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25 Years Ago in MA:
October
1982
The cover features two versions of the
Callisto '82 sailplane, which is the month's
feature RC construction aircraft. The two
girls are designer Terry Edmonds' daughters,
Alana Kaye, 6, and Laura Lynn, 10. The
conventionally constructed glider finished
first in Standard and fifth in Modified
Standard at the 1982 Nats.
The other RC construction article this
month is for the Simitar P-61—another great
Bill Evans flying-wing design that features
a 62-inch foam wing with retracts and is
powered by a .60 engine.
Sherman Gillespie's
cute, little 26-inch-wingspan Rubber model
called the "Navy Flier" is the subject of
this month's FF construction article. It
makes a great small-field flyer.
CL fliers
will enjoy a change of pace with Chuck Felton's Fw 190. This World War II warbird
is a .60-size Stand-Off Scale design
constructed from corrugated cardboard. This
economical material makes a great-looking
and -flying model.
Electronics
buffs can build an electronic sync system
for twin engines. This project by Joseph G. Utasi actually senses one engine's speed and
adjusts the other engine's throttle servo to
match. This unique article includes a
complete schematic and parts list.
Jack
Bolton covers the 16th SAM Championships
held at Westover AFB in Massachusetts.
According to him, electric power for
Old-Timers is a "comer." Electric RC proved
that those machines are to be taken
seriously. The high-point winners were Bruce
Norman in RC and Bruno Markiewicz in FF.
Three contests came together to produce a
nearly weeklong FF Indoor model-flying
extravaganza. With pictures and event
descriptions Bob Clemens takes us to the US
Indoor Championships, the NIMAS Record
Trials, and the round-the-clock Peanut Grand
Prix.
New products for this month
include the Janaco Jackscrew Linear
Operating Electric Servo, which provides
scalelike speed for things such as flaps,
landing gear, and doors. Sal Taibi's 1/2A
Spacer kit is now available for $15.98 at
your favorite hobby shop, and the
Ready-to-Fly Fiberglass Cessna from Model
Rectifier Corporation is available for $390,
also from your favorite hobby shop. MA
Rich LaGrange
AMA Librarian
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