25 Years Ago in MA:
March 1982

• This month's construction articles are for the RC Supercat by John F. Kilsdonk—a little 1/2A-powered model that uses the Ace constant-chord foam wing and a balsa fuselage; Isaac's Fury by Gene Post—a rubber-powered FF Peanut Scale biplane with full-size plans in the magazine; and Peter Miller's Tiger Rag—a Fox .36-powered CL Precision Aerobatics biplane spanning 36 inches.

• Bob and Doris Rich are at it again with their third coast-to-coast adventure by model aircraft: the Trans-Am Rally. This odyssey took the form of eight teams traversing the 2,970 miles that crossed 13 states and took almost a month.

• The AMA building fund is at $60,000, with a May goal of $160,000. This money is necessary for start-up costs incurred when the changeover from tenant to owner is made. Building architect John Hunton met with AMA President Johnny Clemens to go over building details.

• Frank P. Stanton gives a complete description of how to install a scalelike working cable control system in your World War I classic model. The pilot's control stick serves as the actual attachment point for the aileron and elevator.

• Ray Harlan reports on the first Nagoya Cup for Indoor models, hosted by the Japanese. Stan Stoy demonstrated his folding-wing Hand-Launched Glider in the 400-foot-diameter, 100-foot-high Trade Center at Nagoya.  MA

—Rich LaGrange
AMA Librarian

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