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MODEL ^ OCTOBER 1983 $2.50 BUILDER volume 13, number 141 ICD 08545 # Beehive R/C Model Aircraft's KLOUD KING in review Φ Stan Wilson's semi-scale CITABRIA for electric power # Walt Musciano's RUSSIAN MISSILE BOAT, Part 2 # Davey System's POW'RTOW and RETRIEVER in review # Leon Shulman's Nats winning WEDGY old timer Available in 30% Sport Scale . .in Full Color Complete Kit Concept Like all Byron Originals kits, our new Christen Eagle is designed, . .. and in a Lavish, Complete Kit Concept. manufactured and packaged with our "Complete Kit Concept" in mind. This deluxe package includes every item needed to complete the model, except engine, radio, paint and glue. Exclusive Modular Construction Thanks to our exclusive Byro-Foam modular construction, building the Eagle is both a fascinating and rewarding experience. Twenty-five years of manufacturing experience, plus our special injection molding process, assures warp-free wings, fuselage and control surfaces. Each and every foam component, with its smooth yet tough and resilient surface, needs only a light sanding prior to covering. Minimal shaping required. Authentic Flight Performance Value and ease of assembly are only part of the Eagle story. Spectacular aerobatic performance is the rest. The Eagle from Byron Originals promises the kind of unlimited performance one has to experience to fully appreciate. But perhaps the thing that makes our Christen Eagle really different is the fact that it's a Byron Originals kit - the latest addition to the finest line of RC kits available. The Eagles are indeed here! Experience one today. New Quadra Power Package From Byron Originals! More than a year of factory applications have proven this to be the perfect power system for our Pitts and Christen Eagle. The light, yet rugged nylon engine mount provides a quick and positive means of securing the Quadra engine to firewall. It’s pre-drilled and adjusted to automatically position engine beneath the Pitts and Eagle cowling Power Package also includes special prop/spinner adapter bolt. 18x8 maple prop. 3% ” spinner assembly. 9 /6 4 " ball driver. Loctite. and all required fasteners. Retail Value Your Cost Christen Eagle II - $299.95 $254.96 & $ 1 2 .5 0 ship. Fiberglassing kit - 53.63 45.59 & 2 .6 5 ship. Deluxe decal kit · 50.00 42.50 & 1.65 ship. -# #» (Color feather paint scheme) Byron Originals Quadra Power Package with engine 216.50 184.03 & 2 .6 Sship. Power Package less engine 56.50 48.03 &i .65ship. Send $2.00 for detailed Eagle info packet. ^SfteeifiCATTOftåsL-^— * L e n g th .........................8 " from firewall mounting SEND TO: Byron Originals. P.O. Box 279, Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 to spinner backplate. Adjusts to 8 ’Λ " W idth .5 % " Engine displacem ent..................................2 cu. in. Ph: 712-364-3165 Telex 439012 IDAG Total weight...4V940T RPM on 18x8 prop . Approx. 7700 Ä “Cloud Satellite City P.O. Box 836 Simi, CA 93062 Attn: Bob & Bill Hunter D ancers” Dear Bob and Bill: We’ve all used “HOT STUFF" and SUPER T for years on our show and individual models. Being long time HOT STUFFERS we thought we knew all the tricks until we saw VIDEO-TIPS 1 & 2. These tapes really opened our eyes to the many ways a modeler can use “HOT STUFF,” SUPER T and HOT SHOT as well to eliminate lots of unnecessary work. We just wanted to say thanks for your great products and your caring enough to share your knowhow with the modeler. You can consider the Cloud Dancers 100% HOT STUFF. P.S.: It's nice to know that your products are MADE IN AMERICA. Keep up the good work. Sincerely, Cloud Dancer R/C Show Team, Kissimmee, FLA. Left to right: Tom Veloskey, Johny Davis, Jay Ward, Don Muddiman, and Tom Veloskey, Jr. HS-3 3 OZ 3L95 ---------------“ MODELER TO MODELER”- HST-4 ECONOMY "HOT SHOT" 2 0Z. 9.95 HOT STUFF- VIDEO-TIPS 1 AND new#2 HS-4 ECONOMY 2 0Z. 9.95 —TWO— m o d e l BUILDING S STATE-OF-THE-ART INSTANT GLUES ONE HOUR VHS CASSETTES •CLUB MEETINGS AS USED BY WORLD CHAMPIONS • HOBBY SHOPS ☆ HANNO PRETTNER • DISTRIBUTORS ☆ LES MCDONALD • ORGANIZATIONS FAI PATTERN WORLD CHAMP C/L STUNT WORLD CHAMP • HOME VIEWING ☆ WOLFGANG MATT ☆ BOB HUNT FAI PATTERN WORLD CHAMP C/L STUNT WORLD CHAMP CALL OR WRITE FOR PAST PAST VIDEO-TIPS DETAILS P.O. BOX 836, SIMI, CA 93062 · (805) 522-0062 OCTOBER MODEL 1983 BUILDER volume 13, number 141 621 West Nineteenth St., Box 10335, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-0132 Phone: (714) 645-8830 STAFF EDITOR/PUBLISHER TABLE OF CONTENTS Wm. C Northrop, Jr. GENERAL MANAGER FEATURES Anita Northrop ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER W O R K B E N C H , Bill Northrop.............................................................................. 6 Dawn Johnson O VER THE C O U N T E R ..................................................................................... 7 PRODUCTION MANAGER Bill Forrey FUEL LINES, loe Klause......................................................................................... 10 PRODUCTION ARTIST H O W T O FLY PATTER N, Dick Hanson............................................................ 14 Howard Millman ELECTRIC POWERED AEROBATICS, Larry jolly........................................15 DRAWINGS BY ELECTRIC POWER, Mitch Poling...................................................................... 16 AI Patterson R/C SOARING, BillForrey.................................................................................. 18 ACCOUNTING DEPT. MANAGER Michael Whitney DSC POW ’RTOW & RETRIEVER IN REVIEW, BillForrey....................... 22 SUBSCRIPTIONS BEEHIVE'S KLOUD KING IN REVIEW, ai Tuttle........................................ 27 Jo Anne Glenn PLUG SPARKS, John Pond .................................................................................. 29 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS C H O PPER C H A T T E R , Ray Hostetler................................................................. 34 Al Alman Eloy Marez BIG BIRD S, Al Alman............................................................................................ 36 Jerry Dunlap Walt Mooney Bill Forrey Mitch Poling ELECTRONICS CORNER, EloyMarez............................................................ 38 Bill Hannan John Pond R /C C AR S, Dan Rutherford .................................................................................. 40 Dick Hanson Fernando Ramos Mike Hazel R /C BO A TS , Jerry Dunlap ....................................................................................42 Dan Rutherford Ray Hostetler John Smith IN D O O R , Ken Johnson.........................................................................................46 Ken Johnson Bob Stálic k IN D O O R WEEK AT WESTBADEN, Jose Tellez........................................... 52 Joe Klause H A N N A N ’S H A N G A R , Bill Hannan................................................................. 56 ADVERTISING FREE F LIG H T, Bobstalick......................................................................................58 REPRESENTATIVES Bill Northrop Home Office, Costa Mesa AI Novotnik SCALE VIEWS 4 Beverly PI., Norwalk, CT 06850 Bus. Phone (203) 847-7478 CZECH AVIA B-534 SERIES II, Peter Westburg .................................................. 44 MODEL BUILDER (ISSN 0194 7079) is published monthly by RCMB INC.. 621 West 19th St.. Box 10335, Costa Mesa, California 92627-0132. Phone (714) 645-8830. CONSTRUCTION Subscriptions: $25.00 per year. $47.00 for two years. Single copies $2.50. Subscriptions Walt M usciano......................................... RUSSIAN MISSILE BOAT, PART 2, 11 outside the US (except APO & FPO) $32.00 CITABRIA FOR ELECTRIC POWER, Stan Wilson ...........................................24 for one year only. All payments must be in US funds, drawn on a US bank. WEDGY O.T., LeonShulman .........................................................................................32 Copyright 1983 by RCMB INC. All rights WHITE MONOPLANE, Don A ssel........................................................................... 49 reserved. Reproduction without permis sion prohibited. Change of address not ices must be received six weeks before date of issue that new address takes effect. Send old address with COVER: AI Tuttle's K lo u d K in g Old Timer (R/C assist) makes a majestic fly-by new: old label preferred. Post Office will for the camera. The model is manufactured by Beehive R/C Model Aircraft Co., not forward copies unless you pay extra P.O. Box 744, Layton, Utah, and is featured this month as a "Products In Use", postage. Duplicate issues c annot be sent. written, of course, by Mr. Tuttle. See page 27 for the whole story! Second class postage paid at Costa Mesa. California, and additional offices. 2 MODEL BUILDER G-SERIES ALL 1ΉΕ OPTIONS... Sportand competition flyers know our G-Series systems come equipped. Now G-Series systems have more control than ever, with the introduction P U IS S O M E olourS28senos NEW STANDARDS Sheathed in fuel proof cases, with cold- molded, resin gears and a maintenance-free, sealed potentiometer, these S28’s have set new standards for servo performance. You'll also get top performance from our With fully-adjustable. open gimbals, R7H receiver, a new, 7-channel version o f our mixing and a choice of dual or exponential popular R6F. Proven electronics and reliability rates, the amazing G-Series has what it takes make the R7H perfect to complete the G-Series to put the finishing touches on some very system. fancy flights. 5, 6 and 7-channel Futaba G-Series systems Convenience also figures into the G-Series are now available with S28 servos and the R7H design, which includes all-channel