AIR TRAILS

VOLUME 3/NUMBER 3
FALL/ 1979

BONANZA/Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Beautiful scale job from AT June 1949

NIGHTMARE/Casano XF-92A/Mosher

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Unusual rubber lob. AT October 1949

THE SMlTH SPECIAL/Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Simple Stunt flyer from AT June 1949

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Jetex-powered iree flight. AT May 1951

MR. PALMER'S "SMOOTHIE" STUNTER/Palmer . . 14

Classlc control-line rtunter. AT August 1952

KIT REVIEWIStaff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vintage reviews of kits. AT September 1951

TEXAS A&M's AG-l/Palanek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Free-flight scale crop duster. AT August 1952

SPRUCE UP!/Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
War-time hard wood glider. AT July 1944

QUARTER-SCALE COLLECTION/Staff
Parks College model collection. AT August 1952

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EXPERIMENTAL "WING"/Schoenfeld
lnteresting pusher flying wing. AT July 1944

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MACCHI M B - ~ O ~ / R U S S .. O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Rubber or C02 powered scale. AT September 1949

CIRCLE 30/Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Forgotten glow engine. AT August 1948

ORNAMENTAL VENTURA/Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Solid scale model of the Navy's bomber. AT April 1942

1947 NATIONALSiStaff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pictorial feature. AT November 1947

LITTLE SPORT/Miller

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AIR MODEL DESIGN COMPETITION/Staff . . . . . . . 70

Building balqa gllders. AT May 1951

Realistic looking rubber iob. AT September 1952

SPEED POINTERS/Stevenson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Suggestlons for speed fans. AT September 1952

CLIPPER CHISAI/Sherman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
lnteresting PAA payload model. AT May 1951

SMOOTHIE/Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Contest rubber model. AT September 1942

MINI-SPEEDSTER/Staff

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H A speed ship from AT January 1951

OTTER/Karlstrorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Scale de Havilland three-views. AT November 1952

SKETCHBOOK/Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Model ideal from AT January 1951

GLORY-BELL/Oldershaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Gas-powered conteat free flight. AT February 1947

LITTLE TWISTER/Ehling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
r / i A free flight. AT January 1951

THE GLOBE SWIFT/Noonan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Scale rubber from AT December 1946

ERCOUPE/Thornas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Solld scale llght plane. AT February 1947

MITE/Ortof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Uniqua dieiel engine. AT February 1947

AIR YOUTH GLIDER NO. 2/Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Simple towline glider. AT May 1943

THE AIRHOPPER/Orzegk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Towline glider from AT January 1940

CURTISS XPW-8/Frake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Forerunner of Ihe Hawk fighterr. AT June 1950

PERKY/Old-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Rubber f r e ~ flight. AT Oclober 1952

PERFORMANCE PLUS!/Cole
Unusual rubber joba. AT February 1944 COVER: Model n o a t i l g i i by L i r q Qaynor. Equlpmenl courteay Richard Miller.

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HAWKER HUNTER/Karlstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Scale viewe of RAF Ilghter. AT October 1952

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By LEE SCOTT

Ever want to build a realty detalled flying scale model? Here's your chance-try this swift, eye-appealing beauty

,N the past decade numerous small, single-engine I airplanes have been designedto meet the desires of the private pilot. Of all these, the Beechcraft Bonanza 35 has been most outstanding in the elimination of drag .elements. With the exception of flight instrument fittings and the radiq antenna, nothing of consequence interrupts the smooth, eye-appealing lines of this popular, fast airplane. T h e result has been a gain of speed with the Same power rating used in other designs of similar useful load. It is interesting to note that the Same sleek beauty of the full scale airplane can be reflected in a carefully constructed, flyable model. Read the instructions and study the plans to familiarize yourself with the various details of construction. Start by tracing all bulkheads, wing ribs, stabilizer, gear doors, and the like, labeling each as it is traced. By tracing all of these items first, it is possible to work alternately on some parts while the cement on others is drying. Fold each bulkhead pattern on the vertical center line; this will insure duplication of the opposite side. Lay a piece of waxed kitchen paper over the construction plans to prevent cement from sticking to them. Bulkheads # 4 through #13 should be cut from a sheet of medium-hard balsa. A coat of clear dope painted on bulkheads, before cutting out the center and the longeron notches, helps to prevent small edges from splitting. Making Sure the wood grain (see drawing) runs the right direction in bulkheads and ribs, not only prevents them from splitting but adds to the strength of the model. , ' ' X 3/16" center longerons on the top Pin the 1

view, cut the bulkheads on the horizontal center line, and cement the bottom portion in position. Cement 1/8" longerons in place, and allow to dry. Turn the bottom half over and pin down between bulkheads # 5 and # 8 with a one-inch block under bulkhead *13. Cement upper half of each bulkhead in position, along with the cabin stringers and top longeron. Temporary supports should be cemerited in, as shown on bulkhead #6; this supports the cabin while covering the fuselage. Put a wad of cotton in the exhaust and intake tube of the motor to keep out wood dust, and attach it, inverted, to two pine mounts. Drill two 3/32" holes in the 4/8" plywood firewall (bulkhead # 4 ) for the 3/32" wire, motor mount supports, and slide the pine motor mounts through the holes provided in the firewall. To make Sure you have the bends in the right location, it is a good idea to form a sample motor mount support, landing gear and control horh, of soft wire before bending one of hard piano wire. Make Sure the motor mount supports do not interfere with the fuel inlet or needle valve. Nail four pin staples over the wire mount supports, through the firewall, bend ends back, and cement. Nail a pin through each side of the firewall into the pine motor mount. The firewall may now be cemented to the rest of the fuselage and the instrument panel-to-firewail stringers added. A soft 1/16" sheet balsa,is used to Cover the fuselage. When dampened on the outside only, and heated, it will bend over the fuselage top easily. Push pins, at an angle, through the skin and into the bulkheads. where necessary, to hold

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untii the cernent dries. It rnay be necessary to rnake a very slight "V" cut at bulkhead # 8 to bend the covering. over the forward part of the cabin. Cover the sides and top' of the instrurnent panel in the Same rnanner. Do not c w e t the fuselage bottom until the wing, conttols. an& zvindshield haue been installed. Taper the wing spar, as shown in the front view, and pin down to the wing drawing. The 3/32'' sheet balsa wing ribs are then cemented in place. Slide a 1/16" Square strip under the leading and trailing edges of the ribs to allow for skin thickness; then cernent leading and trailing edges. Cernent a piece of wing spar to support the landing gear, on the inside of wing rib $3 as shown. Cut a groove in the underside of the wing spar out to rib #3. for the landing gear wire. Cover top of wing with 1/16" sheet balsa and construct other wing likewise. For dihedral, butt the two spars together with a 1 9/16'' block under each wing tip; cernent a piece of spar behiqd the rnain spar between ribs Nos. 1. While this i s drying bend the landing gear wire and solder the wheels on with washers. Insert th6 landing gear into the slot provided in the wing spar, push in the pin staples, wrap the spar with heavy thread, wbere shown, and cernent. Attach the bellcrank to a piece of pine with a bolt, nut and washers; cernent to rear of wing spar at the fuSelage Center line. Cgrnent two alurninum tubes on the left .wing only as shown. Cement the 1/16" sheet balsa wing covering to the wing with the gram running parallel to the leading edge. Cui the leading and trailing edges to shape, and sand srnooth. Hollow out the right wing fip and fili with about 3/a Ounce of rnelted lead or solder. Cement wing tips in place. It is necessary to cut out the bottorn part of bulkhead #7, and to cut a slot in the fuselage skin for the wing spar behind bulkhead #6, to cernent the wing and belicrank in place. C u t the taii block to shape, hollow out and cernent in place. Cut and shape the stabilizers, elevators, and tabs. Constructed as shown, the elevator hinges will be almost invisible. I t is importanf, in bending and assernbling the elevator control horn wire, that the slide horn is on the left elevator and the push rod attaches to the horn on the right elevator. It rnust operate easily with as little play a s possible between the slide and control horn. It was designed, in this mahner, so as to give a travel gain in the right elevator. The tabs are attached to the elevators with four thin sheet-aluminurn hinges. The stabilizer is then pinned and cemented to the tail block (note the Z0 negative incidence). While the elevators and bellcrank are in a neutral position, bend the push-rod to go through the hole in the bellcrank, and prepare to solder a washer to the wire on the underside of the bellcrank by placing a fairly heavy piece of punctured wrapping paper on the push rod between the bellcrank and the washer. This will prevent solder frorn running through and binding on the belicrank. Let the solder harden, remove the paper and the connection will pivot easily.

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A damp cloth placed around the edges and down into the top of the cabin will prevent the hot soldering iron from igniting the plane. It wiil also catch any solder that drops down inio the cabin. Run the control lead wires through the aluminum tubes in the left wing, and bend through the holes in the end of the bellcrank. The lower part of bulkhead # 7 can now be cemented back in place. Cut out t h e windows and cement a 44" square block on either side and in the middle between the instrument panel and the cabin top. Aliow to dry, then cut to shape shown on the plans. Paint the interior with black dope, cut out the instrument panel drawing, and cement in place. Cut the celluloid windows very siightly oversize and with a very sharppointed knife cut a slit around the edge of the window, being very careful not to split the fuselage covering. Piace the rear windows in first, the windshield last. Do not use cement, but paint several coais of clear dope just around the very edge of the windows. This will seal the windows neatly and be less noticeable than cement. Before cementing the 1/16" sheet balsa fuselage under-covering in place, paint the forward part black to match the rest of the cabin interior. Bend and attach the wire tail skid. Bend wire, solder and attach nose landing gear to the motor mounts as shown on the plans. Cut parts for fuel tank from tin or brass and solder together. Carve cowl from two blocks of medium-hard balsa and hollow out to accornmodate motor, fuel tank and mounis. Dress snaps, counter-sunk, pinned down and cemented, are used to hold cowling on. A 7" diameter, 5" or 6" pitch propeller should be used for flying. The plane should balance at the leading edge of the wing at the tip. It was necessary to hollow out the tail cone

so it would ' hold some lead before cementing it in place. Since the control lines should be taut a t ail times, it may be necessary to bend slightly the left elevator tab down and the right tab up. This, plus the added weight in the right wing tip, will tend to throw the plane to the outside of the circle. The detail drawings shown on pages 40 and 41 will enable you to add even more to the beauty of your own personal Bonanza repiica.
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lndoor sport or Stunt flying is possible now with the new small enqines. Try this tiny, trim semi-scale biplane By S. CALHOUN SMlTH
NDOORS or out this K&B-Infant-powered biplane is real flying fun. Oldtimers can trace the ancestry of the Special way back to the biplanes so popular with model builders during the '30s. How many of us wished then for a power plant such as the Infant to hang in the nose. The Special was designed as a one-evening project and shoiild prove simple enough for the young builder. The Infant pulls the model along at a good clip. Initial flights were made in a two-car garage with about 9 feet of thread out. We had to give that UD when we wandered from the center of the circle and banged the ship against the walls. Outdoors we flew on 15 feet of line and the Special handled well. Because of its light weight ( 3 oz.), calm air is almost a "must" for flying, although the more experienced flyer can make good flights in a wind-but you'll be a busy boy, believe us. Two types of wings are shown in the plans, stunt and sport. The first test model was built with the regular lifting sport wing and performed loops and eights easily. We managed a few inverted laps, but this is not recommended for beginnen. If you wish to build a true stunt job, use the symmetrical airfoil stunt wing and a stunt fuel tank such as the Darwin Pee- Wee. Interested? If so, grab a couple of sheets of 1/16" X 3" and two Strips of 1/16" Square. The rest of the odds and ends such as wire and plywood should be

down in the bottom of the scrap box. Plans are drawn exactly half scale, so if you can't wait for the Air Trails Full Size Plans simply double everything shown. Construction can be started with the fuselage. Cut out the sides and formers from 1/16" sheet balsa. The formers themselves have parallel sides and simple half circles on the top.
The Smith Special looks itrelf over in the mirror before going out t o fly. Full size plans available from A i r Trails Plan Department.

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Rernember to punch out holes for the push rod travel in the formers. The Arewall is cut from 1 / 1 6 ' ' plywood. A X pine brace is cemented to the rear of the firewall. This block acts as a seat for the wood screws that hold the engine in place, and Squares up the sides when assembling. The fuselage can be built "in-thehand," laying it over the top view as work Progresses to check alignment. Begin by cementing the sides to the firewall and brace. Pin in place, check alignrnent from side and top, then add forrner 4. These two formers should be aligned carefully before proceeding. Next add formers 2 and 3 and the bellcrank mount. Formers 5, 6 ond 7 can then be added in that order: use plenty of cement at the rear where the sides come together. While the basic fuselage structure is drying, cut out the pylon, head rest. rudder and sub-rudder. The pylon fs specified as 1/32" plywood but if this 1s unobtainable, hard 1 / 1 6 ' ' sheet balsa may be substituted. The grain should run vertically. Ditto for the wing struts but more of that later. Cut out the wing and landing mount from 1/16" plywood. Bend the landing gear to shape and fasten to the mount with thread stitching and several coats of cement. The stabilizer and elevators should be cut out and assembled at this point. The plans are self-explanatory. The / 3 2 ' ' brass, control horn is made of 1 %'' wide. Bend a right angle in the strip so that the hole is %" below the elevator spar. Wrap the other end of the strip down snug against the spar with thread. Cover with two coats of cement. The rest of the control system can be assembled and fitted into the fuselage next and the stabilizer cemented permanently in place. Control-line leads can be .01O0 wire with a simple loop in end through the bellcrank. Elevator travel should be about Y'" u p and down, more for the stunt version. Now to assemble all these parts to the fuselage. First Comes the pylon, then the head rest. Add the wing and gear mount, use cement liberally here. Next add the sub-r.udder and fin. Check alignment of these by sighting a t the fuselage from the rear end. Cement the rudder in place with the amount of offset indicated. This about completes / 1 6 ' ' Square the fuselage except for the 1 stringers which may be added later after the fuel tank is fitted in place.
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T h e sport wing can be cut out of 1/16" sheet and sanded smooth. The trailing edge is tapered slightly to about 1 / 3 2 ' ' thick. Cut out the ribs and prepare the wing surface before cementing in place. This type of wing can be neatly built by using the following procedure: Paint the top of the wing lightly with water from the leading edge to about 2h of the way to the trailing edge. Working quickly, give the bottom surface one coat of thin dope, covering the Same space chordwise as the top surface. The dope will shrink and curl the sheet. and the water will allow the sheet to bend in the right places. Cement the ribs in place and hold with pins pushed in diagonaily. When the water, dope and cement are dry the wing will

b e set i n t h e proper turne. Check to See that no warps develop while drying. Any warps can be twisted out and held that way while the sheet is drying. Repeat the operation for the two lower wing panels. These are simpler because of their size. If you a r e building the stunt wing, cut out all the ribs and lay out the leading and trailing edge over your plans. The leading edge should be blocked up with $48" scrap blocks, the trailing edge with 3/16'' sheet. The ribs can then be cemented in place with ample clearance above the plans. Tips a r e soft 'hW square or sheet balsa carved to streamline shape. Lower wings for stunt version are 1/16" sheet sanded to symmetrical section a s indicated on the plans. Now Comes the only tricky partassembly of the wings to the fuselage. Cut out the wing struts, leave a little extra on the bottom in case a little "fudging" is in order. Lay the fuselage down on your work board with the landing gear hanging over one edge. Lay a scrap of % 'I sheet under the gear mount so that the fuselage will be resting level. Now pin the fuselage down to the board through the sides and the sub-rudder. Slide the wing down onto the pylon and check for equal elevation of the wing tips and 0" incidence. Cut scrap strips to support wing tips equally above the board. The wing can now be cemented in place and the tip supports pinned to the wing and the board. Let dry a bit beiore proceeding. Cut a slot through the lower wing surface to receive the lower ends of the I-struts. Slide the struts through the

slots and lay the lower wings in place on the fuselage rnount. Check the dihedral angle holding the struts in place against the top wing ribs. Now is the time to insure proper alignment so shave or beef-up accordingly. When everything is lined up. the lower wings and struts can be cemented in place. Now go eat your supper and let the thing dry thoroughly. w e l l , nearly finished. Add the line guide to the left I-strut, drill for lines and run leads through and bend a simple loop in the ends. Fit the stunt tank in place with the feed pipe level with the needle-valve of the engine. Now add the 1/16" square stringers and 1/16" sheet around the cockpit. Use lightweight Silkspan for covering the fuselage top and bottom. Paper can be added to fuselage sides and wing leading edges for extra strength, but we do not recommend doing so because of the added weigllt.

One coat of filler, or sealer, one coat of colored dope, and ope coat of hot fuel-proofer cornpletes the job. A fancy finish is passed by for the sake of weight reduction. The Infant engine is held in place with two wood-screws 5/16'' long. Side thrust, if necessary, may be added by placing a washer behind the engine rnounting flange on the left side. Because the fuel line in the Infant tank is on the left (inside of circle) side, we found it necessary to rig a Rube Goldberg fuel line from a length of $48" O.D. copper tubing going into the right (outside of circle) side of the tank. This enabled the engine to practically run the tank dry in flight. Of Course if the stunt tank i s used, the regular Infant tank will not be used. But don't cut that mounting stud offyou may use the regular tank on sorne free-flight job. And finally, props: we used a handcarved type as recommended by K&B. We also experimented with slightly more pitch, but the difference in performance didn't warrant the trouble. Best success was achieved with the Air-0 single blader. Although primarily intended for free flight, the fly-wheel action developed by the added lead weight made the engine start easier and turn more rpm. The Special can be flown on from 10 to 15 feet of No. 20 cotton thread or silk and nylon of smaller size. If the builder so desires, all wooll sizes given as 1/16'' sheet can be made of 1/20" sheet if available and a considerable saving i n weight will result. Although Performance is good now, a bit less weight should really make your Special jump.

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d i o v ~a w m b l y and Ilinuy conrtrvdion. h t : (2% X 7") n u m b r h n t . N o mor* riirping or histinp. Monofuu N o cuninp out of p r i n t d numben. Crulogo: S d n and formen c o m p l ~ k l y Londinp fhor: Ready f a r m d wir*. cut out. AM o d p n miooth and clean. Strong and ~tGrdy. N o moro wir* b n d N o mor* cvninp formen ond ~tringmn. inp. N o torn ofi p e a n in crosh IondToil Surloc*~: On* p i r * toil parh r w d y ings. Spoedllt Li+ includ. ruhbar cut. N o mom t i u u i cowrinp. Cabin whiils, rubber moior, 6niih.d cowl block UOHH.: Cut to 6l from heavy plaltic. and Monagrom's famovs pictur. plaw. N o cuninp. N o p a n i r w to mab. h a t

BOB PALMER'S SMOOTHlE

down the wingtip area, eliminating too much lift, and as a result there is no buffeting and bouncing in the wind. It takes a real model to fly under all conditions. Start the fuselage with the plywood side doublers and motor mounts. Screw and glue mounts to plywood, and glue plywood to sheet balsa sides. Make landing gear, attach fairings of tin. Bend wire so gear has 11" tread. Be sure and cut hole for wing in fuselage, also the flap. Assemble all the bulkheads. Plank bottom of fuselage up to the gear. Wait until later to assemble top of fuselage. Bolt the rnotor in, and put the nut plates in place; glue belly blocks and spinner blocks in place. All spars of the wing, including trailing edge are 3/16" square. The first step in assembling the wing is to prepare the trailing edge. Slightly bevel both sides of a 3/16" square, and glue in place 1/16" X 1" sheet balsa as shown. Splice in the center where wing will run through fuselage with 1/16" X %" balsa. Stand the trailing edge assembly on edge in a straight line; rnark frorn the center 1" for first rib, then every two inches for eight spaces on left side and seven spaces on the right side. Splice two 3/16" square by 36", with a piece of 1/16" X 4" plywood and mark the same as the trailing edge. Assemble the wing upright on the table, putting the ribs in vertically. Attach the spars and the leading edge. Secure these. with rubber bands. Sight wing and line ribs in straight line. Glue all joints and then insert the two spars through the I/q" holes; glue a splice of 3/16'' X 4" in the center. These spars go on out to the tip. Cut. tip ribs out and attach to forward and rear spars. Cut tips of larninated 1/sw balsa, and attach to wing and spars. Be Sure and assernble the plywood extension to main wing. Install bellcrank floor of plywood and glue six times around spars. Screw bellcrank in, using a second nut, the first one on under bellcrank. Wires should be attached to bellcrank before installation; use srnall gromrnets in bellcrank, soldering wire to grnmmet to prevent cutting large hole in bellcrank. Plank the leading edge and center section. Use brass tubing for lead-outs at wingtips. Make flaps of 3/16" balsa. Sand and taper. Rernember to rnake inboard flap 2" longer. Take Veco flaphorn and splice with I/s" piano wire as shown in plans, and solder well. Line up flaps and measure from center line to flap for installing flaphorn. Make hinges of aircraft tape, sew together on sewing rnachine, knot each end. Install flaps on wing and Cover with silk. Dope the leading edge and all edges of the wing two times. Cut silk 1" oversize and draw through a pan of water. Pul1 out all wrinkles and dope to wing. Let dry and apply two coats of clear dope. Further construction details may be found on the AT full-size plans available.

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spars to the prop& level so that the tops of the ribs can be cemented in place. trimming off at leading and trailing edges for proper fit. Turn the wing structure over and fit the bottom portion of the ribs in place. Sight along the finished wing to check for good alignment, removing and replacing any drfective ribs. Join the wing panels to form the center section, using odd bits of 1/16" sheet for gussets if desired. Cover the center section / 3 2 ' ' sheet. Cut out the with light 1 skylight and cover with thin celluloid or cellophane. Cover the wing with J a p tissue, water-spray and give one coat of light clear dopt?. Now, back to the fuselage. Install the desired power plant and cover the entire structure with Jap tissue. Waterspray and dope. Cut out window sections and Cover. with thin celluloid.

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door outlines mav be added. Cut them of black tissue and dope in place. The "I" designates an airplane registered in Italy. Some letter combinations seen on the MB 308. are 1-DONT, I-FABR, I-RAIC and I-LAGA. However, it would not be fmproper to substitute U. S . private aircraft license. numbers. Flight-testing is quite the. Same as for any simple model; balance the model at the wing tips and add bits of modeling clay to nose or tail as required, then easy glide test and last, power flight. Our model balanced perfectly with the Campus A-100 and required only a slight Warp in the rudder. for right circling fiight. We fly it indoors to add variety (and speed) to the usual slow flight of microfilm models. However, it is rugged enough to be down outdoors on a calm day.

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Ornamen Ventura
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BY RONNIE ALBERT

For your shelf, a slick replica of Lockheed's Ventura, successor

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to the famed Hudson.

The first of a new solid-scale series.

OMBERS! boiiihers! aiid iiiore boiiibers is all oiie hears in tliis

preseiit-day war, foi- it Iias beeil proven tiiiie antl again tliat tliis tve of aircraft caii-and will-swll the tlifference betweeii victorv twenty.-four eat! Tlirougliout tlie iiation seveii days lies. O f i the day. bonibers are rolling dowii tlie ass hiiibers now k i n e niaiiufactured. tlie Z Hudson has provetl to be the outstaudiig iiuiiiber-probably because it Iias been iiiore actively used. k'ou all kiiow tlie Hutlsoii has proved its worth iii Englaiid, but now a new boiiiber wiiigs across tlie warways of the worldltlie Vega Ventura, big hrother of tlie faiiious ~ u d s o n . -Greater in hiiih-carrying capacity and raiige, considerably faster, ancl iiiore foriiiidahle iii firing power than tlie Hu<lsoii, tlie Ventura again shows vividly the soundness of Americaii eiigiiieering. Adapted, like the Hudsoii. froni a comiiiercial design, tliis iiiternationally fanlous transport for trade Iias Ixcoiiie a I>oiiiber for deniocracy.

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ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT FLYERS AT THE NATIONALS, THlS SHIP IS A MUS1 FOR ALL MODEL BUGS

HE Glory-liee was created liy the niitlior to ~oiiiliiiieiii one nio<lel kaiity as well as ~,erft~riiiaiice. T o arcc~iiil)lislitliis. a general clesigii of a g<n)<I flyiiig iiio<lelwas first skctrlie(l tiii ~ w l x r . 'l'liis gave the outliiie of tlie wing. its size aiitl asliect ratio. as well as tlie size of tlie stal~ilizer.rci<l<ler. aiitl tlie leiigtli of thc iiioiiiciit ariii. l'lie liiie of thnist, tlie I ~ ~ a t i o of i i tlie center of g r a v i t ~ , aii<l tlie cetiter of lateral area. al<~iig ,with tlie loc;itioii of tlie wiiigs aiid their respective tlegrws of iiici(leiice were also iiiclutlc(l iri tlie sketcli. Tlie airfoil was <lerivc<lfroiii tlie I)a\lis foriiiiila for fluid foils. Several different foils Iiatl I)een testecl, iiiclirtling those wliifi Iiatl appeared in Air Trails. For tlie iiiost part, all were very stal~le and gave the niodels a tlgli rate of rliiiili iiii<ler Innver, I~iit\vere too fast iii the glicle for contest work. T o (lecrease tliis s ~ , ~ t .tlie <l, air foil was iiia<le tliicker. l'lioiigh tlie .iiiixlcl is still faster tlian niost niwlels. it has a very Iow siiikiiig sl>ee<laiitl will take off ii aiiythiiig that eveii siiiells like a tlieriiial. Tliis (lesliite tlie fart that the inodel has a 14-oiince-to-tlie-sc~iiare f w t wirig loa(liiig. Your iiiodel iieed not weigli that iiiuch I>ecatise tlie aittlior iise<l very hard b l s a witli lots of ceiiient an<l rlolie tliroaii iii for goocl measure. A nioclel o f siniple colistriictioii was first I)iiilt to test tlie desigii. .The oiily Change iim<lewas to iiicgease tlie aslmt ratio. .'l'liis stol)l>e<l the teiideiicy of tlie iiirxlel to (Irolr off at tlie end of tlie iiiotor riiii. Aroun(1 tliis teste(l (lesigri tlie (;lory-l:ee was construrte<l. It is easy on the eye as well as Ixiiig a gowl perforiiirr. Tlic iiicxlel Iias I~eeti coiitest-l,rove<l. At a receiit Saiita I(arI>ara CaIiforiiia...iiieet, iiii<Icr ideal flying con<litioiis. over a 1)olo fielcl wliere tlieriiials \vere iioiiesistent,,it won over coiiipetitioii in all rlasses. l'o I>uiltl tlie Glory-lke. .the iii~lele+ slioiil<l first iiiake hiniself faiiiiliar witli tlie plaiis. ~ l i i s is wliat every article tliat (leals witli nioclel hiiil<liiig will tell yoii. It is a very gowl idea aiid save you a great deal of tiiiie aiitl iieetllrss iiiistakes. The fiiselage is I>uilt I>y the criitcli n i e t l i ~ l .that is, Iiy Iluildirig eacli Iial f separately, tlieii joiiiiiig theiii later. Tliis riietliwl is iIiange<l sliglitly 1)y l>itiltliiigtlic Imttoiii Iialf oii tlie tlrawiiig antl then reiiioviiig froiii tlie I)oar<l antl I~riildiiigtlie top riglit oii to tlie Imttoiii. C:iit otit all tlie l>~ilkliea<ls aiid tlie cowliiig riiig. .l'lie Iiulkliea<ls are tiieii ciit i t i t\vo jiist ;il)ove tlie iiotcli for tlie !.&" s<lii;irc loiigeron. h T o ~ piii t\vo ;6'' loiigeroiis i i i place oii tlie top view o f tlie drawiiig. . Tlieii 1)lace all tlie lower Iialves of tlic I)ulklieatls i i i ~>lace. iiiakiiig siire tliat eacli oiie is vertieal to tlie tlra\viiig. C'chiiiciit tlieiii i i i ~ilace. Kest rcniciit tlie Inittoiii loiigcroii i i i ~ilare. Note tliat tliere are t\vo '..X" scl: stirks S ' ' apart froiii iiiiiiilier 4 to ritiiiilier 3 IiiilkIica(ls. So\v tlie 3/32'' X '5' plaiikiiig is piit oii. I f tlie strilis arc tiipcred at tlic back tliey will Iic cs;isier to alil>ly Iic siirc to reiiieiit tlic strips tngetlier iiii(l t c ~ C i i ~ I i~ ) i l ~ k ~ i ~ 'h ae d .r o ~ v l i i r:iii i~

I)c iiia<le riglit aloiig \vitli tlic rest nf tlic f ~ i s ~ l a g by e ~)iiiniiigthe 1)ottoiiiof tlic co\vl riiig iii liric \vitli tlie rest of tlie fiisclage ancl rtinciiiig tlie ~ilatikiiigto f ~ ~ r itlic i i co\vl. l'lie cowl caii IK ~-iitoff flrish Iwfore witli iiiiiiil)cr I I~iilkheatl. I x t tlie 1n)ttoiii half dry tliaroiigli~ reiiioviiig. After tlie lo\vcr Iialf of tlir fiisclage Iias Ileen rcinoved froiii tlie Iboartl tlic tiiiier ;iiitl laii<liiig gcar ;rii<l ilie laiitliiig gear release are t i I r e Tliis caii liest I>e (Iorie I I assriiil~liiig ~ tlie laii(ling gear tirst aiid tlieii ~iiittiiigiiito tlie 1)lane froiii tlie top. Have evcrytliiiig fasteiie(1 to the I)ivot'I)loik I~cforc~ > i i t t ijiito ~ g tlie 1)laiie. Tlie 3" siilqnirt wire aiicl rclease piri Iiltrk slioiil<lI)e piit in place after tlie pivot IiIt~k. 'l'lie plaiikiiig is ciit to periiiit tlie plariiig of tlie laiitling I)locks. Ile siirr to Iiave all reiiiforciiiq sticks iii placc. Tlie lockiiig piii release is iiia<le froiii slieet Imss or cliiral. Cut parts as slio\vii oii tlie tlrawiiig. 'I'lie release is asseiiililc<loii a piece of 3/3?" ~>iaiio \vire. Solcler a waslicr 1n)tli tcqi aiid Inittoiii, of the release to 1i111<1 ~)ieccsiii tlieir prolwr l>ositioii. .4 siiiall Iilock is tlrille<l to Iiol<l tlic 3/32" ~>iariti wirc pivt~t. C'ciiieiit wirc iiito the I)lock aiid t1it.n reiiieiit Iiltrk iii fiiselnge. Tlic wire to tlie lnckiiig piii slioiil<lIiqve a giride ;it I~iilklie:i<l iiiiiiilrer 3. 'I'o tlie titiier, sol<ler t w Iiook-111) ~ wires tliat arr l o i i ~ eiiciiigli to rcacli tti tlie froiit of the fiiseiage. 1:efore startiiig the toll of tlic Ii~uIyIn! siirc tiiat tlie laii<liiig gear will work aiitl \vcirk wcll. .\l;ikr siirc tliat all p r t s are ceiiieiitcti scciircl!. Iiecaiis~re1):iirs aiitl atljiistiiieiits :Ire (liffiriilt to iiiake later. Tu iiiake tlie top o f tlie fiisrlage siiiipl!. rriiieiit tlie top of tlie Iiiilkiica(is in ~i!arc with soiali ~>icces of 1/10'' slieet to Iitl<l tlieiii. Ceiiieiit \viiig ~ilatforiii to l)iilkliea~ls #3. #4. #5. .4<l<ltoll loiigeroii eiid all \viiig licn)ks. 1:iiiisli ~)laiikiii~ tlie top of tlie fiiselagc. . Sand tlie Ix><ly siiic~otli anti give oiic roat of <lol>e. Mark tlie slial)e of tlie fire\vall (alter ciittiiig off c~)\vliiig)tin a slicet nf 1/16'' ~>lyvcnnl. C'iit ~iiitcriitrr tlie saiiic as oii I)iilklieatl

THE GLOBE SWIFT

by J . NOONAN
THlS FLYING X A L E MODEL OF THE GLOBE SWlFT IS

FAITHFUL

COPY

OF

ITS

PROTOTYPE

Clean lines of the Swift ore occurotely shown i n this view of the model,

H I S postwar de liixe airplaiie. offerecl I>y the Glol~eXircraft clesirecl size. Tlie iiiotlrl slio\vii i i i tlic ~)liotos Iias a 30" spaii. Coqmration of Ft. \Vortli, Texas, iiiclitdes iiiatiy iiew features Lay oiit ttvo iiixclagc sidcs. oiir oii top of tlic otliy, where thc not foiind in coiiventioiial light aircrait. Soiiie oi these are the lieavy liiics nrc slii>\vii;nsseiiilile tlie sitlrs ;iiitl fit I>iilkliea(lsiii i h r e . luxurioiis cabiii and icistriiriieiit panel witli dual cuntrols ancl side-by- ' 1 s t i i r s i r a n g a p e r c i i oi~tli~ics. C;irve nose I)locks side seating, retractiiig Iiydraiilic electric laiicliiig gear aiicl Raps, trirn- rouglily to sliape aiitl ceiiieiit in ~~l:ice.C'ciiieiit a xtiff ril), c ~ i tfroiii iiiing f l a p ancl anti-stall slots. Coiistriictioii is all-tiietal. It is ~ m w - "L\" patterii to cacli sitlc of ilie iiiseliigc aiitl fit tlic wiiig tongiies in ered with tlie Cotitiiieiital 85-lip iiiotor aiicl iiicliides a starter aiid place. These exteticl froiii tlie ceiitcr liiic 1 1 ) tlic oiitrr edgc sliowii oii generator as staiitlard eq~ii~iriieiit.Skis or floats niay bc iisecl, tiiak- tlie top vie\v. .\tltl siii;ill I > l ( ~ lof i s soft 1):ils;i 10 foriii tlir fillets an<l ing it adaptal>le to aiiy cliiiiate or locality. carve to slial>e. Cnrrfiilly Iiiiil<l iip tlie st:iliilizer ~>latforiii Clieck Duc to clean desigii, its iiiaxiiiiiiiii sl>ee<lis 140 iiil>li'at sea level. for aligiiiiietit aiitl ?;niitl tlie eiitirc striictiire siiiootli. Covcr \vitli wet Cruisiiig speecl is 125 iiil)li, laiiclitig slweel ivitli flaps, 47 nil)li, with- Silkspan. \vliirli allc~\vs I;irgc :ire:is t r ~ I)<- rii\.cre<l \vitli riiic ~iicceand out flaps, 47 iii~>Ii.Kate of cliiiil) i.; Ci00 it. !>eriiiiii. ; service ceiliiig, gives siiiootli fillets. i\lil>ly t\vo coats of rlcar tlopr to tlie Paper and 14,000 Tl.; raiige, 750 miles. sancl lightly. I:i~iixli I);ils;i p:~rts!I? riiI>l~iiig ceriicnt iiito tlie \voocl The Swift Iias a spaii oi 20 ft. 7 iii.. an over-all letigtli of 19 ft. aiid sandiiig siiic~otli. 7 in., arid a height of 9 it. 9 in. It is fittecl witli 6.00 X G \vlieels Staliilizer :iiitl riitl<lcr roiixtriiriioii ;ii-i. cliiiic siiiiple; only I)e careand hydraulic brakes. ful to I>re\'eiit \v:irpiiig. ; \ ~ > ~ ioiie l y ci,;it rii tliiiiiictl clrar clope, ancl Oiir iiidel plaiis tvere drawii to exact scale froiii the iiiaiiiifac- ceiiient tiie parts to tlie fiiselagc. \\'atrli careiiilly ~vliiletlie ceiiient tiirer's plaiis. eren to tlie iiici<lence of tlie wiiig and stahilizer. A sets to preveiit Iioor aligiiiiiciit (Iitc to iiiicveii sliriiikiiig of the coiitrol-litie niodel or a riilil>er-lxi\verecl iiiotlel inay be built, but ceiiieiitctl joiiits. The tvirig Iinll slioiiltl 1)e (IraIvii ori trariiig papcr. so that by reheavier constructioii slioiiltl I>c used tliroitghoiit for a coiitrolled model. versiiig it yoii n'ill Iiavc a riglit aiid left p;iiiel exactly alike. CareBegin coiistructioii I)y layiiig oiit fiill-size peiicil (Irawings to the fully ciit ribs frc~iii (1ii:iitei--gr;iiiir<l 1>:112;a. sl>;irs.;iii(l

MITE
by ALAN ORTOF

ERE is one of tlie new eiigines of tlie postwar period. Develop-

ments of all kiiids have been proniised. but the coiiipressionignition eiigine is the first real step to give tlie young aiid uninitiated a real chance in our coiiiplicated iiiodel field. Witli the eliiiiiiiation of the ignition systeiii. the greatest bugaboo of all engiiie-powered flying is iiow aliiiost a tliing of tlie past. As a design feature, the Mite lias a fixed compression of 13% to 1. Most conipression-ignitioii engines Lise variable compression heads, varying tlie coiiipression froiii 9 to 1 and upward. Other features of

this little powerplant are its light weiglit, 294 Ounces including gas taiil<, short over-all height of 2%", and the use of a combination tlirottle aiid engine cut-off. R P M s caii be controlled smoothly all the \vay d&vn to 1,800 rpni. T h e throttle control is essential for testing free-fliglit jobs, and the cut-off, to preveiit those unnecessary flyaway flights. The Mite Iias a bore of .500 and a stroke of ,500 with a displacemen of .099. Cyliiider body is of steel and the intake by-passes are iiiilled iiito the front and rear of tlie inner cylinder wall. The cylinder bairel is honed and lapped to size. Exliaust p o r t s are milled into both sides of tlie cylinder barrel. Crankcase, cylindci head, and back Cover plate are die cast of magnesium. T h e singlepiece craiikshaft is inachined out of alloy steel and is ground and polislied. A 10-32 s 1" standard hex machine screw is used for the Iiub sliaft. SIain beariiig is of special Navy bronze and is honed to size. Tlie hardeiied and ground pistoii is of 4130 alloy steel and tlie coiiiiecting rod socket is inachined of 24 S T aluminum. T h e coniiecting rod is machined of the Same alloy steel as the piston aiitl the crankpiii bearing is hardened and polished. Lucite is used for the gas tank and is immune to any of tlie special base fuels. T h e inetal fuel line actually nieters the fuel to the engine. A standard needle valve is eniployed aiid is used a s a fixed jet. Recomiiieiided systeiii is to Set the needle valve to the peak running efficiency with a niinimum of eiigiiie knocking and then throttle the engine to the desired rpm. 17 ST aluniinuni is used f o r the throttle arm and throttle; t h e throttle arm conies extra long and can be shorteiied to nieet tlie needs of tlie individual models. O n the strobatac tests, the Mite turned up 6,800 rpm with an 8"-diaiiieter 10"-pitch prop, 7,000 rpin with a 9"-diameter 4"-pitch prop.

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AIRHOPPE&
An eight-foot sailplane either towed by a gas model or launched by hand tow.

1 I G H T fcet of soaring gracr. tlie giill-wiiiged Xirliol)per'pro-

vides a ~)ractically iiew kiiitl of iiiorlcl flyitig. Its novcl features, particularly a re1ial)le autoiiiatic relcase-workal>le for eitlier Iiatid or gas-iiio<lel towing-aiid its tlieriiial-sniffing ability are points of iiiterest. Tlie sl!il) Iias really been flowii siiccessfiilly L>eliiii<l a gas job arid, altlioiigli a plane tow is tricky for I)egiiiiiers, tletaile(1 instructioiis aiid riotrs on perforniance will I>e fouiicl iinder t!.e flying directioiis. Tlie langest fliglit was just uiicler aii Iiour i i i duratioii, covcriiig four iiiiles. A cloutlless sky kept tlie iiio<lel i i i siglit, antl judging froiii tlie sl)ecklikc appearaiice i i i tlie air. the sizc of tlic sliip iiidicated an altitude betwecil 1.500 aiid 2,000 feet was reaclied. Ancl tliis was froiii sixty fcet of liiie. liiiagiiie tlie consisteiit soaring fiiglits ~)ossil)lc witli 500 fert of line! A word to tlie wisc. Doii't slioot tlic \vorks i ( tliosc nicc fluffy, cuiiiiilus cloutls are arouii(l. SIie 12irliopl)er will be in tlieiii in a jiffy.

BY STANLEY

ORZEGK

P L A N S BY P A U L P L E C A N

CONSTRUCTION Furelage. Ilraw a ceiiterliiie oii a straiglit wooclen plank aiid cut tlie bulklica(ls A to I froiii slieet. l'lie lower parts are cut away oii tlie dottetl liiie sliowii ori tlie fiill-size bulkliead layout. ['in tlie bulkhea(1s to tlie board at tlic 1)rol)er sl>aciiig.line tlieni up, theii ceiiieiit tlie % X X'' iiiaiii longerons in their notclies. Ccirieiit tlie 5 X loiigcroiis in place as iiiclicated in tlie side-view (Irawiiig. 4tld tlie "keel" longcroii, alorig tlie bottom centerline of tlie fuselage. Tlie laiitliiig-gear 1)races are showii iridetail and are ceiiieiitcd soli<ily into tlie fuselage. Aiiy 2" wlieel~will(10, but an airwlicel is best. A sponge wlicel can be hoiiie-iiiade by iiisertiiig a leiigtli of insitle-diaiiietcr tubing tlirougli a sporige ball, adtling a 9;'' tliaiiieter tlisk to eacli sitle' arid coiiipressiiig tlie iinit uiitil it flattcris into a wlieel. The tubiiig will Iiave to be Iieatled over or peencd to hold tlie disks coinpressed. Tlie fuselage is covcrecl witli '/,,;" sliect forward of Bulkliead E, and 1/:,3" slieet to tlie rear of E. Tlie uppcr portioiis ol tlie bulkliea(ls are iiow atltletl to tlie Iialf-coiiiyleted fuselage, aiid the two %" sqiiare loiigerons iiistalled. A % X %" longeron is ceiiiented aloiig tlie top centerliiie of tlie fuselage. All the loiigcroiis sliould be flusli witli tlie outsitlc of tlie bulkheads. 411 opening for tlie wiiig to slitlc tlirougli iiiust be lef~ in tlie fiiselage sides. Wlieii covrriiig tlie fuselage. tlie balsa sliould be cut into siiiall rectaiigiilar paiicls so tliat it iiiay I>e applied in much the saine iiianner as usetl iii all-iiictal traiisports. The ceiiieiit dries too fast wlieii large'areas are coverctl. Tail. Tlie lower vortioii of tlie rudder is Ijuilt intearallv , witli tlie fuselage, and tlie slieet coveriiig slioul(l fair into the fuselage aiid the rutlder. Full-size outliiies a r r given for iiearly every part of tlie rudder. Thc rliagoiial 1)races iiisicle tlic rudtlcr are %" squarc. Cover tlie riidder ancl cut tlie proper ccirvr for iiiouiiting tlie stal)ilizcr. The stallilizer spars slioul(1 I)e perfectly sti-aight. Tlic stabilizer lea<lirigetlgc talicrs fri)iii X to %'' Square at each tip. Xftcr assriiil~liiig.tlie Icatliiig cdge aiid trailiiig edge o f tlie stal~ilizerarc covcrctl tvitli I/:,"' sli<.ct.

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Tlie front of tlie leading edge of the stabilizer sliould coincide with the leading edge of tlie rudtier wlien iiiounted. Asseiiible tlie upper portion of tlie rudder and. before covering. attacli the tab with siiiall brass or copper Iiinges. Tlie tab is cut froiii sheet and sanded to a triangular Cross section. Wing. Fiill-size ribs are giveii. Ceiiient the entire outline stock to a sheet ot hard balsa, and cut six No. 1 ribs froiii and six No. 1 ribs froin %" stock. Now triiii tlie n b outline down to the next siiialler size rib, ancl use it to ciit two No. 2 ribs. After two ribs of eacli size Iiave been cut out, tlie outline slioulcl be triiiiiiied dowii'to tlie next snialler size. Tlie wing is built in tliree Parts, tlie center sectioii aiid two outer paiiels. Since the wing is of sucli higli-aspect ratio. it will have to be built on an al,solutely flat siirface to avoid warpiiig. Wlien building tlie ceiiter sectioii, slant tlie end ribs so tliat tlie proper diliedral niay be Iiad upoii ceiilenting all tliree panels together. Tlie % X gr' upper and lower spars are joiiied together by balsa betweeii the ceineiitiiig a siiiall rectaiigular piece of ribs tlirougli tlie spati of tlie wiiig. so tliat tlie spar tlius foriiied resenibles an "I" beani. See tletail oii plan. Note tliat the 334" tliliedral in tlie ceiiter section is iiieasiiretl froiii tlie center to tlie tips, aiitl not froiii tlie intersectioii of tlie fiiselage anti slieet up to tlie wiiig. Tlie leading eclge is coverecl witli spar line. Before covering tlie trailing-etlge portioii. cenlent in tlie % X X'' diagoiials. Tlie I/:,/ slieet covering on the trailing eclge is 1%" wicle. In iiiakiiig tlie outer paiiels. it will be necessary to taper tlie spars froiii % X at tlie No. 1 n b to % X >4" at the No. 12 rih. Tlie Ieadiiig-edge coveriiig slioulcl extend back to tlie spar arid tlie trailiiig-eclge covering slioultl taper froiii a I.%" witltli at tiie No. 1 rih to a wiritii of 1%'' at tlie tip I . Wlieii all tliese panels are coiiiplete tliey sliould be piiined togetlier to see if tlie end ribs nf tlie ceiiter sectioii liave beeil

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slanted at tlie proper angle. The outer wing panels should be flat, with no dihedral. Tlie end ribs of eacli panel should be primed with one coat of cement, rubbed into the pores of the wood. After the cenient has dried, another coat should be added, and the tip sections pinned in place. Tlie wing is covered with bamboo Paper, sprayed with water and left to dry. At least two coats of clear dope should be used on the wing to tigliten up the covenng. The wing can be cemented into tlie slot in the fuselage, but use tlie ceiiient sparingly. so that the wing may be cut away if glide tests show tliat the incidence is too great or too small. The entire niodel should have two or tliree coats of clear dope, and if desired. a color scheiiie of soiiie sort to help visibility. If a fiiie finish is aanted. a few extra coats of dope should be applied, with light sanding between every coat. Use a fine-grained rubbing conipound for a glossy finisli.

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I A FAULTY

SPARK ARRESTER CAN START A FOREST FIRE.

by Smokey Bear

Here's the cabin and landing gear venion. Although design is conventional and simple, it's a perky little flyer. 14 strands ( 7 loops) of T-56 rubber are used as motive power.

of power in the initial flight stages and handle correctly the rapid falling off of power which occurs when the motor unwinds. The fuselage sides are made of 3/32" Square balsa. Build two sides one atop the other, using pins alongside the longerons to keep them in place. Do not pierce the longerons with the pins, for this will weaken thern. The nose section is filled in the with 3/32" sheet balsa-also section which will hold the dowel. Note that the stick model dowel is located forward of the cabin model dowel. The stick rnodel does not have a landing gear to help balance the model, therefore the rubber length must be shortened to hold the center of gravity position in approximately the Same place. When the fuselage sides are dry rernove them frorn the plan. Leaving the rear section cemented together, separate the forward part and add the cross pieces starting from the front. Add the fill-in at the nose and double the cross pieces a t the landing gear position on the cabin rnodel. The gear is bent into shape over the plans and then cernented into .position. The nose block is now carved to shape. Use the fuselage as a guide and carve the plug frorn the fuselage to the nosebutton. Add the %" sheet key to the back. This should fit the nose of the fuselage tightly. If a machine-cut prop is used, sand it srnooth and insert the shaft and freewheeler and then the winding hook a t the front as shown. The wheels are held in place by a srnall drop of solder on the axle or by a Sullivan Nylon wheel retainer. Sand the entire fuselage with sandpaper block. Make sure every joint is securely cemented, for while sanding the surfaces some rnay have been rernoved. Give the fuselage a coat of dope and set 'aside to dry. The wing is rnade next. Start by cutting the required ribs. Lay the leading and trailing edge and bottom spar directly over the plan. Then cernent the ribs in place. When dry raise the tips to the dihedral angle shown with blocks while the center section is (Continued on Page 59)

Today everyone knows that t h e internal combustion engine is responsible for a great deal of the srnog in our country. But not everyone knows that sparks from engines in all kinds of vehicles are also responsible for a great many forest fires. A n d , as rnore campers a n d vacationers head for the forest every year, . the nurnber of spark-caused forest fires continues t o grow.

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of exhaust. A n d in this exhaust are tiny, solid particles that eet verv hot. If these particles are not t r a ~ ~ e d A a Spark arrester. they can start a fire.

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ALL TYPES O F VEHICLES A N D EQUIPMENT NEED SPARK ARRESTERS. Agricultural equipment,

construction equiprnent, locomotives, motorcycles, cross-country vehicles, and even chain saws require spark arresters if you use them in or near brush or forest areas. S o always b e sure you have the correct spark arrester for your vehicle.

BE SURE YOU HAVE T H E PROPER SPARK ARRESTER.

If you're not sure what kind of Spark arrester is correct for your vehicle, ask someone w h o knows. Check with the company that sold vou vour vehicle. If thev can't eive vou the information vou need. , contaCt your local office of the ~ n i t e d ' s t a t e s Department of Agriculture, U . S . Forest Service.
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REMEMBER, ONLY YOU C A N PREVENT FOREST FIRES.

Using a safe Spark arrester is o n e way to help prevent spark-caused forest fires. But observing safe operating procedures a n d carefully maintaining engines is also irnportant. S o rernernber, whcncver you travel into the forest, b e extra careful. S o the forest will still b e there o n your next visit.
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A FAULTY SPARK ARRESTER CAN START A FOREST FIRE.

by Smokey Bear
Here's the cabin and landing gear version. Although design is conventional and simple. it's a perky little flyer. 14 Strands (7 loops) of T-56 rubber are used as motive power.

of power in the initial flight Stages and handle correctly the rapid falling . o f f of power which occurs when the motor unwinds. The fuselage sides are made of SOLID ENGINE 3/32" Square balsa. Build two sides POLLUTANTS MEAN one atop the other, using pins alongside the longerons to keep them in TROUBLE. Everv some sort . eneine ~ r o d u c e s place. Do not pierce the longerons of exhaust. A n d in this exhauct are tiny, solid particles with the pins, for this will weaken that eet verv hot. If these ~ a r t i c l e are s not t r a n ~ c d A them. The nose section is filled in by a spark arrester. they can Start a fire. with 3/32" sheet balsa-also the section which will hold the dowel. Note that the stick model dowel is ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES A N D located forward of the cabin model EQUIPMENT NEED SPARK dowel. The stick model does not ARRESTERS. Agricultural equipment, have a landing gear to help balance construction equipment, locomotives, the model, therefore the rubber length must be shortened to hold the motorcycles, cross-country vehicles, and center of gravity position in approxieven chain saws require Spark arresters mately the Same place. if you use them in o r near brush or When the fuselage sides are dry forest areas. S o always b e Sure you remove them from the plan. Leaving have the correct spark the rear section cemented together, separate the forward part and add arrester for your vehicle. the cross pieces starting from the front. Add the fill-in at the nose and B E SURE YOU HAVE T H E double the cross pieces at the landPROPER SPARK ARRESTER. ing gear position on the cabin model. If you're not sure what kind of The gear is bent into shape over the spark arrester is correct for your plans and then cemented into ,position. The nose block is now carved vehicle, ask someone w h o knows. to shape. Check with the company that sold Use the fuselage as a guide and you your vehicle. If they can't give you the information you need, carve the plug from the fuselage to contact your local office of the Unitcd States the nosebutton. Add the Ihn sheet key to the back. This should fit the S. Forest Service. Department of Agriculture, U. nose of the fuselage tightly. If a machine-cut prop is used, Sand it BE S U R E YOUR SPARK smooth and insert the shaft and ARRESTER IS WORKING freewheeler and then the winding CORRECTLY. Always check your hook a t the front as shown. The wheels are held in place by a small swark arrester before headine " into a drop of solder on the axle or by a brush or forest area. If you're not Sure about the condition of your Sullivan Nylon wheel retainer. .Sand spark arrester, take your vehicle t o somconc w h o knows what kind the entire fuselage with sandpaper of trouble to look for. It's always better to b e safe, than sorry. block. Make Sure every joint is securely cemented, for while sandREMEMBER, ONLY YOU C A N PREVENT FOREST FIRES. ing the surfaces some may have been removed. Give the fuselage a coat Using a safe spark arrester is one way to help prevent spark-caused of dope and set aside to dry. forest fires. But observing safe operating proccdurcs a n d carefully The wing is made next. Start by maintaining engines is also important. S o remember, whenever you cutting the required ribs. Lay the travel into the forest, be extra careful. S o the forest will still be there leading and trailing edge and bottom o n your next visit. spar directly over the plan. Then cement the ribs in place. When dry raise the tips to the dihedral angle A Riblic Service 01 This Magazine 8 The Advertising Caincil shown with blocks while the center section is (Continued on Page 59)
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Today everyone knows that the internal combustion engine is responsible for a great deal of the Smog in o u r country. But not everyone knows that Sparks from engines in all kinds of vehicles are also responsible for a great many forest fires. A n d , as mure campers and vacationers head for the forest every year. the number of spark-caused forest fires continues to grow.

No. you're not dreaming. lt's an honest-to-goodness T-56 rubber job with a new slant (or two). Performance i s unusually good.

By AL CASANO
unusual appearance of this ship prompted its name, so henceforth, Nightmare it is. This design is no accident, but rather the result of long, and sometimes painful, experimenting with different combinations of wings, stabs, props, airfoils, and ideas. The author has been designing and building for twenty years anti believes that rubber-powered jobs give more satisfaction, and afford m o v opportunities to really study model aerodynamics than any other class of models. Take this job, for i n s t a n c e t h e requirements were a crate of unusual appearance, combined with good flight characteristics. We built a thirty-degree sweptforward wing, with equal sweepback in the stabilizer. It was not so good-the stability wasn't there. Larger rudders, smaller rudders, deeper fuselage-they were all tried, but still the stability was only fair. So we tried again, with a twenty-five degree set u p a n d that was it! A total of three ships were built, and the third, Nightmare, was the ship we wanted. This plane is really easy to build--only one size wing rib, only one size stab rib, sheet rudders, no body formers -it's a cinch! But talking won't build it, so let's go. First buiid the two fuselage sides. Pin down the top longeron (you can stick pins through.wood without damage if you use the thin steel pins and not the fat ugly brass ones). Place a drop of cement on side of longeron at each point where cross brace meets longeron. Put' in cross braces, cutting off at bottom longeron outline. Now put in diagonal braces, cut to length, and then

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cement in bottom longeron. Work carefully here. When first side is thoroughly dry (in about two hours) make the second side, and let dry. It is important that sufficient time be allowed for drying on all parts. Take the two finished sides and place over plan view in a "standing up" position. Cement together at back, put in the two cross-pieces at nose block end, and allow to dry, using steel Squares or any fairly square objects to keep the two sides braced upright. Next add all cross-pieces and landing gear, taking sizes from plan. When dry, sand well, and Cover with Silkspan. Don't let 'fuselage hang around uncovered for too long a time-it may Warp or twist. Now make nose block per plan, and drill out planked section at rear for dowel, to hold rubber at rear. The prop may be cawed by hand from a solid block, or any machine-cut prop of 12" dia. may be used. Jasco prop-folding hinges will simplify the "tool maklng" end, and for the boys who don't like to bend shafts for props, that concern

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Nightrnare
has come t o the rescue with a readymade shaft and spring tensioner that is really good-so now you don't have t o be a pro t o build your rubber-power prop and shaft. T h e wing and stab a r e built by identical procedure. Pin down bottom spar, cement in ribs, put in leading edge, trailing edge and rear spar in that order. But remember-one left and one right panel for the wing and stab. There is 3%'' of dihedral. a t each wing tip. Stab has n o dihedral. When dry. sand and cover with SilkSpan or regular rubber model tissue. Water-spray all covered parts, let dry, and dope with two coats of clear dope, allowing a half hour between coats for drying. Install wing saddles, and make sheet rudders, while dope is drying on covered parts. Next cement rudders to stab per plans, and cement stab t o fuselage. The wing is held to fuselage by tying on with one strand of 4's'' rubber. Power for Nightmare is twenty strands of Yu" flat T-56, with six inches of slack. Glide and power run is to the right. Slide wing forward to correct diving tendency, back t o overcome stall. Trim tab in left rudder controls'turn. These a r e glide adjustments, and should be made Arst. F o r correcting under power, use thrust line a t nose block-down thrust to correct stall. right thrust t o give m&e turn.

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Rocket enqina powers iet model h r some speeteeular aights

B The original XF-92A was made as a simple whip-controlled model for a young friend of mine. Somebody suggested putting something in i t to leave a smoke trail for a more realistic flight. Turning this thought over in my. mind brought forth the idea of using the small voila!-eightJetex engines-and een models later, we have an aeroplane so realistic in flight that it has to be seen to be believed! Its convenient size, lack of fuel odor or engine noise makes it an ideal "city" project as it can be flown anywhere without the numerous objections usually prevalent where the buzz of a gas engine can be heard. As it is not subject to hot fuels and is almost impossi-

By LLOYD A. MOSHBE
cally. Be Sure to have the grain running away from the fuselage. When the glue is thoroughly dry, cut to size and proceed to shape the leading and trailing edges from a high point close to the fuselage. Use a sanding block for this operation in order to keep the knife edge straight. Run a pencil line down the middle of the edges of the blocks first to'avoid a wavy leading or trailing edge. These three units can now be given two coats of clear dope, sanding between coats, and then put aside until the fuselage is finished. Spot-glue together the 'two 3/4" X 1%'' X 10lh" soft balsa blocks for the body. (Continued on Page 78)

ble to crash, you can spend all the time you wish on your doping job and know it will stay like that. After flying you can put it right back on your living room table for all to admire. The actual construction is really elementary. The model shown took two hours to build and cost me about a dollar for everything but the dopes. Of Course, a Jetex 100 or 200 motor is an additional investment, but you won't fly it out of sight. Starting with the wings and tail, glue together two pieces of onequarter-inch by three-inch soft or medium-hard balsa planks in the length desired in order to be able to cut out the triangles economi-

Prefabbed glider for towline operation features "Rih-type" wing with elliptical dihedral; twofoot Terror has plenty of performance for its size-provides good beginning for glider fans

[ I ) Thirty-square-inch stabilizer; ( 2 ) tissuecovered furelage; ( 3 ) wing has 76 sq. inch oreo, spon of 24 inches: (4) one-piece wing

outline, ribs set in .easily: ( 5 ) elliptical outline; (6) Pylon wing mount; (7) "Circlimatic" X-teel furelage; ( 8 ) offset tow hoots;

( 9 ) elliptical dihedral. Gerald Ritz of prewar Chicago Aeronuts club i s generall~ credited with the development of the wing.

32 oz., and is designed for Class B-C use, with engines from .29 to
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Our first impression of this new Berkeley kit was one of awe-the box is more than 3'h feet long, and when we opened it there was enough balsa crammed in to stock a hobby shop! Yes, this latest Hogan is a big airplane; it has a wing area of 700 sq. in., which accounts for its alternate name of Super Hogan 70. To complete the statistics right here, the ship has a Span of 67". weighs around

As with former Hogan kits, this one is marketed by Berkeley Models, Inc., West Hempstead, N. Y., and the plane is a design of West Coast modeler Denny Davis. The initial Hogan design to gain prominence was the San De Hogan, presented as a construction article in Air Trails, November 1949. It has been widely duplicated throughout the world. There are eleven sheets of printed balsa, ranging in thickness from 1/16" to ?Am, for such members as ribs, formers, tips and so On. All these parts are neatly die-cut. One item builders are sure to like is the shaped leading edges for wing and stab. Plywood is die-cut, and the landing gear wire is bent. As deserves a king-size kit, the plan seems big enough for a tablecloth. It includes a full-size drawing of wing and stab halves, full-size fuselage drawing, plus many detail sketches. The Sandy -Hogan has won so many contest events that we couldn't possibly list them here. Not only is it a success on the Coast, but these ships have collected plenty of hardWare at the Nationals, at the Plymouth Internationals, and just about everywhere free flight is flown.

The Super Hogan 70 is very similar to the Air Trails job, differing maitily in some of the construction details. For example, the wing now features "Hoganamic" construction; the ribs are all set diagonally, produring a structure that is extremely rigid and warp-free. Sheet balsa is used a t both leading and trailing edges, and together with the three spars and the nose ribs, you get a really rugged structure. The floating wing tab is retained, for Davis considers it essential in a ship of this size. He has had great success with it. The stab is identical in construction, though without dihedral, while the rudder is built-up and symmetrical, with an adjustable tab a t the rear. The fuselage is made on a crutch and is completely sheeted. A parachute dethermalizer is recommended. The plans give full details for installation of this essential, and for motor mounting, motor cut-off, etc. While a K&B 29 with an A i r - 0 11'' prop is recommended, other powerplant combinations can, of Course, be fitted. They may require different degrees of down and side thrust from those specified on the plan, however. This is a well-engineered kit of a ship well known by now to every contest-goer. The new design has now. become a "standard."

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A proven towline glider design with the latest prefab ideas is a new kit release frorn Enterprise Model Aircraft and Supply Co., Inc., 5107 Avenue D, Brooklyn 3, N. Y. Designer Jerry Brofrnan Erst Rew a glider of this general size and layout sorne 12 years ago; the little ship has been constantly flown and irnproved since. One of the intermediate designs set an unofficial

world record of 53 rnin. O.O.S. This towliner differs frorn most other ships of this category to which we are accustorned. In the first place it is srnall-span is only 24"-and the area is 76 sq. in. The aspect ratio is also relatively low-only 6 to 1-but this rather stubby wing is extrernely durable, and the little glider rnay be safely flown in weather that would be fatal to long slirn wings. Another unusual feature is Seen in the pylon wing rnount; in fact, Jerry's latest looks a lot like a Half-A. power job. The airfoil is very sirnilar to the farned McBride B-7; it has an extrernely high lift coefficient, which rneans that it will produce arnple lift a t very low flying speed. This section also has a fow stalling speed, and the plane will turn very tight circles without dropping off on one wing. The tow speed required is moderate and the glider can easily be pulled to alrnost directly overhead, utilizing practically all the allotted towline length. In really dead air, the Terror is said to average 1 % rninutes per 100 feet of line length. The wing is die-cut frorn two sheets of 3 / 3 2 X 4 " balsa, and is of the so-called "Ritz" construction, producing a very thin but efficient structure. Two inches of dihedral are cemeqted in when the panels are joined. Covering will add 2" rnore of

curved dihedral, so that the finished wing is elliptical both in outline and dihedral, long recognized as an extrernely efficient set-up. The fuselage is a good exarnple of reallv modern die-cut construction. ~ h e r is e a single horizontal keel into which is keyed a vertical half-keel on both top and bottorn. Viewed frorn either end this assernbly looks like a cross; the four edges of the cross are "tied" together with %" sq. diagonal braces. It is easy to See why the designer refers to this fuselage as "Circlirnatic" construction. Die-cut lightening disks are cut in all three keel pieces. The two vertical keels are held firrnly to the horizontal rnernber by accurately rnatched notches, so they require no jigs for alignrnent while the cernent is drying. The nose is a solid balsa block and hooks are set so that a straight tow and circling glide rnay be had. When Skysail-covered, the assernbly is practically indestructible. Conventional die-cut tail surfaces of 1/16" balsa cornplete the very capable little ship. Dyed-in-the-wo01 towline fans who believe that no towliner is a good towliner unless it is a gigantic job a r e urged to try a Terror before they pass judgrnent on this perky little soarer.

Denny Davismlatest kit job by Berkeley features new "Hoganarnic" construction

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( I ) Sixty-seven-inch Span, 700 sq. in. wing; ( 2 ) "Hoganamic" W-set ribs; ( 3 ) built-up, 1/16" sheet covered pylon: ( 4 ) built-up sheet covered fuselage; ( 5 ) screw-adiust tob: ( 6 ) 342 sq. in. stob; ( 7 ) parachute
dethermalizer recommended; ( 8 ) trap door for chute; ( 9 ) fixed landing gear; ( 1 0 ) .29 to .51 engine; ( I I ) free flooting tob. Planform is typical Dovis configuration which has made Denny's name a byword.in post-

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You Ure not required to build n model in this contest! All you do is submit detailed 3-vi-ew drawings of yo-ur favorite "brain-chil." These should be not less than 8 by 10 imhes and must contain infmmation on wing areas, spans, fuselage length, center of gravity, weights, power used and the like. AT will select 8 outstanding designs to be presented in 3-view form. Payment of $5 will be n~ade for each one published. The top design in each special category will be built and test-flown by AT'S design research team; upon completion of the tests the model will be given to the winner. The category until May 1, is .19-.35 stunt models; until June 1, Half-A Speed. Be you a newcomer or an oldtimer, balsa gliders will give you most fun for your time and money. About a half hour of work, and you can be out there, hunting for thermals. Some might say that power ships get up much higher than gliders. Have you ever tried a true catapult glider? Using 20 strands of 1/4" wide and 60" long rubber, you will need some sort of smoke indicator to show the glider's path

and its position when it gets up there. It just about disappears from sight. There are many ways in which you can duplicate power model performance with gliders. And a field which has not even been touched by the model builders is the building of scale gliders of proposed models. As long as the C.G. on the scale glider is in a similar location as the C.G. on the finished power model, the flight characteristics will be similar. The angular setting of the wing an& stabilizer will' thus be automatically determined on the scale glider, although the airfoil may not be similar. This may work out for glide conditions, you may say. How about power? Very simple; just launch it at a higher speed. And to duplicate the torque, place clay weight on left wing tip. Shown here are nine glider variations representing practically every known configuration for balanced flight. By trying them, you may get an idea what to expect from each type. You will find that you can launch the standard 0-0 design (wing set at zero, stab set at zero) and it will take all the power, you can concentrate on your fingertips. But try the Same thing

on the flying wing model, and you'll quickly See the differente. While 0-0 will cliqb like a rocket, the flying wing will shed wings or loop several times. Right here sense the lesson: if you are planning a flying wing, do not use as much power on it as you would on an 0-0 design. The history of the contest of hand-launched gliders goes back to around 1927; a 17-second flight was practically a record, and many contests were won with time even lower than this. As the model building and flying movement became geared to the general aviation upheaval after Lindbergh's flight, the glider event was one of the, most popular features of the day. And so, by sheer number, the design of the hand-launched glider gradually began to change until now we have the long moment arm and the 0-0 setting. What really gave the handlaunched glider a major boost was the development of the 'basic launching procedure. The pre1927 system was to hurl the glider into the air somehow and hope for the best. The New York Aeronuts did probably more than any other group to develop the basic

launching technique. The idea was to have left turn adjustments on the glider, and then launch it into a right turn. This allowed a powerful side arm throw. By holding the model almost vertically, the initial high speed was dissipated in a climbing right turn instead of a loop. The left turn adjustment tended to Open up the right turn, and so produced a safe climbing condition instead of spiral dive. Once the model reached t h e peak of the momentum, the left turn setting took over. In the early days thermal flights were rare because we did not get the glideis high enough. So, any kind of a system that would get the models higher, helped in raising the records. The "sidearm" launching system helped us attain altitude, and it is still used, in a modified form. In the early days we tried all wrts of wing and stabilizer layouts, looking for something that would work better than what we had. Any time a certain design showed a promise, it was thoroughly explored. Some tried the canard type. This type of model had a very flat glide when launched gently, but it could not be throwii

high without rolling into a spiral. It had too much looping action. Thus, the initial inertia was not converted efficiently into height. Any model having angular difference between wing and stabilizer will differ under power and in a glide. The glide may be smooth, but power may produce loopinq. At one time the tandem glider was Seen more often than now. But that was when contest times were not so high. Two wings seem to offer more lifting area. But the model itself does not lend itself to high power. Perhaps too much total drag, or some other aerodynamical condition. Also, it Tequired fairly large circles. It would tend to spiral-in on sma.11-circle adjustments. Therefore, a tandem may give you fairly decent time in a, calrn weather. But for thermal flying, a tight circle glider is needed. The first real thermal hunter was the sweepback glider developed by the New York Aeronuts. Using the side launch, this glider gained about 30 feet. But it was capable of very tight turns, and thus picked up whatever ground thermals may have been around. Now that we know more about

model aerodynamics, we can more or less analyze this design. At 'that time we gave the sweepback the credit for this tight circling characteristic. Why we had the impression, we do not know. What the sweepback actually did was to make the model very short coupled. This short coupling, and using angular difference between wing and the stabilizer, are a perfect set-up for tight turning. The glider retains a certain amount of stability in the circle, and it is not sensitive to upsets. But this de~ign is not recommended for modern coriiest flying. What can you 40 with 30 feet? Tlying wing gliders always intrigued the model builder. If you have a slope in the back yard. try a flyirig wing while a gentle breeze is blowing. The trick is to find a wing which will just rise on the slope wind. The flying wing definitely cannot take any kind of accelerated launching. That is. unless we can somehow fold its wing. It is surprising that so many model builders by-pass Jim Walker's folding wing mechanism without giving it a try on their own design. A flying wirig version is shown. (Continued on Page 79)

The first Clipper Chisai built by the lwata Brothers in Tokyo; Chisai i s the English pronunciation of the Japanese characters meaning "tiny."

Clipper

By DALLAS B. SHERMAN
From far-off Tokyo comes a new contender for PAA-LOAD honors designed by the man who originated Pan American World Airways' model event

iWhen word filtered through from Tokyo that Dallas B. Sherman, the poppa of Pan American World Airway's PAA-Load event, had designed a , model for the '51 payload competitions, great interest was evidenced over what "ole DB" had produced. Here is the outstanding PAA-Load designs by the man who -dreamed up the event. It has been successfully flown by various Japanese modelers and comes in time to make the U.S. meets this summer. Mr. Sherman's own comments on the model follow: "Wing, stabilizer, and rudder are entirely conventional and need no explanation beyond the drawings. They may be covered by materials a t the builder's option. We used silk because it is cheap and plentiful in Japan, and adds strength. The frame structure is strong enough to take it. Test flights have indicated no changes a t all that should be made in these surfaces. "The fuselage is a little different from the run-of-the-mill. In design, it is an attempt to get the rectangular section required for the PAA-Load 'occupant' and a t the same time 'fade' the remainder fuselage into a shape more streamline at the high angles of attack a t which the model actually flies. It is assumed that a free-flight model.in competition never actually flies 'level' and therefore 'straight line' streamlining is of little or no real merit. More effective 'climb and glide' strearnlining of the fuselage is theoretically possible, but here we compromised for structural simplicity and lightness plus a deepened belly to assist in anti-spiral characteristics. "In building, construct the crutch first. Leave the crutch on the working surface and build on the bottom of the fuselage inverted. The top of the cabin may be built separately and glued on as a unit. Then fill in the top fuselage structure from cabin back to front of stabilizer position. Note that the landing gear is installed while fuselage is ,being built in order that the lower center nose brace may be attached to the landing gear plywood mount. "A desirable refinement is to trim all of the intermediate triangular buikheads to concave shape; this gives a more pleasing cover appearance by preventing the cover from sticking to the bulkheads and also cuts some structural weight. Silk covering is recommended for the fuselage because (Continued on next page)

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eliders alone without anvone to hold the rnodel;We have a theory for the .0-0, lon rnornent arm, 80% balance glider basei on cizculaz airflow. When a rnodel describes any soit of a curving path, the airflow changes on the model. And this change is such that the stabilizer a rnore positive flow than the wing. result is that the stabilizer brings the wing into lower angles of attack. This reduces the lift, which may be excessively high'if wing is held to the original ,glide setting, and thus prevents looping. The drag is also reduced. Hence, whenever a glider, or any other model is in a curving path. the circular airflow changes happen. And the 0-0 settine takes advantare of this fact verv quickry. In the case of the hand-launched lider, you will notice that no matter . is . launched, the clirnbing path ow it is curving. In sorne cases, it r r i a y , be an Open helix, while a t other tirnes, ust ,a half spiral will bring the model to the top. In case of sweepback, the Setting was not 0-0. To obtain low lift at hi h Speed, it had to make srnall or ti %t circles or loops. %he trouble is that the very setting yhich gets the 0-0 glider up, prevents it from having glide turns tighter than we now have. In fact, the glider should be adjusted with the wing flying as level as possible. It is the banking that brings about the downfall. You can experirnent with very srnall dihedral and rudder so that skidding turns could be obtained, or use a flexible stabilizer. The problern is now clear; reduce lift during the high power launch, and bring it back to regular glide angle after the model reaches the top. You can See why the glider can rnake or.'.y one certain size circle. If ou try to ~ i g h t e nit, i t r w i l l Spin in. 1yiddling witli adjustments will only give you hairline stability which may pop the wrong way in a thermal. The best cure is to find and be satisfied with a bit larger circle. Constzuction Hints. A great deal of Ai ht perforrnance will depend on the ba%a used. Lightness. of course. is irnportant, but itrength should not be sacriilced. Stress loads durine the handlaunching period are v e r y high. Of course, it differs frorn one man to another. All stock should be quarter-grained. Other grains tend to produce Warps after the model is rnade, and especially under darnp conditions. Airfoil shape is important. Not so much as to lifting qualities as to the importance of having a uniform surface, and so reduce drag to a minimum. Lift and' drag determine how long fhe model is. going to stay up. If you increase lift and reduce drag, you are doing the right thing. While assembling the glider. be liberal with the cernent. Not only at the junction point but for a distance away frorn it to form a cernent skin. The major launching load is a t the root. By having a cement Skin extend about an 1" from the Center, you form a socket-like construction for the wing. and transfer pinpoint loads over much greater area. This sarne reasoning applies to tip dihedral joints. In fact, if you want to be sure. use bandage over the joints. This may be especially desirable if you are just starting gliders. Finisl~ing. The balsa surface definitely needs some sort of a finish. Without a finish. the balsa will be subjected to all atmosphere changes. On a damp dav balsa will actually rise in spots. ~ 1 i 8 t h e r fnct is that '.fuzzU must be removed or "plastered" to the wing. The finishing will depend on how much extra weight can be used for finisliing. On indoor gliders. the finish should be Light. One way of doing i t is to run a stream of castor-oil-treated dope along the Span. and then spread it with fingers as much as possible. Keep on rubbing with fingers until the dope dries up. In this rnanner. the Solution is forced iiito the pores. Also. the surface rernains smooth after application,

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Most of the flight adjustmeilts are built into the Twister to make flying easy. A model with the wing and tail out of line that flies well is nothing unusual these days. It's a lot easier to make a model turn in the glide and under power by tilting the stab than by other adjustments. The proper amount of tail tilting must be determined for each model since a wing may have been warped a little to help or retard the turn. This shows up in the glide. A model that has a stalling turn will rarely spin under power. Instead it will climb well and then stall in the glide. This can be taken out with "turn." You can get the most out of your Twister with true surfaces, a tight turn in the glide and a little offset in the thrust (if the model doesn't climb in a definite pattern). Start by building two fuselage sides. Cut out pylon, cement on wing platform. Add cross-pieces to sides, omitting those at top, right front. Cement pylon. in place. Add remainder of cross-pieces and fill-in sheet. Add firewalls with landing gear in place. Fuel-proof this thoroughly. Cement stab platform in place with the wire parts; re-cement when dry. Cut the wing ribs from "C" stock balsa to keep them from warping. Shape leading edges and cut to length along with trailing edges. Lay these down first, cementing gussets, then the ribs in position. Use light balsa for the tips. Sand wing parts, then re-cement joints again to prevent warping. The stab is made the same as the wing. Cut the rudder to shape; sand leading and trailing edges. Cement the rudder in straight, as it does not turn the model but gives it directional

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HE second project in this series of classroom designs has a

more authentic reseinblance to full-scale gliders, though it retains the simple construction of tlie first hand-launched project because of the easy-to-build profile-type fuselage. Two-ply Bristol board and pine replace the iisual I>alsa-and-tissue construction, but the additional weight does not Iiandicap perforniance. The plans are reproduced in full size. Make accurate tissue Patterns of all surfaces ; tlien, usiiig carhon Paper, transfer all surface outlines onto ordinary two-ply Bristol board (obtainable in any art supply Store). Use shears to cut out :hese outlines. Remember that tliere are two sides to tlie fuselage and two wing panels. Now ceinent the pine framework in place as shown by the plan, using plenty of cenient oii all joints to assure adequate strength. When tliorouglily dry, cement the other fuselage side in place, and complete by adding tlie cockpit Cover (Cellophane from a cigarette package) and tow-line hook (an ordinary paper clip). For details of fuselage construction see Fig. B. The wings are made by bending back tlie additional area shown on the leading edge of the wing and cenienting it in place; this serves to reinforce the wing structure. Using 1/161' pine, cut out the wing ribs from the full-size templates and cenient into their proper locations as shown on the drawings. Use straight pins to hold the Bristol board in psitioii during tliis procediire; Scotch fape is handy for holding the edges in place. Note that tlie end rib ( A ) is set with a slight bevel to correspond with tlie one-inch dihedral angle. Figs. A and B illustrate wing construction. While the wings are drying. cement the stabilizer into psitioii on the fuseiage. Note tliat the fuselagc has, at tlie p i n t of attach-

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nieiit, a convex contour, wliicli is traiisferrecl to tlie stal~ilizer(giving rigidity) wlien the latter is ceniented in place. See Fig. C. If tliis does not stiffen tlie stabilizer siifficiently, fashioii two pine striits froni '/in" piiie. ceiiientiiig one end of eacli strut to tlie bottoni of the stabilizer aiid the other eiid to tlie boltom of tlle fuselage. After tlie stabilizer Iias dried tliorouglily, add tlie rurlder, taking care that it is ceinented in line witli the fiiselage wlien tlie front. Again. viewed froni tlie top of the fuselage and a l ~ i i g if the rudder seenls too flexible. correct by attacliiiig piiie struts frcrii tlie niiddle of the riidder to tlie stabilizer. The grade of nristol board used will deterniiiie tlie iiecessity for using struts. Cenient one wing panel in position aiid add tlie two pine striits ( F . D ) . While this is drying, sight along the leadiiig edge of tlie wiiig to make certaiii the wing panel is not warped; aiiy siicli warping iiiay be corrected by adjiisting tlie struts at the ,point where they attach to tlie wing. Coniplete tlie niodel by adding the other wing panel. The niodel sliould halance at a ]mint approxiinately oiie third of tlie distance back fioiii the leadiiig edge of the wing. T o obtaiii tliis adjustinent, weiglit (solder scraps are ideal) niust be added to tlie iiose of the nioclel, Now try gently lauiicliing the model froni tlie Iiand to thc ground. If tlie niodel stalls, niore weight slioiild be added to tlie nose until an even glide results. If it seeins nose heavy. Part of the weight niust I>e re~noved;experinleiit with several trial glides to get tlie correct balance. If tlie niodel tends to I>e heavy in eitlier wing, correct by slightly k n d i n g down tlie trailing edge of tlie heavy wing. After these preliniiiiary adjustments, tlirilliiig flights can be niade by using a catapult launching iiwthod. Drive into the ground a stake to wliich is attaclied a sliort lengtli of Sr'rubber band tied to about tliirty feet of string. See Fig. E. Tie a small wire ring,

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designs which had the cooling radiators under the nose instead of being built into the top wing. These aircraft were designated PW-8 and became the standard Army pursuit plane until the Curtiss Hawks were evolved. Lt. Russe11 L. Maughan (the Pulitzer Trophy Race winner in 1922 at Detroit) flew 2,670 miles from Mitchel Field, Long Island, to Crissy Field, San Francisco iii his XPW-8. This flight took 21 hrs., 48 mins., 30 sec. and attracted world wide attention because he had spanned the American continent from dawn to dusk, on June 24, 1924, thus setting a transcontinental record. As a matter of fact, Lt. Maughan is known as the "dawn to dusk flyer" because of this flight. Armament of the XPW-8 consisted of one .50 caliber machine gun and one .30 caliber machine gun both firing through the propeller arc. The maximum speed of this design was 168 mph. With 285 square inches of wing area, our XPW-8 model performed stunts beautifully, and a sport airfoil has been included on the plan for those modelers who do not wish to stunt. We used a K & B Glo-Torp .29 engine. However, any engine from .19 to .49 can be used although the .49 installation is recommended for the experienced builder only. Begin construction by cutting the fuselage sides from 3/16" medium balsa sheet. Make certain you cut out for the lower wing and stabilizer. Join the rear of the fuselage sides and cement the 3/16" cross braces in place a t station E. Add the remaining cross braces and plywood bulkhead B. While this is drying, the wire landing gear can be bent to shape and joined together. This assembly is then wrapped to the plywood platform with crinoliiie and cemented well. The plywood platform can now be securely cemented to the fuselage sides. Cut the tail surfaces from I/'" sheet balsa and sand to a streamline cross section. Attach the control horn in place and hinge the elevator to the stabilizer. Cement the stabilizer to the fuselage. Mount the dural bellcrank to the %" X M" pine block and attach the .025" music wire lead-out lines. Glue the bellcrank assembly to the fuselage and install the control rod. The engine is now bolted to the plywood bulkhead. Although we used a radial mounting, a beam mount can be installed as the plans show. On the radial mount we suggest soldering the nuts to a sheet of tin or brass and bolting it to the rear of the bulkhead in order to prevent the nuts from dropping off inside the fuselage where they are not accessible. Install the fuel tank, either stunt or sport. Cement the nose former A in place. Apply the 3/16" sheet bottom covering as well as the turtledeck and nose blocks. Select soft balsa blocks and use very little cement on them because they must be removed later. Carve the blocks to shape when the cement has dried and sand smooth. Do not neglect to cut away for the engine cylinder ai-id exhaust. Carefully cut off the blocks and hollow as shown. Remove the engine and cement the blocks securely back on the fiiselage. Bend the tail skid and cement to the fuselage bottom. Add the headrest and fin. Sand the fuselage and clear dope twice, sand again lightly. The wings are the picture of sim-

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