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the builder of the model.
If there's one thing a scale mod-
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how to use an airbrush. You can't
put a good scale finish on a model
with aerosol cans or brushes . . . an
airbrush is the only route to go. Ian
Peacock's Airbrushing and Spray
Painting Manual is a very good basic
book on the subject. The author
spends a lot of time discussing the
various types of airbrushes, and how
they operate. He even gets into air
compressors, and tells how to scratch-
build one from refrigerator parts.
While the book was written for a
British audience, and some of the
paint brands won't ring a bell, the
U.S. equivalents are easy to figure
out. The book covers all types of
models, but the primary emphasis
is on R/C scale models. We think
that the book is worth the chap-
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since such good basic information is
difficult to find.
Published by Argus Books, and
available from: The Model Agency
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There are important chapters ex-
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The aircraft covered in the first
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0 stal r/c modeler
 Carbon fiber technology offers the patentials
for airframes which are 20% lighter, yep with the
strength of steel° These graphite composites
are the answer to a scale builder's dream,
J. R. Naidish photos
Space age composite construction
technology ' is finally catching up
with öur scale model building prac-
tices. Carbon fiber, which 'has long
been used ' in full-scale auiation to
make--everything_frorri bvlkhPads to
wing spars, is now' available to the
modeling community under the Mag-
nalite brand name. And, once yo-.i
have used this amazing mäterial,
you'll wonder why someone didn't
ma~•ket it sooner. None of .us would
_.ilk-ai-a poteniiat20.percent..aueight
savings in our airf>tames, would we?
Or' having spars which are: virtually
unbreakable! The miracles of Mag-
na~te are many.
In reality, carbon fiber has been
in .use by ,modelers in England for
.. years.._- M.an-y of tip sailplane _kits_.
manufactured there use gråphite rop-
ing to reinforce those slender fuse-
lages. Bulkheads ånd formers are
eliminated, and only a spiral "rope"
of about 3!16-inch diameter epoxied
to the fuselage is all that's needed
to ren~r_~tl~ fuselage äiXnost ua-
breakable. F'or some reason; the basic
carbon fibers have been more readily
available to the average person over-
htere's what you get in the sample
packet from Magnalite. The three items'
on the left åre balsa-cored sheeting,
ntaråe-with-~te~skirls of either carbon = --
fiber or fiberglass. The rods in the
center toms in three diameters, and the
gj•aphite sF~eets on the left mike
atrrazingly ~o©d spars. 8fiuff-fri-tire cup
is milled glass fiber, which makes a
great tiller material
By using a small sanding block, relieve
an .014" deep channel iri a foam wing,
lher+ apply the-pre-cut-anå prs-adhesived
~/z" wide'Magnalite sheet. Rll the strength
of ordinary spars,'but almost no
added weight.
Staff Report
seas,: and the material has been al-
mosti exclusively relegated t~ major
jet airframe manufacturing in this
country.
Through the prirpary efforts of
Beb- Violeit,a fes sf..ca~bQn--fiber
products car now be easily obtained
by the modeler. Bob got i~►to this
area of research_ while designing his
F-8F~, becäu~e ~ T~~e needed npatena s
whi4h were strong, y3et which would
not gadd any weight (and, if pos-
sible, would» acival.l
weight). Plywoods, l~ardwooc~s, balsa
and ',our normal fiberlass tecthniques
just wouldn't cut it.' It was~►`'t until
Bob discovered ~ (or ~ncoverfd car-
bon fiber that he wad able t' cut 20
percent of tti<e weight off hi~ model,
while -giviaag.--....key argas...
which is in excess of ;three-ti nes that
of t~•aditional fiberlass and
twice as sträng as aluminu i!
While we `:don't pxofess t. •e ex-
perts on the subjeq`t, we . o know
that'.. carbon fiber is ä Garbo ate ma-
terial- which, li-ka. .fä~ar-glass,
under high heat to ömake t in, con-
tinuous th>=cads. ''hese {graphite
threads can be gathered toge her like
scare r/c modeler 11
many lengths or strands, into a con-
tinuous rope or string, then impreg-
nated with a suitable matrix material
(usually an epoxy resin).
Unlike fiberglass, where the filler
material can be segmented sections
of threads, such as the small pieces
of glass fiber found in matting, the
carbon fiber achieves its remarkable
strength by having the lengths of
threads continuous and uninterrupt-
ed. The analogy would be much like
the cables which support a suspen-
sion bridge. Any break in the con-
tinuity of the carbon fibers will cre-
ate aweak spot and the piece .will
fail. The Mågnalite rods, for ex-
ample, cannot be drilled, for even the
smallest hole will create a weak area.
Just like fiberglass, carbon fibers Sma/1 strip of .007" thick Magnalite sheet
can be laid up into an epoxy matrix glued to trailing edge renders the surface
to form sheets. We have all seen the impervious to hangar rash, and will
totally eliminate warping.
fluted fiberglass sheets used in the
building industry, for everything
from roofing to fences. When carbon
fibers are used in the sheets, you
get a virtually indestructable, yet
still flexible, product. Magnalite
markets two thicknesses of carbon
fiber sheets, .007-inch and .014-inch For solid sheet surfaces, make a tool
thick. By simply double-sided taping using the appropriate thickness of balsa,
a 1/2-inch wide strip of this onto a onto which a broken section of hack saw
foam core before sheeting it, you can blade has been glued. Use this to cut a
virtually eliminate the need for a slot along the trailing edge, into which
a thin strip of Magnalite sheet is slipped.
conventional spar structure! A drop of cyanoacrylate bonds it in
Let's look more closely at this place, and the surface can now be
unique series of products in the sanded to a razor's edge, with no
Magnalite line. The carbon fiber fear of warping.
sheets we were just discussing are

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Magnalite markets the .007-inch
and .014-inch thick sheets in many
sizes, from 2x12-inch sheets, through
6x48-inch sheets. The most popular
sizes are the prepackaged wing
bracing kits. You get four 1/2 x48-
inch strips in the glider package.
The Pattern package has four strips
of 1/2 x30-inch material for the spars,
and four strips 1/2 x 18-inch to rein-
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because it's referred to as the Pat-
tern package, don't be misled. It's
just what you need to reinforce the
typical .60-sized scale ship. All of
these already are adhesive backed,
so you just peel the backing and
slap them on the foam core.
This application for trailing edges
is truly amazing. We have ]ong ad-
vocated using an inset piece of 1/64-
inch ply along the trailing edges of
elevators, ailerons, etc., to keep them
from hangar rash and warpage. With
the Magnalite sheets, you can sim-
ply cut a slot into the trailing edge,
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.007-inch material, drop a bead of
cyanoacrylate along the length, and
you have a trailing edge which will
never twist, dent, or warp. And you
can sand it to a razor sharpness.
The carbon fiber materials can be
bonded with any of the epoxies or
the slower-curing cyanoacrylates. It
is recommended that a light scuffing
with sandpaper be done first, just
as you would with fiberglass, to en-
sure abetter mechanical bond. We
took two lengths of the .007-inch
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How to make an unbreakable spar.
This test piece of balsa has two strips
of .014" thick carbon fiber sheet glued
to both sides. The unsupported areas
tailed immediately, but even our 200
pounds of body weight couldn't cause
the graphite reinforced section to fail.
sides, to form a sandwich. The un-
supported areas of the spar snapped
in our hands, as expected, but the
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You have landing gear that are
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sufficient flex to not need any coils,
and with the ability to never distort.
Needless to say, using these rods
for torque rods in the wing is also
a good idea, but they are a bit
heavier than any hollow fiberglass
arrow shaft. Because these rods will
always want to return to absolutely
straight, they are a poor choice for
reinforcing fiberglass fuses, etc. We
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We have actually saved the most
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Our homemade test was to make two
identica!'tormers, one from t/e" lite ply,
and the other from Magnalite's balsa
and glass laminate material. The lite
ply, on lett, sags with only t/3 ounce of
weight, while the Magnalite shows no
hint of deflection. Also, the Magnalite
didn't warp, and the ply did.
with a Dremel saw and, because the
core is balsa, there is plenty of glu-
ing surface with good adhesive ab-
sorption. This material is significant-
ly stronger, and even lighter, than
standard five-ply aircraft-grade ply-
woods.
In areas where there are high
stresses, such as the formers at the
wing locations and in the nose, the
Magnalite laminates are a much bet-
ter choice than any other materials.
They can't twist or warp, and you
will destroy the rest of the airframe
before this stuff will experience
structural failure. The next time you
are flying in a jet airliner, remem-
ber `that the shell of the aircraft is
probably made up, in areas, of this
same material.
Magnalite also has 1/8-inch and
Some bulkheads, ribs and formers made
from the Magnalite laminated materials.
Black center sheet is composite of
end-grain balsa and carbon /iber, while
lighter stock is balsa (again, end-grain)
to which has been pressure laminated
fiberglass. All were ten times stronger,
and somewhat lighter than comparable
pieces made from 5-ply aircraft grade
plywood.
1/~-inch thick laminates, which have
an end-grain balsa core, tci which
fiberglass has been laminated under
high heat and pressure. Use the
1/8-inch material to make ribs where
the retracts are located, or cut form-
fitting lengths of it and glue them
lengthwise in a fiberglass fuse to
stop twisting or flexing. Bulkheads
cut from this material tip the scales
at one-third the weight of the same
bulkheads done in 1/,t -inch birch ply.
Furthermore, the ply formers were
prone to warpage, while the Magna-
lite formers wouldn't distort. It is a
good idea to seal all exposed edges
with cyanoacrylate, to avoid the
balsa core soaking up moisture and/
or fuel. All of the sheet stock men-
tioned come in 6 x 1.2-inch, 12 x 12-
inch, and 12x24-inch sheets.
Once you start using the Magna-
lite graphite composites, you will
find many more applications. Why
not build an entire model fröm the
stuff, you ask? Well, the price of
carbon fiber is somewhat higher
than most of the materials we com-
monly use in our models. The wing
reinforcing strips we mentioned
earlier sell for $14 a set. While a
2 x 12-inch strip of .007-inch thick
graphite sheet sells for only $2.00,
a more practical 6x48-inch sheet is
$1.8.00. A foot of the 1/4-inch di-
ameter carbon fiber rod is $9.00. The
prices are steep, but when you con-
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going to be making a handful of the
airframe's components from this spe-
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model is rather minimal. Also, if you
have looked at the retail prices of
aircraft-grade ply lately, the Mag-
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We would suggest sending away
for the sample packet which Mag-
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enough to make anything practical
for you model (well, maybe some-
thing small, like a set of landing gear
mounting plates), but you can play
with each type of material and fa-
miliarize yourself with the amazing
properties of graphite composites.
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two toying around with Magnalite,
you'll begin to see the potentials
these carbon fiber materials offer for
revolutionizing the way our models
are designed and built. Through the
proper application of these products,
we can look for lighter, yet stronger,
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 If you thought that we were going
to some exotic foreign land to bring
you a contest report, then think
again. The Egyptian Scale Cham-
pionships were held at Williamson
County Airport, in Marion-Herrin,
Illinois. Admittedly, that's not quite
as alluring as the land of the pyra-
mids, but from Marion-Herrin it's
only a short drive to Cairo, Thebes,
Karnak, (',armi, Dongola and Go-
shen.
Of course, these cities have been
named after their originals in the
Mid-East. This area of southern Illi-
nois got its strong Egyptian flavor
from the fact that the confluence
of the Ohio and Mississippi resem-
bles the Nile River delta, in Egypt.
In days of ,yore, the settlers coined
the term "Little Fgypt" to describe
the area, and the appropriate town
names soon followed. We have no
idea as to whether the exotic dancer
of the same name had anything to
do with this area of the country.
Now that you well know where
you are, what you came to see is a
regional qualifier for the Scale
Masters. And, a better site couldn't
exist. The runway is the 300x1,000-
foot paved surface which serves as
the actual runway for the county
airport. The air conditioned terminal
building, with a good restaurant,
where you can dine and watch the
modeling activities, is only 100 feet
from the flightline. The site is so
spectacular that it is being given
strong consideration as the location
for next year's Masters finals.
The Sky Squires Club is no
stranger to contest management. The
meet is actually in its fifth season.
Previously, the club had been strong-
ly dominated by Pattern fliers, but
a change came about over the past
few years, as the Scale interest in-
creased rapidly. This year, it was
decided to fly only Scale, with Nov-
ice, Expert, Giant and Non-Flying
Static events on the schedule.
For our first year as a Masters
qualifier, as well as our first attempt
at an all-Scale meet, we had a very
respectable turnout. Twenty-one fli-
SCALE CHAMPIONSHIPS
ers participated, which may be small
by some standards, but we consider
One of the nicest flying sites for a Masters
it a good start. The club mustered qualifier is near Cairo, just down the road a piece
over $1,500 in trophies and prizes.
from Thebes. But, can you get to Egypt
by going to Illinois?
By Lynn Elston
Photos by Jim Ferketich and Lynn Elston

16 sca/e r/c modeler

 Ray Martin's P-51 took six years to
complete. The functional air scoop even
had a working glycol pooler to keep the
engine temperature down! Unfortunately,
the /eft wing impacted a landing light
when the model stalled slightly on
take ofi.

Robert Hanft's Fokker gets airborne.

Bob took third in Giant-Scale.
Robert Hantt flew this F6F to fourth place
in Expert. Very nice weathering.
The Grand Prize, an ACE Silver
Seven radio, was awarded lottery
style, so that any registered contest-
ant had a chance to walk away with
the biggest hardware available .
even if he finished dead last. The
usual assortment of kits (with plenty
of support from Sig), tachometers,
battery packs, etc. were in good sup-
ply, so that participation was amply
rewarded.
Being the first major effort like
this, the membership was in a quiet
panic on Friday. We had planned a
Friday evening tailgate party, to get
acquainted with the contestants and
to make ourselves feel more com-
fortable. The first five fliers showed
up early in the evening, and the but-
terflies quickly began to subside. By
10 p.m., others had arrived, and we
left that night very anxious to get
the contest. going. There is on-site
space for campers (no facilities), so
many of the modelers must have
pulled in during the wee hours.

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 By the next morning, all 21 coll-
testants were accounted for. The
weather was perfect, with 80-degree
temperatures and light winds.
Leonard McCoy came from Kan-
sas City, bringing his two well-flown
Dornier bombers. He has entered
these models in previous meets, fly-
ing one in Giant, and the other in
Expert. This ,year, he also brought
a Zero, which was entered in Non-
Flying Static. With some obvious
polish and practice at the controls,
he put the bombers through their
paces. Leonard wiped everyone else's
clocks, taking first in both Expert
and Giant. Such double wins are
very unusual, but Leonard deserved
them both.
Veteran contender Bud Atkinson, Leonard McCoy, flying two Dornier
also from the Kansas City area, bombers, successfully won both the
flew the Giant Varga Kachina Giant Scale Class, as well as the
which he had entered in the Nåts. Expert Class.
He also brought second model, his
favorite T-34 (Bud designed the orig-
inal Sig kit), which earned him a
third place in Expert.
Another "big name" in Scale at-
tended, as Bob Underwood brought
his Hiperbipe. A long-time favorite,
Bob edged second place in Expert,
beating Bud Atkinson by only two
points.
The pilot who came the farthest
was Bob Hanft, who showed up from
Elberta, Alabama. His Fokker took
a third in Giant-Scale. His other en-
try, abeautiful Hellcat, took Fourth
in Expert, just missing third by an
almost uncalculable 16/100th of a
point. As you can see, this was defi-
nitely aflying contest.
The final man to qualify was Da- Long-time contender Bud Atkinson got a
vid Riley, from Kentucky, whose well-deserved second place in Giant-
Stearman put him in fifth place. Scale with his Varga Katchina (alias
Rounding out the Expert Class, Shinn).
John Guenther took sixth, Dennis Dennis Crooks' TBM, which was
Crooks' P-38 wound up in seventh, untouchable in static Non-Flying Scale.
and Joe Nabor captured eighth.
The Sky Squires used the airport
restaurant as the site for the Satur-
day night Banquet. The accommoda-
tions were perfect, and MC Charles
Duvall conjured up some remark-
able awards to highlight -the day's
events. Later, most of us adjourned
to a local night spot, for one heck
of a good evening.
Sportsman Class usually doesn't
get much coverage or recognition,
but it happened that there was more
excitement and unpredictability
this class than in Expert. At first,
it looked as if Ray Martin, of Cår-
bondale, Illinois, was going to take
all öf the marbles with his immac-
ulate Royal P-51. It had -the high-
est static score of the meet. Un-

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Dennis Crooks poses with his Non-Flying
Static winner, a beautiful TBM-3.
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fortunately, the model stalled on
takeoff, and sheared awing panel.
This was the only mishap in 68
logged flights. We'll be watching for
Rav in future contests.
Steve Mayer, a charter pilot from
St. Louis, won the class with ease.
He flew that Hellcat of his with the
perfection one would expect of the
professional pilot. that he is. Dave
Voltland (Kentucky) made a valiant
effort to catch Dave, flying a nicely
weathered F-B-F Bearcat.
Just a half point behind Dave, in
third, was Charles Raker (St.
Louis), flying a nice .90-powered
T-28. Two Spitfires, both from Day-
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flown by Richard Kruse and William
Elliot, respectively.
Four rounds were flown, and the
contest was wrapped up by 2 p.m.
on Sunday, allowing the contestants
plenty of travel time. We got a lot
of positive feedback from the fliers,
and the Sky Squires hope that they
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'84 Masters. After all, won't your
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In the thirty years that I have
been a modeler, and the seven years
that I have been involved in Giant
Scale (first as Newsletter Editor for
the QSAA, then later as founder and
first year's Newsletter Editor of the
IMAA), my greatest thrill has been
to pick the brains of all the people
who have come up with the innova-
tions that have contributed to the
advance of our hobby, and then to
do my best to see that the informa-
tion gets the widest possible exposure
so that all modelers could enjoy the
benefits. For the most part, these
ideas are little tidbits, new pro-
cedures, or a slightly different way
of doing things that result in a small
advance for the hobby as a whole.
Once in a great while, though, a
tremendous quantum leap is made.
Ron Shettler was responsible for
what is indisputably the greatest
leap ever in our hobby, when he
developed the Quadra engine. Bob
Siegelkoff and the Roush Brothers,
with their development of larger en-
gines than the Quadra, expanded on
Ron's idea. The advent of truly re-
liable, powerful servos in giant sizes
helped, and George Steiner gave us
our first true dual battery system.
All of these items, and of course
many more, gave us literal leaps in
our ability to enjoy our hobby of
giant models.
Since Ron's original introduction
and production of the Quadra, how-
ever, most of the real advances have
been follow-on items to that basic
movement. What I am about to in-
troduce to you is also, in that it is
a new accessory for most of the
chain-saw type engines.
First a question. What is the most
persistent problem with the Giant-
Scale engines?
Answer: Starting them! This is
true of C-D (Capacitive Discharge)
ignition engines. Properly set up en-
gines that are flipped by someone
of necessity being the mother
of invention is this much-needed gizmo
for starting those chain saw engines.
By Lee Taylor
with "the Technique" are so bloody
frustrating to so many modelers, sim-
ply because these people make it
seem so furiously simple. I'm proud
to say that I have personally rarely
had serious trouble getting any en-
gine to start. However, I have helped
many people who for reasons of co-
ordination, arm strength, arthritis,
or whatever, just cannot give that
proper "snap" to .their prop flip.
It is now with the greatest of per-
sonal pleasure that I introduce to
you what I think is the single great-
est advance in Giant-Scale since
the introduction of the Quådra it-
self. The Holdeman Starter, invented
by Gerry Holdeman, of Cameron
Park (Sacramento), California.
Gerry Holdeman is a 28-year-old
modeler here in the Sacramento
area, and about Four years ago he
became interested in Giant-Scale.
He's always been a bit weird, being
interested in ridiculous thinks like
helicopters, putting Roper engines
in Nosen P-51s with his own design
retracts, and designing his own mod-
el version of the Cessna 210 re-
tractable gear. If you've never seen
a Cessna 210 retract its gear, you're
in for a shock! It's one of the strange-
est acts in aviation, and Gerry's ver-
sion acted exactly to scale.
Anyway, because Gerry has al-
A true expression
Photos by the author
ways gone for the unusual, he very
seldom ever stayed with the tried-
and-proven Quadra, but was always
experimenting. Several of his at-
tempts at. other engines had C-D
ignition, or were just plain difficult
to start. This was a continual frustra-
tion to Gerry, and he began thinking
of better ways.
It has always been said that the
simplest ideas are the best, and Gerry
started thinking about a time that
most of us probably look back on
with some sheepishness, back when
things were really simple and we
started our Thimble-Drone engines
on our 1/2A U-Controls with å sim-
ple recoil spring starter. Of course
(Ahem, cough), us sophisticated
Giant-Scale R/C types couldn't con-
sider anything that simple.
Gerry didn't have that kind of
hang-up, though. What he remem-
bered was how easily his engines
started, every time, while the rest
of us more "macho" prop-flippers
hopped around howling and shaking
our prop-whacked fingers! He won-
dered why the giant-scale engines
couldn't have something equally ef-
fective? He started working on the
idea, and after a few false starts,
came up with the final working ver-
sion of the Holdeman Starter.
Very simply, Gerry has mounted
a very powerful spring on the rear
shaft of any engine like the Quadra.
Through a special clutch arrange-
ment, this spring just rides free on
the rear shaft whenever the engine
is turning over in its normal direc-
tion. Whenever the prop is turned
backwards, however, the spring is
engaged, and it is tightened up.
Then, when the prop is released,
the spring flips over the engine ex-
actly the same as that old Thimble-
Drone spring starter.
The results are plainly spectacu-
lar! Gerry's starter is finely bal-
anced so that only about three-
sca/e r/c modeler 21
Note how simply the Super-Starter is
installed onto the rear output shaft of
most any engine.

Gerry Holdeman, the inventor of the

Super-Starter, holds one of the many
engines which he has adapted to his
unit. Paul Sims' and his Stinson Gull-
wing, which had one of the first of
Gerry's starters installed.

quarters of a backwards revolution though, getting these engines to run if you get a spark. Normally, if
of the prop is necessary to fully is so easy it's embarrassing. everything is set as required, you'll
wind the spring, but when the prop You tend to start your engine be able to see a little spark across
is released, the engine is spun so while everyone's back is turned, so the gap.
energetically that it normally passes that they don't see that you're no Gerry has gone a little further.
through at least three, and usually longer aHairy-Chested Macho Prop He has taken a plug, and bent the
four complete revolutions. The effect Flipper! You sneak up on your plane electrode so that it goes straight up
is that if you have fuel to the en- while no one's looking, a quick 3/ 4 from the plug wall, nöt bent over
gine, you are virtually guaranteed a wind backwards and release, and 90 degrees to within .028-inch from
start every single time. And, no your engine is running. At this point the center electrode as normal. His
broken arms from the normally- your secret is safe, so turn around "plug gap" is now more like 3/8
required violent prop swing. and kind of suavely smile at the of an inch! With normal hand flip-
Gerry's starter is especially effec- envious looks of the people who have ping, there is no way this plug will
tive on those engines with C-D igni- trouble getting their engines to run. fire. Gerry winds his starter back
tion. These ignition systems work You might have trouble sleeping at 3/ 4 turn, lets go, and a monstrously
very well while the engine is run- night, but what the heck? fat spark jumps all the way from the
ning, but they are most difficult to Gerry has one very enticing dem- center electrode to the side wall of
start. This is because they require onstration of his starter. As I said the plug. I leave it to your own
considerably more initial rpm on the earlier, it is really the speed of the imagination as to what this does to
prop flip to get the energy to fire initial flip of the prop on these igni- the starting ease of your engine.
the spark system. For practical pur- tion engines that produces the spark The H&K Super-Starter has been
poses, this means that they have to that fires the plug. The higher the tested on just about every engine
be flipped much harder and faster speed, the better the spark, and the available that has a rear shaft, and
than a standard ignition system. easier the engine will start. One production Flans are well underway.
Many people just have not been able of the primary tests for a balky They will be available by the time
to master this harder-flip technique. engine is to remove the spark plug this article appears. Prototypes
With the Holdeman Starter (official- and, while holding it against the have been tested on Quadras, both
ly called the H&K Super-Starter) engine, flip over the prop and see the two and three cubic inch models,
22 scale r/c modeler
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A whole new contest this year, with some real
surprises. Our analysis reveals some
interesting trends.
~taff R2~ort
ifying for the i983 ficalc
,~2asters Championships was an en
tirely different affair this season, it
Southern California. Unlike previous
years, when attendance figures sh~w-
ed at least fifty contestants, there
were less than two dozen entrants in
Expert Class this .year. Evc>ryorat~
who attended commented on the
noticeable change in mood it
was definitely a different contest
this year.
What happened? Why did so few
modelers attempt to qualify for a
berth in the"Masters finals? The no-
torious Phoenix 1/8th Air Force was
J. R. Naidish photos significant by their absence. Their
"joie de vivre" was missing, with
the cheering (often .Bronx style),
horns, camaraderie and general good
fellowship. Al Casey, their Com-
mander, was there, as well as a few
others, but the missing blue shirts
from Arizona were not to be over-
looked.
We also got the word that at least
one Scaie Squadron member was
boycotting the event. We were shock-
ed to hear this. ft looked ås if
Garland f-(amilfon's super Hellcat was
not 10 be denied this year. An
impressive model, well flown.
 Hampton's Hellcat takes oft on its
victorious last flight. Garland posted two
91.5 flight scores back-to-back on his
Iasi two flights. Easily, the two highest
flights of the meet.

felted with dissention and ill-

politics had given way to the true
spirit of competition. Instead of the
togetherness that a club is supposed
to represent, there was dissention.
Add to this the fact that the contest
site was back at Mile Square, be-
cause the Marine base was under a
new commander, and the entire scene
was a whole new ball game.
Anyone who belongs to a club
can appreciate the situation. We've
all lived through those "slump"
times when the flying club lost the
edge that made it a cut above other
organizations. You show up at a
meeting, and there's just a different
feel to the air. People who were lead-
ers get burned o>>t, and enthusiasm
dwindles. The club grows, because it
is making news and everyone wants
to be part of the action, but then the
number of "hangers on" gets out of
hand. It soon looks as if a few are
doing al] of the work. Personalities
begin to clash, and the original mood
of the group is destroyed in-
feelings.
Having held positions of leader-
ship in clubs, we can well appreciate
the devastation such circumstances
can produce. When it gets to the
point of members boycotting a ma-
jor meet, it's time to start the shake
out and slow rebuilding process that
will keep the club alive. A proper
housecleaning is needed, and a re-
affirmation of the basic principles
upon which the group was founded.
The So. California Scale Squadron
was origina]ly chartered to support
Scale activity in the area, with a
special Pmphasis on running Scale
contests. Ironic, isn't it, that the
group should find itself boycotted by
one of its own members for trying
to do what it was established for
. to run a contest?!
The absence of the 1/8th Air
Force group was partially the same
situation. Bob Frey, one of the king-
pins of the organization, just plain
got burned out with modeling. We've

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 Jerry Kitchen's Cub just wasn't the right
machine to bring to a meet like this, even
though Jerry llew it to perfection,

Dave Johnson posted one of the better

flights öf the meet, with his Nieuporf
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Chuck Fuller wound up in sixth place

with his giant-scale PT-22. Static score
was 99.5!

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Hamilton's award-winning Hellcat, from

Bob Holman's plans.
Shailesh Patel earned awell-deserved we don't see in the headlines, yet among the first batch of planes the
second place, with his very clean SBD he came on like gangbusters with judges reviewed?
Dauntless. one of the first of Tom Cook's F-4 The only salvation was that the
Phantom kits. Although plagued by judges were consistently granting
engine problems in the new model, high scores. Twelve of the tweny-one
all hit those "bottomed out" condi- he got his act together and posted Expert Class models in the meet had
tions, where we just can't look at a 90 flight score in the fifth round, ståtic scores above 90, and the rest
another airplane. Kent Walters, the to give him a firm position in fourth were almost all in the high eighties.
reigning champ, came to spectate, place. So, even though the scores seemed
and wound up flight judging. The Bert Baker, the maestro of success- high, they were comparably fair, and
1/8th Air Force is still a strong and ful contests, made a major departure no one felt as if they had been
growing organization, as was attest- in static judging. Gone were the screwed by the judges. To prove how
ed by the huge turnout they had at judges who had been scoring the fair the scores were, Chuck Fuller
their annual Scale Fun-Fli earlier planes in years past. It was felt that could only translate that seemingly
this year. they may have been jaded by too untouchable 99.5 static score into a
We missed seeing the "same old much exposure to the same models sixth place trophy. One of the fliers
faces" at this year's Masters quali- and builders, year after year. To who beat him for a top position was
fier. Where was Jerry Ortego, for get a new perspective, modelers who Roger Hansen, whose static score
example? With a lot of the "big knew their planes, but who hadn't was only 92.5. There seems to be lit-
guns" absent from the scoreboard, judged before, were brought in to tle truth to the oft murmured rumor
the complexion of the meet took on handle the static chores. that the contests are won or lost in
a whole new focus. It was now a wide This may have been a mixed bless- the judging circles.
open contest, and fliers who prob- ing. There were two planes which Garland Hamilton, on- the other
ably never figured that they were received scores of 99.5! Such near- hand, is like awell-oiled machine
competitive enough to make the top perfect scores are rare, indeed. when it comes to contests. Several
20, were now seriously weighing the Chuck Fuller's immaculate PT-22 years ago, we predicted that he
possibilities of placing in the top ten.got the honor of such a sublime would be a factor to contend with,
That's not to say that this was a score, as did eventual winner Gar- and this year seems to be his sea-
gathering of the second-rates, be- land Hamilton, whose F6F Hellcat son. His F6F has over 150 flights on
cåuse contestants like Garland Ham- is truly magnificent. The point is it, 80 of which have been racked up
ilton, Rick Meyers, Don Lien and not whether the models in question after a near total crash. Garland
Chuck Fuller (just tb name a few) deserved the scores, but whether knows that plane like the back of
were capable of winning any con- such a score is "realistic." his hand, and this predictability
test, at any time. Once a judge has awarded anear- (also called "dependability" or "re-
But, who had ever heard of perfect score of 99.5 points, he no liability") is one of the key ingre-
Shailesh Patel? This young man is longer has any latitude for maneu- dients of his contest success. It's no
a force to be reckoned with, and he vering. We've all been to contests fluke that perennial winner, Kent
literally wiped everyone's clock with where the first planes judged got Walters, has flown the same SBD-3
his superb Master-Scale Dauntless, the best scores, then the numbers for years. It would be interesting to
to wind up in second place. An ex- slid downward as the .fudges realized feed such figures as number of flights
cellent builder, and a very ~quick- their predicament and got more de- on an airplane into a computer, and
thumbed pilot, he's got the potential manding. Not to detract from either see if there's any correlation between
to be top dog at any Scale meet. model in this situation, but was it this and contest scores.
Roger Hansen is another name only coincidence that they were Not only does Garland have a lot
scale r/c modeler 29
7. Shane Cramer's Scale Flight Zero gets
airborne. He finished seventh. 2. Rick
Lewis flew a meticulously finished
Cosmic Wind racer. 3. Bob Parcell's
A-26, going through ifs paces. Two .60s
for power. 4. Col. Robert Thacker's
Quickie was the most unorthodox plane
at the contest. Flew great. 5. 111-fated
P-518 by Diego Lopez was plagued with
problems, and finally totalled in the
last round.

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1. Bert (Scale Flight) Baker's big Jug
does a go-round. Ninth at the meet,
then took third in Giant Class at the Nats.
2. Chuck Fuller's PT-22 flew superbly,
with a Quadra under the cowl. Fully
aerobatic. 3. Giant-scale Stephens Akro
flown to fourth place in Team, by Bob
Siegelkofl, 4. Dan Parson's de Havilland
Hornet was one of the hottest machines
in the air. 5. John Bashore, Jr, took
second in Sportsman class with his
Don's Custom Chipmunk.

scale r/c m,odeler 31

of stick time, but he's one of those
military-minded precision-type peo-
ple. He's organized, and has all the
discipline that his years in the Ma-
rines can bring to an individual. It
shows in his performance at a con-
test, too. There's nothing left to
doubt, with all systems double-
checked and all variables totally un-
der control. While other fliers are
fidgeting with balky engines, sour
radios or a myriad of minor incon-
veniences, Garland's model is setting
there, ready for another flight. The
way to combat those pre-flight
nerves is to not have the distractions
of a troublesome airplane. Garland
isn't tinkering, so he can enjoy the
contest.
We're sure that every flier thinks
that all systems are 100 percent
before he heads for the contest . . .
these are all pros, and they don't
leave things to chance. But, that
old friend, Murphy's Law, seems to
play fickle tricks. Diego Lopez can
vouch for that. His beautiful P-51
was plagued by disasters. The first
flight resulted in the gear folding
on landing, and he spent the next
two rounds patching the wing. After
repairs, the flight seemed to be go-
ing fine, but one gear hung up on
landing, and he took a zero score,
with only minor repairs needed.
The next flight was total disaster.
The P-51B lifted off, then started to
glitch. For a second, it looked as if
the plane would plummet into the
line of parked cars, but then it re-
covered for an instant, and we all
(Continued on page 72)

The staff photographer deserves a "well

done" for this shot. After some eight
years of photographing model meets, at
last a successful bomb drop caught on
film, in perfect focus! That's Rick Meyers'
third place Hellcat skimming the deck
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By Rich Westlake (with assistance frorr~ wife Juanita)

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 S~fford's
RCOUPI
 Maybe this story is best begun by
reprinting the first paragraphs of
the construction manual. which comes
with the Stafford Aircoupe:
"A while back at a local club
. meeting, our good friend and Scale
addict, Woody Woodward, came up
with a very thought provoking `VVhy
don't ya.' Abbreviated by several
quarts of coffee, the conversation rani
something like this:
Woody: `Jack, you have a nice line
of Scale kits going now, but they are
all intended for the advanced flier.'
Me, after some thought—or at ]east
some delay: `Yeah, Woody, yer right!
So?!'
Woody: `Why don't ya come up
with something -that is Scale, not
semi-scale, which the novice or week-
end modeler cån fly safely!?'
That started the wheels turning.
~~~e got the crew together, hauled
out old magazines, poured the mid-
night oil, and made several trips to
the local airports lone of the guys
checked out the real McCoy of the
Aircoupe; just to be sure that our
dimensions were correct). The final
choice of aircraft seemed so obvious
that we wondered why no one had
done it before.
Soon afterward, on a breezy Sun-
day afternoon, the little white proto-
type sat on the end of the runway,
with the Enya .45 ticking quietly
under the big cowl. I released the
brakes, eased into the throttle, ~ and
away she went. We were more than
About to grease another one! The
Stafford kit is relatively easy to build,
although the techniques in the kit are
somewhat dated.
impressed. The Aircoupe was smooth
and gentle, but still responsive. The
loops and rolls were good as
for the spins and snap rolls, forget
it! This model was just like the
prototype of the Aircoupe . . . guar-
anteed not to spin (or even stall!).
Such nasty habits just aren't in
her repertoire. She's been my per-
sonal favorite scale entry in con-
tests, as well my Sunday "hack-
around" model, ever since. She's a
chubby little Scale gal, and a great
flying little sweetheart."
With such positive comments from
Jack Stafford, the model's designer,
who could resist building one? As
it's officially known, the Alon Air-
coupe All is an attractive machine.
It was also one of the safest planes
ever designed, because it was vir-
tually stallproof. The elevators were
The author modified the canopy, which
is a full bubble as supplied in the kit.
He laminated two layers of 1/64" ply
right onto the fuselage, forming a slight
turtledeck appearance.
restricted in the amount of travel
they had, and the rudder and
ailerons were tied together so that
you could never get the plane to
snap or spin. With such safety fea-
tures, it was hoped that the Ercoupe
would truly be "everyman's dream
aircraft" and that one would wind
up in every garage.
I, personally, thought so much of
the aircraft that I bought one. My
scale r/c modeler 37
Taxiing out for another trip, the Ercoupe
can be used for either contest work, or
for %ust plain weekend tun.
That raked-back main gear really sets
the Aircoupe on the runway, but it also
makes it a little difficult to get the
nose to rotate easily. It excessive
elevator is needed to get airborne, try
moving the main gear axle location
forward a bit.
wife and I traveled the country in
that little beauty, having a great
time. The Aircoupe was such a do-
cile machine that you could almost
literally fly it in your sleep. I wasn't
too keen on the safety feature of
having insufficient elevator travel to
induce a stall, and many pilots re-
rigged the control runs to give more
throw. My wife turned out to be the
Ercoupe fanatic. She found the side-
by-side seating very comfortable, and
knowing psychologically that the
plane couldn't stall or spin sort of
made flying just that much more
enjoyable. Having flown the real
thing, I have to not agree with
Jack Stafford's choice of scale sub-
jects, but I also must agree with
the claim he makes on the plans in
the kit, that the Aircoupe is "the
perfect scale trainer."
38 sca/e r/c mode/ar
While we refer to this plane as
both the Ercoupe and Aircoupe, the
model is actually a scale version of
the Alon Aircoupe, which was a
slightly modified Ercoupe. We use
the terms interchangeably in this
text, however.
It must be kept in mind that this
claim was being made back in the
days when "Scale" was a very new
venture for most modelers. Just to
give you a feel for how long the kit
has been around, the plans show
Kraft PCS servos! I can fit almost
four of the latest sub-miniature ser-
vos in the locåtion where the one
aileron servo fits on the original
model! In those days, when you
claimed to have a stable and easy-to-
fly model, you were really saying
something. By today's standards, the
Ercoupe is so docile that I wouldn't
hesitate to classify it asa reason-
able ab initio trainer, with the pro-
viso that you get some assistance
on those initial trim flights.
That trike gear, especially with
the trailing-castored main gear struts,
makes for super ground handling.
The wheels are 21/ 2" diameter, which
makes them like tractor tires .
especially nice when operating from
a grass field. The 63" span wing
has a generous 610 sq. in. of area,
which is very healthy for any trainer.
Since you will most likely use a
.40 or .45 engine, you can see how
this model winds up to be rather
large for the power displacement.
Avoid the temptation to shove a .60
under the cowl. The Aircoupe was
designed back in the days when that
.45 that Jack talked about would be
equivalent to today's .35 powerplants.
 The author and his wife worked together
on the project, after the kit laid in
storage for many years. It's still a good
choice for those in the market for an
intermediate trainer.

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As I mentioned before, it was my
wife who fell in love with the Er-
coupe. Believe it or not, she was the
one who discovered the kit on a
dealer's shelf some six years ago,
and insisted that she wanted to build
it! As with most modeler's wives,
my Juanita is dedicated to the sport.
She always volunteers to run the
transmitter impound, and she does
a very professional job of it, too.
She's not a pilot (and may
never really become one), but that's
where the Ercoupe was supposed to
come in.
The one thing the little day does
do, and rather well, is build air-
planes. This talent certainly shows
in the Ercoupe, although I'll admit
that she got plenty of help from me
(now that I think about it, I recall
that it may have been the other
way around, because I can only re-
call me sitting out in the garage
after midnight, working on the kit!
Well, no matter who takes the credit
for it, the Stafford project was a lot
of fun, and not too difficult. I em-
phasize this because the model's age
shows somewhat in the design and
construction of some of the com-
ponents. The fuse has plenty of
formers, and the sheeting must be
wetted in order to get it to bend
and conform. If you don't know what
you are doing, you could wind up
with a pretzel for a fuse. Unfor-
tunately, there's just no other way
to get all of those compound curves
to look right. I don't advocate a
full cockpit detail, since it will
add unnecessary weight. That big
canopy area is certainly tempting,
though. Of course, if you are build-
ing the Ercoupe for Scale compe-
tition, then afull-blown cockpit will
be a necessity (and it's assumed that
you have enough experience, in that
case, to know how to keep the weight
to a minimum).
One of the big areas of weight
40 scale r/c modeler
concern is that twin-ruddered tail.
Since you are putting a small, rela-
tively light engine in the nose, it is
especially important to keep the
empennage as close to the weight of
a feather as possible. Jack does a
good job of selecting the wood for
the tail, but I didn't hesitate to
scrap a few parts in order to shave
a gram of weight. Use instant glues
wherever possible, since they add no
appreciable weight to the structure.
I sanded the dickens out of the sheet-
ing on the aft fuse (always sand
it before application, since any sand-
ing done afterward will create wavi-
ness between the formers).
If you are really finicky you could
go through the exercise of building
up the empennage. You will prob-
ably save a few grams over the sheet
assemblies provided in the kit. More
importantly, you will be able to
totally hide the interconnect link-
ages which join the twin rudders.
In the kit, these simply run below
the stab and, for all intents and pur-
poses, are invisible. But, for contest
work, such an arrangement is
anethma. Remember that the Air-
coupe was very competitive in the
days when judges would accept the
photo on the kit box as documenta-
tion . . by today's standards, this
would never cut it. Be sure, once
you have assembled the rudder link-
ages, that they will function flaw-
lessly for time since
access to the linkages inside abuilt-
up stab will be impossible.
Another hint is to move all of the
radio installation ahead of the wing.
Throw the battery right behind the
firewall, as shown on the plans (re-
member to wrap it in plastic bags,
lest fuel seeps into the cells!). I
decided to -get along with only the
barest remnant of former No. 3, so
that I could move the servo rails
and receiver further forward. Of
course, if you are going to a full
cockpit, you are going to have to
be very creative in order to keep as
much of the installation as possible
ahead of the canopy in that short
nose area. I'd suggest placing the
battery under the engine, inside the
cowl.
As I was saying, the Ercoupe kit
gathered dust in the garage for years.
One winter day, she took down the
dusty kit box, and spread the plans
out on my worktable. The time had
come. She glued some of the pieces
together, and that sort of made it
official we were building the
Ercoupe. It so happened that my job
started to require some heavy over-
time, and I really couldn't seem to
find the time to get into the model.
Before I knew it, there were a fin-
ished set of wings on the table.
I eyeballed them, and was pleasantly
surprised to see that they were per-
fectly -true and straight. The one
comment I would suggest to simplify
the wings is that the wingskins be
pre-joined before application. Use
cyanoacrylate adhesives, polyester
surfacing resin (which is the best
choice, since it's a great glue, and
will sand without leaving a ridge),
or something like Ambroid. Don't
use white glues or epoxies, because
as soon as you try to sand them,
the glue forms a ridge which will
always be visible. Always make it
a point of sanding the skins before
applying them. Once glued in place,
only light spot sanding should be
necessary before painting or resining.
If you sand the skins on the wing,
you'll get a wavy effect as the wood
scallops between the ribs.
The fuselage was a different mat-
ter. hooked at the plans one eve-
ning, and decided that the best ap-
proach was to construct it in our
laps, instead of flat on the board.
Be forwarned that I'm a professional
model builder, and can get away with
things that anot-so-skilled modeler
might find difficult. By all means,
stick to the procedures described in
the kit instructions. As noted, the
curvatures are a bit complex, so
don't try to force the wood sheeting.
Where needed, a cloth dampened
with hot water (to which a little
ammonia has been added) will soften
the wood enough so that it will con-
tour readily. Patience is the byword
here.
As it turned out, the Aircoupe
we had in our documentation pack-
age was modified from the produc-
tion version, with a sloping canopy
aft section (the kit has the stock
full-bubble variant). To fabricate this
extra faired piece, I affixed the
(Continued on page 68)
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 The last installment (December
'83) of the SIRI Marchetti Super -
Falco began the construction,. and
left off with the completed , fuse.
For those who missed the article, I
strongly urge 'you to look it ` up, for "
once you see those superb plans'by
Bob Sweitzer; you'll find it impos-
sible to pass up modeling this Italian.
lightplane. The Falco is one of those. .
rare aircraft which is fully aerobcitic:
With a package like that, you can
do anything from serious cont~si
work to acrobatic corrmpeti.tfon LUllh
the Falco. ~- '`
Since it's Y/4-scale (79" sport
wing), it is a good selection fnr the
Circus/Circus acrobatic schedule. As
a scale model, the versatility of the
Super Falco is unparalleled.
Lest the modeler be mislead by
some of our comments about the
close resemblance of the SF 260
military series, with its elegant tip
tanhs and armament capabilities,
modifying the F8.L to the 260 ren-
dition would definitely involve more
than simply reshaping the contour
of the fin and rudder. The fuse on
the 260 has a differently shaped tail
cone, the canopy rake is not at all
the same and the 260 has a metal
wing (the F8.L, being a homebuilt,
has a wooden wing). The fact that
a 3-view of the SF 260 military ver-
sion appeared with the first part of
this article should not be con-
strued as documentation for the
Sweitzer plans. As can be seen, the
proper 3-views to match the plans
are presented here.
The, u~liole issue of the F8.L and
the 260 gets even more confus-
ing. In the May, '72 issue of AIR
PROGRESS, James Gilbert gives a
The conclusion of our presentation of
this superb Italian homebuilt lightplane.
Sleek, sassy, and fully acrobatic, too!
By John S. Shenk Photos by the author
splendid flight report on the F8.L. was built by Aeromere (one of sev-
He mentions that the SF 260 wczs eral compaines which built F8.Ls at
imported into the U.S. as the Waco one time or another, including a
Meteor, having been granted FAA motorscooter manufacturer!). None
certification (one even won a race of these production versions were
in its class,' being flown by Mary ever imported, however, and the
Knapp). Look for the article, in Falco only exists in the U.S. as a
this issue of SCALE R/C MODEL- homebuilders' project.
ER, on the Waco Meteor version of _If you plan to use the Gilbert
the plane, as made available from article for documentation—the air-
the Circus Hobbies kit. craf t is fire engine red—you'll find
Gilbert then goes on to report that a great shot of the instrument and
his test machine, a Series III Falco, cockpit controls. The joysticks shown
scale r/c modeler 43
 Orline made a significant contribution to
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 in the photo were a carryover from
the SF 260's military heritage. Gil-
bert was impressed with the aerobatic
potentials of the plane. He compares
the ailerons to the Spitfire's, and
states: "The Falco feels so crisp in
roll that you cannot resist the temp-
tation to go rolling all around the
sky.
Further documentation on the
F8.L can be found in the October,
'82 issue of AOPA PILOT magazine.
That big cowl lends itself to just
about any power source, from an .80,
through the 1.20 twins, to the smaller
chain saw engines. The full-size plane
could hit nearly 200 mph, so in-
stalling a hefty powerplant would
not be out of line.
WING CONSTRUCTION
The wing is built-up and fully
sheeted. There's no reason why the The author's creation proved that the
design could fly, even at an extreme
root and tip ribs couldn't be trans- gross weight.
formed into templates for a foam
core (note that only 1/16" sheeting
is used on the built up wing, and
that probably wouldn't be sufficient
for a foam core). The plans show
both wing panels, to facilitate con-
struction. While my original model
had bellcranks to actuate the flaps,
Bob Sweitzer wisely modified this
to a torque rod arrangement, which
is much simpler and more positive.
I noticed that the plans show wheel
well cutouts which are a very tight
tolerance to the wheel diameter. I'd
suggest relieving the appropriate ribs
somewhat, to allow some extra space
here. The retracts can either be
Dave Platt's (modified as we'll dis-
cuss later), or the Airways Scale
Retracts' version.
I built my wing on a jig, which The Super Falco has the classic elegance
of awell-designed lightplane. Frati is a
simplifies things. If you don't have
master of the clean line and
a building jig, I'd urge you to buy minimal drag.
or make one, otherwise you'll have
to go through the painstaking pro-
cess of making small alignment tabs
on the bottom of all of the ribs.
Observe that the ribs differ in thick-
nesses and types of materials, so
follow the plans closely as you trace
the ribs.
The flaps and ailerons are fabri-
cated as separate components from
the wing, with lots of tiny riblets
to keep you on your toes! Be es-
pecially careful when sheeting these.
subassemblies, to not induce any ti ~~:h=~~
warps. The aileron hinge system is
rather unique. The Robart hinge
points are installed so that their
pivot points are below the surfaces,
and aft of the ~~nore normal hinge
line. This allows the ailerons to
establish an aerodynamic differen-
tial, as the blunt nose of the aileron Detail of the track for the sliding canopy.
droops down into the slipstream Bob Sweitzer has a molded canopy
when the aileron is deflected upward. available.
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The resultant drag equalizes the
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aileron. The Sparmann, and many
other aircraft have utilized this sys-
tem. Be sure to keep the geometry
of this system correct. The ailerons
should be mass balanced, especially
if high-power aerobatics are contem-
plated. Use the hinge point pivots
as the reference point to establish
the aileron's C.G.
When setting up the wing on the
jig, be sure to mount the ribs so
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that there is four degrees of wash-
out at the tips. The model has
superb stall characteristics, and the
washout doesn't hurt the aerobatics.
Note the small leading edge turbu-
lator strips on the inboard årea of
the wing. These small triangles are
there tö,ensure that the center sec-
tion of the wing stalls before the tips
. don't neglect to install them.
Those three spars may look like
excessive overbuilding, but they are
necessary to give the wing proper
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pletely disassembled, then the in-
ternal spring is cut in half. The outer
gear strut is cut to 31/4", while the
inner strut is shortened to 3-1/8".
Note that these dimensions are only
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approximations taken from my orig-
inal drawings. Please check the gear
against the Sweitzer plan to ensure
the correct total strut length. A new
hole must be drilled in the leg 1"
from the spring, and a new drive
pin inserted. Drill å new hole at the
top to provide for the spring retain-
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pin in the nylon pivot block to keep
the wheel from rotating°
Also, let me point out that, if you
have opted for the Airways Scale
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different dimensions. It is easier to
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Be careful that the retract chassis
does not protrude above the ribs.
The wing is so thin at this point
that the whet cannot be fully hidden-
Don't be surprised if the wheel hangs
out of the wing by about a half inch
that's the way the full-size
plane is! The wheels are mounted
on the outsides of the struts, which
is just the opposite of what yöu'd
expect.
Check to see that the wheels are
gear down. Yo'u may have to change
the angle of the mounting rails
slightly to get this just right. The
Robert wheels will last much longer
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Michael Slazenger's full-size Falco
regularly competes in aerobatic com-
petitions. Plane is from Dublin, Ireland.
and run truer if 6/32" brass bushings
are installed on the hubs.
Cut out the wheel wells and line
them, being sure to allow sufficient
clearance for the wheels, as men-
tioned previously. The strut covers
are made from 1/16" ply and are
hinged at W-13. Use a 1/16" music
wire whisker to actuate the door. A
Du-Bro ball-link is attached to the
door, and this conects to a brass
tube which is bound with cord, then
epoxied to the strut. This will give
you an adjustable connection, so that
you can get the door to close flush.
When the retracts are working per-
fectly, sheet the bottom of the wing.
The wing is now turned right side
up and placed back in the jig.
Notches will have to be cut in the
bottom sheeting to accommodate the
jig rods. Now fit the retråct air sup-
ply and all of the servos, as well
as the linkages for the control sur-
faces. Double check that everything
is secure and that there is no binding.
Just as we did on the fuse, it's a
good idea to pre-sand the wing skins
before applying them. The less sand-
ing you have to do to the wing once
it's sheeted, the better the finish
will look. Note that the flaps should
not be attached permanently to the
wing until after the entire structure
is painted. Being a homebuilt, you
can expect that the prototypes have
48 scale r/c modeler
top-notch finishes, and shine like
sports cars.
Now is the time to position the
wing on •the fuse and, after checking
the alignment, install the 1/4-20
mounting bolts. The stab can now
be attached, using the wing for
reference.
The cabin interior should be
roughed, and at least the walls per-
manently mounted. If you have
opted fora sliding canopy, install
the 1/16" spruce guide rails (details
for a sliding canopy are not shown
on the plans. Glue a 3/16" x 1/16"
spruce guide to the inside of the
fuse. Install a 2" piece of 1/16" ply
as a cap at station F-5, and install
another 2" further aft. On the can-
opy, itself, glue a 3/16" x 1/4" spruce
strip, which has been notched to
fit over the 1/16" rail. This canopy
rail begins at F-5A, and extends aft
for 2", then is interrupted for 2",
after which another rail segment is
attached. These cånopy rails fit un-
der the 1/16" ply caps on the guide
inside the fuse, when the canopy is
closed.
When the canopy is complete,
make the 4-40 bolt attachment shown
at the top of F-5 and F-5A. Drill
holes at the rear of the canopy, as
shown on the plans. Epoxy blind
nut on the inside of the cabin, so
that the canopy can be held tightly
to the body in the closed position.
If you have decided to use a
Quadra or comparable chain saw
engine for power, then an 18-8 prop
is a good place to start. The spinner
is a C.B. Associates 3" one.
Radio installation in these large
models is a matter of some con-
fusion to modelers. It's difficult to
decide whether heavy duty servos
are needed, or whether standard
ones are sufficient. I don't have all
of the answers, so I can only convey
what I used. My six channel Kraft
is configured with eight KPS-14 and
two KPS-15 servos. The KPS-15s
are used to steer the nose wheel and
rudder. The other servos are inter-
connected also with Y-cords, with
two servos on flaps, one servo for
each aileron, and two servos to drive
the elevator. I do not have any of
them rigged on some of the over-
ride devices I have seen, but that
wouldn't be a bad idea. Extension
cords are needed for the throttle
and nose gear servos. There's plenty
of room in that cavernous fuse, even
with a full-blown cockpit interior.
I used the throttle trim to actuate
the kill switch for the chain saw
engine.
FINISHING
The Falco can be finished in a
number of ways. The prime con-
sideration is to keep the weight
to a minimum. On an airframe this
big, it is very easy to add an addi-
tional two pounds without even real-
izing it. Pay particular attention to
things like resins and primers, both
of which add a tremendous amount
(Continued on page 65)
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Tom veas really "Cookin' " again this year, as his big ducted fan
Phantom beat the afterburners off the competition.
Staff Report Photos by J. R. Naidish

The big jet that took home all the marbles. Tom Cook's Phantom II was untouchable in the air.

T he premiere event—the Gran

Prix—of Scale modeling proved its
reputation again this year. If you
want to see the best darned scale
machines in the country (and may-
be in the world), then the Scale
Masters Championship is the place
to be. Don't expect to see a lot of
airplanes there were only 32
fliers present, while there were some
five times as many at the Nats.
But, for quality, you'll never see bet-
ter than the models which show up
each year for the Masters.
Of course, the quality is high be-
cause you have to earn the right to
enter by qualifying at one of the
thirteen regional meets held around
the country. Each regional can send
as many as five contestants to the
Masters. This year, there should
have been a theoretical 85 modelers
qualified for the big finals, but there
were only 32 registered contestants
(actually, there were 36, but four
scratched at the last minute due to
crashes and other problems) when
the static judging started on Friday
noon. In an economy which still
isn't fully recovered, the expense of
a long weekend in southern Califor-
nia (what a super vacation combi-
nation for those who could swing it!)
just wasn't practical. More on the
economics of such major meets later.
The representation from outside
California was significant. Seventeen
of the entries were non-Californians,
from as far away as New York and
Florida. Because there are two qual-
ifiers within California, there were
naturally more entrants from this

Mike Mann squeaked into second place, flying his F1N 190. John Lockwood's big B-25 captured third place.
~. Granger Williams' Nieuport 28C was one of three flown in drogue chute deploy after landing, but the canopies swung
th@ contest. 2. QArland HamiltOn'a Hellcat Came In Tourth_ open as the modet taxied bacK to the pits. 4. Ramon Torres

3. Tom Cook's Phantom was so realistic that not only did the came from Florida with this .90-sized T-34C. He placed eighth.

50 scale r/c modeler


previous Masters Champion,
1. "Cowboy" Kent Walters,
came in fifth this year, flying his ever-faithful Dauntless.
to compete with this
2. David Groves came from Texas
New York, was part of
colorful AT-6. 3. Bob Fiorenze, from
super-glossy A-4 Skyhawk.
the large jet turnout, flying this
sixth with his giant-scale PT-22.
4. Chuck Fuller placed
sca/2 r/c modeler 51
Roger Hanson flew one of the first finished Phantom's
from Tom Cook's super kit. Brian O'Meara's Hurricane (inset)
was plagued with gear problems.
 state. The meet has achieved such But, no one would have bet a plug of the scoring (although Dave John-
recognition that the modeling press nickel on either Tom Cook or Kent son did rack up an impressive 85.5
and representatives from Costa Rica Walters after the first day of fly- on one flight).
were on hand (two magazine writers ing. Tom's static score was a stag- The remainder of the field was the
from Norway came to the So. Cali- gering 97 pointer, but that was the usual assortment of lightplanes
fonia qualifier in July!). You can third highest score on the boards. (Pitts, Stephens Akro, etc.). Maybe
imagine the reaction to seeing such There was also a nice cluster of we can't dismiss these all as non-
superb models, and such really great static scores in the 94-95 range, competitive, for Chuck Fuller's im-
flying. which meant that it was a pretty maculate ~/,~-scale PT-22 got the
We had predicted a very unusual wide-open contest among some ten second highest static score of the
year for aircraft types. Previous fliers. Kent Walters' Dauntless, meet, and he wound up in a well-
Masters trophies have gone to either which had scored top static points deserved sixth place.
the typical WWII military machines, in previous years at so many con- Ramon Torres' unusual Beechcraft
so superbly illustråted by Kent Wal- tests, had been surpassed by so many T34C-1 Mentor looked very prom-
ters' SBD Dauntless, or by ducted other skilled artisans that it could ising. It is an unusual model, civil-
fans, i.e., Tom Cook's spectacular only muster a 92 .barely com- ian in styling, yet with military
F-4E Phantom II: It was no surprise petitive in this arena. markings and exhibiting some good
that the majority of the field con- Surprisingly, there were no less flight options. The 1/5-scale model
sisted of military fighters. There than three of the Proctor Nieuport (80" span) weighs only 15 pounds,
were no less than three Dauntlesses! 28Cs in the field of entries. A poor and flies on a .90. Features like se-
We've never seen so much dive choice, you might think, but they quencing gear doors, scratchbuilt re-
bombing in our lives! Even the Hell- got a 93 and two 94s in static, which tracts, and working Fowler flaps
cats (two of them) were doing dive speaks of the superb accuracy of the make this a model a definite cut
bombing runs for flight points. Proctor kit. Of course, they got their above the rest. We definitely had
Everyone figured that, if Kent Wal- empennages wiped on the flying end high hopes for this contender, and
ters cån win a contest by pointing
his airplane straight down and re-
leasing abomb, then the way to win
a contest is to point your air-
plane straight down and release a
bomb. As those who tried to emulate
it found out, there's a lot more to
winning a major contest than just
a bomb dropping maneuver.
At the other end of the spectrum
were the five ducted fan models.
Tom Cook was back with his breath-
taking Phantom, with even more de-
tailing and gimmickry (the cockpits
would servo-open as the jet taxied
back from its landing, with the
drogue chute fully deployed, of
course! Yöu talk about total real-
ism I was waiting for one of
the pilot figures to climb out. Roger
Hansen showed up with his Phan-
tom II, done from one of Tom's The new champ (for the second time)
semi-kits (see the October and De- and his trophy. Tom is a master of the
cember issues for a full report on skills needed to win such an event, being
this super kit). Charlie Chambers a masterful builder, and a real ace at
the controls.
(Illinois) was again flying his sharp
F8F Cougar, while Bob Fiorenze
brought a very clean (out-right auto-
motive super-glossy) A-4 Skyhawk
from New York.
Since .Tom had won the Masters
in '81 with his big twin-fanned
Phantom, the idea was to go with
the winning concept. In truth, this
thinking wasn't all wrong. "Tom
was cookin' again!" was the by-
word of the meet, as Cook walked
off with all the marbles once more.
As if that weren't proof enough that
the age of the fan is here, and that
such things aren't just flukes, Charlie
Chambers wound up in seventh
place, and Bob Fiorenze took ninth. Just part of the cockpit detail of Tom Tom Veloskey was the youngest con-
Cook's winning F-4E. testant there. This sixteen-year-old was
Three ducted fans in the top ten flying a beautiful F9F-8 Cougar.
is nothing to sneeze (or is that
blow) at.
scale r/c modeler 53
John Lockwood finds that the only thing
top contest caliber. Unfortunately,
ålmost as large as his third place trophy could pull off such smooth flying.
is the huge B-25 he flew to earn it. being one of the first ones in the Kent Walters, .who just didn't
static circles cost him some static seem "in the groove" this ,year,
we felt that the 94.5 static score it points, and a 92 was the best the could only muster an 89.5 flight
got was a bit low (.he was one of the big bomber could do. score. Kent was so non-competitive
first planes. to be judged). While In spite of that, John's consummate that, within striking distance of at
the plane flew great, this gentleman skills as a flier became immediately least second place and on the last
from Florida obviously hadn't spent apparent, as he posted a 90 and 91. flight of the contest, he actually
enough time moving the sticks At the end of the first day, he was missed an entire manuever! After
around on his transmitter. In spite the man to beat. That 91 was to landing and realizing his mistake, he
öf all öf that, Ramon still wound eventually stand as the highest flight still had enough time on the clock
up eighth place. score of the meet. While many raised to takeoff, do the missing roll, and
John Lockwood, a name that has their eyebrows when they saw that land again. The score for that round
graced many a trophy in recent huge B-25 sitting in the pits, it was an 81.5, with a missed manue-
years, but who disappeared from the turned out to be one of the most ver, so one can only speculate what
scale scene to fly some Pattern and realistic of all the models in flight. an 8- or 9-point scoring roll might
Pylon,. returned this year with a It was just big enough to look im- have done to change the outcome
huge 101-inch span B-25. This gar- pressive, and had enough power— of the contest. Tom Cook had an
gantuån 22-pounder looked a little with those two Webra .90s—to go 88.75 on his flight, but he didn't
out of place among the sleek jets through the paces at a healthy clip. seem capable of anything better than
and rakish fighters on the flight The scale speed was most convinc- an 85 for the rest of the first day's
line. John had flown this plane sev- ing, and the bomb drops and fly- flying.
eral years before, but he had spent bys were just a joy to watch. Only Garland Hamilton, a name we've
considerable time upgrading it to a pilot as skilled as John Lockwood mentioned in past contest reports as
54 scale r/c modeler
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An impressive giant-sized Waco C70,
by Larry Scott, of Iowa.
the man to watch this year, just did
not seem enthused about the contest.
You can tell by the way a guy talk:
and acts on the flightline when he's
confident about his chances for vic-
tory. Garland, while he was saying
aloud that he was out there to win,
just didn't seem convinced of that
himself. He was the most consistent
flier there, with five of the six-round
scores above 87.25, but the best he
could do was fourth place.
Actually, being fourth was noth-
ing to be ashamed of in this crowd.
A total score of 182.125 meant fourth
place, while 183.375 was Mike
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usual rash of dumb problems . without even a small sign outside
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round, Mike had already said to
himself that he couldn't even finish
in the money. Don Lien, who had
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reason than to call manuevers and
support Mike's efforts, agreed that
Mike should just take a pass. Rick
Lewis spoke up and said that he'd
call the manuevers, if Mike would
fly them. As it turned out, Mike
posted an 84.25, just enough to edge
Lockwood out of second place (by
.2 points!). Mike walked away with
a Futaba radio and X400 cash, just
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To date, the Masters has been
sponsored by a handful of industry
supporters, plus the generosity of
the Scale Squadron. It's a pretty big
load to shoulder, but efforts to find
a major sponsor have not brought
any success. A few years ago, it
loöked as if Datsun (Nissan) was
going to make a commitment, but
the program got bogged down and
never bore fruit. We are frankly
amazed that such a major event has
gone unrecognized by a corporation.
Alas, that's been the sad tale of
aeromodeling since the early days.
While we are large in numbers, and
always draw a crowd (we eyeballed
some 4-6,000 spectators at Mile
Square Park this year . . .and that's
the park), we seem to never become
the attention-getter that far less in-
teresting hobbies (ever watch some
of the boring sports activities Tur-
'ner's network covers?).
The potentials for an event like
the Masters seems great. With the
proper PR efforts and promotion, it
could be a lucrative affair. I ike most
clubs, the Scale Squadron has no
professional PR people on the roster.
Fund raising is a haphazard affair,
at best. Perhaps there is some read-
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background rieetled to get this show
off the ground. If you, or someone
you know, has the PR skills or
fundraising savvy needed, then con-
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Newport Beach, CA 92663. Phone
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(Continued on page 78)
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Pitts Special (above) yvas well flown by Olen Trenary,
of Colorado.

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 SIAT Marchetti's hot little Italian aerobatic
(or military) machine is now a convenient kit.
Good looks and fine performance are By Sylvester Farralone
both part of the deal. J. R. Naidish photos

58 sca/e r/c mode/er

The Waco Meteor is an easy kit to I.M. import line of kits before
fabricate, with a fiberglass fuse and (which Circus Hobbies markets in
built-up wing. the U.S.), I was delighted to accept.
The irony continues. Several years
Kismet! That's what it was . ago, Bridi (now Crreat Planes) was
pure Fate with a capital "F." It was planning to kit an SF.260. I saw the
predestined that I should wind up prototype at Toledo, and had even
doing a kit review of the Waco approached the company about an
Meteor kit fröur Circus Hobbies, just advanced order for the kit. The
surely as my initials just happen product never hit the market, but
to be S.F., the same as Stelio Frati, it was kind of strange that it should
the designer of the SF.260, i.e., Waco have been one of the only kits I
Meteor. Even the name "Meteor" ever ordered in all my years of go-
suggests some sort of cosmic in- ing tö Toledo.
fluence. Yes, folks, this model comes If these coincidences aren't mak-
to you straight from the twilight ing the hair stand up on the back
zone! of your neck, then how do you ex-
At least that's how I felt when plain that the kit arrived the day I
I was approached to do the article. was leaving for the EAA Conven-
The coincidences were too pronounc- tion at Oshkosh? When I got there,
ed. Why, for example, had I been what do my disbelieving eyes see
rummaging through some old maga- but. a handful of SF.260s! A number
zines just the week before the Editor of them had made a transatlantic
called, and I had put a page marker flight to demo fly at the show, and
on page 33 of the October, 1965 then they were going to be ferried to
issue öf Air Progress? Yes, there Texas, where a dealership for this
was a photo of the all-metal SF.250 exotic machine was being set up.
on that page—predecessor of the When I saw those sleek tip tanks
Waco Meteor! Don't ask me why I and that graceful canopy, I imme-
marked the page, at the time . . . I diately assumed that someone had
just did. dummied up a bunch of the home-
Then, the next week, I get a phone built F8.I: "Falco" versions to look
call from the Editor, asking me to like their military cousins. (See the
build the kit. Having experienced feature article on the Falco in this
the pleasure of working with the issue l .
Upon closer inspection, I realized
that these were, indeed, the real
thing. Once I knew what was really
happening, I was everywhere with
my camera, taking detail shots. I
could easily modify the Circus kit,
which is the original SF.260 45 ren-
dition, to the new SF.260C cön-
figuration. I'll discuss the differences
later. Fate intervened again, and all
the film I shot came back from the
processors looking like some sort of
surrealistic artwork something
about a probable malfunction of a
camera which hasn't failed in over
five years. When I took the camera
in for repairs, they couldn't find
anything wrong with it, and it's not
missed a •photo since then!
To top off this almöst Hitchcockian
tale, I got home to find the Septem-
ber issue of AOPA Pilot magazine
in the mail .with an eight-page
story on the aircraft I had just left
at Oshkosh! Could all of these oc-
currences have been sheer coinci-
dence? I somehow doubt it. One
thing, for sure . . . someone up there
definitely wanted me to build that
kit. I wasn't going to tempt Fate,
so I. got down to the building room
first thing the next evening and set
to work.
Before we get into the Circus
Hobbies kit, a little background on
scale r/c modeler 59
 this exciting aircraft is in order.
The SIAI Marchetti SF.260 boasts
the not-so-small claim of being the
fastest civilian piston-powered air-
craft in the world. It will do 196
knots, is fully aerobatic (stressed for
plus six and minus three Gs), and
can be ordnance equipped for
counter-insurgency (COIN fighter)
application.
Stelio Frati (who shares my ini-
tials, so that I can dream that the
SF on my model stands for Silvester
Farralone) designed this impressive
piece of aerodynamics way back in
the early '60s, as the SF.250 four-
seater. SIAI Marchetti was so taken
with the performance that they
t>å~ bought the production rights and
transformed them into military train-
~ ers (SF.260M), attack aircraft (SF.-
å
N
260W) , and surveillance machines
: --~• ; (SF.260W) . The success of the de-
~• IL
N sign speaks for itself, in that some
=t ; 24 countries use the SIAI Marchetti
F~ for one purpose or another. About
_~ four dozen of them have found their
U U3
way into civilian hands, primarily
Q
~ as proficiency trainers for airline
pilots.
With such superb versatility and
N performance, Waco decided to .try
~~ marketing the plane in the U.S. as
a civilian machine. With a price tag
of över $30,000 (less avionics) , it
a was a bit too much aircraft for the
average pilot. Not one airframe, to
my knowledge, was ever even im-
ported under the Waco name. The
model, as sold by Circus Hobbies,
,: comes with decals which read "Waco
:.j:'.. Meteor Formation Aerobatic Team."
~k This was the demo prototype which
€; Waco used in its initial marketing
tl
~ efforts.
There are several big differences
between the Waco Meteor version of
the SF.260, and today's SF.260C
variant. Today's plane has more di-
hedral, a taller fin profile, leading

I: edge cuffs on the outer 20 percent

of the wing, etc. There were also
subtle mods like hardpoints on the
wings for - munitions, and anti-servo
tabs on the ailerons, none of which
would show up on a model, of course.
You'll find that the ratio of aileron
to flap along the trailing edge is
1~ S~ ': significantly different than what's in
the kit. I suspect that the aileron
area was intentionally enlarged in
the kit to give more control response,
but the flaps wind up looking far
too small.
If you decide to document your
kit with the AOPA literature, or
know a friend who can get you pho-
THE PLANS SHEET, AS IT IS tos of the planes (which are now
PRESENTED IN THE CIRCUS HOBBIES owned and marketed by Fox Five
KIT OF THE WACO METEOR.
One, Municipal Airport, Rt. #1,
60 scale r/c modeler
Box 102, Denton, TX 76201), you
should be aware of these mods. By
the way, Fox Five One hasa $185,-
000 price tag on the SF.260, making
it the most expensive prop-driven
plane in the U.S. market .but
the price does include everything.
This is no sleeze-ball of an air-
plane. It's first-cabin all the way.
Every detail meets or exceeds mili-
tary specs, and even the cockpit
interior was designed by the noted
automotive design firm of Pinan Fa-
rina (kind of makes you want to go
out and kick the tires on the old
Ferrari, doesn't it?)! According to
pilots who have flown it, it's the
closest you can ever get toa P-51
Mustang. The roll rate is 150-degrees
per second, which is enough to get
anybody's vertigo up. The SF.260
will perform a loop from level flight,
at cruise speed. The Frise ailerons
are so effective that they can keep
the plane laterally level in a full
stick-back stall. Like a true fighter,
rudder inputs during turns are not
Even though it looks like a docile
required (a feature that the model lightplane, this is the fastest prop-driven
beauty beats up the sky with an
also pleasantly maintains). production plane in the world, and it's amazing display of aerobatic skill
If all of this hasn't turned you on fully aerobatic, too! (all soundly documented as real-
to building one, then lets examine istic). You rip fast on a high-speed
the other possibilities .military napalm canisters, or any other ord- fly-by, getting good points because
variants. How about an SF.260 with nance strapped under the wings? In the prototype is a hot rod and should
rocket pods (or machine gun pods), a contest, your camouflage-painted fly fast. Throw in abomb-dropping

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The SF.260C is the current production version. Lots of military paint schemes
and the ability to carry ordnance. (SIAI Marchetti photo)
pass, strafing run, etc., and ,you have
one heck of an exciting airshow for
the judges. Of course, the trike gear
makes for ground maneuvers a snap,
with easy 9s or 10s on takeoffs and
landings.
No matter what y. our choice, mili-
tary or civilian/aerobatic, the SIAI
Marchetti is a worthwhile project.
You don't have to use it for contest
work. It builds so rapidly and easily
that you could throw one together
for a weekend practice machine.
With the right engine, the model will
do everything its big brother can
in the maneuvers.
The kit is the usual superb engi-
neering job which has made I.M.'s
reputation. The glass work on the
fuselage is some of the nicest I've
seen, with hardly a pinhole to be
found. The few visible panel lines
are cleanly molded. The full-size
machine is noted for its smooth ex-
terior skin and exceptional finish, so
you'd expect the smooth treatment
found in the kit's fuselage. The long
dorsal fin is molded in, but the
vertical fin is built up, as are the
stabs and rudder.
If you are molding an SF.260C,
then note that the mass balances on
the elevators are much too large, and
should be trimmed to more accu-
rately match the newer version. They
are very accurate for the original
SF.260, which the kit is supposed to
represent.
Being a fiberglass fuse, I doubt
that anyone is going to start cutting
a huge hole in preparation for a full
cockpit interior. It can be done, of
course, but make sure that you add
some stiffeners to make tlp for the
loss of rigidity in the cockpit area.
This would be a good place to in-
corporate some Magnalite carbon
fiber composite. I'd suggest using the
rods, and laying them in under a
piece of cloth, just to add stiffness to
the area.
While talking about the canopy,
don't neglect to leave an air vent
hole either in the canopy, itself, or
in the fuselage below it. The first
64 sca/e r/c modeler
time out in the sun, my canopy col-
lapsed slightly because there was no
way to equalize the pressure inside.
By adding the appropriate stiffeners
along the edges of the canopy frame,
it could be made to slide, like the
real one does. As a technical note,
the full-size SF.260C has the pilot
in the right seat, because this plane
is intended for a jet jockey trainer
(jets are flown with the throttle in
the left hand).
I didn't get into this whole cock-
pit area for two reasons. First, I
had a really short deadline from the
Editor and, secondly, I was specific-
ally told to build the model as stock
as possible. That's also the reason
I swallowed my integrity as a scale
modeler and stuck the Webra .40
upright, with the entire head stick-
ing out. If I get the chance—and I
definitely would like to build an-
other one—I wouldn't hesitate to
turn the engine inverted, and glass
over that unsightly hole in the nose.
A .40 will fit totally concealed in
the inverted position, and a .60
would have only about 1/4 -inch of
the cooling fins sticking out. The
plans show an optional instal-
lation of the O.S. four-cycle even
more of a problem.
Since the model is on the smallish
side, with a span of 593/4 inches,
and it weighs in at only about seven
pounds if built stock, the decision
of which engine to use is important.
With a .40, it hauls around fairly
well, but I'd be uncomfortable try-
ing to do the grandiose maneuvers
the prototype is capable of. A hot
engine in at least the .60 class is
called fora if you are going to get
into ordnance, cockpit mods or
any other weight-adding alterations.
Even for sheer aerobatics, I'd not
hesitate to slap the biggest mill I
could squeeze into the fuse.
The only real building involved
in the kit is the wing. I built mine
in a wing jib, but it can just as
easily be done flat on a building
board. The instructions are little
more than two sheets of isometric
drawings, but they are sufficient for
anyone who has built even the most
basic type of model before. All the
parts are clearly numbered, so you
really aren't at a loss because yozi
can't read the Japanese notations.
As noted, the aileron and flap
dimensions are way off from the
proper scale proportions, but I,'ll
leave it to you to decide whether
to fudge it or not. The more aileron
area you take away, the less respon-
sive the model will be, which is not
the most desirable alternative when
touting the plane as fully aerobatic.
There are two possible places
where you could conceivably get into
trouble when building the wing. The
first is the addendum sheet, which
cryptically is trying to tell you
something about the retracts. I took
the drawings to the local Sushi bar
to get some interpreting, but I guess
the jargon was too technical, for all
I got out of it was some even more
confusing banter about bridge sup-
ports, beams, posts, and other non-
sensical things (plus some great fish,
of course!). Actually, all the sheet is
trying to show is that the gear have
been moved forward by about 1/.1
inch. This was probably done to
make rotation on takeoff a bit easier.
Note that the spars are doubled out
past the gear location.
We used the I.M. retracts, primar-
ily because they came as part of the
package the Editor received. These
are mechanical retracts, and we were
rather amazed at how well they
worked. They are nothing spectacu-
lar, but they worked as well as any
retract system we've ever used, and
they are amazingly compact. We
understand that they are also very
reasonably priced, which makes
them even more worthy of investi-
gation for your next model. I would
not recommend them for any models
larger than the SIAI Marchetti, since
they were obviously not designed for
big, heavy aircraft.
There's a real problem with the
retracts, if you intend to do the
SF.260 true to scale. The full-size
machine has the wheels located on
the outsides of the struts, while the
traditional modeling practice is to
put them on the inside, so that the
wheels will be hidden completely
inside the wells. If you want to
change it, your options are pretty
limited. The wing is only 1-5/16-
inch deep at the retract mount loca-
tion, and the I.M. gear just fit. I
don't know if any other retract with
an appreciably lower profile. On the
full-size Meteor, about half of the
tire thickness protruded from the
wing. If you simply turn the axles
(Continued on page 76)
Viva il Falco!
of unwånted weight. My model was
done with one coat of K & B Super
Poxy resin, two coats of auto primer,
anda final color coat of K & B
paint. The red trim is done by mix-
ing red and orange until it matches
red Monokote. To keep weight at
a båre minimum, I covered the wing,
rudder and elevator with white
Monokote. The red checkerboard is
red Monokote, as is the lettering,
The seats for the Du-Bro pilot
(Fred) and girlfriend Barbie are
made from 1/8" balsa, covered with
the type of carpet used in doll
houses. Fred's military parachute
must be removed before he can sit
correctly in the Falco. Both occu-
pants are held in place with white
elastic cord harnesses.
The white trim around the canopy
and windshield is made from a piece
of .015 white plastic. A length of
3/16" black rubber tubing is used
around the instrument panel and
around the aft area of the cockpit,
for combing.
When I sat Fred at the controls
and hefted the Super Falco onto
the scales, it registered 21 pounds.
Since Bob Sweitzer has taken a
With checkerboard rudder and wing tips, the Super Falco makes an attractive model.
test pilot, and he did the honors.
The first takeoff attempt indicated
(Continued from page 48) excessive left thrust in the engine,
so I had to go back home and re-do
the mount.
The second attempt was very nice,
deft hand to my original drawings at first. With the flaps lowered about
and has re-engineered several areas, a third, the Super Falco was airborne
the projected weight of the plane is in less than 100 feet. It climbed out
141/2-17 lbs. Set up the aileron and like the proverbial homesick angel,
elevator travels for about 20 degrees and Bob made several passes over
up and down. The rudder swings 25 the field. On the fourth flyby, the
degrees left and right, and the flaps throttle went haywire. All other con-
should lower at least 50 degrees. trols were normal, but Bob couldn't
These are only starting reference get enough power to make it back
points for trim, and you will un- to the field. The Falco sunk un-
doubtedly change some of the throws ceremoniously into a corn field!
to suit your style of flying. When we got to the crash site,
I was shocked to see that the plane
FLYING had suffered very minor damage. All
I was surprised that the Super damage was only cosmetic, and the
Falco fit with ease in my Dodge structure was sound quite a
Aspen station wagon. I headed for surprise for å 21 pound airplane im-
the flying field, going over three pacting some rather unyielding corn.
simple rules for a successful first We discovered that engine vibration
flight. Rule No. 1 is to have an had wrenched the throttle servo out
experienced pilot do the flying. You of its mount.
should sit back and watch. Rule We headed back to the field a
No. 2 is to check your radio system few weeks later. This time, the take-
several times before heading for the off was picture perfect. The flight
flying field. Rule No. 3 is to run was going along just great. Bob was
the engine at home until you have even doing some axial rolls when,
a totally reliable top end and per- suddenly, the engine went sour. Bob
fect idle. was able to get the Falco back to
The first flights were not as trouble the runway, but with the engine
free as I had hoped they would be. humming at high idle, the plane
Bob Grove is our club's resident overshot and again dumped into the
scale r/c modeler 65
cornfield. There was so little damage
that. we were ready to fly almost
immediately, but only after I again
reinstalled the miscreant throttle
servo. It had again vibrated loose!
After some quick fixing of that
throttle servo, Bob racked up three
very successful flights on the Falco
that afternoon. Because the proto-
type weighed 21 pounds, the aero-
batics were somewhat limited, and
the Quadra is just not enough of a
brute to haul such weights through
the verticals. Of course, by knocking
off some 4-6 pounds by building the
Super, Falco according to the Sweit-
zer plans (and even more weight
savings if you use special måterials
such as Magnalite), you can' expect
some pretty astonishing perform-
ance. I'd do my best to cram the big-
gest powerplant I could shoe-horn
into that cowl you just can't
have too much horsepower when do-
ing aerobatics. If you are going for
scale contest work, anice-sounding
twin four-cycle might be the ticket.
The Tartan twin has been gaining
a lot of acceptance as a compact
66 scale r/c modeler
and powerful powerplant.
Landing the Falco requires care-
ftal control of the engine speed. The
glide slope is definite, especially
with the flaps fully lowered, so use
the throttle to control sink rate and
glide angel. I can't really give you
a fair evaluation on this point, be-
cause the wing loading on my ship
is so inordinate that nothing would
apply to a lighter plane. I suspect
that, at 141/2-17 pounds, the model
will actually tend to be somewhat
of a floater. The flaps are very ef-
fective, so practice using them at
safe altitudes.
Those who say that big airplanes
don't fly better have obviously never
had the sheer pleasure of flying one.
The Super Falco is rock solid, and
grooves better than any other model
I've ever flown. There's none of the
"bumpiness" or jittery motion often
found with smaller models. Being
larger, the plane establishes a real-
istic scale speed much more efficient-
ly than a smaller ship, i.e., it can fly
at a more authentic-looking speed
without getting dangerously behind
the power curve. The Reynolds
Numbers really pay off here, and
you can feel a decided solidity to
the model as ,you put it through its
paces. The loops are like on rails,
and even windy gusts don't get the
Falco off course.
On the other hand, I must admit
that even giant-size airplanes have
their drawbacks. Too large a model
can really be a hassle to handle.
They get very awkward to assemble
at the field, and often require an
assistant just to launch. These very
large planes just lumber around the
sky, and what they call aerobatics
is a farce. As much as I admire
these behemoths, they turn out to
be only mediocre when it comes to
a weekend of fun flying.
The Super Falco is an excellent
compromise of large size and supe-
rior performance. It's big enough to
handle well and to make a good
presence in the air, but it's not over-
sized and clumsy. The trike gear
makes it very docile on the runway.
Those big flaps contribute to the
very predictable takeoff and landing
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canopy to the fuse, then wrapped
1/64"' ply right onto the model.
After a little cutting and fitting, the
piece looked right. I used this as a
template and made a duplicate.
Using resin, the two parts were then
laminated right onto the fuse, with
plenty of masking tape to hold them
in place while the resin cured. This
added a bit of weight, but I couldn't
think of a lighter and quicker
method.
I also got a little carried away
with the rudder linkages. I routed
out the stab, recessed the wires, then
closed off the channel with a small
piece of 1/64" ply. This may not
sound too drastic, but the added
weight was much that I realized
(too late) that I could probably
have fabricated a built-up stab at
a much lighter weight.
By now the Ercoupe was begin-
ning to create one of those chase-
your-own-tail situations. Because of
the extra weight picked up by adding
these mods, you wind up cutting
stupid little corners in an 'attempt
to get the gross weight back within
normal tolerances. The grand cock-
pit interior you initially envisioned
becomes a quick-and-dirty instru-
ment panel and Barbie doll. Those
wheel brakes - are set aside, because
they will add a few unnecessary
ounces of weight. You begin to eye
that .60 engine which is still awaiting
some project, and the .45 mounted
on the firewall starts to look very
PAY•
Then comes the most frustrating
decision process of them all. We had
all good intentions of using the
model as a Team Scale entry, and
had invested a considerable amount
of time searching out suitable docu-
mentation. But now, with one eye
on the scale, we discussed the type
of finish that would be best. Plastic
coverings offered the best weight
saving, but the least potentials for
winning a trophy and, if you
can't trophy, then why bother to
even enter? The epoxy finishes were
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 at the other end of the spectrum—
highly desirable from a scoring point
of view, but bad news from a weight
perspective.
We finally agreed on a suitable,
and quite successful, compromise.
The resin would be thinned and a/4-
ounce cloth would be used. Then,
instead of the more traditional Su-
perpoxy primer, we opted for the
lighter automotive acrylic lacquer
primers (actually, a "primer/sur-
facer") . This material sands out
beautifully, and so you tend to re-
move more than you would when
using an epoxy-based primer.
Once the entire model hås been
primered several times and resanded
out, the rivets can be applied. Use
an aliphatic resin glue, which you
have let sit open for several months.
For some strange reason, fresh white
glues just don't form the nice bead
On the wing, the Ercoupe is a very that's needed for a perfect rivet
simple airplane to i/y. The prototype was head. We used a toothpick for an
designed as a safety airplane, and was
rendered sta!I-proof by limiting the applicator.
To save some weight, an acrylic Tacquer The final color coats are Ditzler
elevator throw, but don't expect the finish was applied, then made fuel-
model to behave the game way. resistant by an overcoat of clear automotive acrylic lacquers. These
Superpoxy. A good finishing system. are about the lightest color coats you
can apply to a model, and the colors
can be custom matched to suit any-
thing you have in the documenta-
tion. The one flaw in the ointment
(or should I say paint), is that
fuel will damage the lacquers. A
sealer final coat of Superpoxy clear
takes care of that. If you decide
to use lacquers, be sure to use a
plasticizer, or your model will de-
velop hairline cracks in the finish as
the lacquers shrink and become brit-
tle with age.
Jack Stafford gave a few interest-
ing finishing hints in his instruc-
tion manual. I disagree with his
contention that a fabric underlay-
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This view of the Aircoupe tells it all.
Those twin rudders give the plane a
distinctively different look. Hey, Juanita,
it also looks as if you built in a very
slight warp to the right wing panel!
heat lamps to achieve the same ef-
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After agonizing over the weight,
we wound up with a 6i/2 pound air-
craft. That's just about as heavy as
I'd like to see it with a .40 or .45
under the cowl. If yours come out
heavier, more power will certainly
help, but you'll never get any
realistically slow scale speeds. We
definitely do not advocate a larger
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The word "stunt" is almost non-
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out of this model. If you want spins
and all of that fancy stuff, then
you had better select a more prom-
ising aircraft. The Aircoupe was de-
signed for cruising around the pea
patch with wings level and
that's about the extent of it.
Perhaps I'm being unjustly critical
of the model's performance. In the
hands of a good pilot, my plane
has done some great inverted flight,
outside loops and, if you fudge the
rudders for excessive throws, you'll
get the plane to spin. The model
doesn't have the elevator restrictors
of the full-size plane, so don't get
bluffed into thinking that it won't
stall. You just may find yourself
picking up the pieces if you get
caught in that trap.
The Aircoupe has done reasonably
well in Team Scale competition. It
suffers from being a civilian air-
craft instead of military, so that
it has an inherent handicap. Also,
these days a 63"-span model is small,
so the Aircoupe tends to get dwarfed
by the 1/5 (and larger) machines.
I've seen a 1/4-scale Aircoupe, and
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it really is magnificent beside the
Stafford version. Of course, you have
to scratchbuild the big one, whereas
this one comes neatly packaged in
a kit box.
In the overview, Jack Stafford has
done a remarkable job with his Air-
cou~e. He set out to build a scale
model which would be competitive
by the standards of judges some ten
years ago . . .and the model is still
capable of taking home some hard-
ware. He also wanted a plane which
could be thrown in the trunk and
taken out on weekends for some fun
flying the Aircoupe is one of
the best models you could pick for
a relaxing fun machine. I don't know
if any of this qualifies the Stafford
design as a "classic," but I do know
that the success of the model is
bound to continue, so that it will be
around for many more years to come.
My wife, Juanita, is beginning to
make her perennial noises about fin-
ally learning how to fly. Maybe, now
that she has a decent machine to
learn on, this will finally be the
season for her to solo. You can be
sure that she's going to be mighty
glad she picked up that kit so many
years ago, and that she took the
time to build it! ~
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~ ~UALIFYING ~OR thatMostthisofwasthegoing
contestants sensed
to be a rela-
tively wide open contest. Here was
~"HE ~ASTERS, a chance to snake the cut and actual-
ly get an opportunity to compete in
C'ALIFORNIA ~TYLE Hopes
the Masters finals later in the Fall.
of success were high, and
(Continued from page 32) this gave the meet a very positive
mood. Everyorie likes to be a winner
sighed with relief. Again, the Mus- now and then, and the smell of a
tang veered suddenly, then started trophy certainly had everyone in a
to spiral in, impacting moments la- heady attitude. It was sort of the
ter on the adjacent golf course. The gathering of the bridesmaids, as one
only consolations to Diego were that entrant expressed it. Whatever the
the model didn't do any damage, and cause, this was one of the most pleas-
that he didn't finish last, with two ant events we've attended in a long
contestants placing below him! time . low key, and enioyable.
Maybe there's something to be said
for limiting the entrants—assuming
that the smaller field of competitors
was partly the reason for the good
mood.
Were there any significant trends?
We, frankly, expected more giant-
scale models to show up. Even at
that, half of the field was flying
models that were definitely larger
than the "stock" .60-sized machines.
Of these ten planes, five had engines
larger than .90s (ethier chain saws
or multi-cylinders), and the remain-
ing five were .90-powered, 1/5-scale
aircraft. But, it looks as if the proven
.60-sized machine can easily hold

Roger Hansen, flying a Tom Cook

Phantom ll, got the second highest
flight score of the contest, and wound
up in fourth p/ace.

Don Lien, veteran contestant, managed

fifth with his reliable Focke Wulf FW 790.
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since the top three spots went to
"traditional" models. Of the big mod-
els entered (and we include the Jet
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We took a flight score of 85 as an
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with ('ol. Thacker's 83 being the
best flight. score a civilian plane
could muster. If all of this isn't
enough to tell you to forget that
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you have a very thick head! Of
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This reopens the discussion of Big, 312 pages of scale infor-
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flaps and bomb demo don't give the from selecting a prototype, to
military machines an Pdge. In our
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with anon-military airplane.
It was refreshing to see the pilots
coming back on Sunday morning
eager to get flying. Usually, the
"average" fliers have been trampled
by the high-scoring pros by then,
and Sunday is sort of a "well, let's
get it over with" day. But, with so
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because the known hardware win-
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CAP 2 OL `"..-~s,.= Be sure to do the Warren truss
spar sheer webbing, or fill each rib
bay with solid balsa sheet (grain
The giant CAP Wingspan:81" vertical). The wing takes a lot of
20L's aerobatic cap- Wing Area: 1220 sq. in. stress, especially if you go to a
abilities are just about Engine: Quadra
larger engine, and add some extra
as unique as it's graceful weight to the airframe. The one place
wing shape. With Quadra not to skimp on wood is the spar
power, it'll perform the full sheer webs!
Aresti pattern. Fiberglass fuse
Flying the Meteor is pure joy.
and balsa sheeted foam core
The aerodynamic cleanliness of its
wing gets you in the air fast, ~ big brother is passed down, and the
too.
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 There's a clean ståll, with plenty of
control throughout. It's such a light-
weight model when built stock (seven
pounds on 635 sq. in. of area) that
it tends to float a bit with the flaps
on landings.
I don't think the flaps do much,
except to add a little lift . . .which
is exactly what you dön't want them
to do! Of course, if you upped the
gross weight of the model, the effec-
tiveness of the flaps would undoubt-
edly change.
After a day's flying, I had already
reached several conclusions. I liked
the way the model flew through the
rolling maneuvers without the tip
tanks, but I definitely got better
loops and improved tracking with
the tanks attached. I couldn't see
that they did much to slow down
the plane, but you could certainly
tell whether t1~ey were on or off,
depending on the maneuver you were
trying to execute. Since they act
like tip plates, they actually add
more available area to the wing. Be-
lieve it or not, they theoretically
decrease the total drag of the wing
by stopping the lateral spillage of
air off the tips (vortex effect). Note,
on the full-size SF.260C, that tiny
winglets have been affixed to the
inside edge of the tip tank, to give
better air flow over the outer edges
of the ailerons.
The other thing I knew was that
my fingers were itching to feel more
horsepower through the sticks. Yes,
the Meteor did elegant loops and
rolls with the .40, but I could tell
that the airframe had more to offer,
if only there was a bit of extra huff-
and-puff in the verticals. I can see
why the manufacturer might suggest
a four-cycle engine as an option, with
the ability to swing bigger props
and give more vertical performance.
Other than the few minor criti-
cisms I've already noted, which deal
with the fidelity to scale rather than
the quality of the kit, itself, I can't
find too much negative to say about
the I.M. Meteor. Depending on what
your preferences and requirements
are in such a model, you might just
want to build it stock, out of the box,•
and enjoy the fine performance of
the machine. Or, if you're contest
oriented, you may decide to spend
a little more time and do some mods,
in order to maximize the potentials
of the SIAI Marchetti in the judges'
circle.
Either way, the Waco Meteor is
one of those modeling experiences
that you just shouldn't pass up.
Don't wait until Fate starts giving
you signs that you should build this
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l/4 S C The Masters has grown in stature
and recognition to the point where
an infusion of funding could easily
make it as visible an event as the
Circus/Circus Tournament of Cham-
pions. Even minimal funding to off-
set travel and lodging for the con-
testants could easily double the
entries. No one can deny the spec-
78 3/4" WINGSPAN 4 SHEETS- tator appeal of Scale modeling. They
SCALE : 3" = 1' -0" 3 Ft. X 10 Ft. save it for the last day at the Nats
for just that reason . it's the big
finale. Some business or industry
must surely be interested in getting
the type of positive exposure such
F.8•L " SUPER FALCO " an event offers. If you have any
helpful hints or suggestions, Harris
PRICE ~ 43.50 p. pd. Lee is certainly interested in hearing
PRICE INCLUDES MAILING TUBE • ADD S 4.00 FOR AIRMAIL from you.
Sunday morning of the contest
• COMPLETE WING WITH ALL RIBS SHOWN was rather interesting. The antici-
• DETAIL • MATERIAL LIST
pated leaders weren't out in front.
SCALE MARKINGS AND COCKPIT
This was unlike previous Masters
• ( Fiberglass Cowl and Canopy Available Soon )
meets, where one or two fliers were
FE A1~RE$
pEC . 3'
SR AM so far in the lead that no one could
FOREIGN OVERSEAS ORDERS —ADD $ 18.00 touch them. About a half dozen guys
~
had some sort of shot at top honors,
Jackscrew Linear Operating Electric Servo ' and almost half the field could pull
•Operates landing gear, flaps, doors &accessories themselves into the top five-to-ten
spots with some hussling. Kent Wal-
• Up to 10 lbs. of thrust POWER ters showed 'em how with an 89.75
• 1 3/a" travel gives scale operating time for flight right off the bat. Tom Cook
landing gear popped an 89 flight score first thing
in the morning, and that pretty well
(at 9 volts the Jackscrew will put the cap on the contest for him.
deliver 7 lbs. of thrust with Everyone behind him had such com-
13/a " travel in 8 seconds.)
paratively poor flight scores that
For FREE brochure catching up would have required a
& performance data, flight score in the 93-95 range, and
write that didn't look too probable.
Janaco The remainder of the contest was
really a scramble for the second
11323 Cotillion through fifth places, with those posi-
Dallas, TX 75228 tions literally changing after every
flight. One of the real surprises was
a young man who came pretty close
Piper Tomahawk to making the top ten. Tom Veloskey
came from Florida, with his Jet
Hangar Cougar ducted fan model.
The popular Piper The "Blue Angels" F9F had flaps,
Tomahawk is a great GR ~
Wingspan: 101" dive brakes, sliding canopy, brakes
way to learn-full size .
Wing Area: 1200 sq. in. on the main gear retractable tail
or Quarter Scale! Our ~~ Engine: Quads
skid, and even a pilot who moved
kit features a fiberglass his arm. Maybe that doesn't impress
fuse to save tedious, one at the Masters level of compe-
complex formers and tition, but the fact that Tom is only
planking. Wing is balsa to keep Available at your local hobby shop.
16 years old sure makes it something
weight to a minimum for those exciting. Watch out for this young
slow, scale approaches and land- man in future contests.
ings. Model is mildly aerobatic just Of course, no coverage of the Mas-
like the full size.
ters would be complete without
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can actually finish dead last and rechargeable hundreds of times. The
wind up getting publicity and rec- NI-STARTER uses the "headlock"
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insult, Bob's mobile home was van-
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dalized while he was enjoying the without a charger. Chargers are
Saturday night banquet! available as 110V with L.E.D. (to let
"SPAD" C-X111 World War I It looks as if the movement toward
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This new design offering makes a beautiful R/C replica
of the WWI era. 2120 Sq. In. of area, it's a big aircraft, a ized, at least at the Masters level. er. Please specify charger desired
capable flyer, it captures the imagination. when ordering.
There was a good balance between
Plon 'N Pattern Set: #RCQS•8 @ 524.95 See your dealer, or send this ad
the "standard" .60-sized models. and
the, quarter -scalers. The "normal" along with prepayment and receive
size planes seem to be the preferred free shipping &handling
(U.S. only).
way to go, if you wish to trophy
World War I (bal•ring the fact that Tom Cook's
$21.95
A Giant 1/4 Scalo R/C Dosign model is so large, and that John
'SSE-5A" Quarter Sca/s R/C I.ockwood's B-25 is a monster). The
80'/s" Wingspan — For .78 to 2.2 Enginoa 1/5-scale models have also shown
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Plan 'N Pattern Set: #RCQS-6 @ 524.95 is that the ducted fans are here to
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significant performance levels. But,
even with stock equipment, the fan

moving? jets are very competitive, and ob-

viously reliable enough to withstand
the rigors of top-caliber contest work.
What's
PLEASE LET US KNOW . .
To be sure you don't miss any copies of your
Tom Cook's Phantom is really in
a class of model all unto itself. With
holding up
subscription, please notify us at least 60 days belore
you move to your new address.
Attach an old mailing label in the space provided and
print your new address where indicated
twin ducted fans, and a fuse that's
over six feet long, you can't classify
your model?
QUESTION ABOUT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION? this as "typical." Tom has certainly
When you write be sure to include a label. shown that winning major contests
us to serve you more promptly. If unable to send
label please fill in name of magazine. with this machine is no fluke, for he
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also took home all the marbles at
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a won both these prestige events in the
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d
~ same year.
(II label is not handy, print OLD address in this space.]

~ But, having witnessed Roger Han-
sen's Phantom, we can attest to the
fact that any modeler with some
fan experience can successfully fly
this plane. Roger admits that the
twin fans do take some tinkering,
but he put just as many completed
~ flight scores on the board as did
:v
~ Tom Cook and that tells the
tale.
The location of next year's Mas-
ters has not been announced as of
N our going-to-press deadline, but there
-ö was some preliminary talk of the
midwest area, and possibly Illinois.
Watch the pages of this magazine
for the full championships schedule
~ and listing of all of the regional
fly-offs.
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C.F. 250 - 1 /4" end grain balsa and graphite laminate win a lot of cöntests, but his "con- 5-24 Schwiezer l-2660"
5-23 BB Albatros5106"$e
$6 list only, 50< (First Class PP)
G.B. 125 - 1/8" end grain balsa and glass laminate
G.B. 250 - t /4" end grain balsa and glass laminate
Graphite Rods - .075 and 1/4" diameter
test luck" is probably among the
worst we've seen. Murphy (the one
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parks right next to Tom in the pits. Over $70.00 add $4.00 (714) 893-8311
c.F. 007 s" x 2a•• .... a s.00 Last year, Tom wiped out his model
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6" x 12" . . . .513.00
G.B. 125 12" x 12" . . .5 7.00 iPromotional practice flight.
G.B. 250 12" x 12" .. . S 8.50 (sale price This year, Tom goes for his sec-
Graphite 1 /4" x 24" . .518.00
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Milled Fiber 1 ID 5 7.50 the plane out, the left gimbal assem-
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New Sample Kit 515.00 bly in his transmitter simply came
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Tom gets zeroed on his takeoff for (714) 957-0794
crossing the line. It seems that the
nose gear steering malfunctioned,
but the flaw was traced to the bor-
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acting up, and Tom was allowed a VHS CASSETTES #'S ') and Z
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