FV1F7F7rF7F777 U Windy Urtnowski DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS have developed passion Reno air racers accumulated photos videos Reno air racers decided Id someday want several adorning shop 1993 researched John Sandbergs hand-built Tsunami found history airplane filled great triumphs bitter disappointmentssomething Itruly could relate Tsunami very special aircraft its fuselage bottommounted air scoop straight-tapered wing Merlin engine Mustang spinner could mistaken casual observer modified P 51 Tsunami original designthe first custom-built unlimited racer since WWII used seven production parts other aircraft varied lot wheels brakes Leaijet prop blades Rockwell T-28 main gear Piper Aerostar tail gear Mustang tail wheel Grumman S-2 Tsunamis wingspan length both modest 27 feet Model Scale model Harold Price Lew McFarland Billy Simons Frank McMillan Keith Trostle Bill Werwage Paul Walker Al Rabe others have designed competed models much closer Scale what put design Rather Tsunami its stablemates meant capture look flavor Reno air racers simultaneously being absolute leading edge precision Stunt performance Desigaing competitive straight line Stunter tough enough 40 Model Aviation certain look flavorwithout compromising performancethe job gets tougher spent hours drawing board flying capture flavor Tsunami maintaining critical calculations aerodynamics master Big Jim Greenaway based proven Pattemmaster design Pat Johnston finalized original sketches Gerald Schamp did would have set very accurate pians As always videotaped construction finish flight trimming Building own Tsunami plans and/or videos should out ballpark anyone has built full-body Stunter CONSTRUCTION Big Jim Greenaway has always advocated rigid nose construction Tsunami takes advantage technology Note small closelyspaced formersthese provide very rigid fuselage Ive built two wings Tsunamis used Tom Hunts lost foam method used rod method works fine both wings true light Nonnal C-tube construction applies either way Ribs cut stack As blanks traditional manner wing can laid out over plans tacked up rods installed built foam wing cradle available Scott Smith have documented detailed construction video anyone interested type construction tips hollowed blocks flaps /4 C-grain sheet grain running parallel trailing edge Tsunamis tail surfaces used foam cores Scott Smith Hes best foam cutter book believe have big book bellcrank horns arrow shafts heavy-duty items heart Stunter heavy-duty system proper ratios no flexing biggest improvement Stunters during last 10 years horns four-inch glass/nylon belicranks pioneered both advancements can truly say know improvement afford us flying wind turbulence 1994 Nats Lubbock Texas competitors impressed Tsunami made Walker Cup flyoff handled very windy conditions well Patternmaster aerodynamics have always handled wind well especially turbulent conditions East Coast flying sites Tsunami really has excellent all-weather fighter original Tsunami weighed 60 ounces balanced eight inches ahead flap hinge line As got more flights shifted CG back 73/4 inches cut down line spacing handle large models always prefer short arms power steering feel always incorporate Rabe rudder model prop diameter greater 12 inches Tsunami flies best 14 x 5 Rev-Up cut down l2A inches diameter have always good success using SuperTigre 60s designs Ive tried other engines have always preferred classic twofour break Tigre Big Jin Greenaway has set up engines have never bad Tom Dixon importing Double Star 60 seems like good replacement cant get hands Tigre Notice well ST 60s hold value thoughtheres reason Muffler type offers easy way fine-tune CG location tongue muffler usually lightest give raw power expansion type will bit quieter expense some power Big Art Adamisin Tom Lay make expansion mufflers ST 60 worth having arsenal pilots prefer tuned pipes both Randy Smith Tom Lay have packages available would power Tsunami just fine people PAMPA [Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association] directoryand dont belong PAMPA join now tell truth though love realistic low-rpm growl ST 60 tongue- expansion-type mufflerit says airplane Paint After building wing stab before installing fuselage finished right up silver using Sig dope DuPont 3608S V-36085 thinner Medium silkspan everything dope-talc filler coat two silver sanded off made good substrate finish over used Sig silver project Sig s silver has finest metallic particles Ive found reflection really big help highlighting flaws can fixed before color coats Once silver-finished wing tail installed fuselage attached top bottom blocks fmished fuselageeven cowlup silver using same method before starting color paintwork full-scale Tsunami two distinctive paint jobs silver blue red light blue wingtips Tsunami tidal wave wave motif painted vertical stabilizer rudder decided red/blue color scheme duplicating wave tail true labor love used 1993 Porsche Fire Red DuPont acrylic lacquer Sig Light Blue main colors custom-mixed colors needed airbrush wave time-consuming necessary get look after back-masked using aluminum foil suggested master painter Walt Preyit works great lettering another labor love Luckily videotaped October 1996 41 Tsunami placed fifth 1994 Nationals Lubbock TX Wave rudder airbrushed using cardboard patterns front row appearance judging Capturing Tsunami look real challenge labor-intensive steps anyone contemplating doing type paintwork Sig Lite-Coat clear about 10 coats sanded 1200-grit wet-or-dry paper Sikkens M-600 degreaser cutting fluidmuch much better water got finish worthy Tsunami legacy buffed out whole model Gorhams silver polish 3M Final Shine red really shines sun 1994 Nats Tsunami oaly two airplanes front rowSteve Busos other Tsunami won local contest entered 1994 awarded several local meet Concours awards fliersthe toughest judges Final Thoughts Model airplanes focus life love old ones big ones small ones semi-scale designs jets traditional styles radical designs multis Appreciating charm adds lot involvement hobby CL Precision Aerobatics diversified field creativity talent room everyone express themselves Its diversity makes event special enjoy sharing what know about hobby can have great time together flying field John Sandberg Tsunami prominent thoughts during Tsunamis construction 1993-19941 wanted creation reflect excellence John put real airplane outer wing small lettering added Tribute John Sandbergs Dream Thanks everyone sent photos documentation Tsunami project world modeling full special friendships Ive fortunate have share Thanks Tsunami Lives ces Big Art Adamisin PAMPAScott Smith 22454 Fairfax327 Pueblo PassRD 1 Box 290 Taylor MI 48180Anniston AL 36206-1047Athens NY 12015 313291-5069518 945-1091 Randy Smith Tom Dixon1880 Scenic HwyVideos Windy Box 671166Sneilville GA 3027893 Elliott Place Marietta GA 30066404 979-2035Rutherford NJ 07070 Big Jim Greenaway 111-23 130th Street S Ozone Park NY 11420 718 529-4631 Bob Hunt 209 Old Easton Road Stockertown PA 18083 215 759-8813 Tom Lay 3471W 182nd Street Torrance CA 90504 310769-4935_________________________________ 42 Model Aviation ami won 1994 Flushing contest gusty conditions Judges impressed models semiscale look Power Big Jim Greenaway ST 60 Big Art Adamisin muffler Note valve cover blisters similar full-scale dope/lacquer Numbers letters cockpit detail done paint Small lettering Letrasets clear overcoat Dave Midglcy gives traditional launch win Mass Cup award Model won East Coast contests entered
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/10
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 42
FV1F7F7rF7F777 U Windy Urtnowski DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS have developed passion Reno air racers accumulated photos videos Reno air racers decided Id someday want several adorning shop 1993 researched John Sandbergs hand-built Tsunami found history airplane filled great triumphs bitter disappointmentssomething Itruly could relate Tsunami very special aircraft its fuselage bottommounted air scoop straight-tapered wing Merlin engine Mustang spinner could mistaken casual observer modified P 51 Tsunami original designthe first custom-built unlimited racer since WWII used seven production parts other aircraft varied lot wheels brakes Leaijet prop blades Rockwell T-28 main gear Piper Aerostar tail gear Mustang tail wheel Grumman S-2 Tsunamis wingspan length both modest 27 feet Model Scale model Harold Price Lew McFarland Billy Simons Frank McMillan Keith Trostle Bill Werwage Paul Walker Al Rabe others have designed competed models much closer Scale what put design Rather Tsunami its stablemates meant capture look flavor Reno air racers simultaneously being absolute leading edge precision Stunt performance Desigaing competitive straight line Stunter tough enough 40 Model Aviation certain look flavorwithout compromising performancethe job gets tougher spent hours drawing board flying capture flavor Tsunami maintaining critical calculations aerodynamics master Big Jim Greenaway based proven Pattemmaster design Pat Johnston finalized original sketches Gerald Schamp did would have set very accurate pians As always videotaped construction finish flight trimming Building own Tsunami plans and/or videos should out ballpark anyone has built full-body Stunter CONSTRUCTION Big Jim Greenaway has always advocated rigid nose construction Tsunami takes advantage technology Note small closelyspaced formersthese provide very rigid fuselage Ive built two wings Tsunamis used Tom Hunts lost foam method used rod method works fine both wings true light Nonnal C-tube construction applies either way Ribs cut stack As blanks traditional manner wing can laid out over plans tacked up rods installed built foam wing cradle available Scott Smith have documented detailed construction video anyone interested type construction tips hollowed blocks flaps /4 C-grain sheet grain running parallel trailing edge Tsunamis tail surfaces used foam cores Scott Smith Hes best foam cutter book believe have big book bellcrank horns arrow shafts heavy-duty items heart Stunter heavy-duty system proper ratios no flexing biggest improvement Stunters during last 10 years horns four-inch glass/nylon belicranks pioneered both advancements can truly say know improvement afford us flying wind turbulence 1994 Nats Lubbock Texas competitors impressed Tsunami made Walker Cup flyoff handled very windy conditions well Patternmaster aerodynamics have always handled wind well especially turbulent conditions East Coast flying sites Tsunami really has excellent all-weather fighter original Tsunami weighed 60 ounces balanced eight inches ahead flap hinge line As got more flights shifted CG back 73/4 inches cut down line spacing handle large models always prefer short arms power steering feel always incorporate Rabe rudder model prop diameter greater 12 inches Tsunami flies best 14 x 5 Rev-Up cut down l2A inches diameter have always good success using SuperTigre 60s designs Ive tried other engines have always preferred classic twofour break Tigre Big Jin Greenaway has set up engines have never bad Tom Dixon importing Double Star 60 seems like good replacement cant get hands Tigre Notice well ST 60s hold value thoughtheres reason Muffler type offers easy way fine-tune CG location tongue muffler usually lightest give raw power expansion type will bit quieter expense some power Big Art Adamisin Tom Lay make expansion mufflers ST 60 worth having arsenal pilots prefer tuned pipes both Randy Smith Tom Lay have packages available would power Tsunami just fine people PAMPA [Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association] directoryand dont belong PAMPA join now tell truth though love realistic low-rpm growl ST 60 tongue- expansion-type mufflerit says airplane Paint After building wing stab before installing fuselage finished right up silver using Sig dope DuPont 3608S V-36085 thinner Medium silkspan everything dope-talc filler coat two silver sanded off made good substrate finish over used Sig silver project Sig s silver has finest metallic particles Ive found reflection really big help highlighting flaws can fixed before color coats Once silver-finished wing tail installed fuselage attached top bottom blocks fmished fuselageeven cowlup silver using same method before starting color paintwork full-scale Tsunami two distinctive paint jobs silver blue red light blue wingtips Tsunami tidal wave wave motif painted vertical stabilizer rudder decided red/blue color scheme duplicating wave tail true labor love used 1993 Porsche Fire Red DuPont acrylic lacquer Sig Light Blue main colors custom-mixed colors needed airbrush wave time-consuming necessary get look after back-masked using aluminum foil suggested master painter Walt Preyit works great lettering another labor love Luckily videotaped October 1996 41 Tsunami placed fifth 1994 Nationals Lubbock TX Wave rudder airbrushed using cardboard patterns front row appearance judging Capturing Tsunami look real challenge labor-intensive steps anyone contemplating doing type paintwork Sig Lite-Coat clear about 10 coats sanded 1200-grit wet-or-dry paper Sikkens M-600 degreaser cutting fluidmuch much better water got finish worthy Tsunami legacy buffed out whole model Gorhams silver polish 3M Final Shine red really shines sun 1994 Nats Tsunami oaly two airplanes front rowSteve Busos other Tsunami won local contest entered 1994 awarded several local meet Concours awards fliersthe toughest judges Final Thoughts Model airplanes focus life love old ones big ones small ones semi-scale designs jets traditional styles radical designs multis Appreciating charm adds lot involvement hobby CL Precision Aerobatics diversified field creativity talent room everyone express themselves Its diversity makes event special enjoy sharing what know about hobby can have great time together flying field John Sandberg Tsunami prominent thoughts during Tsunamis construction 1993-19941 wanted creation reflect excellence John put real airplane outer wing small lettering added Tribute John Sandbergs Dream Thanks everyone sent photos documentation Tsunami project world modeling full special friendships Ive fortunate have share Thanks Tsunami Lives ces Big Art Adamisin PAMPAScott Smith 22454 Fairfax327 Pueblo PassRD 1 Box 290 Taylor MI 48180Anniston AL 36206-1047Athens NY 12015 313291-5069518 945-1091 Randy Smith Tom Dixon1880 Scenic HwyVideos Windy Box 671166Sneilville GA 3027893 Elliott Place Marietta GA 30066404 979-2035Rutherford NJ 07070 Big Jim Greenaway 111-23 130th Street S Ozone Park NY 11420 718 529-4631 Bob Hunt 209 Old Easton Road Stockertown PA 18083 215 759-8813 Tom Lay 3471W 182nd Street Torrance CA 90504 310769-4935_________________________________ 42 Model Aviation ami won 1994 Flushing contest gusty conditions Judges impressed models semiscale look Power Big Jim Greenaway ST 60 Big Art Adamisin muffler Note valve cover blisters similar full-scale dope/lacquer Numbers letters cockpit detail done paint Small lettering Letrasets clear overcoat Dave Midglcy gives traditional launch win Mass Cup award Model won East Coast contests entered
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/10
Page Numbers: 40, 41, 42
FV1F7F7rF7F777 U Windy Urtnowski DURING THE LAST TEN YEARS have developed passion Reno air racers accumulated photos videos Reno air racers decided Id someday want several adorning shop 1993 researched John Sandbergs hand-built Tsunami found history airplane filled great triumphs bitter disappointmentssomething Itruly could relate Tsunami very special aircraft its fuselage bottommounted air scoop straight-tapered wing Merlin engine Mustang spinner could mistaken casual observer modified P 51 Tsunami original designthe first custom-built unlimited racer since WWII used seven production parts other aircraft varied lot wheels brakes Leaijet prop blades Rockwell T-28 main gear Piper Aerostar tail gear Mustang tail wheel Grumman S-2 Tsunamis wingspan length both modest 27 feet Model Scale model Harold Price Lew McFarland Billy Simons Frank McMillan Keith Trostle Bill Werwage Paul Walker Al Rabe others have designed competed models much closer Scale what put design Rather Tsunami its stablemates meant capture look flavor Reno air racers simultaneously being absolute leading edge precision Stunt performance Desigaing competitive straight line Stunter tough enough 40 Model Aviation certain look flavorwithout compromising performancethe job gets tougher spent hours drawing board flying capture flavor Tsunami maintaining critical calculations aerodynamics master Big Jim Greenaway based proven Pattemmaster design Pat Johnston finalized original sketches Gerald Schamp did would have set very accurate pians As always videotaped construction finish flight trimming Building own Tsunami plans and/or videos should out ballpark anyone has built full-body Stunter CONSTRUCTION Big Jim Greenaway has always advocated rigid nose construction Tsunami takes advantage technology Note small closelyspaced formersthese provide very rigid fuselage Ive built two wings Tsunamis used Tom Hunts lost foam method used rod method works fine both wings true light Nonnal C-tube construction applies either way Ribs cut stack As blanks traditional manner wing can laid out over plans tacked up rods installed built foam wing cradle available Scott Smith have documented detailed construction video anyone interested type construction tips hollowed blocks flaps /4 C-grain sheet grain running parallel trailing edge Tsunamis tail surfaces used foam cores Scott Smith Hes best foam cutter book believe have big book bellcrank horns arrow shafts heavy-duty items heart Stunter heavy-duty system proper ratios no flexing biggest improvement Stunters during last 10 years horns four-inch glass/nylon belicranks pioneered both advancements can truly say know improvement afford us flying wind turbulence 1994 Nats Lubbock Texas competitors impressed Tsunami made Walker Cup flyoff handled very windy conditions well Patternmaster aerodynamics have always handled wind well especially turbulent conditions East Coast flying sites Tsunami really has excellent all-weather fighter original Tsunami weighed 60 ounces balanced eight inches ahead flap hinge line As got more flights shifted CG back 73/4 inches cut down line spacing handle large models always prefer short arms power steering feel always incorporate Rabe rudder model prop diameter greater 12 inches Tsunami flies best 14 x 5 Rev-Up cut down l2A inches diameter have always good success using SuperTigre 60s designs Ive tried other engines have always preferred classic twofour break Tigre Big Jin Greenaway has set up engines have never bad Tom Dixon importing Double Star 60 seems like good replacement cant get hands Tigre Notice well ST 60s hold value thoughtheres reason Muffler type offers easy way fine-tune CG location tongue muffler usually lightest give raw power expansion type will bit quieter expense some power Big Art Adamisin Tom Lay make expansion mufflers ST 60 worth having arsenal pilots prefer tuned pipes both Randy Smith Tom Lay have packages available would power Tsunami just fine people PAMPA [Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association] directoryand dont belong PAMPA join now tell truth though love realistic low-rpm growl ST 60 tongue- expansion-type mufflerit says airplane Paint After building wing stab before installing fuselage finished right up silver using Sig dope DuPont 3608S V-36085 thinner Medium silkspan everything dope-talc filler coat two silver sanded off made good substrate finish over used Sig silver project Sig s silver has finest metallic particles Ive found reflection really big help highlighting flaws can fixed before color coats Once silver-finished wing tail installed fuselage attached top bottom blocks fmished fuselageeven cowlup silver using same method before starting color paintwork full-scale Tsunami two distinctive paint jobs silver blue red light blue wingtips Tsunami tidal wave wave motif painted vertical stabilizer rudder decided red/blue color scheme duplicating wave tail true labor love used 1993 Porsche Fire Red DuPont acrylic lacquer Sig Light Blue main colors custom-mixed colors needed airbrush wave time-consuming necessary get look after back-masked using aluminum foil suggested master painter Walt Preyit works great lettering another labor love Luckily videotaped October 1996 41 Tsunami placed fifth 1994 Nationals Lubbock TX Wave rudder airbrushed using cardboard patterns front row appearance judging Capturing Tsunami look real challenge labor-intensive steps anyone contemplating doing type paintwork Sig Lite-Coat clear about 10 coats sanded 1200-grit wet-or-dry paper Sikkens M-600 degreaser cutting fluidmuch much better water got finish worthy Tsunami legacy buffed out whole model Gorhams silver polish 3M Final Shine red really shines sun 1994 Nats Tsunami oaly two airplanes front rowSteve Busos other Tsunami won local contest entered 1994 awarded several local meet Concours awards fliersthe toughest judges Final Thoughts Model airplanes focus life love old ones big ones small ones semi-scale designs jets traditional styles radical designs multis Appreciating charm adds lot involvement hobby CL Precision Aerobatics diversified field creativity talent room everyone express themselves Its diversity makes event special enjoy sharing what know about hobby can have great time together flying field John Sandberg Tsunami prominent thoughts during Tsunamis construction 1993-19941 wanted creation reflect excellence John put real airplane outer wing small lettering added Tribute John Sandbergs Dream Thanks everyone sent photos documentation Tsunami project world modeling full special friendships Ive fortunate have share Thanks Tsunami Lives ces Big Art Adamisin PAMPAScott Smith 22454 Fairfax327 Pueblo PassRD 1 Box 290 Taylor MI 48180Anniston AL 36206-1047Athens NY 12015 313291-5069518 945-1091 Randy Smith Tom Dixon1880 Scenic HwyVideos Windy Box 671166Sneilville GA 3027893 Elliott Place Marietta GA 30066404 979-2035Rutherford NJ 07070 Big Jim Greenaway 111-23 130th Street S Ozone Park NY 11420 718 529-4631 Bob Hunt 209 Old Easton Road Stockertown PA 18083 215 759-8813 Tom Lay 3471W 182nd Street Torrance CA 90504 310769-4935_________________________________ 42 Model Aviation ami won 1994 Flushing contest gusty conditions Judges impressed models semiscale look Power Big Jim Greenaway ST 60 Big Art Adamisin muffler Note valve cover blisters similar full-scale dope/lacquer Numbers letters cockpit detail done paint Small lettering Letrasets clear overcoat Dave Midglcy gives traditional launch win Mass Cup award Model won East Coast contests entered