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a ir c r a ft In fa c t, a n y th in g w h ic h can be m o d e lle d . These e n trie s w ill be s a fe ly u n d e r glass. A special a t tr a c tio n w i ll be a s e le c tio n o f ‘ D u p le x ’ to o ls
c o m p e tin g f o r a w id e s e le c tio n o f tro p h ie s , cups an d o th e r a w ard s as and m o d e ls - m a in ly fro m th e tre a s u re chest o f Ia n B ra d le y ,
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th e clu b aspect, and n o t o n ly th e g o v e rn in g bodies b u t som e o f th e la rg e r
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MODEL AIRCRAFT
COM M ENT
January 1970 VOLUME XXXV No. 408 By reinstating the silencer requirement
for power models as of 1st January,
1970, the Society of Model Aeronautical
CO N TEN TS Engineers resumes its progressive
HEARD AT THE HANG AR DOORS 15 attitude to public relations, and in
U S. N A T IO N A L C H AM PIO N SH IP S 16 particular, local authorities. The
A IR C R A FT DESCRIBED - J o d e l D.117 19
FREE FLIGHT COMM ENT 22 requirement (initiated 1st January,
GOLDEN W IN G S CLUB 24 1965) had been relaxed, by majority
•K A M A N ' HELICOPTER 25
vote, effective 21st October, 1967, so
LATEST ENGINE NEWS 28
O LE TIGER’ 30 that control line and free-flight models
YE M EANDERINGS OF A MODEL FLIER 35 were exempted. But this led to
ENGINE T E S T - T a ifu n S p rin t 36 ambiguous situations where fields were
•THE G R AD UATE' A /2 GLIDER 38
SCHLUETER S HELICOPTERS 41 shared by the 'haves' and ‘have nots'.
CONTROL LINE NEWS 42 Only exemptions permitted now are for
TO P IC A L TW IS TS 44 all compression-ignition engines
READERS’ LETTERS 46
RALLIES 48 ('diesel') of up to 1.5 c.c. and the
CLUB NEWS 50 International Championship classes for
Team Race, Speed and Free Flight
Power where the F A.I does not call
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Such exemptions are both tolerable and
sensible in our view; but it remains
very much the modeller's responsibility
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Tanks 40 cc. „ . . . __B- 8/6 Two ranges. 0 -I0 and 0-80 m.p.h.
Kraf: Gold Medal £199.10.0 Check the w ind before wasting
Flight Link 4 Series III complete £170. 0.0 60 cc. 10/-
80 cc ______ „ ___ 11/3 a journey. £3.15.0 Π I
Launch Link prop. 676. 5.0
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Quantum servos £15.15.0 KB Glow Plugs, 2v. Super Tigre l.5v. 8.6
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Brief Specification
Transmitter
Precision engineered stick
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Special angled centre-loaded
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500 DKZ 12v. Oeac included.
6-ffsquency option with
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Receiver
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S iie : 2 * 'x ir * r
Weight: 3 oz.

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Our Bi-Annual Radio Control Manual series, which started in 1965
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CIRRUS R/C SAILPLANE £17.15.0
N early 10 ft. sp a n ! A fa n ta s tic a lly en gineered k it w h ic h in ­
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ne a re st th in g H S19 CLO U m u lti-p u rp o s e g lid e r /p o w e r
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w h e n o p e ra te d span f o r slo p e s o a rin g ( p a rts f o r e ith e r in
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R /C !
F o r 2- o r 4 -c h a n n e l o r
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BALSA MODELS FLY BETTER . . .
Most everyone is familiar with the folded paper aeroplane - a
simple model which flies remarkably well, in fact, despite the
absence of fin and tailplane. (The 'fuselage' must be the first
practical example of the vee-tail!) We thought we would try
the same design in balsa, just to compare performance.
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better and, unlike its paper counterpart, stayed in trim. The one
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 popular with the modellers as well
as spectators from the immediate
Some o f the 26 locality and is already well known
N a tio n a l de le gate s to the ‘regulars'
in s e ssio n a t F .A .I.
Headquarters PICTURE POSTCARDS arrive
P aris in N ovem ber. each day at our ofTices. Many are
T h is w e ll attende d
m e e tin g p roduce d collected to grace the walls with
m a n y c o n s tru c tiv e illustrations of strange or exotic
re s u lts u n d e r the parts of the globe. But it is not
P r e s i d e n c y of
S andy P im enoff every day that we have something
(F in la n d ). from Timbuctoo, Mali. Doc Haw-
FAI RULE CHANGES from the
November meeting in Paris elimi­
nate the tuned exhaust system for
free flight, but not for control-line,
though a silencer is now essential
HEARD
for C /L aerobatics as well as R C
aerobatics. Binoculars arc to be
employed by timekeepers at free
flight World Championships (at
AT THE
least one per pair of timekeepers)
and only one grade of standard
fuel is to be used, 75 per cent
Methanol, 25 per cent Castor Oil.
HANGAR
In radio control, a new manoeuvre,
the figure ‘M* is introduced and
the schedule revised. This, and the
provisional rules for F.A.I. Pylon
DOORS
Racing based on U.S. Formula 2
are detailed in our companion
magazine Radio Control Models & Hullavington, July 13-26th, with Y oun g B. D ay c o lle c ts the 'F ro g ' J r.
T ro p h y fro m M rs . G reenh algh a t the
Electronics. Provisional rules for 400 participants from 20 Nations. S .M .A .E . a n nual p riz e g iv in g .
thermal and slope soaring are also Many aerobatic specials from
circulated for National Aero Clubs Germany, Switzerland, U .S.A , kins, who writes as resident M.O.
to try. Some extra Options are U.S.S.R., S. Africa and Czechoslo­ for the Ministry of Technology
added to Radio Controlled Scale, vakia can be expected among the sent a card of a Touarcg horse­
to permit fairer scoring by touring 'planes.· It will certainly not be an man with the sad note that Tim­
or pioneer subject models and all all Jak-18, Zlin 526 affair with the buctoo appears to be devoid of all
the Options now have a standard Chipmunks, Pitts. Klemms, etc., aeromodelling. We're sure Doc
score value of K =6. being prepared. will do something about that if he
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS are THE NATIONALS are also is there for very long!
to be held in the U.K. in 1970 and booked for R.A.F. Hullavington, MODEL ENGINEER EXHIBI­
1971 ! First ever World Champs May 24, 25th, thanks to the very TION visitors can send something
for the R /C and C /L scale classes kind co-operation of Station Com­ rather special to friends (or them­
will be held at the College of Aero­ mander, Wing Cdr. E. H. Coombs. selves) when a commemorative
nautics, Cranficld, Beds, August This venue has proved to be colour cover with official G.P.O.
29/ 30/ 31st. This promises to be a T u rn in g up th is p ic tu re o f Bob D o w n e y 's approved one day special hand-
tremendous ‘scale festival' to be fa m o u s 'o le T ig e r' ra cer, w e w ere stamp can be purchased for Exhi­
a b o u t to d is c a rd i t fo r the e a rly c o lo u r bition posting on January 10th.
noted right now on all aero- schem e w h e n w e sp o tte d the scale
modeller's calendars. Next year, m odel in the b a c k g ro u n d . M a kes a Cost is 3/10d.
the SMAE will be host for the m o del p y lo n ra ce r appear q u ite large,
a g a in s t the d im in u tiv e p ro p o rtio n s of
World Champs in the R /C Aero­ the real T ig e r ! A t rig h t, L t.-C d r. A lw y n
batic class, a meeting which will G re enh algh. R.N. (R e t.) w e a rs the
attract the biggest ever entrv. s p e c ia lly prepared H ono rary M e m b e r­
s h ip badge p resented by SM AE C h a ir­
AEROBATIC CHAMPIONSHIPS m an, N orm an C o u lin g (in b a c k g ro u n d ),
(FULL SIZE) take place at R.A.F. a t the SMAE D in n e r in Le ice ster.
U.S. N A T I O N A L S
HAVING taken a first-hand look at the modelling
scene in the U.S., I now appreciate just how well
our modellers have done in contests over the years, in
spite of the most serious drawback to modelling in
this c o u n try -th e weather. The Californians un­
doubtedly have everything in their favour in this
respect, having a fairly constant type of warm weather
with dry air. Just imagine what it would be like to
model under these conditions, when you can go flying
on almost any day of the year without getting wind­
swept, frozen or soaked, or as often happens here, a
combination of all three.
The U.S. Nationals were this year held at Willow
Grove, Philadelphia, on the eastern seaboard of the
country, and although climatic conditions in this part of
the States are not so constant, the Nationals enjoyed
the very finest week of weather by our standards,
and on only one morning was there a heavy shower
of rain to offer a break in the almost limitless sun­
shine. With temperatures of over 90 deg. F and a
relative humidity approaching 1(K) per cent, both con­
testants and engines found it rather wearing at times,
but fortunately the former were sustained by fre­
quent trips to the Coca Cola stalls, whilst the latter
had to be nursed with a reduced nitro content in the
fuel. In the control line speed events where high nitro
fuels were being used, engines and glow plugs were
being consumed at a fantastic rate, one competitor
alone getting through seven engines and ‘nine dozen'
glow plugs.
Here we can see one of the other main differences
between modelling in the U.S. and Britain, that is the
sheer amount of money which American modellers
have available to spend on their hobby. It is, of
course, a reflection on the different living standards
in the two countries - the British approach to the
hobby going almost to the other extreme, how­
ever, I think that we demonstrate admirably that en­
thusiasm and skill can very often overcome other
shortcomings.
It was very reassuring to find how strong is the
bond of friendship which exists between modellers
of differing nationalities. I have found this before in
visits to European contests and now it was also con­
firmed for me here in the States. I arrived on the busy
Nats, scene as a complete stranger, but was made
very welcome by Nats, officials and contestants alike,
and by the time the week’s events were over. I had
made many friends.
As mentioned in the previous article (Nov. 69), the
Nats, events spanned virtually a complete week, with
competitors, officials and guests living in and around
the base. A huge hangar was given over completely
to workshop and model storage facilities for con­
testants, and like many others, I spent a lot of time
in the evenings just wandering around the benches,
studying models and chatting to contestants. A fully
stocked model shop run by A.M.A. officials was set
up on one side of this hangar, and I was very in-
From to p to b o tto m , Pete B ra n d t ru n s u p h is F .A .I. team
ra ce r in the W o rld C h a m p s, tea m e lim in a to rs , he ld at Los
A n g e le s b a sin . B e lo w is A l R ake's 'B e a rc a t', a 57 in . span
m o del p o w e re d b y an ST.46. Flies as w e ll as i t lo o k s , as i t
to o k s e co n d place in O pen S tu n t. In te re s tin g s w e p t w in g
ra t-ra c e r is by Jam es H airer. Its speed m o d e l pa re n ta g e is
o b v io u s , in c lu d in g the use of a fu ll-le n g th m a gnesiu m pan.
B elow is J im K o s te c k y 's s u p e rb ly fin is h e d 'A m e ric a '. Pow er
p la n t fo r th is w o rk o f a rt is a M cC o y 40. E ngine in s ta lla tio n
of the M c ln ty re -M a c a rth y te a m 's 'Ba H a' ra t. N ote the u n ­
u su a l 45 deg. c a rb u re tto r to a id s ta rtin g , and the Tatone
p ro to -p a n .
as seen by Ron Irvine
lerested to see that quite a few competitors arrived
early in the week, and then sat down at their benches
in this hangar to completely construct models which
they had entered in events later in the week. The
hangar, therefore, formed a base and meeting place
for most contestants, and something like this might
be well worth incorporating at our own Nationals,
although it could not be done to the same extent, in
view of the fact that our contest is purely a weekend
event.
One further point which I noted might be of in­
terest to readers was that there were relatively few
pure spectators present, even on the final day, despite
the fact that no charge was made for admission. 1
do not have any actual figures of the numbers pre­
sent, but certainly in terms of density the numbers
present were very much less than at our own Nats.
On reflection. I can only think that somehow the U.S.
Nats, does not evoke the same kind of pilgrimage of
all types of modellers that one finds at the British
equivalent.
My main interest lay in the control line events, and
as the eight main control line circles were laid out
adjacent to the workshop hangar, this was where 1
spent a large proportion of my time. A further three
circles by the main hangar were set aside for Navy
Carrier and F.A.I. team race scheduled to take place
on the last two days of the contest. With the spread
of events over the C L area alone, it proved very
difficult to try to cover these adequately, and im­
possible in view of the fact that 1 also wanted to see
some of the free-flight and radio events. However. I
can make a few comments on what I was able to see.
C/L Stunt
This event seems to me to be rather in a rut, with
models following either a theme similar to George
Aldrich’s famous Nobler or, alternatively, utilising a
semi-scale jet-type fuselage profile with the cockpit
mounted right up front over the engine and tank com­
partments. I saw only two notable exceptions: 1. A1
Rake's semi-scale Bearcat. This 625 sq. in. 57 in. span
model is powered by a Super Tigre 46. weighs 53 oz.
and features dihedral and coupled elevator and rudder,
the latter system having already been described in
American Aircraft Modeller's article on Rake's
Mustang. 2. Twin boom Humbug stunter by aero-
dynamicist, Bob Baron. This model carries 560 sq. in.
wing area, weighs 39 oz. and is powered by a Lee
Vcco 19 swinging an 8 in. x 41 in. Rev-up prop. This
is a very effective combination, as can be gathered
from the fact that this model flics quite comfortably
on 70 ft. lines at a level speed of 60 m.p.h., and
obtained some very good flight points. Unfortunately,
under the current stunt rules, this model is penalised
very heavily on appearance and finish points, par­
ticularly as the designer covered the model with
MonoKote to show just how much the final results
of most stunt comps, are based on the amount of

From to p to b o tto m , Paul K a s to ry p lace d fo u rth w ith his

T.D . .09 p o w e red H uey h e lic o p te r. ‘A w s h u c k s m a w , tw e r n 't
n u ttin !' H erb W a h l d is p la y s h is H urle m an 48 po w e red
C om e t C lip p e r, en te re d in the O ld T im e r' eve nt. B elow tw in
M e rc o 49 p o w e re d B.26 by Jam es R om ano p lace d f ir s t in
S e n io r S cale, m odel is 8 7 } in . spa n and w e ig h s 143 lb s!
H o w 's th a t fo r a fa n c y p ro p ? G eorge P errym an a p p lie s the
tu r n s on h is che quered W a k e fie ld . T h irte e n -y e a r-o ld R obert
Postage s e t a new A .M .A . ju n io r o rn ith o p te r re c o rd w ith a
tim e of 1:58, and no w h o ld s fo u r J u n io r o rn ith o p te r re cords.
A ero M odeller 18

A t le ft. R ichard S a w ic k i poses w ith S ky Pirate* C a rrie r D eck

m o del, w h ic h is p o w e re d b y an H P.61.

two line models, but as 95 per cent of the models

were mono-line, not too much difficulty was en­
countered. The whole event appeared to run very
well, and I didn't see one model come off the lines.
This is probably due to the very heavy line dia­
meters stipulated in the U.S., whereas in this
country any thickness of wire may be used, provided
it passes the standard pull test. That this may not
always be an adequate criterion, I judge by the num­
ber of *60' models which I have seen break away
from one .018 wire. In U.S.A., wire diameter for this
class is .031.
I was present, fortunately, when Jerry Roselle and
Jack Frye flew their record-breaking 60 model at
193.65 m.p.h. followed by back-up flights of 188.21 and
197.07 for a new U.S. record. Jack's arm was pulled
right through the pylon on their second run. Their
model is set up for clockwise flight, and the engine is
hand-started to save loading the shaft bearings in a
mechanical starter. With 24 in. span, their model has
60 sq. in. wing area and a total area of 90 sq. in.
The engine which is a home-built bar-stock 60 based
on Bill Wisncwski's T.W.A. but uses a chromed brass
liner, aluminium piston with Dykes ring and a Rossi
front end. It also features a high and low speed needle
valve operated by a centrifugal fuel switch (see photo
in previous article), and a fuel shut-off for control of
points awarded for construction and finish. the pen bladder tank. Ground r.p.m. on the 9f x 12
It would, I think, be fair comment to say that the Steegans prop is 19,800-20.000.
standards set for finish on American stunt models arc The next four places in Class *C' were won at
far above that normally seen in Europe, two of the speeds between 177-179 m.p.h., using Super Tigre 65
best that 1 saw being Jim Kostecky's McCoy 40 engines unpiped. Jerry Roselle and Jack Frye won ‘B-
Spirit of America, and Dave Gierke's Novi. speed at 167.40, Charles Fitzpatrick and George
Fox 35s still seem to be the most popular engine, Aldrich tying for second place at 164.35.
with a smattering of McCoys, Super Tigres and O.S. ‘A* speed was won by Robert Baltes at 154.6 m.p.h.
using a T.W.A. 15. F.A.I. speed was rather a washout,
Rat Race the top time of 189.53 km./h. being recorded by Doc
This event didn't appear appreciably different from Jackson; however, ‘jA ' speed was quite good with a
rat race at our own Nats., although times were top speed of 109.71 m.p.h. by Charles Lege.
generally faster, and in view of the number of en­ Some of the times set up in Junior speed were not
trants, was organised better under Don Jehlik's cap­ far short of Senior and Open times, and it was quite
able administration. It was, however, rather un­ an eye-opener to see kids flying effortlessly monoline
fortunate that the Open final was somewhat marred Class ‘C ’ models at 170 m.p.h. plus. There is a move
by a timekeeping mix-up followed by the inevitable afoot, however, to limit engine capacity in future
arguments over the results. The time for the final Junior events to .40, which would probably be a good
was 5.40, the fastest heat time 2.29, and the fastest move from the point of view of safety, as a ‘60*
speed noted in traffic, 141 m.p.h. model takes quite some holding on to.
Models were mostly based on the upright engine Before leaving this event, I must mention one of
layout, in conjunction with a full-length Midwest America's famous speed fliers, 16-year-old Mary Lou
magnesium pan and fully cowled engines. There were Brown, who was entered in eleven different events
also a number of sidewinder layouts, but generally including almost all the speed classes. She didn't
these are not so neat, and are more complex to build, have too much success this year, but she can cer­
so that undoubtedly the upright layout will dominate tainly put some of the male fraternity to shame when
in future. The inverted engine offers certain ad­ it comes to flying jet speed.
vantages, but in the rough and tumble of races, the
engine is very vulnerable to damage.
Harry Roe predicted earlier in the year that the
K&B 40 series 69 would oust Super Tigre from their F.A.I. Team Race
victorious position after last year's Nats., and this This event did not have a big entry, and regrettably
certainly proved the case, with K&B powering all four Herb Stockton and Don Jehlik did not compete this
models in the open final, and many others in Junior year. John Franklin travelled dowrn specially from
and Senior. The times were fast even in Junior Toronto, but unfortunately, owing to a mix-up over
as may be judged by the final time of 6.05.8. entries, was not allowed to fly his model, although
he piloted for Denis Showring in the heats, as Denis’s
Speed own pilot, Dan Jones, didn't arrive until late.
The two circles allocated to this event were kept The Canadian team of Parent . Kelly won, with a
in almost continuous use, under the direction of final time of 10.12. They flew very consistently for a
Contest Directors John Smith and Luther Roy. Some well deserved win. quite a long way in front of Mar­
arguments did prevail over the safety aspect of some vin Albritton's second place time of 12.47.2.
 19 January, 1970

TO ANYONE with just the slightest knowledge of

aviation affairs, the name of Jodel immediately stimu­
lates thoughts of France, and her vast movement of
light aircraft, a huge number of which have been self-
made by their owners. To ourselves, the name also
brings other memories, for although at a most con­
servative count there must have been over 5,000 Jodel
types registered in the World we shall always recall
our encounters with designer Jean Dclemontez in his
modest working dress of khaki overalls and sandals.
If ever there was an ////affected aircraft designer it
would be Jean. It has never been too late to call upon
him (twice while working on prototypes at 11 p.m.)
nor has his sage advice ever failed, and this includes
gastronomic as well as aviation subjects! For that rea­
son we remain addicted to the Jodel local brew of
Cotes de Beaune - a Burgundy that is as reliable as
the products of the tiny Beaune workshop and draw­
ing office.
lean Delemontcz started to make his first single
seater, the Beb£‘ for an old Poinsard motor in 1946.
His father-in-law, Edouard Joly, made the first test
hop (inadvertently) in January 1948 and so the Jo-
Del partnership was created. That first D.9 was to be
followed by over 600 other Bebes (547 of them in
France up to 31st December, 1967) throughout the
World, and it was not long before the encouragement
of Silvain Badez and the Doctor Houard made the
two-seater an inevitable derivation.
A IR C R A F T D E S C R IB E D N o . 1 8 9 It was preceded by a design exercise for a three-
seater. the D.10, of which the wing was made. The
idea came to Jean that a two-seater was a far better

JODGL proposition and he proceeded with two - in five

months! One. the original D .ll was fitted with the
45 h.p. radial Salmson, still a very highly prized
possession among home-constructors. The other had a
75 h.p. Μίηίέ, and it was this variant which first
entered series production with a small fleet of ten

D.117 examples.
The Continental C-90-14F fiat four air cooled
engine was to prove the making of the D .ll and
when a production line was established by the Soci0t6
Aeroriautique Normande under the guidance of Lucien
Querey at Bernay, and also by Wassmer in Paris and
the South, the Jodel D.117 and D.120 became a
familiar sight at any French aero club. Thanks to a
far-sighted Government policy which has since re­
sulted in French aviation industrial ascendancy, the
clubs could claim generous grants for purchase and
operation of training types. Total commercial produc­
tion of the D.117 and D.120 amounted to about 800
examples but if one counts all the D .ll derivatives,
the total is an outstanding 3,400, this including no
less than 799 made by amateurs.
Why should the Jodel be so popular in France (and
for that matter in Germany, Switzerland, Spain,
Sweden, Canada and the USA, totals for which are
not included above) and yet only recently has the
type become favoured in the U.K ? There are, at
present, only 13 examples of the D.117 and four
D.117As on the British register, though the more
sophisticated DR series developed by Pierre Robin
T o p le ft, one of a fle e t o f W a s s m e r D.120s o p erated a t
T o u s s u s -le -N o b le near P aris fo r c lu b tra in in g in o ve ra ll blue
schem e w ith m a roon and w h ite trim . D esign is id e n tic a l to
the S .A .N . b u ilt D.117. N ext p h o to s h o w s M a rg a re t French
p o lis h in g h u b b y 's D .117A , a fa irly re c e n t a c q u is itio n fro m
the C o n tin e n t w here i t w a s re g is te re d F -B IT J. A t b o tto m
le ft is a sid e e le v a tio n o f G eorge F re n c h 's Jo d e l in its red
and w h ite schem e. It co m pare s w ith o u r p h o to o f the fir s t
D .11 p ro to ty p e w ith a ra d ia l S alm son en gine a t its b irth ­
place, Beaune. N ote h o w th e w in g d e sig n has n o t cha nged ,
th o u g h s m a ll s p o ile r ty p e fla p s are fitte d to th e 117A.
 21 January, 1970

REPRINTS OF TH IS FEATURE, TOGETHER W IT H 1 /2 4 th SCALE

DYE LINE PRINTS OF THE O R IG IN A L D R A W IN G . ARE A V A IL ­
ABLE AS PLAN PACK 2899, PRICE 2 /6 d p lu s 6d. POST
(TO TAL 15p) FROM AEROMODELLER PLANS SERVICE. 13/35
BRIDGE STREET. HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. HERTS. U K . PLAN
OPPOSITE IS TO 1 /4 8 th SCALE

through to the elegant Regent’ have found wider

acceptance. The answer lies partly in the official pre­
ference for the Druine design features in this country,
and partly because for a long time the huge box spar
upon which the whole of the wing design is based,
was generally considered to be a tougher proposition
than most British amateurs are prepared to tackle. It
is a pretty big piece of furniture to make by any
standards, and the 14 degrees of dihedral, combined

One of the 350 D.117s m ade b y S .A .N . d e p a rts the p a in t

shop a t B ernay lo o k in g n o th in g m ore th a n a g re a tly enlarged
m o d e l. A s s e m b ly and inde ed th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a ll the
Jod el serie s is s trik in g ly s im ila r to a e ro m o d e llin g te c h n iq u e s .
A t le ft, a nasal v ie w of a D 117 san s s p in n e r sh o w s the
ty p ic a lly s h a rp ly ta p e re d French p ro p e lle r and th e sim p le
lin e s of the c o w lin g .

Mediterranean tour from the works at Bernay, cover­

ing in the ten-day tiip, Corsica, Tunisia, Algeria,
Portugal, in a demonstration that few other types
could match for reliability and economy. It could
also, in the hands of the late Lucien Biancotto with
whom Delemontez was closely associated, perform
some remarkable acrobatics; but that is not the pur­
pose of the design!
Success of the basic type which is the subject of
our drawing and must always be regarded as the true
Jodel, led to the much larger D.140 Mousquetaire,
with a 6 degree twist makes construction critical in then the sleek Ambassadeur, the Mascaret, the Sicilc,
this region. But once this part is overcome, the Jodel Excellence, Dauphin and Regent. In each of these,
is just a ‘blown up’ model. Section is basically NACA the fuselage lines have altered slightly, a fixed fin has
23012 though D61emontez has talked of some with 15 been used, the undercarriage has become a tricycle in
per cent thickness/chord ratio and the Wassmer the ultimate Regent, and, of course, the power has
D.120s are all 23013. Only real difference among the been increased by leaps and bounds. The trainer has
D.l 1 wings is the use of the air brake under the wing become a distance tourer with high standards of com­
as found on the 117A, amateur built 119A (same fort, full radio aids, and latterly with trailing edge
design) the Wassmer 120A and AR. These brakes, flaps. To the tremendous credit of the designers, that
adapted from Wassmer sailplane designs, are used to kinky basic wing design remains unaltered through­
increase rate of descent. That thick wing and the light out the range. Known as Deremontez’s trapezoidal
loading of the Jodel provides a docile control through it is incredibly strong being the unique trade mark
a wide speed range and a floating glide which can be of the world’s most successful ‘amateur’ aircraft de­
embarrassing on small strips. signer.
Reliability of the D.l 17 has enabled it to establish
many records Flights to South Africa. Madagascar, Dimensions (D.l 17)
around the Sahara have been taken into its stride. In Span: 8m22 (26 ft. 11 in.), Length : 6m 17 (20 ft. 6 in.),
1958, a formation of 39 (imagine that!) made a H eight: 2m07 (6ft. 10 in.).
Left, A .D .117 sp a r re ceives its box fa c in g , se t u p on
tre s tle s and w ith the tip an gles a lign ed by tw o p ie ce s o f
tim b e r ta c k e d to th e tip s . N ote th e hand h o ld is 'b u ilt- in '
the s p a r end c a p p in g . C entre is th e s p a r ha vin g its
ce n tre panel rib s s lid o v e r and ta c k e d . T h is s im p le
o p e ra tio n o ve r the large bo x e lim in a te s com m on jig g in g .
R ight, the tra d e m a rk s w h ic h have earned France its high
place in lig h t a v ia tio n . G reen s ta r s ig n ifie s th a t a
G o v e rn m e n t g ra n t w a s m ade to w a rd s pu rchase .
Aero M odeller 22

FREE-FLIGHT
COMMENT
by John O’Donnell
P ow er D ept: 1 J a c k A lle n 's s h u t-o ff c o n tro l fo r S uper Tigre
G.15 v /h ic h is m o u n te d u p on tv /o p ie ce s o f angle, s u ita b ly
THE LENGTH o f the E nglish c o n te s t season can oe ju d g e d shaped fo r the cra n kca se . N ote bo th a ir-b le e d and fu e l
fro m m y re p o rtin g the last o f the 1969 e v e n ts, one issu e '
a fte r the p u b lic a tio n o f the S.M A .E . c o n te s t pro g ra m m e fo r s h u t-o ff.
1970. a ll p o w e r-s ta lle d , w ith B rian Day m a kin g a rare appearance
The Y o rk C lu b 's R ally on 19th O c to b e r w a s c a re fu lly tim e d to take second pla ce , ha lf a m in u te ahead o f Brian P ic k e n 's
to avo id c la s h in g w ith any o th e r free flig h t eve nt - as the N ats, w in n e r. M c A s k ie 's m odel e m p lo ye d a m o s t novel
o rg a n is e rs in te nded to in te re s t m o d e lle rs fro m a ll o v e r the a p proa ch to the w in d in g tu b e syste m s The tu b e ' its e lf w as
c o u n try . T h e ir m e thod o f p ro v id in g s u ffic ie n t a ttra c tio n s w a s s p lit lo n g itu d in a lly , so th a t it c o u ld be s lid over the prop
s im p le in c o n c e p t, even if jo m « w h s t ris k y to o tte m p t. Λ sh a ft (h e ld a t 90 dogrees to the m o to r) a fte r w in d in g This
very s u b s ta n tia l fir s t p riz e o f £10 fo r the A /2 g lid e r event, g ive s the ra ther d o u b tfu l a d vanta ge o f be«ng able to w in d
and lesser b u t s t ill w o rth w h ile firs t p rize s o f £3 fo r open w ith the prop a ttached to the rubber.
ru b b e r and p o w e r, w e re guaran tee d regardless o f w e a th e r or The p o w e r fly -o ff w a s re a lly tw o sep arate o n e s ' There
e n trie s . F u rth e rm o re , th is in fo rm a tio n w as w e ll p u b lic is e d w ere o n ly tw o tre b le s - fro m Ray M o n k s and R ussell Peers -
both by m agazine and ne w s-sh e e t p u b lic a tio n s and by b u t there w as also a tie fo r second place Roger B agg ott
ha n d o u ts a t c o n te s ts I have been s p e c ific ab out the a m ounts and I had bo th re corde d 8:21. His p o o r flig h t had been
os the y are b y fo r the larg est cash prizes offered at any tim e d 0 . 0 . S. - w h ils t I w a s ha vin g tro u b le w ith the OS 35
m e e tin g th is year in m y open m odel g o in g o ff-tu n e m the a ir T h is w as la te r
O rig in a lly sch e d u le d fo r R .A.F E lv in g to n , the m e eting w a s tra ced to a leak in the p re ssu rise d tank!
m oved a t a ra ther late stage to R A F R uffo rth - a drom e In the fly -o ff Ray M o n ks used one o f his W o rld C h a m p io n ­
n o t n o rm a lly a v a ila b le fo r f / f m e e tin g s . A d m is s io n to the s h ip piped F A I. m o dels to o u t-c lim b R ussell Peers’ ETA 29
fie ld and e n try to the c o n te s ts w ere c o m b in e d in a single open m odel W ith s im ila r g lid e s . Ray w o n by a b o u t 25
charge o f 5 / - per 'e n tra n t' - and a t least one such w as seco nds. To be fa ir. I have seen R u s s e ll's m odel c lim b m uch
e xp ected p e r v e h ic le . The e a rly s ta rt o f c o n te s ts at 9 o 'c lo c k b e tte r. The o th e r fly -o ff proved an a n ti-c lim a x as Roger
w a s n o t to m o s t p e o p le ’ s lik in g - b u t a stea dy stre am of B a g g o tt ove r-ra n w ith his n e w G.15 open m cd e l - le a vin g
a rriv a ls soon bore te s tim o n y to the appeal o f the m e eting me to take th ird place
M a ny o f the lo n g -d is ta n c e p a rtic ip a n ts had d rive n throug h Prizes w ere a w arded do v/n to fo u rth in A /2 , and th ird in
c o n s id e ra b le q u a n titie s o f m is t to attend the o th e r ca te g o rie s. N e verthele ss, by d in t o f ru n n in g a
A c tiv ity w as v e ry s lo w a t fir s t as the said m is t gave very raffle, the w h o le m e e tin g w as run at a sm a ll p ro fit! A fte r tw o
in d iffe re n t v is ib ility even tho ugh it w a s q u ite calm Several years o f a c tu a lly try in g o u t t h e r idea s, the Y o rk C lu b are
ru b b e r flie rs 'ca m e u n s tu c k ' th ro u g h fly in g too soon - and c o n v in c e d th a t th e y are on the rig h t lin e s w hen it com es to
having th e ir m o d e ls c lim b o r g lid e 0 0 S. Those w ho p ro v id in g w h a t c o n te s t flie rs re a lly w a n t. A p a rt fro m the
a p p re c ia te d the s itu a tio n in tim e , fle w th e ir la rg e st m odels prize s, the h o s t c lu b re fraine d fro m p a rtic ip a tio n so as to
(u s u a l y reserved fo r fly -o ffs ) on a fra c tio n o f n o rm a l tu rn s. p ro v id e tim e rs and o rg a n is a tio n a l staff. Y ork se cre ta ry Dave
T h is is o b v io u s ly a ris k y pro ce d u re - and perhaps e xp la in s W h ite p a id trib u te to th e ir ra d io m em bers w h o m anned the
w h y there w ere o n ly fo u r tre b le s in rubber. gate fo r several h o u rs There can be no d o u b t th a t th is
N a tu ra lly en ough , A /2 w a s treated p re tty s e rio u s ly by m o st ra lly w a s s u c c e s s fu l - w h e th e r ju d g e d by a tte n d a n ce , fly in g
e n tra n ts . Once v is ib ility had im p ro v e d s u ffic ie n tly fo r g lid e rs o r general s a tis fa c tio n Λ fe w m ore m e etings like it w o u ld
to be seen fo r m axs, a la u n c h in g s ite fo rm e d in m id a irfie ld . n o t com e a m is s - even if o b ta in e d by. say. d ro p p in g or
T h is p e rm itte d ta c tic a l fly in g u n d e r those te s tin g fro m th e ir c o m b in in g s m a ll m e etings.
pa rked c a rs o r those w ho to o k ( w illin g ly o r o th e rw is e ) the
o p p o rtu n ity to to w u p w in d fo r th e ir o w n lift. Such to w in g A d o m e s tic , b u t u n iq u e and the re fo re , in te re s tin g event in
c o u ld , and in som e cases d id , re s u lt in the m odel going the N W s c a le n d a r is the lo n g e s ta b lis h e d R ootes T roph y
0 . 0 . S. s till on the lin e . Steve B o w le s and m o del disap pea red event This is a c lu b team eve nt, flo w n as a s in g le , c e n tra lis e d
on one a tte m p t - w ith the g lid e r s u b s e q u e n tly reappe arin g c o n te s t as d is tin c t fro m the k n o c k -o u t s yste m s on ce p o p u la r
w e ll up in o b v io u s lift. The p o rtio n o f the flig h t in s ig h t w as in the N orthern and London areas P la cin g s in the Rootes
no w h ere near a max so he to o k the flig h t again. N o t so are de te rm in e d by to ta llin g up a c lu b 's be st tv/o in d iv id u a l
c le a rc u t ( if the term w ill be fo rg iv e n ) w as o r e of Jim scores m each event. This p e rm its a ll w h o w is h , to fly
B a g u le y’ s e a rly flig h ts Release o f the p e n n a n t v/as judg ed H ow ever, by h o ld in g the c o n te s t late in the year and p r e v i­
ra ther than seen - and su b s e q u e n t tim e to D /T 'd de sce n t o u s ly on a fo u r-flig h t b a sis, it w a s hoped to d isco u ra g e a ll-
w as 2:53. This score w a s a c c e p te d - and J im w e n t o n to ro u n d e rs fro m Hying s u ffic ie n t eve n ts to influ e n ce the re­
m ax on h is o th e r flig h ts . s u lts u n d u ly.
H ow ever, th is w a s to prove c ritic a l. Pete O live r sta rte d A lth o u g h th is a rrang em e nt has stood the te s t o f tim e , there
late th ro u g h ha vin g to re p a ir a ta ilp la n e broken on a D /T 'd w ere a fe w m in o r changes fo r th is yea r's event at C h e tw yn d
la n d in g , and s lo w ly re corde d a s trin g of fiv e m axes. He has on 2nd N ovem ber. The n u m b e r o f flig h ts v/as c u t to three,
the v irtu e o f p a tie n c e w hen it com es to ta c tic a l fly in g - but and c h u c k g lid e r w a s added to the usu al R./G/P eve nts The
s till had to fin d tw o th e rm a ls h im s e lf w hen the 'p ilo t m o c e " la tte r arose o u t o f re ce n t in te re s t and s u p p o rt fo r c h u c k
proved to in d ic a te in a d e q u a te lift. His m o d e l has Sans Ega! g lid e r eve n ts a t N .W . a re a -c e n tra lis e d m e etings over the
su rfa ce s on a s tra ig h tfo rw a rd pod and fis h in g -ro d boom la s t year o r so. There w as a lso the p ro v is io n o f a cash prize
fu se la g e - and v/as b u ilt in m id -s e a s o n fo llo w in g the loss of fo r the w in n in g c lu b , in a d d itio n to the c u s to m a ry in d iv id u a l
its p redece ssor. See the N ovem ber is s u e (p G19) fo r a s w a rd s , b u t I c o n s id e r th a t th is v/a s an n o u n ce d so late as to
p h o to . fa il as an in d u c e m e n t.
J im B aau le y v/as second I managed th ird , ju s t a few The run of reasonable w e a th e r c e rta in ly broke fo r th is
seconds ahead o f H enry Tu bbs fly in g the W ic h ita he used to c o n te s t - as it v/a s w in d y by any s ta n d a rd s It v/as n o t qu ite
w in A /2 at the N ats so w m d y at 8 00 a m. w hen the e ve n t sta rte d - b u t o n ly the
S lig h t driz z le com m ence d to w a rd s the end o f the c o n te st re la tiv e ly local C ong leton C lu b to o k advantage o f th is . In
and there v/as little te m p ta tio n to delay the fly -o ffs . The fo u r con seque nce, they m ade an im p re ssive , b u t exp ensive set ol
v/a y ru b b e r fly -o ff w a s held fir s t - and proved u n c o n tro - in itia l flig h ts Both Ted P rince, fly in g a la rg ish open ru b b e r
v e rs ia l. D rift w a s a lm o s t n il, so the m u rk y v is ib ility gave no m o del, and John B oon, w ith a scaled up (T.2 size) C oprice.
tro u b le . H enry T u b b s fle w fir s t w ith h is 250 sq in fly -o ff g o t aw ay v /c ll b u t failed to fin d th e ir m odels That th e flig h ts
m o d e l', d id n 't appear to g e t p a rtic u la rly h igh - b u t g lid e d w ere tim e d u n d e r maxes w a s som e in d ic a tio n o f d is ta n c e
very w e ll fo r a flig h t o f ju s t o v e r 6 m in u te s The o th e r three R ussell Peers m ade three ve ry q u ic k flig h ts in ru b b e r by
 23 January, 1970

m a k in g a s h o rt fir s t flig h t and then fly in g tw o m o d e ls. His

ag gregate of 7:24, in c lu d in g n o m axes, m ig h t sound lo w . bu t
w a s the d a y 's to p score.
N evertheless, o v e ra ll c o n s is te n c y and d e te rm in a tio n w ere
to prove an e sse ntial re q u ire m e n t. M y c lu b . W h ite fie ld ,
solved th is p roblem by o rg a n is in g o u r fly in g so th a t w e had
a fu ll c o m p le m e n t ol team m em bers fly in g ca te g o rie s as re ­
q u ire d This enabled the load to be sp re a d ' by a v o id in g the
need fo r fly in g m u ltip le e v e n ts . A lth o u g h th in g s w e n t far
fro m s m o o th ly , w ith ro u g h la n d in g s p ro d u c in g a fa ir c a s u a lty
ra te, w e had s u ffic ie n t m a n p o w e r to em erge as w in n e rs
o v e r C ong leton .
The in d iv id u a l aw ards w e re w e ll spread out. R ussell w on
R ubber, w ith m y s e lf se c o n d , fly in g an o ld is h W a k e fie ld w ith
extra ru b b e r Pow er w a s top p e d by C o n g le to n 's J a c k Cooke,
u sin g a P A W 1.49 d iese l in a s tre tc h e d G a u c h o '. Brian
W o rth in g to n w a s second w ith a G15 po w e red F A .I. m odel
d e s p ite a fin a l flig h t being tim e d 0 . 0 . S. w e ll up at a
m in u te - and n e c e s s ita tin g a fu ll scale c lu b search in the
g a th e rin g d u s k l A lan W o o d w as th ird w ith w h a t s o u n d s an
a n a c h ro n is m - a G15 pow e red S w iss M is s .
Open g lid e r w a s w o n by T e rry D ilk e s w ith his lo w aspect
ra tio , high p y lo n de sig n th a t eve ryone else re c k o n s looks
lik e a po w e r m o d e l! B rian P icken persevered a fte r to w in c in
his C a p ric e , and c o n s e q u e n tly re sorte d to his c o n v e n tio n a l P ow er D e p t: 3. Long nose and c o m p le x p lu m b in g fo r p ip e d
(fis h in g -r o d i A /2 to fin a lly place second - h a lf a m in u te S upe r T ig re G.15 w ith flo o d -o ff used by D ic k Jo h n so n of
ahead o f W a y n e P ritc h a rd , w h o w as fly in g D ilk e s ’ d e sig n. (S t. A lb a n s w ith S eelig tim e r b u rie d un d e r the ru b b e r!
C huck g lid e r w a s d o m in a te d by frie n d s Roy R oberts and
Ken R obin son, w h o p lace d in th a t o rd e r. Roy s to ta l o f 5:41 th a t I c o u ld w e ll re peat w h a t I said (in m y F ebruary, 1969
fo r the be st five flig h ts (w ith a H m in u te m ax) w a s q u ite ’ C o m m e n ts ’ ) a b o u t the in d iv id u a l and c lu b c h a m p io n s h ip
re m a rka b le in the c o n d itio n s . His m o del has a S w eepe tte events. If these eve nts, in p a rtic u la r the in d iv id u a l, are to be
s ty le w in g , b u t is re a lly a m o d ific a tio n o f Nat A n to n io li's en couraged th e n use of the sam e c o n te s ts (fo r c lu b and
D o lp h in d e s ig n fro m Z a ic 's 1964-5 Y ear B ook. C o n g le to n 's in d iv id u a l) a t area m e e tin g s, and re a rra n g e m e n ts o f eve nts
A la n M o ss p ro v id e d the o th e r real o p p o s itio n . a t the N a ts ' w o u ld seem w o rth w h ile I m ig h t be biased on
th is to p ic , b u t I w o u ld p o in t o u t th a t I have m ore e x p e ri­
The N o rth e rn A re a 's E xperim enta l S e s s io n ' a t T o p c liffe on ence than m o st p e ople o f co p in g w ith several eve nts on a
the same da y suffered fro m s im ila r w e a th e r The progra m m e d a y! For ju n io rs , the p ro s p e c ts o f three c h a m p io n s h ip events
c o m p ris e d an open ru b b e r eve nt w ith an a d ju s ta b le bu t high p lu s the separate Frog J u n io r' c o n te s t (w h ic h c a n n o t be
max, an a n ti-t3 c tic a l g lid e r event, and w h a t the y c a ll a d o u b le d u p ') a ll in one day m u st in d e e d be d a u n tin g !
M in i-c o m p ' (c o m b in e d A /1 . C oupe d 'H iv e r and } A p o w e r) A s areas had the o p p o rtu n ity to d is c u s s the progra m m e
The real n o v e lty , h o w e v e r, w a s an e x te n s iv e lis t o f q u ite in its d ra ft fo rm it appears th a t the above c o n s id e ra tio n s are
m o d e s t p riz e s , a p p o rtio n e d in a m a nner in te n d e d to e n ­ o f little g e nera l in te re s t. Perhaps the re sh o u ld be a lo g ic a l
cou rage everyone. There w ere a w a rd s fo r the h ig h e s t placed fo llo w -u p to th is d e d u c tio n !
and o th e rw is e u n rew arded 's p e c ific a tio n ' m o d e l, 'n o v ic e ', T w o T ria ls M e e tin g s are sch e d u le d fo r the w e e ke n d s
n e w m odel e tc ., in a d d itio n to the n o rm a l w in n e r. o f 22nd and 23rd A u g u s t and 3rd and 4th O cto b e r, 1970 -
John Pool w ro te to say th a t th is schem e seem s m ost p re s u m a b ly on the e sta b lish e d b a sis o f a sequence o f
p ro m is in g in th a t m o d e lle rs flo w w hen th e y re alised they a lte rn a te R /G /P ro unds o v e r the S a tu rd a y s and S u n d a ys. I am
c o u ld w in s o m e th in g - and he, a t least, is c o n v in c e d that s till fa r fro m c o n v in c e d th a t s e le c tio n the year before the
such a spread of a w a rd s w ill en coura ge o th e r than the C h a m p io n s h ip is the ideal system - e s p e c ia lly as the a ctu a l
c o n te s t re g u la rs . He d id n o t p ro v id e me w ith a c o n te s t F in als' are a te s t of so m uch a d d itio n a l to m odel p e rfo r­
re p o rt, so I can o n ly re fe r those in te re s te d to the Free-Fhght m ance. In these c irc u m s ta n c e s , w h a t is needed is a person
N ew s fo r fu lle r d e ta ils 'o n fo rm ' - n o t in the a n ti-c lim a x sta te th a t can fo llo w fro m
q u a lific a tio n s u n d e r th e p re se n t system .
The D ecem ber issue of A e ro rro d e lle r co n ta in e d th e 1970 One th in g w ill c e rta in ly need to be e s ta b lis h e d p re tty
S .M .A .E c o m p e titio n progra m m e as fa r as A u g u s t, w h ich q u ic k ly This is the q u e s tio n of w h a t rules F .A .I. p o w e r w ill
w a s all th a t space p e rm itte d . T h is is a fin a lis e d , as d is tin c t use fo r 1970 events The d e c is io n ju s t m ade by the F.A .I
fro m p ro v is io n a l progra m m e - and is a ll b u t id e n tic a l to that does no t com e in to fo rce t i l l J a n u a ry 1971 - b u t the T ria ls at
o f la s t yoar, and a n u m b e r o f years p re v io u s ly . In sho rt, least w o u ld seem to need the fo llo w in g y e a r's ru le s.
there are h a lf-a-d ozen a re a -c e n tra lis e d m e e tin g s and a
n u m b e r o f c e n tra lis e d c o n te s ts . The la st paragraph leads n a tu ra lly to co m m e n t on the
The N o rth W e s te rn Area a t le a s t w ill be pleased that M e e tin g o f the C .I.A .M . (o f the F .A .I.) in P aris fro m 5th to
Easter and the A u g u s t, s o rry A u tu m n ', Bank H o lida y dates 8th N ovem ber.
have been le ft c le a r H ow ever. I p e rs o n a lly am d is a p p o in te d The m o st im p o rta n t f / f d e c is io n is u n q u e s tio n a b ly th a t of
ba n n in g the use o f tun ed p ip e s. The actu a l w o rd in g is rather
P ow er D ept: 2. B o ris V e rb its k y w a s u n lu c k y w ith th is very m ore ge neral in th a t "No e xte n sio n s w h a ts o e v e r are allo w e d
fa s t tun ed p ip e en gine o f h is o w n m ake w h ic h 'b le w u p ' to the exh a u st o p o n in g (s ) o f the m o to r' A s alre a d y stated,
d u rin g p ra c tic e a t th e W o rld C ham ps. N ote pan m o u n t, th is does n o t a p p ly fo r 1970
p ip e th ro u g h p y lo n s , tim e r 'fla g ' and s tru t bra ce d sheeted It w ill be noted th a t th is ru le m eans th a t s ile n c e rs can n o t
w in g . be used on an F A . I P ow er m odel T h is has in te re s tin g
im p lic a tio n s , e s p e c ia lly as the s ile n c e r re q u ire m e n t re d is ­
cussed a t the S .M .A .E C o u n c il M e e tin g of 29th N ovem ber,
1969 re su lte d in F .A .I. W o rld C ham ps classes being exclud ed
from th e s ile n c e r rule.
S tand ard fue l is to be a va ila b le in the s in g u la r - being
75 per c e n t m e th a n o l and 25 p e r c e n t c a s to r o il. The
p re v io u s , and m ore p o p u la r, 80 /20 a lte rn a tiv e m ix tu re has
been w ith d ra w n . Use o f the d e tu n in g agent, is o p ro p a n o l
(is o p ro p y l a lc o h o l) w a s no t a p p ro ve d .
A ll the above d e c is io n s w ere made on q u ite sw eeping
m a jo ritie s . N o t q u ite so cle a r c u t w a s the d e c is io n to a llo w
the use o f b in o c u la rs in tim in g fre e -flig h t m o d e ls. A s s u m in g
th a t th is 'c a rrie s -o v e r' to d o m e s tic e ve n ts, as it m ig h t w e ll,
I w o n d e r ju s t w h o is g o in g to p ro v id e the n e ce ssa ry aids to
v is io n - and w h e th e r it w i l l re a lly h e lp the th e rm a l fly -o ff
s itu a tio n .
Release o f g lid e r to w lin e s is n o w p ro h ib ite d in the same
w a y th a t release o f the w in c h has been barred fo r some
years. C la rific a tio n o f the s itu a tio n w hen the lin e breaks is
n o w re q u ire d - as I w o u ld re cko n th a t th is c o n s titu te s re ­
lease and hence d is q u a lifie s the flig h t. T h is is n o t in ag ree­
m e n t w ith the d o m e s tic re g u la tio n s !
Of the above, the e lim in a tio n o f pipe s w ill p ro b a b ly b rin g
the m o s t im m e d ia te re a c tio n s - if fro m a lim ite d n u m b e r of
e n th u s ia s ts By n e xt m o n th I hope to have som e idea s as to
h o w a m o to r 's e t u p ' fo r a p ip e behaves w ith o u t such an
appendage.
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The lis t o f e lig ib le g lid e r k its has The aim is to ge t YOU to en ter a as th is m o to r is in fre q u e n tly illu s tra te d
n o w been exte nde d to in c lu d e the c o n te s t w ith o u t fe e lin g th a t a ll the these days, and a lso because it is
V eron C irro s o n ic to g ive an even o th e rs are b e tte r than you - in th is p h y s ic a lly id e n tic a l w ith its 1 c .c .
v /id e r c h o ic e , b u t no o th e r a d d itio n s c o n te s t e ve ryone m u st s ta rt from va ria n t, th e A .M .1 0 , w h ic h has a green
w ill n o w be m ade. m o re o r less th e sam e p o te n tia l c y lin d e r head. In c id e n ta lly , if the c y lin ­
The c o n te s t is to be run a t the pe rfo rm a n ce . C are ful b u ild in g to in ­ d e r fin n in g has a 's q u a re ' appearance
1970 B ritis h N a tio n a ls , w h ic h w ill be s tru c tio n s . som e p ra c tic e , and a b it w ith a d e ep to p fin - th is in d ic a te s th a t
held a t R A F. H u lla v m g to n o ve r the o f lu c k on the da y w ill d e c id e the i t is o M k . I I versio n — as the M k . I hart
W h its u n w e e k e n d . P rovide d you have w in n e r. a ro u n d e d appearance w ith fin s o f a
in s u ra n c e (M A P w ill do fin e ), th e n it H ow do you feel a b o u t it? W h y not u n ifo rm th ic k n e s s .
w ill be open to an yone 16 years or w rite to th e o rg a n is e r fo r m ore in ­ Dear John.
y o u n g e r on the day o f the c o n te s t. fo rm a tio n : A fte r ha vin g flo w n m y 'C o y La dy' fo r
E n tra n ts m u s t fly m o d e ls c ho sen and M r. R. A . FAVRE. the fir s t tim e . I am re lu c ta n t to fly a n y ­
b u ilt fro m the fo llo w in g k its o n ly : 90 COURTLANDS DRIVE. th in g else b u t 5 and 6 c .c . 'p la n e s I
R ubber V ero n S e n tin e l. K e ilk ra ft A ja x W ATFORD. fly the plane on 62 ft. lines as you
or S ena tor. M e rc u ry M e n to r. HERTS.. W D1 3JA sp e cifie d , and fin d the K eil K ra ft handle
G lid e r V e ro n V e ro s o n ic or C irro s o n ic . m a rk in g the e n velope ’K IT CONTEST very good fo r the jo b . The M e rc o .35"
K e ilk ra ft In va d e r. M e rc u ry M a rtin or and e n c lo s in g a S tam ped A ddressed en gine s ta rts and ru n s a tre at; one can
Sw an. E nvelope. It w o n 't c o m m it you to n e arly go to sleep fly in g , the e n g in e is
A ll c o s t be tw een 1 5 /- and 2 5 /-. a n y th in g if you w rite , b u t it w ill give so even!
The c o n te s t w ill be d iv id e d into the o rg a n is e r som e idea o f the re ­ I am no w b u ild in g the A .P .S 'G eisha-
R u bb er-pow ered and G lid e r s e c tio n s a c tio n to the co n te s t G irl· , and m a kin g it in to a 86N2 ‘J i l l ’
and y ou c an e n te r e ith e r or both (yo u D o n 't fo rg e t, if som eone asks you w h ic h is q u ite easy, b u t I have one or
can e n te r both fo r th e p ric e of one w h a t you w a n t fo r C h ristm a s, how tw o qu e rie s : -
e n try fee o f 2 / - ) . You can e n te r on a b o u t ono o f th o se k its - it w ill g ive (a ) W h e re can I o b ta in Japanese
the da y o r in advance and you can y ou am ple tim e to b u ild and p ra ctice . tra n s fe rs , a b o u t 5 in d iam eter?
(b ) W h a t is the m in im u m clearance
betw een the c o w l sid e s and the
Dear J o h n . a c c u ra c y . Even so, a s lig h t n o se-ove r c y lin d e r I can a llo w .
I have a 50 in . M u s ta n g , in w h ic h I c o u ld break one o f th e b la d e s. Y our (c ) W here can I ge t d e ta ils o f c o lo u r
am g o in g to p u t m y P .A .W . 19D be st s o lu tio n w o u ld be to m ake a fo u r- schem es?
(3.2 c .c .) en gine, b u t to make i t scale b la d e d p ro p fo r s ta tic use. b u t fly on a The B6N2 Tenzan is Japanese.
I w ill have to p u t a fo u r blad ed prop 'n o rm a l· a irs c re w , o f a ro u n d 10 in . x
on b u t I am pu zzle d as to the diam eter 4 in . o r 9 in . x 6 in . G oole. W . Y o rks. R. F rank.
and p itc h o f the p r o p ( s ) . A s yo u say. a larg e s tu n t c o n tro l-lin e
I w o u ld also lik e to k n o w if it w o u ld Dear Jo h n , m o d e l is one o f the easiest to fly - a
be p o s s ib le to m ake a fo u r-b la d e d prop A fe w w eeks ago I p u rchase d a p ity s o m a n y b e g in n e rs, g u id e d b y cost,
o u t o f tw o -b la d e d p ro p s , jo in in g them d ie s e l en gine fro m a se co nd-h and shop, choose th e s m a ll m o d e ls w ith th e ir
by a h a lf-la p jo in t. so please c o u ld you try and id e n tify it te m p e ra m e n ta l m o to rs . W ith re g a rd s to
Peterlee. C. D urh am . R obert S to a c k le y . fo r me. It has g o t A -M on e ith e r side of y o u r n e xt p ro je c t, y o u w i l l fin d it im ­
the cra n kca se , u n dern eath the c y lin d e r, p o s s ib le to bu y Japanese tra n s fe rs o f
A lth o u g h it is p o s s ib le to m a ke a the c o lo u r o f the c y lin d e r is blue, it th e size yo u re q u ire , b u t th e y are
fo u r-b la d e d p ro p e lle r b y h a lt-la p jo in tin g has three scre w s in the c y lin d e r at the s im p le to p a in t on d ire c tly u s in g som e
tw o n o rm a l p ro p s , th e re s u lt is o fte n a top It is q u ite a p o w e rfu l en gine of C o n ta c t or s im ila r s e lf-a d h e s iv e c o v e r­
little w e a k , un le ss d o n e w ith a b s o lu te a b o u t 1 c .c A nd please c o u ld you te ll in g as a m a sk. On the re verse side,
d ra w a c irc le o f th e rig h t d ia m e te r and
c u t it o u t. N ext, place th e 's te n c il' on
th e w in g and a p p ly a th in coa t o l dope
Dear John Bridge. a ro u n d the edges to p revent the p a in t
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NAME IN FULL ........................................ ........................... e tc., w here th e com pass p o in t p iv o ts .
W hen an en gine is c o w le d in . the
ADDRESS....................................... ................................................. im p o rta n t th in g is to en sure th a t p le n ty
o f c o o l a ir passes th ro u g h th e c y lin d e r
fin s - th is m eans m a k in g the a ir o u tle t
YEAR OF BIRTH SCHOOI............................................................ b ig g e r th a n the fro n ta l a ir in le t. A llo w
at least \ in . clearance e ith e r s id e of
NAME OF ANY OTHER CLUB OR CLUBS TO WHICH I the c y lin d e r head.
D e ta ils o f Jap anese a irc ra ft c o lo u r
BELONG (if any) ....................................................................................... schem es m a y be fo u n d in 'Japanese
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‘ΚΑΜΑΝ’

DESPITE THEIR SIMPLICITY, the free-flight, power- 1/16 in. sheet balsa, edges sanded round, and glued on the
driven helicopter has always been something of a mystery outside of the booms. The rear 1/8 in. sheet spacer at the
to aeromodellers - the designer included! However, tail end is sanded to an airfoil section before it is glued
‘nothing ventured - nothing gained’, it was decided to between the booms. The rear landing gear support wire
press on with this design three years ago. After it was is fixed with a small woodscrew' and washer to the bottom
built, the question arose, ‘How does one trim it for rotor-mast support beam. The two 3/16 in. diameter
flight?’- you cannot test glide the thing! The engine was dowels are then bound and glued to the landing gear
adjusted to peak revs, and the model allowed to fly out support wires. At this stage, with the cabin window
of the designer’s hand. No one could have been more material still to be fitted, put in whatever type of cockpit
surprised to see it climb in a large, left hand spiral until it detail you wish, but keep it light. When this is done the
disappeared O.O.S. into cloud! The engine cut and after celluloid can be inserted. The last and the most important
a short time it reappeared out of the clouds on an item is now fitted - the anti-rotation chute. This is made
auto-rotation descent. From that day to this it has always out of thin card (Bristol Board) and is cut to the width
performed to the satisfaction of the many modellers who shown - the length can be obtained from the cross-
have seen it fly, especially those at the last two Scale section A-A. Take a piece of 1/I6in. square balsa and glue
meetings at Old Warden. What more could one ask of a to one end of the card and when dry, it is glued and
simple helicopter design? pinned to the bottom edge of the anti-rotation chute
Construction of the fuselage is straightforward, but opening. The other end is glued and pinned to the side of
the rotor-head may give some trouble if one is not careful the top rotor-mast support beam, once again refer to
with the wire bending. The fuselage sides are cut from cross-section A-A for details. The whole of the airframe
1/16 in. sheet balsa, 6 in. w id e -if your local shop does is now sanded and the corners rounded off. As there is a
not stock this width, change your model shop or glue weight limit of 11 oz., coloured tissue doped on will give
smaller sheets edge-to-edge. It is framed with 1/16 in. x the best and lightest finish to the airframe. If you must use
1/8 in. where shown. The cross-grain laminations at the coloured dope, apply it sparingly.
front are essential to give it rigidity prior to fixing the The construction of the rotor-head is started by making
celluloid cabin windows. the rotor-mast. This is a length of 14 s.w.g. piano wire cut
It is important to note the anti-rotation chute opening to the length shown on the plan with a small length of
is on the port side only. Cut formers F.l and F.2 from 14 s.w.g. brass tube soldered on the end. The next parts
1/8 in. sheet balsa. The rotor-mast support beams may are the blade support wires. Four are required all made
be made out of engine bearer material or even obechi. out of 16 s.w.g. piano wire. These are bent to the shape
Holes are drilled and 14 s.w.g. brass tubes are epoxied shown on the plan but note, only bend them up to and
in where shown. The formers are glued to the two support including the 3rd bend, and make sure they arc all
beams and then the sides are glued to the formers. The identical. The rotor-shaft bearing is made from a length
1/8 in. square cross pieces are now added, so forming a of 14 s.w.g. brass tube and two brass washers which have
basic box to which the rest of the components are added. four holes drilled in them (see plan) to take the four
The front landing gear support wire is bound and glued blade support wires. A w'asher is placed at each end of the
to the 1/8 in. sheet which is then glued into the basic brass tube and the blade support wires are inserted into
fuselage before the bottom sheeting is added. The top the holes, then the whole assembly is soldered together,
and bottom of the fuselage is largely left open except for so forming a complete unit. If spirit flux is used, wash the
the strips as shown, so that the prop-wash can pass bearing after soldering to get rid of any spirits, otherwise
through the fuselage rather than round it, thereby causing you will end up with a corroded rotor-shaft. The engine
less drag. The booms are completed as per drawing by mounting discs can now be cut from 1/16 in. plywood.
adding the 3/16 in. wide spacers, top and bottom followed R.3 and R.2 are glued together, and then epoxied to the
by the soft 3/16 in. sheet ends. The two fins are cut from blade support wrires, but R.l is not glued at all - this is
 A ero M odeller 26

V ie w o f u n d e rsid e s h o w s the open s tru c tu re and the a n ti­

ro ta tio n c h u te on the le ft hand s id e o n ly .

There are two blade stops and one is cut to the shape
shown and epoxied to the top of the blade-holders. A
piece of 16 s.w.g. brass tube is glued and bound to the
underside of the blade-holder. The 18 s.w.g. blade re­
taining wire and 20 s.w.g. weight arm link are bent to
shape, bound together with fuse wire, and soldered. The
blade retaining wire with the weight arm link attached is
then bound and glued to the blade-holder. The 18 s.w.g.
weight arm is bent to shape and then the lead balance
weight is made. You may be able to buy a weight of the
correct shape from a fishing tackle dealer, but if not, you
will have to cast your own from a simple mould. The
weights are attached by a small piece of 18 s.w.g. brass
tube soldered to the end of the weight arm. The hinge is
made out of a small length of J/8 in. diameter brass-
so that it can be removed at intervals to lubricate the » 1/8 in. square brass would do, but 1/8 in. diameter brass
rotor-shaft bearing. The rotor-head in its present state is just that bit lighter. It has two holes drilled through it,
can now be laid aside whilst the blade-holders and their at right angles to each other - one is to take the weight
fittings are made. The blade-holders are cut from 2 mm. arm, the other the blade-support wire. The hinge is re­
or 3/32 in. plywood to the shape on the plan. The saw- tained by a small piece of brass tube soldered to the end
cuts are to allow one to bind the various components to it. of the weight arm. Cut the blade from 3/32 in. medium
Referring to the exploded view of the blade-holding hard balsa and let in the 3/32 in. spruce sheet reinforce­
means you will see all the components that are required. ment.
As this only shows one blade, and there are four blades Note the wash-out in the blade. This is carved-in
on the model, it means you have to make four of every­ first before the blade is shaped to an airfoil section.
thing that is shown in this view. How many of you have The blades can be covered in Jap Tissue, Modelspan or
given up now and gone back to the simple life of T.V. nylon. The original used Jap Tissue and a new set have
watching? For those of you who are still with it, each only just been made after three years’ use. An 8 B.A. bolt
component is described in turn. complete with washers and nut is used to hold the blades

F u ll-s iz e c o p ie s o f th is 1 /6 th re p ro d u c tio n are a va ila b le th ro u g h A .P .S . as Plan N o. U 1055, p ric e 8s. in c . p o s t.

KAMAN HELICOPTER
J. B is h o p .

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D esign er J, B ish o p d is p la y s the m e th o d o f hand la u n ch in g

the h o lic o p te r - b u t m ake sure th a t th o se ro to r bla d e s have
reached m a xim u m revs be fore re le asing .

w'ire by a small length of 16 s.w\g. brass tube soldered to

the end. When all the weight arms are fitted and checked
for freedom of movement, the blades can be attached with
their 8 B.A. bolts and a rubber band, which passes around
each end of the blade retaining wire and over the top of
the blade. Now adjust the blades for pitch - this is done by
holding the weight-arm in a horizontal position and view­
ing the tips of the blade, it should have a positive pitch
of 5 degrees. If this is not so, adjust it by bending the
weight-arm link. Earlier in the description an angle of
8 degrees for the blade stop was given - this was just a
nominal figure to start with as each blade stop is adjusted
by bending to give the blades a maximum pitch angle of
10 degrees at the tip. This is adjusted now, prior to
balancing the rotor-head, which is done by holding the
to the blade-holder, but do not over tighten it as the rotor-mast with the rotor-head attached, in a horizontal
blade has to pivot on this bolt, should the rotor strike position - the heavier blade will then tend to rotate to the
the ground. A short length of fuel tubing fits between the lowest position. If it is in balance you should be able to
third bend on the blade support wire and the inner end of place the blades in any position and they will stay there.
the blade-holder. It not only acts as a shock absorber, but At the same time check to see that it is not friction be­
stops the blade-holder jamming up against the third bend tween the rotor-mast and rotor-bearing that is allowing
ana also enables one to complete the fourth bend in the the blades to stay put.
blade support wire. The engine can now be mounted on the rotor-head. A
This completes the components required for the blade Cox “Babe Bee’ is shown on the plans. This is probably
holding means except for the second blade stop, which is the easiest engine to mount onto the rotor-head, owing
made out of 20 s.w.g. wire, but this cannot be fitted until to the built-in fuel tank. The engine cylinder and head
the fourth bend is made on the blade support wire. have to be counter-balanced, the method of doing this is
To do this, the short length of fuel tubing is pushed shown on the plans. A propeller is then fitted to the engine
onto the end of the blade support wire and is pushed in the 3 o’clock-9 o’clock position with the piston half
along until it passes round the third bend. Position a way up the cylinder. With the propeller in this position
blade-holder on the wire and push this along until it hits it is balanced on a pair of knife edges, if an excess of lead
the third bend. Now mark the wire where the fourth has been added for the balance weight it can be filed off
bend is to be made. Looking at the plans you will see that until the engine balances horizontallty. Please note the
the wire is bent not only at right angles to the length of position of the fuel pick-up, this is to allow' for the centri­
wire that the blade-holder pivots on, but also at an angle fugal force acting on the fuel.
of 10 degrees in a downward direction. This is important Should you use any engine other than a Cox .049 with
as it gives the blades the required angle of pitch for auto- a built-in fuel tank, then you will have to devise a mount­
rotation. This fourth bend is made on each blade support ing and tank, but keep it light.
wire in turn, at the same time trying to make sure each As the engine specified is a glow-plug type the body of
bend is identical. When all the final bends are completed the helicopter will need fuel-proofing. Try and fuel-proof
the blade stops can be bent to an angle of 8 degrees and inside the open fuselage as much as you can, also the
then soldered to the blade support wires. The fuel tubing windows. The blades do not need proofing but the ply­
is then pulled back around the third bend and positioned wood discs of the rotor-head must be heavily proofed.
as shown. Now take a weight-arm and pass the end The assembled rotor-head can now be attached to the
through the eye in the weight-arm link. It is pulled through fuselage in the position shown on the plan. This can be
until the hinge can be attached to it and the end of the varied by using the other positions, but the original
blade support wire. The hinge is retained on the support model has flown in the position shown since it was made.
First a small collar or wheel retainer is positioned and
C lose up o f e n g in e in s ta lla tio n s h o w s a Cox Therm al
H opper, fitte d to the o rig in a l m o del w ith a s p e c ia l ta n k tightened on the shaft so that the rotor-head can rotate
m o u n t. freely, but with no undue slop. A light compression
spring is then fitted, in order to take some of the shock
during landing. The rotor-mast is then pushed through
the top support and another collar is then fitted to the
shaft with the tail of the shaft through the bottom support,
see plans for position. Make sure that this second collar
is screwed up tight as it is this one that stops the rotor-
head from flying out of the fuselage.
Use a 6 x 3 or 5^ x 3 prop on the engine and give it a
full-throttle run up without releasing the model. This will
indicate the fuel is feeding correctly. Before the model is
launched, the engine must be giving its maximum revs, so
this calls for an engine that is in good condition. Do not
put any old worn motor on this machine, then blame the
model because it will not fly, it does! The model will
R.O.G. very well, but if you hand-launch it, do not give
it a push into the air, just let it rise from out of your hand.
It will do so when the rotor-blades are spinning fast
enough.
A ero M odeller 28

LATEST
ENGINE
The 'K o e llik e r' s ile n c e r is a v e ry w e ll m ade u n it o f the
NEWS
v e n tu ri ty p e . F itte d to a M c rc o 61
n o tic e a b le in cre a se in p o w e r (a nd
R /C , the re s u lt w a s a
n o is e !), com pare d w ith B y Peter Chinn
the sta n d a rd M e rco fittin g .
New Super-Tigre Silencers d is c h a rg e d a t the o th e r end. sleeve and take in fre sh cha rge via
T w o exa m ples o f a ne w range of In D r. P o n tin 's e n g in e , the exh aust b y-p a ss pa ssages to the to p o f the
S u p e r-T ig re s ile n c e rs have reached p o rts are s itu a te d , at the to p o f the c y lin d e r. S uch an a rra n g e m e n t is p u t
us fro m W o rld E ngines Ltd. These are c y lin d e r and, to c o n tro l th e ir opening fo rw a rd by K. G D rap er in his book
o f an e n tire ly d iffe re n t de sig n fro m the and c lo s in g , the p is to n has a sleeve- The T w o -S tro k e E ngine, as a be tte r
sta n d a rd S T. baffled exp a n sio n cha m ber lik e e xte n sio n o f its d ia m e te r above s o lu tio n . T h is m ig h t w e ll p ro vid e im ­
and, p re s u m a b ly , are in te nded to re ­ the p isto n c ro w n . A t BDC, the top of proved lu b ric a tio n and c o o lin g o f the
du ce po w e r loss at the c o s t o f s lig h tly the sleeve c o m p le te ly u n co ve rs the e x­ up per c y lin d e r and p is to n sleeve.
incre ased w e ig h t (a nd in som e cases, ha u st p o rts . A t TDC, the sleeve is A g a in s t it is the re duced p rim a ry c o m ­
b u lk ) p lu s , w e w o u ld guess, s lig h tly acco m m o d a te d in an a n n u la r space p re ssio n ra tio th a t w o u ld re s u lt from
less e ffe c tiv e n e s s in re d u c in g no ise
level.
T h is n e w de sig n fo llo w s the Eta
v e n tu ri e x tra c to r type and c e rta in M in i-
V o x (G e rm a n ) and K o e llik e r (S w is s )
s ile n c e rs in th a t gasses are fir s t e x ­
ha usted in to an a n n u la r ch a m b e r and
then d is c h a rg e d into a tub e, open at
both en d s, th ro u g h w h ic h the airstream
flo w s fo r e x tra c to r a s s is ta n c e and
c o o lin g .
W e hope to che ck the e ffe c tiv e n e s s
o f th is a rra n g e m e n t in o u r n e x t te s t o f
a S u p e r-T ig re en g in e . M e a n w h ile , w e
have an assu rance fro m M ic k W ils h e re A b o v e , R olf M ie b a c h 's la te s t p ip e , the
M Z T ric o n e is an u ltr a -lig h tw e ig h t -
o f W o rld E ngines, w h o has trie d one on u n d e r $ 02 - v e rs io n fo r fre e -flig h t (a t
a G .21 /29 eq u ip p e d R /C m o del, th a t it
re a lly does w o rk and, he be lie ves, le a s t u n til the end of 1970!) as used
a c tu a lly lib e ra te s m ore p o w e r than b y K a rl-H e inz R ieke. A t rig h t, th e la te st
w h e n the en gine is o p erated w ith o u t a 'g o ld h e ad' O .S . M a x 60 R /C - fo u n d
sile n c e r. in p ra c tic a l te s ts to be e xtre m e ly
p o w e rfu l.
such le n g th y tra n s fe r passages. T h is is
a q u e s tio n th a t is p ro b a b ly be st re­
s u rro u n d in g a ve ry deep c y lin d e r-h e a d
T ra n s fe r is effected th ro u g h n o rm a lly solved by p ra c tic a l e xp e rim e n t
Dr. P ontin sta te s th a t the p e rfo rm ­
lo c a te d p o rts in the c y lin d e r w a ll and ance o f his e n g in e is ’o n ly average"
the nce th ro u g h p o rts in the p isto n and q u o te s a fig u re o f a p p ro x im a te ly
sleeve im m e d ia te ly above the p is to n 11.000 r.p .m . w ith a 9 x 4 nylon prop.
c ro w n .
P ort tim in g is m uch the same as in In fa c t, if th is fig u re is re asona bly
a ccu ra te and the prop used w a s of
a c o n v e n tio n a l en gine. The exh a u st p o rt average 9 x 4 p o w e r a b s o rp tio n c h a ra c ­
opens firs t as the p is to n approa ches
te ris tic s . the p e rfo rm a n ce w o u ld appear
BDC and p re ssu re d ro p s as exh aust gas to be above th a t of a s to c k E.D. Racer
is released fro m the u p p e r p a rt o f the
diese l and. perhaps, b e tte r than average
c y lin d e r. S h o rtly a fte rw a rd s , the tra n s ­ fo r 2.5 c .c . en gines in general. (A q u ic k
N ew ty p e S u p e r-T ig re lo w -lo s s s ile n c e r fer p o rts are opened and fre sh gas
fitte d to a G .21 /29 R /C m o to r. U ser has ch e ck o f o u r fig u re s fo r e ig h t c u rre n t
e n te rs a t p is to n c ro w n level to fill the
c h o ic e of c o n v e n tio n a l m e tal s tra p fix ­ lo v /e r p a rt o f the c y lin d e r, d riv in g the 2 .5 s, both d ie s e l and g lo w , gave an
in g o r w ire c lip as sh o w n . average o f 10,800 r.p .m . on 9 x 4 T op-
re m a in in g exh aust gassos up and o u t F lite nylon p ro p s .) Be th a t as it may.
o f the c y lin d e r as the p is to n rises
Interesting E.D. Racer Conversion again.
the fa c t th a t the system a p p a re n tly
In a le tte r to the MODEL ENGINEER, w o rk s so w e ll is a ve ry en co u ra g in g
It is n o t e s s e n tia l to have the ex­
D r. A . J . P ontin of W o k in g , has d e s ­ s ta rt and, as Dr P ontin says, fu rth e r
ha u st a t the to p o f the c y lin d e r. One
c rib e d an in te re s tin g and h ig h ly o rig in a l d e v e lo p m e n t is o b v io u s ly p o s s ib le and
c o u ld pass the exh a u st gases th ro u g h
g lo w p lu g en gine th a t he has b u ilt, a w in d o w in the b o tto m o f the pisto n sho uld lead to hig h e r le ve ls o f p e r­
based on the b o tto m end o f an E.D. form an ce.
2.46 diese l.
The idea behind th is is to achieve a
u n iflo w p o rtin g system in w h ic h the in ­
le t (tra n s fe r) and exh aust p o rts are
s itu a te d at o p p o s ite ends o f the c y lin ­
der. In s ep aratin g the p o rts in th is w a y ,
it sh o u ld be p o s s ib le to reduce charge
loss th ro u g h the exh a u st. The fresh
cha rge, e n te rin g at one end, d riv e s the
e x h a u s t gas be fore it and c a n n o t
escape th ro u g h the ex h a u s t p o rt u n til
m o s t o f the s p e n t gasses have been
The team o f P lo ts in and T im o fe e v fro m
the U .S .S .R . have been h ig h ly s u c c e s s ­
fu l in in te rn a tio n a l team ra c in g . T h is
is one o f V a le ry T im o fe e v 's m o to rs , a
m u ch m o d ifie d S u p e r-T ig re G .2 0/15 -D .
 29 January, 1970

New Sparking Plug

Mr A B enn ett o f W ith n e ll. Lancs,
w rite s to te ll us th a t he is s h o rtly to
begin m a n u fa c tu re o f s p a rk in g p lu g s
fo r m odel p e tro l en gines. These plu g s,
w h ic h w ill sell at a very reasona ble five
s h illin g s each, should be o f real in ­
te re s t to 'V in ta g e ' e n th u s ia s ts w h o take
th is branch o f h o bby s e rio u s ly en ough
to in s is t on p o w e rin g th e ir m o dels w ith
ge n u in e s p a rk -ig n itio n en gines o f the
pe rio d .
The p re -p ro d u c tio n p lu g w h ic h M r
B en n e tt sent along fo r o u r in s p e c tio n
is a c tu a lly a 10 m m . si 2 e w h ic h , o
c o u rs e , does n o t m ake it a s u ita b le re­
p la c e m e n t fo r the p o p u la r f in x 24
t.p .i. and J in. x 32 t.p .i. size p lu g s
fo rm e rly m ade by C ha m p io n , K .L .6 .. Large d is p la c e m e n t R /C en g in e s have
Lodge. A .C .. etc. fo r m o del en gines, ten ded to g e t b ig g e r, he avier and m ore
bu t w e hope th a t M r. B e n n e tt w ill, in exp ensive. N o t everyone w a n ts a 16-
fa c t, also p ro d u c e p lu g s in these s ta n ­ 18 oz. p o w e r p la n t c o s tin g £25-£30.
da rd m odel sizes. T w o lig h te r, less exp ensive ones o f
A s the p h o to s h o w s , the plug is good p e rfo rm a n ce th a t are s till a v a il­
u n lik e c o m m e rc ia l m odel p lu g s in th a t able are the Λ 2\ oz. O .S . M ax-58 at
it has no side e le c tro d e , the sp a rk £19 (a b o v e ), and the 13 oz. S uper-
ju m p in g fro m the c e n tra l ele c tro d e Tig re ST.60 at £1? 14s. te rm in a l; the 'S u p e r' p lu g has a n ic k e l
d ire c tly to the p lu g bo dy. In th is re­ because of sho rtag e o f spare p a rts ) fin is h and the 'S p e e d ' p lu g is all black.
sp e ct. it re sem ble s the C ham pion and re placed by an o rd in a ry choke In a d d itio n , the y have c o lo u r-c o d e d
U K-16V p lu g m ade fo r th e Saab 96 and n e e dle-valve a sse m b ly o f the same p a cka g in g .
S p o rt tw o -s tro k e car en gine. A n o th e r
un usual fe a tu re is the use of a non-
m ake. Super-Tigre Tuned Pipe at last
O u tw a rd ly (e x c e p t fo r ha vin g w h a t The lo n g -a w a ite d S.T. re s o n a n t p ip e
m e ta llic p lu g w a s h e r w h ic h , it is a m o u n te d to a s tu n t size c h o k e ), the f o r G .1 5 e n g in e s is now in p r o d u c t io n .
c la im e d , m eans th a t a s a tis fa c to ry gas e n gine looke d lik e the m a n u fa c tu re r’ s
seal is o b ta in e d w ith firm fin g e r­ A s the p h o to s h o w s , it is o f the d o u b le
h o t ra t-ra c in g engine th a t is b u ilt cone p a tte rn w ith a fa ir ly large d ia ­
tig h te n in g o f the p lug o n ly - hence the around the same cra nkcase. U n fo rtu ­
kn u rle d body. P ro d u c tio n p lu g s w ill, m e ter ta ilp ip e . W hen fitte d d ire c tly
n a te ly , an yone b u yin g th is m o to r under in to the e xh a u st e lb o w s u p p lie d , its
ho w e v e r, have a hexagonal bo dy, w h ic h the im p re s s io n th a t it w as the ra t v e r­
is p re fe ra b le , if o n ly to en sure th a t, as leng th is such as to s u it the b lo w d o w n
sion w o u ld be in fo r so m e th in g o f a p e rio d and peak r.p .m . o f an a p p ro p ri­
it is o f a lu m in iu m inste ad of the usual d is a p p o in tm e n t a$ such a h y b rid w o u ld
stee l, the p lu g re m ains easy to rem ove ate ly tun ed G.15 in s ta lla tio n - i.e . w hen
u n d o u b te d ly fa ll w e ll s h o rt o f the p o te n ­ the e xh a u st pe rio d is in cre ased to 160
fro m the en gine w hen hot. tia l o f the RR m o del w h ic h , in fa c t, has degrees o f c ra n k angle and p ro p load
'ware Hybrids a d iffe re n t p is to n and c y lin d e r, d iffe re n t is such as to a llo w the e n gine to reach
W e cam e a c ro s s an e x a m p le , re c e n tly , c o m b u s tio n cha m ber shape, d iffe re n t a p p ro x im a te ly 26.000 r.p .m . To re -tu n c
o f a s lig h t case o f d e c e p tio n c o n c e rn ­ p o rtin g , re v is e d in d u c tio n tim in g and a the p ip e to s u it lo w e r speeds, its leng th
ing a w e ll-k n o w n im p o rte d en gine: the high er c o m p re s s io n ra tio , p lu s , of can be exte nde d and the fa c to ry gives
s o rt o f th in g th a t p u rc h a s e rs s ho uld bo cou rse, a w id e open in ta ke and p re s ­ a lis t o f the v a rio u s in s e rt le n g th s re­
on th e ir gu a rd a b o u t O ur a tte n tio n sure feed. P rob ably these fa c ts w ere q u ire d to s u it load speeds d o w n to
w as d ra w n to it by a c o n s c ie n tio u s u n k n o w n to the pe rson re s p o n s ib le fo r 19,000 r.p .m .
m odel shop m anager w h o had received the s w itc h .
Front Induction HP.61
For the c o m in g season, the A u s tria n
H irte n b e rg e r P a tro n e n fa b rik plan to in ­
tro d u c e a s h a ft-v a lv e ve rsio n o f the
HP 61 R /C en gine, to be k n o w n as the
HP 61F R /C . W e have a p ro to ty p e fo r
e va lu a tio n and it lo o k s p ro m is in g .
S h o rte r, a little lig h te r and w ith s im p le r
c a rb u re tto r c o n tro ls , th is n e w m odel
sh o u ld prove a w o rth y a lte rn a tiv e to
the sta n d a rd re ar in ta ke b e ll-v a lv e e n ­
gine . W h ile the long sh a ft and in c lin e d
rear in ta ke o f the la tte r has its uses fo r
scale (in p a rtic u la r in ve rte d in -lin e type
The B e n n e tt 10 m m . m in ia tu re s p a rk in g in s ta lla tio n s ) a n o rm a l fro n t in d u c tio n
p lu g , o f w h ic h a p ro d u c tio n v e rs io n A t la s t! G a ro fa li's tu n e d p ip e n o w la y o u t is s till preferred by the m a jo rity
w ith o rth o d o x he xagon al body is a v a ila b le in the U .K. fro m W o rld En­ o f R /C m u lti e n th u s ia s ts w h o se in ­
p la n n e d . I t is hoped th a t i t w ill also be gin e s L td ., c o m p le te w ith m a n ifo ld fo r te re s ts ce n tre a round re g u la r a e ro b a tic
m ade in the p o p u la r $ in . and $ in. c u rre n t G.15 and G.15RV. m o d e ls and the HP 61F is o b v io u s ly
sizes. FK Glowplugs aim ed a t th is w id e r m a rket. The rear
a c o n s ig n m e n t o f en g in e s fro m the im ­ in d u c tio n m odel w ill, ho w e ve r, c o n tin u e
The la te s t p ro d u c t fro m German to be a va ila b le : the n e w m o del w ill
p o rte r, am ong w h ic h w a s a ty p e he a c c e s s o ry m a n u fa c tu re r Franz Kavan is
w a s un able to p o s itiv e ly id e n tify . On s u p p le m e n t it. n o t re place it.
a new range o f g lo w p lu g s . These w ill
in s p e c tio n , w e w e re ab le to e s ta b lis h be o b ta in a b le in five d iffe re n t ra tin g s
th a t the engine had o r ig in a lly been an e n a b lin g the user to s e le c t by tria l tne
R /C m o del b u t the th ro ttle ty p e c a rb u r­ type be st s u ite d to his p a rtic u la r m o to r
e tto r had been rem oved (p re s u m a b ly and o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s F ila m e n ts are
o f p la tin u m -irid iu m (th e a llo y m ost
c o m m o n ly used fo r m o del g lo w p lu g s ),
the w ire being o f v a ry in g th ic k n e s s
a c c o rd in g to heat ra tin g The p lu g s are
ra ted h o t’ , 'm id d le ', 'c o ld '. S upe r'
and 'S p e e d '. No fig u re s o r le tte rs id e n ­
tify them in ste a d , the firs t three can
be d is tin g u is h e d by the n u m b e r of
g rooves, one. tw o o r three, on the plug
Left, s p e c ia l d o w n d ra u g h t p a tte rn R /C
c a rb u re tto r b a c k p la te u n it is n o w o p ­
tio n a l fo r the 2.5 c .c . E.D. Racer diese l.
A t rig h t, p ro to ty p e HP 61F. P lanned fo r
e a rly 1970 p ro d u c tio n a lo n g sid e e x is tin g
rear in d u c tio n m o d e l. Engine re ta in s
S ch n u e rle ty p e p o rtin g , b u t has new
s in g le -rin g p is to n .
 30

M a e stro M a /m strom
strikes again !
Ray produces another sparkling sport
design in this profile control-line model

OLE TIGER
for .049 (.8c.c.)-.06 (1 c.c.) engines
‘ Go to i t - Lad' d e s ig n e r Ray M a lm -
s tro m urges a y o u n g m o d e lle r to check
h is L i'l M id g e t ra cer. Real b ird is at
b o tto m o f page o p p o s ite - ge t off th a t
te n d e r fin . yo u b u rly C op! Teeny,
is n 't it?

AMERICAN MIDGET RACING aircraft have al­ Now is the best time to construct the wheel fairings.
ways been popular subjects for acromodellcrs - Art Start by bending a 20 s.w.g. piece of wire to the
Chesters Goon and Jeep, Bill Falck’s Rivets, Steve shape shown, then bind with fuse wire and solder to
Wittraan’s Bonzo, have all appeared in model form. the undercarriage leg. Bind and cement two balsa
Now we proudly present, simplified to profile type, blocks to the ends of this wire. Wheel fairing piece
a model of perhaps the sleekest, and certainly one of D from i in. sheet fits over these blocks and is firmly
the four fastest midgets ever built - Bob Downey's cemented to them. A ;K K ’ l j in. diam. plastic wheel
Ole Tiger. In its colour scheme of white with red and is then slipped on the axle and retained with a small
blue trim the model is a real eye-catcher, and if you soldered washer. Fairing pieces E are then cemented
follow carefully the instructions and building sketches either side of piece D. Carefully carve and sandpaper
you should have no difficulty in building and flying the fairing to shape. Repeat for opposite leg. We
this fascinating little job. (Sec also, this month's have slightly modified the fairings to give more wheel
R.C.M.&E.) clearance for take-offs from short grass. You can use
Start by cutting the basic fuselage shape (A) from smaller diameter wheels and add to the scale appear­
medium /,· in. sheet. Cut out the engine, undercarriage ance if you intend to operate from tarmac. Construct
mounting piece (B) from J in. ply. Bend the under­ the tailplanc and elevator from the plan, using tape,
carriage wire to shape using a vice, insert into the nylon or silk for the hinges. Give the tailplanc two
slot in piece B and firmly bind with thread and coats of clear dope, sanding between coats and
cement. Assemble piece B to the fuselage shape A. pinning fiat on a board while the dope dries. Make
Cut out two side pieces (C) from 1/16 in. ply and sure the two parts of the elevator move freely before
cement firmly both sides of the nose. Drill holes to cementing the completed tailplane firmly into the
suit the engine you intend to use. You may have to tailplane slot. Add the filler piece. Cut the fin from
enlarge the cut-out for some engines. You can do this £ in. sheet and give two coats of clear dope. Note the
with a fretsaw or file. The plan shows the Cox .049 rear portion of the fin is cut away and re-cemented at
Medallion installation. This particular engine is most an angle, oilsetting it { in. to the right. (Model viewed
suitable, both from the power and easy-starting points from the rear.) Cement fin to fuselage. Check that
of view. Performance will obviously be pepped-up' tailplanc and fin are at right angles. Construct tail-
by motors of 1 c.c. Araldite a ‘KK’ 7j c.c. team race wheel as shown and insert dowel rod firmly into a
tank in the position shown on the starboard side. l in. diam. hole drilled in the lower rear end of the
C -A v :
 fuselage. Cement and add tailwheel fairing pieces
H and J. Give fuselage and wheel fairings two coats
of clear dope. The engine should now be bolted in
position. Two 1/16 in. thick metal or plywood
washers should be placed between the engine lugs
and fuselage on the front mounting bolts as shown.
This points the centre line of the engine slightly to
the right (model viewed from the rear), and when
flying, this adjustment helps to maintain line-tension.
Connect engine to fuel tank with a length of neo­
prene tubing. Cut the wing from i in. sheet. (The
wing chord requires two pieces of f in. sheet be
joined spanwise, unless you are using 6 in. wide £ in.
sheet, which is fairly costly!) Sandpaper the wing to
correct section. Cut out the recess for bellcrank
mounting piece F. Cut bellcrank from 1/16 in. ply, get your O le Tiger* airborne you can omit these
drill and attach the control rod (18 s.w.g.) and two cowlings, but as they are so characteristic of this
lead-out wires (22 s.w.g.), but do not bend the ends type of aeroplane they arc well worth the little extra
of these wires at this stage. Assemble the bellcrank time and trouble. It is up to you! Complete the
and control-wires to piece F as shown. Note carefully cowlings by adding front pieces G and sanding to
the distance washer between wing and bellcrank, shape. Give cowlings two coats of clear dope, and
and do make sure that the bolt holding the bellcrank cement in position, sliding them onto the wing lead­
is screwed lightly into the ply piece F. This is most ing edge and flush with the fuselage. The propeller
important. The wing may now be pushed through the spinner is made from } in. sheet (pieces K), 1/32 in.
fuselage wing slot and firmly cemented in place. Add ply (disc L) and block (piece M). Assemble, carve to
starboard wing-tip weight. Check that wing is at right shape shown, sandpaper and give three coats of clear
angles to the fuselage, using a set-square. Cement the dope. Now bolt the propeller onto the engine drive
1/16 in. ply control horn into the small slot cut in shaft. Fit the spinner over the front of the propeller
the left-hand elevator. Further secure the control using an impact adhesive, such as Evo-Stik or
horn by a small nylon, silk or tape patch as shown. Humbrol Universal adhesive. Ole Tiger is now ready
With pins, lock the bellcrank at neutral and bend the for painting and trimming. We used Humbrol enamel
end of the control rod and insert it into the hole in in the handy tinlets. This does not require additional
the control horn, checking that the elevator is also at fuel-proofing. The colour scheme, trim and insignia
neutral. Secure the control rod with a small soldered are detailed on the plan. Ole Tiger is then complete.
washer. Make the lead-out wire guide from \ in. sheet Before flying, balance your model bv suspending
and 1/32 in. ply. Drill, and slip on to the lead-out from a length of thread tied to a pin, which is firmly
wires. Cement guide on port wing tip. With the bell- pushed into the top of the fuselage at the indicated
crank and elevator still locked at neutral, form the Balance Point. The model should hang level. A small
hooks on the end of the lead-out wires. Remove pins amount of tail weight will probably be needed and
locking bellcrank. the position of this weight is shown on the plan. Sheet
The 'cheek' cowlings are made up from i in. sheet lead is ideal and must be firmly attached with impact
and block as shown. Carve, and sandpaper carefully adhesive. A slight nose-down trim is O.K. but avoid
to shape. Note that the port cowling has a drain hole any tendency to tail heaviness. With the balance
cut in the undersurface. The sketch of the star­ correct, you are all ready for the first exciting test
board cowling shows the cut-outs and recesses to fit flight. Choose a calm day, operate preferably over
the Cox 049 Medallion, to afford access to the con­ grass, and fly on 30 ft. thin steel or nylon lines. We
trols and cylinder head for battery clip connection know you’ll find your Ole Tiger a thrilling and
and priming. These will differ slightly for variant colourful little job to fly -s o we ll be seeing you at
engines. Incidentally, if you are really in a hurry to the Air Races! FULL SIZE PLANS
Engine Offset: 1/16" Right Balance

BOB DOWNEYS N . B . use mediun

II grade Bals<

^ 1/2 cc Team Race

OLE TIGER thro u gh o u t
a ll parts ft

Tank ONE OF THE FOUR FASTEST

MIDGETS EVER BUILT
1/4 P l y . En g in e M
 January, 1970

gun over his left shoulder and aim at a cigarette in

a squaw's mouth.
‘I s n 't th a t d a n g e r o u s ? ’ I asked.
‘N o t m u c h ’, replied Colonel Cody, *I t 's filte r ti p p e d .’
After that he took me to a field in which stood a
(In which 1 go hack to the early days of man petrified tree which had a huge tent-like contraption
powered flight, and learn how Icarus came to he tethered to it.
founder member of the Goldfish Club.) ‘W h a t d o y o u th i n k o f th a t, p a r d n e r ? ’ he asked
'D a e d a lu s ? , I asked. proudly.
77/ s a y i t ’s a d e a d lo s s ’, replied a rather feathery- ‘U s e fu l f o r a m o d e l c o m p ’, I observed politely.
looking young· man, 7 k e e p te llin g th e o ld g o a t" l 4T a k e q u it e a f e w b u c k e t s .’
w o n ’t w in th e M a n P o w e r e d flig h t p r iz e w ith th e s e D o n ’t b e s o ta r n a tio n t o t t y ’, he snorted. ‘C a n ’t y o u
ta t t y o ld e a g le w in g s .’ s e e i t ’s m e la te s t fl y in g c a th e d r a l.’
‘H a v e y o u tr ie d P u ffin ? 91 I queried. ‘C a th e d r a l? ’, I queried. ‘P e r p e n d ic u la r .”
77/ iay, he snorted, ‘A n d b lo w in g , b u t its th e w a x .’ O n ly w h e n it g o e s i n t o a s t a ll .’
‘W h a c k s ! , cried Daedalus, 7 h a v e n ’t la id a fin g e r o n I left him climbing up the steeple to fix an extra
h im . . ? wing. τ γ ™ _
7 w a s ta lk in g a b o u t th a t g o o e y o ld w a x y o u s tic k
th e s e fe a t h e r s o n w it h ’, replied Icarus. J o l l y g o o d
th e r m a l d e te c to r s , t h o u g h , as s o o n as l h it a b it o f
w a r m a ir m e w in g s f a l l of f .
‘H a v e y o u tr ie d A r a ld i te ? ’, I asked

Ye M eanderings o f a
M o d e llflie r
illustrated by ‘Sherry’

‘D o n ’t m e n t i o n w i m m i n to h im ', cried his father.

‘C a n ’t y o u s e e th e la d ’s in tr a in in g ? ’
‘S till, h e ’s a c le v e r c h a p , th o u g h , I commented. 'B e ­
in g th e fir s t h u m a n b e in g to fl y .’
‘N o w , d o n ’t s ta r t fla tte r in g h im ,' warned his father. (I visit Brooklands in search of a pioneer.)
G iv e h im a b ig h e a d a n d m e C G . c a lc u la tio n s go ‘M o o r e B r a b a z o n ? * , I enquired of a bcgogglcd
a ll to p o t . ’ gentleman.
‘N o , o n e w a s e n o u g h ’, he replied. 'W e g o in f o r
ju m b o je ts .’
‘Y o u ’re ju m p i n g f o r w a r d a b i t ’, I suggested.
7 k n o w . I t ’s th e o n l y w a y l c a n g e t t h e u n d c r c a r t
r o llin g .’
‘T e ll m e ’, I asked. ‘W h e r e c a n I f i n d A . V . R o e ? ’
‘D o n ’t k n o w . D o n ’t h a v e m u c h tim e to e a t r o u n d
h e r e , b u t y o u m ig h t a s k th a t c h a p o v e r th e r e .’
I walked over to a very pioneering looking gentle­
man. He even had his hat on back to front.
‘H a v in g tr o u b le ? ’, I asked.
‘I t ’s th e c a m b e r , he replied.
7 c a n s e e w h a t y o u m e a n ’, I commented, looking
down at the near vertical banking.
‘A n d a ll m e r ib s h a v e g o t o u t o f p la c e .’
'C a n ’t w o n d e r a t i t ’, I replied. ‘C r a n k in g th a t p r o ­
p e lle r .’
'T h e n y o u k e e p h a v in g to d o d g e th e c a rs . M u s t b e
m a d d r iv in g th o s e c o n tr a p tio n s . B e a s p o r t, o ld c h a p .
(I hear a distant splash. Get involved in a dog S e e th a t b o o tla c e h o ld i n g t h e r u d d e r o n , ju s t ti e it
fight, and contemplate a Baron prospect.) i n t o a n ic e b o w .’ .— _
A c h t u n g ! S c h p i t f i r e ! ’, cried Baron von Richthofen
'C a lm d o w n , B a r o n ’, saith I. ‘T h i s is o n ly W . W . I . ’
‘C o o t . Z e n w e h a v e r e a c h e d L o n d o n a t la s t. Z e
W i n d m i ll . .
‘N o t W . l , b u t W o r ld W a r O n e . Y o u s h o u l d b e
th i n k in g o f y o u r T r i p e ’, I suggested.
Z.iss ’o r r id E e n g lis li f o o d . W h a t w ith z a t. a n d B lu e
M a x a n d h is fi lm s h o w s . I m ig h t j u s t as w e ll jo in a
a r c u s . . .’
(In which I join a circus and enjoy all the fun of
the lair.)
‘F ly i n g A c e ? ’, queried the old gentleman with the
hippie fungus.
‘S h o o t t h e p i p o u t o f o n e a t te n y a r d s .’
He then proceeded to blindfold himself, hold his
A ero M odeller 36

E N G IN E T E S T by Peter Chinn

TAIFUN SPRINT R/C

a well made engine of 1.7 cc, with
exceptional th ro ttle control

THE STANDARD MODEL Taifun Sprint glow engine at around 18,000 r.p.m. One would not, of course, adopt
was tested in this series nearly two years ago. At the time, such a measure if the engine were to be used for, say, C/L
we summed it up as being ‘a well-made, nice handling stunt where the maintenance of fuel suction through
motor of very good performance'. manoeuvres is of the utmost importance. At very high
Using a powerful fuel containing a full 30 percent pure speeds, however, there was still reasonable fuel lift —
nitromethane and without having a silencer fitted, this sufficient, probably, to enable the engine to be operated
engine, intended for free-flight and control-line use, in this condition in a contest free-flight model on a 7x3
recorded just over 0.17 b.h.p. at 15,000 r.p.m. This was prop without resorting to pressure teed.
with the stock 4.5 mm. choke and 2.8 mm. spraybar Our present report deals with the Sprint R/C. Basically,
which obviously restricts the top end output quite a bit this motor is identical with the standard model, but is
and a worthwhile improvement is possible (effective only equipped with a throttle-type carburettor in place of the
on props allowing speeds of over 14,000 r.p.m.) by ream­ normal choke tube and spraybar. Our engine was also
ing the venturi to at least 5.5 mm. A very big increase in supplied with the maker's recommended silencer and, in
power was obtained by discarding the choke insert accordance with R/C rules requiring the use of silencers,
entirely, thereby opening up the intake to 7 mm. A w-as tested in this condition.
quick check with the engine in this condition indicated In many ways, the Sprint R/C is quite distinctive. Un­
that the output was then in the region of 0.22-0.23 b.h.p. like other engines in this particular group (1.6 to 1.8 c.c.)
it has a twin ball-bearing shaft, its appearance is a little
unusual by virtue of the square cut lines of its crankcase
S P E C IFIC A T IO N and, in contrast to most small R/C engines, it throttles
Typo: S ingle-cylin der, air-coole d g lo w p lu g ig n itio n tw o - really well. (In our experience, only the O.S. M ax-10
stroke shaft rotary-valve ind u c tio n and tw in b a ll­ R C and Enya 09-111 TV arc comparable in this respect).
bearings. Throttle type carburettor.
Bore: 13·5 mm. (0 5315 in.) This is in spite of a rather odd airbleed arrangement.
Stroke: 12-5 mm. (0-4921 in.) The carburettor body is machined from 12 mm. square
Swept Volume: 1 -789 cc. (0 -109 2 cu. in.) aluminium alloy bar with a trumpet-shaped intake. It is
Stroke/Bore Ratio: 0-926:1 fitted with a brass throttle barrel and a fixed brass spray­
Checked W eight: 103 grammes - 3 63 oz. (less silencer) bar with a felt outer seal to eliminate air leaks between the
134 grammes - 4.73 oz. (w ith silencer) two. There is the usual idling adjustment screw, spring
General Structural Data: loaded, located vertically in the rear part of the body and
Pressure diecast alum inium alloy cra nkcase!cylin der unit
w ith d ro p -in steel cylinde r-line r. Pressure diecast alum inium
an airbleed adjustment screw on the left hand side.
alloy m ain bearing ho using secured to main casting w ith Theoretically, the airbleed hole is wrongly located. The
four screws and c o n taining tw o 8 mm i d. x 16 mm o d. primary purpose of an airbleed is to prevent an engine
8 - ball, brass-caged ball journal bearings. Hardened steel, from drawing an excessively rich mixture at idling speed.
d is c -w e b crankshaft w ith crescent counterbalance. 8 mm. It is usually best to have the hole so located that it will be
journal, 4 mm. solid crankpin and 5-2 mm. bore gas closed at intermediate throttle openings, thereby avoid­
passage. Lapped c ast-iron pisto n w ith straight baffle and ing the risk of the mixture becoming too w-eak. On our
hardened 3 mm. dia. g u d g e o n -p in having alum inium end
pads. M achined alum inium allo y unbushed con necting -
example of the Sprint carburettor, however, the airbleed
rod. Pressure diecast alum inium finned cylinde r-h ead hole was located so high in the body that it was still partly
secured to cylinde r w ith fo u r screws and c om position gasket. open when the throttle was wide open, remained fully
M achined alum inium alloy p ro p driver fitte d to taper on open over the entire intermediate range and had actually
crankshaft. M achined alum inium alloy spinner nut. begun to close again at the idle setting.
M achined alum inium alloy carburettor b o d y w ith brass It must be admitted that, despite this anomaly, the
th ro ttle barrel and stationary coaxial brass spraybar assem­ Sprint R/C responded uncommonly well to throttle
bly. Separate id lin g and airbleed adjustm ent screws. Beam control. Not surprisingly, however, this response was
m o unting lugs.
T E S T CON DITIO N S achieved with no help from the airbleed, the throttle
Running time prior to te st: 1£ hours. working best when the airbleed adjustment was screwed
Fuel used: 5 per cent pure nitrom ethane. 25 per cent in to blank off the hole completely.
Duckham s Racing C astor-O il. 70 per cent ICI Just how well the Sprint R/C idled on test is showm by
M ethanol. the fact that, on an 8 x 4 Tornado nylon prop, it throttled
Glowplugs used: O.S. No. 7 bar type platinum filam ent. dowm from 9.900 r.p.m. to 2,200 r.p.m. Wc let it idle like
medium reach w ith extra washer. this for twenty minutes, then opened the throttle again;
Air temperature: 50 deg. F.
Barometer: 29-4 in. Hg. whereupon it picked up unhesitatingly to full power.
Silencer: M aker's expansion cham ber type as supplied. This was with the silencer fitted and running on our
standard 5 per cent nitro R/C fuel mix. The plug was an
O.S. No. 7 bar type, 3/16 in. reach, with two plug washers. small intake areas are used and removing the silencer on
No plug was supplied with the engine, and we chose the our test unit had a negligible effect when running on
O.S. plug, as Johannes Graupner, for whom the Taifun 8 x 4 and 8 x 3Vprops.
engines are made, are the German distributors for O.S. The silencer’itself has a diecast aluminium body and is
engines. of a simple expansion chamber type without baffles. It
An 8 x 4 prop would seem to be the most useful size for attaches to the engine’s exhaust duct by means of two
the Sprint R /C A fairly ‘fast* 8 x 4 (such as a Power-Prop long screws which hold it securely and prevent any
or Trucut) or an 8 x 3 ^ Top-Flite will allow the engine to tendency to vibrate loose.
get up to around the 11.000 r.p.m. mark and thereby make Overall, the Sprint R/C is of neat and attractive appear­
better use of its power in the air. ance. The pressure cast aluminium crankcase includes the
Starting was very good. No provision is made for cylinder casing in which is inserted a steel liner. The front
priming through the exhaust with the silencer installed. housing is a separate casting and, as previously men­
For an initial cold start, therefore, we primed through tioned, the engine has two ball journal bearings w'hich
the plug hole to dispose of residual gumminess: thereafter, support a hardened crankshaft having an 8 mm. journal.
simply priming into the carburettor, or finger choking, The piston and conrod arc conventional, as is the diecast
was quite adequate. cylinder head with its shallow, hemispherical combustion
As the graph shows, r.p.m. and torque figures obtained chamber, slotted for piston baffle clearance and having a
on test indicated a maximum b.h.p. of 0.14 at 14,000 centrally-located plug hole. A machined prop driver and
r.p.m. This, obtained, as already stated, with the silencer colour anodised spinner nut make a neat finish to the
and on 5 per cent nitromethane fuel, is comparable with front end.
other good R/C engines in this capacity group (e.g. The Sprint R/C is not a cheap engine and the recent
Webra Sport-Glo R/C and O.S. M ax-10 R/C). The revaluation of the Deutschmark will make it still more
effective choke area of the Sprint R/C carburettor is costly in the U.K., but for those who do not mind paying
about the same as for the standard engine’s venturi and, a relatively high price, this is a well made engine, easy to
in fact, the performance of the two engines with silencer handle and of useful performance.
and on the same fuel is very similar. The silencer does not Power,'Weight Ratio (as tested): 0.47 b.h.p./lb.
further restrict breathing to any great extent when these Specific Output (as tested): 78 b.h.p./litre.

IO II I?
_ M tan O is r o x v t L O C i- v f ο M « ICC
A ero M odeller 38

co n clu d in g
Jim P u n te r’s series
on th e d esign and
d evelopm ent o f th e A /2
g lid e r — and in tro d u c in g

Graduate'
CAREFUL CALCULATION of total area on my Minivan downwind had picked it up, together with
1968 models indicated that there was 12 sq. ins. spare, Ray Monk's model, and held them both to ransom).
and this enabled 2 in. extra span, not because that On this occasion, 69-1 spun in off the top of the line,
much area mattered, but because it increased the aspect when I had released it into a very strong thermal. A
ratio from 15 to 15.7. It was not possible with ihe the time I put it down to warps following the
new pylon set-up to fit the timer in the region of the thorough soaking that it had received the previous
wing mount as before, and the fuselage had to be day. Since being repaired and retrimmed, it had done
made slightly wider to accommodate the timer ahead exactly the same thing when put in a strong lift, only
of the dural pylon. To counter the effect of the extra this time the fuselage was a complete write off; both
frontal area presented to the air stream, and to re­ times the wings knocked off perfectly safely, sustain­
duce drag, the front of the nose was made more ing no damage. My diagnosis of this is twofold, firstly
streamlined, although this probably only had a psycho­ I think that the fin area w'as increased too much, it
logical effect! The wing and tail section were the never spun in before the fin area was increased, and
same as for 68-2 and 68-3. The extra wing span was secondly, warps. As I mentioned before. I do not
put on the tips. The model was completed early in normally wash out the tips, but let the tip curvature do
February of this year and labelled 69-1. It was some it for me. Close inspection of the wings of 69-1 shows
months before it was tested, but testing eventually that the inner tip has a lot of washout, with none on
commenced in April. The model had a reluctance to the outer; naturally, this will act as an aileron and
turn from the outset and tended to fly ‘square spin the model in. A new fuselage is under con­
corners'. I finally decided that the pylon was reducing struction. and when finished, tests will continue, and
the effect of the fin, and the fin area could safely be I shall find out if the diagnosis is correct or if a
increased. This was duly done. Incidentally, the new major design fault is responsible. Well, that just about
autowhook was used on this model, but with a slight brings things up to date, as far as the latest model.
modification which made the whole thing neater. The As for future developments, I think that the chord
hook was made considerably shorter, and a stronger could be reduced by an eighth of an inch, and the
spring was used with just as much success as the first span increased by another two inches, bringing the
hook on 68-3. Anyway, testing continued, with aspect ratio up to 16.4. This could probably be
apparently favourable results. The tow was as good as achieved using the same structure, without sacrificing
all the previous models of the series. The glide was performance 'consistency. Of course, if 69-1 turns
certainly the best yet, as it ought to have been, with out O.K., this would be using the dural pylon wing
the highest aspect ratio, and the cleanest wing mount. I am also toying with the idea of fully en­
mount. Although the model had not really been closing the timer, autorudder and D /T. lines to reduce
tested as much as I normally like to test them before drag. This docs bring about problems though, and so
use in contests, the glide was so much better than my far a satisfactory means of doing it conveniently
other A/2's. that I decided to risk using 69-1 in the has not been found. There is also the old problem
Nationals Open Glider fly-off this year, after the three of aerofoil section. Although the Hirschcl section has
max's had been achieved using 68-3. As it turned out, been used successfully so far. there is probably a
69-1 won the fly off, but more 1 think because of the better section, and experiments may be tried in this
sheeted surfaces providing more waterproofing than direction.
the others, not a superior performance. What a fly- A final word on gadgets and systems. This means,
off! I spent the rest of the weekend drying out; I am for a glider, autorudder, D/T lines, and towhook. On
sure that it will be remembered for a long time by all models before 69-1 external lines were used. The
those who flew, and swam back! It was necessary to release pin was 20 s.wr.g. wire which was loosely fitted
use 69-1 on the second flight the following day in the into an 18 s.w.g. brass bush set into the fuselage, the
A/2 competition, after 68-3 had been temporarily lost tension of the timer release line and autorudder line
on the first flight (apparently some character in a holding the pin in position. The D/T was simply a
 39 January, 1970

large rubber band, and all the tensioning etc. was

done by rubber bands of varying sizes. Although
this system works well in practice, the bands have to
be replaced when they perish, which could easily be
overlooked. On 69-1 ] decided to alter this system,
and eliminate all the bands if possible. This proved
to be fairly easy, and the way it was done can be
seen in the various photographs. The D T line was
attached to a length of wire looped at one end to
engage the D/T timer release arm. and bent to form a
simple spring at· the other. All the tensioning of the
autorudder, and timer return mechanisms was
achieved using light coil springs.
Well, that just about winds up the development
story to date. I am sure that if I have made a blunder
somewhere in the text the experts will be sure to
put me right. Nevertheless. I hope the article has been
interesting, and perhaps has given a slightly dilTerent
approach. wfhich will stimulate thought on the matter. A u to w h o o k d e ta il on '6 9 -1 ' sh o w s h o w th e s p rin g te n sio n e d
1 would like to add that throughout the development, a lu m in iu m arm s w in g s d o w n to release the to w rin g . Note
also use o f p y lo n m o u n te d w in g in th is v a ria n t.
which took just over a year, involving four models,
discussions with, and criticisms and comment from models, stripping olf i in. strips for the centre sec­
my clubmate Jim Baguley have been most helpful, tion leading edge from the same material. The centre
even though we don't always agree on the subject. section wing sheeting is from straight grained, light
The model in the plan is 68-3. because this design medium 1/16 in sheet balsa. Selection of the sheeting
is the most thoroughly tested of the series, and the is difficult, the best balsa to use is light, but not soft.
latest model is by no means sorted out yet. I still use The surface is white, and it has fairly ‘open’ grain
68-3 for most competitions, and it docs not seem to structure. If the sheeting is too heavy, then a heavy-
have any vices at all. The construction looks more wing may result. The tips arc made of very soft, light
complicated than it is, and most people who build it balsa, although this docs not mean that the wood is
will realise this once they start. necessarily weak. Try using springy balsa, not the
Before starting the wing, a word on selection of ‘pithy' stuff. For the ribs it goes without saying to use
material. The author feels that w'ood selection is of quarter grain material. Failing this, one could dope
vital importance when constructing an A/2. and lightweight modelspan onto both sides of the l / l 6 in.
especially for the wing. Make sure that the wood sheet before cutting out the ribs, to achieve the same
selected -is the same for both halves of the wing, result. Use medium balsa for the ribs in the centre
this is normally quite easy because batches of wood section .and soft for those in the tips. The l/32 in.
in the model shop often come from the same original strips for tip lamination are soft and springy and
piece of timber and are all of similar grain type and must be straight grained. All gussets are of hard
hardness. Even selection of wood for both wing quarter grained material. The geodetic ribs are of
halves is important to balance the strength of the hard l/32 in. quarter grain balsa.
wing as much as to balance their weights. After cutting out all the ribs, cut but do not carve
Choose very hard trailing edge material for the the centre section trailing edge. Mark out the posi­
inner wing panels. I normally use straight grained tion of the ribs. At each rib position cut a slot
3/16 in. sheet for this, and use the same sheet for two 1/16 in. deep, of the same width, but not across the
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A ero M odeller 40

whole width of the trailing edge; leave 1/16 in. at the

top to accommodate the sheeting so that ugly rib
slots do not appear where the sheeting joins the
trailing edge. Mark out and cut the rib grooves for
the leading edge. Using the appropriate packing be­
neath the trailing edge, construct the wing with the
ribs in the usual way. Next build the wing boxes from
ply, being careful to cut the slot to take the spar.
Lift the skeleton wing structure from the building
board and carve the leading edge to take the upper
surface sheeting. Replace the structure on the board,
packing beneath the ribs, with scrap to support them
for putting on the sheeting, which is first sanded to
remove the saw marks. Stick the sheeting on with
P.V.A. using pins for temporary fixing. The sheeting
is butted up to the trailing edge, and overlaps the
leading edge. While the sheeting is drying, lay out
the tip. When the sheeting on the centre section has
dried, the three root ribs can be carved to take the In the fo re g ro u n d , the 'G ra d u a te ' a lias '6 8 -3 ', w h ils t behind
re sts '69-1'. B oth p ro v id e fo rm id a b le o p p o s itio n a t any
wing box, which is epoxied in place. Both wing centre* co n te s t.
sections can now be finished by cementing in the box
spar and T spar, together with the geodetic ribs etc. to distort the thin balsa as it contracts when drying.
At this stage the tips arc attached to the wing, making One final point on construction, make sure that the
sure that they are square and at the correct dihedral. fin is built and positioned accurately, as the model
Finally, insert all gussets, pre-cementing them before may be sensitive to changes in fin area.
final insertion. The leading and trailing may now' be Cover the upper surfaces of the centre section with
carved and sanded to shape. lightweight modelspan and the lower surface with
The fuselage is very straightforward; initially con­ heavyweight. The tips arc covered with Jap tissue,
struct the basic 1 in. sheet box structure with the as are the tailplane and fin. The centre section is
longerons, making sure that the ply strengthening doped with iwo coats of thick, and two coats of thin
pieces are in place, then cement the block in place clear dope. The remaining covered surfaces have one
for the wing attachment, and glue in the tongue with coat of slightly thinned and one coat of very thinned
epoxy. Drill through the two holes from the tongue clear dope. The fuselage is first covered with light­
to the base of the fuselage for the threaded rods, or weight modelspan, given about three coats of clear
long bolts, which anchor the towhook to the wing dope, sanding lightly between coats, and two final
tongue. The heads of the bolts are locked in position coats of thinned colour dope.
with epoxy. The rest of the fuselage construction is Build the wing tips fiat, with about 3/16 in. wash-in
self explanatory. The noseblock on the original was on the inner wing panel of the wing on the inside of
turned out of aluminium, but it could easily be made the turn. This helps keep this wing up. and should
out of wooden block. Leave the nose uncovered until the model encounter a thermal, this panel w ill initially
the rest of the model has been covered and doped; stall the model into the thermal, then when the whole
the centre of gravity can then be set with the addition model is in the lifting air it will stabilise into its
of ballast, finally cover and dope the nose. The tail- normal turn. 1 think that the wash-in lightens the
plane is constructed in much the same manner as the turn up slightly in lift, and this enables the model to
wing, although a great deal of care has to be taken be trimmed to a comparatively wide turning circle,
or it will turn out too heavy. The 1/32 in. sheeting which is very useful since it has the advantage of
is sanded to remove all evidence of sawcuts in the taking the model over a wider territory to find lift
surface; this will result in a sheet only a little over when inadvertently released out of lift. If a thermal
1/64 in. thick. The sheeting on the tailplane is best is encountered it will immediately tighten its turn,
attached with P.V.A. because balsa cement is likely and stay in the thermal.
C lose up o t fin s h o w s the use of lig h t s p rin g te n sioned
Check the glide on a calm day by hand launching.
a u to -ru d d e r, and th in a lu m in iu m ru dder s to p - ea sily be nt Adjust the autorudder so that the glide is stra ght
if re q u ire d . P lyw o od ru b b e r band anchorage and ta ilp la n e when it is in the touting position, and has turn
stop also v is ib le . which ever way you require when in the released
position, it is now safe to use the towlinc. with a
short D T . The model flics best when trimmed near to
the stall, in fact until this trim is reached, the model
will seem to be right off trim; on all the models
using the Hirschel section I have noticed that when
the right elevation is reached the whole flight pattern
changes to a much more stable configuration. Trim
the model until it just stalls, then reduce the packing
with sandpaper to bring it to perfect trim. For the
final packing, always use 1/32 in. ply, this will ensure
trim consistency from week to week, and can be
adjusted by carving small slivers off whth a knife, or
with sandpaper.
I will say nothing about flying in competitions, be­
cause I am not too good myself, and often make
mistakes. There is plenty of written advice available
in past issues of Aeromodeller. Best of luck, then,
but not too much when i am flying!
 41 January, 1970

A bove , the H ughes 269A even c o n ta in s c o c k p it d e ta il and

p ilo t, d e s p ite its e x p e rim e n ta l na ture . Note the w e ig h te d
ro to r tip s fo r added s ta b ility . A t rig h t, S chlueter d e scrib e s
h is m o del to H anna R eitsch w h o fle w the o rig in a l F o c k e -W u lf MODEL
FW61 in 1939 - up on w h ic h de sig n the 'D u e tto ' m o del is

H E L IC O P T E R
based.

DIETER SCHLUETER who wrote the fascinating

article on radio controlled model helicopters in the
1969-1970 Aero Modeller Annual, has just sent us PROGRESS
details of his latest developments.
Since winning the prize for the best flight at the Two experiments in Germany
first International R/C Helicopter Contest - where his
Sikorsky S.58 achieved a duration of 4 seconds with with encouraging results
an altitude of 8-9 feet, he has progressed a great deal
using two very different designs. The 'Duetto’, which is and an R/C operated clutch. The rotor blade tips are
based on the 1939 Focke-Wulf FW 61, features two weighted to give a flywheel effect, which aids stability.
rotors suspended on outriggers on either side of the Schliieter’s best flight with this model consisted of a
fuselage. Each rotor has a diameter of 39} in. and duration of 35 seconds at an altitude of approximately
feature collective pitch (non-cyclic) and differential 20 feet, followed by a ‘soft’ landing. Flights of over
control for steering. Lateral control is also achieved one minute have been achieved but terminated with a
by ducting the exhaust through the body and deflect­ crash-landing.
ing it with a rudder mounted at the end of the fuselage.
Best flights to date have been three minutes hovering
at a height of 16-30 inches. The lack of height is mainly
due to an overweight model (10} lbs.), and also because
the exhaust steering absorbs too much power. A lighter
version has now been built, and will be test flown
shortly.
The other design is a Hughes 269A, which has a
rotor diameter of 55 in., weighs 10} lbs. and is powered
by a Super Tigre G60. The main rotor has both collective
and cyclic pitch control for steering, an automatic
electric powered gyro controlled anti-torque rotor,
These three v ie w s o f the 'D u e tto ' in d ic a te the size and
c o m p le x ity o f the m o del. The m o to r can be seen p ro tru d in g
fro m the m id d le o f the fuse lage, fro m w here the d riv e is
take n o u t to the ro to rs - w h ic h re vo lve in o p p o s ite d ire c ­
tio n s . The large ru dder is also v is ib le , c o n tro llin g ya w by
d e fle c tin g air fro m a fan d riv e n by the engine.
A ero M odeller 42

Left, the S w iss N ation al C h a m p io n sh ip s w e re he ld a t th is

su p e rb ne w site near B re te in b a ch - ju s t lo o k at those
s u rro u n d in g pine trees, no noise pro b le m s here ! A t rig h t is
B rian D yke of S t. A lb a n s, w h o is b e co m in g a fa m ilia r figure
w ith h is 72in. span, M e rco 49 p o w e re d , se m i-sca le Ju 87.
M o del is fu lly a e ro b a tic and w e ig h s 5£ lb s . fo r its 920 sq. in .
w in g area.

F.A.I. Matters
Following on from the combat debacle at the Criterium,
several of the top combat fliers produced a set of rules,
based on the existing F.A.I. regulations, aimed at clarify­
ing and ironing out the problems experienced in Belgium.
These proposed rules have been sent to the F.A.I. (via
our delegate} for their consideration - but could not be
discussed at the recent meeting of the C.I.A.M. as they
were not on the Agenda, although the various committee
members will have plenty of opportunity to consider
these amendments prior to the next meeting. Full marks
to those concerned who have made a positive action to
remedy the anomalies in the ‘Sporting Code’ rather than
utter the more traditional cry of 'Why doesn't somebody
. . .T
Rule changes which did emerge from the C.I.A.M.
meeting affecting combat were that mechanics must wear
crash helmets (would those top hats sported by some
A 'Good Year' for 1970 combat fliers a few years ago qualify?) and also that each
A CLASS of racing which seems to be rapidly gaining bout is to be watched by a panel of three judges. A
support is the newly-introduced Profile 'Goodyear’ event, proposal from the Netherlands that the Knock Out
as described in the July 1969 issue of Aero Modeller. system should be dropped was referred back w'ith a
Although as yet no contests have been held, there are request for details of an alternative - presumably a
promises of several this coming season, and many people points system. Quite how this could possibly work is
are expressing interest for this class in preference to rat- quite beyond our comprehension, and tends to indicate
racing, which is becoming increasingly expensive (and a complete lack of understanding about combat. Combat
noisy). Perhaps the main reason for the declining interest is essentially a personal event. You strive to defeat your
in rat-racing is the lack of suitable engines-only the opponent - whilst preserving your own model/streamer
K & B and Super Tigres are really competitive - and - not to rack up sufficient points to beat an anonymous
this is also true in team-race circles, where the choice is competitor. Let’s hope that sanity prevails.
between only a few diesels. Goodyear, however, could Other F.A.I. rule changes are that control-line stunt
well introduce keen rivalry between diesel and glow models must be fitted with silencers, and in team-race,
devotees - both having their advantages as in the prover­ the warm-up period is now- increased to 90 seconds. Also,
bial case of the tortoise and the hare. The major advantage the team-race pilot may now place one foot outside the
with regards engines is, of course, the wide range avail­ circle when refuelling.
able (names such as E.T.A. Oliver, Cox, Super Tigre, Silencers on - round two
P.A.W., Enva, O.S., K & B, E.D., spring immediately to So the silencer rule is back with u s-a lb e it in a less
mind), and the quiet reasonable prices at which many are
available. stringent and fairer manner. The new ruling is that
Plans are easy to draw - once a three-view drawing has all engines must be equipped with silencers, with the
been selected - and construction is very basic. The models exception of diesel motors under 1.5 c.c. (what a
have a lot of wing area (and drag) thus speeds are not blessing that Mr. Oliver’s smallest engine has a
likely to be exceptional, which may encourage the younger capacity of 1.46 c.c. . . .) and F.A.I. class models
or less experienced modellers to ‘have a go’, as they may where the rules do not require a silencer. This in
have been somewhat disturbed by the antics of the rat- ctTect allows F.A.I. team racers, F.A.I. speed models
race pilots with their very much faster models. These and. of course. F.A.I. free-flight power models tc re­
cheap, colourful racers could even succeed where the ^A main unstrangled. The combat class provides an in­
class failed, and provide an inexpensive form of racing teresting problem, as at present the F.A.I. combat
for the younger element. rules are provisional only, thus combat flyers will
Left, a ty p ic a l 'G o o d ye a r' ra cer is th is 'C a s s u tt' by M .
G ilb e rt (Three K in g s ). P ow er is by a Cox M e d a llio n 15.
B elow , these perspex dom es illu s tra te the im p o s s ib ility of
p e rfo rm in g a p e rfe c t clo v e r-le a f. The exam ple at le ft is w hat
is a c tu a lly flo w n , at rig h t, th e 'b o o k s ' in te rp re ta tio n .
 43 January, 1970

have to fit silencers. However, when a set of rules The 10th ’RufTorth 1000’ Class B team-race event took
have been adopted, then silencers may, or may not place on 2nd November - a day of above average tem­
be required, depending on the F.A.I.'s views-which perature but with a strong wind and even a little rain.
are leaning towards silencers, witness silencers are The preliminary heats were held over 200 laps - and sur­
now obligatory on stunt models. prisingly only six of the twelve teams managed to com­
The other important resolution passed at the plete this distance. The finals were run in two different
S.M.A.E. council meeting was that silencers used circles at the same time - the extremely useful graph
must be standard, unmodified, commercial u n its-o r supplied by the organiser, John Horton, showing how
if home-made, then they must satisfy the contest the entrants fared. It is interesting to see that the only two
director. It is essential that organisers adhere closely finishers were both using diesels (overbored ETA 15’s ) -
to these rules, otherwise chaos will result. No baffles - the only ones in the race! Winner was the Turner/Hughes
no flying, it's up to you. (Wharfedale) team with 53:43 (12 stops) second spot
being occupied by Place/Howarth recording 55:33 after
14 pit stops.

W o r ld C h a m p io n s h ip T e a m s
Latest news from Italy is that their stunt team for the
1970 World Championships, to be held at Namur in
Belgium, will again consist of Cappi, Compostella and
Rossi, whilst theirspeed interests will be looked after by
Dusi, Grandesso and Prati.
rUIAlU -W Bagalani, so often a stunt team member, is now devot­
ing his interests to R/C aerobatics and missed the last
three Italian national events. Cappi, however, had an
excellent season, resulting in his winning the Italian
Aerobatic Champs, as well as second spot at the Swiss
Nationals and eighth place attheCriterium. Apparently,
his last national win was in 1955! Persistence . . .
The Czechs, too, have selected their World Champs,
representatives, by choosing the top three in each cate­
gory at their recent Nationals. The speed event was won
by Pech who achieved 235 km/h. with an unpiped MVVS
2.5 followed by J. Konarch (235 km/h.) and J. Gurtler
(209 km /h.)-both using piped versions of the same
engine. Their stunt team will be J. Gabris, I. Gani and
J. Bartos, while the team race contingent will be Drazek/
Trnka, Votypka/lComurka and Klemm/Dolejs, all of
whom qualified with times around the 4:45 mark.
Aero M odeller 44

C(r) ashing In ‘Rally’ does seem to stretch the capacity of the English
Why do they call it 'Half A* flying? Because when language to the 40 gramme motor limit. The idea of
you go to retrieve it. you find only half a model. claiming an event to be a ‘Gala’, where the only festoon
Reason : the vandals have found the confines of the is a bit of pasteboard perched on the bonnet of a car, is
public phone box too claustrophobic, and have moved like referring to a meeting of the Temperance Society as
out into the wide open spaces. Just by way of feeling an orgy. Equally, it seems utterly ludicrous to describe
their hobnailed boots, as it were, they have limited something as a ‘Rally’ when, far from rallying, the par­
their immediate attentions to ]A models, but we can ticipants huddle into little separatist groups, and where
expect them to come to grips with the big stulT before the only sign of mutual activity is to be seen when the
ice cream van arrives.
long; so keep a tight hold on those radio buttons. Quite a lot to do with the fragmentation of the modern
model meeting is the private pursuit of one’s own special
Feeling the Draught thermal. Opinion differs as to the most bountiful source
What is perhaps worse than vandalism, are the of these model boosters; some aic convinced llmi they lie
good intentions of those who treat models with the half a mile upwind of the contest centre, whereas others
same gentleness with which they handle the garden are equally convinced that they are to be found half a mile
roller. downwind. This tends to leave something of a hole in the
7s this yours'?' asks some gent. 'Right, put it down middle, peopled only by the bloke and his girl who are
there, Rex.' running the event, and a few couldn’t-care-less types who
This is frightful enough, but when this sort of have only come along in order to get a day off the domes­
heavy-handed helpfulness is organised on a big scale, tic do-it-yourself routine.
things get a bit desperate. Just imagine what the Apropos to the foregoing, we are now' told that there
downdraught of a helicopter can do to your fragile are too few contesters half-heartedly chasing too many
craft, or what its fate might be in the clutch of a 60 meetings. For some reason, known only to those with a
m.p.h. motor cyclist. Perhaps even more devastating taste fer the cross-country chase, the free-flight following
arc the regimented timekeeping corps, members of is not what it was. Some of the falling off is due to sheer
which have only the haziest idea of how to read a
stop watch. Just after you have jubilantly made a
certain max., you return to find you have been booked
five to eleven.

TOPICAL
T WV s T S
by "Pylonius",

illustrated by "Sherry"

One man's meet

Perhaps I am being a bit over pedantic, but to des­ old age. Whatever fortifies the over forties has not the
cribe the modern, off-the-cuff meeting as a ‘Gala' or same sustaining effect on the over fifties. In any case, the
shaking up of those few', last, sad, grey hairs over the
Chobham assault course is not everyone’s dea of a
peaceful old age.
Trouble is we are not recruiting the young people into
the thinning free-flight ranks. Those who don’t elect to
become skinheads and hippies now opt for an initiation
in Radio. And that’s where it often ends, too, at the
initiation stage. After doing a few circuits the initiate
feels that he has ‘done’ model flying, flogs his gear and
looks around for new worlds to conquer. It’s at this point
that he may well be ripe for a spot of free-flight in­
doctrination, or so it is said. But the signs are not
propitious. Free-flight flying may not be so expensive in
itself, but contest fees seem to have gone tactical in that
 45 January, 1970

Chobham do not constitute a too considerable threat

to personal survival.
Not so serious, then, the latest hazard to be met
with on the free flight field: the plop of a sticky
bubble against your ear. But do not be deceived: you
are not the victim of a childish indulgence, but an
unwitting participant in a highly scientific operation.
Technically, the indication here would be that you
were not standing in a patch of hyper-thermic air;
for the ear plopping bubble would be one of thou­
sands being watted over the flying field in search of
rich, upswinging air. Had you been standing in a
patch of such air the errant bubble would have over­
shot your head by a three minute plus margin, and
some hopeful, seeking a bubble reputation, would
have already have launched his model in pursuit of
the piloting'sphere.
Now. I can t recall just how the little chap in the
famous soap advert picture manufactured his bubbles
- 1 think it was with pater's clay smoking pipe - but
I am sure he would have been fascinated by the in­
credible bubble producing machine I saw in opera­
tion the other week; it streamed out whole succes­
sions of large, long lasting bubbles at the pull of a
string. Each one was critically scrutinized by the
tactical experts for any sign of risibility, and even a
flight of birds were seen to join in the fun - no doubt
they are outsoaring the contest flyers’ ability or desire to happy to give their own sensory’ thermal detecting
meet them. I don’t know what twenty-five new pence equipment a rest.
means to the younger generation, but at the last contest it may well be that, in terms of tactical flying, the
I went to, it certainly meant something to the older bubble machine will he considered the ultimate
generation who kept a tight hold of their curvilinear detergent. We might yet see the various washing up
heptagons. liquid popsies on the telly lisping the merits of
bubble sensitivity, or perhaps a be-spectacled boffin
A Sight Worse approach to that extra bubble power; the red bubble
All very imaginative stuff, but not merely so far floating happily along after the inferior blue bubble
fetched, or should I say far sighted, as some of the plopped way back through lack of that special skin
feats of timekeeping we so often witness. I happen strength additive.
to be one of those sceptics who is apt to regard the This is sinister enough, but the tactical scientists
U.F.O. spotter as a bit of a crank, but it may well might have even worse horrors to inflict upon u s -
be that 1 fail to see such objects because I rely on possibly some sort of Doomsday Machine. I am
the sort cf normal vision that can detect a traffic thinking on the lines of an air colourant. Not the
warden at 25 yards and read the top ten on the wall atmospheric blueness that occurs when a fully
chart, whereas the U.F.O. spotter and the more gifted trimmed model spins in. but a form of aerial dye
timekeepers seem to have the advantage of sxtra- that would delineate the cherished thermal in a huge
sensory perception. orange blaze and at the sane time fix the dreaded
What convinces me in this belief is the admission downdraught in a deep, depressing purple.
of a countryman model flyer I know that his own
re p u te d ly keen vision is a g o o d m i n u te hclo w th e Adoring Multitude
accepted contest norm, though he can spot a widgeon It is a pity that Radio flying provides such a spec­
on the wing a mile off. But does the use of E.S.P. tator magnet, because with all the gallery concen­
come within the scope of the model movement trated down the Radio end of the field, the eccentrics
rules? I am not expert enough in these matters to of our hobby are left out in the cold. In fact, they
know, but I do know that the use of same puts the have become as thin on the ground as they were
lone hander at a disadvantage, because, from observa­ in the air.
tion, it would seem that the acuteness of E.S.P. in­ At the last big rally the sideshow content was sadly
creases in proportion to the number of timekeeping diminished. 1 did spot the chap with the collection of
assistants available per flight. Even so, I have a static semi-scale models, all covered in the same
sneaking suspicion that the ability to sec spots in orange tissue, and the helicopter gentleman who, if
front of one's eyes can derive from other causes he didn’t quite have the crowd in a whirl, had a few
than super vision; many a max being not so much a whirls into the small crowrd. But what else? There
record of a flight as the medical testimony of a mild were a few monsters of much the same antiquity of
liver disorder. of the Loch NesS one, but far less elegant in appear­
ance. I refer to those portly reminders of the days
Bubble Trouble when models were powered by petrol engines some­
Free Flight flying is not considered a particularly what larger than are now to be seen on the T.T.
hazardous occupation, though there is always the circuit
odd engine planter to look out for, and the ar.guish All good unflyable stuff, but some of us miss all
of holding on to the end of a sixteen strand motor the quaint old fun of the fair: the living saucers,
to avoid. When you see characters from another the wingless models, the flapping machines, and all
branch of the sport walking around with tin hats on that wonderful diversity that seems to have resolved
you come to think the odd water hole or two on itself into the mediocratic multi.
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Free-flight increases n o uncem ents you say: 'P ity the poor On the s u b je c t o f fu e l c o n s titu e n ts
D utch m an, e tc .' in ge neral, I s till m a in ta in th a t the m ost
Dear S ir, I m u st info rm you th a t a ll D utch da ngerous in g re d ie n t in d ie se l fu e ls is
There is a p o in t made in John team m em bers and m anagers c o u ld o rd in a ry d ie th y l ether, fo r th is sim ple
O 'D o n n e ll's Free F lig h t C om m ent in un derstand and speak German and reason, it is take n too m u ch fo r
the N ovem ber issue o f A e ro m o d e lle r E nglish, w h ils t som e o f us (n o t m e) g ra n te d . W ith all the 'd a n g e r' p u b lic ity
th a t I fee l needs c la rify in g . He s u g ­ are flu e n t in Germ an, E nglish and g o in g to am yl n itra te and nitroben zene ,
gests th a t c o n te s t e n trie s in 1969 have French. an othe r reason to fe a r e th e r (a p a rt fro m
d e c lin e d ; w h ile ha vin g no fig u re s re­ So you to o k a ra ther u n fo rtu n a te ex­ the an a e sth e tic p ro p e rtie s th a t can be
g a rd in g c lu b organised ga la s, I feel a m ple. Furtherm ore, you say ab o u t le th a l) is th a t the va p o u r w ill creep
th a t the s u b s ta n tia l increases in e n tries P a ta k i's la st flig h t, th a t s k ilfu l lin e -p la y along a bench top and w ill ig n ite s p o n ­
in S .M .A .E . con tests are a very healthy b ro u g h t his model d o w n A c tu a lly , he ta n e o u sly on co n ta c t w ith a sp a rk or
sign fo r the s p o rt as a w h o le and fo r w as forced to b rin g i t d o w n because flam e. For th is reason no flam es sho uld
free flig h t in p a rtic u la r. w in g -flu tte r occu rre d , so he c o u ld not be a n yw h ere w ith in 20 feet of the ether
P ercentage g e t it in to its norm al to w pa ttern . b o ttle (I rem em ber an e xp e rim e n t at
1969 1968 Increase The line playin g you ta lk e d a b o u t, I scho ol d e m o n stra tin g the cre e p in g p ro ­
1st Area Event 134 78 72% d o n ’ t k n o w if th is typ e of to w in g is perties of ether once seen, ne ver fo r­
2nd Area Event 177 119 49% alre ady kn o w n n B rita in (M ik e W o o d - g o tte n !). The dangers o f am yl n itra te
3rd Area Event 178 123 45% house calls them Those b ....... y y o ­ are w e ll kn o w n so I w ill n o t go in to
4th Area Event 131 118 11% y o 's !) is callec ‘ zw ie p e n ' in H olland them .
5th Area Event 100 110 - 9% and ra p id ly g ro w in g p o p u la r as a B ath, S om erset. S tu a rt Lodge
6th Area Event 129 58 122% seco nd to w in g te ch n iq u e fo r less
T o ta l E ntries 849 606 plus 40%
w in d c o n d itio n s . Credit terms
F in a lly, c o n g ra tu la tio n s fo r a w o n ­ Dear S ir,
d e rfu l w in ! A fte r a lapse of som e 10 years I d e ­
B ritis h N ation als R y s w ijk , * P eter den Ouden
Frog J u n io r 14 17 - 17% cid e d to take up m o d e llin g ag a in , th is
N etherlands. tim e w ith Radio C o n tro l.
Open P ow er 130 113 15%
41 % In the area in w h ic h I no w liv e (C elle,
Open R ubb er 97 69
Open G lid e r 195 123 58% in W e s t G erm any) there are b u t tw o
T a ille s s 29 24 21% m odel shops. From one o f these (S p e il-
20 135% w are n U lric h ) , w h ic h , in fa c t, m eans
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READERS'
FAI G lid e r 131 66 85% U lric h 's Toy Shop, I o b ta in e d a G run-
FAI P ow er 50 15 230% d ig 4 ch a nnel TX, RX, DEAC and B ella-
-}A P ow or 63 50% m a tic servos ta c o m p le te the k it. a
42
W o m e n 's C up 10 9 T a ifu n B ison 3.5 m o to r c o m p le te w ith
11% e v e ry th in g , in c lu d in g w a te r c o o lin g k it.
The la rg e s t incre ases
N ation als are seen to be in all three
at

F .A .I. C lasses, and the o v e ra ll increase

a t the Nationa s w a s 54% com pared
the

w ith 1908. U n d o u b te d ly , the in tro d u c ­

LETTERS
VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THESE
A t the tim e I d id n o t have any
m oney w ith me. The m anager of the
shop (w h o . in fa c t, is the o w n e r's
son ) gave me these on tru s t. I signed
n o th in g , p a id n o th in g , and d id not
C O LU M N S ARE NOT NECES­ even have to prove m y id e n tity or
tio n of the C o m p e tito r's Licence fo r SARILY THOSE OF THE EDITOR. a d d re ss. He ju s t w ro te the name and
S o c ie ty m embers has had a good deal
CORRESPONDENCE INTENDED address d o w n w h ich I gave him v e r­
to do w ith the im p ro ve m e n t, b u t if th is
p ro vided the in c e n tiv e needed fo r FOR PUBLICATION SH O U LD b a lly . W o u ld any shop o r co m p a n y in
g re a te r p a rtic ip a tio n , then th is is ju s t ALW AYS BE A C C O M P A N IE D BY England do an yth in g lik e th is fo r an
E nglishm an, le t alone a fo re ig n e r? I
w h a t the s p o rt needs. C learly, m ore THE FU LL NAME A N D ADDRESS
people are re alising th a t c o m p e titiv e d o u b t i t very m u ch ! The mere fa c t
OF THE WRITER A N D AN S.A.E. th a t I am a S ervicem an prevents me
free flig h t is a h ig h ly e n jo y a b le branch FOR REPLIES.
of a e ro m o d e llirg and not one open fro m even o b ta in in g item s on H P. For
o n ly to som e s o rt of e lite . L e t's hope som e reason a S ervicem an o c c u p ie s a
th a t 1970 w ill see m any m ore people p o s itio n o f d is tru s t in life ; w h y I d o n 't
k n o w . A n o th e r th in g , even w h e n w r it ­
ta k in g advantage o f the ne w benefits
ing to firm s m a kin g e n q u irie s , a lot
of S o c ie ty m e m bership. Hot fuels d o n 't even take the tro u b le to reply,
W e s t W ic k h a m , K ent. M a rtin D illy
Dear S ir, even w hen I enclose a sta m p e d , a d ­
I w a s reading in the D ecem ber issue dressed envelope.
o f A e ro m o d e lle r th a t it w a s the w is h of J u s t as a pa rting shot, the item s
Woodford Rally-1969 the Three K ings' c lu b th a t the use of m e n tio n e d w ere paid fo r in fu ll tw o
Dear S ir. n itroben zene in d ie se l o r g lo w fu e ls be days la te r, and a t the tim e of pa yin g I
It has been reported in the m o d e llin g o u tla w e d fo r c o m p e titio n . M o s t m o dellers w a s the n given a d is c o u n t (b ecause I
w ho use nitroben zene (fo rtu n a te ly ) am a S ervicem an) o f a lm o s t £10. I
press th a t the w in n e r of the Neild
Trophy fo r R/C Scale at W o o d fo rd k n o w th a t th is c o m p o u n d is a c o n ta c t d o u b t very m uch if anyone c o u ld o b ­
th is year, used a m o del w h ic h he had p o is o n and can cause ca n ce ro u s g ro w th s ta in service lika th is an yw h ere in the
b o u g h t fro m last y e a r's w in n e r. This a io u n d and in the kid n e y s , and one w o rld , o th e r then in W e s t G erm any.
u n fo rtu n a te in c id e n t w as p e rm itte d as assum es th a t they take the necessary J . S. M a rle y (C p I.)
a re s u lt of m is in te rp re ta tio n o f S .M .A .E . p re c a u tio n s w hen usin g the sub sta n ce B .A .O .R .. B.F.P.O. 23.
rules. (I, fo r one, alw ays w e a r ru b b e r gloves T hanks fo r th e in te re s tin g d e ta ils . There
On be half of the N orth W e s te rn Area w h e n e ve r I use the c o m p o u n d ). A s fo r m o s t c e rta in ly are m a n y B ritis h m o d e l
C om m ittee. I w o u ld lik e to: the idea th a t t sh o u ld be banned I shops w h ic h offer extended c re d it to
1. A p o lo g is e to W o o d fo rd c o m p e ti­ w h o le h e a rte d ly disag ree w ith the c lu b th e ir custo m ers. In som e cases, these
to rs , p a rtic u la rly those d ire c tly fe e lin g th a t it sh o u ld be banned. It arc. in o u r view , p r e ju d ic in g th e ir
affected . seem s to me th a t in a ll w a lk s o f life bu sin ess b y a llo w in g to o m u ch s to c k
2. A ssu re you r readers th a t rigo rou s the se days the a ttitu d e is 'i f it's a n y­ o u t w ith o u t incom e. It is a fa c t th a t
step s w il be taken at fu tu re th in g like dangerous, ban i t ! - an H.P. te rm s and c re d its have re duced
W o o d fo rd R allies to ensure th a t exam ple o f th is is the a n ti-fire w o rk s sho p p ro fits to a d a n g e ro u sly lo w le ve l
a ll c o m p e tito rs are the b u ild e rs c a m paign th a t d id so m u ch to lessen in 1968 and 1969. One p ro m in e n t shop
o f th e ir m odels. sales o f fire w o rk s . I m a in ta in tha t th is in cre ased tu rn o ve r in th e c u rre n t fin a n ­
In m itig a tio n , no o ffic ia l p ro te s ts , a ttitu d e is not go in g to m ake the c ia l ye a r b u t reduced p ro fit at the same
e ith e r on the da y o r s u b s e q u e n tly nam e of B rita in great ag ain, and s lig h t tim e . Here lie s th e re a l da nger o f the
reached the C ontest D ire c to r, w h o w as ris k s are w o rth w h ile , lik e a d ding n itr o ­ B asem ent O p e ra tio n ' as kn o w n in the
the Area C o m p e titio n S ecre tary, or any benzene to a fu e l to get b e tte r b a l­ U .S .A ., w here d is c o u n t houses and
o th e r A rea Officer. anced ru n n in g d u rin g a team race.' You cheap s u p p lie s fro m spa re tim e dealers
R ochdale, Lancs. M . C. Reeves note I stre ssed th a t the pe rform ance of un d e rm in e th e ge nuine m o d e l shops
H on. C hairm an. N .W .A . C o m m itte e the engine and m odel be im p ro ve d , fo r w h ic h give such e x c e lle n t se rvice . W e
o f S .M .A .E . Ltd. I have co n te m p t fo r tho se people w ho have n o t th e s lig h te s t d o u b t th a t if
ju s t use the a d d itive 'fo r the s m e ll·, or th e y c o u ld spare th e ir blush es w hen
ju s t to appear exp ert am ong th e ir a d m ittin g to s p e n d th rift ten d e n cie s,
frie n d s . Like m ost users of the a d d itiv e there are m any B ritis h m o d e lle rs w ho
Free-flight languages I acce pt th a t n o t all engines show c o u ld w rite in eq ually g lo w in g te rm s of
Dear S ir. advantage w hen being run on a fue l th e fa ith fu l M o d e l sh o p p ro p rie to rs in
A fte r reading y o u r re p o rt on the w ith nitrobenzene. The idea is sim p le , the U .K . w h o so fre q u e n tly serve th e ir
W o rld C ham p io n sh ip s fo r free flig h t, I if it w o rk s use it, if it d o e s n 't b rin g in cu sto m e rs w ith a g e n e ro s ity and g o o d ­
c a n 't h e lp m aking som o c o m m e n t. As b e tte r tim e s and c o n s is te n c y , then w ill s u ffic ie n t to m a ke any a cco u n ta n t
you m e n tio n the p u b lic a d d re ss an­ d o n 't. c u rI u p and die w ith frig h t.
 47 January, 1970

Dear S ir, g re a te r than 120 is c re d ite d to the flie r.

Tailless record ? Have ju s t re turn ed fro m S w itze rla n d This has a lw a y s been a popular
Dear S ir, and no te w th in te re s t M r. W o o d ro w 's eve nt fo r me and I have w o n several
In S epte m be r's e d itio n of C lub New s le tte r on page 486. In th e second para­ and h o ld an A u s tra lia n re cord since
the re s u lts fo r H alifax In te rn a tio n a l graph of my a rtic le I w ro te ' - l i m i t a ­ bro ke n .
T a ille s s w ere p u b lish e d , in w h ic h you tio n s on to o ls a n d ap para tus w e re such In a recent c h a m p io n s h ip , m y m odel
com m ented on m y three maxes and as to re s tric t th e ra nge a n d c o s t ol hooked a therm al and w a s in s ig h t fo r
e n q u ire d w h y the re w as no reason for the se ite m s ro a bare m in im u m ' - hence 15 m ins. I w a lk e d h a lf a m ile and
fly -o ff- M y flig h ts w e n t as fo llo w s : th e use o f a scra p ha cksaw blad e. Ref. the n g o t in th e ca r and drove three
fig . 4 - it dees, a d m itte d ly , lo o k h a ir y - m ile s to the nearest to w n w here w e
3 m inu tes 45 seconds and is a posed' ph o to g ra p h . B ut the
3 4 sp o tte d th e m odel s till c irc lin g p a rt of
te x t does refer to s lic in g c u ts , w h ic h the to w n . I parked the ca r - ju m p e d a
27 .. 47 w o u ld c a rry the blade aw ay from the
w h ic h . I believe, is a B ritis h d u ra tio n w ire fence and the m odel c irc le d lo w
Left th u m b to som e e xte n t - even if it over a te n ris c o u rt, across the m ain
record fo r ta ille s s g lid e r. s lip p e d . As the m a te ria l (E .P .) offers so road, back to the fo o tp a th and landed
The tailless g lid e r P enum bra (an APS little resistance to a sha rp blad e, and rig h t at m y fe e t. I w o u ld have cau ght
d e s ig n ) w a s la s t seen go in g u p w a rd s - as c u t fingers are u su ally caused by it in the air. w h ic h I had trie d to do.
th e n my le g s gave out under e x tre m o the sud den release o f stored energy - b u t th is high w ire tence prevented th is .
s tra in . e g . k n ife slips a fte r ja m m in g in in- The m o to r appeared betw een m y ankles
I entered again th is yea r at the S .C .G . c a lc itra n t m a terial - th e a c tu a l hazard is un der the tu b u la r steel lo w e r ra il o f the
Gala held a: C hobham and I w as very v irtu a lly n il. (A n y o n e ca p able o f g r in d ­ fen ce but the m odel d id n o t h it the
d is a p p o in te d . p e rs o n a lly , w ith the ing and s tro p p in g a blade w o u ld . I'm fe n ce . I have ne ver had th is experience
am o u n t o f in te re s t and c o m p e tito rs sure, be p e rfe ctly at hom e w ith the o ve r such a long period and d ista n ce .
there. te c h n iq u e illu s tra te d - and th e p o ly s ty ­ W h ile w ritin g I w o n d e r if you c o u ld
Perhaps later on in y o u r magazine rene m u st be c u t in such a d ire c tio n m anage some tim e to in c lu d e a sm a ll
you w o u ld em phasise ta ille s s m odel as to evoid fra g m e n ta ry breakage) re quest to c lu b s in E ngland fo r c lu b
de sig n s anc te c h n iq u e s . I w ill, fo r a H ow ever, if anyone has c u t h im s e lf in sig n ia tra n sfe rs I have b u ilt a larger
s ta rt, be w llin g to prom ote a c o n tro l because o f fig. 4. please le t me a p o lo ­ scra m b le model po w e red by an O live r
te n t fo r e n trie s , at R.A.F. O diham 1970 gise. I intend to try M r. W o o d ro w 's T ig e r 2.5 and am co ve rin g the m odel
fo r ta ille s s m odels and perhaps in c o n ­ p la n n in g tech nique : perhaps he in turn w ith as many ae ro m o d e llm g tra nsfers
ju n c tio n w iih c h u c k g lid e r - as Tony w o u ld lik e to try m in e ? as I can. I c o u ld use a co u p le o f
S la te r has no w m oved to S hro pshire . S heffield T re vo r F a ulkner dozen tra nsfers and w o u ld g la d ly e x ­
A ll my c lu b m em bers (Leatherhead change my c lu b tra n s fe rs . W o u ld like
M o del Flying C lu b ) are agreeable to Down under to add a few E nglish. S c o ttis h . W elsh
th is proposal. Dear S ir, and Irish badges to my sm a ll c o lle c ­
A shtea d. S urrey. G. K. H ills In A u s tra ia w e have a p o p u la r free tio n if po ssib le . Am n o t lo o kin g fo r
F a ir enough M r. H ills . It is n o w up flig h t p o w e r event spread o ve r an hour g ifts .
to y o u to approach th e S outh ern Area o r ha lf hour. F lig h ts are tim e d and 604 S tanle y S tree t. A rth u r G orrie
fo r pe rm is s io n to have T a ille ss in c lu d e d m u s t n o t be less than 15 secs, or m ore W oollo o n g a a b a ,
in th e 1970 Gala progra m m e . tha n 120 s e :s . No tim e less than 15 or B risbane, A u s tra lia .
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Recent RALLIES
NORTHERN AREA RALLY
Coupe d 'H iv e r In te rn a tio n a l 1970
M o d e lle rs w is h in g to jo in the organise d p a rty tra v e l­
lin g to Pans fo r the a n nual A n g lo -F re n ch challenge.
22nd February, sh o u ld m ake a p p lic a tio n to the Editor,
in w ritin g , prio r to 31st D ecem ber. C ost o f the trip
RAF Lindholme 26 October 1969 is u n lik e ly to exceed £18.

The w in n in g g lid e r scores cam e fro m tho se w h o started

TH IS MEETING w as arranged ra th e r late in the year, fo llo w ­ late. C e rta in ly, Jack Kay had to do some sm a rt re trie v in g , as
ing the w ith d ra w in g of the N orthern Gala. The re placem ent both his maxs cleared the a irfie ld These, plus a fin a l 2-J
w a s very m uch a ‘p riv a te v e n tu re ' but fea ture d a c o m p re ­ m in u te flig h t gave him a c le a r w in . M odel w as a W ic h ita .
hensive lis t o f e v e n ts , and w a s ad vertised so as to a ttra c t Ray M o n k s w a s second w ith a fis h in g rod A /2 . An unusual,
the p u b lic , fo r these days, model secured th ird place fo r C harlie W y a tt -
O c to b e r is h a rd ly an ideal tim e to expect a large s p e cta to r a 10 f t span lig h tw e ig h t d e sig n (b y Ian E llis o n ) th a t has
tu rn -o u t and it d id n o t m a te ria lise . A ls o d is a p p o in tin g served him w e ll over the years. His fin a l flig h t ended w e I
w as the a ttenda nce from the m odellers - c e rta in ly a t free- o ve r the boo and may o r m ay n o t have been recovered.
flig h t. In th is it c o n tra s te d w ith the Y ork Hally held the F irst o f the tw o fly -o ffs w a s R u b b e r - w it h o n ly five c o n ­
p re v io u s Sunday. ten ders. M ik e Duce had fa ile d to fin d his single -blad e
In free flig h t, no one c o u ld have grum ble d a t fly in g c o n d i- featherer m o del, and used a C oupe d 'H iv e r m o del fo r o
tio n s in the m o rn in g - ex c e p t g lid e r axponents an xio us fo r n o m in a l fo u rth flig h t. Of the re st, three fle w ne arly s im u l­
lift. It w a s o v e rc a s t, calm and ideal for ru b b e r and po w e r ta n e o u sly in poor a ir, w ith Brian P icken u sin g , and losing,
Later a breeze sprang up - d ire c tly onto the w o o d s and peat
an o ld open model to record ne arly fo u r m inu tes
bog a t the edge o f the drom e. L ift w as s till scarce and O 'D o n n e ll had reached the pe at boa in h is re trie v in g at
rem ained so u n til w e ll in to the afternoon
ju s t the rig h t m om ent fo r the p o w e r fly -o ff p a rtic ip a n ts . A I
three to p m odels a lig h te d w ith in easy c o lle c tin g distance,
and hence saved th e ir o w n e rs m uch searching. R ussell Peers'
Eta 29 W oo d p e cke r (see A e ro m o d e lle r A n n u a l) g lid e d dow n,
w h ile Roger B a g co tt’ s G.15 open m odel and Dave W ise m a n 's
pipe d F A I m odel descended on D /T . The la tte r w a s 3t
co n sid e ra b le he ig ht w hen it fle w overhead - b u t W iz was
very c a u tio u s w i:h the D /T s e ttin g . T h is proved his undoing
as fin a l scores gave R ussell to p place by ju s t three seconds
In team race, en tries w ere on the lo w side and, therefore,
it w a s decided to o m it the se m i-fin a ls - the three fastest
heat tim e s w o u ld go s tra ig h t to the fin a ls .
F A .I produced the best heat tim e s w ith 4:27 by H eaton/
Ross and 4:35 by H u g h e s/T u rn e r. For the fin a l, Don H a w o rti
elected to use r is ow n de sig n m o to r in preference to his
m odded ETA The three m odels w ere c irc u la tin g at about
ihp same speed w ith the fin a l re s u lt being a c le a r w in for
the H ugh e s/T u rn e r team due to th e ir ve ry q u ic k , co n s is te n t
p its to p s and the extra range of th e ir m o d e l g iv in g them four
p its to p s to the o th e r tw o te a m 's five.
The ^ A C lass fin a l w a s d o m in a te d by H ugh es/T urne r.
a lth o u g h Hi I Ι/C la rk e had the speed to m a tch them , b u t the r
la ck o f range kept them w e ll behind. The m o s t notable
pe rfo rm a n ce w a s by C a m p b e ll/P e rk in s , w h o co m p le te d five
laps on the ground - b a c k w a rd s !
The firs t round o f C lass B o n ly pro d u ce d three heat tim es.
P la ce /H a w o rth were un der 4 m in u te s w ith th e ir oversize
ETA 15 d o in g ju s t over 70 la p s /ta n k . fo llo w e d by tw o tim es
o ve r 9 m in u te s! F o rtu n a te ly, th in g s im p ro ve d in the second
ro und w ith tim es being p u t in by m ore team s. The fin;.!
m atched the oversize d ie se l o f P la c e /H a w o rth w h ic h w ould
need o n ly one p it stop in the fin a l, a g a in st tw o ETA 29’s
needing 3 o r more p it sto p s . W o u ld the b igg er g lo w s have
s u ffic ie n t speed to com pensa te fo r the extra p it stops?
U n fo rtu n a te ly no:, and the d ie se l em erged a clear w in n e r n
fro n t of L a n a w o rth /L a u rie in second place
The R /C M u lti ae ro b a tic eve nt g o t off a fte r a de la yed Stan
caused by the arrival of a T ig e r M o th (fu ll size!) T w o flig h t
lines w ere used - w ith c o m p e tito rs fly in g a t d iffe re n t flig h t
lin e s on each round C o n d itio n s w ere go od, and the w ind
th o t d id oriac lo tc r o n ly affected the less exp erien ced com ­
p e tito rs . The top placed men w ere o b v io u s by th e ir more
serio us a ttitu d e :o the p a tte rn , and in th e ir be tter presenta­
tio n o f m anoeuvres to the ju d g e s
Due to the lack of Form ula 1 racers, the G oodyear e v e rt
w as changed to an Open P ylon Race. R acing w a s clo se , f
n o t p a rtic u la rly fast - m ost of the c o m p e titio n co m in g iro n
s tu n t m odels Eventual w in n e r, Peter R ussell, m anaged to
b rin g his old fa vo u rite D en ig h t S p e c ia l in ahead o f Terry
C o o p e r's very fa st R ivets - m a in ly by fly in g a tig h te r,
sm o o th e r cou rse around the pylon s.
RESULTS
G lid e r: 1. J. Kay (B a iid o n ); 2 R M o n k s (B irm in g h a m );
3 C W y a tt. Rubber: 1 B P icken (L iv e rp o o l); 2 G. T id e sw e ll
(B a iid o n ); 3 J. O 'D o n n e ll ( W h ite fie ld ) . Power: 1 R. Peers
(C o n g le to n ); 2. D. W isem an (Y o rk s ); 3. R. B ag g o tt (B irm in c -
ha m ). F .A .I. Team Race: 1. H u g h e s/T u rn e r; 2. H eaton/R oss.
3. P la ce /H a w o rth . $A Team Race: 1, H u g h e s/T u rn e r; 2. H ill/
C larke; 3. P e rk in s /C a m p b e ll. B Team Race: 1. P la ce /H a w o rth ;
2. L a n g w o rth /L a u rie ; 3. S k itt/P itta w a y . M u lti A e ro b a tics:
1. T C ooper (3.171 p t s ) ; 2 D. G la d w in (2,928 p ts .) ; 3. D.
H am m ent (2,900 p ts ) . O pen P ylon Race: 1 P. R ussell. 2. T
C ooper, 3. D Beaum ont.

Top le ft: Graham D rin k e ll (15) w o n the £A e ve n t at the

R .A .F. C h a m p io n sh ip s w ith h is Cox TD 049 'S k o o te r'. Centre
p h o to is J /T B roadbent, o f W itte rin g , w h o w o n C o n tro l Line
Scale w ith h is 1 /7 th M ile s M a g is tc r. B elow , fro m the same
m e e tin g is Fit. Lt. T. C. P otesta w ith h is 1 /1 8 th Scale
S .M . 81.
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F ra n c is Boreham (a bove) w o n the h e lic o p te r eve nt fo r the

T h u rs to n tro p h y at the S outh M id la n d A rea ra lly . The Trophy
is in his LEFT hand! A t rig h t. Ian D o w s e tt prepares his
ru b b e r drive n e n try w h ic h is 48 inche s lo n g and has 36 inch
d ia m e te r b u ilt up ro to rs . The p o w e r is no less than 24
s tra n d s o f £ x 1 /2 4 th ru b b e r!
ST. A LB AN S THERMAL SOARING R A LLY - 1 6 N ovem ber 1969
D espite a w e a th e r fo re c a s t o f fo rc e 8 gales, ra in , rain
and ra in , people s till tu rn e d o u t to fly ! Those w h o arr ved
w ere w e ll rew arded as. a p a rt from a very heavy do w n p o u r
betw een 10.30 a m. and 12 o 'c lo c k , the day w a s fai* and
the w in d s varied fro m 0-10 m p.h One odd c h a ra c te ris tic
w a s th a t for the e n tire da y the w in d d ire c tio n at ground
level w as about 60 deg. d iffe re n t fro m th a t 300 feet up,
w h ic h m ade to w in g -u p som e w h a t c u rio u s !
Due to the w e a th e r c o n d itio n s , h a rd ly an y c o m p e titio n
flig h ts w ere m ade before 1 o 'c lo c k - b u t a fte r th a t, life g o t
fa irly busy, and by 4.30 p m ., all 11 e n trie s had each c o m ­
pleted three c o m p e titio n flig h ts .
Bob B a ile y w a s u n fo rtu n a te w ith his ra dio fa ilin g efese to
the g ro u n d , fo rc in g him to land o u ts id e the square on
several o cca sio n s, thus c a u s iiiy llie c a n c e lla tio n o f several
good tim e s. V ic D ris c o ll had a s im ila r fate, lo sin g the tim e
o f one flig h t. The w in n in g p a ir fro m Stevenage, M essrs. g ^ s3( 4 i ^ ^ i c$et e)p i ^
D yer and D z llim e r fo u n d w h a t little lif t there w a s around,
p u ttin g up c o n s is te n tly go od scores. / ;1C
8io k3e ^ o n » d6 « " D W o ^ .n X
RESULTS W h ite fie ld ) 5:50; 3. A. W ood (W h ite fie ld ) 4:48
(W C huck
I. D J. D yer (S teve nag e) 11:41; 2 G W D allim er G lilid e r: 1. R. R oberts ( C /M ) 5:41; 2. K R obinson (W h ite -
(S te ve n a g e ) 11:19; 3. R. Favre (S t. A lb a n s ) 8:47. ,ie ld ) 3:51; 3 A . M o ss (C o n g le to n ) 3:40 Team R esults: 1.
ST. A LBAN S W INTER G A LA - C hobham , 26 O c to b e r. 1S69 ΐΛ/κ,-nfmiH 91-09- 9 C n nn leton 26:20· 3 S n itfire s 15:30
W ith the sun s h in in g all m o rn in g and a w a rm n o rth e rly
breeze, g lid e r to w in g w as a dre a m , a lth ough re trie v in g w as Y ork R ally - R .A .F. R uffo rth, 19th O cto ber, 1969
a little try in g , and indeed a n ig h tm a re fo r som e. A t about A /2 (46 e n trie s ) 1. P. O live r (W h ite fie ld ) 15:00; 2. J.
2 o 'c lo c k , the sun disa p p e a re d , and w ith it the lif t , w h ich B aguley (H aye s) 14:53: 3. J . O 'D onn ell (W h ite fie ld ) 14:16.
had been so a b u n d a n t in the m o rning . O pen R ubber (24 e n trie s ) 1. H. “ ubbs (B a ild o n ) 9:0 0+ 6:0 5;
E ntries w ere average fo r th is typ e o f in fo rm a l c o m p ., w ith 2. B. D ay ( C /M ) 9:0 0 + 4 :4 6 ; 3. B. P icken (L iv e rp o o l) 9:00
the sta n d a rd n o t p a rtic u la rly high, a lth o u g h an in te re stin g + 4 :1 6 . Open P ow er (22 e n trie s ) 1. R M o n ks (B ham ) 9:00
tu ssle developed in F A I. g lid e r, w ith the fir s t seven or so (C o n g le to n ) 9 :0 0+ 4:2 5; 3. J . O 'D o n n e ll
place s changing all the tim e . F .A .I. p o w e r had on ly tw o (W h ite fie ld ) 8:21.
e n trie s , b u t w a s hard fo u g h t, w ith Fred C h ilto n losing
h is m odel after the la s t flig h t - feared to have fa lle n v ic tim
to the lig h t-fin g e re d g e n try . A :I w ith in e a rs h o t had th e ir
vo c a b u la ry broadened w h e n George F u lle r c a u g h t som e k id s
in a g ip s y e n cam pm ent w ith a m odel.
W a k e fie ld Ted s ix e n trie s , b u t appeared to be a tw o -h o rse
race u n til Laurie B arr entered and ra ttle d o ff five good
flig h ts to w ir .
In the 'm in i' c la s s e s , the e n trie s w e re reasonable in
q u a lity and q u a n tity . A ll pro d u ce d go od scores, in fact, the
o n ly fu ll house scores o f the day b e in g in } A and A /1.
It w a s intended at one tim e to have p re s e n ta tio n plaques
fo r priz e s , t u t arra n g e m e n ts w ere n o t co m p le te d in tim e ,
th u s , the w in n e rs had cash prize s. Plaques w ill be given
ne xt year, as these seem to be m ore p o p u la r.
RESULTS
F .A .I. G lid e r 1. E. Rose (S 'h a m p to n ) 13:22; 2. J. M ;N e ill
(S t. A lb a n s ) 13:30; 3. B Chapm an (H aye s) 13:17. F .A .I.
P ow er: 1. P. B usked (S u rb ito n ) 14:58; 2. P. C h ilto n (C ro o k-
ham ) 14:22. F .A .I. R ubber: 1. L. B arr (H aye s) 13:07: 2. F.
B o xa ll (B rig h to n ) 12:02; 3. J. A lle n (B rig h to n ) 11:52 A /1
G lid e r: 1. J. H ook (S 'h a m p to n ) 9:00; 2. R K enw ard (C ro y ­
d o n ) 7:43; 3. A . T u rn e r (S 'h a m p to n ) 5:35. $A Power: 1.
B. S pooner iC ro y d o n ) 9:00; 2 R. B ailey (S t. A lb a n s ) 8:38:
3. G. F u lle r (S t. A lb a n s ) 8 06 C oupe d 'H iv e r: 1. D. Digby
(Leath erhe adi 5:36; 2 J L o rim er (C ro o k h a m ) 5:34; 3. E
t l l i s (E. G rin stead ) 4:55. C huck G lid e r: 1 A C ris p (FACCT)
2:55; 2. W . H oughton ( C /M ) 2:14; 3. E. E llis (E. G rin stead )
1:54.
N .W . AREA 'ROOTES TROPHY' - C h e tw y n d . 2 N ovem ber 1969
O pen R ubber; 1. R. Peers (C o n g le to n ) 7:24; 2. ... O'
R ight: S w itc h in g on th e ir 'h o t g lo v e ' b a tte ry c o n n e c tio n , the
S k itt/P itta w a y tea m re s ta rt th e ir B' team ra cer at the
N o rth e rn A rea R ally.
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CLUB
NEWS

Left: Ά la s t-m in u te c ra fty k ic k (hope the ju d g e d id n 't see),

and aw ay she g o e s!' R. F. W e tz e l prepares to m ake a rapid
e x it a fte r re le asing h is K&B T o rpe do 19 p o w e re d , G len Lee
d e sig ned , h e lic o p te r a t the U .S . N a tio n a ls.

THE TROUBLE w ith s u b s c rip tio n s and o th e r annual expenses is s tro n g e r fo rm of n o tic e —one ba n n in g p o w e r fly in g co m ­
n o t th a t they are n o t a ll th a t high, if m easured on a w eek by p le te ly .
w eek or m onth by m o nth b a sis, but th e y com e as q u ite a S om ething is s tirrin g d o w n in the fa stnesses o f g lo rio u s
sh o ck to the p o c k e t w hen a rriv in g in one ye a rly lu m p . T h us, D evon - a new c lu b is in the m a kin g . No name y e t given,
when th e O ld h a m & D . M . A . C . m o k e r e p ly to th o p o o r m a n 's o r o t least, no m e n tio n o f such, fro m Pr 003 Socrotary
plea, w h ic h appeared in the N ovem ber is s u e , by e m p h a sisin g 'J u m b o ' Reeves, b u t alre ady tw e lv e good men and true
th a t th e ir s u b s c rip tio n fee is less than a s h illin g a w eek, have been sprung fro m the w ild heart o f the Doone co u n try,
th e y sh o u ld pe rhap s bear in m in d the m a g n itu d e o f fifty and the search is on fo r a good fly in g site. One o f tho
s h illin g s to the y o u n g s te r w h o may have to squeeze his d o u g h ty dozen w ho, w ith h is F lig h t Link tra in e r gear, should
ho bby o u t o f a fe w s h illin g s a w eek p o c k e t m oney. O b v i­ c e rta in ly be an asse t to the c lu b , is H arry S tillin g s , a radio
o u s ly there m u s t be m any you ng m odel flyers w ho e x is t fan fro m w a y back. If you have the lu ck to live w ith in a
as su c h o n ly in a v e ry m a rg in a l sense, and fo r th a t reason - phone c a ll o f B arn staple, then g ive M r. W (J u m b o l Reeves
m oney. I mean - may n o t be so c lu b b a b le as the m u lti a c a ll a t B arnstaple 2069 - b u t d o n ’ t ask fo r tru n k s !
fly e rs w h o , the O ldham c lu b sta te s, make up the greate r pa rt Y e t an othe r problem to vex and an noy the p o o r o ld model
o f the c lu b . N ow , I am p re tty sure the O ldham c lu b , like fly e r - the airfie ld p ira te . N ow th a t fly in g s ite s are hard and
m any o th e r c lu b s , m akes spe cia l a llow a nces fo r the needs e xp e n sive to com e by. there are c h a ra cte rs w h o seek to en­
o f ju n io rs , b u t the a c tiv e young m cdel fly e r is a rare and jo y the p riv ile g e o f same g ra tis and fo r free. A n d the y ere
p re c io u s c o m m o d ity these da ys, and it w o u ld be a p ity if d o in g ju s t th a t on W h ite fie ld 's ve ry o w n L ittle to n Road site.
h is de ve lo p in g in te re s t w e re to be stifled by la ck of fu n d s. T ro u b le is the jo lly roger in te rlo p e rs are n o t too choosy
If m e m bership o f a c lu b is n o w v ita l fo r the p u rs u it o f the ho w they fly , end, n a tu ra lly , any n u isa n ce they c o m m it is
h o b b y because o f the tie d -in nature of fly in g fie ld s , w e m u st la id a t the door o f the W h ite fie ld te n a n ts . In consequence,
e n d e a vo u r to keep »he gate open to the ju n io r m em ber. I m em bers are asked to keep a w e a th e r eye open fo r these
d o n 't mean w id e op en to a floo d of paper flye rs, b u t w id e u n w a n te d guests From hom e g ro u n d tro u b le s to con test
enough fo r the re ally e n th u s ia s tic y o u n g s te r to squeeze c ir c u it success, the b u lle tin sets o u t q u ite an im pressive
th ro u g h . A n y w a y , o ld o r yo u n g , rich or poor, you are w e l­ lis t o f c o n te s t successes, th a n k s la rg e ly to the in te n s iv e and
com e at the G ow e r S ch o o l, O ldh am , w here the c lu b m eets u b iq u ito u s efforts o f the fa m o u s M r. J. O 'D o n n e ll, nobly
on Friday e ve nings a t 7.30 p.m . sup ported by M r M . Reeves. Y esl i t c o u ld be 'B rin g a B ird '
Q u e s tio n : Is a p la s tic m odel aeroplane by d e s c rip tio n a n ig h t at the clu b ho use! M e m b e rs w ith a fatal a d d ic tio n to
tru e m o del a irc ra ft? In s p ite o f all p re ju d ic e d v ie w s iu the d u llie s oth er than u n d e rc a rts ore asked to b rin g them along
c o n tra ry , the H e s w a ll M .A .C . have decided th a t, th o u g h the if they c a n 't give them up (N a tte r and S nog ain ?)
p la s tic e n te rp ris e m ay n o t be too dem anding on c o n s tru c ­ A m azing the n u m b e r o f c lu b s th a t give d is p la y s up and
tio n a l te c h n iq u e , it is the fin is h that c o u n ts , and a w e ll d o w n the c o u rtry . A n d ve ry a c tiv e in th is sphere is ihe
fin is h e d p la s tic m o del is. w e ll, a w ell fin is h e d m odel! A n y ­ B ils to n M A C ., fro m w h e n ce se cre ta ry J. M arsh has sent us
w a y , it a ll helps to e n liv e n the c lu b scene, and a com p fo r a long re p o rt in w h ic h he h ig h lig h ts som e o f the problem s
sam e takes as its them e 'The B attle of B rita in ', th u s g iv in g and hazards to be m et w ith a t Fete and C arn ival. He also
it a c e rta in o b je c tiv ity and a t the sam e tim e lim itin g the offers a fe w w o rth w h ile tip s to the in e xp e rie n ce d c lu b , much
fie ld to a fe w w e ll-k n o w n m achines w h ic h g ive s a fa ire r on the lines of tho se g ive n , fro m tim e to tim e , in these
b a s is fo r c o m p a ris o n than if le ft w ide open to a ll so rts of co lu m n s . W e c e rta in ly agree th a t w h a t m akes a d is p la y is
s p e c ta c u la r c ra ft. There is re fere nce in the n e w s le tte r to a p le n ty o f varie c and s tim u la tin g a c tio n . The s p e c ta to r soon
C lubs Plan L ib ra ry. Q uite a w o rth w h ile a m e n ity fo r any g e ts bored w ith w a tc h in g the plan es go ro u n d , and here it is
c lu b . W e are to ld th a t the ne w e st a d d itio n , an A .P .S . H eron suggested th a t a spo t o f b a llo on b u rs tin g gets the rig h t sort
w a s q u ic k ly snapped up by a keen s u b s c rib e r. Let us hope, o f c ro w d re action B ut. ju s t in case you are in c lin e d to s p l i t ­
ho w e ve r, th a t he does m o re tha n m erely s tu d y the french te r yo u r m odel ag a in st the a n ch o rin g p o st, w h y n o t try hang­
cu rve s, fo r M a rk W in s ta n le y , th e B u lle tin e d ito r, is w o rrie d ing the ba llo ons fro m g a llo w s ? A n o th e r c ro w d p u lle r, the e-
ove r tho lim ite d use the c lu b fie ld is p u t to - a t least fo r p o rt avers, is fo u r up co m b a t, and so, of c o u rse , is a large,
m o del fly in g - as the S unday tu rn -o u t does n o t m a tch the fo u r engined jo b Its q u ite a c liffh a n g e r ju s t g e ttin g the engines
s trik in g ly high m e m bership of 78. A rd since the c o s t to the g o in g , a lth o u g h fo r the big s tu ff you need p le n ty of elbow
c lu b is £1 14s. 6d.. per fly in g session, the m ore w ho ab sorb room . 1970 is to be the year o f the big s p e c ta c u la r fo r ihe
the c o s t, the lig h te r the bu rden . In c id e n ta lly , th is s o rt of c lu b Four 35 po w e red , se m i-sca le B attle o f B rita in fig h te rs
pre s s u re on the c lu b fina nces is ju s t the s o rt o f th in g tha t are being prepared; each to be fitte d w ith th r o ttle c o n tro l ior
te n d s to push up c lu b fees to the p o in t of e x c lu s iv ity , m o ck scra m b le and d o g -fig h t d in g d o n g s . A lso m em bers are
althoucjh. th is does not appear to be the case in a high lin in g up a few W .W .I a irc ra ft. These to have expanded
m e m bership c lu b lik e H esw all. p o ly s ty re n e fuselages w h ic h are stru n g , l i g h t - a n d , most
W a tfo rd W a y fa re rs M .A .C .'s new s e tte r makes m e n tio n of im p o rta n t, cheap A team o f five is co n sid e re d the ideal
a n o tic e tha t the R ic k m a n s w o rth U .D .C . have erected on d is p la y size, w ith a reserve item at the ready. E ssentia l, too.
the M o or. T h is is , in effe ct, a w arn ing a g a in s t ca u sin g is a good P.A. syste m , g iv in g a c o n s ta n t o u tp u t o f light,
n u is a n c e by fly in g n o is y m o dels near a d ja c e n t houses. The b u t in fo rm a tiv e cha t. B u t perhaps m o st im p o rta n t o f all is
c lu b hopes th a t a ll users o f the M oor w ill take heed o f the the safety fa c to r, and here, it is sug geste d, a 50 yard
w a rn in g , o th e rw is e fu rth e r c o m p la in ts m ig h t lead to a dia m e te r, roped o ff c irc le sho uld be in s is te d upon as an
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acce p ta n ce o r o th e rw is e fa c to r. Interested in sucn C /L Elton D rew to w in G lid e r. In s e d itio n , there is a fu ll page

an tic s ? Then d ro p in fo r a ch a t at the c lu b ro o m a t 23 re p o rt on the 2nd In t. T a illo ss C o n te st. Of in te re s t to
W e llin g to n Road, B ils to n , on any Friday n ig h t W a k e fie ld fly e rs - and to a ll rubber fly e rs , com e to th a t - is a
Those w ho believe in kee ping sex o u t o f m o del fly in g (yo u fu lly angled d iag ram o f C hristia n S c h w a rtz b a c h 's W ake
c a n 't see 'em w hen y o u 're to w in g up ) w ill be alarmed to Prop. A c c o rd in g to the la te s t p u n d itry . the key to th a t
learn th a t they are th in k in g of re -in tro d u c in g M is s Some- extra prop urge lies in a highly acce n tu a te d tw is t and a
th in g -o r-O th e r fo r the W o o d fo rd R ally. I t ’ s a ll v e ry w e ll fo r fla t, kn ife th in s e c tio n . Says here th a t A /2 fly in g is very
the p u rita n and p u ris t c ritic s , bu t, as the N o rth W estern p o p u la r in the isla n d s - w h ic h is as go od a w a y o f e n jo y ­
A re a 's Message says, it does get the p u b lic ity , and of course, ing the ho bby as lo w b u d g e t s im p lic ity co u ld de vise . The
the p ic tu re s in the pa pers. S how a m in i m iss holding a n e w s le tte r ca rries a su rve y o f c o n te s t lite ra tu re th ro u g h o u t
m o del and ihe press and p u b lic ity m edia go a b s o lu te ly gaga. the w o rld , but fa ils to c o n g ra tu la te its e lf on its o w n w o rth ­
B ut w h a t to c a ll the o b lig in g young lady? M is s M in i A /ia tio n w h ile c o n trib u tio n .
is suggested as a p ro b a b le , g iv in g m ore a cc e p ta b le o v e r­ S till in th is p a rt o f the w o rld , w h e re the ro u n d the w o rld
tones than a p u re ly m o d e llin g s o u b riq u e t such as M iss yach tsm e n c a ll in once a year w ith ra dio gear fo r the
M o d e l Flyer, a lth o u g h I c a n ’ t sec th a t c a llin g a spade a n a tiv e s , o u r eye ca tch e s q u ite a s o p h is tic a te d c h u c k g lid e r
m anual s o il e x c a v a to r has any s o rt of v irtu e . M o del flying is, in the N ew Zeland N e w s le tte r, th e b u lle tin o f the N ew
a fte r a ll, m odel fly in g , very m uch in its o w n rig h t ana not Zealand M .A .A . M ore lik e a s lig h tly undersize d A /1 , the
a w o rs h ip p ng m in i-p ro d u c tio n o l the man ca rry in g cra ft. de sig n in q u e s tio n has eggbox g e o d e tic ce n tre d w in g s and
I p lu m p for M is s M o d e l Flyer - b u t n o t to o p lum p. The a m in i E lm ic tim e r o p e ra tin g a nose w e ig h t d / t . Fuselage is
M essage also gives the message in c le a r bo ld p rin t on the o f ced ar or spruce - ve ry m u ch to be recom m e nde d c o n ­
s u b je c t o f unsile nced m o dels. R A F W o o d v a le . the absolute sid e rin g the nu m ber o f d isco n n e cte d ta il e n ds you see lyin g
ideal s ite fo r R /C fly in g , w e n t m e rrily along fo r a long spe ll, a b o u t. Turn to page 25 of the 1969-70 A e ro m o d e lle r A n n u a l
but the p e rs is te n t use o f u n s iie n c e d e n gines fin a lly stirred and b u ild yo u r o w n !
nearby re sid e n ts to p ro te s t. C onsequence: the e x ilin g o f the Facts sh o u ld stare you in the face, b u t it seem s I have
fly e rs to a re m ote and u n co n g e n ia l corner o f the a irfie ld. o ve rlo o ke d the F .A .C .C .T . C lub re p o rt fro m w a y back in
A n y m ore c o m p la in ts and it w ill be c o m p le te e v ic tio n Full the sum m er. The c lu b , w h ic h is ce n tre d som ew here in
m arks then to ra dio fly e rs I saw the o th e r w eek on W anstead O x fo rd sh ire , has been g ra d u a lly e xte n d in g the scope of its
Flats: silence d m o dels o p e ra tin g in a safe area. News. too. c o n te s t su cce sses: the c ry p tic in itia ls c ro p p in g up in
in M essage o f pedal pow e red P uffin. This is ra th e r like an Radio and Free F lig h t events as w e ll as in C /L . M a in ly ,
o ve rsize m odel, p ilo te d fro m w ith in ra th e r than fro m w ith o u t. ho w e ver, the re p o rt con cerne d its e lf w ith the la tte r a c tiv ity .
A n y w a y , it has been taken over by L iverpoo l U n ive rsity P rin c ip a l ite m w a s a b o u t the w in n in g w ays o f the new
stu d e n ts fo r an othe r man po w e red series of a ttjm p ts . w h ip p e t-q u ic k lig h tw e ig h t breed o f C om b at m o d e ls These
S ugg estion here is th a t the p ilo t/ c y c lis t should grow have been ru n n in g c irc le s around the o ld to u g h ie o p p o s itio n ,
h a ndleb ar m oustaches in o rd e r to reduce w e ig h t. A good b u t are by w a y o f being som ew hat v u ln e ra b le . You have to
pu n, and so. com e to th in k o f it, is the h o ld in g of the w o rk on the ba sis o f three m odels per co n te s t.
N .W . C om m ittee m e eting in the 'P lo ugh In n '. It's q u ite a paradox, re a lly , but w e , in o u r o v e rc ro w d e d
It m akes a change to re p o rt o f a c lu b being ha ppy on its little is la n d , seem to have m ore square m iles o f fly in g space
p a tc h , b u t such is the b lis s fu l state of the H and sw orth per square m o d e lle r tha n they e /e r dream o f in the land of
M .A .C . In fa ct, they fin d th in g s so c o n g e n ia l - no noise or the v e ld t and the p ra in e . You need n o t ask the n, w h a t
o th e r c o m p la in ts - th a t they have ap proached the C ouncil the e d ito ria l in th e S outh A frica n N e w sle tte r. W IP M A C . is
w ith a v ie w to a p o s s ib le exte n sio n o f fly a b le acreage To a ll a b o u t. S hortage o f fly in g space, n a tu ra lly . H ow ever, the
som e extent, th e ir na ppy s itu a tio n is due to the d is c re e t use c lu b has a cq u ire d a b it o f ju n g le c le a rin g fo r C /L . . .
o f silence rs, p a rtic u la rly on the la rg e r en g in e s, anc i t is A p a rt fro m s h iftin g the e le p h a n t bones you have to take yo u r
hoped th a t users o f the p a tc h w ill c o n tin u e to keep ear plu g tin o f Snake B ite serum alon g - th is is n o t the o n ly land
p ro d u c tio n do w n to a reasonable level. On th is note of of the S trik e ! To en coura ge m em bers to fly the c lu b o ffe rs
c a u tio n , the H a n d s w o rth C lu b exte nds a w e lc o m e to all life m e m b e rsh ip , b u t you have to s u rv iv e firs t. A n o th e r
c lu b s and s un dry flyers to Perry H all P ark. A v a ila b le on ly fo r in d u c e m e n t to re ca p tu rin g the fe rvo u r o f the o ld e n tim e s is
C /L and lim ite d to S und ays. If the hom e tid in g s are good, a series o f ta lk s and slid e show s on those ha lcyo n days of
the aw ay news is n o t q u ite so hot: the c lu b has had a bad m o del fly in g , w hen the m a gic w t s s till ve ry m uch there.
c o n te s t year, b u t p u t th is d o w n to in e x p e rie n c e . Remedy, o f B ut s till hope fo r m o del fly in g on the d a rk c o n tin e n t, fo r
cou rse, is plen ty of p ra c tic e - and ho w m uch m ore effective w e learn fro m R hod esia's Tarm ac T o rqu e th a t a c tiv ity is on
th is w o u ld be if th e y o n ly had a s tre tc h of ta rm a c. S jc c e s s the u p s w in g in the Rand C lub. One exam ple is an increase
w o u ld also be e a sie r to re alise w ith m ore m em bers C /L and fro m tw o to fiv e in the an nual S tu n t co m p . B u t th is is o n ly
in te re s te d , then w rite to M . S m ith , 61 Farm S tree t. N ew tow n ,
B irm ing ham
W h a te v e r the w e a th e r w a s lik e in D u b lin 's fa ir c ity , o u t­
side at the C urragh, it w a s b lo w in g fit to to p p le N elson off
h is pe rch, if he w ere s till up there. O cca sio n w as the
P hoenix A e ro m o d e llin g C lu b 's A n n u a l Gala (P hoenix, you
rem em ber, s the b ird w ith the b ig , big th e rm a l), re p o rt of
w h ic h com es in the M o d e l A e ro C o u n c il's n e w s le tte r. Q uite
a good tu rn out fo r w h a t is. in e ffect, a N o rth /S o u th Derby,
fo r in s p ite o f the o ff-p u ttin g w eather, a s tro n g c o n tin g e n t
tu rn e d up from B elfast, led oy the re d o u b ta b le Doyle clan.
B ost perform ance o f the day w a s a fu ll house score in
R ubber by G. F itz p a tric k o f Phoenix. N o w I d o n 't kno w
a b o u t the te s t laid p la n s etc , b u t I c o u ld n 't m ake o u t the
one p rin te d here - looks as if the m ice had g o t at it.
An idea we in th is c o u n try have n o t yet k n u c k le d dow n
to is the Sm all Field M eet. O ur is la n d may be tin y c o m ­
pared w ith o u r fo rm e r c o lo n y , b u t w e s till have an em pire
m a kin g a ttitu d e to m o del fly in g , e n jo y in g fu ll o u t fly -o ff's
ove r h ill and dale. A n y w a y , w e a ll k n o w by no w how the
fa m o u s S epulvedc B asin has been s h ru n k to the size o f a
w a s h in g up b o w l, and it w as here th a t the San V aleers
held th e ir m ini m e eting fo r )A Pow er, Coupe D 'H ive r and
G lid e r, a ll to a tw o m in u te max. A nd such priz e s ! How do
you fan cy ε G o lly w o c k K it and o th e r G oodies? S till, I'm all
in fa v o u r o ; the J u n io r c a te g o ry in c lu d e d . W e c o u ld take a
leaf e tc . M jc h ta lk in S a te llite of C a m p e r s - s o r t o f m o b ile
liv in g quarters fo r long d is ta n c e tre k k in g to fa r off meets.
W o n d e r if the idea w ill ca tch on here w hen w e get ou r
fly in g fie ld s exchanged fo r ten lane h igh w ays?
D ow n in ;he S outhern ha lf o f N e w Zealand the y are n o t so
o u t of touch w ith w h a t g iv e s in the up per hem isphere as
you m ig h t im agine. For insta nce, the S o u th Is la n d News
ca rrie s a long re p o rt o f the c o n tro l lin e events a t the B ritish
N ats. I t also g iv e s its v e ry o w n pre W o rld Champ tip :

The A n tiq u e M o d e l A s s o c ia tio n tu rn e d o u t in fo rc e at the

C ranfield P ally w ith m any e x tre m e ly im p re s s iv e vinta ge
m o dels. It's q u ite a s ig h t w a tc h in g these s lo w -fly in g a ir­
c ra ft w ith the ir s p a rk ig n itio n p e tro l en gines. V in ta g e fly in g
is re a lly c a tc h in g o n , and an e v e n t w ill be he ld fo r these
'O ld T im e rs ' at th is y e a r's N a tio n a ls .
A ero M odeller 52

a b e ginnin g, fo r w e n o w have the u ltim a te in c o n te s t fly in g : A re p o rt from J. R. B arfoot, the n e w ly a p p o in te d P R O.

the in d iv id u a l c h a lle n g e . The chap w h o is th ro w in g do w n o f the H avering M o d e l C lub, g iv e s ne w s o f a h ig h ly s a tis ­
the gage is offe rin g a ne arly ne w E.T.A. 29 to anyone w ho fa c to ry fly in g fie ld s itu a tio n . For Free F lig h t and R /C it has
can o u tc h u c k him in a c h u c k g lid e r jo u s t. Not co n te n t the q u ite sp a cio u s use o f the o ld H o rn ch u rch A erodrom e
w ith tha t, he has also c h a lle nge d a p a rtic u la r m em ber to s ite , th a n k s to the good offices o f the g ra ve l p it firm no w in
due c o m b a t in seven d iffe re n t free flig h t events, fo rfe itin g re sid ence . The o th e r fie ld is a b it w a y o u t. at N orth
an unused M k . 2 Cox T O .15 if beaten. O cken don , b u t ideal fo r C /L a c tiv itie s , and ju s t large
V ery od d. Lo oking th ro u g h W in d s o c k , the jo u rnal of the enough fo r a sp o t o f m o del F/F. In a d d itio n there are the
A ll W e s t C oast o f A u s tra lia , I cam e across a feature sin g in g g ro u n d s o f the m e eting place, S u tto n s S econdary S choo l,
the praises o f the o ld e s t m em ber in the area. It w a s in tr o ­ w h ic h are ava ila b le d u rin g t i e sum m er m o n th s fo r C /L and
duced £s som e s o rt of re v e la tio n ; su g g e s tin g that, in A u s ­ sm a ll F /F . The c lu b co ve rs m ost a c tiv itie s , and w e are to ld
tra lia 's n e a rly c la s s le s s s o c ie ty , pe ople o f such d is tin c tio n th a t there is a g ro w in g en thusiasm fo r F /F scale, p a r­
d o n 't gat the defere nce th e ir c o u n te rp a rts receive in Lo n ­ tic u la r ly W .W 1 m o dels. The W .W .1 in te re s t also exte nds
d o n 's c lu b la n d . The c lu b la n d the y m u s t be th in k in g o f are to C /L ; the c lu b d is p la y team , w h ic h p ra c tic e s each f o r t­
the d a c d y -o -fre q u e n te d h a unts o f Soho, fo r no one gets n ig h t at N orth O cken don . has a w h o le team o f such m o dels.
any deference in any o f the London c lu b s I know , and 1 /1 2 th scale. N ew m em bers w e lco m e . J u s t phone tho Sec..
anyone w ho th in k s he deserves any is give n the o ld razz­ B ill Fraser. Ro 63892.
matazz rn no u n c e rta in fa s h io n . W here do th e y get these If the Le ice ste r M .A .C . news sheet lacks an ap p e n d ix, it
ideas ab o u t us L o rd /s e rf E nglish? Come to th in k o f it. is because D. P layer, the Hon. Sec , is in h o s p ita l having
th o u g h , w e m u s t have m any m ore o ld ie s in the London sam e rem oved. L e t's hope i t d o e s n 't tu rn o u t to be a m is s in g
Area than pe rhaps an yw h ere else in the w o rld - all pre -w a r tub e o f g lue . The c lu b , as a lw a ys, sees th a t it is w e ll
v in ta g e . N ext to th is fea tu re is one e n q u irin g in to the o rig in s sto cke d w ith fly in g fie ld s , and the 1969 C h a irm a n 's re p o rt
o f a e rom o deiling in W e s te rn A u s tra lia , n o t co u n tin g the in c lu d e s m e n tio n o f licensed fly in g at the o ld R.A.F.
boom erang Seems th a t c lo c k w o rk and ro c k e t m odels were W y m e s w o ld drom e T h is fa c ility augm ents the e x is tin g
being flow n as fa r back as 1909. S ig n ific a n tly , the m o d e llin g pa tch a t A rn e sb y. C lu b S enior C ham pion fo r 1969 is D.
m ovem ent w a s an expand ng one rig h t up to i9 6 0 w hen S irre ll and J u n io r C ham pion G. Player
te le v is io n w a s in tro d u c e d . F in a lly , anyone in te re ste d in s w a p p in g a ll 1969 co p ie s of
N ew s fro m the A n g lia M .F .C . is o f the de velopm ent of a A e ro m o d e lle r fo r P olish and East German p la s tic k its can
lig h t and cheap su p e rh e t re c e iv e r fo r S ingle Channel. W e ig h t w rite to Tem asz P io tro w s k i. W re c la w -2 , u l.S m o lu c h o w s k ie g e
ta rg e t is 3 o u nces in c lu d in g esca pem e nt and single c e ll 52 /8, P oland.
p o w e r un it. The advantages are o b v io u s to anyone w ho L e t's see m ore o f tho se b u lle tin s and re p o rts.
n o w tries to fly sup er-rege n in a sup er-h et w o rld . THE C LU B M A N

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Opon Power (S h o rt Cup) M eeting
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C huck Glider
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1st D ay (C ) Open R ubber (M .A . Cup) Sept. 23th 6th Area Centralised Area Venues
(C ) Open G lider (Thurston Cup) M eeting
(C ) Open Pow er (S ir J oh n Shelley Cup) (P L) Team Ruober (Farrow Shield)
Tailless (R /G /P ) (Lady Shelley Cup) (C ) FAI Glider (S M A E C up)
J u n io r R /G /P (Frog Ju n io r) £A Power
R /C Scale (R adio M odellerTrophy) Sept. 10th R /C Trials
(x ) M u lti R /C (SM AE Trophy) Sept. 17th C /L Centralised M ooting
C /L Aerobatics (G o ld Trophy) (1971 Criterium Trials)
C /L Scale (Knokke No. 2 Trophy) Oct. 3rd/4th 2nd Team Trials. FAI R /G /P
H andicap Speed and R /C Trials (4 th on ly)
Combat Oct. 15th Spare Date
R /C Pylon Race (C ) Senior and J u n io r C ham pionship Events
i A Team Race (R A F M A A Trophv) (P L) Plugge Cup
Rat Race (x) R /C Individual C ham pionship
M ouse Race (U n d e r0 -9 c c ) (C ) Senior and Ju n io r C ham pionship Events
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P o w e rfu l R M . S in g le t T x .. T in y T o n e R x., £22. M a c G re g o r M in lm a e T x . R x . E lm ic C o m ­
E rn ie C o m p a ct, D E A C . in s ta lle d new A .P .S - p a c t a nd C o rp o ra l escapem ents f o r ru d d e r, eleva­
T / r o . O ffers? M . Evans. 27 M o ld R o ad. M y n - t o r and e ng ine c o n tr o l. C o rre s p o n d in g D E A C
ydd Isa. M o ld . F lin ts h ire , O. a nd O .S . m ax 10 R /C . M ay s e ll sepa rate. O ffers,
G u a ra n te e d M e rc o 29 G lo w M o to r plus s ile n c e r please, f o r the fo llo w in g : M .E . S nipe, A .M . 15
and B aby Boo. V . G . C . N * w A . M . 2 5 C ' a n k . BOOKS
1 1 0 /-, lia r d ly r u n . M . K«>»l>aw, 10 U lh w n le r
Close, D e w sb u ry. Y o rk s h ire . O. s h a ft/C o n ro d assem bly. V a ria b le v o lta a e D E A C ■ S A IL P L A N E & G L I D I N G ’ - T h e o n ly B ritis h
E T A 29 V I C £5 O .S. M a x 35 R /C £4 - both c h a rg e r. A p p ly 48 S h o rt H e a th R o ad. E r d in jto n . m a g a z in e devoted s o le ly to th e s p o r t o f g lid in g
new a nd unused. C ox T . D . 09 £3.10.0. litt le B irm in g h a m , 23 P h one 021-373 7183. O. and s o a rin g . O v e r 80 pages o f fa s c in a tin g
used. F ox S tu n t 35 - 5 0 /- . M a c G re g o r C / W T x M c C o y 60 + Pan - r S ile n c e r 2 0 0 /-. Fox 35 m a te ria l and p ic tu re s . P u blished every o th e r
and R x tun e d a nd tested, n eve r used. £3. P. 6 0 /- O liv e r T ig e r ■*· Pan 1 0 0 /-. T ig e r C ud + m o n th . Send 5s. f o r c u rre n t c opy o r £1.10.0 o r
B ;c e ll. St Josephs, Coast R o ad, M a la h id e , D u b- Pan 1 0 0 /·. E D . R a c e r 4 0 /- O.S. 15 4 0 /-. E T A S4 f o r a y e a r's s u b s c rip tio n to D e p t. A , B ritis h
lift. Ire la n d . O. 29 + Pan 8 0 /-. S. T ig re G .20 + Pan 8 0 /-. G lid in g A s s o c ia tio n . A r t ille r y M ansio n s, 75 V ic ­
M U S T S E L L S in g le t S /C S uperhet C odem aster E T A 15 (E d m o n d s ) + Pan 9 0 /- . 2 S tanzell to r ia S tre e t. L o n d o n . S . W .l. T /C .
System, in s ta lle d C ra fts m a n : C o m p a c t, C o rp o ra l M o n o lin e u n its + S tanzell M o n o lin e handle A e ro m o d e lle r back issue M a r t, vast stocks o f
escapements; O .S M a x 10 R /C . £26. 249 G reys 4 0 /- . O .N .O . B o x N o . 859 (E s s e x ) A e ro m o d e lle r b ack issues held in s to c k . Bcaumon*., 11 B ath
R aad. H e n le y. O xo n T e l: 5147. O. O ffices. H e m el H e m pstead . H e rts . O. S tre e t, L o n d o n , E .C -1 . A L T /T C .
V o lu m e s 1 to 5 o f ‘ A ir c r a f t o f th e F ig h tin g A m e ric a n M agazines.' Y e a r's su b scrip tio n ‘ M o d e l
O .b P et .09, h a r d ly used. £2. K & B . T o rp e d o A irp la n e N e w s’ 5 4 /- : ‘ A m e ric a n M o d e lle r’ 6 6 /9 .
Pow ers·. O ffe rs to Rhodes. 36 S a ndeisw ood E nd. 19, n o t ru n in , £2. 24 C h u rc h b u rn D riv e , M o r ­
B ta c o n s fie ld . B ucks. T e l. 2303. O. F u ll c a ta lo g u e fre e W ille n L td . ( D e p t. 1 ) . 61a
p e th , N o rth u m b e rla n d . B ro a d w a y . L o n d o n , E.15 T /C .
E n g in e C o lle c to rs , tv /o A lb o n Bamb<es. v ir t u a lly
unused, e x c e lle n t c o n d itio n . A ls o S uper M e rlin H ir te n b c rg e r b ra n d new unp acked eng ine atost
ju st ru n in . O o o lin g 29 in g o o d ru n n in g o rd e r. ty p e e n g in e m o d e l H P 61 R C £23.10.0. Box 860
W o o lle r, 15 M a n o r House, G ardens. E d e n b rid g e , ( L o n d o n ) , A e ro m o d e lle r O ffices, H e m el H em p­
ste a d , H e rts . O.
K a nt.
F ox 15 4 5 /- . M ills 1.3 5 0 /- . 3 F ro g 500 4 5 /-
O.
F lig h t L in k . S in g le S tic k w ith 4 serves. 2
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each. Y u lo n 30 4 5 /- . M e rc o 35, new a nd unused, D E A C s £100. A ls o L au nch L in k , 2 servos and W h y n o t le a rn to fly a t o u r th e rm a l a nd
9 5 /-. Box N o . 862 (L e e d s ). A e ro m o d c llc r O ffices, D E A C . in p e rfe c t o rd e r, £45. C h a n g in g to F lig h t h ill s o a rin g s ite in th e C o tsw olds? in s tru c tio n
Hemel H em pstead , H e rts . O. g iv e n in d u a l-c o n tro l s a ilp la n e by q u a lifie d
L in k Series I I I . T e l: 01-390 0665. O. in s tr u c to r. R e s id e n tia l course fee £32 per
Rat Racers, P y lo n Racers. Special Czech
M V V S p ro p s. 7 % " x 8 % " . 77/„" x 9 " . 4 /6 d . w eek; N o n -rc s id c n tia l £23 per w e ek. C a m ping
each, 5 0 /- dozen post fre e . O illy , 20 L in k s R o ad, fa c ilitie s are a v a ila b le .
W est W ic k h a m , K e n t. O. W r ite f o r d e ta ils t o : -
K & B 15 R R F a c to ry S p ecial, test ru n once H on. C ourse S e cre ta ry,
o n ly , v e ry fa s t, £14. H o b b y , 24 East W a y , BRISTOL G LID IN G CLUB
Lewes. Sussex. O. N y m p s fie ld , N r. S tro u d , Glos.
S e llin g U p E T A e lite M k . II + lo n g ra n g e T e le p h o n e U le y 342
b o o kplate, T / R m o d e l unused a llo y T / R bearers.
6 T / R P ro p e lle rs . 2 E x id e n o n -s p il a c c u m u la to rs ,
a d ju s ta lin c h a n d le , 2 sots o f lin e s , 1 p in t D iesel
and 1 p in t h o t g lo w fu e l, a ll as new . £10 o .n .o .
J L e o n a rd . 3 E x m o o r W a lk , M a n c h e s te r, 23. O .
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RC S G uid a n ce System M k . 3 in M o d e l £10,
A arom odeM ers 1953 to 1969 c o m p le te , £8. M c C o y
35, M ills 75, E D R a cer. A M 2.5. M o d e ls and
SELL! Q u a n tu m 6 . E a s ib u ild P ro p o rtio n ,·!
p o n e n t F o rm . T a x Free. A l l packs fro m s to c k .
in C o m ­

oddm ents 5 .A .E . f o r lis t, K in c h , 21 E lm G rove .

N. H a rr o w . T e l. 866 8709. O. — or find what A sse m b ly service a v a ila b le , w ith gua ra n te e . Send
f o r q u o ta tio n . H o m e and E x p o rt orders w e lcom e.
J o h n s o n E le c tro n ic s , 215 D evizes Road, S a lis-
you need bu™ . W ilts .
lo w , O ra n g e . J o h n W.
O .P .Q .
T o p q u a lity N y lo n , 6 / l l d p e r y a rd . Red. Y e l­
B a g n a ll L td ., S a lte r
S tre e t. S ta ffo rd . T e l: 3420. O.
B.D. ENGINE MART V IN T A G E M ODEL K IT S . ‘ F ly in g M in u te s ’
Classc 1939 s tre a m lin e d W a k e fie ld d e ig n . W rite :
R. D ix o n . 39 G ra n g e fie ld s R o a d , Jacobs W e ll,
We buy g o o d used M o d e l Engines a nd G u ild fo rd . S u rre y . O.
u rg e n tly re q u ire V in ta g e and P e tro l engines, Need M o re Pow er? O .S. M a x 80 R /C (R e a r
etc. P ost y o u r u n w a n te d e n g in e to us f o r in d u c tio n , w ith M u ffle r . Bench ru n o n ly A s new ,
v a lu a tio n by re tu rn . S .A .E . fo r lis t o f £36. J o h n s o n . 215 D evizes R o ad, S a lisb u ry. O.
secondhand b a rg a in s , p a r t excha nge o n any P O R T S M O U T H & S O U T H S E A ’S h o b b y Shop
new e ng ine w ith pleasure. W r ite to : W AN TED in ’ R o b in T h w a itc s ’ , 28 A ru n d e l 5 trc e t, P o rts ­
B .D . E n g in e M a r t , 15a L o n g D riv e . AERO M O DELLER S. G ood p ric e f o r clean m o u th . Used engines b o u g h t and excha nged.
E ast A c to n , L o n d o n , W .3 . copies. M a rc h , A p r il, 62. F e b ru a ry 59, Ju n e , P a ybonds a nd P ro v id e n ts accepted. M .N .O .P .
A u g u s t 56, J a n u a ry 46, F e b ru a ry , M a rc h 45, E n g in e re p a irs , rcb o re s , checkovers. Send
J a n u a ry , F e b ru a ry . S e ptem ber 44. J a n u a ry , M ay. S A .E . f o r q u o te o n a ny k in d o f re p a ir Len
N o ve m b e r. D ecem ber 43, and any p ro 194.3 S te w a rd . 73 M a rlb o ro u g h R o ad, E .4. T /C .
B ra n d new E n g in e , n eve r been s ta rte d ; Q u ic k - copies. J .S a u n d e rs . 2 A g a r C rescen t, lllo g a n A d v e rtis in g P e n c ils . S uperb B all-P ens, Com bs,
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19D 3.2 C.C. C o m b a t Special £ 3.10.0., Q u ic k s ta rt H e a v y w e ig h t Japanese Tissue a nd D / T T im e rs N o rth e r n N o v e ltie s . B ra d fo rd 2 . H -S
Super M e rlin 0.75 c.c. £2.15-0. Used b u t in m in t w a n te d . A / 2 G lid e rs f o r sale. J . Baguley, 37 T o p prices paid f o r go o d c o n d itio n v in ta g e
c o n d itio n . P .A .W . 1.49 c.c . £3.0.0. W rite o r c a ll W o o b u rn M a n o r P a rk . W o o b u rn G re e n . Bucks. e ng ines. M u s t be b e fo re 1950. W o lv e rh a m p to n
a fte r 6 p .m . M . B u rk e , 44 W est End R oad. T e l B o u rn e End 20774. O. M o d e ls & H o bbie s. 3 B e ll S tre e t M a n d e rs
M oreCam be, L a n ca sh ire . O. C e n tre , W o lv e rh a m p to n . T /C .
W a n te d . F ly in g m o d e l a ir c r a f t, c o m p le te w ith
A . M . 15 w ith s ile n c e r a nd p r o p e llo r S till u n d e r ra d io c o n tr o l e q u ip m e n t. F u ll d e ta ils to Box N o . 50th A n n iv e rs a ry Specials P ic to ria l lis t (2 8
M a k e rs ’ g u a ra n te e , £3.5.0. A .P .S . Lum pers £1. 861. A e ro m o d e lle r O ffices, H o m el H em pstead, new gassies, p lus o th e rs ) 20c. ( 2 / - ) . 550 M useum
v.g.c. 1 S o uthd ean R o ad, K ilm a r n o c k , A y rs h ire . H e rts- 0. q u a lity fly in g a ir c r a f t plans, som e k its ! C a ta lo g u e
O. 50c. ( 5 / - ) . T ap ed d o w n c oins accep:ed. C leve-
E n gine s, C o lle c to rs 1947 F ro g 100 £2.10.0. 'K ' W a n te d T a p lin T w in and a n y s in g le o r m u lti­
c y lin d e r engines. G e o ff B ro w n , 9 L o a rto n m odels A e rosp ace T r a in in g Supplies, 10307H .
F alcon 2.0 c.c. £3.0.0. L itt le used E T A 29
£4.10.0. E T A 15 £3.10.0. T .D . 09 £4.10.0. C ox A ve nue. M a rd e n E state. T y n e m o u th . N o rth u m b e r­ D e tr o it, C le v e la n d , O h io 44102. O.
D 'u m V a lv e O ly m p ic £3.0.0. F ro g 500. F r og 249. la n d . O.
Frog 150 £2.10.0 each. E . D . 346 £2.5.0. O ix ie - H as anyo ne, a n y w h e re in th e W o r ld , a M o r-
la n d e r 3 0 /-. R a m ro d 6C0 £3.0.0. L u c k y L in d y to n /B u rq e s s M 5 e n g in e f o r sale? Please advise PLANS
£2.10.0. D a llim e r, 10 A n g le W ays, Stevenage. G e rry B u ck, ‘ B e lla V is ta ', E n d o n , S toke-on- P la n s E n la rg e d o r Reduced and a d d itio n a l
H a rts. O. T r e n t. S ta ffs ., w h o a ls o w ishes to purchase aarly copies m ade. Send f o r d e ta ils fro m - C auser &
R /C Pal J o e y , co m p le te and re a d y to fly , £15. D iesels. In c lu d in g M ilf o r d M ite , B .M .P .. C lan. C o .. 216 G o ld h a w k R oad. London, W .1 2 .
M u lti c h a n n e l re c e iv e r £3. R o w b o th a m , 4 C ro y - M S F o u rs o m e , L c e s il, D y n o , D yn e, e tc ., and S H E 2366. J -U .
den R o ad. B irm in g h a m . 29. O. S p a rk Ig n itio n , com pressed A i r and C o2 engines.
N .O .P .
A s tr a l R .A .F . re c o g n itio n m odels. F ro g Pen·
g u in k its . an y m a k e 1 /7 2 . 1 /4 8 s o lid k it i o r
H arry S tillin g s ' MODEL FLYING plans. B ox N o . 853 ( L o n d o n ) , A c ro m o c e lle r PIP EIFFLAENDER
H O LID A Y S in DEVON. O ffices. H em el H em pstead . H e rts . M .N .O . U lb REBORING SERVICE
The o rig in a l - and b e st ! D u c te d F an K its . S tate m o d e l, m a n u fa c tu re ,
CHESTER ROAD,
R e la x in g h o lid a y s f o r A L L the fa m ily ! A, 5, and p ric e . W r ite to C. Z c m b ro s k i, 494 6 lc n -
& 6 b e rth caravan a c c o m m o d a tio n . A ll f a c ili­
tie s P L U S fly in g sites f o r R /C . fre e -fliq h t
b ro o k Road, S ta m fo rd . C o n n ., U .S .A . K -P . MACCLESFIELD
R E B O R E S : P .A .W . D iesels 2 5 /- c .w o. O th e r
p o w e r, r u b b e r & g lid e r , c o n tr o l- lin e . S upplies D iesels fro m 2 8 /- c .w .o . G lo w p lu g engines
& t u it io n a v a ila b le . fro m 4 0 /- c .w .o . C O D . ( p a y th e po stm a n .
Ideal c e n tre f o r to u r in g D e von. S ITU A TIO N S V A C A N T
U K o n ly ) 6 / - e x tra . A l l w o rk g ua ran teed one
D e ta ils ( S .A .E a p p re c ia te d ) fro m H a rry W a n te d expe rienced R a d io /T V re p a irm a n a c t­ m o n th . E n q u irie s , e tc . Stam ped se lf-id d re sse d
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T e l: 481. wages. W r it c to : M . P epin, 132 T u c k to n Road,
T u c k to n , B o u rn e m o u th , H a n ts . O.

KINDLY MENTION AEROMODELLER' WHEN REPLYING TO ADVERTISEMENTS

 The A d v e rtis e m e n t M anage r reserves
AEROMODELLER
INDEX 1969
NOW YOU’VE BUILT A MODEL the rig h t to re fuse o r su sp e n d ad ver­
tis e m e n ts w ith o u t g iv in g any reason.
W h y n o t b u ild a fu ll size aeropla ne ? Every care is ta ke n to a vo id m ista kes,
Jo in the B ritis h A m a te u r A irc ra ft In ­ b u t th e p u b lis h e rs ca n n o t be h e ld liable
Copies o f the 1969 A e ro m o d e lle r Index d u s try : THE POPULAR FLYING A S S O ­ in an y w a y fo r c le ric a l and p rin tin g
are now av a ila b le fro m E d ito ria l offices C IA T IO N and learn how to b u ild yo u r e rro rs o r o m is s io n s . R eceip t o f 'c o p y '
at 1 /- each p ro v id in g a stam ped ow n fly in g m achine.
addressed envelope is en closed w ith fo r p u b lic a tio n im p lie s acce p ta n ce of
each separate o rd e r. Send to Read POPULAR FLYING , b i-m o n th ly , 3 /- the se c o n d itio n s by the a d vertiser.
W h ils t every care is ta k e n to exclude
A e ro m o d e lle r Index, POPULAR FLYING A S S O C IA T IO N , a d ve rtis e m e n ts fro m d o u b tfu l sources,
13-35 B ridge S tre e t. H em cl H em pstead, 2 W a ld e n s Park Road. no re s p o n s ib ility can be acce p te d by
H o rs e ll. W o k in g . S urrey, E ngland. the p u b lis h e rs fo r the bona fid e of
H erts. W o k in g 62621.
a d v e rtis e rs .

M.A.N. PLANS ADDITIONS

M.A.N. 77 M.A.N. 86A M.A.N. 90B
K ra zy K a t C / L S tu n t and c o m b a t .09·.19 F. W . T a 1 5 2 5 6 " Span sem i-scale C / L stunt C o n tin e n ta l 5 8 " span F o rm u la II p r o to ­
(1 .5 -3 .5 cc) 36 In. m odel f o r .3 5 . cu, in . m o to rs 600 type R /C p y lo n racer f o r .40
T ip sy F / F , R /C o r C / L scale. 39 In. V u ite e V - lA Scale fre e -flig h t m odel o f 3 3 " cu. in engines. 600 sq. in .
‘ N ip p e r’ w in g span using .020 eng ine w in g area.
Super F /F e le m e n ta ry ’ s tic k ' ru b b e r C o rb e n D im in u tiv e 19y4" span scale C u rtis XP -55 C o n tr o l- lin e p r o file v e rs io n o f
R .O .G . m o d e l 37 In. Super Ace m o d e l f o r fre e -flig h t o r R /C A sce nder th is u n u sual c a n a rd a ir c r a f t f o r
( T w o p la n s o n one sheet 7 /6 using .010 e ng ine. (3 olans on .049 cu In ( .8 c c .) m o to rs .
post fre e .) ono shee t. 1 0 /- post fre e . 20* span . ( T w o plans on one
sheet 1 0 /- p o s t fre e ).
MA.N. 87A
M.A.N. 83 C.47 C o n tro l lin e p r o file v e rs io n of M.A.N. 91A
th is tw in -e n g in e d tra n s p o r t a i r ­ T h e rm u s R /C g lid e r o f 9 9 " w in g span,
Tee Dee F /F sp o rste r .010 ( .2 c .c .) c r a ft. W in g s p a n 35 in ., and w ith o p tio n a l p o w e r p y lo n fo r
B ird 34 in . using tw o .049 cu. in . m o to rs . .09 (1 .5 c c .) e ng ine.
W ireless R /C scale s in g le o r m u lti 48 in . Span. S h o rth o rn Class ‘ A* fre e -flig h t pow er
W id g e o n t r a in e r .29 (5 c .c .) 52 In. (T w o A /l A / l class g lid e r , fe a tu rin g a ll m odel o f 6 6 " span f o r 2.5cc.
plans on one sheet, 7 /6 post sheet surfa ces. engines. ( T w o p la n s o n one
fre e .) T o p C a t IV In d o o r ru b b e r pow ered, tissue sheet 1 0 /- post fre e ).
covered m o d e l. W in n e r o f 1967
L it t le P ro
U .S . N a tio n a ls 27 in . span.
*A A P ro to speed m o d e l o f tftin M.A.N. 92A
M.A.N. 85 span using m o n o -lin e c o n tro l
( F o u r p la n s o n o ne sheet. 1 0 /-
F o k k e r D V II 31"
m odel
span
fo r
c o n tr o l- lin e
.19*.23 cu.
scale
in .
Lo w d o w n F / F In d o o r m o d e l ( m ic r o film j engines.
31 In. post fre e .)
O sprey 7 9 " span, h ig h aspect r a tio
The R /C S in g le c h an nel a e ro b a tic
Scorcher .049 ( .8 c .c .) 32 in . M.A.N. 88A g lid e r w ith a n ti-v o rte x
( T w o p la n s o n o ne sheet
tip s .
1 0 /-
Fam ous C / L F4U C o rs a ir .020 14y2 In. M ira g e i l l 5 5 *& in . Span s tre a m lin e d c o n tro l post fre e ).
P ro file (T h re e p la n s o n one sheet. 7 /6 lin e s tu n t m ode· f o r .35 cu. in
post fre e .) m o to rs .
S e a p p re n tic e D e ta ils fo r m o d ify in g the
•A p p re n tic e ’ to rls e -o ff-w a te r
( T w o plans o n one sheet. 10/- JUST ARRIVED!
M.A.N. 82A oost fre e )
M.A.N. 93A
B a r-F li P h il K r a f t's w in d y w e a th e r m u lti
R /C f o r .60 cu. in . (1 0 c .c .) LATEST! S p itfire M k .lP r o file scale flapped s tu n te r de­
m o to rs .
N ig h t T r a in F . A . I. po w e r c o n te s t m o d e l by M.A.N. 89A sig n f o r .29—35 c u . in . ( 5 —6.5
c c ) eng ines. 4 1 " span .
F rench .15 cu. in . ( 2 .5 c .c .} L i l D o o z c y 4 0 " span seaplane f o r s in gle
m o to rs (T w o p la n s on one c h an nel R /C using e le v a to r and S quare 4 7 " span , lo w w in g m o d e l f o r
sheet. 1 0 /- post fre e .) ru d d e r f o r .049 cu. in . ( 8 c .c .) S h o o te r p r o p o r tio n a l R /C , using .29 cu.
M o ra n e - R u bber pow ered scale m o d e l o f in . (5 c c ) engines.
S a u ln ie r 2 4 " w in g span.

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M .S . 1500
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M.A.N. 94A
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M.A.N. 85A o f 8 2 " span, f o r .29-,40 c u . in .
m o to rs .
o f 47V a " span.
Nemesis S leek m u lti a e ro b a tic m odel of
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f o r .09 (1.5CC.) cu . In signs.
M.A.N. 95A
cu. In. m o to rs fe a tu rin g a fo a m P la g ia ris t 78" span Class B fre e -flig h t
w in g . O v e ra ll le n g th 2 4 ". ( T w o plans
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plans on o ne sheet 1 0 /· post A e ro m o d e lle r P lans S e rvice, 13-35 B rid g e f o r lig h tw e ig h t p r o p o r tio n a l R /C
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 MODEL SHOP DIRECTORY1
LONDON Tel M,L 2877 LONDON Tel North 4272 LUTON ΤθΙ 23182
H. A. BLUNT HENRY J. NICHOLLS AEROMODELS (LUTON)
& SONS LTD & SON LTD.
20 GORDON STREET
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For Futaba R /C e q u ip m e n t and all M o n d a y to Friday. 10 a .m . to 7 p.m E ngines and R /C E quipm ent
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13 BOOTLE STREET
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C om p reh ensive range o f K eil K raft, THE UP-TO-DATE SHOP W IT H THE
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and fu ll range of a cce sso rie s.
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LEISURE TIME THE MODEL SHOP

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D C M e rlin .76cc ... 5 2 /1 0
£50 at18 monthly payments of £3. 2.0 D C S p itfire Ic e ... 66/ -
£100 at 24 monthly payments of £4.18.0 D C Sabre 1.5cc ... 66/6
e A W 1 . 4 0 c c ................. 8 0 / -
» A W 2.49cc ................... 100/ -
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T aipan 1 5 D iesel
. 9 4 /1
7 4 /6
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£40 SUPERHET AERO OU TFIT w ith ru dder and eng. c o n tro l Taipan 1 5cc G lo 6 3 /3
M e rc o 61 M k . l l l R /C 3 0 6 /-
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(b ) a c c id e n ta l lo ss o f or dam age to property should be c o m p le te ly a cce ptab le to Local A u th o ritie s re q u irin g some cove r
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lim its o f G reat B rita in , N orthern Ire la n d , t ie Channel It is e q u a lly a p p lic a b le to free flig h t m o dels, c o n tro l lin e m o dels,
Is la n d s o r the Isle o f M an and a ris in g o u t o f and in ra dio c o n tro l m o d e ls, a irc ra ft, bo ats, cars and lo co m o tive s
the course o f the use of any of the un derm entio ned
type m o dels throug h the fa u lt or ne gligen ce of the A ll th a t is necessary fo r you to do to o b ta in the b e nefits o f th is
H older a n d /o r any pe rson a c tin g on his behalf or for m a g n ifice n t co ve r is to c o m p le te the fo rm s at the b o tto m o f th is an n o u n ce ­
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operated by e x p ansion e n g in e s o r propelle d
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je t u n it o th e r than 'J e te x ' p o w e r un it. a is a sad fa c t th a t u n til n o w . a lth o u g h the g o ve rn in g bo dies o f the ho bby
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( i) caused by m o dels sold o r s u p p lie d by the H older.
o r w h e re ve r you no rm a lly e xp e ct to get y o u r m agazine.
( ii) o f pa ssenge rs in o r on any m odel.
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w h ic h w o u ld have been pa yable thereunder hod th is A d d r e s s __________________________________________________________________________
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