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25 Years Ago in MA:
April
1983
The cover shows Fred Reese's
44-inch-wingspan Piper Cub on Oxbow Bend in
the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming,
with Mount Moran in the background. The Cub
is the subject of this month's RC
construction feature. Plans are complete
with both fixed and float landing gear.
The CL construction article and plans this
month are for John Paul's profile version of
the famous World War II Focke-Wulf Fw 190.
John made this airplane light and nimble for
combat use.
Bill Noonan gives us his rubber-powered FF
model of the 1926 Armstrong-Whitworth Ape.
This little model has character, proportion,
uniqueness, and ease of construction.
The new AMA Headquarters building in
Reston, Virginia, was completed in
mid-January and occupied in mid-February.
David L. Peltz's article "Perfect Hinges"
explains how to make piano-type hinges for
your sailplane. David uses aluminum tubing
and music wire to form hinges that are
strong and keep control surfaces in
alignment.
Luther Hux shows how to make your own
graphics and lettering using the silk-screen
method. He breaks this seemingly complicated
process into basic steps any modeler can
execute.
Ray Teliczan's article "Home Grown Plug
Analyzer" demonstrates how to make a device
from an old transmitter meter that will let
you know the condition of your glow plug.
Mitch Poling gives an in-depth look at
indoor flying with motor-powered RC Scale
models and advises how to get started in
this new facet of the hobby.
New products this month include an ESC
from Jomar Products for $49; the Ace RC
Servo Pacer, which will make your servo
adjustable from "full speed" up to eight
seconds, for $35.95; and Slim Line Mufflers'
Pitts-style muffler for .40-, .60-, and
.90-size engines for $19.95-$22.95. MA
Rich LaGrange
AMA Librarian
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