge careful introduce warps leading edge sheeting what locks shape wing Remove wing panel jig apply light fillet RIC-56 underside seam Add bottom sheeting landing gear blocks balsa gear-block gussets wingtips Sand leading trailing edges final shape top trailing edge sheeting will taper zero thickness tail airfoil hit glue seam youve sanded far enough Lay panel upside down bench Cut through bottom sheeting ribs install 3/ square aileron spar gluing securely underside top sheeting see plan Sand spar flush rest wing measure cut out aileron Use k Dremel grinding wheel rout out channel aileron torque rod Cap ends aileron balsa pieces round off leading edges ailerons cut slots hinges Before attaching aileron apply wide strips covering material along hinge line Attach aileron torque rod securing hinges toothpicks CyA Join panels installing dihedral brace end Foamboard web dig out foam filler piece wire screwdriver open up space between cardboard facings Insert dihedral brace join panels epoxy making sure dihedral brace contacts both upper lower spars side create continuous I-beam through center section Wrap center section heavy 3- 8-ounce fiberglass cloth slow-curing epoxy Make sure no wrinkles bubbles under cloth again structures must uniform maximum strength Add torsion plate servomounting reinforcements Drill through center section landing gear struts wing mounting bolts Cover wing Continued page 126 December1995 119 Fr I/ Rue atf run gallon after gaUeof research formula improvements umee after seasonaggressive field testing give great advantages well want consistency got Byron er engine protection Fuel state-ofthe-art Fuel Production istent runs Facility leaves nothing chance production finest model engine fuels er operating temperatures available world As krall ourAieis each8ymn offerS full line fuels ranging ftvm 0% Ingredient metered tlrough computer-to 60% nitromethane lower price programmed controls accurate within 02inferior fuels Whether youre cars boats percent consistent operation run after runducted fans fixed wing rotaly wing theres amiga/Ion after g*llonByron Fuel blended specifically needs 7FlJAI will satisi neecqor powerincluding three premium Byron RACE car fuels nd reliable engineGet fueling con fidencel Get Byron Fuel i matter champions uverlOyeats YRON ORIGINALS INC dealer first Byron uriginals Inc ox cK Byron Iiiel contact us aired Grove IA 51445 364-3165 125UU rpmIluuw $5595 MB 410 Precision Table Saw 12500 rpm/i 00w $5795 MB 450 Bench Sander 12500 rpm/i OOw$47 95 MB 552 Precision Jigsaw 2600 stpm/lOOw $4995 MB 560 Orbital Sander 12500 rpm 195 MB 750 Universal Van-Speed Trans 3 tools 100 VA 500-30000 rpm $6995 MB 730 Universal Van-Speed Trans 1 tool 24VA 7-30000 rpm$4495 MB 714 Single Speed Transformer 40w drills$4495 MB 150/750 Combo Deal$6395 MB 150/730 Combo Deal$5495 MB 150/714 Combo Deal$3995 MB 1012/750 Combo Deal$12095 MB 1012/730 Combo Deal$8795 MB 410/750 Combo Deal$12395 MB 410/730 Combo Deal$8995 MB 450/750 Combo Deal$11495 MB 450/730 Combo Deal$8195 MB 552/750 Combo Deal$11695 MB 552/730 Combo Deal$8395 MB 560/750 Combo Deal$10995 MB 560/730 Combo Deal$7695 NewEl Mini Sukhoi SU-26 Designed Nick Ziroli seen January 1994 Model Airplane News! Wing Span34 Wing Area245 Sq Length24 Engine049-099 2-4 Channel Mini Radio Reqd Intro price. $3299 Regular $3999 0-Blades England JStze11999 40-46 SIze7499 3OStze6999 Dealer Inquiries Invited! Shipping $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 606-334-4331 606-334-4333 Fax ~1 Prices Subject Change Any Time Shillelagh 50010a11 Continued page 119 install landing gear aileron servo Fuselage Tail fuselage build upside down flat surface Mark centerline former positions top plank theres room lay down stabilizer make sure its square centerline Crease fuselage top plank former #1 location bend blocking up 5A6 forwardmost end Using right-angle triangle check alignment glue formers #1 #3 plank Set #2 position dont glue Bevel aft ends fuselage sides joined rear fuselage will about Place scrap piece dowel hole stabilizer rudder post will Squeeze fuselage sides together dowel between compress foam channel rudder post Remove dowel apply glue seams clamp fuselage/stabilizer assembly together until dry Before adding bottom rear plank plan servo installation Install servo rails cut necessary holes pushrods Add bottom rear plank wing hold-down Drill firewall engine mount throttle pushrod install blind nuts backside Glue firewall nose making sure isnt tilted up down sideways must err little go down right thrust Reinforce glue joints strips scrap basswood shown After dry paint inside tank compartment firewall slowcuring epoxy Install fuel tank Paint inside bottom front plank epoxy glue theres epoxy left over use fuelproof wing hold-downs Add epoxy fiberglass tape around firewall paint firewall epoxy completed fuselage will now resemble unsanded 2 x 4 Clean up rounding edges using knife handle dowel progressively squash Foamboard radius light fore-andaft strokes covering material will complete job shrinking around corners make smooth rounded contours Hinge elevator stabilizer did ailerons Apply covering fin stabilizer aft part fuselage Install fin using epoxy Add tailskid assembly shares rudder post part its structure Finish covering fuselage drill tap wing holddown bolts install engine radio Check balance both fore-and-aft side-to-side fore-and-aft balance point fuel tank empty should right wing spar Flying Range-check radio engine running Check control throws inch elevator way 3/t6 way aileron start out Set engine rich enough run strong nose pointed straight up again make sure radio working Point new model down runway hold little up pour coal Try some full-elevator loops safe altitude make sure model doesnt buffet tip-stall does reduce elevator throw add nose weight both goal able turn smoothly tightly full elevator losing airspeed control Please dont some fliers Ive seen set up racers hair-trigger touchy fly gently tickling control stick Thats just asking trouble racing airplane should fast hard fly youre flying off pavement may have bend landing gear struts back bit prevent porpoising landing Its best land deadstick kind airplane Whether actually enter race Club 500 airplanes offer lots excitement minimal cost Shillelagh club racer will deliver . spades Model Aviation 4SUPER LOW DELIVERY PRICESALWAYS MINIATURE BEARINGS FOR HOBBY & INDUSTRY lete Product Lines Have Premium UltraSeal frictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Largest R/C CarsEconoPower bearings engineered strength & durability Trucks High-Speed high-heat engine bearings Inventory Boats Standard US Metric sizes Planes Ask us about MIDAS TOUCH Other Fine ProductsWidest &SendSelection $300 Catalogs IN STOCK Helicopters Dealer Programs Available BOCA BEARING Co__ 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Suite 2304 Ml Boca Raton FL 33433 Tel 407-998-0t04 407-998-0119 USA CANADA CALL TOLL FREE 800-332-3256 CANADA USA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/12
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 126
Shillelagh pronounced shPlayilee Irish W meaning cudgel What better way get club rac nthe years since article first written boom-and-bust world racing has gone through entire cycle former entrylevel event Quickie 500 now features $300 engines 160-mph airplanes low end cost/speed continuum now occupied new event Q500 Sport event 424 AMA rule 112 Model Aviation os author Graphic Design Bill Thornbro book aircraft presented pages may out-ofdate former its ever-so-hip cutting-edge latter RC Racing has undergone permutations Basically involves flying two airplanes simultaneously over closed course defined markers such flagpoles pylonsThe currently recognized racing events call four-airplane heats ten laps around triangular course rule variations different events relate type airplane engine allowed effort keep everyone same league speed-wise fun racing should fairly close no airplane hands-down winner popularity racing has waxed waned over years new formula airplane/engine class tends blossom few seasons new pilots discover unique thrill racing provides Later declines airplanes get faster event dominated hard-core enthusiasts Finally new low-key event appears new generation pilots goes out battle way Formula begat Quarter Scale Midget begat Sport Pylon begat Quickie 500 Quickie should really called Club 500 because kit-built Quickie K&B 40 no longer allowable formula areas has recently become very popular Club 500 racers dont have sexy Above right Shillelagh makes extensive use foamcore board Low-temperature covering material required four-model Club 500 heat After takeoff launcherslcailers scramble Join pilot-teammates curves howling engines Formula Quarter Midgets easy fly quick build depending local rules use engines sport fliers already have can mass-produced some informal racing club fun-fly make good sport airplanes design intended use Club 500 racing sport flying 25 45 engine Aerodynamically its nothing new finished model indistinguishable kit-built Quickie Scat Cat Texas Outlaw etc What new ultraefficient ultracheap method construction structure makes extensive use /16 foam-core board actual thickness /32 available through artsupply stores used FoamboardTM Bienfang material lighter balsa completely uniform no grain cheap about $475 per 32 x 40 sheet introduced material Keith Shaw Ann Arbor Michigan has using years am indebted him techniques shown addition sheet Foamboard basic structure requires 1/g x 3 x 24 sheet basswood two re x 36 balsa six /32 x 3 x 36 balsa five /16 x 36 birch dowels small square ood Various gussets servo rails etc scrounged leftovers airplane pictured cost about $17 less covering wheels tank engine radio course theres no such thing free lunch some compromises Foamboard heat-sensitive youll have use low-temperature covering such EconoKote also cant use cyanoacrylate CyA glues foam because foam will dissolve use Z December1995 113 world soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler new quarterly color magazine covering world R/C soaring e siope FAI thermal duration eventt intense graphic format information accurate well educational Youll find technical articles build ing tips 3-views scale documentation airfoils modeler interviews competition news pian features o great deal general interest flying news year subscription just $1995 l$21 50 Washington residents $2495 Canada & Europe $2995 Asia Please make payment check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler Visa Mastercard linclude card number expiration date signaturel ohone 15091 627-0456 RC156 J&Z Products best epoxy white glue Water-based glues grab Foamboard almost immediately can still build fast sport flying almost quite enough you can fly low-wing airplane causing major property damage full-throttle flybys give secret thrill racings Build Shillelagh go race around tree CONSTRUCTION airplane has very short nose because ABC sport 40s quite heavy youre going use smaller engine larger fuel tank both extend nose inch prototype used Supertigre 540 Bluehead Macs muffler six-ounce tank balanced perfectly Note design intended use Nelson Jett MVVS other specialty engines Rossi 40 about the airframe can safely handle Begin construction cutting out Foamboard parts using template sheet Foamboard doesnt sand very well youll want cut parts accurately make clean jointsYou can glue template sheet directly board using rubber cement photo-mounting adhesive cut through template board can stick pins through template sheet play connect-the-dots Use measurements given template sheet check work Use sharp #11 razor blade cut over smooth surface such glass vinyl Masonite another piece Foamboard 20 wing ribs come two flavors basic center-section center-section rib has built-in reinforcement gear block area created cutting partway through Foamboard folding scrap portion over see plan Make four right four left center section ribs make small round holes Foamboard such receiver antenna use pencil point Larger holes such fuel lines should started #11 blade tapered reamer $29 FACTOR Y DIRECT HOT PRICE ON HOT ENGINE High Performance Competition Engine 1 177 oz AAN Schnuerle Port Side Exhaust Muffler Glow Plug Shims Included Sand-Casted Crankcase Maximum Durability Heat Dissipation Custom Hand-Fitted Piston Cylinder Call Now 800 665-9575 FAX 216 9234349 MC/VISA S & H $400 arde , US OH Res add 625% ian Northern Velocity Ltd 3656 State Road cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223 DORIII[Pil YLLDI1YTM 114 Model Aviation board wing parts Material /32 thick has no grain isCompleted tail wingtip assemblies Tallskid assembly uses lighter balsa Available art-supply storesthe rudder post part its structure Wing panel top spar installed Spar must flush ribsWing leading edge /16 dowel Foamboard strips give uniform Triangle used keep ribs alignmentsupport leading edge spar finished pencil point Landing gear blocks made 1 x 6 basswood pieces Use epoxy gap-filling CyA bond slotted piece unslotted piece two-ply basswood wing bold-downs made similar way ends notches hardwood plywood parts 1 use drill make appropriate-size hole example before cutting -inch-wide slot drill end slot cut out middle knife saw easier cutting square corners produces stronger part wing leading edges 3A6 dowel 24/2 inches long After cutting LEs length putting aside use remaining dowel stock line edges tail surfaces wingtips run end dowel along edge December1995 115 Foamboard fuselage tail parts Wing cutouts fuselage Center-section ribs have folded-over doubler strengthen sides made after panels complete good fit landing gear block area Servo cutout shown right rib Foamboard several times compress foam semicircular groove glue dowel proper length groove using RC-56 epoxy find necessary hold assembly until dries lightly wrap part rubber bands dont use tape risk marring paper surface Foamboard Pre-groove portion wingtip will fit over last /2 inch leading edge dowel plans call fixed fin/rudder 3channel control some areas country racing rules require movable rudder ground steering although normally models take off quickly theres no need use decide add movable rudder cut dotted line shown template treat similarly elevator Youll also probably run 116 Model Aviation lage under construction Sides beveled compressed rear form channel rudder post Forward portion fuselage servo rails wing hold-downs firewall installed Epoxy fuelproofs front end Servo area elevator pushrod installation Rudder servo may need added meet some local rules Completed wing panels have precovered aileron hinge lines Hinges pinned toothpicks Receiver battery installation Components wrapped loosely latex foam dampen vibration F j 10N lIoN110015 MS FIHLCE ODON OHIOIDOlS lOTSBIBS 2545 FUSELAGE mPATTERN BOTTOM FUSELAGE PATTERN NEID OGOEL005 TC F B BASSWOODDOW OGLES FOBOlSON LISE NODWINO SNOBS __________________ TOWNOOFTI OSAL BUTEB rD-O--A_________________ OFTFOANBOASULONDIOG SNUB DOWNSFOOST FEUSTBEADBEAD GS YE EYE -N NOB NDODBNOBI F BIN -SD- SNDO IPOAMNOABDIDONS NOSSEDS WETIAL CAT OWNFDDMBUDNOS-UN DOtE HAND DC SLUSANNBONDNGGONONE ISCATHAG FLU 0-SOD-L GOGHFODOBUGNOLU ODODEGGUI ITOHGA FLY NSA DIS FIN/RUDDER PATTERN ________---STABILIZER NODCGEOB FOUMBUABO Il BALM OGEED_________________ DODD -IJIOBOD LOOD U-GD BDSE CFLOAIJFF DONNA S-UNNLG GUSSETCENTER SECT RIB PATTERNBASIC RIB PATTERNIS FLAT TODD DULOD oOODNNTISU NDEB SUCH CENTS B Gb ONULES ADD1410 DODELPANELDUO GINO SHOTOBDIOD DIDI IOU AGO AT DOD CU SOD GIDEADAL LSLUISO SLUNWINGPLANRIGHTSUE ON DOS PUB 4 rrBDNBBOASO BIN__ i-C~i----aE FLATS SPOOlED DO DOD I HF WOO UFDNH FINED-H--i-4jzc4i-I ___________ ULUOD 1140 OECJSS Alto-- DUODOFIONS L SOSiT DAD FUN AINO NOLTIIII lID HG SUESIDOle DODOL SIDED SNOCEOGEOTISS GUFSHTDHN AGOG N DOMAUHA O TED S 1505 TODOBALSA IFDDO HOD --DOSED55045 NWIDINO UBEG-NLUBOXflDOHANBOSNO -ASH CEDGOB SEODIOSDIM ND DOBOLEINIGIUL DHSTDDLGGBHDS WING TIPHIGH U DOE SUCHDOSED OlSON _________FIBEOULOSO N EDHODLOCOTIUS ELNUNGOBGO UP S DONS DILEBON/ HF N DONI5 LEFTNODE TOE LUST OH OF TOE-1-DoDD NULSO BOSH SODODINS 0 myrm mmrx nt--rvrImTOLUBSULUN SIDESIDE SAND GO DODOCCGUFEB-- -AILERON ELEV GUSSETA-VA SH BALSAGOSNULOG IOU FLOWOW CUDGOP EH NO SOLOSUPTIUSUL PSOFILENOB SO NNLM501400 BOLSA CUP WINO BOLDCOSLUD NNSE FDON055 GOOD 0 0 GDGO UNDoNEDOUGH F DOSOLUDOFLOSLUGE AT OSITIGE 014 MOIOUNOoSGOCGEISFUOCEAFSTINCIDENCESOlO OSOEL -- NA ODLO DONS OUDODGO ADINO NOSE lS DOWEL USOOHSASUOION NUSSNODO SPOOlED TOFIN ISTGIFSFUSNLNNS SIDES UUFLOAOSIAr7FIREWALL -NODGEBYGEOSIGEBSERGO "5OGNAUGNONIL GOSSUE//ELEAUGON FUSELAGENTSAN0 PATTERNS TODA IONIC ON LASOED COB P20014- EL AVIATIGN SOCOS GNO PLYSLASDSONNADONDTOPHOBNONSNSOWN FNOBSHILLELAGH 500 UN BANNDDOD DOILLAWEBS0 INOISNSOESOS NA IN- 40 POWEBES COON SAHEB GDFOEL TANS LUEGDOLDS--N IA DID SNISNOSELSLUND PLAN SD DOE DOBUDDO LU NESOND TWO PLTSFUSELAGESIDE VIEWL S PATTERNLOOBI1IOOHIIHIH NOHIOGDDDDOODOBNDBBISEI796 FUSELAGE PATTERNS MAKE FROM FOAMBOARD out room servo compartment shown Id suggest putting throttle servo ahead former 3 using aft compartment elevator rudder Bend landing gear struts /s music wire portion protrudes through top wing should bit long trimmed later Wing The two wing panels built separately Use lighter pieces balsa right panel compensate weight engine Glue bottom spar spar web assembly drying make wing jig building board main spar location 7 inches ahead trailing edge place strip Foamboard balsa block up main sparAt leading edge location 9/16 ahead trailing edge place similar strip high Cut 11/2 x 24 piece /32 trailing edge sheeting lay board Also lay down 3 x 6 portion center-section sheeting glue trailing edge sheeting Set spar/web assembly -high strip begin adding ribs Install end ribs first work center outward using small corner Foamboard right-angle triangle keep ribs aligned fourth center-section rib should have its reinforcing doubler facing inboard Make sure ribs go down notches far enough top spar installed will sit perfectly flush surface joint between spar ribs upper edge web critical part wing gaps will greatly weaken structure Install top spar pressing down firmly using pins next through hold until dries Add 3/i6 dowel leading edge trailing edge sheet center-section sheeting order rearmost 1/2 inch trailingedge top sheeting glued flat against bottom sheeting may want score razor blade make bend cleanly assembly dry add leading edge sheeting weight structure down against jig until dry wish use cyanoacrylate CyA glue hold sheeting spar leading edge careful introduce warps leading edge sheeting what locks shape wing Remove wing panel jig apply light fillet RIC-56 underside seam Add bottom sheeting landing gear blocks balsa gear-block gussets wingtips Sand leading trailing edges final shape top trailing edge sheeting will taper zero thickness tail airfoil hit glue seam youve sanded far enough Lay panel upside down bench Cut through bottom sheeting ribs install 3/ square aileron spar gluing securely underside top sheeting see plan Sand spar flush rest wing measure cut out aileron Use k Dremel grinding wheel rout out channel aileron torque rod Cap ends aileron balsa pieces round off leading edges ailerons cut slots hinges Before attaching aileron apply wide strips covering material along hinge line Attach aileron torque rod securing hinges toothpicks CyA Join panels installing dihedral brace end Foamboard web dig out foam filler piece wire screwdriver open up space between cardboard facings Insert dihedral brace join panels epoxy making sure dihedral brace contacts both upper lower spars side create continuous I-beam through center section Wrap center section heavy 3- 8-ounce fiberglass cloth slow-curing epoxy Make sure no wrinkles bubbles under cloth again structures must uniform maximum strength Add torsion plate servomounting reinforcements Drill through center section landing gear struts wing mounting bolts Cover wing Continued page 126 December1995 119 Fr I/ Rue atf run gallon after gaUeof research formula improvements umee after seasonaggressive field testing give great advantages well want consistency got Byron er engine protection Fuel state-ofthe-art Fuel Production istent runs Facility leaves nothing chance production finest model engine fuels er operating temperatures available world As krall ourAieis each8ymn offerS full line fuels ranging ftvm 0% Ingredient metered tlrough computer-to 60% nitromethane lower price programmed controls accurate within 02inferior fuels Whether youre cars boats percent consistent operation run after runducted fans fixed wing rotaly wing theres amiga/Ion after g*llonByron Fuel blended specifically needs 7FlJAI will satisi neecqor powerincluding three premium Byron RACE car fuels nd reliable engineGet fueling con fidencel Get Byron Fuel i matter champions uverlOyeats YRON ORIGINALS INC dealer first Byron uriginals Inc ox cK Byron Iiiel contact us aired Grove IA 51445 364-3165 125UU rpmIluuw $5595 MB 410 Precision Table Saw 12500 rpm/i 00w $5795 MB 450 Bench Sander 12500 rpm/i OOw$47 95 MB 552 Precision Jigsaw 2600 stpm/lOOw $4995 MB 560 Orbital Sander 12500 rpm 195 MB 750 Universal Van-Speed Trans 3 tools 100 VA 500-30000 rpm $6995 MB 730 Universal Van-Speed Trans 1 tool 24VA 7-30000 rpm$4495 MB 714 Single Speed Transformer 40w drills$4495 MB 150/750 Combo Deal$6395 MB 150/730 Combo Deal$5495 MB 150/714 Combo Deal$3995 MB 1012/750 Combo Deal$12095 MB 1012/730 Combo Deal$8795 MB 410/750 Combo Deal$12395 MB 410/730 Combo Deal$8995 MB 450/750 Combo Deal$11495 MB 450/730 Combo Deal$8195 MB 552/750 Combo Deal$11695 MB 552/730 Combo Deal$8395 MB 560/750 Combo Deal$10995 MB 560/730 Combo Deal$7695 NewEl Mini Sukhoi SU-26 Designed Nick Ziroli seen January 1994 Model Airplane News! Wing Span34 Wing Area245 Sq Length24 Engine049-099 2-4 Channel Mini Radio Reqd Intro price. $3299 Regular $3999 0-Blades England JStze11999 40-46 SIze7499 3OStze6999 Dealer Inquiries Invited! Shipping $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 606-334-4331 606-334-4333 Fax ~1 Prices Subject Change Any Time Shillelagh 50010a11 Continued page 119 install landing gear aileron servo Fuselage Tail fuselage build upside down flat surface Mark centerline former positions top plank theres room lay down stabilizer make sure its square centerline Crease fuselage top plank former #1 location bend blocking up 5A6 forwardmost end Using right-angle triangle check alignment glue formers #1 #3 plank Set #2 position dont glue Bevel aft ends fuselage sides joined rear fuselage will about Place scrap piece dowel hole stabilizer rudder post will Squeeze fuselage sides together dowel between compress foam channel rudder post Remove dowel apply glue seams clamp fuselage/stabilizer assembly together until dry Before adding bottom rear plank plan servo installation Install servo rails cut necessary holes pushrods Add bottom rear plank wing hold-down Drill firewall engine mount throttle pushrod install blind nuts backside Glue firewall nose making sure isnt tilted up down sideways must err little go down right thrust Reinforce glue joints strips scrap basswood shown After dry paint inside tank compartment firewall slowcuring epoxy Install fuel tank Paint inside bottom front plank epoxy glue theres epoxy left over use fuelproof wing hold-downs Add epoxy fiberglass tape around firewall paint firewall epoxy completed fuselage will now resemble unsanded 2 x 4 Clean up rounding edges using knife handle dowel progressively squash Foamboard radius light fore-andaft strokes covering material will complete job shrinking around corners make smooth rounded contours Hinge elevator stabilizer did ailerons Apply covering fin stabilizer aft part fuselage Install fin using epoxy Add tailskid assembly shares rudder post part its structure Finish covering fuselage drill tap wing holddown bolts install engine radio Check balance both fore-and-aft side-to-side fore-and-aft balance point fuel tank empty should right wing spar Flying Range-check radio engine running Check control throws inch elevator way 3/t6 way aileron start out Set engine rich enough run strong nose pointed straight up again make sure radio working Point new model down runway hold little up pour coal Try some full-elevator loops safe altitude make sure model doesnt buffet tip-stall does reduce elevator throw add nose weight both goal able turn smoothly tightly full elevator losing airspeed control Please dont some fliers Ive seen set up racers hair-trigger touchy fly gently tickling control stick Thats just asking trouble racing airplane should fast hard fly youre flying off pavement may have bend landing gear struts back bit prevent porpoising landing Its best land deadstick kind airplane Whether actually enter race Club 500 airplanes offer lots excitement minimal cost Shillelagh club racer will deliver . spades Model Aviation 4SUPER LOW DELIVERY PRICESALWAYS MINIATURE BEARINGS FOR HOBBY & INDUSTRY lete Product Lines Have Premium UltraSeal frictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Largest R/C CarsEconoPower bearings engineered strength & durability Trucks High-Speed high-heat engine bearings Inventory Boats Standard US Metric sizes Planes Ask us about MIDAS TOUCH Other Fine ProductsWidest &SendSelection $300 Catalogs IN STOCK Helicopters Dealer Programs Available BOCA BEARING Co__ 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Suite 2304 Ml Boca Raton FL 33433 Tel 407-998-0t04 407-998-0119 USA CANADA CALL TOLL FREE 800-332-3256 CANADA USA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/12
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 126
Shillelagh pronounced shPlayilee Irish W meaning cudgel What better way get club rac nthe years since article first written boom-and-bust world racing has gone through entire cycle former entrylevel event Quickie 500 now features $300 engines 160-mph airplanes low end cost/speed continuum now occupied new event Q500 Sport event 424 AMA rule 112 Model Aviation os author Graphic Design Bill Thornbro book aircraft presented pages may out-ofdate former its ever-so-hip cutting-edge latter RC Racing has undergone permutations Basically involves flying two airplanes simultaneously over closed course defined markers such flagpoles pylonsThe currently recognized racing events call four-airplane heats ten laps around triangular course rule variations different events relate type airplane engine allowed effort keep everyone same league speed-wise fun racing should fairly close no airplane hands-down winner popularity racing has waxed waned over years new formula airplane/engine class tends blossom few seasons new pilots discover unique thrill racing provides Later declines airplanes get faster event dominated hard-core enthusiasts Finally new low-key event appears new generation pilots goes out battle way Formula begat Quarter Scale Midget begat Sport Pylon begat Quickie 500 Quickie should really called Club 500 because kit-built Quickie K&B 40 no longer allowable formula areas has recently become very popular Club 500 racers dont have sexy Above right Shillelagh makes extensive use foamcore board Low-temperature covering material required four-model Club 500 heat After takeoff launcherslcailers scramble Join pilot-teammates curves howling engines Formula Quarter Midgets easy fly quick build depending local rules use engines sport fliers already have can mass-produced some informal racing club fun-fly make good sport airplanes design intended use Club 500 racing sport flying 25 45 engine Aerodynamically its nothing new finished model indistinguishable kit-built Quickie Scat Cat Texas Outlaw etc What new ultraefficient ultracheap method construction structure makes extensive use /16 foam-core board actual thickness /32 available through artsupply stores used FoamboardTM Bienfang material lighter balsa completely uniform no grain cheap about $475 per 32 x 40 sheet introduced material Keith Shaw Ann Arbor Michigan has using years am indebted him techniques shown addition sheet Foamboard basic structure requires 1/g x 3 x 24 sheet basswood two re x 36 balsa six /32 x 3 x 36 balsa five /16 x 36 birch dowels small square ood Various gussets servo rails etc scrounged leftovers airplane pictured cost about $17 less covering wheels tank engine radio course theres no such thing free lunch some compromises Foamboard heat-sensitive youll have use low-temperature covering such EconoKote also cant use cyanoacrylate CyA glues foam because foam will dissolve use Z December1995 113 world soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler new quarterly color magazine covering world R/C soaring e siope FAI thermal duration eventt intense graphic format information accurate well educational Youll find technical articles build ing tips 3-views scale documentation airfoils modeler interviews competition news pian features o great deal general interest flying news year subscription just $1995 l$21 50 Washington residents $2495 Canada & Europe $2995 Asia Please make payment check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler Visa Mastercard linclude card number expiration date signaturel ohone 15091 627-0456 RC156 J&Z Products best epoxy white glue Water-based glues grab Foamboard almost immediately can still build fast sport flying almost quite enough you can fly low-wing airplane causing major property damage full-throttle flybys give secret thrill racings Build Shillelagh go race around tree CONSTRUCTION airplane has very short nose because ABC sport 40s quite heavy youre going use smaller engine larger fuel tank both extend nose inch prototype used Supertigre 540 Bluehead Macs muffler six-ounce tank balanced perfectly Note design intended use Nelson Jett MVVS other specialty engines Rossi 40 about the airframe can safely handle Begin construction cutting out Foamboard parts using template sheet Foamboard doesnt sand very well youll want cut parts accurately make clean jointsYou can glue template sheet directly board using rubber cement photo-mounting adhesive cut through template board can stick pins through template sheet play connect-the-dots Use measurements given template sheet check work Use sharp #11 razor blade cut over smooth surface such glass vinyl Masonite another piece Foamboard 20 wing ribs come two flavors basic center-section center-section rib has built-in reinforcement gear block area created cutting partway through Foamboard folding scrap portion over see plan Make four right four left center section ribs make small round holes Foamboard such receiver antenna use pencil point Larger holes such fuel lines should started #11 blade tapered reamer $29 FACTOR Y DIRECT HOT PRICE ON HOT ENGINE High Performance Competition Engine 1 177 oz AAN Schnuerle Port Side Exhaust Muffler Glow Plug Shims Included Sand-Casted Crankcase Maximum Durability Heat Dissipation Custom Hand-Fitted Piston Cylinder Call Now 800 665-9575 FAX 216 9234349 MC/VISA S & H $400 arde , US OH Res add 625% ian Northern Velocity Ltd 3656 State Road cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223 DORIII[Pil YLLDI1YTM 114 Model Aviation board wing parts Material /32 thick has no grain isCompleted tail wingtip assemblies Tallskid assembly uses lighter balsa Available art-supply storesthe rudder post part its structure Wing panel top spar installed Spar must flush ribsWing leading edge /16 dowel Foamboard strips give uniform Triangle used keep ribs alignmentsupport leading edge spar finished pencil point Landing gear blocks made 1 x 6 basswood pieces Use epoxy gap-filling CyA bond slotted piece unslotted piece two-ply basswood wing bold-downs made similar way ends notches hardwood plywood parts 1 use drill make appropriate-size hole example before cutting -inch-wide slot drill end slot cut out middle knife saw easier cutting square corners produces stronger part wing leading edges 3A6 dowel 24/2 inches long After cutting LEs length putting aside use remaining dowel stock line edges tail surfaces wingtips run end dowel along edge December1995 115 Foamboard fuselage tail parts Wing cutouts fuselage Center-section ribs have folded-over doubler strengthen sides made after panels complete good fit landing gear block area Servo cutout shown right rib Foamboard several times compress foam semicircular groove glue dowel proper length groove using RC-56 epoxy find necessary hold assembly until dries lightly wrap part rubber bands dont use tape risk marring paper surface Foamboard Pre-groove portion wingtip will fit over last /2 inch leading edge dowel plans call fixed fin/rudder 3channel control some areas country racing rules require movable rudder ground steering although normally models take off quickly theres no need use decide add movable rudder cut dotted line shown template treat similarly elevator Youll also probably run 116 Model Aviation lage under construction Sides beveled compressed rear form channel rudder post Forward portion fuselage servo rails wing hold-downs firewall installed Epoxy fuelproofs front end Servo area elevator pushrod installation Rudder servo may need added meet some local rules Completed wing panels have precovered aileron hinge lines Hinges pinned toothpicks Receiver battery installation Components wrapped loosely latex foam dampen vibration F j 10N lIoN110015 MS FIHLCE ODON OHIOIDOlS lOTSBIBS 2545 FUSELAGE mPATTERN BOTTOM FUSELAGE PATTERN NEID OGOEL005 TC F B BASSWOODDOW OGLES FOBOlSON LISE NODWINO SNOBS __________________ TOWNOOFTI OSAL BUTEB rD-O--A_________________ OFTFOANBOASULONDIOG SNUB DOWNSFOOST FEUSTBEADBEAD GS YE EYE -N NOB NDODBNOBI F BIN -SD- SNDO IPOAMNOABDIDONS NOSSEDS WETIAL CAT OWNFDDMBUDNOS-UN DOtE HAND DC SLUSANNBONDNGGONONE ISCATHAG FLU 0-SOD-L GOGHFODOBUGNOLU ODODEGGUI ITOHGA FLY NSA DIS FIN/RUDDER PATTERN ________---STABILIZER NODCGEOB FOUMBUABO Il BALM OGEED_________________ DODD -IJIOBOD LOOD U-GD BDSE CFLOAIJFF DONNA S-UNNLG GUSSETCENTER SECT RIB PATTERNBASIC RIB PATTERNIS FLAT TODD DULOD oOODNNTISU NDEB SUCH CENTS B Gb ONULES ADD1410 DODELPANELDUO GINO SHOTOBDIOD DIDI IOU AGO AT DOD CU SOD GIDEADAL LSLUISO SLUNWINGPLANRIGHTSUE ON DOS PUB 4 rrBDNBBOASO BIN__ i-C~i----aE FLATS SPOOlED DO DOD I HF WOO UFDNH FINED-H--i-4jzc4i-I ___________ ULUOD 1140 OECJSS Alto-- DUODOFIONS L SOSiT DAD FUN AINO NOLTIIII lID HG SUESIDOle DODOL SIDED SNOCEOGEOTISS GUFSHTDHN AGOG N DOMAUHA O TED S 1505 TODOBALSA IFDDO HOD --DOSED55045 NWIDINO UBEG-NLUBOXflDOHANBOSNO -ASH CEDGOB SEODIOSDIM ND DOBOLEINIGIUL DHSTDDLGGBHDS WING TIPHIGH U DOE SUCHDOSED OlSON _________FIBEOULOSO N EDHODLOCOTIUS ELNUNGOBGO UP S DONS DILEBON/ HF N DONI5 LEFTNODE TOE LUST OH OF TOE-1-DoDD NULSO BOSH SODODINS 0 myrm mmrx nt--rvrImTOLUBSULUN SIDESIDE SAND GO DODOCCGUFEB-- -AILERON ELEV GUSSETA-VA SH BALSAGOSNULOG IOU FLOWOW CUDGOP EH NO SOLOSUPTIUSUL PSOFILENOB SO NNLM501400 BOLSA CUP WINO BOLDCOSLUD NNSE FDON055 GOOD 0 0 GDGO UNDoNEDOUGH F DOSOLUDOFLOSLUGE AT OSITIGE 014 MOIOUNOoSGOCGEISFUOCEAFSTINCIDENCESOlO OSOEL -- NA ODLO DONS OUDODGO ADINO NOSE lS DOWEL USOOHSASUOION NUSSNODO SPOOlED TOFIN ISTGIFSFUSNLNNS SIDES UUFLOAOSIAr7FIREWALL -NODGEBYGEOSIGEBSERGO "5OGNAUGNONIL GOSSUE//ELEAUGON FUSELAGENTSAN0 PATTERNS TODA IONIC ON LASOED COB P20014- EL AVIATIGN SOCOS GNO PLYSLASDSONNADONDTOPHOBNONSNSOWN FNOBSHILLELAGH 500 UN BANNDDOD DOILLAWEBS0 INOISNSOESOS NA IN- 40 POWEBES COON SAHEB GDFOEL TANS LUEGDOLDS--N IA DID SNISNOSELSLUND PLAN SD DOE DOBUDDO LU NESOND TWO PLTSFUSELAGESIDE VIEWL S PATTERNLOOBI1IOOHIIHIH NOHIOGDDDDOODOBNDBBISEI796 FUSELAGE PATTERNS MAKE FROM FOAMBOARD out room servo compartment shown Id suggest putting throttle servo ahead former 3 using aft compartment elevator rudder Bend landing gear struts /s music wire portion protrudes through top wing should bit long trimmed later Wing The two wing panels built separately Use lighter pieces balsa right panel compensate weight engine Glue bottom spar spar web assembly drying make wing jig building board main spar location 7 inches ahead trailing edge place strip Foamboard balsa block up main sparAt leading edge location 9/16 ahead trailing edge place similar strip high Cut 11/2 x 24 piece /32 trailing edge sheeting lay board Also lay down 3 x 6 portion center-section sheeting glue trailing edge sheeting Set spar/web assembly -high strip begin adding ribs Install end ribs first work center outward using small corner Foamboard right-angle triangle keep ribs aligned fourth center-section rib should have its reinforcing doubler facing inboard Make sure ribs go down notches far enough top spar installed will sit perfectly flush surface joint between spar ribs upper edge web critical part wing gaps will greatly weaken structure Install top spar pressing down firmly using pins next through hold until dries Add 3/i6 dowel leading edge trailing edge sheet center-section sheeting order rearmost 1/2 inch trailingedge top sheeting glued flat against bottom sheeting may want score razor blade make bend cleanly assembly dry add leading edge sheeting weight structure down against jig until dry wish use cyanoacrylate CyA glue hold sheeting spar leading edge careful introduce warps leading edge sheeting what locks shape wing Remove wing panel jig apply light fillet RIC-56 underside seam Add bottom sheeting landing gear blocks balsa gear-block gussets wingtips Sand leading trailing edges final shape top trailing edge sheeting will taper zero thickness tail airfoil hit glue seam youve sanded far enough Lay panel upside down bench Cut through bottom sheeting ribs install 3/ square aileron spar gluing securely underside top sheeting see plan Sand spar flush rest wing measure cut out aileron Use k Dremel grinding wheel rout out channel aileron torque rod Cap ends aileron balsa pieces round off leading edges ailerons cut slots hinges Before attaching aileron apply wide strips covering material along hinge line Attach aileron torque rod securing hinges toothpicks CyA Join panels installing dihedral brace end Foamboard web dig out foam filler piece wire screwdriver open up space between cardboard facings Insert dihedral brace join panels epoxy making sure dihedral brace contacts both upper lower spars side create continuous I-beam through center section Wrap center section heavy 3- 8-ounce fiberglass cloth slow-curing epoxy Make sure no wrinkles bubbles under cloth again structures must uniform maximum strength Add torsion plate servomounting reinforcements Drill through center section landing gear struts wing mounting bolts Cover wing Continued page 126 December1995 119 Fr I/ Rue atf run gallon after gaUeof research formula improvements umee after seasonaggressive field testing give great advantages well want consistency got Byron er engine protection Fuel state-ofthe-art Fuel Production istent runs Facility leaves nothing chance production finest model engine fuels er operating temperatures available world As krall ourAieis each8ymn offerS full line fuels ranging ftvm 0% Ingredient metered tlrough computer-to 60% nitromethane lower price programmed controls accurate within 02inferior fuels Whether youre cars boats percent consistent operation run after runducted fans fixed wing rotaly wing theres amiga/Ion after g*llonByron Fuel blended specifically needs 7FlJAI will satisi neecqor powerincluding three premium Byron RACE car fuels nd reliable engineGet fueling con fidencel Get Byron Fuel i matter champions uverlOyeats YRON ORIGINALS INC dealer first Byron uriginals Inc ox cK Byron Iiiel contact us aired Grove IA 51445 364-3165 125UU rpmIluuw $5595 MB 410 Precision Table Saw 12500 rpm/i 00w $5795 MB 450 Bench Sander 12500 rpm/i OOw$47 95 MB 552 Precision Jigsaw 2600 stpm/lOOw $4995 MB 560 Orbital Sander 12500 rpm 195 MB 750 Universal Van-Speed Trans 3 tools 100 VA 500-30000 rpm $6995 MB 730 Universal Van-Speed Trans 1 tool 24VA 7-30000 rpm$4495 MB 714 Single Speed Transformer 40w drills$4495 MB 150/750 Combo Deal$6395 MB 150/730 Combo Deal$5495 MB 150/714 Combo Deal$3995 MB 1012/750 Combo Deal$12095 MB 1012/730 Combo Deal$8795 MB 410/750 Combo Deal$12395 MB 410/730 Combo Deal$8995 MB 450/750 Combo Deal$11495 MB 450/730 Combo Deal$8195 MB 552/750 Combo Deal$11695 MB 552/730 Combo Deal$8395 MB 560/750 Combo Deal$10995 MB 560/730 Combo Deal$7695 NewEl Mini Sukhoi SU-26 Designed Nick Ziroli seen January 1994 Model Airplane News! Wing Span34 Wing Area245 Sq Length24 Engine049-099 2-4 Channel Mini Radio Reqd Intro price. $3299 Regular $3999 0-Blades England JStze11999 40-46 SIze7499 3OStze6999 Dealer Inquiries Invited! Shipping $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 606-334-4331 606-334-4333 Fax ~1 Prices Subject Change Any Time Shillelagh 50010a11 Continued page 119 install landing gear aileron servo Fuselage Tail fuselage build upside down flat surface Mark centerline former positions top plank theres room lay down stabilizer make sure its square centerline Crease fuselage top plank former #1 location bend blocking up 5A6 forwardmost end Using right-angle triangle check alignment glue formers #1 #3 plank Set #2 position dont glue Bevel aft ends fuselage sides joined rear fuselage will about Place scrap piece dowel hole stabilizer rudder post will Squeeze fuselage sides together dowel between compress foam channel rudder post Remove dowel apply glue seams clamp fuselage/stabilizer assembly together until dry Before adding bottom rear plank plan servo installation Install servo rails cut necessary holes pushrods Add bottom rear plank wing hold-down Drill firewall engine mount throttle pushrod install blind nuts backside Glue firewall nose making sure isnt tilted up down sideways must err little go down right thrust Reinforce glue joints strips scrap basswood shown After dry paint inside tank compartment firewall slowcuring epoxy Install fuel tank Paint inside bottom front plank epoxy glue theres epoxy left over use fuelproof wing hold-downs Add epoxy fiberglass tape around firewall paint firewall epoxy completed fuselage will now resemble unsanded 2 x 4 Clean up rounding edges using knife handle dowel progressively squash Foamboard radius light fore-andaft strokes covering material will complete job shrinking around corners make smooth rounded contours Hinge elevator stabilizer did ailerons Apply covering fin stabilizer aft part fuselage Install fin using epoxy Add tailskid assembly shares rudder post part its structure Finish covering fuselage drill tap wing holddown bolts install engine radio Check balance both fore-and-aft side-to-side fore-and-aft balance point fuel tank empty should right wing spar Flying Range-check radio engine running Check control throws inch elevator way 3/t6 way aileron start out Set engine rich enough run strong nose pointed straight up again make sure radio working Point new model down runway hold little up pour coal Try some full-elevator loops safe altitude make sure model doesnt buffet tip-stall does reduce elevator throw add nose weight both goal able turn smoothly tightly full elevator losing airspeed control Please dont some fliers Ive seen set up racers hair-trigger touchy fly gently tickling control stick Thats just asking trouble racing airplane should fast hard fly youre flying off pavement may have bend landing gear struts back bit prevent porpoising landing Its best land deadstick kind airplane Whether actually enter race Club 500 airplanes offer lots excitement minimal cost Shillelagh club racer will deliver . spades Model Aviation 4SUPER LOW DELIVERY PRICESALWAYS MINIATURE BEARINGS FOR HOBBY & INDUSTRY lete Product Lines Have Premium UltraSeal frictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Largest R/C CarsEconoPower bearings engineered strength & durability Trucks High-Speed high-heat engine bearings Inventory Boats Standard US Metric sizes Planes Ask us about MIDAS TOUCH Other Fine ProductsWidest &SendSelection $300 Catalogs IN STOCK Helicopters Dealer Programs Available BOCA BEARING Co__ 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Suite 2304 Ml Boca Raton FL 33433 Tel 407-998-0t04 407-998-0119 USA CANADA CALL TOLL FREE 800-332-3256 CANADA USA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/12
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 126
Shillelagh pronounced shPlayilee Irish W meaning cudgel What better way get club rac nthe years since article first written boom-and-bust world racing has gone through entire cycle former entrylevel event Quickie 500 now features $300 engines 160-mph airplanes low end cost/speed continuum now occupied new event Q500 Sport event 424 AMA rule 112 Model Aviation os author Graphic Design Bill Thornbro book aircraft presented pages may out-ofdate former its ever-so-hip cutting-edge latter RC Racing has undergone permutations Basically involves flying two airplanes simultaneously over closed course defined markers such flagpoles pylonsThe currently recognized racing events call four-airplane heats ten laps around triangular course rule variations different events relate type airplane engine allowed effort keep everyone same league speed-wise fun racing should fairly close no airplane hands-down winner popularity racing has waxed waned over years new formula airplane/engine class tends blossom few seasons new pilots discover unique thrill racing provides Later declines airplanes get faster event dominated hard-core enthusiasts Finally new low-key event appears new generation pilots goes out battle way Formula begat Quarter Scale Midget begat Sport Pylon begat Quickie 500 Quickie should really called Club 500 because kit-built Quickie K&B 40 no longer allowable formula areas has recently become very popular Club 500 racers dont have sexy Above right Shillelagh makes extensive use foamcore board Low-temperature covering material required four-model Club 500 heat After takeoff launcherslcailers scramble Join pilot-teammates curves howling engines Formula Quarter Midgets easy fly quick build depending local rules use engines sport fliers already have can mass-produced some informal racing club fun-fly make good sport airplanes design intended use Club 500 racing sport flying 25 45 engine Aerodynamically its nothing new finished model indistinguishable kit-built Quickie Scat Cat Texas Outlaw etc What new ultraefficient ultracheap method construction structure makes extensive use /16 foam-core board actual thickness /32 available through artsupply stores used FoamboardTM Bienfang material lighter balsa completely uniform no grain cheap about $475 per 32 x 40 sheet introduced material Keith Shaw Ann Arbor Michigan has using years am indebted him techniques shown addition sheet Foamboard basic structure requires 1/g x 3 x 24 sheet basswood two re x 36 balsa six /32 x 3 x 36 balsa five /16 x 36 birch dowels small square ood Various gussets servo rails etc scrounged leftovers airplane pictured cost about $17 less covering wheels tank engine radio course theres no such thing free lunch some compromises Foamboard heat-sensitive youll have use low-temperature covering such EconoKote also cant use cyanoacrylate CyA glues foam because foam will dissolve use Z December1995 113 world soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler new quarterly color magazine covering world R/C soaring e siope FAI thermal duration eventt intense graphic format information accurate well educational Youll find technical articles build ing tips 3-views scale documentation airfoils modeler interviews competition news pian features o great deal general interest flying news year subscription just $1995 l$21 50 Washington residents $2495 Canada & Europe $2995 Asia Please make payment check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler Visa Mastercard linclude card number expiration date signaturel ohone 15091 627-0456 RC156 J&Z Products best epoxy white glue Water-based glues grab Foamboard almost immediately can still build fast sport flying almost quite enough you can fly low-wing airplane causing major property damage full-throttle flybys give secret thrill racings Build Shillelagh go race around tree CONSTRUCTION airplane has very short nose because ABC sport 40s quite heavy youre going use smaller engine larger fuel tank both extend nose inch prototype used Supertigre 540 Bluehead Macs muffler six-ounce tank balanced perfectly Note design intended use Nelson Jett MVVS other specialty engines Rossi 40 about the airframe can safely handle Begin construction cutting out Foamboard parts using template sheet Foamboard doesnt sand very well youll want cut parts accurately make clean jointsYou can glue template sheet directly board using rubber cement photo-mounting adhesive cut through template board can stick pins through template sheet play connect-the-dots Use measurements given template sheet check work Use sharp #11 razor blade cut over smooth surface such glass vinyl Masonite another piece Foamboard 20 wing ribs come two flavors basic center-section center-section rib has built-in reinforcement gear block area created cutting partway through Foamboard folding scrap portion over see plan Make four right four left center section ribs make small round holes Foamboard such receiver antenna use pencil point Larger holes such fuel lines should started #11 blade tapered reamer $29 FACTOR Y DIRECT HOT PRICE ON HOT ENGINE High Performance Competition Engine 1 177 oz AAN Schnuerle Port Side Exhaust Muffler Glow Plug Shims Included Sand-Casted Crankcase Maximum Durability Heat Dissipation Custom Hand-Fitted Piston Cylinder Call Now 800 665-9575 FAX 216 9234349 MC/VISA S & H $400 arde , US OH Res add 625% ian Northern Velocity Ltd 3656 State Road cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223 DORIII[Pil YLLDI1YTM 114 Model Aviation board wing parts Material /32 thick has no grain isCompleted tail wingtip assemblies Tallskid assembly uses lighter balsa Available art-supply storesthe rudder post part its structure Wing panel top spar installed Spar must flush ribsWing leading edge /16 dowel Foamboard strips give uniform Triangle used keep ribs alignmentsupport leading edge spar finished pencil point Landing gear blocks made 1 x 6 basswood pieces Use epoxy gap-filling CyA bond slotted piece unslotted piece two-ply basswood wing bold-downs made similar way ends notches hardwood plywood parts 1 use drill make appropriate-size hole example before cutting -inch-wide slot drill end slot cut out middle knife saw easier cutting square corners produces stronger part wing leading edges 3A6 dowel 24/2 inches long After cutting LEs length putting aside use remaining dowel stock line edges tail surfaces wingtips run end dowel along edge December1995 115 Foamboard fuselage tail parts Wing cutouts fuselage Center-section ribs have folded-over doubler strengthen sides made after panels complete good fit landing gear block area Servo cutout shown right rib Foamboard several times compress foam semicircular groove glue dowel proper length groove using RC-56 epoxy find necessary hold assembly until dries lightly wrap part rubber bands dont use tape risk marring paper surface Foamboard Pre-groove portion wingtip will fit over last /2 inch leading edge dowel plans call fixed fin/rudder 3channel control some areas country racing rules require movable rudder ground steering although normally models take off quickly theres no need use decide add movable rudder cut dotted line shown template treat similarly elevator Youll also probably run 116 Model Aviation lage under construction Sides beveled compressed rear form channel rudder post Forward portion fuselage servo rails wing hold-downs firewall installed Epoxy fuelproofs front end Servo area elevator pushrod installation Rudder servo may need added meet some local rules Completed wing panels have precovered aileron hinge lines Hinges pinned toothpicks Receiver battery installation Components wrapped loosely latex foam dampen vibration F j 10N lIoN110015 MS FIHLCE ODON OHIOIDOlS lOTSBIBS 2545 FUSELAGE mPATTERN BOTTOM FUSELAGE PATTERN NEID OGOEL005 TC F B BASSWOODDOW OGLES FOBOlSON LISE NODWINO SNOBS __________________ TOWNOOFTI OSAL BUTEB rD-O--A_________________ OFTFOANBOASULONDIOG SNUB DOWNSFOOST FEUSTBEADBEAD GS YE EYE -N NOB NDODBNOBI F BIN -SD- SNDO IPOAMNOABDIDONS NOSSEDS WETIAL CAT OWNFDDMBUDNOS-UN DOtE HAND DC SLUSANNBONDNGGONONE ISCATHAG FLU 0-SOD-L GOGHFODOBUGNOLU ODODEGGUI ITOHGA FLY NSA DIS FIN/RUDDER PATTERN ________---STABILIZER NODCGEOB FOUMBUABO Il BALM OGEED_________________ DODD -IJIOBOD LOOD U-GD BDSE CFLOAIJFF DONNA S-UNNLG GUSSETCENTER SECT RIB PATTERNBASIC RIB PATTERNIS FLAT TODD DULOD oOODNNTISU NDEB SUCH CENTS B Gb ONULES ADD1410 DODELPANELDUO GINO SHOTOBDIOD DIDI IOU AGO AT DOD CU SOD GIDEADAL LSLUISO SLUNWINGPLANRIGHTSUE ON DOS PUB 4 rrBDNBBOASO BIN__ i-C~i----aE FLATS SPOOlED DO DOD I HF WOO UFDNH FINED-H--i-4jzc4i-I ___________ ULUOD 1140 OECJSS Alto-- DUODOFIONS L SOSiT DAD FUN AINO NOLTIIII lID HG SUESIDOle DODOL SIDED SNOCEOGEOTISS GUFSHTDHN AGOG N DOMAUHA O TED S 1505 TODOBALSA IFDDO HOD --DOSED55045 NWIDINO UBEG-NLUBOXflDOHANBOSNO -ASH CEDGOB SEODIOSDIM ND DOBOLEINIGIUL DHSTDDLGGBHDS WING TIPHIGH U DOE SUCHDOSED OlSON _________FIBEOULOSO N EDHODLOCOTIUS ELNUNGOBGO UP S DONS DILEBON/ HF N DONI5 LEFTNODE TOE LUST OH OF TOE-1-DoDD NULSO BOSH SODODINS 0 myrm mmrx nt--rvrImTOLUBSULUN SIDESIDE SAND GO DODOCCGUFEB-- -AILERON ELEV GUSSETA-VA SH BALSAGOSNULOG IOU FLOWOW CUDGOP EH NO SOLOSUPTIUSUL PSOFILENOB SO NNLM501400 BOLSA CUP WINO BOLDCOSLUD NNSE FDON055 GOOD 0 0 GDGO UNDoNEDOUGH F DOSOLUDOFLOSLUGE AT OSITIGE 014 MOIOUNOoSGOCGEISFUOCEAFSTINCIDENCESOlO OSOEL -- NA ODLO DONS OUDODGO ADINO NOSE lS DOWEL USOOHSASUOION NUSSNODO SPOOlED TOFIN ISTGIFSFUSNLNNS SIDES UUFLOAOSIAr7FIREWALL -NODGEBYGEOSIGEBSERGO "5OGNAUGNONIL GOSSUE//ELEAUGON FUSELAGENTSAN0 PATTERNS TODA IONIC ON LASOED COB P20014- EL AVIATIGN SOCOS GNO PLYSLASDSONNADONDTOPHOBNONSNSOWN FNOBSHILLELAGH 500 UN BANNDDOD DOILLAWEBS0 INOISNSOESOS NA IN- 40 POWEBES COON SAHEB GDFOEL TANS LUEGDOLDS--N IA DID SNISNOSELSLUND PLAN SD DOE DOBUDDO LU NESOND TWO PLTSFUSELAGESIDE VIEWL S PATTERNLOOBI1IOOHIIHIH NOHIOGDDDDOODOBNDBBISEI796 FUSELAGE PATTERNS MAKE FROM FOAMBOARD out room servo compartment shown Id suggest putting throttle servo ahead former 3 using aft compartment elevator rudder Bend landing gear struts /s music wire portion protrudes through top wing should bit long trimmed later Wing The two wing panels built separately Use lighter pieces balsa right panel compensate weight engine Glue bottom spar spar web assembly drying make wing jig building board main spar location 7 inches ahead trailing edge place strip Foamboard balsa block up main sparAt leading edge location 9/16 ahead trailing edge place similar strip high Cut 11/2 x 24 piece /32 trailing edge sheeting lay board Also lay down 3 x 6 portion center-section sheeting glue trailing edge sheeting Set spar/web assembly -high strip begin adding ribs Install end ribs first work center outward using small corner Foamboard right-angle triangle keep ribs aligned fourth center-section rib should have its reinforcing doubler facing inboard Make sure ribs go down notches far enough top spar installed will sit perfectly flush surface joint between spar ribs upper edge web critical part wing gaps will greatly weaken structure Install top spar pressing down firmly using pins next through hold until dries Add 3/i6 dowel leading edge trailing edge sheet center-section sheeting order rearmost 1/2 inch trailingedge top sheeting glued flat against bottom sheeting may want score razor blade make bend cleanly assembly dry add leading edge sheeting weight structure down against jig until dry wish use cyanoacrylate CyA glue hold sheeting spar leading edge careful introduce warps leading edge sheeting what locks shape wing Remove wing panel jig apply light fillet RIC-56 underside seam Add bottom sheeting landing gear blocks balsa gear-block gussets wingtips Sand leading trailing edges final shape top trailing edge sheeting will taper zero thickness tail airfoil hit glue seam youve sanded far enough Lay panel upside down bench Cut through bottom sheeting ribs install 3/ square aileron spar gluing securely underside top sheeting see plan Sand spar flush rest wing measure cut out aileron Use k Dremel grinding wheel rout out channel aileron torque rod Cap ends aileron balsa pieces round off leading edges ailerons cut slots hinges Before attaching aileron apply wide strips covering material along hinge line Attach aileron torque rod securing hinges toothpicks CyA Join panels installing dihedral brace end Foamboard web dig out foam filler piece wire screwdriver open up space between cardboard facings Insert dihedral brace join panels epoxy making sure dihedral brace contacts both upper lower spars side create continuous I-beam through center section Wrap center section heavy 3- 8-ounce fiberglass cloth slow-curing epoxy Make sure no wrinkles bubbles under cloth again structures must uniform maximum strength Add torsion plate servomounting reinforcements Drill through center section landing gear struts wing mounting bolts Cover wing Continued page 126 December1995 119 Fr I/ Rue atf run gallon after gaUeof research formula improvements umee after seasonaggressive field testing give great advantages well want consistency got Byron er engine protection Fuel state-ofthe-art Fuel Production istent runs Facility leaves nothing chance production finest model engine fuels er operating temperatures available world As krall ourAieis each8ymn offerS full line fuels ranging ftvm 0% Ingredient metered tlrough computer-to 60% nitromethane lower price programmed controls accurate within 02inferior fuels Whether youre cars boats percent consistent operation run after runducted fans fixed wing rotaly wing theres amiga/Ion after g*llonByron Fuel blended specifically needs 7FlJAI will satisi neecqor powerincluding three premium Byron RACE car fuels nd reliable engineGet fueling con fidencel Get Byron Fuel i matter champions uverlOyeats YRON ORIGINALS INC dealer first Byron uriginals Inc ox cK Byron Iiiel contact us aired Grove IA 51445 364-3165 125UU rpmIluuw $5595 MB 410 Precision Table Saw 12500 rpm/i 00w $5795 MB 450 Bench Sander 12500 rpm/i 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Shipping $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 606-334-4331 606-334-4333 Fax ~1 Prices Subject Change Any Time Shillelagh 50010a11 Continued page 119 install landing gear aileron servo Fuselage Tail fuselage build upside down flat surface Mark centerline former positions top plank theres room lay down stabilizer make sure its square centerline Crease fuselage top plank former #1 location bend blocking up 5A6 forwardmost end Using right-angle triangle check alignment glue formers #1 #3 plank Set #2 position dont glue Bevel aft ends fuselage sides joined rear fuselage will about Place scrap piece dowel hole stabilizer rudder post will Squeeze fuselage sides together dowel between compress foam channel rudder post Remove dowel apply glue seams clamp fuselage/stabilizer assembly together until dry Before adding bottom rear plank plan servo installation Install servo rails cut necessary holes pushrods Add bottom rear plank wing hold-down Drill firewall engine mount throttle pushrod install blind nuts backside Glue firewall nose making sure isnt tilted up down sideways must err little go down right thrust Reinforce glue joints strips scrap basswood shown After dry paint inside tank compartment firewall slowcuring epoxy Install fuel tank Paint inside bottom front plank epoxy glue theres epoxy left over use fuelproof wing hold-downs Add epoxy fiberglass tape around firewall paint firewall epoxy completed fuselage will now resemble unsanded 2 x 4 Clean up rounding edges using knife handle dowel progressively squash Foamboard radius light fore-andaft strokes covering material will complete job shrinking around corners make smooth rounded contours Hinge elevator stabilizer did ailerons Apply covering fin stabilizer aft part fuselage Install fin using epoxy Add tailskid assembly shares rudder post part its structure Finish covering fuselage drill tap wing holddown bolts install engine radio Check balance both fore-and-aft side-to-side fore-and-aft balance point fuel tank empty should right wing spar Flying Range-check radio engine running Check control throws inch elevator way 3/t6 way aileron start out Set engine rich enough run strong nose pointed straight up again make sure radio working Point new model down runway hold little up pour coal Try some full-elevator loops safe altitude make sure model doesnt buffet tip-stall does reduce elevator throw add nose weight both goal able turn smoothly tightly full elevator losing airspeed control Please dont some fliers Ive seen set up racers hair-trigger touchy fly gently tickling control stick Thats just asking trouble racing airplane should fast hard fly youre flying off pavement may have bend landing gear struts back bit prevent porpoising landing Its best land deadstick kind airplane Whether actually enter race Club 500 airplanes offer lots excitement minimal cost Shillelagh club racer will deliver . spades Model Aviation 4SUPER LOW DELIVERY PRICESALWAYS MINIATURE BEARINGS FOR HOBBY & INDUSTRY lete Product Lines Have Premium UltraSeal frictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Largest R/C CarsEconoPower bearings engineered strength & durability Trucks High-Speed high-heat engine bearings Inventory Boats Standard US Metric sizes Planes Ask us about MIDAS TOUCH Other Fine ProductsWidest &SendSelection $300 Catalogs IN STOCK Helicopters Dealer Programs Available BOCA BEARING Co__ 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Suite 2304 Ml Boca Raton FL 33433 Tel 407-998-0t04 407-998-0119 USA CANADA CALL TOLL FREE 800-332-3256 CANADA USA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/12
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 126
Shillelagh pronounced shPlayilee Irish W meaning cudgel What better way get club rac nthe years since article first written boom-and-bust world racing has gone through entire cycle former entrylevel event Quickie 500 now features $300 engines 160-mph airplanes low end cost/speed continuum now occupied new event Q500 Sport event 424 AMA rule 112 Model Aviation os author Graphic Design Bill Thornbro book aircraft presented pages may out-ofdate former its ever-so-hip cutting-edge latter RC Racing has undergone permutations Basically involves flying two airplanes simultaneously over closed course defined markers such flagpoles pylonsThe currently recognized racing events call four-airplane heats ten laps around triangular course rule variations different events relate type airplane engine allowed effort keep everyone same league speed-wise fun racing should fairly close no airplane hands-down winner popularity racing has waxed waned over years new formula airplane/engine class tends blossom few seasons new pilots discover unique thrill racing provides Later declines airplanes get faster event dominated hard-core enthusiasts Finally new low-key event appears new generation pilots goes out battle way Formula begat Quarter Scale Midget begat Sport Pylon begat Quickie 500 Quickie should really called Club 500 because kit-built Quickie K&B 40 no longer allowable formula areas has recently become very popular Club 500 racers dont have sexy Above right Shillelagh makes extensive use foamcore board Low-temperature covering material required four-model Club 500 heat After takeoff launcherslcailers scramble Join pilot-teammates curves howling engines Formula Quarter Midgets easy fly quick build depending local rules use engines sport fliers already have can mass-produced some informal racing club fun-fly make good sport airplanes design intended use Club 500 racing sport flying 25 45 engine Aerodynamically its nothing new finished model indistinguishable kit-built Quickie Scat Cat Texas Outlaw etc What new ultraefficient ultracheap method construction structure makes extensive use /16 foam-core board actual thickness /32 available through artsupply stores used FoamboardTM Bienfang material lighter balsa completely uniform no grain cheap about $475 per 32 x 40 sheet introduced material Keith Shaw Ann Arbor Michigan has using years am indebted him techniques shown addition sheet Foamboard basic structure requires 1/g x 3 x 24 sheet basswood two re x 36 balsa six /32 x 3 x 36 balsa five /16 x 36 birch dowels small square ood Various gussets servo rails etc scrounged leftovers airplane pictured cost about $17 less covering wheels tank engine radio course theres no such thing free lunch some compromises Foamboard heat-sensitive youll have use low-temperature covering such EconoKote also cant use cyanoacrylate CyA glues foam because foam will dissolve use Z December1995 113 world soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler new quarterly color magazine covering world R/C soaring e siope FAI thermal duration eventt intense graphic format information accurate well educational Youll find technical articles build ing tips 3-views scale documentation airfoils modeler interviews competition news pian features o great deal general interest flying news year subscription just $1995 l$21 50 Washington residents $2495 Canada & Europe $2995 Asia Please make payment check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler Visa Mastercard linclude card number expiration date signaturel ohone 15091 627-0456 RC156 J&Z Products best epoxy white glue Water-based glues grab Foamboard almost immediately can still build fast sport flying almost quite enough you can fly low-wing airplane causing major property damage full-throttle flybys give secret thrill racings Build Shillelagh go race around tree CONSTRUCTION airplane has very short nose because ABC sport 40s quite heavy youre going use smaller engine larger fuel tank both extend nose inch prototype used Supertigre 540 Bluehead Macs muffler six-ounce tank balanced perfectly Note design intended use Nelson Jett MVVS other specialty engines Rossi 40 about the airframe can safely handle Begin construction cutting out Foamboard parts using template sheet Foamboard doesnt sand very well youll want cut parts accurately make clean jointsYou can glue template sheet directly board using rubber cement photo-mounting adhesive cut through template board can stick pins through template sheet play connect-the-dots Use measurements given template sheet check work Use sharp #11 razor blade cut over smooth surface such glass vinyl Masonite another piece Foamboard 20 wing ribs come two flavors basic center-section center-section rib has built-in reinforcement gear block area created cutting partway through Foamboard folding scrap portion over see plan Make four right four left center section ribs make small round holes Foamboard such receiver antenna use pencil point Larger holes such fuel lines should started #11 blade tapered reamer $29 FACTOR Y DIRECT HOT PRICE ON HOT ENGINE High Performance Competition Engine 1 177 oz AAN Schnuerle Port Side Exhaust Muffler Glow Plug Shims Included Sand-Casted Crankcase Maximum Durability Heat Dissipation Custom Hand-Fitted Piston Cylinder Call Now 800 665-9575 FAX 216 9234349 MC/VISA S & H $400 arde , US OH Res add 625% ian Northern Velocity Ltd 3656 State Road cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223 DORIII[Pil YLLDI1YTM 114 Model Aviation board wing parts Material /32 thick has no grain isCompleted tail wingtip assemblies Tallskid assembly uses lighter balsa Available art-supply storesthe rudder post part its structure Wing panel top spar installed Spar must flush ribsWing leading edge /16 dowel Foamboard strips give uniform Triangle used keep ribs alignmentsupport leading edge spar finished pencil point Landing gear blocks made 1 x 6 basswood pieces Use epoxy gap-filling CyA bond slotted piece unslotted piece two-ply basswood wing bold-downs made similar way ends notches hardwood plywood parts 1 use drill make appropriate-size hole example before cutting -inch-wide slot drill end slot cut out middle knife saw easier cutting square corners produces stronger part wing leading edges 3A6 dowel 24/2 inches long After cutting LEs length putting aside use remaining dowel stock line edges tail surfaces wingtips run end dowel along edge December1995 115 Foamboard fuselage tail parts Wing cutouts fuselage Center-section ribs have folded-over doubler strengthen sides made after panels complete good fit landing gear block area Servo cutout shown right rib Foamboard several times compress foam semicircular groove glue dowel proper length groove using RC-56 epoxy find necessary hold assembly until dries lightly wrap part rubber bands dont use tape risk marring paper surface Foamboard Pre-groove portion wingtip will fit over last /2 inch leading edge dowel plans call fixed fin/rudder 3channel control some areas country racing rules require movable rudder ground steering although normally models take off quickly theres no need use decide add movable rudder cut dotted line shown template treat similarly elevator Youll also probably run 116 Model Aviation lage under construction Sides beveled compressed rear form channel rudder post Forward portion fuselage servo rails wing hold-downs firewall installed Epoxy fuelproofs front end Servo area elevator pushrod installation Rudder servo may need added meet some local rules Completed wing panels have precovered aileron hinge lines Hinges pinned toothpicks Receiver battery installation Components wrapped loosely latex foam dampen vibration F j 10N lIoN110015 MS FIHLCE ODON OHIOIDOlS lOTSBIBS 2545 FUSELAGE mPATTERN BOTTOM FUSELAGE PATTERN NEID OGOEL005 TC F B BASSWOODDOW OGLES FOBOlSON LISE NODWINO SNOBS __________________ TOWNOOFTI OSAL BUTEB rD-O--A_________________ OFTFOANBOASULONDIOG SNUB DOWNSFOOST FEUSTBEADBEAD GS YE EYE -N NOB NDODBNOBI F BIN -SD- SNDO IPOAMNOABDIDONS NOSSEDS WETIAL CAT OWNFDDMBUDNOS-UN DOtE HAND DC SLUSANNBONDNGGONONE ISCATHAG FLU 0-SOD-L GOGHFODOBUGNOLU ODODEGGUI ITOHGA FLY NSA DIS FIN/RUDDER PATTERN ________---STABILIZER NODCGEOB FOUMBUABO Il BALM OGEED_________________ DODD -IJIOBOD LOOD U-GD BDSE CFLOAIJFF DONNA S-UNNLG GUSSETCENTER SECT RIB PATTERNBASIC RIB PATTERNIS FLAT TODD DULOD oOODNNTISU NDEB SUCH CENTS B Gb ONULES ADD1410 DODELPANELDUO GINO SHOTOBDIOD DIDI IOU AGO AT DOD CU SOD GIDEADAL LSLUISO SLUNWINGPLANRIGHTSUE ON DOS PUB 4 rrBDNBBOASO BIN__ i-C~i----aE FLATS SPOOlED DO DOD I HF WOO UFDNH FINED-H--i-4jzc4i-I ___________ ULUOD 1140 OECJSS Alto-- DUODOFIONS L SOSiT DAD FUN AINO NOLTIIII lID HG SUESIDOle DODOL SIDED SNOCEOGEOTISS GUFSHTDHN AGOG N DOMAUHA O TED S 1505 TODOBALSA IFDDO HOD --DOSED55045 NWIDINO UBEG-NLUBOXflDOHANBOSNO -ASH CEDGOB SEODIOSDIM ND DOBOLEINIGIUL DHSTDDLGGBHDS WING TIPHIGH U DOE SUCHDOSED OlSON _________FIBEOULOSO N EDHODLOCOTIUS ELNUNGOBGO UP S DONS DILEBON/ HF N DONI5 LEFTNODE TOE LUST OH OF TOE-1-DoDD NULSO BOSH SODODINS 0 myrm mmrx nt--rvrImTOLUBSULUN SIDESIDE SAND GO DODOCCGUFEB-- -AILERON ELEV GUSSETA-VA SH BALSAGOSNULOG IOU FLOWOW CUDGOP EH NO SOLOSUPTIUSUL PSOFILENOB SO NNLM501400 BOLSA CUP WINO BOLDCOSLUD NNSE FDON055 GOOD 0 0 GDGO UNDoNEDOUGH F DOSOLUDOFLOSLUGE AT OSITIGE 014 MOIOUNOoSGOCGEISFUOCEAFSTINCIDENCESOlO OSOEL -- NA ODLO DONS OUDODGO ADINO NOSE lS DOWEL USOOHSASUOION NUSSNODO SPOOlED TOFIN ISTGIFSFUSNLNNS SIDES UUFLOAOSIAr7FIREWALL -NODGEBYGEOSIGEBSERGO "5OGNAUGNONIL GOSSUE//ELEAUGON FUSELAGENTSAN0 PATTERNS TODA IONIC ON LASOED COB P20014- EL AVIATIGN SOCOS GNO PLYSLASDSONNADONDTOPHOBNONSNSOWN FNOBSHILLELAGH 500 UN BANNDDOD DOILLAWEBS0 INOISNSOESOS NA IN- 40 POWEBES COON SAHEB GDFOEL TANS LUEGDOLDS--N IA DID SNISNOSELSLUND PLAN SD DOE DOBUDDO LU NESOND TWO PLTSFUSELAGESIDE VIEWL S PATTERNLOOBI1IOOHIIHIH NOHIOGDDDDOODOBNDBBISEI796 FUSELAGE PATTERNS MAKE FROM FOAMBOARD out room servo compartment shown Id suggest putting throttle servo ahead former 3 using aft compartment elevator rudder Bend landing gear struts /s music wire portion protrudes through top wing should bit long trimmed later Wing The two wing panels built separately Use lighter pieces balsa right panel compensate weight engine Glue bottom spar spar web assembly drying make wing jig building board main spar location 7 inches ahead trailing edge place strip Foamboard balsa block up main sparAt leading edge location 9/16 ahead trailing edge place similar strip high Cut 11/2 x 24 piece /32 trailing edge sheeting lay board Also lay down 3 x 6 portion center-section sheeting glue trailing edge sheeting Set spar/web assembly -high strip begin adding ribs Install end ribs first work center outward using small corner Foamboard right-angle triangle keep ribs aligned fourth center-section rib should have its reinforcing doubler facing inboard Make sure ribs go down notches far enough top spar installed will sit perfectly flush surface joint between spar ribs upper edge web critical part wing gaps will greatly weaken structure Install top spar pressing down firmly using pins next through hold until dries Add 3/i6 dowel leading edge trailing edge sheet center-section sheeting order rearmost 1/2 inch trailingedge top sheeting glued flat against bottom sheeting may want score razor blade make bend cleanly assembly dry add leading edge sheeting weight structure down against jig until dry wish use cyanoacrylate CyA glue hold sheeting spar leading edge careful introduce warps leading edge sheeting what locks shape wing Remove wing panel jig apply light fillet RIC-56 underside seam Add bottom sheeting landing gear blocks balsa gear-block gussets wingtips Sand leading trailing edges final shape top trailing edge sheeting will taper zero thickness tail airfoil hit glue seam youve sanded far enough Lay panel upside down bench Cut through bottom sheeting ribs install 3/ square aileron spar gluing securely underside top sheeting see plan Sand spar flush rest wing measure cut out aileron Use k Dremel grinding wheel rout out channel aileron torque rod Cap ends aileron balsa pieces round off leading edges ailerons cut slots hinges Before attaching aileron apply wide strips covering material along hinge line Attach aileron torque rod securing hinges toothpicks CyA Join panels installing dihedral brace end Foamboard web dig out foam filler piece wire screwdriver open up space between cardboard facings Insert dihedral brace join panels epoxy making sure dihedral brace contacts both upper lower spars side create continuous I-beam through center section Wrap center section heavy 3- 8-ounce fiberglass cloth slow-curing epoxy Make sure no wrinkles bubbles under cloth again structures must uniform maximum strength Add torsion plate servomounting reinforcements Drill through center section landing gear struts wing mounting bolts Cover wing Continued page 126 December1995 119 Fr I/ Rue atf run gallon after gaUeof research formula improvements umee after seasonaggressive field testing give great advantages well want consistency got Byron er engine protection Fuel state-ofthe-art Fuel Production istent runs Facility leaves nothing chance production finest model engine fuels er operating temperatures available world As krall ourAieis each8ymn offerS full line fuels ranging ftvm 0% Ingredient metered tlrough computer-to 60% nitromethane lower price programmed controls accurate within 02inferior fuels Whether youre cars boats percent consistent operation run after runducted fans fixed wing rotaly wing theres amiga/Ion after g*llonByron Fuel blended specifically needs 7FlJAI will satisi neecqor powerincluding three premium Byron RACE car fuels nd reliable engineGet fueling con fidencel Get Byron Fuel i matter champions uverlOyeats YRON ORIGINALS INC dealer first Byron uriginals Inc ox cK Byron Iiiel contact us aired Grove IA 51445 364-3165 125UU rpmIluuw $5595 MB 410 Precision Table Saw 12500 rpm/i 00w $5795 MB 450 Bench Sander 12500 rpm/i OOw$47 95 MB 552 Precision Jigsaw 2600 stpm/lOOw $4995 MB 560 Orbital Sander 12500 rpm 195 MB 750 Universal Van-Speed Trans 3 tools 100 VA 500-30000 rpm $6995 MB 730 Universal Van-Speed Trans 1 tool 24VA 7-30000 rpm$4495 MB 714 Single Speed Transformer 40w drills$4495 MB 150/750 Combo Deal$6395 MB 150/730 Combo Deal$5495 MB 150/714 Combo Deal$3995 MB 1012/750 Combo Deal$12095 MB 1012/730 Combo Deal$8795 MB 410/750 Combo Deal$12395 MB 410/730 Combo Deal$8995 MB 450/750 Combo Deal$11495 MB 450/730 Combo Deal$8195 MB 552/750 Combo Deal$11695 MB 552/730 Combo Deal$8395 MB 560/750 Combo Deal$10995 MB 560/730 Combo Deal$7695 NewEl Mini Sukhoi SU-26 Designed Nick Ziroli seen January 1994 Model Airplane News! Wing Span34 Wing Area245 Sq Length24 Engine049-099 2-4 Channel Mini Radio Reqd Intro price. $3299 Regular $3999 0-Blades England JStze11999 40-46 SIze7499 3OStze6999 Dealer Inquiries Invited! Shipping $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 606-334-4331 606-334-4333 Fax ~1 Prices Subject Change Any Time Shillelagh 50010a11 Continued page 119 install landing gear aileron servo Fuselage Tail fuselage build upside down flat surface Mark centerline former positions top plank theres room lay down stabilizer make sure its square centerline Crease fuselage top plank former #1 location bend blocking up 5A6 forwardmost end Using right-angle triangle check alignment glue formers #1 #3 plank Set #2 position dont glue Bevel aft ends fuselage sides joined rear fuselage will about Place scrap piece dowel hole stabilizer rudder post will Squeeze fuselage sides together dowel between compress foam channel rudder post Remove dowel apply glue seams clamp fuselage/stabilizer assembly together until dry Before adding bottom rear plank plan servo installation Install servo rails cut necessary holes pushrods Add bottom rear plank wing hold-down Drill firewall engine mount throttle pushrod install blind nuts backside Glue firewall nose making sure isnt tilted up down sideways must err little go down right thrust Reinforce glue joints strips scrap basswood shown After dry paint inside tank compartment firewall slowcuring epoxy Install fuel tank Paint inside bottom front plank epoxy glue theres epoxy left over use fuelproof wing hold-downs Add epoxy fiberglass tape around firewall paint firewall epoxy completed fuselage will now resemble unsanded 2 x 4 Clean up rounding edges using knife handle dowel progressively squash Foamboard radius light fore-andaft strokes covering material will complete job shrinking around corners make smooth rounded contours Hinge elevator stabilizer did ailerons Apply covering fin stabilizer aft part fuselage Install fin using epoxy Add tailskid assembly shares rudder post part its structure Finish covering fuselage drill tap wing holddown bolts install engine radio Check balance both fore-and-aft side-to-side fore-and-aft balance point fuel tank empty should right wing spar Flying Range-check radio engine running Check control throws inch elevator way 3/t6 way aileron start out Set engine rich enough run strong nose pointed straight up again make sure radio working Point new model down runway hold little up pour coal Try some full-elevator loops safe altitude make sure model doesnt buffet tip-stall does reduce elevator throw add nose weight both goal able turn smoothly tightly full elevator losing airspeed control Please dont some fliers Ive seen set up racers hair-trigger touchy fly gently tickling control stick Thats just asking trouble racing airplane should fast hard fly youre flying off pavement may have bend landing gear struts back bit prevent porpoising landing Its best land deadstick kind airplane Whether actually enter race Club 500 airplanes offer lots excitement minimal cost Shillelagh club racer will deliver . spades Model Aviation 4SUPER LOW DELIVERY PRICESALWAYS MINIATURE BEARINGS FOR HOBBY & INDUSTRY lete Product Lines Have Premium UltraSeal frictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Largest R/C CarsEconoPower bearings engineered strength & durability Trucks High-Speed high-heat engine bearings Inventory Boats Standard US Metric sizes Planes Ask us about MIDAS TOUCH Other Fine ProductsWidest &SendSelection $300 Catalogs IN STOCK Helicopters Dealer Programs Available BOCA BEARING Co__ 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Suite 2304 Ml Boca Raton FL 33433 Tel 407-998-0t04 407-998-0119 USA CANADA CALL TOLL FREE 800-332-3256 CANADA USA
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/12
Page Numbers: 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 126
Shillelagh pronounced shPlayilee Irish W meaning cudgel What better way get club rac nthe years since article first written boom-and-bust world racing has gone through entire cycle former entrylevel event Quickie 500 now features $300 engines 160-mph airplanes low end cost/speed continuum now occupied new event Q500 Sport event 424 AMA rule 112 Model Aviation os author Graphic Design Bill Thornbro book aircraft presented pages may out-ofdate former its ever-so-hip cutting-edge latter RC Racing has undergone permutations Basically involves flying two airplanes simultaneously over closed course defined markers such flagpoles pylonsThe currently recognized racing events call four-airplane heats ten laps around triangular course rule variations different events relate type airplane engine allowed effort keep everyone same league speed-wise fun racing should fairly close no airplane hands-down winner popularity racing has waxed waned over years new formula airplane/engine class tends blossom few seasons new pilots discover unique thrill racing provides Later declines airplanes get faster event dominated hard-core enthusiasts Finally new low-key event appears new generation pilots goes out battle way Formula begat Quarter Scale Midget begat Sport Pylon begat Quickie 500 Quickie should really called Club 500 because kit-built Quickie K&B 40 no longer allowable formula areas has recently become very popular Club 500 racers dont have sexy Above right Shillelagh makes extensive use foamcore board Low-temperature covering material required four-model Club 500 heat After takeoff launcherslcailers scramble Join pilot-teammates curves howling engines Formula Quarter Midgets easy fly quick build depending local rules use engines sport fliers already have can mass-produced some informal racing club fun-fly make good sport airplanes design intended use Club 500 racing sport flying 25 45 engine Aerodynamically its nothing new finished model indistinguishable kit-built Quickie Scat Cat Texas Outlaw etc What new ultraefficient ultracheap method construction structure makes extensive use /16 foam-core board actual thickness /32 available through artsupply stores used FoamboardTM Bienfang material lighter balsa completely uniform no grain cheap about $475 per 32 x 40 sheet introduced material Keith Shaw Ann Arbor Michigan has using years am indebted him techniques shown addition sheet Foamboard basic structure requires 1/g x 3 x 24 sheet basswood two re x 36 balsa six /32 x 3 x 36 balsa five /16 x 36 birch dowels small square ood Various gussets servo rails etc scrounged leftovers airplane pictured cost about $17 less covering wheels tank engine radio course theres no such thing free lunch some compromises Foamboard heat-sensitive youll have use low-temperature covering such EconoKote also cant use cyanoacrylate CyA glues foam because foam will dissolve use Z December1995 113 world soaring like youve never seen before Sailplane Modeler new quarterly color magazine covering world R/C soaring e siope FAI thermal duration eventt intense graphic format information accurate well educational Youll find technical articles build ing tips 3-views scale documentation airfoils modeler interviews competition news pian features o great deal general interest flying news year subscription just $1995 l$21 50 Washington residents $2495 Canada & Europe $2995 Asia Please make payment check money order US funds Sailplane Modeler Visa Mastercard linclude card number expiration date signaturel ohone 15091 627-0456 RC156 J&Z Products best epoxy white glue Water-based glues grab Foamboard almost immediately can still build fast sport flying almost quite enough you can fly low-wing airplane causing major property damage full-throttle flybys give secret thrill racings Build Shillelagh go race around tree CONSTRUCTION airplane has very short nose because ABC sport 40s quite heavy youre going use smaller engine larger fuel tank both extend nose inch prototype used Supertigre 540 Bluehead Macs muffler six-ounce tank balanced perfectly Note design intended use Nelson Jett MVVS other specialty engines Rossi 40 about the airframe can safely handle Begin construction cutting out Foamboard parts using template sheet Foamboard doesnt sand very well youll want cut parts accurately make clean jointsYou can glue template sheet directly board using rubber cement photo-mounting adhesive cut through template board can stick pins through template sheet play connect-the-dots Use measurements given template sheet check work Use sharp #11 razor blade cut over smooth surface such glass vinyl Masonite another piece Foamboard 20 wing ribs come two flavors basic center-section center-section rib has built-in reinforcement gear block area created cutting partway through Foamboard folding scrap portion over see plan Make four right four left center section ribs make small round holes Foamboard such receiver antenna use pencil point Larger holes such fuel lines should started #11 blade tapered reamer $29 FACTOR Y DIRECT HOT PRICE ON HOT ENGINE High Performance Competition Engine 1 177 oz AAN Schnuerle Port Side Exhaust Muffler Glow Plug Shims Included Sand-Casted Crankcase Maximum Durability Heat Dissipation Custom Hand-Fitted Piston Cylinder Call Now 800 665-9575 FAX 216 9234349 MC/VISA S & H $400 arde , US OH Res add 625% ian Northern Velocity Ltd 3656 State Road cuyahoga Falls Ohio 44223 DORIII[Pil YLLDI1YTM 114 Model Aviation board wing parts Material /32 thick has no grain isCompleted tail wingtip assemblies Tallskid assembly uses lighter balsa Available art-supply storesthe rudder post part its structure Wing panel top spar installed Spar must flush ribsWing leading edge /16 dowel Foamboard strips give uniform Triangle used keep ribs alignmentsupport leading edge spar finished pencil point Landing gear blocks made 1 x 6 basswood pieces Use epoxy gap-filling CyA bond slotted piece unslotted piece two-ply basswood wing bold-downs made similar way ends notches hardwood plywood parts 1 use drill make appropriate-size hole example before cutting -inch-wide slot drill end slot cut out middle knife saw easier cutting square corners produces stronger part wing leading edges 3A6 dowel 24/2 inches long After cutting LEs length putting aside use remaining dowel stock line edges tail surfaces wingtips run end dowel along edge December1995 115 Foamboard fuselage tail parts Wing cutouts fuselage Center-section ribs have folded-over doubler strengthen sides made after panels complete good fit landing gear block area Servo cutout shown right rib Foamboard several times compress foam semicircular groove glue dowel proper length groove using RC-56 epoxy find necessary hold assembly until dries lightly wrap part rubber bands dont use tape risk marring paper surface Foamboard Pre-groove portion wingtip will fit over last /2 inch leading edge dowel plans call fixed fin/rudder 3channel control some areas country racing rules require movable rudder ground steering although normally models take off quickly theres no need use decide add movable rudder cut dotted line shown template treat similarly elevator Youll also probably run 116 Model Aviation lage under construction Sides beveled compressed rear form channel rudder post Forward portion fuselage servo rails wing hold-downs firewall installed Epoxy fuelproofs front end Servo area elevator pushrod installation Rudder servo may need added meet some local rules Completed wing panels have precovered aileron hinge lines Hinges pinned toothpicks Receiver battery installation Components wrapped loosely latex foam dampen vibration F j 10N lIoN110015 MS FIHLCE ODON OHIOIDOlS lOTSBIBS 2545 FUSELAGE mPATTERN BOTTOM FUSELAGE PATTERN NEID OGOEL005 TC F B BASSWOODDOW OGLES FOBOlSON LISE NODWINO SNOBS __________________ TOWNOOFTI OSAL BUTEB rD-O--A_________________ OFTFOANBOASULONDIOG SNUB DOWNSFOOST FEUSTBEADBEAD GS YE EYE -N NOB NDODBNOBI F BIN -SD- SNDO IPOAMNOABDIDONS NOSSEDS 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aft compartment elevator rudder Bend landing gear struts /s music wire portion protrudes through top wing should bit long trimmed later Wing The two wing panels built separately Use lighter pieces balsa right panel compensate weight engine Glue bottom spar spar web assembly drying make wing jig building board main spar location 7 inches ahead trailing edge place strip Foamboard balsa block up main sparAt leading edge location 9/16 ahead trailing edge place similar strip high Cut 11/2 x 24 piece /32 trailing edge sheeting lay board Also lay down 3 x 6 portion center-section sheeting glue trailing edge sheeting Set spar/web assembly -high strip begin adding ribs Install end ribs first work center outward using small corner Foamboard right-angle triangle keep ribs aligned fourth center-section rib should have its reinforcing doubler facing inboard Make sure ribs go down notches far enough top spar installed will sit perfectly flush surface joint between spar ribs upper edge web critical part wing gaps will greatly weaken structure Install top spar pressing down firmly using pins next through hold until dries Add 3/i6 dowel leading edge trailing edge sheet center-section sheeting order rearmost 1/2 inch trailingedge top sheeting glued flat against bottom sheeting may want score razor blade make bend cleanly assembly dry add leading edge sheeting weight structure down against jig until dry wish use cyanoacrylate CyA glue hold sheeting spar leading edge careful introduce warps leading edge sheeting what locks shape wing Remove wing panel jig apply light fillet RIC-56 underside seam Add bottom sheeting landing gear blocks balsa gear-block gussets wingtips Sand leading trailing edges final shape top trailing edge sheeting will taper zero thickness tail airfoil hit glue seam youve sanded far enough Lay panel upside down bench Cut through bottom sheeting ribs install 3/ square aileron spar gluing securely underside top sheeting see plan Sand spar flush rest wing measure cut out aileron Use k Dremel grinding wheel rout out channel aileron torque rod Cap ends aileron balsa pieces round off leading edges ailerons cut slots hinges Before attaching aileron apply wide strips covering material along hinge line Attach aileron torque rod securing hinges toothpicks CyA Join panels installing dihedral brace end Foamboard web dig out foam filler piece wire screwdriver open up space between cardboard facings Insert dihedral brace join panels epoxy making sure dihedral brace contacts both upper lower spars side create continuous I-beam through center section Wrap center section heavy 3- 8-ounce fiberglass cloth slow-curing epoxy Make sure no wrinkles bubbles under cloth again structures must uniform maximum strength Add torsion plate servomounting reinforcements Drill through center section landing gear struts wing mounting bolts Cover wing Continued page 126 December1995 119 Fr I/ Rue atf run gallon after gaUeof research formula improvements umee after seasonaggressive field testing give great advantages well want consistency got Byron er engine protection Fuel state-ofthe-art Fuel Production istent runs Facility leaves nothing chance production finest model engine fuels er operating temperatures available world As krall ourAieis each8ymn offerS full line fuels ranging ftvm 0% Ingredient metered tlrough computer-to 60% nitromethane lower price programmed controls accurate within 02inferior fuels Whether youre cars boats percent consistent operation run after runducted fans fixed wing rotaly wing theres amiga/Ion after g*llonByron Fuel blended specifically needs 7FlJAI will satisi neecqor powerincluding three premium Byron RACE car fuels nd reliable engineGet fueling con fidencel Get Byron Fuel i matter champions uverlOyeats YRON ORIGINALS INC dealer first Byron uriginals Inc ox cK Byron Iiiel contact us aired Grove IA 51445 364-3165 125UU rpmIluuw $5595 MB 410 Precision Table Saw 12500 rpm/i 00w $5795 MB 450 Bench Sander 12500 rpm/i OOw$47 95 MB 552 Precision Jigsaw 2600 stpm/lOOw $4995 MB 560 Orbital Sander 12500 rpm 195 MB 750 Universal Van-Speed Trans 3 tools 100 VA 500-30000 rpm $6995 MB 730 Universal Van-Speed Trans 1 tool 24VA 7-30000 rpm$4495 MB 714 Single Speed Transformer 40w drills$4495 MB 150/750 Combo Deal$6395 MB 150/730 Combo Deal$5495 MB 150/714 Combo Deal$3995 MB 1012/750 Combo Deal$12095 MB 1012/730 Combo Deal$8795 MB 410/750 Combo Deal$12395 MB 410/730 Combo Deal$8995 MB 450/750 Combo Deal$11495 MB 450/730 Combo Deal$8195 MB 552/750 Combo Deal$11695 MB 552/730 Combo Deal$8395 MB 560/750 Combo Deal$10995 MB 560/730 Combo Deal$7695 NewEl Mini Sukhoi SU-26 Designed Nick Ziroli seen January 1994 Model Airplane News! Wing Span34 Wing Area245 Sq Length24 Engine049-099 2-4 Channel Mini Radio Reqd Intro price. $3299 Regular $3999 0-Blades England JStze11999 40-46 SIze7499 3OStze6999 Dealer Inquiries Invited! Shipping $600 Per Kit Blade Order HOBBY HANGAR 1862 Petersburg Rd Hebron KY 41048 606-334-4331 606-334-4333 Fax ~1 Prices Subject Change Any Time Shillelagh 50010a11 Continued page 119 install landing gear aileron servo Fuselage Tail fuselage build upside down flat surface Mark centerline former positions top plank theres room lay down stabilizer make sure its square centerline Crease fuselage top plank former #1 location bend blocking up 5A6 forwardmost end Using right-angle triangle check alignment glue formers #1 #3 plank Set #2 position dont glue Bevel aft ends fuselage sides joined rear fuselage will about Place scrap piece dowel hole stabilizer rudder post will Squeeze fuselage sides together dowel between compress foam channel rudder post Remove dowel apply glue seams clamp fuselage/stabilizer assembly together until dry Before adding bottom rear plank plan servo installation Install servo rails cut necessary holes pushrods Add bottom rear plank wing hold-down Drill firewall engine mount throttle pushrod install blind nuts backside Glue firewall nose making sure isnt tilted up down sideways must err little go down right thrust Reinforce glue joints strips scrap basswood shown After dry paint inside tank compartment firewall slowcuring epoxy Install fuel tank Paint inside bottom front plank epoxy glue theres epoxy left over use fuelproof wing hold-downs Add epoxy fiberglass tape around firewall paint firewall epoxy completed fuselage will now resemble unsanded 2 x 4 Clean up rounding edges using knife handle dowel progressively squash Foamboard radius light fore-andaft strokes covering material will complete job shrinking around corners make smooth rounded contours Hinge elevator stabilizer did ailerons Apply covering fin stabilizer aft part fuselage Install fin using epoxy Add tailskid assembly shares rudder post part its structure Finish covering fuselage drill tap wing holddown bolts install engine radio Check balance both fore-and-aft side-to-side fore-and-aft balance point fuel tank empty should right wing spar Flying Range-check radio engine running Check control throws inch elevator way 3/t6 way aileron start out Set engine rich enough run strong nose pointed straight up again make sure radio working Point new model down runway hold little up pour coal Try some full-elevator loops safe altitude make sure model doesnt buffet tip-stall does reduce elevator throw add nose weight both goal able turn smoothly tightly full elevator losing airspeed control Please dont some fliers Ive seen set up racers hair-trigger touchy fly gently tickling control stick Thats just asking trouble racing airplane should fast hard fly youre flying off pavement may have bend landing gear struts back bit prevent porpoising landing Its best land deadstick kind airplane Whether actually enter race Club 500 airplanes offer lots excitement minimal cost Shillelagh club racer will deliver . spades Model Aviation 4SUPER LOW DELIVERY PRICESALWAYS MINIATURE BEARINGS FOR HOBBY & INDUSTRY lete Product Lines Have Premium UltraSeal frictionless sealed maintenance-free bearings Largest R/C CarsEconoPower bearings engineered strength & durability Trucks High-Speed high-heat engine bearings Inventory Boats Standard US Metric sizes Planes Ask us about MIDAS TOUCH Other Fine ProductsWidest &SendSelection $300 Catalogs IN STOCK Helicopters Dealer Programs Available BOCA BEARING Co__ 7040W Palmetto Park Rd Suite 2304 Ml Boca Raton FL 33433 Tel 407-998-0t04 407-998-0119 USA CANADA CALL TOLL FREE 800-332-3256 CANADA USA