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FAC NEWSLETTER INDEX compiled by Lincoln Ross currently, issues 149 (Jan/Feb 1993) thru 278 (Jul/Aug. 2014), also 36 and 132 thru 135 I've tried to get all the major articles, all the three views, and all the plans. However, this is a work in progress and I find that sometimes I miss things, or I may be inconsistent about what makes the cut and what doesn’t. If you found it somewhere else, you may find a more up to date version of this document in the Exotic and Special Interest/ Free Flight section in RCGroups.com. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1877075 Send corrections to [email protected]. Also, if you contributed something, and I've got you listed as "anonymous", please let me know and I'll add your name. Loans or scans of the missing issues would be very much appreciated! issue issu date first e of two model name/article author/ span no. months title/etc. designer in. type comment German flyers with shattered prop surrender 36 cover to British flyer with one kill to his credit no date Surrender in the Air Jim Hyka na illustration already, drawing Shows old find the balloons drawing and contest from Flying Aces Magazine with revised prizes and threats if you can find the 36 hidden balloons. Used Pirelli for first prize, Hidden Balloons contest, etc. third prize only useful for snapping at no date Contest GHQ na humor, lies flies S.16, S.20, short history of the types. As always, if only they had a better engine! 36 article, three Some color info, three view with atrocious no date Early Sikorsky Scouts GHQ? na view printing With Model Builders - Apparently, this model aerodrome has a 36 Randy Wilson's truce in effect, as aircraft from both sides of no date Aerodrome GHQ na article WW1 appear. small, has two fuse sections, printing not so 36 great. Marked "Kit No. Y4" as is the no date S.E.5 anonymous na three view accompanying three view of a Nieuport dark background with light lines means it's very hard to read. Don't know which 36 Nieuport type. Also marked Y4 as is the S.E. no date Nieuport anonymous na three view 5 three view with it Text and pictures about Walt Mooney's model of this 1916 Mexican fighter. 36 Micro Plan Veloz GHQ, Walt article, Discussion of it's alleged superiority to US no date Mexicano Mooney na humor fighters at the time. GHQ, Walt Mooney, 36 Fokker D-VI, Fokker Bob Haight, notes and Photos and short discussion of three peanut no date Dr. !, Nieuport 17 Bill Hannan na photos scale models. Note from the 36 Workbench - Cockpit Lt. George no date Coamings Morland na article how to make light ones from balsa. DAS includes tiny, blurry three view. 90 square (Dave inches and lots of places to make mistakes. 36 Stott, I Printing not so great, and is in several no date Wight Quadraplane think) 13 note, plan pieces. GHQ carps about AMA Nats scheduled for 36 indoor peanut. Unclear if outdoor peanut no date AMA Does It Again GHQ na note, whining also allowed for. !1 Very detailed drawing of Clerget rotary engine, but printing is poor. A clearer print of 36 this drawing may be found on page 137in William A. Scale Aircraft Drawings - Volume 1, Air Age no date Clerget Wylam na drawing Publishing Peanut and No-Cal current 36 no date Postal Meet News GHQ na standings also play by play commentary cover 132 Mar-90 Hawker Hurricane Linstrum na illustration drawing of a Hurricane in a dive letter to Bob Brown, AMA District VP for District 3 Including Erie NY. Mr. Didelot accuses AMA of benign neglect (as long as 132 those contest fees come in) and of ignoring Victor FF Scale and FAC in general. (Title added Mar-90 AMA Ignores FAC Didelot na letter by LR) Lin accompanies letter by Victor Didelot, heartily 132 Mar-90 Lin chimes in Reichel? na note agrees, hopes FAC can find own insurance short letter appreciating Lin Reichel's earlier bit on Walt Mooney. (eulogy, perhaps?). Mr. 132 Bob Rogers recounts a small example of Walt's Mar-90 Walt Mooney Rogers na letter generousity Another Hero is Gone - 132 Charles Spain Verral eulogy/ Mr. Verral was the author of the Bill Barnes Mar-90 aka George L. Eaton GHQ??? na obituary stories and many other stories, books, etc. gadget runs 1 of a pair of tandem props at a time, then switches to the other. Accompanied by much ranting about the gulag. Mechanism to alternate two motors 132 on one prop is requested. (Now illegal by FAC rules, though.) Apparently based on Glue Guru material once published in MAN (date Bobrovsky Brouhaha - aka Leon article, unknown) and supplied by Ken Miller of Mar-90 Mumbo Jumbo #41 Bennett na humor Australia Notes from the 132 Workbench - The Mar-90 Cutting Edge Dave Smith na article blue blades and Uber Skiver announceme 132 Mar-90 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na nt Peanut and No-Cal 132 Mar-90 Postal Meet GHQ na results 129 entries! a bit over half a page plus a couple of pictures for markings. Printing is ok, 132 moderate detail, 3 fuselage and 1 wing sections. Slick low wing radial engine plane. Mar-90 Bulgarian DAR-10 F anonymous accompanying text by Zhorbak Hurtenmj half page,clean printing, reasonable detail, 5 fuselage and one wing section, with "ruler" which appears to be in meters. 132 Accompanying text by Zhorbak Hurtenmj Bulgarian SFKB KB-5 describes markings extensively, plus there ia Mar-90 Cuculiga III anonymous na three view couple of additional pictures of markings Gordou-Leseurre GL Eric peanut scale 132 Mar-90 482 1930 Marsden 13 plan parasol wing half page, with markings, no color info. Swastikas on top of wings "spin" in opposite directions! Reasonably detailed but no 132 sections. This is not the same Gordon Gordou-Leseurre Eric Leseurre as the one in the plan in this issue! Mar-90 21,C1 Marsden na three view It's similar, though. !2 Gordou-Leseurre GL Eric tiny, printing only ok, fairly detailed for the 132 Mar-90 482? Marsden na three view size, no label Dennis cover 133 May-90 Waco D Norman na illustration simple but nice drawing Dr. (eng) Otto Von Cycle gets model 133 Roger humor, lies, airplanes banned from Central Park and May-90 The GHQ Speed Team Schroeder na slander ruins the sex lives of sparrows announceme 133 nt, current May-90 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na standings 133 May-90 Transferring Patterns Dave Smith na article lots of detail but printing isn't very good, 133 Harlan Military about 3/4 page, for those who like little sticks May-90 Monoplane anonymous na three view and lots of wires a bit over 1/3 page, lots of detail that's hard 133 May-90 Vickers Type 125 Vireo anonymous na three view to make out because of low print quality Dick rubber scale 133 May-90 RV-4 Howard 15 plan nose is decent length and wing has a fair 133 Dennis rubber scale amount of area, fuselage is skinny, should fly May-90 Fairey Firefly Mk. 1 Norman 19 plan well? printing ok, a bit heavy, moderate detail for a 133 May-90 Fairey Firefly anonymous na three view 1/4 page three view, no sections cover 134 Jul-90 Vultee P-48c Vanguard Ted Grohs na illustration sent in by Jack Little Adrian Comper Lin eulogy/ 134 Jul-90 1900-1990 Reichel? na obituary yes, that Comper family, Nick's brother results, 134 contest Voisin Hydroplanes in the top three in too Jul-90 FAC Nats Mark VII GHQ na report many events! First three in Scale!!! Random Reflections contest 134 Jul-90 on the FAC Nats VII Vic Didelot na report announceme 134 nt, current Jul-90 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na standings Eric peanut scale 134 Jul-90 Fairey Junior Marsden 13 plan big rectangular low wing, single place, cute Some of Bob Rogers' best work. Giant Bad Guy (as in Bad Guy Squadron) plays King Kong on the Empire State Building. As of 1/31/14, it can be seen here: http:// 135 tinyurl.com/mlyzthw or http:// static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/ cover 6/8/2/8/a6467873-198-FACN%20issue Captain Downthrust's Bob illustration/ %20135%20SepOct%201990%20cover.jpg Sep-90 Nightmare Rogers na design (I made up the title -LR) John eulogy/ 135 Sep-90 Eulogy - Ken Groves Marett na obituary announceme 135 nt, current Sep-90 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na standings ends Oct. 28 Peanut and No-Cal announceme 135 Sep-90 Postal Meet GHQ na nt winter contest Mr Thumbsome's serene (except when 135 Language Logic - speaking of the "others") philosophy, and Sep-90 Mumbo Jumbo #42 Glue Guru na humor GG's extreme tolerance !3 Pres two ribs that were missing from the the FAC- 135 Sep-90 Waco D missing ribs Bruning na drawing Nats Waco D plan about 1/3 page, not a lot of detail, has 3 135 Waco WHD, Cuban Air Jesse fuselage and 2 wing sections, some color Sep-90 Service Davidson na three view and marking info Pratt and Whitney two views of engine. Submitted by Pres 135 Sep-90 Wasp anonymous na drawing Bruning. Yokusuka D4Y Suisei rubber scale 135 Sep-90 ("Judy") Dave Smith 18 plan Eric peanut scale 135 Sep-90 Bernard 260 Marsden 13 plan three pages distributed through newsletter 1/3 page or so.
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