MA at 25

Model Aviation celebrates 25 years as a stand-alone magazine, launched in 1998 after AAM's bankruptcy, led by Carl Wheeley and a dedicated team.

Potato Man

Got your eye out for a simple FF model? We hashed out The Man so it would ap-peel to you! The free flight version of our trio is designed to be simple and rugged, yet have a bit of performance. Potato Man had its genesis in the Grasshopper kit produced by Curt Stevens at Model Research Labs. Curt's thought was to scale up the old Baby ROG rubber-powered design of 50 years ago, add an engine to it (supplied with the kit!), and have a beginner's power model.

Project Three-Way

PROJECT THREE-WAY (named for the famous Cincinnati chili-spaghetti-cheese combination) was developed in response to a reader suggestion following our last beginner-oriented issue (January 1995): "Why don't you do an article on the care and feeding of ready-to-fly engines? There are millions of them around, just waiting to be revived and put into new models. And how about some models for these engines?" Herewith we present a model from each discipline-three "ways"-designed for those "revived" ready-to-fly engines and Larry Renger begins a two-part look at the various Cox 1/2A engines, with historical background and tips-and-tricks on how to care for these engines. While there are a number of engine choices, these models were designed so that a single engine could be used for all three airplanes. Where possible, materials to build each model can be obtained from a single mail-order source-to help those without the luxury of a well-stocked local hobby shop.

XB-70

I've mentioned in "The Haught Corner" that my modeling background is a bit unusual in that as a rule. I don't have a great affection for full-scale aircraft. Models are great, and I enjoy flying in full-scale aircraft, but the twain do not usually meet. There is one exception, however: I love the North American XB-70. I think it's the most beautiful airplane I've ever seen. And it was a fabulous engineering achievement, considering that it was designed in the mid-1950s. The XB-70 was designed as a nuclear bomber, but with the advent of warhead-equipped missiles, only two aircraft were built before the program was scrapped. Number Two crashed during a test/PR flight in 1966; the original remained in service until 1969, when it was donated to the Air Force

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