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Wheel well detail gear fits very snugly Its hard remember aircraft designed 1936 featured newest construction technology time June1999 47 Note wide track Executives landing gearthis no small aircraft Retractable landing lights under wing Large main gear struts stressed grass hard surfaces Jim Patterson fully rebuilt Executive shown 1995 Photos thrnnhi flnninn h 1111 Ann Cnvnnanh An Executive National Air Races aeronautical school man s dreams does have common subject month Spartan Executive First look background CadillacTM skies interest aviation included building models experimenting gliders Willis Brown graduated Pratt Institute 1914 upon completion studies aeronautics Willis joined US Army 1917 graduated US Army School Aeronautics Cornell University Spartan Aircraft dream Willis Brown came life fall 1926 Roaring 2Os aircraft companies springing up across country Brown designers Waldo Emery OK Longren Paul Meng produced first Spartan Super Rhone radialpowered biplane named Spartan C3 As company began production Spartan Aircraft called MidContinent Aircraft Corporation Charles Lindbergh made historic New York-to-Paris flight 1927 Tulsa Oklahoma became enthused about aviation rest country became electrified flight Lone Eagle fall 1927 Lindbergh came Tulsa national tour gave speech city leaders wealthy individuals eager invest money field aviation Willis Brown took advantage Lindberghs tour adding outside capital company Ultimately Willis lost control company after allowed public investment 1928 Mid-Continent Aircraft Corporation reorganized Skelly Oil Co major shareholder companys name changed Spartan Aircraft Company During next eight years company continued grow change Spartan 48 Model Aviation ors favorite view Executive tail can see teardrop shape fuselage smooth aluminum skin wing walk both sides dual elevator trim tabs look left side fuselage close-up Executive gives look streamlined shape cabin Notecockpit detail Note ease entry isnt door right side aircraftassured large door started Spartan School Aeronautics still operation today has trained thousands pilots mechanics aircraft built Spartan flown school new models designed built purpose designs incorporated company lineup subject aircraft different anything Spartan Company produced other aircraft built steel-tube frames fabric-covered wooden wing spars Executive built using latest construction technology offering flying public speed luxury above safety Ed Hudlow s dream building airplane appealed oil-company executives wealthy individuals come true aviation market lacked modem luxurious aircraft line during time Spartan Company president Bill Skelly hired designer James B Ford utilize latest technology develop uniquely futuristic airplane glance first Standard Seven looked like rocket ship right out Flash Gordon movies all-aluminum-covered aircraft sported closed cabin low wing retractable landing gear could seat four adults comfortably small rudder included June1999 49 Spartan logo vertical stabilizer photo taken 1998 number 72 removed fuselage painted 1938 Bendix Air Race view engine detail exhaust stacks air scoop chrome propeller spinner Note thick airfoil section dorsal fin extended vertical stabilizer rear cabin Remember 1937 After testing aircraft new tail assembly fitted moreconventional appearance used throughout aircrafts production life first cowling resembled bottom two-liter cola bottle also replaced NACA streamlined cowling new aircraft leap ahead rival cabin models several biplanes including Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing few versions WACO Stinson still fabric-covered and/or cramped space except Staggerwing slower standard production model 7W Spartan Executive Power provided Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior 400horsepower nine-cylinder radial engine engine mount exhaust collector ring fabricated stainless steel retracts electrically operated pilot loved no handcranking several military aircraft next decade vacuum mechanism operated flaps three segments including section wing panel additional center wing section under fuselage Spartan Executive photographed article flew 1938 Bendix Air Race Spartan Executive 50 Model Aviation 615 Serial Number 7Wl4 aircraft given race number 72 painted fuselage just forward stabilizer Ten aircraft entered Bendix year three purposebuilt race aircraft year Seversky won race speed 249774 mph Spartan Executive finished sixth seventh- through 10th-place aircraft dropping out race Jim Patterson bought particular Executive 1973 surprised find out during phone call another aviation enthusiast Bendix racer hands also found out Executive used John Wayne movie During rebuild took five years Jim took airplane apart way down steel tube frame added modem avionics repainted aircraft just before leaving Oshkosh year 1995 special Oshkosh gathering racers Golden Age Air Racing included anything flown National Air Races until WW II Jims Executive looked part sat tiedown area Executive ahead its time respects because decade aircraft designed sold relatively few builtonly 34 total 34 airframes 20 survive today usually least Executive large fly-ins around country rare see time build model aircraft Thats simple its different sort looks like fighter sheeps clothing all-metalJune 1999 53 FAI MODEL Su~i EXPANDED CATALOG POLYSPAN AIRSPAN LITESPAN STARSPAN MYLAR TEXAS TIMERS FAITAN II RUBBER 141346 2 3R2 246042 THICK 1 lb box $18 UPS delivered US 10 lb box $135n UPS delivered Made USA. PA res add 6% sales tax KSB tuel timers $2000 DT $2000 electric lighters $600 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks Buttertly RTF indoor $1 800 huge bunch ot great FE kits ZONA SAWS Catalog FAI Model Supply $200 Ii P 0 Box 366 Sayre PA 18840-0366 Phone/Fax 717-882-9873 r Worlds Best 1/2-A RIC L Piner J-3 Cub SCREAMING DIVE ATTA CES BLE FLIGHT MANEUVERS DnInpd5noRCno nntoponnnnInnnt HMd SI5db Na ,nlaa 0 baUana, as5 SEen doable n ndjbI alespeed idkeH CALL DR WRITE Air Screamer TM construction low-wing radial-powered brute usual Scale model has flaps retracts scale options very wide main gear gmund handling stabilitysomething Spitfire Messerschmitt lacks nose isnt too short isnt ugly line aircraft Its modelers 1930s classic hope enjoy raft Specifications 7/W Executive Wingspan 39 feet Airfoil Section Center Section 108-inch cord NACA 2418 Airfoil Section Tips54-inch cord NACA 2406 Wing Area 250 square feet Overall Height 8 feet Overall Length 26 feet 10 inches Engine Pratt & Whimey Wasp Jr SB 400 hp Wing Loading 176 pounds/square feet Documentation Sources Photos Three-Views Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Ave Costa Mesa CA 92626 Tel 714 9798058 Bob Banka has five different Foto Paaks Executive three-views Scale Plans & Photo Service 3209 Madison Ave Greensboro NC 27403 Tel 910292-5239 Anne Pepino has four different photo packs Executive three-views article Aviation Heritage Books Box 665 Destin FL 32540 Tel 800 999-0141 has three-views several photos Executive 7W NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers Ed Clayman three-views 54 Model Aviation GAUGE COMES COMPLETE WITH GLOWPLUG ADAPTER FOR GLOW ENGINES $99OOI SPARK PLUG ADAPTER__________________ FOR GAS ENGINEONLYAdd $555 br shipping EXfllA VALVE 3995 handling j oducts SPARE CAPS AND 0-RING6924 F 92nd a OK 74133 DEALERS WELCOME918-492-9435 918-492-9375 MICRO DIGITAL MOTOR CONTROLLERS SAFE 110 GLITCH POWER ON SOFT LOW TORQUE \ START UP GH RATE LIGHT ALL SIZE WEIGHT SELF ALIGNS TO YOUR TRANSMITTER NO ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY MICRO DEMON 100 2OAMP 1-14CELL 12xO85xO39 13g/46oz wires 4700Hz includes setup LED 995 O DEMON O2 *N* 2OAMP 6-8CELL BEC BRAKE 21g/75oz wires 4700Hz 18x085xO39 includes setup LED$5995 SPEED DEMON 200 35AMP 1-1 6CEII 16 x1O x042 26g192oz wires 2400Hz-$8295 VIPER MODEL PRODUCTS 3475 Edison Way Suite Menlo Park CA 94025 1-800-592-8473 VISA MASTERCARD Barcode Resources Inc 3050 Post Oak Blvd Ste 400 Houston TX 77056 Send #10 SASE three-views Books Spartan Story Chet Peek George Goodhead published Aviation Heritage Books ISBN 0-943691 16-8 Published 1994 150 pages Available Aviation Heritage Books Golden Age ofAir Racing SH Schmid Truman C Weaver published EAA Aviation Foundation Inc Page 487 photo best information sources Golden Age Racing Magazines Air Progress March 1967 pages 40-43 article three-view specifications Sport Aviation March 1975 pages 50-53 article color photo history Sport Aviation January 1996 pages 56-58 article color photo Sport Aviation November 1996 page 26 color photo Sport Aviation January 1997 page 72 photo Model 12 produced trike gear Plan Sources Lewis Pancoast Plans 7878 N Wilding Dr 7 Spokane WA 99208-5586 Tel 509 483-6513 Radio Control plans -scale 117-inch wingspan Stan Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3 7211-3831 Onawing@mindspringcom * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $299 Cat No202 Air CleanerFine $299 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pkl2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 Pkl2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc o Box 3186 CenterLne Mchgan48DlB Add $2 50 sh pp ng M ch gan res dents add 4% sa tax June 1999 55 eIIpa NCORPORATEO WORLDS LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF SUPERIOR EPOXY-GLASS COWLS WHEEL PANTS SSORIES I'dll CALL NOW 810677-0213 FAX 810 677-0414 orders onlyl Send $100 C n $200 inMonday Friday II Sl$3O0oursioeoydSA lOam-4pm EST mgo pilots po box 5631 fresno ca 93755 rWhO else has prop decals and~ rare kill markings HAMILTON srANoASO NobodgT Get decals pros use major decals EL 413-525-4110 & Ca CkflA FAX 413-525-1194 L NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS PO BOX 304 EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 Bees flying neighborhood fly day under condi tions places modelers would never imagine Bees can because wing loading less non-powered gliders thanks trade mark huge low aspect ratio wing design Combine Bees powerful oversized control surfaces have plane can maneuver like helicopter plane Vertical parachute-like landings Bee specialty rugged softly sprung landing gear quite handy types land ings taking off rough terrain ye personally flown Bees plowed fields railroad tracks between rails modelers think need new indoor planes fly neighborhoods really need Bee Don t give up aerobatics windy weather capability just fly near home indoors Get Bee can t imagine flying near home should see video no longer have social outcast ban ished flying boonies Get video free see yourself modeler should experience flying Bee

Wheel well detail gear fits very snugly Its hard remember aircraft designed 1936 featured newest construction technology time June1999 47 Note wide track Executives landing gearthis no small aircraft Retractable landing lights under wing Large main gear struts stressed grass hard surfaces Jim Patterson fully rebuilt Executive shown 1995 Photos thrnnhi flnninn h 1111 Ann Cnvnnanh An Executive National Air Races aeronautical school man s dreams does have common subject month Spartan Executive First look background CadillacTM skies interest aviation included building models experimenting gliders Willis Brown graduated Pratt Institute 1914 upon completion studies aeronautics Willis joined US Army 1917 graduated US Army School Aeronautics Cornell University Spartan Aircraft dream Willis Brown came life fall 1926 Roaring 2Os aircraft companies springing up across country Brown designers Waldo Emery OK Longren Paul Meng produced first Spartan Super Rhone radialpowered biplane named Spartan C3 As company began production Spartan Aircraft called MidContinent Aircraft Corporation Charles Lindbergh made historic New York-to-Paris flight 1927 Tulsa Oklahoma became enthused about aviation rest country became electrified flight Lone Eagle fall 1927 Lindbergh came Tulsa national tour gave speech city leaders wealthy individuals eager invest money field aviation Willis Brown took advantage Lindberghs tour adding outside capital company Ultimately Willis lost control company after allowed public investment 1928 Mid-Continent Aircraft Corporation reorganized Skelly Oil Co major shareholder companys name changed Spartan Aircraft Company During next eight years company continued grow change Spartan 48 Model Aviation ors favorite view Executive tail can see teardrop shape fuselage smooth aluminum skin wing walk both sides dual elevator trim tabs look left side fuselage close-up Executive gives look streamlined shape cabin Notecockpit detail Note ease entry isnt door right side aircraftassured large door started Spartan School Aeronautics still operation today has trained thousands pilots mechanics aircraft built Spartan flown school new models designed built purpose designs incorporated company lineup subject aircraft different anything Spartan Company produced other aircraft built steel-tube frames fabric-covered wooden wing spars Executive built using latest construction technology offering flying public speed luxury above safety Ed Hudlow s dream building airplane appealed oil-company executives wealthy individuals come true aviation market lacked modem luxurious aircraft line during time Spartan Company president Bill Skelly hired designer James B Ford utilize latest technology develop uniquely futuristic airplane glance first Standard Seven looked like rocket ship right out Flash Gordon movies all-aluminum-covered aircraft sported closed cabin low wing retractable landing gear could seat four adults comfortably small rudder included June1999 49 Spartan logo vertical stabilizer photo taken 1998 number 72 removed fuselage painted 1938 Bendix Air Race view engine detail exhaust stacks air scoop chrome propeller spinner Note thick airfoil section dorsal fin extended vertical stabilizer rear cabin Remember 1937 After testing aircraft new tail assembly fitted moreconventional appearance used throughout aircrafts production life first cowling resembled bottom two-liter cola bottle also replaced NACA streamlined cowling new aircraft leap ahead rival cabin models several biplanes including Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing few versions WACO Stinson still fabric-covered and/or cramped space except Staggerwing slower standard production model 7W Spartan Executive Power provided Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior 400horsepower nine-cylinder radial engine engine mount exhaust collector ring fabricated stainless steel retracts electrically operated pilot loved no handcranking several military aircraft next decade vacuum mechanism operated flaps three segments including section wing panel additional center wing section under fuselage Spartan Executive photographed article flew 1938 Bendix Air Race Spartan Executive 50 Model Aviation 615 Serial Number 7Wl4 aircraft given race number 72 painted fuselage just forward stabilizer Ten aircraft entered Bendix year three purposebuilt race aircraft year Seversky won race speed 249774 mph Spartan Executive finished sixth seventh- through 10th-place aircraft dropping out race Jim Patterson bought particular Executive 1973 surprised find out during phone call another aviation enthusiast Bendix racer hands also found out Executive used John Wayne movie During rebuild took five years Jim took airplane apart way down steel tube frame added modem avionics repainted aircraft just before leaving Oshkosh year 1995 special Oshkosh gathering racers Golden Age Air Racing included anything flown National Air Races until WW II Jims Executive looked part sat tiedown area Executive ahead its time respects because decade aircraft designed sold relatively few builtonly 34 total 34 airframes 20 survive today usually least Executive large fly-ins around country rare see time build model aircraft Thats simple its different sort looks like fighter sheeps clothing all-metalJune 1999 53 FAI MODEL Su~i EXPANDED CATALOG POLYSPAN AIRSPAN LITESPAN STARSPAN MYLAR TEXAS TIMERS FAITAN II RUBBER 141346 2 3R2 246042 THICK 1 lb box $18 UPS delivered US 10 lb box $135n UPS delivered Made USA. PA res add 6% sales tax KSB tuel timers $2000 DT $2000 electric lighters $600 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks Buttertly RTF indoor $1 800 huge bunch ot great FE kits ZONA SAWS Catalog FAI Model Supply $200 Ii P 0 Box 366 Sayre PA 18840-0366 Phone/Fax 717-882-9873 r Worlds Best 1/2-A RIC L Piner J-3 Cub SCREAMING DIVE ATTA CES BLE FLIGHT MANEUVERS DnInpd5noRCno nntoponnnnInnnt HMd SI5db Na ,nlaa 0 baUana, as5 SEen doable n ndjbI alespeed idkeH CALL DR WRITE Air Screamer TM construction low-wing radial-powered brute usual Scale model has flaps retracts scale options very wide main gear gmund handling stabilitysomething Spitfire Messerschmitt lacks nose isnt too short isnt ugly line aircraft Its modelers 1930s classic hope enjoy raft Specifications 7/W Executive Wingspan 39 feet Airfoil Section Center Section 108-inch cord NACA 2418 Airfoil Section Tips54-inch cord NACA 2406 Wing Area 250 square feet Overall Height 8 feet Overall Length 26 feet 10 inches Engine Pratt & Whimey Wasp Jr SB 400 hp Wing Loading 176 pounds/square feet Documentation Sources Photos Three-Views Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Ave Costa Mesa CA 92626 Tel 714 9798058 Bob Banka has five different Foto Paaks Executive three-views Scale Plans & Photo Service 3209 Madison Ave Greensboro NC 27403 Tel 910292-5239 Anne Pepino has four different photo packs Executive three-views article Aviation Heritage Books Box 665 Destin FL 32540 Tel 800 999-0141 has three-views several photos Executive 7W NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers Ed Clayman three-views 54 Model Aviation GAUGE COMES COMPLETE WITH GLOWPLUG ADAPTER FOR GLOW ENGINES $99OOI SPARK PLUG ADAPTER__________________ FOR GAS ENGINEONLYAdd $555 br shipping EXfllA VALVE 3995 handling j oducts SPARE CAPS AND 0-RING6924 F 92nd a OK 74133 DEALERS WELCOME918-492-9435 918-492-9375 MICRO DIGITAL MOTOR CONTROLLERS SAFE 110 GLITCH POWER ON SOFT LOW TORQUE \ START UP GH RATE LIGHT ALL SIZE WEIGHT SELF ALIGNS TO YOUR TRANSMITTER NO ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY MICRO DEMON 100 2OAMP 1-14CELL 12xO85xO39 13g/46oz wires 4700Hz includes setup LED 995 O DEMON O2 *N* 2OAMP 6-8CELL BEC BRAKE 21g/75oz wires 4700Hz 18x085xO39 includes setup LED$5995 SPEED DEMON 200 35AMP 1-1 6CEII 16 x1O x042 26g192oz wires 2400Hz-$8295 VIPER MODEL PRODUCTS 3475 Edison Way Suite Menlo Park CA 94025 1-800-592-8473 VISA MASTERCARD Barcode Resources Inc 3050 Post Oak Blvd Ste 400 Houston TX 77056 Send #10 SASE three-views Books Spartan Story Chet Peek George Goodhead published Aviation Heritage Books ISBN 0-943691 16-8 Published 1994 150 pages Available Aviation Heritage Books Golden Age ofAir Racing SH Schmid Truman C Weaver published EAA Aviation Foundation Inc Page 487 photo best information sources Golden Age Racing Magazines Air Progress March 1967 pages 40-43 article three-view specifications Sport Aviation March 1975 pages 50-53 article color photo history Sport Aviation January 1996 pages 56-58 article color photo Sport Aviation November 1996 page 26 color photo Sport Aviation January 1997 page 72 photo Model 12 produced trike gear Plan Sources Lewis Pancoast Plans 7878 N Wilding Dr 7 Spokane WA 99208-5586 Tel 509 483-6513 Radio Control plans -scale 117-inch wingspan Stan Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3 7211-3831 Onawing@mindspringcom * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $299 Cat No202 Air CleanerFine $299 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pkl2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 Pkl2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc o Box 3186 CenterLne Mchgan48DlB Add $2 50 sh pp ng M ch gan res dents add 4% sa tax June 1999 55 eIIpa NCORPORATEO WORLDS LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF SUPERIOR EPOXY-GLASS COWLS WHEEL PANTS SSORIES I'dll CALL NOW 810677-0213 FAX 810 677-0414 orders onlyl Send $100 C n $200 inMonday Friday II Sl$3O0oursioeoydSA lOam-4pm EST mgo pilots po box 5631 fresno ca 93755 rWhO else has prop decals and~ rare kill markings HAMILTON srANoASO NobodgT Get decals pros use major decals EL 413-525-4110 & Ca CkflA FAX 413-525-1194 L NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS PO BOX 304 EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 Bees flying neighborhood fly day under condi tions places modelers would never imagine Bees can because wing loading less non-powered gliders thanks trade mark huge low aspect ratio wing design Combine Bees powerful oversized control surfaces have plane can maneuver like helicopter plane Vertical parachute-like landings Bee specialty rugged softly sprung landing gear quite handy types land ings taking off rough terrain ye personally flown Bees plowed fields railroad tracks between rails modelers think need new indoor planes fly neighborhoods really need Bee Don t give up aerobatics windy weather capability just fly near home indoors Get Bee can t imagine flying near home should see video no longer have social outcast ban ished flying boonies Get video free see yourself modeler should experience flying Bee

Wheel well detail gear fits very snugly Its hard remember aircraft designed 1936 featured newest construction technology time June1999 47 Note wide track Executives landing gearthis no small aircraft Retractable landing lights under wing Large main gear struts stressed grass hard surfaces Jim Patterson fully rebuilt Executive shown 1995 Photos thrnnhi flnninn h 1111 Ann Cnvnnanh An Executive National Air Races aeronautical school man s dreams does have common subject month Spartan Executive First look background CadillacTM skies interest aviation included building models experimenting gliders Willis Brown graduated Pratt Institute 1914 upon completion studies aeronautics Willis joined US Army 1917 graduated US Army School Aeronautics Cornell University Spartan Aircraft dream Willis Brown came life fall 1926 Roaring 2Os aircraft companies springing up across country Brown designers Waldo Emery OK Longren Paul Meng produced first Spartan Super Rhone radialpowered biplane named Spartan C3 As company began production Spartan Aircraft called MidContinent Aircraft Corporation Charles Lindbergh made historic New York-to-Paris flight 1927 Tulsa Oklahoma became enthused about aviation rest country became electrified flight Lone Eagle fall 1927 Lindbergh came Tulsa national tour gave speech city leaders wealthy individuals eager invest money field aviation Willis Brown took advantage Lindberghs tour adding outside capital company Ultimately Willis lost control company after allowed public investment 1928 Mid-Continent Aircraft Corporation reorganized Skelly Oil Co major shareholder companys name changed Spartan Aircraft Company During next eight years company continued grow change Spartan 48 Model Aviation ors favorite view Executive tail can see teardrop shape fuselage smooth aluminum skin wing walk both sides dual elevator trim tabs look left side fuselage close-up Executive gives look streamlined shape cabin Notecockpit detail Note ease entry isnt door right side aircraftassured large door started Spartan School Aeronautics still operation today has trained thousands pilots mechanics aircraft built Spartan flown school new models designed built purpose designs incorporated company lineup subject aircraft different anything Spartan Company produced other aircraft built steel-tube frames fabric-covered wooden wing spars Executive built using latest construction technology offering flying public speed luxury above safety Ed Hudlow s dream building airplane appealed oil-company executives wealthy individuals come true aviation market lacked modem luxurious aircraft line during time Spartan Company president Bill Skelly hired designer James B Ford utilize latest technology develop uniquely futuristic airplane glance first Standard Seven looked like rocket ship right out Flash Gordon movies all-aluminum-covered aircraft sported closed cabin low wing retractable landing gear could seat four adults comfortably small rudder included June1999 49 Spartan logo vertical stabilizer photo taken 1998 number 72 removed fuselage painted 1938 Bendix Air Race view engine detail exhaust stacks air scoop chrome propeller spinner Note thick airfoil section dorsal fin extended vertical stabilizer rear cabin Remember 1937 After testing aircraft new tail assembly fitted moreconventional appearance used throughout aircrafts production life first cowling resembled bottom two-liter cola bottle also replaced NACA streamlined cowling new aircraft leap ahead rival cabin models several biplanes including Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing few versions WACO Stinson still fabric-covered and/or cramped space except Staggerwing slower standard production model 7W Spartan Executive Power provided Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior 400horsepower nine-cylinder radial engine engine mount exhaust collector ring fabricated stainless steel retracts electrically operated pilot loved no handcranking several military aircraft next decade vacuum mechanism operated flaps three segments including section wing panel additional center wing section under fuselage Spartan Executive photographed article flew 1938 Bendix Air Race Spartan Executive 50 Model Aviation 615 Serial Number 7Wl4 aircraft given race number 72 painted fuselage just forward stabilizer Ten aircraft entered Bendix year three purposebuilt race aircraft year Seversky won race speed 249774 mph Spartan Executive finished sixth seventh- through 10th-place aircraft dropping out race Jim Patterson bought particular Executive 1973 surprised find out during phone call another aviation enthusiast Bendix racer hands also found out Executive used John Wayne movie During rebuild took five years Jim took airplane apart way down steel tube frame added modem avionics repainted aircraft just before leaving Oshkosh year 1995 special Oshkosh gathering racers Golden Age Air Racing included anything flown National Air Races until WW II Jims Executive looked part sat tiedown area Executive ahead its time respects because decade aircraft designed sold relatively few builtonly 34 total 34 airframes 20 survive today usually least Executive large fly-ins around country rare see time build model aircraft Thats simple its different sort looks like fighter sheeps clothing all-metalJune 1999 53 FAI MODEL Su~i EXPANDED CATALOG POLYSPAN AIRSPAN LITESPAN STARSPAN MYLAR TEXAS TIMERS FAITAN II RUBBER 141346 2 3R2 246042 THICK 1 lb box $18 UPS delivered US 10 lb box $135n UPS delivered Made USA. PA res add 6% sales tax KSB tuel timers $2000 DT $2000 electric lighters $600 Front ends winders stooges Books Czech P30 props Slick Lube CROCKETT hooks Buttertly RTF indoor $1 800 huge bunch ot great FE kits ZONA SAWS Catalog FAI Model Supply $200 Ii P 0 Box 366 Sayre PA 18840-0366 Phone/Fax 717-882-9873 r Worlds Best 1/2-A RIC L Piner J-3 Cub SCREAMING DIVE ATTA CES BLE FLIGHT MANEUVERS DnInpd5noRCno nntoponnnnInnnt HMd SI5db Na ,nlaa 0 baUana, as5 SEen doable n ndjbI alespeed idkeH CALL DR WRITE Air Screamer TM construction low-wing radial-powered brute usual Scale model has flaps retracts scale options very wide main gear gmund handling stabilitysomething Spitfire Messerschmitt lacks nose isnt too short isnt ugly line aircraft Its modelers 1930s classic hope enjoy raft Specifications 7/W Executive Wingspan 39 feet Airfoil Section Center Section 108-inch cord NACA 2418 Airfoil Section Tips54-inch cord NACA 2406 Wing Area 250 square feet Overall Height 8 feet Overall Length 26 feet 10 inches Engine Pratt & Whimey Wasp Jr SB 400 hp Wing Loading 176 pounds/square feet Documentation Sources Photos Three-Views Scale Model Research 3114 Yukon Ave Costa Mesa CA 92626 Tel 714 9798058 Bob Banka has five different Foto Paaks Executive three-views Scale Plans & Photo Service 3209 Madison Ave Greensboro NC 27403 Tel 910292-5239 Anne Pepino has four different photo packs Executive three-views article Aviation Heritage Books Box 665 Destin FL 32540 Tel 800 999-0141 has three-views several photos Executive 7W NASA National Association Scale Aeromodelers Ed Clayman three-views 54 Model Aviation GAUGE COMES COMPLETE WITH GLOWPLUG ADAPTER FOR GLOW ENGINES $99OOI SPARK PLUG ADAPTER__________________ FOR GAS ENGINEONLYAdd $555 br shipping EXfllA VALVE 3995 handling j oducts SPARE CAPS AND 0-RING6924 F 92nd a OK 74133 DEALERS WELCOME918-492-9435 918-492-9375 MICRO DIGITAL MOTOR CONTROLLERS SAFE 110 GLITCH POWER ON SOFT LOW TORQUE \ START UP GH RATE LIGHT ALL SIZE WEIGHT SELF ALIGNS TO YOUR TRANSMITTER NO ADJUSTMENT NECESSARY MICRO DEMON 100 2OAMP 1-14CELL 12xO85xO39 13g/46oz wires 4700Hz includes setup LED 995 O DEMON O2 *N* 2OAMP 6-8CELL BEC BRAKE 21g/75oz wires 4700Hz 18x085xO39 includes setup LED$5995 SPEED DEMON 200 35AMP 1-1 6CEII 16 x1O x042 26g192oz wires 2400Hz-$8295 VIPER MODEL PRODUCTS 3475 Edison Way Suite Menlo Park CA 94025 1-800-592-8473 VISA MASTERCARD Barcode Resources Inc 3050 Post Oak Blvd Ste 400 Houston TX 77056 Send #10 SASE three-views Books Spartan Story Chet Peek George Goodhead published Aviation Heritage Books ISBN 0-943691 16-8 Published 1994 150 pages Available Aviation Heritage Books Golden Age ofAir Racing SH Schmid Truman C Weaver published EAA Aviation Foundation Inc Page 487 photo best information sources Golden Age Racing Magazines Air Progress March 1967 pages 40-43 article three-view specifications Sport Aviation March 1975 pages 50-53 article color photo history Sport Aviation January 1996 pages 56-58 article color photo Sport Aviation November 1996 page 26 color photo Sport Aviation January 1997 page 72 photo Model 12 produced trike gear Plan Sources Lewis Pancoast Plans 7878 N Wilding Dr 7 Spokane WA 99208-5586 Tel 509 483-6513 Radio Control plans -scale 117-inch wingspan Stan Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3 7211-3831 Onawing@mindspringcom * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $299 Cat No202 Air CleanerFine $299 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pkl2 Inserts Coarse $239 Cat No 204 Pkl2 Inserts Fine $239 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Bru Line Industries Inc o Box 3186 CenterLne Mchgan48DlB Add $2 50 sh pp ng M ch gan res dents add 4% sa tax June 1999 55 eIIpa NCORPORATEO WORLDS LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF SUPERIOR EPOXY-GLASS COWLS WHEEL PANTS SSORIES I'dll CALL NOW 810677-0213 FAX 810 677-0414 orders onlyl Send $100 C n $200 inMonday Friday II Sl$3O0oursioeoydSA lOam-4pm EST mgo pilots po box 5631 fresno ca 93755 rWhO else has prop decals and~ rare kill markings HAMILTON srANoASO NobodgT Get decals pros use major decals EL 413-525-4110 & Ca CkflA FAX 413-525-1194 L NORTHEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS PO BOX 304 EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 Bees flying neighborhood fly day under condi tions places modelers would never imagine Bees can because wing loading less non-powered gliders thanks trade mark huge low aspect ratio wing design Combine Bees powerful oversized control surfaces have plane can maneuver like helicopter plane Vertical parachute-like landings Bee specialty rugged softly sprung landing gear quite handy types land ings taking off rough terrain ye personally flown Bees plowed fields railroad tracks between rails modelers think need new indoor planes fly neighborhoods really need Bee Don t give up aerobatics windy weather capability just fly near home indoors Get Bee can t imagine flying near home should see video no longer have social outcast ban ished flying boonies Get video free see yourself modeler should experience flying Bee