Control Line: Aerobatics
THE FORMAT of a construction plan is fairly straightforward. A glance at any of the dozens of Stunt plans, which most of you have perused over the years, will show that the wing will take most of the left two-thirds of the upper half of the sheet, the fuselage side elevation will occupy the bottom third, and the top view of the fuse will use the area in between, with the tail (usually only the right half) shown in its actual position on the fuse top view. Bulkheads are normally displayed in their proper relative lengthwise location above the fuse top view. Miscellaneous items such as landing gear and gear blocks and so forth will be located wherever space allows.
Control Line: Aerobatics
Contributing Editor Wynn Paul has decided to retire, after having written the CL Aerobatics column continuously since the very first issue of Model Aviation July 1975. (That's very close to nine years!) His efforts in behalf of promoting CL Precision Aerobatics activity-and PAMPA-are greatly appreciated by the Model Aviation editorial staff. We hope that all modelers who get enjoyment from participating in this CL event will also join in giving Wynn a rousing "Well done!" for his efforts.
Excitation
EXCITATION! Little did I know at the time I chose the name how prophetic it would become. Never in my experience has an airplane taken its builder/flier on such an emotional roller coaster ride as did the late, almost great, Excitation. The Excitation was completed in the spring of 1978. After a period of flight testing and trimming, I was convinced I had a machine which would be competitive with the best. This would be a necessity as the Lincoln Nats would mark the return of many top competitors who had been unable to compete in 1978 due to their attendance at the World Championships. There would be no easy wins at Lincoln!
Designing the Imitation
A picture without words, the Imitation in its natural element. One word perhaps: Enjoy! Below: The personality of a machine. Ted tried numerous tank/engine combinations-refer to last month's Part I article. Following last month's in-depth study - Designing the Imitation - MA is pleased to present a superior project for one of the best-ever stunt machines. Editor's Note: Due to the overwhelming amount of material accompanying this project many detailed pictures of the airplane were presented in last month's installment - and are not repeated here. The reader is referred to the September issue. Now that you've read last month's saga of designing the Imitation, I assume you are all waiting with bated breath and Hot Stuff in hand eager to begin construction of your own. So let's discuss building one.
Control Line: Aerobatics
ENGINES make our Stunters go-and one large engine which has been steadily gaining in popularity with the serious competitors is the Supertigre .60. Since I don't use this engine, I can't pretend to have any "secrets" about tuning one-yet I know my readers would like to have some sound advice on using it, if they feel inclined to add a ST .60 to their stable of horses. With the desire to present good, up-to-date information coupled with my own lack of expertise, I decided to call in the experts. So, this month's column has been prepared by the East Coast (New Jersey) contingent-Glenn Meador and Lou Dudka. Here we go.
