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volume 10, number 102 $2.00 J U L Y 1980
ISSN 0194 7079
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A SUPER NO-NO! Someone would have to deliberately sweep your decisions and actions. This is in no way
The follow ing letter was recently the frequencies and anyone who would do so intended to tell you how to think, but only to
addressed to an R /C club by )ohn is a different kind of problem . . . equally help insure that your own interests are
Worth, AMA's Executive Director. The likely to shoot somebody down on one of the protected, by knowing more about the
reasons that it was written will become current frequencies. It should also be re subject we are all so vitally interested in.
clear as it is read, and it most certainly membered that while transmitters may be
frequency synthesized, the receivers will not
should be read, and absorbed, by every be .. . the size, weight, and cost for receivers
active R/Cer and/or R/C club officer. makes it impractical.
Subject: Your March 78 letter to the FCC 4. The complete text of the proposed rules
No doubt your letter was sincere and well will be published, with appropriate time for
intended, but it surely does not help the public comment. Until they are published,
cause. At best, it is discouraging to the efforts however, any uncoordinated correspon
of other AMA'ers who have worked for the dence with the FCC will only delay that
past two years to get more R/C frequencies. process. The FCC asked us to make that fact
At worst, it will confuse the FCC and delay the known and we did so, direct to all AMA clubs
process. Regardless, it’s too late and we have and through all the modeling publications.
to live with the consequences. Hopefully it Meanwhile the proposal is not yet com
will only be a diversion with no permanent plete because we have been running tests of
damage. potential interference problems on the new
In any case, perhaps this will help to correct The above design is a proposed inter
frequencies and the FCC is waiting for those national sign, similar to the all-language
some of the misconceptions in your letter. results before proceeding. At this writing the
7. The AMA is not asking for technical tests have just been completed and are being road signs being adopted all over the
restrictions which would dictate that narrow written up in final form for submission to the w o rld. It would be used to identify
band FM must be used. Our proposal only FCC. model flying sites, club locations, etc.,
specifies the band width of requested chan 5. For all the reasons above your letter was and is, like the others, intended to be
nels, so that narrow band AM as well as FM premature and ill advised. We hope, how understood regardless of the country in
could be used. ever, that no lasting damage has been done. which it appears.
2. The AMA is not advocating the use of In the meantime it would help to have a little The design has been proposed by
thirty channels simultaneously. The reason more faith in those in the industry and on the
we are asking for so many is so that in any Peter Blommaart, of Belgium, a member
AMA Frequency Committee who have de
iven area of the country we might be able to voted so much time and effort to date in of “ International Test Service" and also
ave some combination of ten or so that working to solving our frequency problems. President of the F.A.I. Subcommittee F3E
would be interference free. The FCC has said 6. Tour letter offers no solutions to the (that’s R/C sailplanes). We suppose each
that it will not provide us with frequencies for current frequency problems, which are model aircraft special interest group
exclusive R/C use because there are too escalating daily. Meanwhile you are not would like to see something more
many demands for use of all frequencies in being asked to discard your existing equip indicative of its favorite type model, but
the spectrum. So the FCC has suggested that if ment . . . under the AMA proposals they will the proposed design certainly gets the
we had many to choose from we could be be usable for many years to come.
surer of having enough in any particular idea across without any confusion. What
locality to operate safely. We note too that 7. If you have constructive suggestions, do you think?
there is a need to separate aircraft from boats complaints, criticisms, etc., please com PARDON? WHA’D YOU SAY?
and cars, for safety. municate them in the future to the AMA The following was written by Ernie
At the present time in some parts of the (except when the FCC calls for public re O lsen , and contributed to his club
country a number of the 72MHz frequencies sponse) so that a coordinated process of newsletter, the “ Blue Angels Tablet" of
are useless for R/C, due to commercial and serving the best interests of all R/C’ers may
best be served. To do otherwise is to confuse the Bronx, New York, edited by Tom
industrial allocations by the FCC. That situa Waller.
tion is going to get worse, according to the the picture and delay the solving of problems.
BELLS OF ST. M ARY’S
FCC. Therefore, they tell us, our best choice is At the least, please give us the opportunity
to have more frequencies to choose from. to answer your questions or concerns before "Ask a prize fighter what the bells of
3. The problem of frequency synthesis that deciding to take direct action. In this way the St. Mary's are and he will tell you: 'It’s
your letter poses is more a matter of human system can work to give you more complete da chimes ya hear in yer head when
irresponsibility than accidental happening. (and correct) information upon which to base yuse are knocked punchy.’ Move over,
JULY 1980 11
OVER THE COUNTER
• Ace R/C heads up the list of new regular servos are used. For vibration
products this month with several inter damping and protection, the batteries
esting goodies. First is the "Nilite” glow are surrounded by 1/4-inch latex foam
plug battery, consisting of a single 1.2- inside the case. Also, mounting lugs are
volt, 1.2 Ah rechargeable Ni-Cd cell provided so the pack can be secured
which should have more than enough with screws to a bulkhead or other part
capacity for any normal flying session. of the model structure . . . no need for a
The battery comes wired and the con lot of foam rubber in the nose of a big
nectors for hookup to a glow plug clip plane. Grommets, eyelets, and mount
(not supplied) are also furnished. Price is ing screws are supplied, but you have to
$9.95. And for those who need a charger, supply your own radio connectors.
a companion charger is available separ The pack measures 1-3/8x2-3/8x3-7/8
ately for $5.95 and will charge a 1.2-volt inches, not including the mounting lugs,
cell at 120 ma . . . which just happens to and weighs 10 ozs. Going price on this
be the overnight charge rate for the one is $23.95. A separate overnight
Nilite battery. No connectors are sup charger is also being offered, identical in
plied with the charger when purchased appearance to the Nilite charger but
separately. rated at 4.8 volts. No connectors. Cost is
But for those who really want to do it $5.95.
right, Ace is offering a Nilite/charger Not shown in the photos are Ace’s
combo. Everything comes all wired up new 1/2A racing wheels, machined from
for you, and at $14.95 you even save a aluminum and sporting a rubber O-ring
buck in the process. Still gotta supply for the tire. Diameter is one inch, width
your own glow plug clip, though. is a scant 1/8 inch, and a pair of these
For giant scale and even large pattern things w ill add only .16 oz. to your
models where weight is not too critical, model. Cost is $2.25 per pair.
Ace has a 1.2 Ah, 4.8-volt airborne R/C Final item from Ace (it’s about time!) is
battery pack that will provide some extra a "Goodie Box," a seven-compartment, T a ylo rc ra ft's big scale pilot. Lo o ks like C lark
flight time when high-drain or several 1x4x5-inch plastic box full of all sorts of Gable or Burt Reynolds, take yo ur pick.
Those two scale type boats in the Latest from J-5 Enterprises is this all-fiberglass, quarter-scale Canadian hom ebuilt, the Zenair
T ri-Z CH 300.
photos are new additions to The Laugh-
ing W hale’s growing line of hard $24.95. The sail winch and speed control yo u ’d like a little more info before
wood boat kits. The first is the “ Bass both require a positive pulse R/C system investing that much, a 15« stamp will
Boat,” a 21-1/2 inch replica of a small (no Pro Lines). bring full details on both the Corsair and
sport fisherman patterned after small If you’re interested, The Laughing Warhawk. Write to Nick Ziroli, 29 Edgar
New England commercial fishing vessels. Whale has a catalog listing all of their Dr., Smithtown. NY 11787.
The model is designed for R/C and an products available for $1. Write to them
Astro Flight 020 electric power system. * * ·
at P.O. Box 191, Wiscasset, ME 04578.
The other model is the "New England If big scale warbirds aren't your thing
Steam Launch,” a 35-inch semi-scale * · * but big scale homebuilts are, check out
boat for R/C and steam power. This is Nick Ziroli sent a short note saying the plans for the colorful Liberty Sport
the first of a series of large scale custom that he now has drawings for another biplane being sold by Wendell Hos
kits and is complete with all running large size R/C warbird, in addition to his tetler. Designed specifically for engines
hardware including brass p ro p eller, F4LJ-1 Corsair. The new model is a 2-1/2" in the two to four hp range, the Liberty
stuffing box, shaft, and universal. Both = 1' version of the old favo rite, the spans 77 inches, has 1700 sq. inches,
models contain highly detailed draw Curtiss P-40D W arhawk. Span is an weighs 22-26 lbs. and follows more-or-
ings, quality mahogany and basswood, impressive 94 inches and the recom less conventional construction tech
and complete fittings. Retail price of the mended power is a Quadra or other two niques (balsa, basswood, and plywood).
Bass Boat is $66.95, and the Steam to three cubic inch engine. Plans also The scale outlines have been modified
Launch will set you back $229.95. show an optional flap installation. A only slightly to make it a superior
Not shown in the photos is the new plastic canopy, fiberglass spinner and aerobatic ship.
sail winch designed for The Laughing cowl are available separately. The plans consist of two 42x82-inch
Whale’s line of small sailing vessels and Cost of the P-40 drawings is $25, or, if Continued on page 109
selling for $39.95. A high-torque electric
motor is also available for $8.95, and a
matched proportional speed control for
Steve M uck's Instant Motor Mount and A real w inner is the S S T Outboard Tunnel being produced by Stewart Scale Models.
replaceable engine mounting pads.
JULY 1980 13
g r W O R L D ‘ T O L E D O '8 0
— * by B IL L N O RTH RO P PH O TO S B Y A U T H O R
• If we were limited to a one-word nessman’s point of view, they’re a pre will appear.
description of the 26th annual Weak qualified mass of potential buyers, with On the bad side, the one-word adjec
Signals R/C Club trade show in Toledo, only a few disinterested spectators tives used in the first paragraph sum up
Ohio, on the weekend of April 11-13, (mostly modelers' families) mixed in, a the problem, and believe us, we know
1980, that word would have to be much higher quantity and percentage the show management is just as sorely
“ JAMMED.” Two more words would be than appears at any similar show in the aware of this as the spectators. This is our
“ overcrowded” and “ mobbed.” This country . . . and maybe the world (most 19th year out of the 26 continuous years
condition had its good points, and its of the big European shows, such as the show has been on, and we’ve seen it
bad points. Nurnberg, are restricted to dealers and grow from the time it was held in the
On the good side, and we hope the d istrib u to rs o n ly , no o ff-th e -street clubhouse of a golf course, to the
Toledo Chamber of Commerce will not consumers). Champion Spark Plug hangar at Toledo
be upset by our comment, one has to be Also on the good side, from the point Airport, to the Lucas County Recreation
a serious and dedicated m odeler to of view of the spectator, Toledo is the Center, and to the Toledo Sports Arena.
show up in this industrial, inland sea “ Big One” to many manufacturers, who And here’s what the management now
port (to the Lakes) city at the tail end of can barely afford to exhibit at one show faces.. .
winter, to get a view of the latest and a year, and this is where they’ll go. If it's About 195 exhibitors occupied 295
near-future products to be offered by to be seen at all, this is where just about booths in two huge buildings connected
model manufacturers. From the busi everything now or soon-to-be-available by an enclosed entryway. Huge, that is.
G iant Scale P-47 and P-51 in close form ation over the Byron Originals Mike Sriver, Clearwater, Flo rid a , built this classy steam launch,
booth. Both use Byro-D rive reduction prop drive unit. Kaam m aha. Superb detailing.
Fieseler Sto rch a n d Stam pe by Svenson M odels, imported from B el F-86 Sabre Jet, by House of Balsa, powered by K & B 3.5 tied into
gium. Available in the states from Irvine, C alifornia. See te xt. Midwest A x iflo w R K -2 0 B ducted fan unit.
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until you jam thousands of spectators event of any need for rapid evacuation,
into aisles that were in some cases less and also resulted in spectators totally r e =■ * = *· =i
than eight feet wide. Each booth was just missing many of the smaller, but no less
barely eight feet wide, and as you tried important items on display. SWAP SWOP
to move from one to another, and O K, so what was on display? Again, if
attempt to be in at least the second row one word were allowed, it would have to
of humanity in front of a given display, be “ BIGGER." The obvious trend was
you could wait 5 minutes just to move toward kits, parts, accessories, engines,
two or three feet! If you wished to get servos, etc., aimed at the continually
from one end of the arena building to growing interest in large model aircraft. many have recently been powered by
the other, you did not use the spectator We won’t get into a discussion here as to the 2 cu. in. and larger ignition engines.
aisles, but, if you were aware of them, whether it’s a fad or long-lasting trend,
you used the passageways that circled but certainly quite a few manufacturers Among the most popular are his 2-3/4
the perimeter, under the raised grand seem to be going at it with more than inch scale (102-inch span) P-51D, the
stand seats (primary sports use of the temporary efforts. Even the classic Ed 9-foot span Aeronca Champ, |-3 Cub,
arena is for ice hockey). Packard, of Cleveland Model Supply has Citabria, and "M r. Mulligan.” The 101-
Show management is certainly con found still another dimension in which inch span “ Big Stik," featured in the
sidering the need of both a larger facility to project his historic scale plans, which O ctober '79 issue of RCM B is also
and additional show days. If you have began life five decades ago as 3/4-inch available.
any doubts about the use of weekdays, scale! A new company in the U.S., Svenson
we have noted that Friday is just as In large-scale kits, the guy who has Models, offers kits made in Belgium for a
crowded as Saturday, and in our estima been there the longest is Bud Nosen. 93-1/2 inch span Fieseler Storch, a 1/4-
tion, this year it was more crowded than Bud’s kits have always been designed scale Jungmeister, 1/5 and 1/4-scale
Saturday. The jammed aisles certainly with the idea of using either direct or Stampe (German Tiger Moth look-
bordered on extreme danger in the reduction-drive .61 engines, although alike), as well as some smaller scale and
Looking down from the bleacher seats before the show opened, we The nine-foot span Sopw ith Pup by Balsa U S A , has a wing chord of
see the awesome SR-71 Lockheed "S p y Plane" by Byro n Originals. only 2 1 " ! Lots of redwood used in the construction.
JULY 1980 15
The C ircus Hobbies crew, in powder blue blazers w ith pink clown Paolo Di Mario (left) and Peter T a ylo r, w ith the new Canadian Iso-
patch (I to r ) : C huck Branch. Don W eitz, and Je rry Nelson. tronic radio. Paolo is president. System described in te xt.
Rose Rehling is Rosie's R /C , w hich m arkets the well-known D& R J .T . F in le y , representing Rev-Up props, and m anufacturer of the
line of products throughout the w orld. ready-to-fly FB -10 0 (report coming soon) sport/pattern .6 0 ship.
non-scale kits. These appear to be The company, located at Box 82, Bel Selection now includes an 80-inch
super-quality kits, and we will be re mont, Ontario, Canada NOL 1B0, also B.E.2e, the Tiger Moth in 72 and 106-inch
viewing the 1/4-scale Stampe shortly. produces a 1/4-scale built-up Stinson spans, and a )-3 in 110-inch span. Plans
The company is located at 4941 Seaford Voyager, a non-scale "Loadmaster” for and/or rib sets are also available for the
Circle, Irvine, CA 92714. Quadra-size engines, and an unlimited big Tiger and J-3.
Byron Originals, perpetrators of the hydro measuring 7 feet long. Leo Loudenslager’s "Laser 200” is
popular plastic Pitts (well, it's really foam available in a quarter-scale kit form from
and fiberglass) and Byro-Drive reduc Orange County scale modeler Bert Mallory Models, Box 207, Falls Church,
tion prop-drive unit, displayed its new Baker, whose 1/4-scale Piper Cherokee VA 22046, produced by Bill Hinnant. A
F-16, in addition to the Mig-15 for its 235 kit is already well-known, has added glass and foam kit, aluminum tube spars,
Byrojet ducted fan drive. Also on display an 80-inch span AGM5 "ZERO ” to his aluminum landing gear struts, and many
were a fantastic Lockheed SR-71 "spy line. It is all balsa construction, like the other special items are included in the
plane" with twin ducted fans, and a Cherokee, with molded and epoxy glass S179.95 kit.
classic “ Jug,” P-47 from WW-II. accessories. Contact him at Box 7200,
Costa Mesa, CA 92626. The Zero is for .90 Balsa USA, Box 164, Marinette, Wl
Sig Mfg. Co. will soon have a 1/4-scale 54143, has a monstrous Sopwith Pup with
version of Hazel Sig’s pretty blue and power, the Cherokee for the heavier
gas/ignition engines. a 9-foot span (21" chord) which is in an
white Clipped Wing Cub, which spans
Former World Aerobatic champ Dr. all-balsa kit for $119.95. Kit includes a 13-
86 inches. All 1/4-scale J-3 Cub builders inch diameter aluminum cowl, all rig
will benefit from this, as the company is Ralph Brooke, of Brooke Model Prod
ging cable and turnbuckles, and uses
also making the scale engine detail kit ucts, Box 3714, Midway Station, Kent,
redwood for spars, struts, longerons,
included with the Cub as a separately Washington 98031, is importing the
etc.
available item. super-quality Toni Clark "Practical
J-5 Enterprises has added an all- Scale” kits and plans from West Ger Also seen were Bob Dively’s kits for a
fiberglass, 1/4-scale ARE kit for the many. The 106-inch span Tiger Moth 1/4-scale Skybolt and Stearman, a Cap 10
Canadian E.A.A. homebuilt Zenair Tri-Z (larger than 1/4-scale) model on display, as used by Ivan Kristensen at Las Vegas
CH300, to its expanding line of biggies. uncovered, was a masterpiece. kitted by W-K H obbies, a 3/8-scale
Unusual four-cylinder O H V engine in G a ry C o nley's Pay 'N Pak. Roger M iller, Bloom ington, In d ., built this Miss C ircu s C ircus. It
U nfortunately no info available on the engine. weighs 14-1/2 pounds, is 43 inches long.
"Starduster" by R/C Kits, Cap 20L kits by 20x8 Top Flite prop.
Bridi and Higgins Aero Comp. Inc., and a Engine accessories include exhaust
Zlin-750L by Ohio Superstar Products. headers and tuned muffler systems by
Plans were displayed for the Skybolt, Byron Originals, a Byro-Drive unit just
Liberty Sport, and Jungmeister by Wen for the Quadra, a tuned exhaust system
dell Hostetler, 1041 Heatherwood, Orr- for the Quadra by Cosmocon Ltd.,
ville, OH 44667. Barron's Scale Classics Quadra flywheel balancing by Dario
offers 1/4-scale plans for the Curtiss Brisighella, 1032 E. Manitowoc Ave., Oak
Gulfhawk, Curtiss "Goshawk," Stinson Creek, Ml 53134, Quadra mount and
Reliant, and Curtiss Hawk P6E. And Bob muffler by Edson Enterprises, and 6-bolt
Morse’s Accounting/Clerical Services, propeller adaptor by C.B. Associates.
3351 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, CA Radio manufacturers have also joined
95051 has plans for the Cessna 180, the "think big” scene with heavy-duty
Berliner Joyce P-16, Focke-Wulf "Stieg- servos. Both Kraft and World Engines
litz,” Boeing F4B-2/P-12B, Curtiss P-40 demonstrated servos lifting weights in
C&F, and Douglas 0-25C, all for big gas/ the 9 to 12-pound bracket. These may
ignition engines except the 0 -2 5 C , reassure modelers who know little K eri F ritz has a great view of the B yro n O rig
which is for .90 engines. about actual air loads on control sur inals booth courtesy of her father. B ill.
M any 1/4-scale accessories w ere faces, but they w ill also be literally
helpful to big boat and car modelers, buttons,and twoadjustment panels. The
shown by |im Messers Quality Model radio is already being made for foreign
Products, including pilots, cylinders, where steering loads can really build up.
Actually, air loads on model aircraft, markets in many frequencies as well as
and cockpit details. Quarter Headquar FM.
ters showed mounts for .90 to 1.5 en even up to the 40-pounders, is still in the
gines and Quadras, as well as mufflers ounces. Sanwa is not new. but its new line of
for all. K&H Glass Products, 16 Quincy radios, as marketed by Airtronics as the
Speaking of radios, and to get off the
Terrace, Mason City, IA 50401 has glass XL series, is all modern generation, using
biggie bandwagon for a while, several
cowls for the Nosen C itabria, P-51, the latest 1C technology of Signetics.
new manufacturers were in evidence,
Mulligan (with blisters), and |-3 Cub. Here we see new dust-proof open
new at least in the U.S. For one, the JR
Also the Sig Champion Citabria and gimbal sticks, plug-in RF modules with
Propo radio, which simply enough,
Cub, and Kraft Super-Fli cowls. T&D plug-in crystals, servo reversing switches
means Japanese Radio, is said to be the
Fiberglass S p e cia ltie s, 30925 B lo ck , in all systems 2 through 6, linear and
biggest selling R/C radio in that country.
Garden C ity, Ml 48135 also had an exponential control functions on all
To be brought into the U.S. by Circus
endless list of cowls for various regular systems, sub-mini receivers, sub-mini
Hobbies, the newly-formed company
and large kit lines. owned by Bill Bennett, of Circus Circus connectors, new smaller servos, fast
transit times, and lots more.
Two more big engines that we noticed and Tournament of Champions fame,
were the McCulloch and Kioritz. The the JR line is quite extensive, from a Isotronic is the lead name of a totally
McCulloch is2.0cu. in. and weighs 4-1/2 smart 2-channel, 2-stick, up through an brand new radio out of Ontario, Canada,
pounds. The Kioritz is 2.44 cu. in., and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink 8- with three systems. The Proton series 7-
weighs 6-1/2 pounds. It claims 7,500on a channel radio with nine levers, four channel is top of the line, followed by
Bob and Pam Sm ith, trying to cope w ith Toledo's coolish w eather. D isplay of W ally M cAllister"s Macs Products m ufflers. Ball-types in
showing his all fiberglass Sea Breeze R /C sailplane. foreground fo r helicopters.
JULY 1980 17
Sid A xelro d , looking great in his recovery from serious illness, ex Nino O ironza, shows the fine Italian line of A vio n ix kits, w hich he
plaining how to cover a basketball w ith one piece of Monokote. im ports into the U S A .
Mr. and Mrs. L a rry Jenno seem to be real pleased w ith that pretty Th ree happy faces; C harlotte and T e rri V a il, w ith Bob Paul, in the
laminated 22 x 18 Zinger prop. RPM m uffler booth. V e ry sm all, but efficie n t units. R eport soon.
the Master 7-channel, and the Can-Am thrust for its Magnum servo based on packs in 15 minutes. L.E.D.’s monitor the
5-channel. The Proton transmitter is in the Dunham mechanics. A ball bearing operation.
an ano d ized gold case, w ith servo and waterproofing kit is available for an DaCa’s Model Master Power & Test
reversing, dual rates, and many mixing additional $5.00. This is one of a long line Panel carries all the above a step further
and exponential choices from a control of servos and receivers available to fit by also providing controlled discharging
console set into the back. This board can various make transmitters. for cycling batteries. We will be testing
be unplugged, removed and stored with Field box power panels come in one of these units shortly for a product
the model to which it is tuned. Spare various sizes and shapes, but pretty review.
boards are available to set up for other much accomplish the same things, with In the world of helicopters, although
aircraft. Now that’s a great idea! No a few variations. Sonic-Tronics’ Vari- John Gorham did not make it to Toledo,
returning, switching servo directions, Pulse Power provides variable power we saw the announcement about his
and readjusting throws, etc., when you for different type plugs. A fuel pump little “ Cricket” helicopter, and have
switch your radio from the old Ugly Stik switch is spring-loaded in the fill posi actually seen it lately. For .19 to .25
into the new Super Whammey B-11 tion, and starter power take-offs are on power, this little gem will retail for less
Delta with eleflaperons! the front of the panel. LR Taylor's Super than $200., a direct opposite to the
The EMS line of servos offers a range Power Panel provides plug-in starter steadily increasing prices of the .60
from 20 oz-in. up to 56 oz-in. with ball outlets, plug-in outlets for the glow powered m achines w h ich , in some
bearings. A servo reverser is available for driver which automatically adjusts to the cases, are exceeding $1200.
those “ old fash ion ed " sets without power requirements of the plug, fuel S.C. Modeler showed a reinforced tail
switching. Battery packs include a 1200 pump switch with spring return on the and enlarged tail fins for the Fleli-Boy,
mah flat pack; all are fast charging. fill side, and a quick charger that will w hile Fibre-Craft Products, of Scar
Litco Systems claims 18 pounds of pump up most receiver and transmitter borough, Ontario, Canada introduced a
Ralph W hite shows his line of fiberglass and foam pattern and scale B ill Hinnant is making th is fine glass and foam Laser 200. F o r big
kits. Also sells masking liquid and air retract slower-downer. glow or reduction drive .6 0 's , aerobatics is its forte.
Roger C h risty, of Carl Goldberg Models, resting between demonstra Jay G ornto and Lew Dum bauld holding down the fo rt fo r Pro Line
tio n s of the new Super Jet, th ick cyanoacrylate. Gee, look at the tree! Electronics. Je rry Bonzo recovering from disk problems.
B ill and Carol French w o uld n't look up because we told them there If there's an engine m ount or m uffler that John Tatone doesn't have,
w asn't an y film in the camera! Aerotrend has growing accessory line. it's 'cause the engine ain't been invented yet!
G ary Preusse (left) and B ill Pistello in the Mini M arine Racing Equip Th e crazy couple fro m Omaha, Nebraska, Dave and Caren L itt
ment booth. (D A ve and C A ren, get it?) field boxes, model holders, and panels.
JULY 1980 19
The te rrific V all sisters (I to r) A m y , M arilyn, and T e rri, w ith "P o p s" Eva Jane and Paul Clem ents, K itty Hawk Models, showing his sleek
in R C M B ’s booth. Hmmm . . . wonder w hat he's th in k in '? Skynight 6 pattern ship.
Flo yd Fogleman (standing) and B ill W ardlow, of Sonic System s, Bert Baker, E llco Plastics, has added th is Zero to his kit selection.
makers of a fine line of compressed air retracts. His 1/4-scale Piper Cherokee 235 is already very popular.
N S R C A Sec. S a lly Brown holds down the fo rt fo r husband Dave. Yasuhide Yoshida. w ith the N itto line of neat little R /C electrics.
T h is was their first trade show as individual m anufacturers. Th ey're looking fo r distributors.
Bee plugs. Able io take 2 volts for finished out at under 9 pounds with gliders on 72 MHz, Higley’s Smoker
starting, these plugs come in a variety of Webra Blackhead, radio,and transparent Valve, RAM 's pilots, International
heats, lengths, and with R/C idle bars. yellow Monokote with black trim . . . Marine’s huge catalog, Nitto of Japan
Lovely! with beautiful little 2&3-channel electric
We've gotten a big charge out of the
powered scale models, Sonic Systems’
fact that M .E .N ., well known for its There were many more interesting
extensive use of sharply die-cut light big retracts . . . it goes on and on.
new items at Toledo than we have space
Hopefully we’ve got a good supply of
plywood in model kits, is now producing to describe. We’ll try to bring these to
photos to fill in the whole picture of the
our Big John, 76-inch span biplane, first you in detail in future columns . . . such
biggest model show on Earth in 1980 . . .
designed back in 1963, and to our smug as Foremost’s fuselage building jig and
But what will they do next year??? ·
satisfaction, closely copied several times gapless hinges and glider tow hook,
since. In spite of ply sides (punched out) Robart flat hinge pockets, SonicTronic’s
ply ribs (punched out), ply box wing Crazy Tape, Giezendanner USA’s elec
spars, etc., the finished prototype tronic digital tach, stab mechanisms, R ‘ M O DEL
indicates that kit builders will be able to and new retracts, K&S Flex-I-Grit, K&S
easily stay under 10 pounds ready for V-Block and clamp, Dave Brown's en t B U IL D E R
takeoff, which means .60 power will be gine mounts, the Thermic Sniffler now
completely adequate. The prototype on license-free 49 mhz for use with
M ike Mas held a meeting of helicopter enthusiasts to form national Je rry Jarvis ducks under the wing of the prototype M .E .N . k it for
organization. No, you don't have to f ly upside down to join! our Big John design, due to come out when you see this. V e ry light!
JULY 1980 21
works and thefantasticedgethat results.
(If someone new out there hasn’t run
across it, let me explain that the material
is a water-base latex substance which,
when sprayed, brushed, or swabbed on
the surface, dries to a cacoon-like
covering. It must be put on heavily so it
can be peeled off later.)
With a model that has pin stripes, a
very efficient method of cutting them is
to lay the whole design out in masking
• After two years of writing this column, design. A bonus appears in that the tape over the Liquid Mask, then use the
I have come to some profound conclu scribed backing becomes a "record,” edge of the masking tape as a guide
sions. First, the most difficult task each should you need to repaint later. The along which you can run the knife blade.
month is to find a beginning for it. mask can then be placed properly and Very little pressure is required to cut
Lacking the literary genius of some, I rubbed gently onto the surface. The low through the Liquid Mask, so guiding the
find it difficult to come up with some tack combined with the extreme thin blade is not too difficult.
thing like a Shakespeare might. Indeed, ness of the material causes it to follow A couple of points are important to
the whole thing hangs about my neck every contour and bump. There is also a consider, however. Unlessyoureyesight
like the Mariner's Albatross. static charge effect to hold it. Should a is vastly better than mine, use some sort
Even after I find a suitable beginning, I wrinkle appear, a small slit with the knife of magnifying piece to view this cutting
am still faced with the task of developing followed by gentle rubbing will solve operation, on very narrow striping
new and invigorating ideas to pass on to the problem neatly. Once the painting is especially. Secondly, do not use the very
you. Those, of course, should include d o n e, y o u ’ ll find it very sim ple to thin plastic tapes as a masking guide,
innovative practices and news of great remove with a flip on the corner with a since they are very easily cut into and not
import. But that’s hard to do month in knife blade. I can’t imagine that there thick enough to provide the edge re
and month out, especially for a fumble would beany danger of pulling off paint, quired to guide the knife. Some of that
fingers whose workshop looks like the due to the low tack. Parapaque comes in Zipatone tape mentioned earlier works
majority of WW-III was fought there. various size sheets and is red in color. well, as does regular masking tape and
The struggle continues, however, and Those of you who use Ralph White’s the thicker plastic material.
once again this month we'll try to pass Fliteglas "Liquid Mask" when making One caution should be noted, and
on another gem or two. For those of you designs know the ease with which it that concerns using the Liquid Mask
who already utilize those “ discoveries” over a fabric covering. The mask itself
of mine, please don't let me know. It works fine; however, use a super deli
only tends to depress me. cate touch to cut any designs. Usually,
On one of my latest models, I tried a the weight of the knife alone while held
few new (for me) ideas and they seemed almost but not quite vertically will be
to w ork q u ite w e ll. If you w ander sufficient to cut through the mask but
through your local business service will not go through the covering. I must
store, you’ll find some most interesting admit that the only fabric I’ve used it on
products under the heading of Zipatone. is Super Coverite, where the method
There is a variety of tapes that have a low suggested worked quite well.
tack but will hold quite well even when Do be careful when you are pulling
curved in a rather sharp radius. They the material to be removed away from
come in many widths and are quite the rest of the "cacoon.” If you have not
inexpensive. cut entirely through the material, it will
A second product is Parapaque. This is start to tug and stretch. Relax your tug,
an extremely thin plastic material which cut ca refu lly, and pull it away. The
has a low, almost imperceptible tack. It material will assume its former position
has a heavy plastic backing which forms and you will not lose the seal.
a fine working base on which to cut One last thought is that the Liquid
designs. To form a mask for intricate Mask is super for covering plastic canopy
designs, two approaches can be used. material. It will not attack the plastic in
Using a marking pen, you can draw F irst place at recent Sp irits of S t. Louis Build any way and may be left on for long
directly on the material or you can cut a A-Plane contest w ent to Don A llen w ith his periods of time without problems.
guide from light cardboard and tape it to gorgeous Me-163 Kom et. Yes, Don knows he A WINTER OF CONCERN
the material. Either way, you can then needs a dum m y pilot fo r 19S0. Engine We’ve tried not to be too editorial in
exhaust vents through pipe in ta il. this column over the two years of its
use a new sharp No. 11 blade and cut the
Germ an aircraft captured first four places at the Sp irits' Build-A-Plane contest. Second to fourth place w inners were (I to r ) : Dan Holting w ith
M e-109E; Don Babbett w ith Fo cke W ulf 1 9 0 ; and Mike Holting w ith another M e-109E. A ll very nice building jobs.
C FM 's transm itter warning device m ounts inside the case, light in
A *
1
Dual flashing strobe unit fro m C FM comes in alternate or sim ultan
dicates that transm itter is on and also indicates low voltage. eous flashing modes. Neat workm anship!
JULY 1980 23
inch. This may be an extreme, but I do
FUEL LINES
know from measuring engines that it has
happened.
How can you be sure that yours is
right? W ell, you could w rite to the
manufacturer and ask for the ideal head
clearance for engine, prop, and fuel,
JO E K L A U S E O TTO B ER N H A R D T and then use a depth micrometer to
P.O . B o x 2699 17119 S. Harvard check it. If you don’t care to go that
Laguna H ills. C A 92653 Gardena, C A 90247 route, then first borrow your buddy’s
H EN R Y N ELSO N
729 Valem ont Drive very accurate tachometer that easily
Verona. P A 15147 reads in 100 rpm increments and then
. . . but wait a minute, this procedure is
Send in your questions, relative to glow or ignition engines, and these exactly what I used to close out last
experts will give you the correct answers. month's column on glow plugs. Re
member? Too much com pression is
KLAUSE are almost overwhelming that you’ll see hard on plugs. Since you wouldn’t want
one or more engines blow. Their en me to be repetitious. I’ll simply refer you
• Maybe it’s just a coincidence, but a gines are hopped-up to the hilt, and to that article and issue. If you don't have
series of recent calls has me beginning to they are rather short lived. Naturally, a copy, Bill Northrop will gladly sell you
think we’re off on another compression high compression is a part of their game. one . . . or even a subscription for a full
kick. Without pointing a finger, there Stock car racers are another example. In year. Bill, is that enough of a plug?
was one common theme: "W ell, I took fact, in any racing or speed event, the Take care, guys. ·
the head shims out to get more power engines are not famous for longevity. . .
for the vertical maneuvers.’’ So, this time not even rubber power! NELSON
around, I’ll begin by telling you a true 3) In throttled engines, it will cause • I’d like to preface this month's column
story. As you read on, don’t become rough idling. Further, if the full power by thanking D irty Dan for his kind
apprehensive about it being another needle valve setting is ideal, the chances comments in the April C/L column.
nostalgia trip that semi-senile writers all are that the mid-range mixture will not Unfortunately, he was not as accurate as
too often take in their columns. It’s be. kind. My presence on the West Coast
merely intended to em phasize how 4) Engine overheating can be a last spring was not to acquire a new
poorly we seem to have learned one serious problem. Porsche. Said Porsche was new once but
lesson about increasing engine power. 5) Plug life will be shortened. can now only be charitably termed a
Here goes . . . 6) It will be more difficult to "needle" restoration candidate. You were only
During my high school years, I earned the engine. wrong by a factor of ten or so, Dan. Not
my spending money working part time 7j Finally, there’s the catch-all: the bad for an electric car racer.
in a small machine shop. One day, the engine will just seem cantankerous as ail Now, getting to the subject at hand:
owner milled down the head of the get-out. toy engines. I’d like to begin by stating
engine in his new car. He explained to Does all this mean that I’m against two seemingly contradictory statements.
me that he was "Gonna get a lot more high compression? Certainly not! My 1) M odel en gines are a te rrific
power.’’ I believed him . . . especially purpose is only to make it unquestion bargain.
when he subsequently demonstrated ably clear to all readers that high pres 2) Model engines are junk.
how successful his efforts were. A whole sures can be very hard on our engines. If The first applies to the Sunday flier
six months went by before an engine you play that game, be prepared to pay who treats his engines as he does his car.
overhaul was needed . . . new valves, the price, and don’t curse the manu He wants it to start and perform in a
pistons, rings, rods . . . the whole works. factu rer. Co nversely, if you want to nominal fashion without his knowing
That fact was lost on me. All that I maximize engine reliability, lowering much more than how to turn the igni
remembered for some time was that your compression and/or the nitro tion key. If a particular engine doesn't
increasing compression produced more content of your fuel is a step in the right produce sufficient power, a suitable
power. Only after I’d paid the price of direction. replacement can be found.
ruining some model engines did I realize At this point, some guys may say, "I The majority of engines for the general
that there was another correlation. market satisfy his requirements, and
run my engine the way the manufacturer
Today, some thirty-five years later, it’s made it, and I only use ten percent nitro they are a bargain. Using normal trade
still very common for performance buffs discounts, a $100 list engine is sold by the
without a pipe. Surely I'm O K ." Very
to be myopic about jacking up the manufacturer for about $44. Materials
probably you are, but I want to add one
compression ratio. How’s that expres caution about what I'll call “ uninten may be in the $5-$10 range, which leaves
sion go? “ Will we ever learn?" If we do, about $38 for all expenses from the time
tional co m pression ." It’s due to an
we don’t seem to pass the lessons along accumulation of manufacturing toler the raw materials come in the door until
to those younger than we are. Towards the finished product is shipped out in its
ances. Since every part is made within
that end, here are some hard facts about certain tolerances, it is possible for them carton. Using a shop rate of $20-$30 per
high compression: hour means that there can be only a bit
to be additive. For exam ple, if the
1) Within limits, it really will increase distance between the two connecting over one hour charged for all opera
power. The major limitation is technical rod bearings is on the long side, and if tions on that engine.
ly referred to as the thermal limit of an the depth of the portion of the head that
engine, and it varies from engine to Can you build an engine in one hour?
fits into the cylinder is also on the long Can you build one in even less time?
engine. More commonly, we hear of side, then we have an accumulation of
detonation and pre-ignition, although That $100 is certainly not a minimum list
tolerances. This particular engine would price for a thoroughly serviceable en
they are only two manifestations. For have a higher compression ratio than gine, either. As I said, model engines are
more on the subject of compression another one with a rod and head ma a bargain.
ratio and power, refer to this column in chined exactly correct. Of course, it’s
the February 1980 issue of R/C Model But there is the other side of the coin,
possible that the machining of the case
B u ild e r. You might also ch eck the and it’s the competitor who is aware of
and sleeve could compound the prob
section of a good physics book dealing it. In competition, the choice of engines
lem further. Even the distance of the
with brake horsepower. is usually limited to one or two in any
crankpin from the centerline of the shaft
2) It w ill shorten the life of your particular event. After a contest season
could be slightly off. Thus, if they are all
engine! For a dramatic example, watch the most promising one or two engines
additive, the head spacing of any two
the drag races on television. The odds engines could vary as much as .010 of an Continued on page 95
24 R/C MODEL BUILDER
Th e o nly remaining photograph we have of the original Ap prentice, taken in 1968. Weighing o n ly 3-1/4 lbs., it flew very w e ll w ith a Webra .2 0,
was especially fun to do low-altitude "co n to u r fly in g " , a few feet o ff the ground and follow ing the dips and rises of our grass field in Delaware.
“ “APPRENTICE”
By B IL L N ORTHROP . . . First introduced in the May 1968 issue of Model Airplane News, the big and light
Apprentice continues as a first rate trainer and fun ship for model builders.
• The Apprentice was designed about Although it was published in the May him right at the start: an untried air
73 years ago, when the author was Radio 1968 issue of M .A.N., we still get occa plane, an untried radio (the bench and
C on trol ed ito r for M odel Airplane sional request for plans to the Appren the air seem to be unrelated as far as
News. In that p e rio d o f tim e, many tice, long since sold out by M .A.N..and radio operation is concerned), and an
changes have taken place in the R/C therefore felt we should republish them. untried pilot. A large, lightweight air
hobby, but one thing has not changed In cid en tally, the M .A .N . plans w ere plane will permit test gliding, an almost
. . . the need by beginners to have a prepared by a guy named Walt Schroder! forgotten art as applied to R/C. Through
genuinely easy and forgiving aircraft Herewith the original article with a a series of test glides, the plane, the pilot,
with which they can successfully get few updates in italics: and the control system all have a chance
through their first few hours of flying The Apprentice was designed specifi to become acquainted with each other
time. cally for the model builder who has under less strained conditions, so that
In our opinion, the only design to decided to move into radio control. It when the big moment occurs, that first
possibly exceed the merits of the Ap was particularly designed for the begin powered flight, there is a better chance
prentice in meeting the requirements of ning R/Cer who is located in a low R/C of survival all around. Most any experi
the beginning R/C flier, is Tex New activity area and who will not have the enced R/C pilot, if he’s willing to admit it
man’s ’^Dragonfly,” which we published help of an experienced pilot during the and can accurately recall his first con
in the February '76 issue of MB. The first flights. trolled flight, will go along with this.
Dragonfly is about the same size aircraft, On the other hand, the Apprentice is Another point in favor of a large, light
but is even slower and more rock stable the perfect ship for the veteran R/Cer to airplane like the Apprentice is that it will
than the A p p ren tice. H undreds o f build for his young son who is showing takealmost any kindof radioequipment.
Dragonflys have been built and flown, that significant gleam of interest in his If the new R/Cer is fortunate enough to
by R/Cers of all accomplishment levels, eye. And by the way, if your wife or be able to afford a multi proportional
who can attest to its " anyone can fly it” g irlfriend has finally given signs of system, there is no need to feel obli
capabilities. resigning herself to her fate and wants to gated to install it in a typical multi bird
However, we still believe that the "try it som etim e,” build her a pink for his first flying lesson, nor should he
Apprentice is "one up” in several ways. Apprentice and put curtains in the feel obliged to work his way up through
First, its appearance is more scale-like windows. the single channel route. In the long
. . . som ething the beg inn er usually To suit the above requirements, we run, if you are pretty sure of ending up
prefers. Second, the airfoil allows the felt the ship needed an important design with multi propo equipment, it would
beginner to progress further into his factor that has been left out of most actually be cheaper to start out with it.
flying capabilities before feeling the present day "trainers." The plane should Work your way up through the airplanes,
need to "move on to something hotter. “ be large enough, and light enough, to fly not the radios.
It has the ease o f co nstru ction and steadily and slowly, giving the new pilot We were asked if ailerons could be
inherent stability of a flat-bottomed time to think about his next control put on the ship, and this brings out
airfoil, but then the bottom surface movement. another key point of the design, the
curves up to the leading edge from the This design consideration also pro inherent stability. Even Webster’s old
main spar (a man called Phillips got this vides another important factor missing 1941 Collegiate Dictionary has that one
named after him!), giving it an almost in most so-called "beginner's” airplanes. figured. Webster says inherent stability
semi-symmetrical effect which allows It is no particular problem for an experi is the "firmly infixed (inherent) proper
good p enetration in the w ind, and enced flier to handle a somewhat badly ty of a body which causes it, when
sustained inverted flight. . . when you’re trimmed airplane on its first flight, but disturbed from a condition of equili
ready to do it. the beginner has three strikes against brium or steady motion (stability), to
J U L Y 1980 25
While this is drying, prefit the top
trailing edge pieces. Using a ball point
pen, mark the bevel line on each piece,
and with a razor plane and sanding
block, bevel the edges down to about
1/32 inch thick. Remove any pins that
may interfere and glue and pin the top
trailing edges in place. Titebond is not
too good here because its moisture
content tends to relax the wood fibers
and causes the edge to curl, making
pinning difficult. Either go to a cellulose
cement, or counteract the Titebond curl
by moistening the top side of the sheet.
(The new, thick cyanoacrylates take care
o f all of this.)
The last item that may be added
before removing the panel from the
board is the top leading edge sheeting.
Use plenty of pins and wipe the outside
surface with a damp cloth just prior to
installation in order to ease the bending
strain. Butt the sheet tightly against the
rib notches and allow the excess to
Charlie Bauer, Chicago, III., father o f recent A M A Scholarship w inn er, Paula Bauer, sent us this extend beyond the sub-leading edge.
and the photo on page 29 of his A p prentice, w hich he just recently sold after many flight years.
Let this much of the assem bly dry
develop forces or moments which tend enced pilot. Before we knew it, a sepa overnight.
to restore the body to its original con rate article was developing. It just can’t After removing it from the plan, turn
dition." In other words, the Apprentice, be done in a few words. So, get busy now the wing over and pin it down by the top
like any properly trimmed free flight and build the Apprentice. We’ll get you spar. Slide a jig strip of IM'-inch square
model, will take care of itself in theair. If into the air next month (or soon there material under the wing until it blocks
you disturb its otherwise tranquil flight after). up the trailing edge, keeping the wing
by applying rudder and/or elevator, it WING from rocking. Make sure the jig strip is
w ill respond by going left or right Although the wing has our own SSS714 parallel to the spar, then pin everything
and/or up or down, but, as soon as you airfoil (somewhat semi-symmetrical, the down tight to keep the wing straight.
neutralize controls, and with most 714 is our area code), it can and should Now install the webbing in front of the
systems this means releasing the stick(s), be constructed on a flat, true surface. wing spars, followed by tne bottom front
the Apprentice’s inherent stability will The section is actually straight on the sheeting. Of course, that sub-leading
take over and return the ship to normal bottom from the spar on back. Washout edge has to be beveled off first.
flight. . . a comforting thought if you’re is built into the outer, twelve inch Once the webbing and bottom sheet
a tyro and get yourself in a jam. tapered portion of each panel. ing are in place and the glue has hard
Now, about those ailerons. The in After covering the wing plan with Cut- ened, the wing is beyond the point of no
herently stable airplane will respond Rite or Saran plastic film, begin con return so far as its straightness is con
nicely to elevator and rudder controls, struction by pinning down the bottom cerned. Eyeball it from every possible
but it has rather fixed ideas about being trailing edge of the inner straight por angle to make sure there are no per
induced to roll with ailerons. In many tion of the wing in addition to the manent “ warps."
I.S. designs, the plane will actually yaw in bottom 1/4 inch square spar. The latter Repeat all of the above for the other
the opposite direction from the aileron must be blocked up off the board with wing panel, and for heaven’s sake make
control given! The cure for this is to scraps of 3/32 inch balsa. Angle the spar sure it’s opposite hand! An easy way to
make the airplane unstable about its hold-down pins toward the rear so they do this when you have only one-half of
longitudinal axis, or fuselage centerline. will not interfere with installation of the the wing plan is to rub oil into the critical
The simplest way to do this is to drop the top spar and leading edge sheeting that locating points on that half. This makes
dihedral. In fact, without even resorting comes a little later. the paper transparent enough at these
to ailerons, you can increase the maneu Clue and pin in place ribs W-1 through spots to turn the plans over and build the
verability of an airplane (also increase its W-3, tilting W-1 with the root rib dihe second panel on the back side. The final
instability) by lowering the dihedral dral jig. Don't glue the outer W-3 rib to steps before joining the two panels are
somewhat. However, now the airplane the trailing edge just yet. Now glue and trimming off the building tabs on the tip
will require constant control corrections pin down ribs W-4 through W-7. Next, ribs, and gluing the 1/4 by 1/2 inch
to keep it in level flight. It cannot take prefit and then slide in place the tapered leading edges in place.
care of itself and will crash if the pilot tip portion of the bottom trailing edge. Using a large sanding block, dress the
does not make up for its lack of stability. Apply glue only after it is in place. Also, root end of each wing panel so that you
This type of instability is not bad. It’s a the outer W-3 rib can now be glued over will obtain a smooth, uniform butt joint
necessary ingredient of airplanes de the butt joint of the trailing edges. at the cen ter. Pin one panel to the
signed for maximum stunt capability, Put glue in the notches and press the building board with the bottom spar and
but the beginning flier needs this like a top 1/4 inch sauare spar in place. Next, trailing edge held down securely (stick
hole in the head. Until you can take off, add the 1/8 inch thick sub-leading edge. some of that Saran under the root rib).
fly around for ten minutes, land, and be The top of this strip should be beveled Apply glue to the root section of the
perfectly relaxed and on top of the before putting it in place. Incidentally, if other panel, press it into place, prop the
whole situation from beginning to end, you’re using a runny glue such as Tite- tip up 6 inches (to the bottom of W-7)
you're not ready for an airplane that bond, adding the sub-leading edge can and pin the center joint together at the
demands constant "seco nd n ature” get messy since the glue will be dripping leading and trailing edges to maintain
attention throughout its flight. End of off some of the ribs before you get them alignment. Allow this to dry thoroughly.
sermon. all coated. Try this: lay the strip back- Make room for the dihedral braces by
We had originally planned to include side-up on top of the ribs, and where it slicing out that portion of ribs W-1 and
flying instructions in this article, aimed crosses each one, apply glue to the strip. the inner W-2 which is between the
at the individual who does not have Now pick it up, slap it on the front of the spars and the trailing edge. Epoxy the
access to the assistance of an experi ribs, and pin it in place. braces in their respective locations and
28 R/C MODEL BUILDER
then trim and reinstall the ribs. Scrap
sticks may be sprung betw een the
trailing edge and the main brace to hold
it in position until the epoxy hardens.
Finish the wing structure by adding all of
the tip and center section sheeting and
the tip blocks. The Hoerner design is
optional and has not been proven for
better or worse on this model.
TAIL
Carefully select all tail section wood
for lightness. An extra ounce in the tail
will require adding three ounces in the
nose to balance the airplane, and that’s a
useless 1/4 of a pound that nobody
needs.
The basic 1/4-inch thick stabilizer
frame is first built right over the plan.
While it is pinned down, you can add the
top 3/16 inch main spar, the 1/8 inch tip
fillers, and the 3/16 inch center section
fillers. Leave a 1/4-inch slot for the fin.
Once this much is dry, remove all pins
holding the 1/4-inch square spar and
leading edge and add the 1/16 by 3/8-
inch spar caps. Purpose of the caps is to
provide a smooth, uninterrupted sur
face from outside edges to center spar
and to avoid the annoying little covering
kinks that usually form as ribs try to push
into spars under tension of the covering. Charlie Bauer’ s Apprentice is powered by an Enya .3 5 , about the most you'd want to use. A l
though not necessary, a side-mounted engine, w ith cowling, greatly improves the appearance.
When stab is dry, remove from plan and
add bottom spar, filler pieces, and caps. from tail post to the 3/32 ply landing well soaked in hot water and taped into
Plane and sand everything to shape for gear base. Also epoxy this in place. Use a place over the bulkheads. When dry, it
covering. 4-inch wide piece of planking just aft of was an easy matter to trim them toshape
The fin is built from 1/4 inch materials F-8 on the top and score the underside and glue in place with only a few pins
and needs no further explanation. The down the middle so it will press into the necessary.
rudder and elevators are simple solid “ V” at the top of F-8 and gradually blend Now construct the removable hatch
sheet material and only require the out to a flat section. framework right on the fuselage, using
addition of ply inserts for control horns. Epoxy F-1 into place using 1/4 by 1/2 three 1/4-inch square stringers and
Note that the elevators are only rounded inch spruce sticks with rubber bands bulkheads F-2 and F-3. You may want to
at the trailing edge, not tapered to an stretched across them to hold the sides insert pieces of Saran before gluing, so
airfoil shape as is the rudder. tightly against the bulkhead. Force pins the hatch won’t become a permanent
FUSELAGE through the sides and into F-1 to prevent part of the structure. After trimming the
The fuselage is of typical sheet wood sliding. Next, epoxy in place the tank side stringers, the hatch frame was
box construction. Hobbypoxy II was floor F-9 and F-10 “ instrument panel” sheeted in the same manner as the
used on all doublers. Sig Epoxy glue on bulkhead F-6. Another set of sticks and windshield cowl. Don’t forget the 1/4
all heavy-duty points, and Titebond for rubber bands just ahead of bulkhead F-6 inch overhang on each end.
anything else. Doublers, upright stiffen should cozy everything up nice and
ers, and longerons are all added before The exact engine cowl construction
tight. will vary, depending on the engine used
joining the two sides. The top longerons While this is curing, you can glue in
of 3/16 square may need a series of and whether it is mounted upright or
and carve the upper windshield block, tilted to the right. We mounted the
partial saw cuts to help them follow the drill out for the 1/8 inch dia. music wire
curve. Webra .20 turned 90 degrees to the right.
wing dowels, and prepare the various Whatever you decide, remember that
Proper and square alignment in early ply pieces that are then epoxied in place the center of the fuel tank should be at
construction stages is important, so with along with the wire dowels. If you want the same level as the engine’s needle
this in mind, do not, repeat, do not cut the little extra touch of realism afforded valve. If mounted upright, you w ill
out the window area (if you do it at all) by real honest see-thru windows, cut the probably have to drop the thrust line
until the fuselage is just about com balsa siding out now, guided by the ply slightly, and as a result, may need a little
pleted. Join the two sides by epoxying doublers. Notch out the outer sheet more downthrust. We have long been in
F-7 and F-8 in place. We temporarily sides as shown to accommodate the favor of radial mounting, and suggest
pinned a six-inch wide sheet of wood hardwood 3/32 by 1/4 vertical dividers. either a Tatone mount, Midwest “ T"
across the bottom of the fuselage be Since we used Super Monokote, the job bars, or an alum inum plate bolted
tween F-7 and F-8 to keep things true of applying "glass” was easy. The sides directly to the back plate of the engine.
until the epoxy cured. were covered, including the window
Next, cut two 3/16 square by 2-7/8 area, with one chunk of the instant skin. We left the bottom nose planking
inch long cross pieces and glue and pin The S.M. was ironed down around each until last, in case your engine mounting
them in place at the vertical stiffener window frame, and then, using cotton required blind nuts below the tank
location which is 12 inches aft of F-8. sticks and Kleenex, the color/adhesive flo o r. Now this can be cross grain
Pull the tail posts together and bevel the was removed from the clear plastic sheeted with hard 1/8 inch balsa. Ob
inside surfaces until the total width of backing film from inside the cabin using viously, it must be feathered down to
the two sides at the post is a little over a butyrate thinner. Presto! Daylight! 3/32 where it meets the ply landing gear
1/4 inch. When this is glued together, Meanwhile, back at the schnozz . . . base, but the idea is to prevent the
the rear fuselage assumes a natural curve Glue in F-5, the hatch stop F-4, the short battery pack from exiting the hard way
from F-8 to the tail post. With 3/32 balsa 1/4-inch square stringer from F-5 to F-6 (through the bottom) if you should plop
applied crossgrain, plank the top from and then plank the windshield cowl. We down ungently.
elevator cut out to F-8 and the bottom did this with two pieces which were first Continued on page 70
J U L Y 1980 29
«/c SOARING
• We are in the middle of a revolution.
by Dr. L A R R Y F O G E L .
PH O TO S B Y A U TH O R
The clever retracting tow hook from Fourm ost now sports mounting Dave Freund's L il' Plank uses no m ixer, instead has independently
lugs. Light and strong, a good buy at S 5 .7 5 . controlled elevons! Requires intense concentration at all tim es, we bet!
JULY 1980 31
• Awright! All you Easterners get ready
to see your name in print, as that hard
working Contest Director, Jim Clark, has
sent in the results of almost the com
plete schedule of the 1979 Eastern O.T.
R/C flying. Jim has sent quite a bit of
stuff on happenings on the eastern
seaboard, so let’s get on with it.
The first meet of any consequence was
the Jersey Antique Modelers Meet of
July 12, with Mike Granieri as Contest
Director. Held at the North Branch Park
in Bridgewater, New Jersey, the meet
featured hot and sunny weather with
great thermals. However, the attendance
was low, no doubt due to the threat of
rain. With the possibility of a postponed
meet, the shortage of gas, and the cost of
same, some of the less competition-
minded modelers failed to show. The late John L . " K in g fis h " Sadler in 1936, w ith his original 10-foot low-wing w ith Bro w n Jr.
Sadler's "Pacem aker" low-winger plans available from R C M B . Photo courtesy of H .A . Thom as.
In listing the results, the reader must
remember that O.T. R/C events (limited
pmm m
engine run events particularly) are run
on ten minute maximum flights rather
than the seven as specified in the SAM
rulebook. Another interesting feature is
that they allow the best three out of four
flights for all classes except Texaco,
which is the usual one best flight out of PH O TO S B Y A U TH O R
two.
CLASS A By JOHN POND
1) Tom Acciavatti Playboy Sr. (scaled)
2) Mike Lachowski M-G (Cl. AB)
3) George Haley M-G (Cl. AB) 1) Jack Van Dusen Dallaire superior flying qualities of the Old Timer
CLASS B 2) George Murphy Dallaire models (dated between 1939 and 1942)
1) Stu Murray Interceptor B 3) Woody Woodman Playboy the old Texaco type models win the
2) Tom Acciavatti Playboy Sr. (scaled) The Fuel Allotment event above gen majority of times. It is tough to beat
3) Tom Wroblesky Playboy Sr. (scaled) erally replaces the Texaco event, as it those big birds once you get them up
CLASS C-D allows all models, Antique and Old high enough!
1) Tom Acciavatti Playboy Tim er, to com pete. (Texaco models S.P.O.T. Results:
2) Esio Grassi M-G must conform to a deadline of Decem CLASS A
3) Tom Wroblesky Playboy ber 31, 1938.) 1) Mike Lachowski M-G (Cl. AB)
ANTIQUE The next meet occurring in New 2) George Haley M-G (Cl. AB)
1) Esio Grassi M-G Jersey was the S.P.O.T. (Society for the CLASS B
2) Stu Murray Gas Bird Preservation of Old Timers) Annual at 1) Tom Wroblesky Playboy
3) Don Hartman Standby the CJR/CC (Central Jersey) Field lo 2) Don Hartman Gas Champ
CLASS ABCD IGNITION cated at Piscataway, New Jersey. Actual 3) Jim Clark M-G (Cl. B)
1) Hank Baer Playboy ly, the meet had to be postponed be CLASS C
2) Woody Woodman Playboy cause of bad weather and was actually 1) Tom Wroblesky Playboy
3) Steve Boucher Sailplane held on August 26. 2) Frank Lashek Bombshell
FUEL ALLOTMENT C.D. Jim Clark reports the day was hot, 3) Richard Reuter Bombshell
humid (ugh!), and partly cloudy with CLASS ABCD IGNITION
winds between 0 and 10 mph. At this 1) Woody Woodman Playboy
contest, the so-called Texaco event was 2) Fred Quedenfield PB-2
actually a Fuel Allotm ent event, as 3) Hank Baer Playboy (crunch!)
models past the date of December 31, ANTIQUE
1938 were allowed to compete in order 1) Robert Skupien Dallaire
to swell the attendance. Interestingly 2) Mike Lachowski M-G
enough, regardless of the apparent 3) Ralph Clemens Quaker
No question about the popularity of the MG design on the East Coast. Ignition in R /C models is gradually catching on back east. Hank Baer
Designer M ike Guarnieri has plans in all sizes. shows his Anderson powered Playboy. C lark photo.
JULY 1980 33
Photo taken by Pond at recent SA M 21 Sailplane/Old Tim er contest shows some of the models
used. A total of nine teams, three fliers on each one, competed at this meet.
I 7 / β '- 43/16*-
integral in the cylinder.
Rotary valve engines were quite popu
JULY 1980 35
have to settle for second place! Wanna
see what the boys on the West Coast are
using? Well, look over the results:
COMMERCIAL RUBBER
1) Andy Faykun (Orr Chieftain) 9:00
2) Wade Wiley (Gordon Light) 8:20
3) Ed Lidgard (Sparky) 9:19
O.T. RUBBER
1) Art Corvella (Hi-Climber) 12:51
2) Leon DeWitt (unknown) 12:30
3) Wade Wiley (Gordon Light) 11:47
30 SECOND ANTIQUE
1) Larry Clark (Miss Delaware) 11:33
2) C. Large (Long Cabin) 8:30
3) J. Ogg (Powerhouse) 8:16
CLASS A PYLON
1) Cliff Silva (Ranger) 9:35
Speaking of V alk yries, here's one b y SA M 7's George Arm stead. Fuselage is 1/32 sheet 2) W. Weathers (Playboy) 9:34
wrapped over 1/16 longitudinal sheet, makes a light and strong fram ew ork. Brow n Jr. power. 3) Al Heilman (Ranger) 9:07
CLASS B PYLON
CLASS AB lent weather prevailing. It was probably 1) Jim Persson (Zipper) 13:54
1) Rick Kultti (Bombshell) 14:35 one of the best all-around flying week 2) Bruce Chandler (Zipper) 12:31
2) Don Bekins (Playboy Cabin) 10:02 ends in Taft that Old Tim ers could 3) Bob Oslan (Ranger) 11:38
3) Hal Cullens (Albatross) 9 48 remember. CLASS C PYLON
ANTIQUE Toshow how conducivegood weather 1) Bruce Chandler (Demon) 12:20
1) Bob Hughes (Dallaire) 29:56 is to a good contest, there were 77 2) Jim Persson (Playboy) 10:35
2) Jim Kyncy (Gas Bird) 29:10 entries in the various events. Very few 3) Al Rasmussen (Sailplane) 9:54
3) George Hindman (Lanzo) 25 38 crackups were noted, but those that did CLASS A CABIN
1/2A TEXACO occu r w ere d an d ies, to w it: Bruce 1) Bob Oslan (Flybaby) 9:46
1) Don Bekins 19:41 Chandler rekitting (again!) his Super 2) Bill Cohen (Cabruler) 8:56
2) Jack Alten 12:19 Skyrocket while Al Heinrich, not to be 3) Bruce Chandler (Coronet) 7:37
3) Bob Anderson 8 24 outdone, stuck his Foo-2-U-2 in very CLASS B CABIN
CLASS C convincingly. 1) Al Heilman (Clipper) 9:34
1) Don Bekins (Playboy) 21:00 A new face in the rubber winners, Ed 2) T. Heiser (Dodger) 9:25
2) Jim Kyncy (Playboy) 16:08 Lidgard (yes, they eventually all come to 3) Ross Thomas (So-Long) 7:35
3) Hal Cullens (Albatross) 15:29 California!) placed third with a Comet CLASS C CABIN
TEXACO Sparky! Just wait until he builds one of 1) Jim Ogg (Bombshell) 11:34
1) Eut Tilson (Westerner) 30:56 his super W akefield designs! That’ll 2) Bruce Chandler (Clipper) 9:57
2) Jim Kyncy (Gas Bird) 28:44 make the boys step! Talking about 3) Bill Cohen (Buccaneer) 7:41
3) Don Bekins (Gas Bird) 23:30 rubber, another newcomer to the silent .020 REPLICA
SCIFS ANNUAL “ KICKO FF” side of modeling, Wade Wiley, pro 1) Bob Oslan (Strato Streak) 17:52
Free flight got off to an excellent start duced a 1932 Gordon Light Wakefield 2) Al Rasmussen (Playboy) 16:51
in 1980 when the SCIFS held their Winner that shows excellent promise. 3) Jack Jella (Strato Streak) 8:48
"Kickoff” on March 8 and 9 with excel When he gets some turn in it, he won’t Continued on page 104
* OSPHEŘE
’ *
OLD T IM ER Model of the Month
£ Designed by: Henry Cole *
Drawn by: Al Patterson #
Text by: Phil Bernhardt
*
• Henry Cole’s “ Stratosphere," from
the May ’41 M.A.N., is one very distinc *
tive looking model, with its unusual
cabin and multi-stringered fuselage and *
semi-T tail. The airplane was so success
ful that the designer’s later and slightly maximum climb. Recommended power of the bulkheads, making it easy to get
larger high-perform ance ship, the is 20 strands of 3/16 rubber . . . pretty them straight and also bypassing the
"Smoothie,” is basically similar in layout potent for this size ship. tedious job of cutting a million notches
except for the landing gear and tail In spite of what looks like a complex in the bulkheads.
surfaces. Both are all-out contest models structure, the Stratosphere is fairly The high-mounted stab and wire stab
and will more than hold their own in simple to build. The wing has no spars, brace makes a pop-up stab DT kinda
O.T. rubber competition today. relying solely on the top 1/32 sheeting tricky. One possibility is to make the stab
Rubber models had to meet a mini for strength and also to reduce covering in two halves with a short center section
mum weight rule in those days. Cole’s sag between the ribs. The fuselage is mounted in the fin. The two halves
strategy with the Stratosphere was to built on the half-shell, where all the naif- could pivot on a short 3/16 or 1/4-inch
build an extremely light streamlined formers on one side are glued to the top aluminum tube axle located just forward
airframe, then bring it up to the weight and bottom keels before turning the of the 1/8 sq. spar. The wire brace could
rule with a heavy motor to give as high a assembly over and adding the opposite probably be left off without too much
power-to-weight ratio as possible for former halves. Stringers are laid on top grumbling from the purists. ·
36 R/C MODEL BUILDER
JULY 1980 FULL SIZE PLANS AVAILABLE - SEE PAGE 108 37
PH O TO S B Y A U TH O R
own charge plugs and performing a
P R O D U C T ® IN USE couple of simple tests to check that the
unit is functioning properly and that you
haven’t shorted anything out, a normal
M.E.N.'s R/C SYSTEM C H A R G E R , by CHIP C O N KLIN charge sequence goes like this: Plug the
unit in and observe that the power
indicator light is on. Plug in the battery
• It’s Sunday afternoon and time to put “ RC System Charger” which can not or batteries to be charged and note the
away the lawn mower and go have some only perform both of these functions, light associated with the battery being
fun. One last check of the new servo you but in addition, can provide you with charged comes on. This indicates that
put in this morning and . . . oops, you’ve some valuable information about your you are in the fast charge mode. After a
done it again. You got sidetracked and batteries. With this charger you can get a time, depending on the battery capacity
left your system on all morning. There fast charge sufficient for several flights, and charge condition, the light will dim,
isn't enough time for your quick or you can leave it plugged in and forget flicker and finally go out. This indicates
charger, and you d o n ’t have a fast it and it will continue to slow charge that the charger has autom atically
charger. You have thought of getting your batteries at a safe rate until you are switched from the fast charge to the slow
one, but you knew it would just be a ready to use them. The unit is designed charge rate. It will stay in this mode until
matter of time before you got side to charge both the receiver and trans the battery in unplugged.
tracked while fast charging and des mitter packs at the same time, or either In addition to charging, you may
troyed your battery pack. What you may be charged separately. It is available obtain information about the condition
really wish is that someone would come in three versions. All of them will charge of your batteries by observing the lights
out with a charger that could fast charge a 4.8-volt receiver pack and, depending during the charge cycle. If a light doesn’t
your batteries when you need it without on the model, will charge a 6-volt, 9-volt, come on, you either have a bad connec
the danger of destroying your batteries. or 12-volt transmitter pack (be sure of tion somewhere or an open cell. If it is an
On the other hand, you would still what you have before purchasing the open cell, you can find it by connecting
prefer to do most of your charging unit). the charger across each individual cell.
overnight with a slow charger that will CHARGER OPERATION If, after a known discharge, the unit
ensure that your batteries are at their O peration of the charger is very switches to slow charge too soon, you
peak capacity when you go to the field. simple; there are no buttons to push or know that you have either a high impe-
M.E.N. has recently introduced its knobs to twist. After connecting your dence or low capacity cell. If the unit
remains in the fast charge mode too long
you have a shorted cell. Also, if you
charge for a couple of days, take the
battery off for an hour and then recon
nect it. It should immediately switch to
slow charge. If it does not, then you
know you have a leaky cell which is
discharging itself.
The initial high charge current of the
unit is enough to clear shorts from some
cells. The manufacturer claims that cells
which were successfully cleared of
shorts never reshorted as long as they
were charged on the RC System Charger,
but when they were charged with a
conventional charger the shorts came
back.
FUNCTIONAL OPERATION
Upon opening the unit I was im
pressed with the conservative design,
which includes a high quality, husky
power transformer, an epoxy circuit
b o ard , and a c le a n , u n clu tte re d
38 R/C MODEL BUILDER
mechanical layout. With a metal-cased
device I would prefer to see a three-wire
grounded power cord, but with the
quality of the power transformer and
since none of the circuitry is connected
to the case, the chance of a safety
problem should be minimal.
The circuit of the receiver half of the
charger is shown in figure 1. The trans
mitter section is identical except for
component values. The heart of the
circuit is the SCR (silicon controlled
rectifier). This device operates just like a 2Β. CU R REN T TO B A T T E R Y
switch, except that when it is on, current
can only pass in one d irectio n. The
"switch” is turned on by passing current
through the gate and, once turned on, it
can only be turned off by removing the
voltage from the gate and anode.
CIRCUIT OPERATION
The circuit operation is as follows: T1,
CR1, and CR2 provide half wave voltage
pulses (figure 2A) to the receiver and
transmitter sections. The transmitter and
receiver pulses occur at different times,
so the two sections do not affect each
other.
FAST CHARGE
When a battery is connected a current
begins to flow through C l, R2, and D4, FIG. 2 W A V EFO R M S
and into the gate of the SCR at the
beginning of the voltage pulse. Depend
ing on the battery voltage, a point will be
reached during the pulse where enough
current flows in the gate to begin to turn
on the SCR. When this happens, current
will flow through R3, R4, R5, and R6 and
into the anode. This causes a current to
flow through the base and emitter of Q2.
This current turns on Q2 and provides
enough current to the SCR gate to latch
it on (figure 2B). It will now remain on,
providing a high rate current, deter
mined by R6, to the battery and turning
on the charge indicator LED, D2, until
the end of that particular voltage pulse
from the transformer. At the end of the
pulse everything turns off and waits for
the next pulse, and everything starts
again. When the battery voltage is low
enough current will be generated in the
gate to turn the SCR on at the beginning
of the pulse, but as the battery voltage
rises, this requires a higher and higher FIG . 3 B A T T E R Y C H A R G E C H A R A C T E R IS T IC S
voltage, thus moving the vertical line of
figure 2B to the right. Since the propor through the next voltage pulse. When slow charge, lasted two hours each on
tion of time that the SCR is on becomes this happens, Q3 robs the current from my Super Cycle) and charged them on
less as the charge cycle continues, we the SCR gate and keeps it from turning the RC System Charger for 24 hours. The
get the effect of a tapering charge rate. on. The battery is now charged through charger acted as described earlier, with
This is indicated by the dimming of the D3 and R8, which determine the slow the lights flickering after 70 minutes for
LED’s. charge rate and keep the battery voltage the receiver and 75 minutes for the
TRANSITION TO SLOW CHARGE high enough to prevent the SCR from transmitter and going out completely
When the battery voltage reaches the being turned on during the rest of the after 80 and 85 minutes respectively. I
point at which the SCR is not turning on charging period. Note that it is the then discharged the batteries for an
until the center of the pulse, a point is battery voltage in the absence of a pulse hour on my expanded scale voltmeter to
reached where, for some pulses, not that determines the cut-off point. Tech get a discharge level equivalent to about
enough gate current is generated to turn nically this is called "trough voltage five flights. This time I charged them just
on the SCR. At this point the LED’s will detection” and is the preferred method, until the lights went out, which took 40
begin to flicker and the average charge since transients which might occur minutes for the transm itter and 30
rate is reduced further. during the high current pulses cannot minutes for the receiver. The discharge
While all this is going on, the voltage cause a premature cut-off. took 107 and 115 minutes, which means
on the battery is also being divided the charger had charged the receiver to
down and applied to Q3. At a certain PERFORMANCE TESTS
89% and the transmitter to 96% of its
voltage, determ ined by D5, Q3 and After performing the initial function capacity. Next, I discharged both bat
values of RIO and R11 selected at the tests and attaching my charge connec teries until they were completely dead.
factory, enough voltage is present to tors, I took my 500 mah receiver and
turn on Q3 and keep it turned on transmitter packs (which, after a 24-hour Continued on page 89
JU L Y 1980 39
By D IC K HANSON . . . Part Four: One Reverse Outside Loop and Three Horizontal Rolls.
The1/2-a scm
By L A R R Y R E N G E R PH O TO S B Y A U T H O R
An engine like the Cox R/C Bee has been long overdue in 1 /2A R/C * ’ - — ' 14 w m i t m s a i r car rr om
flyin g . Th ro ttled , m uffled, and equipped w ith a clunk tank. lots of plastic parts, you can get it on the road fast.
JULY 1980 41
PH O TO S B Y A U TH O R
A nice pair of birds highly adapted and especially designed fo r the stresses of Giant Scale flight. Jim Fo llin e 's PT-19 design is one of the most
popular set of construction plans available. Ted Hyde's FW -190A is an original project also, but sadly, no plans are available for it.
G IANT ” A
s FLIGHT
c aLINEl e
By L E E T A Y L O R . . . Beginning what should become a regular, alternate month column on the biggies, by a
leading proponent of the breed. Learn what's new, how-to-do-it, and see what others are building.
WHY ARE YOU IN THIS HOBBY? came out into the limelight. Many of categories until it was no longer fun, and
Are you in it for the glory? The public these guys had built giant models long wanted no part of it with their birds. The
acclaim? How about for the money? I before they were even remotely practi enthusiasm that attitude generated was
don’t know about you, but after 25 years cal. They built giants when there were literally mind-boggling!
of messing around with planes of all no engines capable of flying their planes, What has happened since the advent
shapes and sizes, I think I have finally or radios capable of controlling them. of giant model popularity is well-known.
decided why I stay with models. They’re They built giants because that is what To my mind, there are only two real
FUN!! I enjoy the daylights out of them. they wanted to build, and they didn’t reasons for this popularity. First, Giants
It has taken me almost that entire 25 care what anyone else thought. They fly like planes, rather than angry hornets.
years of modeling to make that decision, were real loners back in those days, They truly are Miniature Aircraft. Second
because all that time, someone else many times completely isolated from is the prevailing attitude that these
besides me has been trying to tell me standard modeling, and rarely seen at giants are built and flown for the pure
what I should do in the hobby, what kind the ulcer-factory flying sites. personal satisfaction and pleasure of the
of plane I should fly, and how I should fly These rugged individualists did what individual, not so that they will please
it. Right down to dictating exactly how a they durned well pleased back then, and some prejudiced judge who needs new
downwind pass should be made. when their models suddenly became glasses. For once, an area of the hobby
Three years ago, though, something extremely popular and practical, they has appeared that pleases the individual,
happened that was just plain glorious. insisted on their right to keep on doing the way he wants to be pleased. To my
Giant models burst on the scene, and so. More than anything, they were anti mind, this attitude represents a new
with this sudden acclaim modelers who competition. They had seen competi level of maturity in modeling. To say you
had long ago decided why they modeled tion develop in the normal modeling are doing something simply because
B ill Wendt's original scratch-built Fokker D -V III is done up in Polish A ir Force m arkings, fin
ished in olive drab Permagloss Coverite. Span is just over nine feet, weight is about 27 lbs., and
it's Quadra powered. Scale is 1 f t . = 1 meter . . . an unusual figure, but one that w orks very w ell, B ill expresses mild satisfaction after highly
since the full-size ship was designed in m eters; comes out to ap proxim ately 1 /3 scale. successful firs t test flig h t of his D - V III.
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recommend for a first Giant: Ken Run-
nestrand’s Piper L-4, and Bill Wendt’s
Fokker D -V III, both sp ecifically d e
signed for the Quadra, both extremely
strong structurally, and extremely docile,
beautiful flying planes. Both span nine
feet, though Bill’s D-VIII towers over
Ken’s L-4 (which, by the way, is the
military version of the Piper Cub J-3).
Write me for info on these plans.
Almost everyone who asks me about
getting started in the monsters asks
about one group of planes. "What about
Another of Ken Runnestrand's big ones is th is Piper L-4 (m ilitary version of the J-3 C u b ), heav the Nosen models?" They are all excel
ily modified fro m the Balsa U S A J-3 k it. Much substitution of hardwoods fo r th e kit-supplied lent flying planes. The Nosen 310, with
balsa w as necessary to strengthen the bird fo r its Quadra powerplant. two ,60's, is one of the most docile
complex planes I personally have ever
flown. But the Nosen models are quite
weak by present-day standards. In order
to come up to today’s strength require
ments, they require considerable modi
fication. These are now quite old de
signs, and they originated back con
sid e rab ly b efo re any of the new er
engines came on the scene. They had to
be designed light then, or the older
engines wouldn’t have lifted them off
the ground. They were excellent then,
and with a beef-up program, they are
excellent now. The Mr. Mulligan and
Piper J-3 Cub are joys to fly, while the
Gere Sport sheds its ugliness entirely in
the air. And the Citabria, with a Quadra,
puts its full-scale counterpart to shame.
As I said, though, BEEF-UP is the name of
the game with these kits. (For those who
The L-4 "G rasshopper" makes a scale d im b o u t. A scale pilot has since been added, makes want to go big without getting into the 2
photos o f the model and the real bird indistinguishible when taken at the same angle. cu. in. gas engines, the Nosen 1-3 and
Champ can be built as-is, using .60-.80
painful. Many of the things used com your belt, and your takeoffs and landings glow engines, wen)
monly on the small birds just won't are no longer frightening occurrences, To bring the Nosen kits up to present-
adapt to being used on the big birds, the then you can start off with one of the day standards, start with the fuselage.
most common example of that being the simpler Giant Scale birds. I would recom Replace all balsa fuselage longerons
use of piano wire for landing gears. It mend starting with one of the models, with 3/8 hardwood dowel or 3/8 square
works quite well on the small birds; it is from a kit or plans, that are specifically hardwood strips, whichever is easier for
often downright dangerous on the big designed for the larger engines. There you to get. Install hardwood trailing
ones. aren't too many of these around) and I edges in place of the balsa ones on the
If you are a brand-new pilot, get a honestly haven’t seen too many of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers, and
Puma kit, build it with help from an ones that are. However, from what many the leading edges of the rudder and
experienced modeler and get a good people have said, Jim Messer's Ercoupe, elevators. Add a second 1/4-inch ply
pilot to test-fly it for you and to stand by Don’s Custom M odels' Piper Tom a wood firewall to the one supplied, to
while you learn to fly. But don't let hawk,and Ellco Plastics’ PiperCherokee, bring the firewall thickness up to 1/2
anyone talk you out of starting with a are kits that I can recommend. inch of plywood. This is quite important;
big bird if that is what you want to do. If you want to build from plans, your the bigger engines you are going to put
They fly altogether better! choices for a first bird are sim ilarly on these birds need a good solid mount.
If you have some stick time under limited. I know of only two that I will Continued on page 101
Ken 's L-4 features plug-on wing panels and separate aileron servos, A ll set to r the first test flig h t, Paul sims holding. T h at's Paul's
making this an easy model to assemble and transport. Quadra powered IMosen Cham p in the foreground.
DAVIS D -1 K By P E T E R W ESTBU RG
N -854N , a Davis D-1W, was rebuilt in 1965 b y Joe Pfeifer of C olum bia, C alifo rn ia , w ith a 145 hp Warner and wheel pants from another plane.
Th is and above photo from Pete Bowers.
J U L Y 1980 45
Nancy Ward helped person the tim er's table at N.W . Record Trials. Attending the record trials from Canada were Dave Haydon (left) and
Gloved hands belong to Dist. 8 Sec. Nancy A u stin , who also helped. M alcolm Frasir. Class C hydros ran in m id-50's w ith O .S. .6 5's.
Tw o shots of E rickso n's Miss C ircus C ircus running at something over 70 mph. O PS .6 5 provided the urge.
Streaker belonging to Ed Fisher made a one-way pass at 47 mph, but rough water prevented Ed
fro m breaking his existing record of 4 7 .2 8 mph set last year. Boat uses K 8 iB 3.5.
unbelievable flips. Those crashes were assisted by his wife, Nancy, and Nancy
beginning to take their toll, both equip Austin, District 8 Secretary. Cold fingers
ment-wise and in patience. Ron had all and toes were the rewards for those who
but given up trying to set a new record assisted at the timer’s table. Although he
because of the weather conditions when wasn’t able to set any new records, Frank
a break in the weather came on Sunday did make a one-way pass of 63+ mph
afternoon. Ron patched his broken with his X Class Deep-Vee powered by a
cowlings together with wire and de Rossi .69. This was the fastest I’d ever Original design tunnel hull by Ed Fisher was
cided to give it one m ore try. His seen a deep-vee run and it was most fast enough to set new N A M B A records in
diligence and efforts were rewarded impressive. 1/16 m ile straightaway and .9 m ile oval.
with the new record. An R/C Unlimited MARCH OF DIMES
doing 75.50 mph is really a sight to MODEL BOAT RACE Walk-A-Thon concept that March of
behold. Ron’s model of the Circus A new event was added to the Puget Dimes uses to gain funds for its research
Circus is the one that ran in September Sound Model Boat Club's annual Mini in the area of birth defects. Each con
of 1978 at San Diego. It is not the newer Daffodil Regatta held on March 30 at testant obtained sponsors who pledged
design that ran last year and is scheduled Lake Waughop, Ft. Steilacoom Park. The a certain amount of money for each lap
to run in 1980. P.S.M.B.C. sponsored a Race-A-Thon the boater would complete in a 10-
Frank Ward was the Contest Director with proceeds going to the March of minute enduro. A survey indicated that
for the record trials and was most ably Dimes. The event was based on the Continued on page 99
Fro m Jos Depetris, Baltim ore, M aryland, come these photos of his nicely finished fiberglass version of the E xca lib u r 11 outboard tunnel designed
b y Je rry Dunlap. (R C M B has plans for a wooden version of this boat.) A very neat job, Jos!
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Flo rida. Traction w as unbelievable. Heavy barriers took their to ll in equipm ent.
• I keep telling myself that I’m going to type P.B. slide valve carb which proved
make it down to Florida for the Winter promising. The new Picco 3.5 engine was
Nationals. And one of these years I will. It also introduced. This engine is very new
sounds like I really missed a good one and is potentially a very quick engine. It
this time. In fact, several racers I know utilizes a unique head design, beefy
would rather go to Florida for this race liner, and good manufacturing quality.
than to the Nationals. Anyway, I re The price: $1851! That includes a big
ceived a comprehensive race report bore carb (similar to Perry) an exhaust B ill's winning Associated car used a racing
from Mike Pino on the Winter Nationals, manifold (no muffler), and heat sink number not norm ally seen on his cars.
along with some good pics. Let’s see head. Only 50 will come into the country
what he has to say. this year, and parts availability is un away, ending in a tight hairpin. Phe
“ The 1980 Winter Nationals will be known. nomenal speeds were attained in this
remembered as a very closely contested "One interesting note was that the section and good brakes were at a
race with the best of the factory teams lone H.R.E. entry was utilizing ground premium for the hairpin. Delta cars
competing for top honors. All the major effects totally with no wing and no fared well with the inevitable brushes
manufacturers were represented, with spoiler. This concept has been tried with the barriers, but other car makes
some utilizing (in the words of John before, but not as effectively as on this were not as fortunate. My car was one of
Thorp) the ‘Shot Cun’ approach to try to car. Despite problems experienced with them. I destroyed both of my graphite
win this race. Associated had the most the concept, which forced its removal fiber chassis plates in wall banging
team drivers with Jianas, Davis, Smeltzer, before the final qualifying heats, there is incidents early in the week.
Kim rey, C u rtis, Husting (G ene and promise that ground effect does work, “ Another contributing factor to the
Curtis), and Rowland, among others. but further experimentation is neces high speeds was the fantastic traction.
Team Delta had 'Local Boy’ Arturo sary. The surface was incredibly smooth and
C a rb o n e ll, Ken and B ill C a m p b e ll, “ The race site was located at the Sea retained oil and rubber well. By Tues
Sanders, Petty, and a host of fast inde World parking lot in Orlando, Florida. day, almost everyone had removed their
pendents. By far there were more Delta Track layout was simplistic and barriers differentials or tightened them up to the
cars than any other. (They did well, as were used to outline the course. These point of locking. This made nonsense of
will be explained later.) Kyes, Belizzi, barriers took their toll on equipment in the class system the organizers used.
and Firestone represented MRP. Also the form of numerous destroyed bodies, They formed two classes, unlimited and
represented were P.B., S.G., and yours bumpers, front ends, etc. The track was limited. The difference was that the
truly for H.R.E. In addition, the Vene very fast with one high speed sweeper limited class was allowed no differen
zuelan team with their familiar yellow leading onto a moderately long Straight tials. As it turned out, diffs were totally
and green cars were also present. These
were the only foreign drivers to come
this year. These fellows always show
great preparation and always do well. I
asked one of them how they can come
so far to race, but he pointed out to me
they were only two and one-half hours
away by plane, a lot closer than Cali
fornia.
“ On the technical side, almost every
one was using a tuned exhaust of some
sort, and a few cars had dual disc brakes
on the rear axle. A variety of new
equipment layouts were in evidence.
Slide valve carbs were also in abundance,
the most popular being the OPS slide
valve. Delta showed off its new slide
valve carb. It looks remarkably like the
OPS, but Delta has incorporated some
New Picco (the 'P' in O PS) 3.5 car engine stirred up a lot of interest, but the cost of S 1 8 5 puts
new features. Only a select few had this
it out o f the reach of most racers. Shown here in an S .G . car.
carb. Some drivers had the new proto-
50 R/C MODEL BUILDER
Jo hn Tho rp 's car w as equipped w ith dual disc brakes and timing belt R ick Davis also had dual brakes on his car. Lo ts of brake needed on
drive to rear wheels. Also note new m u ffle r, said to w o rk w ell. high-traction surfaces.
unnecessary. 5) Bill Jianas 35.7 Assoc. bonell were inches apart and pulling
"Qualifying began on Friday after a 6) Ken Campbell 35.6 Delta away from Smeltzer. Carbonell then
round of practice heats. Q ualifying 7) Rick Davis 35.5 Assoc. made his move and just blew by Davis
heats were ten minutes long. M ike 8) Jack Jacobs 35.2 Assoc. and Kyes and set out after Jianas. Davis
Kimrey put in a good 36 laps and this 9) Hank Smith 35.0 Delta also got by Kyes. So, with a few laps gone
became the target to shoot for. but 10) Roger Curtis 34.9 Assoc. the order was Jianas, Carbonell. Davis,
when the smoke had cleared, Arturo "A slight shower on Saturday night left and Kyes. Suddenly Carbonell dashed
had shown them how to do it with 36.5 the track surface wet for Sunday morn into the pits for an unscheduled pit stop.
laps. This eventually turned out to be the ing. Some people in the lower mains The cause, I found out later, was that the
fastest time of the weekend. Only two were contemplating putting their differ filler had hung up on the body and all his
other drivers broke the 36-lap barrier. entials back in. By the time the unlimited fuel was dumped out of the car in those
Kyes did it on his last qualifier on mains were run the traction was the first few minutes. Also, this caused his
Saturday, and Dana Smeltzer did it on his same as it had been all week. engine to run lean, which caused a
second attempt. “ The B Main was won by Steve Sanders burned-out plug and subsequent flame-
"The highlight of Saturday was the for team Delta. I have raced against out. Also, the carb needed adjusting. So
spectacular q ualifier of Arturo Car- Steve in the southwest series. He is a very Art was out of the running early. At the
bonell and Bill Jianas. These two drivers underrated driver. He has virtually end of the heat, he really flew and
showed their fantastic skills by finishing dominated the southwest series for the eventually got fourth place. Kyes also
only one turn apart after ten minutes. past few seasons, but this was his first big had his problems with a servo saver
This was Jianas' fastest time. O ther win. It will not be his last. He told me which caused him to slow significantly.
notable times were put in by Rick Davis after the race that he was getting hit right "It was now a two-car race between
(last year's champ) who would certainly in front of the drivers’ stand. It is a credit Jianas and Davis. Right around the time
have broken the 36-lap barrier had it not to his car and driving skill that he of the first pit stop Jianas was just in front
been for slight mistakes. He looked very finished, let alone win. of Davis. (Davis had led briefly before
strong, as did Kyes. It was shaping up to "Now it was time for the big boys. this.) They both pitted at the same time
be a battle between Kyes, Davis, Jianas, Because of lack of time caused by the and rejoined the race inches apart.
Smeltzer. and Carbonell. weather, the unlimited mains were cut Jianas had the advantage in the turns and
'80 WINTER NATIONALS to 20-minute lengths. At the drop of the Davis had more horsepower . . . the
QUALIFYING — A MAIN flag. Bill Jianas shot out into the lead classic duel. For the remaining fifteen
1) Art Carbonell 36.5 Delta followed by Kyes, Davis, Carbonell and minutes these two were never more
2) Gary Kyes 36.4 MRP Sm eltzer. Jianas, who had not been than a half lap apart. The race was finally
3) Dana Smeltzer 36.2 Assoc. running super fast all week, was pulling decided with two minutes to go, when
4) Mike Kimrey 36.0 Assoc. out a big lead. Kyes, Davis, and Car Continued on page 103
O uch! Barriers were hard on cars. Bodies and fro nt end parts fared Mike Pino's H. R .E . car had an aerodynam ic w ing /tray, did n't use a
the w orst. S till, it w as better than bumping spectators. rear wing or spoiler. Show s promise.
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Craig Christensen must be one dedicated flier to pilot his Bird of Tim e w ith Astro 15 in all that The fast little 0 2 0 tw in that has everyone
snow. Note tin y wheels. What you really need is a set of skis, Craig! talking, Steve Neu's Cessna Conquest.
N /
ELECTRIC POWER V
By MITCH POLING
• Last summer I went on a vacation to
PH O TO S B Y A U T H O R
knew it, he was in the motor business. Heinz offers a glider much like it, the
Europe, and of course, I checked out The mark of prestige now at European Greyhound, as a kit with a fiberglass
what was happening on the electric contests is the red box that the Keller fuselage and foam core, planked wings
scene there. The combination of vaca motors come in, and Heinz was six for $190. Another kit, the Blizzard, is
tioning and reporting turned out to be a months behind in his orders when I for pylon racing and the 30/12 motor. It
very good one, with many pleasurable visited him. also has a fiberglass fuselage and foam,
memories. One of the highlights was The wait is obviously worth it. I met planked wings and sells for $145. It does
my visit with Heinz Keller, who makes several fliers later who had no com 100 mph with a 50/30 motor turning
the samarium cobalt motors I m en plaints about the wait, the motor per 17,000 on a 7x6 prop with 32 cells. Flying
tioned a few months ago. Europe offers form ance was that spectacular. The weight is five lbs.
delightful contrasts because of its long sound in the air is more like a turbine Some of these voltages and currents I
history, and the lovely countryside and than a motor, with extremely smooth, have mentioned are very high indeed. In
the medieval village where Heinz lives fast, and powerful flight, including good fact, most motors in this size could not
and makes his space-age motors is just vertical maneuvers. The photo shows handle these voltages and currents. The
such a contrast. Everyone knew where one of the planes in Heinz’s workshop. samarium cobalt magnets are not only
Heinz lived, and with their directions, I He calls it the Comet, a sport pattern much more pow erful than ordinary
soon found his workshop. Heinz turned ship with a 10 or 11% semisymmetrical magnets, but they resist the loss of their
out to be a hospitable host, and we were a irfo il, 57-in. span, flying weight of magnetism much better than ordinary
soon talking electrics and motors. Heinz 5-1/2 lbs., and 50/14 motor turning a magnets. This means that very high
has a degree in physics and does research 10x6 or 11x6 Top Flight at 9,500 rpm, currents can be handled without de
for an electronics firm, so his motors using sixteen 1.2 Ah cells. The current grading the motor performance. Heinz
come directly out of his research ex draw on the ground is 24 amperes, and took full advantage of this by building
perience. in the air 14 amperes, giving a flight of very large brushes and commutators
When he started to fly electrics, Heinz five or six minutes. into his motors, capable of handling up
was frustrated by the power limits of the Heinz also has a glider designed for to 30 amperes. This also means that the
motors that were available. Since he had the European electric glider competi motors can handle a tremendous range
already done work with samariumcobalt tio n , w h ich em p h asizes speed and of voltages, and their versatility is so
motors in his research, he knew how climb. It uses a 50/24 motor with a 14x6 good that they can be used with a broad
superior they were, and promptly made prop, ten to fourteen 1.2 Ah cells, weight range of props, planes, and battery
some for himself in his machine shop at six lbs., span 117 in., rpm on ten cells is packs. This can be used for gaining
home. Their performance was so elec 4,200, on 14 cells it is 5,600. It uses either maximum power or maximum
trifying (pun intended!) that word soon spoilers, rudder, and elevator, and will flight time.
got around, and before Heinz really climb 500 feet in one minute easily. Continued on page 90
Some of the excellent samarium cobalt magnet m otors produced by Heinz K eller calls his electric aerobatic ship the " C o m e t" , uses a
Heinz Keller of G erm any. Not inexpensive! 50 /1 4 m otor, weighs 5-1/2 lbs. A fast and sm ooth perform er.
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H A N N A N 'S H A N G A R ....................................... 54
G O U R D O U - L E S E U R R E C1 P E A N U T . 55
E L E C T R I C F / F C H A M P S ...............................58
W H IR L A W A Y .......................................................61
N O S T A L G IA F /F E V E N T ...............................62
F R E E F L I G H T .......................................................64
C O N T R O L L I N E ...................................................68
Another classic in rubber scale construction by B ill Noonan, San Diego. California.
Th is one is a 3 /4 " scale D ornier " T N T " . Stab reinforced to hold rubber motors.
CO
v
moth also had a Strato Streak that lived Naccarato family; after all, Tony holds
up to its name. This model would really the world's record for radio controlled
climb during its 25 second motor run, indoor electric models. As Jim placed
then glide very flat and slow for some highest in the two endurance events, he
long flights. In fact, Jim won the event received the grand sweepstakes trophy
with flights that included two three- also.
minute maxes. Not to be outdone, I Now for scale. This event had the most
charged up my Valkyrie (not the scale entries, which is not too surprising, as
canard, but a small version of Carl electric power is very compatible with
Goldberg’s famous late-1930’s design), free flight scale. As usual in this event,
raised the stab up for a little flatter glide, there were no two planes alike. To me,
and launched. Seems I hooked some this is the fun of scale modeling . . . the
really good air, as the model climbed subjects are almost limitless. Bill Warner
steeply and stayed up there in the glide. had his FK-43 monoplane that made
Carl Hatrak came over and asked me if I some long takeoffs and great flights.
had lit my D.T. fuse. Good grief, I had
forgot! Well, I kept it in sight for a little Ferrell Papic had a Blériot No. 7 Mono
over nine minutes, then it disappeared. plane that really stole the show. To give
Tom Comparet Jr. was the only Junior to en you an idea of how well it flew, it was
By the way, I wasn’t alone in this; one of ter scale th is year, flew th is F ly lin e A ristocrat.
our juniors, Robert Mehmen, lost his awarded the highest flying points of the
Eaglet the same way, as did Tony Nac- your model, and second, most people day. Carlo Godel had converted his
carato his Starduster in the Unlimited will return a model if they find it. Got a Ansaldo A-1 biplane from Jumbo rubber
event. I was lucky, though, because at bonus of starting a new person into our to an Astro 02 unit. Seemed to be a little
about 4 p.m. I got a phone call from a hobby; someday we may find George overpropped, but should do better at
young man named George Robertson, entering one of our contests. the next contest. Sure is a great looking
who lives about six miles from Mile I mentioned that Jim McDermoth flew plane. Dick Ploeger's Struck designed
Square. He had found my model in the in the Old Timer event, and won it. He Caudron Monoplane was a little tough
street, saw my name and phone number had also entered and placed 2nd in the to R.O.G. at first, due to the narrow
on the pylon, and called me up. When Unlimited event with his own design, tread, but soon Dick was making some
asked if he wanted money or a model kit the Hummer. Someone should get with fine flights. The only junior to enter the
for his reward, George chose the model, Jim to make this a kit, as it sure flies well. scale event was Tom Camparet Jr. He
so off I went to get my model. This Tony Naccarato won the event with his had a General Aristocrat with an Astro 02
proved two things to me: first, it pays to Starduster. As most of you know, there's in it. I have always enjoyed watching a
put your name and phone number on no shame in placing behind the famous Continued on page 99
One of B ill W arner's more conventional models is th is F K -4 3 . B ill Tom Laurie gets o ff another fin e flight on his Am erican Eagle 'Eag
took 2nd in scale w ith his Annular Wing, resembles flyin g toilet seat. let'. M B published plans fo r this more than four years ago (No. 2 7 6 3 I.
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•__ NOSTALGIA
By TOM HUTCHINSON . . . Ralph Prey's Nostalgia event is spreading like wildfire and may be the biggest
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thing to come along since the rebirth of Old Timers. The author explains what it's all about. Join the fun!
• Just about a year ago, the San Valeers’ testants showed up to fly Nostalgia!
Ralph Prey hoisted a trial balloon for a Harry Murphy’s comments were typical
new gas free flight event. He called it the of those who observed Nostalgia: "It has
P H O TO S B Y A U T H O R
Nostalgia event, to recreate the vintage been a long, cold day since any newly-
free flight era of the 50’s by creating a staged event drew this much enthusiasm
special contest event for pre-1957 de the first time out, so you can bet the CIA
signs. Ralph’s idea was enthusiastically will do it again next time.” Bob Stalick
received by all who heard it, starting voiced similar views: " . . .the Nostalgia
with the club meeting where it was first event is the biggest shot in the arm for
brought up. Soon there were articles in free flight since the return of the Old
other clubs’ newsletters, the NFFS Digest Timers. It should be in every contest.”
and the national magazines (you read it Ralph Prey summed up the first year's
first in RCMB!). Contests were sched growth of his infant event this way:
uled for the new event in all parts of the “ Word from the building boards indi Ralph Prey, originator of the Nostalgia con
country, and last winter's "hot-stove cates that the Nostalgia event will pick cept, V TO 'in g from old G ardner Field site.
league and discussion so ciety” was up interest this year. Seems like many
stimulated by thoughts, reminiscences fliers got started too late last year to get maxes. The WMC used three-minute
and anticipations of the coming events. something together for the contest maxes with 15 and 12 second engine
Most of the Southern California clubs circuit to have large entries in Nostalgia. runs. The CIA group flew to two-minute
included Nostalgia events at their two- But from the newsletters that cross my maxes (Cat. Ill) and had more improvisa
day Annuals, in addition to the U.S. Free desk, it is gaining momentum.” The tion by permitting pre-war<3.T. designs
Flight Championships. Up here in Ore same newsletters cross my desk also, and as well, using engine run handicaps for
gon, both the W illam ette M odelers I get the impression that Nostalgia may
Club and the Portland Norwests staged turn out to be the fastest growing event
Nostalgia events. Biggest response to the since P-30.
new event came at the Central Indiana So, if you were left out of last year's
Aeromodelers Annual, where 19 con- action and would like to try Nostalgia
this year, here’s what you need to know.
The rules basically limit eligible designs
to those published or kitted from the
close of WW-II through December 1956.
(Burden of proof of eligibility is on the
contestant to supply kit, plan, or 3-view,
if doubtful.) All engines of that era are
eligible, along with later makes of plain
bearing, non-Schnuerle engines. Pres
sure fuel systems are allowed, along with
two models.
One of the strongest pieces of evi
dence that Nostalgia is here to stay is that
the initial contests brought about several
questions about the rules already! The
San Valeers envisioned the event being
flown under wide open spaces, so they
specified six-minute maxes with 20 and
D ick W illiam son maxed out at W MC Nostalgia 15 second engine runs. Those of us with Ted S talick won Class B C at Harts Lake w ith
event w ith this Ram rod, still kitted b y Sig. A B Spacer. Really clim bs w ith O .S . .25!
smaller fields improvised to fit shorter
Walt Prey has alw ays liked intricate construction and tissue trim .
Here he V T O 's a Satellite fro m Gardner Field in the early ‘ 60’ s, now
Gene Bartels w o n WMC Nostalgia w ith all maxes. A B Spacer w ith has a C iv y B o y under construction. Old Satellites are not eligible for
O .S. .2 5 is potent com bo; also placed at '7 9 U .S. F / F Champs. the event, but still have th e Nostalgia spirit.
JULY 1980 63
ALTITUDE MEASUREMENTS
AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
One of the more interestingsidelights
of the recently concluded World Cham-
pionships at Taft was the effort e x
pended by the NFFS Technical Report
ing Task Force. There were four teams of
people collecting data during the World
Champs, one for each event, and one
that collected altitude measurements
during the contest. The latter group,
under the direction of Fred Pearce, has
recently released a preliminary set of
figures, here reprinted from the San
Valeers “ Satellite” newsletter.
The team used two base stations 535
feet apart, with a theodolite at each
station, to record data used to produce a
calculated height. Data was measured at
a time of day least likely to be affected by
thermal activity, usually the first round.
(Several readings were taken on the Would you buy a used MG from th is man? B ill H artill does a little test flyin g at L .A .'s Sepulveda
practice days, to check out the system.) Basin in 1963, when F / F w as still allowed there. Model is B ill's "G o d z illa " .
Thus, not all contestants had altitude
readings, and then only for the first analyses of FAI sink rates (by Andy Bauer an overrun caused by these two factors.)
round. and Joel Chesler) indicated that the Wakefields were a bit harder to figure,
These measurements make interest value was closer to 2 ft./sec. for non since their prop runs vary more than
ing reading, beyond a direct comparison flapper models. The question is, do all Power models, and only one of the non-
of competitors’ altitudes. It was a bit FAI models glide that badly, or did the maxers had a first round Wakefield flight
surprising that Peter Harris of Great non-maxers not have the glide adjusted? long enough to be sure that the model
Britain had the greatest measured alti (Some observers noticed that Koster had didn’t stall all the way down. Assuming a
tude in the first F1C round; most ob too tight a glide circle.) Perhaps the 30-second prop run, Roberts of Canada
servers touted another favorite (Gal- recent emphasis on thin, flat-bottomed had a sinking speed of 1.4 ft./sec. I
breath, Sugden, Schlacta, or Koster, airfo ils has increased the altitude watched Walt Ohio's first round flight,
were those mentioned most depending reached at the expense of sinking speed, so I know the motor run and time all the
on the observer’s nationality or pre or maybe FAI Power fliers don't spend way to the ground. This gave Walt a
conceived notions). It makes you won much time trimming for glide! Maybe sinking speed of about 1.2 ft./sec., which
der what the result might have been if Rocca’s victory will swing tne pendulum is about the same as most Nordics. Jim
Harris hadn’t had the misfortune to back towards slower-gliding models? Wilson’s first round Nordic flight was
overrun twice in the first flyoff round! (Incidentally, the altitudes measured measured at 190 feet at the top (about a
Six of the nine Power flyoff participants correlate well with the previously men 20-foot zoom, allowing for height of
had their altitude checked; all were near tioned theoretical studies,although a bit towline above ground), and he landed
the top of the list, except for Quinfei, lower than theory would predict. This is in less than 181 seconds, for a 1.05 ft./sec.
Schlacta, and Truppe. (Schlacta had a probably due to fliers cutting back on sinking speed.
practice flight the day before with an the timer setting to allow for the speed As a sidelight, Fred Pearce also did
altitude of 543 feet, which would have of sound and human reaction time. some similar altitude measurements at
placed him near the top also; perhaps According to Chesler, Harris' model the 1954 World Championships on Long
the first round flight had a poor transi would need a timer setting of no more Island. Dave K n eelan d ’s greenhead
tion?) Even though Truppe wasn’t the than 6.2 seconds on the ground to avoid Torp model, which R.O .G .’d for a 15-
highest climber, he flew consistently second run, reached an altitude of 724
and avoided downdrafts, as did Quinfei, feet. Sort of makes you wonder what the
who made it through to the last round FAI has accomplished with all itschanges
even though his climb ended up almost to the FAI Power rules, doesn’t it?
250 feet below the highest. DARNED G O O D AIRFOIL:
The measurements include several TAHK-EDEK
fliers who did not max in the first round This airfoil was sent to me by Lee
of Power. This permits a good estimate Hines, who used it on his latest Nordic,
of the sinking speed of World-class FAI the Mean Bird (not flown at W orld
Power models to be made. (By subtract Champs). He didn’t tell me much about
ing ten seconds from the flight time, to it, but the name suggests a combination
allow for engine run and recovery into of the Tahkapa airfoil and the Benedeks.
glide, you can find out the time required Playing around with the ordinates of
to glide down from the measured both doesn’t indicate any mathematical
height.) It quickly becomes evident that relationship between the two sets of
these models have a very fast glide! num bers, so my guess is that Lee
Koster’s m odel, for exam ple, came sketched something out that LOOKED
down from 526 feet (lower than his best like a combination of the two airfoils,
because of a poor transition) in only 165 then figured out the ordinates. Note that
seconds, yielding a sinking speed of 3.2 the maximum thickness is 7%, a bit
ft./sec. The rest of the non-maxers came thicker than Russian A/2 airfoils. This
down almost as fast, all of them with an seems to be a trend among Nordic fliers,
identical sink rate of 2.9 ft./sec. Only Th e late M arc Nagasawa w ith one o f his fin e ly trading off pure glide performance in
Enstrom did better: 2.6 ft./sec. Previous crafted Nordics. Photo by Steve Helm ick. dead air to obtain more structural
64 R/C MODEL BUILDER
FIRST ROUND WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS ALTITUDE
MEASUREMENTS
(BY NFFS TASK FORCE)
NORDIC ft.
Wilson 190
Hines 180
WAKEFIELD ft.
Ghio 331
Zetterdahl 301
Waser 290
Shibachi 263
Cheng Ming 262
Kabori 258
Kai 223
Kilpelainen 220
Roberts 196
Gonzales 192
Ruyter 192
Silz 179
Vasquez 158
POWER ft.
Harris 610
Bogart 577
Galbreath 567
Iribarne 566
Sugden 554
Monks 554
Simpson 534
Koster 526
Screen 514
Schlacta 505 needed for flying surfaces and fuselage me, that just slows things down) to see if
Sarkonnen 489 are m ultiples of six inches. The flat you win the free subscription for being
Akesson 487 center section makes for a strong, first with the correct identification.
Zito 482 accurately-aligned wing/fuselage joint MARC NAGASAWA: A EULOGY
Bauman 460 (very important for juniors!). I haven’t by Steve Helmick
Vela 459 flown mine yet, but construction was "Occasionally, newsletter editors are
Barbarella 454 VERY quick and weight came out as called upon to perform the unpleasant
Oxager 443 Bruce specified without any need for task of reporting the passing of one of
Nutini 429 raiding your choicest stock. This should our free flighting friends. This past
Seelig 422 be a good glider for those nice days February 5, a brilliant young Nordic flier
Truppe 412 when the morning fog has just lifted, left us, Marc A. Nagasawa, age 21.
Enstrom 411 where your "full-grunt” gliders would "M arc came to our hobby from model
Quinfei 369 glide through the light stuff, and there’s rockets, and guided by Jim Walters and
Hinds 369 not much danger of losing a non-DT assisted by Bruce Kimball, advanced at a
Imamura 329 HLG. Or maybe something to throw fast pace. He designed his own gliders
Schenken 320 around to keep your arm in shape, just and his own towhook. His workmanship
Bonetto 278 before the sun goes down. was excellent, matched only by his fine
MYSTERY MODEL contest record. In his first and only
strength and consistency for harder After all the easy ones, this design Finals, Marc placed an inspiring 5th in
launches. should be a challenge to devout MM very challenging conditions. (M arc’s
MODEL OF THF MONTH: spotters. Designed by a famous Ameri flying abilities were widely recognized
Bruce Kimball’s “ Cornchucker” HLG can free flighter and former FAI Power after this contest and were only pre
I got a 3-view of Bruce’s latest HLG at World Champ, this was intended as a vented from being noted sooner by the
this year’s Northwest FAI Symposium (to contest model for an event still in the fact that he suffered from hemophilia,
be reported next month). I was looking rulebook. The pusher configuration which made his parents understandably
for a glider design that would use three- with the stab mounted on twin booms, reluctant to let him travel to faraway
inch-wide wood and be easy to build, along with the tip dihedral in the wings, contests like the Finals. TH)
for use with junior high kids, and the should be all the identifying features "Since the 1979 Semis, where Marc
Cornchucker looks like it was designed you need to correctly identify this free again qualified for the Finals, he con
to my specifications. It should be econo flight from the past. Send your entry to tracted leukemia, and had apparently
mical to make, since the lengths of wood the R/C Model Builder office (NOT to won the battle only to be stricken with
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Outlawed for 1980-81 is th is inboard tank set-up on Greg H ill's Here's Edsleve and Dave Wood at it again, just before the line tangle
model. Tank is vented to run w ith o u t a carb, but the same com bin shown last m onth. Note Dave's sunglasses, probably to keep the rain
ation w ith swing carb should be capable of 120 mph or so. out of his eyes . . . sure w asn't an y sun to speak of.
By ” D IR T Y D A N " R U T H E R F O R D
o n t r o l lin e PHOTOS BY C H A R LIE JOHNSON
MORE ON STARTING THAT ENGINE extreme care to coax into a hot start,
Last month I went into a bit of detail some that showed absolutely no con
on how to fire off an engine that is fed sistency at a ll, and others that just
fuel from a bladder, usually a pen seemed to start every time.
bladder, pacifier, or more commonly a However, for Combat models there is
bladder made from surgical tubing. That a method of starting that seems to be
part of the story was intended to help almost foolproof, working on all engines
you to just get an engine started and was I have used in Combat, including Fox .36
for the people who are new to the game. Combat Specials, Fox .15 BB’s, Rossi
Now that we have that covered, it seems ,15’s, S.T. .35 Combat and G-21 models,
to make sense to carry things a step or S.T. .15's and so on.
two further, going into the basics needed Before flipping the prop, there are
for those magical, one-flip starts. (For several things to take care of. The flight
long-time readers of this column, yes, box you are using must have a good
this has been done before in this col battery. I use a two-volt lead-acid battery
umn, so all three of you can flip over to that is a military surplus thing about five
the next section.) inches high, three inches wide and
This section on one-flip starts must be deep. The size isn’t too important, but
concerned prim arily with Combat note that it is not a small battery, but one
models, as they are what I am most with lots of capacity. Dropping diodes
familiar with. The event itself places are used to get plug voltages of 1.2 and
emphasis on quick starts, and although 1.6, as well as the straight two volts. The
racing events also demand fast starts and full two volts will not burn out the plug,
restarts, the situation there is not so cut- as you may have been told, although Howard Rush has everyone covered. No mat
and-dried. In racing, there are so many that setting is only used if it is suspected ter how m uch nitro y o u r fu el has, his has 10 %
different motors and fuel systems in use that the engine is flooded. more! Does some fa n c y flyin g , too.
that one method doesn’t always work. I Hooked up in the line you need to
have had motors that refused to start have an ammeter, preferably one that easier to find meters that go to ten, but
cold, others that needed patience and will read from zero to five amps. It is a lot the scale is too wide for our use, making
the meter difficult to read when check
ing for a flooded engine. You might
check at a model railroad hobby shop
for an ammeter made by NJ Interna
tional, Inc. I have used one of these
numbers for several years and it is
durable, as well as consistent. O r, you
can just buy a complete power panel.
Most hobby shops carry the DAE line of
panels and they seem to be quite popu
lar. What you will do with the fuel pump,
electric starter, and charging receptacles
is up to you. . .
Another alternative is the Fire Plug,
previously made by Fusite and now
being produced by Twinn-K. I have a
A sad sight is th is telephoto shot of the end of an F A I match at San Diego's Mission Bay. couple of these and really like them, but
Models belong to Jim Ja c k and Pat M illay. do not bother using them in Combat, as
68 R/C MODEL BUILDER
C A N D Y -2 0 $ 6 9 .9 5
the meter is small and hard to see when promises ease of operation, consistency, filled, lines checked and so on.
the Fire Plug is laying on the ground and or results. Eliminate these items, the first With the model in the circle and a
you are standing up, getting ready for a usually being short plug leads that couple of minutes left until the start of
start. If your budget can only allow for require a stooping or kneeling position the match, the motor can be primed.
one decent starting system, get a Fire while starting. Remember from last month that this is
Plug, even though it is of more value in Next thing to do is get the super always done with the model flipped over
racing events or sport flying than in needle setting on the motor. On contest on its back, the exhaust stack sticking up.
Combat. days this is most usually done by test A rather healthy prime is used, again
To back up a paragraph or so, you will flying, although with practice it is quite laying the fuel on the piston, the piston
note that a 12-volt power source is possible to get the setting by just running positioned so as to cover the exhaust
required for the DAE Power Panels. the motor in the pits. In fact, I loathe test port in the cylinder. The exact amount of
Don't let this put you off, as it is not flying on the day of the contest and only rime used is fairly critical and can only
necessary to lug around the battery from very rarely can be caught doing so. This C e determined by trial and error (mostly
your car. Several types of sealed lead- means that I set the needle on the error). The only motors I use for Combat
acid 12-volt batteries are available, and ground, which actually isn’t that difficult; are Fox Combat Specials, and it usually
thanks to more than just a few of the it just takes experience and a lot of faith takes a prime that will fill 1/4 to 1/3 of
high-zoot, multi-cylinder motorcycles in your judgment, as a mistake can result the volume in the exhaust stack. Some
eventually turning into basket cases, in a loss in the first round. This needle times even more is required, usually on
used batteries of 12 volts and packing setting ritual is done as late as possible cold days. With the model still upside
pretty decent amps are available in sizes before flying, yet early enough to allow down, the prop is rotated enough to let
that are not out of reason. Regardless of the engine to cool completely before the prime into the engine and then
the starting battery used, just be sure the match. Don’t get tricked into setting rotated further to just close the port,
the system works all the time and puts the needle early in the day, only to have trapping the prime in the cylinder. The
out plenty of power. If you are still using the temperature go up and the humidity model is then flipped over and posi
the 1-1/2 volt dry cells that are now down (or up). tioned for starting.
really high in price, the best of luck to A new or very nearly new plug is used Now you have a choice. You can hook
you, my friend. . . when setting the needle, as plugs can up the leads to the plug and w h ile
There are a few other incidentals to be have an effect on settings. With the holding the prop firmly, pull it through a
aware of. For instance, you need to be in engine set, a brand new plug is put in the couple of times, feeling for a bump as
a comfortable position for starting. I like motor; the used one can be saved for part of the prime fires. This is an excel
to be able to stand straight up, which practice flying or as a loaner. lent clue, telling you that the proper
means that long battery leads are used, Everything is double checked, includ m ixture of air and fuel exist in the
another reason for the heavy-duty ing the plug, as even new plugs can cylinder. At least that’s the way the story
battery. As the leads are long, it is also sometimes be bad. Be sure the prop is goes. My version is that the bump only
important that the wire gauge be on the positioned so that it lays flat when up tells you that immediately before pulling
large side; I use heavy-duty lamp wire. against compression. When your match the prop through, the magic mix was
The im portant thing is to look for is called to the circle, you have to be there . . . whether it will still be there
anything in your system that com ready, including having the bladder when it comes time to actually start the
J U L Y 1980 69
motor is not guaranteed. Actually, it is the cheapest protection I can think of, as
TH E NEW AND IM PROVED not that critica l. M any, but not a ll, well as being much handier than gloves,
Combat teams check for a bump before chicken sticks, garden hose, or any of
the start. The important thing here again the many starting aids usually seen at
is consistency. The guys who do check C/L circles. ·
for a bump do it every single time. I
never check, being confident that the Apprentice . . . .C o n tin u ed from page29
correct prime for my starting system is
there already and that pulling through To help prevent nose overs during
on the prop might upset things a little. landings and taxiing and to improve
Whatever method you use, do it the general appearance, your aluminum
same way every time. landing gear may have to be altered to
With time getting close, I take the reduce ground clearance. Clamp the
center section in a sturdy vise, keeping
hemostat off the fuel line, get the leather
the bend to be altered as close as
thong on my hand, make sure the prop is
possible to the jaw s. Using muscle
laying flat and test for a good plug one
pow er, carefu lly open the bend to
last time. At about five seconds before
reduce the angle. Check for accuracy
the match starts the plug lead is hooked
and evenness by measuring the height
up and the holder and I get set. When
of each axle hole with the gear laid
the start signal is given, the prop is hit
(not flipped) very hard with a motion upside down on a flat surface. Height
above surface should be two inches if
that starts high above the prop and
you use three inch wheels. Finally, bend
passes vertically through the arc of the the outer tabs to provide vertical wheel
prop and then is followed on through. It
position.
takes more time to do it this way, as you The gear location shown is a little
can’t go flippity-flip-flip, but then one
touchy on rough ground, especially for a
hard hit is worth a lot more of the less- beginner, so you may wish to move it
than-enthusiastic kind, one good smack ahead about 1-1/2 inches. Relocate the
generally being enough to make noise.
ply base accordingly if you do this. On
An important point to make here is smooth ground or a paved runway,
that the prop is hit on the inboard blade,
there should be no problem for anyone
so the engine is initially spun backwards, with the gear located as shown.
the prop going up against compression Getting back to the cowl, the con
the “ wrong way." Firing takes place struction shown is fairly simple and can
(evidently quite aways before the piston be adapted to any engine. Let your
reaches top dead center), and just like
289°°
engine determine the location of the
magic the motor is running the right
1/8-inch ply nose plate. Cut a chin block
$ way, even though it was started back
and left cheek to suit, install all three and
wards. Trust me, it works like a charm. then fill in the curved top portion with
plus $30 handling and shipping Give it a try and never again will you go
wedges of 1/4-inch sheet. Note the
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copper · Comes complete with 1/3 hp, Hmmm, guess not, at least not specifi At this point, mix up a large batch of
1725 rpm motor · Takes any shape stock - cally. Hobbypoxy II or Sig Epoxy, thin it to a
bar, flat, square, hex, tubing structural pastey brushing consistency with dope
(Don't let the preceding mislead you
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to 45°. Max. capacity is 4 " x 6'' · 3-speed
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V-belt and worm gear drive W ITH B A L L
B E A R IN G D R IV E W H E E L S H A F T offers normal rotation, as it obviously can be. rotate the fuselage until you’re sure the
speeds of 90, 155, 250 rpm · Swiveling In fact, if the motor is hot, we often unreachable area is well covered, then
rapid approach/release type vise allows resort to normal techniques, as back- brush out the rest until the tank com
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muffler. The Apprentice was designed
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F IF T H C H A N N EL AD JU ST-Servo petition when the tetrad tw itch it either in the “ Up” or bomb or something with ailerons, you’re
☆ "Down*’ petition it independently adjustable.
barking up the wrong airplane. ·
TRIM LO CATIO N V A R IA B L E S -T h e location of the trim» u at the builder's discretion to
☆ you can have standard trim, crotacd trim, or a combination o f the two.
N O S H R IN K . . . NO S T R E T C H . . .
F R E E R U N N IN G . . . M IC R O A D J U S T A B L E .
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C O L D D A Y S D O N O T A F F E C T T H R O T T L E S E T T IN G .
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"powerhouse", it really delivers on a tuned pipe, competitive Your "Hot lin o " acclaim ed the world's finest. The unique bolt-on cylinder head
with the very best in the world. American made, it's nice to be to the sourco: permits a superior bypass configuration. 100 hours of running
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NOW COLLECTOR’S ITEMS were plastic static scale models. Many of disclosed specim ens from England,
During M arch, W arren Shipp and them were long out of production and France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Russia,
yours truly attended a “ Kit Collectors thus in dim inishing supply. Result? and of course japan.
Exposition and Sale” conducted in Astonishingly high prices and a big Ed Bole, of the International Plastic
Stanton, C a lifo rn ia. Although a few demand among collectors. Also offered Modelers Society, was helping to man
traditional wooden kits, including old were lim ited production vacuum- that organization’s booth, which dis
Comet and Cleveland types were seen, formed kits and plastic models from played many issues of their various
publications. These items are quite
reasonably priced and might be of
S A IL C O N T R O L W IN C H E S interest to flying scale model builders,
since they contain a great amount of
carefully researched reference material.
For instance, the Winter 1979 Quarterly
includes a feature about Amelia Ear-
hart’s Transoceanic Lockheed Vegas,
brimming with scale details and photo
graphs. Information about the society
and its publications is available from
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W-1 . . . $59.00 W-2 . . . $129.00
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time - 5 seconds »Voltage * 4.8-6 (W-1) »Size - 2 x 2 x 5 inches. remarkable work of the modeler’s art.
The Probar W-1 is mechanically operated by a separate, neutralizing Tiny by flying scale model b u ild e r’s
servo. The Probar Propo W-2 is designed to plug directly into the receiver, standards (smaller than a Peanut), it was
highly detailed, inside and out. The tiny
and requires no extra batteries. Specify Kraft, Futaba, or no connector.
rotary engine revolved when the lamin
Both winches are fully assembled and tested, ready to install. A ll mounting ated wood prop was turned; the Span-
hardware, switch pushrod (W-1 only), and winch arm blank are supplied. dau machine guns were etched from
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Tu rnb uckles, Chainplates, Goosenecks, Sheet exit guides, Bow sie, wheels were hand made by the builder,
Boom vang pivots. Pad eyes, Tangs, Rudder posts. Mast head and the cockpit interior details were
Deck cleats. Boom cleats. Rigging w ire , fittin g . Dacron sheet line. convincingly executed.
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designs, since many of the most popular
designs featured internal spars going
S7 æ w s e ? through the center of the ribs. It can be a
real pain cutting out slots from the
Fiberglass C o m p e titio n Deep Vees middle of the ribs, but there are a few
fo r 6.5cc and 3.5cc engines shortcuts you can take without bypass
IMPBA and NAMBA LEGAL ing the original construction. Ralph Prey
RACE PROVEN! prefers to cut a slot from the bottom all
the way to the top of the slot. After the
spar is inserted, he Hot Stuffs the small
rib bottom pieces back into place to
STREAKER LI U STREAKER completely surround the spar. Another
39.3" long, 10.5" wide 32" long, 10" wide method might be to use cap strips on the
for 6.5cc engines for 3.5cc engines bottom, so the spars could be glued to
5” motor mount spacing 4" motor mount spacing the cap strips, then the ribs placed over
uses #66 hardware set uses #67 hardware set the spars. One way out of this on the
Civy Boy is to build it with multiple spars,
Steve Muck’s R/C Boats, 6003 Daven Oaks, Dallas, TX 75248 (214) 661-1572
as shown in the 1953 M.A.N. article for
the Civy Boy 61. (This version also used a
simpler fuselage than on the Kenhi kit,
Gateway to A ero -Scie n ce reviews
more like that on the original Satellite.)
THE P O TE N T PEOPLE Grant’s approach for the practical appli
One nice thing about the Nostalgia
cation of design and testing principles to
vr — ie model aircraft. Although proven ex event is that engines from that era are
more available than are Old Tim er
am ples are g iven , readers are also
furnished designs to be constructed and ignition powerplants. There were a lot
P-30 Class
Pr*-f*b vi«rtneiS>v Hi flown with a high assurance of success, more engines produced then, and they
■»•He POTENT 30 C^SjřPer formanc«j are recent enough for a goodly number
backed up by some 62 years of tabulated
evidence. to survive in running condition. But the
N*W! Reid Hull*· O. T Kit features engine collector types are emerging
sulvhill Winner (1441 , Pre-cut Ribs Extensively illustrated with drawings,
Finished WÍnq from under their rocks and prices are
' Mnt.. Rudders plans, 3-views and photographs, the rising rapidly, with some perfectly ridicu
No*· Block
imshed Prop. book is available from some hobby lous prices being asked for Nostalgia
B.R. washer.
Jap Tissue.Con stores or directly from the publisher: engines. If you got rid of all your old
test Rubber. Charles H. Grant and Associates, Man
Kit R-3 *17.50 "obsolete" engines (or don’t want to
WIN WITH POTENT chester Center, VT 05255. Price is $14.95,
MBPLV4ES W\TCH FOR risk losing them), there are some mod
NEWKIT RELEASES SOON and please tell ’em where you heard ern engines that meet the Nostalgia
<8KæaJLc* uJ maJU^ about it! re s tr ic tio n s (p la in b e a rin g , non-
WEPLEWIN') *fo. CO.
3520 HORSE WE. i0 SIGN-OFF TIME Schnuerle types) and would be well-
SACTO, CALIF. 9S82tft» H l« . tT* 1„ C llit, suited, as I’ll point out later.
Hold my father, Ted Hannan, respon
DEALEHS! WHITE POF ATTRACTIVE DISCOUNTS sible for this one: “ Why do you suppose Original 1/2A Nostalgia engines are
more than two m illion quarter-inch probably the hardest to come by. Pro
aerodynam ics. His own background drills were sold last year?" asked the gress in this engine size was rapid
includes experience in just about every teacher. "O b vio u sly people wanted enough that older models were dis
thing that flies, such as paper gliders, quarter-inch drills," replied a pupil. carded and replaced as the new higher-
rubber and gas driven models, hang " N o p e , not t r u e ,” answ ered the powered models were introduced. Even
gliders (as early as 1910), the design of teacher. "What they really wanted was if you have an old 1/2A model engine,
flaps and retractable landing gears for quarter-inch holes!" · the odds are that you haven’t got any of
full-size aircraft, teaching, and lecturing. the special glow heads required. How
Nostalgia...........Continued from page 63 ever, all of the current Cox line of .049’s
His Vermont boys’ camp, which included are eligible for Nostalgia purposes, so
model building instruction, provided under the heavyweight FAI rules which
there’s no need to risk your precious
the inspiration to many youngsters who began in 1957. One nice feature is the
Atwood in a Taft Trashmover.
went on to achieve success in industry. angular takeoff peg for contests which
Be warned, however, that there is a
require ROG. Other notable designs to
Among the cam p ’s m ore fam ous tremendous power difference between
take a look at are Wheeley’s Senator,
‘‘alumni’’ was Howard McEntee, cer a modern TD .049 and the engines used
Tatone's Frisco Kid (both simple,square-
tainly a highly influential member of the on early 1/2A models. Check the engine
tipped designs), and Kneeland's Vapor
modeling community. shown on the plans against the 1/2A rpm
Trails (which sported a Cumulus wing
chart, to find out how much power the
and stab on a simple diamond fuselage).
original model used. A Nostalgia 1/2A
There’s even room in the Nostalgia design is a good place for those "cull"
class for the gadgeteers and experi .049's that Cox should never have let
menters. Hank Cole had a flapper design leave the factory. A Cox 290 engine (on a
in the 1956 Aeromodeller Annual, along Goldberg mount) or Babe Bee would be
PRO DUCTS with a model with VIT in the 1955-56 Zaic
W O R L D W I D E M A R K E T IN G
a perfect match for most of the smaller
F O R D 8t R A N D O T H E R F I N E P R O D U C T S
Yearbook. John Lenderman had a 1/2A (under 200 sq. in.) Nostalgia designs. (If
with symmetrical airfoils in the 1953 you’re not sure about the amount of
B U L K H E A D S W IT C H M O U N T 98rf Yearbook. As a matter of fact, a search power a design can take, you can de
M O U N TS ON : through these Zaic yearbooks might tune the engine by using low nitro fuel,
B u lk h e a d o f a ir p la n e .
F lo o r o f c a r. make you the first kid on your block to an extra head gasket, or a less efficient
In s id e o f w a te r p r o o f fly a Hungarian Nostalgia model! prop.)
b o at b o x e s .
. . . O r a n y p la c e y o u One thing you want to remember In the larger engine sizes, you
d e s ire . when building your Nostalgia design is shouldn’t have as much trouble finding
P u sh -ro d ca n go in a n y to stick closely to the original construc an authentic engine if you wish. If you
o f th re e d ir e c t io n s .
C o m p le te w ith m o u n tin g s c r e w s . tion. You’re not trying to redesign or can’t, there are lots of modern substitutes
develop the original design, just fly it in that should do well. For FAI size models,
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Enya, or Fox models. The best power-to- appeared shortly after the 1956 cutoff Netzeband claim s the .35 responds
weight ratio, if your design can handle date, but offer good reliable power. readily to a little polishing. He polishes
the power, would come from a TD .15, (Those that have survived are likely to be (to a mirror shinel) the cylinder bore in
which can also swing a big prop. It would in good condition, since I can’t remem the crankcase, the wrist pin, crank pin,
perk up the performance of any of the ber having one that wore out!) Enya, crank barrel, and main bearing. He also
old .19-.23 designs, but these engines are O.S. Max, and Veco also made some laps the lower face of the ring to a high
a bit hard to find since production verv usable machinery back then. shine and dead flat, taking care not to
ceased. Other replacements for the old The K&B tradition of good p lain push any slivers or dirt into the ring
greenhead Torp .19 would be the O.S. bearing .35 engines has been kept up. groove on reassembly. Then pull the
(non-Schnuerle) .25 and the Fox .19 and The old greenheads were revived short venturi and use pressure for maximum
.25. (The O.S. .25 on an AB Spacer is a ly as the Stallion .35, and even now, the rpm. One thing to note is that these
particularly potent com bination to factory offers the "Series 75" No. 7860 PB engines were set up to extract maximum
reckon with!) engine, which your dealer can order for power from up to 10% nitro; they don’t
The standard engine for Class B and C you if not in stock. The Testors Series 21 respond favorably to hotter mixes, so
in the Nostalgia era was the Torp .29 and engines are some to seriously consider, don’t try. The only disadvantage might
.35. Since these were good all-around if you're going to buy a new engine. be the slightly higher weight, but some
engines for control line and R/C, many These run well, and don't require too short-nose designs like the Civy Boy
examples have survived. The Johnsons much break-in, since they're ringed. Bill need a heavy engine anyway.
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not certain that this constitutes a legiti
mate excuse, how ever. The general
COCKPIT Íiublic is not aware of the capabilities or
imitations of our models. As an exam
INSTRUMENTS ple, consider the recent “ Hawaii Five-
θ ’’ program. Several modelers called
1/4 S C A L E F O R P O W E R E D me, incensed at the implications and
A IR C R A F T & S A IL P L A N E S actual visual impressions the program
• Full Color Dial Faces left. They were upset because modeling
was associated with a criminal act. I was
• Detailed Bezels with Clear Lens upset primarily because of what the
• Easy to Assemble and Install actor-modeler caused the model to do.
Indeed, the day following the program, I
A v a ria b le a t y o u r ta v o o ta d a a ia r
had num erous inq u iries both from
MIDWEST MODEL faculty and students at my school as to
the realism of the events portrayed. I
SUPPLY CO. simply related that I don't think I would
BOX 518F) ROM EOVILLE. ILL . 60441 be able to pilot a model airplane as far
312-759-1955 away from me as the movie pilot did,
lana it on a sidewalk, taxi up to a smoke-
filled hole in a wall, take off in 30 feet as
op from encouraging the unwary new they mentioned in the dialogue, and fly
comer to fly anywhere is harmful to it back to a rooftop while my buddy used
modeling. binoculars to view the action. Most
I realize that most or all ready-builts people I know, including myself, have
include the information to the pur trouble hitting the 24-foot wide runway
chaser to seek help, get an FCC license, when we’re standing beside the darn
etc., but let’s face it; often this material thing! So much for realistic R/C opera
goes unread or unheeded, while it was tion. Come to think of it,,I never did
the colorful, snappy ad that first grabbed catch how they managed toswapmodels
the person and becomes the "sell.” in the later chase scene either.
In much the same vein, I was inter A last thought, dear to the hearts of
ested in a recent ad called to my atten many, is size. I know that I am speaking
tion by a modeling friend which he now of a very sacred and increasing-in
.60 Prop Drive or Quadra Power 60 sq. ft. found in an airplane oriented magazine popularity cow, but I feel duty-bound to
detailed construction drawings. P.P. (but not a modeling magazine). It sug suggest moderation. Almost two years
U.S.A. $25.00 gested that you could "pilot your own
Canopy &Fiberglass Cowl available. Send 15« stamp ago, I suggested in this column that I
for more details. w arbird," leaving the impression, at could agree very realistically with the
N IC K Z IR O L I least with a large number of persons at large model m ovem ent’s arguments
29 Edgar Dr., Smithtown. N.Y 11787 the club meeting where it was discussed, concerning safety, etc. I agree they do
that this was a snap and required no fly better, generally. I agree they may
two years. Neither of the clubs, at this training or skill. (This was a ready-built not pose any more impact potential,
writing, have replaced them. It must be model, complete.) This brought guffaws generally. I agree they are visually easier
made clear that neither loss was the from several of the club members who to fly and react slower, generally. But I
result of the club’s activities, for they are excellent scale builders but are just still steadfastly maintain (and maybe
operate in a most responsible manner. now, after a couple of years of flying, more so now) that our biggest concern
But the fact remains that they are pre really beginning to feel capable of flying comes in the field of the general public's
sently seeking new areas. The task a scale model adequately. conception of our hobby/sport. Size is
becomes very difficult in a large, metro- On the surface, these examples may important to their understanding of our
oiitan area when a distance needs to be be passed off as typical of the way any activities. They are not tuned to the sizes
ept from already established sites. product is merchandised, and the gen and weights we are creating. Certainly,
Therefore, the complications that devel eral public should be aware of it. I am they enjoy seeing them just as they enjoy
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speed. But a full understanding of it is of endeavor. They recognize the new light navigation systems as well as strobes
something else. A 1/3 or half-size model techniques and sk ills, for instance, which are very realistic in operation.
may not have any great impact on their which are necessary to build large. But Aside from a single flashing strobe,
thinking until they see it,especially inan they must also be cognizant of the fact you’ll find dual strobe systems in both
indoor model show where it isdisplayed. that others with less expertise w ill simultaneous and alternating modes.
Then when they visit the field and emulate them, and the result becomes a The systems are quite small and oper
especially when they see any model very unsafe model arriving at the field. ate from a 9-volt battery. The prices
crash and think about what might hap Most smaller models are quite overbuilt range up to about $15. Each system
pen if the "big one comes down,” some and will stand much greater stresses than comes with a generous amount of wire
serious concerns are implanted. I know encountered, but do we have the knowl for installation, battery clip, and are
that the 8 lb. pattern plane going 100 edge to know this about large models? ready to install. Contact Classic Flying
mph or the 11 lb. scale model going 75 How about the newcomer who heads in Machines Co., 4956 Tiemann Ave., St.
mph might be just as dangerous, but I that direction? Remember, he is not Louis, MO 63123 for a complete listing
don’t think the public perceives it that regulated in any way! and current prices.
way. Witness, if you will, the inaccurate And a last point: W ill regulation Photos in this issue show some very
statements concerning size, weight, and come? If so, from what source? Will it be nice models viewed at the recent Spirits
construction materials made in a news the modelers, o r ...? of St. Louis Club Build-a-Plane contest
paper which followed a fatal modeling and dinner. A generous number of scale
accident some time ago. MISCELLANEOUS THINGS aircraft were judged as per AMA rules by
AND STUFF a panel of three judges, including F/F-
The question we need to ask ourselves Vern Zundel, an old friend from St.
is whether there is a limit. New products R/Cer Tom Stark, shop owner Clarence
Louis, has passed on some products of Idoux, and yours truly. Phew! What a
include single engines or engines in his company called Classic Flying
tandem which generate 5-1/2 hp. Are job! The models were extremely well
Machines. Vern is a very innovative done and most had very good docu
we going to see 30-50 lb. models going modeler who is remembered for scale
70 mph? How many of those four- mentation. In addition, the task was
models of 1910 vintage which appeared further complicated when you realized
engine bombers weighing 120 lbs. are in various magazines some years ago.
there going to be in the world? Was it that no flying would take place, so the
Elsewhere in this column, you will find winners were chosen only as a result of
only a rumor about someone in this pictures of some of CFM's products
country working at R/Cing a full-scale static scores. In addition, there were
resting gently in my daughter’s hand. several of the same type of aircraft. In
J-3 Cub? These products are not to be taken fact, Germany darn near could have won
I do not wish to be a purveyor of "lightly,” since they can provide not the war that evening. There were three
doom, nor do I wish to trample the toes only some very nice realism to your ME-109s, a Focke-Wulf, and a Komet, to
of the industry or fellow modelers who model but safety as well. They range be challenged by a P-47 and a Corsair.
are pursuing their own interests. I do from very small systems to mount in the
think, however, that it is incumbent transmitter to indicate that it is on and to The winners were Don Allen with a
upon all of us to do more to police our indicate low voltage, to various lighting very impressive Komet; second, Don
own ranks. Responsible modelers recog sources for increased scale realism. The Holting with an ME-109; th ird , Don
nize the problems inherent in all fields lighting systems include two and four- Babbett with a Focke-Wulf; and fourth,
JULY 1980 87
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control operation with 60 to 90 model engines 76\
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having been sold since its introduction Μ E N.'s weight gives a wing loading of 13 ounces per
kit simply updates this classic, w ith modern square foot
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jig building fixtures, complete hardware package,
one big model that really can perform on only a pre-bent landing gear and cabane strut wires
60* Quoting Bill Northrup. "This biplane will do Building time for the BIG JOHN is 25 to 45 hours
just about any maneuver if you don t mind wait
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Mike Holting with another ME-109. I’m ’Nuff for now. I’ll try to remember no engine compartment and about 1/2 inch
looking forward to seeing all the models sermons next month. · inside the wing saddle area to really seal
show up at our local contests since they against raw fuel and hot oil lifting the
seem to be very competitive models. H a lf-A ..............Continued from page 41 seams and edges of Monokote or other
Another German plane appears in films.
pictures this month in the form of a weight back off. Sand out all the mis Think out your equipment installation
soon-to-be or just-released kit offering. takes and saw gouges you can and fill the ahead of time so you can cut any neces
The ME-109E is produced by Scale rest in. Airfoil shape is only super-critical sary openings while they are still acces
Propeller Crafts, P.O. Box 6623, Orange, on the ultimate competition models; for sible. I have found that fuselage front
CA 92667. The kit has many fiberglass sport flying, the prime requisite is that ends can often be narrowed slightly with
parts including fuselage, fin , co w l, the airfoil be smooth, especially the the equipment that I use. Most kits are
spinner, and accessories such as blisters, upper forward third of the wing. designed to accept just about any radio,
etc. Complete details are included for For fin is h in g , I u su ally use clear but small equipment can give you a
the scale cockpit shown, and an Aero epoxy paint outside the fuselage to the chance to reduce weight and drag.
Publication booklet is provided. With a middle of the wing saddle and on the Try a complete test balance of your
62-in. span, it’s probably for a .60. Price is inside of the tank and radio compart bare structure with all equipment taped
$129.95. ments. After covering, I repaint the or rubber banded in place. You may
find that lightening holes should be cut
into the tail surfaces or aft fuselage.
YES-»«. YES-SIR. THREE BA08 FULl T^ There is at least a three times weight
penalty in the nose weight required to
balance each bit of excess tailweight.
In conclusion, one prime ingredient
to kit model success is the knowledge
that just about any kit can be made into a
beautiful and flyable model if you make
an effort to analyze and correct the
problems as you go along.
WALT MOONEY NOW O FFERS 3 SAGS OF REANUT SCALE PLANS On to some models! First up is the
A LL W ELL T E S T E 0 DESIGNS, AT ONLY tS.O O EACH "Space Squirt” from Sterling. They
EACH BAG FEATURES FOURTEEN PEANUT PLANS, have come up with a futuristic speedster
ONE OTHER, PLU S PHOTOS AND INFORMATION for the ground hugging set. This is
actually a wheeled car loosely styled
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By the way, for a list of very inter
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m o d e lle r c o lle c tio n , Jim Newman
can fix you up. Jim , designer of
many models for Midwest, has struck
f 6 9 17 West 59th St., Chicago, III. 6 0 63 8
out on his own and is the American
agent for the Plan Service. He’ll send
you a catalog for 60<r or answer ques
tions if you include an SASE. The battery voltage vs. charge time for a destroyed.
plans include all phases of models, and nickel cadmium battery is shown in It might seem that it would simply be
a large number of them are small figure 3. You will note that the voltage necessary to set the charger's cut-off
a ircra ft due to the m ore lim ited initially rises very fast, levels off for point at or near the peak, but this is not
flying space in England. · awhile and then rises fast again as the reliable because the height and voltage
battery approaches full charge. When level of the peak varies with tempera
Charger............. Continued from page 39 the battery goes into overcharge, the ture and from cell to cell. Cells designed
voltage decreases again and this is where for high rate charging are available (G.E.
This time it took 97 and 93 minutes for the problem begins. This voltage de "Power-Up 15” cells). These cells can
the lights to go out. The discharge times pression in overcharge is accompanied tolerate some overcharge at a high
were 92 and 112 minutes, or 77% for the by rapid increases in both cell tempera charge rate, but they require special
receiver and 93% for the transmitter. ture and pressure. This causes further charging systems which closely monitor
At this point you might be asking, why voltage depression, which causes the both cell voltage and temperature. This
not design the charger so that it would battery to draw more current which is too costly and impractical for our R/C
always charge the battery to 100% of its fu rth e r increases the pressure and systems. The only alternatives are to
capacity before cutting off? The reason temperature, etc. This chain reaction either slow charge (or quick charge with
for this is the same reason that you creates enough pressure to open the some systems which are supplied with
always risk cooking your batteries when cell’s safety vent, allowing electrolyte to batteries designed for it) or to provide
using a conventional fast charger. The escape, and eventually the cell is enough safety margin in our fast charge
J U L Y 1980 89
develop in the cells, and an occasional
G w W - C if j.·
Λ HP 120 extended slow charge should be used to
equalize the cells.
Batteries which are not cycled occa
POW ERTW IN sionally tend to build up byproducts
• Over 3 Horsepower which limit the charge acceptance of the
• Very Low Vibration cells. Only cycling the cells a few times
with a full discharge and extended slow
• Only One Carburetor charge will allow you to get the most
• Ideal for Prop Drives from your batteries. When I first started
• Use in AMA Standoff Scale using the charger I was only getting to 60
or 70 percent of capacity when the lights
and IMAC competition went out. After four or five complete
A v a ria b le a t y o u r fa v o rite d e a le r cycles I noted a considerable improve
MIDWEST MODEL I ment in the cells.
displacement 1 20 cu in Priced at $36.95, the Automatic RC
weight 34'/i oz SUPPLY CO. System Charger looks like a good, all-
tlength
o n y in .6-ttøiin.
o*7B ll
V^spinner and glow plugs not included________ i ΘΟΧ 518R ROM EOVILLE. IL L 60441 around way to go in order to keep your
312-759-1955 batteries at their peak. ·
systems to ensure that the charger never from 250 mah to 4 Ah may be charged. It Electric........... Continued from page 52
charges the batteries over the peak of should be noted, how ever, that the
the curve in figure 3. The M.E.N. RC charger’s fast charge rate is closer to a An example of maximum flight time is
System Charger does this and provides slow charge rate for a 4 Ah pack, so you the 30/12 motor, which will turn an 8x4
added protection by providing some won’t gain much time advantage for this prop at 12,000 rpm on 12 cells, drawing
internal tem perature com pensation, size pack. Also, it should be observed 12 am peres. The flight pack weight
which lowers the cut-off point when the that the slow charge rate is twice the would be about 28 ounces with 1.2 Ah
room temperature where the charger is recommended slow charge rate for a 250 cells, and the flight time about eight
beinR used is higher. mah pack. Unless you are sure that your minutes. If, on the other hand, you
Next, for a comparison to the way I’ve 250 mah pack is a quick charge battery, wanted more power, 16 cells on the
been charging, I fast charged (not with you should not leave it on long after the Keller motor would deliver 14,500 rpm
the M.E.N. unit) my receiver and trans lights go out. on the 8x4 prop, with a four to five
mitter batteries for 35 and 45 minutes This type of charger is probably the minute flight time.
respectively from a 50% discharge. The best all-around means of charging your There are three motor types in the
discharge times were 112 minutes for the batteries and maintaining them in peak Keller line: the 100 series, the 50 series,
receiver and 117 minutes for the trans condition. The fast charge mode can and the 30 series. These are roughly
mitter, or 93% and 98% of capacity. You salvage at least a few flights from what equal to .60, .30, and .20 size glow
will note that these are slightly better might have been a lost afternoon of motors. The number after the series type
times than I received with the RC System flying, if you forgot to charge or left your refers to the nominal voltage of the
Charger, but please bear in mind that system on. Otherwise, with the system windings, with 50/24 meaning a 50series
charging in this manner required my charging your packs to as much as 95%of motor wound for 24 volts. In fact, as
reviously mentioned, the voltages can
complete and constant attention.
The RC System Charger is best de
capacity in about 30 minutes from a
partial discharge, an additional two or
Ce varied quite a bit because of the big
scribed as a split-rate fast charger. With a three hours of slow charging will get you commutator and the magnets. The most
high quality 500 mah battery pack, its a fully charged pack. popular motors in the series are the
initial charge rate is about 500 ma. This In addition to the advantages of fast 50/24 and the 30/12. The table gives you
tapers off to about 300 ma and then charging, the desirability of slow charg some idea of the motor performance:
switches to a slow charge rate of about ing should not be overlooked. Consis KE 100/35
40 ma. tently charging your batteries with only PROP RPM NO. CELLS CURRENT
The manufacturer states that batteries a fast charger allows im balances to 14x6 7,310 22 19.6
SPO RT S C A L E SPO RT T R A IN E R
M m
J U L Y 1980 91
bird meant business. The kit costs $19.95,
li takes three evenings or so to build, and
! Cíia/tftes Φαοίίοδ is extremely durable.
R/C GOODIES By the way, Doug Klassen and Keith
Smith have formed a new company,
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inventory of Windspiel Models. They
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"Red Tail 100” designed by Dr. Terry
T Y P IC A L SYSTEM PRICES Hovey, which features a 100-inch built-
up wing of balsa/spruce construction.
3-CK, K IT : $89.95 The fuselage is of hand layed-up epoxy
2 Servos b u il t : 105.95 fiberglass. Here’s wishing them well.
Frank Hunter accepted responsibility
4- CH.,
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The trick is to reduce chafe on the line
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plastic fuselage and foam wing bird
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but half the diameter. It has a smaller
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Doug Klassen and Chris Benjamin of the antenna U-bolts bracket the main roller
F. A . I . M o d e l S u p p l y 54th Aero Squadron Hobby Shop (18930 to help guide the line and prevent
Soledad Canyon Rd., Canyon Country, entanglement. I’ve watched these turn
CA 91351) have been flying this fun slope arounds sing as they perform during
soarer around the California country launch. Congratulations, Frank, a job
what it’s like to perform a roll with this side. Its all-up weight is 12 ounces, using
beast! Dave is remarkably agile in com well done. By the way, for further
a 225 mah battery pack and micro information on this fine low-cost device,
manding his critter off the slope at receiver and servos from Cannon. It
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remember this cleverly designed device. “ Getting back to the thermal in the when that Seabreeze comes in off the
After the line is released, the hook itself cornfield,” I say, "what happens when Gulf! Some days you're better off to stay
retracts into the body of the unit, leaving the top blows off? Does the rest of it just home and pick your teeth and your
a smooth undersurface on the fuselage. keel over and die?” guitar.”
It weighs only 1/2 ounce. It’s best to “ Not if the heat source is strong "Izzat so?” I say, disbelieving. "Two
screw-mount this unit into a hardwood enough. It just grows a new head, sticks years ago I went to Pensacola for an FAI
box. The price is $5.75; a good invest that head up into the wind, and gets it Team Finals and the lift was good for six
ment for your “ classy chassis.” blown off. Over and over again.” days straight!”
Robert Barrett of Grantham, Pennsyl “ Wow! What you’re describing is a "What was the wind like?” buzzard
vania, has been experimenting with his pulsing therm al, isn’t it? A pulsing wants to know.
own version of a hand-launched R/C therm al just keeps sending up little “ Light and variable, mostly from the
glider. He would also like to share the balloons of lift, one after another. northwest."
following: Sometimes you can time the pulses, and "You were lucky,” he says.
"Is it by your wisdom that the hawk be there just as one breaks loose, and So we drive along in silence for
soars. ride her up for a max while everybody awhile, old buzzard and me, with the
And spreads his wings toward the else is falling out of the sky!” warm desert wind streaming over us and
south? "Right,” says old buzzard. "And other the naked Arizona sun on our backs.
Is it at your command that the eagle times you get there between pulses, and Down in the hot, still hollow between
mounts up sink like a stone! No . . . give me a good my shoulder blades a small pulsing
And makes his nest on high?" · calm day, when the thermals have time thermal begins to send up little puffs of
lob 39:26, 27 to grow big and fat before they break rising air every twelve seconds, regular
loose and begin to rise." as clockwork. I glance at the buzzard
Thermal........... Continued from page 31 "Yeah, I suppose calm weather is the and he’s starting to look hungry. He’s
best, especially if you’re looking for the got that cold yellow eye on me again,
approach ground level. If it’s blowing
perfect thermal. Let’s see: hot sun, low and he’s beginning to drool a bit.
ten mph ten feet off the ground, then at
five feet it’s going to be a little slower, wind, and . . . what was the third ingre "Don't let the beard fool you,” 1 tell
say eight mph. At knee level it may drop dient you mentioned?” him. "I dye it gray to get into movies on a
to three or four mph,and down around "Dry air,” buzzard says. "Generally Senior Citizen pass. I’m actually 37, and
your ankles it’s going to be almost zero. speaking, the lower the humidity on any in excellent health.”
Surely you’ve noticed that? That’s why given day, the stronger the lift will be.” Old buzzard don’t even blink.
so many people miss their landings . . . “ How come?” " L o o k ,” I say nervously, “ I been
they forget to allow for the wind gradi "Dry air insulates. Wet air saps the meaning to ask you: what do thermals
ent, and overshoot.” energy out of a thermal, so it usually actually look like? I mean, if you could
I just shake my head sadly. “ I always doesn’t get very big, or at least very see them, what shape would they have?
undershoot,” I confess. strong. I just spent a month with some Some people say they’re like big bub
“ God you’ re dum b,” the buzzard relatives down in Picayune, Mississippi. bles, and others say they’re like minia-
JULY 1980 93
Just then a big dust devil wanders
across the road in front of the car, giving
us a good hard shake and peppering us
both with flying sand.
"So how do you explain THAT?” I say.
"It sure looked like a miniature tornado
to me!”
“ That’s the stem from a big fat thermal
som ewhere up above u s,” buzzard
assures me. “ Sometimes they spin tight
and fast, sometimes they spin big and
soft and lazy. But they’re all just long
stems, feeding a big doughnut up in the
sky."
"That one was a real killer,” I say. " I ’ll
bet it would haul my fiberglass FAI ship
up like a missile!"
ture tornados. You’re an expert on these room!" "Killer?" says the buzzard, getting this
things.. . " "I never thought of that." strange look in his eye again. "Dio you
It works. Old buzzard forgets his Buzzard just snorts. “ What a thermal say missilet Look, suppose you were to
stomach, and draws himself up tall on actually looks like . . . and I’m talking take that FAI ship of yours and clobber a
the seat, and says: about the perfect thermal . . . is a big nice fat cow, right between the eyes. . . ”
“ Well, now! Let’s just think about this rising doughnut, or smoke-ring. The air "O h !" I say, "that’d be awful!"
for a moment. Suppose a thermal were inside is in constant motion, rising up “ Offal?!" he says, smacking his lips.
just a big bubble of hot air, breaking through the hole in the middle and "Don’t I wish!”
loose and rising like a free balloon. All spilling over the top and down the sides "Especially if I were carryin’ ballast!"
you’d have to do to soar it would be to and then rising back up through the "If you were WHAT?”
get inside the balloon and circle tight middle again. And all the time it’s "Carryin’ ballast."
and let it carry you up, right?" sucking new air in, through a long stem "D on’t mention carrior}!” buzzard
"Right,” I say. that extends down to ground level. screams. “ I’m starved!"
, "Wrong!” old buzzard says triumph "So it really looks more like a giant Just about then we hit the California
antly. "What would hold you up, inside mushroom than a doughnut,” I tell him. line, and suddenly both sides of the road
the balloon? You’d make three or four "I suppose so,” he admits, "but I are lined with w all-to-w all D enny’s
spirals and fly right out the bottom, same never think of it that way. I hate vege Restaurants. I whip into the first one and
as if you were circling inside an empty tables." slide to a stop at the door.
"W e’re in luck!" I tell the buzzard. “ A
Denny’s!"
S A F E FLYIN G I S NO A C C I D E N T Old buzzard takes one look at all that
plastic and bolts for the open desert.
"M ig a w d !” he shouts, disappearing
over the hill, "you trying to turn my
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too fast, although there are some very the sequence centered in each condi
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samples of one engine type are not precision is not consistent with the retail their argument. A few follow:
equal. The reason is the random distri price which the users will pay. 1) First, the engine m anufacturers
bution of production tolerances. These 4) Whatever the performance bene don’t publish a set of drawings showing
variations which were of little concern fit, the total of dollars involved is insig all legal dim ensions for a particular
with the "sport" engine can determine nificant to the manufacturer because engine.
the winners in a horsepower oriented the racing engine market is small com 2) Because of (1), there is plenty of
competition event. Why does it happen? pared to the sport engine market. room fortheexpert to utilize his abilities.
1) Even an "expensive” racing engine One result is that the winners use 3) If absolute "box stock” could be
is still cheap. In many examples much of engines which "specialists" have modi enforced, the advantage would lie with
the extra cost is taken up by design fied or which they have modified them the person who could buy the most
complexities (such as rear disk intake) selves. A second result is that a limited boxes.
rather than increased precision. production engine(s) dominate the Getting back to the category 1 situa
2) The racing engines utilize the same event. tion, one of the problems with engine
production equipm ent as the sport An exam p le of the first result is modifications is that it’s quite expensive,
engines, so there is no reason to expect Formula 1 pylon where, despite K&B’s whether you have it done for you or do it
increased precision. efforts, the Supertigre X40 dominates. yourself. First of all, by building the parts
3) The expense involved in additional Within that brand, a Prather Tigre or in batches of one to ten thousand
pieces, the manufacturer has used the
benefits of large scale production.
Further modifications require some
o n e ’ s tim e , and tim e is e xp e n sive .
Furthermore, it’s best to forget any ideas
of using only a can of rubbing com
pound and a file. Some machine tools
will be needed, and whether they’re
yours or someone else’s, they aren’t
going to be cheap.
What w e're up against is that the
manufacturer has really done an excel
lent job of building his engines. If we
were to send a drawing of all the engine’s
com ponents, properly dim ensioned
with the tolerances the manufacturer
achieves, to a general machining job
shop, we’d receive a quote in the $1000
range for our $100 engine. The “ normal”
precision found in model engines costs a
pile of money if purchased from a
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shape of the head’s combustion cham ness: Gene Hempel, who also writes for novice? Any ideas out there?
ber is correct, it’s probably too loose in Model Aviation, and myself. Gene’s The only quibble I might have about
the cylinder. Heads should be fitted as price for the Fox is $20 and mine is $25. Dave’s rules is that by limiting the engine
carefully as the piston, but the manu By now I hope you're getting the to reed valve types, several good, cheap
facturer can’t afford to do it. message. Looking at an engine as a piece front rotary engines like the Wen Mac
In the future, I’ll supply more details of machined metal, it’s a bargain. If you and Testors series would not be allowed.
of engine rework. Throughout, how look at the work required to optimize its And it would allow such contest types as
ever, I’ll carry the theme that proper performance, it’s a piece of junk. · the Thermal Hopper, Space Bug, and
rework requires a large investment in Space Hopper. Maybe the only engine
money for the proper equipment and rule should be to define the engines to
time to learn how to use it. If you have F / F ................ Continued from page 67 be excluded, like these latter three and
somebody else to do the work, expect to the Tee Dee and Holland Hornet.
double the original price of the engine. to the success of the event. I think the
THE JUNIOR PROBLEM: IS THE
secret to any new event is that it must
To give a few examples, in AMA C/L PROBLEM REALLY THE JUNIORS?
produce a model that is attractive
Combat the most popular engine today enough for both beginners and experts Dave’s letter also points out a major
is the Fox Combat Special, which has a to try. And when it’s tried, the event problem with attracting younger model
retail price of $50 . . . an absolute bar must have enough of a “ fun factor" to ers to free flight, one that won’t neces
gain. Remember that Fox receives on keep up the interest. (The event must be sarily be cured by a new event. Quite
the o rd er of $22 for the co m plete kept alive by the “ experts,” since it will
engine. When this engine was intro not attract beginners until it becomes
duced a few years ago it had a problem popular . . . and then will come the FREE FLIGHT
with breaking crankshafts. Richard simple kits that beginners can build.) HARDWARE
Brasher had two batches of 100 crank That’s the way it’s been with such events ro o t·, iC C IM O a t n I M IO IIO « C 4 IT IM I
shafts made up which, if not unbreak as Coupe, P-30, and Embryo Endurance.
able, were at least a great improvement. The fun factor is what gave the Old
How much did they cost? Around $20 Timer movement (and the current Nos
each. That was itself a good price, but it talgia event) the impetus to spread
was more than Fox received at the time rapidly across the country. Without the
for the entire engine. fun factor, you end up with specialized
Let’s look at the engine today. The events like Payload, Cargo, and Control
out-of-the-box engine can be greatly Line Endurance, which clutter up the
improved by properly tapering the rulebook without really exciting any
sleeve and fitting the piston. The life of body. The revised Novice Gas rules look
the engine will be improved by chrom like they may produce a “ fun” model
ing the sleeve. How much will that cost? which is suited to the needs of the
At this time I know of only two people beginner. But it really needs a catchier
active in the chroming and fitting busi name: who wants to be branded a
JULY 1980 97
the closest free flight site. Now I hear
second flight with my Stinson SM-2 Jr., I and is very easy to stage. The money / / ř e š a t e c h
goes to an excellent cause and a good ' —J ^ ^ ’ international
flew it into the front of a car, then did a CATALOGS $ 2 0 0 4 1 8 0 0 MC KAMZIC MWV
bank shot into a bike wheel for a finish. deal of positive publicity is generated. VIDA_ ORIOON · 7 4 * ··
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Builder. Thanks to Mike Mulligan for minute enduro for the March of Dimes, 1) Ed Fisher, Original Hydro
flight judging, Mik Mikkelson for static four other classes were raced. The 2) Jerry Dunlap, Hustler .21 Hydro
judging, and Carl Hatrak for timing and results of these classes are as follows: A DEEP-VEE
helping out in his usual fine manner.
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RESULTS
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JU L Y 1980 99
and wasn’t able to back up any of his
HANDY SANDINGwith runs. Frank is another one of those
model boaters who is aiming at being
the first person to exceed 100 mph with a
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in surface. hobbyist or householder.
Sandpaper saver— Makes e v e n square Mfs. of Mini-Glue Tips, Stay-Tray, Tee- El Segundo, CA9024S pressure fitting, and conversion direc
J n c h usable. No waste with ingenious Bar, Mini-Saw, Ruff-Stuff l Jewel Stripes.
tions, is around $17. The carb will be
available as a separate item for about
$14. I am told that it is possible to bore
out this new carb to the same opening as
t U t h o r iz e c T F A CTO Ft Y A U TH O FU ZED S E R V IC E
the old 4049. Ed Fisher used one of these
new carbs on the K&B Outboard when
■Radio FO R A L L O F TH E FO LLO W IN G BR A N D S he set the new A Outboard Hydro
record that was reported earlier. He is
Ace* K ra ft* Pro Line* R S System s*
O c t r o i Aero Sport World Engines Orbit Royal
very impressed with this new carb and
Cannon E K Logictrol Mathes* Sim prop* feels it is definitely going to help make
Cirrus Micro Avionics D&D Jerobee the K&B Outboard more reliable, as well
s e r v ic e as providing a better method for stop
• A L S O W A R R A N T Y S E R V IC E ping the engine.
The other product that K&B is releas
E X P E R T S E R V IC E F O R A L L B R A N D S ing for use with the outboard is a
transom plate for mounting the engine.
Factory trained technicians with over This new item allows for easy adjustment
Don McCarthy 15 years in Radio Control Electronics. of the height of the engine on the
H O U R S:
transom. Sorry, I don’t know the price.
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KEEP THOSE CARDS AND LETTERS
COM ING IN
1) Ed Fisher, Streaker .21 Columbia, on April 5 and 6. Ed reported Tim J., of Las Vegas, recently wrote,
2) Ron Erickson, Schoef Vee that the fellows up there have a really “ Thanks for the interesting reading
3) Jerry Dunlap, Ward 33.5 fine site for this sort of thing and did an material you have been providing in
SPORT 40 excellent job of hosting the event. I’m R/C Model Builder. If not for people
1) Mike Croul, R/C Class Hydro sure that the fact that Ed was able to like yourself, many questions regarding
2) John Metzger, R/C Glass Hydro establish two records helped in making model boating would go unanswered.
3) Bud White, Dumas Hydro his trip enjoyable. He used his original ‘‘My first question is, are there any
Two new oval records were estab canard outboard hydro to up the A Out plans available on the scale hydros, and
lished: Ed Fisher turned in a 1:51.12 with board Hydro record to 51.74 mph. Pilot if so, where can I obtain them? I am
his A OPC Tunnel, and this writer ran his ing a Steve M uck Streaker Vee, Ed interested in building a hydro similar to
A Deep-Vee to a 2:15.08 for .9 mile. upped the B Deep-Vee record to 59.60 Bill Hornell’s Thriftway Too with twin
MORE STRAIGHTAWAY RECORDS mph using a K&B7.5engine. Frank Ward 7.5’s. Would also appreciate any info on
Just as I was preparing to write this also attended this meet and made a one Bill’s engine set-up.
column, Ed Fisher gave me a call to way pass of 85 mph with his original “ Another question I have is, do you
report on the record trials held at hydroplane using twin Rossi ,65’s. Frank know of any particular advantage to
Whonnock Lake, near Haney, British was experiencing some radio problems either an exhaust throttle or a K&B 4049
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in m y hobby and professional w ork and credit them for th e q u ality of
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clients. I am w ell acquainted w ith their precision and d u ra b ility and can
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F u ll color brochures are available describing each tool along w ith price lists
and order blanks. Because these are expensive and not all m y custom ers are
interested in the tools, I am not mailing them w ith each Free-Flight Hard
ware catalog. If you would like to receive these brochures, please send your
name and address, along with $ 1 .5 0 to cover postage and handling.
carb for the 7.5? It seems that the boaters works well. As was mentioned earlier in
in Indy swear by the4049and the people this article, the new carb that K&B is
out West swear by the very costly ex
haust throttles. Any info you can provide
me will be greatly appreciated."
releasing for use in the .21 Outboard can
be drilled out to the same size opening
as a 4049. I’m sure many people will take
liteS par
Thanks for the positive comments advantage of this possibility. If it’s of any CARBON FIBER SPARS
about the boating column in RCMB, interest, the ‘‘hot dogs” in this area
Tim. I'd like to think it’s of value, but it’s (Fisher, Erickson, and Ward) use the R/C
nice to hear from you readers. There are barrel carb on all their boats.
two sources of plans for R/C Unlimiteds. 119 CRESTWOOD DR. S.W.,
Roger Newton and Les Ruggles both sell TACOMA, WA 98498
plans for these boats. Their addresses That’s the address for sending in
are: Roger Newton, 14518 167th PI. S.E., formation, photos, or questions. With
Renton, WA 98055; and Les Ruggles, the model boating season now in full FliteSpar is the result of space age develop
13417 S.E. 233rd St., Kent, WA 98031. swing, take the time to get that kind of ments in fiber technology. Hi-Flight Model
Products now offers a carbon fiber-foam
I believe Bill Hornell drew up the stuff in to me. Believe me, I need all the laminate for use in model building. These
plans for the Thriftway Too. His address help I can get. · spars compare favorably with hardwood in
is 2533 N.E. 24th, Renton, WA 98055. Bill weight while offering highly superior strength
FliteSpars are available in all common sizes
used twin props and twin drive lines on G ian t...................Continued from page 44 from your local hobby dealer or direct from
his boat. The drive lines were .187 cable. Hi-Flight Model Products. Send S.A .S .E tor
This boat was banned from competing in On the cabin planes, the window information sheet.
District 8 R/C Unlimited events in 1979 structure is completely responsible for 43225 Whittier Avenue/Hemet. California 92343
because the real boat only used one holding the wing onto the fuselage. It is
prop. However, it was legal for Nationals also almost universally weak. Replace all
competition and won the R/C Unlimited balsa in the window structure with pieces with piano wire, joined as neces
event and placed second in the X Hydro hardwood and piano wire. Carry the sary with brass tubing, and imbedded
Class at the 1979 NAMBA Nationals held window post braces up into the wing heavily into the wing root leading edge
at Seaside, California. Bill has sold the root structure and down into the cabin section of the cabin, and the cabin sides.
boat and is now in the process of structure. Try to avoid having any of I would personally glass the entire nose,
building a single prop version. these braces just butt-join to the struc inside and out.
You might be interested in knowing ture. Inset them heavily into the struc The J-3 has a windshield brace that
that the NAM BA rules for R /C U n ture, then glue on a scab-patch of 1/32 extends from the center-front of the
limiteds now limit engine size to Class C plywood over the joints. Most of these windshield, up into the corners of the
(.47-.67 c.i.). Twin 7.5's would have to cabin planes have a false tubing struc wing root area. Make this brace out of a
race in X Class. Use of the twin 7.5’s ture in the forward windshield, sup V-shaped piece of piano wire. Bolt it to a
would eliminate a boat from competing posed to be duplicated with wood false plywood bulkhead you will make
in the R/C Unlimited Class. dow el. Replace all the wood dowel and install beneath the instrument panel
The exhaust throttle versus carburetor
for controlling speed appears to be one
TIFORARE
of personal choice. However, since K&B T R E A T Y O U R S E L F TO A
is no longer making a 4049 carb, the
exhaust throttle often becomes the CUSTOM B U IL T
choice. A number of the go-fast crowd
on the West Coast build their own intake Telephone: by DICK HANSON
carbs and exhaust throttles. They install
Our custom built airfram es are used
needle valve assemblies from Rossi, by many of the co u n try ’s top pattern
Super Tigre, or OPS because they be flie rs. Fo r exam ple, we furnished
lieve these needle valve assemblies do a basic components for 1/6 of the mod
els flow n In the 1979 Masters T o u rn
better job of metering fuel than the am ent. Som e were T IP O R A R E S ,
stock units. some were not.
Building pattern birds Is a business
I have a new Prather Products exhaust w ith us, not a sideline. We can save
throttle on the K&B 7.5 in my Sport 40 you considerable building tim e by
and it works just fine. I’m using the providing you w ith good, basic
construction.
intake carb that comes with the engine. W rite or call us concerning your
On the K&B 6.5 in my deep-vee, I’m requirem ents. We w ill be happy to
using a 4049 carb because I’m one of the 52 69 L u c k y Clover La. review them w ith you and quote
M urray, Utah 84107 prices and delivery.
people who was able to find one. It also
JU L Y 1980 101
pumpkin I had on my porch bannister
two more cla ssics •SEE YOUR LO C A L H OBBY D E A L E R · this season, with a remote switch going
from F ly lin e inside the house so I could turn it on
send (01 cata lo g whenever kids came to the door. Pretty
dramatic results.
Whenever you are working on any
I T ’S H E R E !! plane, invariably the smallest part you
have will fall into the most inaccesssible
single channel r/c spot in the plane. Buy yourself a pair of
or M5.95 the Perfect, K&S, or K&B Mechanical
Fingers. This is a fabulous little tool that I
free f light QUAKER would have never even considered if
FLASH Johnny Brodbeck hadn’t given me a pair
one time. I cried for a week when they
were stolen, because immediately after
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There are any of a million little tools
that are useful to the modeler, and most
quite difficult to make. I would recom of them are darned hard to find. I’d
CUSTOM TUNED ENGINES mend you get one of the replacement
COMPETITION ACCESSORIES recommend everyone get a copy of the
fiberglass cowls that are available. T&D Brookstone Tool Catalog, Vose Farm
Cox, OS Max, R o ssi A S u p e r T igre E n gine s Fiberglass, 30925 Block, Garden City, Ml Road, Peterborough, NH 03458. These
48135, makes a complete line of replace people specialize in small and spe
S p e c i a l i s t s In c u s t o m T.D. 0 4 9 / 0 5 1 a n d ment cowls. Parker R/C Planes, P.O. Box cialized tools. This is the m odelers’
r e e d e n g i n e s . T h r o t t l e d T . D . ’s a v a i l a b l e .
C o m plete In v e n to ry o t s to c k A c u s to m parts. 8195, Van Nuys, CA 91409, makes a goodie-book.
magnificent cowl for the Citabria. M.A.S.
H a rd - to -g o t Ite m s su ch as c u s to m nee d le That should hold the newcomers for O K, guys, enough work for now, time
va lve s, r a c in g w h e e ls, q u ic k tills,
fu e l s h u t-o ffs , A m any others.
awhile, let me know how you do. to talk about a very enjoyable subject,
E v e r y t h in g f o r R / C A c o n t r o l line racing .
HANDY TIPS the Miniature Aircraft Society. A new
1 9 8 0 -8 1 AMA ru le s s p e c ia l: For you experts who have been build group, it was formed to carry on the
G o o d y e a r . 0 14 X 6 0 * s o l i d l i n e s 1 2 . 9 5 p p d . ing these things since before WW-I, how w ork and program s that had been
would you like a true xenon strobe light started in ” that other group."
For d e ta ile d b ro c h u re , s e n d 2 5 c e n ts to:
for your model? One that is completely An idea is a precious thing, especially
K u s t o m d r a f t s m a n s h i p B o x 2 6 9 9 L a g u n a H il ls built, and is readily available? If so, trot when it is so vital as the Giant Model
C a lif. 9 2 6 5 3 Ph. ( 7 14) 8 3 0 - 5 162
on down to your local Radio Shack store movement. In this case, it is far too
and pick up one of their Emergency precious an idea to allow any subversion
decking, and carry the ends up into the Strobe Lights, Cat. No. 61-2644. It’ll cost of it. The idea is being able to build and
wing root area. Secure the wire into the you about $11. This is a flashlight-like fly the type of giant model you want, and
wing roots with liberal amounts of goodie, with a white frosted lens. It has a being able to get together with others
epoxy, after you have heavily nicked the beautifully made, very strong plastic/ who feel the same way, without any
wire with a file, so that the epoxy will nylon case, which you are going to competition pressure or demands on
have something to grab to. completely cut off and throw away. First, your activity except that which you
The wing struts on these birds are take your Dremel grinder and install one yourself impose. The idea is not having
V-l-T-A-L!!! If they fail, the airplane will of the grinding cutoff wheels. Use this to anyone tell you what, or how, or when
almost certainly crash, minus its wing. cut around the lens,completely through you will fly, only having common-sense
Modify the strut ends by imbedding a so that the lens can be discarded. Then rules governing the safety of that flight,
1/16x1/2x2-inch metal tab in each end. cut away the rest of the case as needed to rules that help protect your plane as well
These tabs will then bolt to heavy blind- free all the electronics, including the as anything and anybody it might hit.
nut fittings in the wing and fuselage. switch. What you have now is a small The idea is belonging to an international
Make these points STRONG. Remem bar-type xenon strobe bulb with its group whose stated purpose is the
ber, the life of your plane depends on reflector, mounted to a very light P.C. advancement of the individual and local
them holding. (Since last October, all board. This can now be mounted in your group enjoym ent of the hobby, by
Nosen aircraft using wing struts have plane as needed, and caution everyone mutual help, representation, and parti
been modified for the most part in this around to not look directly at it when it is cipation in the overall group. If these
manner, wen) flashing. It is bright! ideas turn you on, combined with a
The cowlings on the Nosen planes are I put mine inside the Halloween quarterly newsletter, the first issue of
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Davis made an insurance pit stop. That reference. Some of the expert racers
seem to get along well without the he ran a solid rear axle from the second
was it! Jianas cruised home the victor.
outlines, but they sure help me. I under day of practice. And Dana never runs
His comment after the race was that he
stand the Central Florida club just got anything but a differential.
solved his problem at 6 p.m. the previous
evening after his qualifying heat, when the site and plans on putting down the Next month I’m going to have a rather
he found the proper front tire com track border outlines, but just hadn’t belated report on the 1/12-scale West
gotten to it yet. ern Regionals held in Pomona, Cali
pound to use.
"All in all, it was a good race and I The traction must have been fantastic. fornia. Don't miss it. because I've ana
I heard you could tip your car over in any lyzed the results and have a few very
made some new friends. Although my
corner you wanted. Dana Smeltzer said interesting comments to make. Then I’m
performance was dismal, I learned a
great deal and will be better prepared
next time. H ow ever, I must register
some complaints. I think for a race of this
importance, a better way should be con
ceived for marking the course, especial
ly if the course is fast, like this one was.
The problem was that the barriers came
loose and many a car was destroyed by
hitting a barrier that was jutting out onto
the track. The surface is excellent, but
the track could be outlined better.
"My other complaint is lack of crowd
control. I saw many a spectator with The “Zingali’’ Propeller
small children right up next to the
barrier in the big sweeper. You do not
have to imagine too much what would
happen if one of those cars went out of
control and hit someone at the speeds
they were going. We do not need this
type of incident.
"However, the CFR car personnel did
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After the first couple of practice days I
JU LY 1980 103
max flights under rules governing their
M A M M O TH SCALER S particular type of flying.
We n o # h a v e a v a i l a b l e a o o n p le t e l i n e o f
H J # S H I R T S e n g in e s m o u n ts a nd m i f f l e r s f o r m o s t .9 0 t o The idea spread like wildfire, and so
1 . 5 e n g in e s s u c h a s QUADRA, WEHFA a n d e t c . many glider boys showed up that C.D.
Jack Alten had to end with three-man
teams; one O.T. and two glider con
testants. Regardless, this made it all the
more fun as one more variable had been
added. There could possibly have been
more than nine teams, but the contest
had to get going, so many of the late
comers had to be content with just being
spectators. All had fun just the same!
ME AND MY RC The best fun of all was had by the
4 COLOR winning team, headed up by Dave
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delighted with the event, as this was his
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FLI CAP outside the winner's circle was Pete
With going to get into a tech article about Samuelson, who flew his hard luck Foote
AMA WINGS AMA Wings aerodynamics of full-scale and 1/8-scale Westerner to second place team honors.
cars . . . and if you’re interested, tell The hot shots, Bekins and Pond, had to
4 COLOR you about the hows and whys of today’s be content with third and fourth places.
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$6.50 F-1 and Indy wing cars. Then it’s on to This type of meet, where head-to-
Size S, M, L, X L + 50c Postage differentials and more. head type of competition is avoided, is
Hope you’ll be looking for me, be sim ply great! The team spirit really
cause I'll be here. I guess my "off” generates when it looks like it is still
We do custom work (or clubs,
season is over. · possible to win! This has brought on
special events, businesses such a reaction that at least one or two
Information sent on request. meets will have to be squeezed into the
Plug Sparks. . . Continued from page 39 busy California schedule!
řLI dP 9HIRTC We probably w on’t have such an
extensive coverage of the results again,
MISERY MEET
While we were talking about beautiful
5132 DEL REY · LAS VECAS, NEVADA but we just wanted to show that the weather in California, the Annual Misery
trends for 1980 are not much different Meet was again staged on February 3.
(702) 876-1624 89102 from the preceding years. The hot ones (Man! It’s cold in Washington then!) As
still win! Beforewrappingitup.acknowl- Don Dodd said, “ The weather was com
edgements for excellent trophies and an patible with the name of the meet."
even better run contest should go to Ed Terra-firma conditions of Hart’s Lake
N ° bbV H o rn Kelley and his wife, Rose. That’s what flying area were wet, slippery, sloppy, and
^ " >m hobbi iptiiallm makes competition worthwhile! muddy. Atmospheric conditions were a
OLD TIMER KITS (F u ll and P a rtia l K its )
P i W S em i-K its- A ll P a rts M achine C u t SAM 21 OLD TIMER/SAILPLANE perfect match with wind, rain, hail, sun,
1940 Render. 46“ Span (Plan In c l.) $13.00 TEAM CONTEST and periodic gusts to 25 mph. These
1938 C lipp er MK 1. 72" Span (Plan E x tra ) $10.75
1938 Trenton T e r r o r. 72" Span (Plan E x tra ) $12.00 Here’s an idea generated from the "ideal” conditions were all in conjunc
(P lane--C U pper. $4.50. T re n to n T e r r o r. $3.50) Texas boys (SAM 29), where a two-man tion with temperatures in the 30 to 40
Midway M o d e l C o . - F u l l K i t s - - . 1 0 - . I S R / C
1938 Powerhouse ( T a ib i) . 50" Span $35.96 team, one flying an Old Timer and the degree range. Only the hardy flew that
1941 A ir T ra ils S p o rts te r. 50" Span
(Coming soon from M idw ay--020 Replica k its form er
$35.96 other a high performance modern R/C day, although quite a few SAM 8 boys
ly from Micro M o d e ls --12 designs- See Future A ils ) glider, form a team and attempt to make put in an appearance.
J l R M odels- F u ll K i t s - - . 0 2 0 R eplica F / F
1940 So Long. 32" Spnn $12.95
1941 Playboy S r . . 36" Span $12.95
T y r o M o d e l s - - F u l l K i t - - . 20 to . 4 0 E n g i n e s
1941 Playboy S r . . 80" Spun. F /F o r R /C
4 K ' s M o d e ls --fu ll K ils --C a s a n d R u b b e r
1941 CUmber. 44" Span (R u b b e r). '41 Nuts $13.95
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1940 Baby B u zzard , 36" Span, 020 Replica $12.95
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1938 M ercury (S c ie n tific ). 45" Span
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Seal Beach. Ca 90740
( f ♦ E x p .) . COD = Exact ( 714) 894-6223 Recorder t/vde Park. NY
Postage ♦ COD Fee. (activates a fte r 4 rin g s )
game. We missed publishing their sched • Fuselages for H c li-B o y and A new co n cep t the p ro m o tio n
ule last month, so we better rectify that Heli-Baby, Hughes 500. Bell 222.
Boikow 105. and flyin g.
in a hurry. Here is the schedule for Old
• All RyC Helicopter
Timer flying all at that excellent site. training aid!
West over AFB:
May 25 Spring Rally
July 6 Summer Outing Complete
Aug. 30-31 East Coast SAM Champs System 80
Oct. 19 Fall Rally • Demonstrations
All contests except for the East Coast R/C clubs — ask for details
Champs will have the following events: ► Exclusive field representatives
O U R I N F O R M A T IO N
your area.
Cabin Gas (ROG) P A C K A G E IN C LU D E S :
• D e ta ils o f S c h tu to r's N e w
Pylon Gas (ROG) Exclusive U .S . distrb- 'C h e y e n n e '
• D etails o f T h e N e w '2 5 *
.020 Gas Replica utors fo r exciting P o w e re d G c rh e m 'C r ic k e t*
O.T. Towline new HI R O BO R/C • A u to ro ta tio n o f R / C H e ll·
scale helicopters.
O.T. HL Glider • Le a rn in g to F ly ,
Rubber Endurance • Y o u r q u e stio n s a nsw ered.
• M od s fo r I n w r t e d F lig h t.
Rubber/Peanut Scale
1/2A (AMA)
HLG (AMA)
To say the least, there is a little for
everyone. SAM 7 officials are eagerly
J U L Y 1980 105
and co n clu d in g Sunday a fte rn o o n ,
August 10. The welcoming "Bean-Feed"
VIRTUE RC FLANS will be held Thursday, August 7 at the
Wright College, beginning at 6 p.m. This
very casual affair is intended to acquaint
all the modelers and contestants with
each other. The get-together also serves
© - B O R N as a forum to make last-m inute an
nouncements of any changes to the
program.
9 f t . w in g span Last year, SAM gave away over 125
PUT " NEW L I F E " BACK INTO trophies, not counting the perpetual
« LARGE PLAN S M TS .- PLANS f 20.00
YOUR AGED "B A B Y CYCLONE" OUADRA OR GLO ENGINES A 0 0 , 2 0 0 p0ST*GE trophies, special awards, and merchan
W ITH OUR NEW Z IN IU M CAST dise prizes. This year will be no differ
ent, as trophies will be given to fifth
IN G S . - IN CLU D IN G TIM ER CATALOG -OVER SO PLANS SO t DEALERS WRITE place again. Here’s what the schedule of
FRAME, *C RAN KC ASE, BACK- SID MORGAN events will look like:
COVER, EXHAUST S TA C K , CON I3I57 Ormond, Belleville,Mich.48lll us* FRIDAY
ROD, B Y -P A S S COVER, D RIV E F/F:
first gas model to fly in Arkansas in 1935, Class C Cabin
WASHER/CAM & PROP WASHER. Class A Pylon
an original design having features he
developed or improved such as phone 30 Sec. Antique
" S P E C IA L " $ 5 9 .9 5 P .P .
jack plug-in boosters, l-section white Rubber Cabin
f o r 8 F IN IS H E D C A S T IN G S , pine wing spars, cap strips, a cabane R/C:
structure having adjustable incidence, Class C Clow
s e n d SASE f o r BROCHURE Class A Clow
and turned wooden wheels. The follow
C A L I F . R E S . ADD 67. T A X . ing year, his 10-foot span low-wing, with Class C Ignition
* s h a ft b o re n o t fin is h e d Brown Jr. engine, became a familiar SATURDAY
sight in Arkansas with its stable, majestic F/F:
flight. Later, his ‘Pacemaker’ design was Class A Cabin
an outstanding performer with several Class B Pylon
hour-long flights to its credit. .020 Replica
"Scores of young modelers obtained Rubber Stick
help and encouragement from John R/C:
Sadler, who always found time to help Antique
with every problem. We loved him for Class B Glow
146 00 RAMSTAD D RIV E
his generosity and admired his skill and Class A-B Ignition
SAN JO S E , C A . 9 5 1 2 7 originality. Mrs. Sadler usually supplied SUNDAY
fudge and soft drinks for the frequent F/F:
pioneer model designer, H.A. Thomas: night sessions in Sadler’s shop, where Class B Cabin
"John L. ‘Kingfish’ Sadler died recent there was often standing room only. Class C Pylon
ly at age 87. He was a pioneer leader in Many of his young following are today Scale Rubber
model aviation in the 1935-1955 era. he successful space and aeronautical engi Scale Gas
was a retired sales executive with Armco neers and professional people. Happy Nostalgia ABC
Steel Corp. I met him in about 1933 landings, Kingfish." H.L. Glider
when he was in his early 40's and I was R/C:
19; he had just discovered model build THE WRAP-UP Texaco
ing. We became lifelong friends. His Well, we saved the best news for the 1/2A Texaco
'Pacemaker' low-wing free flight gas last. (Just our sneaky way of making sure Electric
model design was published in Air Trails you read the entire column.) For those Special events that also will be held
and was built and flown in many parts of fellows who fly Old Timers and are not a
during the three-day meet are .020
the world. His ‘Little Rocket’ control line SAM member, this information is di
Electric (run by Joe Beshar), Com
speed models, built in all engine classes, rected to them. pressed Air (Tim Banaszak in charge),
were frequent winners in regional and As published in the official SAM Twin Pusher (Danny Sheelds handling
some national meets. Newsletter, "SAM Speaks," the Annual this), and the Two-Minute event (spon
"John loved the low-wing configura SAM Championships will be held at sored by Gene Lapansie).
tion and had built fine flying low-wing Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio,
rubber models. He helped me build the this year beginning on Friday, August 8 The above may not be an exact ar
rangement of the events, but you will
find it close enough. For entry forms and
When you build your model around pertinent information on housing, write
to the Contest Manager, Bob Larsh, 45 S.
the best engine, doesn’t it Whitcomb, Indianapolis, IN 46201. Might
also mention the free flight Contest
deserve the best exhaust system? Director will be Meredith Chamberlain,
I f y o u cho se Q u a d ra as y o u r en g in e, w e ig h t ra tio a v a ila b le a n y w h e re . A n d while the R/C end of things will be run
th e n yo u a lre a d v k n o w q u a lity . A n d e q u a lly r e m a r k a b le , th e Q u a d r a by Woody Woodman with Assistant C.D.
q u ite f r a n k ly , it m eans you sh o uld C h a rg e r redu ced fu e l c o n su m p tio n by Mike Granieri. You couldn’t ask for a
cho o se Q u a d ra C h a rg e r b y C o stn o co n 2 5 .7 % w h ile re d u c in g n o is e b y better bunch of officials!
as y o u r e xh a u st system . a p p ro x im a te ly 7 5 % . O f co u rse, a D on’t forget the dates of W right-
T h e Q u a d ra C h a rg e r is th e o n ly system th is good is fu lly guaranteed.
system au th o rize d b y Q u a d ra . It in Its p ric e is $ 6 8 .8 0 U .S . p lu s $2
Patterson AFB, August 8, 9, and 10. We
creases p o w er b y 2 6 .2 % at 8 ,0 0 0 postage. F o r co m p le te specs and to are going to have so much activity, be
r .p .m .’s and has th e best pow er-to- o rd e r, w r ite : sure you are prepared to have a good
T
time. See you all there! ·
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(if any) No. 480-0.T. AERONCA TANDEM $4.00
Scale gassie from Feb. ‘42 Air Trails for No. 12793 STARDUSTER TOO $2.50
Ohlsson .23. Span is 48". Ronnie Albert. Free flight rubber scale model of popular
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fo r .1 9-.35 eng., 7 2 " span. B ill N orthrop. Lightweight R/C 1/4-scale homabuilt for
electric or gas. 94" spaa By La Gray.
No. 7 8 0 -0 .T . S T R A T O S P H E R E $150
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Workbench . . Continued from page 10
a “ Goodrich Blimp.” Funny thing is,
there really was a Goodrich blimp, in
fact, the B.F. Goodrich company made
nine such airships during World War I
for the U.S. Navy! This fact was revealed
in an article by Steve Kidd in the April
1980 issue of Private Pilot. But another
fact was also revealed which was even
more interesting. Goodrich built five
limp airships which were designated
Class B, and later built four C series
ships. Get it? Those first five were Class B
limp airships, and thereby comes the
origin of the name "blimp” ! Glad they
coined the name before the Class C
ships came along. "Clim p” just doesn't
have a nice ring to it.
Incidentally, one of the Goodrich-
built C-blimps, C-2, became the first
airship to fly coast-to-coast across the
U.S., in 1921.
WHAT'S AN LSF?
For the benefit of those who are new
to R /C glider-guiding, a few words
about the LSF, the League of Silent
Flight. To quote:
This realistic-looking aviator is molded pads come pre-drilled and tapped to fit “ You’re in good company if you’re
from flexible flesh-colored plastic. One both the Instant Motor Mount and your curious about the LSF. Many are these
arm is movable (the left one, looks like) engine, and all the necessary mounting days. The LSF is attracting the attention
while the opposite hand is positionable. bolts are also included. and interest of R/C sailplane enthusiasts
The pilot is wearing a flight suit with You can get a catalog and full pricing throughout the world.
zippers, a full parachute harness with inform ation from Steve M uck's R/C "The League of Silent Flight is an
molded buckles, and is sitting on a seat- Boats, 6003 Daven Oaks Dr., Dallas, TX association of and for the individual
pack parachute which can be easily cut 75248. sportsman. It is not a club . . . it is a
away if desired. Total height is 14-1/2 * * *
program . . . and participation neither
inches. conflicts with nor requires club mem
We received a note from Twinn-K, a bership. However, many clubs find that
Going price is $29.95, direct from company well-known for its model car
Taylorcraft Ltd., 216 Willow Ave., Rose group participation in the LSF can excite
racing products (tires in p articu lar), new interest and bring new growth.
ville, CA 95678. informing us that they have bought all
* * *
"Membership can only be earned.
production rights, patents, tooling, M em bership cannot be bought . . .
Steve Muck has three new sizes of inventory, etc. from Fusite, a division of there are no membership dues or fees.
removable engine mounting pads to fit Emerson Electric and makers of the To become a member, an R/C sports
his company’s four and five-inch Instant popular Glo-Bee glow plugs. Fire Plug, man must fulfill the requirements of
Motor Mounts. The new pads fit the and Stinger electric starter. Effective Level I of the LSF Soaring Accomplish
Rossi .61, .65 and new O.S. .65 rear immediately, you can buy these prod ments Program: a 5 minute thermal
exhaust engines; other pads in the series ucts from Twinn-K, Inc., P.O. Box 31228, flight; a 15 minute slope flight or a
are set up for the K&B 3.5, OPS 3.5, K&B Indianapolis, IN 46231. Products litera second 5 minute thermal flight; and five
7.5, OPS .40, OPS .60 and .65, O.S. .40 ture and price lists are available at no spot landings within 3 meters (9.84 feet)
FSR, Webra .40 and .61, and S.T. .65. The charge. · of a target point.
"Advanced levels in the program are
progressively more challenging. Level V,
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