NOVEMBER 1975

volume 5, number 47

UILDER S1.25
 Kraft Systems is proud to announce our new Signature Series

NEW! custom radio control system. Combining entirely new electronic

design concepts with custom assembly and a cost-be-damned
approach to component selection, it is the only choice for the
serious radio control enthusiast.

THE WORLD’S FIRST PROGRAMMABLE

RADIO CONTROL SYSTEM
SIGNATURE SERIES
TYPICAL LAYOUT SHOWN. Panel label is engraved with
MAY BE VARIED TO purchaser's name and date of
RETRACT LANDING GEAR - CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS. manufacture.
SLOW ROLL BUTTON

Accurate Battery Voltage and R.F.

Output Meters THROTTLE TRIM

ELEVATOR TRIM- DUAL TRAVEL AILERON

DUAL TRAVEL ELEVATOR -

AVAILABLE IN DUAL AND
SINGLE STICK TRANSMITTER
Super precision instrument-type
CONFIGURATIONS.
conductive plastic control poten­
tiom eters assure b e tte r than
0.1% resolution, less than 1% Open type control sticks are me­
non-linearity, and virtually unlim­ ticulously assembled to exacting
ited life. Their very low friction tolerances. Stick lengths are ad­
design provides exceptional con­ justable.
trol feel.

AUXILIARY NO. 2 · AUXILIARY NO. 1

RUDDER TRIM ‘ AILERON TRIM

Front panel slips off easily pro­ New multiplexed linear ramp en­
viding access to set up controls coder permits programming, is
and adjustments. Controls can virtually drift free and gives linear
even be adjusted in flight. control response.
Customer may select location and
function of programmable con­ These four switches determine
trols. Each set is custom tailored direction of travel for controls
to the individual’s requirements. specified.

Adjusts travel of rudder servo ap­ Four turn instrument quality pots
proximately ± 10%. Dual rate provide smooth, precise adjust­
not available on this channel. ment.

Γ
These adjustments control both the These adjustments control the amount of servo travel. The Adjusts pre-determined control position selected by a push­
direction and amount of travel of the “ long" or normal position of the dual rate selector switch button control. This could be, for instance, a slow roll switch,
retractable landing gear servo. Since may be adjusted for a variation of travel of approximately a spin button, or low speed throttle button. This control is
over-all travel can be increased, a ± 10%. The short travel position of the dual rate selector customer specified. Push-button control selection may be
special 180° servo is not required to switch may be adjusted to select a reduction of up to 50% requested as an addition to the dual rate controls. In other
ensure positive locking action. from the long or normal travel. Servo neutral is not affected words, you may select both control options if desired.
by these adjustments.

Limited production under the supervision of Steve Helms ensures meticulous quality and personal contact with the purchaser.
Mr. Helms will also oversee repair service and follow-up.

SPECIFICATIONS SERVOS
DUAL-CONVERSION RECEIVER Any of our standard servos may be
Is a specially designed companion unit to the Signa­ Size: 2.6"x2.4"x0.8" · Weight: 2.6 oz. · Batt. Voltage: 4.8v
nominal · Current Drain: 16 ma. nominal · No. of channels: 7 · selected. Each will be custom as­
ture series transmitter. A new, improved linear A.G.C. sembled and tested to ± 0.25% res­
and 11 pole piezo electric ceramic filter provide the Sensitivity: 1 microvolt nominal · Spurious Response: Image—
70db down; all others greater than 70 db down · Selectivity: olution and ± 1% linearity.
most interference-free reception of any receiver on All servos are directly interchange­
the market today. It is the result of a continuous two- 3 db down at ± 5.4 KHz; 60 db down at ±8.07 KHz ·
All standard frequencies. able and only one direction of rota­
year design effort. tion is required.
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struction. 36" long, for .40 HY-3-28” availab!e for
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They don't come any faster, better designed, or better built. These kits are the leaders in stand-off scale as well as all out hydro-class
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competition, Dumas has the easy riders . . . from hydro to deep vee. ■ Now available: Pre-packaged hardware kits with everything you
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NOVEMBER 1975
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 M O DELS
B U ILD E R presents the
MASTER MODEL BUILDER
of the month Send all entries to:
MODEL BUILDER/PANA-VISE CONTEST
1105 Spurgeon St., Box 4336,

CONTEST Santa Ana, California 92702

COLBERT INDUSTRIES, manufacturers o f PANA-VISE, the unique hobby vise which

turns and tilts to any position, in conjunction with MODEL BUILDER magazine, is sponsor­
ing a design competition for MODEL BUILDER readers.
This m onthly contest w ill be judged for originality and/or craftsmanship fo r all types of
models (excluding plastic static scale). Entries w ill be judged purely on the basis of photo­
graphs and drawings supplied by the builder of the model. Emphasis in judging w ill be on
originality, technical achievement, and craftsmanship, as found in the submitted material.
A MODEL 301 PANA-VISE W ILL BE AWARDED EACH MONTH TO THE WINNING ENTRY
3. I f photos cannot o ffe r sufficient inform ation
about the model, the construction drawings may also
be submitted. Drawings should be dean, pencil draw­
ings with all pertinent dimensions indicated. A p rin t
o f the drawing is acceptable.
4. A written description should be included with
photos and drawings, explaining in fair detail any
unusual features o f the design, and explaining any
unique technical difficulties that the m odel may have
achieved.
5. Please do n o t subm it any designs that have
been accepted fo r use in another publication. MOD­
EL BU ILD ER requests firs t option on publishing
any submitted design. Payment fo r published designs
w ill be at our regular rates. A n y prizes awarded do
n ot represent an agreement to publish any design.
6. Entries w ill be judged by the modelers on
Requirements fo r entries: MODEL BUILDER'S editorial and art staff, and all
1. A n y type model may be entered (aircraft, cars, decisions o f the judges w ill be final.
boats, etc.). Kits may he entered i f significant m odi­ 7. Postage must be furnished i f return o f sub­
fications have been made to the stock k i t m itted entries is desired.
2. Do n o t send the actual model. Send o nly black 8. Deadline fo r entries in the firs t contest o f the
and white photos, showing a t least three views o f series is Ju ly 1, 1975, and winners w ill be announced
the model. Include some fam iliar object in a t least in the September 1975 issue. Subsequent entries w ill
one photo to indicate the size o f the model. Try to be due the first o f each m onth and winners w ill be
include photos o f any significant details. announced the second m onth follow ing each dosing.
This m onth’s winner is Capt. TOM N A LLE N , F.A.C., Chicopee,
Massachusetts. His entry is a rubber powered scale model o f the experi­
mental Curtiss XP-55 "Ascender.” This unsuccessful World War II
design was o f a tail-first or canard configuration, and as such, i t ’s name,
if pronounced w ith the right inflection, was very appropriate.
The model was more successful than the prototype. Designed and
built for the fabled Flying Aces Club’s Spring 1975 contest, it proceeded
to take first place, using a combination o f bonus points (15 for low
wing, 10 for pusher, and 20 for unorthodox), good scale points, and a
best official flight o f 36 seconds.
As might be expected, the forward stab went through various modi­
fications, finally ending up as three laminations o f 3/32 balsa plugged
into a 1/32 ply tongue. The 19 inch span model weighs 1.1 ounces, is
covered with tissue colored w ith Floquil tinted nitrate, and is powered
by two loops o f 3/32 rubber turning a 7-1/2 inch prop. Best flight to
date is 42 seconds.
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 MODEL / NOVEMBER

1975

BUILDER volume 5, number 47

1105 SPURGEON, BOX 4336, SANTA AN A , C A LIF O R N IA 92702 (714) 547-3963

STAFF CONTENTS
E D IT O R FEATURES
Wm. C. Northrop, Jr.
WORKBENCH, B il l N o r t h r o p ........................................................................... 4
G ENERAL MANAGER
Anita Northrop OVER THE COUNTER, B ill N o r t h r o p ............................................................ 5
E D IT O R IA L A S S IS T A N T
FOR MS. ONLY, C h a r R o h r i n g ....................................................................... 8
Le Gray
ASST. G EN . M A N A G E R R/C PATTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 1975, B il l N o r t h r o p ........... 14
Dawn Garrott
PRODUCT$ IN U$E, T a y l o r C o l l i n s ............................................................................. 21
A R T D IR E C T O R
Paul Plecan R/C SOARING, T a y lo r C o l l i n s ...........................................................................22

SECRETARY
CHOPPER CHATTER, J o h n T u c k e r ................................................................ 24
L. Gordon
S U B S C R IP T IO N M A N A G E R
PLUG SPARKS, John P o n d ............................................................................... 26
A. Valcarsel R/C AUTO NEWS, C h u c k H a llu m ................................................................ 30

CONTRIBUTORS STRICTLY SAIL, R o d C a r r ........................................................................... 32

Rod Carr CONTROL LINE, D an R u th e r fo r d ................................................................ 34

Chuck Hallum F/F SCALE, F e r n a n d o R a m o s ........................................................................... 38
Bill Hannan
H A N N A N ’S HANGAR, B il l H a n n a n .............................................................. 42
Walt Mooney
John Pond FREE FLIGHT, B o b S t a l i c k ........................................................................... 46
Fernando Ramos PRODUCT$ IN U$E, J e a n A n d r e w s .................................................................50
Dan Rutherford
Bob Stalick
SCALE VIEWS
John Tucker
DON QUIXOT, M o d e la r M a g a z in e , C z e c h o s lo v a k ia ........................................20

A D V E R T IS IN G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E S
W ES T: B ob U p to n , 2 0 6 2 6 C laren don Ave. CONSTRUCTION
W o o d la n d H ills , C a lifo rn ia 9 1 3 6 4
(2 1 3 ) 8 8 4 -2 2 9 4 1920’s N A V Y FLYING BOAT, George Clapp 9
EAST: W alt M o ucha, 3 8 C o p p e rs m ith R d .,
L e v itto w n , N ew Y o rk 1 1 756 FOO 2-U-2, O.T. .020 REPLICA, R o n S h a r p t o n / P h il B e r n h a r d t .....................29
(5 1 6 ) 7 9 6 -4 8 9 8
TWIRP, D a v e G i b s o n ...................................................................................................................... 36
S u b s c rip tio n s S I 2 .5 0 per yea r, S 2 3 .0 0 fo r
tw o years. S ingle copies S I . 2 5 . A d d S 2.00 O K A Y PEANUT, D o n B u t m a n ................................................................................................ 43
fo r postage per year o u ts id e o f U.S. (E xcep t
A P O ). A d d 75 cents fo r Canada and M e x ic o .
HALF-A “ LUN AR -TIC ” , H a r r y M u r p h y ............................................................................ 51
C o p y rig h t 1975 T h e M O D E L B U IL D E R .
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pe rm issio n p ro h ib ite d .
Published m o n th ly b y M O D E L B U IL D E R
M agazine, 11 05 S purgeon, B o x 4 3 3 6 , Santa
A n a , C a lif. 9 2 7 0 2 . Phone (7 1 4 ) 5 4 7 -3 9 6 3 .
C over: D o n 't b o th e r digging o u t y o u r Post W o rld W ar I Naval A v ia tio n b o o ks, w e 'v e ju s t
Change o f address no tice s m u st be received "d is c o v e re d " a new m o d e lin g ca te g o ry . . "C o m p o s ite S c a le ." T h is p a rtic u la r c o n g lo m e r­
one m o n th b e fo re d a te o f issue th a t new a tio n was p u t to g e th e r b y G eorge C lapp, C e n tra l Square, N ew Y o rk . I t spans 6 fe e t and
address takes e ffe c t. Send o ld address w ith lu m b e rs along at "s c a le " speed w ith a S u p e rtig re .40 rear r o to r . See page 8 fo r th e c o n s t­
ne w ; o ld label p re fe rre d . Post O ffic e w ill n o t ru c tio n a rtic le . G eorge was also in d ire c tly th e c re a to r o f J e ff B ra d b u ry , w h o 's h o ld in g
fo rw a rd copies unless y o u pay e x tra postage. th e ship. H e's G eorge's N o . 4 grandso n! K o d a c h ro m e tra n sp a re n cy b y M a rk C ow les.
D u p lic a te issues c a n n o t be sent.
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NOVEMBER 1975 3
 W h ile in G e rm a n y, w e visited th e G ra u p n e r m o del c o m p a n y , in K irc h h e im /T e c k , fo r th e second
tim e in 7 years. O n th is occasion, w e b ro u g h t w ith us U .S. Team m e m ber R h e tt M ille r I I I , his
m e chanic . . . and fa th e r . . . R h e tt. J r., and A M A Pres., J o h n n y C lem ens. A b o ve : M r. Johannes
G ra u p n e r, a ve ry gracious h o st, stands b e tw een R h e tt M ille r and M B 's e d ito r. We h o ld th e " M o ­
s q u ito ," a pow e red g lid e r, and R h e tt h o ld s a G ra u p n e r C irru s, b u ilt and flo w n b y th e late
H o w a rd M cE n te e , and d o n a te d to th e G ra u p n e r c o lle c tio n b y his w ife , E lin o r M c E n te e .

•front Bii! /i tv o h • ·
• The bad news first. Beginning with The wing span and chord was 56 and This is not rumor, but fact, as supplied
the January 1976 issue, MODEL B U ILD ­ 10 inches respectively, the airfoil not to us by John Yarger, president o f KGL.
ER will increase its single copy price to quite full symmetrical. We also came C liffy becomes Vice-President and Gen­
$1.50. Subscription prices w ill become across a fair supply o f the M.A.N. prin­ eral Manager, and was to assume office
$15.00 for one year and $27.50 for ted plans, which we had purchased in on or about October 20, 1975. We wish
two years, effective January 1, 1976. bulk. Until the supply runs out, we’ll him the best in his new location.
If yo u ’ve been thinking about subscrib­ sell these die-cut and drawing sets for a * * *
ing, get your order postmarked before flat $6.00, including postage. If you The Remote Control Association o f
January 1, and take advantage o f the just use the wing parts alone, it could Central Florida, Inc., announces the 8th
current rates o f $ 12.50 and $23.00. be a bargain. Address your orders to Annual Tangerine International R/C
We w on’t bore you w ith the reasons MODEL BUILDER Die-Cuts, Box 4336, Championships, December 27, 28, 29,
for increasing the cost o f MODEL Santa Ana, CA 92702. and 30, 1975. Events will include For­
BUILDER, they're the same ones we’ve WE STARTED SOMETHING mula I, Sport Scale, A, B, DN, and DE
given for previous increases . . . rising Our brief comments about AMA Pattern, and Sailplanes (Tasks I, IIA,
prices o f postage, paper, and services. Nationals history and the question o f and I I I . . . Stand and Open classes).
Of course, postage always catches most when it actually started, based on info Contact C lint Smith, 106 Hillcrest St.,
o f the blame, but we recall one case in from long-time modeler Bert Pond, Altamonte Springs, Fla. 32701, (305)
New York City a few years ago where appeared in this column, July 1975 issue, 831-3492 for power events, and/or Stan
it was the reverse. It seems that the has really stirred up some controversy. Pfost, 2110 Venetian Way (a blind alley
Post Office employees found a rather So far, letters from Bob Meuser and no doubt), Winter Park, Fla. 32789,
smelly package which was addressed to Jim Noonan would seem to confirm that (305) 628-4298.
the city dump. Upon investigation, it the 1976 Nats just might be the 50th, and * * *
turned out that a bachelor resident o f if it is, there probably ought to be more The Fourth Annual Miniature A ir Ex­
an apartment had found it was cheaper made o f it. po w ill take place on November 29 and
to mail his small amount o f weekly gar­ We're cramped for space this month, 30, at the Registry Hotel, 7901 24th Ave.
bage to the dump than it was to pay because o f our extended ranting and South, Bloomington, Minnesota. For re­
the trash collectors to TAKE IT THERE! raving about the R/C Pattern World gistration and display inform ation, con­
BAR FLI, ANYONE? Championships (Next month is “ equal tact Miniature A ir Expo, Inc., 1458
In the process o f making our recent tim e” for free flight. We’ll have a report 97th Ave. N.W., Coon Rapids, Minnesota
house move, we came across several car­ from team member Don Chancey on 55433, (614) 757-1554.
tons o f die-cut balsawood. The majority the F/F Championships in Bulgaria), so The corporation is made up o f 441
o f it turned out to be complete sets o f we’ll give you a run-down on the Nats members, all from model and aero clubs
die-cut parts for Phil K ra ft’s Bar Fli, a history thing in a future column. I t ’s a in the Minneapolis area, including C/L,
design which was published in the Aug­ sorta fascinating. F/F, R/C, IMPS (plastic modelers), and
ust 1968 issue o f M.A.N., at which time BULLETIN BOARD American Aviation Historical Society
we were the R/C editor. The die-cuts C liff Weirick, form erly o f Kraft Sys­ chapter members.
were a little side business we had going tems, Inc., will join the staff o f KGL * * *
at the time. Model and Supply Co., 6787 Wales Rd. The good news? This is the end o f
The Bar Fli was a trike-geared pattern N.W., P.O. Box 2482, North Canton, the column! Have a pleasant Thanks­
ship, on the small side, but .61 powered. Ohio 44720. Phone (216) 494-5583. giving! wen. ·

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 OVER THE COUNTER

Sig's " T w is te r " , C /L s tu n t ship fo r .29 to .40 engines.

A s tro F lig h t's R /C S ystem A n a ly z e r/R a p id Charger.

• Need a pilot for that new Messer-

schm ittor Focke-Wulf? Aircom Ltd., Box
302, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 48013, has
just what you need. Its first offering is
a 1-1/2 inch scale World War II L u ft­
waffe fighter pilot. Molded from a light­
weight plastic material, the full figure
pilot features incredibly complete detail,
including parachute, goggles, life jacket
details, flexible oxygen hose and mask,
compass, parachute belting and boot
straps! Each kit is packed in a four color S E M C O long shank d r ill b its .
blister pack w ith color photo views o f
the actual model. Each pilot figure
comes w ith authentic archive photos
and descriptions suitable for contest re­
ference. Aircom has other pilots in the
development stage, including American
and R.A.F. figures. The Luftwaffe pilot
is available now from your dealer or
direct from Aircom, Ltd., priced at
SEM C O 1 /4 -3 2 d r ill b it and ta p set.
$12.95.

A s tro F lig h t's A s tro -1 0 M a rin e p o w e r system .

SEM C O 1 /4 -3 2 d ie (glow plu g th re a d size).

NOVEMBER 1975 5
 -lit ciieetcf·^

A irb o rn e pack voltage an alyzer b y C y t-4 Ind ustries. "C h e e te r-S tik s ” b y S o n ic-T ro n ics.

Gfo'DiVtl

"S eries F i f t y " scaled-dow n P ow erhouse f o r R /C b y Cal A e ro -M o d e l.

CYT-4 Industries is marketing a clever a 1/4 inch hole in the fuselage side.
electronic ‘‘gas gauge” for use with R/C Many versions o f the Power Cyt are
transmitter and receiver battery packs. offered, depending on voltage and the
This 1/8 ounce unit utilizes a light emit­ type o f battery being monitored. For
ting diode (LED) that glows brightly more inform ation, contact Cyt-4 Indus­ N ew " G lo - D e v il" g lo w plugs b y S o n ic-T ro n ics.
while the radio is operating. The sensing tries directly, at 617 South East Ave.,
circuit in the unit measures the voltage Oak Park, Illinois 60304. balsa profile fuselage, die cut ribs, die
put out by the battery pack, and when * * * cut doublers, and pre-bent push rods
the voltage drops to a critical level, the Sig Mfg. w ill soon be marketing Mike and landing gear. The 490 square inch
LED goes out, indicating that there is Gretz’s control line Twister. This 48 Twister is designed to be powered by
approximately ten to twenty minutes o f inch span profile stunt design w ill fea­ .29 to .40 size engines. Watch Sig adver­
power left in the battery pack. The LED ture coupled wing flaps for precise ma­ tising fo r availability and price.
bulb is mounted in a snap-in plastic neuvers. The· k it will be o f the usual Sig * * *
housing which can be installed through high quality, and w ill include a shaped ‘ ‘ For any type o f linkage hook-up

T a to n e m u ffle r fo r .19 po w e red R /C race cars. W o rld W ar II L u ftw a ffe p ilo t to 1 -1 /2 inch scale, b y A ir c o m L td .

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 TO
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The Ball Links are available in four

configurations. One version comes with
a 4-40 thread on the shank o f the steel
ball for use on bellcranks, servo output
arms, steering arms, etc. Another version
uses a rivet in place o f the threads to
attach the steel ball permanently. A
third version has a female 2-56 thread
to allow the link to be used on the end
o f a conventional pushrod. The fourth
version has a female 2-56 thread on each
B all lin k s , in fo u r c o n fig u ra tio n s , b y D u -B ro .
end to allow two take-offs from a servo,
such as is needed for aileron installations. B a ll-D riv e r w renches fo r A lle n head b o lts ,
fro m B W T Systems.
. . . corrects for any misalignment and The single take-off links retail for $.85,
eliminates binding” . . . such are the and the dual aileron link sells for $1.00.
All are available from your hobby dealer two servos fo r aileron and elevator is
claims for Du-Bro’s new Ball Links. 20 ounces. The kit is delivered with foam
or direct from Du-Bro Products, Inc.,
These unique replacements for the con­ wing cores cut to size, m otor mount,
480 Bonner Road, Wauconda, Illinois
ventional control clevis use a molded and spinner, fo r $23.95.
60084.
nylon hollow ball which snaps over a * * * * * *
steel ball, similar to a ball type trailer Span Aero Products, Wildwood Lane, A time-honored nemesis o f modelers
hitch. The swiveling action o f the link Norwalk, Conn. 06851, ran A rt Schroe- has been solved by Wilhold Glues, Inc.
allows for considerable misalignment in der’s famous Eyeball design through There has never before been a neat,
the linkage w ithout binding. Since the the dryer and shrank it down to an simple, and strong way to glue plastic
links snap on and o ff, they are ideal for Eyelash. This 42 inch 1/2A performer canopies to wood or fiberglass fuselages.
linkages that must be removable in order uses a foam wing and two channel con­ W ilhold’s new R/C 56 Adhesive is speci­
to disassemble the plane . . . such as trol to do maneuvers not thought pos­ fically designed for this purpose. The
spoilers on gliders, for instance. sible w ith a small airplane. Weight with Continued on page 83

T h e "E y e la s h " f o r .04 9 engines, b y Span A e ro .

NOVEMBER 1975 7
 'John, are you trying to sneak another airplane kit into the house?"

(Mrs.) CHAR ROHRING

4494 Tanglewood Trail
Saint Joseph, Mich. 49085

• Christmas nears, and once again all we could lend the extra one to a friend the evening. Only the ones w ith a small
R/C families can look forward to that . . . who is using her mother-in-law’s ster­ “ R/C” on the g ift tag get saved for
night when the modeling gear must be ling embroidery shears to cut chicken last. Then the rest o f us go to bed.
put away to make room for the tree. parts. We don 't think ahead to realize The real wonder o f Christmas is that
A t our house, we call this joyous occa­ we could save that extra kitchen shears the modeler thinks any g ift he gets
sion “ All Hobby Eve.” Naturally, an to swap for a cheese grater at the annual should be used at once. If you give him
R/C fam ily might have other hobbies, garage Sell 'n Swap. Modeling is a hobby an Olympic k it on Christmas Eve, you'll
too. Everything must be cleared away. where two is always better than one. If find him bleary-eyed in the morning
I t ’s time to clean our house, anyhow. this isn’t so, how can your husband live almost ready to sand the wings. If you
I came to that realization this fall when so contentedly w ith seven transmitters give him a new stopwatch, be prepared
the kids in the neighborhood started on top o f the hutch? to have everything you do checked out
calling the fam ily room “ The Digs.” If you want to be super secretive to the fraction o f a second. Who really
All o f us must pitch in and put stu ff about giving the right Christmas g ift to cares how long it takes you to brush
undercover to make room for decora­ the modeler, you might try asking his your teeth, or to get the weather report
tions and atmosphere. Dan’s TR-3 motor fellow club members. They know what from the Coast Guard station?
must be moved from the coffee table. he needs, wants, and should have. I keep What we women need to do is ex­
Becky’s giant rug-hooking project could a Christmas list going all year. If Bill change some unusual hobby related gift
go into her room. Even the two card mentions a wanted article, I jot it down. ideas. I'd like to offer checking your
tables holding my innocent collection o f Then when shopping time comes around, state license bureau to see i f you can get
bulletin board clippings have to be put I simply refer to the list. There were him one o f those lettered plates fo r his
away. On All Hobby Eve there are only 26 modeling items under B ill’s name by car. I saw “ I FLY RC” at the glider
away. On All Hobby Eve there are only May! nationals. You could make up some­
two options. Change religions by Wed­ A t our house we give B ill’s gifts to thing like “ RC 4 ME” or “ POWER RC”
nesday or start cleaning up the mess! him toward the end o f the festivities. or “ I DIG RC.” “ RC WHOPEE” is cute
A t least buying holiday gifts for your The minute he gets a modeling g ift he but I think i t ’s one letter too many. In
modeler is no problem. I t ’s nice to know has to unwrap it carefully, spread it out most states yo u ’re too late now for the
there are 5,000 items he needs. Flip the slowly, examine each section thoroughly, 1976 personalized plates. In Michigan
pages o f this magazine and let your fin ­ hold the parts up to the light testily, the deadline for 1976 was June o f 1975.
ger d.rop anywhere. He wants it. He smell any little bottles cautiously, read This year one o f my friends in Wis­
wants it even if he already has one. the directions completely, and rub the consin is giving a home-made coupon
You'll never go wrong. With us women, box on his cheek. The celebration starts book. The coupons read something like
we think one o f everything is enough. to go downhill as he escapes into the this. “ Good, anytime, fo r one half hour
For example, it doesn’t cross our minds Land o f Planes. Other gifts don’t make o f wing holding during final Monokote
to have two kitchen shears. It doesn’t him carry on this way. He tears through smoothing. Smiles included.” Another
occur to us to put a second shears in regular presents like a customs inspector. reads, “ Good for one evening o f abso-
the picnic basket. We never think that We can give these gifts any time during Continued on page 67

8 MODEL BUILDER
 1920's N avy Flying Boat
This model looks just about like any Navy flying boat you might have seen back in the early 1920's (if you
happened to be around at the time), and flies in the same lazy manner. By GEORGE CLAPP
P H O TO S B Y M A R K C O W LE S
• U.S. Navy flying boats o f the World model, and the other w ith hull and o ut­ planes with rigging far more complicated
War I and twenties era were many, and riggers to the empennage, such as the than this non-scale subject.
varied greatly in plan form. There were Curtiss NC-4 o f transatlantic fame. But About 1964, M.A.N. published Ken
two general types, one similar to our I think i t ’s safe to say that all were bi- W illard’s "L ittle Swell,” a monoplane
flying boat. Right away, I saw the possi­
bilities o f making it into a boat such
as I had been thinking o f building.
The hull o f a flying boat can take
considerable experimentation and build­
ing trial and error before you h it upon
the right design. A fte r reading that this
was Ken’s third try, I decided to stick
with his hull design and blow it up two
times in size. The rest o f the ship is my
idea o f a composite o f all o f these great
old Navy Flying boats. Also, it is o f great
satisfaction to see it lumber along until
it hits that last ripple and becomes air­
borne. It then cruises around w ith no
great performance, much as those ships
did. There is little doubt that it could
stand a 60 for power, but 1 preferred
the challenge o f a strong 40, such as the
Super Tigre ball bearing rear valve it
now has, for realism.
HULL CONSTRUCTION
The hull is quite simple to build, with
6 steps clearly shown on the plans. It
should be noted that the top view lines
represent the exact shape o f the top
piece o f the hull.
1. Use the top pattern right o ff the

NOVEMBER 1975 9
12 FULL SIZE PLANS A V A ILA B LE - SEE PAGE 88 MODEL BUILDER
C lose-up p h o to o f engine m o u n tin g .N o te w a te rp ro o f shield a ro u n d th r o ttle linkage w h e re it com es up th ro u g h th e lo w e r w in g . " R u s tic "
c o w lin g is very ty p ic a l o f ea rly 2 0 's era . . . c e rta in ly no p ro b le m w ith c o o lin g . N o te fu e l lines fro m ta n k to up per surface o f to p w in g .

split to hollow out, then glued back Cement down sponge rubber, then be o f Phoenix, Arizona, who helped me
together. Slot in top accepts one-piece careful not to get contact cement on with the construction o f this airplane
plywood struts. sponge when attaching membrane over while I was there, in 1967-68. This ship
MISCELLANEOUS it. is over six years old and has dropped
The struts, motor mount, cowlings, RIGGING from about 20 feet up after a stall (I got
engine, dummy radiator, etc., are pretty Entire wire bracing is done with No. excited and forgot to extend transmitter
much self-explanatory on the drawings. 20 monofilament fish leader. A fter in­ antenna) into the water, w ith the only
stallation, it is heat shrunk. Make sure damage being a missing windshield. This
WATER TIGHTNESS is the advantage o f building them like a
This cannot be stressed too much. you get a line that w ill shrink. I had
some that would not, and had to replace brick CENSORED (Shame on you,
You will note the toy balloon neck
it. George! wen). May you get as much
around throttle exit. Also, good quality enjoyment out o f building and flying it
sponge rubber around radio access open­ CONCLUSION
as I have. ·
ing covered with toy balloon sections. I would like to thank Harvey Saddler,

O u r cover star, J e ff, gives us an underside view o f th e fly in g b o a t. The a u th o r poses in an a p p ro p ria te b a ckg ro u n d . The flo a ts are rigged
S hip is a slow and re a lis tic flie r w ith th e .40 rear ro to r S u p e rtig re . o n a Cessna 172.

NOVEMBER 1975 13
T h e a irp o rt at B elp. a b o u t 10 m iles s o u th o f B ern S w itz e rla n d , scene o f th e 19 75 R /C P a tte rn W o rld C ha m p io n sh ip s. A t th e fa r le ft, y o u are
lo o k in g s o u th , to w a rd th e A lp s . Just above th e nose o f th e D a n -A ir tra n s p o rt is one o f th e flig h t lines. T h e huge te n t in th e c e n te r housed th e
displays, th e team p it area, th e c a fe te ria , and th e d in in g space. The o th e r fly in g site is o f f to th e rig h t, a t th e n o rth end o f th e ru n w a y .

1975 R/C PATTERN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Photos and text by

• Have you ever seen an R/C pattern . . . the World Championships o f R/C
ship perform a "Langsam-Eh Rollah,” Pattern which was held in Bern, Swit­ B ILL NORTHROP
an “ Ócho Cubano," or a "Sombrero de zerland, on September 8 through 13, week adventure, and just figuring out
Toppa?” Did you ever hear a judge called 1975. how to start is bad enough, let alone
a "Punkterichter?” (We’ve heard ’em This w riter was fortunate in being trying to condense it into a single article.
called just about everything else!) If you invited to be one o f the ten judges to We’ll attempt to do it by chronicling
haven’t heard o f the former maneuvers, officiate in Bern, along with Tony Aarts our own experiences, as well as discus­
then you've never witnessed an R/C (Holland), Dave Henshaw (Canada),Egon sing the contest itself. First, the travel­
Pattern World Championships, and as Gstohl (Liechtenstein), Camille Gerard ogue.
for the latter, the Swiss either don’t (Luxembourg), Walter Burger (Switzer­ Transportation to Europe was pro­
have a word for “ judge” in their lan­ land), Loris Kanneworff (Italy), Pierre vided for the team members, the team
guage, or they simply prefer to give Pignot (France), Owen Giddings (Eng­ manager, and this judge, by AMA,
these hard-working pattern officials no land), and Heinz Freundt (Austria). Ac­ through the National Aeronautic asso­
grander a title than "p o in t w rite r.” tually, there were eleven o f us, as Joe ciation, and MATS. In our case, it meant
The above introduction doesn’t even Dible was there from Ireland as a stand­ leaving an unfinished October issue
begin the "foreign” flavor which charac­ by, if needed. (that’s why it was later than usual!)
terizes world championship competition, It would be no problem to write a and having to come back as soon as
and o f course, the case in p u n k t. . . er book about all o f the main and sideline possible, or not go at all . . . the choice
. . . p o in t is the W eltm eister. . . cripes features experienced during this two was obvious.
We were accompanied on the flight
to Frankfort, Germany by team members
Mark R adcliff and Rhett Miller, and
manager Don Lowe. Third team member
Dave Brown had taken an earlier flight,
with AM A President Johnny Clemens.
Johnny and Dave, along w ith Papa Rhett
(why couldn’t they have been Tom and
Dick, or George and Harry, instead o f
Rhett and Rhett!?), who had flown in
commercially on Lufthansa, eventual-
ly (!) met us at the airport, having pre­
viously rented two VW Micro-Buses and
one Bug.
A fter cramming model boxes, suit­
B ruce T u rn e r, N ew Zealand, w ith Manager A . M a se tto , o f A rg e n tin a , w h o fin is h e d 7 2 n d . cases and people into the three vehicles,
T o m Prosser h o ld in g his m o d e l. and making several excursions around

E m il G iezendanner, b ro th e r o f fo rm e r W o rld B e n ito B e rto la n i, Ita ly . Team w ives had a D e fe n d in g W o rld C ham p, T su guta ka Y o sh io ka ,
C ham p, B ru n o , Team Manager K u r t M u lle r. u n iq u e w a y o f c o lle c tin g autographs, o n th e m ! tw ea ks th e needle.

14 MODEL BUILDER
 the U.S. A ir Force portion o f the Frank­ way o f Schwetzingen . . . yeah. The next for his luke-cool Coke, the waiter finally
furt Rhine-Main A ir Base in search o f a day, Johnny Clemens and this writer caught on and brought in a dinner plate
place to exchange some U.S. dollars for drove to Heidelberg and spent hours with a large spoon, and planted in the
German marks, we finally all lined up nosing around the city streets, the in­ middle o f the plate . . . one ice cube!
up on the same autobahn (German ver­ triguing shops, and the fabulous old cas­ The following day we all went to
sion o f a Freeway) headed in the same tle. The streets and buildings are spot­ the club flying field so this w riter could
direction, and took o ff for Heidelberg. less, gardens and window boxes are full critique the team flying. What a field!
There were several reasons for going o f beautiful flowers, the girls are gor­ Many o f our clubs should be so fo r­
to Heidelberg; 1) it was on the way to geous and wholesome and appear to have tunate. The property, surrounded by a
Bern, Switzerland, 2) it was too early no visible means o f “ support,” the beer low cable-and-post fence, was out in
to arrive in Bern, because we flew over is cool and tasty and plentiful, and open country, bordered on two sides
when MATS said “ Go,” and our hotel prices are so high they’re out o f sight! by small, two-lane gravel roads. The
rooms in Bern couldn't be occupied for Dinner at the little See Hotel was third side was the entrance road, and
several days, 3) Dave Brown had a mod­ excellent, and partaking o f it was a cere­ the fourth side was backed by a farm
eler friend near Heidelberg who would mony. When young Rhett asked for ice field. The whole area was covered in
find us a place to stay, 4) there were
model flying fields in the area where
the team could practice, and, 5) why
not go to Heidelberg, i t ’s a beautiful and
historic spot!
With Dave in the lead, the caravan
arrived in Heidelberg and we got out and
stretched while Dave called his friend in
the nearby town o f Ketsch. By now,
we had discovered a heretofor unknown
fact about Dave. . . he had been sta­
tioned near Heidelberg for part o f his
hitch in the U.S. Army in the 1960’s,
had joined a model club there where he
learned to fly R/C, and had gained fair
command o f the German language . . .
well, le t’s call it “ pigeon German” . . .
but it worked, and we had us a built-in
interpreter!
Dave’s German modeling buddy, Her­
bert Fuchs (pronounced "Foooks” )
showed us to a delightful little hotel
on a lake just outside o f Ketsch, which
West G e rm a n y's G u n te r H oppe s tro lls ove r to M a rk R a d c liff, a b o u t to m ake f ir s t flig h t fo r
was about 15 miles from Heidelberg, by his p o s itio n in fr o n t o f th e judges. th e U .S. te a m . Manager D on L o w e stands b y .

R ica rd o F o m b e lla , o f S pain. C o n c e n tra tin g on Rene S chum ascher, S w itz e rla n d . Manager P ujo S tephansen, N o rw a y , w ith ever present
ju d g in g can be d if f ic u lt a t tim e s ! M u lle r, and tim e keeper W illy B o n i. cigar, " w in d s u p " his "M a x im u m I I . "

NOVEMBER 1975 15
 A che ery "G o o d m o rn in g , s u h !" fro m Isao Ben Castaneda, M e x ic o , tu rn s to a n noun ce his
M a tsu i, p resident o f I.M . P ro d u cts, Japan. ta k e o ff to th e judges.

J e ff T ra c y , A u s tra lia , sets his th r o ttle b e fo re L o u is Castaneda, M e x ic o , w ith h is b e a u tifu l R uggero P asqualani, Ita ly , does a deep knee
s ta rtin g th e engine. L o o k s lik e a P hoe nix. d a u g h te r-in -la w , w ith B en's " D i r t y B ir d y ." bend w h ile o u r frie n d G ra zia no Pagni ho ld s.

lush, close-cropped, championship golf sightsee. It is a most beautiful country.

course condition, green grass, about j 00 If only one word were permitted to
by 200 yards in size. In the center, but describe Switzerland, it would have to
nearer to the fourth, and a longer side, be “ spotless," though Germany is sim­
was a smooth, paved strip, with painted ilar. I t ’s impossible to find an empty
landing circles. Along that fourth side bottle, or can, or scrap o f paper lying
was a club house with a porch and lat­ along the roadside, whether in the coun­
ticed pavilion outside. The club house try, or when winding through the nar­
contained tables and chairs, and a store row, picturesque streets o f the small
room to keep that luke-cool beer and towns.
coke. On the other side o f the pavilion Well . . . please excuse the MODEL
was a shed-type building which housed Judge O w en G idding s, E ngland.
BUILDER Travelogue, but this w riter
toilets, a storage space for the d u b trac­ doesn’t have the opportunity o f travel­
to r and mowing machine, and a semi- ing to a foreign land too often, and we
work/storage room for models. How do can’t resist the temptation o f telling
you like that!? somebody about it. Wish you could have
A fter watching each o f our fliers and been w ith us, the two Rhett Millers,
then having a group conference and dis­ and johnny Clemens, when we took a
cussion on ways to score well at the cable car ride to the top o f the Schilt-
championships, we left the team to their horn, 10,000 feel up in the Alps and
practicing, and along w ith johnny, drove ate dinner in a rotating restaurant. It
back to Heidelberg to look at some was 6 8 ° when we left the base, and
more . . . e r . . . flowers. snow was blasting past the windows as
Next day, Sunday, we left the team we dined on . . .
to more practice, and drove on to Bern, Judge C a m ille G erard , L u x e m b o u rg .
Being a judge at a World Champion­
passing from Germany to Switzerland ships has its good and bad points. On
in the city o f Basel. There were uni­ the good side; you get a free ride part
formed guards at the border, but unlike way across the world and back, you get
the movies and television, there was no free room and meals during the days o f
gate, no machine guns, no tense music, com petition, and you have a fron t row
and Claude Rains d idn’t come out to seat on the scene o f the action. On the
check our passports! We stopped on the bad side; you are "chained” to your
Swiss side and turned in our German duty from the very first through the
marks for Swiss francs. The music in very last flight every day o f the contest,
the little exchange office was American you have to watch the same set o f 16
rock! maneuvers approximately 156 times or
Once we were w ithin about 100 kilo­ about 2490 all together, and score every
meters o f Bern, we left the autobahn, Judge E gon G s to h l, L ie ch te n ste in . one o f them accurately . . . and worst o f
prefering to take the small roads and all, you have very little opportunity to

16 MODEL BUILDER
 c

A ria G o ld b e rg , Israel, and team m em bers. As a re m in d e r o f th e u g ly S ally and Dave B ro w n , w ith D o n L o w e h o ld in g . It was c h illy and
o u tsid e w o rld , th e ir car was re p e a te d ly checked fo r b o o b y traps. w in d y d u rin g th is flig h t. Shades o f H u tc h in s o n !

C anadian G a rry Reusch applies th e s ta rte r as his fa th e r, B re n t, ho ld s R h e tt M ille r, J r., R h e tt I I I , and D o n Lo w e , b e fo re R h e tt's fir s t flig h t
o n . T h ey p ro d u c e several k its w ith fiberglass fuselages. o n W ednesday a fte rn o o n , th e o n ly co m p le te d a y w ith good w e a th e r.

meet and talk w ith the fliers or to exam­ smothered in fru it sauce, or what have Unfortunately for the judges, there
ine and photograph their models. you. To wash it down, you drank beer, was no such thing as “ between flights,”
As the fliers alternate from one flight wine or coffee. If you asked for water, and this brings up one complaint we had
line ("Piste” in Swiss!) to the other in m ilk, or iced tea, you got a blank look with the organization o f this World
succeeding rounds, each judge obviously . . . Oops, back to the models. Champs. Prior to the affair, it had been
“ sees” each contestant for two o f his Between flights was a great oppor­ indicated that each night, a different
four flights. Even as a “ footloose” re­ tunity to meet and talk . . . or attempt hotel which housed contestants would
porter, it would be hard to see more to talk to the contestants. Luckily, most be designated as the host for the evening,
than that, even if you were equipped European and Far Eastern countries where everyone could gather. This never
with a motorcycle to run back and forth teach English in their schools, and with happened, and it really was a shame,
between . . . e r . . . pistes. And chances only a few exceptions, it was possible because once back in Bern each evening,
are, there would be two hot fliers up at to communicate. As for those who spoke everyone went their own way. In con­
the same time, so yo u ’d have to miss no English at all, sign language and uni­ trast, at the World Champs in Doyles-
one o f them anyhow. versal modeling terms bridged the gap. town, Pa., 1971, AMA held an open
The worst part o f judging at a World
Championships. . . or we should say . . .
the most frustrating, is to be so close to
all o f these modelers from all corners o f
the earth, and not have the opportunity
to spend time w ith them and to learn
more about them and the models they
are flying. Between flights, the contest­
ants spent most o f their time in the
huge tent that was erected on the air­
port grounds. Inside, there was a fenced-
o ff area with bench/tables for each team
to assemble, park, and/or w ork on the
models. Along one side were manufac­
turers display booths, and at the opposite
end were tables, benches and a complete
kitchen for preparing meals. In Switzer­
land, whether in daily routine or at an
airplane contest, there seems to be no
such thing as a snack, or sandwich. You
sat down to a bowl o f hot soup, a plat­
ter o f hot vegetables along w ith some P. C o n s ta n tin o s, th e o n ly flie r fro m Greece. F ly in g in th e ra in , w ith an u m b re lla to keep
kind o f meat, and a dessert o f ice cream Crashed s h o rtly a fte r ta k e o ff o n th ird flig h t. th e tra n s m itte r d r y , Paul B ehm , L u x e m b o u rg .

NOVEMBER 1975 17
 Judge T o n y A a rts , H o lla n d . Judge P ierre P ig n o t, France.

The new W o rld C h a m p io n , W o lfg a n g M a tt, o f

Lie c h te n s te in . H anno P re ttn e r, A u s tria , 2n d.

Semi-scale S p itfire , b y T o re Paulsen, N o rw a y , fle w ve ry w e ll, and was one o f fastest at th e

c o n te s t. W e have a c o n s tru c tio n a rtic le co m in g o n th is on e.

The C om p le ate Judge's S ta n d . I t was to o high

to w rite o n , b u t i t sure lo o k e d nice!
house every evening in a large banquet
room o f the one headquarters motel.
There was much more opportunity to G e o ff F ra n k lin ( le ft) . Team M anager, and K e ith M a u n d re ll ( r t.) , p ilo t, o f th e B ritis h team .
S o rry , b u t w e d id n 't get th e nam e o f th e m e chanic h o ld in g K e ith 's plane. Som e ra in , h u h G e o ff?
socialize and talk over the mutual prob­
lems o f airplanes, engines, fuels, com­ judges and jury. The judges were d idn’t suffer in takeoff or landing be­
petition rules, etc. In our opinion, these "warmed up” by having tw o unofficial cause o f the two-wheel gear, and it sure
gatherings are as important as the con­ pattern flights to score immediately looked impressive in the air. In fact, we
test itself. prior to the first official flight. This talked Tore into a construction article
Oh . . . the co n te st. . . you probably gave us the opportunity to "adjust our for sometime in the near future.
thought we’d never get around to it. As sights” and more or less get used to the Next was Domenico Bruschi (71),
we said, the opportunity o f traveling to background relative to the placing o f from the little Italian-speaking country
a foreign land and meeting and talking the maneuvers. With only four flights o f San Moreno, and we couldn’t help
with so many fine people from so many per competitor, we’re sure the first few but feel that Bruschi and his teammates
different countries, can easily outshine to fly appreciated the fact that the judges could have done better w itho ut their
the competition itself. However, on with were "in the groove” at the very begin­ caller yapping at them constantly
the flying, which started Wednesday ning. and tapping them on the shoulders
morning, Sept. 10, 1975. Anyway, Tore Paulsen (41), o f Nor­ while they were flying. He talked
Jean Tonnar, (66 . . . number is final way, followed Tonnar’s less than average them through every inch o f every ma­
ranking) o f Luxembourg, had the honor flight with an above average score. Tore’s neuver to the point that i t ’s a wonder
o f being our first contestant. . . which aircraft was particularly interesting be­ the p ilo t d idn’t wrap his transmitter an­
reminds us o f what we believe was an cause it was a tail-dragging, semi-scale tenna around the guy’s throat!
innovation in R/C competition which Spitfire! One o f the fastest to be seen, Pujo Stephansen (45), Norway, a
this writer introduced and which met it was the only "scale" model entered, W/C contestant fo r many years, still
with success and approval by all the but we hope it might start a trend. It tucks his transmitter up under his chin

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B engt L u n d s tro e m , o f Sw eden, solved th e p ro b le m o f s trip a ile ro n French team m em bers; Jean-C laude Lavigne, M anager, and G uy
flu tte r . N o w ju s t e lim in a te th e in n e r p o rtio n th a t d o e s n 't d o m u ch . . H a rd y , p ilo t. A p o lo g ie s to m e ch a n ic o n rig h t, w e d id n 't get h is name

B ru n o G iezendanner, S w itz e rla n d , ex-W o rld C ham p in 19 69 and T e tsu ji O k u m u ra (le ft) , m e m b e r o f th e th ir d place Japanese team ,
1 9 7 1 , a w a its go-ahead fro m tim e r. placed 5 th in spite o f losing co m p le te flig h t fro m engine pro b le m s.

his wife Naomi, both very nattily dressed

in matching red and grey outfits, then
Jeff Tracy (38) o f Australia.
Rhett Miller (9), was up next and
did very well, though o ff to the right in
position on several maneuvers. In his
Horizontal and Rolling Eights, his “ Com­
pensator” actually disappeared behind
our pen w ith which we were aligning his
maneuvers for accuracy. You can’t do
much better than that!
M. Somenzini (60), Argentina, had
to follow R hett’s act, and twice former
World Champ, Bruno Giezendanner (17),
Switzerland, was next. His new design,
we felt, actually hindered any success
he might have had. It had a very short
nose moment, long tail moment, tapered
leading edge/straight trailing edge wing,
and a fin and rudder that looked as
N o te huge tu n e d p ip e /m u ffle r u n der ship flo w n b y S lávko P o lica r, o f Yugoslavia, also used b y though it had once been higher before
th e A u stria n s . It d id n 't seem to be very e ffe c tiv e , e ith e r f o r rp m , o r quietness. being chopped o ff low in a straight line.
and keeps a cigar going throughout the to throttle back. Sorry, Bruno, we gotta say it w as. . .
flight. Aria Goldberg (69), o f Israel, was ugly!
Tsugutaka Yoshioka (4), the 1973 there to learn. Young Gary Reusch (25), Canada,
World Champion from Japan, showed P. Constantinos (76), o f Greece, made was next, followed by V. Amenduni
right away that he hadn’t lost his form, two passes before starting his ‘M ,’ thus (67), Argentina, and then Benito Ber-
and drew the first round o f applause zeroing every maneuver. It was a mis­ tolani (20), Italy, who ran out o f time
from the spectators. understanding, but he took it good- just 3 feet before his roll-out stopped,
Salo Feiner (63), o f Mexico, scored naturedly and undoubtedly will never zeroing the landing. Mama mia!
about a 5 average, his maneuvers way make that mistake again. Warren Hitchcox (28), Canada, with
out o f position and far away. Bruno Hedegaard (62), Denmark, was wifey Shirley calling, missed his spin.
Mark Radcliff (6), put up a good followed by Ricardo Fombella (75), A. Masetto (72), Argentina, dug his prop
flight as the first American to appear, Spain, whose engine cut after takeoff, into the paving on takeoff, but had time
but was o ff position on his ‘M ’ and Top then Gerard Werion (16), o f Belgium, to change sticks to complete his flight
Hat, and turned way out o f his landing who averaged between 7 and 8. Next (Zero fo r T.O., o f course).
roll heading. came Giichi Naruke (19), Japan, then Emil Giezendanner (18), Switzerland,
Japan’s Tetsuji Okumura(S) never got Jose Roho Ara (59), Spain, Louis Cas­ finished next to brother Bruno w ith the
o ff the ground because his engine refused taneda (56), Mexico, who appeared with Continued on page 85

NOVEMBER 1975 19
 palubní deska
J-1 DON QUIXOT
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Courtesy of MODELÁŘ Magazine, Czechoslovakia

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 Storage c o m p a rtm e n t side o f m o ld ed jug is s u ffic ie n t fo r th e m odeler P um p side o f ju g . C o m p le te p u m p /c h a rg e r/g lo w plug p o w e r u n it can
w h o d o e s n 't have to ta k e h a lf o f his w o rk b e n c h to th e fly in g fie ld . be rem oved fo r charging, leave th e jug in y o u r car o r garage.

P R O D U C T * IN U $ E
RG's R/C PIT P A K ___ By Taylor Collins
• The R /G ’s R/C Pit Pak is very ap­ Pit Pak pump will fuel even the largest
propriately named. It combines all o f the gas guzzlers in under two minutes. Tests
essential p it accessories for power R/Cers showed that the pump would pull 10
into one neat and compact package. It inches o f mercury on an automotive
combines a fuel storage container, a fuel vacuum gauge. This means that if the
pump, a rechargeable power pack, bat­ pump were located 10 FEET above the
tery charger, glow plug power source, fuel level, it would still draw fuel. The
and tool box into one neat, easy to pump is wired with a reversing switch
carry unit. which allows defueling as well as refuel­
The high density polyethylene con­ ing the plane. The nickel cadmium bat­
tainer is available in red, blue, or green. teries (which are supplied with the Pit
The tank, which will hold 1.3 gallons o f Pak) are wired in series in conjunction P um p u n it p u llin g alm o st 12 inches o f m e rc u ry
fuel, is molded to house two brushed with a dropping resistor to provide cur­ o n a u to m o tiv e vacuum gauge. I t w ill l i f t fu e l
aluminum cases. One side opens to serve rent for the glow plug clip. b e tte r th a n 10 fe e t above th e co n ta in e r.
as a tool and spar parts compartment, The charger unit uses a power trans­ cadmium batteries are available as an
while the other side houses the fuel former which is wired through a #44 option for $17.95 per set. These heavy
pump, batteries, and battery charger. light bulb. This bulb drops the charging duty batteries can be charged w ith the
The fuel pump operates on 2.5 volts, current to a safe level for the “ D ” size built in charger by changing to a #45
and at a current o f slightly over one batteries which come w ith the Pit Pak. bulb.
amp, w ill pump 12 oz. per minute. The Extra heavy duty 4 amp hour nickel Continued on page 84

D etachable p o w e r u n it, c o m p le te w ith charger and 11 0 p o w e r c o rd , G lo w plug c lip lin e has co n n e ctin g pins in sta lle d . Jug ho ld s 1.3 g a ll­
fu e l p u m p , ba tteries, and d ro p p in g resistor fo r g lo w plug o u tp u ts . ons o f fu e l. B o ttle com es in th re e co lo rs. A very co m p a ct u n it.

NOVEMBER 1975 21
B ill N ib le y , fir s t in U n lim ite d a t th e 19 75 LSF T o u rn a m e n t, fle w his " T h e C o lo n e l," B ob T h a cke r, fle w th is s c ra tc h -b u ilt, stra ig h t w in g
Pierce 9 7 0 " A lic e . " San F e rna ndo V a lle y S ile n t F lye rs m e m ber. version o f th e H o b ie H aw k to fir s t place in S tand ard Class.

R/c SOARING Collins

The 1975 L.S.F. Tournament story and results.

• Some guys have all the luck! One siderably rounder lines than the usual
fellow I know o f has a corner on the W indrifter. Loren scrounged a radio on
market o f both varieties. . . good and the proper frequency, put it in the bor­
bad. One week before the L.S.F. Tour­ rowed SD 100, test flew the combina­
nament, Loren Blewett’s W indrifter took tion once, and headed for Mile Square
o ff for parts unknown. It seems as and the Tournament. Two days, and five
though his radio just got tired and took grueling flights later, Loren found him ­
a nap. So naturally, his W indrifter, being self in serious contention fo r first place
the stable creature that it is, reverted to in Standard class.
a free flight mode, and disappeared The final flight task was a ten minute
straight overhead. Efforts to locate the duration flight, w ith three minutes after
missing plane from a full size plane were the max to get down. There were one
fruitless, and after considerable searching hundred bonus points to be earned by
from the ground, the search was given nailing the center o f the landing circle.
up. Fortunately, Loren got a good launch.
Since Loren was already registered Unfortunately, there was little but sink
to fly in the L.S.F. Tournament, he to be found. Fortunately, Loren was
thought he may as well try to borrow a able to find a few sparse patches o f lift.
plane and fly. Tom Williams had a left­ Unfortunately, Loren wasn’t able to get
over prototype o f theSD 100 W indrifter, the full ten minutes, but fortunately, B ob K in g , P h o e n ix, A riz ., w ith his ow n-design
a plastic and plywood hybrid with con­ he was very near to the landing circle. "J a w s ." S hark's head attaches to w in g ro o ts .

C ol. B ob Thacker releases his B aby B o w lu s (S ept. 7 5 M B ). Soaring Nats Scale w in n e r placed B o tto m view o f B ob K in g 's " J a w s " is p r e tty
th ird at th e LS F T o u rn a m e n t. S h ip co u ld f l y in p o w e r scale w ith N elson engine con version. o m in o u s . H e 'll CD S o u th w e s t R egionals.

22 MODEL BUILDER
S o a rc ra fťs H ugh S tock w ith M agnum 12. K it
to be released s h o rtly . R adio p ro b le m s a t LS F.

Dave R eitz w ith p r o to ty p e R u b b e r D u c k y Co.

"M o th e r G o o s e ." Span 1 5 4 " , 8 -1 /2 lbs.

L.S.F. Tournament. The tasks were one

M ik e Reagan w ith his "W h ite T ra s h ", best sell­
round o f two-minute precision duration, ing M B plan , designed b y R ic k W alters.
one round o f seven-minute duration,
one round o f ten-minute precision dura­ ballasting their planes. . . some quite
tion, one round o f speed over a one heavily, and some not so heavily.
mile course (four laps around two py­ As it turned out, the whole trick was
lons) and one round o f ten-minute dura­ to fly through lift on the course. Rick
tion. Walters nearly landed in the middle o f
Mile Square Regional Park provided the course after completing only one lap.
its usual motley assortment o f weather, but found a small thermal and worked it
lift, and sink conditions. Both days o f downwind to gain enough altitude to
flying started with fog thick enough to finish the course in over six minutes.
cut with a knife. Around ten or eleven Others found lift and zig-zagged down­
in the morning, the fog would lift, the wind between the two pylons to stay in
sun would come out, and the lift would the lift, yet still did not have to stop
be good fo r around a half an hour. Then to thermal turn. Still others (myself in­
the wind would come up, the lift would cluded) managed to find enough lift to
get spotty, and I ’d get called to fly! stay in close to the pylons and com­
It just ain’t fa ir . . . plete the course in fair time. I weighted
Joe M cC laran, V isa lia, C a „ show s th e ru d d e r
The speed round separated the men down my borrowed Dart II w ith a pound
dive -b ra k e o n his " S p lit Tee” design. from the boys . . . and from the hangar o f lead and went through three laps at
pilots. A ll you had to do was cover the about 100 feet. Just after I made the
Unfortunately, he flew through a blast four laps and you got an immediate 450 last turn and was heading for the finish
o f sink and landed outside the circle. points. Speed points were awarded for line, my rudder servo got bored and
It could be said that Loren . . . Blewett completing the course in less than four went to sleep. I managed to land the
. . . b u t he d idn’t really. He came in minutes, according to a progressive scale. Dart a half mile downwind with only
third in standard class, against some o f It was possible to earn as much as 1000 the elevator functioning. But like I said
the toughest competition I ’ve ever seen. speed points for a time o f 1:00 minute . . . some guys have all the luck.
Not bad for a borrowed airplane, and a or less. The fastest time posted was Colonel Bob Thacker flew his modi­
borrowed radio. But like I said, some 1:55, by Fred Weaver. The trouble was fied Hobie Hawk through the speed
guys have all the luck. that there were a lo t o f people who course in the zig-zag fashion and wound
Tliis was the year o f the potpourri d idn’t finish the course. Several tried Continued on page 76

T e rry K o p la n gets b o th fe e t o f f th e g ro u n d w h ile lau n ch in g D on B ob E llio t, o f EK L o g ic tro l, ap plies b o d y E nglish to his S o a rcra ft
E dberg's second place scale " D u s te r ." G lasflugel 6 0 4 scale ship. L o o ks a lit t le high fo r th e sp o t.

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M anfred H eid, K avan 's test p ilo t, de m onstrate s th e A lo u e tte fo r o u r C h o p p e r e d ito r. B e a u tifu l fly in g site is o u ts id e o f N u rn b e rg , G e rm a n y, ho m e
o f th e Kavan p ro d u c tio n fa c ilitie s .

By JOHN TUCKER

• Vacation time, or "H o lid a y” as the 239-3174. R-BEE 110 and R-BEE 210, and really climbs like a homesick angel!
British call it, is over and i t ’s time to Has access to machine shop, w ill assist Johnny, how ’bout sending us more de­
get back to the workbench. Awaiting others. tails, photos, sketches, etc. on “ Anita"?
my return from Europe was a beautiful John Ellson, 165 Kennedy Road S., This chopper sounds like it would have
new DuBro "T ri-S tar” k it w ith Hughes Apt. PH3, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, tremendous appeal to the experimenter
500 body. A rather cursory examination LGW3L3. (416) 453-4051. Kavan Jet (and it has to be good if Burkám de­
o f the parts and mechanical components Ranger in building. Will share electronics signed it!).
told me that I ’d better clean o ff the skills. John also mentioned that the instabi­
table-top and start building ’cause it I also received a card from John lity , at low RPM, which is often en­
looks like a real winner. I w on’t go into Burkám in which he mentioned his countered with the non-teetering rotor
details now because the complete report 3 lb.,10 oz. “ A n ita ” scratchbuilt chop­ heads, such as Schuco Hegi “ Carden
w ill be in next m onth’s issue o f MB . . . per. I t ’s powered w ith a Super Tigre .23 Head,” is probably caused by not enough
but, I ’m about 75% finished and can
hardly wait to get it into the air. I t ’s
another fast-build model, full o f engi­
neering surprises, and has a certain qual­
ity which can only be described as
superb .. . and the price tag, in the very
low two hundreds, just has to make the
Tri-Star a top contender fo r sales!
Let’s get rolling this month by wel­
coming some new builders into the Kop­
ter Korner and listing their present pro­
jects:
John Pritchard, 8183 Elmer Hill
Road, Rome, N.Y. 13440. (315) 339-
2365. Completed RCM Polecat, will
share building and flying.
Alfred E. Cave, M.D., 519 Magnolia
Blvd., Long Beach, N.V. Completed
Hughes 300, now building DS-22 and
Bell 212. Wants first 3 issues o f Model
Helicopter News.
Robert G. Benson, 71 Old Orchard D ie te r S c h lu te r, th e m an w h o re a lly p u lle d th e c o rk th a t m ade R /C h e lic o p te rs possible. His
Ct., Cedar Grove, N.J. 07009. (201) H e liB a b y is sold and d is trib u te d in th is c o u n try b y M R C .

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 K a rl-H e in z D en zin , R /C designer/m anager o f The " H e l i x " a u to g y ro , b y W ik -M o d e lle . A p ro d u c t review is planned in th e fu tu re . T h e fla t
K ric k M o d e llb a u . . . also c h ie f packer. spo ol u n der th e fuselage is e xp la in e d in th e te x t. T ry to guess fir s t, i t 'l l b lo w y o u r m in d 1
.

forward sweep o f the rotor blades ahead

o f the feathering axis. I remember a
couple o f years ago, one o f my favorite
choppers, the Kalt Cobra, exhibited this
same instability as power (RPM) was
reduced for the landing approach and
descent. It got so bad at low RPM that
it was almost out o f control, and full
power was required in order to regain
an element o f control. Getting such a
model back on the ground is really quite
a chore! Anyway, one o f the solutions
was to sweep the main rotor blades fo r­
ward a few degrees, and this produced
a much greater amount o f stability.
THE EUROPE SCENE:
A fter arriving in London, on British
Airways, I spent the next 5 days visiting S c h lu te r's rig fo r testing th e d riv e b e lt used in th e H e li-B a b y. L o o ks lik e th e a ft end o f a deep V
as many hobby shops as I could and h u ll in th e rig h t side o f th e p ic tu re .
trying to secure information on the po­
pularity o f R/C helicopters in England. reflected a huge stock o f heli-kits, spare o f his shop time in turning out a fleet
There was not too much evidence o f an parts, radios, etc., and his personnel o f R/C models for the movie industry.
overabundance o f activity, nor were were quite knowledgeable. As you might We next flew on Lufthansa to Frank­
there many kits in the shops for cus­ already know, Mick was World Champ fo rt, Germany, where I rented a car and
tomer selection. I did, however, take a in R/C scale in 1970 and 1971, and is drove through Germany and France for
train to Mick Charles Models, at King- also well known for his helicopter flying the next 2 weeks. First stop was Mulh-
ston-Upon-Thames, and found his shop ability. A t present, he is utilizing most Continued on page 68

A Kavan a u to m a tic m achine in a c tio n . A b o u t 5 separate o p e ra tio n s C lose-up o f th e r o to r head o n th e Kavan A lo u e tte .
ta k in g place a t once. N o te solid o il stream in cen ter o f p h o to .

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M B 's m o delin g frie n d fr o m C zechoslovakia, M ila n K acha, b u ilt th is C O 2 pow ered N ew R u le r fro m p rin te d sh e etw ood and plans b y Ed T o n e r.
T h e stre tched nose is a lit t le o u t o f scale, b u t was necessary to m ake up fo r th e e x tre m e ly lig h t B ro w n m o to r. P h o to b y M iro s la v K v a p il.

p m $pm $ taken to enjoy the scenic wonders o f

By JOHN POND

This year, with the O /T booth being

the U.S. next to the Work Hangar Hobby Shops,
Tim Banaszak reports, after having many o f the models put on display were
• Did you stay fo r the second half o f seen the movies on early railroading and hung on the walls in attractive poses.
the “ Double Feature?” The columnist, silver mining at theCoors Brewery, that Some o f the more outstanding works o f
o f course, is referring to the Denver SAM the Silverton Railway system is indeed art were placed in the more prominent
Championships over the ju ly 27-31 week everything as shown in the movie. The position for the benefit o f the specta­
followed by the Old Timer Events at sides o f the cliffs are practically sheer, tors and shutterbugs.
the Lake Charles AM A National Model leading Tim to speculate what great lift THE ACTION
Airplane Championships fo r the week for soaring gliders. A true modeler, even As was prominently advertised at the
o f August 3-10. Ya didn’t? Then you on vacation! Old Timer Booth, this year marked
missed a second helping o f this most The columnist arrived Saturday after­ several new innovations in old timer acti­
enjoyable phase o f modeling. noon and prom ptly commandeered vity. John Law, who has been actively
Quite a few o f the modelers who took enough materiel and benches to erect promoting old time controline stunt,
in both ends o f the ‘ ‘doubleheader,” the Old Timer Booth and model display gave several exhibitions in the controline
made side trips when traveling from Den­ area. In less time than it takes to tell area after the circles had been closed for
ver to Lake Charles, Louisiana; a trip o f about it, the modelers, engine collectors, the day’s competition. John drew quite
1100 miles. Having four days to travel and old timers took over the booth with a crowd o f interested spectators despite
this route, quite a few detours were swap meets and bull sessions. the lack o f a P.A. system to announce

Ben Shereshaw's "P io n e e r" fro m J an uary 19 38 F ly in g Aces, b u ilt b y R adial engine m o u n ts f o r O hlsson, F o rste r, and K & B T o rp e d o
Les Payne. B o u ld e r, C o lo ra d o . . a t S A M C ham ps. Plans in n e x t issue. engines b y J im C ro c k e t R eplicas. M o u n ts f o r ,29s c o m in g fir s t.

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 tacular climb. Sal said all those deep
bellied designs took a beating that year.
Matter o f fact, Sal ruefully admitted he
placed 56th in Class C, it was so bad!
WEDNESDAY, THE O/T RADIO
ASSIST EVENTS
For a minute or two, the O /T F/F
radio assist events held at Larks’ Field
looked like a repeat o f last year’s show­
ing (or lack o f it). Things brightened up
considerably with the arrival o f Jack
Bolton, Doc Bob Lane, and the New
Jersey contingent, headed up by Al
Schwenkart.
W ithout waiting for any favorable
flying conditions, Bolton immediately
fired up his Playboy Sr., and before the
boys knew it, he had wrapped up both
limited engine run contests!
The w riter, fresh from a Texaco first
P u e rto R ican m odelers and th e ir O ld T im e r planes a t th e Nats (I to r) : Charles Paz, o w n e r o f
H o b b y C e n tro (and th e P ow erhouse), G erm an ico B e c e rril, Pete M o re n o (G en. M n g r. o f C h. 7 T V at Denver, (and after considerable en­
P u e rto R ic o ), and Jose Perez, o w n e r o f th e Buzzard B om b shell. A n ita th a n k s y o u fo r th e ru m ! gine tuning) proceeded to win the Tex­
aco Event with the engine running for
when the show would be given. a gang o f the old Hampton Roads “ Brain the incredible time o f nine and a half
In keeping with this same line o f Busters,” consisting o f Dodson, Marchall, minutes. Most models weren’t even top­
thought, the w riter has contacted )erry Johnson, Parmenter, and Taibi, Sal told ping this with total flight times!
Imboden, President o f Western Associa­ o f the time when Joe O tt visited the Although it had rained earlier in the
ted Modelers, in regard to establishing Brooklyn Skyscrapers Club in early ’39. week (a real frog strangler!) the weather
an old timer stunt event. Although John O tt described the hot flying models in was beautiful, with huge cumulus clouds
Laws, in his demonstration, was using the Chicago area, but as Sal said, they overhead inviting all models to soar in
glow engines, )crry states the emphasis discounted it as strictly Chicago hokum. the updrafts. It was then that Bob Lane
will be on ignition engines, just like Jim Driving down the street adjacent to decided to fly his Saddler Pacemaker low
Saftig’s Zilch series employed. A careful the Chicago Municipal A irp o rt where wing. A fte r looking over the assorted
look will be given to the rules as out­ the Nationals were being held, Sal yelled, warps, it was the consensus o f opinion
lined by John Laws, with an eye to "Stop the car, I want to see that model that all were counterbalancing. Bolton
lim iting the number o f models that are go.” A fter viewing the climb, the Brook­ volunteered to fly the pretty magenta
eligible utilizing ignition engines. lyn Boys had to admit O tt was right, and white model powered w ith an igni­
In addition as promised, Tim Bana- but it still could be beat. However, an­ tion Ohlsson 60.
szek staged his Compressed A ir Event other Zipper appeared, followed by Zip­ In less time than it takes to flip a
during the evening hours. Tim displayed per after Zipper, all with the same spec­ prop, the model was airborne, making
the fancy placque he had worked up as
a perpetual award for the new com­
pressed air event.
Although, Tim was the only entry
and the only one to fly , he still claimed
the win for 1975. C.D. Pond, timing the
flight, noted that the flight was only 22
seconds and therefore should be dis­
qualified as the time was under 40 sec­
onds. A good natured argument ensued,
where Banaszek, the originator o f the
rules, claimed the flyer could declare
any flight regardless o f time. When asked
to produce the rules, the sheets were
conveniently stored in the hangar some
distance from the flying. When asked
to make another flight, the tire pumps
prom ptly blew out! The battle is still
going on! Haw!
Despite the above levity, the event
does present an attraction if for no other
reason than the fact that it is an event
that employs a different method o f pow­
er. It is Banaszak’s hope that the event
will grow and become a standard O/T
event at the Nationals. Tim has an­
nounced (based on his “ success” ) that
he will challenge Hughes Hobart’s com­
pressed air record o f 1932. Rotsa Ruck,
Tim!
ANECDOTE TIME
While sitting around the old timer
booth in a first class bull session with MIGHTY MIDGET Drawn by TEX NEWMAN

NOVEMBER 1975 27
Jose Perez, o f P uerto R ic o , releases his Buzzard B om b shell (S uper C yke ) w h ile T im Banaszak
acts th e p a rt o f a h a rd -w o rk in g tim e r. N a tu ra lly , he's fa cin g d o w n w in d !

a spectacular sight against the clouds. Last year he cracked up his model and
Like all beginners, the rudder and ele­ found he was using the wrong stabilizer.
vators had been made too small fo r con­ Guess what this year, after stacking his
trolling the glide. Gotta make the ele­ model? He had the wrong wing on! Just
vators at least 30% o f the stabilizer and don’t pay to build backup models.
the rudder 40% o f the fin, men! About the proudest dad on the field
M o m e n ts a fte r th is s h o t was ta k e n , th e ru b b e r
FR ID AY FREE FLIG HT ACTIVITIES was Dick Johnson, when his boy, Guy, in G .L . C o ch ra n 's K o rd a let go w ith a B A N G !
The eleventh year o f the Old Timer cleaned house on the old regulars with
events at the Nationals enjoyed one o f three perfect flights using an Atom pow­ all through the contest while directing
the finest flying days seen at Lake ered Strato-Streak. Garami couldn’t have traffic. The whistle was heard loud and
Charles in a long time. The day was done it better! clear at quitting tim e! Tireless timers
simply great, with the d rift just right, For the first time since the inception Bob Land and Frank Tartaglia should
running down the cross revetment o f the o f the Frank Ehling trophy for the best also be commended fo r making the con­
main runways. performing Antique model with a span test directors life a little b it easier.
To start things out right, George Per­ over 6 feet, Sal Taibi finally won this Tim Banaszak was again claiming a
ryman took the first flight, only to be coveted perpetual trophy with some record o f having three different twin
frustrated by a 1/2A gas job. Having very fine flights by his Forster 99 Pow­ engines in his Powerhouse fo r the last
just completed winding his rubber stick erhouse. Strangely enough, he will have three Nationals. This year, through the
model, the 1/2A whistled right through to carve a small replica o f his Powerhouse generosity o f Herb Wahl, Tom mounted
the fuselage, cutting it and the wing in for the trophy to replace the Powerhouse a Hurleman Twin up fron t. Although
half. Undiscouraged, Perryman finished put on by Dave Sweeney fo r his win in the m otor was not fu lly broken in, be­
his cabin rubber flights and then went 1974! Hopefully, Sal w ill color it in his tween Tim and Herb they were able to
back to the hangar to repair and again standard orange and green colors. The get the engine operating well enough to
fly the stick job to a very convincing next winner in 1976 will indeed be real register three official flights. This new
win. There are flyers and there are com­ lucky! twin Hurleman by Wahl looks and runs
petitors . . . no question about what The author would be remiss if he well. Right now, they are collectors
“ Gorgeous Gawge” is! d id n't acknowledge the tremendous items, but eventually the w riter hopes
In the flying, several anecdotes de­ amount o f help given at the recording to see more o f them used for flying.
veloped, among which there was Joe desk by Carl Hatrak. Missing was the Puerto Rican Invasion! That about
Dodson, who b uilt two identical models. whistle that generally could be heard sums it up this year at Lake Charles.
Luis Rodriguez, his son, and a big gang
Join S.A.M. came in from the island just for the old
Continued on next page. . .

R on S h a rp to n ’s F o o-2 -U -2 in .02 0 R eplica size. Plans o n th e o p p o s ite rio n is re a lly hung up o n F o o ’s. The f u l l size jo b is p o w e red b y a
page. A great flie r and easy to b u ild . F o rste r .2 9 . U ncovered ship in b a ck is S c ie n tific F lagship, O & R 60.

28 MODEL BUILDER
F00-2-U-2... FULL SIZE PLANS A V A ILA B LE - SEE PAGE 88
served on film . Photos which substan­
tiate the design are dated April 1939,
signs that showed up frequently in this
strip? wen)
OLD TIMER Model of the Month hence the reason for classifying it as an This m onth’s .020 Replica design is
old timer rather than an antique. the brainchild o f Ron Sharpton, a Flori­
Original design by: Dick Obarski The name "F o o " was taken from da modeler, who did very well at the
Replica design by: Ron Sharpton the very popular comic strip, “ Smokey Nationals old timer events, placing no
Redrawn by: Phil Bernhardt Stover,” which featured a black cat gen­ less than third in a field o f 35. The
Text by: John Pond• erally in the corner o f the end block model had been scaled to approximately
saying “ Foo,” This became so popular 150 sq. in., which has been found to be
• Full credit for preserving this Dick that some o f the large aircraft were the optimum size fo r .020 Replica types.
Obarski design should go to Ken Freese, called “ Foo Fighters" and there was Foo-2-U-2 designs fly exactly like
a transplanted Chicagoan, now living in even a “ FOO” Squadron. As close as can Zippers (from which the model owes
the Sacramento area. Ken was so struck be determined by the w riter, the word its ancestry), i.e., right turn under pow­
by D ick’s continuing development o f "F o o ” was short for a popular deroga­ er, and glide right. The model trims
the Zipper, that he made scale three- to ry phrase o f the time, “ Fooey on out very quickly and is a consistent
views o f the design and had them pre- yo u.” (Remember the “N otary Sojac" soarer. Try one, you'll like it! ·

PL UG SPARKS (continued) . . . (new for this year) team failed to place Only one remedy fo r that!
timer events. Despite hard luck, dad and this time but that w on’t last! They had OLD TIMERS REUNION BANQUET
son, each managed to win a trophy. some good flyers who ran into tough Seeing that we had a good meal at
Next year, the gang threatens to win luck. And talking about luck, Joe Dod­ the Belmont Restaurant last year, the
them all! Great stuff! son was mumbling all afternoon after banquet was again scheduled for the
Ron Sharpton, o f Florida, showed up watching many a model “ max” out from same spot, and 88 showed! This time
with an Obarski Foo-2-U-2 that flew low altitudes, when his Stratostreak the crowd practically took the play
excellently (plans to be featured in a flown early could manage only two away from M.C. Pond. When presented
coming MODEL BUILDER issue). The minute flights from fantastic heights. w ith an A.M.A. fellowship, one wag
columnist had a hard time selling a ban­ Interestingly enough, these old timer hollered "N ow say something.” I t ’s a
quet ticket to Ron, as he modestly stated events, will bring out all the old timers little tough to think o f something clever
he hadn’t won anything. All those sou­ eventually. This year, Caldwell Johnson especially when the Reunion featured
therners play possum . . . Ron garnered (Slick Stick fame) came out for the first speakers such as John Worth and AM A
two at the banquet! time since 1941. Joining w ith Taibi, Paul President John Clemens. Clemens dis­
One could go on and on describing Marchall, Joe Dodson, and Frank Par- played a pod and boom design he had
the good flying, but needless to say, menter, “ Cadwell” (as he is called) had cooked up in 1946 and w ith it, some
everyone had a good time. The Mexican to admit he has missed a lot o f years. Continued on page 74

NOVEMBER 1975 29
 ROAR Nationals shows who won what.
The oval results are based on average lap
times for the main events, and the road
results are average lap times for quali­
fying (only one round fo r experts). Drag
racing results are based on elimination
rounds. Concours was judged on appear­
ance, engineering, workmanship, and
operation.
The track at Rattey's Raceway is
something else. When the 7 5 Nats entry
package came in ) uIy, the track looked
confusing because o f the numerous ad­
jacent lanes going in opposite directions.
I also thought the lack o f space between
lanes would make it d iffic u lt to turn
marshal. Upon seeing the track, the con­
E xce lle n t d riv e r's stand gave a go od view o f th e tra c k . D riv e r's nam e and ho m e state w ere fusion disappeared, since the driver’s
posted fo r th e b e n e fit o f th e spectators. stand was 6 feet high and gave a good
over-view o f the tight portions o f the
track. The lanes were wide enough in

R/C AUTO NEWS the switch-back parts o f the track to

have a turn marshal on the track. How­
ever, retrieving a stalled or troubled car
By CHUCK HALLUM . . . . A first-hand report, w ith results, on the was d iffic u lt, since the pit man had to
1975 R.O.A.R. Nationals. look at each lane and dodge cars or
stand on the dividers to reach and bring
• Well, the 1975 ROAR Nationals for event called, but I understood the quali­ back the car.
1/8 scale cars is over. I had a good time, fying times would be used in case o f Condition o f the track and site were
and thought the races were conducted rain. Besides, I did the best I could in terrific. Traction was terrific, probably
in a very professional manner. However, that first round o f qualifying. There because the whole area was resurfaced
there were many disappointed racers were many racers who felt they would in April. The banks on the two outside
when the last day o f road racing was have done better in the second round o f end corners added something new for
rained out. expert qualifying and the main events, most drivers. Before the Nats, we heard
The oval program (two rounds o f including myself. that you had to turn in the opposite
qualifying and the twin main events) The tabulated results o f the 1/8 scale direction to get around the banked cor-
was completed on Friday, Aug. 22,
1975. Saturday saw the first round o f
road qualifying completed and the drag
racing program was run Saturday night.
On Sunday, the second round o f Ama­
teur road qualifying was completed, but
then the rains came. The second round
o f Expert road qualifying and the main
events for both Amateurs and Experts
were rained out. Since rain was expected
the next day (and it did rain), and many
o f the race personnel had to work Mon­
day, the remainder o f the road race
schedule was called o ff. The final road
positions were based on the completed
rounds o f qualifying. The a u th o r's E x p e rt O val M a in w in n e r. L a y o u t had b a tte ry , fu e l ta n k , and steering servo to
I was disappointed to see the road le ft, same as in his 1974 car. D ig th e fa n c y resting s p o t!

M a rke r tea m p it, w ith D e ll F ishe r (le ft) , T o m W isvader (seated le ft), M ik e M o rrissey (seated) and B ill Jianas g e ttin g re ady fo r oval
and Dave B lo o m (rig h t). T o m was fa s t oval q u a lifie r. q u a lify in g . Jianas placed 3rd in E x p e rt O val M a in .

30 MODEL BUILDER
 T h e large ba nked tu r n and th e tig h t p o rtio n s o f th e tra c k . . . it w as n o t as c o n fu sin g w h e n
view ed fro m th e d riv e r's stan d! A b e a u tifu l cu sto m b u ilt tra c k .

the track was super, and I think the areas located. I was to set up the HRE
M ik e M o rrisse y's to p e x p e rt road q u a lifie r.
local area racers are really lucky to have p it down the line and next would be
T y p ic a l, b u t ta n k raised to he lp fu e l feed.
the track and a fellow like Bill Rattey. MRP. The Thorp p it was on the other
ners. . . to which Roger Curtis replied I arrived at the track Tuesday even­ side o f the drivers stand. It looked as
“ Boy, those guys sure must go slow.” ing after getting to Boston at about though most o f the car makers were to
The banking did help the cars turn, but 5:30 pm. Only a few racers were prac­ be represented.
not as much as I expected. ticing, since it was almost dark. Arturo A t the Holiday Inn, Team Associated
One thing I didn’t consider was that Carbonell was on the track motoring was thrashing. They had been practicing
the trim adjustment on the road course around smoothly, with the engine in a since the previous weekend and most o f
had to be made in the racing lanes. On fast four-cycle. The engine d id n 't have their cars looked like they had been
the oval, some outside portions o f the its typical bark, but I knew that would through a w a r. . . little did I know what
track could be used for trim adjustment. change by race time. Team Associated my cars would look like the next day.
Also, i f a car had problems, it had to be had their canopy erected in a convenient Word had it that Gene Husting, Earl
driven all the way around the track to spot and Marker, Delta, Scorpion and Campbell and Carbonell were down un-
get back to the pits. All in all, though, B&S Specialty/Magnum also had their Continued on page 77

G il A n d e rs o n 's con cours w in n e r. He passed aw ay 3 w eeks b e fo re Th ere 's a V eco 19, exh a u stin g th ro u g h th e m a n ifo ld , u n der th e scale
IMats, so car was sh o w n b y R ay D ix o n and Ed H eck. V -1 2 . B e lt d riv e to le ft rear w hee l b a re ly no tice able.

Ted Longshaw , fro m England, ran th is rear suspension car. A ppears A rtu r o C a rb o n e ll's oval car. B a tte ry and fu e l ta n k to th e le ft fo r
to have o n ly to rs io n a l fle x , b u t ran w e ll. w e ig h t bias. N o te th e staggered fr o n t axle.

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C apital R /C M o del B oat C lu b 12 M e ter fle e t shows h o w tig h t one-design racing can be. The Stars *n' S tripes in th e back o f th e pack
belongs to a past N a tio n a l C h a m p io n . A b e a u tifu l scene.

Winner Ron Stephanz, 1973 Class Secre­

tary and Eastern Divisional Champion
Bob Harris, Major Hull producer Bill

ŠTM CTLY S A IL
By ROD CARR
Huson from Leisure Products, 1976
Class Secretary Ray Ihlenburg, Chairman
o f the M ini-America’s Cup Committee
John Wing, and local hotshot from
Richmond MYC Tom Ihlenburg.
With no frequency conflicts, the com­
• August is typically the month that 45 ACCR. This was the premier event mittee set up a schedule o f 21 match
marks the culmination o f the sailing for the STAR Class, which will probably races, allowing each skipper to sail every
season. Starting with the July-scheduled be held in Pitman, New Jersey next other in head-to-head combat. The two
Gosport Regatta in England, to which year, according to Dave Holmes, the top skippers at the end o f the day were
skippers from many countries traveled, 1976 Class Secretary. When the fog had to slug it out on Sunday in a best 4 out
we have word that A M Y A ’s M-class sec­ cleared we found: 1st - Rod Carr, o f 7 series. We managed two rounds for
retary, John Ball, placed second in that 2nd — Forest Godby, 3rd — Bob Harris, a total o f 42 individual races and the
class, with Byron Sansom, from San 4th — Pat DeGroodt, 5th — John Hem- scoring ended up as follows . . . Harris
Diego, taking 6th place. Hope that we’ll malin. With over 2500 o f the STAR 10 wins, Black 8 wins, and Ray Ihlen­
get some more detailed information on 45 kits having been sold, the potential burg 8 wins. The tie fo r second was
that event in the AM YA Newsletter, es­ exists fo r an exciting one-design class. broken by Ray having been beaten twice
pecially on the winning Swedish skipper We found that a well tuned STAR will in his two meetings w ith Black during
who took both M and 10-r class events!!! point much higher than a starved EC/12 the day.
Here in Washington, D.C., we hosted and that one could tack w ithin an angle With the stage set and a crowd o f
the 50/800 ACCR on the lake adjacent o f 75-80°. Next month we’ll discuss in 300 on hand, Sunday started with com­
to Dulles International Airport. After detail the configuration o f the winning mentary from Rich Palmer o f Rich’s
two days o f tough competition the stand­ boat, w ith suggestions for rigging and Hobbytowne. Harris immediately put
ings wound up: 1st — Chuck Black, construction changes to the stock Dumas the pressure on by winning the first two
BINGO; 2nd Rich Matt, BINGO; 3rd kit. heats. Black came back to even the score
— Stan Goodwin, WARRIOR; 4th Bert * * * at 2-2, then traded victories for a 3-3
L ott, WARRIOR; and 5th Forest This past week-end, we helped the tie going into the last race. Watching
Godby with a boat o f his own design. 2nd Mini-America’s Cup into the record theshiftingw inds, Black hovered to wea­
A good portion o f the action was video books. Here is a ritsy-snitsy event, it is ther o f the starting line with 30 seconds
taped by John Huson o f Leisure Prod­ sailed in East Coast I 2 ’s and is by in­ to go, then abandoned his previous star­
ucts, and is providing exciting viewing vitation only. This year’s selection o f board tack start, to start on port and
for all. contestants was enough to give pause ride a lift all the way to the weather
On the following week-end, the hea­ to the faint hearted: The 1974 Mini- mark, opening up a lead that was neither
vens opened up and it poured all day on America’s Cup Defending Champ Buddy spread nor reduced for the rest o f the
the skippers assembled for the STAR Black from Tampa, Fla., 1974 ACCR race, an indication o f just how well

32 MODEL BUILDER
 sail the course. A windward-leeward ar­
rangement is used w ith the starting line
half way in between. The spice comes
when the boats are on the leg between
the leeward mark and the line. While
here, and only here, they may be as­
sisted or interfered with by the other
boats on the course . . . according to the
rules o f course . . . such as port gives
way to starboard, leeward boat can luff,
etc. Getting your three boats around
the course like a relay team then be­
comes a matter o f cooperation among
team members, and maximum hindrance
among the enemy.
While sucn a game w ill probably be
OK for 36/600’s, I’d be a bit careful if
M ’s were scheduled to r y, and would
give long thought to tything bigger
being suitable. O f couise, some enter­
prising designer may come out with a
boat w ith a rubber gunwale and bow
like a seagoing “ bump ’em’’ car. The
skippers who have played report that
some o f the guys who take home the
trophies all the time don’t do so well
at this when required to exist right in
the center o f a 4 to 6 boat pack. And
Gene S tagner's 7 7 6 Santa B arbara sailed in th e conversely, some o f the tail-end Charlies R ay H ic k o c k 's LJ 5 0 N o . 6 1 8 , a n o th e r
"B ig B o a t" d iv is io n o f th e In d y regatta. p a rtic ip a n t in th e In d y regatta.
are so used to being jostled that they are C h u ck B la ck's 5 0 /8 0 0
downright superb. Let me know if you
matched the skippers were. The race try it, and what variations you adopt. under,” including some designers. I hope
committee, consisting o f Rod Carr, Cas Might make an interesting format for that this may lead to increased inter­
Woodbridge, and Joe Schoonover, de­ inter-club challenge racing!!! change between skippers here and
* * * abroad. And with some luck we may
clared Buddy Black the winner o f the
2nd Mini-America’s Cup. We are lucky I am happy to report establishing a be able to persuade them to let us pub­
to have again captured this amazing communication link w ith Max Lewis o f lish some o f the new designs that are
series on video-tape, with John Huson the Sidney (Australia) MYC. Max is the available. One I ’m most interested in is
manning the camera and Chris “ Cosell” editor o f ROUND THE BUOYS, a an “ A " boat which is reported to dis­
Harris providing the commentary. m onthly newsletter that is trying to pull place only 28 pounds!!!! ZIPARDEDO-
* * * together the scattered Australian model DAR, designed by Adrian Brewer o f the
The local 36/600 fleet has been ex­ yachting effort. I will be excerpting Albert Park MYC took the RA class
perimenting w ith an interesting variation news o f interest from his m onthly effort, Australian championships w ith the boat
on team racing. The fleet is divided up and am happy to say that he is joining this year. He has also done a new 50/800
into two 3-boat teams. The object is to our A M Y A as a means o f getting the called SONIC BOOM, and just from the
sail the course one-team member at a straight dope on American model yacht­ name alone it has got to be an interesting
time, passing an imaginary baton by ing activity. He has put me in touch hull form.
tapping the next team boat that is to with a number o f active skippers “ down I have some requests out for photo­
graphic coverage o f the Australian brand
o f our sport and w ill include in upcom­
ing columns anything that comes my
way. Max reports that they have been
known to sail from w ithin automobiles
with the antennas sticking out a partially
opened window when the rains got too
heavy. I ’d say that they have the exact
same form o f the disease that so many o f
us have in the US.
* * *
I’ve been asked a number o f times
why more material is not published
from around the country. The simple
answer is that I am not sent any to
speak o f from the clubs who are active.
Happily there are a few exceptions to
the rule and one is that sparkling new
Indy MYC that I announced last month.
They have held their first regatta, and
the following was sent by their President
Ted Brindle. Thanks Ted, I wish there
were many more like you. Next time,
C huck B la ck's 5 0 /8 0 0 w in n e r, " B in g o " . N o te th e s tro n g b o o m vang used to c o n tro l leech fill us in on exactly what each skipper
te n sio n o f f th e w in d .R ig w e ig h t was 14 ounces plus. Continued on page 75

NOVEMBER 1975 33
J im Parsons w ith his S m o o th ie a t th e B M A co n te st in S eattle. Trans. D is t. X I V .P . H o m e r S m ith is basic F F fre a k , b u t has been fly in g
M o n o k o te o n op en areas, DJ s trip e , w h ite d o p e o n th e rest. som e .04 9 C o m b a t la te ly . It's D ir t y D an's "G o lly G e e W h iz "' design.

o n tro l line By "D IR T Y D A N " RUTHERFORD

• As promised last m onth, we’re going sitting through a very emharassing and (?) Hot Rod Lincoln. I f you don’t re­
to have a sing-along this m onth. Now painfull few minutes. member that song, better find somebody
sing-alongs aren’t what you are used to A fter warming up on a whole bunch who does.soyou’N be able to sing along.
running across in this column, but if o f boop-de-boops, bop-bop-shooo-bops, I am going to write down all o f the
y o u ’ll just hang loose and play along, it etc., etc., Jeff finally started to sing. verses, but y o u ’re going to have to make
might be fun. Then again, it may be a Looks o f “ what am I doing here” were up the s tu ff between verses on your own.
bummer. L et’s find out. passed around. Somebody wanted to Ballad o f the Folken “ A ”
This song was w ritten by a flying know what Jeff had been smoking. I
“ Intro: The CD said, “ Son,
buddy o f mine, good o l’ Jeff Rein. A t a knew what he’d been smoking. That’s
i t ’s a real disgrace to fly a Combat
recent contest, Jeff came over to a why I had wanted to leave in the first
plane in a Slow Rat Race.”
group o f us and asked if we would like place! By then, Jeff was into the second
to hear his song about Slow Rat. Now verse and we were all listening and ac­ “ Well, y o u ’ve heard the story
Jeff is basically a little weird and I al­ tually enjoying it. Further into the o f the Slow Rat Race when the
ready knew fo r a fact that he couldn’t song, people were tapping their feet, Fox’s and the ’tigres were setting
sing very well, so I started looking for using tool boxes for drums, and a crowd the pace.
a reason to leave. But Jeff tied me to was gathering. By the end o f the song, Well, that story is true, I’m here
his 189 lb. tool box with his best set o f Jeff was the hero o f the day. to say, I was fly in g ’ my Folken
Combat lines and I resigned myself to The song is based on that old classic “ A .”
“ It had a ‘tigre m otor that was
really hopped up, that Folken
“ A ” body made her look like a
pup.
I honed the cylinder as I recall,
high nitro fuel, it just don’t stall.
“ It had pressure feed and a
piped exhaust, with an 8-8 prop
you can really get lost.
I wore a safety thong, but I ain’t
scared, the lines are good, bell-
crank fair.
“ I went racing down in Eugene
late in May, the sun was shining
on that windy day.
I was going so fast you should
have seen my m ill, passing planes
like they were standing still.
“ A ll o f a sudden, in the w ink o f
an eye, a black Flite Streak just
h o n acoones try in g fo r a needle se ttin g o n his Rossi pow e red G o o d ye a r. A " D o c " A n d e rso n passed me by.
Rossi, th e open end m egaphone makes th e ear m u ffs a necessity. (W hat d id y o u say??) I said, “ Boys, th a t’s a mark for

MODEL BUILDER
A to p C D in th e N .W ., Suzanne Saterlee w o rk s D o n S c h u ltz , ju d g in g s tu n t a t th e B M A a ffa ir, D avid A o ya m a tu n in g his M o -B ip e P ro file
a ll C /L events b u t is especially good as a C o m ­ indicate s lan d in g and appearance p o in ts earned C a rrie r plane. He placed 3 rd in th is event at
b a t C D ! W ho co u ld argue w ith th a t sm ile!? b y D D . . . c o m b in e d ! th e '7 5 N ats, S e n io r ca te g o ry.

me.” by then the rudder was all crashed almost. The guy beside license to fly ’ and that Flite Streak
you could see. me was white as a ghost. dropped down and let me by.
“ Well, the fellows started rib­ ‘‘Well now, the boys all thought "Well, just when I thought I
bing me for being behind, so I I had lost my sense, they were had the race in the bag, my
thought I ’d make the Folken “ A ” getting scared and a little tense. hopped-up ’tigre started to sag.
unwind. I got too close, he said ‘ ‘Go First it started smoking, bearings
I had her high coming downwind, around.” I held my course and started to squeal, my Fireball plug
and man alive, I pulled her into a forced his plane into the ground. blew a seal.
dive. “ Flames were coming out o f the " I still had a chance with five
“ I wound her up to 110, my stack when I started to climb on laps to go, but then my crank
stop watch said I had hit top end. that Flite Streak’s back. decided to blow.
I whipped that plane like never I knew I could catch him, I started I knew right then I had lost the
before, that's all there is, there to drool. Wouldn’t you know by race that day. I was so mad I
ain't no more. then I ’d be low on fuel? yelled, ‘ Folken ‘A ’.
” 1 pulled a wingover and side- " I figured it was time for me to “ Well, the CD came over to
swiped Tom Tuck, crossed my make my move. I got that Folken look at my plane. He shook his
fingers just fo r luck. " A ” right in the groove. head and said, "M an, you’re in-
Our wingtips were clicking, we I said, ‘ Look out boys, I got a sane· Continued on page 63

[O '/

H ere he is, fo lk s , th e a u th o r/s in g e r o f th a t fa m o u s ''B a lla d o f th e K it G e rh a rt ( le ft) , 1st in C o m b a t, and R o n R idgew a y. 2 n d . K it used
F o lk e n A . " The m odel is "F o a m e s is ", fo a m w inged "N e m e s is ." m o d ifie d "N e m e s is ," R o n a V o o D o o w ith long b o o m s, b la d d e r ta n k .

NOVEMBER 1975 35
‘TWIRP’ By DAVE GIBSON

Designed for a 4-H Aeronautics

Project, this little fuselage model
embodies many of the important
basics that w ill be used by model­
ers throughout their hobby career.

INTRODUCTION:
• In developing this 4-H project, one
o f the basic philosophies / tried to live
up to was: Provide the maximum op­
p o rtu n ity fo r long duration flight
through simple planes that build quickly.
The phrase to understand is " long dura­
tion. ” To me that means a fligh t so long
that the laws o f gravity are exceeded in
the novice's mind, and the experience
spreads across the ego like a blush.
This feeling is not lim ited to novices,
o f course. A t a recent contest in this
area, / heard a g ym -full o f experts ap­
plaud the flig h t o f Charlie So tic h 's Vo/ks-
ptane peanut, when this anti-gravity feel­
ing engulfed the crowd as Charlie’s plane
flew almost forever.
The idea is to generate this feeling in
the members quickly, and to allow them
to achieve it w ithout a ll the search and F ra m e w o rk o f th e T W IR P discloses th e
s im p lic ity o f th e s tru c tu re .
frustration that follows the beginner
B eth " T w i r p " G ib so n , f o r w h o m th e m odel
who tries to get into the hobby on his was nam ed. B u ild e r o f planes and c o lle c to r o f
own. It is the th rill and the accomplish­ If, at one time o r another in y o u r beer cans, also w in n e r o f P reside nt's P hysical
ment o f flight which, / feel, are prime life, yo u struggled w ith manhole-cover- Fitness A w a rd , push rods, b e llc ra n k s , and a ll!
motivations. kits o f rock hard balsa that refused to
The side o f our hobby that frequent­ fly on 'the rubber strip provided, you so they w ill feel no g uilt because they
ly shows itself to the novice is the d if­ know what / mean. do not share what they know w ith those
ficu lt k it in a mass merchandising outlet / know there are people who say, who want to know. Fortunately fo r a ll
(where perhaps no model plane maga­ “ The heck w ith h im ! I f yo u want to o f us, / also know many other people
zines are sold), and because the plane succeed in this hobby, yo u have to try who do not feel this way. But as / have
appeals to him and he has fantasies about and try again, on y o u r own, like / d id ! ” worked this project out, and as it has
its flight, he enters the hobby. Disap­ To those people / would suggest that gone on fo r so many months, / cannot
pointment may turn him to other in ­ they are rationalizing their own selfish forget that it was the 4-H and the School
terests. interests. They are defending themselves Department that made it a ll possible. It

M eetings o f th e 4 -H A e ro n a u tic s P ro je c t in c lu d e som e b u ild in g , som e fly in g , and som e liste n in g . T h is " 4 - H -e r " s tic k m o d e l, held b y M a rk Theis,
Leader (a u th o r) p re p a rin g b la c k b o a rd fo r discussion o n incidence and th ru s t ad ju stm e n ts. b u ild e r /flie r , is p re re q u is ite to T W IR P p ro je c t.

36 MODEL BUILDER
 FULL SIZE PLANS A V A ILA B LE - SEE PAGE 88
was not the hobby, its organization or nights. As we move from the indoor As more complex and more expensive
dubs, nor the hobby industry that did program to outdoor flying, the tradi­ projects are undertaken, we think in
it; and that is something we should tional evening is an outdoor project o f terms o f fund raising. That may seem
think about, isn 't it? building and flying the "Flash X'-18," impossible to some people, b ut the 4-H
In planning what each plane in the from Frank Zaic. can organize fo r this sort o f thing. A n ­
project should be, the costs, the new Our operation was established from other 4-H project in this area raises about
learning experiences each should provide a cost standpoint, so that after an in itia l $500.00 each year on a chicken barbe-
to the members, and so on, / decided on payment, small dues would pay fo r the que, and there are popcorn sales a t pub­
a paper airplane, a N orth Pacific "Sleek project through the indoor season and lic events, cake sales, paper and can
Streek, " and after that / would have to the construction o f the firs t outdoor recycling projects, and so on.
design some planes. Four planes make up model, as w ell as fo r glue, pins, building The project itse lf can't provide the
our first indoor flying season. In addi­ boards, and materials. . . also soda, cook­ to ta l learning experience, and to aug­
tion, but not a required part o f the ies, and prizes on contest nights. The ment what is presented during the meet­
project, the members have access to my theory here is that the time period in ings, the reading o f magazines is en­
many plans fo r building other planes. which a plane is b u ilt and flow n allows couraged. Youngsters fin d the cost o f
A n d to break up the program, we have the accumulation o f funds to pay fo r it model plane magazines high, but / fe lt
paper airplane and “Streek” contest and to make a dent on the next project. Continued on page 57

Does th e last nam e ring a b e ll? Steve K u rth a t w o rk o n a T W IR P . W hat it's a ll a b o u t. A m o del th a t w ill sta y up longer th a n it takes to
He's a p ro je c t re c o rd h o ld e r. N o te fo re s t o f pins. fa ll to th e flo o r ! Ross Ja h n ke 's T W IR P a fte r R O G . H e's 11 years o ld .

NOVEMBER 1975 37
FREE FLIGHT SCALE
P H O TO S B Y F E R N A N D O R A M O S By FERNANDO RAMOS
A N D W A R R E N SHIPP

• I have quite a few items that I want gated the hole in the plastic pearl. This ✓-
to cover this month. For starters, I want in turn caused the model to lose its
to take the time to thank ail o f you who thrust adjustment as the m otor unwound
have w ritten, and say that I'm slowly (less tension). With all this going on one
getting all o f the letters answered. I can see that trimming a model is quite
have several responsibilities that often d ifficu lt.
make it impossible for me to get to my My first six flights or so were pretty
correspondence as quickly as I would much the way I wanted them, but as I
like . . . but rest assured, I ’ll answer your increased the power and the winds, my
letters. problems really began. As I launched the
In preparation for the Thompson “ Toots,” it would go straight up, roll A c o u p le o f " V u ltu r e s " fr o m Las Vegas, C h u ck
Trophy contest, I b u ilt a model o f the over on its back, then straight down. W est ( le ft) and B ob H a ig h t.
Folkert’s SK-2, using the Cloudbuster’s I was in a quandry as to what was caus­
Racewing drawings (see ad in this issue). ing the model to behave the way it was, So . . . the moral o f the story is, at
For the first lime ever in a model, I especially after the great flights I was all times try to keep the m otor peg on,
incorporated Jim Dean’s adjustable getting from it w ith lower power. I or as close as possible, to the thrust
thrust bearing. Well, I learned what not checked the thrust, and it was where I line. This w ill avoid any difficulties in
to do when using this clever device. My thought it should be, yet each time the hold a thrust adjustment. Don’t use a
first error was to use a plastic pearl. (Yes, model was launched, it did the same plastic pearl (other plastic spheres may
I know that I recommended using these thing. be more suitable) on a model that re­
. . . but I'll explain). On the plans for the Well, after all but destroying the quires quite a b it o f power. I eventually
F olkert’s the m otor peg is shown con­ Folkert’s I finally figured out what was ended by using 10 strands o f 1/8 inch
siderably below the thrust line. This in happening. In appearance, the thrust rubber. This amount o f power, along
itself puts a tremendous strain on the bearing looked like it was holding its with the bind, caused too much wear on
prop shaft (see Fig. I ). Add to this the adjustment, but as the tension o f the the plastic pearl. Glass or metal would
necessity o f down thrust, and you can m otor pulled downward on the shaft do much better here.
see what is happening. This continual (due now to the elongated hole in the Another lesson I discovered too late,
strain on the prop shaft eventually elon- plastic pearl), up thrust was occurring! was that the adjustment screws on the

Close up o f B ob H a ig h t's T u rn e r Special, "M iss H o w a rd " M ik e " b y G ranger W illia m s (W illiam s
C h a m p io n ." B ros.). Flies w e ll w ith M -6 a ir fo il.

38 MODEL BUILDER
Steve W ittm a n " B o n z o " b y L a rry Moss, has o n ly 13 inch w ingspan. A r t C hester " J e e p " b y T o m L a u rie , uses th e R .A .F . 3 4 a irfo il des­
P eanut size! crib e d in th e te x t, also has tr ic k stab in cid e n ce ad ju ste r.

W in n e r o f F lig h tm a s te r's T h o m p s o n T ro p h y
eve nt, V in c e C osta nzo's "C h a m b e rm a id ." C on te sta n ts lin ed up fo r th e sim u lta n e o u s launch rq u ire d fo r th e T h o m p so n T r o p h y evept.
Last on e d o w n is th e w in n e r o f th e heat, second fro m last is 2 n d , etc.

Second place w in n e r in T h o m p s o n event,

W edell W illia m s b y G eorge James.

" A n d awaaaay w e g o ! " F ro m th e fo re g ro u n d , w e see Ram os, M cC ra cken, H a ig h t, Moss. James,

and W est. I f th e scale fa c to rs d o n 't get y o u , th e m id-airs w i l l !
F olkert’s was to use an entirely different of-sight!
airfoil than the plans called for. For Armed w ith this secret weapon, I
one, the plans show an undercambered talked Jack McCracken and Tom Laurie
airfoil, and the Flightmaster Thompson into using the airfoil. Jack was building
Trophy rules do not permit the use o f a F olkert’s SK-4, and Tom an A rt
undercambered airfoils. Several years Chester’s Jeep. All three o f us went out
ago, a friend o f mine in England wrote together to test fly and to my amaze­
to me about the merits o f the RAF 34 ment each model was unbelievably sta­
airfoil (don’t confuse this w ith the RAF ble. The more the models were flown
32), fo r racing type airplanes. Fie had (including my SK-2, until I ran into
experimented with both rubber and gas trouble as previously mentioned) the
powered models w ith incredible results. more we realized the potential o f this
In fact, several o f his models flew out- airfoil.
O u r in tre p id F F Scale e d ito r w ith his A r t
C hester " G o o n " and F o lk e rts S K -2.

thrust bearing were installed from the

front. What’s wrong with that, you say?
It just happens that the F olkert’s has a
spinner, and with the spinner installed,
you can’t get to them for adjustment.
Who says you can’t teach old dogs new
tricks!?
One major m odification I made to the

NOVEMBER 1975 39
 In Fig: 2 you w ill see the coordinates R.A.F. 34
T o p view o f fuselage
for this sensational airfoil. I would like most scale, etc.). Each “ p ilo t” was to
to see more experimenting w ith this air­ draw a number (I or 2) to see which
foil for low and mid-wing scale models heat his model was to fly in first. There­
using either gas or rubber power. One after, the models were changed around
very important item involving the use so that those not doing so well would
o f the RAF 34 is to incorporate 3 ° o f not always have to compete with those
washout on the tips. D on 't leave this which were.
o u t! There were 6 models flown in each
I ’m presently working on a jumbo heat and there were 6 heats. This gave
rubber model o f a Czechoslovakian Zlin each model a chance to be flown three
X II. This is a low wing, high aspect ratio times. With the models fu lly wound,
design that w ill have the RAF 34 airfoil. each “ p ilo t” was waiting for the count
I'll report back after the flying begins. down to launch. I want to tell you that
I might add that I also plan to install an Tom O’Brien was right (July ’75 F/F
.020 Pee Wee into my F olkert’s as a Scale column). There is no sight quite
test bed. I f it works out as anticipated, like that o f seeing 6 scale models take to
I would like to build two more, one for the air at the same time! Most every
rubber and the other for gas. model flew exceptionally well. The first
With the contest only a few days model down was given a score o f 6
away, and my SK-2 about as ragged as a while the last model down was given a
model can look after all the prangs it score o f 1. This occurred for each heat.
took, I resurrected an A rt Chester’s Then all o f the flight scores were added
Goon I had built about 5 years ago. It is to the scale scores to determine the
rather ironic that when I first built the winners. This system isn’t fool-proof,
model, I could never make it fly. For­ but it did work out satisfactorily for
tunately, this changed fo r the contest. the first time around.
The Flightmasters held their Speed Granger Williams had a super Floward
Contest at San Marcos, with beautiful Mike which had an M-6 airfoil. The M-6
flying weather throughout the day. A f­ is very similar in appearance to the RAF
ter the speed events were over, the 34, and the flight performance o f the
Thompson Trophy Race was held. There Mike indicated that the M-6 is also an
were 12 entries for this first outing, airfoil worth considering. The winner,
which isn’t too bad. These 12 models Vince Costanzo, was flying a Chamber’s
were first judged for scale, using the Chambermaid that he modified from
Mooney system (that’s ranking them another Racewing drawing. Vince used
from 1 through 12, with 1 being the Continued on page 77

COMMON PLATFO R M
BALANCE

40 MODEL BUILDER
 ANNOUNCING!
M ODELS?
B U IL D E R m a * a z ' n e ’s
SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
Parcel Post Proxy Peanut
RUBBER SCALE CONTEST!
EVERY PEANUT MODEL, FROM NEAR OR LOCAL MODELERS W ILL BE ALLOWED TO
FAR, W ILL BE PROXY FLOWN, INDOORS, BY ENTER, BUT THEIR PLANES MUST ALSO BE
SOME OF THE U.S.A.'S BEST RUBBER SCALE PROXY FLOWN, AND NO VERBAL OR PHYS­
FLYERS INCLUDING W ALT MOONEY, B ILL ICAL HELP W ILL BE ALLOWED FROM THE
HANNAN, CLARENCE MATHER, BOB PECK, OWNER . . . O NLY WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS
FERNANDO RAMOS, B ILL WARNER, AND TO THE PROXY FLIER, AS ALLOWED FOR
M ANY OTHERS. A L L ENTRIES.

Open to modelers from all parts of the world... any

nationality... any age... any sex... come one, come all!
AWARDS to include TROPHIES and MERCHANDISE . . . ALSO, a KRAFT RADIO SYSTEM to the

GRAND PEANUT of 1976!

(HIGHEST O V E R A LL COMBINED STATIC AND FLIG H T SCORE)

Other prizes include such items as; Peanut Scale kits and materials, Astro Flight and V L Products electric
motors, Brown Jr. twin and single cylinder CO2 engines, Uber Skiver knives and sets . . . over 50 trophy
and merchandise awards altogether!

Contest Director: CARL HATRAK Chief Static Judge: RUSS BARRERA

Competition w ill be divided into five (5) classes: Pioneer, Scoring w ill be based on the to ta l o f each entry's static
World War /, Golden Age, World War II, and Modem. There scale points (100 maximum) and flig h t points (100 max-
w ill also be individual awards such as; most distant entry, mum). Static judging w ill be according to AM A Indoor
best shipping container, entry most damaged in shipping Rubber Scale rules. F light points w ill be the average o f the
(D o n 't try hard fo r that one!), best entry b u ilt from Walt two best flights o u t o f fo u r o ffic ia l flights (10 seconds
Mooney plans, best model by a female, best entry by any m inimum, 100 seconds maximum). Ties w ill be broken by
modeler under 15 years o f age, oldest qualifying contestant, highest single score, or a fly-off. Number o f attempts to be
youngest qualifying contestant, best biplane (Big John lim ited, subject to size o f total entry. DO NOT SEND UN­
Aw ard!), best entry b u ilt from a Peck-Polymers kit, longest TESTED MODELS! A three-man ju ry w ill preside over all
flight, most static points, plus a few surprises. decisions.

SCHEDULE: Register by mail on or before February 1,1976.

Models to be on hand on or before A pril 1,1976.
Contest to be held approximately A pril 15 to May 1,1976.
Send in now fo r your registration form , which includes an entry blank,
a complete set of rules, and other particulars. Write to:
MODEL BUILDER PROXY PEANUT CONTEST
P. O. Box 4336
Santa Ana, California 92702
USA

NOVEMBER 1975 41
 " A n d n o w , a F o u r P eanut R o ll. " So th e re ,
n o b o d y 's p e rfe c t . . even B ill H ann an flie s
R /C ! F /F ru b b e r flie r M a rk S m ith w atches.
. . . flying on air is somewhat akin to walking on water . . . WHITTLE OUT AN AEROPLANE?
Bad pun, perhaps, but we needed an
CLASSROOM VOLKSPLANE the “ texts” used are SPORT A V IA T IO N excuse for mentioning the book Jet, The
• Some time ago we reported on a and MODEL BUILDER magazines. The Story o f a Pioneer, Sir Frank Whittle.
Granada Hills High School aviation pro­ ultimate school project is constructing This is the man, o f course, who did so
gram conducted by L.B. Cotter, Jr. a full-size Evans VP-1, and we’ll be look­ much toward making the jet engine a
Initially, the class project was building ing forward to seeing photos o f it when practical concern. And, as in the case o f
Walt Mooney designed Volksplane Pea­ completed. so many successful aviation innovators,
nut Scale models, followed by a “ Change HMMMMM! he was a model builder who: “ . . . de­
the Volksplane” contest, with m odifi­ In a recent television interview, a voted hundreds o f hours, often when I
cations left up to each student. To help 94-year old man credited his vigor to should have been elsewhere. It would
inspire the budding enthusiasts, tw o o f eating peanuts every day o f his life! be d iffic u lt to over-emphasise the im­
portance o f the Model A ircra ft Society
to my subesquent career, partly because
o f the absorption o f the large amount o f
aircraft engineering knowledge which
went with it, and partly because my
abilities in model-making compensated in
the eyes o f authority for certain short­
comings in other directions.” Thanks to
Frank Zaic fo r bringing this item to our
attention.
ADDRESS CHANGES:
Harold Swanson o f Modernistic Mod­
els reports a change in Zip code. His
P.O. Box is right where it always was,
but the bureaucrats evidently felt the
need to change something. Why not
send a stamped envelope for Harold’s
latest list? Modernistic Models, Box
B e a u tifu l M iles S p a rro w h a w k fro m M o o n e y /M B plans, w eighs 1 /3 o f an ou nce. P h o to and 6932, Burbank, Ca. 91510.
m o del b y B ob Clem ens. P rop is fre e-w he elin g. See th e b e n t-o ve r shaft?
Continued on page 72

R ealistic a ir shot b y D oug M cH a rd o f his ru b b e r pow ered B f-1 0 9 E . P-51 M ustang, co n s tru c te d b y S teve W a lto n , fr o m a P eck-P olym ers
Plans are in th e " F ly in g Scale M odels o f WW I I " b o o k . See p. 7 0 . P eanut k it . P h o to b y D aniel W a lto n .

42 MODEL BUILDER
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Long Short Long Short

Standard Series R. C. R C Standard Standard
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3. T h e t h ird fe a t u r e o r ig in a t e d b y F o x . a n d a s f a r as i d le b a r p l u g s a r e u s e d in t h r o t t le m o t o r s , a s t h e s e
In Ira* th a n te n y e a r * F o x G lo w P lu g * h a v e b e ­
w e k n o w » t ill e x c l u s i v e w ith F o x , is t h e u s e o f a h a v e a b e t t e r c a p a b il it y o f k e e p i n g t h e e l e m e n t
c o m e t h e W o r l d ’ s la r g e s t s e l li n g g lo w p l u g s : p n m a ř ­
i ly . w e lik e t o t h in k , b e c a u s e w e o f f e r a d v a n c e d p a t e n t e d s p a c e - a g e in s u la t in g m a t e r ia l. T h is m a t ­ w arm d u rin g p r o lo n g e d id le p e r i o d s . T h e 2 - v o lt
d e s ig n a n d q u a lit y p r o d u c t s at m o d e r a t e p r i c e s . e r ia l w ill w it h s t a n d a h ig h e r t e m p e r a t u r e th a n s c r i e s a r e s im ila r t o t h e 1 .2 -v o lt s c r i e s e x c e p t th a t

S o m e o f t h e f e a t u r e s that h a v e m a d e F o x G lo w P lu g s g la s s b u t is n o t b r it t le a n d w ill n o t c r a c k u n d e r t h e e l e m e n t is s lig h t ly s m a l l e r in d i a m e t e r a n d

m o r e s u c c e s s f u l th a n o t h e r s a r e a s f o ll o w s : s t r e s s e s i n t r o d u c e d b y t ig h t e n in g t h e p lu g . l o n g e r in le n g t h u n d p r o v i d e s t h e r e s i s t a n c e n e c e s ­
4 . A f o u r t h fe a t u r e th a t h a s m a d e F o x P lu g s p o p u la r s a r y f o r u s e in le a d a c i d b a t t e r ie s . A l o t o f p e o p l e u s e
1 . G o ld p la t e d c o r e p i e c e s : T h is h a * a d o u b l e a d v a n ­
is o u r m e t h o d o f m a n u f a c t u r in g t h e i d le b a r h o u s ­ a m o t o r c y c l e - t y p e b a t t e r y a n d t a p o f f o n e c e l l to
t a g e o f p r o v i d i n g a s u p e r i o r w e ld b e t w e e n t h e
in g w h e r e t h e i d le b a r is a n i n t e g r a lly m a c h i n e d p r o v i d e c u r r e n t fo r t h e g lo w p lu g . T h e r a c in g s e r ie s
e le c t r o d e an d th e c o r e p ie c e a n d in a d d it i o n ,
p o r t io n o f t h e h o u s i n g . T h is v ir tu a lly e b i n in a t e s p lu g s a r e n o t f o r g e n e r a l u s e a n d a r e i n t e n d e d o n ly
m a k e s t h e b e s t p o s s i b l e c o n t a c t w ith t h e g lo w p lu g
t h e r is k o f a w e ld f a ilu r e a n d h a v in g a p i e c e o f t h e f o r u s e in e n g in e s w h ic h h a v e v e r y d o s e s q u is h
le a d . Y o u w ill h a v e v ir tu a lly n o c o n t a c t p r o b l e m s
p lu g d r o p in t o a n d d e s t r o y t h e e n g in e . b a n d s a n d s e e m t o b e u n a b le t o h o l d a n e l e m e n t in a
w ith F o x G lo w P lu g s .
2 . T h e s e c o n d f e a t u r e , d i s c o v e r e d a n d o r ig in a t e d b y 5. A fift h r e a s o n w h y F o x G lo w P lu g * h a v e b e e n s t a n d a r d p lu g . O u r r a c in g s e r ie s p lu g s h a v e e l e ­
F o x . a lt h o u g h n o w u s e d b y s o m e o f o u r c o m ­ s u c c e s s f u l is that m o s t e n g in e s s e e m t o r u n b e t t e r m e n t * m a d e o f a d i ff e r e n t m a t e r ia l w h ic h is m u c h
p e t i t o r s , is t h e u s e o f a R h o d iu m - p l a t i n u m e l e ­ w ith t h e m . T h e w a y t h e y g o t th a t w a y is th a t w e s t r o n g e r at o p e r a t i n g t e m p e r a t u r e s a n d c a n r e s is t
m e n t m a t e r ia l, r a t h e r th a n t h r i r id iu m - p la t in u m h a v e m a d e t h o u s a n d s o f p lu g * w ith v a r y in g d i­ t h e s h o c k w a v e s w h ic h a d o s e s q u i s h b a n d w ill s e t
g e n e r a lly used in y e s t e r y e a r s . The R h o d iu m - m e n s i o n s a n d s e l e c t e d t h e o n e s t h a t s e e m e d to o f f . T h i s , u n f o r t u n a t e ly , m a k e s it u n s u it e d f o r u s e
p la t in u m c o m b in a t io n h a s t h e a d v a n t a g e o f ig n it ­ w o r k b e s t o n a w id e v a r ie t y o f e n g i n e s . w ith a s t a n d a r d h o b b y b a t t e r y o r N l - C a d . S o m e s o r t
in g t h e f u e l at a s u b s t a n t ia lly l o w e r e l e m e n t t e m p ­ T h e s t a n d a r d s c r i e s o f p lu g s a r e o u r b e s t s e lle r s . o f a r h e o s t a t c o n t r o ll e d p o w e r s o u r c e m u s t b e p r o ­
e r a t u r e t h a n t h e ir i d i u m - p la t i n u m a llo y . T h is T h r e e a r c u s u a lly u s e d w ith a h o b b y b a t t e r y fir in v id e d th a t w ill lim it t h e in p u t a m p e r a g e b e t w e e n 5
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ta n k . C o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e e n g i n e i t s e l f f o l l o w s n o r m a l d o u b le b e a r i n g p r a c ­ r e lia b ly a f t e r 100 o r 1 5 0 h o u r u s e a s it d o e s w h e n it i s b r a n d n e w . B a s ic a l ly th e
t ic e e x c e p t th a t th e n o s e is v e r y s h o r t t o m in im iz e t u r n in g r a d iu s in e r tia . T h e l o o p s c a v e n g e a r r a n g e m e n t o n o u r E a g le is a m o r e e c o n o m i c a l d e s i g n to
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Stroke . . . .700 Stroke .715
D i s p ..........352 Disp . . .359
W t ..........6Mt oz W t.. .7Vi oz.
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s u p e r p r o m o t io n a l s c h e m e s o r l u c k . T h is p a r t ic u la r m o t o r h a s r u n n in g t h e n e e d l e a s s e m b l y h a s b e e n r e p l a c e d w it h o u r c o m b a t t y p e n e e d l e a s s e m b ­

c h a r a c t e r is t i c s th a t m a k e it u n iq u e ly a d a p t e d t o c o n t r o l lin e s t u n t . T h e R P M lie s . W it h t h e R C v e r s io n y o u h a v e a c h o i c e o f t w o c a r b u r e t o r s — a s m a lle r

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n e e d s . T h e F o x 3 5 S t u n t a l s o m a k e s a v e r y e x c e l l e n t b e g i n n e r s e n g in e t y p e fly in g . T h e l a r g e r t y p e c a r b u r e t o r is u s e f u l o n ly w h e r e t h e t a n k p l a c e ­
m e n t is v e r y c a r e fu ll y c o n t r o ll e d a n d t h e e n g i n e is i n t e n d e d t o b e u s e d in
b e c a u s e its lo w c o m p r e s s i o n r a t io m a k e s f o r e a s y c r a n k i n g . F o r 1 9 7 5 t h e
c r a n k c a s e d i e h a s b e e n c o m p l e t e l y r e b u ilt s o th a t t h e c a s t in g s a r c c le a n a n d r a c in g t y p e e v e n t s . W it h t h e s e a p p li c a t io n s t h e p r o p e l le r s h o u l d b e s e l e c t e d
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i m p r o v e d t y p e m u f fle r a t t a c h m e n t . T h i s m u f f l e r a t t a c h m e n t is s o a r r a n g e d p r o p e l le r t h e c a r b u r e t o r d o e s n o t f u n c t io n p r o p e r l y .

th a t t h e m u f fle r c a n b e in s t a lle d o r r e m o v e d w it h in a m in u t e 's t im e . T h e F o x F o x 3 6 W i t h S u c t i o n T y p e N e e d l e V a l v e A s s e m ..............1 3 6 0 0

3 5 S t u n t is o f f e r e d in o n l y o n e c o n f ig u r a t i o n a n d o n e c a r b u r e t io n a r r a n g e ­ F o x 3 6 L a r g e I n t a k e w it h C o m b a t t y p e n e e d le f o r
m e n t . T h a t is t h e s a m e o n e t h a t h a s w o n o v e r 1 6 ,0 0 0 c o n t e s t s . p r e s s u r e t a n k o r b l a d d e r t a n k ...........................................1 3 8 0 0

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S tro k e ----- 680 Stroke . . .700
D i s p ............25 D i s p ........ .29
W t ............6 oz Wt . . . .TVi oz.
RPM ...12,000 R P M . . 12000
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a n d y e t g iv e y o u t h e l ig h te r w e ig h t a n d fu e l e c o n o m y o f t h e s m a l le r d i s p l a c e ­ f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s . A s y e a r s h a v e g o n e o n w e h a v e s h a p e d t h e F o x 2 9 in t o a
m en t. O n th e o th e r h an d i f y o u a r e v is u a liz in g a 15 s i z e a ir p la n e g o i n g s p o r t t y p e p r o d u c t w h ic h is m o r e d o c i l e t o h a n d le a n d w e h a v e w o r k e d s o m e
lik e a b o m b , t h e F o x 2 5 fit s rig h t in t o th is t h in k in g , a s its w e ig h t is i d e n t ic a l o f t h e t e m p e r a m e n t o u t th a t is c h a r a c t e r is t i c o f r a c in g m o t o r s . In t h e F o x 2 9
w ith a v e r a g e 15’ s . T h e d i f f e r e n c e in p o w e r is r e m a r k a b l e T h e F o x 2 5 ’ s t h e t h r o t tle v e r s io n h a s a l o n g e r c r a n k s h a ft th a n t h e c o n t r o l lin e v e r s io n to
c o n s t r u c t i o n is c o n v e n t io n a l b u t q u i t e h ig h ly r e fi n e d . T h e m a in b e a r in g is a p r o v i d e t h e c le a r a n c e t h e t h r o t tle n e e d s . T h e r e f o r e , o n t h e F o x 2 9 t h e r e is
fu ll 7 /1 6 t h s o f a n in c h in d i a m e t e r a n d is g e n e r o u s l y p o r t e d . T h e p is t o n is m o r e i n v o l v e d th a n j u s t c h a n g i n g t h e t h r o t t le t o g e t a t h r o t t le o r n o n - t h r o t t le
m a c h i n e d f r o m c a s t m e e h a n it e b a r a n d t h e c y l i n d e r ie f r o m le a d e d s t e e l. T h e m o t o r . T h e m e c h a n i c s in t h e m o t o r s , h o w e v e r , a r e i d e n t ic a l — t h e c y l i n d e r ,
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b ly e x p e c t t h e F o x 2 5 to g i v e y o u o v e r 1 0 0 h o u r s r u n n in g t im e . T h e fla n g e h e a d d i m e n s io n s .
t y p e c a r b u r e t o r m o u n t h a s p r o v e n to h a v e le s s d is t o r t io n th a n t h e t y p e s h e ld F o x 2 9 w i t h s u c t i o n t y p e n e e d l e v a l v e a e e e m ....................... 1 2 9 0 0
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t h r o t t le t o a n o t h e r . n e e d l e v a l v e a e s e m ............................................................1 3 0 0 0
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S tro k e ___ 790 Stroke . . . .790
D i s p ..........399 D i s p ............45
W t .......... 11 oz W t .......... 11 oz.
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la y o u t . T h e c r a n k s h a ft is a v e r y g e n e r o u s 9 / 1 6 t h s d i a m e t e r . T h e c r a n k c a s e T h e F o x 4 5 is a b r a n d n e w e n g in e f o r 1 9 7 5 . It is b u ilt in th e s a m e o n e p i e c e
is a v e r y r ig id o n e p i e c e c a s t in g c o n t a i n in g t h e c a s t b r o n z e m a in b e a r in g . T h e t r ip le b y p a s s t y p e c a s t in g a s o u r n e w F o x 4 0 a n d it u t iliz e s t h e s a m e l o w e r e n d
r e a r c o v e r h a s b e e n e n la r g e d in a m a n n e r th a t m a k e s it p o s s i b l e t o m a k e t h e p a r t s . T h e a d d it io n a l d i s p l a c e m e n t is g a in e d b y a l a r g e r b o r e . I t s p o w e r
t h r e e b y p a s s c o r e s to t h e d i m e n s io n s d i c t a t e d b y b e s t e n g i n e d e s i g n , n o t b y o u t p u t is a b o u t e q u a l t o t h e o l d l o o p s c a v e n g e d 6 0 ’ s o f t h r e e o r f o u r y e a r s a g o .
t h e m a n u fa c t u r in g lim it a t io n s . T h is a r r a n g e m e n t h a s b e e n p a t e n t e d a n d is T h e a d v a n t a g e s , o f c o u r s e , a r e th a t t h e 4 5 s iz e e n g i n e w e ig h s l e e s , b u m s le s s
n o t f o u n d o n a n y o t h e r b r a n d m o t o r s . T h e c a s t in g s t h e m s e lv e s a r e v e r y t h ic k fu e l, h a s l e s s v i b r a t io n , is le s s s e n s i t i v e t o w e a t h e r v a r ia t io n s o r fu e l m ix e s .
a n d s t u r d y a n d w ill w it h s t a n d a s u r p ir is in g a m o u n t o f a b u s e . P e r f o r m a n c e - O n e r a t h e r u n iq u e f e a t u r e o f t h e F o x 4 5 R C is its r o u n d e x h a u s t s t a c k . T h is
w is e y o u r a n c o n f id e n t l y s a y that y o u r F o x 4 0 w ill e a s ily o u t r u n a n y o t h e r w a s d e s i g n e d w ith t h e t h o u g h t in m in d th a t a s o ft a lu m in u m e x h a u s t e x t e n -

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m a d e f r o m m e e h a n it e m e t a l a n d h a s b e e n g r o u n d , h o n e d a n d la p p e d t o th e
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c o n v e n i e n t f o r t h e a ir p la n e b u i l d e r . T h e s i m p le , s t u r d y , p a t e n t e d c o n s t r u c ­

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l e a d e d s t e e l c y lin d e r . T h e fla n g e c a r b u r e t o r m o u n t p r o v i d e s a q u i c k a n d d e a l o f t h o u g h t h a s b e e n g i v e n t o t h e d e s ig n o f t h e F o x 4 5 f r o m a m a i n t e n a n c e
I e a s y m e t h o d o f v a r y in g t h e c a r b u r e t io n f o r a v a r ie t y o f s p e c i f i c a p p li c a t io n s . p o in t o f v ie w . F o r i n s t a n c e , a m o d e r a t e ly r o u g h la n d in g th a t m ig h t b e n d t h e
W h e n fit t e d w ith a n o r m a l R C t y p e c a r b u r e t o r th is e n g i n e is id e a l f o r t h e c r a n k s h a ft o f s o m e e n g in e s w o u ld o n ly b e n d th e p r o p s t u d o n t h e F o x 4 5 a n d
m e d iu m s i z e p a t t e r n t y p e R C a ir p la n e s . F o r c o n t r o l lin e u s e in t a k e s t a c k s a re th is c o u l d b e u n s c r e w e d a n d r e p l a c e d at a n o m in a l c h a r g e . T h e p a t e n t e d F o x
a v a ila b le in s t a n d a r d d i a m e t e r , w h ic h w o u ld o r d in a r ily b e u s e d o n a c o n t r o l C r a n k c a s e is q u i t e h e a v y w a lle d a n d is h ig h ly r e s is t a n t t o c r a s h e s . T h e
lin e s p o r t m o d e l o r a w id e o p e n th r o a t m o d e l w h ic h c o u l d b e fit t e d w ith a p e n c y l i n d e r lin e r a n d p is t o n b o t h a re o f s u b s t a n t ia l p r o p o r t io n s a n d m o d e r a t e
b l a d d e r t y p e ta n k f o r t h e h ig h e s t p o s s i b le R P M . c o s t a n d c a n b e r e p l a c e d s h o u l d t h e n e e d a r is e . T h e F o x 4 5 C r a n k s h a ft h a s a
F o x 4 0 w i t h s u c t i o n t y p e n e e d l e v a l v e a e s e m ..................... 1 4 0 0 0 v e r y g e n e r o u s 9 / 1 6 t h s d i a m e t e r m a in b e a r in g w h ic h v ir tu a lly e l im i n a t e s t h e
p r e s s u r e t y p e n e e d l e v a l v e a e s e m .................. 1 3 9 0 0 p r o b a b ilit y o f a c r a n k s h a ft fa ilu r e o r a b e a r i n g w e a r in g o u t .
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r a c i n g t y p e c a r b u r e t o r .............................................. 2 3 9 0 0 w i t h p a t t e r n t y p e c a r b u r e t o r ........................................... 2 4 5 0 0
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m a n e u v e r . T h is r e s u lt s in m o r e a v a ila b le p o w e r a n d b e t t e r f u e l m il e a g e .
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h o l e s a n d t h e n a t u r e o f o u r h o b b y is s u c h th a t f r o m t im e to t im e t h e t h r e a d e d a d a p t a t io n o f t h e s e w e ll k n o w n p r i n c ip l e s t o m o d e l s iz e .
h o le g e ts b u rre d o v e r , ja m m e d , c r o s s th re a d e d o r o th e r w is e d a m a g e d . A ta p T h e p r e s s u r e r e g u la t o r s h o u l d b e m o u n t e d a s c l o s e to t h e c a r b u r e t o r a s
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a s a h a r d w a r e g r a d e b u t y o u g e t a g o o d t h r e a d f r o m it. T h r o u g h a s p e c i a l n e i t h e r w ill m u f fl e r p r e s s u r e . W e r e c o m m e n d s o m e s o r t o f a b a l l o o n o r

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s io n g r o u n d t a p s , w e a r e o f f e r i n g a s e l e c t i o n o f s i z e s a n d t y p e s u s e d in m o d e l p la n t o o f f e r s p e c i a l t a n k s f o r t h is p u r p o s e . T h e F o x R e g u la t o r is a s s e m b l e d
a ir p la n e m o t o r s . A l u b r ic a n t s h o u l d b e u s e d w h e n t a p p in g a h o l e — a n d it w it h s c r e w s a n d c a n b e d i s a s s e m b l e d f o r c le a n in g o r i n s p e c t io n o r r e p l a c in g
ju s t h a p p e n s th a t m o d e l a ir p la n e f u e l is a s g o o d a t a p l u b r ic a n t a s y o u c a n t h e d ia p h r a g m . A l s o it h a s a n e x t e r n a l p r e s s u r e t ic k l e s o th a t y o u c a n p u s h a
g e t. b u t t o n f o r a s e c o n d o r t w o a n d p r i m e y o u r m o t o r . W e p r e d i c t th a t o n c e y o u
d i s c o v e r h o w c o m p l e t e l y r e li a b l e y o u r e n g i n e p e r f o r m s o n r e g u la t e d p r e s ­
s u r e y o u w ill n e v e r g o b a c k t o t h e o l d w a y .
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# 4 -4 8 O ld 3 6 X Needle va lve 71448
p r o b a b l y t h e s m a lle s t a n d m o s t c o m p a c t p r e s s u r e fit t in g o n t h e m a r k e t . W e
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m a lly u s e d t o p r e s s u r iz e t h e f u e l t a n k . F o r p a t t e r n t y p e R C m o d e l s p r e s s u r e
Fox 1 5 -1 9 -2 5 RC lo w s p e e d nee dle
i s u s u a lly t a k e n f r o m t h e m u f f l e r h o u s i n g . F o r R a t R a c e t y p e m o d e l s p r e s ­
# 4 -4 0 Fox 2 9 -3 5 - 3 6 - 4 0 - 4 5 hea d an d re a r c o v e r s c re w s 71440
s u r e is u s u a lly t a k e n f r o m t h e c r a n k c a s e .
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# 6 -4 0 H. S. N e e d le s f o r a ll RC m o to rs 2 9 an d la rg e r 71640
4-40 Thread Pressure F ittin g ................................................ 90501
L . S . nee dle 2 9 a n d 3 6 RC 6-32 Thread Pressure F ittin g ................................................90502
# 6 -3 2 Fox Eagle 6 0 , H a w k 6 0 71632
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# 8 -3 2 N eedle B o d y N u t F o r a ll s u c tio n N . V . b o d ie s 71832

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# 5 /1 6 -2 4 E a g le -H a w k an d 7 8 p r o p s h a ft 71524 m o r e l in e a r , s i m p le r a n d m o r e t r o u b l e - f r e e th a n m o s t . N e v e r t h e le s s t h e r e
a r e a h o s t o f o t h e r g o o d c a r b u r e t o r s o n t h e m a r k e t w h ic h y o u m a y p r e f e r
b e c a u s e o f t h e ir c o l o r , s h a p e , t h r o t t le r e s p o n s e o r b e c a u s e y o u j u s t h a p p e n to
h a v e - o n e . T h e F o x C a r b u r e t o r a d a p t e r s is a s i m p le c a s t i n g m a d e w ith a
T ip Holder Use Order No. fla n g e that w ill m o u n t o n a F o x M o t o r a n d h a s a v e r t ic a l h o l e a n d t w o s e t
s c r e w s t o t a k e t h e r o u n d - t y p e c a r b u r e t o r . D u e t o t h e w id e v a r ie t y o f c a r ­
b u r e t o r s a v a ila b le a n d t h e v a r y in g n u m b e r o f s i z e s o f s t e m s , w e h a v e e l e c t e d
S ta rre tt # 1 6 2 C # 2 -6 4 # 2 -5 6 # 3 -4 8 # 4 -4 8 72101 t o offei* a n a d a p t e r w h ic h c a n b e d r i ll e d ojr r e a m e d o u t t o w h a t e v e r s i z e y o u
# 4 -4 0 # 6 -4 0 # 6 -3 2 d e s i r e . O u r A - b a n e p a t t e r n fit s o u r F o x 1 5 . O u r B - b a s e p a t t e r n fit s t h e F o x 19
a n d 2 5 . T h e D - b a s c p a t t e r n f it s o u r F o x 4 0 . 4 5 . E a g le a n d H a w k 6 0 ’ s a n d 7 8 ’ s.
S ta rre d # 1 6 2 D # 8 -3 2 # 1 0 -3 2 72103 E a c h a d a p t e r is s u p p l i e d w ith t w o s e t s c r e w s t h r e a d e d 6 -4 0 .
G re e n fie ld # 3 3 3 # y « -3 2 # y < -2 8 # 5 / 1 6 - 2 4 72105 Fox Flanged Carburetor Adapter A s i z e ........................90601
B s i z e ..........................90602
D s iz e ..........................90604

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reasons:
1. O u r f ilt e r e l e m e n t is a n u lt r a fin e s t a i n le s s s t e e l s c r e e n . T h e f a c t t h a t t h e
e l e m e n t is s t a i n le s s s t e e l m a k e s it i m m u n e t o t h e c o r r o s i v e a t t a c k s o f f u e l
i t s e lf. M a n y f u e l filt e r s u s e a b r a s s s c r e e n o r b r o n z e p o w d e r e d m e t a l filt e r
Q u it e o f t e n t h e p r o p e l le r th a t y o u w a n t t o u s e w ill h a v e a h o le s m a lle r th a n e l e m e n t th a t s o o n c o r r o d e s a n d r e s t r a in s t h e f lo w o f t h e f u e l.
t h e s h a ft s iz e o n t h e m o t o r y o u w a n t t o u s e it w it h . T h e F o x R e a m e r s a re 2 . O u r h o u s in g is a t h r e a d e d t w o - p i e c e a s s e m b l y w it h a n y l o n g a s k e t th a t
d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e a n e a s y , a n d a c c u r a t e m e t h o d o f e n la r g in g t h e h o l e t o t h e c a n b e t a k e n a p a r t f o r c le a n in g r e p e a t e d l y . M a n y f u e l f il t e r s c a n n o t b e
n e x t s t a n d a r d s i z e s h a ft s i z e w it h o u t d a n g e r o f s p lit t in g t h e p r o p e l le r o r d i s a s s e m b l e d at a ll a n d s o m e f ilt e r s t h a t a r e a s s e m b l e d b y p r e s s in g tw o
g e t t in g t h e h o l e o u t o f c e n t e r . W e o f f e r t w o r e a m e r s - a s t a n d a r d r e a m e r h a l v e s t o g e t h e r w ill b e c o m e l o o s e a n d le a k a f t e r a w h ile .
w h ic h w o u ld b e u s e d f o r 9 5 % o f a p p li c a t io n s a n d a K B S p e c i a l , w h ic h m a k e s 3 . F o x F u e l F ilt e r s h a v e l a r g e d i a m e t e r n ip p le fit t in g s t h a t a r e d e s i g n e d t o
a s t e p f r o m *4 in c h to in t h e p e c u l ia r m a n n e r th a t th a t p a r t ic u la r e n g in e h o ld t ig h t ly o n t o t h e r e la t iv e ly l a r g e d i a m e t e r s u r g i c a l t u b i n g o r s i li c o n e
r e q u i r e s . A l l F o x R e a m e r s a r e o f s t a n d a r d f o u r -f l u t e d e s i g n a n d a r e fit t e d t u b i n g t h a t is p o p u la r ly u s e d t o d a y . S i n c e n o c a r b u r e t o r w ill f u n c t i o n s a t i s ­
w ith a T - b a r . T h e y c a n b e c a r r ie d r ig h t in y o u r t o o l b o x a n d u s e d o n t h e f ie ld . f a c t o r i l y w it h fu e l d u s t , d i r t , o r g r a s s p a r t i c l e s o r s o l id i f ie d o i l , w e r e c o m ­
T h e s e a r e a m u s t f o r t h e t o o l b o x o f e v e r y s e r io u s m o d e l e r . T h e s t a n d a r d m e n d u s in g a filt e r o n t h e l in e f r o m y o u r t a n k t o y o u r c a r b u r e t o r , a n d a n o t h e r
m o d e l h a s p r o g r e s s iv e s t e p s o f f r o m 3 / 1 6 t o t o 5 / 1 6 a n d fin a lly T he KB f il t e r in y o u r f il l e r l in e . T h e p r i c e i s s o m o d e s t e v e r y o n e c a n r e a d ily a f f o r d t h e
m o d e l h a s a q u a r t e r i n c h p ilo t a n d c u t s to best.
Fox 4 Step Reamer ..............................................................70201 70201 Fox Fuel Filter · sm a ll.............................................................. 90701
Fox KB R e a m e r..................................................................... 70202
70202 Fox Fuel Filter - la r g e .............................................................. 90702
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MEDIUM SERIES LARGE SERIES
Width Fits Part No Width Fits Part No.
1.217 P o x .29 new 50401 1.475 Fox 50601
Fox .36 new Eagle 60
Fox .35 all OS 60
OS .30 St 51
1.281 Fox -36X all 50402 St 56
F o x.3 6 B B a l St 60
Si .35 stunt Enya 60
1.320 K&B 35 50403 Merco 60
K&B 40 1.525 Fox 50602
OS 35 Hawk 60
OS 40 Veco 60
McCoy 40 Webra 61
1.385 Fox 40 50404 Η. P. 61
S T 35 rc 1.640 Fox 74 50603
S T 40 rc Fox 78
Webra 40 ST G-60
T h e F o x M o t o r M o u n t s a r e lig h t e r , s t r o n g e r , a n d m o r e r ig id t h a n c a s t m o u n t s o r o n e s m a d e
f r o m fib e r g la s s f ille d p l a s t ic . S i n c e v ib r a t io n is d i r e c t l y r e la t e d to t h e rig id it y o f t h e m o t o r
m o u n t , a F o x M o u n t is m o r e d e s i r a b l e .
SM ALL SERIES
In t h e e v e n t th a t y o u m a k e a c r a s h la n d in g , i f a m o t o r is s u p p o r t e d b y a g o o d s t u r d y F o x Width Fits Part No.
M o u n t t h e c r a n k c a s e i s o f t e n s a v e d : w h e r e a s a w e a k e r m o u n t th a t w ill g iv e a w a y fir s t o n o n e 1.000 Fox .15 50201
m o u n t a n d t h e n t h e o t h e r , t w is t s t h e c r a n k c a s e . A n a d v a n t a g e o f t h e F o x M o u n t o v e r w o o d O S .15
m o u n t s is t h e e a s e in w h ic h th r u s t c h a n g e s c a n b e m a d e . I f I h e m o u n t i s a t t a c h e d t o a fir e w a ll 1.135 Fox .25 50203
w ith b lin d n u t s in b a c k a ll y o u h a v e t o d o is t o l o o s e n t h e f o u r s c r e w s f r o m t h e fr o n t a n d in s e r t ST .19
a s h im u n d e r t h e t o p o r s i d e s . In th is w a y v e r y p r e c i s e t h r u s t a d ju s t m e n t s c a n b e m a d e . ST .23
OS .19
1.217 Special for 50204
Fox 35 Stunt

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M o e l m o d e le r * a g r e e F o x S p i n n e r s a r e th e w o r l d 's fin e s t . T h e y a r e m a c h in e d f r o m OIA
s o lid a lu m in u m b a r w ith t h e w a ll t h i c k n e s s v a r y in g f r o m t h e b a c k p la t e t o t h e n o s e
CONTOUR NO. CONTOUR CONTOUR SHAFT SIZE
p i e c e a c c o r d i n g t o th e s t r e n g t h r e q u i r e m e n t s . S i n c e t h e y a re m a c h in e d f r o m b a r th e y
r u n tr u e a n d h a v e n o b a l a n c e p r o b l e m s . T h e y w e r e d e s i g n e d p r im a rily w it h th e 1Vi 60106 60206 60306 10-32
t h o u g h t in m in d th a t m o r e a n d m o r e p e o p l e a r e u s in g e l e c t r i c s t a r t e r s , a n d m o s t lo w 1% 60107 60207 60307 10-32
c o a t s p i n n e r s w ill n o t s t a n d u p to t h e b e a t in g th e y g e t f r o m a s t a r t e r. 2 60108 60208 60308 '/4-28
F o r 1 9 7 5 w r h a v e a d d e d a n e w c o n t o u r w h ic h is s im ila r t o o u r c o n v e n t i o n a l c o n t o u r 2</4 60109 60209 60309 ’/4-28
e x c e p t th a t it is m o r e c o n i c a l s h a p e d a n d it fa ir s in t o w id e r f u s e la g e s b e t t e r . A ll F o x 2Vi 60110 60210 60310 Vi-28
S p i n n e r s , a f t e r t h e y h a v e b e e n m a c h i n e d , a r c s a n d e d a n d b u f f e d to a h ig h lu s t r e . T h e
c o n v e n t i o n a l c o n t o u r a n d a lim -jim c o n t o u r w ill b o t h a c c e p t t h e s a m e b a c k p la t e b u t t h e
c o n i c a l c o n t o u r r e q u ir e s its o w n b a c k p la t e . T h e F o x m e t h o d o f r e t a in in g t h e s p in n e r
c o m p le t e l y e lim in a t e s t h e p o s s ib ilit y o f s p i n n i n g t h e a s s e m b l y o f f w ith a s t a r t e r , a s th e ADAPTER NUTS AND MATING WASHERS
s p i n n e r is h e ld o n b y a s m a ll d i a m e t e r n o s e s c r e w w h ic h t ie s in t o t h e s p e c i a l p r o p nut
s u p p lie d . 10-32 S h o rt.................. 60401 V4-28 Long ..................60405
W e r e g u la r ly s t o c k a fe w s p in n e r s w it h o u t c u t o u t s s o th a t i f y o u h a v e s o m e s p e c i a l 10-32 Medium ............ 60402 5/16-24 Medium ........60406
t h r e e o r fo u r b l a d e p r o p e l le r a p p li c a t io n o r u n u s u a l a p p li c a t io n y o u c o u l d g e t a s p in n e r V4-28 S h o r t..................60403 5/16-24 L o n g ..............60407
w it h o u t s l o t s a n d p u t in y o u r o w n . V4-28 M e d iu m ..............60404

PROP SHAFT EXTENSIONS

P rop Shaft E xtensions

F o x h a s m a d e a s p e c i a lt y o f p r o p s h a ft e x t e n s i o n s . W e h a v e e v o l v e d a lig h t w e ig h t ,
c o m p a c t s p o o l d e s i g n a n d a s p e c i a l n u t a n d w a s h e r d e s i g n th a t w ill fit rig h t o n y o u r
p r o p s h a ft a n d m o v e t h e p r o p e l le r e i t h e r o n e h a l f i n c h o r t h r e e q u a r t e r i n c h fo r w a r d . Vi Long 10-32THD No. 90410
A l s o w ith F o x E x t e n s i o n s y o u c a n f it a F o x S p i n n e r o n y o u r m o t o r . In e f f e c t , th is g iv e s % Long 10-32THD No. 90411
y o u t h r e e d i ff e r e n t p o s s i b le f r o n t e n d l e n g t h s — stock , V i in c h o v e r s t o c k a n d H in c h Vi Long V4-28THD No. 90412
o v e r s t o c k . T h in k h o w m a n y t im e s y o u h a v e j u g g l e d a m o t o r b l o c k c u t o u t o r h a d b a d ly V* Long V4-28THD No. 90413
fit t in g f r o n t e n d s w h e n a lit t le e x t r a le n g t h o n a p r o p e l le r s h a ft w o u ld h a v e m a d e t h in g s
Vi Long 5/16-24THD No. 90414
V t Long 5/16-24THD No. 90415
c o m e out sm o o th .
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oil with a small percentage o f U con type normal 25% home brew. O ne reason is flying as well as control line flying. The mula was first introduced in 1952 and has
synthetic to keep the carbon deposits that the nitro is a mixture o f nitroethane excellence o f Duke’ s Fuel is not due to any remained unchanged over the years. Fox
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covers up the jagged wire end you so frequently see on an otherwise beautiful m odel. For those m odelers
who like to have wheel pants. Fox has a flanged wheel collar design, so rigged that a plastic wheel pant
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because the larger size motors really require the more effective
3 -w h e e l re g u la r
2 -w h e e l re g u la r
5 /3 2
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muffler in order to keep the neighbors somewhat pacified. You will
ibserve from the picture that our new series mufflers have studs so
hat the muffler can now be mounted from the by-pass side o f the
engine by means o f two long screw s, or from the exhaust side by FOX GARNET FOX LUSTROX
mean* o f two short screws in tlir «tuds above and below the stack. In
his way you have two different options o f how your muffler is F ox G arn et is a L u s t r o x a c t u a l ly is a s u p e r - f i n e
n a t u r a l p r o d u c t a n d is a p o lis h in g c o m p o u n d w ith f la k e s s o
no unted.
m a t e r ia l w e h a v e f o u n d s m a ll th a t t h e y c a n f lo a t in b e t w e e n
to b e m ost s u c c e s s fu l n orm al r u n n in g b e a r in g s u rfa ce s
f o r h a n d l a p p in g m e c ­ a n d n o t t o u c h e i t h e r s i d e . It h a s a
SIZE W T. RTS STYLE PA RT NO.
h a n ic p is t o n s t o s t e e l p o lis h in g e f f e c t w h e n a h ig h s p o t o n
c y l in d e r s . It s h o u l d b e a c r a n k s h a ft , f o r i n s t a n c e , h its a
A 1 -1 /8 oz. Fox 15. O pen F ro n t 90211 m ix e d w ith o il in t o a p a s t e f o r m a n d h ig h s p o t o n t h e b e a r i n g . W e r e g u la r ly u s e a s m a ll
C losed F ro n t 90212 r u b b e d o v e r t h e p is t o n a n d t h e n t h e q u a n t it y o f L u s t r o x o n a ll o f o u r n e w m o t o r s w ith

O pen F ro n t 902 21 p is t o n c a n b e l a p p e d in t o t h e c y l in d e r . b u s h in g m a in s a n d l a p p e d p i s t o n s , u s w e h a v e f o u n d
B 1 -3 /8 oz Fox 19
C lo se d F ro n t 90222 th a t a m o t o r w h ic h h a s b e e n ru n in o n L u s t r o x w ill la st
Fox 2 5 , Fox 29
W A R N I N G : It s h o u ld n o t b e p u t in t o m u c h l o n g e r . T o u s e it. m ix it w it h o i l in t o a th in p a s t e
Fox 3 5 S lu n í
t h e in t a k e o f a r u n n in g m o t o r o r e l s e in a n d d a b a lit t le b it in t o t h e in t a k e o f y o u r m o t o r w h ile
Fox 3 6
a fe w s e c o n d s t im e y o u r m o t o r w ill b e r u n n in g . A f t e r a m in u t e o r t w o t h e r e s id u e c o m i n g o u t
C 1 -5 /8 oz. Fox Eagle 60
c o m p l e t e l y r u in e d . t h e e x h a u s t s h o u ld c h a n g e f r o m b l a c k t o w h it e . A t th is
Fox H a w k 60 C lo se d F ro n t 90232
p o in t L u s t r o x h a s d o n e its w o r k .
Fox Garnet ............... 90812
F o x L u strox .90811
R on Davis w o n W ak e fie ld a t th e N .W . Semi-
Finals, L a bor D ay W eekend, w ith th is m o del.

as such, swiveling on a pin. To get the remove oil that may have deposited on 3. Wing and Stab Jigs: From Ed Tur­
spring tension needed, the fron t part o f it. ner comes the following suggestions.
the casting is o f smaller diameter. A saw 2. Nordic Timer Start: The SeeligWhen water-doping tissue or silk, lay
cut is made on the side to free it, and timer is a wonderful device . . . accurate, down 2 layers o f newspaper on your
the thing is sprung away from the spin­ positive, and very dependable . . . except jig or workboard. Weight the wing panels
ner back plate by a cam. The stopping the thing is d iffic u lt to rig a Nordic timer or stab with lead weights. This w ill keep
action is very smooth. One thing to to start upon towline release. Craig the panel flat (or w ith planned warps).
watch out for is the prop-loosening ef­ Cusick suggests using monofilament line A fte r the tissue dries, you can lift it
fect o f any brake. Since fiberglass and slipped through a hole in the bottom o f right o ff the paper.
epoxy props are notorious for this, after the fuselage, with an aluminum guide Store stabson 1 inch or thicker styro­
a run or two the prop should be re­ tube epoxied in place. Pushing the mono­ foam w ith thin corrugated cardboard
tightened, as the resin does give a bit. filament line through the tube so that over the stab w ith rubber bands holding
Additionally, the brake arm has been it interrupts the butterfly vane, which it down.
found to be a b it too close to the prop, also stops the timer, does the trick. HINT, K IN K OR TIP
and unless it is closely restrained, it can Enough line should be provided so that I never know how to title this one,
go into the prop and be sheared o ff, it doesn’t accidentally slip out under but here's a good one fo r you for this
when the timer releases it. A new arm tow. Another variation o f this system month. Those o f us who fly in wetter
can be made o f aluminum or magnesium that I have seen is to continue the hole conditions and who persist in covering
to replace the original. The new arm through the top o f the fuselage, so that our models with tissue or silk, know the
should have a bent-in "dog leg” toward the monofilament continues past the effects o f dampness on the tissued sur­
the rear o f the brake so that when totally vane through the hole in the top. This face. The appearance is like that o f a
released, it cannot move into the prop guarantees that the timer is stopped . . . colored prune. This effect can be cared
arc. A fter a few runs, the brake shoe simply by visual checking to see whether for by many coats o f dope, putting on
should be cleaned with a solvent, to or not the line is out the top. a top coat o f clear epoxy paint, or by

DARNED GOOD AIRFO ILS - Go 801 and Go 803

S T A T IO N 0 1.25 2.5 5 7 .5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 95 100

UPPER 1.2 3.8 5.1 5 6.8 8.0 8 .9 10.2 11.1 11.8 11 .6 10 .75 9 .4 5 7.7 5.5 3 .0 1.7 0.4

LO W E R 1.2 0 0 0.2 0 .4 0 .6 1.0 1.4 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.95 1.6 1.1 0 .5 0 .2 5 0

Go 803

S T A T IO N 0 1.25 2 .5 5 7 .5 10 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 95 100

UPPER 1.3 - 4 .5 5.9 7.1 7.9 9 .0 9 .6 10.1 10.0 9 .3 8.1 6 .5 4 .7 2.7 1.7 0.5

LO W ER 1.3 - 0.1 0 .5 5 1.3 1.9 2.7 3.4 4 .4 4 .9 5.0 4 .8 4 .2 3.2 1.8 0 .9 0

NOVEMBER 1975 47
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Figure 1
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M O LD E D
H O OS/N O

EL AST/C
ARM
-B E A L E ARM
O E H O H A/! S HERD
W HEN S E T,
ELAST/C MEM ORY PEOV/OES
BEAE/N O ACT/OH

PRODUCTION
E ngine B rake
T jivier Star t

S t a s s t q r a o e W /o
íMoroic

48
MODEL BUILDER
 350 the longer it will fly. T u rb u le n c e
On evaluation o f profile charts, one
soon discovers that the optimum power
300
factor occurs at higher angles o f attack,
i.e.: at higher lift values (see Fig. 1).
This is the reason that one prefers air­
foils w ith relatively high values o f CL
max for use in gliders. When one now
checks the power factors o f the airfoil
sections under discussion, the results
come as a surprise. For sure enough, the
best one is not the thin Go 795, but the
thicker Go 796, with its CL max o f
approximately 1.12 (both these sections
were featured in the October issue o f
Go 8 0 3 MB). Its optimum value is only slightly
50 --------- 1— 1— 1-------- — — --------- I—— I— better than the one fo r the Go 795.
0 2 4 6 8 10'
Models equipped w ith these airfoil sec­
A ngle o f a t t a c k ------------------- >>
tions should fly lo n ge r. . . at least in
Fig. 1 — Power factors of four theory.
airfoils compared. BOUNDARY LAYER
spraying the whole thing w ith Scotch- There are two principal airflow con­ Fig. 4: Go 803
Gard. This latter method was demon­ ditions which occur in the boundary Wind tunnel test data.
strated to me by Gene Jensen at the layer, and both have their distinct ad­ there is not a pressure rise to cope with
recent Tacoma Semi-Finals. The result vantages and disadvantages. The turbu­ at high angles, in fact, the opposite is
is very effective. The only thing to lent boundary layer, w ith its slight vor­
true, and the boundary layer is generally
remember is to do the spraying before tices is, for example, advantageous be­ in the laminar state. The skin friction
the tissue gets damp and to allow several cause o f its ability to transport energy
o f the laminar boundary layer is approx­
hours for the Scotch-Gard to dry. It imately one-half that o f the turbulent
works. boundary layer, and is thus very low for
AIRFO ILS FEATURE, PART II the lower contour o f the airfoil, unless
Last m onth, I began this treatise on it is induced to become turbulent
airfoils, excerpting from several studies through badly finished wing surfaces,
conducted by various individuals. This corners, ridges (spars, leading and trail­
m onth, the second o f three parts is ing edges, etc.).
presented, along with 2 selected airfoils On airfoils with highly concave bot­
used in the tests. tom contours the laminar range is re­
The Power Factor. When sinking stricted to relatively high angles o f at­
speed is considered, the lower the rate tack, say from plus or minus 4 degrees
o f sink, the higher will be the duration upwards, and only then is its effect on
o f the flight. It is the ratio o f altitude the overall drag o f the airfoil noticeable.
lost during flight to the latter’s duration. A t low angles o f attack, separation o f
From the aerodynamic point o f view, the boundary layer must be expected
sinking speed is mainly governed by two on the bottom o f these sections aft o f
fa cto rs. . . wing loading and power fac­ the leading edge, creating a strong ten­
tor. dency to dive. It should be clear that the
Power factor is defined as the ratio drag o f flat-bottomed airfoils, which at
o f the square o f the drag coefficient and angles o f attack as low as 0 degrees still
the cube o f the lift coefficient. This is a show an extended laminar boundary at
very small fractional value, and is ex­ the bottom surface, is smaller. Conse­
pressed as CL3/CD2. The larger this Fig. 3: Go 801 quently this part o f the airfoil should
reciprocal power factor, the lower will Wind tunnel test data. Continued on page 71
be the sinking speed o f the model, and from the adjacent flow to the upper
surface o f an airfoil. It is thus capable o f
preventing separation o f the airflow by
a pressure rise, which takes place near
the trailing edge o f an airfoil. In other
words, airfoils with turbulent boundary
layer over the upper surface o f the sec­
tion attain higher lift coefficients than
those where the boundary layer is lami­
nar. Hence one tries to create a turbulent
boundary layer over that part o f the
upper surface, where a pressure rise is
bound to occur. If, at very low Rey­
nolds numbers, turbulence o f the bound­
ary layer cannot be induced by the
shape o f the airfoil itself, then turbu-
lators are used for this purpose (wires,
surface spars in front o f the airfoil high
Fig. 2 — Suggested leading edge point, strings glued to the covering, etc.)
construction methods - On the bottom rear surface o f the
"T h e flig h t is th e re w a rd ."
airfoil, things are quite different. Here

NOVEMBER 1975 49
 Tense m o m e n t . . . th e a u th o r lig h ts fuse fo r th e fir s t te st flig h t. Classic p ro file . Stab t i l t f o r le ft g lid e helps S ta rd u ste r tu r n in l if t .
Weeds in b a ck g ro u n d w ill c ush io n land ing . . . if it misses car! E asily b u ilt, easily trim m e d , p e rfe c t c o m p e titio n ship fo r no vice .

• My most recent high-performance

1/2A Free-fl ight had just done a magni­
P R O D U C T S IN USE ficent job o f re-kitting itself on the fly ­
ing field at Elsinore, California, when I
started nosing around for something to
Competition Models' Half-A “ STARDUSTER" meets Satellite City's replace it.
“ HOT S T U F F ."___ By JEAN ANDREWS. Many suggestions were made to me,
including some that I, due to my singular
ineptitude at adjusting, should build a
few more Della Darts before I again
PH O TO S B Y A U T H O R A N D E D D Y F L O C K

attempt something more advanced.

These suggestions were dismissed as
sour grapes, even though I have not
placed in a power free flight event since
1954, and my quest was continued. I
noticed that all the new and fancy de­
signs were compared to the Starduster
. . . ‘‘ It climbs like a Starduster,”
“ . . . I t ’saseasy to trim as a Starduster,”
. . . “ This one centers itself in lift just
like the Starduster,” and so forth.
Isat down and had a talk w ith myself
after hearing all this, and said to myself,
“ Self, why not build a Starduster?”
A quick trip to the local hobby em­
porium disclosed a quantity o f Star-
dusters for Half-A engines; Starduster
E d d y F lo c k , con verte d R /C e r, lig h ts fuse o n his S ta rd u ste r. It fle w " r ig h t o f f th e b o a rd ." 350, Starduster X, and the standard
S to c k Tee Dee .04 9 o n C ox T a n k m o u n t.
Continued on page 81

Pen b lad der ta n k held b y " T " pins. A ddress label c u t fro m plans. T w o sm all tr im tabs needed fo r c lim b tr im . F u lly ad ju sted in
A ll surfaces s tra ig h t . . . no w arp s needed. tw o flig h ts . N o te D T ha rdw are.

50 MODEL BUILDER
 PHOTOS B Y A U T H O R
This is the current status of a four-year design evolution for a highly competitive model that retains simplicity
of construction. The author also explains his effective, but radical flight testing procedure.
The "Lunar-tic,” as presented here, is through numerous actual experiments small engine classes than in the larger
the current status o f a four-year design with varying dihedral and polyhedral an­ bore categories. For the moment, let us
evolution to perfect a high-performance gles, decalage and C.G. locations, fuse­ consider as constant the major influences
I/2 A -A free flight model w ith a dash lage lengths and moments, stab and rud­ that affect any single flight o f any free
o f “ class.” The initial inspiration was to der areas, and various lightweight wing flight model. These might be, "Outhouse
develop a model pleasing in appearance, and stab constructions, including geo­ Luck,” Mother Nature, The Thermal
as well as highly competitive, that would detic types. It has been this modeler’s Gods, and the lik e . . . we may then
be interesting to the experienced free experience that down-to-earth, seat-of- analyze the other variables on which any
flight contest modeler, yet retaining suf­ the pants, trial-and-error, wins more given modeler may exercise "positive
ficient simplicity to prevent ruling out contests than beer-parlor-paper-theories, personal co ntrol,” i f he really so desires.
those with less talent, plus comparing and consequently, this design has seen To continue with our game plan, let
favorably with normal construction time the route o f the contest battlefield. us also consider the Cox .049, fuel, and
o f a conventional 1/2A model. Trailing Hulan Mathies to a second props as constants, then what remains
The “ Lunar-tic” is therefore a pleas­ place finish in I/2 A at the 1974 Lake are “ two basic controllable factors.”
ant divergence from the general run-of- Charles, Louisiana Nationals, stands as These may be categorized as, (1) indi­
the mill 1/2A designs with their solid mute testimony o f its contest potential. vidual model design and trim , and (2)
slab pylons, power pods, profile fuse­ (Any time I can place second behind this attention to detail. I feel very strongly
lages, and squared constant chord wing California "super fly e r" . . . I feel I have
and stab planforms. Yet, it strives to won anyway).
marry conventional 1/2A model con­ A fter th irty years o f active competi­
struction with just enough streamlining tion, I would suppose I should be per­
and complexity to make it an eye-catcher mitted a few basic observations as to
on the flying field . . . even before it's what it takes to win. The 1/2A "free-
ultimate power pattern attracts even for-all " a t any large meet is typical proof
further comment. that the “ professional edge” is more
Prototype models have progressed d iffic u lt to attain and maintain in the

F irs t flig h t laun chin g te c h n iq u e , takes m o del

im m e d ia te ly aw a y fro m g ro u n d hazards.

NOVEMBER 1975 51
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D e ta il o f th e stab h o ld -d o w n , w h ic h goes th ro u g h 1 /1 6 I.D . a lu m ­ Fuel ta n k fille r and vent tub es co m e o u t th ro u g h th e leading edge o f
in u m tu b in g in to th e fuselage. Y ep, th a t is " d e t a i l ! " th e p y lo n . F uel o u le t located c o n v e n ie n tly fo r T a to n e tim e r.

that these two areas separate the men I prefer to think that this was more step description as to where the pins go
from the b o ys. . . the winners from the closely related to ‘A ttention to detail' would be a b it hypocritical. I w ill hereby
losers. rather than ‘ luck.’ attempt to refrain from being overly
Model design and/or trim theories get One may then conclude that the rea­ elementary in explaining this model’s
banged around at every club meeting son one o f two identical model designs assembly so as not to insult anyone’s
or “ hangar flyin g ” session. Numerous flies well and the other bombs out, may intelligence.
books and magazines hold a wealth o f simply lie w ith the initial model prepara­ I should like to note in the beginning
detailed experience and technical know­ tion, plus the whereabouts o f the mod­ that should you desire a very light m od­
ledge on this and associated subjects. I eler’s momentary frame o f mind when el, you may easily substitute 1/20 sheet
do not profess to offer any new, w orld­ placed on the gradient between "pa­ for 1/16 sheet for the pylon planking,
beating theories here, except to note tience” and “ panic.” stab, and/or some or all o f the wing ribs,
that most o f the reference info appears I offer this analogy to suggest that and all gussets. Slanted tip ribs may also
to be presented in “ general” terms ra­ the modeler himself may well be his replace the soft balsa blocks. I show
ther than "specific” terms, and that it own worst enemy, and the measure o f 1/16 sheet here, as 1/20 sheet is not
is my belief that proper power trim any particular design’s success on the available to all, and I personally prefer
varies greatly with each specific model trophy trail may be more with him ra­ a medium weight model o f 6-1/2 to 7
design. This stated, simply means that ther than his equipment. A self-psycho­ ounces, and they appear to better pene­
using your favorite power trim set-up analysis o f your personal competition trate midwest surface winds. Modelers
on all o f your models, regardless o f procedures might produce some rather in locales fortunate enough to have an
design, just because you have done it interesting results for you. abundance o f dead air competition may
that way for years, does not necessarily So, start over w ith a newly built have a desire for a lighter craft.
mean you are milking all the potential “ Lunar-tic,” coupled with proper model WINGS
possible from your particular model de­ preparation and a disciplined flying pro­ I prefer to completely finish both
sign. cedure. You may well be amazed how the wing and stab before even starting
Power patterns, whatever theory they fast your trophy shelf starts to fill. the fuselage; this is habit, but does per­
represent, perform one single function, As previously stated, the “ Lunar-lic’- m it continual checking o f alignment and
and that is o f getting the model as high project initially aspired to attract the the C.G. location during the fuselage
as possible on the alloted engine run. attention o f the modeler w ith competi­ construction. „ . ,
Continued on next page.
Aligning the proper power theory with tion experience. Therefore, a step by
a given design is the real task.
The “ Lunar-tic” design is no different,
in that a definite power trim has been
developed which would appear to sap
the most from this design. It follows at
the close o f this article.
Hand-in-hand with “ model trim ” goes
our second basic controllable variable
and that was “ attention to detail.” Wing
and stab warps, side thrust, down thrust,
rudder tab, proper wing and stab keying
and alignment, C.G. location, correct
decalage, dependable fuel system, fail­
safe D-T arrangement, overall model
workmanship, etc., if given close atten­
tion in the workshop before first flight
testing, w ill suppress those "test hop
jitte rs” and insure a minimum o f re­
quired field revisions to attain the maxi­
mum power pattern desired. I once field
trimmed a new "L u n a r-tic" in two test
flights on the morning o f a contest and T h e "po sse” re tu rn s w ith tw o " r u n a w a y " L u n a r-tics; th e a u th o r's son, D an M u rp h y handles th e
won first place with five straight maxes. reins, w h ile n e ig h b o r T im S to ttle m y e r, carries th e e rra n t m odels.

NOVEMBER 1975 53
 spar fille r and 1/16 sheet fo r rear spar

CARR SAILS
filler. I have found that similar rein­
forcement at the polyhedral breaks is
not necessary, as the fron t and rear 1/32

7607 GRESHAM ST. sheet webbing suffices. Complete the

wing construction by cementing the 1/32
sheet webbing between each rib in the
SPRINGFIELD, VA. 22151 locations shown, plus adding center sec­
tion 1/16 sheet planking. Sand the en­
STANDARD CN All. CARR SAILS
F i n e s t Amerlean-made DACRON s a i l c l o t h . tire wing to prepare for covering. In the
V i n y l , p r e s s - o n numerals and i n s i g n i a . beginning, you may have had a some­
Heat s e a l e d edges e l i m i n a t e f r a y i n g .
C oa ted ,stain less steel Jlbstay in s ta lle d . what squeamish feeling about building
R o l l e d - e d g e grommets in t a c k , c l e w A head.
B o l t - r o p e m a i n s ' 1 l u f f mast atta chm ent . a wing from so many “ toothpicks,” but
Santa Barbara - $3 0. 00 10- Rater - $3 0. 00 note that the resultant full depth “ I-
East Coast 12-Meter
36/600 -
- $30 .00
$25*00
50/800(M -class)
Internat. A - c l a s s -
- $30.00
$35.00
Beam” center spar forms a very rigid
west Coast 12-Meter - $3 0. 00 Star L5 - $30.00 structure.
Vanguard M " - b o n t - - $L0.00 T&A P e t r e l - - $30.00
Sc al e v e s s e l s , s p e c i a l purpose b o a t s , o n e - o f - a - k i n d s : Write
Pre-dope your new wing w ith two
f o r a q u o t e , and f o r our 1975 Brochure and Used S a i l s L i s t . coats o f fuel-proof dope, cover with Jap­
anese tissue to your favorite color
scheme, and brush on a sufficient
(PEΛ ΡΟΟΛ 0 6 SI GNED BY
diagonal ribs for the top spars before
cementing in place by simply "eyebal­
ling” a match w ith your tailored bottom
amount o f dope to seal the covering.
Use relatively thin coats o f dope, and
Tom Protheroe spar notches. Again, om it notching the more coats, to prevent warping and to
diagonal and short ribs fo r the ta b u ­ speed aging.
AMY A lators for now. O f course, delete the STAB
CLASS centerline and polyhedral break ribs Again, start by cutting out the ribs
36/600 "W A ” fo r the moment. The 4 5 ° angles from medium weight sheet stock and
on the soft balsa tips are a snap. Simply notching only the straight ribs, as per
cement soft 3/8 sq. stock in place. A fter the wing. Pin to the plans the 3/16 sq.
the wing tip panel is removed from the L.E. and 1/2 inch wide tapered T.E.
plans, carve and sand a flat plane to the stock, plus the 1/16 x 1/8 bottom main
diagonal across the corners o f the 3/8 spar. Utilizing the same procedure as
sq. section. Then carve and sand the lop was used in constructing the wing, notch
to conform to the top o f the airfoil, the T.E. appropriately, and cement all
you w ill then end up w ith a perfectly stab ribs in place. Cement soft 1/4 x
curved tip. Construct all four panels at 3/8 strips on the ends for the tip blocks.
once and when cement has set, carefully Notch the diagonals using the straight
remove only the tip panels from the edge method, and add the tw o top strips
plans. o f 1/16 X 3/32 and single 1/16 x 1/8
Now f it and cement the tip panels spar. A fter this assembly is completely
to the inner panels, incorporating the dry, carefully remove from the plans and
WRITE or CALL 3-1/4 inch polyhedral angle and add the gussets and planking as shown. Carve
213 -6 6 1-7 9 2 8
$29.95 1/32 plywood dihedral brace “ W K "and the tips in the same manner as was done
FREE CATALOG
rib "W A ” at this time. Follow by now on the wing tips and sand the entire
K IT FEATURES adding the top spars to the wing tips stab to prepare for covering. Covering
• C OM P LE TE S A I L C O N T R O L M E C H A N I S M
• M A C H I N E D W O O D A N D M E T A L P AR TS
only. The 1/16 x 3/32 turbulators may instructions are the same as for the wing.
• C O M P L E T E B A S I C H A R D W A R E P A C KA GE be added more easily after complete PYLON
• A LL r i g g i n g λ a f u l l s a i l P L A N
• A B A S IC COU RSE IN S A IL IN G
assembly o f the wing and after it has Construct the pylon frame over the
R'C S A IL P L A N E S Λ AC CESSO RIES
been removed from the plans. This is plans by pinning down the 3/32 x 1/4
accurately accomplished by laying a spruce wing-retaining rail and remaining
AVATAR 72 $ 3 2 .95 CURIO «44 .95
straight edge between the notched end 3/32 X 1/4 balsa strips. The 1/16 ply­
HI-STARTS - PARACHU TES-R UBBER
ribs o f each panel, aligning it w ith the wood rear profile part is shimmed up
DEALERS Λ D I S T R I B U T O R S STD. TERM proper notches, marking the notch loca­ 1/64 from the plans, which o f course,
M S L IM IT E D I tion and cutting angle on each rib in is to position it on the centerline o f the
P.O. B O X 3 0 7 4 0
L .A . c A . 0 0 0 3 0 f between w ith a sharp razor blade, then pylon frame in the top view. With this
carefully cutting each notch. portion o f the pylon frame still pinned
Remove both newly constructed wing to the plans, cement in place the right
Continued from previous page. halves from the plans and join them hand 3/16 x 1/8 upright and the two
First, cut out all wing ribs from me­ together at the centerline, incorporating pairs o f contour parts " P I ” and "P 2.”
dium weight sheet stock. Cut all not­ the 3/4 inch dihedral for each panel. A fter cement has dried, carefully remove
ches as shown into the straight ribs WA, Cement the 1/32 plywood center brace the assembly from the plans and add the
WB, and Wl, but do not notch any o f “ WJ” in place with the remaining "W A ” left side parts. Do not plank the pylon
diagonal or short ribs at this time. Pin the rib. Add the top spars o f 1/16 x 1/8 and as yet. Construct the wing platform o f
1/4 sq. L.E., 1/2 inch wide tapered T.E. 1/16 sq. to the inner panels and when 3/32 sheet and add the 1/16 x 1/8
stock, and two lower spars o f 1/16 x cement has thoroughly dried, remove spruce wing rails as shown. Cement the
1/8 and 1/16 sq. to the plans. The wing the entire wing from the plan. Add the platform securely to the pylon frame.
tip T.E. taper is accomplished by simply 1/16 X 3/32 turbulators, by the method Set this complete assembly aside until
cutting o ff the thick edge o f standard described, and the 1/16 sheet gussets in the fuselage box is completed.
1/2 inch wide T.E. stock to be 3/8 inch the locations indicated. FUSELAGE
wide at the tip. Notch the T.E. as indi­ Fill the space between the top and The fuselage box is initially o f typical
cated. Follow by notching and fittin g bottom spars either side o f the center- upside down construction. Cut the top
the diagonal ribs to match the bottom line rib "W A ” with scrap balsa, out to outline from relatively hard 1/16 sheet
spars as you proceed. Also notch the "W B” rib. Use 1/8 sheet scrap for main and pin it directly to the plans as indi-

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RACEPLANES eventual rear edge o f the wing will locate
BETTER 1-1/2 inches rearward o f this point. In
this finalized position, securely epoxy
THAN A the pylon frame assembly in careful
alignment to the top o f the fuselage box.
THIRD Complete construction by adding the
1/16 planking on the pylon sides, run­
HAND! ning the wood grain vertically, and com­
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Prime the completed fuselage with
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Buena P a rk , Ca. 9 0 6 2 0 10107 Adella Ave., South Gate, CA 90280 Cement the 1/16 plywood trailing
edge stab shim to rear o f the fuselage
just forward o f the rudder. This will
cated. Cement the 1/16 sheet formers thereby preventing screw breakage when probably be a minimum requirement
“ A ” through “ G ” in their correct posi­ the screws are eventually removed. Carve and you need as much as 3/32, which
tions, and when dry, cement the 1/16 and sand the fro n t end to blend from may be somewhat determined by in i­
sheet sides in place. When cement is the square box cross section to the round tial hand test glides o f the completed
dry, carefully remove this three-sided firewall, as noted on the plans. model.
box from the plan and finish trim the Fabricate the rear fin from medium Add the 1/16 aluminum tubing for
formers o f the open bottom to receive soft 3/32 sheet and cement it in place the D-T line guide just aft o f the stab,
the 1/16 sheet bottom plate. Cement on the rear o f the fuselage box. Add the and short strips along the side as needed.
the plate in place. Now carefully remove 1/16 plywood stab platform , 1/8 sq. Add snuffer tube and paper clip wire
the front square former “ A ” and cement spruce stab stop, and the triangular 1/16 hooks to the fuselage side and to the
the triangular balsa wedges inside as sheet top reinforcement strip as shown. slab as the plans indicate. Finish doping
shown on the plans. Be sure you have None, or very little stab tilt is required, the entire model. Assemble engine, fuel
trimmed the wedges to proper length, as so keep the platform parallel to the wing timer, and associated hardware to the
the former “ A ” is to be replaced later. platform . Form the skid from 3/16 sq. fuselage, then assemble the completed
Now cut the opening for your fuel spruce and epoxy it securely to the model and add wing and stab keys.
shut-off, into which ever side you prefer, front underside o f the fuselage as shown. FLYING
and fit it in place accordingly. If an Finish sand the fuselage box and fin This may come as a surprise to you,
internal fuel tank is to be used (per­ assembly and tentatively assemble the but you are not quite ready fo r the
sonally I am not yet totally sold on the fuel timer, engine mount, and engine, flying field, as most design articles will
pacifier fuel systems fo r l/2 A 's, as so including propeller. state at this point. Remember our anal­
far, the increased engine performance Rubber band the stab to the fuselage ogy on controllable factors o f model
has not been worth the oily mess), hog and temporarily pin the pylon, per the design and trim? Up to now, we just
out the balsa required to receive your plans location, to the top o f the fuselage have a model design. The next step is
metal tank and epoxy securely, replac­ box. Now rubber band the wing in place model trim , and I suggest you head for
ing former “ A “ as you do. I use a Perfect in place on the wing platform . Carefully the “ kitchen" and not the “ flying field”
No. 18 wedge tank, modified as indi­ locate the longitudinal balance point of to instigate this next phase. Build a fire
cated. Next, mount the Tatone 1/2A this complete assembly by balancing it under the good w ife ’s tea-kettle and
mount to the 3/32 plywood firewall and on a single or double edged razor blade wait for the steam to roll.
secure it in place with epoxy on the which has been stuck into a balsa block. I have always been amazed by those
front o f the fuselage box with the The horizontal blade serves as the ful­ who say desired warps should be b uilt
mount assembled. Remove the m ount­ crum for our homemade teeter-totter. directly into wing panels. Those fellows
ing screws and “ Tatone” m ount before Next, pull out the pylon pins and must not reside in high hum idity areas
the epoxy gets too solid so as to insure carefully relocate the pylon frame as­ o f the midwest, or they hold some sec­
against the screws freezing in place, sembly, with the wing still assembled, rets I know nothing about. If I build

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 astab flat, it warps. If I build a warp into
a wing, after covering and doping, it
comes out flat or warped more than
that which I built in. Therefore, since
I end up with a “ tea-kettle session”
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No matter how you personally obtain
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fectly flat. Make yourself a flat warp
board at this time and retain the
stab to it at all times when not in use.
A slight right rudder warp is desired,
which may need compensating later by This accessory will permit you to preset
a tick o f left thrust. The wing is to have the required arm length to match any
about 3/32 washout in each tip; the throttle or control surface movement
right hand inner panel is to have 1/16 that is desired. We are now mfg. this
washin and the left hand inner panel accessory to fit 9 different servos. Order
1/16 washout. This may sound a b it by Stk. #.
troublesome, but we said that “ attention-
.984 each
to-detail” w ill pay o ff. Now we may
head for the flying field. Stk. # 3 3 - fits KPS 9 & 10
Only $4.95 each, tw o for $8.95, or S t k .$ 4 4 - fit s KPS-11
Here again, we will probably do a
three fo r $12.95, postpaid in the US. S tk .# 4 5 -fits K P S -1 2
couple o f things which differ from your
Canada and Mexico add 30 cents per Stk. # 4 6 -fits K P S -1 4 & 15
normal, personal first-flight test proce­
binder. Overseas add 50 cents each. Stk. $ 4 7 -f it s World Eng.
dures. A right-right power/glide pattern
California residents add 6% sales tax. Stk. # 4 8 - fits D & R
is desired for the “ Lunar-tic.” First, we
N O T E : One b in d e r w ill h o ld 1971 and Stk. $ 5 6 -fit s EK
eyeball a check on our tea-kettle session
1972 issues. One each fo r 1973 and 1974.
to insure all surfaces meet the afore­ A d d .254 o n d ire c t ord e rs.
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your model a few times to appraise the
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o f the stab. Naturally, a slight stall would seconds. It also gives you only 50 feet
lime. Coupled with a well disciplined
be better at first than too much negative. or less down, and it will seem much less
competition flying procedure, your
Fourth, we do not throttle back on the if your model is a b it erratic on its
“ Lunar-tic” should fast become one o f
engine, but run it wide open. Be sure to maiden flight. The engine w ill lean out
your favorite models as it has fast be­
set your timer to get about a 2 to 3 anyway before it quits, and may just be
come one o f mine.
second engine run, and launch only in enough burst to drive your model into
GOOD LUCK AND SIC ’E M !!!! ·
the following manner: Stand with your the ground.
back to the wind, hold your “ Lunar-tic" Initial engine and trim settings mean
in a perfectly vertical position, up and nothing, as you must continue to change T W IR P ........... Continued from page 37
out away from you, looking at its b ot­ them as they will affect your model they should not be denied access to
tom. T ilt the nose slightly to the left differently as you get braver and increase them fo r this reason, so public libraries,
(right o f the wind) and simply let go, engine RPM and model speed, turn the school libraries, and a School Com m it­
flipping the timer, o f course. prop around, go to hotter fuels, etc. teeman were contacted to see i f they
You should get a very fast vertical Sure, you can eventually get there in 8- would add MB to the school and public
climb w ith the slight wing warps and 10 test flights, but your model may library magazine racks. Some have added
right rudder twisting the model in a have a few battle scars by then, and this the book, and others w ill at their next
slight right turn and left roll as it goes may be the third or fourth trip to your budget year.
skyward (yes, slight right turn, and left test site. People in general have been very co­
roll). If you have seriously completed In comparison, the "L un a r-tic” VTO operative w ith our program. Perhaps this
your homework, your “ Lunar-tic’s” full-power-procedure takes your model is sim ply a characteristic o f our area o f
power trim should be pretty close. Slight higher, directly away from the ground the country, possibly nostalgia has some­
revisions for power trim and stab tilt for sooner, which means it is further away thing to do w ith it, but I ’m convinced
glide should complete your trim proce­ coming down should your workshop trim that the excellent reputation and the
dure. be too far o ff. It is a simple matter o f organizational a b ility o f the 4-H in our
Before you order me a padded wagon geometry. Also, in 2 to 3 seconds under county was, and continues to be, an in flu ­
and an accompanying armless sweat maximum RPM, “ power-to-glide" transi­ encing characteristic in the cooperation
shirt, consider this analysis comparison tion is more realistic, eliminating any we have found. As a result, we make
to the more popular first-flight testing possible damage from a low speed stall every e ffo rt to insure that everyone in
procedure o f the backward prop, sub­ into the ground. Final trim should come our group adheres to a ll the rules any­
dued and short engine run, using mild in just a few test hops on your first one may establish.
fuels, and relatively horizontal launch. test field outing. Don’t knock it until In searching fo r an outdoor flying
Fellas, w ith conventional methods, you you have tried it. site, / had been to ld by many people
are testing a high-performance model in What “ Lunar-tic” building time may that the local private airport was defi­
a mode in which you never expect it to have cost you in the beginning, is more n itely out. / wrote to the owner asking
competitively perform. The slow speed than made up in establishing you in a i f we might use the site. In a delightful
horizontal launch w ill get you only a very competitive position in a short letter o f reply, he said, "The airport is

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 Trickiest area is at the wing tips. The
bottom o f the wing sweeps up to the
tip piece, which attaches first to the wing
spar. The wing is b u ilt flat, and then
cracked fo r dihedral.
The directions on the plan say " shim
stab in place." This may be confusing
and d iffic u lt fo r novices, so an alterna­
tive m ethod was devised. Make a loop o f
elastic thread (available where sewing
supplies are sold), p u t it over the fuse­
lage, under the bottom o f the stab, and
around the end o f the fuselage. Tiny
shims (scraps o f balsa) can then be placed
between the leading edge o f the stab
and the underside o f the longerons u n til
proper incidence is found.
The area needing the most practice
was in making ribs, but once the young­
sters learned the technique, things went
smoothly.
The project, / feel, is working well.
Similar programs could be run in yo ur
area fo r the 4-H, Scouts, Cubs, Boys
Club, YMCA, and so on, o r fo r any
group o f kids. You’l l fin d the kids are
interested and interesting, and the learn­
ing process fo r members and the adult
leader is p re tty much an equal swap.
You w ould be building y o u r hobby and
making a contribution to a bunch o f
k i d s . . . and yourself. Everybody gains
This All New K&B .35 is specifically designed for all AMA something.
Classes of flying where a .35 standard plain bearing engine FUSELAGE
1. Use thumb tacks or pins to attach
is required. The superior performance of this engine will fulfill the plan to the building board.
everything demanded of it in the most competitive U-Control 2. Cover the plan with plastic food
Flying . . . and make you an ACE among your competitors. wrap so that wood will not stick to the
O ther features in c lu d e : plan.
3. Cut the top and bottom pieces o f
"S Q U IS H B A N D " H E A D Like all K&B engines it is tops in its
provides maximum power for size the fuselage (these are called the “ lon­
c la s s ...y o u can depend upon it for
of engine. gerons” ). Soak in HOT water fo r 20
power, perform ance and durability.
SAFE TY C R A N K STUD minutes. Pin these to the plan. DO NOT
practically elim inates the possibility See the K&B .35 "S eries 75", now, push pins through the wood. Angle the
of b re a kin g o r even b e nd ing the at your favorite hobby shop. pins so they hold the wood down.
c ra n ksh a ft. 4. Pour a small amount o f white glue
Send tor your K&B Catalog, "Matched Finish into a little dish or plastic cup, and thin
System" Handbook and Super Poxy Paint chart. ever so slightly with a few drops o f
Include 25 * fo cover postage and handling. water.
Address to Dept. MW-3.
5. Cut the “ uprights.” These are the
pieces that attach to the 2 “ longerons.”
aurora hobbycrafts Cut these pieces a little LONGER than
DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP
they should be. Use an emery board or a
12152 WOODRUFF AVENUE, DOWNEY, CALIFO RNIA 90241 sanding block to sand these pieces to
the proper length. If any piece comes
out too short, replace it.
open to the Hying public. Size o f air­ poses, the indoor record is 70 seconds 6. Use a small watercolor paint brush
craft is not specified” . . . so we have an under a 22 fo o t ceiling. This version o f to apply a tin y amount o f glue to both
outdoor site! the plane was b uilt w ith light weight ends o f the “ upright” and to the "lo n ­
But on to the “ TWIRP. ” The word (but not indoor) wood and was covered gerons” at the spot where the “ upright”
refers to something silly, according to w ith regular tissue. is going to be placed. LET THE GLUE
Webster's, but things which may be or There are one o r two places in this DRY. When it is dried, once more brush
or look tw irp y can often fo o l this first plan where decisions have to be made. a small amount o f glue on the ends o f
judgement. Our "TW IR P” flies,generates The aft cabin ro o f and the wing trailing the “ upright” and pin the “ upright” in
the blush on the mind, and is apparently edge pieces at the tip, are curved. This place. By using this method, you will
forgiving o f a ll the different "building was done to introduce form ing o f balsa get a strong fuselage that is light in
techniques" youngsters can generate. by soaking it, wrapping it around a weight.
Covered in everything from condenser curved surface, and heating it d r y . . . a 7. Make the hole fo r the m otor peg
paper, to art tissue, to Christmas tissue prelude to a later exercise in forming before gluing this “ upright” in place.
wrapping paper, and even Japanese tis­ prop blades. AH these pieces can be 8. Build the rest o f the fuselage side.
sue, the plane flies. It flies very well in­ made straight. Wing ribs are shown flat LET IT DRY ON THE BOARD OVER
deed. While outdoor flying has too many bottom ed o r undercambered. The flat NIGHT. The reason for this is to prevent
variables fo r accurate recording pur- bottom ed version is recommended. warps.

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 STRAIGHT LINE shows you the direc­
10’ SPAN tion in which the “ grain” runs. Cut the
tissue so the grain runs from the front
o f the plane to the back.
1/4 SIZE CESSNA 310 TWIN 21. Cut each piece o f tissue larger than
the side o f the plane being covered.
22. M ix.half white glue and half water
KIT $109.95 postpaid — Dealers Write in a small container. With the brush,
paint this mixture O N LY on the edges
o f the side being covered. In other words,
paint only the longerons, not the up­
rights or the cross pieces. DO paint the
uprights that hold the m otor peg.
23. Lay the tissue on so that it has no
wrinkles. Do not try to pull the tissue
too tight.
24. When the glue is dry, cut away
the excess tissue with a new, sharp
double edge razor blade. (Break blade
in half lengthwise w ith pliers so there
w ill be two pieces, each having one cut­
Distributed in Canada ting edge.)
By Logictrol Canada 25. When all four sides are covered,
200 Bannerm an Ave.. W innipeg. M an the tissue can be shrunk. Do this by
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• Fast Assem bly • Moulded Cowls • 3 piece wing
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• For .60 Engines • Flies Like A Trainer • Machine Cut Parts
• Rolled Plans • 12014" Span • Designed and Produced
sprayer, and give one spray to each side.
• Hardware • 18 lb. Flying Weight By Bud Nosen Let dry. Do not spray again unless tissue
is still very baggy. Too much water may
An almost exact copy of C e ssn a 's popular Twin Engine aircraft. Designed by Bud Nosen, flight tested cause warps.
and modified to provide the smoothest flying kit of its kind on the market. Large lateral area makes the 26. Paint one coat only o f the fo llo w ­
loss of one engine hardly noticeable. Engines over .60 not recommended or needed. ing mixture on the fuselage:
1 ounce N ITR ATE dope.
Write for 1 ounce Nitrate dope thinner.
our illustrated BUD N0SEN MODELS
20 drops Castor oil.
catalog - 25 c 5 2 2 15th A v e ., B o x 1 0 5 C, T w o H a rb o rs, M in n . 5 5 6 1 6
27. Cut cellophane fo r windows and
windshield. Glue in place, using Tester’s
9. Next day, remove the pins, butthey meet at the rear o f the plane. LET model plane glue.
DO NOT MOVE the fuselage side. Leave DRY OVER NIGHT. STAB AND RUDDER
it where it is on the plan. 15. Next day, gently remove the fuse­ 1. Follow the same building tech­
10. Place a piece o f plastic food wrap lage from the plan. Cut and sand the nique you used on the fuselage.
over the fuselage side you have already remaining cross pieces and glue in place. 2. BE SURE you leave these parts
finished. Make sure the plastic has no Keep lining the fuselage up with the pinned to the board over night.
wrinkles. plan so it will be straight. Pin the fuse­ 3. Sand (Gently!) each part down
11. Build the second side ON TOP OF lage to the plan )UST at the point where slightly to remove excess glue and some
o f the first side, and let it dry over night. the bottom cross piece is located. weight. Round leading edges.
12. Next day, remove the pins, and 16. Cut “ Former A ," cut out center 4. Cover, but DO NOT SHRINK tis­
gently remove both sides from the board. section, and glue to nose o f plane. sue. The tissue grain should run the
Reglue any pieces which may have come 17. Bend landing gear wire as shown. length o f the stab and from top to bot­
loose. Wrap to 1/16 x 1/8 cross piece with tom o f the rudder.
13. Stand each side up on the plan thread, and rub some glue into the 5. Paint one coat o f dope mixture
and pin it to the top view o f the plane, threads. When glue is dry, rub in some on one side o f stab and rudder, and pin
starting at the rear. Pin o nly where the more glue. Now glue this piece into the these parts to board until dry. When
bottom o f the fuselage is flat. Now cut, fuselage. dry, paint other side and pin parts back
sand, and f it one bottom “ crosspiece.” 18. Cut the wheels from a foam meat to board.
When it is the proper size, cut a second tray. Make center holes and glue in alu­ WING
piece the same size. Glue one piece at minum tubes as shown. When dry, place Wing ribs can be fla t bottomed or
the bottom and the other piece above on landing gear and bend ends o f wire can have a curved bottom (called under­
it at the top. DO NOT glue in the “ cross up to hold wheels in place. camber). Novice builders should use the
piece" to which the landing gear is at­ 19. GENTLY sand fuselage to remove flat bottom ribs.
tached. excess glue. Sand the edges o f the lon­ 1. Cut ribs. To do this, place a piece
NOTE: gerons JUST A LITTLE BIT to make o f cardboard, thin plywood, or any other
Sometimes the cross pieces which them rounded. fairly hard material underneath the out­
connect the tops o f the fuselage sides 20. Cover the fuselage with tissue. The line drawing o f the rib. Make a series o f
are d iffic u lt to glue in place. One trick “ grain” o f the tissue must run along the pin holes through the outline and into
to solve this is to glue and hold the length o f the plane. To find out which the cardboard. Work around the rib.
piece in place fo r a few minutes, and way the grain runs, hold a sheet o f tis­ 2. Connect the pin holes in the card­
then put blocks, books, glasses o f water, sue in front o f you. Make a one inch board, and cut out the rib. CUT the
or whatever, on BOTH sides o f the fuse­ tear from the top o f the sheet. Now rib larger and then sand down to the
lage to hold the piece in place. make a one inch tear from the side o f outline.
Make sure when you do this that the sheet. Look at each tear carefully. 3. Make a second cardboard rib by
you do not bend the fuselage to the side. One tear w ill be a crooked line, and the pushing the pin through the holes you
14. Glue the two sides together where other w ill be a straight line. The made in making the first rib. Cut out

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 A new concept in glow plug design
P R IM IN G : S im p ly p rim e engine th ro u g h the
all weather starting fatigue and allows g lo w plug, flip over tw ic e , c o n n e c t b a tte ry
leads and s ta rt. N o fuss, n o muss.
prim ing right through the plug
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playing nursemaid to a c o m p e titio n p ilo ts w ith plugs to fie ld test
th e ir pe rform ance s. The results w ere
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and sand to shape. between the tip piece and the paper or thinner, and castor oil on one wing. Pin
4. Place one rib on top o f the other wood used to hold it in place so the to board until dry. Then do other wing
rib so they are exactly lined up. Push a glue w on't stick everything together. and then the center section in the same
pin through both ribs near the front, at LET DRV OVERNIGHT. way.
the middle, and half way to the back o f 12. Next day, fit in place the two PROPELLER
the ribs. Remove all three pins. pieces that go from the leading and trail­ Carving o f a propeller from a block
5. Cut 12 pieces (10 plus 2 extras) ing edges to the tip. When they fit well, o f balsa requires more skill than is needed
o f 1/32 balsa wood which are slightly glue in place. to build the TWIRP, so we have chosen
larger than the cardboard ribs. Make a 13. When glue is dry, remove pins. to go w ith the ready-made plastic type.
"sandwich” with the pieces o f balsa Crack (just barely!) the leading and trail­ This permits the beginning modeler to
wood between the two cardboard ribs. ing edges where shown. Put glue in the get in the air successfully w ithout having
Push pins through the pin holes you cracks, and pin the center section o f the to jump this hurdle. We highly recom­
made in the cardboard ribs in order to wing to the board. mend the Peck-Polymers plastic prop.
hold the "sandwich” together. 14. Prop up the wing tips so they are It is lighter and has a more efficient
6. With a sanding block, gently sand exactly one inch o ff the board. Let glue blade shape than the popular “ Sleek
the balsa wood until it is the same size dry. Streek” prop.
as the hard cardboard ribs. 15. Cover bottom o f wing and then If you wish to try carving your own,
7. Before taking out the pins, cut or top o f wing. Grain o f paper must run a prop blank is shown on the drawing.
sand in the "n o tch ” on top o f the ribs. from one wing tip to the other. If using The how-to o f prop carving, if done
F it a piece o f 1/16 x 1/16 stringer into fla t bottom ribs, do not put white glue properly, would take an article by itself,
the notch to make sure the notch is the mixture on the tops or bottoms o f ribs, we don’t have room for it here. Seek
right size. except for the two ribs that make up the help o f a modeler experienced in
8. Pin the leading edge and trailing the center section. Cover bottom o f prop carving. I t ’s not so d iffic u lt once
edge o f the wing to the plan. wing with one piece o f tissue. Cover you get on to it.
9. Glue the ribs in place, making top o f wing with 3 pieces (one for cen­ NOSE PLUG
certain that they are not tilted to one ter section, and one for each outer sec­ 1. Cut nose plug pieces larger than
side or the other. Let glue dry over night. tion o f wing). shown. The "grain” o f each piece should
10. Cut the “ spar” which w ill fit into 16. Shrink one wing at a time. Make run in the opposite direction from the
the rib notches to the proper length, sure no water gets on center section or piece in fron t o f it and behind it.
and glue to each rib. other wing. Use one spray on bottom o f 2. Cut the pieces fo r the part that
11. Cut the wing tip piece and glue one wing and then the top. Pin that fits into the square hole in "Form er A .”
it to the spar. NOTE: To make absolute­ wing to plan and let dry. Then do other Cut these pieces slightly larger than the
ly sure that the wing tip pieces are glued wing the same way. Pin to board and let square hole. Glue them together w ith
in straight, place pieces o f paper or scrap dry. Then do center section the same the grain o f each piece crosswise to the
wood under the tip pieces so they rest way. Pin to board. one next to it. Let the glue dry tho­
flat. Put a small piece o f plastic wrap 17. Paint one coat o f nitrate dope, roughly. When dry, sand each side edge a

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little at a time until the part just fits
snuggly in the square hole.
3. Place this part PART WAY into
the square hole. Put a heavy coat o f
glue on the forward surface o f the part
M O TO RI IT A L Y
and glue the nose block to it. BE CARE­
FUL NOT TO PUSH THE PART A L L A T T E N T I O N !
THE WAY INTOTHE SQUARE HOLE!!
4. When the glue is dry, remove from ALL OF THE NEW SCHNUERLE PORTED ENGINE
square hole and make certain no wet MANUFACTURERS.
glue is on edges.
5. Now put part all the way into the OPS welcomes you to the exciting world of improved
square hole, and sand nose block square engine performance.
with fuselage.
6. Make hole through nose block for OPS has been in production of Schnuerle design
the aluminum tubing. Hole should be engines since their inception in 1965.
pointing slightly down and ju st a hair to
the right as viewed from back o f plane.
Since then we have built an envious reputation for
7. Widen hole on the back side (the producing superb performing engines.
part that goes into the fuselage). All OPS engines presently being produced also have
8. Fit aluminum tubing into the nose
block. Glue at back where you widened
the ABC type of piston and sleeves.
hole, by putting glue into widened area. When you see an OPS at your local hobby shop, pick
9. Bend music wire prop hook. From it up and check it’s features. Notice how free it is of
the back o f the nose block, run the
music wire through the aluminum tub­
ring friction. We have no rings.
ing, through the washers, and through We wonder how long it will be before all engines
the propeller. Make bend in wire to shift to ABC design also.
hold everything together.
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few turns and test fly .
2. If plane stalls, slide wing back on edge o f the stab. If this does not do it, and flying well, replace m otor with 14
fuselage. If it continues to stall, raise sand away some o f the nose block or to 18 inch loop. Clean, knot, and lubri­
the leading edge o f the stab slightly by add a tin y bit o f "up thrust” by placing cate. Then stretch-wind using a mechan­
changing the balsa pieces that hold it in a piece o f card stock between the nose ical winder.
place. block and the bottom o f the fuselage. Take as much care in adjusting as
If plane continues to stall, add small 4. If plane spirals in to the left, add you did in building, and your plane w ill
pieces o f card stock between nose block more “ right thrust” (card stock between fly well. Build lightly and adjust care­
and body o f plane, on one side, so that nose block and le ft side o f fuselage). fully. HAVE PATIENCE AND GO
plane flies in tighter circle. Further corrections can be made by SLOWLY. ·
Further corrections for stall can be steaming the left wing over a kettle o f
made by adding “ down thrust.” Place boiling water and gently bending the
pieces o f card stock between nose plug left w ing’s trailing edge down slightly. C / L ..................Continued from page 35
and top o f fuselage so that propeller Remove from steam and hold in your Then the CD said, ‘Son, I t ’s a
points down more. hands until set. real disgrace to fly a Combat
If all else fails, add clay to the nose. 5. If plane spirals in to the right, plane in a Slow Rat Race.”
3. If plane dives, move wing forward. try adjustments opposite to those above. Thanks for the song, Jeff. Hope you
If it continues to dive, lower the leading 6. When plane is climbing in circles sell a m illion and don’t forget your

NOVEMBER 1975 WHEN CONTACTING ADVERTISERS, TELL ’EM MODEL BUILDER SENT YOU! 63
CANNON IS
sides? Bob Bruch, o f the Polish Pit
Crew and now a member o f the CLCB,
has the answer. Bob suggests that we
make a new rule giving appearance
points for safety thongs, just as the
SMALLER! LIGHTER
rules now give appearance points for
the plane. Everybody knows how much
SMALLER work the Stunt guys put in on their
IN SIZE! ilN WEIGHT! planes getting that perfect finish for the
k
r 111C
Th 1 1 all-im portant appearance points. Can you
imagine what would happen if there were

TirJl appearance points fo r safety thongs?

They would be making them out o f
macramé, putting jewels on them, hav­
SER IES i
ing them bronzed, etc., w ith each o f
them trying to have the best safety
thong money can buy.
Scene at some future contest: “ Hey,
1 w Don Shultz, haven’t seen you out flying
for quite awhile. Whatcha been up to
and what are you flying today?”
“ Well, hi there, D irty Dan you o l’
^ \^ L m '
sack. Hey, I ’m flying the same o l’ plane
but wait until you see my new safety
thong! Boy, am I going to put it on ’em
today. I been working on this beauty
In tro d u c in g a
for a month now and it is really sano.
S M A L L E R , LIG H TE R R E C E IV E R Had to im port the silk, couldn’t find
...T he N E W T IN I-M IT E anything locally that was good enough.
Eight Channel Capability
Had to have the engraving done over
Volume 1 61 cu. in W eight 1 oz Dram 8 ma three times before the guy finally got it
NEW STICKS Open Gimbal for precise centering control A perfect. Took a lot o f work and a ton o f
THREE SYSTEMS FROM W H IC H TO CHOOSE 'D RO P'
1. TINI-BLOCK includes Receiver, and one Servo in money but I finally got a nationally-
the block IN SIZE ranked safety thong. Hey, want to see
2. TINI-TW IN includes Rx and tw o Integral Servos
3. TIN I-M ITE includes New TIN I-M IT E Receiver, THE NEW it? I t ’s right here in the car. Even made
individual Servos a special ‘safety thong’ carrying case for
All three systems available in 2. 3 or 4 channels
Price the same for all three w ith same
channel count
MINI-2 it. just hang on a minute while I get
the combination fo r the lock.”
T ra n sm itte r 2 x4 15 / 3 2 *
In addition they include transm itter, antenna,
receiver, servofs) or (block), mead Rx battery 6 - 5 / 3 2 in "U h, Don I think I heard them call
and charger Transm itter uses 9 volt dry R e ceiver 2 3 / 3 2 x 1 1 3 / 3 2 * my name at the Combat circle. Gotta
battery monitored by LED voltage indicator 1 - 1 9 /3 2
run, Bye!’’
DELUXE SYSTEM, same as above includes V o lum e 1 61 c u in
meads, charging lamp, meter in the Tx. W eight 1 02 Super idea, Bob. Maybe progressive
charger for both packs C u rre n t d ra m 16 ma thinking like this w ill cut down on the
Rx & Tx in both Standard & Deluxe systems O p e ra tin g voltage 4 8 to 6 vo lts I
expandable to a full 4 channels from a 2 number o f controversies the CLCB al­
S e rvo 2 3 / 3 2 x 1 - 3 / 8 x 1 1 / 2 in
or 3 channel system at m inim al cost ways seem to get involved in.
W eight 1.2 0 /
2 Channels 2 Servos $ 1 4 9 .9 5
3 Channels 3 Servos — $ 1 8 9 .9 5
F re q u e n cie s All std 2 7 & As long as we are talking about Preci­
4 Channels 4 Servos $ 2 3 9 .9 5 72 MH2 sion Aerobatics, I’ve got a letter here
Factory assembled only 27 MHz prices shown ECONOMY PRICED DELUXE
STD. Incorporates mead from Wynn Paul that might be o f in­
Add $10.00 for 72 MHz
batteries throughout, terest to you. I wrote to Wynn asking
W rite for complete brochure on entire line of
CANNON R /C SYSTEMS
$119.95 plus charger A d d SlO O O
for help on a project I have in mind.
12) ΜΗ;) tor 72 MHz

13400-26 SATICOY STREET’ $159.95. As yo u ’ll see, W ynn’s reply was any­
μ i i ■ ■ ’
NO. HOLLYWOOD. CA. 91605 ' thing but overtly helpful, but it is in­
Æ m m W i (213) 764-1468
teresting. Incidentally, Wynn is the edi­
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tor o f the super newsletter put out by
Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Asso­
friendswhen you get to be a star! lot o f people’s time is the rule in Preci­ ciation (PAMPA).
* * * sion Aerobatics (the Stunt guys prefer “ Dear Dan:
Correction: Gary Frost is still Presi­ P A over just plain Stunt) requiring a Since you have been getting the Stunt
dent o f MACA, and w ill continue to op­ safety thong. I still can’t understand News as a service to our beloved CLCB,
erate in that capacity until the end o f how the rule was voted into existence you sometimes take time out from cut­
1975, contrary to my comment in the in the first place, as Precision Aerobatics ting streamers or wrapping wire around
September issue. would seem, to me, to be the last pen bladders to look at the pictures or
* * * event to consider when making safety drawings. Maybeyour local Stunt Freaks
As a member o f the CLCB, I get in, thongs mandatory. At any rate, the rules could help you w ith the big words like
first hand, on all o f the little contro­ now require a safety thong, and a lot o f airplane, precision, or landing gear. Our
versies that go around the country con­ Stunt Freaks (Precision Aerobatics ads are nice because sometimes they have
cerning rules, interpretations o f rules, Freaks?) don’t like the rule and want it diagrams or pictures. You can use the
etc. Most o f it is pretty hard to take removed. There is just such a proposal newsletter for wing covering if you dope
very seriously. One guy w ill get all up­ now before the CLCB and it w ill be it, or some o f our Stunt guys say they
set about something, write a bunch of voted on soon. take it into the bathroom when the
letters, drag others into the controversy, But there is also a group o f people Sears catalog runs o u t . . . anything that
and here we go again. who want the safety thong rule left in can be helpful to our hobby, er, cause,
One o f the items that has taken up a the rule book. How do you satisfy both er, mania, er, obsession . . .

64 WHEN CONTACTING ADVERTISERS, TELL ’EM MODEL BUILDER SENT YOU! MODEL BUILDER
 “ Anything you want to pull out o f
the newsletter and use in your column

PROFI
feel free to do so. This can be justified
because it goes out to only about 350
people, while the magazine has a much
larger reading audience.
“ Am planning an article about Mono-
kote from one o f the Stunt guys in ENGINES
Alaska who uses it on his car, his tent
and sometimes fo r a raincoat. Anyway,
one o f the TV series, Animal Kingdom, //
sponsored by Omaha Life, had one o f
his Monokoted jobs on a couple o f
Goes Like 60
weeks ago . . . it was a white covering
on a polar bear that had been burned
40F RC
and you couldn’t even tell the difference.
Only us Stunters knew because you
could see the tiny raised portions where
the trim was put on to show his eyes,
m outh, and nose. There was a really
great Nobler covered with Monokote at
the NATS and the guy is going to do
something for Stunt News, provided I
can send him some Sterno cans for his
iron . . . he ran out doing the polar bear.
“ For a project plane, would you con­
sider doing one o f the Sig kits . . . P-51,
Akrobat, or Super Chipmunk? They are
obviously available and can be compe-
tetive. Otherwise, why not try Don
Shultz for his Avenger Stunter. I t ’s a
good ship, so it seems, and his illustra­
tions can make even the worst article
good . . . or airplane for that matter.
Have you ever heard about the time he • Schneurle Porting
did some illustrations for the Titanic? • Double Ball Bearings
He was just starting on the Hindenburg
• S ilencer System w ith inserts for
. . . try him he w ill be a really big help. adjusting noise level to fit local
“ Incidentally, that California whiz STANDARD
requirements.
kid o f Stunt and cheerfulness, Bart
• Heavy Duty Construction
Klapinski, told me at the Nationals (he - N o Castings
did a great job as assistant CD) that he
QUIET INSERT • Precision machined -
was doing a full article for MODEL
no gaskets needed
BU ILD E R onthe Nats (andhe did. wen)
• Autom atic m ixture control
. . . and he was taking more pictures than 9 EXTRA QUIET INSERT carburetor
Playboy magazine at one o f those Cali­
S e n d lo r a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n .
fornia nude beaches. S ILEN C ER SYSTEM SUPPLIED
So long, keep in contact. AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT
Wynn Paul.”
X A V A IL A B L E A T Y O U R F A V O R IT E DEALER
What a strange letter. And for years
I have been under the assumption that
all Stunt folk were, well, just plain folk. j im s o ii m a n pr o d u c ts
* * *
+4 6929 WEST 59TH STREET · CHICAGO. ILLINOIS 60638 · (312) 586- 7101
For the past year I have been making
a semi-serious e ffo rt at Stunt flying. Not
having time to build a Stunt plane, I the ground one day when something in fixer-upper).
have been using planes that others have the control system let go. I had to have Finally got everything fixed, dropped
built. My buddy, Ron Scoones, gave me another Stunter and happened to run in an old Fox Stunt 35 and went flying.
a Midwest P-63 King Cobra that only across a Sig Chipmunk hanging in a hob­ Hey, this is neat. Plane really feels good.
needed covering. Somebody else gave by shop. It looked good and was for Did some outside loops. Wow, super
the plane to Ron and nobody knows sale for ten bucks. There was over ten line tension. Did some inside loops.
who originally b u ilt it. Whoever it was dollars worth o f Monokote on it, so I Line tension went away completely.
sure builds heavy (lots o f 5-minute laid my money on the counter. Damn thing is warped and now I know
epoxy), so I never have been too happy Found out why the plane was sold so why the line tension was so good in
with that plane. Then Lee Pipkin gave cheap when I got it home. Some turkey outsides. Tried to get the warp out and
me a Nobler that was complete except (I know who it is and I ’ll get even with got most o f it, but the plane is still very
for a cowl and the installation o f a tank him some day) had b uilt the plane, light on the lines on inside maneuvers.
and motor. It was even covered. I put an crashed it, and then fixed it just enough And evidently a 3-1/2 oz. tank was in­
old Fox 36X needle bearing m otor in to make things look good from the o u t­ stalled, as I can’t get a full pattern in
the plane and flew it. Engine runs side. Took me over 4 evenings to get before I ’m out o f fuel.
weren’t too good, so I put an extra head the plane ready to fly and I can do a lot A fter having 3 Stunt planes, all o f
gasket in the Fox and now it is OK . . . o f fixing in one evening (my Combat which have seen quite a b it o f flying, I
Not good, just OK. The Nobler went in background makes me an experienced am ready to build one o f my own, but

NOVEMBER 1975 WHEN CONTACTING ADVERTISERS, TELL ’EM MODEL BUILDER SENT YOU! 65
I still don’t have the time to put toge­ bushed the leadouts with 1/16 brass tub­ not be my policy to recommend any
ther your average, built-up Stunter. As ing to keep them from wearing through products w ithout having a chance to
I write this, we have several Combat on the metal crank. personally use, and try to destroy said
meets coming up and I have been using I should have the plane done and products.
more Combat planes than usual this year, flying before the next column and I ’ll I have, however, used the BR-22 seal
so I have a number o f them to get let you know how things turned out (I bought it from Bill) and it is just
together pretty soon. then. the thing for Fireball plugs. Most every­
Enter the new Sig P-51 Stunter. It is * * * body is aware o f the fact that Fireballs
obviously the fastest building Stunter Just got a line on some Combat stu ff like to blow seals quite frequently. Too
around, what with its foam wing and that Bill “ Moose” Allen is putting out. bad, as the element used in Fireball
assorted plastic parts. So I bought one Here it is straight from B ill’s ad in the plugs is about the best around. Use B ill’s
and got started on it. Did the wings August MACA newsletter. ceramic seal on your Fireballs and they
first. Nothing to it. Lay up a wingskin BR-22 Ceramic Plug Sealant . . . . w on’t let you down in the middle o f a
from the balsa sheet in the kit, brush $3.50. A must for high nitro, high com­ match.
on some contact cement (I used South­ pression Combat engines. Enough for I do have a set o f B ill’s plans for the
ern R/C’s Sorghum and it works great) 2 5 4 0 plugs. Sniper Mk 7 but haven’t had a chance
and lay on the sheeting. Trim the sheet­ Pen Bladders — No. 24 s iz e ... 13 to build one yet.
ing, glue on the LE and the TE, slip in cents each. Should be used in doubles * * *
the bellcrank, glue on the tips and you for the most consistent engine runs. Just got a note from Rich “ von”
have the wing done. The fuse is almost Stainless Steel Fuel Syringes. . . Lopez that contained some good news.
as easy. The fuse sides are printed, show­ $10.00. The only thing that w ill wear Rich has found a sponsor fo r the 1975
ing you where all the little parts go. out are the seals. Seals available upon MACA Top Twenty t-shirts. Midwest
Glue these on, join the fuse sides, glue request. Products Co., o f Hobart, Indiana has
in all the formers and y o u ’re half way T-pins, 1/2 lb. box . . . $7.00, $25.00 agreed to foot the bill for the t-shirts.
there w ith only one or two night’s worth at hobby shop prices. Super. Thanks a bunch to all o f the
work. Next step is to put the wing in Sniper Mk 7 plans . . . $3.00. A whole people at Midwest.
the fuse, which is where I am right now new co nce pt. . . an adjustable design Hmmmm, wonder i f the preceding
so we w on't go any further into the con­ that "tunes” in on the reflex action o f has anything to do with the following?
struction right now. individual fliers. Parts may be trans­ While thumbing through a recent is­
Good impressions: Wood is pretty ferred to other planes as a result o f the sue o f Model Retailer, a trade publica­
fair fo r a kit, considering that wood is unique construction techniques em­ tion, I noticed a blurb about a new kit
so hard to get right now. Plane is quick ployed. from Midwest (tha t’s right, o f Hobart,
’n easy to build. Lots o f good hardware Combat Pak Plans. . . $2.00. This Indiana) that is soon to be released. The
included. Price is right at $20.95. Foam handles 95% o f the needs o f the pit k it is the “ L i’l Snip,” designed by none
wing is cut accurately and smoothly. crew during any kind o f match, and other than, ta-dah, Rich “ von” Lopez.
Plans are easy to read and very clear you don’t have to lug everything you The L i’l Snip is designed around the
(with one exception, more on that later). own around to do the job. If you need Cox TD .049 and looks like it is easy to
Plastic parts fit and look good. what isn’t employed on the Combat build and pretty tough, too. This is the
Not so good impressions: The plans Pak y o u ’re in tro u b le . . . and th a t’s first .049 Combat k it that is made for
and the instruction booklet tell you where the other 5% is. the TD and hopefully the availability o f
how neat it is to have a removable tank Grand Prix Super Tigre Reworks. . . good .049 Combat kit w ill spark some
and that the P-51 is designed with this tell him what you want and he’ll quote. interest in this the cheapest form o f
feature. Great, but the plans don’t show Inquiries concerning any o f the above Combat flying.
you how to do it! Obviously, the tank items should be directed to: Wm. J. Though not mentioned in the ad, the
has to be modified to be removable, Allen, 418 Fairmont Dr., DeKalb, Illi­ L i’l Snip was published in the Feb. ’74
but I have yet to figure out how to do nois, 601 15. issue o f MB. Check your back issues
it. I put extended vents in my tank and Do notice that I have simply listed for a sneak preview o f the new Midwest
glued it in. The nylon bellcrank supplied the items that Bill sells and am not kit. (Plans are still available, wen)
didn’t feel very free so I put in a Clary telling you that everything is very trick, * * *
(used to be Veco) metal bellcrank and just what you need, or whatever? It will I had an idea the other day that may

66 WHEN CONTACTING ADVERTISERS, TELL ’EM MODEL BUILDER SENT YOU! MODEL BUILDER
or may not work out. Nothing ventured
is worth two birds in the bush, or what­
ever, so I am going to try my idea and
see what happens. Here is what I am
D U -B R O 2 0 " FLE X -C A B LE M O T O R C O N TR O L
planning. Every once in awhile I will s - m - 9
pick out an event and build what we’ll Provides the u ltim a te in 1 - Flexible Steer Aircraft Cable
call a “ Project Plane” for that event. -Γ c o n tro l cable assem bly. 1 * Brass Threaded Coupler
1 - Threaded Kwik-Link
I'll get all the good stu ff together, try H ig h ly fle x ib le , free run 1 - Solder-Type Kwik-Link
it all out and we’ll see what works and ID E A L FOR ning and ad ju sta b le at 1 - Nylon Sleeve
R /C P LA N E S c o n tro l horn. FC-149 . No. 165 . $1.49
what doesn’t. When I get done w ith the B O A T S .. . CARS

plane, practice some with it, and enter a THE ORIGINAL

few contests, we should know a little ^THREADED COUPLERS,
DU-BRO KWIK-LINK. Designed for use on
b it more about that particular event and
the Du-Bro Kwik-Link.
what it takes to win. Brass, 1'/«" overall
Potentially, the Project Plane series C ontrol yoke assembly for any control with % " 2-56 thread
will be a good thing. With a m onthly linkage. A llow s easy removal, for on-the- 1 /16" opening for
field adjustm ents. 4" rod and piano wire or
column available to me I will be able sp lit coupling sleeve KL-49 . No i 06 49c cable. 2 each.
to give you a running account o f the 12“ KWIK-LINK Roe and K w ik-Link. No 108 49c No. l i t

problems or successes I am having. New

products that become available can be
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can be used as a constant with which to LINKAGE “DEV-TUBE”tm
compare the products. Photos can be HOOK-UP “ 5-Minute’
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used to show problem areas o f construc­ C o m p le te fu lly . Revolutionary’
tion or new building techniques. All o f a d ju s ta b le S new 2 in 1
this (and more, actually) can’t, or at 22-pc -
dispenser.
set.
least rarely is, found in the construction
Ju st s n ip o ff
articles featured every month in all o f
end o f d o u b l
the magazines. By the time a guy is nozzle and
Can
ready to publish his own design, he has be used push o u t
already found the good combination on any equal
and doesn’t tell you how he came across h ig h , m id parts of
o r low w ing ep oxy and
the hot set-up or the problems he had. hardener - a u to m a ­
With the Project Plane series, we will be plane.
tic a lly . J u s t m ix and
able to really work with a design or en­ apply. W hen fin is h e d ,
gine on a continuing basis. DU-BRO KWIK-LINM clo se nozzles fo r
fu tu re use w ith
First Project Plane will be a Good­ The tried and true special cap. “ 5 m in ­
year for the AM A Scale Racing event. spring steel u te " epoxy is fam ous
I am already in touch with a few o f the Kwik-Link. Ideal fo r fo r su p e r fa st repairs
- even in th in film s
big names in Goodyear and am presently any control linkage. and at low tem p e ra tu re s.
trying to get some hot tips on equip­ 2 each.
ment out o f them. R-208 . . . 1 oz. . . . $1.70
KL-75 . no 109 . 75cJ \ ____________________________
Specialty manufacturers take note:
If you have any items, like props, land­ ------ \
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ing gear, wheels, tanks, etc. that are For tho se w h o prefer socket head bo lts.
designed for the Goodyear event, send Inclu de s 4 each o f B o lts, F lat W ashers, Lock
them in so I can use them on the Project W ashers and B lin d N u ts plus one A lle n >
Goodyear plane. I f your stu ff works, ex­ W rench. 17 piece set. Two sizes. H igh y lr A
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pect a good plug for it in this column.
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Freebies and outright bribes should
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Q u a lity, shock
For en gin es .10 & ab sorb ing
Continued from page 8
Ms O n ly .......... up. One piece nose gear.
lutely no griping during application o f brass barrel snaps 5 /3 2 " heavy
smelly, nauseating, eye-burning gook,” on to plug fo r d u ty w ire.
p o sitive s ta rtin g . C o m p le te w ith
Still another says, “ Good for one week­ 24 - 1 / 2 " long w ith
end contest with the boys. No questions N ylo n Nose Gear
attached battery B lo cks and
asked!" This is inexpensive, but don't lu gs. An exce lle nt
S teering Arm .
get carried away. Only print coupons accessory for
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to d a y's kin d o f
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gifts. I seem to give according to my No 147 KG-200 . $2.00 (N o s e G ear W ire )

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first Friday was a breeze. These four at the Toledo show. When I saw them I
were girls. They showed mild interest was struck with the idea o f painting Choppers. . . . Continued from page 25
and stayed apart a safe distance. They them a turquoise color so my students heim, just o ut o f Frankfort, and a fine,
said, "thank yo u,” and went back to could string them between pieces o f ma­ long visit w ith Dieter Schluter, and a
playing with the dog. The next Friday caroni to make Indian necklaces. We tour o f his manufacturing plant. I talked
was reserved fo r all boys. When Bill sprayed all the macaroni silver. . . plus w ith Dieter about the change in the
started the engine o f his Aeronca C-3, a few desks and shoes. . . and strung the tail-rotor drive belt on the Heli-Baby
the kids set up a wild screaming and “ turquoise” between the pieces o f “ sil­ (Sold in this country by MRC, and re­
Indian-type dancing that I've only seen ver," having the biggest washer in the viewed b y John in the August 7 5 issue,
topped by the grease fire in the school middle and graduating smaller up the wen) and he explained the situation as
kitchen. Bill seemed to realize this meant, sides. My kids are giving these to their follows: The original round plastic drive
“ I love i t ! ” The din progressed quickly mothers this Christmas. I must admit belt used in the initial helicopter proved
to maniacal proportions. Bill proudly Bill was disappointed w ith the few blue to be an excellent choice fo r the job it
walked the plane at his heels. Around washers I left him. I owe him another was to perform. Unfortunately, the first
the yard they went like collie and master big g ift fo r that. He’s been a good sport 200 production belts were not "up to
at the dog show . . . all the little boys all year. A good sport, you know, is one specs" and had to be rejected. Dieter
trailed and screamed w ildly. The inevi­ who w ill always let you have your own immediately designed the new fla t belt
table happened! It was just a tiny rib or way. for inclusion in all subsequent kits and
two broken in the end o f the wing. B ill’s Now about the presents we want, provided owners o f the first 200 kits
enthusiasm for third graders cooled girls. I use this approach. Wait until he with new belts free o f charge. The flat
slightly. Variations o f this happened on is at a semi-crucial point in building. belts are nylon reinforced so as to avoid
the next two Friday nights. On the fol­ He’ll be receptive and not hostile. Then stretching, and a new set o f pulleys was
lowing two Friday nights, Bill under­ mention the item you want. Describe it also provided to match the belt.
standably begged o ff and stayed at work. in some detail. Bill always says, “ Why Incidentally, Dieter explained that
I feel I owe him an extra big present for don’t you pick it up tomorrow? Then the new pulleys are equal in size, where­
the inconvenience. yo u ’ll have just the one you w ant.” as the round-belt pulleys were not. This
I had another experience this year He doesn’t know it, but I can have the accounts for the increased tail rotor
that filled me w ith guilt. All o f you g ift under the tree in three minutes! speed and the required 10 mm trimming
teachers and Cub Scout pack leaders The procedure works so well I'm able o f the blades for better control.
out there w ill love this idea. I would to buy what I want in O ctober. . . on One o f the highlights o f the factory
recommend you buy your own supplies sale. So just work out any little routine visit was the production control and the
and not use the supplies o f the modeler, you think he’ll fall for. And remember, jigs and fixtures used fo r component
especially while he is out o f town. Bill it doesn’t hurt a bit to be wearing the testing. Matching the main rotor blades
bought some bags o f assorted washers sweater with the airplane on the front! for weight was interesting, as well as the
alignment jigs used to precision-drill the
holes for mounting. Dieter also demon­
strated his own test unit which gives
VL-101 ELECTRIC FFLIGHT SYSTEM readouts on various types o f blades,
e aturin g speeds, torque, etc. and at the same
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and A ccessories
and wasn’t able to demonstrate, but I
• VL-101 S ystem $19.50; H ytork 48,
was assured he consecutively loops the
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Chargers $14.50 to $29.50
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and shipping departments revealed a future from Kavan . . . I saw many ideas though, and both spent lots o f time
plentiful supply o f all parts and pieces I ’d like to write about, but promised showing their collection o f kits, finished
for his impressive array o f helicopter I ’d hold o ff until fligh t testing proved models, etc.
kits, including the Enstrom DS-22, Heli- the ideas are really w orthwhile! Before O f particular interest was the Helix
Baby, and the beautiful Gazelle with “ leaving” Nurnberg, I want to thank Autogyro k it which has recently been
collective pitch. (One o f these days I ’m the entire Kavan crew for their hospi­ released. The prototype model d idn’t
going to build that kit and see if i t ’s ta lity . . . it was really great! They even have the radio installed that day, but
really as good as they say!) As we left drove me around town and located a were shown excellent movies o f its fly ­
the factory, Dieter directed us to a fabu­ complete set o f “ helicopter size” metric ing characteristics and examined the kit
lous German restaurant a few blocks taps and dies! (No, I w on’t loan them and finished model to the last detail.
away, and we had a meal that was un­ out, Ha!). Earlier in the year, I had seen pictures
believable! Thanks, Dieter, for your un­ A short 3 hour drive through the o f the Helix showing cut-away views, and
paralleled hospitality and a fine day. German farmlands, brought us to a town I had it all figured out except the large
Next, on to Nurnberg (home o f the w ith the unlikely name o f Knittlingen, disk on the bottom o f the fuselage . . .
w orld ’s largest annual toy fair) and the where we visited the Krick Modelbau. and that really threw me for a curve!
Kavan factory . . . or should I say fac­ Krick is noted for its excellent R/C air­ During a lull in the conversation, I ca­
tories? Actually, the Kavan complex con­ plane and scale boat kits. They probably sually asked Kurt to show me the pur­
sists o f several different plants, each de­ have one o f the largest selections o f old pose o f the disc . . . He gave me a know­
signed to have a separate function in ships and cannon in the world. Karl- ing grin and said, “ I t ’s really very sim­
the overall scheme. The main headquar­ Heinz Denzin was kind enough to take ple, John. The disk is attached to the
ters includes general offices, a model time to show us their production line main rotor shaft (coming out the bottom
repair and experimental shop, stock and parts stocks. Karl designs most o f o f the fuselage) and all you do is wind
rooms, complete production machine the R/C kits, and incidentally, is an ex­ a long string around the disk, then bring
shop, and other specialty shops, such as fighter pilot, shot down and captured the string back through a wire loop in
glow-plug manufacture, silk-screen paint­ during WW II. He really has a story to the tail strut, and stand on the end o f
ing dept., wire forming depts., etc. Basic tell. I wish I had the time to repeat the string. When you apply power, the
stocking o f kits and parts, as well as some o f the highlights. autogyro moves forward and the string
packaging and shipping, is handled in a Right next door to Krick, is Wik- causes the rotor blades to spin-up as it
separate plant located not too far from Modelle, home o f the Bolkow BO-I05 unwinds! It also keeps it moving in a
the main office. R/C helicopter kit (reviewed in an earlier straight lineduringtake-off!” Wow! How
Another factory is essentially used issue o f MB). Wilfried Klinger was not simple can it be? Watching the movies
for the production o f small machined available on our visiting day; he was later proved it was a great idea. Before I
parts, and is resplendent w ith many d if­ out flying cross-country fo r his p ilo t’s left the factory, I placed an order to
ferent automatic lathes and specialized license. His daughter, Wellgard, and test have one shipped back to me for a future
screw-cutting machines. It was quite a pilot Kurt Schuhmann were on hand re p o rt.. . I ’m looking forward to build-
th rill to see the machinist move from
one machine to another, loading each
w ith a new supply o f steel or brass rods, M O V IN G T O S O U T H E R N C A L IF O R N IA ?
making adjustments, and checking the
automatic operation, before proceeding MAKE SURE YOU GET A HOME
to the next one! WITH A MODEL WORKSHOP ! !
I almost forgot to mention that Franz
Kavan made sure I was provided w ith a FOR A L L YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS, CONTACT:
pretty fraulein interpreter, since I don’t A N IT A NORTHRO P
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watched flight demos o f two Jet Rangers
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 ing the Helix, since i t ’s a little bit d if­
ferent.
Greatest Book of The last stop was Paris. . . what a
FULL-SIZE RUBBER FLYING beautiful city! During a city tour by bus,
I noticed a Graupner 212 chopper hang­
SCALE PLANS, plus
building, trimming, and SCALE MODELS ing in a store window, along w ith a huge
biplane. Naturally, after the tour, I drove
flying instructions ever back to find the shop, which wasn’t too
published! OF W W II d iffic u lt, but finding the entrance door
was something else! A fter about 20 m in­

Twelve half-inch scale Ο + Θ ·Ο + 0 · utes, I gained entrance to "Baby-Train,”

a very large model shop specializing in
trains (what else?), huge R/C airplanes,
rubber powered flying
models by some of the 12 FULL SIZE PLANS and helicopters. There were loads o f
radios, kits, engines, woods, and almost
world's best modelers, • OAUMMAM t V WILDCAT every heli kitted from around the world.
•GRUMMAN t V HtUCAT
including Doug Mc- • VOOQKT MU COMAIM No English was spoken here, but a cus­
•MinuMMi a n o
tomer, Daniel Haccard, interpreted for
Hard, Clarence Mather, • HAWKCM HUM»CAM I
• •LWTRMARIN« V t X t lM
• MmtAKHMItT II MM me to salesman Gilbert Lamou. Most
Bill Hannan, Bill War­ • FOCKf WUlF TA l i i
• M IL MM AINACOMA
French helicopter activity is in back
ner, Bob Peck and •C U tT O IM K
• F V O THLMMMOLT
yards, however, m onthly local compe­
others.
• M W MUSTAMO titio n meets have good turnouts.
• COVEMIMO AMO TRIMMING
• MAKING IT KtV One discovery, worth mentioning, is
a French modification to the Graupner
Compiled and pro­ FEATURE ARTICLES ON
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Figure 2
GRAUPNER 212 MODIFICATIONS

B u ild m ix in g lever
Figure 1 assem bly to s u it

Brass tu b e
soldered to
blade c o n tro l
arms

B all lines
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build it exactly according to the plans, practice. The results were that the mod­
F IN A L APPROACH and be perfectly satisfied w ith the way els actually flew better than wind tunnel
While we are on the subject o f modi­ it performs, but th a t’s not my bag . . . testing had predicted. The measured
fications, 1 have a few words I ’d like to I love to experiment and m odify and mean sinking speed was .85 feet per
say. It has always been my “ bag” for the th a t’s what this w rite r’s article is all second, which amounts to a glide time o f
25 years o f R/C modeling to continually about. ’N u ff said. · 192 seconds from a tow launched start
look for ways to improve the perfor­ and 164 feet o f tow line (in still air
mance o f my models in respect to the conditions). These tests were conducted
way I want them to look and to respond F / F ................ Continued from page 49
be given its full share o f attention (see using gliders with aspect ratios o f 19,
to MY touch. I also believe that just equipped with turbulator wire (outrigger
about anything can be improved upon Fig. 2).
Dr. Lippisch once wrote: " . . . it is types), flown by Max Hacklinger, and
with a little effort. And then again, there measured by X.F. Wortman. See graphs
is that desire to add your own personal very important to know that the bottom
part o f the model . . . and even a full- 3 and 4 for wind tunnel data.
thing. It all comes back to the same basic Both o f these airfoils give impressive
premise, that is, a great percentage o f size g lid e r. . . wing is the sacred side.
In order to achieve optimum values o f statistics and should be considered for
the dyed-in-the-wool modelers have a current A /2 glider uses. That they are
desire to keep abreast o f new ideas and lift to drag ratio and sinking speed, the
bottom part o f the wing must be kept not currently in vogue is interesting,
changes, and it is w ith that thought in but from my point o f view, the Go 803
mind that I w rite these articles on R/C as clean and smooth as possible . . .
smooth enough to make a fly break its is not too dissimilar from the popular
helicopters. Those individuals who feel Benedek sections. For the experimenter,
I am “ knocking” a certain product by legs on it.” That should be clear enough.
This feature will conclude in the it would be a worthwhile effort to give
introducing modifications and changes some attention to either o f these airfoils.
are wrong. The designers o f these kits December issue of MODEL BUILDER
have invested many hours and many Free Flight. DEFT DEFINITIONS
dollars in producing a good package to DARNED GOOD AIRFO ILS . . . Modeling is fun . . . so I ’ve been told.
the customer for a reasonable price, and Go 801 and Go 803 Some free flighters are fun-loving and
I feel that every one o f them should be Both o f these airfoils were used in some just fly funny airplanes. Some,
commended for doing such a fantastic wind tunnel and practical testing carried also, fly airplanes funny. I have been
job . . . I certainly couldn’t do it! W ith­ out as part o f the research behind the alternately praised and criticized for in­
out them, we w ouldn’t have models to above article. In wind tunnel tests, the cluding in this column some “ humorous”
experiment w ith, and only the scratch- results show that both o f these sections portions. Since there have been several
builders would have the pleasure o f are very nearly identical over the whole issues that have passed since the last
working out different details on their range o f practical angles o f attack. “ hum or” section, it is obviously time
own brain-child. Perhaps there are mod­ A fte r wind tunnel testing, models for another.
elers who have no desire other than to were constructed to test the theories in Airfoils: Swords used for duelling in

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flight. my best to answer them personally, or 3. Japanese tissue; 4. Condenser paper.

Airstrip: In-flight performance by an in this column. Taking them one by one, we find that
exotic stewardess. Thermals. · Silkspan is frequently featured in kits,
Bank: Owns most o f your airplane. and is available in several grades; some­
Cessna 310: More than the sum o f Hannan-........... Continued from page 42 times called light, medium, and heavy.
two Cessna 150’s. Another change, but this one brought Although form erly offered in colors,
Clear the Prop: Procedure necessary about by moving, is the address o f Gor­ most today seems to be white. The ma­
when taking the propeller from the U.S. don Codding, formerly o f California, but terial has good wet-strength, and thus
to Mexico. now a resident o f Arizona. Gordon offers may be applied damp with relative ease.
Cockpit: Area where chicken pilots a complete list o f plans and drawings It is somewhat porous, and generally re­
are kept. for 254 to cover postage and handling: quires several coats o f dope to be pro­
De-Icer: De man dat puts de ice on Send to: 3724 John L. Ave., Kingman, perly sealed. Strength is good, and
de wing. Arizona 96401. shrinkage quite uniform . Suitable for
Dive: Pilots Lounge. RUMOR M ILL large rubber-powered models and “ gas”
Downwind Leg: When girl is standing One o f our East Coast spies reports jobs, but even the lightest grade is a b it
sideways to the wind, skirt will be lower that a major kit company is preparing a heavy fo r tiny free flight models.
on this leg. new line o f Peanut Scale kits. The more Domestic tissues: Here we open a
Gross Weight: 350 pound pilot. the merrier! real “ can o f worms,” since this is a
Knots: What stalls do to stomach. A COVER LETTER catch-all category, covering everything
Loop: Prominent landmark associated Bob W hittier, publisher o f the Phineas from some pretty fine products clear
with interstate highways. Pinkham Scrapbook wrote in to ask for through s tu ff suitable only for lining
Propeller: Fan that keeps pilot cool. the real scoop on tissue. He says he has shoeboxes! Most domestic tissue has
RPM: Initials o f large corporation been away from modeling fo r a number very little grain, and will tear with equal
that builds tachometers. o f years, and is confused by all the d if­ ease in any direction. It varies greatly
Runway: Place where exotic stew­ ferent types, brands, claims and tech­ in thickness, weight, sheen, and porosi­
ardess starts her airstrip. niques that now seem to abound. Well, ty, and a great deal o f care is required
Skyjack: Device for changing tires in Bob, y o u ’re not alone, and we’ll take to properly evaluate it. Usually when
flight. a shot at discussing the subject. one tries to determine the properties
Stall: Place where airplane is kept. Although there are probably relatively and origin from sellers, evasiveness sets
Taildragger: Pilot who lost bout with few manufacturers o f tissue, most offer in, which is in itself a warning to ­
bottle the night before. several types. Additionally, many distri­ ward caution. Fortunately, most tissue is
CONCLUSION butors apply their own names to such inexpensive, especially when compared
Well, that just about ties up Novem­ products, adding to the apparent number to the various plastic film covering ma­
ber. I hope you'll stay tuned in Decem­ o f choices. However, we feel that there terials, and one can afford to buy a few
ber. Irt the meantime . . . keep all o f are four main categories o f tissue: 1. Silk- sheets for experimental purposes. As
those cards and letters coming. I ’ll try span (Modelspan); 2. Domestic tissue; with most things in life, a certain amount

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o f personal preferences enter in (one’s Japanese Tissue: This is the "good it certainly compares more favorably
poison, etc.), so we suggest that each old days” s tu ff that most o f the old- than the present rubber does with that
builder should reach his own conclusions timers remember so fondly. Again, the o f a few years ago! But that is another
by first-hand test. name has been applied (and misapplied) subject in itself.
Rather than risking actual model to a wide spectrum o f products. We Condenser Paper: The last commonly
parts, we suggest test-covering simple have interviewed many veteran builders known, non-plastic covering material is
balsa "picture frames,” in order to eval­ on this subject and also have run more condenser paper, originally produced as
uate the shrinking qualities o f each pro­ than a few tests ourselves over the years, an insulating material, used between the
duct. Then too, examination with a and yet we still feel unqualified to make foil layers o f electronic capacitors. It is
magnifying glass or a jeweler’s loupe too many firm pronouncements on the manufactured in various thinesses, but
can help to resolve the question o f poro­ subject! Our understanding is that the is non-porous, even in its thinest form .
sity. There is little point in using extra best o f the pre-war Japanese tissue was Generally a pale translucent brownish
light tissue, if an excess amount o f dope made by hand in small family-operated color, it may be dyed or painted. It is
is required to render it air-proof. businesses, which no longer exist. Also, basically quite fragile, and is used mostly
Colors: Some domestic tissues feature the best o f this material contained actual for indoor models. It may be water-
water-soluble colors. Thus, when you silk fibers, which were also the product shrunk, but has a powerful warping ac­
try to shrink it, you may be dismayed o f very small business enterprises (larger tion on delicate structures, and is thus
to find the color streaking horribly. On than the worms who did the actual frequently employed in a rather “ baggy”
the other hand, we’ve seen this done work, o f course!) Evidently, the majority condition. No doping is required for
deliberately for effect, on such aircraft o f these activities have long since ceased, air-proofing purposes.
as the Fokker D -V III, some o f which as the result o f "progress” in Japan.
Then too, the Japanese have their ecol­ All tissues may be applied with thick
really did have streaked finishes. It is
ogy proglems, and some o f the tissue clear dope, a m ixture o f model cement
also possible to “ beat the system” by
firms were found guilty o f polluting and clear dope, or thinned-out white
applying a very fine mist o f water by
rivers with their dyes, and restrained glue. Each system has its adherants (!)
airbrush. Why bother? Well, some very
from further production. and we suggest you experiment to find
nice colors are offered in this type o f
However, Japanese tissue is apparent­ the one which suits you personally, then
tissue.
ly still being manufactured, and is avail­ stick with it! Booo. Hisss.
Domestic tissue seems to be some­
what less puncture resistant than Japan­ able in colors, though not so many as Many o f the questions we receive here
ese, but offers the advantage o f ready formerly. At least three firms advertising at the Hangar imply that the “ experts”
availability, a wide variety o f colors, in MODEL BUILDER can supply this MUST have all the right answers to mod­
both water-soluble and colorfast, and material, though the supply situation el building. We prefer to think that
very low cost. In addition to mail-order varies from time to time, as with any there is usually more than one “ right
model supply houses, this type o f ma­ other man-made product. As to quality, answer,” and that whatever solution
terial can be found in some art and there are some who feel the new tissue works best FOR YOU is YOUR right
craft stores. falls short o f the pre-war levels, and yet answer!

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more lerts! · wins, the awards showed a surprising Jr. m otor was setting the pace at $21.50,
wide variety o f winners from all over with most all competition being in the
the country. same price bracket. With this represent­
P eanut............ Continued from page 43 A special treat was served up in the ing a week’s salary at that time, the
low Japanese tissue, w ith numbers and form o f 16mm color films o f the o ri­ Bunch Model Airplane Co., o f Los An­
letters cut from a blank decal sheet. ginal Old Timer contest held by th^ geles, caused a sensation by announcing
Williams Bros. 3/4 inch wheels and 1/2 Stockton Gas Model Association in 1960. in the September issue o f Model A ir­
inch scale cylinders were used to “ dress Only one film was shown as the meeting plane News a k it form o f their Gwin
it up.” Note that the landing gear strut ran out o f time. Just think, we’ll have Aero engine called the M ighty Midget,
from the wing to the wheel on each something left for 1976! priced at $9.85.
side is a piece o f elastic (rubber band). Now if the w riter can "c o n ” the This was an exceptional break­
This allows the gear to flex w ithout Editor into printing the results, you will through in price, following a trend start­
damaging the wing. The addition o f know who did all the winning. Inciden­ ed by the Curtiss-Wright Institute people
“ Les Pilotes” gives the model some cha­ tally, Northrop is to be commended for then marketing the Baby Cyclone. To
racter as opposed to the "E m pty Cock­ sweeten an already good deal, the Bunch
always showing at the Old Timer Ban­
p it” look. quet. It is this kind o f support that Scorpion Major airplane k it was offered
A small amount o f tail weight was in combination w ith the Mighty Midget
promotes the hobby.
required to balance the model. Flying for $12.00. Many a Southern Californian
RESULTS OF THE OLD TIMER
was satisfactory w ith an 8 inch loop flying field was dotted w ith this com­
EVENTS AT THE 1975 NATS
o f 1/8 flat rubber. · bination.
Friday, August 8 Later on, the " m u ff” head design o f
Plug Sparks . . . Continued from page 29 ANTIQUE 30 SEC. the Gwin Aero was changed to a finned
anecdotes about how the mouse-trap 1. Sal Taibi 8:21 head, and a kit o f this was produced as
type retract gear frightened inquisitive 2. Bruce Norman 7:40 a Gwin Aero k it at $11.35. However,
people. 3. David Sweeney 4:38 the Mighty Midget engine was the one
(Main course o f the dinner featured that sold. Most surprising, even to this
020 REPLICA
a h a lf o f a squab, very w ell prepared, columnist at the time, was the ease with
1. Guy Johnson 9:04
and quite tastey. . . But a b it on the which his brother was able to assemble
2. Ron Sharpton 8:35
small side. A t one p oint in the festivities, the engine, and to top things o ff, it ran
3. Luis Rodriguez Jr. 8:33
Jack Bolton stood up and commended well! This was the author’s first expe­
John Pond fo r making such an appro­ CLASS A rience w ith a ringed piston type engine,
priate selection fo r the banquet. . . "020 1. Bob Hunter 8:21 and the compression o f the rings was
Replica Chicken!” wen) 2. Harry Murphy 8:12 looked down on. The starting procedure

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was a shade different, with the engine eling Society announced their first “ Old Bruce was o fficially made a SCAMPS
requiring more choking to place enough Timer Bash’’ to be held at Bathdrum member, Bruce acknowledged the honor
gas and oil in the chamber to build Prairie, Cour d ’Alene, on October 26. by saying, “ I always wanted to belong
up compression. Five events were presented; Ignition Py­ to the Southern California Ignition
The Mighty Midget was a new size lon, Ignition Cabin, Antique, .020 Re­ Fliers” (SCIFS). Between the hisses and
engine, approximately a .45 cu in dis­ plica, and Combined rubber. Hope to catcalls, SCI F President Al Heilman, who
placement, that opened up a whole new have results on this next month. was present, sat there grinning like a
field o f model plane designs o f smaller BOLTON STRIKES AG AIN ! Cheshire Cat. Me too, A l! ·
size. With everyone highly prizing a f it ­ That live wire, Cdr. Jack Bolton, an­
ted piston type engine, Danner Bunch nounces his newly formed Pensacola V in­ Sailing........... Continued from page 33
should receive full credit fo r populariz­ tage MAC staged their first old timers
was sailing, as these multi-class regattas
ing ringed piston engines. Bunch proved contest on October 25 and 26. A unique
are our only way o f comparing boats
the validity o f his design by producing feature was the return to the old rule
from differing classes under racing con­
such complete engines as the Gwin division o f Classes I and II as used by the
ditions.
Aero, Tiger, Cobra, Warrior, and later Stockton Gas Model Association in the
“ The first annual Indy Regatta was
on, the Contestor. Truly a shame that original O /T contests. Featured at this
held on August 16 and 17 at the Ramada
Danner Bunch cut short such a promis­ meet were R/C assist, free flight gas, and
Camp Inn, east o f Indianapolis, Indiana.
ing engine design career. rubber power. The meet was held at The Indy Model Yacht Club was san­
IDENTIFIED! Spencer Field, and was directed by Jack, ctioned in early August with this being
We ran a picture o f Al Heilman a who also invites all to visit the Naval
our first regatta. It was an open event
couple o f months ago asking for some Aviation Museum and the incomparable
divided into two classes, over 50 inches
identification o f those in line. Bill Seid- "Trader Jones." For info, w rite Jack
and 50 inches and under. It was a week­
ler, form erly a very active modeler in Bolton, Route 4, Box 113B, Pensacola,
end o f exciting racing, with 33 races/11
the New York area, now living in Flo­ Fla. 35204, phone 477-2055.
heats being run in light winds and sunny
rida, stated that besides the Findras SAM SPEAKS
skies. John Kelley, o f Adrian, Mich., was
being identified, the blond haired fellow Latest information from Tim Bana- a master o f finding the puffs with 7
in back o f Heilman was Bill Kopnic, szak, Secty-Treas. o f SAM, indicates
wins in the 11 heats o f “ big boats.”
owner o f the Hobby Store at 71st St. that Bob Elman, present editor o f “ SAM
“ John also mastered the ‘small boat’
and First Ave. in Manhattan. The mod­ Speaks,’’ w ill have to give up his duties
class winning 8 o f 11 races. Jack Young
els on the ground are Bill Seidler’s gull because o f health problems. In his place, o f Wellington, Ohio, won 7 o f his 11
wing design called the ‘Spytindyvill,' the irrepressible Jack Bolton (what races, while Bill Gitchel o f Columbus,
powered by Ohlsson 23 engines. If we again?) has volunteered to take on the
Ohio, paddled his way to two victories
wail long enough, we’ll get all the guys thankless job o f producing the SAM Bi-
with his Petrel. The most exciting race
in that line named. Monthly. So, if you have anything o f
o f the weekend was a match race be­
interest, be sure to forward it to Jack.
OHLSSON MOUNTS tween John Kelley and Jack Young,
He's gonna need all the help he can get! each sailing LJ Boomers, that ended
Just received the latest engine mounts
Address in previous paragraph. with Jack winning by a boat length.
from Jim Crockett Replicas that were
designed to accommodate Ohlsson 23 YOU C A N ’T WINNUM A L L ! “ Final standings were as follows:
beam mount engines. They are also suit­ Best story to come out o f Southern ‘ BIG BOATS’; John Kelley 16-1/4,
able for Forster and K&B Torpedo en­ California in a long time is the case o f Ray Hickok — 20-1/4, Dan Hubbard
gines. A real machinist’s bargain at $6.95 Bruce Norman, Bruce and his wife, Les­ 31-3/4, Eugene Stagner — 39. ‘SM ALL
for a good looking radial type mount. lie, had been making the trip from Ft. BOATS’; John Kelley - 12, Jack Young
CONTESTS Worth to the coast so often, the Sou­ 23-1/4, Ted Brindle - 29-1/2, Bob
Thanks to transplanted San Francis­ thern California boys thought it better Huddleston — 34, Bill Gitchel 35-1/2,
can, Bob Shafer, and Clarence Haught, to join ’em rather than fight ’em (based Ray Hickok - 37-3/4, Wally Gitchel
the Idaho area is bubbling with old timer on the hardware hauls being made by 57, Bill Hubbard — 60.
activity. The Coeur d'Alene Aeromod- Bruce). A t the SCAMPS meeting where In the 1976 AM YA balloting, the

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$38.95 Work flew in lift that stayed on the glass and attached to the wings per­
course, and posted a 2 :0 1, never getting manently. The two halves, joined over
more than a hundred feet downwind o f the radio compartment, attached to the
the pylon poles. pod and boom fuselage. A large alumi­
VALKYRIE
A M Y A 5 0 / 8 0 0 CLASS
Only six o f the 133 fliers flew in the num skid projected from the bottom
LEN G TH 50 In scale competition. Ken Wagner flew his o f the fuselage behind the center o f
BEAM H \ In Libelle 301 into good lift on two suc­ gravity, to insure a nose down attitude
AREA 800 sq
$74.95 on landings.
SA IL in cessive flights and got the 3-1/2 minute
C o m p le te k its in c lu d e m o ld e d p la s tic maximum time, as well as the bonus Ttiis would seem to be a good way
h u ll a n d c o m p o n e n ts , a ll rig g in g , fin is h e d spot landing points. Ken’s Libelle used to prevent zooming back up o ff the
s a ils a n d s e m i-fip is h e d w o o d e n p a r ts . balsa sheeted foam wings with a scale ground on hot landings. The wing can’t
aspect ratio. It was nice to see a model come back up if i t ’s being held at a
TAHOE SAIL SYSTEM $27.95 o f one o f the current fiberglass super­ negative angle o f attack by the skid.
birds with the long, narrow wings ac­ Dave Shadel, the man behind R.T.C.
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curately reproduced. Ken’s outstanding Models, o f Escondido, Calif., flew his
brand new original. This twelve foot
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flight performance, together with good,
but not highest, static points, netted
him the first place trophy.
‘Grand Daddy Windfrce’ used large flaps
to control airspeed, with positive (down)
C alif residents add 6 * tax DEALERS WELCOME Don Edberg’s Duster flew well, but flap to slow the plane up in thermals,
suffered in the static judging from a and negative (up) flap to increase speed
lack o f cockpit detail, still netting a penetration. Although Dave had only
following were elected to two year terms 2nd place trophy. Col. Thacker’s Bowlus been flying the plane for one week, he
as AM Y A Directors: Ron Menet (Ca.), Baby Albatross (MB Plan, September still managed a second place trophy in
Dennis Eason (Canada), Les Conner 1975) which won the scale event at the Unlimited class.
(Mass.), and Dick Hein (III.). These are 1975 S.O.A.R. Nationals, d id n ’t fare so The most attention getting design at
the fellows you should talk to with re­ well in the L.S.F. Tournament. The the Tournament was the Split Tee, by
gard to your feelings about rule changes, 8-1/2 pound model o f the famous home- Joe McClaran.of Visalia, California. This
procedural problems, and so on. They b uilt glider won the static judging by a pod and boom T-tail uses a most unique
are serving w ithout any compensation, clear margin, but the thermal Gods were double rudder which can be spread open
and their jobs get bigger every year as not with the Colonel, and two very short to act as a dive brake/spoiler (Not new,
AM YA rapidly approaches its 2000th flights knocked the Bowlus to third but not common, wen). Joe used a
member. In other races, )ohn Ball was place. Terry Koplan made an excellent mechanical mixer, similar to ones used
reelected to the post o f 50/800 Class attempt on a very challenging subject. . . for V-tail installations, to actuate the
Secretary, and John Maloney took the the Glasflugcl 604. The full size, Open rudders. A t less than full separation,
reins o f the S/B Class. Class super-soarer has a 32:1 aspect there is still directional control. The
Remember to send in your dues to ratio, which Terry faithfully duplicated Split Tee is another brand new design,
the AMERICAN MODEL YACHTING in the model. This creates a wing with a and Joe was still working the bugs out
ASSOCIATION, 3917 Sunnyside Ave., seven inch root chord and a 2-1/2 inch at the Tournament. Let us know how
Brookfield, III. 60513. They w ill be the tip, all o f this spread over a twelve foot it works o u t . . . OK, Joe?
best five dollars you ever spent. And span. Better flight times would have put Co-contest directors Bob Hahn and
register any sailing vessel for a one time Terry much higher in the standings. John Donelson saw to it that the over
fee o f one dollar while you are about it.
The point spread between the Un­ 800 launches went o ff smoothly. A
I ’d be glad to hear from anybody
limited and Standard class winners was Fountain Valley Cub Scout pack was
either directly at 7608 Gresham St.,
somewhat unusual. The spotty lift con­ enlisted to retrieve winch lines on bi­
Springfield, Va. 22151 or through MOD­
EL BUILDER. Please let me hear what ditions gave the larger planes somewhat cycles. This was necessary, as no motor
o f an edge in the longer flights. In fact, vehicles are allowed on the runways at
your concerns are, as well as your ques­
Col. Thacker, who won Standard class, Mile Square. Local club members saw
tions. They will help make this column
didn’t get the ten minute max on his to the frequent changing o f winch lines
more relevant to the needs o f the skip­
final flight, posting a time a little over which eliminated much o f the broken-
pers. ·
seven minutes. But, his performance on line problem that has become traditional
the other precision and speed tasks more from flying over Mile Square’s "expo­
Soaring........... Continued from page 23 than made up for the points lost for nential sandpaper” asphalt. As a result
up so far down wind at the end o f the the short time. o f this preparation, and a hard working
course that he had to s tu ff the plane Several new designs showed up in winch crew, each round was completed
into the ground just to be sure that it the Unlimited class. Bob King, o f Phoe­ w ithin two hours. That figures out to
was down. Even though this approach nix, Arizona, had his new "Jaws” de­ better than one launch-per-minute, over

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 a six hour spread on each o f two days.
Congratulations, John and Bob, on a
job well done!
Next month I’ll start (as promised)
on a series o f articles on new techniques,
and materials for sailplanes. We’ll take a
look at conventional wing structure, and
present some thoughts on how to im­
prove that type o f wing, and then move
on to some techniques for working with
styrofoam wings. A t that time I will also
have some information on the results o f
some new NASA research on low speed
aerodynamics and a new airfoil that
looks very promising for use on a thermal
soaring plane. See ya next month . . .
in the meantime whydonchagoflyina-
thermal?
1975 L.S.F. TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Unlimited Class
Pilot Plane Score
1. Bill Nibley Pierce 970 5767
2. Dave Shadcl Original 5583
3. Rick Walters Rainbow
Wings 5557
4. Rick Pearson Leo 5096
5. Terry Koplan W indrifter* 5 0 1I
6. Dave Thornburg W indrifter* 4999
7. Neil Nolte Cumulus 4851
8. Peter Parszik Javelin II 4826
9. Jim Tom blin ASW 17 4787
10. Fred Weaver Aquila* 4726
♦S ta n d a rd Class planes entered in U n lim ite d
Standard Class
1. Col. Bob Thacker Mod. Hobie
Hawk 5345
2. Rod Smith Windfree 5330 held. Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley,
3. Lorin Blewett W indrifter 5312 Another idea I ’d like to pass along Ca. on December 7th. The new rules
4. Mark Smith Windfree 5134 this month is Tom Laurie’s stabilizer are that monoplanes must have a wing­
5. Steve Work W indrifter 4961 trim adjustment mechanism. Boy, th a t’s span o f at least 36 inches and biplanes
6. Bob Slater W indrifter 4842 certainly a mouth fu ll for an easy-to- must span at least 30 inches. Each mod­
7. Jim Wiseman Hobie Hawk 4791 make unit. See Fig. 3. Tom used this el must have a pilot, and the models
8. Jim White Aquila 4619 in his “ Jeep,” and it really proved out must also R.O.G. The models receive
9. Howard Sears Pokey 808 4593 during the test flying stages. This me­ one point per second up to the number
10. Kelly Pike Hobie Hawk 4577 chanism, coupled w ith an adjustable o f scale points the model receives from
thrust bearing, really allows versatility static judging. Hope to see many o f you
Scale in getting a model trimmed out rather there. ·
1. Ken Wagner Libelle 301 766 quickly. The idea o f going to a full
2. Don Edberg Duster 754 stab/elevator trim is that it w ill hold an R/C Auto . . . . Continued from page 31
3. Bob Thacker Bowlus Baby adjustment better, and these adjustments der 2 1 seconds on lap times, with the
Albatross 701 can be made in very small increments. rest o f the Associated team not too far
4. Bob E llio tt Glasflugel 604 650 Often, w ith the more conventional me­ back. Anyway, I unpacked and put my
5. Terry Koplan Glasflugel 604 587 thod o f using copper wire to attach the transmitters and batteries on charge.
elevators to the stab, the elevators Open practice on Wednesday allowed
may move in any hard landing. If they each competitor to get about five prac­
F/F Scale . . . . Continued from page 40 are not constantly checked, a destruc­ tice sessions o f 10 minutes in both the
a n ifty free-wheeling device, which also tive crash could result. oval and the road. Earl Campbell’s oval
permitted easy interchanging o f propel­ * * *
car looked good and he was cooling it,
lers. Vince has promised to get this Vintage Aero has once again come slowing and passing where it was very
novel idea on paper so that I can pass it up w ith what I consider a very important safe. Jim Cade looked good, too. Mike
on to you. item. They now have basswood in various Morrissey, who arrived that morning,
Second place winner, George James, sizes in 26-1/2 inch lengths. Most bass­ John Thorp, and others (me too) were
was flying a Wedell Williams. George’s wood that can be obtained in model struggling to get the right combination.
model had all the numerals, etc., done railroad shops is a scant 18 inches long. I had trouble getting used to the fro n t
with silk screening, along w ith an unusual The number o f goodies that Vintage straight, because I seemed to want to
method o f finishing. This too w ill be a Aero has in its catalog is growing more make it parallel to the back straight.
subject covered in a future column. all the time. It is available for only a Since the far turn was smaller than the
A ll in all, the Thompson was the buck. Vintage Aero, 1 The Glen, Tenafly, near turn, I had a tendency to drive into
most fun I’ve had at a contest for quite N.J. 07670. the outside wall. Most cars d idn’t have
a spell, and taking 3rd w ith my Goon In closing this month, I want to re­ enough steering because o f the traction,
kind o f helped. We are all looking fo r­ mind you that the Flightmasters Peanut/ but I had too much. In the amateur class,
ward to the nest time this event w ill be Jumbo rubber contest is scheduled at Chuck Phelps looked rapid and con-

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but controllable, and he was blasling ling the engine. A fter the race I looked
through the big banked turn near the at the inside wall and saw that it came
drivers stand, turning times around 8 back out closer to the inside line at that
seconds flat. John Thorp was getting p o in t. . . a good place to stay away
around the track consistently and Car- from during racing. I richened up the
bonell was going smooth and rapid. My engine for the second heat, because after
oval car was going good, w ith narrower restarting in the first heat the engine
front tires, except in the last practice was lean. The engine 4-cycled through
session, when it got squirrely. Later I the second heat but driving was much
found both rear wheels loose. easier and the time was good enough
In the road course Welch again looked for fifth qualifier. Mike Morrissey was
JUWESS At V Urt·***» »MOO· V O W '« α Λ VM t «0
*CuWnEP Pf 5 ■■*·<·· « . r o tim ιό « c nun n v v«* t to good and Bill Steele was going great running fast, but had trouble in both
aueetp srcoct plans with his Taurus, getting times in the heats and d id n ’t make the cut for the
O «c o w o r * n v . μ . < * » « wt n . · ! · Mcaxs
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low 2 l ’s. Earl Campbell ran his oval mains.
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car after controlled practice and was I believe Bob Sneeringer won the first
getting times just over 8 seconds. I did n ’t amateur oval main and had a good time.
d.T.c. d c /iq^ o
1M mwwao· «c feel too bad since my oval car had laps In the second amateur main Glenn Larue
a m / « mpi «■ m i
in the 7.9’s. won, w ith Chuck Phelps second, and
sistent. A fter two days o f practice, I learned winning time good enough to push
The road cars in general looked a that you couldn’t really run oversize Sneeringer back to second place overall.
little better. Most o f the Associated team tires because they had bad hop prob­ In the first expert oval main there
looked good because they had been prac­ lems on the faster tight corners and was quite a bit o f dicing going on, with
ticing several days. Bob Welch’s MRP down the straights. Chassis bend, lon­ several leaders. A fter about 25 laps Earl
looked impressive with super go, stop gitudinal, probably also entered in the Campbell took over first with Bill Jianas
and steering (that Alfa front end!). After bouncing on the straights, so a really and Roger Curtis following. Earl was
some radio problems, Rich Lee jetted at lightweight chassis wasn’t good. After pulling away, but after a few laps he
about 21 seconds. Morrissey, myself and hitting the boards many times I con­ hit the protruding inside wall on the
more, were struggling with tires, engines, cluded the boards would always win. back straight and broke a rear axle.
etc. Ed Pennewill’s Delta car wasn’t So I got to work on my oval car and Jianas then took over the lead and
super-fast but had a good line and was made a fro n t bumper which went fur­ eventually won the first main with his
consistent. ther along the top o f the chassis and Magnum car, having no problems. Roger
The local racers were allowed on the installed longitudinal rails under the Curtis finished second and Earl Campbell
track after 6 pm. Gary Swiman was out front axle mounts to strengthen the chas­ came back for third, both with Associa­
quickly and showed a new line around sis. Rear tires were worn to about 3.2 ted cars.
the track. Gary’s line was right on the inch diameter and getting better all the Just before the start o f the second
inside boards, on the turn after the back time. I just switched tires left to right. expert main, my pit crew got the needle
straight, and the next long left hander, Friday morning saw some rain come, valve adjusted perfectly. A t the start, I
too. so racing didn’t get started until about got my usual slow start, but pulled into
A t the end o f the day, both o f my noon. I think there was a quick 5 minute the lead at about 10 laps. My HRE car
cars looked like destruction derby spe­ round before the oval qualifying. In the was handling my way . . . a tad o f high
cials. The permanent boards were mur­ amateur heats, Chuck Phelps, of Phoe­ speed understeer. . . back o ff the th ro t­
der on So-Cal specials. The low front nix, had his Scorpion car going good and tle for a fraction o f a second entering
bumpers caught under the boards and Bob Sneeringer, o f the D.C. area, had the corners, then on again. I was able
the lightened bumpers bent. There were his Associated set up to do just about to catch most cars on the straights, hesi­
bends in both chassis and the bodies what he wanted. In the expert quali­ tate, then take them on the inside o f
cracked. I bent a rear axle on each car, fying, numerous drivers looked good, either corner.
which hasn’t happened since going to including Earl Campbell, A rturo Car- On my p it stop at 40 laps, the engine
hardened axles in 1972. I had lots o f bonell, Jim Cade, Tom Wisvader, Dave flamed out. By the time I got back on
work to do that night. Chin and Roger Curtis. In my first heat, track, Don McKay had gone into the
By Thursday most everyone was get­ I had just taken the lead when I hit the lead with his MRP car. A fter a few laps,
ting the knack o f driving the track. Mor­ inside wall at the end o f the back I was back in first place as McKay
rissey had both o f his Taurus cars going straight. The car went completely across flamed out in the pits. I was able to
good. His oval car looked a tad tw itchy, the track and h it the outside wall, kil­ stretch my lead to about 2 laps with 5

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to go. Cooling it a little, I started taking our heat, and I got headed into the
a safer line in the far co rn e r. . . more boards several times, so we did n ’t fare SCALE PLANS
to the middle o f the track . . . since I too well. In the last heat, Mike Morris­ byWESTBURG
had really been cutting it close on the sey showed the way with his Taurus car.
inside. Then with half a lap to go I Even w ith two p it stops in 25 laps, Travel A ir 2000 (2 Sheets)
smacked the outside wall! However, I he ended up with quick time o f the day. 1 " = 1.0 Ft. $4.00
got the checkered flat at 75 laps, and Matt Azzara and Earl Campbell lost gears Waco ATO Taperwing ( ·· )
McKay was second, about a lap back. or wheels and Gene Husting blew an 1” = 1.0 Ft. $4.00
John Thorp ran a consistent race with engine. Lots o f work had to be done
his Thorp car to finish third. The second that night. Blackline prints, 3 0 " χ 4 2 ” , mailed
expert oval main times were good enough B u t. . . the drag races were resche­ folded in No. America. Add 5 0 i per
to push Bill Jianas back to third place duled fo r that night. I had to make set fo r First Class 8i 65tf fo r A ir Mail.
overall. changes to the car and get ready for the For rolled prints, add S1.00 per order.
Then on into the amateur road quali­ big day and went to the motel, so the Send S. A.S. E. for complete list.
fying. Bob Sneeringer again had his comments made here are second-hand.
Associated motating, but a wheel came Several racers did not run in the drag PETER W. WESTBURG
off. Jay Costa was flying w ith his Mar­ races, even though they had cars, because 834 Seventh St., No. 6
ker, turning laps around 20.6 to 20.8 o f required work on their road cars. Santa Monica, Calif. 90403
seconds in the clear. Any expert would The drag site was good, but the surface
have taken his time, even then. did not have enough time on it to ‘‘come later, Kent Stroh, the race director,
Saturday morning came quickly, since in.” Consequently times and speeds suf­ called the race. The decision was a hard
I d id n ’t finish my oval car-to-road car fered. Cars which turn the 165 ft. in the one, but rain was forecast for the next
conversion until 5 am. By the time I got low 3 seconds at home tracks were lucky day (and it did rain).
to the track, the amateur road practice to get close to 3-1 /2 seonds. The concours event was staged under
was Just ending. Expert road practice Carl Petri had his scratch-built rail the car parking covers o f Rattey’s res­
rounds o f 5 minutes started. Morrissey’s running good, but lost to Mike Carone’s taurant. Gil Anderson’s immaculate Fer­
car was going super. Steele, who had hybrid Associated in the finals. Mike is rari won. Details were fantastic. The
looked good earlier, had done something back to two servos with a good brake interior, suspension and engine looked
wrong cause his car looked like a hand- because o f reliable operation. In funny like the real thing. A Veco engine was
full. Pennewill seemed to be going a cars, Chubby Caruso was going good for buried under the scale V-12 engine and
little faster and smoother, and Swiman his frist try at the drags. Reba Steele differential. The radio equipment wasn’t
looked impressive. Campbell, Husting, got third place when she could not ad­ noticeable either. High/low beam lights
Curtis, Azzara, Lee, Carone, Kroellsand vance after red lighting, and her com­ and tail lights were functional. Tires for
Albu all looked good too, although most petition crossed over into her lane (he the car even had identifying chalk marks
o f them hadn’t run their road cars since d idn’t advance either). So Bob Welch for L/R #5 etc., as in real cars. The
Wednesday. Welch seemed to be having went to the final with his MRP against second place McLaren o f Bill Miller
trouble turning to the right. Later he Carone. Welch won the funny car class would have won concours just about
found his servo had gone kaput. My when Carone blew a glow plug right out anywhere.
car was good, but the engine was way o f his engine. Seems that Bill Steele is I was very sorry and shocked to hear
lean and the brakes poor. I found my the caller for his wife, Reba. Bill watches that Gil Anderson died three weeks
brake band liner had come loose. So I the lights and taps her shoulder when earlier o f a heart attack. One o f his last
richened up the engine idle a little and its time to GO. Just wait 'till they get wishes was to have the car shown at the
set to work on a new band liner. their timing down. ’75 Nats after spending the last year
In the first round o f expert road Again on Sunday, I d id n ’t get to the constructing it. Ray Dixson and Ed
qualifying, Ed Pennewill’s consistent track until the end o f the second round Heck, o f Florida, did a terrific job o f
running paid o ff, as his Delta car got o f amateur road qualifying. Many o f final preparation and showing the car.
best time in his heat. Eric Hahn jumped the times looked better. Eric Robarge The awards banquet was about the
to the lead in his heat, running no wing must have jetted w ith his Delta, because best I ’ve ever attended. The food was
on his car, and had a very clean heat to he beat Jay Costa’s time. Bob Sneerin­ very good and the awards (trophies and
get a good time. Roger Curtis and Rich ger obviously didn’t have problems, merchandise) were terrific.
Lee, with Associated cars, were in sepa­ ‘cause he now had third fastest time. A ROAR meeting was held after the
rate heats, and both ran well to get Then into the expert heats a half banquet. Many topics were discussed,
identical limes. Dell Fisher (Marker) and hour ahead o f schedule. But soon after including concours, international com­
I (HRE), tangled a couple o f times in the first heat the rain started. Four hours petition (Ted Longshaw o f England ex-

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 mula car oval nats w ill give that race the
status it deserves. Second . . . two classes
Need Help With Your Heli? > o f cars can still be run at the ROAR
Nats and will allow running the stock
We’ve Got It! cars as the second class (stockers haven’t
run at the nats yet). The stockers could
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replacement parts and kits fo r all popular helicopters. And we'll custom build. wards?).
Since drag racing always seems to cut
Expert advice is available, into the schedule o f the other two clas­
too. We've b u ilt and flow n al­ ses, I think one complete day should be
most every helicopter model scheduled fo r drag racing only. That
known and we now have over way, a reasonable amount o f practice can
1,000 hours of flying time. be had and the track allowed to “ break
in.” Also, a detailed set o f drag race
We have everything fo r the
rules should be established, including
modeler . . . Helis, Planes, double faults and proper staging (after
Cars, Boats, Radios, and spare staging, a car should not be allowed to
parts. move back to get a hole shot).
Call or w rite . . . ask for That’s i t . . . finally. I had a great
Lloyd Wheeler. time at the 7 5 Nats, even w ith the rain-
out. But maybe th a t’s because I did well
in the oval race. If you have any opinions

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1 975 ROAR N ATIO N ALS RESULTS
Amateur Oval (Main Event)
Pos. Name Avg. Lap Time
DAV I ES- CHARLT0N 1. Glenn LaRue 10.29
. 1 5 RAPIER 2. Bob Sneeringer 10.69
0 IC6CL $ 2 9 . 9 5 PP. 3. Chuck Phelps (T.Q.) 10.76
4. Bob Williams 13.90
R/C » 3 5 . 4 5 PP.
5. Neal Prantner 14.93
6. Bob Heilman 14.94
. . . this beautiful M onocoupe by Megow?
7. Bill Miller 15.23
One o f the four most super-detailed
8. Bob Kaczmarek 15.90
plans that Megow ever made. HOBBY- HI DEA*AY, 0ELAVAN, I LL 9. Bill Hobson 16.90
We have this, plus many others, print­ 10. Ralph Gombach 17.65
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,50c . refundable with first order. Expert Oval (Main Event)
GOLDEN AGE REPRODUCTIONS 1. Chuck Hallum 8.99
P. O . B o x 1 3 , B r a in tre e , M ass. 02184
2. Don McKay 9.33
3. Bill jianas 9.35
4. John Thorp 9.47
pressed the feeling o f many European can really keep everybody interested and 5. Roger Curtis 9.88
racers), nationals events and engine aware o f w hat’s going on. I d idn’t even 6. Earl Campbell 10.42
horsepower. Two im portant matters have to yell at my p it men about posi­ 7. Bob Welch 10.43
were resolved. The President, Roy tion and lap information. 8. Tom Wisvader (T.Q.) 11.37
Moody, is to appoint a Nationals Com­ I would like to thank all the fellows 9. Gary Swiman 12.16
mittee, probably to be headed by Bob who gave me assistance at the race, par­ 10. Jim Cade 12.18
Stevens, to propose regulations and ticularly Bob Sneeringer, Ed Pennewill
events for future ROAR Nationals. Also and Eric Robarge. I ’m sure everyone Amateur Road (Best o f 2
there was approval fo r a committee to gives their thanks to Kent Stroh, mem­ Qual Heats)
propose regulations for a restricted en­ bers o f the EM ARC and NASCAR clubs, 1. Eric Robarge 22.15
gine horsepower class o f racing to be and all race personnel for putting on a 2. Jay Costa 22.69
headed by myself. I ’ve been proposing a super race at a super track. And special 3. Bob Sneeringer 23.20
class like this fo r two years, so they got thanks to Bill Rattey, for his great job 4. Chuck Phelps 24.47
even with me! The vote was heavily in in getting and keeping the track in top 5. Bill Coalson 24.50
favor o f the restricted horsepower class, condition for the 7 5 ROAR Nats. 6. Neal Prantner 24.56
and I wish to thank all o f our readers PERSONAL COMMENTS 7. Ray Fortier 25.02
who wrote in. The response shows that One topic discussed at the ROAR 8. Ted Longshaw 25.22
lots o f racers who d idn’t make it to the meeting was that o f making the May 9. Bob Rexrode 26.18
Nats are also in favor o f a new class. Indy race into the Oval ROAR Nationals. 10. Mark Heck 26.22
The atmosphere o f the 1/8 scale 75 There was considerable adverse reaction,
ROAR Nationals was enhanced by Bob because lots o f people could not get to Expert Road (One Qual Heat)
Stevens, “ The voice o f R/C car racing,” that event plus the ROAR Nats. A fter 1. Mike Morrissey 22.44
who was on hand to announce all the considering the idea for a while, I think 2. Eric Hahn 22.59
qualifying and main events. Bob knows i t ’s a good idea for two reasons. F irs t. . . 3. Ed Pennewill 22.92
a lo t about racing and the drivers, and making the Indy race the official fo r­ 4. Roger Curtis 22.93

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9. Mike Carone 23.53
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10. Dell Fisher 23.58
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3. Bill Campbell
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I have been using Hot S tu ff sparingly

for field repairs and some construction,
but had not yet attempted a complete
construction job with it, so thought this
would be as good an opportunity as any
to try it also. Some o f the things I
learned may be an aid to modelers who
haven’t yet tried this newest addition to
the modelers necessities.
A little background is in order, be­
fore the sticks start flying. Sal Taibi
designed the original Starduster in 1958, NEW
THE PORTABLE
and to my rather narrow mind it is one
o f the two truly original designs
MINI-ANT IC. compact car
SIZE. .19 T 0 . 2 9 ENGINES- e n j o y t h a t r e l a x e d
ever laid out in the free flight field.
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fifties).
First kitted in 1961, over th irty thou­
sand Starduster kits have been sold, rare commodity can be used!
which has to make this one o f the most “ Hot S tu ff” is a generic term fo r one block comes into play next. Using No.
popular designs in the free flight field. o f a whole fam ily o f 'Instant Miracle 220 sandpaper, I lightly sanded the b ot­
Between 1962 and 1967, the Starduster Glues’ just coming into use in the mod­ tom o f the panel w ithout blowing the
series, (the X, 600, and 900), won 80% eling fraternity. It is a clear fluid which, balsa dust away from the frame, then
o f the first, second, and third place tro ­ when deprived o f oxygen, polymerizes went back and reglued all the joints.
phies in Nationals competition, a truly into a hard crystal form . Its ’k ic k ’ time The balsa dust acts as a binder on the
remarkable feat, and the airplane is still can be regulated precisely by the chem­ joints this way, and the structure is com­
highly competitive today, seventeen ical formula used in its manufacture, plete and ready for covering almost
years after it was first conceived. from two seconds to tw enty-four hours, faster than I can write this.
The k it fo r the Starduster retails for w ithout affecting its final strength. Hot The one spot I deviated from the nor­
$7.95, and is one o f the finest on the S tuff w ill kick, or harden, in about ten mal construction procedure (Aha! wen)
market fo r the money. The spar stock is seconds in normal use. was on the laying o f the second fuselage
still chosen fo r lightness, strength, and Building the Starduster with Hot side on the body framework. The Star­
grain quality (my kit had two fairly S tuff made the job almost obscenely duster fuselage is built by laying 1/8 x
hard piecesof tapered trailing edge stock fast. To frame a wing, for instance, the 3/8 strips on the one printed fuselage
for the wings, and one light-weight grooves are cut in the trailing edge stock side, and gluing them in place. The pylon
quarter-grain piece o f tapered stock for with a flat razor file in order to leave is supported by 3/32 square on each side
the stab), and the die-cut sheets are so a ‘fuzz’ in the slot. This fuzz acts as a o f the fuselage, which is then covered
cleanly cut the parts outlines cannot be binder fo r the Hot Stuff. All ribs are by a second, unprinted, balsa sheet. I
seen. inserted in the trailing edge slots and a was concerned that I w ouldn’t know
The plans, when unrolled, contain tiny drop o f Hot S tuff is put on each where to put the Hot S tu ff on the o ut­
three sheets o f genuine japanese tissue, joint. Immediately the leading edge stock side o f the fuselage in order to be certain
one orange and two white. This alone can be positioned against the ribs, and o f good glue joints on the inside, so
should be enough o f an incentive to the spar inserted, and again a tiny drop used the printed fuselage side as a pat­
finish the airplane, just so this extremely o f Hot S tuff put on each joint. A sanding tern to mark the second unprinted side

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 upward movement o f the stab to 60°
when dethermalized.
FOR T H E B E S T IN In fact, I was so fanatical about build­
STANDARD CLASS HSTR0 FLIGHT inc
ing it stock that I cut the word “ Star-
duster” out o f the plans in black tissue
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Venice. California 90291 where it is shown on the plans, and cut
AS-W15 out the name-and-address label from the
W ing span · - - - 1 0 0 " plans and used it where shown on the
A rea - · · 6 5 0 Sq. in . plan, on the left side o f the pylon.
F ly in g w e ig h t · 3 8 Oz
A final check before flying showed all
F o r 2 channel R /C
wing and stab panels fla t and the fuse­
Rugged m olded lage straight, except fo r about 1/16 inch
S T D . H I -S T A R T $ 2 4 .9 5
p la s tic fuselage wash-in on the left inboard panel o f the
A S T R O S T A R T $ 2 9 .9 5
M a c h in e -c u t ribs wing.
ALSO : M O N T E R E Y Span 1 0 0 " - $ 3 4 .9 5 My adjusting procedure, as mentioned
M A L IB U Span 7 5 " - $ 2 5 .9 5 earlier, has sent women weeping into
A S - W 1 7 ------ Span 1 3 4 " - $ 7 9 .9 5 their homes, and strong men have
blanched with fear and dived for cover
at the first “ Pop’ ’ o f my engines. I fo l­
The historic The m e
lowed my usual procedure in this test.
B ella n c a
" S kyro cket" The first flight o f my brand-new shiny
orange Starduster was w ith a five-second
The M engine run and the prop mounted cor­
S II.Í5 A fc u io c a u p e
rectly. I meant to turn it around to re­
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duce the thrust, but forgot it.
F\£B IN CMTnOi ue to thb£ ( CHemrtis
4 M4ůt44IC£N1 MlWIlOh 0 » 41* 4U.-T11* J4 V 2 ‘ WINGSPAN. .020 POWER RUBBER. C 02.0R 010 POWER A BIT
The wash-in in the le ft panel created
FOS PULSE A NO SMALL WUlTl OF NOSTALGIA ANOA DEuO M I TOBUllO
»AYORiTF AIRCRAFT.
A TRUE CLASSIC FROM THE "OOLOCN ERA"
17.25 RAOiO CONTROL UNITS CAN BE enough drag to pull the airplane around
FLOWN FREE FUOMT ON RUBBER.
HITS INCLUDE TOP QUALITY PRlNTEO BALSA.
into a tight left turn at about twenty
feet o ff the ground, and it bored around
The
P1AHS 0ML1
in fifty -fo o t circles until the engine final­
S te a rn u fn C 3 B
H ' W1NOSPAN, ftt* POWER. FOR
ly quit. It then stabilized into a smooth
CONTROL UP TO THREE CHANNELS
S2Æ2 glide, and we came out from under the
»STORY WAFER BEFORE WORLD WARM
car to try it again.
$12.25
I cut a small trim tab into the vertical
fin, about one inch long by 1/4 inch
F L Y L IN E M O D ELS deep, and bent it 1/32 inch to the right.
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This straightened out the power pattern
a little , and on the second flight the
with a series o f pin holes. A fter the tional top wing spars, which some mod­ machine made three turns to the left
framing and pylon was mounted on the elers add, were not put in, the fuselage under a ten-second engine run.
printed fuselage side, I laid the second was not.feefed up, (and made heavier,) Another tab was cut in the fin, about
side on the assembly and put a small and the regular tips were used on the hall the size o f the first one, and dis­
drop o f Hot S tu ff on each pin-hole. wings and tail rather than my fancy placed the same amount, and the air­
Voila . . . as they say wherever it is they "Hoerner’’ type tips. As a result o f this plane was V T O ’d with a full fifteen-
say th a t. . . a strong, light, virtually strict adherence to the plans I managed second engine run. This time the power
warp-proof fuselage in less than an hour’s to come up with an excellent flying pattern was p e rfe c t. . . two wide circles
work! machine. to the le ft under power w ith a smooth
I was concerned with using Hot S tuff The one note I couldn’t find on the transition into a nice "Starduster” skid­
around the firewall, and seriously con­ plans concerned the warps to be put ding left glide circle.
sidered using an epoxy, but finally into the wing. A quick call to Sal Taibi, So in three flights the machine was
talked myself into simply sanding the the designer, assured me that the wing fully trimmed, even w ith my devil-may-
face o f the m otor m ount flat with a should be flat, with no warps at all! He care technique, well enough to be a com-
sanding block and then sprinkling a small also told me the original weighed in at etitive ship. No glide trim changes were
amount o f balsa dust on the balsa before 6-1/4 ounces with a Holland Hornet necessary, and w ith the balance point
I fitted the plywood engine mount in (remember that one?) and a Holland at the location on the plans, the machine
place. The back o f the plywood was Timer Tank. glided perfectly w itho ut any incidence
also sanded lightly, to remove any traces A fter finishing my version with ni­ changes being required.
o f resin which may have oozed out o f trate dope, three coats, and one coat o f Coincident w ith my testing o f the
the wood since it was glued together. Hobbypoxy clear for fuel proofing, it airplane, one o f my acquaintances, Eddy
Then I just held the plywood firewall weighed in at 6-1/2 ounces, with a Cox Flock, accepted a challenge to build a
against the prepared balsa blocks and Tee-Dee .049, the Competition Models free flight, and chose a Starduster also.
liberally dosed the join t w ith Hot Stuff. Tank-mount, a Tatone Half-A timer, and His was completed and tested at the
A t first I thought I had used too much, a Tatone Bladder tank. same time, and his ship, due probably
which makes the ‘kicking’ time much The only deviation I made from the to better building techniques, was trim ­
longer, but w ithin five seconds the ply­ plans (Aha again! wen) was to move the med in two flights, requiring only the
wood felt warm to the touch and vapors dethermalizer snuffer tube from the addition o f a 1/32 plywood shim under
and smoke began to issue from the joint. rear o f the fuselage to a point half-way the trailing edge o f the stabilizer to fly
In less than th irty seconds I had one o f up the fuselage on the left side, to make perfectly. The punch-line?. . . He has
the firmest firewall joints I have ever it easier to check that the fuse was lit built only radio-controlled bcasties be­
seen on a model this size. before launching. A short piece o f Per­ fore this, and he really enjoys not having
I was determined to build the airplane fect I/2 A lead-out cable was strung to worry about crashing his airplane after
absolutely stock. Therefore the addi­ through two small wire loops to lim it the i t ’s in the air!

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In summation, then, we have found

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stable, forgiving free-flight designs on
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to let it stall into lift more easily than a
conventional design.
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* * * car racing buffs can now race in two primer that is compatible w ith most any
BalIdrivers, from BWT Systems, 4523 classes with one car. This is a machined paint. The A.S.A. plastic can be glued
Keeler Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43227, aluminum block motor mount which with n itro cellulose glues such as Am ­
are ball-headed Allen wrenches which allows quick interchange between Class broid.
allow tightening and loosening o f socket A Reed valve engines and Class B Tee- A ll wood components are machine
screws from an angle. These handy tools, Dee engines in just minutes. No m odifi­ cut and sanded. The k it comes w ith all
which are available with either a screw­ cation is necessary to the standard Jero- hardware, including Golden Rods, and a
driver or “ L ” handle, are very handy for bee chassis. The mount attaches using blue tinted, vacuum formed canopy. The
those hard-to-get-at engine m ount screws, the standard chassis holes and the rear Albatross is a very deluxe k it, designed
setscrews, or anywhere that socket head body post extender. This m otor mount for the discriminating competition soar­
screws are used. BWT offers the Ball- will allow racing in two classes with ing enthusiast. Available direct from MH
drivers in 17 sizes from .028 to .500, only minimal cost increase. The Quick Manufacturing for $69.95.
Change T.D. mount is available from * * *
as well as metric sizes. The BWT Ball-
drivers are made o f high quality alloy Thunder Road Automotive, 199 West Cal Aero-Model, 7142 Bluesails Ave.,
steel and are carefully heat-treated to First Street, Los Altos, California 94022. Huntington Beach, CA 92647, well
withstand maximum torque. Price has not yet been announced. known for its line o f .020 Replica kits o f
* * * * * * old timers, is now introducing the first
Maximum noise reduction with min- The Albatross, from MH Manufactur­ k it o f a new series.
inum RPM loss is what every R/C car ing, 2623 Honolulu Ave., Montrose, Designed for sport flying and econo­
racer looks for in a m uffler. With Ta- California 9 1020, is an all-out compe­ mical operation, the “ Series 5 0 ” line
tone's new expansion type tailpipe m uf­ titio n sailplane for Standard class. De­ will consist o f scaled down (to 50 inch
fler, that is exactly what you get. The signed by Mark Levoe, it is the eleventh span) Old Timers for .09 to .15 engines
cast aluminum m uffler is specially de­ in a series o f clean, high aspect ratio and 3 channel R/C equipment. The first
signed for use on the McCoy and Veco sailplanes. The Albatross uses a vacuum kit, now ready for delivery, is Sal T aibi’s

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 to have for dinner tonight, but at least

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15/RC A Another new Astro Flight product is

the Astro 10 marine electric m otor. It is
designed for use in boats that would
LIST PRICES: DEALER INQUIRIES require a .10 to .15 glow engine. The
IN VITED motor is housed in a molded plastic
STANDARD ENGINE mount w ith flanges for bolt-down in­
572.00 stallation in the boat. A four-bladed fan
TUNED-PIPE ENGINE is mounted on the output shaft to pro­
595.00 vide cooling normally supplied by an
R/C ENGINE S83.95 aircraft propeller. The Dumas hardware
k it H-7 contains all the parts needed for

Bill’s m in ia tu re engines the boat drive train, and a Dumas M40-3

steel universal mates the drive adapter
to the Astro motor shaft. A Dumas
1325 CAROL DRIVE, MEMPHIS, TENN. 38116 (901)397-0484
DV-20 boat has been used successfully
w ith the power system.
A L L NEW NEWLY MANUFACTURED A 12-volt rechargeable battery pack
REMCO 29 IGNITION
ENGINE
1/4 X 32 SPARK PLUGS
N o w y o u can once again ru n
is included w ith the Astro 10 Marine
m otor. Total Price is $50.
PRICE S42.50 y o u r o ld ig n itio n engines and * * *
(engine only) jo in the O ld T im e r m o ve m e n t. Sonic-Tronics, who has long been
Plus $1.25 $2.50 each, manufacturers o f electric starters and
fo r postage plus 50tí postage.
and insurance.
other R/C accessories, is now manufac­
turing a line o f glow plugs under the
S51.00 Ignition coils, $6.00 trade name o f Glo-Dcvil, Long and short
C o m p le te -
plus 50tí postage. reach versions are now being delivered
w ith ig n itio n in either the standard or idle-bar
package (c o il, S park plu g (n o t a " r e je c t" )
tie tack o r lapel p in . A neat
equipped, R/C style, The idle bar plugs,
condenser, p lu g ,
high ten sio n lead). w ay to c a rry a "s p a re " I retail fo r $1.29 while the standard plugs
Plus $1.25 fo r postage $ 5 .0 0 p lu s 5 0 cents are $.98 each. Special 2 volt plugs will
and insurance. List, 25 tí postage and ha n d lin g . be available in the near future, as well
as special Glo-Devil Racing plugs. These
REMCO MFG. CO., P.O. Box 22414, Denver, Colorado 80222 w ill feature a special alloy space-age
metal element which has never before
been used in glow plugs. It is claimed
famous 1938 Powerhouse. The kit fea­ to drilling and tapping engines for glow that the patented seal w ill withstand the
tures pre-cut parts, formed landing gear, plugs, one can also use the tap for clean­ highest nitro content fuels and the
nylon hinges and L.G. straps, full size ing up the existing threads in an engine highest R.P.M.’s. Yet, despite the special
plans, and printed instructions. List head. features, these racing plugs w ill be only
price is $31.50. To complete the picture, Semco also $1.29 each. For more information see
MB’s editor had a hand in testing the offers a 1/4-32 adjustable die for $4.98, your dealer or contact Sonic-Tronics
prototype o f this series, and can verify which fits a standard 5/8 inch die stock, Inc., 2 South Sylvania Ave., Philadelphia,
that i t ’s a real joy to fly. We’ve indicated also available from Semco for $2.49. Penna., 19111.
many limes in recent years that there’s This die is just the right size for cleaning Another new product from Sonic-
no better trainer for the beginner in and deburring glow plug threads before Tronics is their Cheeter-Stik. This is a
radio control than an inherently stable use in your cleaned up engine head! vinyl plastic “ engine flipp er” that can
old timer free flight design. And by * * *
be fed to voracious props in lieu o f
reducing the original size down to the The newest item from Astro Flight fingers. The Cheeter-Stik is available in
.09 to .15 range, you gain economy and Inc., 13377 Beach Ave., Venice, Ca. two sizes. . . a small one for the junior
convenience o f transportation. 90291, is an R/C system analyzer and modeler and small engines, and a large
Cal Aero has discontinued production rapid charger, called the “ R/C System one for adult hands and large engines.
o f the 020 Replica series, but w ill con­ Analyzer Rapid Charger!" This unit, The tube which comes in contact w ith
tinue to sell them as long as the present which retails for $38.00, is claimed to the prop is made o f a resilient vinyl
stock lasts. eliminate the need for battery discharge material which w ill not damage propel­
* * * units, expanded scale voltmeters, and lers. Available in a choice o f red, yellow,
Semco Model Engineering, 14 Water quick chargers. or white handles, the large size sells for
St., Waltham, Mass. 02154, manufac­ With this unit you can: $.99 and the small sells for $.79. Avail­
turers o f an extensive line o f glow engine Charge your receiver batteries in 15 able from your hobby dealer or direct
mufflers, is adding some useful modeler’s minutes. from Sonic-Tronics. ·
tool to its products. Charge your transmitter batteries in
Seven sizes o f d rill bits, either 6 or 15 minutes. Pit P a k........... Continued from page 21
12 inches long, are being offered by Test for a high resistance cell in two The Pit Pak is a most professional
Semco. Available in 1/32 inch incre­ minutes. solution to a messy problem. It allows
ments from 1/16 to 1/4 diameter, the Test for a shorted cell. the modeler to walk onto the field with
prices are $2.98 and $4.50 each for Indicate the capacity remaining after his assembled plane in one hand and the
the 6 and 12 inch lengths, respectively. a day’s flying in 10 minutes. Pit Pak in the other, knowing that he has
A 1/4-32 tap and d rill set is offered Measure the capacity o f a fully everything he needs for an afternoon’s
for $2.98. This is the thread size used charged battery in 10 minutes. flying (Transmitter? Yeah, well that too,
for standard glow plugs, and in addition It w ill not tell you what you’re going if y o u ’re an R/Cer!). We have found

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that the Pit Pak can be slightly modi­
fied to be even more convenient. A
machine screw and wing nut can be at­
tached to the lid o f the tool compart­
ment to allow carrying spare props on
the outside o f the lid.
Also, a small block o f styrofoam can
be attached to the inside o f the tool
compartment lid. Holes cut into the
foam can be used to store extra glow
plugs.
The only complaint about the Pit
Pak is common to all available fuel
pumps. We would like to see the slide
toggle switch on the pump replaced with
19 to 25 Power Sport Pattern R/C
aspring loaded “ dead man” type switch.
The pumps fill a tank so quickly that • Perform· like e .60 powered ship — Economical sue for lower cost and e.
r All parts precision machined from premium grade materlats.
it is no major inconvenience to stand t Self Jigging construction — No special tools or futures.
by the pump while fueling the plane . . .
and i t ’s much less expensive than for­ D ELU XE HARD W ARE PA C K A G E IN C LU D ES
getting the pump is running and pump­ K raft E ngine M ount S te e ring Arm
ing fuel all over the ground. Canopy P u sh ro d s
Pre-Form ed Gear C levises
We offer our congratulations to R/G’s H orns Hingos
R/C for a well designed, well built ac­ Gear Retainers . . . and m a n y m ore!

cessory that should find acceptance with

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$39.95. It is manufactured by R/G’s
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49085. I CLOUDBUSTER RACE WINGS I
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R/C Champs . . Continued from page 19

same “ chopped rudder” design. It
couldn’t roll axially, and dropped its
nose coming out o f any rolling maneu­ R eplicas
ver. R U B B E R S C A L E P L A N S FO R S IX ( 6 ) A| F i t / FREE FLIGHT
Ivan Kristensen (7), Canada, did an F L IG H T -P R O V E N , R A R E & U N U S U A L l i L W iHARDWARE
R A C IN G P L A N E S : CROSBY. FLO YD
8 average flight that brought much de­ W in d in g
B E A N , TW O F O L K E R T S , S M IR N O F F H o o ks. E tc.
served applause, followed by Ben Cas­ B E A R C A T , and C H A M B E R M A ID .
taneda (43), Mexico, who short-changed C o m p le te set, p o s tp a id , o n ly $ 4 .0 0 For complete catalog and FREE
us one point in the 8-point roll, and o rd e r fro m : Peanut Pilot send $1.00 to:
finished his flight w ith 2 seconds on the CLO U D BU STER VEN TU R E i_ J IM CROCKET REPLICAS
watch! P.O. B o x 2 9 2 1 , L iv o n ia , M ic h . 4 8 1 5 4 J 1 4 4 2 N. F r u it A v e „ Fresno, Ca. 9 3 7 2 8 C
Giuseppe Bertolozzi (13), Italy, was
followed by Yves Van Gompel (50), might have been short, but the plane Ruggero Pasqualini (26), Italy, flew
Belgium; then Isao Matsui (12), president sure as hell didn’t “ change heading in well but too close in, far exceeding the
o f I.M. Products o f Japan; Slávko Poli- the clim b ” . . . for as long as it was in it! height and w idth angles.
car (48), Yugoslavia; and Bruce Turner The rest o f the flight was very good, Paul Lagan (44), well known and
(42), New Zealand, who was very likely though all rolling maneuvers were started versatile New Zealand modeler, put in a
distracted by a helicopter which landed too late, resulting in their being o ff cen­ 4 to 5 average flight, though the height
directly across from us during his inside ter. We believe he scored 4505 on this and closeness probably cost him one or
loops. flight. two points per maneuver.
Our third team member, Dave Brown The business o f scores brings up an­ Last flier for the day, and the first
(3) was next, and we chuckled to our­ other complaint about the “ overtom- round at our site, was Andre Laffitte
selves about his takeoff! During our puterized” scoring system. When final (31), o f France, who averaged 6 to 7 on
critique session in Heidelberg, we had results were tabulated, only the three our sheet.
suggested that Dave, and the others, scores that counted (best 3 out o f 4) On Thursday morning, the fluores­
turn out o f the takeoff as soon as pos­ were listed. Unless you took the oppor­ cent orange vinyl rain suit that we
sible to avoid unnecessary downgrading tu nity (if available) o f w riting down bought in and for Lake Charles came
from possible deviations during a long unofficial scores as they were posted, in handy . . . two days o f rainy, cold,
climb-out (FAI rulebook says maneuver you could not tell from the final tabu­ windey weather began with a light driz­
is completed when model turns 90 de­ lation which score was fo r which round. zle, as the second half o f the contestants
grees out o f flight path and says nothing Avery unfortunate and thoughtless omis­ flew Round 2 at our site.
about how high this must be). On this sion . . . streamlining sometimes weakens Norbert Bertemes (55), Luxembourg,
first official takeoff when Davewas about the structure . . . was the first one o ff, and it must have
5 feet o ff the deck, yo u ’d have thought Gianfranco Terenzi (74), San Marino, been disconcerting to have the engine
that Harold Goldklank had yelled followed Dave, and again, the babbling almost die every time the plane got 3/4
“ T O IN ” all the way from Brooklyn, o f the caller certainly must have been o f the way through any outside looping
because Dave stood his Phoenix on a distracting, as Terenzi had us running maneuver.
wing tip and “ toined!” The takeoff for co ver. . . between w riting zeros! Next was Norbert Matt (8), Liechten-

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 design (also known as the “ Las Vegas
Hole Digger!” ); Harald Neckar (14),
V V I N T A G E E/ C F L A N S y( West Germany, who had interm ittant
PLANES WORTH MODELING radio problems; Kenneth Flolm (26),
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and Ernst Totland (40), Norway.
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pletely, and the wind had become calm,
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P U S T Í C ENGINE COWLS................................... PAIR $ 9.00 but the overcast was making it prema­
" GUN B L IST E R S ................................. PAIR $ 6 .0 0 turely dark.
PIPER PA -8
"SKYCYCLE" 60” 3 $ 1 0 . 50 Hanno Prettner, who was next up,
P U S T Í C CANOPY........... .. .....................................EACH $ 8 .5 0 took full advantage o f the relaxed wea­
” ” P U S T Í C ENGINE COWL........................... EACH $ 7 . 5O ther, and put up an excellent flight.
SEND 5 0 CENTS FOR CATALOG TODAY ! ! ADD $ 1 . 0 0 POSTAGE PER P U N Because o f the tabulation system, we
DISTRIBUTED IN CANADA- DEALERS & DISTRIBUTORS WRITE­ don't know what his score was. It was
R S SA LE S , 1 0 2 7 C U R K E S ID E ROAD, S ID MORGAN,I 3 I 67 ORMOND all 8 ’s and 9's on our score sheet.
LONDON, ONTARIO, N5Z 3B 1 BELLEVIL L E , MICH , 1*8111
Charley Marincowitz (35), South Africa,
followed w ith his profile-canopied Kaos.
Wolfgang Matt was up next, but in­
terference on the m onitor (27.045 mHz)
ARE PEANUTS YOUR B A G ?? forced him to switch turns w ith Benny
Kjellgren (I I ), Sweden, who put his Mach
WALT MOONEY OFFERS TWO OF ’EM NOW! I up fo r a nice flight, though a little too
high on some maneuvers. Matt (1) fol-
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PILATUS PORTER· ANDREASON BA-4B BUCKER JUNGMANN · CULVER D ART 3. F re q u e n cy o f Issue: M o n th ly .
D H -6 · D R U IN E T U R B U LE N T W H ITMAN 'S VW POW ER E D RACE R 4. L o c a tio n o f k n o w n o ffic e o f p u b lic a tio n
HUNlNG TO N H-12 · MISTER MULLIGAN STAHLWERK MK R-IIIB · MONOCOUPE 110 (stre e t, c ity , c o u n ty , state, zip c o d e ): 1105
P IP ER P A W N E E AN O PIPER COLT FO STER W IC K N E R W ICO G M - I · > S purgeon, Santa A n a , Ca. 9 2 7 0 2 .
5. L o c a tio n o f the headqu arters o r general
business o ffic e s o f th e p u blishe rs (n o t p r in t­
ONLY »5.00 EACH (POSTPAID) FROM: WALT MOONEY ers): 1105 S purgeon , Santa A n a , Ca. 9 2 7 0 2 .
6. Names and addresses o f P ublisher,
2912 CABRILLO MESA, SAN DIEGO, C A.* 92123 U.S.A. E d ito r, and M anaging E d ito r:
P ublisher: W. C. N o rth ro p , Jr. 1105 S p u r­
geon, Santa A n a , Ca. 9 2 7 0 2 .
stein, Wolfgang’s brother, who obviously member from West Germany; Ole Har­ E d ito r: W. C. N o rth ro p , J r., 1105 S p u r­
learned something from hanging around der (64), Denmark; John Beasley (65), geon, Santa A n a , Ca. 9 2 7 0 2 .
M anaging E d ito r: N O N E .
with the new World Champion. Ireland; Hub Dekkers (51), Holland; and 7. O w n e r: W m . C. N o rth ro p , Jr. and A .
Paul Behm (57), Luxembourg, ave­ Rene Schumacher (22), Switzerland, N o rth ro p , 1105 S purgeon, Santa A na, Ca.
92702.
raged 4 to 5. who, being a “ home-town boy” some­ 8. K n o w n b o n d h o ld e rs , mortgagees and
Ferdinand Schaden (23), Austria, was how arranged to have the rain stopped! o th e r s e c u rity h o ld e rs o w n in g o r h o ld in g 1 pe r­
Again the language lesson. The “ V rille ” ce n t o r m o re o f to ta l a m o u n t o f bonds, m o r t­
o ff the form that earned him 8lh place gages o r o th e r securities: N O N E .
in Doylestown. He also, at least in this was the last maneuver before going into 11. E x te n t and N a tu re o f C irc u la tio n :
the Rectangular Approach! A c tu a l
flight, seemed to have obvious radio Average no. copies
problems during takeoff and landing . . . Four fliers: Howard Menary (73), n o . copies o f single
each issue issue
only. Very odd. Incidentally, his caller Ireland; Milan Merse (68), Yugoslavia; d u rin g pu blishe d
announced what sounded like “ Cylinder Denis O ’Hara (58), Ireland; and Branko preceding nearest to
Hote” for one maneuver. It followed Policar (54), Yugoslavia, managed to fly 12 m o n th s filin g date
A . T o ta l N o . C opies P rinted
Three Rolls . . . in case you need help. in the calm o f Schumacher’s magic w ith (N e t Press R u n ) 3 2 ,0 5 0 3 4 ,6 0 0
Bengt Lundstroem (23), Sweden, the weather. But then, the clouds opened B. Paid C irc u la tio n
showed us the best takeoff so far, but up a downpour for Guy Hardy (21), o f 1. Sales th ru Dealers and
France, who did extremely well consider­ C arriers, S tre e t V end ors
dropped to a 6-7 average for the rest. and C o u n te r Sales 2 2 ,1 6 5 2 3 ,6 1 0
ing the drenching and the full scale heli­ 2. M ail S u b s c rip tio n s 8 .4 7 0 9 ,4 8 5
Bob Hurst (61), Australia, gave us
copter activity directly across the run­ C. T o ta l Paid C irc u la tio n 3 0 ,6 3 5 3 3 ,0 9 5
4 spins!
way. Finally, during the approach, his D . Free D is trib u tio n b y M a il,
Ivan Olivier (49), South Africa, had
transmitter refused to work under water, C arrier o r O th e r Means.
the misfortune o f flying in a teaming Samples, C o m p lim e n ta ry
and he crashed. We need something in
downpour. He should have been allowed and O th e r Free C opies: 76 0 840
the rules to help the contest directors
to stop. We judged by extrapolation E. T o ta l D is trib u tio n
decide when enough’s enough. . . Perhaps (S um o f C and D ) 3 1 ,3 9 5 3 3 ,9 3 5
from under the Pepsi umbrella!
they should be made to stand in the rain F. C opies n o t d is trib u te d
Konrad Weixelbaumer (29), Austria, w ithout protection while they're making 1. O ffic e use, le ft ove r.
averaged about 7 in diminishing rain, the decision. U n a c c o u n te d . S poiled
and stopped his landing roll at exactly ]an Van Beek (47), Holland, flew in a fte r P rin tin g 415 405
10 minutes on W illy Boni’s stopwatch 2. R e tu rn s fro m
the heavy rain, and thunder, but finally N ew A gen ts 240 260
(He was the time keeper on our line . . . the contest was stopped, and he was G. T o ta l (S um o f E & F — S h o u ld equal
from Urdorf, Switzerland). given a reflight a little while later, fo l­ net press ru n show n
)ohn Lysaght (46), Australia, was lowing another reflight by Guy Hardy, in A ): 3 2 ,0 5 0 3 4 ,6 0 0

followed by Wieland Meier (30), Liech­ and scheduled flights by Graham Smith- I c e r tify th a t th e statem en ts m ade b y me
tenstein; then Terry Cooper (33), Eng­ son (53), New Zealand; Mike Bone (39), above are c o rre c t and co m p le te .
W m . C. N O R T H R O P , J r. P ublisher.
land; Gunter Hoppe (10), perennial team England, flying Mike Birch’s Capricorn

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lowed, and again, we don’t know which man (33), South Africa went up, and P eter W estburg .............................................. 79
score it was, but it did not seem quite we had to kneel down in order to see
W illia m s B ros......................................................81
as good as Prettner’s moments before. the model against the sky as it all but
In the fast-descending dark, Keith disappeared when below the horizon.
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the Midget Mustang, but used trike gear. the judges and said "G ood Morning, We gave him all 8 ’s and 9 ’s, and in
An interesting design. He took advan­ Sirs,” then flew well in spite o f the many cases, we have to admit to holding
tage o f the option to refly in the morning. gusty wind and an engine that was mis­ back a little for fear o f having our score
Neither pilot nor judge could properly sing badly throughout the flight. dropped (We’ve already expressed our
see an airplane that was only a sil­ Dave Brown’s Phoenix showed its feelings about this procedure, but the
houette in the sky. ability to penetrate, as he put up a siring Swiss came up w ith one b e tte r. . . or
On Friday morning, we had 6 flyers o f 8 point maneuvers (on our card) dur­ worse . . . Anyway, the high and low
to finish up from Round 2, including ing a very windy spell. scores o f each maneuver were dropped,
Sweatman’s refly. First up was Keith Terenzi, o f San Marino, was all over not the high and low totals. More on that
Maundrell, followed by Sweatman, then the sky, repeating his many zeros o f another time). We were absolutely dum-
Denis Chabert (37), France; Naphtali the day, but in the wind, even more founded later to find out that his average
Harowitz (70), Israel, who gave us 4 spectacular. In trying to land, he did a score was some 240 points lower than
outside loops; Erik T o ft (52), Denmark; "bounce-and-go,” went around, and ma­ what we had recorded!
and Kurt Matke (15), West Germany. naged to get his ship down in one piece, A fte r lunch, we again saw Prettner
Beginning w ith Round 3, we would amidst a huge round o f applause . . . and Matt, who were flying only two apart
start our second look at each o f the con­ from judges as well as spectators. . . (What a spot for poor Charley Marin-
testants, this time in cold, windy wea­ we were all glad to see him down! cowitz, o f South Africa, to have to fly
ther, w ith rain threatening . . . Hutchin­ A fter lunch, the wind continued, and . . . between the two top fliers in the
son, Kansas, was beginning to look bet­ so did the flying. The velocity exceeded w orld!). Prettner’s flight seemed unin-
ter all the time! Hutchinson at times. Mark Radcliff put pired. He lost heading several times and
W ithout mentioning every flier for up an excellent flight. We gave him a drew several 7 ’s (on our card). M att’s
the second time, we’ll pick out some 9 on the Slow Roll, but his Running Three Rolls were perfect, and he added
interesting points from our notes on Eight blew downwind, losing symmetry. 8 ’s and 9 ’s for the rest o f his flight.
each flight (We jotted these down on The rains came again and it poured In summary, the top ten fliers were;
the flight schedules, between maneuvers). on and o ff the rest o f the day. Matt (Wolfgang), Prettner, Brown, Yo-
Ben Castaneda continued our lan- Saturday morning we were on the line shioka, Okumura, Radcliff, Kristensen,
gauge lessons w ith "Ocho Corrido” and the first flier took o ff at 0710! We Mat (Norbert), Miller, and Hoppe. The
(Running Eight to you gringos!). were going to get four rounds come top five teams were; USA, Liechten­
Bertolani almost clobbered a circling hell or high water (plenty o f the latter!). stein, Japan, W. Germany, and Austria.
(in a thermal) hawk in the Figure M If ever there was a case o f question­ Because o f space limitations, we will
and then just missed a full size chopper able judging, it had to be on Rhett have to continue this report next month.
which landed across the way, during the Miller's flight, which was the second We would like to comment on particular
Running Eight. o f the morning. He and two others had maneuvers that were most consistently
Garry Reusch did a perfect tail slide to finish up Round 3 before we got into goofed. In some cases this was because
when his ship refused to kick over into Round 4. A t approximately 0720, when o f their level o f d iffic u lty , but in others
a stall turn during the Figure M. He he flew, the sky was clear and the air it was simply a matter o f attending to
landed after the loops w ith apparent was dead still. There was no way we details. We’ll also comment on rules and
radio problems. could fault his takeoff and gave him judging procedures Hopefully, some o f
By 11;00 AM it had gotten real w in­ a 10. The rest o f his maneuvers were as it w ill benefit pattern fliers who take
dy, with the sun coming in and out. close to perfect as any I had yet seen, the sport seriously.
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Our little boxy buddy continues to make its mark in
the modeling world. The Prop Snappers R /C o f Port­
land, Maine honored it June 22nd with an All-Kadet
contest, directed by Art Everett, club president. The
photo at top left shows a lineup of 20 Kadets in the pit
area. Events were held for fast-slow fly by, bomb drop,
touch and go and spot landing. Bill Holt is shown at
left making a last minute correction as he heads for the
spot. The hand-rubbed paint job displayed by Bob
Smith (below, left) won the Best Finish award at the
meet. Note how these fliers have added variety to the
appearance o f their models with different shaped cabin
windows, tied into the color markings.
Since the Kadet has become the standard RC trainer
for novices, it gets mentioned frequendy in club news­
letters. Here are a few samples:
ISTHMIAN MODELAIRE (Panama Canal Zone)
“ Don Wangberg, the ex-Ukie flier, finally made it
out to the field with his Sig Kadet. This plane is some­
thing else. You'd never guess it was such a big plane
but it is and with rudder only flies like it’s a full house.
Don had a little problem at first but fourth or fifth time
got the hang o f it and will be one of the clubs experts
very soon."
D C /R C NEWSLETTER (Washington. D.C.)
"G eorge Pickrell has been working so hard building
planes for Maynard Hill (and JHU) that he’s down to
one old beat-up Sig Kadet. George claims that plane
is more fun than any high-powered pattern ship with
retracts. He may be right because on one windy day
he was flying while everyone else was afraid o f the
crosswind. ”
George has a good point there. W e find a lot o f people
who are expert pilots fly the Kadet for the simple rea­
son that its a lot o f fun.

^SIG5t Robert Vedell o f Middletown, N.Y. has had interest­

ing experiences with his .35 powered Kadet. On his
very first flight he throttled back 1/4 throttle or lower
K IT RC-31 and cruised sedately around for 55 minutes on the
standard 6 ounce tank. H ow’s that for fuel economy?

* 2 9 .5 0 Bob says, “In the area o f stability, this plane rates an

A+. Many other members o f the club have flown my
Kadet and all they can say is - Beautiful, A pussy cat!”
Although w e originally intended the Kadet for smal­
LENGTH: 42-
ler engines, so many builders have been installing .35’s
WING SPAN: 57- that w e have decided the customer is always right.
WEIGHT: 4 Lbs. Kadets now in production are up-rated to a .35 engine
ENGINES: .19-.35 size recommendation. They feature beefed up wing
spars, a larger firewall doubler and heavy-duty alumi­
num engine mounts.
FOR USE WITH
Be a square, join the unspeedy. Build a Kadet for
1 TO 3 CHANNEL learning or just living it up. (P.S. Let’s have some
RADIO EQUIPMENT pictures o f your version. Send to Klaude at Sig.)

Designed by: Claude McCullough

SI6 KADET THE IDEAL RC TRAINER A believe-it-or-not from Eric Wicklund, Mountlake
Terrace, Washington. Even the kit box flies good!

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