Screamin' Eaglet
THE EAGLET by Carl Goldberg Models is one of the most popular sport trainers on the market today, and for good reasons. The Eaglet is very easy to build, it is elegant looking, and it is a good, solid-flying sport trainer. If you have progressed beyond the trainer stage and want to build a model with higher performance that is capable of inverted flight (but is still simple to build, and looks even better to those of a nostalgic bent-tail-dragger lovers, like Bill Winter, for instance) build another Eaglet with the following modifications: 1) Faired-in nose, for more streamlining; 2) Tail-dragger, for less drag and weight; 3) Enlarged rudder, for better ground handling; 4) Enlarged ailerons, for a faster
The Basics: Sanding
SANDING: the act which many of us are accused of doing too little. Perhaps if more were known about sanding and sandpapers, sanding would not be considered such a chore, and we could enjoy more fully the process of shaping and smoothing the materials we use in modeling. Sanding begins where the knife or die-cutting quits. There are some tricks to know to make the job of sanding easier and faster. We should know how to select the proper grit and backing, and then how to prepare the product to suit our needs.
The Seventh Iteration
DESIGNERS of model airplanes have the opportunity to develop new concepts through iteration, or repetition, particularly through Control Line modeling-which provides one of the simplest forms for satisfying performance and aesthetic goals. The First Iteration was an experimental RC model inspired by Bert Rutan's Quickie. The third version of this model flew very well, and even competed in some 1/2A Pylon Races. Translating the existing design to Control Line proved to be more difficult than I had imagined, but the Seventh Iteration is refined and flies well.
Crashmaster
THE Crashmaster is designed to be able to survive a crash. The key to its resilience is the use of a two-piece wing and a stabilizer attached to the main structure by the use of pressure plates. With the onset of a "sudden stoppage" usually all you have to do is straighten out the wings and tail and fly it again. An airplane that will survive a crash presents a new approach to control-line training. Whether you are learning to fly, to loop, or to fly inverted, the Crashmaster concept allows you to just go ahead and try it. With a conventional plane a mistake usually results in a lengthy rebuilding process. With the Crashmaster you can learn from your mistakes and progress rapidly. The Crashmaster is presented in two sizes, .15 to .30 and .35 to .40. The smaller model will probably be more popular, but the larger version is intended to fill the void of larger control-line trainers.
