Bostonair
PATTERNED AFTER the Sig Cabinaire but 20% smaller, the Bostonaire was designed to offer the looks and performance of Paul McIlrath's great-flying sport model while still fulfilling the 14-gram rule. This model is a hardy and robust little flier, scaled down and ready to send up sparks in Bostonian competition. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the Cabinaire model. It was the first plane to give me over 100 flights, and it went on to log over 300 flights before meeting its demise in a "hangar" accident. I've since built over 60 rubber-powered models, including two more Cabinaires. The Cabinaires all flew very well. Since this airplane is also easy to build, the Cabinaire kit is one I recommend to inexperienced modelers.
CaBInair
FREE FLIGHT SCALE or sport modelers who are not stirred by the sight of a rubber-powered biplane in the air are few indeed! From my own experience I can say that one of my biggest thrills in modeling is the successful launch and flight of a biplane built by my own hands, obeying the commands built into it. After completing a construction article based on the Sig Cabinaire kit (see Boston-air, Model Aviation, June 1988), Larry Kruse suggested another project based on the Cabinaire. Larry said the great flying Cabinaire seemed to just beg for another set of wings. I hadn't thought of it myself, but I knew immediately he was right and that I just had to do it! In a weak moment Larry also agreed to help give the project a name.
The Gambler
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, Ed Whitten introduced readers of this magazine to the Bostonian concept in his "Junior Flight!" column. The Bostonian event has grown tremendously since that time. As of this writing, more than 30 Bostonian construction articles have appeared in model magazines, compared to only six articles on the Embryo. When you consider that Embryo has been a solid Nats unofficial event for many years, while Bostonian is just now beginning its Nats exposure, it's obvious that this upstart category has arrived.
