compiled by Lincoln Ross - the Flying Aces Clubflyingacesclub.com/index101116.pdfcompiled by Lincoln Ross currently, issues 111 (Sep/Oct) thru 281 (Jan/Feb 2015), also 36 and 106 (Nov/Dec

compiled by Lincoln Ross

currently, issues 111 (Sep/Oct) thru 281 (Jan/Feb 2015), also 36 and 106 (Nov/Dec 1985)

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 lincolnr "at" rcn "dot" com. 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. Many thanks to Jim Zolbe for a number of scans and index entries. His contributions are shaded pale blue. In some cases, there are duplications that I've kept due to more information or what I think is a better entryissue no.

issue date first of two

model name/article title/etc.

author/designer

span in. type comment

36no date Surrender in the Air Jim Hyka na

cover illustration

German flyers with shattered prop surrender to British flyer with one kill to his credit already, drawing

36

no date Hidden Balloons Contest GHQ nacontest, humor, lies

Shows old find the balloons drawing and contest from Flying Aces Magazine with revised prizes and threats if you can find the hidden balloons. Used Pirelli for first prize, etc. third prize only useful for snapping at flies

36no date Early Sikorsky Scouts GHQ? na

article, three view

S.16, S.20, short history of the types. As always, if only they had a better engine! Some color info, three view with atrocious printing

36no date

With Model Builders - Randy Wilson's Aerodrome GHQ na article

Apparently, this model aerodrome has a truce in effect, as aircraft from both sides of WW1 appear.

36no date S.E.5 anonymous na three view

small, has two fuse sections, printing not so great. Marked "Kit No. Y4" as is the accompanying three view of a Nieuport

36no date Nieuport anonymous na three view

dark background with light lines means it's very hard to read. Don't know which Nieuport type. Also marked Y4 as is the S.E.5 three view with it

36no date

Micro Plan Veloz Mexicano

GHQ, Walt Mooney na

article, humor

Text and pictures about Walt Mooney's model of this 1916 Mexican fighter. Discussion of it's alleged superiority to US fighters at the time.

36

no dateFokker D-VI, Fokker Dr. !, Nieuport 17

GHQ, Walt Mooney, Bob Haight, Bill Hannan na

notes and photos

Photos and short discussion of three peanut scale models.

36no date

Note from the Workbench - Cockpit Coamings

Lt. George Morland na article how to make light ones from balsa.

36no date Wight Quadraplane

DAS (Dave Stott, I think) 13 note, plan

includes tiny, blurry three view. 90 square inches and lots of places to make mistakes. Printing not so great, and is in several pieces.

36no date AMA Does It Again GHQ na

note, whining

GHQ carps about AMA Nats scheduled for indoor peanut. Unclear if outdoor peanut also allowed for.

36

no date ClergetWilliam A. Wylam na drawing

Very detailed drawing of Clerget rotary engine, but printing is poor. A clearer print of this drawing may be found on page 137in Scale Aircraft Drawings - Volume 1, Air Age Publishing

36no date

Peanut and No-Cal Postal Meet News GHQ na

current standings also play by play commentary

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82Jan-82

Prangmore, Humptius and Blunder

Capt Frank Scott na

cover illustration

experimental early airplane gliding over wall into RAF Prangmore Aerodrome

82Jan-82 Prangmore Aerodrome

Capt Frank Scott na story outrageous lies masquerading as humorous fiction

82

Jan-82Paper Shortage at FA Magazine anonymous na cartoon

Title given by index editor. The Bad Guy Squadron strikes again, stealing the paper. Griffon goes a little to undercover to retrieve it. BG Squadron address: Basement-Lexington at 23rd, NYC. Who knew?

82Jan-82

Living in the Early Days of Aviation (continued)

Adrian Comper na article

82Jan-82

Distinguished Service Medal

GHQ, perhaps? na article

82Jan-82 Southern Martlet

J. Whatmore, redrawn Joe Barna 12.5

Peanut Scale Plan

82 Jan-82 Flying Aces Club Rules GHQ na rules

106Nov-85 Miss Champion Dave Linstrum na

Cover Illustration Thompson Trophy winner of 1938, 1939

106Nov-85 Nats Mk. V GHQ na

Announcement

106Nov-85

Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

Announcement, Current Standings Ends April 13, 1986.

106Nov-85

Out of Sight in '85 - Mumbo Jumbo #20 Glue Guru na Humor

Glue Guru and Mr. Thumbsome bend the rules attempting an OOS flight with a grossly overweight J-3 Cub.

106 Nov-85 FAC Rules - 1986 GHQ na Rules The 1986 Rulebook

106Nov-85 Booth Ranger Dave Diehls 19"

Fictional Flyer Plans

108Mar-86

Phineas Heads for the Nats Bud Overn na

Cover Illustration

Phineas declines combat with Von Beestinger so he can go straight to the nats

108Mar-86

Midway Motor Lodge Revisited Ross P. Mayo na

very short story sounds like fiction to me, allegedly not

108Mar-86

Wedell Williams "We Winc" Racer Dave Stott na article article to go with plan

108Mar-86

Wedell Williams "We Winc" Racer Dave Stott 24? scale plan

109Jun-86 WWI Dogfight Bob Howard na

Cover Illustration

109 Jun-86 nats results ghq? na results

109Jun-86

Unmasking the Perpetrator: Mumbo Jumbo #23 Glue Guru na article, farce Saving Thumbsome from himself, prop diameter

109Jun-86 AJ-1 Savage

North American Aviation na three view

full page, so-so print quality, fuselage and wing cross sections

110Jul-86 Santa Claus anonymous na

Cover Illustration

some kind of Christmas in July joke? Santa is holding a copy of FACN

110

Jul-86Brother Can Ya Spare a Dime? The Comet Kid na article

starts with a bit of silly fiction and goes on to praise the sketchier of the Comet dime scale designs. With table of designs, prop size he used, extent of stab enlargement, and resulting flight qualities. At least one of these is a 20 incher, and therefore ineligible by current (2015) dime scale rules.

110Jul-86

Answers to Questions I Really got Asked - Mumbo Jumbo # 24

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article/BS

A long standing grudge against Grant. ..Also, praise of Stormoviks..

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110Jul-86 Chiribiri No. 5 D. Niedzielski 17.3

Rubber Scale Plan 1912 Italian monoplane

110Jul-86 P-47D

William Marencik 16 no cal plan

110Jul-86 Skyraider A-1H D. Niedzielski 19

Rubber Scale Plan not sure about 19 inch, airfoil is kind of thick

111Sep-86

Breguet 14 vs. Fokker D.VII Bob Howard na

Cover Illustration

111

Sep-86Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na Results

John Marett's Citabria posted a 269 second flight to win Outdoor No-Cal, while Ken Groves' Corben Ace flew 186 seconds to win Indoor No-Cal. In Peanut Scale, Dave Smith and his IS-4 won Outdoor with a 168 second flight, and Jack McGillivray took Indoor with his 91 second SE5 flight.

111Sep-86 De Havilland DH-5 Claude Powell 18"

Rubber Scale Plan

111

Sep-86

An Introduction to CO2 Power Systems - or - the Avoidance of Gas Pains, Part 1 of 2 Jon Zeisloft na Article

Lots of good advice on the care and feeding of Telco and Brown motors. A correction in the following issue indicates that although Jon submitted the article, most of the content first appeared in the Hangar Rash, newsletter of the Denver indoor club, author unknown.

111Sep-86

Others' Magazine - Mumbo Jumbo #25 Glue Guru na Humor

Glue Guru takes a swipe at contemporary model airplane magazines.

111Sep-86 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na

Announcement Ends October 25, 1987.

111

Sep-86

Erie Model Aircraft Association Indoor Meet of November 30, 1986 na Results

Looks like Jack McGillivray was the big winner, taking FAC Scale, FAC Peanut, and WWII No-Cal, while placing in the top 5 of EZB, Bostonian, WWI Dogfight, and No-Cal.

111

Sep-86Koken - Japanese Distance Flyer

Long Wei Karigane na

Three-View and Article

Major Y. Fumita, Pilot, and Sergeant Major F. Takashi, Mechanic, set the distance record in 1938, flying this long wing monoplane 7,240 miles on a closed course in 62 hours, 23 minutes.

111 Sep-86 Logo Quiz Bob Rogers na Quiz Can you identify these 21 logos from the '30s?

112Nov-86 Navy to the Rescue Tom Sandor na

Cover Illustration

Tom Sandor's Ryan ST model stuck in a tree during a contest at Johnsville Naval Air Station.

112Nov-86 Curtiss Cactus Kitten Dick Howard 13"

Peanut Scale Plan

112

Nov-86The Gathering of Eagles - Mumbo Jumbo #26 Glue Guru na Humor

For financial reasons, Glue Guru and Mr. Thumbsome are charged with assisting a wealthy mystic who is a complete newbie to model airplanes, and ensuring he wins the Golden Age event at the FAC Nats in a week.

112

Nov-86 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na

Announcement and Current Standings Ends October 25, 1987.

112Nov-86 Nazi Flying Wing Bomber Dick Bennett na

Three-View and Article

Fiction Flyer based on the aircraft in "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

112

Nov-86Roundel and Roundel We Go

Barnet Frommer na Article

Roundels on American WWI aircraft had a red outer ring, blue middle ring, and white center. Blue outer, white middle, red center roundels were British; red outer, white middle, blue center were French.

112Nov-86 Building Tips Joe Wagner na Article

Replacing the worn out freewheel cam on a plastic propeller by building up layers of Plasti-Zap with Kicker.

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112

Nov-86

An Introduction to CO2 Power Systems - or - the Avoidance of Gas Pains, Part 2 of 2 Jon Zeisloft na Article

More good advice on the care and feeding of Telco and Brown motors.

113Jan-87 Griffon and Black Bullet Bud Overn na

Cover Illustration A pair of fictional flyers.

113

Jan-87 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


113Jan-87

Rajah - Mumbo Jumbo #27 Glue Guru na Humor

Further exploits of Glue Guru and Thumbsome as they assist Rajah.

113Jan-87 Devastator TBD-1

William Marencik 16" No-Cal Plan

113Jan-87 Fokker B-II

Dennis O. Norman 13"

Peanut Plan and Three-View Short-nosed German biplane.

113Jan-87

Where Are They Now? The Legacy of Festoon Mulberry

W. Summersuit Vaughn na Humor

Not exactly sure what this has to do with model airplanes, or what the author was smoking when he wrote it.

114Mar-87 Wedell Williams 44 Dave Linstrum na

Cover Illustration

Winner of the 1933 Thompson Trophy and 1934 Bendix.

114Mar-87


Announcement Ends May 1, 1988.

114Mar-87 Bostonian Celtic Don DeLoach 16"

Bostonian Plan

114Mar-87 FAC Rules - 1988 GHQ na Rules

1988 update to the Rules, including list of aircraft eligible for racing events.

114 Mar-87 PZL-19 Len Wieczorek na Three-View Streamlined Polish low-winger.

115May-87 Caudron C460 Dave Linstrum na

Cover Illustration 1936 Thompson Trophy winner.

115May-87


Announcement Ends May 1, 1988.

115

May-87 1988 FAC Nats GHQ na

Announcement, Schedule, Registration Form

Scheduled for July 8-10, 1988, hosted by D.C. Maxecuters.

115

May-87 Rudy Kling RememberedClarence Mather na Article

Clarence reminisces about growing up in Lemont, Illinois, a neighbor of Rudy Kling. Kling, you may recall, built the Folkerts SK-3, "Jupiter - Pride of Lemont", won the 1937 Greve and Thompson races, but fatally crashed a few months later at the Miami Air Races.

115May-87 Another Unscalable Peek F.S. Bilder na Humor

Fictional account of a little-known, never-modeled aircraft, the Flying Fische.

115

May-87 AMA ProposalThomas J. Schmitt na Proposal

Copy of Schmitt's proposal to the AMA to reinstate reduced cost, restricted benefit memberships for participants at Class CC Free Flight-only flying events.

115May-87 World War I Aircraft Ed Heyn na List

List of aircraft eligible for the WWI mass launch event.

115 May-87 Kanone List GHQ na List As of February 1, 1988.115 May-87 Wendt Swift W-2 Mickey Nallen 13" Peanut Plan 1940 high-wing cabin.

116Jul-87 WWI Combat Bob Howard na

Cover Illustration

Not sure, but I think it's a Sopwith Camel attacking a Hannover CL.II or III

116Jul-87 Caproni CA134 Dave Rees 13"

Peanut Plan and Three-View Unusual biplane fighter with biplane tail.

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116

Jul-87Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

Announcement and Current Standings Ends May 1, 1988.

116 Jul-87 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na Results Ends October 25, 1987.

116Jul-87

Golden Age at the FAC 86 Nats - Mumbo Jumbo #28 Glue Guru na Humor

Conclusion of the three-part story. Golden Age is won by a 5-year-old with a Delta Dart.

116Jul-87

Rendezvous at Dayton 10/4/87 Frank Scott na

Contest Report

117Sep-87 German Pilot and Officer Bob Howard na

Cover Illustration

117Sep-87

His Majesty's Airship Whimsey, Part 1 na Humor

The British launch a 650-foot airship with a runway on top - an airborne aircraft carrier.

117Sep-87 OMAC-1 Dick Howard 13"

Peanut Plan and Three-View

Unusual civil swept wing canard from the "Old Man's Airplane Company."

117Sep-87

The Road Home - Mumbo Jumbo #29 Glue Guru na Humor

Glue Guru and Mr. Thumbsome debate theory vs. practicality on the drive home from the '86 Nats.



117Sep-87

Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na Results Ends May 1, 1988.

117Sep-87 Junkers Ju-160 Don DeLoach 16"

No-Cal Plan and tiny Three-View

117Sep-87 The True Blue Balsa Bird Joe Wachter na

Humor and Cartoon The bird that bit and infected us all.

117Sep-87 Fenway Floats

Chuck Wojtkiewicz na Float Plan Floats designed for Bostonians.

117 Sep-87 1911 Cessna Joe Wachter na Three-View

118Nov-87 WWI Combat

Robert Howard na

Cover Illustration

No caption, but I believe we're looking at a Fokker E.IV and early Morane Saulnier L.

118Nov-87 FAC Nats Mk. VI GHQ na

Schedule of Activities

118

Nov-87 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


118Nov-87

His Majesty's Airship Whimsey, Part 2 na Humor

HMAS Whimsey, the airborne aircraft carrier, capsizes and is destroyed.

118Nov-87 Waco D 123-2

Hi-Flier Mfg. Co. 16"

Dime Scale Plan

"The Waco-D military is a two-place pusuit used quite extensively by South American governments."

118 Nov-87 Fokker D.XVII na Three-View 1931.118 Nov-87 Fleet Training Plane na Three-View 1931. Includes floats.

118Nov-87 Mercury Chic T-2

Bjorn Karlstrom na Three-View 1934.

118Nov-87 Avro Green Biplane na Three-View

1911. This two-seat biplane was designed by A.V. Roe after his triplanes, but before the 504K.

118Nov-87

Answers to Questions I Really Got Asked - Mumbo Jumbo #30 Glue Guru na Article

A straight article answering some aerodynamic questions, such as why some models just won't glide.

118Nov-87 Allied Sport Jim Alaback na

Article and Ad Reprints

Information about the Allied Sport and its predecessor, the Westbrook Sportster.

118Nov-87 Mass Launch Flyers

"Padre" William Anderson na Poem

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119Jan-88

FAC Stomps AMA Cartoon na

Cover Illustration

119 Jan-88 FAC Nats Mk. VI GHQ na Results Don Srull was Grand Champion.

119

Jan-88 Hillson FH.40S.B. McCorrison na Three-View

Fascinating experimental conversion of a Hawker Hurricane Mk1 to a biplane. The idea was to permit greater takeoff weight, shorter takeoff roll, and faster climb as a biplane, then jettison the upper wing to gain the speed advantage of the monoplane configuration. Only one was built and it never saw combat.

119 Jan-88 Volsplane VP-1 Stephen Hales 13" Peanut Plan

119

Jan-88 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


120Mar-88 Kawasaki 92 Lin Reichel na

Cover Illustration

120 Mar-88 Kawasaki 92 Ichiro Yamada 13" Peanut Plan

120

Mar-88 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


120Mar-88 Consolidated PB-2A H.K. Weiss 22"

Rubber Scale Plan Herb Weiss drew this plan back in 1939.

120Mar-88

Reynolds Number and Wing Chord - Mumbo Jumbo #31 Glue Guru na Article

Another straight article from Glue Guru, explaining why our scale models with wing chords less than 6" will never glide really well.

121May-88

Lockheed Orion and Vega

Bob Jespersson na

Cover Illustration

121

May-88 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


121May-88 Obscure, Yet na Humor

Story of an obscure aircraft, the Wyre Sport, scaled up from a Comet Allied Sport model by builder Guy Wyre.

121May-88

Winding Stooge for No-Cals Don DeLoach na Simple Stooge specifically for No-Cals.

121May-88


Another straight article in which Glue Guru tackles more aerodynamic questions, including tail thickness and rubber motor gearing.

121 May-88 Hawker Typhoon Ray Marshall 16" No-Cal Plan121 May-88 Heath Parasol Tom Nallen, 2 13" Peanut Plan Tom designed this one back in high school.

121May-88 Mr. Smoothie Dick Howard 13"


121May-88 Model Boxes Jim Miller na Article

Making and using durable cardboard boxes to store and transport models.

122Jul-88 1932 Monocoupe Bob Rogers na

Cover Illustration

Nostalgic drawing of a couple of lads in the 30s flying Monocoupe models.

122Jul-88 1932 Monocoupe Doug Rolfe na

Jumbo Plan and Three-View

Reprint of a much scaled down plan that appeared in the September 1934 issue of "Modern Mechanix & Inventions."

122 Jul-88 Caudron C.714 Dick Howard 13" Peanut Plan

122Jul-88 Commentary on Hung

"Padre" William Anderson na Article

"Padre" explains that Hung is not actually a deity himself, just an assistant.

122 Jul-88 Farman F.190 Don DeLoach 16" No-Cal Plan

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122Jul-88

Memories and a Moth, Part 1 Ed Heyn na Article

Ed reminisces about his years as a full-scale pilot, including his Gypsy Moth.

122Jul-88

The Right Turkeys - Mumbo Jumbo #33 Glue Guru na Humor

Glue Guru and his buddy, Mr. Thumbsome, debate a change to the mass launch rules.

122Jul-88 Bringing 'em Back Alive Joe Wagner na Article

Joe built a retrieval pole from conduit, a wood dowel, and a coat hanger.

122Jul-88


Announcement Ends April 30, 1989.

123Sep-88

FACer watching his model overhead Bob Rogers na

Cover Illustration

123Sep-88 Doug Rolfe Bill Winter na Letter

Bill remembers Doug Rolfe who designed the Monocoupe in Issue 122.

123

Sep-88Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

Announcement and Current Standings Ends April 30, 1989.

123Sep-88

Memories and a Moth, Part 2 Ed Heyn na Article

Ed has fond memories of the Gypsy Moth he restored and flew before WWII.

123Sep-88

How Did You Get That Nice Color? Jim Miller na Article

Jim shares his experience pre-shrinking and painting tissue.

123

Sep-88 Hawker Hurricane

Original design by Earl Stahl. Modified by Ralph Kuenz 16"

Rubber Scale Plan

123Sep-88 Randolph's Dope Joe Wagner na Review

Joe discusses the merits of Randolph's line of dope.

123Sep-88

Prop Wash Spin - Mumbo Jumbo #34 Glue Guru na Article

Glue Guru tackles prop wash, what it is, what causes it, and why we shouldn't worry too much about it.

123Sep-88

More Commentary on Hung

"Padre" William Anderson na Article

If Hung exists, does that mean there's also an Anti-Hung?

123Sep-88 Boeing F4B-4 Tom Nallen 2

10-1/2" No-Cal Plan

124Nov-88 Messerschmitt 109

Friend of Henry Schnell na

Cover Illustration

124

Nov-88NFFS Outdoor Championships GHQ na

Schedule of FAC Events, Registration Info, Maps, etc. June 19 - June 23, 1989

124

Nov-88Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


124Nov-88 Weymann CTW-100 Pepe LePiquer na

Article and Three-View

1933 biplane prototype designed by Charles Weymann, an American living in France

124 Nov-88 Curtiss R2C-1 Pres Bruning 13" Peanut Plan

124Nov-88


Glue Guru discusses the pros and cons of gearing rubber motors.

124Nov-88 Names of Fame Phil Cox na Quiz

Given the last names of 21 famous full-scale aircraft designers, can you supply their first names?

124 Nov-88 Caudron C-460 Dick Howard 13" Peanut Plan

125Jan-89 Winter Flying Scene Bob Rogers na

Cover Illustration

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125

Jan-89NFFS Outdoor Championships GHQ na

Schedule of FAC Events, Registration Info, Maps, etc. June 19 - June 23, 1989

125 Jan-89 Great Lakes Trainer Doug Wilkey 13" Peanut Plan

125

Jan-89Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na Results

Jack McGillivray won Indoor No-Cal with a 472 second flight of his Cessna Cardinal, while Dave Niedzielski took Indoor Peanut with his Fike (120 seconds). Outdoor No-Cal went to Charles Roth with his J-3 Cub flying 281 seconds, and Carl Loehle took the Kanone for Outdoor Peanut: 431 seconds with his Lacey.

125

Jan-89 Rit Dyed Tissue Bud Perry na Article

Bud mixes a few "beads" of Rit dye with thinner until he gets the right color, and then adds about 10% clear dope. He puts a couple coats of clear on his covered model and then paints on this dye mixture.

125Jan-89

Insurance - Mumbo Jumbo #36 Glue Guru na Humor

Glue Guru lampoons the AMA and their insurance program.

125Jan-89 Names of Fame Phil Cox na

Quiz Answers Check your answers to the quiz in the last issue.

125Jan-89 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


125Jan-89 P-47 Earl Stahl 24"

Rubber Scale Plan

125

Jan-89Focke Wulfe/Albatross AL-102

Sam Nambulist na

Brief Article and Three-View

A flying experiment, the wing sweep on this parasol could be set at 10, 15, or 20 degrees, the dihedral varied from 0 to 8 degrees, and the stabilizer moved fore and aft. Presumably, these changes could not be made in flight.

126Mar-89 Hanriot HD-1 Dave Linstrum na

Cover Illustration

126Mar-89

Where Are They Now - Claymore Mines Wakefield Competitor Jerry Bockius na Humor

Claymore powers his Wakefield with a rocket motor instead of rubber with explosive results.

126Mar-89

NFFS Outdoor Championships GHQ na Results

126Mar-89 Junkers C1-1

Dave Niedzielski

20" & 13" Plan Plans for both sizes are included.

126

Mar-89 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


126Mar-89 Dying Tissue Dave Smith na Article

Dave sprays Graphic Marker Dye with his airbrush to get the colors he wants, but without the opaque look of paint.

127May-89 Dauntless vs. Kate Bob Rogers na

Cover Illustration

Two Midway veterans, one American and one Japanese, meet years later at an FAC contest, each with a model from the other side.

127May-89

Where Are They Now - Claymore Mines Wakefield Competitor Jerry Bockius na Humor

Claymore powers his Wakefield with a rocket motor instead of rubber with explosive results.

127May-89 Boeing 40B-4

Dennis Norman 13" Peanut Plan Early biplane airliner.

127 May-89 Baby Ace Model D na Three-View

127May-89

Bolkhovitinov Type S Sparka Dave Smith 13"

Peanut Plan and Three-View Experimental Russian tandem engine gun bus.

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127

May-89


Glue Guru explains the difference between torque and P-Effect in our models, and explains how to best launch a tightly wound model without "torquing in."

127May-89 B-Witched Dick Howard 16"

Embryo Plan Parasol Embryo.

127

May-89 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


128Jul-89

issue 128 entries may be incomplete

128Jul-89

Fokker Dr.1 vs. Sopwith Camel Joe Barna na

Cover Illustration

128 Jul-89 Kanone List GHQ na List As of October 1989

128

Jul-89 Making Balsa Wheels Dick Howard na Article

Grind your desired wheel profile into a single-edge razor blade, mount the blade in a handle, and hold it against a rotating balsa blank to scrape the shape.

128Jul-89 Witchcraft Dick Howard 16"

Embryo Plan Parasol Embryo.

128Jul-89


Announcement Ends April 29, 1990.

128

Jul-89 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


129Sep-89

Old Timers Surprised by Kid Flying Twin Pusher Bob Rogers na

Cover Illustration

129

Sep-89 Miles Atwood Special

Dennis Osborne & Charles Mendenhall 13"


129

Sep-89Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


129Sep-89

The Flugsport Riddle - Mumbo Jumbo #38 Glue Guru na

Humor - Sort Of

Glue Guru and Mr. Thumbsome are asked to translate what appears to be a real ad for a German rubber motor gearing unit.

129Sep-89 Hungarian Avis

Gregor Tuvinks na

Article and Three-Views

Hungarian biplane. Three-views for both the prototype and production models are included.


Final Standings

Eric Anderson and his Stinson SR-7 topped the field with a 289 second flight.

129 Sep-89 1990 FAC Rules GHQ na Rules

130Nov-89

issue 130 entries may be incomplete

130Nov-89 P-40 Warhawk ? na

Cover Illustration

130Nov-89 1990 FAC Nats Mk. VII GHQ na

Information Sheets

130Nov-89 Seversky P-35 Stab Doug Wilkey na Part Plan

This is an enlarged stab for your Golden Age P-35 kit, which Doug says will improve performance.

130Nov-89

Final Tribute to Andrew Medovitch

Dennis Norman na Poem This issue is dedicated to Andy Medovitch.

130Nov-89 Funk F2B

Andy Medovitch 13" Peanut Plan Designed by Andy shortly before he passed aaway.

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130Nov-89

Add-Up Gears - Mumbo Jumbo #39 Glue Guru na Article

Thorough discussion of gearing to link multiple motors to a single prop shaft.

130 Nov-89 Carley C-12 Eric Marsden 13" Peanut Plan130 Nov-89 Gwinn Aircar Mort Shuwary 16" No-Cal Plan

130

Nov-89Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


131Jan-90

Whatevever Happened to the Piper Skycycle? Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

Captain Downthrust flies a Skycycle sort of inverted over a hangar at Pinkham field.

131Jan-90 1990 FAC Nats Mk. VII GHQ na

Information Sheets

131

Jan-90Peanut & No-Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


131Jan-90 Farewell, Walt Bill Hannan na Eulogy

Bill remembers Walt Mooney, to whom this issue is dedicated.

131

Jan-90Piper Aircraft PA-8 Skycycle Walt Mooney 13

peanut scale plan

A model of a full sized plane that was built from a drop tank! Looks challenging, but also like it might be a good flyer.Check print size, might be a touch over 13 inches.

131Jan-90

World War II Ace Dives into the Past, review of Into the Teeth of the Tiber

Don Lopez, GHQ na

book review, excerpt

also announcing that Mr. Lopez would address the crowd at the Nats, Mark VII

131Jan-90 Delgado Flash Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan slick racer from 1938

131Jan-90

The Flugsport Riddle Revisited - Mumbo Jumbo #40 Glue Guru na article

gears! Also, possible use of entire State of Pennsylvania as flying site

131 The Flugsport Riddle Revisited - Mumbo Jumbo #40 Glue Guru na

Humor - Sort Of

Apparently, the gearing unit shown in Issue 129 was real and allowed you to fly with two wound motors. The first motor powered the model initially; when it ran out, the second motor automatically kicked in.

132Mar-90 Hawker Hurricane Linstrum na

cover illustration drawing of a Hurricane in a dive

132

Mar-90 AMA Ignores FAC Victor Didelot na letter

letter to Bob Brown, AMA District VP for District 3 Including Erie NY. Mr. Didelot accuses AMA of benign neglect (as long as those contest fees come in) and of ignoring FF Scale and FAC in general. (Title added by LR)

132Mar-90 Lin chimes in Lin Reichel? na note

accompanies letter by Victor Didelot, heartily agrees, hopes FAC can find own insurance

132Mar-90 Walt Mooney Bob Rogers na letter

short letter appreciating Lin Reichel's earlier bit on Walt Mooney. (eulogy, perhaps?). Mr. Rogers recounts a small example of Walt's generousity

132Mar-90

Another Hero is Gone - Charles Spain Verral aka George L. Eaton GHQ??? na

eulogy/obituary

Mr. Verral was the author of the Bill Barnes stories and many other stories, books, etc.

132

Mar-90Bobrovsky Brouhaha - Mumbo Jumbo #41

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na

article, humor

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 on one prop is requested. (Now illegal by FAC rules, though.) Apparently based on material once published in MAN (date unknown) and supplied by Ken Miller of Australia

132Mar-90

Notes from the Workbench - The Cutting Edge Dave Smith na article blue blades and Uber Skiver

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132Mar-90 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na

announcement

132Mar-90

Peanut and No-Cal Postal Meet GHQ na results 129 entries!

132

Mar-90 Bulgarian DAR-10 F anonymous

a bit over half a page plus a couple of pictures for markings. Printing is ok, moderate detail, 3 fuselage and 1 wing sections. Slick low wing radial engine plane. accompanying text by Zhorbak Hurtenmj

132

Mar-90Bulgarian SFKB KB-5 Cuculiga III anonymous na three view

half page,clean printing, reasonable detail, 5 fuselage and one wing section, with "ruler" which appears to be in meters. Accompanying text by Zhorbak Hurtenmj describes markings extensively, plus there ia couple of additional pictures of markings

132Mar-90

Gordou-Leseurre GL 482 1930 Eric Marsden 13

peanut scale plan parasol wing

132

Mar-90 Gordou-Leseurre 21,C1 Eric Marsden na three view

half page, with markings, no color info. Swastikas on top of wings "spin" in opposite directions! Reasonably detailed but no sections. This is not the same Gordon Leseurre as the one in the plan in this issue! It's similar, though.

132Mar-90

Gordou-Leseurre GL 482? Eric Marsden na three view

tiny, printing only ok, fairly detailed for the size, no label

133May-90 Waco D

Dennis Norman na

cover illustration simple but nice drawing

133May-90 The GHQ Speed Team

Roger Schroeder na

humor, lies, slander

Dr. (eng) Otto Von Cycle gets model airplanes banned from Central Park and ruins the sex lives of sparrows

133May-90 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na

announcement, current standings

133 May-90 Transferring Patterns Dave Smith na article

133May-90

Harlan Military Monoplane anonymous na three view

lots of detail but printing isn't very good, about 3/4 page, for those who like little sticks and lots of wires

133May-90 Vickers Type 125 Vireo anonymous na three view

a bit over 1/3 page, lots of detail that's hard to make out because of low print quality

133May-90 RV-4 Dick Howard 15

rubber scale plan

133May-90 Fairey Firefly Mk. 1

Dennis Norman 19

rubber scale plan

nose is decent length and wing has a fair amount of area, fuselage is skinny, should fly well?

133May-90 Fairey Firefly anonymous na three view

printing ok, a bit heavy, moderate detail for a 1/4 page three view, no sections

134Jul-90 Vultee P-48c Vanguard Ted Grohs na

cover illustration sent in by Jack Little

134Jul-90

Adrian Comper 1900-1990 Lin Reichel? na

eulogy/obituary yes, that Comper family, Nick's brother

134Jul-90 FAC Nats Mark VII GHQ na

results, contest report

Voisin Hydroplanes in the top three in too many events! First three in Scale!!!

134Jul-90

Random Reflections on the FAC Nats VII Vic Didelot na

contest report

134Jul-90 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


134Jul-90 Fairey Junior Eric Marsden 13

peanut scale plan big rectangular low wing, single place, cute

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135

Sep-90Captain Downthrust's Nightmare Bob Rogers na

cover illustration/design

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://tinyurl.com/mlyzthw or http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/6/8/2/8/a6467873-198-FACN%20issue%20135%20SepOct%201990%20cover.jpg (I made up the title -LR)

135Sep-90 Eulogy - Ken Groves John Marett na

eulogy/obituary


announcement, current standings ends Oct. 28

135Sep-90

Peanut and No-Cal Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement winter contest

135Sep-90

Language Logic - Mumbo Jumbo #42 Glue Guru na humor

Mr Thumbsome's serene (except when speaking of the "others") philosophy, and GG's extreme tolerance

135Sep-90 Waco D missing ribs Pres Bruning na drawing

two ribs that were missing from the the FAC-Nats Waco D plan

135Sep-90

Waco WHD, Cuban Air Service

Jesse Davidson na three view

about 1/3 page, not a lot of detail, has 3 fuselage and 2 wing sections, some color and marking info

135 Sep-90 Pratt and Whitney Wasp anonymous na drawing two views of engine. Submitted by Pres Bruning.

135Sep-90

Yokusuka D4Y Suisei ("Judy") Dave Smith 18

rubber scale plan

135Sep-90 Bernard 260 Eric Marsden 13

peanut scale plan three pages distributed through newsletter

135Sep-90 Bernard 260 C-1 anonymous na three view

1/3 page or so. Fairly crisp, moderate detail, no sections

136 Nov-90

Windy weather flying cartoon C.Stewart na Cover

Illustration

Depicts flying conditions during FAC contest at NFFS Outdoor Champs, October '90, Lawrenceville, IL


Announcement, Current Standings

Ends April 30, 1991.

Comet Postal Contest GHQ na Results Kanone to Dave Smith with 223 seconds for his Allied Sport.

NFFS Outdoor Championships GHQ na

Results from FAC Events

The Virtues of Non-Optimum Trim - Mumbo Jumbo #43

Glue Guru na Article

Advises trimming model for "enthusiastic" glide descent (high sink rate, but short of a dive) and compensating with less downthrust for powered portion of flight. Advantages include fewer fly-aways and reduced tendency to stall in turbulence. Downside is reduced duration.

Some Repair Techniques Jim Miller na Article Reinforcing repairs with 0.010" guitar string or fly-tying thread.

Waco Custom C-8W

Designed by Bill Caldwell, Redrawn by Joe Barna

13"

Peanut Scale Plan & Three-View

Menasco C65 inline engine. Includes two color schemes for NC2334, one of which was on the bird when Howard Hughes owned it.

Curtiss SBC3 Helldiver David Smith 18-1/2"

Rubber Scale Plan

Enlarged and lightened version of Pres Bruning's Peanut plan. Don Srull's Helldiver from this plan won G.A. Military Biplane event at 1990 FAC Nats.

137Jan-91

Old Models from Flying Aces Plans Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

drawing shows 12 models from Flying Aces plans. Magazine dates given.

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137

Jan-91

Where are they Now? - Biltmore Vees - King of the Twin Pushers - or - Calhoun County's Great Indoor Flying Flap - Prologue

anonymous scoundrel (see comment) na humor

Judging by Lin's (CinC at the time) acknowledgement, it could be Vid Didelot, Bob Howard, or Jerry Bockius. Or possibly our former fearless leader. But we can't be sure and I hesitate to pin this thing on anyone without absolute certainty!

137Jan-91

warning about cartoon on page 17

name omitted by LR (your indexer) na cartoon

Some may find the cartoon on page 17 a bit offensive, or at least disappointing. I know I do.

137

Jan-91Heinkel He-100 V-8 (short wing) Michael Hines 13

peanut scale plan

As drawn, wing appears to be slightly overlength, but the dihedral might be just barely enough to make the limit on a dry day. Also, the left wing is drawn very slightly longer than the right, but that’s probably ok in a left turn.

137Jan-91

Mitsubishi A6M2 'Zero-Sen" Model 21 Pres Bruning 17.3

rubber scale plan

A6M2? How, exactly, do you translate a Japanese character into an alphabetical letter? ;-)

138Mar-91

Fokker D.VII Germany 1918 Dave Linstrum na

cover illustration drawing of D.VII in flight over countryside

138 Mar-91 Dope About Dope Joe Wagner na note Brodak is less brittle than Sig or Aerogloss

138Mar-91

Diagnosing Spiral Dives - Mumbo Jumbo #44 Glue Guru na article

138Mar-91

Where are They Now? - Biltmore Vees - King of the Twin Pushers

anonymous scoundrel na humor

thus begins the multi part saga (these days it would be "that's not funny!" Particularly the

138Mar-91 Euler Quadruplane Dave Stott na

article, instructions

discussion of aircraft, references, extensive building instructions for the model plan also in this issue

138Mar-91 Euler Quadruplane Dave Stott 16

dime scale plan

low Reynolds number? Interference drag? BAH HUMBUG! Stott says it flies well, though. See instructions also in this issue

138 Mar-91 Euler Quadruplane anonymous na three view very small, fair detail but printing isn't great

138Mar-91 Ford 2-AT Air Transport Frank Faraco 12.4

peanut scale plan looks like a good flier, and simple

139May-91 Barney Baxter of the Air Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

drawing of 5 people flying models of dud designs, such as the Curtiss Ascender.

139May-91

Low Wingers and the Deadly Right Hand Turn Dave Stott na article two pages with small type and 4 small illustrations

139

May-91

Where are They Now - Biltmore Vees - King of the Twin Pushers - Chapter 2 anonymous na humor

139May-91 Ask Captain Cactus

Captain Cactus na

note with illustrations

a better way to shape leading edges, before adding to the wing. From the Cactus Squadron newsletter

139May-91 Turkish PZL P-24 Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

139May-91 Two from the Boot

Mangia Cavallo na

notes and photos

color and other info, plus references, for Ca 164 and SM 86 three views this issue

139

May-91 Caproni Ca 164 Predappio?? na three view

hole page, but fairly simple, 5 fuselage cross sections and 1 for the wing, slick biplane. Not as much detail as you'd expect, but heavy, clear lines. shows captured plane with US markings

139

May-91 Caproni Ca 164 anonymous na

three view (just a side view, actually)

Shows post war civil markings, . Reg I-COME see "Two from the Boot" same issue

139

May-91 Savoia Marchetti SM 86 anonymous na three view

just over half a page, 5 fuselage and 1 wing cross section, moderate detail, but heavy, clear lines. Slick twin engine plane with retracts, prototype dive bomber, see "Two from the Boot" same issue

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140Jul-91 Art Chester Goon Dave Linstrum na

cover illustration drawing, Goon heads for last pylon

140Jul-91 Lawrenceville Contest anonymous na

contest results part of 1991 Nats

140Jul-91

Right Thrust, Anyone? - Mumbo Jumbo #45 Glue Guru na article

also includes diagrame of device once used to apply ailerons to compensate for torque, not necessary with right thrust and enough dihedral

140

Jul-91

Where are They Now - Biltmore Vees - King of the Twin Pushers - Chapter 3 anonymous na humor to be continued

140Jul-91 Goon David Livesay 16

rubber scale plan not quite a pseudo dime scale as is

140 Jul-91

140Jul-91 Kondor D-VI

Chuck Wojtkiewicz 13

peanut scale plan

140Jul-91

Bellanca Pacemaker (on floats) Phipps na three view submitted by Art Doten

141

Sep-91Fantasy Time - Captain Downthrust Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

drawing. Capt. D as a cheery FAC member props his biplane, which is strangely enough powered by a single cylinder engine which looks remarkably like an old ignition model engine. Bad Guy Squadron aircraft snoops in the background

141

Sep-91

The Electric Motor Rationale - Mumbo Jumbo #46 Glue Guru na article

interview with Tom Schmitt of Hyline. Try it if you're sick of blowing up models. GG says that specific energy of rubber is higher. (That changed fast. -LR) But electric doesn't blow up models.

141Sep-91 Product Review Lin Reichel na article

Aeroplans, Lidberg old timers, Yesteryear Plan Service, WW I Aero, Skyways, B2 Streamlines (Eric Marsden plans), Allen Hunt

141Sep-91

Flight Trimming Scale Models Mike Midkiff na article

141Sep-91

Where are They Now - Biltmore Vees - King of the Twin Pushers anonymous na humor

141 Sep-91 Turbo-Embryo John Blair 18 embryo plan141 Sep-91 Vickers Vedette anonymous na three view supplied to GHQ by Art Doten

141Sep-91 Curtiss S-3 Scout Dave Stott 20

rubber scale plan

1916 triplane with SKINNY wings, each wing on plan is about 12:1

141Sep-91 Curtiss S-3 Scout Dave Stott na

article, instructions

long discussion of history of prototype, also researching and building the model. Available documentation inconsistent

141Sep-91 Curtiss S-3 Scout anonymous na three view

not the best printing but goo detail for a 3 view with less than 4 inch wing span, measures close to 14:1 aspect ratio here (or I messed up -LR)

Hawker Hurricane Steve Gardner na Cover Illustration

Nice action drawing of a Hurricane downing an He-111.

Focke-Wulf Fw-159V3 Pres Bruning 23"

Rubber Scale Plan & Three-View

German parasol fighter prototype of the 1930s.

My First FAC Competition

Frank Rowsome na Article Frank recounts the ups and downs of his first

contest.Best Rubber Break-In Method? Scott Smith na Tip Scott recommends breaking in a new motor by

stretching instead of winding

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142 Nov-91

WWII Design and Preston Bruning - Mumbo Jumbo #47

Glue Guru na Article

Pres shares his thoughts on WWII mass launch models. Recommendations for a worthy prototype include long nose, simple form, large wing and tail areas, and inline engines.

John Livingston's Smooth Cowl Cliped Wing Monocoupe

Tom Nallen I 13" Peanut Scale Plan Looks simple and light. Should be a winner.

Where Are They Now?W. Summersuit Vaughn

na Fiction/Humor

Fictional vignettes of what really happened to famous model builders of the 1930s. Sixth installment of serial.

Decal Making Made Easy Paul Helman na Article Paul's method for making inexpensive decals using

opaque (not clear) decal paper.

Comet Postal Contest GHQ na Results Winner was Jim Kutkuhn with his Fairchild 24 and a flight of 507 seconds.

Pearl Harbor Postal Contest GHQ na

Announcement, Current Standings

Ends December 7, 1991.

143

Jan-92

Pearl Harbor Defender - Lt. G.H. Sterling flames a "Val" on December 7, 1941

Dennis Norman na

cover illustration, drawing Sterling lets the smoke out of a Val. Lots of smoke.

143Jan-92

New Tricks for an Old Dog

Dennis Norman na article transfer inkjet onto balsa

143 Jan-92 Emerson F. Elwell Vic Didelot na obituary

143Jan-92 The Flying Ace

Dennis Norman na poem

143

Jan-92Where are They Now? -Epilogue

Biltmore Vees, King of the Twin Pushers? Or is it W. Summersuit Vaughn?

na or three minutes humor

I won't try to describe this sublime prose. I will suggest that it may be best comprehended after a number of beers. -LR

143Jan-92

World War II and Mike Midkiff - Mumbo Jumbo #48 Glue Guru na interview

143

Jan-92 Curtiss P-36A HawkDennis D. Norman 18.5

rubber scale plan

includes drawings for marking the tissue before application, including chartpak colors, plus instructions, see as well "New Tricks for an Old Dog" in this issue

143Jan-92

Peck Peanut P-51D to P-51B David Livesay na

plan for modifications

144

Mar-92The Challenge of Freeflight Scale Steve Kreitler na

cover illustration (drawing)

Is he trying to catch it or dodge it? In either case, a tall gangly guy is running and a model of a biplane is diving. Reminds me a little of Dave Robelen, only uglier. Funny!

144 Mar-92 Pop Quiz Answers anonymous na note for quiz in previous issue

144

Mar-92"Roping" or "Prewinding" Prevents Slackening anonymous na illustration

I think we usually call this braiding now. Wind rubber a bit, grab middle and make loop by tieing the ends. (Leaves out the part about whirling it around your head. -LR)

144Mar-92

Lookit All that Friggin Riggin

Dave Strutzenwyre (Dave Stott??) na article

no pics, but two pages of text on how to put rigging on your models. I think I'll go back and read this one all the way through sometime.

144Mar-92

Reprise of WWII Design Philosophy - Mumbo Jumbo #49 Glue Guru na short article

144Mar-92 Mig-15 (Fagot) David Livesay 17

rubber scale plan ref AT March 1951

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144Mar-92 Mig-15 (Fagot) David Livesay 13

peanut scale plan

144Mar-92 Nakajima Ki-12 anonymous na three view

sparse, but an elegant shape. With notes. I refuse to repeat the title or subtitle for the notes.

145May-92 SE5 in Dogfight

anonymous, old magazine na

cover illustration

drawing, inverted SE5 in dogfight with hat might be an Albatross

145

May-92 SE5 John Low 13peanut scale plan

SE5 in civil markings, based on some information and a photo in Aeroplane Monthly Oct. 1979. Poking around the net revealed multiple references to the aircraft being owned at one time by the notorious Lady Heath.

145

May-92 SE5 John Low na build article

extensive instructions, suggestions, and comments for SE5 plan above. Use magnifying glass to read! "The tissue used for the model pictured was selected for color only, otherwise, it was heavy, grainless, barely strong enough and probably better suited to wrapping birthday presents."

145May-92 D.H. 2

George Bredehoft 13

peanut scale plan one of those WW1 pushers

145May-92

Farman F-190 Monoplane anonymous na three view

quite small and basic, maybe enough for a no cal, part of GHQ comment on no cal struts. Lin wants us to have rigging, too!?

145

May-92 Fokker F-XX anonymous na three view

maybe 1/3 page, fairly detailed for the size, but you can't read the dimensions anymore as it's obviouisly been shrunk. For one of the plans in the FAC Plan Packet

145May-92 Westland Dreadnaught illegible na three view

reasonably detailed for such a small size, includes 3 fuselage and 1 wing section. Weird plane, quite a bit of wing area.

145

May-92Geneseo - Mumbo Jumbo #50 Glue Guru na humor, story

Thumbsome torments the Glue Guru. Lift coefficient vs left coefficient, and a lot of non aerodynamic left wingers in drag. Plus rubber pillows. Also, the dorms are apparently occupied only by the rich.

145

May-92 Flying Horde MusingsGrayhawk Lawton na humor, story

A tale such as Jack London might have written if in an aeronautical delirium. Or maybe not. Features a hyperannuated librarian with a powerful and accurate dictionary-pitching arm. Also a gold miner with questionable judgement and a mighty husky, "Tailskid". All taking place in Palm Tree, Alaska

145May-92 Kanone List GHQ na kanone list

A surprising number of the illustrious, but a much smaller total number than today. Does some of Henry Struck's total date back to the original FAC?

145

May-92

Captain DeBris and the Handley Page P.O. Y. Water Bomber - Chapter 1 anonymous na humor, story

145 May-92 Magazine Review anonymous na review Air Wars, Aeroplans, Skyways, Flying Models

146Jul-92 Nieuport-Delage Tom Butler na

cover illustration drawing of climbing Nieuport-Delage

146Jul-92

Rubber Prop Design - Mumbo Jumbo #51 Glue Guru na article

146Jul-92 Nats Results GHQ na

contest results throughout issue

146Jul-92 The Blowfly

Capt. Derick DeBris na humor

vectore thrust control of Cheetwell-Watson Aircraft prototype

146

Jul-92

Captain DeBris and the Handley Page P.O.Y. Water Bomber, chapter two anonymous na humor the saga continues

146Jul-92

Denver AIAA Supports Postal Event

John Berryman na

letter, press release

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146 Jul-92 Friggin' Riggin Robert Mueser na letter nylon thread for rigging

146Jul-92 Nieuport-Delage Pres Bruning 18

rubber scale plan looks like a good flier

146 Jul-92 Kasino Joe Barna 16 embryo plan

146Jul-92 Clipped Wing Taylorcraft John Bell na three view

about 2/3 page, reasonable level of detail, Duane Cole's plane

147Sep-92 Wildcats at War anonymous na

cover illustration

two Wildcats in loose formation, turning. bomb blast and ships in background from "an old magazine"

147Sep-92 Hats Off to the AMA

anonymous (Lin Reichel???) na note impressed by acquisition of the new site in Muncie

147Sep-92 NFFS Outdoor Champs

anonymous (Lin Reichel???) na

contest results

scattered through newsletter, event was at Muncie site mentioned above

147Sep-92 Polish Flyers Jerzy Mskyda na article

info about PZL 5-A and PAL S-1, three views included with article

147Sep-92

Rubber Prop Diameter - Mumbo Jumbo #52 Glue Guru na article

147

Sep-92

Captain Debris and the Handley Page P.O.Y. Water Bomber, Chapter Three anonymous na

fiction, humor

147Sep-92 Making Cowl Bumps Paul McIlrath na

short article with illustration

147Sep-92 Hair Clips as Clamps Jim Miller na short note

use them as gentle clamps when gluing, title added by your indexer

147Sep-92

The Vlad Bat Wing - An Hysterical Hystory Epic

Frank Scott, Captain, FAC na

fiction, humor

includes footnotes!, the famous Captain Debris appears in this story

147Sep-92

Grumman "Wildcat" F4F-4

illegible, Comet 18

rubber scale plan

Comet kit E-2 from 1943, signature of designer MIGHT be Alexander Horback??

147 Sep-92

147Sep-92 Sopwith Tabloid anonymous na three view

just under half a page, 3 cross sections, 1 airfoil section (with "undercamber") printing could be a little better

147Sep-92 Sopwith Tabloid Eric Marsden 13

peanut scale plan may be printed very slightly oversized

147Sep-92 PZL 5-A (1930) anonymous na three view

about half page, pretty basic, goes with "Polish Flyers" article by Jerzy Mskda

147Sep-92 PZL S-1 (1945) anonymous na three view

about two thirds of a page, goes with "Polish Flyers" article by Jerzy Mskda. LOOONG wing

147 Sep-92

147Sep-92 Mr. Smoothie David Livesay 17

rubber scale plan three view included with plan

148

Nov-92

Was this the World's First Model Contest? -a Dramatization Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

a very Victorian bunch milling around watching (and flying) models of aircraft that never really flew. There may be a Santos Dumont blimp thing in the background. Sign says it's an FAC contest, but I have my doubts

148Nov-92 AESL Air Trainer CT-4 Dick Howard 13

peanut scale plan

nice low wing trainer, printed slightly oversize, three views worked into drawing

148Nov-92 AESL Air Trainer CT-4 anonymous na

three view, note

another small three view with markings, color scheme called out in note below 3 view, plus a fuzzy picture

148 Nov-92 Luton Minor David Livesay 19.5 scale plan

148Nov-92 Focke Wulf FW-190

Hollis Freeman / Comet 18 scale plan 1943 Comet kit E7

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148Nov-92 Focke Wulf FW-190 anonymous na

three view, note

small three view, note with specs and markings, possibly from the Comet kit?

148

Nov-92

Captain DeBris and the Handley Page P.O. Y. Water Bomber - Chapter 5 anonymous na

fiction, humor (of sorts) it's fiction if you want to call it that.

148Nov-92

Scale Judging WWII - Mumbo Jumbo #53 Glue Guru na short article

Bob Thumbsome must be off the sauce or something, as this is a pretty serious discussion of what's ok in the WWII event

148Nov-92 Wanna Be a Pilot?

fifth grader who wanted to be a Navy pilot na silly note

this kid's got some strange ideas about being a pilot in the Navy. Would they were more true!!!

148Nov-92

The Zen of Rubber Powered Flight

Dave Vanderlinde na silly story "The wingless peanut flies O.O.S."

148Nov-92

Shock Absorbing Landing Gear - Part One Jake Larson na

article with illustrations

148Nov-92 Marv Yoder, 1930-1992 Tom Hallman na

letter/obituary

reminiscence, the funeral, magic moment with hawk

149Jan-93 Polikarpov I-159

Dave "VTO" Linstrum na

cover illustration 1930's biplane fighter descending over clouds

149

Jan-93 Geared Motor Ban GHQ na

rule announcement

Check current rules for nuances, but the wording here banned gears in anything scored only by flight time, including mass launch. Title is added by LR, appears top of page 3 in editorial

149Jan-93 An Airman's Hymm

from March Field 1918 History na lyrics

149Jan-93 Cheetwell Acceptance Padre na letter

in "Airmail Pals", title added by LR. Presumably Padre Anderson? Piscatorial neckwear and a tale of problematic document retrieval.

149

Jan-93

Captain DeBris and the Handley Page P.O. Y. Water Bomber - Chapter 5 anonymous na

fiction, humor (of sorts) it's fiction if you want to call it that.

149

Jan-93Peanut and No-Cal Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement and curent standings

149Jan-93

Shock Absorbing Landing Gear-Part Two Jake Larson na

notes and illustrations

149Jan-93

Distortion-Free Half Shell Fuselages Paul McIlrath na article

short article with a few illustrations. Pre bend the stringers and support "backbone" with straight stick and temporary cross pieces.

149Jan-93

Setting Up a Biplane - (part 1?)

Dave Strutzenvyre na article decalage, stability, and making a level

149Jan-93

In Search of the Right Rubber Motor for Your Outdoor Scale Model

Dave Vanderlinde na article

149Jan-93

Judging FAC Scale - Mumbo Jumbo #54

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article

short interview with Russ Brown about scale judging and workmanship in particular

149Jan-93

Nakajima Ki.43 Hayabusa anonymous na three view small and faint, but quite a bit of detail, no sections

149Jan-93

Nakajima Ki.43 Hayabusa Jason Webb 19.5

rubber scale plan

span shown is as printed, Allied code name for this plane was "Oscar"

149Jan-93 P-47 anonymous na three view

small and faint, razorback version, I.e. has turtledeck behind framed canopy rather than a bubble canopy and no turtle deck.

149Jan-93

Republic "Thunderbolt" P-47

Vito M. Garafolo, Comet 18

rubber scale plan

Hope I got that name right, it's a bit hard to read. Comet kit E5

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149Jan-93 Morane-Saulnier anonymous na three view

wing drawing seems to be missing. Whole page with quite a bit of detail on rigging, etc. Not sure if it's the "N", but looks a lot like it.

149Jan-93

Morane-Saulnier "N" Bullet

illegible, Comet na three view

not quite half a page, faint printing but lots of detail and several fuselage sections. "Undercambered" airfoil clearly visible.

149Jan-93 Morane-Saulnier "N"

Dennis O. Norman 13

peanut scale plan

150

Mar-93 Boeing P-12 in a Dive Bob Rogers nacover illustration

I think it's a P-12, anyway. Appears to be some influence from the Roy Lichtenstein School of Dots, or else someone has replaced the fabric covering with aluminum and has used an awful lot of rivets. But it actually looks pretty good.

150Mar-93 Mass Launch Gear Ban


Despite his fascination, GG accepts the ruling. (I'm stifling myself here. -LR)

150Mar-93

Peanut and No Cal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement, current standings lots of participation in this one

150Mar-93

Shock Absorbing Landing Gear-Part Three Jake Larson na

article, illustrations

150Mar-93

Setting Up a Biplane - Part II

Tuvinks Syzbeda na article

150Mar-93

Dremel Lathe, White Tissue for Weathered Panels Bob Isaacks na

notes and illustrations a couple of short tips

151

May-93 What Color Was It? Dave Stott na article, list

Thompson and Greve entrants from 1938, Brewster Fleet factory colors choose from 8, Fleet Warner, DeLuxe model 9 Aeromarine Klemm, Aeronca C-2, C-3, low wing, K, American Eagle OX-5, Model 101, Model 201

151

May-93

Captain Debris and the Handley Page P.O.Y. Water Bomber -Chapter 6 anonymous na

fiction, humor (sorta)

151May-93

Kanone List as of 3/2/1993 GHQ na kanone list

it seems that the list drops everyone alphabetically after Tom Groening in the 1 kanone category.

151May-93

Low Wingers and the Deadly Right Hand Turn - a Clarification Dave Stott na short article

further clarification on an article that appeared in FACN #139

151May-93 Hangar Stooge No.1 Mark Fineman na

sketches and notes

Mr. Fineman credits Dave Stott, John Stott, and C. Bob Thompson for hel and inspiration for this gadget.

151May-93 Boeing P-12 Doug Wilkey 22

rubber scale plan

151May-93 Gee Bee Z

T. Hreno, D. Brown 13

peanut scale plan

151May-93 IL-2 Stormovik

illegible, Comet 20

rubber scale plan

kit no L5 dates to 1943. Designers initials appear to be P.K. or R.K. Can't read the rest of the name

152Jul-93 Jimmy Doolittle Bojanowski na

cover illustration

portrait of Jimmy Doolittle with a Gee Bee Racer (R-1 or R-2) and the Super Solution, ink drawing

152Jul-93

Small Winding Fixture and Pitch Gauge Don Steeb na plans

152Jul-93

Results of the National Warplane Museum FAC Contest GHQ na results

152

Jul-93

Captain Debris and the Handley Page P.O.Y. Water Bomber - Chapter Eight

Captain F. DeB. Scott, DSM ; Lt. Jerry Bockius, RNVR (ret.) na

fiction, humor (sorta) assumed authors same as other episodes

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152

Jul-93What Color Was It? - Part 3 Dave Stott na article

Laird LC-1B300, OX Engine, Wasp Powered LC-RW300, Wasp Jr, Super Solution, Lincoln PT Trainer Lincoln Page OX-5, Hisso Lockheed Vega Monocoupe Velie, Lambert, 90A Monoprep Velie M-5, MC112K New Standard D-25, J-5 Nicholas Beazley-Barling NB-3, Continental 165 Pietenpol Air Camper Piper/Taylor E-2, Taylor E-2, Cub, Taylor Cub, Taylor J-2, Cub Coupe, Piper Clipper (post war) Pitcairn OX-5 Fleetwing Porterfield Zephyr Primary Glider, Rearwin Sportster, Cloudster Ryan B-1 Security Airster Stearman 1929, J-5 power, C3-R Avro Avian Carr Racer Corben Baby Ace Fairchild 24 Heath Racer Nicholas Beazley NB-8 Parks P-1 Stinson Gull Wing seaplane Taylorcraft 1938 DeLuxe

152Jul-93

Handi Tack for Nose Block Jerry Porter na note, sketch just a quick tip


announcement, current standings only 3 entries at this point

152Jul-93

Shock Absorbing Landing Gear - Part 5 Jake Larson na

notes, illustrations

152

Jul-93Fan Jets - Mumbo Jumbo #57


for power scale, but the Guru has reservations. What would Jimmy and Earl say? ( the Guru could have asked him, Mr. Stahl was still around at the time -LR)

152Jul-93 Brown B-2 Tom Nallen 18.5

rubber scale plan

1938 national air race version with tapered wing and retracts

152Jul-93

Grey Ghost Peanut Scale C. Mather na article about the peanut design in this issue

152Jul-93 Allenbaugh Grey Ghost C. Mather 13

peanut scale plan Goodyear racer, pusher

152 Jul-93 Allenbaugh Grey Ghost anonymous na three view small, simple

152Jul-93 Sikorsky R-6 Helicopter

Andre illegible, Comet 21.3

static scale plan

stick and tissue construction, static scale plan for helicopter. Span shown here is nominal rotor span of model.

153Sep-93 Yukon Weight Lifters Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

three bush planes in an improbable near miss situation. One is a Fairchild 51 belonging to Reeve Airways. I don't recognize the other types.

153Sep-93

The Story Behind the Cover - Glacier Pilot Bob Rogers na book review

glowing review of "Glacier Pilot" by Beth Day. Gives a nod also to "The Last Hero" by W.S. Ross. (no relation, as far as I know -LR)

153Sep-93

Results of the FAC Outdoor Champs GHQ? na

contest results

153Sep-93

Removable Motor Pre Extension for Short Nacelles

Paul Boyanowski na

notes, illustrations a couple fo small drawings and notes

153Sep-93

Lifting Tail - Mumbo Jumbo #58


why it's probably not worth it for most free flight scale models

153

Sep-93What Color Was It? - Part 4 Dave Stott na article

Stinson SM8A, Junior, SM6B, Model S, Model R, SR-5, SR-5E, SR-5A, SR-6, SR-8B, SR-9B, SR-9C, 105, Trimotor Spartan C-3 Taylorcraft 1937, 65hp, 193?, DeLuxe, Red Travel Air OX-5, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000 Speedwing, Sport, 6000-B Rowinski Racer, Lincoln Sport biplane, Howard DGA-8 Air King, Breeze, Buhl CA-5 Goddard El Encanto International F-17W Lockheed Vega Swallow, Brewster Model 339 Fairchild M-62 recommends "Waco Airplanes" by Ray Bradley

153Sep-93


notes and illustrations, shock absorbing float attachment

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153

Sep-93

Captain Debris and the Handley Page P.O.Y. Water Bomber - Chapter Nine


fiction, humor (sorta) various international shenanigans



153Sep-93

Scientific Hi-FLyers Postal Contest GHQ na


153Sep-93

Adjustable Width Winding Stooge C. Mather na

drawing, notes

153Sep-93


announcement

153Sep-93 Gribovsky Racer

Prof. Ayav Zhorbach na article short article accompanying three view

153

Sep-93 Gribovsky TI-28 anonymous na three view

3/4 page, heavy, clear lines so not a huge amount of detail. Has 1 wing and 4 fuselage sections, plus a scale. Some marking info, plus see accompanying article

153Sep-93 Fokker F-32

Paul Boyanowski 13

peanut scale plan

might be easier to build at twice the size!, 4 dummy props and engines

153Sep-93 Fokker F-32

D.W. "Dusty" Carter na three view

printing a bit pale, just under half a page, reasonable detail for the size, som marking info

153

Sep-93Kari-Keen/Sioux Coupe 90-B

Robert C. Sweizer na three view

about half a page. Two wing and 3 fuselage sections. Originally from RCM. There's quite a lot of detail here. Looks like it was shrunk from an article in RCM.

153

Sep-93 Kari Keen Coupe David Livesay 19rubber scale plan

seems to be missing vertical stab and rear fuselage, landing gear blank, but then, one page of newsletter is blank. As of 02/2014, this plan can be found at http://www.hippocketaeronautics.com

153

Sep-93North American Mustan P-51

Comet, illegible ending in ski, Wisniewski? 18

rubber scale plan from 1943, see ribs on page 23

154Nov-93 No-Cal Kingfisher Al Baecke na

cover illustration

drawing of the Vought Kingfisher nocal design seen later in the issue

154Nov-93

Tan-2 and the New F-"A-C" Curve (continued in Jan/Feb 1994))

Maestro Mechanico na article

Is Tan II better? Torque curves, etc. and the Glue Guru's Cosmic Duality

154Nov-93 Radial Engines PNMc na illustrations

a bunch of 9 cylinder radials depicted from the front to cut out and paste on the front of your model

154Nov-93

Peanut and No Cal Postal Meet GHQ na


154Nov-93 Comet Postal Contest GHQ na


154Nov-93

Scientific Hi-FLyers Postal Contest GHQ na


154

Nov-93 Mumbo Jumbo #89Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article

very useful in a model. Apparently GG is not fond of pioneer and WW1 models because he says it's not scale! Data is for Reynolds number of 42k, which is what you might see on a jumbo rubber model with a large chord.

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154

Nov-93

Captain Debris and the Handley Page P.O.Y. Water Bomber - Conclusion


fiction, humor (sorta)

Haven't read the first part, but seems to be about making something embarassing "unhappen".

154Nov-93

Making Dummy Radial Engines Tony Peters na

note, illustrations

looks like a fairly easy way to get reasonable results

154

Nov-93What Color Was It? - Part 5 Dave Stott na article, list

lots of color schemes (and what engine used) for dozens of Wacos, also Alliance Argo (per Walt Leonhardt, with a typo, childhood memory), planes fromTex Rankin's "Hollywood Aces" show, Command Aire Little Rocket, DeHavilland Gypsy Moth, a few more Wacos

154Nov-93

Window Mounted Winding Stooge E.J. Sigmon na

note, illustrations

roll your car's window up to hold this stooge in place

154Nov-93

Shock Absorbing Landing Gear - Part Five Jake Larson na

notes and illustrations, seaplanes continued, also late 1930's and WW2

154Nov-93 Fairchild FC-2 Art Doten na

three view, article

very small, not bad for the size, no sections, floats, short article

154Nov-93 Zlin XII David Livesay 22

rubber scale plan

154 Nov-93 Kingfisher Al Baecke 16 no-cal plan

154Nov-93 Bristol Bulldog Comet 18

rubber scale plan

As of 2/11/14, a one sheet version of this plan may be found at outerzone.co.uk

154Nov-93 Vought Kingfisher Pres Bruning 17.5

rubber scale plan don't miss the scale prop drawing on another page

155Jan-94

Two AT-6's Flying in Formation

Bob Bojanowski na

cover illustration

striking drawing of two AT-6's flying in formation against backdrop of clouds. You might want to hang a copy of this one in the shop.

155Jan-94

Electric Power for Scale and Sport Free Flight - Part 1 Getting Started Don Srull na article

several pages, a bit shrunk so use your magnifying glass

155Jan-94

In Memoriam - Cole Palen

Earl VanGorder na eulogy

155Jan-94

Peanut and No-Cal Postal Meet News GHQ na


which is the indoor and which the outdoor nocal? Two sets of results are labelled outdoor nocal.

155Jan-94

Tan-2 and the New F-"A-C" Curve (continued from Nov/Dec 1993)

Maestro Mechanico na article

torque calculations and a long discussion about Hung which I have trouble following.

155

Jan-94Airmail Pals - Nose Length Number Defined Charle Schaaf na letter

(title added by me -LR) Mr. Schaaf proposes a number evaluating nose length relative to the square root of wing area. Examples of long nosed airplanes, and which versions of Spitfire, P-51, P-40, FW-190 and Ta-152. (Yawn! -LR)

155Jan-94

True Pitch - Mumbo Jumbo #60

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article The Guru says "don't fret it".

155Jan-94

Zack Mosley, 87, Dies; Created Smilin Jack

AP (Associated Press) na obituary from a newspaper

155Jan-94

Random Rules for the FAC Nats Mark IX GHQ na rules no high wings in peanut!?!?!?!

155Jan-94

Shock Absorbing Landing Gear - Part Eight Jake Larson na

notes and illustrations,

155Jan-94

1924 Handley-Page Sayers Monoplane John Lewars 24

electric ff scale Hiline micro-4 electric motor

155Jan-94

1924 Handley-Page Sayers Monoplane unknown na three view small

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155

Jan-94 North American AT-6 Dave Livesay 21.5rubber scale plan

I think this plan is the one used for the AT-6 one design event. I believe this event was a brainchild of Angus MacShadenfreude (sp?) and is now a thing of the past. But who knows?

155Jan-94

Mitsubishi "Zero" type 00

name ending in "iewski", Comet 18

rubber scale plan plan from 1943

155Jan-94

Mitsubishi "Zero" type 00 Comet na three view clear but sparse, comes with kit

156Mar-94 Pursuing a D7 Tom Butler na

cover illustration

British? fighter chasing a D7. Drawing, viewpoint over pilot's left shoulder

156

Mar-94 Northeast FrontGrayhawk Lawson na fiction

letter home from Pinkham Field. Cold conditions, Phinaes' improvised snowblower, aerial snowball combat, purchasing sleds for use as aircraft skis. (partly with anachronistic Playboys)

156Mar-94

WW1 German Lozenge Patterns Made Easy

Dennis Norman na article

"Easy" seems to be a relative term. Modeling life before color inkjet printers. Color copiers and volatile solvents.

156Mar-94

Prop Parameters - Mumbo Jumbo #61

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article 33 percent of span and 12 percent of diameter

156Mar-94

Peanut and Nocal Scale Postal Meet News GHQ na

announcement, current standings 15 minutes outdoors with a nocal!! (Ron Hummel)

156

Mar-94What Color Was It? - Part 6 Dave Stott na article

Stinson SR-10, SR-9 Fleet Model 8 Department of Commerc Aircraft various types, list of specific aircraft, Howard DGA-9 Boeing F4B4 Fairchild 71, Model 45, Model 21, Model 41, Model 51, Model 82 Curtiss Falcon Kreider-Reisner KR-21, KR-31, KR-34 (Says series ends here, but it continues for many parts after this)

156 Mar-94 Prop Secrets Joe Wagner na article

156Mar-94 The Old Flying Aces Jim Hyka na article

short history of the first few years of the magazine (up to about 1933)

156Mar-94

Looking Back at Canadian Aviation - Fokker Universal Art Doten na

note, three view

three view is tiny. Short note discusses history of the type in Canada

156

Mar-94 U.S. Navy Ryan STM-2 Peerless na

three view, solid model plan

from kit No. 169. Whole page, fairly clear, reasonable detail and some color and marking information, several fuselage, one wing, and two float sections

156Mar-94 Curtiss P-40C JB ?

model plan, type unknown

plans missing from my copy of this newsletter, but drawings of part of canopy and of wing fillet appear in newsletter section, labeled as P-40C

157May-94 Giants Among Men Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

Stott and Thompson, weilding enormous models, loom over ordinary mortals at an FAC event

157May-94

Story Behind the Cover - 1967

Rogers and Novak na cartoon full page, first FAC contest

157May-94

How Many Turns for Tan II? Ollie Benton na article short article, Mr. Benton's test results with Tan II

157May-94

How to Cover a Model Airplane Usint the Wet Tissue Method Phil Cox na article two pages of tissue covering technique

157May-94


announcement, current standings lots of results by this point, ended May 31.

157May-94

The Forever Flyer - Mumbo Jumbo #62


article, humor

perpetual motion and multiple motor gear schemes from 1917

157May-94

What Color Was It? - Part 7 Dave Stott na article

Eaglerock, Curtiss P-36 Prototype, Hawk II, Robin Wallace Touroplane General Aristocrat Bellanca Skyrocket Short Solent flying boat

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157May-94

Balsa Sheeting Techniques Bob Isaacks na

notes, illustrations tapered sheet to fill the gap

157May-94 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement postal contest for models from non-Comet kit plans

157May-94

Airmail Pals - Kari Keen Coupe Bob Lonseth na letter

Reminiscence re Kari Keen Coupe fling lessons. (ref Livesay plan for Kari Keen Coupe in Sep/Oct 1993 FACN)

157

May-94Airmail Pals - Vultee SB2U

Sumner Whitten na letter

Flying the SB2U at Midway, the engine the Navy should have used, flying characteristics of SB2U. (better than many, worse than SBD, HEAVY controls in a dive)

157May-94


illustrations and notes

157

May-94Boeing & Westervelt Model 1 anonymous ?

rubber scale plan

plan is tiny as printed, but print quality is not bad. Might be possible to make peanut to 20 inch model from this. Not identified here, but in next newsletter.

157May-94

Roscoe Turner's Pesco Special

illegible/Peerless 6.2

three view/solid model plan

Pretty good full page three view, with fuselage sections, color and marking info. The isometric view is not terribly convincing, though.

157May-94 plans missing ? ?

plans of some sort

the plans which accompanied my copy of this newsletter are missing, except for one tiny plan in the newsletter pages

158Jul-94 Curtiss Fledgeling

Bob Bojanowski na

cover illustration

drawing of someone horsing around with a Curtiss Fledgeling, against a background of clouds

158 Jul-94 Cheetwell Cup GHQ na award given to Grant Lovett. Winding is very dangerous!158 Jul-94 FAC Nats Mark IX GHQ na results spread through issue


announcement

158Jul-94

The Cheetwell Cup (again)

Padre Bill Anderson na humor, story

Padre Anderson says not to open the Cheetwell Cup because it has his parishioner's step-aunt's ashes in it!

158Jul-94 Paint Tip Ron Watts na note

Tulip Lite paint for painting your scale model with the right colors.

158

Jul-94FAC Nats Mark IX Invocation

Reverend William Anderson na invocation

From the banquet, per popular request, but there's nothing in here about the parishioner's poor step-aunt. (See Padre Anderson's story about the Cheetwell Cup in this issue.) And her ashes, presumably, were there.

158

Jul-94An Early Gear Unit - Mumbo Jumbo #63


The Guru contemplates forbidden technology from 1914. Gear setup with three motors driving one prop. (Note: I don't know if such gears were verboten at the time or not.)

158

Jul-94

Looking Back at Canadian Aviation -Vought Lille Tractor Biplane Art Doten na

article, three view

First commercial, interprovincial flight, with some first editions of newspaper. Three view is about as good as you can expect in 6 square inches. Would probably look ok enlarged, as the printing is not bad. No sectoins, lots of wires.

158

Jul-94What Color Was It? - Part 8 Dave Stott na list, article

Fairchild 22 C7E, Lockheed Sirius, Vega Waco ZPF-6 Ben Jones S-125 Vickers Vellore I, Vivid, Vixen III DeHavilland D.H. 60, D.H. 80, 37A Gloster VI, AS.31 Survey, Fokker F.VIIa, Princess Zenia, Spartan Three Seater I, Blackburn Bluebird IV, Klemm L26a-III, Sopwith Grasshopper, Scooter/Swallow, S.E. 5a Royal A/C Estab. Hurricane Bristol PTM Type 83D

158Jul-94 Kit/Plan Postal Contest GHQ na


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158Jul-94

Peanut & No-Cal Postal Meet GHQ na extra scores extra scores that didn't make it in previous issue

158Jul-94



158Jul-94 missing plans! NA NA

all the loose plans from my copy of this issue are missing. If yours has them, please let me know.

159Sep-94 Pete

Eric w. Anderson na

cover illustration

drawing of Benny Howard's "Pete" just after rounding a pylon

159Sep-94 Modeling Tip -Sandbags Dick Hawes na note

sandbags for holding things down for gluing, prop things in position, etc. Double bag to prevent a mess. (plastic sandwich bag)

159Sep-94 Pitch Guage PMC na

drawing, template, notes pretty simple

159Sep-94

Conversation with Dave Strut - Mumbo Jumbo #64


article, interview

Scale choices and scale rules. Mentions the infamous Blackburn Inaudible. Thumbsome puts a word in but doesn't manage to ruin things.

159Sep-94 Kit/Plan Postal Contest GHQ na

current standings contest to end Nov. 1

159Sep-94

Permanent Thrust Adjustments Bob Isaacks na


key and drill nose block and you'll hardly have to shim at all

159

Sep-94 The Flying Aces Song Bill Warner na lyrics

14 verses! Seems like they might be meant to use Beverly Hillbillies theme. Might sound better with a beer or two, but there are tongue twisters in there. (No, I haven't tried to sing it! -LR)

159 Sep-94 The Gina Factor Curt Haskell na article Mr. Haskell disrespects half the human race.

159Sep-94 T-28 Trojan Chris Starleaf na note

Mr. Starleaf discusses his T-28 plan, which appears in this newsletter



159Sep-94

Shock Absorbing Landing Gear - Conclusion Jake Larson na


159 Sep-94 Muncie Contest Results GHQ na results

159Sep-94

Looking Back at Canadian Aviation - Curtiss Canada Art Doten na

article, three view

brief history of the type, plus a three view which suffers from the tiny size, but not as badly as one might expect. No sectoins

159

Sep-94 Westland Wallace Comet ?rubber scale plan

missing from my copy of the newsletter as of 2/6/14, a Comet Westland Wallace is available on Outerzone: http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=172

159Sep-94 "Cougar" John Blair 16

bostonian plan missing from my copy of the newsletter

159Sep-94 Fairey Spearfish David Livesay ?

rubber scale plan missing from my copy of the newsletter

159Sep-94 T-28 Trojan Chris Starleaf ?

rubber scale plan missing from my copy of the newsletter

160

Nov-94 Aeronca C-2Florent Baecke na

cover illustration

C-2 climbing over a pasture, with big clouds in the background. I suspect if the pilot doesn't ease the stick forward soon, those cows will get bigger in a hurry.

160Nov-94

Flying Aces Model Laboratory Tony Peters na article

a sleeve to prevent rubber from climbing up the hook, clear plastic straw to construct machine gun "cooling jacket" on

160Nov-94

Calling Barranca, Calling Barranca Don Campbell na article

review of Airdevil Plan Book in general and Hollywood Hamilton in particular (the HH is now a kit from Easy Built)

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160Nov-94

Gentleman at the FAC-Nats Mark IX Ross P. Mayo na story

this is not a contest report but is about specific things that happened

160Nov-94

The Golden Age - Al Williams' Curtiss Gulfhawk

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article

first of an ongoing "Golden Age" series. See three view in this issue

160 Nov-94 A Secret Curt Haskell na article Ohio History of Flight Museum

160Nov-94

The Magic of the Peanut - Part 1

Bruce Holbrook na article

Mr. Holbrook is hooked and is trying to talk you into the same condition.

160 Nov-94 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na results

160Nov-94

Conversations with Elvance - Mumbo Jumbo #65


other than the name change, this is just a straight interview with one of the more notorious FAC'ers

160Nov-94

A Method of Aligning Biplane Wings Bob Isaacks na

notes, illustrations just what it says

160Nov-94

Peanut and Nocal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement winter postal meet

160Nov-94 Al Williams' Curtis Hawk anonymous na three view

about half a page, moderat detail and some markings info, no sections and printing is not so great

160Nov-94 Vickers Vigil Sesquiplane Art Doten na three view

tiny, no sections, but for 4 square inches or so, there's a fair amount of detail. Would be much better if larger, of course

160Nov-94 Percival Gull Comet 18

rubber scale plan

I'm not sure if it's the same Percival Gull, but it's fairly easy to find a fair copy of an 18 inch Comet Percival Gull on line. AMA should have it too

160Nov-94 DH Vampire

Paul Boyanowski ?

rubber scale plan?

missing (many of the newsletters I've received now have no plans)

160Nov-94 Comper Swift Mike Nassise ?

rubber scale plane?

missing, from Tailspin. If I'm not mistaken, Mike sells this and many other plans. Write him a 22 Greenfield St., South Easton, MA 02375

160

Nov-94 Whimsy Curt Haskell ? embryo plan

very cute biplane, as of 02/04/14, may be found on line at http://tinyurl.com/ndojker or http://www.hippocketaeronautics.com/hpa_plans/search.php?search_keywords=laminate&sessionid=d884a8713ac4d8de1b975e2c25bd160c (I have copies too, if you get stuck -LR) span is said to be 16 or 17 inches.

160Nov-94 Aeronca C-3

Florent Baecke 16 no cal plan guessing on span, plan is missing!

161

Jan-95

untitled (small kid with large ff gas job admires B-17's overhead Tom Hallman na

cover illustration, design

at least I think they're meant as B-17's. Might be an earlier related model. A painting suggesting the kind of illustration seen on old magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post

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161

Jan-95What Color Was It? - Part 9 Dave Stott na article

Airspeed As.5 and 5A Courier, AS.6 Envoy, Courier, Arrow Active, Avro 627 mailplane, Bellanca Irish Swoop, Dorothy, Beta 2, Bristol 138A, 47 Tourer British Aircraft Eagle 2, Double Eagle, Cassut Racer, Chilton D.W.1, Comper Swift, Condor, DH 18, 34, 50, 80A Puss Moth, 82 Tiger Moth, 83 Fox Moth, 85 Leopard Moth, 88 Comet, 9C, Chipmunk, Hornet Moth, T.K.2, T.K.4, Druine Turbulent, Emeraude CP 301 A, Fairey 111F,Falco F.8L, Fournier RF.D4, Hawker Hart, Hurrican Mk. IITomtit, Jodel DR.1050M, D.117, Miles Falcon 6, Hawk Speed 6, M/2 Hawk, M.5 Sparrowhawk, M.14 Hawk Trnr, Messenger 2A, Moss M.A.2, Parnall Heck, Percival Gull Four, Gull Six, Mew Gull, Vega Gull, Praga B Baby, Spartan Three Seater II, Stampe SV.4B, Supermarine Speed Spitfire, Taylor Cub J2, Taylorcraft Gipsy engine, Vickers 210 Vespa VII, Wicko G.M.1 ----------early airlines: Imperial Airways, IInstone Air Line, Daimler Hire, Air France, Czechoslovak State Airline -------- phew!

161Jan-95

The Golden Age - Autogyros


161Jan-95 Kanones anonymous na note

very short history of kanones and FAC's adoption thereof

161Jan-95

Flying Aces Kanone List 1/13/95 GHQ? na list who's got how many?

161Jan-95

Launch - Mumbo Jumbo #66


not too hard, not too soft, and why scale models can't be thrown like Wakefields

161Jan-95

The Magic of the Peanut - Part II


161

Jan-95 Pitcarin??? Autogiro anonymous na three view

a bit over 1/3 of a page, moderate detail, three fuse and one wing section, but I don't know for sure what it is. May match the one in the Golden Age article this issue. Cabin type

161Jan-95

1931 Pitcairn Autogiro PAA-1 anonymous na three view

third of a page?, moderately detailed, printing is not bad, 4 fuselage sections

161Jan-95 New Look, Avion Stark

Porcher Gerard 13

peanut scale plan

undercambered airfoil shown may not be scale, moderately long nose and slim fuselage, cabane looks tricky or I just don't get it

161Jan-95 Stark "New Look" illegible na three view

a bit less than a third of a page, printing is not great, some details not really legible, otherwise would be a fair amount of detail, no sections

161Jan-95

Focke Wulf FW56 Stosser Butch Hadland 20

rubber scale plan parasol wing and swoopy

161

Jan-95 Great Lakes Trainer L.H. Deubler 12

peanut scale plan, dime scale plan

in line engine, aesthetically pleasing drawing, Donald F. Duncan Co.

161Jan-95 Time Flies & HM-1 David Livesay 18.5

rubber scale plan nice marking info for Time Flies,

161

Jan-95 Time Flies & HM-1Charles Mendenhall na three view

just under 1/2 page, decent printing and a fair amount of detail for the size, numerous cross sections, color and marking info. The full page drawing can be found in Mendenhall's The Air Racer

162Mar-95

"Ol' Stringbag", the Fairey Swordfish

Bob Bojanowski na

cover illustration drawing of Swordfish climbing, seen from below

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162

Mar-95What Color Was It? - Part 10 Dave Stott na article

Savoia Marchetti S-56, Dart, Arrow Sport, Beechcraft F17D, C-17-B, Ryan B-1, Travel Air 2000, Curtiss Wright Junior, Buhl Pup, Wako Ten, UBF-2, Aeronca K, KC, K seaplane, Funk Customaire, Model B, Bellanca Cruisemaster, Boeing 95, Stinson SR-7B, Curtiss Fledgliing, Junkders Ju-52, Kalinin K-1, K-5, Flying Dutchman Model A, Edgar Bergen's Stinson 105, Vought VE-7

162

Mar-95Peanut and Nocal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

current standings, announcement winter postal meet

162Mar-95 Curious, Eh Wot? Joe Wagner na article

Wright replica vs. modified Langley in the Smithsonian, Randolp vs Sig dope

162Mar-95

The Golden Age - Northrop Delta

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article see accompanying not so great three view

162Mar-95

Squadron History - Squadron #1 Lin Reichel na article short history of the Erie Model Aircraft Association

162Mar-95

Mumbo Jumbo #67 - Launch and Roll


162Mar-95 The Magic of the Peanut


162Mar-95

Notes on the Geneseo Contest for 1995 GHQ na notes

notes on how the contest would be conducted, Lympne trials event

162Mar-95 Fairey Barracuda Chris Starleaf na article

short article on Mr. Starleaf's model of the Fairey Barracuda, plan is in this issue

162Mar-95

Landing Gear Techniques Bob Isaacks na


162Mar-95 Northrop Delta anonymous na three view

maybe 1/3 page, printing is not good, fairly aparse on detail, no sections

162Mar-95 Avia BH-3 anonymous na three view

submitted by Rick Dort, maybe 1/4 page plus color info, 3 fuselage and 1 wing section.a fair mount of detail, printing is ok

162Mar-95 Lockheed Air Express Doug Wilkey 16.6

rubber scale plan does it qualify as a pseudo dime?

162Mar-95 Fairey Barracuda Chris Starleaf 27.3

rubber scale plan see accompanying article

162Mar-95 Embryonica C-1

Florent Baecke 17 embryo plan front view may be a bit off scale

162Mar-95 Lockheed Vega Peter Wank

peanut scale

Scientext, can be electric, may be printed slightly oversized

163May-95 Pfalz DIII Tom Butler na

cover illustration

drawing of this aircraft on the ground in the middle of an airfield

163 May-95 Cover Story - Pfalz DIII Tom Butler na article Fairly short. Some paragraphs about the Pfalz DIII.

163

May-95

Down Memory's Runway - a Look Back att our Inspiration - September 1934 Dave Stott na article

summarizes the September, 1934 issue of Flying Aces, plus some correspondence. A feature also called "Down Memory's Runway" appeared often in the original Flying Aces magazine. Pics of older airplanes, but not going nearly as far back as Mr. Stott's artic

163May-95

Noted Aerodynamicist Refutes Claims of Beloved Glue Guru

Prof. Ahyav Zohrbach na

article, humor

163May-95

The Golden Age - Curtiss Condor

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article see accompanying three view

163May-95 Secrets to Success

Jennifer Whitehorn na

article, humor

Mike Midkiff's kid spills the beans and fails to escape the hobby when she marries

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163May-95

Conversation with McGillicuddy - Mumbo Jumbo #68

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article interview, mostly about model selection

163May-95


current standings

163 May-95 Rules Addendum GHQ na rules to be attached to 1995 FAC rules

163May-95

Notes on the Geneseo Contest for 1995 GHQ na notes information on events and how contest will be run

163May-95 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement summer postal event

163May-95 Rubber Stripper Alan Clarkson na

rubber stripper plan and notes

163May-95

Light Weight WWI and Vintage Wheels for Indoor Scale Models J. Koptonak na


163May-95

Aluminum Dope: the Magic Finish Joe Wagner na article

why aluminum dope is so good as an airplane finish

163

May-95 Boeing YL-15 Scout anonymous na three view

submitted by Rick Dort. Printing is a bit faint. A bit under half a page. Has a number of fuselage sections and one wing section. Rather ugly light airplane. Appears to have Junkers type separate flaps and ailerons.

163May-95 1933 Curtiss Condor anonymous na three view

a bit under half a page, only side and front views, no top. Rather simple, not very much detail.

163

May-95 Waco XJW-1Paul Boyanowski 15

rubber scale plan, possibly pseudo dime scale plan

Apparently the XJW-1 was a UBF with a dirigible hook.

163May-95 Waco anonymous na three view

around 2/3 of a page, poor printing obscures the dimensions. No sections, pretty simple. I think it's supposed to be a UBF.

163

May-95 Udet's Hawk II Doug Wilkey 16

rubber scale plan, possibly pseudo dime scale plan

Curtiss Hawk purchased by Ernst Udet for evaluation

163May-95 DeHavilland Otter Pres Bruning 21

rubber scale plan

163

May-95 DeHavilland Otter anonymous na three view

a bit under half a page three view plus as much again showing floatplane version. 8 (!) fuselage sections. A fair amount of detail but not all is visible due to the printing, which is just so so on these thin lines

163 May-95 Skiptown Mystery Tom Nallen II 16 embryo plan biplane, slick looking

164Jul-95

Steve Whittman 1904-1995 Hubbell na

cover illustration drawing of Bonzo, plus portrait of Steve Whittman

164Jul-95

Pioneering Aviator, 91, Dies with his Loves -- his Wife and Plane Steve Mills na news article Chicago Tribune article

164Jul-95

Peanut and Nocal Scale Postal Meet GHQ na results LOTS of entries, particularly in indoor nocal

164Jul-95

Geneseo Flying Aces Contest GHQ na results

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164

Jul-95

Down Memory's Runway - a Look Back att our Inspiration Dave Stott na article

Summarizes the September, 1935 issue of Flying Aces, plus some correspondence. A feature also called "Down Memory's Runway" appeared often in the original Flying Aces magazine. Pics of older airplanes, but not going nearly as far back as Mr. Stott's article.

164Jul-95 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement, current standings summer postal event

164Jul-95

Irked about Torque Description Bob Meuser na letter short letter, title invented by LR

164Jul-95 The Golden Age - DC-1


164Jul-95

Mumbo Jumbo #69 - Mr. Thumbsome's Parachute Catcher


article humor

old parachute release mechanism from 1918 Flugsport

164Jul-95

Sources for Scale Documentation George Lewis na article Smithsonian, library, Jane's, airport, museums, etc.

164Jul-95

The Art and Science of Stretch Winding

Maestro M (Bruce Holbrook??) na article

see part 2 in next issue, or perhaps issue after next

164 Jul-95 Douglas DC-1 anonymous na three view simple, printing is so-so, a bit over 1/4 page

164Jul-95 Iljusin II-20 Gorbac anonymous na three view

good printing, a fair amount of detail, 4 fuselage and 1 wing section. A bit less than half a page. Submitted by Rick Dort

164Jul-95 MiG-3 Pres Bruning 17.6

rubber scale plan might be printed a tiny bit undersized

164Jul-95 Steve Whitman's Bonzo

R.G. Schmitt, Jr 13

peanut scale plan

164Jul-95 Short Satellite David Livesay 21

rubber scale plan 1924 Lympne Trials airplane

164Jul-95 Short Satellite anonymous na three view

pretty sparse and less than 1/4 page, but has 2 fuselage and 1 wing section

164Jul-95 Wittman Olds Tailwind

Padre Anderson 13

peanut scale plan

164Jul-95 Edo Style Floats J.Nunez na plans

printed about 11 inches long but are to be scaled to 0.8X fuselage length

165 Sep-95

Bristol Scout D - England 1914 Linstrum na

cover illustration

descending over a pastoral scene, but whose are those blurry biplanes in the background?

165 Sep-95 National Mass Launch

David G. Smith na

announcement simultaneous mass launch

165 Sep-95 Common Sense anonymous na article how not to get a heart attack when it's hot out

165 Sep-95

Flying Aces Outdoor Champs GHQ? na results

165 Sep-95 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement winter postal meet

165 Sep-95 First Flight Curt Haskell na story

getting to the first successful flight of a jumbo scale model

165 Sep-95

Torque Revisited - Mumbo Jumbo #70


article, humor

Thumbsome continues to torment the Glue Guru. Torque is a function of the rubber motor, not the prop.

165 Sep-95 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na standings

sort of a reminder as well, for the summer postal meet

165 Sep-95 Rosebud, Alberta 1952

Wendell Hughes na story

Harvards doing aerobatics and a buzz job impress at least one witness

165 Sep-95 Squadron History Dick Mallow na

story, history history of the SOTS, Squadron 8

165 Sep-95

The Golden Age - Stinson Model A


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165 Sep-95 Golden Aviation Fillers anonymous na notes

from 1930's newspapers. Flying lower than a sub can dive, speedier flying, etc.

165 Sep-95

The Art and Science of Stretch Winding, Part Two

Maestro M (Bruce Holbrook??) na article Tan 1 vs Tan 2, sizing motors, winding

165 Sep-95 FAC Time Cheat Sheet Lynn Lewis na chart flight times plotted with corresponding flight points

165 Sep-95

Aircraft Insignia of the World

Elbert J. Weathers na illustratoin

whole page of drawings of insignia. Colors given. Dates from 1937

165

Sep-95 Stinson Model A anonymous na three view

a bit less than one third of a page. Fairly simple, no sections, although those might be handy on a trimotor like this one. Accompanies Golden Age column about this airplane in this issue

165 Sep-95 Lavockin LaCG-3 anonymous na three view

a bit less than half a page. Moderate detail, 5 fuselage and two wing sections. Submitted by Rick Dort

165 Sep-95 Vought Corsair

George A. Murphy 12

dime scale plan

nominally 12 inches, printed at 12.1. Professional Models Co.

165 Sep-95 Boeing B&W 1 Gary Griswold 14

rubber scale plan

might be simplified for pseudo dime, would probably fly better in larger size

165 Sep-95 Boeing B&W 1 anonymous na three view

less than 1/4 page, printing is so-so, hard to see some of the rigging wires. Quite a bit of detail for the size.

165 Sep-95 Caudron 714 Ralph Kuenz 18.5

rubber scale plan

165 Sep-95 Caudron 1936 W.E. Lunger na three view

not sure if this is the right one for the C-460.Fairly simple, shading didn't print very well. One fuselage section, not all that much detail

165 Sep-95 Caudron C-460 John Blair 13

peanut scale plan

165 Sep-95 White Bronco Newt Bollinger 13.7

legal eagle plan

165 Sep-95 Old Ironsides Terry Hreno 16 nocal plan

homebuild hi wing with a fair amount of wing area (around 54 or so)

165 Sep-95 Honeybee Mike Nassise 16 embryo plan

windshield might need to be a bit steeper to receive credit

166

Nov-95 Albatross?? Tom Butler nacover illustration

nice drawing of a German WW1 biplane landing really close to the threshold. Looks like an Albatross to me, but I'm no expert. If it's identified in the newsletter, I missed it. Lots of extra, nicely rendered background detail such as some soldiers, a couple of buildings, etc.

166 Nov-95 Warp Free Surfaces Tony Peters na

note, illustratoin

half round mouldings to support surfaces flat and allow to dry also

166

Nov-95 A 15% Solution Dave Stott na article

That's 8% more than Sherlock Holmes'. 15% rubber weight rule for mass launch to reduce flight times. Includes picture of simple balance to get the rubber weight right.

166 Nov-95 Scale Postal Meet News GHQ na results 1331 second flight!!

166 Nov-95

Amazing Power of the Press

Walter Forbach na story

Mr. Forbach thanks the people who helped him with his Comet Gull project after he ran an ad in FACN.

166 Nov-95 Prop Pitch Gauge Paul McIlrath na article

166

Nov-95What Color Was It? Part 11 Dave Stott na article

Vance, Lockheed Vega, Waco C-6, Paramount, Kreider Reisner, Cessna C-145, Curtiss Eable, Taylorcraft, Fairchild, Stinson SR-10. Many sources named.Ccolor info for 1937 National Air racers.

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166 Nov-95

The Art and Science of Stretch Winding

Maestro M (Bruce Holbrook??) na article

166

Nov-95

Conversation with Never Ready Eddy - Mumbo Jumbo #71

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na interview

Mr. Eddy discusses his Beardmore Inflexible. Said to be over 7 foot span and only 6 ounces. (I don't know about that, and I've never seen it up close, but if I’m not mistaken, I've seen it disappearing and reappearing at a great altitude for 45 minutes or so. -LR)

166 Nov-95

The Golden Age - Curtiss CW-21


the end of the Golden Age, the Curtiss CW-21, and a tiny little all sheet model of it (see plan accompanying article)

166 Nov-95 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


166 Nov-95

A Third Note on Torqueover: Zhobach Has It Right


how many propellers can dance on the end of a prop shaft?

166 Nov-95 Contest Fun in the Sun Tim Lavener na story an enjoyable club contest

166 Nov-95

Dremel for Lightening holes

Steven P. McKeown na note

conical grinding stone for making lightening holes, (title added by me -LR)

166 Nov-95

Rev. Wm. "Padre" Anderson Jim Whelan na

poem (sorta) Mr. Whelan memorializes his friend.

166 Nov-95 Monocoupe 90

Dakkaire?, Ed Schroder Co.? 16

dime scale plan

166 Nov-95 Monocoupe anonymous na three view

a third of a page, not the same model as the plan in this issue. With the Monocoupe 90 plan in this issue, not in the text portion of newsletter

166 Nov-95 Blackburn T.2 Dart Jake Larson 13

peanut scale plan

166

Nov-95 Sump'n ElsePadre Anderson 13

peanut scale plan

midget racer, printed about 1/4 inch undersized, color info and contrasty photo. Possibly Rev. Anderson's last design. Rev. Anderson provides his scale sources, look on the Monocoupe plans.

166 Nov-95 Nakajima Ki-84 Hajate anonymous na three view

A third of a page, quite a bit of detail, One wing and 6 fuselage sections. Printing ok. Submitted by Rick Dort

166 Nov-95 Nakajima Ki-84 Hajate Mike Midkiff 22 scale plan

166

Nov-95 Fokker G.1B anonymous na three view

A bit over a third of a page. Quite a bit of detail and 11 fuselage and boom sections. Two wing sections. Printing is somewhere between fair and good. Submitted by Rick Dort.

166

Nov-95Curtiss Wright Model CW-21 anonymous 16

all sheet profile model

supplied by Fran Ptaszkiewics to accompany his article about the aircraft. Plan is a bit muddy but can be reconstructed easily enough. In newsletter section, not with other plans

166

Nov-95Curtiss Wright Model CW-21 C.J. Kiabosh na three view

Half a page, a fair amount of detail, 4 fuselage sections, printing is ok but not great. From a 1930's or 1940's Flying Aces magazine. (I've seen it but don't know which issue.)

167 Jan 1996 Curtiss P-6E Hawk Norman na

cover illustration ink drawing, ascending, seen from below

167 Jan 1996 FAC Hall of Fame GHQ na note request for nominations

167 Jan 1996 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


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167Jan 1996

Torque, Torque Effects, and Torqueover : Much Ado About Not Much Bob Meuser na article

short article, distinguishes between torque (function of rubber only) and torque effect (effect on flight pattern) refer to Zorbach article in issue 163 and Holbrook in issue 166

167 Jan 1996 Tech Tips John Robinson na notes

Dremel cutting bits for lightening holes, cut off wheels for notching and shaping, glue stick tips

167 Jan 1996

Kanone List as of Dec. 31, 1995 GHQ na list

167 Jan 1996 Blackburn Dart anonymous na three view

tiny , printing not so great but original must have had lots of detail. Included for clarification of plan in last issue, landing gear, cabane struts

167 Jan 1996

The Golden Age -Boeing P-26


167 Jan 1996 Openscale 95 Charles Hill na report, story Attending Openscale 95 (in Czech Republic)

167

Jan 1996

Thumbsome vs. Newton - Mumbo Jumbo #72


article, humor

Isaac Newton was full of baloney about torque, because you could only fly in a balloon back then, and they don't have any. "Torque is whatever you want it to be, so why sweat it." (Note that small hot air balloons were not common in Europe during Newton's time and he died before the advent of manned balloon flights. Or, at least, generally acknowledged ones. -LR)

167 Jan 1996 Down Memory's Runway Dave Stott na article

summary of May 1939 Flying Aces. Note small plan of "Pronto" discussed below.

167 Jan 1996 More Torque Paul McIlrath na note

More talque about tork in its many flavors, or, rather, keeping those flavors separate.

167

Jan 1996

Torque Over: Vhat it Iss und How to Control It Vith Prop Size [sic!]

Doktor Professor Heinrich Blaszt na

article, humor

Dr. Blaszt's zpell checker rollz over und diez.Torque, torqueover, und ze making of ze camouflage literature. (It seems possible Dr. Blaszt is related to or spent a lot of time with Yoda, by grammar judging. Can someone translate this article? After reading the whole thing, my head is spinning. Where the torque for that is coming from, I don't know. Accompanying diagram seems to be missing. Perhaps torque should be reclassified with the dreaded downwind turn. -LR)

167 Jan 1996

Cutting Ribs With a Scroll Saw Mcilrath na

article, illustration

167 Jan 1996 Clarence Comish AP na obituary aviation pioneer

167 Jan 1996

1995 National Mass Launch

David G. Smith na final results

MANY, perhaps 80, participants. 1st 23 were over a minute!

167Jan 1996 Flying Aces Pronto

"Snooky" Pakula

aka Ruth Patula, from May 1939 Flying Aces. Plan is in newsletter and is very small. (As of 1/15/14, you can download plans and article here: http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2691 , and in R C Groups Vintage plans thread )

167 Jan 1996 Boeing P-26 anonymous na three view

1/3 page or so, not a lot of detail but has 3 fuselage sectoins. Accompanies article by Fran Ptaszkiewicz.

167

Jan 1996 Sokol M-1D, M-1E anonymous na three view

OK-CEI, OK-DHR, color info for OK-DHR, about 1/3 of a page, 5 fuselage sections, 1 wing section, good printing, moderately detailed, plus a bonus side view with floats and markings for DHR, notice that rudder is a little different. Submitted by Rick Dort

167Jan 1996 stars and bars anonymous na

markings for models

cut out and put on your model. Pre war Army aircraft stars, the kind with a red spot in the middle, and tail bars. Many scales of stars, not so many of bars

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167 Jan 1996

Armstrong-Whitworth Siskin John Blagg 16.6

rubber scale plan

not absolutely sure that John Blagg drew up this plan, but he's the one that sent it to GHQ.

167 Jan 1996 FAC Spirit

Harold Bickford 16

sport nocal plan(not scale)

167 Jan 1996 Vultee 90/XA-41 anonymous na three view

tiny but crisply printed, more detail than you'd expect in this size, no sections

167 Jan 1996 Vultee 90/XA-42 Dave Livesay 18

rubber scale plan

167 Jan 1996 ROG

Florent Baecke 10

rubber sport plan

167 Jan 1996 Tilbury-Fundy Flash Dave Stott 14.5

rubber scale plan

168 mar 1996

Col. Roscoe Turner's Lockheed Vega Dave Linstrum na

cover illustration

apparently Col. Turner named this airplane "Sirius"!! (or is that an April Fool's joke??) drawing

168 mar 1996 Rules Changes for 1996 GHQ na rules

168 mar 1996

High Gumbandery - Airing some thoughts Rottensox na article God created air for model airplane flying.

168 mar 1996 A Life of a True Modeller Pete Mathis na poem

Mr. Mathis hasn't had enough and wonders if they fly models up there.

168 mar 1996 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


168 mar 1996 FAC Hall of Fame GHQ na note request for nominations

168 mar 1996 Pre War Bendix Racerw Mike Nassise na list

168 mar 1996 Bendix Trophy Race Mendnhall na list

list from 1931 thru 1949, with speeds. Speeds jump more than 150mph from 1939 to 1946 (race not held '40-'45?)

168 mar 1996

Torque and the Camel - Mumbo Jumbo #73


Was an altered prop wash the source of that really tight right turn and nasty stall behavior?

168 mar 1996 Foam/Pantyhose Molds Bob Isaacks na

notes and illustrations,

using pantyhose for a good surface on a foam plug mold

168 mar 1996

Report on the Whitman Accident

Alamo Escadrile newsletter na article

don't put polyester fabric on your airplane with the same technique as for cotton

168 mar 1996

Getting Started in Electrics Mike Nassise na article

By now (2014) this article is rather out of date, at least as far as equipment choices go. It's quite long.

168 mar 1996

What Color Was It? Part 12 Dave Stott na article

Miles Magister, Slingsby Motor Tutor, 29b Luton Minor, Chilton DW-1, Percival Proctor, Macchi M.20, land and float versions,

168 mar 1996 Wright Model L.4 engine anonymous na drawings two fairly detailed views, with dimensions

168 mar 1996

Anzani 6 Cylinder Radial Engine anonymous na drawings Two detailed views.

168 mar 1996 Adolph Galland

Chicago Tribune na obituary famed German fighter pilot from WWII

168 mar 1996

Propeller Design for the Mathematically Disadvantaged John Blair na article prop shapes and pitch

168 mar 1996

Kantner-Moisant Blue Bird anonymous na three view

most of page, printing a bit grungy but a fair amount of detail, including of the engine. No sections

168 mar 1996 Caproni M.20 anonymous na three view

most of page, sea and land plane versions, dimensions illegible, not a whole lot of detail

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168 mar 1996 Letov S-50 anonymous na three view

submitted by Rick Dort. Maybe a third of a page. Lots of detail, nice printing, has many fuselage sections and two wing sections.

168 mar 1996 Culver Cadet illegible na three view

about half page, not a lot of detail but has some sections for fuselage and one for wing

168 mar 1996 Yak-18PM Jason Webb 13

peanut scale plan

168 mar 1996 Tee Nee Sportster Mike Nassise 17.8

electric ff sport plan sheet fuselage, very simple, high wing, not scale

168 mar 1996 Ol Bostonian Baldy Pres Bruning 16

Bostonian plan

printed slightly oversize. Pusher, long nose, forward swept inner panel of wings. Supposed to look like a bald eagle.

168 mar 1996 Waco N Hi Flier Mfg. 25

rubber scale plan

printed at more like 22.8 inches, but plan says 25 inches. Tri gear waco biplane

168 mar 1996 Stormavik

Model Craft Hobbies 15.2

dime scale plan

sent in by John Ricci. I THINK it's a dime scale plan, but I don't see a date on it

169 May 1996 Sopwith Pup

Florent Baecke na

cover illustration diving Sopwith Pup, very green

169 May 1996 National Mass Launch GHQ na

announcement postal launch event, simultaneous lauch

169 May 1996 15% Ain't a Flat Tax

Al "Grayhawk" Lawton na article

Al defends the new 15 percent rule rubber motor weight rule, controversial at the time.

169 May 1996

Downed WWII British plane, pilot found

Chicago Tribune na article very short, pilot's identity unknown at time of article

169 May 1996 Urgent Medical Alert Joe Wagner na article Lyme disease

169 May 1996

High Gumbandery - Twice Twisting Tan II Rottensox na article

some people call this "braided". Rottensox gives details.

169

May 1996 Information Wanted Bob Whittier na article

Mr. Whittier is looking for info on the reasons for forward sloping windshields. Examples: Vultee V1-A, Kinner Executive. He's also looking for the reason for angled counterbalances. For instance, as on the Aeronca Champ's rudder as opposed to the Piper Cub's.

169 May 1996 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na results

169 May 1996

Nose Blocks - Plain and Fancy Tom Arnold na article

169 May 1996 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement announces summer scale postal meet

169 May 1996

Lift and Mr. Thumbsome - Mumbo Jumbo #74


article, humor

"Hero fiddled while Nome turned" ..Thumbsome rejects the vortex. ..."go with fat bottoms and win!" and so on.

169 May 1996

A Gathering of Merlin-Powered Eagles

Chicago Tribune na

newspaper clipping Duxford

169 May 1996

The Golden Age -Great Lakes Aircraft


169 May 1996 Great Lakes 2T-1A anonymous na three view

goes with "Golden Age" article by Fran Ptaszkiewicz

169May-96 boulton paul defiant Tom Nallen 15

pseudo dime scale

169May-96 sopwith Pup

Florent Baecke 13

peanut scale

169May-96 Westland Lysander Shiro Takeuchi 19.5

rubber scale plan

169May-96 hanriot hd-1 N.S. Coldrick 14

rubber scale plan close to peanut size

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169

May-96 Turbo Porter Paul Plecan na three view

a bit less than half a page, pretty clear, moderate detail, no sections. Notes include: "where most other aircraft have the flying ability of a brass paperweight"

169May-96 Turbo Porter Doug Wilkey 25

rubber scale plan

printed at about 21.8, but a note on the plan refers to a 25 inch model needing a 9 inch prop, see floats in stapled portion of newsletter

170Jul-96 Gloster Gladiator

Bob Blair (as a child) na

cover illustration

170

Jul-96 The Bombers

Sarah Churchill, daughter of THAT Churchill na poem

170Jul-96

What Color Was It? Part 13 Dave Stott na

color information, notes

Slingsby Motor Tutor G-AKJD, Microplano Veloz, a couple of three views listed below

170Jul-96

Raceplane Colors and Data John Sunyak na

color information

as observed by author, alphabetically listed, dozens, but only gets as far as Chester Jeep

170Jul-96 FAC Nats Results GHQ na

contest results

power scale results are in error, see correction in issue 173 Sep/Oct 1996

170Jul-96 Parasol Series "H" 1917

Oscar F. Ramirez A. na three view

full page, sort of. Moderate detail, no sections, printing is a bit faint. Includes color and some marking info.

170Jul-96 Cunningham-Hall GA-36

Douglas L. Emmons na three view

Full page. Printing ok, and is neatly drawn. Moderate level of detail. Color and marking info.

170 Jul-96 Flying Aces Song Bill Warner na song lyrics

170Jul-96

Impulse and Props - Mumbo Jumbo #75

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article torque vs props that are too small

170Jul-96

The Secret Squadron Song Bill Warner na song lyrics

170Jul-96 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


170Jul-96 Letov S-1 anonymous na three view

a bit less than half a page, good printing, a fair amount of detail, fuselage sections and one wing section.

170Jul-96

Balsa Forming Steam Generator Tom Nallen II na

note, illustration

put a candle inside a horizontally mounted tin can for bending wet wood

170Jul-96 The Wings of Man

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na humor

suggestions from the National Board of Aircraft Improvement.

170Jul-96

High Gumbandery - Hank Struck's Solderless Freewheeler Rottensox na article

170Jul-96 DeHavilland Dash-8 Chris Starleaf 30

rubber scale plan this is the famous Dash 8 plan from Mr. Starleaf.

Jul-96 DeHavilland Dash-8 anonymous na three view small, appears with plan

170Jul-96 Culver Cadet Jim Alaback 13

peanut scale plan printed at more like 12.5 inches

170Jul-96 Keith Rider R-6 David Livesay 13

peanut scale plan

very slick. This version has moer wing area than some

170Jul-96 Curtiss P-6E

Rainey Model Supply Co. 15

dime scale plan sent to GHQ by Art Doten

170Jul-96 Farman 380

Tim Hayward-Brown 13

peanut scale plan mono wheel low wing racer

171Sep-96 Avro Bison Bill Ceresa na

cover illustration

nice illustration of a big, ugly biplane (not as ugly as some of those British biplanes, though)

171 Sep-96 The Eagle Squadrons Tony Harper na poem

171Sep-96

FAC Outdoor Champs Results GHQ na results short report in editorial on page 2 of newsletter

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171Sep-96 The Aeroplane

Gordon Boshell na poem

171 Sep-96 Sir Frank Whittle AP na obituary Whittle developed Britains first jet engine

171Sep-96

FAC Nats Power Scale Correction GHQ na

corrected contest results corrected previous mistakes in the results

171Sep-96

Making Multi Blade Spinner Assemblies Bob Isaacks na

notes and illustrations, spinner with blades molded in a can

171Sep-96 Scale Postal Meet GHQ na


171Sep-96

Peanut and NoCal Postal Meet GHQ na

announcement winter postal contest

171Sep-96

The Golden Age - XP-31 Swift


171

Sep-96

W.C. Hannan's Whirlybirds: Model Plans & 3 Views International, Vol 2

Dave VTO Linstrum na book review

171Sep-96

Model Cement - Mumbo Jumbo #76


why he likes model cement better than other glues for stick and tissue models

171Sep-96

DeBris Against the Zeppeliins or the Avro Avalanche, Gun-Ship

Frank Scott, Chris Scott na

fiction, humor, BS old salts and airplanes don't mix

171 Sep-96 Frank B. Bushey anonymous na obituary

171Sep-96

A Generic 7 Cylinder Radial PNMc na pictures

many sizes of same pattern to cut out and stick on nose of your radial engined model

171Sep-96 Grumman F3F-1 anonymous na three view

less than 1/4 page, not a lot of detail, printing is a bit faint in places (wires, mostly)

171Sep-96 Seversky P-35-A anonymous na three view

Submitted by Rick Dort. A bit less than half a page. Lots of detail, nice printing, has six fuselage sections and three wing sections.

171Sep-96 Curtiss XP-31 Swift anonymous na three view

maybe 1/3 page, lots of detail, no sections, printing is a bit dirty but not terrible

171Sep-96 Aeronca C-70 Burd 16

dime scale plan from GHQ files, skinny low wing

171Sep-96 Fokker FII Limousine Bob Marcus 16

pseudo dime scale

printed oversize, shrink if you want to fly in dime scale.

171Sep-96 Hawker Hind & Hart

Neveille Coldrick 17.75

rubber scale plan

supplied by John Blagg, span is as printed, I didn't check the scale

171 Sep-96 Tsagi SK Mark Fineman 16 nocal plan printed slightly undersize, long nose

171Sep-96 Nieuport 17

Florent Baecke 13

peanut scale printed at 12.3 inches or so

172Nov-96 Defiant

Bob Bojanowski na

cover illustratoin

black and white drawing of a Boulton-Paul Defiant in a dive.

172Nov-96 Witold Urbanowicz

Chicago Tribune na obituary Polish WWII ace

172Nov-96

Adapting a Counter to a Scalewinder Bill Schmidt na


172 Nov-96 Robert Leishman Philip Thomas na obituary

172Nov-96 They Flew Defiants Philip Burden na

story, history long! Use your magnifiers, the print is small.

172Nov-96

Blown Motors - Mumbo Jumbo #77


inspect the rubber, don't wind too hard, and be philosophical about it

172

Nov-96

Covering Wet with Domestic Tissue With (Ugh!) a Little Help from the RC Crowd Glen Bearry na article stick it down at the edges with an iron

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172Nov-96

National Mass Launch Results

David G. Smith na

contest results

national simultaneous mass launch with 32 participants.

172

Nov-96What Color Was It? Part 14 Dave Stott na

color information, article

Aeronca L3B, Bellanca monoplane possibly CH-300 Pacemaker Culver 1942 LFA, Deperdussin 1913 Schneider, Douglas Cloudster, Fairchild Super 71, 71, FC-1, FC-2W, FC-2W2, KR-21, Model 24 in line and radial, PT-19A, M-62A, Heath Center Wing, Howard DGA 15 (several), Laird LC-RW 300, Solution, Monocoupe 1941, Noorduyn Norseman, Ryan Airlines conversion of Jennies (Standard J-1) to cabin, Stinson SR-10, SR-8B, Rearwin Sportster, 8500, Vultee BT-13 not much info, Pan American Boeing P-12, Waco Model 125, DSO,

172Nov-96 FAC Quiz-Airplane ID GHQ na

contest, illustration name all the little plane pictures and get a free plan

172Nov-96 Postal Contest GHQ na final results

GA Civil won with 1631 seconds! GA Military 582 seconds!!

172

Nov-96 The Golden Age : FillersFran Ptaszkiewicz na notes

various aviation related fillers from 1930's newspapers, including 4 eagle-power blimp. Rooftop airport estimate under $1,000??( less than 7 cents per square foot!! That's about the price of Hallmark tissue on eBay! -LR)

172Nov-96

An Answer to the Mass Launch Dilemma Don Srull na article

originally in Maxecuters newsletter. Use a target time (called out just before winding) when conditions are too tough for last down

172Nov-96


announcement, interim standings

(only one interim standing: from me! Strangely enough, I was in first at the time. -LR)

172Nov-96 Zeppelin-Lindau CS1 anonymous three view

1/2 page, a few fuselage and one wing section, moderate detail, lots of dark background. Scale airfoil looks great for a model.

172Nov-96 Zeppelin-Lindau CS1 Rick Dort 13

peanut scale plan

172Nov-96 Rearwin Sportster

Florent Baecke 16

pseudo dime scale cute, has radial

172Nov-96 Monocoupe

Canadian Model Aircraft Co 24

rubber scale plan sent in by Peter Mann

172Nov-96 LaCG-3 Ed Heyn 13

peanut scale plan

172Nov-96

Boulton-Paul Defiant F Mk 1 Pres Bruning 18

rubber scale plan

172Nov-96

Boulton-Paul Defiant F Mk 2

Master Modelcraft Supply Co na


half page, lots of sections, moderate detail, some marking info, not with plan, in newsletter sectoin

173

Jan-97Formation Flying with "Chet" Masklin

anonymous, may be Lin Reichel? na

cover illustration, design

The newsletter gives no credit for this drawing and cover design, so I think it's probably Lin Reichel's work, but I'm not sure. (Lin was CinC and also did the newsletter at the time, if I'm not mistaken.)

173 Jan-97 R.O.W. Float Design Jake Larson na article

173Jan-97

The Golden Age - Consolidated Flying Boats


Consolidated P2Y-1, -2, -3 and the Commodore. Also a long flight by the navy with six P2Y's.

173 Jan-97 Kanone List GHQ na list as of January 9, 1997

173Jan-97

Kyushu K11W Naval Crew Trainer

Nokonzuma Nomosaki na article

173Jan-97

Kyushu K11W Naval Crew Trainer

Nokonzuma Nomosaki na three view

about 1/4 page, printing is ok, moderate detail but has sections of fuselage and one of wing

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173Jan-97

Neat Gadgets Seen at that 96 FAC Nats Bob Isaacs na

notes and drawings

nose block adjust with screws, invisible trim tabs, aluminum case for traveling with models.

173Jan-97

Peanut and No Cal Postal Meet GHQ na


173Jan-97 The Shape of a Winner? Dick Bennett na article

long article on best proportions for models fo rmass launch events, with graph. Nose moment and inverse aspect ratio.

173Jan-97

Strengthening Wing Joints John Hall na

note with illustration

173

Jan-97 Iljusin II-2 typ 3 anonymous na three view

Submitted by Rick Dort. A bit less than half a page. Lots of detail, reasonably good printing, has fuselage sections and one wing section. Also has some color and marking info.

173Jan-97 Flying Aces Dime Scale Bob Clemens na

rule proposal

173Jan-97

High Gumbandery - My First Out of Site Flight Ralph Kuenz na

story, reminiscence

A Phantom Fury and a downwind chase almost turn Ralph Kuenz into a burglary suspect.

173Jan-97

Zlin Z-37 Čmelák Agro Turbo David Livesay 20

rubber scale plan cropduster

173Jan-97 Me 109 E Chris Starleaf 27

rubber scale plan aka Bf 109 E, if I'm not mistaken

173Jan-97 Fairchild F24 William Hunter 13

peanut scale plan printed very slightly oversized

173Jan-97 Pro Bono Newt Bollinger 13.7

Legal Eagle plan

printed just a bit oversized. Scale so that plan fits on 8.5 X 14 paper (legal size, of course).

173

Jan-97 Vought XF4U-1 Corsair John Rood 16 nocal plan

The bent wing (monoplane) Corsair prototype. Crash landed on golf course in Norwich, CT. Therefore had to be drawn up for the Norwich Flying Aces Club. ( Someone should persuade Mr. Rood to come back to the FAC. He's quite entertaining. If memory serves, he is the recipient of the "Order of the Golden Cork". I'm not sure I want to know what that means! -LR)

174

Mar-97 Bearcat Bill Melvin nacover illustration

nice drawing of a Bearcat on the ground, with deep blue color. Cover also has red fill on Flying Aces. Might be fun to copy and put on the wall, if you like warplanes.

174Mar-97

David McCampbell Obituary

Chicago Tribune na obituary

174Mar-97 Laird Story

Raymond Payne, Jr. na letter

stories and information, some photos, continued next issue

174Mar-97 Tabs on Windshield P.N. Mcilrath na

note, illustration

tabs to hold the windshield in the same place every time when trimming and gluing

174Mar-97


announcement, current stantings

(we can tell that the results shown are interim because I was leading indoor nocal at the time. -LR)

174

Mar-97 Embryo Eligibility GHQ nanote, illustration

note that models were not meeting the rule for raised cabin in embryo. A flush windshield didn't meet the rule. (I think the rules may have changed slightly since then -LR)

174

Mar-97

The Golden Age - Build a Glider to Soar in March Winds

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na

column, instructions

something a bit different from Mr. Ptaszkiewicz. Instructions to build primary glider, and his experience with the glider and enlarged versions of it. See plan also appearing in this issue.

174

Mar-97Build a Glider to Soar in March Winds

either anonymous or illegible, "local paper" 8

semi scale glider plan

Very small semi scale model of a primary glider. Fran Ptaszkiewcz reports it flies better if made 2 or 3 times as large. In newsletter section, not with other plans

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174Mar-97

1997 Jimmie Allen North American Championship GHQ na

announcement postal contest. Illustrations by Jim Alaback

174Mar-97

did you know? - Capitaine Rene Paul Fonck of SPA 103 anonymous na notes series on outstanding WW1 fighter pilots

174Mar-97

Motor Sticks and Blown Motors - Mumbo Jumbo #78


motor sticks prevent most, but not all damage to models from blown motors. Add a bit of weight too.

174Mar-97

A Goodyear Midget Racer in Peanut Scale - Dixon Special Dave Stott na article

Goodyear Racers, this model of the Dixon Special, color info, documentation sources, proposes event

174Mar-97

A Goodyear Midget Racer in Peanut Scale - Bee Gee Baby Dave Stott na article

Goodyear Racers, this model of the Bee Gee Baby, color info, documentation sources

174Mar-97

Tip for Indoor Model Recovery Ken Hark na note

very short, put a feather on your retrieval pole to be kind to your model

174Mar-97

Hawker Hind Retractable Radiator Jim Newman na

note, illustration

Mr Newman corrects misconception and plan for Hawker Hind that was in Sept. Oct. 1996 FACN

174Mar-97 Low Gumbandery

Bill Stoutenburg na note

pudding ballasted Zombie escapes over neighbor's house

174Mar-97

Nose Plugs and Thrust Settings Tim Lavender na article

simplified, reliable way to set up thrust adjustment in nose block

174Mar-97 Avia Ba-33 anonymouis na three view

maybe 1/3 page, pretty good printing. 4 fuselage and 1 wing section. Color info and hint of markings. Submitted by Rick Dort.

174

Mar-97 Bolkhovitnov Ted Dock 16 nocal plan

It's either a "5" or an "S", can't tell which. (As in Bolkhovitnov "5") Long skinny fuselage. Appears to be primarily an outdoor model, though it's probably light enough to fly indoors.

174Mar-97 Bee Gee Baby Dave Stott 13

peanut scale plan midget racer

174Mar-97 Dixon Special Dave Stott 13


174Mar-97 Cunningham Hall GA-36 Jake Larson 30

rubber scale plan

classic looking low wing monoplane (?) with a radial engine

175May-97 Fairey III-D Mk. II Bill Ceresa na

cover illustration

1920's British biplane spotter aircraft. Black and white on pale blue background.

175May-97 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na

announcement, results

target time event, later in issue see results from indoor peanut and outdoor peanut postal contest

175

May-97

Thompson/Balboni Special - Yet Another Midget Racer in Peanut Scale Dave Stott na article

Dave Stott discusses his rendition of this airplane in peanut scale. See plan in this issue of FACN.

175

May-97

A Trio of Midgets - Thompson/Balboni Special, Dixon Special, Granville Bee Gee Baby Dave Stott na article

marking info and a construction hint. Dixon Special and Granvill Bee Gee Baby appeared in Mar/April 1997 FACN. Thompson/Balboni in this issue.

175May-97

High Gumbandery - Propellers for Outdoor Scale

Rottensox (Ralph Kuenz?) na article

175May-97

Did You Know? - George Felix Madon, Capitaine of SPA 38 Ernie Atkins na notes

another French fighter pilot who shot down a whole bunch of German planes in WW1

175May-97

Memories of the Pan Am Terminal Jim Whelan na letter

title is added by LR (compiler of this index). Hanging out watching flying boats at the Pan Am Terminal in Miami in the 1930's.

175May-97

Dress Up the Front of Your Cowl Jake Larson na drawings

pictures of radial engines to put on the front of your airplane. Most of these are relatively crisp. From 6 to 14 cylinders

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175May-97

Mumbo Jumbo #79: More Blown Motors


avoiding blown motors by use of lube, pros and cons of each type

175May-97 Laird Story

Raymond Payne na

article, first part

multi part article discussing the history of the Laird Solution

175

May-97 Tupolev R-3 anonymous na three view


175May-97

The Golden Age - Fokker D-23


175May-97 Tailspins

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na notes

a bunch of random bits of info from an old aviation book circa 1934. And I do mean random

175May-97 Mini Incidence Meter Bill Schmidt na

incidence meter plan, instructions in newsletter section, not with plans

175May-97 Fokker D-23

A. Vincent Signorelli na three view

Fuselage and wing sections, moderate detail, some marking info, ok printing. About 1/4 page or so.

175May-97 Fokker D-23 anonymous 14

profile scale hlg

All sheet profile model of Fokker D-23. In newsletter section, not with plans

175May-97 An Approximate Arup PMC 11.5

all sheet semi scale

All sheet balsa or with some sheet foam. Cute, very simple rubber model. in newsletter section, not with plans

175May-97 Douglas BTD-1 anonymous na three view

Maybe a quarter page, moderate detail and no sections, plus a bunch of notes on the airplane. In plan section, not with newsletter section

175May-97 Douglas BTD-1 David Livesay 17.5

rubber scale plan modern military

175May-97

Thompson/Balboni Special Dave Stott 13


175

May-97 Focke-Wulf A17 Mowe anonymous na three view

actually a two view, some marking info, not the greatest printing. From Munson's World Aircraft - Airliners 1919-39, page 41. (I have this book and checked as it looked familiar.) Maybe a quarter page. With plans section

175May-97 Focke-Wulf A17 Mowe

Paul Boyanowski 30

rubber scale plan ought to be a nice flyer

175 May-97 Vultee XA-41 Mark Fineman 16 nocal plan

176 Jul-97

Combat Scene from Big Fuss Tom Butler na

cover illustration

drawing. British plane whose name I ought to know shoots down what may be a D7. Didn't the Germans shoot down a few, too??

176 Jul-97 Postal Contests GHQ na

announcement, current standings there's a mystery target time

176 Jul-97 FAC Non-Nats Results GHQ na results176 Jul-97 Laird Story anonymous na article stories and information, continued next issue

176 Jul-97

Flying in Wind: Mumbo Jumbo #80


more stability, fly faster, more power for more initial climb

176 Jul-97

did you know? - Georges Marie Ludovic Jules Guynemer, SPA 3 anonymous na notes

Mr. Guynemer fends off illness and frailty to shoot down 53 opponents

176

Jul-97 Aero A-100 anonymous? na three view


176

Jul-97The Golden Age: Identification Quiz


article, illustration

can you guess what these 6 biplanes are? Answers at bottom of article. (don't peek!). (I recognized 5 of the 6, though not with the model numbers. -LR)

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176 Jul-97

How to Use the Scmidt Incidence Meter Bill Schmidt na note

Short note on how to use incidence meter that appeared in previous issue.

176 Jul-97 Pan Am's Flying Clippers Jim Whelan na article Pan Am's start and early history with flying boats

176 Jul-97 Dress Up Your Cowl Jake Larson na pictures

pictures of the front of radial engines to paste on the front of your model. Some looke pretty good, others are a bit rough. 5 cylinders and up.

176

Jul-97My First Out of Sight Flight Ralph Kuenz na story

Flying ballasted plastic models underwater, including one into a drain! The April, 1954 Scientific American contained an article called "Bathtub Aerodynamics" describing how to do this. Also included flow visualization and jet (rocket?) propulsion. See: http://jesseenterprises.net/amsci/1954/04/1954-04-body.html http://web.calstatela.edu/programs/crest/LESSONS/Pendulum/Resources/projects_for_the_amateur_scientist.pdf http://www.sciencemadness.org/library/books/projects_for_the_amateur_scientist.pdf

176 Jul-97 Ford Flivver John Lewars 18 rubber scale

printed at 18 inches, but stated scale would give something shorter at stated scale if span was in range I've seen on internet

176 Jul-97 Ryan Navion Jake Larson 15.5

all sheet semi scale

All sheet, squarish fuselage. Very similar to Topflite Jigtime series. See http://parmodels.com/Plans/jigtime.htm for similar plans, at least as of 12/27/13

176 Jul-97 Piper Pacer

Paul Boyanowske 21

rubber scale plan

176 Jul-97 Wittman Buster Ralph Kuenz 13

peanut scale plan

177

Sep. 1997

Flying Aces Hobby Center Bob Rogers na

cover illust/design

drawing of a kid peering through the glass door of an old time hobby shop. He's got Flying Aces magazine advertised in the window for only 10 cents, but by the time the models shown existed, I think it was 15. But it conveys the idea nicely. Another picture on the inside of the cover with an awe struck kid coming in the door and looking up to the models on the ceiling.

177Sep. 1997 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na

current standings, announcement

177 Sep. 1997

Outdoor Champs, Muncie Vic Didelot na

contest report and results

7:35 outdoors with a NoCal? Timer must have good eyes.

177 Sep. 1997 Laird Story Ray Payne na article info and history about the Solution

177 Sep. 1997

The Golden Age - Lockheed Sirius


177 Sep. 1997

Revisiting Braided Motors George Lewis na article another way to braid motors

177 Sep. 1997

Did You Know? - Capitain Charles……Nungesser of SPA 65 anonymous na note

Nut job doesn't know enough to stay down when wounded, flies anyway, shoots down lots of planes.

177 Sep. 1997

Bonus Points, Anyone? - Mumbo Jumbo #81


note with graph

top 3 fliers in scale events tend to have more bonus points

177 Sep. 1997

High Gumbandery - The Horizontal Thermal

Rottensox (Ralph Kuenz?) na article

Areas where the flow is faster than ambient wind. Also, much anthropomorphism and insinuation about Aeolus, Bacchus, and Hung

177 Sep. 1997

An Airplan Shipping Box "How To" Bob Isaacks na


177 Sep. 1997 Harriet Quimby Lou Buffardi na letter Mr Buffardi sets the record straight

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177Sep. 1997 Just Keep Showing Up

Tom Arnold, Scale Staffe Newsletter na article

title is added by me -LR, was Lifted from the Scale Staffel Newsletter. Mr. Arnold follows a small piece of advice from his father and succeeds at football and in FAC.

177 Sep. 1997 Lockheed Sirius anonymous na three view

about 1/3 page, fairly basic, no sections, printing could be better. Shown with floats.

177 Sep. 1997 Hodek HK-101 anonymous? na half page

nice printing, many sections, quite a bit of detail, cute lightplane twin with long nacelles

177 Sep. 1997 Grumman FF-1

G-E Model Supply 16.5

rubber scale plan

pot bellied biplane fighter, too complex for dime scale, and too big assuming the printing was scaled right

177 Sep. 1997 Grumman FF-1 anonymous na three view

about 1/4 page, printing so-so, medium level of detail, no sections, printed on the plan

177 Sep. 1997 Grumman Wildcatfish anonymous 13

peanut scale plan multiple designer effort. On floats.

177 Sep. 1997 Luton Minor Dave Livesay 13

peanut scale plan slight mods might make it a pseudo dime? -LR

177 Sep. 1997 Curtiss XP-934 anonymous na three view fairly basic. Appears very similar to XP-31

177Sep. 1997 Curtiss XP-31 Swift Doug Wilkey 16

rubber scale plan, pseudo dime?

printed at about 16.3 span, is it meant to be 16 inches?

177 Sep. 1997 Yak 3 Chris Starleaf 27.3

rubber scale plan

178Nov-97 Messerschmitt M20b Dave Linstrum na

cover illustration drawing

178Nov-97 Fairchild 24 Rules GHQ? na rules

for a one design event using Guillows Fairchild 24 kit or the plan from that kit. These actually fly ok.

178Nov-97 Pan Am's Pacific

Henry Scammell na article long article on Pan Am "Clippers"

178Nov-97

Thermals and Stability - Mumbo Jumbo #82


thermal strength vs altitude, stability to prevent altitude loss when falling out of thermals, pros and cons of tight circle with respect to thermals

178Nov-97

The Golden Age - Ike and Mike

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article 1/2 page on the two famous planes

178Nov-97 Howard "Ike" anonymous na three view

a bit less than half a page, print quality sort of ok, moderate detail, no sections or dimensions

178Nov-97 Sirius Colors Jim Alaback na letter

Mr. Alaback's color info for this plane differs from that given in Fran Ptazkiewicz's article in the September Oct. FAC News (issue 196)

178 Nov-97 Laird Story Ray Payne na article info on history of Laird airplanes, ongoing series

178Nov-97

Laird Solution as it Appeared in 1930 R.S. Hirsch na three view

printing not so great, but lots of detail and about a half a page. Some fine lines are lost. Includes fuselage sections, drawing of prop.

178Nov-97

Laird Super Solution as It Looked in 1931 Bendix R.S. Hirsch na three view


178

Nov-97Solution in Early 1831, later in 1931, late 30's R.S. Hirsch na three view

actually just some side views, tiny fuzzy picture, and one front view. printing not so great, but lots of detail and about a half a page. Some fine lines are lost. Includes fuselage sections, drawing of prop.

178Nov-97

1932 Rebuild of Laird Super Solution R.S. Hirsch na three view


178Nov-97 Dreams

J.N.H. Brennan na poem Mr. Brennan channels Walter Mitty over Flanders

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178Nov-97 Bill Kimmel Flies Again

anonymous, GHQ? na note

Mr. Kimmel celebrates birthday by taking controls in same type of plane he trained in many years ago

178Nov-97 Another Laird Story

Fred A. Komlosy na letter

Mr. KomLosy visits New England Air Museum. Also has story re Mr. Laird an EAA chapter, and the construction of a replica of the Super Solution.

178 Nov-97 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na final results 1997 Postal Contest, GA Civil and Modern Civil

178Nov-97 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na


178Nov-97

The Internet - What it Means to Free Flight Modeling Joe G. Joseph na article Low cost communication facilitates our hobby.

178Nov-97

How We Got a Kid's Flying Club Started Tim Lavender na article

Mr.Lavender's kid's group learns to build and fly. One of the kids wins Coconut at Johnson City!

178Nov-97 Dornier Merkur Doug Wilkey 26

rubber scale plan

includes marking info, big parasol wing, uses RAF 32! (scalish airfoil)

178

Nov-97 Seversky BT-8 E.R. Johnson 18rubber scale plan

GHQ has no info on history of this plan. The plane has lots of '30s character. Apparently, Burd had a dime scale kit of this plane, which is currently (Dec. 2013) listed on Penn Valley site.

178Nov-97 Seversky BT-9

Tailspin Tommy Flying Club na three view

not a lot of detail but does have sections. A bit over a quarter of a page

178Nov-97 Maubossin Hemiptere Al Backstronm 16

pseudo dime scale plan

178Nov-97 Remington Burnelli RB-1

Florent Baecke 20

rubber scale plan

ref. March 1980 Aeroplane Monthly, biplane with wide, lifting fuselage, is a twin, with room for the motors

178

Nov-97 DWT 28 FlohFlorent Baecke 15

rubber scale plan, pseudo dime scale plan??

WW1 prototype looks like cross between biplane and pumpkin seed, i.e. very deep fuselage. Was fast, strange looking.

178 Nov-97 Soijka RPV Mark Fineman 16 nocal twin boom pusher, remotely piloted vehicle

179Jan-98 Lloyd 40.08 Bill Ceresa na

cover illustration/design Is this whacky thing an airplane or a small castle?

179Jan-98

GHQ to Go On Line…. Well, Sort Of.. Ross P. Mayo na note

asking for input re possible web site, some email addresses given

179Jan-98 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na


maybe I should have written "current standing". Only one entry.

179Jan-98 Bendix Race Rules GHQ na rules

rules specifically for "this year's" Bendix race at the Nats.

179Jan-98 Laird Story Ray Payne na

letters, pictures

questions, answers, research, anecdotes, some decent photos of Dale Jackson's 1931 Laird "Sweet Kiss"

179Jan-98

Mauboussin M. 40 "Hemiptere" anonymous na three view

no sections, printing not so great but lines are heavy enough to survive that, fairly simple, 1/3 page?

179Jan-98 DWT T.28 Floh anonymous na three view

quite small, faded printing, biplane with crazy fuselage

179Jan-98

Remington Burnelli RB2 Transport anonymous na three view

maybe 1/5 page?, print is ok, moderate detail, no sections

179Jan-98

Attention All Pylon Polishin' Peanuteers! GHQ na note

discusses peanut racer event, accompanies several three views of Goodyear racers

179 Jan-98 Screaming Meany 40 anonymous na three view small and basic, but clear

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179 Jan-98 Coonley Special 35 anonymous na three view small and basic, but clear179 Jan-98 Johnson Special 51 anonymous na three view small and basic, but clear179 Jan-98 Lil' Spook 77 anonymous na three view small and basic, but clear

179Jan-98

My First Out of Sight Flight Bob Mosher na story HLG flies away on first flight

179Jan-98

Kanone List as of 12/31/97 GHQ? na kanone list

179Jan-98 Around the Corner Henson Towne na poem

courtesy Bob Haight. Say hello to your friends while they're still around

179Jan-98 Fairchild and Wheels Chris Starleaf na email

email to Tom Hallman, in order to provide background for Guillow Fairchild 24 event discussed in previous issue

179Jan-98

Popsicle Stick Fuselage Jigging System Bill Schmidt na


a way to hold keel pieces in alignment while building

179

Jan-98 Tom-8 anonymous? na three view

submitted by Rick Doort, or is he the artist? A pretty good amount of detail, with 3 fuselage and 1 wing section. Low wing plane kind of like a Yak-18 trainer with what apears to be either a horizontally opposed or inverted in line or V engine

179Jan-98 Fokker D-7 Toledo 14

dime scale plan

179Jan-98 Fokker D-7 Ray Sweet(?) na three view

1/2 page, fairly basic but includes color and marking info for Lt. Goering's airplane in Jasta 11

179Jan-98 Jones Trainer anonymous 17.5

rubber scale plan old time plan sent in by Bill Reckert

179Jan-98 Ben Jones Trainer S-125 anonymous na three view

fairly basic, maybe 1/4 page?, no sectoins or markings

179Jan-98 Consolidated Vultee L-13 Tom Nallen II 13

peanut scale plan printed at only 12.3 inches or so

179Jan-98 Consolidated Vultee L-14

anonymous and Tom Nallen II na

three views, note

two small three views plus notes, and a note by Tom Nallen II re his peanut design for this plane

179Jan-98 Boston Harbor Packet

Chuck Wojtkiewicz 16

illegal Bostonian

I don't think this one actually meets the Bostonian rules.

179Jan-98

Micro Mechanics Flyabout Dan Marcus 16.5 power scale

I don't know how scale this is. Sheet sides, simple. For HiLine Micro 4

179Jan-98 A.D. Scout

Florent Baecke 20.5

rubber scale plan tall and whacky

179 Jan-98

180Mar-98 Cunningham-Hall Tom Butler na


Biplane with radial engine and yellow color scheme, lots of little windows up front, landing over fence.

180Mar-98

97 EMAA Banquet Report Ross P. Mayo na article

180Mar-98

The Golden Age - Travel Air Mystery "S"


180Mar-98

Travel Air Mystery "S" Model "R" anonymous na three view fairly basic, third of a page or so, printing so-so

180Mar-98 Gone West - Tony LeVier anonymous na obituary

ref. LA Times obituary and Racing Planes and Air Races by Reed Kinert, Vols. 3,4, and 8

180Mar-98

Catching a Thermal - Mumbo Jumbo #83

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article Do you really want one?

180Mar-98 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na

announcement, current standings ends april 30

180Mar-98 Power Scale Judging GHQ na

rules changes

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180

Mar-98Trying to Bring Back Some Free Flight to MAN Larry Marshall na letter

Letter to Lin from Larry Marshall, who was involved with MAN at the time, about his efforts to bring some FF back into MAN and let the RC guys know about it.

180

Mar-98 Letov S-32 anonymous na three view

submitted by Rick Doort. Assuming he is not the artist, but I could be wrong. A bit over 1/3 page, printing is decent. Has a fair amount of detail, a bunch of fuselage sections, and a wing section. High wing trimotor transport which looks like it might be a decent flier.

180Mar-98 Email Addresses Ross Mayo na

email address list

a bunch of email addresses for people in the FAC. At least one of them probably still works! (Mine)

180Mar-98 Laird Story Ray Payne na letter

Laird anecdotes, information, questions, and research.

180

Mar-98 Vapour Trail

A.J. Harper (or is it A.F. Harper?) na

poem (actually, I believe it is a sonnet)

In some ways a rather traditional sonnet. Usually I dislike all that rhyming stuff, especially if it’s a bit corny. Although not flawless, this one is done with talent and feeling. Clever and original. -L.R. arrogant and presumptuous reviewer

180Mar-98

Rubber Winding Techniques Bob Isaacs na

article, with sketches stooges, burst tubes, winders, hooks, etc.

180 Mar-98 Definitions Pete Azure na humor

180Mar-98 Grumman G-21

Tailspin Tommy Flying Club na

sketch, three view

sketch isn't too bad, though small. Three view is basic but clear, maybe 1/5 page?

180Mar-98 Helio Stallion Tom Nallen II 16 nocal

high wing, long fuselage, longish nose but only moderate wing area

180Mar-98 Fairchild PT-23 Bill Hunter 13

peanut scale plan

detailed plan, lots of ribs, low wing radial engine trainer

180Mar-98 Spritzer Chris Starleaf 18.5 embryo plan

shoulder wing, tapered wing, moderate proportions for an embryo

180Mar-98 Ryan YO-51

Florent Baecke 20.3

rubber scale plan

Parasol wing, slim, round fuselage with lots of struts, fairly short nose. 1930's? STOL observation plane.

Mar-98 Ryan YO-51 anonymous na three view

contrasty picture, small three view no sections and only moderate detail. Short note. Slots, flaps, slats etc. are not particularly clear. Page 5 in newsletter

180

Mar-98 Miles M-5 Mystic Model Complany 16


supplied by John Koptonak. I forget who Mystic Model Company is. Maybe JK, but doesn't look like the Supermarine Sparrowhawk in this issue, which is labelled as his work. Elegant low wing 1930's racer with spats.

180Mar-98

Supermarine Sparrowhawk John Koptonak 16


Parasol wing type with a fair amount of wing area and slim fuselage, though nose is not terribly long.

181May-98

Von Halpenstein Loses Another Fellow Flyer to the Blazing Vickers

Bob Thompson na

cover illustration

Youthful sketch by Bob Thompson appears to have been appropriated by GHQ for the cover. Von Halpenstein may be an invention of GHQ.

181May-98 Laird Story

Raymond Payne na letter

questions and answers about the fate of various Lard planes. Also, among other errors, Cleveland had the flamingos going the wrong way!

181

May-98 Laird Story

Harry Porter Museum/anonymous photagrapher and author na photo, note

Photo of Solution with Al Whitesides in 1940 with Super Solution wings, but is a bit contrasty. Note about Doolittle and the Super Solution, and some modifications in 1931 and 1932.

181May-98

Laird Speedwing and Continental Comet R.S. Hirsch na three views

Hirsch three views are quite nice, but these didn't print very well. A half page each. Have marking info, but much is illegible.

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181May-98

Updates to New Power Scale Judging GHQ na

rules changes

181

May-98

Ace McCoy's Book Review - Goodyear and Formula One Air Racing, 1947-1967, 1967-1995 Bob Hirsch na book review

Review of Bob Hirsch's two volumes on Formula 1 and Goodyear racers. (I have these myself and they're impressive. Lots of 3 views, color info and marking info, plus photos. -LR)

181

May-98

Experiences and Impressions of a First Time Flier at the FAC Mk X Nationals Pete Azure na story

As is usual for a newbie, and probably for everyone, he was very impressed by the Nats.

181

May-98

Flying Aces, Flying Models, Phineas and Fortune Dave Stott na article

The temporary return of Phineas, this time married with a kid, in Flying Models for June 1947 thru January 1948. Plus a letter from 1947foretelling, or at least suggesting, the re-establishment of the FAC in a form similar to what we have today.

181May-98 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na final results

MANY entries. The winning times indoors are higher than outdoors! 96 seconds in peanut and 236 seconds in Nocal.

181May-98 Summer Postal Contest GHQ na

announcement Golden Age Civil and Modern Civil

181May-98 Aeroneer 1B anonymous na

three view, picture, notes

muddy picture, small but clean three view, specs in small but mostly legible print. Three view is about 1/5 of a page or a bit less.

181May-98

Premier Indoor Meet - a Success Vet Thomas na


co sponsored by GHQ and Western New York Free Flight Society FAC and AMA events

181May-98

Mr. Thumbsome's Philosophy - Mumbo Jumbo #84


article, goofy story

Flying inside a dog while misquoting Groucho, telling people FAC style flying is easy, and an early German freewheel device.

181May-98

Aircraft Drawings - National Air and Space Museum anonymous na

list, with prices, etc. you could almost call this an ad

181

May-98Avro 683 Lancaster B. Mk.1 anonymous? na three view

submitted by Rick Doort. Assuming he is not the artist, but I could be wrong. About 1/3 page, printing is just ok, but a fair amount of detail, a bunch of fuselage sections, and a couple of wing sections and extra nacelle details.

181

May-98 E-Mail and More Ross Mayo na

contact info for a few dozen FAC people.

also mention of the web site (defunct in 2013,of course) and petition re the death of Carol Schlosberg

181May-98 Bonzo - 1967 Markings R.C. Kinert na three view

doesn’t' seem to show colors, about 1/3 page, printing not so great, from 1968

181

May-98

The Golden Age - Fairchild 24C Cabin Sport


The 24C was an earlier version with a Cirrus Engine. The 24R is more commonly seen and had a Ranger engine. (both in-line types, by appearances -LR)

181May-98 Fairchild 24C-8 anonymous na three view

rather simple and plain, no sections, printing relatively clear due to heavy line weight. Includes small sketch.

181May-98

Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind Jack Moses na story

Fineman's Nikitin-Chevchenko IS-4 peanut design turns out to be one of Hung's favorite foods. Just a couple of paragraphs worth.

181

May-98The One Design Contest - Reasons and Rules Don Ross na

event announcement, rules, explanation

includes list of eligible designs. (Maybe should be called 13 design contest?)

181May-98 Stars and Bars anonymous na markings

USAF stars and bars printed in blue and white at various sizes for marking your models

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181May-98 Me-109E-1

Bob McLellon, Steve McLellon 24.4

rubber scale plan (more correctly called Bf-109, I think -LR)

181 May-98 Mr. Malcolm Al Backstrom 18 embryo plan

181May-98 Wittman's Bonzo Tom Nallen 13

peanut scale plan

usual nice job from Mr. Nallen, see other sheet for printwood

181

May-98 Pottier 100TS anonymous 13peanut scale plan

cute high wing, good proportions, supplied to GHQ by Rick Choate?"Undercambered" airfoil not legal for FAC unless original had it. Includes some colorand marking info

181May-98 Pottier 100TS anonymous 13 three view

on the plan for the peanut, fairly sparse, no markings

181

May-98 Blohm & Voss P-204 Pres Bruning 13peanut scale plan

12.5 as printed. Whacky design proposal. Radial engine up front, turbojet under one wing (I.e assymmetrical), very close to fuselage, glide bomb carried a bit lower. Color and marking info

181

May-98 Blohm & Voss P-205 Justo Miranda na three views

actually 5 views plus 5 more of bombs that could be carried. Has reasonable amount of detail and marking info, some interior detail (bomb bay , pilot, etc.) First appeared in Aero Plans, appear in FAC News by permission of Mr. A.C. Anson

182Jul-98 Waco Biplane (cabin)

Paul Bojanowski na

cover illustration/design same as was on t-shirt at Nats

182Jul-98 Summer Postal Contest GHQ na


182Jul-98

Obechi - Mumbo Jumbo #85

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article good for laminated formers

182Jul-98 Earl Van Gorder

Dennis Norman na

obituary (sort of) an appreciation

182Jul-98

resolution re Carol's death

Bob Schlosberg na letter

thanking FACers for helping to put pressure on Mexican authorities re Carol's murder. Suspects in custody.

182Jul-98 Aeronca C-3 anonymous na


small but clear three view. Contrasty picture, readable notew with specs, etc.

182Jul-98 Laird Story

Hasson Callaway na letter

various info re the Laird racers and Mr. Callaway's career in flying

182 Jul-98 Laird Story John J. Tudor na letter more Laird tid bits

182Jul-98 Laird Story

Raymond Payne, Jr. na letter various mods to the Laird Solution

182Jul-98 Aeronca Model K

Tailspin Tommy Flying Club na

three view and sketch not terribly detailed and a bit on the small side

182

Jul-98 Up, Up and Away Stu Weckerly na story

very short. Stu's Pacer ascends and disappears from one of the Model Mangler Club's fields but is seen landing 15 miles away in another field used by the club.

182 Jul-98 Nats Results GHQ na results

182Jul-98

The Golden Age - Clipped Wing Monocoupe

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article Livingston's clipped wing Monocoupe

182Jul-98

John Livingston's Clipped-Wing Monocoupe anonymous na three view

not super detailed, but at least 1/3 of page. Side view of cowl and prop look odd, show lots of up thrust. Seems wrong to me, but I don't know.

182Jul-98 National Mass Launch

anonymous or GHQ? na

announcement

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182

Jul-98 Fairchild 24

Jeff Harris, Ontario Model Aircraft Co. 15

dime scale plan

Peter Mann credit for supplying plan. Radial engined version, cute.A version of this plan can be found on line at http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_files_00/321/Fairchild%2024.pdf.

182Jul-98 Kalinin K-1 Ted Davis 24

rubber scale plan

high wing airliner, looks like good flyer, more or less elliptical wing

182Jul-98 Super Turbo John Blair 17.8 embryo plan

folding wing D.T., long fuselage, left panel drawn slightly longer than right

182Jul-98 Bell P-59 Airacomet Comet 18 scale

seems to be static model but made like a flying one and could be adapted to rubber scale. 1945 Kit E10

182Jul-98 Bell P-59 Airacomet Comet? na three view

not terribly detailed, about a third of a page, typical of the kind that accompany kit plans

182Jul-98 Waco C-7

Waco Aircraft Co. na three view

simple, about half page, clear, found with Fairchild 24 plan in plan section

183Sep-98 Blazing Aerial Combat

Chuck Woztkiewicz na


amazing, over the top illustration. Tracers. "Flying Aces" has bullet holes in it! Suitable for framing.

183Sep-98 Outdoor Champs results GHQ? na

contest results

I THINK these are for the Outdoor Champs. Might be for FAC Nats.

183Sep-98

a Typhoon, Hokkaido, Occupation, and a Balsa P-51 Lyle Burt na letter

I made up the title. Mr. Burt recounts his experience on an LST (terrifying, then boring) and on shore, just after the war.

183Sep-98 Summer Postal Contest GHQ na

announcement, current standings 4 minutes with a Waco SRE!!

183Sep-98 The Brooklyn Bomber Bud Overn na story, fiction

Sal Taibi scares the cr@# out of Bill Barnes, and Bill gets ripped off by North American.

183Sep-98 Laird Story


pictures, details etc. about a Laird racing airplane, plus a treed shoe.

183Sep-98 Laird Jr. Speedwing

Clem Whittenback na photos

a bit contrasty front and side and one in flight turning with top visible

183Sep-98

Glue - Mumbo Jumbo #86

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article facts and opinions about various kinds of glue

183Sep-98 Aeronca LC anonymous na


three view is small and sparse. Picture is small and muddy. Various notes and specifications. Mostly legible.

183Sep-98

The Golden Age- Gee Bee Super Sportster


183Sep-98

Gee Bee Super Sportster R-1 anonymous na three view

about 1/3 page, no sections but a reasonable amount of detail, printing quality is just ok

183Sep-98

Rare Birds and Odd Ducks Dave Stott na

pics and three views listed separately

183Sep-98 Schiebe SF-29

AviMag 1/15/74 na

pic and three view

Picture is VERY contrasty and probably unusable. Three view is basic but clear. Maybe 1/4 page. A motorglider

183

Sep-98 Iribitis VEF I-16Flying Review 3/70 na

three view and pic

Three view is small and basic. Picture is small but at least you can make it out. This is a very pretty little lightweight fighter from Lattvia. There is a nice peanut plan by John Berryman for this aircraft at Hip Pocket Aeronautics, but you'll have to join to download it. http://www.hippocketaeronautics.com/hpa_plans/details.php?image_id=1846&mode=search

183

Sep-98 Fieseler Fi-158Flying Review 7/69 na

three view and pic

Swoopy little research aircraft with twin tail, manned version of Fi-157 radio controlled drone. Three view is small but not all that bad, no sections. Picture is murky. But this is one slick little plane.

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183

Sep-98 Percheron H-1 anonymous nathree view and pic

three view is dark silouhette with some features in white. Picture is too contrasty. Both are small. Reverse stagger (by most of a wing chord!) biplane sitting low on a pair of floats. Not a lot of prop clearance. Do NOT land in rough seas. That wing is low.

183Sep-98 IAR 39

Flying Review 11/69 na

three view and pic

small, excessively contrasty pic, small three view a bit faded

183

Sep-98 Leduc RL-21 anonymous na three view

dark silhouette with a few white lines for features. Planform is like Goon. Slick racer type. As of late 2013, Grenier de l’Aviation de Saint-Herblain has one, or at least their web site says so. All aluminum, lots of pretty pics on internet.

183Sep-98 Abraham AS-2 Iris anonymous na

pic and three view

Dark silhouette three view with white linkes. Kinda small. Contrasty picture is hard to make out.

183Sep-98 Cerva CD-75

Avimag 8/15/74 na

pic and three view

small but clear three view. Contrasty picture, and small.

183Sep-98 Gee Bee X Tom Nallen Sr. 18.9

rubber scale plan usual Nallen style plan I.e. nice and should fly well

183

Sep-98 Grumman Gulfhawk Peerless 12

peanut scale plan, dime scale plan big belly biplane

183Sep-98 Curtiss Robin Burd 16

dime scale plan

183Sep-98 Henschel HS-122B Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

183

Sep-98 Nieuport 17 Joe Wherry 13

peanut scale plan, dime scale or pseudo dime scale plan? Looks like an OLD plan.

183Sep-98 Heinkel 119 Barry Taylor 16 no cal plan

light construction, skinny fuselage, good sized wing

183Sep-98 Anec III Ralph Hudson 13

peanut scale plan

184Nov-98

In Memory of Earl VanGorder

Bob Bojanowski na


184Nov-98 Summer Postal Contest GHQ na

contest results

184Nov-98

Big Tail and Rear C.G. - Mumbo Jumbo #87


GG tries the idea on a 75 inch Fournier RF-5. Results ok so far.

184Nov-98 Aeronca K anonymous na


small three view, not terribly detailed, small picture, ditto, plus some specs in fine print. None of the printing is all that great.

184Nov-98

FAC National Mass Launch 1998 GHQ na

contest results

184Nov-98

The Shape of a Winner - Part 2 Dick Bennett na article

Discussion, with graphs and statistics, of proportions of winning WWII mass launch models.

184Nov-98 Laird Story


Another Laird LC-DE called the "Vagabond". Refers to photos which don't seem to accompany it.

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184

Nov-98What Color Was It? - Part 15 Dave Stott na article

color scheme info for Aeronca NC26342, Fairchild Model 51, Keith Ryder R4, Lincoln Sport, Keystone Patrician, Pietenpol Air Campers 13988, NX15767, Stinson 105 NC26255, BA Eagle II VH-UUY, Caudron C.600 Aiglon F-ANZE, S.E.5 silver skywriter, Fairchild Argux ZK-ASZ, Avro Avian IVm ZK-ACM, Proctor 5 F-BESV ex G-AKB

184Nov-98 S.I.P.A. S.901 anonymous na three view

a bit less than 1/3 page. Moderate detail, relatively clear printing, some color info

184Nov-98 Guerchais-Roche T.35 anonymous na

three view and pics

three view is very small, pics rather small, also paragraph of specs.

184 Nov-98 the "Texan" Plecan na three view simple, about 1/4 page, also photo with color info

184Nov-98

Percival P.1A Gull Four Mk.2 Bill Dean na three view

whole page, nicely printed with reasonable level of detail, wing and fuselage sections, color and marking info

184Nov-98

The Golden Age - Winnie Mae


article, plus small three view

three view is quite small, hard to read smaller markings, not very detailed.

184Nov-98 Aero A-102 anonymous na three view

quite a bit of detail for a 1/4 page three view. Some color and marking info. Fuselage sections.

184Nov-98 Port Victoria P.V.2 Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

184

Nov-98 Brewster Buffalo anonymous 13

peanut scale plan, dime scale plan?

Peter Mann sent in to newsletter. Says 1/32 scale, which would be about 1/8 inch over peanut size

184Nov-98 Cessna C37 Peerless 15

dime scale plan looks like a good flier

184Nov-98 Fokker E III

Tim Hayward Brown 13

peanut scale plan

184Nov-98 F-82 Twin Mustang R. Kuenz 23.5

rubber scale plan a twin!

184Nov-98 Clipped Wing Cub

Florent Baecke 19.5

rubber scale plan

185Jan-99 Priesel KEP Bill Ceresa na


What is that bowling trophy doing on top of the radiator?

185Jan-99 Old Time Kit Scale

Paul and Dave Stott na article

Supposed to clear things up about the new event, and about OTKS vs dime scale.

185Jan-99

Documentation Guidelines for Judged FAC Scale Models anonymous na article

185Jan-99 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na

standings, announcement winter postal

185

Jan-99The Golden Age - Modelin Planes


article - poem

A poem from Sept. 1933 Universal Model Airplane News (Is that the same as MAN??) Just a bit corny. Contains the immortal quip: "His livery is a lacquer pan…." I just hope the fellow's liver doesn't have anything to do with that lacquer pan!

185Jan-99 Bending Landing Gears anonymous na

illustrated note form l.g. over a pattern of nails in a board

185Jan-99

A Freewheeler You're Not Ashamed to be Seen With Dick Bennett na

illustrated note

notch spinner correctly and make center of prop an aluminum tube, and you have a freewheel assembly.

185Jan-99

Rubber Bands - Mumbo Jumbo #88

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article GG's opinion on different brands of rubber

185 Jan-99 Kanone List Ross Mayo na kanone list as of 12/31/98

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185

Jan-99 Kalinin K-1 anonymous na three view

LOTS of detail, ok printing, fuselage and wing sections, 8.5 X 12! Includes some structural detail. Nice elliptical wing. Looks like would make a nice model. With the plans, not in stapled part of newsletter.

185Jan-99 Fairchild FC-2 Ted Davis 28

rubber scale or electric scale

Can use Hi Line Dual Mini 6. Part of plan is in stapled pages of newsletter.

185Jan-99 Howard DGA-9 Peerless 15

dime scale plan

185

Jan-99 Brown RacerContinental illegible 13.5

rubber scale, maybe dime scale

editorial says kit plan scale, but this is the epitome of a dime scale except it sold for 15 cents. Rules say "such as" not "only". Some of drawing is cut off, but what you really need is there.

185

Jan-99 Waco Model "C"Star Model Aero Shop 15

editorial says kit plan scale, but this is the epitome of a dime scale except it sold for 25 cents. Rules say "such as" not "only". Very simple, minimalist, and cute cabin biplane

185Jan-99 Rason Warrior

Florent Baecke 13

peanut scale plan

185Jan-99 Barkley-Grow T8P-1 anonymous na three view

small and sparse, lots of specs, looks just like fixed gear Electra

185Jan-99 Junkers J.1 anonymous na three view

about 1/3 page. Fuse and wing sections, moderate detail

186Mar-99 Wiings of Destiny Bob Rogers na

cover illustration/design airplane cards late '30s, early '40s?

186Mar-99

An Easy Weigh Out - an Accurate Way to Find Area of Odd Shapes Dave Stott na article

cut the shape in card stock and weigh it, compare to weight of card stock of known area

186Mar-99 Air Hogs Powered event GHQ? na

event announcement Air Hogs powered event at Geneseo

186Mar-99 Power Scale Comments

GHQ, Allan Schanzle na

article, correspondence discusses updates in rules for power scale

186Mar-99 Canadian Aces Hal Lorimer na note

Four of Britain's top aces in WW1 were Canadian. Give details.

186Mar-99 It was in the Cards Don Campbell na article

Kids collecting airplane cards in the 30's and 40's, plus details about the cards. Don Campbell and Dave Livesay still collecting.

186

Mar-99 FAC Postal Contests GHQ na


186Mar-99

The Span Wise Rubber Motor - Mumbo Jumbo #89

Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article why he thinks it wouldn't be worth it

186Mar-99

The Golden Age - Captain Al Williams, part 1 of 2

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article this guy did everything!

186Mar-99

Thompson and Greve Eligibility List Dave Stott na list

list of airplanes elegible for FAC Thompson and Greve race events

186Mar-99 Bendix Elibility List

Dave Stott and Mike Nassise na list list of airplanes elegible for FAC Bendix race event

186Mar-99 Aero A-300 anonymous na three view

lots of detail, nice printing, fuselage and wing sections, half page

186Mar-99 Homemade Propellers

Florent Baecke na

illustrated article

mostly drawings, how to make a sheet balsa, formed prop

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186Mar-99 DeWoitine D-33

Madison Model Airplane Co. 20

rubber scale plan

simplified like a dime scale, but span is too long to be legal

186Mar-99 Fokker DXVII Dallaire 12

dime scale plan

on the simple side, has relatively thin airfoil, cute biplane

186Mar-99 Rearwing Speedster Peerless 15

dime scale plan

186Mar-99

Boeing F4B (Navy), P12F (Army)

Hawk Model Airplane Co. na three view

Fuselage sections and a lot of detail including markings (I think just for Navy version), color info for both. Full page

186Mar-99 Boeing F4B-4

Ray Chevedden, Comet 15

rubber scale plan, maybe dime scale

I guess it's a dime scale, but uses formers instead of the usual box, from 1935

186 Mar-99 B.A.T. Monoplane Al Backstrom na three view fairly sparse, about a third of a page, with specs

186Mar-99 B.A.T. Monoplane Al Backstrom 16


too cute! Lots of wing area, not horribly complicated.

187May-99 American Aircraft Carrier Jim Ray na

cover illustration/design slightly listing carrier launches Wildcat into a battle

187May-99 FAC Postal Contests GHQ? na

announcement

187May-99

The Comedy of the Aerial Torpedo The Aeroplane na

news story (I think)

from July 3, 1935 Aeroplane. Device can't take off and chases brass around field. Second round performs figure 9 into middle of brass area.

187May-99 Homebuilt Spoke Wheels Paul McIlrath na

article, how to, illustrated

187May-99

The Golden Age - Captain Al Williams, part 2 of 2


187 May-99 Musings Jake Larson na poem

187May-99 Contest Blues AL Lawton na story

many large and small disasters associated with contest. (not sure how many of these happened to Al or in one day)

187May-99

What Color Was It? Part 15 Dave Stott na article Color info for Avro 504 K, American Eagle

187May-99 Avro 504K A. Granger na three view

two sheets, includes markings info for D9080, H1925 (military), G-EDP, G-EBIX (civil) Lots of detail, clear printing, fuselage sections.

187May-99

American Eagle Model A-129 anonymous na three view

Clearly printed, one whole sheet, with specs, markings for 7682, Porterfield Flying School, has fuselage sections.

187

May-99 Curtiss Robin Ecklund (?) na three view

Fairly sharp, but the shading to indicate color is a bit odd. Letters on fuse don't show very sharply. NC979K, "The Newsboy Micook (sp?) Daily Gazzette" marked on side. One whole page.

187May-99

A Summary of Air Fighting Tactics Frank Renaut na

article/humor

187May-99

Roughened Wings - Mumbo Jumbo #90


Turbulation, sand on the wings, and saving the Red Baron. Based on postwar (post WW1) British research. (RAE #633, August, 1919)

187May-99 Sopwith Camel D.C.C. na three view

Quite a bit of detail for a third of a page. No sections. Printing is kind of ok. Those lines are pretty thin.

187May-99 Sopwith Camel Paul Lindberg 21

rubber scale plan

187May-99 Curtiss Swift Comet 19

rubber scale plan

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187May-99 Arsenal-Delanne 10 anonymous na three view

Maybe a fifth of the page, moderate detail, no sections, fairly clear.

187May-99 Arsenal-Delanne 10 Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

printed slightly undersized. Wacky, tandem wing aircraft

187 May-99 Priesel Kep anonymous na three view moderate detail at most, but clearly printed

187May-99 Priesel Kep Ted Davis 13

peanut scale plan

In Ted Davis' signature style. Lots of area and large gap between wings. WW1 fighter prototype.

188Jul-99 Douglas Yo-43

Bob Bojanowski na

cover illustration

printed in 4 colors (if you count black as one of them)

188Jul-99 Non Nats Results GHQ? na

contest results

188

Jul-99 FAC Postal Contests GHQ? na

summer postal contest standings

188Jul-99 Why I Want to be a Pilot Tommy Tyler na essay

this 5th grade kid thinks pilots make a pile of dough, don't work hard, and don't have to study much

188Jul-99

WNYFFS and FAC 2nd Annual Indoor Championships Vet (?) the CD na


188Jul-99 FAC Events Buffalo, NY anonymous na

contest results

188Jul-99

The Golden Age - The Flying Machines of Al Williams


Kirkham-Williams Racer, American-Mecury, Curtiss Gulfhawk I, Grumman Gulfhawk II, Grumman Gulfhawk III, Gulfhawk Jr., Gulfhawk IV

188 Jul-99 Kirkham Raccer anonymous na three view small and fuzzy188 Jul-99 Al Williams Curtiss Hawk anonymous na three view small and fuzzy188 Jul-99 Grumman Gulfhawk anonymous na three view small and fuzzy

188Jul-99

Flying Aces at the USIC Johnson City John Blair na


188Jul-99

Gee Bee Sportster Model D anonymous na three view tiny, not a lot of detail, but the printing is ok

188Jul-99

Gee Bee Sportster Model E anonymous na three view tiny, not a lot of detail, but the printing is ok

188Jul-99 L-200D Morava anonymous

sleek light twin, quite a bit of detail, decent printing, nacelles look moderately long and fairly far forward.

188Jul-99 RWD10 Stan Fink 13

peanut scale plan 1936 Polish, parasol wing light plane,

188Jul-99 Watkinson Dingbat na three view

a little fuzzy and not a lot of detail, has some specs.

188Jul-99 Watkinson Dingbat Al Backstrom 16

pseudo dime scale plan low wing small plane

188Jul-99

AT-5 Texan, North American David Livesay 21

rubber scale plan

188Jul-99 Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai anonymous na three view

rather small but a fair amount of detail. There would be more if the printing was better! No sections.

188Jul-99 Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai Nate Sturman 23.6

rubber scale plan WW2 attack bomber, printed at about 20 inches.

188

Jul-99 Wyman W-1Florent Baecke 16

rubber scale plan

Whacky! WWI prototype. Biplane, top wing is shoulder wing, small gap, pusher with LOOOONG driveshaft, prop is behind the tail. Make a light prop!

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189Sep-99

North American P-51 B Mustang Dave Linstrum na

cover illustration/design P-51 B climbing over clouds

189 Sep-99 Muncie '99 Results GHQ? na results FAC contest at Muncie

189Sep-99 FAC Postal Contests GHQ? na

announcement winter postal events announced

189Sep-99 Gee Bee D Sportster

Prof. Fate aka Rockland Russo na letter

color information for various serial numbers of Gee Bee D Sportster

189Sep-99 Gee Bee D Sportster

Prof. Fate aka Rockland Russo 16


a bit messy and print quality is not that great, but appears that what you need is there

189Sep-99 Damn Those Dime Kits! Don Campbell na article

those dime scale kits were difficult when you were 9 or 10 years old!

189Sep-99

Down Memory's Runway - A Look Back at Our Inspiration Dave Stott na article

summary of August 1941 Flying Aces magazine, includes tiny plan of twin tractor model by Gilbert Shurman

189

Sep-99 FAC Postal Contests GHQ? na


current standings in summer postal contest, notable is a 526 second flight by Wayne Brock

189Sep-99 The Golden Age - OJ-2

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article Berliner Joyce OJ-2, history, includes color info

189Sep-99 Berliner/Joyce B/J OJ-2 anonymous na three view

medium detail at most, print quality is just adequate

189

Sep-99Lite Span - Mumbo Jumbo #92

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article

GG likes Litespan for large models, discusses vs other coverings

189Sep-99

Looking Back at Canadian Aviation - Fairchild FC-2

Art Doten, MAAC 95L na

article, three view tiny three view, short article

189

Sep-99 Nakajima Type 94 Ki-4

looks like Nate Sturman's work, but can't find signature 19.7

rubber scale plan

Japanese reconnaissance biplane, or maybe it's a sesquiplane, lower wing is small. Radian engine. Rather classic and graceful loooking in a 1930's kind of way. At least in the accompanying drawings of the real thing.

189 Sep-99 Nakajima Type 94 Ki-4 anonymous na three view with Ki-4 plans, not all on one sheet

189Sep-99 Curtiss Hawk 75

Comet, John Morril 16

sorta dime scale

"improved" version of Comet dime scale, low wing radial engined fighter

189Sep-99 Fokker D-23 Ted Davis 28

rubber scale plan

according to note, printed at 70 percent, which would be 19.6 inches, might actually be 20 inches, Dutch, tandem engined fighter with twin booms

189Sep-99 Fokker D-23

A. Vincent Signorelli na three view

a bit on the small size but has lots of sections and decent detail, accompanies plan

189Sep-99 Twin Tractor Stick

Gilbert Shurman 18

rubber sport model

tiny drawing of twin tractor, all sheet except for motor stick sport model, at bottom of page 16

190Nov-99 Zaparka fighter Bill Ceresa na

cover illustration drawing, Austro Hungarian fighter prototype

190

Nov-99 Supermarine S6B Philip L. Mates na3 view, solid model plan

appears to be a solid model plan from Hawk Models dating to the '30s. Fair detial and LOTS of sections, full page, just a tiny bit is clipped on the left but nothing is really lost

190

Nov-99They Had What it Takes - C.B. Mayfly

NOT Alden McWilliams but rather some anonymous wag na cartoon

This one's pretty funny. You may be a famous artist, but brutal honesty about our boys in the air doesn't get your work on the cover of the FAC news! Consolation of fame in the Art world is weak comfort. (As we know, brutality DOES get you on the cover if it's happening to the bad guys. -LR)

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190

Nov-99The Too Small Prop - Mumbo Jumbo #93


flight trimming woes and inefficiency when forced to use a small prop

190Nov-99

Free Flight Means Saying No Dave Parsons na

email, article

why you should only ever dethermalize with a stone axe (I don't actually have an opinion on this issue. -LR)

190Nov-99 BOM Rule

Art Swift, Doug King na articles

taken from newsletter of Southern Californi9a Ignition Flyers

190Nov-99

The Golden Age - Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 55X


190Nov-99

Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 55X anonymous na three view from September 1973 Flying Models, a bit rough

190Nov-99

The Sky Climbers - Lockheed Issure

J.L. Hudson Co. na

old newsletter an old promotional newsletter

190Nov-99 Detroit Aircraft Lockheed anonymous na

three view, solid model instructions

not sure which, has low wing, two seats, canopy. Sirius???? A fair amount of detail, may not be terribly accurate. Fin does not match photo!

190Nov-99

A Lockheed for Colonel Lindbergh Literary Digest na

advertisement from Jan. 25, 1930 Literary Digest

190

Nov-99 FAC Postal Contests GHQ? na

announcement, preliminary standings

190Nov-99 Beechcraft C-178 anonymous na

three view, specs

three view is small and sparse, specs are detailed but you need a magnifying glass

190Nov-99

National Mass Launch Results - Sept. 19, 1999 Dave Franks na

contest report, results postal contest

190 Nov-99 FAC Postal Contests GHQ? na results not sure for what time period

190Nov-99 Loose Special 1937 David Livesay 17

rubber scale plan

190Nov-99 Pietenpol Air Camper Mike Ransom 20

rubber scale plan

190Nov-99 Taylorcraft L-2 R. McLellon 22

rubber scale plan reworked Stahl plan

190Nov-99 EAA Baby Ace of 1955 Don Campbell 13

peanut scale plan

190 Nov-99 Junkers D-9 Pres Bruning 13

191Jan-00 Pfalz D-12 and Henriot Tom Butler na

cover illustration

nice drawing, Pfalz is in drawing, Henriot has just been shot down

191Jan-00

Notes on the FAC Nats, Mark XII GHQ? na notes notes on upcoming Nats

191 Jan-00 Kanone List Ross Mayo na kanone list

191Jan-00

1999 Australian Free Flight Nationals anonymous na article/story

191Jan-00

The Golden Age - Gwinn Aircar


Unfairly saddled with nickname Hawks Death Ship because of a fatal crash into telephone wires. Three page article with some history.

191Jan-00 Gwinn Aircar anonymous na three view

moderate detail, has 3 fuselage sections, from Flying Aces

191Jan-00

General Instructions to Molding Canopy Ulises Alvarez na

illustrated notes how to make a plunge molded canopy

191

Jan-00Designing for a Crash - Mumbo Jumbo #94


yoghurt props, ugly rubber bands, fancy carpentry , or sullen acceptance

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191Jan-00

Me 109s without Swasticas

R. Russo (aka Prof. Fate) na article

B's and C's flown by Spain, E flown by Swiss, a few others

191Jan-00 Bottled Accuracy Nick Zeidler na

illustrated note (short)

use plastic model enamel bottles, weighted, for holding ribs upright

191

Jan-00Modeler Defeats Static Cling Ted Russell na short note

wipe with laundry anti-cling sheets (This works on that really light plastic covering like Ultrafilm, if you wrap it around the roll and leave for a few days. But I suppose that's not FAC. -LR)

191

Jan-00 FAC Postal Contests GHQ? na


191Jan-00

High Gumbanery - Our Wooden Bomber Rottensox na article kids fly missions in the tree in the front yard

191

Jan-00 Tripes A'Mighty Al Lawton na article

Examples of winning triplanes in FAC competition. Refers to Vance's "Avro 539", but I think that's a typo and he meant Vance's Avro 547, which I've seen fly spectacularly well. A choice quote: contacting Vance "is like trying to corner a three year old smeared with rubber lube in a toy store"

191 Jan-00 The Butch O'Hare Story Ed Mosbrook na story heroic flying and heroic sacrifice

191Jan-00

Junior Aviators Forming New Club

Al Williams, anonymous na

newspaper page

Several articles, one written by Al Williams. From the Buffalo Times (date not shown)

191 Jan-00 Spitfire LFXIVE Dick Leibfritz 16 nocal plan check carefully, may be printed slightly oversized

191

Jan-00 Avia S199R. Russo (aka Prof. Fate) 16

pseudo dime scale or rubber scale?

"usually enlarged 50% > 3/4"=1' " Czech built Bf109G with Jomo bomber engine, shown as per 1948 Israeli Air Force

191Jan-00 Gwinn Aircar Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

odd looking biplane, later development was Convair 111 monoplane

191Jan-00

1931 Taylor Cub E2 ATC#455 John Morrill 16

pseudo dime scale

191Jan-00 Mitsubishi A5M2b Claude Nate Sturman 18

rubber scale plan

192Mar-00 Fairchild 24

Bob Bojanowski na

cover illustration was available on a t-shirt

192 Mar-00 Breda 15 Color Scheme Joe Fergusson na article

192Mar-00

Flying Aces Club Hall of Fame Lin Reichel na

article, list of nominees

192Mar-00 Spiffy SNJ Roger Witt na three view

moderate detail, no sections, good printing, has markings and color info

192Mar-00

Little Known Members of the Flying Aces Club anonymous na cartoon

192Mar-00

What Ever Happened to the Rubber Bandit anonymous na short article

update on state of rubber powered human carrying airplane project (paused)

192Mar-00

Some Tips on Getting Your AT-6 Flying Richard Zapf na short article

192Mar-00

The Golden Age - Curtiss P.6-E Hawk


192Mar-00 Curtiss P.6-E Hawk anonymous na three view

moderate detail, printing not so great, no fuselage sections, some color and marking info

192Mar-00

Steam "Boiler" to Shrink Paper Covering on Model Airplanes anonymous na

short article with illustration from 1938 Popular Mechanics

192

Mar-00Triplanes - Mumbo Jumbo #95


Bob Thumbsome disses triplanes, 1914 MIT triplane report

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192Mar-00

An Open Letter to the Membership Ross P. Mayo na article

the Keeper of the Kanones requests better communication, introduces a kanone report form

192

Mar-00 FAC Postal Contests GHQ? na

current standings, announcement ending April 30

192Mar-00 Scale Postal Meet GHQ? na

announcement summer postal

192Mar-00

Rules for Special Events at the Flying Aces Nats 2000 GHQ? na rules Fairchild 24, AT-6, Jetex No-Cal

192Mar-00

1999 Jimmie Allen Postal Results

Robert Thompson? na

results, announcement includes announcement for 2000 postal

192Mar-00

Bellanca Senior Skyrocket

anonymous (Bellanca??) na

three view, specs

tiny three view, fuzzy small photo, also specs for Senior Pacemaker and Senior Pacemaker Freighter

192

Mar-00 Breda 15 - Italy 1930 Joe Fergusson 16pseudo dime scale

Looks like a good flier. The drawing looks as if the wing section is undercambered, but on close inspection that curve is for the wing tip. There is a good article with three view in the May 9, 1929 Flight, which, as of 7/1/2013, can be seen on line at http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929%20-%200958.html The article states that the aircraft has flaperons.

192Mar-00 Fairchild

illegible, Comet kit 10

nickel scale plan, dime scale low wing, two open cockpits

192

Mar-00 Curtiss Hawk P-6ERay Chevedden 15.5

dime scale plan? Rubber scale?

Comet, plan dated 2/9/35, constructed with formers, not "box girder". By current (2013) rules I think it should still be legal for dime scale, but check for latest permutations.

192Mar-00 Nakajima Ki-84A Nate Sturman 18

rubber scale plan also has been built at 25 inch span

192Mar-00 Nieuport 17C John Morrill 16

rubber scale plan

I think this might be legal for pseudo dime if the airfoil was changed, but I may be misreading the rules and if so, should be legal as is.

193May-00 Demonge/Buscaylet Bill Ceresa na

cover illustration

drawing, really weird biplane with canard surface, prop in middle of aft fuselage

193 May-00 FAC Postal Contests FAC GHQ na final results

193

May-00Rubber Prop Pitch Change

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article some simple test results

193May-00

3rd Annual Empire State Indoor Champs anonymous na results

193May-00

Famous Alaskan Bush Pilots - Robert C. Reeve Gill Feeney na short article

just a couple of paragraphs and two sketches, from August/September 1963 Air Progress. There are supposed to be 3 other pilots, not shown here.

193 May-00 Jetex No Cal anonymous na rules

193

May-00

Terry and the Peanuts - More Relatively Unknown Members of the Flying Aces Club anonymous na cartoon

Felix the Cat is launching a lowly Cessna while Garfield digs the F-7-F, Dick Tracy brags about beating Henry Struck, etc.

193May-00 Curtiss S03C-1 A.J. (illegible) na three view

printing is not so great, has sections and reasonable detail, floats shown as option

193May-00

The Golden Age - Curtiss Export Falcon


193May-00 Curtiss Export Falcon anonymous na three view

only moderate detail, no sections. Dimensioned but the numbers are mostly illegible

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193

May-00

Caproni CA 311, Fiat C.R. 32 BIS, Meriodionale RO. 37BIS, Savoia Marchetti S 55X anonymous na

tiny silhouettes, three views

no detail, just silouhettes with some dimentions, VERY SMALL, maybe 1 5/8 inch span

193May-00

Notes from the Workbench Dave Stott na article

gel roller markings, glue dispenser, corked dope jars

193 May-00 Knoller 70.01 (new) anonymous na three view moderate detail, no sections, good printing

193May-00 My Smiling Friend

Warren Williams na story Howard Hughes' hanky panky in a Connie

193 May-00 Avro 626 anonymous na three view tiny and not much detail

193May-00 Beardmore WB 26 Joe Fergusson 13

peanut scale

1/64 sheet construction, some details are in stapled part of newsletter

193May-00 Knoller 70.01 Ted Davis 18

rubber scale plan

193May-00 S03C-1 Bob McLellon 23

rubber scale plan

193May-00 Kawasaki Ki-10 Nate Sturman 15.8

rubber scale plan 1/24 scale

193 May-00193 May-00193 May-00193 May-00193 May-00

194Jul-00 Lockheed Orion

Bob Bojanowski na

cover illustration drawing (two color)

194Jul-00 Scale Postal Meet FAC GHQ na


194Jul-00

Ayres LM200 Landmaster Mike Badrocke na three view not much detail and no sections, LONG nose

194

Jul-00

Spanwise Rubber Motors Revisited - Mumbo Jumbo #97

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article too much trouble and not enough success

194Jul-00

Yet More Unknown Members of the Flying Aces Club anonymous na cartoon

I could see Bob Rogers doing something like this, but I'm not sure the art is really in his style. Hmm.. -LR

194Jul-00

Lockheed Orion Model 9 B C. Roppe?? na three view

sections, fair amount of detail but some is lost in the printing

194Jul-00 The Airplane Pilot

E. Rowan S. Trimble na poem

194Jul-00 A Pilot's Dream

Darren Scott Cothron na poem submitted by Curtiss Bass

194Jul-00 PB-6 Racek anonymous na

side view, color info

194 Jul-00 2000 Nats Results FAC GHQ na results194 Jul-00 Dreamer Paul Bradley 18 embryo plan

194Jul-00 Ayres Loadmaster Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan printed slightly oversized

194Jul-00 Single Engine Transport

Paul K. Guillow 16

sport rubber ff plan

194Jul-00

Grumman AF-2S Guardian

Robert C. Sweitzer 13

peanut scale plan

194Jul-00 Sperry Monoplane J.R. Walker 13

peanut scale plan

Curtiss JN-4 fuselage with Sperry wing (monoplane) modified for 3 passengers, quite a bit of wing area, parasol configuration

194Jul-00

Mauboussin Hemiptere 40

Florent Baecke 13

peanut scale plan

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194Jul-00 PB-6 Racek

Lubomir Koutney?? 20

rubber scale plan

light parasol airplane with two cylinder opposed engine

195

Sep-00 BANG!Bad Guy Squadron na

cover illustration

drawing of horrendous collision between a U.S. and a Japanese fighter. According to accompanying letter, Dave Stott may know what magazine and artist this was copied from. Drawn in 1941 or 1942.

195Sep-00 Race Gear anonymous na

poem (or song lyrics?) re nut jobs who fly the Thompson Trophy Race

195Sep-00 FAC Outdoor Champs Ralph Kuenz na

contest report

195

Sep-00Flying in Severe Wind - Mumbo Jumbo #98


various approaches to flying in the wind from various FAC luminaries. (Is 7-12 mph really severe wind?? -LR)

195 Sep-00 Brandenburg L 16 anonymous na three view nicely drawn, reasonable detail, no sections

195

Sep-00 Scale Postal Meet FAC GHQ na

current standings, announcement 564 seconds with a scale model??!!?

195 Sep-00 Macchi C. 200 anonymous na three view tiny, silhouette, scant detail, no sections195 Sep-00 Piaggio P.32 Bis anonymous na three view tiny, silhouette, scant detail, no sections195 Sep-00 The Bendix anonymous na poem

195

Sep-00 FAC Nats XII anonymous na story, report

I couldn't find the author's name. He's from Nebraska and apparently appears in a publication called the Stooge. (Maybe the Winding Stooge? In 2005, the editor was Hank Sperzel. Is this him? -LR)

195Sep-00

The Solid Scene - Three Comet Kits


Curtiss Interceptor kit B-13, Bell Pursuit kit B-14, Beechcraft kit B-15

195Sep-00 Curtiss Interceptor Ed Lidgard 7.5

solid model plan, three view

Comet Kit B-13. Sections and a fair amount of detail. Appears to be Curtiss CW-21 or close relative, does not show prop.

195Sep-00 Bell Pursuit Ed Lidgard 7.5


Comet Kit B-14 Sections and a fair amount of detail. P-39 or close relative. (looks a bit off to my eye, too stubby -LR

195Sep-00 Beechcraft Sidney Axelrod 7


Comet kit B15 reasonably detailed with sections, but not as much detail as kits B-13 and B-14

195Sep-00

Curtiss Carrier Pigeon 1926-29 David Livesay 17

rubber scale plan

so ugly it's cute. I've seen a dime scale kit of this plane as well.

195Sep-00 Brandenburg L 16 Ted Davis 19.4

rubber scale plan

triplane with reasonably generous gap, military prototype

195Sep-00 Legal Eagle Ultralight

George Bredehoft 13

peanut scale plan

can you say "parasitc drag"? Rear fuselage is not covered, probably looks best if made from dowels (as suggested on plan).

195Sep-00 No Cal Gee Bee Model E

Michael J. Heinrich 16 no cal plan after Bob Hirsch and Rocky Russo

195Sep-00 Hurlburt Hurricane David Livesay 13

peanut scale plan Goodyear racer

196

Nov-00Happy Xmas from FAC GHQ Bob Rogers na


Bob Rogers goes nuts. Lin Reichel as Santa, looks on as a number of FAC luminaries as very tiny elves finish up a stick and tissue 1930's military trainer, while Juanita Reichel (Lin's wife) holds the tag with the Xmas greeting. This is really over the top. For a piece of saccharine Xmas art, it's pretty funny, too. -LR

196Nov-00 My Club anonymous na poem

from The Rams Horn, Heather Sacha, Editor, Buckley, WA

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196Nov-00

Tailspin Tommy Flying Club - Fleetwings Sea Bird anonymous na

small three view

196Nov-00

The China Clipper (Martin M-130 Flying Boat) Don Campbell na

article, history, specs

a new (in 1935, anyway) airplane and Pan Am's new service across the Pacific

196Nov-00 Curtiss Carrier Pigeon anonymous na three view

small, simple, no sections, one of those airplanes so ugly it's cute

196Nov-00

Martin Flying Boat - Clipper Ship No. 7

Robert L. Morrison na three view

From MAN April, 1935. Has sections, reasonable detail. Traced in 1983 by Dick Gleason (I think, it's hard to read)

196 Nov-00 FAC Nationals - Mark XII Joe Josephs na article, story

196Nov-00

Could this be Ed Novak's Next Adventure Burkhart na cartoon

a bunch of guys winding a life size, rubber powered Bleriot (or like a Bleriot) 1986

196Nov-00

What in Sam Hill is a Kanone? Dave Stott na article Dave explains

196Nov-00 PB-6 Racek anonymous na three view

reasonably detailed with sections. Cute two place parasol wing airplane with two cylinder horizontally opposed engine.

196Nov-00 The Golden Age - DC-5


196Nov-00 DC-5 Don Mertens na three view

has sections, moderate detail. From Aug 1939 Flying Aces

196Nov-00

Brushes with the Bad Guy Squadron Dave Stott na

story, BS, humor

196Nov-00 Trimming Tips Mike Nassise na article

longish article re selecting right subject, building for lightness and adjustability, and trimming

196

Nov-00

Sky Hurtlers of the Ocean Routes -China Clipper - Short Mayo Composite

Arch? Whitehouse na


196Nov-00 You're Only a PBO Eric Marsden na song lyrics

"Pure Bloody Observer" shoots down umpteen Huns but ejected from the plane when the pilot pushes the stick forward

196

Nov-00Giants at the 2000 Nats - Mumbo Jumbo #99

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article, story

196Nov-00 Scale Postal Meet FAC GHQ na

final standings final standing for summer postal

196 Nov-00 If You have Flown anonymous na poem

196

Nov-00 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 anonymous na three view

nice printing job, a LOT of detail for the size (less than 5 X 7), includes sections and details. Does not say which version, but nose seems shorter than some.

196Nov-00 Cessna AW Mike Nassise 16

pseudo dime scale plan should be a nice flyer

196

Nov-00Russel Henderson Light Plane

Florent Baecke 13

peanut scale plan

lists 1933 Flying Manual as a reference, however, it seems to be in the 1929 Flying Manual. The 1933 Flying Manual has the Henderson Longster. In either case, there are building plans for the real airplane.

196

Nov-00 Flipping the Bird anonymous na cartoon

filler in plans section. Deck crew guides taxiing SBD pilot, who salutes. Rear crewman flips bird. What's the world come to? PG in FAC? -LR. (I note that horrific collisions, planes on fire, etc. are probably just G rated. Title is mine.)

�61

196Nov-00 China Clipper

illegible (Comet kit) 12

solid model plan, three view Martin M-130. Plan supplied by Steve McKeown

196Nov-00

Martin Model 130 China Clipper Ted Davis 37

electric power scale plan printed at about 25 inches

196Nov-00

Nakajima B6N-1/2 Tenzan "Jill" Nate Sturman 24.4

rubber scale plan

197Jan-01

Wings for Defense - Grumman F3F-2 Fighters anonymous na

cover illustration from an ad in an old magazine

197Jan-01

Kanones as of 12/31/2000 Ross Mayo na kanone list

197Jan-01 Monocoupe Marathon

anonymous (GHQ?) na

announcement

announcing Monocoupe event to be held at Geneseo

197

Jan-01

Three Wings for the Red Baron - Mumbo Jumbo # 100

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na

article, anecdote, BS

After the model airplane contest was called, the Allies shoot up Omaha Beach. Also, in the Great War, that third wing was to create drag so the Red Baron wouldn't go OOS.

197Jan-01 The West Bound Mail Doug Garneau na poem

Mr. Garneau claims that he just found it crumpled up in an old airport building and the author is unknown.

197Jan-01

Peanut and No Cal Postal Meet FAC-GHQ na

announcement

197Jan-01

The Vought V-100 Corsair Aero Digest na article

includes cutaway drawings and two small three views

197 Jan-01 Before the Break of Day Eric Marsden na poem false intelligence leads everyone astray

197Jan-01 Mini Glue Stick

Abram Van Dover na

notes illustrations making a smaller glue stick dispenser with tubing

197

Jan-01The Tragedy of Body English Bob Rogers na cartoon

some of Bob Rogers FINEST and FUNNIEST work. At the moment (5/31/13), you can find it here: http://tinyurl.com/lzhhofg or here: http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/6/8/2/8/a5777113-6-Disorientation%20Bob%20Rogers%20FACN%20jf2001edit.jpg -LR

197Jan-01

The Golden Age - Curtiss Shrike


197Jan-01

12 Rules of Model Aviation anonymous na humor

197Jan-01 Curtiss Shrike anonymous na three view

not the greatest print quality, moderate detail, no sectioins

197Jan-01 The Monocoupe Peerless 18

rubber scale plan 1935

197

Jan-01 Vought Corsair

Allentown Model Airplane and Supply Shop 18

rubber scale plan supposed to be the V-100, I think

197 Jan-01 KZ-1 anonymous na three view moderate detail, no sections

197Jan-01 Currie Wot Lloyd Willis 18.3

rubber scale plan small biplane

197Jan-01 Grumman Fighter anonymous na


reasonably detailed, with sections and markings, can't find what company, a real pot bellied beast. I think it's a Grumman F2F-1

198Mar-01

Messerchmitt M.20b Lufthansa and 1924 Junkers Type T


cover illustration drawings

198Mar-01

Down Memory's Runway - a Look Back at Our Inspiration Dave Stott na article discusses contents of November, 1934 SkyBirds

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198Mar-01 Monocoupe 90-A

Jesse Davidson na three view fairly sparse

198Mar-01 Monocoupe Marathon anonymous na

event announcement upcoming event at Geneseo

198

Mar-01Peanut and No Cal Postal Meet FAC-GHQ na

event announcement, current standings only current standing a 3 second Nocal flight!

198Mar-01 Gratitude Ken Guilliford na story

a Curtiss Hawk in a store window, a life of model airplanes, and building another one of those Curtiss Hawks, this time one that flies

198

Mar-01

Spanwise Motors Revisited - Mumbo Jumbo #101


a twin with the motor driving a bevel gear and a prop at each end

198Mar-01

The 717 - Missing No More

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article first the SST, then dropped, and now the MD-95

198Mar-01

A Message from the Commander in Chief Lin Reichel na note rule book attempts to eliminate loopholes

198Mar-01

Commonwealth Boomerang Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan a WW2 fighter that is actually cute

198Mar-01 Fleet Canuck ATC 788 John Morrill 15.5

rubber scale plan

198Mar-01 Nieuport XVII Ivan Ruchesi 13

peanut scale plan

198Mar-01 Fw-190 D-9

Rocky Russo (Prof. Fate) 17

rubber scale plan

198Mar-01 Howard DGA-9 John Low 20.5

rubber scale plan courtesy of WNYFFS

199May-01

The Eyes of the Fleet : Going Down for a Closer Look Bob Rogers na

cover illustration two seaplanes (Kingfishers?) descending

199 May-01 FAC Non Nats Info Lin Reichel

199May-01

A New Event at Geneseo: Bee Line Unlimited Race Minions na

rules, announcement

199May-01

SAM 1 Drops Out of FAC, Doesn't Like Rules Bill Gieskieng na

email exchange

controversy re fuselage width increase for blast tube, DT mods, etc. their complaint and response. I think the response is from Vic Didelot

199May-01 When I'm Glad Padre na poem

I think this may be Padre Anderson? He's glad about lots of good stuff in this hobby.

199May-01

The Story of Golden Aircraft Corp. 1934 to 1937 Ed Seay, Sr. na story, letter

Mr. Seay worked for Golden Aircraft until it collapsed. (I think, or was it only until the end of '35? -LR)

199

May-01 AT-6 Rules anonymous na

rules, announcement

(It doesn't say, but if memory serves, I think the author must be either Richard Zapf, Tim MacDonald, Angus MacShadenfreude, or some combination thereof. -LR)

199May-01 Nesmith Cougar

Harold A. illegible na three view reasonable detail and some fuselage sections

199

May-01Nats Interviews - Mumbo Jumbo #102


GG interviews Earl Stahl, Dave Stott, and Russ Brown. Summaries of the conversations, not word for word.

199May-01

A Navy Newcomer - Vought Sikorsky XOS2U-1 anonymous na

short article, small picture

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199

May-01Delanne Type 300 Goodyear Midget Racer Dave Stott na article

Goodyear Racer proposal. I was suspicious that Dave was pulling our leg again, but it seems there is a reference to it in the 1948 Aviation Week, volume 49, page 11 and 47. Can be seen on Google Books. Credit goes to Matthew Long for discovering this. I've met him. He should be recruited into the FAC if possible.

199May-01

Empire State Indoor Free Flight Championships anonymous na results

199May-01

Suffering a Heart Attack Alone anonymous na baloney

This is one of those internet rumors. According to Snopes, this little bit about coughing is dangerous, misleading, and may make things worse.

199May-01

F.A.C. Aero Trivia Hall of Fame Bob Rogers na

drawings, humor

Roscoe Turner's 5 gallon tin of mustache wax, Dick Korda's dumbells, etc.

199May-01

The Golden Age - PZL P-series

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article P-1, P-6, P-7, P-11.c

199 May-01 P.Z.L. P.6/1 anonymous na three view fairly basic, no sections

199May-01

Peanut and No Cal Postal Meet FAC-GHQ na

current standings

199May-01 Summer Postal Contest FAC-GHQ na

announcement

199May-01 Nesmith Cougar

Mike Ransom/Joe Barna 17

rubber scale plan

199May-01 Messershmitt Me 109

illegible, Comet 16

dime scale plan

more correctly, Bf-109. Signature looks sort of like "Fred S__ling"??

199May-01

1918 Martinsyde F.4 Buzzard Tom Hallman 13

peanut scale plan mostly 1/20, weight given as 10.65g

199May-01 Vought Sikorsky OS2U-3 illegible 16.5

rubber scale plan

was this supposed to be 16 inches and a dime scale? Printed at 16.5 or so, Model Aircrafts, Sydney (Australia?)

199May-01

Chance-Vought OS2U-1, 2 & 3 Kingfisher E.Tage Larsen na three view sections and a faire amount of detail, good printing

199May-01 Howard Ike W.Simpson 16

rubber scale plan

not a pseudo dime as it uses formers, could be reworked, Greve racer

199May-01 Little Gem

Bill Simpson, Tony Proux 13

peanut scale plan

a Goodyear? Or Formula 1? Racer, A Milford Model Airplane Group Original

200Jul-01 Salmson-Moineau S.M.1 Bill Ceresa na

cover illustratioin

drawing, wacky side mounted radial driving two props thru transmissions!

200 Jul-01 P.W.S.10 Rocky Russo na notes quoted in letter from Mike Heinrich

200Jul-01

The Golden Age - Grumman Duck

Fran Ptaszkiewicz, D.S.M. na article

200 Jul-01 Grumman J2F-1 (Duck) anonymous na three view not very detailed, no sections

200Jul-01 Summer Postal Contest FAC-GHQ na

announcement FA Civil, Peanut, contest announcement

200

Jul-01 untitled Jake Larson na lyrics

FAC alternate lyrics for "My Favorite Things" (Jake says "from the Sound of Music", but I'd rather hear it backed up by Coltrane, would accept Brubeck -LR)

200Jul-01 FAC Non Nats Results FAC-GHQ na

contest results spread thru issue

200Jul-01

Samolot Mysliwski PWS-10 ZB Luranc?? na three view reasonably detailed, but no sections

200Jul-01

Chronology of Events of the Flying Aces Club - The Early Days Dave Stott na article

�64

200

Jul-01

Fighting Aggressive Trees - Mumbo Jumbo #103


poles, rocks, strings, and branch shaking for model retrieval (I use a bowfishing setup for this, and I've seen a powerful slinghot with a fishing reel used -LR)

200Jul-01

Another Saga of Old-Time Model Companies Dan Kane na article Syd Axelrod and early days at Top Flite

200Jul-01

Founding Fathers Meet, June 9 and 10

anonymous (and a bit by Vance Gilbert) na

contest report, story Glastonbury Modelers, FAC Squadron no. 2

200Jul-01

Rollason (Druine) D.31 Turbulent anonymous na three view

good printing, moderately detailed, has sections, in with the plans, not the stapled portion of newsletter

200Jul-01

Rollason (Druine) D.31 Turbulent

Radek Gregovsky 13 peanut metric dimensions and wood sizes

200Jul-01 Black Bullet Embryo Dave Boals 19 embryo plan

19 inch span as printed, suggest checking windshield angle against FAC rules (30 degrees?)

200

Jul-01 Stinson ReliantGolden Aircrafts Corp 13

peanut scale plan, dime scale plan

is printed at 13 inches, traced by illegible (Mr. MAL)

200Jul-01 P.W.S.10

Michael J. Heinrich 19

rubber scale plan

"Epiphanies…Entirely the Responsibility of the Draughtsman" (and what kind of draughts were they? -LR)

200Jul-01 Morane-Saulnier 406 Nate Sturman 17.4

rubber scale plan

201Sep-01

Bamboo Bombers Blast Berlin Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

This particular, little known mission with the Cessna T-50, is hard to verify. (i.e. fiction)

201

Sep-01Philosophical Thought for the Day

Lin Reichel (doesn't actually say so) na note

"Food, shelter, and model airplanes are the essentials….all else is luxury." (This is the item in its entirety, actually. -LR)

201 Sep-01 FAC Outdoor Champs Ralph Kuenz na results

201Sep-01 The 2001 Blur Race Rottensox na results, note

I have a feeling Rottensox is Ralph Kuenz, but I am not absolutely positive.

201

Sep-01B-36 Jumbo - Mumbo Jumbo #104


a model by Dr. Bill Harris, with 6 props driven by one rubber motor (I think I've seen this one, or at least one like it, and how many can there be? As I recall, it was a very nice looking model. As I recall, duration wasn't so hot, but someone else had a Savage with two props driven by one motor that flew pretty well except for the "squeak squeak squeak" -LR)

201Sep-01 Mitsubishi F1M2 Pete anonymous na three view

by some outfit called Monagrafie, apparently. Lots of detail, a bit busy, has sections, foreign language. (Czech???)

201Sep-01 We Wanted Wings Don Campbell na article

Jimmy Allen, Junior Birdmen, Roscoe Turner's Cadets, Captain Hawks' Cadets, Captain Midnight, Hop Horrigan, etc. marketing.

201Sep-01

Morane-Saulnier M.S. 406 C1 anonymous na three view reasonably detailed, has sections

201

Sep-01

Working Up Prop Block Dimensions Using a Modification of Hoffman's Pitch/Incidence Gauge

Michael J. Heinrich na

article, with illustration includes drawings for a tool

201Sep-01 Free Flight Bot Hatschek na

notes, with linebreaks July 1962

201Sep-01 Air Mail John Winter na

letter, reminiscence flying ten and twenty five cent kits in the street

201Sep-01

Planes that Never Were - Tucker XP-57


was it a sincer proposal or not? Very swoopy, lightweight fighter proposal

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201 Sep-01 Tucker XP-57 LSJ na three view no sections, only moderate detail

201

Sep-01

They Had What it Takes - P.Pinkham - the Boomtown Bam

anonymous (my guess is Bob Rogers, but I'm not sure -LR) na


after the series in an old magazine. Do NOT accept cigars from Mr. Pinkham.

201Sep-01

They Had What it Takes - I - Charles A. Lindbergh - the Lone Eagle

Alden McWilliams? (not credited) na

notes and illustrationis from a series in an old magazine

201

Sep-01

Gussets - Their Purposes, Form, and Application Recommendations Don Miller na article

201Sep-01 Ten Little Pilot Boys Tim Hamilton na poem

from the book "Pilot Officer Prune" by Tim Hamilton. Security propaganda. Don't talk about it, or else..

201

Sep-01 Summer Postal Contest FAC-GHQ na

contest announcement, interim results

298 seconds with a Waco? No wonder there weren't more entries!

201Sep-01 Stinson Reliant Comet 15

dime scale plan

wing drawing appears on another sheet, straight wing version

201Sep-01 Stinson Model R

Stinson Aircraft Corporation na three view very small, no sections, straight wing

201Sep-01 aircraft instruments anonymous na pictures

20 different types of "steam gauges" to copy and put on your model's instrument panel

201Sep-01 Stahlwereke R-II Carlo Godel 13

peanut scale plan simple high wing parasol with THIN airfoil

201Sep-01 Bell P-39C Aircobra Nate Sturman 16.9

rubber scale plan keel and former

201Sep-01 Ercoupe Lloyd Willis 23

rubber scale plan

201Sep-01 F1M2 Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

printed slightly oversize. Those are SKINNY wings to carry around a big float. Optional laminated formers shown on back.

202Nov-01

Siemens Schuckert vs. Se5 Dogfight Tom Butler na

cover illustration

(title is mine, identifications a bit tentative, but it's definitely a dogfight, German plane in foreground)

202Nov-01

Combination Field Box and Stooge E.J.McQuaid na

notes and drawings

202Nov-01 Clyde Pangborn anonymous na

cheerleading bio, short from Air Trails, Oct. 1935

202Nov-01

Bulkhead/keel Fuselage Alignment Trick Mike Midkiff na article

v-truss the fuselage half before you take it off the board, and it will stay straight when adding the other side

202Nov-01

They Had What it Takes - II - Wiley Post - Ace of World Girdlers



202Nov-01

The Golden Age - Aeroneer


202Nov-01 Philips Aeroneer

Philip Chambler 8


two sheets, a fair amount of detail, tin foil covered with rivets simulated by hand applied divots from a dull pin!

202Nov-01

Reminiscences of a Flying Aces Fall Meet, 1975 Bob Clemens na story originally in the Dec. '75 NFFS Digest

202Nov-01 Chaika W.G. na article

looks like it was from an old magazine. Polikarpov I-153

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202

Nov-01 Polikarpov I-15bis anonymous na three view

in Russian, with metric dimensions. No sections but a moderate amount of detail. This is NOT the primary plane in the article, though it's mentioned and is similar

202 Nov-01 FAC Postal Contests FAC-GHQ na final results final results of summer postal contest202 Nov-01 Scale Judging Lesson Tom Arnold na article first appeared in Scale Staffel newsletter

202

Nov-01The Model Airplane Builder Bill Hadley na

opinion, sorta, article,maybe?

hypnotism by model, taken from Cloudbuster's news, much borrowed from Ernest K. Gann

202Nov-01 Verville Air Coach

Selley Mfg. Co. 14

dime scale plan cute

202Nov-01 Polikarpov I-15bis (I-152) Nate Sturman 16.7

rubber scale plan

202Nov-01 Aeroneer Herbert Spatz 23.5

rubber scale plan from MAN April 1941, includes small 3 view

202Nov-01 Starlet George Nunez 13

peanut scale plan tiny three view, VW powered low wing homebuilt

202

Nov-01 vicious shooting incident anonymous na drawing

I think I saw this one in an old magazine someplace, may be Air Trails. A mean looking but nattily dressed guy carrying a satchel is hanging from a parachute. Somehow he manages to shoot another guy in the back, even though his arm is bent, and the other guy is falling past without a parachute. Meanwhile a DC-3 goes by in the background. On the back cover. Those old mags were bloodthirsty!

203Jan-02

Phineas Gets in Trouble Over a Farmhouse, in a Nieuport 28 Bob Rogers

cover illustration drawing(ok, I made up the title -LR)

203Jan-02

A Message for the Commander in Chief Lin Reichel na

announcement

formation of GHQ Council, anticipating need for new CinC

203

Jan-02

They Had What It Takes - III - Sir Chas. Kingsford-Smith - Pacific Conqueror


notes and illustrations from a series in an old magazine

203Jan-02

The Empire State Mooring Mast - and how it works V. Von Coller na article from June 1931 Popular Aviation

203Jan-02 Dicey Dirigible Docking Dave Stott na article

the scheme in the Popular Aviation article is rather Rube Golberg, in Mr. Stott's opinion

203Jan-02

Boo Ray -Marion Baker's Modified Cassutt CH na three view no sections, moderate detail,

203

Jan-02Belt Drive - Mumbo Jumbo #105


GG's experience with rubber band belt drives, not yet successful

203Jan-02

An Hysterical Hystory Yarn - No. 492 (Zep) Capt. D. Debris Frank Scott na

story, humor, fiction those weren't bombs, those were weights!

203Jan-02

Tan II Rubber Production Problem

John Clapp, FAI Model Supply na note

golfers go to solid core balls, requiring transfer of Tan II production to a new facility, and endanger life as we know it

203Jan-02

The Golden Age - Spencer-Larsen Model SL-15


flying boat amphibian with internal engine and remote drive on pylon

203Jan-02 Spencer-Larsen anonymous na three view

no sections, not too much detail, from Aircraft Year Book (1939?)

203Jan-02

Kanones as of 12/31/2001 Ross Mayo na kanone list

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203Jan-02 FAC Postal Contests FAC-GHQ na

announcement winter postal contest starts

203Jan-02 British S.E.-5 Cavakit 6.5

solid model plan, three view moderate detail, some markings, no sections

203Jan-02 Cessna C-34 Megow 15

dime scale plan

203

Jan-02 Curtiss Hawk

Michigan Model Airplane Supply Co. 16

dime scale plan

(I don't know Curtiss Hawks, but this one is a biplane with tapered wings, an in line engine with the crankshaft at the bottom, and a radiator under the nose -LR)

203

Jan-02 BF109G-10

Rocky Russo aka Professor Fate 16.3

rubber scale plan

this is supposed to be a 1/24 scale plan. I don't know the exact span of the real plane, but the plan is printed at 16.3 inches or so. If it's supposed to be 16 inches, and the plan was rearranged a bit to fit, it might be a pseudo dime scale plan

203Jan-02 Akron Fighter Guillow 12

dime scale plan, peanut scale plan

has hook for landing on the Akron dirigible. Gullows kit F-23

203Jan-02 Boo Ray Formula One


peaunut scale plan

204

Mar-02 Supermarine P.B. 31E Bill Ceresa nacover illustration

big British quadraplane climbing to attack two Zeppelins. (I don't know if the P.B. 31E could get high enough to do it, by the specs, maybe not. Wikipedia says an hour to get to 10,000 feet! -LR)

204

Mar-02

Kit Review - Dumas Beech Bonanza 35, Lockheed Air Express, Commonwealth CA-12 Boomerang, Easybuilt Roscoe Turner Meteor

anonymous (maybe Lin Reichel???) na kit review hasn't built them yet, good materials

204Mar-02

Cover Story - Supermarine P.B. 31E Bill Ceresa na article

quadroplane for attacking Zeppelins. Lots of wings, enough guns, not enough horsepower.

204 Mar-02 Supermarine P.B. 31E anonymous na three view very small for such a complicated aircraft

204Mar-02

Planes that Never Were - Wedell Williams XP-34


204Mar-02 Wedell Williams XP-34 anonymous na three view

no sections, nice printing, clear, medium detail, looks like the WW racer with small amounts of Gee Bee and Corsair added, very pretty, IMHO

204Mar-02 Vickers Type 279 Venom Peter Lewis na

article and three view

lightweight fighter prototype, constant chord wing, good three view but no sections

204Mar-02 Mickey's Story Bill Dietz na story

Mr. Dietz bails out, is finished with missions, and recreates the nose art while waiting to be sent home

204Mar-02

Roundels for World War 1 Aircraft Mike Nassise na short article

204Mar-02

Flying Aces Model Laboratory

Marion Pendergraft article

making cowls, spinners, etc. from old nylons and epoxy over a waxed wood form

204Mar-02

Three Ways of Avoiding Wing Wobbles anonymous na

notes and illustrations how to get your wing spars straight

204Mar-02 Curtiss Hawk IIIC Peerless 8

solid model plan, three view has cross sections, reasonably detailed

204Mar-02 FAC Postal Contests

anonymous (GHQ?) na

interim results

204Mar-02

They Had What it Takes - IV -Captain Frank Hawks - Record Smasher


illustrations and notes from a series in an old magazine

204 Mar-02 Vickers Venom Dave Stott na short article to go with plan in this issue

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204Mar-02

What it Was, Was Free Flight Pete Azure na story

apparently after something by Andy Griffith? Newbie encounters FAC.

204Mar-02 Stearman Hammond anonymous 20

rubber scale plan

from Popular Aviation, June, 1938? 1936? Twin boom pusher with short fuse, not a lot of room for prop, so motor stick in non-scale position is used

204Mar-02 Hamburg HA-137 Bob McLellon 16


gull wing airplane, span is projected, is more when flat on drawing

204Mar-02 KI-84 Hayate Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

204Mar-02 Vickers Venom Dave Stott 20

rubber scale plan

Airdevil plan, may have previously been in Tailspin newsletter

204Mar-02 Vickers Venom C.F. Andrews na three view

very small, from Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 by C.F. Andrews (Putnam), with the plan from Dave Stott

204Mar-02

Nakajima Type III Shipboard Fighter A1N2 Nate Sturman 15.9

rubber scale plan

Modified Gloster Gampet, Gamecock variant, built by Nakajima. Plan might be rearranged to be a pseudo dime?

204 Mar-02204 Mar-02

205May-02 Siebel SI 202b Hummel



205May-02

Flying Aces Club Hall of Fame

anonymous (GHQ?) na list, note list of nominees

205May-02

Henry Struck - an appreciation

Bob Thompson na

obituary, story,

205May-02 Henry Struck 1916-2002 Dave Stott na

obituary, story,

205May-02

They Had What it Takes - V - Howard Hughes - Scientist of Speed

Alden McWilliams na

notes, illustrations from a series in an old magazine

205

May-02 B.L.U.R. Raceanonymous (GHQ?) na

announcement, rules, course diagram, FAQ

205May-02 FAC Postal Contests

anonymous (GHQ?) na

interim results

205May-02

Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 anonymous na three view small, sparse

205May-02

The Golden Age - Curtiss F8C-4 Hell Diver


205May-02 Out of Sight Don Lang na story

Jim Walker glider flies away in front of skeptical spectator

205 May-02 Curtiss F8C-4 Helldiver anonymous na three view print quality so-so, medium detail, no sections205 May-02 Free Wheel Clutch Pres Bruning na drawing freewheel inside spinner, sent in by Jack Moses

205

May-02Rubber Energy - Mumbo Jumbo #106


205May-02 DB on Dee Tees AL Lawton na article

dt'd models are ugly in the air, and real men don't need 'em! (Al, does that mean real men never stop drinking? -LR)

205

May-02 Lockheed Vega Megow 13.3

dime scale plan, maybe a peanut as well

taken from Airflow newsletter. In the Jan/Feb 2001 Airflow, this plan was printed at a 12.5 inch span, not sure what's right, fuse looks a bit anorexic, airfoil not horribly thick either, unlike most models of the Vega

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205

May-02 Saab J-29B Tunnan Mike Stuart 12.5

model plan for Rapier or peanut scale plan as is for Rapier L-1, enlarge to 16 inches for L-2

205May-02 Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter Mick Nallen 13

peanut scale plan newsletter says Tom Nallen, plan says Mick Nallen

205

May-02Tony Telford's Tail First Bostonian/Embryo Tony Telford 16

embryo plan, Bostonian plan canard pusher

205May-02 P-51D Mustang

Florent Baecke 19

rubber scale plan

205May-02 instruments anonymous na pictures

pictures of instruments you can cut out and put on your panel

205May-02

Hansa-Brandenburg W.12 Jim Van Nice 19

rubber scale plan

206Jul-02

Stop Eyeballing that Model and Come to Church! Bob Rogers na

cover illustration drawing (I made up the title -LR)

206Jul-02

Notes from the FAC Nats Mark XIII anonymous na

report/results

206Jul-02 Douglas O-38 Philip L. Mates na three view

lots of detail, some sections Hawk Model Aeroplanes

206

Jul-02Gears Circa 1913 - Mumbo Jumbo #107


206Jul-02

Planes that Never Were - Curtiss-Wright XP-71


206Jul-02 Curtiss-Wright XP-71 anonymous na three view

no sections, not a lot of detail, bonus point baby, twin, counter rotating props, pusher!

206Jul-02 Suzie Bee

I can't read Japanese 13

peanut scale plan lots of area, cute racing biplane

206Jul-02 Sopwith Pup RSZ 12.5

peanut scale plan Fallston Plans Service?

206Jul-02 Leopard Moth Burd 16

dime scale plan

206Jul-02 Fokker C-14

Florent Baecke/Henry Struck 22

rubber scale plan

Struck plan from April 1938 Air Trails, revised by Baecke

206Jul-02 Stal-2


rubber scale plan

206Jul-02 Stal-2 anonymous na

small three view sparse

207Sep-02 WW1 action Tom Butler na

cover illustration

drawing, not sure what British fighter (Sopwith?) shooting down a two seater German biplane

207Sep-02 2002 Outdoor Champs Ralph Kuenz na

results, report

207Sep-02 FAC Postal Contests anonymous na

results (final) delayed from previous issue

207Sep-02

They Had What It Takes - VI - Jimmy Doolittle - The Mighty Atom

Alden McWilliams na

notes, illustrations from the old magazine series

207Sep-02

Down Under Flying Report Mike Midkiff na story Aussies only export the bad beer, flying adventures

207Sep-02

O.T.K.S. Cantankerous Canopy Question Quashed Dave Stott na

note, illustration

how to do a bubble canopy without vacu forming, per old Comet kit instructions, with pattern

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207Sep-02

The Golden Age - Bell BG-1

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article fka Great Lakes BG-1

207Sep-02 Bell BG-1 anonymous na three view

small, no sections, not a lot of detail, from Aircraft Year Book

207Sep-02 Bell BG-1 anonymous na


from Airway Model Plane Co., small and not much detail but includes some fuselage sections, from 1939 four for a nickel kit

207Sep-02 Bell Scout Bomber anonymous na


Ace Whitman small and not much detail but includes some fuselage and wing sections from 1939 four for a nickel kit

207Sep-02

Fliteline - Airy Musings - 2002 FAC Nats Tom Arnold na story/article Tom's trip to the Nats

207

Sep-02 AlibisAl "Grayhawk" Lawton na short article

The cat is curious, and Cheryl Tiegs is distracting, but build those models anyway! (keep a small building board and box of only needed stuff in the TV room)

207

Sep-02

Republic Seabee, Anyone? - Mumbo Jumbo #108


offset chain drive for props (only 1:1 is legal in FAC, and only 1 motor per prop)

207Sep-02 Seversky P-35 Fighter

Martin E. Dickinson na three view lots of detail and sections

207

Sep-02An Hysterical Hystory Yarn

Major Frank Scott na

article/story/humor

Even though it was Yeaster, the dough fell, and so did Elias Phlowr. (Recommend consumption of several yeast based beverages before reading this story. Should make more sense that way. -LR)

207Sep-02

Additions to the FAC Race Plane Eligibility List

anonymous (GHQ?) na list

207Sep-02

Captain Page's Navy Racer Jeff Harris 20

rubber scale plan

attractive drawing, "Model Craft" Kit from Ontario Model Aircraft

207 Sep-02 Bleriot 110 anonymous na three view tiny207 Sep-02 Lohner D.I 111.03 anonymous na three view some detail, no sections

207Sep-02

145hp Warner Monocoupe

Fred. W. Megow 14

dime scale plan cute, cowling doesn't match plan in picture on plan

207Sep-02 Focke-Wulf 190 D9 Stephen Hales 13

peanut scale plan

207Sep-02

Policarpov I-16 "China Defender" R. Russo 16

pseudo dime plan "from the Rambo/Godel peanut"

207Sep-02 Bleriot 110


pseudo dime plan

207Sep-02

Lohner D-1 111-03 and Dr.1 111-04 Ted Davis 18.6

rubber scale plan lots of area

208Nov-02 Curtis P-40 Tomahawk Bob Blair, Sr. na

cover illustratoin drawing, supplied by Bob Blair

208Nov-02

Early Aircraft Registration Markings Dave Stott na article assembled from clippings from unknown magazine

208 Nov-02 My First OOS Flight David Crown na story Ol Reliable goes straight up

208Nov-02

Tricks with Removable Glue Stick

Michael J. Heinrich na article

masking, tissue trim, etc. (some of these tricks work with 3M 75 spray cement or Photo Mount also -LR)

208Nov-02

5th Annual Empire State Indoor Free Flight Championships anonymous na results

208Nov-02

Bulletin - Tan II Rubber Update John Clapp na note no more Tan II

208

Nov-02Ancient Gadgets - Mumbo Jumbo #109

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article threaded prop shaft and automatic bomb dropper

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208

Nov-02

Book Review - Rubber Powered Model Airplanes and Flying Models, Rubber, CO2, Electric, and Micro Radio Control anonymous na

book review, short article both books by Don Ross (no relation -LR)

208 Nov-02 Boeing XP-9 LSJ na three view nice printing, reasonable detail, no cross sections

208Nov-02

Observations Concerning Propellers for Outdoor Rubber Powered Models

Steve Griebling na article

208Nov-02

Table of Prop Pitches - Commercial Plastic Props anonymous na data could this also be from Steve Griebling?

208Nov-02 Tips of the Month anonymous na notes

sandpaper on bench to hold piece you're sanding still, sanding in stringer notches

208Nov-02

Henry Struck type free wheeler details anonymous na

sketches, notes

208Nov-02

The Solid Scene - Joe Ott


208Nov-02 Military Markings anonymous na article

13 equal stripes (How do the Hawaiians feel about that? -LR) includes drawing

208Nov-02

They Had What it Takes - VII - Amelia Earhart - First Lady of the Air

Alden McWilliams na

notes and illustratioins from a series in an old magazine

208Nov-02 Class "B" Indoor Glider

Wallace Simmers 19 glider plan Senior World Record Holder, Chicago Aeronuts

208Nov-02

Wing Fillets Can Give a Grown Man Fits! Pete Azure? na short article manilla folder material for fillets

208Nov-02

Lohner Triplane Dr. 1 111.04 Ted Davis 21.6

rubber scale plan

208Nov-02

Lohner Triplane Dr. 1 111.04 illegible na three view reasonably detailed, no cross sections

208Nov-02 Pitcairn Mailwing PA5 Nate Sturman 15

rubber scale plan might be pseudo dime if drawing rearranged?

208Nov-02 Beechcraft 18 J.L. Wright Inc. 8.5

solid model plans

208Nov-02 Sikorsky S-43 J.L. Wright Inc. 8.5

solid model plans

208Nov-02 Boeing XP-9 Jim Van Nice 16.5

rubber scale plan

209Jan-03 Hall "Bulldog" Sam Burke na

cover illustration drawing (maybe in charcoal?)

209Jan-03

Notes on the FAC Non-Nats ghq? na notes notes re '03 "non-nats"

209 Jan-03 FAC Rule Book ? na rules annual rules booklet included in this issue209 Jan-03 My First OOS Flight Jim Burke na story overweight Sweepette flies away

209Jan-03

Flight Trimming Rubber Scale Models Mike Morrow na article

209Jan-03

Balance Point Calculations for Rubber Scale Models anonymous na article

might be Mike Morrow, layout is similar. Maybe first time quadratic equation seen since high school?

209Jan-03

The Golden Age - Boeing 307 Stratoliner


209Jan-03 Boeing model S-307 anonymous na three view

quite a bit of detail but no sections. Fuselage may be round cross section, though. Three view "is from" Frank Slavin

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209Jan-03

They Had What It Takes - VIII - Igor Sikorsky - Multi Motor Miracle Man

Alden McWilliams na


from old magazine series. Strangely, the Ilya Muromets is not smentioned by name, though it's possible one of the pictures represents it.

209

Jan-03

A Basic Flight Trimming Guide - Outdoor Rubber Powered Flying Scale Models - One Modeler's Philosophy Al Likely na article

first two pages of article on page 15 of newsletter, next two are on page 14. Article has a number of references appearing on pg. 16 of newsletter.

209Jan-03 Applied Mathematics Bob Isaacks na note

how much to move stab to get 3 degrees incidence change, based on chord

209

Jan-03

Rubber Nectar, Circa 1912 - Mumbo Jumbo #110


various types of rubber lube (I disagree that soap and glycerin lubes were awful or hard to brew, I've had good results. Nor did I notice the oft quoted "unpleasant slimy feeling" -LR)

209 Jan-03 Kanone List anonymous na list

209

Jan-03 Hall's Springfield Bulldog R.S. Hirsch na three view

actually, about 5 1/2 view! Lots of sections and quite a bit of detail too. This "real" aircraft looks an awful lot like a fiction flyer, but I've seen it in fairly plausible pre-Photoshop pics. If it's not real, it's a wide conspiracy! Published in FACN with Mr. Hirsch's permission.

209Jan-03

Hall-Sprinfield Bulldog Racer Pres Bruning 25

rubber scale plan fuse is size of large coffee mug! (only longer)

209Jan-03 Boeing P-12E Megow 15

dime scale plan charming, simple, plan suppled by Duane Brehmer

209Jan-03 American Eagle A-129 Nate Sturman 15

rubber scale plan conceivably a pseudo dime if plan rearranged

210Mar-03 Boeing 314 Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

drawing, 314 does low pass near two young guys with models of a flying boat and a biplane with floatsl.

210Mar-03 Balsa Bending Dick Masters na note

ammonia in Ziploc for soaking balsa before bending

210Mar-03 Jake Sez Jake Larson na note

nose hair trimmer for rigging, disses prop, vac formed nose piece, and decals on Dumas kits, after building several

210Mar-03 Smilin Zack Ack Mozley na cartoon

pokes fun at Smilin' Jack, with a swipe at the young Dave Stott

210Mar-03 Hall Springfield Racer

Howard F. Schmidt na three view fairly detailed, with sections

210Mar-03 Complaint Dept. unclear na note

over the top complaint letter seen on wall at Guillows, as reported by Vance Gilbert

210Mar-03

The Golden Age - Buck Rogers


imaginary spacecraft capable of 5 to 10 percent of c. Can you say, "Reset your watch on arrival?"

210Mar-03 Luscombe Sport Plane

R.C. Morrisaon na three view moderate detail, small, no sections

210Mar-03 Air Mail Fred Ewing na letter

Stanley Dybowski, Earl Ewing (Fred's father), a Fairchild 24, etc.

210Mar-03

Lt. Commander George O. Noville anonymous na bio/blurb

intro to Lt. Commander Noville's appearance in Air Trails magazine

210Mar-03

What Color Was It? Part 15 Dave Stott na data

210Mar-03

Golden Age Race Plane Colors - as presented in Skyways No. 39 John Sunyak na data

list of aircraft colors (with registrations) Chester Jeep through Folkerts SK-2, alphabetically

210 Mar-03 Scale Running Lights Roy Hansen na note

210Mar-03

FAC Postal Contests - winter anonymous na

note, preliminary results

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210

Mar-03

Fliteline - Airy Musings - Ducted Fans, Blue Foam* Tom Arnold na article

*GASP! -LR, Lin Reichel chimes in with the old chicken and egg problem, I.e. he won't spend on awards unless enough enter for a kanone to be awarded

210Mar-03 Grumman XSBF-1 C.J. illegible na three view

details and sections, a bit small but has panel lines, ribs, etc.

210 Mar-03 Fliteline Tom Arnold na article letter from Don Srull opposing foam models in FAC

210Mar-03

They Had What it Takes - IX - Capt. Ernst lehmann - The Zeppelin Ace

Alden McWilliams na

notes and illustratioins this guy became captain of the Hindenburg

210

Mar-03 Yokasuka Judy Nate Sturman 15

rubber scale plan, maybe even pseudo dime?

210Mar-03 Levasseur PL 200

James A. Van Nice 15


at least I think it's a pseudo dime scale. Floats also serve as rear fuselage

210Mar-03 1930 Fleet Trainer Richard Zelina 13

peanut scale plan Fallston Plans Service?

210Mar-03 Luscombe Phantom Ott 17

rubber scale plan no. 1701, ok for otkps

210Mar-03

Buck Rogers Martian Police Ship MP83Z

John F. Dille Co. na

solid model plans about 6 7/8 long, no wings

210Mar-03 Buck Rogers Battle Fleet

Buck Rogers Co. na picture

wacky "spacecraft", some might make good lamps or salt shakers, etc., it appears these guys from the future are still using rivets. Enormous ones.

211May-03 Vickers Gun Bus anonymous na

cover illustration drawing, in flight I can't find artist's name!

211May-03

The Golden Age - Vought V-80


211 May-03 Vought V-80 anonymous na three view no sections, moderate detail

211May-03 FAC Postal Contest FAC GHQ na

interim results ends May 25

211May-03

What Color Was It? - Part 16, continuing data from Skyways Dave Stott na data

211May-03

Golden Age Race Plane Colors as presented in Skyways No. 41 John Sunyak na data

list of aircraft and colors (registrations given), Folkerts SK-2 thru Hall Cicada, alphabetically

211May-03 Bee Line Unlimited Race

GHQ?, Chris Parent? na

notes, diagram

anouncement of event, some description of it, does not have complete rules

211May-03

New Blood - Story from New Modeler at Age 56 Rick Isaacson na article, story

previously appeared in "Flightplug" newsletter of the Southern California Ignition Flyers

211 May-03 Tips on Tissue Covering Homer Smith na article

211May-03

They Had What it Takes - X - Major Al Williams - Aerobatic Genius

Alden McWilliams na

notes, illustrations from series in old magazine

211May-03 Mechanics Corner Al Lawton na notes

rear peg retention, wire cutting (use Dremel), wind "cure" (keeping it from warping)

211

May-03Blade Pitch Revisited - Mumbo Jumbo #111


211May-03

Another Way to Enlarge Tail Surfaces Bob Hudson na short article

from Wingtips newsletter of the Mid-Hudson Modelmasters

211May-03 Vought Corsair V-80 Avrum Zier 20

rubber scale plan

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211May-03

Tachikawa Ki-0 Type 95 Trainer Nate Sturman 16.9

rubber scale plan 1/24 scale

211May-03 The Penguin

Florent Baecke 13

peanut scale plan

211May-03 1938 Cub Sport Ott 17

rubber scale plan

212Jul-03

Vought Vindicator SB2U-1 Bojanowski na

cover illustration drawing, in shallow dive

212Jul-03

FAC Winter Postal Contest anonymous na results

212

Jul-03Strength - Mumbo Jumbo #112


larger longerons stronger for the weight (in bending, anyway), use many for smooth contour or few for strength? (effect for stiffness is even stronger. With square longerons, weight is proportional to square of width, strength with cube, stiffness with fourth power -LR)

212Jul-03 Summer Postal Contest FAC GHQ na

early results, rules

212Jul-03

What Color Was It? - Part 17, continuing data from Skyways Dave Stott na data

list of aircraft and colors (registrations given) does anyone know what order this stuff is in?

212Jul-03

Golden Age Race Plane Colors as presented in Skyways No. 42 John Sunyak na data

list of aircraft and colors (registrations given), Hansen Baby Bullet thru Jamieson, alphabetically

212Jul-03 FAC Non Nats

CD was Ross Mayo na results

212Jul-03

The Golden Age - Ryan SC


212Jul-03 Vought Sb2U-1 H.K. Weiss 20

rubber scale plan

212Jul-03 Ryan Cabin illegible 16

dime scale plan

Comet, printed about 5 percent oversize, print wood on other page, kit available from Penn Valley

212Jul-03 Kawasaki Ki 3 Type 93 Nate Sturman 21.3

rubber scale plan plane is from 1933

212Jul-03 Fiat G-50 Fighter Mark Fineman 16


212Jul-03 Curtiss SBC-4

Bruce Finley, drawn Florent Baecke 16


213Sep-03 Henschel Hs-123 Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

drawing, background is taken from April, 1940 Flying Aces picture representing Finnish War

213Sep-03

2003 Flying Aces Outdoor Champs Ralph Kuenz na

report/results

213 Sep-03 Geneseo 2003 Tom Hallman na story

213Sep-03

CFFS Indoor Contesst - April 6, 2003

Michael C. Zand na note

future of contest in doubt, polling interest for next year

213 Sep-03 Summer Postal Contest FAC GHQ na note, results current results (not final)

213Sep-03

The Golden Age - Norduyn Norseman


213Sep-03 Norduyn Norseman

Jesse Davidson na three view fuse cross sections, moderate detail

213Sep-03

Laminated, pre sliced ribs

A.C. "Jake" Larson na article;/letter

title is condensed! Quote: "Ever since I learned about Eve in Sunday School, I have HATED sliced ribs…", illustrations earlier in newsletter

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213Sep-03 Trailing Edge Tips Bob Isaacks na

notes with illustrations

sand to tack glues music wire for consistent trailing edge

213 Sep-03 Henschel 123 anonymous na three view cross sections and reasonably detailed213 Sep-03 Steve Wittman Buttercup Steve Wittman na three view basic213 Sep-03 Test Glide "Trickery" Bob Isaacks na article Isaacks disses Koptonak's trimming method

213Sep-03 Messerschmitt Bf 109E

Paul A. Jurczyszyn 16 no cal plan

213 Sep-03 Ryan "S-C" Model anonymous na three view not a lot of detail, but has cross sections

213Sep-03 Henschel HS 123 Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

213Sep-03 Buttercup Bob Isaacks 13

peanut scale plan

213Sep-03

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX W. Simpson 16

dime scale plan

GHQ called it OTKPS, but sure looks like dime scale to me -LR

213Sep-03 Hawker Hurricane IIC illegible 13

peanut scale plan

213Sep-03 Lockheed Altair

Steve Griebling 26

rubber scale plan

214Nov-03

Avenger on Carrier (I think -LR) anonymous na


214Nov-03

Contra Rotating Propeller Scale anonymous na

rules for event new event

214Nov-03

Partial List of Contra-Rotating Propeller Airplanes to Model anonymous na list

214

Nov-03Wing Section - Mumbo Jumbo #113


214Nov-03 Digital Scalewinder Bob Marchese na article

how to add an electronic counter to your Scalewinder

214 Nov-03 Banish Bunching Dave Stott na article loose sleeve over motor peg 214 Nov-03 Helio Stallion anonymous na three view a bit sparse

214Nov-03

Dumas Wedell-Williams Racer Ollie Benton na kit review

214Nov-03

An Innocent Goes to the FAC Non-Nats George White na story, report

214Nov-03

They Had What It Takes - XI - Richard E. Byrd -Conqueror of the Poles

Alden McWilliams na

illustrations, notes from an old magazine

214Nov-03

Muncie Flying Trip Texas Style Mike Midkiff na story, report

214Nov-03

Fliteline - Airy Musings - Color Schemes and Documentation Tom Arnold na article from "Scale Staffel" newsletter

214Nov-03

Summer Postal Contest - Final Standings

anonymous (Lin Reichel?) na results

214Nov-03

X-Aircraft Curtiss XP-55 Ascender


214Nov-03 Curtiss XP-55 Ascender

L.H. Wieczorek na three view

from July, 1945 MAN, print quality as reproduced here could be a bit better

214Nov-03 Wiley Post Plane Art Kronfelt 15

dime scale plan

from Art Kronfelt's Model Supply, Arlington, MA cute!

214Nov-03 Floyd Bean Special

Michael Heinrich 16 no cal plan

flattened from a David Livesay plan, airfoil is "No Caloric Y"

214Nov-03 Northrop XBT-1 H.K. Weiss 23

rubber scale plan

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214Nov-03 Fokker Super Universal Pres Bruning 18.5

rubber scale plan

see stapled section of newsletter for corrected tail marking

214Nov-03 Helio Stallion Bob Isaacks 13

peanut scale plan

215Jan-04

Ahead of His Time - Bill Barnes - Prophet Frank Tinsley na

cover illustration

from old magazine cover (I think), supplied to GHQ by Fran Ptaszkiewicz, shows the 1938 Charger and portrait of BB

215Jan-04

Wright Brothers Postal Contest GHQ? na results

215Jan-04 -

Steve Griebling na letter

take your blood pressure meds and chase airplanes, it's good for you (at least, according to S.G.'s cardiologist)

215Jan-04 Bill Barnes BF-5B Eaglet JRW na three view

spare, but with fuselage cross sections (fictional airplane)

215Jan-04 Booth Ranger

illegible, from sketch by Frank Tinsley na three view

from Oct. 1937 Air Trails, small, no sections, biplane, fictional airplane

215Jan-04

Fighter of the "Future League of the Air"

illegible, from sketch by Frank Tinsley na three view

from July 1936 Air Trails, small, with sections, fictional airplane

215 Jan-04 Fiction Foes D.W. Rajecki na article Baron von Jastrow, real or fictional?

215Jan-04 The Solid Scene

Fran Ptaszkiewicz, D.S.M. na article solid model kits by Megow

215Jan-04 Ryan ST Megow 7.3


215Jan-04

Bill Barnes 1934 "Porpoise" BF-2 Submersible JRW na three view fiction scale, big floats, small wing

215Jan-04 Fliteline - Airy Musings Tom Arnold na article

FAC Nats, local contests, "I will go and that is what will make it good."

215 Jan-04 Kanone List anonymous na list

215

Jan-04 Flyboys

James Bradley, review by Frank Rowsome na review

looking into some atrocities on both sides of Pacific in WW2, history of 6 captured airmen, strong on detail, weak on big picture (according to Mr. Rowsome)

215

Jan-04Counter-Rotating Props - Mumbo Jumbo #114


counter rotating prop system using two motors, each rotates independently

215Jan-04 Folkerts SK-1 Mark Fineman 22

rubber scale plan

215Jan-04 Mitsubishi Ki51 Sonia Nate Sturman 19.9

rubber scale plan

215Jan-04 Avro 534 "Baby" Lloyd Willis 20.5

rubber scale plan

215Jan-04 Grumman F7F-1 Tigercat Dick Howard 13

peanut scale plan

215Jan-04 Alco Sport John Blair 16

pseudo dime scale

216Mar-04

Bob Thompson 1935-2004

Bob Clemens photo na

cover illustrationi

photo of Bob Thompson, aka Captain Downthrust, with a biplane model in his hand, and wearing his signature cape and goggles

216 Mar-04 Robert Thompson anonymous na obituary

216Mar-04 Flyers Blessing

Reverend William Anderson na poem

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216Mar-04

FAC Hall of Fame Nominees for 2004 anonymous na list nominations are edited for brevity

216Mar-04 NEWS FAC GHQ na

announcement

rule for 2004 Nats, avoiding runway or face ejection, and requiring AMA or MAAC

216 Mar-04 Kanone List anonymous na list

216Mar-04 AT-6 Rules anonymous na

rules for event

216

Mar-04Short Rubber Motor - Mumbo Jumbo #115


spooling mechanism for driving prop with strand of rubber, tricky

216

Mar-04 Joy's Racer

anonymous, G-2 agent attached to Squadron #1 na article

I'd give good odds it was Dave Stott! Accompanies plan credited to Dave Stott. Found old plan at comic book fair.

216Mar-04 X-Aircraft - XP-56


216Mar-04

Flying Model Collectibles and Accessories

D.W. Rajecki (review) na book review

warning, might keep you from building and flying old stuff!

216Mar-04 Joy's Racer

Dave Stott, Dick Brisbin 12

fiction flyer plan

from Smilin Jack, from old plan found at comic book fair, allegedly, new formers added by Dick Brisbin, SLICK

216Mar-04 Russel Monoplane John Blair 16

pseudo dime plan

parasol of moderate dimensions, though fuse seems a bit short

216Mar-04 Smilin Jack's X-13 Racer

Airdevil Model Co., aka Dave Stott 16

fiction flyer plan slick

216Mar-04 Saab J-21 Fighter/Attack Nate Sturman 19.3

rubber scale plan twin boom pusher

216Mar-04 Bill Barnes Lancer J. Norfolk 24

fiction flyer plan

doesn't quite match the three view that appears in issue 217

217May-04

RAF Mustang Mk III 1944 Dave Linstrum na

cover illustration drawing, FW190 getting shot down in background

217May-04

FAC Hall of Fame Nominees for 2004 anonymous na list nominations are edited for brevity

217May-04

The Golden Age - Waco N

Fran Ptaszkiewicz D.S.M. na article

217 May-04 Waco N anonymous na three view fairly basic217 May-04 Polikarpov I-16 Type 10 anonymous na three view sure looks like the Death Trap Squadron style217 May-04 Model Airplanes Bill Wordell na poem

217

May-04 The Silver Lancer Frank Tinsley na three view

not such a great copy. A plan of the Lancer appeared in the previous issue of FACN, does not exactly match this three view. This is a fictional airplane

217May-04

2003 Jimmie Allen Postal Contest Hal Schwan na

letter, results

217May-04 Dan Jordan's Blue Blade anonymous na three view

swoopy, probably needs tail weight, short coupled, fiction flyer

217May-04

Lt. Col. Ross E. Rowell, USMC anonymous na note

old time pre war cheerleading from one of the old magazines

217May-04

The Case for Single Loops Bob Isaacks na article

several separate loops instead of one big one folded over several times, if a loop breaks you still have some motor left

217May-04

The Fokker C-2 "America" Ralph Kuenz na article

217May-04

Modified Fokker C-2 Transport Jim Dunavent na three view

reasonably detailed, with fuselage sections, mods are for the "America"

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217May-04 Polikarpov I-16

Rocky Russo, Michael Heinrich 17 article

accompanies model plan, based on Prof. Fate's pseudo, blown up to suit Tern 6 inch prop "...every airplane tells a story, some of them true…"

217May-04 One Dedicated Modeler

Peter Gayner (maybe) na humor from Streamlines, Peter Gayner, editor

217May-04

A New Rubber-Propulsion System from Hudson Duster Models

Michael Heinrich na humor

missed the April issue, apparently. Storing energy for flying models in compressed rubber lubed with snake oil

217May-04

Out of Sight - or - Let's Chase Model Airplanes

Steve Kanyusik na story chasing other people's planes

217May-04

Section Colors in the Pre War Navy

Mark Montague na article formations and colors (I.e. markings)

217May-04 Bell P-63 Kingcobra Nate Sturman 19.2

rubber scale plan

as flown by Chinese-American W.A.S.P. pilot Hazel Ying Lee

217May-04

Fokker Trimotor "America" Pres Bruning 22.5

rubber scale plan

217May-04 Beta "Blue Chip" Racer Bill SImpson 13

peanut scale plan resized from May 2002 Model Aviation

217May-04 Culver Dart Bill Martin na three view

ser. No. GK45 built in 1939 with 90 hp Warner engine, reasonably detailed but no cross sectoins, good print quality

217May-04 Bell Kingcobra, P-63 anonymous na three view

fairly detailed with fuse and wing sections, notes imply it was published during the war

217

May-04 Polikarpov I-16

Rockland Russo, Michael Heinrich 17

rubber scale plan

based on Prof. Fate's pseudo dime plan, blown up to suit Tern 6 inch prop (If I'm not mistaken, Prof. Fate is an alternate identity for Rockland Russo)

217May-04 Bristol Brownie John Blair 16


218Jul-04 Boeing F4B-4 Bojanowski na

cover illustration

drawing, with famous "Felix the Cat" bowling with a bomb markings,

218Jul-04

Notes from the FAC Nats Mark XIV

Tom Hallman, Herb Kothe na

notes, results results scattered through issue

218

Jul-04

Bob Thumbsome - Mumbo Jumbo #116 from the Glue Guru

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na story

reminiscence, usually this column discusses technical issues

218Jul-04

The Golden Age - Abrams Explorer


twin boom pusher aerial photo plane from the '30s. A real flying greenhouse

218Jul-04

Building Dumas' 30 inch Hurricane Ollie na article nice kit but comes out tail heavy

218Jul-04

Siemens-Schuckert Type E-1

Mario A. Battagion 13

peanut scale plan

Ivan Ruchesi credited for supplying the plan, see September/October 2004 for a three view

218Jul-04 Fieseler F-156C Storch William Hunter 28

rubber scale plan

218 Jul-04 Fieseler F-156C Storch Lkaus Niska na three view moderate detail and markings, no cross sections

218Jul-04 Gee Bee Model D

Michael Heinrich 16.4

rubber scale plan

could be shrunk and modified to dime scale, Rockland Russo "Inspiration and Engineering", drawn from documentation by Robert S. Hirsch

218Jul-04 Gee Bee Model D anonymous na three view

style looks like the work of Michael Heinrich and the Death Trap Squadron, but not sure, looks nice and crisp, but no cross sections

218Jul-04

Curtiss Sparrow Hawk F9C-2 Dallaire 12

dime scale plan with a hook for "landing" on a dirigible

219Sep-04

Plane of Many Countries - Curtiss Hawk A75-1 Finland 1943 C.F. Rozelle na

cover illustration drawing`

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219Sep-04

2004 Flying Aces Outdoor Championships Ralph Kuenz na report

219Sep-04

Down Memory's Runway - How Come they Fly Longer These Days? Dave Stott na article

just what it says, better rubber and better techniques

219Sep-04

Out of Sight but Never Out of Mind

Marion Pendergraft na story model kidnapped by chicken truck

219

Sep-04The Spartan Executive 7W R. Kuenz na article

building Alan Booton's Spartan Exec from the June 1938 Air Trails, with suggested list of references, mentions a tracing by Mr. Kuenz which doesn't seem to be in this isue

219 Sep-04 Spartan Executive anonymous na three view small, medium amount of detail, no cross sections

219

Sep-04

Lube Rationale - Mumbo Jumbo #117 from the Glue Guru


219Sep-04

The Golden Age - Bellanca 28-92

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article tri motor racer

219Sep-04

Air Mail - Flying the Vought SBU-3 Vindicator

Sumner Whitten na letter

219Sep-04

Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Sumner H. Whitten - Midway Island

Sumner Whitten na story

Mr. Sumner's account of missions against a Japanese cruiser and a carrier

219Sep-04 Anzani Longster John Blair 16

pseudo dime scale shoulder wing, medium AR

219

Sep-04 Udet's Racer Bf109

Deathtrap Squadron Michael J. Heinrich and Rockland F.Russo 16

pseudo dime scale

219 Sep-04 Ansaldo SVA-5 Ted Davis 22 rubber scale

219Sep-04 Sopwith Bee Backstrom 13

peanut scale gobs of wing area but smallish gap

219Sep-04

Siemens-Schuckert Type E-1 - na

3 view and article small, see July/August 2004 for a plan

219Sep-04 Bellanca 28-92

Fran Ptaszkiewicz D.S.M. na

3 view and article not much detail on 3 view

219Sep-04

Buck Rogers and the Mystery of the Prehistoric Spacecrafts

some anonymous scamp I think na cartoon

Buck et al misinterpret archeological remains of model aircraft, absolutely ridiculous

220Nov-04 Spartan Executive Bob Rogers na


220Nov-04 Building Tip Dan DeAngulo na note

sandpaper on templates to keep them from sliding around

220 Nov-04 Liquid Lanolin Ed Toner na note for rubber lube220 Nov-04 Sopwith Bee Al Backstrom na three view sparse but has fuselage cross sections

220Nov-04

Down Memory's Runway - Maj. Frederick I. Lord Dave Stott na story, article as per stories in Flying Aces magazine

220Nov-04

Marking and Fitting Canopies George White na short article

220Nov-04

The New Guy's Take on the Nats at Geneseo and the FAC

Steve Blanchard na article same article in May June 2008, issue 241

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220

Nov-04

Hypotwisted Props, Hung's Preferred Alternative to "The Airscrew" - Part 1: From Airscrew to Propeller

Bruce Holbrook na article part 1 of 4

220Nov-04

Brotherly Love and the Flying Pencil

Chet Kowalik as told to Don Campbell na story, article

220Nov-04

The Boeing B-9 Flying Pencil Bomber of 1931 Don Campbell na article

220Nov-04

The Plane that Never Was (or was it?) -Davis Manta


220 Nov-04 Davis Manta Lee Brown na three view moderate detail, with cross sections220 Nov-04 The Clancy Skybaby Lloyd Willis na article

220Nov-04 The Clancy Skybaby anonymous na three view

line quality as printed is not so great. Has dimensions

Nov-04CS3603 with Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs anonymous na three view

so-so detail, no cross sections, illustrates note requiring rounded sides for mass launch models

220Nov-04 The Clancy Skybaby Lloyd Willis 26

rubber scale plan sheet 3 is stapled in newsletter

220Nov-04 Boeing Bomber

Construct A Plane 12

dime scale plan twin, plan supplied by Don Campbell

220Nov-04 Bostonian BD-4 Bill SImpson 16

bostonian plan

220Nov-04 Aviatik DI Series 338 Ted Davis 19.8

rubber scale plan

221

Jan-05 Miles Majestic Ron Martelet nacover illustration

drawing, Very nice perspective drawing with lots of detail. However, this may be a fiction flyer. Later mentioned by Dave Stott along with the Westland Whynotte and the Hawker Hoaksley in FACN number 222.

221Jan-05

A Life Story: Mary Regalbuto Jones 1922-2004

Alana Baranick na obituary

newspaper obituary from the Plain Dealer, was John Regalbuto's sister, WASP and aviation enthusiast

221

Jan-05

Hypotwisted Props, Hung's Preferred Alternative to "The Airscrew" - Part 2: Twisted Science


221

Jan-05Stability - Mumbo Jumbo #118 from the Glue Guru

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article vertical tail size, spiral instability, and dutch roll

221Jan-05

Panel Lines, Hatches, Etc. Vance Gilbert na short article

templates for panel lines made from blue maskng tape, first appeared in Tailspin newsletter

221Jan-05

X-Aircraft - XP-54 Swoose Goose


221 Jan-05 XP-54 Swoose Goose W.A. Wylam na three view has cross sections, reasonable amount of detail221 Jan-05 Kanone List anonymous na list221 Jan-05 the Contester anonymous na three view homebuilt shoulder wing single

221Jan-05 Building Tip Bruce Conway na note

copy the Comet kit canopy drawing onto transparency

221Jan-05 Curtiss XP-40Q Larry Croker na three view

MAPlan-18, reasonably detailed, with cross sections

221Jan-05 Georgia Special John Blair 16


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221Jan-05 The Contestor Duke Horn 13

peanut scale plan printed just slightly oversized

221Jan-05 Besson MB-411 Roger Aime 13

peanut scale plan printed just slightly oversized, seaplane

221Jan-05 Junkers F-13

Michael Heinrich 16

pseudo dime scale plan note: parts appear in stapled part of newsletter

221Jan-05 Nanchang CJ-6 Nate Sturman 24

rubber scale plan appears to be related to Yak-18

222Mar-05 Unexpected Guests Bob Rogers na

cover illustration

drawing, B-29 pretends to make an approach to a carrier,

222Mar-05

Ten Step Trimming Process for Rubber Models - Part I John Koptonak na article see part II in May/June '05, see also Sept/Oct '05

222Mar-05 Dick Howard

Bob Schlosberg na obituary

222Mar-05 Glue Tip

Eric Clutton aka Dr. Diesel na note "Liquid Stitch" for attaching canopies

222Mar-05

Part 4: Choosing and Making a Hypotwisted Prop


222Mar-05

New Mass Launch Event for the Non Nats Mike Nassise na article FAC Low Wing Trainer

222Mar-05

"Hypotwisted Props" Made Clear

Bruce Holbrook na note clarification of earlier part of article

222

Mar-05

Side Lights of the First Post World War II Queen's Cup Race - Hawker Hoaksley Dave Stott na

article with three view

Lives up to its name. Keep in mind that this is the April issue. Still, it would make a very attractive model. Too bad the three view isn't larger!

222Mar-05 AITI PT-1 Trainer Dave Stott na

notes and a sketchy three view

This one looks like fiction but is not. Accompanies the Airdevil plan in this issue.

222

Mar-05

Triangulation - Mumbo Jumbo #119 from the Glue Guru

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article we don't need no diagonals!

222

Mar-05 Tips and Techniques Jerry Sullivan na notes

Testor's paint for plastic to tint part a of epoxy, stab alighnment with drinking glasses and a table, from Scale Staffel newsletter (how about Legos and a bench? -LR)

222Mar-05 Flightline -Airy Stuff Tom Arnold na article

working on scale models sucks Mr. Arnold into the past

222Mar-05

The Golden Age - Northrop Gamma


222Mar-05 North American XO-47

Martin E. Dickinson na three view detailed

222

Mar-05North American Observation Whitman 16

rubber scale plan, maybe dime scale plan?

credit to Fran Ptaszkiewicz for providing plan. Lin gives his blessing to change the airfoil, but I don't know if that means it's legal for dime scale or not

222Mar-05 Snyder Baby Bomber John Blair 16


222

Mar-05 AITI PT-1 Trainer Dave Stott 16


Tom Nallen II has built a very attractive model of this weird little plane. Taper, and not a lot of wing area, and just TRY to clean off the inside of the windshield after you make those putt putt noises while flying. You'll need a long handled mop. An Airdevil plan

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222Mar-05 Leighnor Special Tom Nallen II 13

peanut scale plan

a Goodyear special of modest proportions, from 1948

222 Mar-05 Northrop Gamma Williams Bros. na three view with several versions, marking info

222Mar-05 Northrop Gamma

Sky Flyer/ Dave Stott 25

Sky Flyer plan redrawn by Dave Stott. Larger Gammas love trees,just ask Richard Zapf

223May-05 Hannoveraner Biplane

Tom Nallen, Sr. na


223 May-05 Victor G. "Vic" Didelot anonymous na obituary

223May-05

Victor G. Didelot…..My Friend Lin Reichel na

reminiscence

223May-05

The End of the Wobbly Nose Block

Chris A. Boehm na article

snap together vacu formed bits for retaining nose block

223May-05

The "Art" of Vacuum Forming, Made Simple

Chris A. Boehm na article short, with plans

223May-05 Airmail - Vic Didelot

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na letter

223

May-05In Defense -- Sorta -- of Static Electricity Roy R. Davis na

for retaining tissue markings until they can be doped on

223May-05

A Simple Disc and Hole Cutter Fred H. Dippel na article

223May-05

Ten Step Trimming Process For Rubber Models - Part II John Koptonak na article

See also September 05 issue, also, possibly previous I.e. March 05

223May-05

The Golden Age - Keith Rider Racers


223

May-05

How Big? - Mumbo Jumbo #120 from the Glue Guru


it's tough to get a model large enough to exceed the critical Reynoldsn umber. At least in the case cited here.

223May-05 Columbia XJL-1

Leonard Wieczorek na three view

detailed three view of single float seaplane (or is this a flying boat???)

223May-05 Gloster Gannet John Blair 16


223May-05 Hell Diver Burd 16

dime scale plan

223 May-05 Cessna O-1E Bird Dog W.G.S. 16 Nocal plan

223May-05 Columbia XJL-1 Jim Van Nice 15

rubber scale plan

223May-05 Brandenburg 60.58 Ted Davis 25

rubber scale plan prototype WW1 fighter, printed at about 19 inches

224Jul-05 Curtiss Hawk Bojanowski na

cover illustration drawing, possibly by implication the P-6E

224

Jul-05A Report of the 2005 FAC Non Nats Ross P. Mayo na

article/report/contest results results are scattered through issue

224

Jul-05

Where Max Thickness Is - Mumbo - Jumbo #121 from the Glue Guru


224Jul-05

DeHavilland Technical School T.K.1 anonymous na three view

224Jul-05

Nose Block Retention Device Ed DeLoach na article retention via spring wire device

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224

Jul-05 Conley Special Bill SImpson 13peanut scale plan

I think this competed in Cleveland in 1949, making it legal for the Goodyear/Formula 1 event, but don't quote me. -LR <aube upi cam quote this, if it's still up: http://www.if1airracing.com/index_htm_files/formula_forum/2012_JANAPR.pdf lots of 1949 and 1948 Goodyear pics

224Jul-05 Dave Stott Junkers W-34 22

rubber scale plan

224Jul-05 Waterman Gosling John Blair 16

pseudo dime scale plan parasol with lots of area

224Jul-05 Fiat G.50bis Mike Nassise

pseudo dime scale plan see next FACN issue for some missing parts

224Jul-05 DeHavilland T.K.1 Al Backstrom 16.4

rubber scale plan

is printed just over 16 inches, GHQ implies is not a pseudo dime,

224Jul-05 Nieuport XVII Dallaire 12

dime scale plan

225Sep-05 Grumman F3F-3 Pres Bruning na


225Sep-05

2005 Flying Aces Outdoor Championships Ralph Kueanz na

article and results

225Sep-05 Air Mail Vance Gilbert na letter

remarks on receiving Victor Didelot Memorial Spirit of the FAC Award

225Sep-05

The Ship on our Cover - Poland's P.Z.L. P-37

Leonard Wieczorek na article from Aug. 1939 issue of Flying Aces Magazine

225Sep-05

The first awarding of the "Big Cats' Ass Trophy" Art Collard na letter remarks on receiving the trophy

225Sep-05 PZL ?

Leonard Wieczorek na three view

might be PZL P-37, but it appears to have in line engines instead of radial as in the photo with the article

225Sep-05

Wing and Stabilizer Incidence Angles for the Scratch Builders anonymous na

short article with illustration

225

Sep-05

Tail Aerodynamics - Mumbo Jumbo #122? From the Glue Guru


225Sep-05 Name the Plane Contest anonymous na

a bunch of silhouettes

225 Sep-05 Dumas Kit Review anonymous na review review of a number of Dumas kits

225Sep-05

Flightline - Airy Musings by Tom Arnold Tom Arnold na story non Nats

225 Sep-05 Missubishi Ki-51 anonymous na three view small but has some detail

225Sep-05

Erie FAC Contest at Geneseo anonymous na

contest results

225Sep-05 CompAIRisions by Colby Colby?? na

article, illustrated

then and now in 1936, looking back to the '20s and even the '10s

225Sep-05

How to Beat Tom Hallman David Mitchell na article take away the sparkly glove and he's nothing

225Sep-05

The Golden Age - Arsenal-Delanne


225 Sep-05 Delanne anonymous na three view fuzzy, small

225Sep-05

Air Mail - Koptonak's Trimming Walt Farrell na letter

225Sep-05

The untold Story of the Japanese Surrender Perry Pollins na article

article clipped by Dick Masters arrival of Japanese envoiys for the surrender

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225Sep-05

Ten Step Trimming Process for Rubber Models John Koptonak na article

see as two part article in March/April and May/June 2005 FACN

225Sep-05

parts for Fiat G.50bis from Bay State Model Company Mike Nassise na

partial rubber scale plan

these parts were missing from the plan as it appeared in the July/August '05 issue, they appear on the last stapled page of the newsletter

225Sep-05 Vickers "Viget" John Blair 16


225Sep-05 M-19 Flying Squirrel Bill Simpson 13

peanut scale plan

wing may be slightly longer on one side than other, as printed

225Sep-05 Mitsubishi KI-51 "Sonia" John Polettis 26

rubber scale plan printed at about 21 inches, original was 26 inches

225Sep-05 Boeing Y1B9-A Pete Kaiteris 12

dime scale plan

accepted as an official Pseudo Dime, despite the original, crummy dime scale design. After 12 inch construct-a-plane "Boeing Bomber"

226Nov-05

XSE-2 model flies over town Bob Rogers na


226Nov-05

How to Get Photos of the Pane You Want

Bob Hourdequin na

note and illustration

226Nov-05

DH_4 Hub and Radiator pics Bob H. na pictures

226 Nov-05 Muncie 2005 Mike Midkiff na article

226Nov-05

The Golden Age - Argonaut Pirate


226 Nov-05 Vought XFT-1 anonymous na three view with color info226 Nov-05 Argonaut "Pirate" anonymous na three view Nov. 1935 Pop. Sci. Monthly, H-20 version

226Nov-05 Argonaut "Pirate" anonymous na

three view and description H-24 version

226Nov-05

Multis --- Which Fly Best? Bill Henn na article

Mr. Henn favors off center twins with two nacelles and a fuselage

226 Nov-05 The Formula for Flight anonymous na note silliness, flying Hawaiins, and Falling Rock226 Nov-05 My Tissue Techniques Bob Clemens na article

226Nov-05

On the Up and Up - Jimmy Haizlip

Jesse Harrison Mason na

illustration and notes

226Nov-05

Instructions to a Young Modeler

Anonymous aka Amanda B. Redondwith na

article/story, or, a pile of whoppers

226Nov-05

A Vacation without Model Airplanes anonymous na story

a trip to Italy, but not quite without model airplanes, as it turns out

226Nov-05

Series: Weight Saving Techniques Mike Isserman na article light ribs

226Nov-05

They Had What it Takes - XII - "Dick" Merrill - Atlantic Round Tripper

Alden McWilliams na


226Nov-05

Northrop N-3PB Torpedo Carrier anonymous na three view has floats. Does it drop the torpedos too? ;-)

226 Nov-05

226Nov-05 Castaibert

Ivan Carlos Ruchesi 13

peanut scale plan

226Nov-05 Boeing F4B-4 Modelcraft 18

rubber scale plan

226Nov-05 Kawasaki Type 92 Nate Sturman 16

rubber scale plan maybe Pseudo dime if drawing rearranged?

226Nov-05 DeHavilland DH-6 John Blair 16


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226Nov-05 Argonaut "Pirate A.C. Anson 15

electric power scale

could be rubber with motor stick?? Maybe even pseudo dime?

227Jan-06 Albatros Tom Butler na

cover illustration

drawing of Albatros which has just shot down a British (or French?) fighter

227Jan-06 A "Hump" Poem

Eugene B. Marcoe na poem flying the Hump in a C-46

227 Jan-06 DeHavilland DH-6 GHO na three view from WW1 Aero, with permission

227Jan-06

The Old Flying Aces Magazine

Jim Hyaka Major, FAC na article from an FAC News "many years ago"

227Jan-06 Hanriot-Biche Pursuit F.P. Celauro na three view

instructions for solid model. Dimensions are for the model, not the full scale.

227Jan-06

The Golden Age - Pasped Skylark

Fran Ptaskiewicz na article one of a kind airplane

227 Jan-06 Pasped Skylark Paul Plecan na three view drawn in 1936, from old Flying Aces magazine

227

Jan-06

Before Pres Bruning - Ars Longa, Vita Longa, Memoria Brevis Dave Mitchell na story

Pres Bruning turns out to have beaten Dave Mitchell to the Breguet 693 punch. Mr. Bruning's infamous design, at least at the moment, can be found at Hip Pocket Aeronautics

227

Jan-06

Undercamber Revisited - Mumbo Jumbo #123 from the Glue Guru


Not too many scale designs have it, except earlier aircraft. Suggests Lincoln Beachey monoplane.

227Jan-06

Lincoln Beachey Monoplane

Flight magazine na three view accompanies Mumbo Jumbo #123

227Jan-06

Amelia Earhart's Kinner "Crackerbox" Airster Joe Fergusson na three view

227Jan-06

Amelia Earhart's Kinner "Crackerbox" Airster Al Backstrom 20

rubber scale plan

227Jan-06 DeHavilland DH-6 John Blair

rubber scale plan

227Jan-06 Fairchild 22 John Blair 16


with the NACA wing, which is pretty much rectangular except for the notch in the trailing edge near the pilot

228Mar-06 Hellcat on Deck anonymous na

cover illustration

drawing from GHQ files, (name assigned by me. I think it's supposed to be a Hellcat. -LR)

228Mar-06

Nominees for the FAC Hall of Fame - Class of 2006 FACGHQ? na

list, with blurbs

228Mar-06 Postal Contest FACGHQ? na


228 Mar-06 Hansa Brandenberg C.1 Dave Putterill na article goes with plan for electric model in this issue

228Mar-06

Launch Speed - Mumbo Jumbo # 124 anonymous na article

selected by Glue Guru from "The Model Aeronautical Digest" Model Publications Ltd, England, 1944 p. 92

228Mar-06

Major General Jimmy Doolittle

Dick Kirsc?????illegile na

illustration and notes

cartoon style old time propaganda. I kinda wonder if it's authentic or from later. "Flew over the Andes with both legs in plaster casts!"

228Mar-06

FAC Kanones as of 1/1/2006 anonymous na kanone list

228Mar-06

One of a Kind - Waco Model W Aristocraft

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article weird monoplane pusher

228Mar-06

Secrets of Free Flight - Part One Ray Matthews na article

sent in by Dan H. Marek, from Tandy C. Walker's book A Review of Ray Matthews' Free Flight Design

228Mar-06 Aircraft Oddities Marinac na


If you're the only one holding the balloon down, and you can't hold it down, let go! Plus other bits

228Mar-06

FAC Scale Judging Sheet anonymous na form with plans section

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228 Mar-06 FAC Judging Criteria anonymous na notes

228Mar-06

Hickman "PAC-MAG" Land-Seaplane John Blair 16


228

Mar-06 Hansa Brandenberg C.1 Dave Putterill 18electric power scale

could be switched to rubber power, I think it's 18 inches but it's a bit confusing, see article accompanying the plan, to be found earlier in this issue - LR

228Mar-06

Erie Times 'Official Modelplane' Suggested Mods Al Backstrom na

drawings for modifications

GHQ writes in this issue's editorial that these mods are legal for the Erie Times event but not for Old Time Rubber

228Mar-06 PZL P.8/II Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan printed slightly oversized

228Mar-06

Bad Guy Biplane - Fiction Flyer

Carmen Botticello 16

fiction scale plan printed at 10 inches, needs to be enlarged

228Mar-06 Parnall Pixie II

R.Kuenz and Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

229May-06

Mass Launch - The Zack Mosely Memorial

Bob Rogers and Dave Stott na

cover illustration drawings of a bunch of Smilin' Jack fiction flyers

229May-06

Nominees for the FAC Hall of Fame - Class of 2006 anonymous na

list, with blurbs

229 May-06 Fiction Flyer Rules anonymous na rules rules for the fiction flyer event

229May-06 Air Mail Ollie Benton na letter

reminiscence, Waco Aristocrat and meeting the former test pilot

229May-06

Painless, Productive Trimming Mike Midkiff na article from George White's newsletter "Thermalier"

229May-06 Air Mail - Motor Pegs

Steve Greibling na letter/article aluminum motor peg that stays put

229

May-06

Eliminate All Warps(?) - Mumbo Jumbo #125 from the Glue Guru


some warps are your friend, and when they're not, you can use trim tabs

229May-06

Secrets of Free Flight - Part Two anonymous na article decalage, c.g., downthrust, fuselage structure

229May-06

Choosing a Motor Size for a New Model Rich Weber na article

229May-06

Colonel Phil Cochran … A Final Salute

William Ericsson na article from Erie magazine, history

229May-06

The Golden Age - Bell XFM-1 Airacuda


229May-06 Bell Airacuda

Ace Whitman Company na three view solid model instructions, lots fo detail

229May-06 Out of Sight Don Lang na story

the Mr. Lang demonstrates to an adult that his folding wing catapult glider "really flies". A bit too well.

229May-06 This is It Bill Baker na note

Mr. Baker compares flying free flight to boot camp. From the "Okie Flyer"

229 May-06229 May-06

229May-06 Fokker B.III Ted Davis 22.4

rubber scale plan

229May-06 Gordou-Leseurre C-1 unkown 18

rubber scale plan parasol wing, not in English, metric wood sizes

229May-06 Rare Bear Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

229May-06 Saguaro Speedster

might be Dave Smith 21.5 embryo plan

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230Jul-06 Wildcat Bojanowski na

cover illustration drawing of wildcat in a dive

230 Jul-06 FAC Nats results anonymous na results throughout issue, some with the plans

230Jul-06

Flightline - Rules Changes Tom Arnold na article

details, ignoring the rules, not ignoring the rules, suggested procedure for feedback to GHQ (I'm having a hard time summarizing this clearly)

230Jul-06

Gunning for the Red Baron Leon Bennett na book blurb

230

Jul-06

Winning Odds - Mumbo Jumbo #126 from the Glue Guru


230Jul-06 landing gear struts Clark Ross na article

Mr. Ross (no relation) uses stretched rubber band to simulate rear landing gear strut

230Jul-06 My First OOS Flight

Steve Greibling na story

Dick Korda advises Mr. Griebling on tuning the engine on his free flight model, which promptly flies away in a thermal, but is found later.

230

Jul-06 Bottle Props Paul McIlrath na article

see correction to p/d chart in May/June 2009 FACN (#247) subtract 3 degrees from all angles on vertical axis, I.e. 38 becomes 35, 34 becomes 31, etc.

230Jul-06 Ae.C.2 -Ae.M.E. 1

Diseno Y. Dibujo - Mario A. Battagion 16


low wing open cockpit, two place, fairly high aspect ratio, uncowled radial with 5 cylinder

230Jul-06 Fairchild KR-2

Universal Model Airplanes, Inc. 15

dime scale plan

cute little two place biplane with tapered wings and radial engine

230Jul-06

Downwind Jackson's Miss Li'l DeIcer Jake Larson 24

fiction scale plan

230Jul-06

PM-2 (Army Autogiro YG-1B) anonymous na thre view

231Sep-06 Sopwith Baby Seaplane Tom Nallen Sr. na

cover illustration nice drawing, realistic clouds!

231Sep-06

Fiction Flyer Scale results anonymous na results were omitted from previous issue

231Sep-06

FAC Outdoor Champs 2006

Ralph (Kuenz???) na results, note

results spread out in newsletter and in separate sheet

231Sep-06

Down Memory's Runway - Readers Write In Dave Stott na article old letters to the 1930's Flying Aces magazine

231Sep-06

Secrets of Free Flight - Part Three anonymous na article structures, flight trim for power ff models

231

Sep-06

Clunker Rehab - Mumbo Jumbo #127 from the Glue Guru

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article model weight, flight trim

231

Sep-06 Air Mail Allan Schanzie naletter, illustration

Allan argues, based on painting and text, that Heinkel He-100 was shot down by British plane and therefore flew in combat, eligible for WW2 mass launch. Editor buys it.

231Sep-06

Dumas Waco YMF-5 Kit Review

anonymous (Lin Reichel?) na

short review, article

model has 35 inch span, written in the imperial "We"

231Sep-06

X-Aircraft - Chance-Vought XF5U-1


radical flying flapjack low aspect ration fighter prototype with two huge props

231 Sep-06 Chance-Vought XF5U-1 A.V. Signorelli na three view a bit sparse231 Sep-06 Flightline Tom Arnold na article the controversial "split" proposal re bonus points

231Sep-06 Air Mail

Bob Schlosberg, Don Srull na

letters/comments two letters about the Nats

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231Sep-06

Portfolio of War Planes - Curtiss XSB2C-1 Navy Dive Bomber Frank Tinsley na

illustration and note a bit of propaganda in with the info

231Sep-06

1941 H.A.G. Museum Flying Aces Contest anonymous na

report and results low turnout due to weather forecast

231Sep-06 Potez 34 anonymous na three view

sparse, goes with Tom Nallen II's plan in August 2006 Flying Models. Lots of wing area with skinny fuselage

231Sep-06

They Had What it Takes - XIII - Bernt Balchen -Viking of the Skies

Alden McWilliams na


231Sep-06 Vought Corsair L.H. Deubler 15

dime scale plan

Donald F. Duncan kit, biplane, I don't know the designation

231Sep-06

Loening (Wright-Martin) M-8 John Blair 16

pseudo dime scale plan lots of wing area, shoulder wing monoplane

231Sep-06

Curtiss OC-2 Navy Falcon JM 15.5

rubber scale plan

if shuffled around to fit on less paper, might qualify as a pseudo dime

231Sep-06 Fairchild PT-19 Cornell Mike Nassise 16


232Nov-06

Percival Gull Six G-ADPR Linstrum na

cover illustration nice drawing in the Linstrum style

232

Nov-06 To Split or Not to Split

Dave Niedzielski, Don DeLoach, Chris Parent, Bob Schlosberg, Vance Gilbert, Claude Powell, Michael Isermann, Bob Clemens, Tom Wilson, Tom Hallman, Vic Nippert, Bhagat Dillon, Pat Daily, Tom Arnold, Don Srull, Prof. Fate na

letters/comments bonus point issues, many trees die

232Nov-06 Straight and Level Dave Stott na

article/comment

Dave Stott takes exception to part of an article called "Flightline" from FACN July/August 2006

232Nov-06

Who was Tailspin Tommy? Dave Stott na article

232Nov-06

Tailspin Tommy Theme Song anonymous na lyrics

232Nov-06 SBU-1 Vought Corsair anonymous na three view

three view/solid model drawing fairly small, but good printing and reasonably detailed. From Tailspin Tommy Club

232

Nov-06

Clunker Rehab (part 2) - mumbo Jumbo #128 from the Glue Guru

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article power and prop for clunkers

232Nov-06

Back to Square One - Braiding Rubber Motors Perry Peterson na article from July 1984 Flying Models

232Nov-06

Braiding a One Loop Motor George White na article

232Nov-06 Fleetwings Sea Bird Bill Winter na three view

reasonably detailed, not terribly large, from February 1937 Air Trails

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232Nov-06

The Golden Age - Fleetwings Seabird


232Nov-06

B8 Robin - a Beginner's Indoor Endurance Model John F. Marett 15.6

indoor endurance plan

15.6 as printed. I think it coud be enlarged a bit to be a limited Pennyplane, but if enlarged would need to be shortened.

232Nov-06 Fat Stuff's Folly Jake Larson 20

fiction scale plan optional detachable wings

232Nov-06 Junkers Ju. 52 Daniel Cerutte 26

rubber scale plan

232Nov-06 Orenco "D" John Blair 16


232Nov-06 Wing Tip 28 thru 31 John Marrett na articles

indoor props, indoor nose bearing from wire, polyester film, paper tubes

233Jan-07 Beechcraft Bonanza

Bob Bojanowski na

cover illustration

drawing, final cover by Bob Bojanowski, who passed away in Dec. 2006

233 Jan-07 To Split or Not to Split Ross P. Mayo na article bonus points issues and a decision

233Jan-07 Bob Bojanowski anonymous na

short obituary nice picture

233Jan-07 Charlie Schobloher anonymous na

short obituary nice picture

233

Jan-07

The Pinkham Pusher Scout of 1918 - Being a Doubtful Documentary Through the Collaboration of

Bob Rogers and Dave Stott na story, fiction

Phineas cobbles a plane together and squeaks a flight in just before the Armistice. Not sure if you will ever see an uglier fiction flier. Three surface pusher.

233Jan-07 Mitsubishi "Jack" Type II

Leonard Wieczorek na three view detailed with cross sections

233

Jan-07

Biplane Stagger and Gap - Mumbo Jumbo #129 by the Glue Guru


233Jan-07 Now Eligible anonymous na

announcement

Arsenal VG-33 legal for WWII mass launch, Long wing version of Hughes H-1 eligible for Bendix

233Jan-07

Secrets of Free Flight - Conclusion anonymous na article climb, parachute DT

233Jan-07

The Golden Age - Northrop XFT-1


233 Jan-07 Northrop XFT-1 anonymous na three view small but clear

233Jan-07

Stop Selling These! - to Foreign Powers

Arch Whitehouse na

cartoon/comment

whiny complaint about selling war planes to others, even our allies. Nice pics

233 Jan-07 Evans VP-1 Volksplane KB na three view smallish, not the greatest print quality

233Jan-07

Megow's "Hi Climber" (baby ROG) anonymous na model plan sent to newsletter by Al Backstrom

233Jan-07 Bleriot XI-b Tom Nallen 2 13

peanut scale plan

233Jan-07 Evans VP-1 Volksplane Lloyd Willis 18

rubber scale plan

233Jan-07

Jack II Japanese Navy Fighter

Whitman Publishing 15

dime scale plan

kit no. 3704 1946 also appears in FACN number 242, July/Aug. 2008

233Jan-07 Ole # VI Jake Larson 25

fiction scale plan

from Smilin' Jack, extra row of 9 Jacobs cylinders in parts sheet in case model turns out to be underpowered

234

Mar-071948 Queens Cup Entry - The Westland Whynotte McRogers na

cover illustratioin

drawing, suspect this is Bob Rogers, actually. Oddball racer from Westland Whirlwind parts and the mayhem surrounding it on the flight line. Classic! See article and three view inside newsletter

�90

234

Mar-07

Story Behind the Cover - The Westland Whynotte - 1948 Queens Cup Entry

Bob Rogers and Dave Stott na

article/story/total BS/humor

Does this Angus Mac Shadenfueher have any relation to the notorious Angus McShadenfreude of the Stealth Squadron? Perhaps our Angus has had is name Anglicized? If so, I'm sure the old Scotsman resents it! Low budget attempt at air racing, post postwar pilferage.

234Mar-07

Westland Whynotte and Westland Whirlwind anonymous na three views both are at the same scale.

234Mar-07 To Split or Not to Split anonymous na article

the bonus point babies at the Nats also fly longer, so there's no point in splitting

234Mar-07 Dear Colonel

Jack Sarhage, Sr. na letter

regarding split bonus point debate, lighten up guys, kanones shouldn't be all important

234 Mar-07 Kanone list anonymous na kanone list

234Mar-07

Lightweight Landing Gear Fred Ewing na article vee covers

234Mar-07

The Golden Age - Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk


Sparrowhawk "parasite fighter" that could take off from and land on a dirigible

234Mar-07

Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk anonymous na three view

small, moderate detail, includes trapeze insignia, no sections

234Mar-07

Blohm & Voss P.192. 01-1 anonymous na three view

small, moderate detail, no sections, this plane is one of the whackier proposals from the third reich

234

Mar-07Blohm & Voss P.192. 01-2 Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

if you need a challenge, and you're a mechanical tinkerer, this is it. Prop is in line with fuselage, behind cockpit but in front of wing! Do NOT toss empty cigarette cartons overboard!

234Mar-07 Simmonds Spartan Lloyd Willis 16

rubber scale plan

A few simplifications and plan rearrangements would make it a pseudo dime scale plan.

234Mar-07 Curtiss XP-31 Swift 1933 Ted Davis 25.5

rubber scale plan

check airfoil in documentation. This plan shows "undercambered" airfoil, only legal if real aircraft had it

234Mar-07 Curtiss XP-31 Swift anonymous na three view

no sections, moderate detail, shows radial version also

234Mar-07 Pasped Skylark John Blair 16


nice looking low wing radial engine fixed gear sport plane

234 Mar-07234 Mar-07234 Mar-07234 Mar-07234 Mar-07234 Mar-07234 Mar-07234 Mar-07234 Mar-07

235May-07 Marine Corps Biplane R. Cadin na

cover illustration

Marine Corps biplane taxiing. Not sure what kind, I'm no expert

235

May-07 Building Tip Ollie Benton na short notes

Scotch Removable Glue Stick for holding patterns on balsa, baking parchment paper instead of wax paper or Saran Wrap to cover plans (I've used this stuff myself for other purposes. Nothing sticks to it, not even tape. -LR)

235 May-07 Balsa Dents Jack Leslie na short note vinegar overnight to pull dents out

235May-07 New FAC Rule? Bill Henn na article

advocates rule that divides score of three flights by three (as opposed to the one best flight, I think -LR)

235May-07 The Case for the Biplane

Tuvinks Syzbedar na article biplanes aren't so bad after all

�91

235May-07 pilots, etc. Jake Larson na drawings

cartoon characters to use as pilots and passengers in your models

235May-07 Chinese Trainer

anonymous, from Terry and the Pirates na pictures for documentation of fiction scale Chinese Trainer

235May-07

The Golden Age - Paper Models


paper models by Wallace Rigby, mentions some by Herb Lozier as well, and others

235May-07 The Simmonds Spartan Lloyd Willis na article

was supposed to accompany a plan in the previous issue of FACN

235 May-07 The Simmonds Spartan Lloyd Willis na three view

235May-07 My First Flight

Chuck Wenlock na story

First successful model airplane flight. With a Sparky powered by many pieces of golf ball rubber.

235May-07

Major General Oscar Westover anonymous na

announcement

old time propaganda announces his appointment to chief of army air corps.

235May-07 Geezer Geschwader Dan Marek na list

you are a member if you…. (I got 7 out of the 15 questions, but I'm not that old. Maybe I'm just aging fast…)

235 May-07 DH 94 Moth Minor A. Granger na three view small, but has some detail

235May-07

The Greve Trophy Race: 1939 Joe Baechle na article

from newsletter of "American Air Racing Society", January, 1980. A disappointing Greve race

235

May-07

Up a Tree Again - Mumbo Jumbo #130 by the Glue Guru


retrieving models from trees (ugh!) also, the Guru as much as admits that he is Leon Bennett

235May-07 Sperry Messenger John Blair 16


lots of wing area. There is a similar, 20 inch span version by John Blair in an FACN issue a few months later

235May-07 Blackburn Skua Whitman 19

rubber scale plan

kit no. 3878, from 1941, wicked ugly monoplane with longish nose, Lin calls it a Roc in the first paragraph of "News on the Wing", but it isn't.

235May-07 DeHavilland Moth Minor Modelair 14

dime scale plan

printed at 14 inches, thick airfoil, open cockpit and enclosed versions shown

235May-07 Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Mike Nassise 16


printed slightly oversized! Parts sheet in stapled part of newsletter

235

May-07 Chinese Trainer Jake Larson 24.5fiction scale plan

I THINK it's 24.5 inches, not entirely clear, depending on whether wing is meant to butt on fuselage or continue through. Inked by S.Quid. Plane is from Terry and the Pirates.

236Jul-07

What Evil Wings its Way over this Peaceful Vale? anonymous na

cover illustration

drawing of member of the Bad Guy Squadron in a BD-5. I'd like to know how he got the top hat in there!

236Jul-07 Building Tip Dick Bennett na short note

not really a building tip, but about using a sinker and fishing rod to retrieve models from trees

236 Jul-07 Caudron 1937 W.E. Lunger na three views small, not a lot of detail236 Jul-07 FAC Non Nats anonymous na results scattered through issue

236Jul-07 FAC Southwest Regional

John Oldenkamp, Roger Willis na

article, photos, results scattered through issue

236

Jul-07

Padre Pasquale D'Pflourio, Ancient Aeronautical Experimenter - An Hysterical History

Captain Frank Scott, Chief Archivist, McCook Field na story

Pizza, frisby and the Leaning Tower. Not quite g-rated, but close.

�92

236

Jul-07

Restraining Hungry Trees - Mumbo Jumbo #131 by the Glue Guru


236 Jul-07 40 Years of Peanuts Dave Stott na article

236Jul-07

Stretching Winding Tensioned Motors Bill Henn na article

236 Jul-07 A Couple of Tips Jerry Sullivan na article socket for tail skid, balsa notcher from file

236Jul-07

RAF DeHavilland Moth Minor Mike Nassise 21

rubber scale plan

236Jul-07

Japanese Kawasaki Fighter Dallaire 11

dime scale plan

11 inches as printed, biplane, I think maybe it's supposed to be 12 inch span

236Jul-07 Wings Over the Jungle Jake Larson 22

fiction scale plan

Inked by S.Quid. Dedicated to memory of Neil Andersson. Includes picture by A.M. Williams from story in Flying Aces, 1940.

237Sep-07 Rearwin Speedster Pres Bruning na


237Sep-07

2007 Flying Aces Outdoor Championships Ralph Kuenz na article short summary, results are on sheet with the plans

237Sep-07

The Golden Age - Rearwin Speedster


237 Sep-07 Rearwin Speedster unknown na three view

237Sep-07 The Williams Mk 2 anonymous na

short article, illustrated illegal Australian homebuilt was never registered

237Sep-07

Why Free Flight Scale? Part 1 Vance Gilbert na article from NFFS Digest

237Sep-07

They Still Fly the Mail - or, the History of the Airplane on Stamps Jack Sarhage na article

237 Sep-07 Bucker Bu-182-C Kornett Ley? na three view237 Sep-07 Out of Sight Jim Bair na story hlg disappears straight up over track meet

237Sep-07

Portfolio of War Planes - Focke-Wulf 187 Frank Tinsley na

illustration with note from an old magazine, I'm sure

237

Sep-07

They Had What it Takes - XIV - Eddie Rickenbacker - Our Ace of Aces

Alden McWilliams na


Rickenbacker's car looks to have relativistic foreshortening. If so, that's kind of fast!

237Sep-07

Jack Knight, Legendary Pilot of the Air Mail Service Don Campbell na article

237Sep-07 Williams Mk2 Lloyd Willis 19

rubber scale plan

237 Sep-07 Williams Mk3 Lloyd Willis na three view is on the plan

237Sep-07 Ambrosini S.A.I. 207 Mike Nassise 23

rubber scale plan

237 Sep-07 Ambrosini S.A.I. 208 anonymous na three view is on the plan

237

Sep-07 TSh-3/TsKB-4Michael J. Heinrich 16

pseudo dime scale

originally from Tailspin '06, Hudson Duster Models Inc. "It Was a GOOD IDEA at the TIME", "…No Builders were Imprisoned during the Making of This Model.."

237 Sep-07237 Sep-07237 Sep-07237 Sep-07237 Sep-07237 Sep-07237 Sep-07

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238Nov-07 1934 Greve Race

R.E. Henderson na

cover illustration drawing, rouinding the pylons

238Nov-07

Geneseo - A really bad poem by Chuck Wenlock

Chuck Wenlock na

really bad poem

Yes, the subtitle really is as reported, not my opinion, which I'm reserving.

238Nov-07 FAC Rules anonymous na article

discussion of recently approved rules changes. My guess is that this was written by Lin Reichel

238Nov-07

Just What was a Ten Cent Kit? the Comet Kid na article

238

Nov-07Blade Section - Mumbo Jumbo #132


238 Nov-07 Northrop Delta D-1 anonymous na three view mostly for the markings and colors238 Nov-07 Northrop Delta D-2 Ralph Tekel na three view different three view with specs

238Nov-07

How Well Do You Know Your Airplanes?

anonymous, my guess is Lin Reichel na

quiz with silhouette illustration

238Nov-07 radial engine images Jake Larson na drawings

for cutting out and pasting in your radial engine model

238Nov-07

Why Free Flight Scale, Part 2, Canards and Twins Vance Gilbert na article from NFFS Digest

238Nov-07 Lloyd CV anonymous na three view

print quality is not great but the original was probably a nice three view

238Nov-07 X-Aircraft

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article XP-67

238Nov-07

Portfolio of War Planes - Macchi C-200 Frank Tinsley na

illustration with note

238 Nov-07 XP-67 W.A. Wylam na three view lots of detail238 Nov-07 Northrop Delta D.1 Lloyd Willis na short article info regarding the plan

238Nov-07 Northrop Delta D.1 Lloyd Willis 22

rubber scale plan

238Nov-07 Lloyd CV Greg West 16


238Nov-07 Northrop XP-56-1 H.Swanson 18

rubber scale plan Modernistic Models

238 Nov-07 Durham Mystery Plane Dave Stott 14 embryo plan

238Nov-07 Lockheed Orion Whitman 16

dime scale, maybe

might be a bit much for a dime scale. Is printed slightly oversized

239

Jan-08 I waited in the Bristol…Chuck Wenlock na drawing

some guy in a flight suit and a mask, with a revolver, with a biplane fighter in the background. Caption reads: "I waited in the Bristol as the pilot of the red fighter climbed from his cockpit."

239Jan-08

Why Free Flight Scale, Part 3, Tri Motors and Flying Wings Vance Gilbert na article taken from NFFS digest

239

Jan-08

As Flows Wawayanda, so Prose Grows, Frowly (The Cup)

Pete O'Tewbe, PLFAC na poem

lament re Wawayanda's wet ditches. PL in PLFAC refers to "poet laureate" as in "self appointed". I would be surprised if this prose wasn't actually written by Dave Mitchell

239Jan-08 Piper Tri Pacer anonymous na tiny 3 view

so small it's not ugly, lines are sharp so it could stand to be enlarged. That is, if you can stand it.

239Jan-08

One of a Kind - Sack AS-6


aka Flying Beer Tray. If you need more wing area, this is your model

239Jan-08 Sack AS-6 anonymous na three view

moderate amount of detail. It's either the Sack AS-6 or a collision between a cropduster and the rotating antenna from an AWACS

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239Jan-08 Pilots Jake na drawings

can be pasted together to make two sided profile pilots with actual facial expressions (as opposed to static neutrality, as usually seen)

239Jan-08

Answers to I.D. Contest in the Last Issue anonymous na short note as per title

239Jan-08

Carve Yourself a Balsa Pilot A.C. Anson na

illustrated article

how to carve a balsa pilot (probably the head and neck should lean forward slightly more than shown here, they look a bit wooden)

239Jan-08

Of Model Planes and Little Boys C.Alan Ressio na poem

239

Jan-08

They Had what it Takes - XV - Major Alexander de Seversky - Master Designer anonymous na

illustrated notes from an old magazine

239

Jan-08 Building Tips

Bruce Conway, Chris Junker, Larry Aycock, John Blair, na short notes

transferring paper patterns, securing parts that fall out of the sheet, copying print wood, decal method, adjustable nose block

239

Jan-08

Blockage and Drag - Mumbo Jumbo #133 by the Glue Guru


some data from and comments about a NACA test with a block simulating a radiator at different positions on a wing similar to one on our models. However, he does not report the Reynolds number

239

Jan-08 Vought Corsair Guillows 20rubber scale plan

kit no 50-11 This is the bent wing bird, as opposed to all those other Vought Corsairs, although they don't give a designation. The illustration with it looks like a later Corsair, but the kit plan looks like an early one, maybe even a prototype? Cockpit is further forther forward than later versions and the turtle deck is higher. But I'm not Corsair expert

239Jan-08 Bristol M1 Gypsy Racer

Derek Buckmaster 16


has in line engine, converted from the radial engined fighter for racing in Australia

239Jan-08 Piper Tri Pacer Lloyd Willis 18.5

rubber scale plan

239Jan-08 Sperry Messenger John Blair 20

rubber scale plan lots of wing area, cute

240Mar-08

A20 Shoots Down Me 110 anonymous na drawing from a book published in 1944.

240Mar-08

Flying Aces Club 2008 Hall of Fame Nominations anonymous na article

240Mar-08

The Cessna C-106 Loadmaster Dave Stott na article

240

Mar-08

Steps in Building the Rees Wing and Spar Assembly for the Cessna C-106 Model Dave Stott? na article

240Mar-08

Cessna C-106 Loadmaster anonymous na three view

240 Mar-08 canone list anonymous na canone list

240Mar-08

True Experiences from Al Cleave Al Cleave na story silly incident with an elephant and a troop glider

240Mar-08 Overweight? anonymous na article

short note with picture about making a balance to check motor weight for 15 percent rule

240Mar-08

The Dutch Koolhoven F.K. 58 S.S. Lynn na article

taken from some old magazine, I think, as evidence that the FK-58 is eligible for WW2 event

240 Mar-08 Latest Quiz anonymous na quiz several unlabeled, small, three views

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240

Mar-08

Carving a Prop Mumbo Jumbo #134 by the Glue Guru

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na


240 Mar-08 Koolhoven FK-58 anonymous na three view a fair amount of detail

240Mar-08 New Prop Hook Design Mike Nassise na

short article with illustration SFA hook

240Mar-08

The Golden Age - Vakhmistrov's Nest


Russian work with mother ship and parasite fighters

240Mar-08 Mr. Smoothie

illegible. might be Robinson na three view

240Mar-08

DeHavilland D.H. 71 Tiger Moth Robinson na three view detailed, airfoil is very thin with "undercamber"

240Mar-08

DeHavilland D.H. 71 Tiger Moth Lloyd Willis 19

rubber scale plan airfoil is much thicker (!) than the original

240Mar-08

DeHavilland D.H. 71 Tiger Moth Lloyd Willis na

documentation

240Mar-08

DeHavilland D.H. 71 Tiger Moth anonymous na three view not as detailed as the other three view

240Mar-08 Koolhoven FK-58

Alan D. Booton 24

rubber scale plan from Air Trails

240Mar-08

Cessna C-106 Loadmaster Dave Stott 31

rubber scale plan twin, Rees style wing

241May-08

Winding a Giant Scale Stinson Trimotor Bob Rogers na

cover drawing putting some muscle into it

241May-08 Barney Baxter Frank Miller na cartoon

swoopy twin for fiction scale, our hero takes out a whole Japanes carrier with three little bombs, or maybe it's two carriers!

241May-08

comment re Glue Guru # 134

Bernard Gillespie na letter Mr. Gillespie argues that props are easy to make

241May-08

Down Memory's Runway - Flying Aces for June, 1938 Dave Stott na article summarizes the issue

241May-08

Dry Covering Hint and Tip Pres Bruning na

sketch with notes

241May-08

Portfolio of War Planes - Vultee Vanguard Frank Tinsley na

note with illustration overoptimistic evaluation of the Vultee Vanguard

241May-08

Inspiration and Documentation Jack Sarhage na article post cards as sources

241May-08

The New Guy's Take on the Nats at Geneseo and the FAC

Steve Blanchard na article same article in issue #220, Nov. Dec. '04

241May-08 Strange WWII Stories anonymous na

notes, stories

two short notes re strange occurances during the war, see note in issue 243 with further info on one of them

241May-08

The Golden Age - Babcock LC-13A


article, three view three view is pretty simple , shoulder wing single

241May-08

A Story about Jimmy Allen Models Mike Myers?? na article

originally appeared in June 2003 "Flight Plug", Mike Myers, editor

241

May-08

Improving Duration - Mumbo Jumbo #125 from the Glue Guru


241

May-08

They Had What It Takes C.B. Mayfly-F.A. Contributor and Famous Artist

anonymous coward na cartoon

Send up of the feature of They Had What it Takes ongoing feature from, I think, the old Flying Aces magazine. satire It's actually funny, later appeared in MJ 2009 FACN!

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241

May-08 G-23 Delfin

Michael Heinrich and Rockland Russo aka Death Trap Squadron 16

pseudo dime scale or rubber scale plan

16 inches as printed, enlarge slightly for 1/24 scale (drawing says by 8 percent)

241May-08

Beachey - Eaton Monoplane

Walt Mooney, redrawn by Allen Hunt 16

pseudo dime

241May-08

Beachey - Eaton Monoplane Paul Palmer na thre view

241May-08

Beachey - Eaton Monoplane Allen Hunt na

notes and model pictures

241 May-08 Ace McCoy's Trainer Dave Stott 20 fiction flyer includes a bit of documentation241 May-08 Airspeed Courier anonymous na picture nice BandW picture with color info

241May-08 Airspeed Courier 1934

Capt. A.C. Larson 24

rubber scale plan modified from July 1934 Flying Aces

242Jul-08 Ross and Lin anonymous na cover photo

this issue is marked number 243, but is really number 242!

242Jul-08

Notes from the 2008 FAC Nats Mark XVI 30th Anniversary Event anonymous na

notes and results

242Jul-08

They Had What it Takes - XXII - John Alcock - First Atlantic Non-Stopper

Alden McWilliams na

illustrated story

242

Jul-08

Improving Stability - Mumbo Jumbo #136 from the Glue Guru


242Jul-08 Kawasaki Ki 3 Type 93 Nate Sturman 21.33

rubber scale plan 1933 biplane

242Jul-08 Jack II Navy Fighter

Whitman Publishing 15

dime scale plan

kit no. 3704 1946 also appears in FACN number 233, Jan/Feb 2007

242Jul-08 Curtiss Robin Lloyd Willis 22.5

rubber scale plan

242 Jul-08 Curtiss Robin anonymous na three view printed with plan

243Sep-08 Fairchild anonymous na

cover drawing a single engine Fairchild flying boat

243Sep-08

Building Lou Garami's Mid Wing Sportster Al Backstrom na article sheet balsa fuselage

243Sep-08

Build the Mid-Wing Sportster Louis Garami na article sheet balsa fuselage

243Sep-08

2008 Flying Aces Outdoor Championships Ralph Kuenz na

article, results

243Sep-08

Strange WWII Stories - FAC Newsletter #241-167 anonymous na note additional facts re "Strange WWII Stories"

243Sep-08

They Had What it Takes - the Youthful Julian Huberts A.M. Williams na

satire, I think send up of the series in the old magazines.

243Sep-08

"Wet" Fighters of World War Two Fred L. Wolff na

article, illustrated Wildcatfish, Pete, Rufe etc.

243Sep-08

A.C. Occhipinti's Wittman Tailwind David Livesay 13

peanut scale plan this version had retracts

243Sep-08 Stits Sky Baby

Donald E. Brown 13

peanut scale plan

world's largest peanut model of world's smallest airplane, root chord 6 3/4 inches!

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243Sep-08 Ercoupe

Sydney Richard Struhl 20

rubber scale plan

243Sep-08 Miles Master Sydney Struhl 23

rubber scale plan

243 Sep-08 Miles Master Sydney Struhl na article with plans, not stapled in newsletter

244

Nov-08Retiree's Arm Chair and Rocker anonymous na

cover illustratioin

A rocker with all the comforts of home and many of the features of an old fighter plane. "Linkage causes rapping of armor to the head …thus re-living those tuff missions over Fresno and Muroc, CA." Not really sure who came up with this master work. -LR

244 Nov-08 The DT's Dave Mitchel na article/story the futility of installing a DT

244

Nov-08Improving Spiral Stability - Mumbo Jumbo #136


244Nov-08

They Had What it Takes - XL - Donald Douglas - Doughty Designer

Alden McWilliams na

notes and illustrations from a series in an old magazine

244Nov-08 Martin 4-333-B anonymous na

picture and specs in line engine

244Nov-08

Roger Don Rae's Heath Cannonball anonymous na

photos and notes used the Martin D-333 engine

244Nov-08

Building a Flying Navy Scout Earl Stahl na article

from MAN December 1941, accompanies plan Curtiss S03C-1

244Nov-08 Curtiss S03C-1 Earl Stahl 23.5

rubber scale plan

from MAN December 1941, accompanies article, is in stapled part of newsletter

244Nov-08

Wright J5 "Whirlwind" 220hp anonymous na drawings to copy and put on the front of your model

244Nov-08 Rambler Tim Bucher 18

electric sport ff plan old timer mini electric

244Nov-08 Boeing XF7B1

Herbert Markweise 20

rubber scale plan from 1935 or 1036 per note on plan

244Nov-08 Gwinn Aircar Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

244Nov-08

F-95 Curtiss Interceptor-Fighter Guillow 15

dime scale plan

245Jan-09 Boeing F-12E 1936 C.F.Rozelle na

cover illustration painting

245

Jan-09

The Martin 333 Engine, Phillips CT-2, Phillips Fleet, and the Day "Errant" Dave Stott na article

245Jan-09 bat cave model hanging

George Mansfield na

photo and short note

245

Jan-09Tandy Walker's First FAC Project Tandy Walker na two photos

Sure looks a lot more accomplished than the photo of Mr. Walker as a child with his first stick and tissue model, which appeared in some FACN or other.

245Jan-09

Trimming Tips for Scale Models Bill Henn na article

245Jan-09 The First Buttercup

Padre Anderson na

article, documentation,

photo quality is not great, but they're from Sport Aviation 7/80 and 5/89 if you need better. Includes very small 3 view.

245

Jan-09

Lives of the Aces in Pictures XLV-Adolph Pegoud, of France - 6 Victories anonymous na

illustrated story

lifted from old magazine. Flying Aces, maybe? Some of it is rather implausible. Enemies dropping flowers for his funeral???

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245

Jan-09

Wing Loading - Mumbo Jumbo #137 from the Glue Guru


245Jan-09

The English Channel Crossing Challenge - Our First S.L.O.W. Race

Ross Mayo (implied) na article notes re upcoming S.L.O.W. event

245Jan-09 Build the Lady Peace anonymous na three view

solid model instructions, several sheets, must be from one of the model magazines, possibly MAN

245Jan-09

Little Knoown Aircraft of World War Two anonymous na article

converting B-17's and B-24's to radio guided missiles. Not terribly successful!

245Jan-09 Miles M-5 Sparrowhawk Walt Mooney 13

peanut scale plan

245Jan-09 Aeronca 7AC

R. Danford Hawes, P.E. 16 nocal plan

245Jan-09 Fairchild 22 C-7 John Low 21

rubber scale plan

245Jan-09 Buttercup 1937

Padre Anderson 13

peanut scale plan

245Jan-09 Stinson Reliant Megow 23

rubber scale plan

kit number c20, tapered wing, at the moment, you can find a better copy on Outerzone, and I think GAR has a much better one

246Mar-09 Bleriot (I think) Pres Bruning na


246Mar-09

Keeping Your Models' Youthful Glow anonymous na short article

hanging your models on hooks attached to ceiling with moly bolt

246Mar-09

Lives of the Aces in Pictures XXII Major Reed G. Landis, American Ace anonymous na

notes with illustrations from one of the old magazines

246Mar-09

The Heath Cannonbal Racer - Final Configuration Dave Stott na article

246Mar-09

1932 Heath Cannon Ball Racer

Alan D. Booton na three view

freehand sketch on graph paper, see notes in article, see notes in article

246 Mar-09 The Vampire Saga Al Cleave na story "Do unto others, then run."

246

Mar-09

Hand Launching - Mumbo Jumbo #138 from the Glue Guru


246Mar-09 Vickers Wellesley Mk. 1 Tom Nallen 2 21.3

rubber scale plan skinny wing!

246Mar-09 Ms. Peach Bill Warner 14

embryo rubber sport plan printed 3/4 size, but length scale is provided

246Mar-09 Kawasaki Ki-61-1 Tony Mike Nassise 19

rubber scale plan "retro scale", looks like a big dime scale

246Mar-09 Brown B2 Tom Nallen 18

rubber scale plan

printed at just over peanut size. Note says it's at 70 percent, but is more like 73 percent.

246Mar-09

Bulgarian Avia B-135 10 center Mike Nassise 16

pseudo dime scale plan looks a lot like a Caudron!

246Mar-09

formers for Boyanowski P-39 Boyanowske unknown

just the fuselage formers

Not sure why they're here? Missing in earlier issue?

247May-09 Spartan Bomber

Chuck Wenlock na

cover illustratioin drawing

247May-09

Winning with 15 % Motors Bill Henn na article

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247May-09 FAC Trivia anonymous na questions

15 questions relating to Phineas Pinkham, answers later in the issue

247

May-09

Trimming - Mumbo Jumbo #139 from the Glue Guru


247 May-09 Canone list anonymous na canone list ouch! I haven't had any canones since then??

247May-09 Aircraft Oddities Marinac na

cartoon style note

Sent in with letter by John Kleber. Includes a picture of Dr. Hugo Eckener. Are we sure that's not Richard Zapf?

247

May-09Correction to Bottle Prop Article Paul McIlrath na

note with illustration

slight error in original drawing, which appeared some time in July/August 2006 FACN, (Mr. McIlrath states sometime in 2008, but that's not where I found it)

247

May-09

They Had What It Takes C.B. Mayfly-F.A. Contributor and Famous Artist

anonymous coward na cartoon

Send up of the feature of They Had What it Takes ongoing feature from, I think, the old Flying Aces magazine. satire It's actually funny, also appeared in MJ 2008 FACN!

247May-09

One of a Kind - Luscombe Model 10

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na article also appears in the November '09 issue!

247May-09 Luscombe Model 10

L.H. Wieczorek na three view

from MAN Sept. 1946, also appears in the November '09 issue!

247May-09

90th Anniversary of the US Air Mail anonymous na article reenactment at Geneseo

247May-09 Douglas A1 Skyraider Tom Nallen Sr. 19

rubber scale plan

247

May-09 Inland Sport

Capt. Pat Daily, USN, retraced by Bill Ceresa 21.5

rubber scale plan parasol wing

247May-09 Albatros D.II Keith Sterner 16


is printed slightly oversized, better shrink it if to be flown in dime scale. May bet the same as the Aerowerkes kit

247May-09 Albatros D.II anonymous na three view

from Air Enthusiast #1. D.II and D.I are very similar, top wing is lower on D.II

247 May-09 Albatros D.II C.A. Schaedel na three view unknown source

247May-09

Peanut Lockspeiser LDA-01 John Walker na article from Model Builder May 1976

247May-09 Lockspeiser LDA-02 John Walker 13

peanut scale plan printed slightly oversized!

248

Jul-09 cover anonymous na

reprinted magazine cover

from the old Flying Aces magazine. Heinkel 100's or something shooting down obsolete British bombers while an obsolete British fighter tries to stop them. (Looks like some sort of monoplane from Fairey?)

248

Jul-09

Number of Wings - Mumbo Jumbo #140 from the Glue Guru


248Jul-09

Stearman… the Man and his Airplanes Al Cleave na article

248 Jul-09 2009 Non Nats results anonymous na results

248Jul-09 Focke Wulf 190 B. Budny 12

dime scale plan

"A Supreme Model, The Steve Patti Co." Kit no .202 very simple, probably looks a bit cartoony when built

248Jul-09 Farman 400

Emmanuel Fillon 13

peanut scale plan metric, but in English, small wood sizes

248Jul-09 S.E.5 Megow 12

dime scale plan very cartoony, crude, cute

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248Jul-09 Miller Racer Ed Lidgard 10

nickel scale plan dime scale plan Comet kit no. W-7

248Jul-09

The Golden Age - Nickel Scale


is with the Miller Racer plan and not stapled with the newsletter

248Jul-09 Chambermaid

Florent Baecke 14.5

rubber scale plan

248

Jul-09Curtiss Racer R3C-1 or R3C-2 unknown 15.5

rubber scale plan or maybe dime scale plan appears to be from an old time kit of some sort

249Sep-09 Aeronca C-2 F. Baecke na


249Sep-09 Nickel Flyers Dave Stott na letter

letter is headed "Pinkham Field Irregulars" but is about old nickel scale designs, which Mr. Stott says can be competitive in dime scale

249Sep-09 Mark Rzadca Rick Isaacson na letter

an appreciative note about Mr. Rzadca's help with model retrieval

249Sep-09

2009 Outdoor Champs Results anonymous na results

249Sep-09

The Golden Age - Four for a Nickel


Four for a nickel solid model kits(why is it the auto complete never kicks in for Mr. Ptaszkiewicz?)

249

Sep-09

Bellanca Senior Skyrocket, Loening, Bellanca Fighter-Bomber, Fairchild Amphibiean anonymous na

4 small three views from a 4 for a nickel solid kit

249

Sep-09

Airfoil Summary -Mumbo Jumbo #141 from the Glue Guru


249

Sep-09 Tree Monkeys Blaine Stone

higher than Mr. Stone can reach letter

Somewhat implausible account of an encounter with helpful folks who drop by and retriev Mr. Stone's Jabberwock.

249Sep-09

Introducing a "MAC" Creation

Model-Aire-Craft 22

advertisement ancient ad for MAC model of Berliner-Joyce XFJ-2

249Sep-09 ONG Continental

Y. Zoher / Dave Stott 16

pseudo dime scale plan from Airdevil, pretty

249Sep-09

Nicholas Beazley Flyabout Dave Stott 20

rubber scale plan from Airdevil, parasol, dime scale style

249

Sep-09Kingfisher, U.S. Navy Scout

Amos N. Andy / Dave Stott 10

pseudo dime scale plan, pseudo nickel scale plan from Airdevil, cute!

249Sep-09 1930 Junkers Freighter

A. Shickelgruber / Dave Stott 16

pseudo dime scale plan from Airdevil

249Sep-09 Aero I.T.I. PT-1 Dave Stott 16

pseudo dime scale plan from Airdevil

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250

Nov-09 cover anonymous na drawing

I can't find any information in the newsletter about the cover, but it appears to be a drawing of the alleged last dogfight of WWII in Europe. The story, which is later in this issue, says that two guys in a Piper Cub managed to down a Fieseler Storch, despite its superior fire power. Happily, no one was killed.

250Nov-09

Model Aircraft Weathering Mike Midkiff na article

250Nov-09

One of a Kind - Luscombe Model 10


250Nov-09 Luscombe Model 10

L.H. Wieczorek na three view from MAN Sept. 1946

250Nov-09

Westfac II Scores and Results anonymous na results

250Nov-09

Blackburn Skua - Forgotten Dive Bomber of WWII Joe Bartek na article

250Nov-09

The Last Battle : The Unlikely Tale of the Final Duel over Germany

Richard Berghoff na article

250Nov-09 Five Dollar Fortune anonymous na article

From Mechanix Illustrated, April, 1942. The start of Comet.

250Nov-09 F-6-Fleet

Janick Model Engineering 13

peanut scale plan biplane, 1973, if older would be dime scale

250Nov-09 Supermarine Spitfire W. Simpson 16

rubber scale plan almost dime scale, I guess

250Nov-09

Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 Airvan D. Buckmaster 22

rubber scale plan like a smaller Cessna Caravan on a diet

250Nov-09 Pemberton Billing PB-0 Ed Heyn 13 1/2

rubber scale plan biplane

250Nov-09 Latecoere 26-2 Steve Gribling 13

peanut scale plan

250Nov-09 N. American Harvard Aer-O-Kits 15

rubber scale plan

might be dime scale if old enough, printwood on last page of newsletter

250Nov-09 DeHavilland Moth Minor Aer-O-Kits 15

rubber scale plan

might be dime scale if old enough, printwood on last page of newsletter

251Jan-10 ? anonymous na

cover illustration

sorta like an open cockpit Spartan Bomber with details as if metal covered, nicely drawn

251 Jan-10 The Legendary Jenny Al Cleave na article

251Jan-10

The Golden Age - Four for a Nickel Solids


tiny models, examples of drawings from the kits provided

251Jan-10

One Design Event for the 2010 FAC-Nats: The Flying Aces Moth

CinC (I.e. Ross Mayo) na

rules and discussion

251

Jan-10

America's Newest Aces IV - Lieut. Louis M. Abernathy - Sub Sinker

Alden McWilliams na

illustrated feature from magazine

Oy! The two American fliers look like clean cut American guys. Our hero even has a cute, unruly but small forelock. The sub commander's mouth looks like it was taken from a large mouth bass, or maybe a grouper. One of his men has no hair or neck and, given brow ridges, would make a good Neandertal. At the end, our handsome hero, now in suit and tie, appears to be calmly sinking into the waves!

251Jan-10 The Project

Capt. Philip Strange, FAC, G2 na fiction

Eavesdropping on the bad guy squadron and their bonus point conspiracy.

�102

251

Jan-10

Trailing Edge - Mumbo Jumbo # 142 from the Glue Guru


the Guru discusses the Kutta Condition without ever naming it. (advocates sharp trailing edges, which cause circulation that provides lift, or something like that)

251Jan-10

Westfac II or Much Fun in Texas Roger Willis na report

251Jan-10 Wisecrack-Ups anonymous na

humor (alleged)

lame stuff from some old airplane magazine. It's not funny except that it's so bad it's funny. Several bad jokes about the Pou. (no, not that kind of joke!)

251Jan-10 1929 Fairchild F-21 T.E.Steinchak? 21

rubber scale plan Custom Scale Design Rstrn. CSD ??

251Jan-10 Flying Aces Moth Herb Spatz 24

rubber cabin duration plan

251Jan-10 17" 1938 Sport Cub Ott 17

rubber scale plan

Flying Scale Model No. 1703, also appears in March/April 2010 issue!

251Jan-10

Remembrance of the 1933 Construct-A-Plane Co. Commander

Bill Winter, redrawn by Don Srull 20

rubber cabin duration plan

252Mar-10 PZL P-46 "SUM" Pres Bruning na

cover illustration

252Mar-10

2010 FAC Hall of Fame Nomination anonymous na

252

Mar-10

Circular Flight-Mumbo Jumbo #143 from the Glue Guru


252Mar-10 Wisecrack-Ups anonymous na humor

looks like it's from the orginal Flying Aces Magazine

252Mar-10

The HUNG-Aereon Embryo Endurance Model Dave Stott na article

article about an embryo which looks like a cross between a dirigible and

252Mar-10 Hung-Aereon Dave Stott 25 or so

rubber plan embryo

252Mar-10

X-Aircraft - McDonnell XP-85 / XF-85 Goblin


252Mar-10 McDonnell XF-85

Leonard Wiczorek na three view

252

Mar-10

Whistling Death -Test Pilot's Story of the F4U Corsair

Boone T. Guyton na

cover and blurb from the book

Mike Russel supplied this info on who Boone T. Guyton was. Guyton is credited as the test pilot for the Airdevil 10 inch model of the US Navy Kingfisher. (Drawn by Amos N. Andy!)

252 Mar-10 Laird LC-R300 anonymous na three view small three view from solid model instructions252 Mar-10 Curtiss Seagull anonymous na three view small three view from solid model instructions252 Mar-10 French Spad anonymous na three view small three view from solid model instructions252 Mar-10 Albatross anonymous na three view small three view from solid model instructions

252Mar-10 Wymann W-1

Florent Baecke 15 1/2

rubber scale plan

weird biplane pusher fighter, prop at tail, almost a pseudo dime scale but drawing seems too large, maybe?

252Mar-10

17" 1938 Cub Sport - Flying Scale Model No. 1703 Joe Ott 17

rubber scale plan vanilla, also appeared in Jan/Feb 2010 issue!

252Mar-10 Clipped Wing Cub

Florent Baecke 20

rubber scale plan

252Mar-10 Hawker Tempest Mk 1 Mike Nassise 16

pseudo dime scale this was a prototype, no scoop!

252Mar-10

1911 Antoinette Monobloc Rich Weber 16

pseudo dime scale

amazingly slick for it's time. No wires, has spats! Original was too heavy and flew poorly, though.

�103

252Mar-10

Eugene Ely taking off from USS Pennsylvania anonymous na

cover illustration see article by Richard Berghoff

253May-10 dogfight

Chuck Wenlock na

cover illustration drawing, looking over WW1 pilot's shoulder

253May-10

Lonely at the Top - Contemplations from the High Wing Weenie King Dave Mitchell na article, story

Mr. Mitchell finds out about Angus MacSchadenfreude and wonders if he shares the same flaws.

253

May-10

Rubber Handling - Mumbo Jumbo #144 from the Glue Guru


253May-10

Trimming Small Scale Models Bill Henn na article

253May-10 canone list anonymous na canone list

it appears I haven't had a new canone in approximately forever

253May-10 Beech Mentor Whitman 18

rubber scale plan

sliced, built up ribs Kit No. 2266, 1950, includes large perspective drawing, or maybe just isometric

253May-10

Aichi B7A2 Ryusei Kai aka Grace Nate Sturman 23 5/8

rubber scale plan needs to be enlarged slightly to get 23.625 span

253

May-10 Spad

Miller's Moderately Modified Miniature Megow Models 12

dime scale plan simple, a bit cartoony

253May-10 Blackburn R2 Airedale

Vic Larsen, redrawn by Joe Barna 13

peanut scale plan

254Jul-10 Fairey Swordfish Bojanowski na

cover illustration I THINK it's a Fairey Swordfish.

254 Jul-10 The Field of Beans Dave Mitchell na story a story of dehydration, hallucination, and Trixie

254Jul-10

Notes from the 2010 FAC Nats Mark XVII anonymous na results some results are printed separately, with the plans

254

Jul-10

Plastic Props -Mumbo Jumbo # 145 from the Glue Guru


254

Jul-10

Fall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richtoven Leon Bennett na

quotes Amazon page for the book

254Jul-10 Evans Volksplane Walt Mooney 12

peanut scale VP1, not VP2

254Jul-10 Pfalz Triplane

Gordon Playton 21 rubber scale

printed at peanut size, Great Lakes Model Engineers Design no. 9

254Jul-10 Jodel D.150 Mascaret Walt Mooney 12

peanut scale copyright Hannan 1968

255Sep-10

100 Years Ago: the Birth of Naval Aviation

Richard Berghoff na article

255Sep-10

The Golden Age - Fleet Model 60


255Sep-10 Fleet 60 G. Shurman na three view

nice three view, wacky cockpit, low wing military trainer radial engine big pants

255

Sep-10 Amazing Cover Story

possibly B. Rogers? (who's that?) na fiction

Nazi's attempt to bomb Dave Stott and other targets in daring raid during WW2. Suggest willing suspension of disbelief and several beers before reading.

�104

255

Sep-10

Bonus Points - Mumbo Jumbo # 146 from the Glue Guru

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article does the bonus point system make sense?

255 Sep-10 The Aeronca Story Al Cleave na article

255Sep-10

Craftsman was a top gun among model aviators Ron Csillag na obituary from the Globe and Mail

255Sep-10

Yesterday I couldn't spell test pilot. - Today, I are one. Dee Maxwell na article/story Timmy Olson and the orange crate Camel

255Sep-10

Dave Dulaitis, A Fond Farewll

Mike Welshans na obituary with the plans, not in the stapled part

255Sep-10

The SAM 7 "SIGMA" Flying Wing Greg West na article

with the plans, not in the stapled part, article re pseudo dime design in this issue, said to fly well

255Sep-10 Monocoupe anonymous na three view

with the plans, not in the stapled part, solid model plan, nice!

255Sep-10 Moskalyev SAM 7 Sigma Greg West 16

pseudo dime scale plan flying wing

255Sep-10

North American AT-6 Texan David Livesay 21

rubber scale plan

255Sep-10

Nocal R-1 Chambermaid Racer Mike Nassise 16 no cal plan

255 Sep-10 Gonzo Embryo Mike Nassise 18 embryo plan

255Sep-10 P-11 Polish Fighter RSZ 12

peanut scale

as seen at 1932 nat'l air races, Fallston Plans Service

255Sep-10 Pete Racer Chet Bukowski 15

profile model plan sheet profile fuse with gap in middle for rubber.

256Nov-10

A New Look for the FAC News Rich Weber na

announcement, letter new newsletter editor and new slick format

256Nov-10

Those Darn Rules…They're Like Rabbits anonymous na

article, summary short article and list of rule changes

256Nov-10

2010 FAC Outdoor Champs anonymous na

results, quotes

256Nov-10 Alco Sport Dave Stott 13

peanut scale

256Nov-10 Bee Gee Goodyear racer Dave Stott 12

peanut scale

256 Nov-10 Bellanca CD Dave Stott 22 rubber scale biplane

256Nov-10 Blackburn Baby Dave Stott 12 1/2

peanut scale

256Nov-10 Cessna CR-3 Dave Stott 13

peanut scale

256Nov-10 Curtiss Reid Courier Dave Stott 13

peanut scale parasol

256Nov-10

Waterman Mercury Gosling Dave Stott 12

peanut scale

256 Nov-10 FAC Profiles Rich Weber na article, bio Rich Weber's bio

256Nov-10 Gone West

Ross P. Mayo, CinC na obit

obit for Dave Stott, nice picture which I think later was the basis for the album cover for Vance's "Old White Men"

256 Nov-10256 Nov-10256 Nov-10256 Nov-10256 Nov-10256 Nov-10

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257Jan-11

Tom Nallen Launches his Dime Scale Fokker Dr. 1 Tom Hallman na

cover illustration photo

257Jan-11 Brown SC "Potato Bug"

Versusfugzeug? na

three view and photo very small, little detail, part of Bonus Point Quiz

257 Jan-11 Webspinning Dave Mitchell na article announces official FAC web site

257Jan-11

Jimmie Allen Bluebird Racer Matt King na article

257Jan-11

Rubber Scale Renaissance Roger Willis na article

257Jan-11

FAC Profiles - Michael Ishermann

Michael Ishermann na bio

257

Jan-11

Getting the Weight Down - Mumbo Jumbo #147 from the Glue Guru


257

Jan-11 The Bluebird Racer Geo. D. Wanner 24

rubber sport plan, Jimmie Allan model Model No. 29

257Jan-11 Variant C. Mather 16

Bostonian plan, rubber sport canard, appears to be printed slightly undersized

257Jan-11 Fleet Trainer - No. F84 Guillow 16

dime scale plan

257

Jan-11Jimmy Haizlip's Wedell-Williams Special Tom Nallen 16

rubber scale plan

Seems to me the round formers and the plan layout don't quite meet the current (2013) dime scale rules, but I could be wrong. 1932 national air races

257 Jan-11 Report from Wawa Tom Hallman na article257 Jan-11 David A. Stott anonymous na obituary

257Jan-11

A Personal Remembrance of Dave Stott Vance Gilbert na

reminiscence

257 Jan-11 Featured Plan anonymous na short note re Tom Nallen's Wedell Williams

257Jan-11

Good News and Bad News Jim Detar na

short note and sad photo model recovered, not in such great shape

257Jan-11 The Rest of the Story Bruce Foster na

reminiscence

Franc Zaic, Joe Krush, Bruce Foster, and the cover of a Zaic book

257Jan-11 The Gadgeteer

Steve Griebling na

note and pictures slotted tube for grabbing motor to wind

258

Mar-11

Dime Scale for Half Price: Comet provided a whole lot of fun for a nickel Bill Hannan na

cover illustration

nice photo of 5 cent Bellanca plan with a completed model and some old time double edge razors on top of it. Plan is autographed by Ed Lidgard

258Mar-11 Cover Story Bill Hannan na story

how the cover shot came to be, plus a pic of Mr. Lidgard with the model (appears near end of newsletter)

258 Mar-11 Fairey Rotodyne anonymous na small 3 view as part of bonus point quiz

258Mar-11 Bonus Point Quiz anonymous na

quiz (and, on pg 17, answers) rotor counts as span!

258 Mar-11 Flight Archives anonymous na note flightglobal site is a good place for references

258Mar-11

Tut-Ankh-Amen's Battleplane Geo. Tharatt na drawing a fiction flyer form 1923. If you can call it that!

258 Mar-11 Webspinning Dave Mitchell na article guide to FAC website

258Mar-11

Introducing the FAC Pilots Pre-Launch Checklist

Mass Launch Task Force na

article and list

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258

Mar-11 Half Size Wakefieldanonymous (editor?) na article

rules for a new, provisional, half size Wakefield event originated by Gordy Roberts and Dave Pishnery. Warning: these rules say 1953 is latest year, but current rules on FAC web site (as of 5/9/13) say 1950

258Mar-11

Harfang Winder Challenge Luc Martin na article/report

258Mar-11 Fairchild Cabin

Scientific Model Airplane Co. 20

rubber scale plan

258Mar-11

1920 Dayton-Wright Racer

Mike Welshans 16 nocal plan

258Mar-11 Piper PA-8 Skycycle

Mike Welshans 15.6 nocal plan

258Mar-11 Security Sport illegible 10

nickel scale plan/dime scale plan Comet, can't read signature on drawing

258Mar-11 Bellanca

Edward Lidgard 10

nickel scale plan/dime scale plan Comet

258Mar-11 Jak-12R O.Saffer 33

rubber scale plan

metric dimensions, foreign language, printed at 15 inch span

258Mar-11 Aeroneer

illegible, first name may be Walter 10

nickel scale plan/dime scale plan Comet kit W2

258Mar-11 Dart

Edward Lidgard 10

nickel scale plan/dime scale plan Comet kit W3 wider chord than the others

258Mar-11 FAC Profiles

Mike Welshans na bio (autobio)

258

Mar-11Stability Unknown - Mumbo Jumbo #148

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article sometimes trimming is a mystery

258 Mar-11 The Swoose Saga Al Cleave na story personal history and a model airplane MIA

259May-11

Al Timko Launches his Wanderar Bob Clemens na

cover illustration photo

259May-11 Bonus Point Quiz anonymous na

quiz (and, on pg 6, answers) Miles M.14 with very weird rear wing on struts!

259May-11

FAC Rubber Jet Scale Rule Change Proposal anonymous na

rules proposal

259May-11

Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet anonymous na three view small, not a lot of detail

259

May-11

The Gadgeteer - Pinkham Field Winding Stooge

anonymous, Steve Grieblinig, Fast Eddie Pelatowski na article

new motor label on prop, stainless tubing for motor pegs, paper towels for masking

259

May-11On the Nature of Kanones -an Editorial

Wingnut (I think that means the editor, Rich Weber) na editorial

the number of Kanones isn't necessarily that important or necessarily a very good reflection of a modeler's skill

259May-11 Kanone list

anonymous (or is it Mr. Welshans?) na kanone list

259May-11 Gypsy Earl Stahl 44

wakefield plan printed at half size

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259

May-11PZL (LWD) SZPAK 4T 1945

Len Wieczorek (completed by Tom Nallen 2) 13

peanut scale plan

an unfinished plan from Mr. Wieczorek completed by Tom Nallen 2, accompanied by a note from Tom and a photo of Mr. Wieczorek from the old Flying Aces Magazine

May-11 PZL (LWD) Szpak 4T anonymous nathree view and specs

specs are in Polish, three view is not large but is reasonably detailed

259May-11 Jodel D 112 Roger Aime 13

peanut scale plan

259May-11

Half Size Wakefield Rules anonymous na rules

WARNING: this time 1937 through 1952, last issue was through 1953, currently (5/9/2013) is 1950 on web site rules

259May-11 FAC Profiles Dave Mitchell na bio (autobio)

Mr Mitchell's son's drum set is too loud (ok, there's more to it than that!)

259May-11

Rubber Scale Twins, Redux Tom Arnold na article

dated March 2010 (I guess this means it appeared someplace else first?)

259May-11

An Improved Nose Button

John Regalbutto na

article/plug/ad John plugs his nose plug.

259

May-11Einstein vs. Albatros - Mumbo Jumbo #149

Glue Guru (is his real name Leon Bennett?) na article Einstein's airfoil isn't so hot, the Albatros airfoil was

259May-11 The Golden Age -


article (short) Junior Aviator's Club

260 Jun-11 Grumman E-1B anonymous na small 3 view bonus point quiz

260Jun-11

coat hangar winding stooge anonymous na

short article, illustrated idea from Bill Miller of CT

260Jun-11 Rearwin Speedster

Mike Welshans 24

plan, rubber scale

260Jun-11 Art Chester's Jeep FSI 16

plan, rubber scale approx 1 million ribs

260Jun-11 Monocoupe 90A Guillows F54 15


260 Jun-11 Rearwin Speedster bjorn karlstrom na 3 view full page

260Jun-11

One of a Kind-Cessna XMC Model 1014


article and three view three view is small

260Jun-11 Dutch roll revisited

Clarence Matherw na note

260Jun-11

Half Awake Equals a Bird in the Bush

O.Leo Strut, Boy Reporter na

article with pictures discussion of half size wakefield event

260Jun-11

Dihedral-Mumbo Jumbo #150

the Glue Guru aka Leon Bennett na article

260Jun-11 Steve Kanusik Obituary

Mike Welshans na Obituary short

260 Jun-11 Robert Reder Lee Campbell na Obituary one paragraph from The New CIA Newsletter261 Sep-11 FAC Top Gun Award anonymous na article short, awarded to Gordy Roberts

261Sep-11

WESTFAC Mk. III Official Results anonymous na report

261 Sep-11 The Gadgeteer anonymous na short article modified alligator clip for winding261 Sep-11 VV-141 anonymous na three view small, in Bonus Point Quiz

261Sep-11 Russia Invades France! Labitte Defaite na

news announcement

tongue in cheek anouncement that there will be a Russian mass launch but no French mass launch at 2012 Nats

261Sep-11 Gypsy Earl Stahl 44

plan and article

Sept. 1942 Flying Aces, printed half size, good for half size Wakefield event

261Sep-11 Fairchild PT-19

Janick Model Engineering 13

peanut scale plan

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261Sep-11 Bebe Jodel

Christian Frugoli 13

peanut scale plan

261 Sep-11 2012 Nats Notes anonymous na article announcements re 2012 Nats

261Sep-11 2011 Non Nats anonymous na

contest results report

261Sep-11

Grant on Lateral Stability Part 1

Charles Hampton Grant na

book excerpt, article

from "Model Airplane Design and Theory of Flight" 1941, condensed version by "George"

261Sep-11

The RAF and 33 Squadron Matt King na article kids model airplane program in a high school

262Nov-11 cover photo

Bonnie Simpers na photo Erika Escalante launches her embryo

262Nov-11

New Flying Aces Club Flag anonymous na

photo and article new FA flag with room for numerals

262 Nov-11 FAC Hall of Fame 2012 anonymous na short note modified nominations procedure

262

Nov-11

The Gadgeteer - Pinkham Field Winding Stooge

Dave Stott, Bob Thompson, John Stott, Mark Fineman na

notes and illustration adjustable stooge

262 Nov-11 WestFAC III Journal Keith Sterner na article

262Nov-11

Non Nats Behind the Scenes Dave Mitchell na article

262Nov-11 Midway Models anonymous

illustrations, note

suggested designs and sources for models for the Midway event

262Nov-11 Brewster Buffalo Guillow 15

dime scale plan

262Nov-11 Chance Vought SB2U-1 Pres Bruning 13

peanut scale plan

262Nov-11 Aichi D3A1 "Val" Walt Mooney 13

peanut scale plan

262Nov-11

Directional Stability -Grant on Stability Part II

Charles Hampton Grant na article condensed by George White

262Nov-11

FAC Outdoor Champs 2011 Ralph Kuenz na

article and results

262Nov-11

FAC Profiles - George White George White na short bio

263 Jan-12 Planchais LD-45 IV - na photo musee d'angers F-phon

263Jan-12 Planchais LD-45 IV JC 12

peanut scale civil homebuilt biplane

263Jan-12

Nielsen and Winther Type Aa Don Deloach 21 rubber scale

Danish military bipe ww1 era shrunk to 13 inches from original 21 inch plan

263Jan-12

Nielsen and Winther Type Aa na short article a few specs and brief history

263 Jan-12 Vought SB2U H.K.Weiss 14 rubber scale moderately thin airfoil military monoplane

263Jan-12 Zero Pres Bruning ?

missing plan! was in credits, not in newsletter!

263Jan-12 Fokker D-7 anonymous 13

dime scale peanut scale

263 Jan-12 Bezobrazoff Triplane anonymous na three view small but crisp, huge stagger, in Bonus Point Quiz

263Jan-12

FAC Scale Documentation Guide Vance Gilbert na article

263Jan-12

2012-2013 FAC Rule Changes Dave Mitchell na

synopsis article brief synopsis

263 Jan-12 Simplified Scale anonymous na rules

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263Jan-12

The Alco Sport One Design Contest Enrique Maltz na article

Dave Stott memorial took place in Japan in August, 2011

263 Jan-12 Borel Hydro-Monoplane anonymous na three view Small, but crisp. From Flight, July 26, 1913263 Jan-12 Longitudinal Stability George White na article263 Jan-12 Wawayanda 2011 Dick Gorman na photos

264Mar-12

Douglas B-26 Invader Water Bomber Jim Bair na

three view with markings color! Yellow and Black

264 Mar-12 Fairey Fulmar Dave Rees 27 rubber scale

264Mar-12 Auster Mk. III

Derek Buckmaster 24 rubber scale shrunk to about 16 1/2

264 Mar-12 Jimmy Allen ROG anonymous 12 rubber sport not all full size264 Mar-12 Waco Biplane Guillows 14 dime scale looks like a Model 10

264Mar-12 Reverse S Hook

Chris A. Boehm na article illustrated

264 Mar-12 Kawanishi N1-K1 Kyofu anonymous na three view small, military float plane, ww2ish264 Mar-12 The Gadgeteer anonymous na article short, model storage method hanging from ceiling264 Mar-12 My First Thermal Chris Starleaf na story model flies off field

264Mar-12 Grant on Downthrust Charles Grant na article

part IV of a series Free Flight Wisdom from Charles Grant, compiled by George White

264Mar-12 Auster Autocrat anonymous na

article and three view three view is small, article has two small photos

264 Mar-12 Dave Rees Obituary anonymous na obit from a Maxecuters member, in Gone West column

264Mar-12 Rocky Russo Obituary anonymous na obit

in Gone West, Rocky was also known as "Professor Fate"

264Mar-12 Reed Fuselage Formers

John Regalbuto na article illustrated, from NFFS newsletter

265May-12

Gadgeteer storing long stuff anonymous na article

265May-12

The F7F Tigercat and the FAC Tom Nallen na

short article with pictures

265May-12 Wind Warrior Battles Tom Arnold na article

advocates free swinging rudder and semi symmetrical airfoil

265May-12 Me 262 anonymous na small 3 view

in Bonus Point Quiz next month points out that with a single tractor prop, it gets 12 points, not 10, due to the jet engine housings. Correction from Vance

265May-12

No Secrets (sliced rib spacer technique) Tom Hallman na

short illustrated article

265May-12

Auster…the rest of the story Lindsey Smith na article

historical note re a photo from earlier issue of newsletter

265May-12

canone list as of March 31 2012 anonymous na list

265May-12

The Erie Daily Times "Junior Pilot" Robert Cross na article historical note, no plan

265May-12 Gordon Roberts

Dennis O. Norman na

obituary poem has picture

265 May-12 Millard Wells Robert Wells na obituary

265May-12

Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp anonymous 5 picture for use with scale detail

265May-12 Cessna 310 Chris Starleaf 27.5

rubber scale plan twin

265May-12

vought OS2U-3 kingfisher

modernistic models 13

peanut scale plan

265May-12 USAF Cessna L-27A

Walter M. Jefferies, Jr. na three view a little fuzzy, half page

265 May-12

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266Jul-12 Pilatus PC-21 Jim Bair na three view

has prototype color scheme (red!). Cites Air International May 2006 and Pilatus web site

266

Jul-12Baubeshreibung Focke-Wulf F-19 a "Ente" anonymous na three view

small in Bonus Point Quiz What the heck does "Baubeshreibung" mean? This design is a high wing canard twin with wing mounted engines, tractor props

266Jul-12

What's Going on in the Flying Aces Club

Ross P. Mayo, CinC na long article

266Jul-12

Gadgeteer winding stooge anonymous na

short note with pics winding stooge made from small bar clamp

266Jul-12

No Secrets (nail file, tubing for mounting nose buttons)

Steve Griebling na short note

nail file instead of emery board, aluminum tube for mounting nose button

266Jul-12

Cowl Bumps - another way Rick Pendzick na

short note with pics

266 Jul-12 Bristol 72 Racer, 1922 TF na three view also pics of plane from "The Speed Seekers"

266Jul-12 The Bristol 72 Racer Duke Horn na article

one page on history of the plane, which eventually ended up as a playhouse for children

266Jul-12 Bristol 72 Racer, 1922 Duke M. Horn 18.6

plan, rubber scale wicked fat model, huge spinner, retracts

266Jul-12 Couzinet 71 "Arc en Ciel"

Doug Bearsworth na

short article with pics about building the model


can't read the signature! na three view


Doug Bearsworth 16


266Jul-12 Off the Beaten Path anonymous na

short article with pics

Jose Luis Cunha's Mig 15 rubber powered ducted fan (two pics and note), Pete Kateris' coaxial autogyro (just a pic and very short note)

266Jul-12

USA Science and Engineering Festival Dave Mitchell na photo essay

phtos by Bonnie Simpers, Festival was held in April in DC

266Jul-12 Legacy of Flight Bruce Foster na

book review (short) book is by Richard P. Hallion

266Jul-12

US Indoor Championships

Josh Finn, Tim Lavender na report not thewhole event, just some stories

266 Jul-12 Wawayanda Bruce Foster na report anecdotes266 Jul-12 Bill Northrop obituary Bill Hannan na obituary in Gone West

266Jul-12

Romulus Bratu BRATU-220 anonymous na three view in Bonus Point Quiz

267 Sep-12 Soviet Air Power in WWII Glen Simpers na book review book author is Yefim Gordon

267Sep-12

Nats Debriefing from the CD Dave Mitchell na article

267 Sep-12 2012 FAC Nats Sponsors anonymous na list267 Sep-12 2012 Nats results anonymous na tables

267Sep-12

2012 FAC Nats Raffle Donors anonymous na list

267Sep-12

The People Who Made it Happen anonymous na photos

267 Sep-12 FAC Nats Musing Vance Gilbert na article, sorta

267Sep-12

DeLoach Triumph Raises Bar, Eyebrows

O.Leo Strutt, Boy Reporter na news article Alleged negotiations with Hung, Dorkus, or Trixie

267 Sep-12 The FAC Spirit Wally Farrell na essay/article short

267Sep-12

One Flier's Approach to Better Performance - Part 1 Don Deloach na article seems to contradict above articly by O.Leo Strutt!

267 Sep-12 The Other Nats anonymous na short article

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267 Sep-12

268Nov-12

George Fernic FT-10 1930 anonymous na three view in bonus point quiz

268Nov-12 Gadgeteer anonymous na

short article with pics prevent end of FAI tan spaghetti from disappearing

268Nov-12

2012 FAC Outdoor Champa Wally Farrell na

article, pics and results

268Nov-12

International One Design Peanut Scale Postal anonymous na

announcement, article

report by Sep. 1, Roland Garros Memorial, design is Morane-Saulnier Type H

268 Nov-12 Morane Saulnier H anonymous na three view from Aeronautics, June, 1913

268Nov-12 Morane Saulnier Type H J.Cartigny 13

peanut scale plan in french and metric

268Nov-12

One Flier's Approach to Better Performance - Part 2 Don Deloach na article mostly about rubber and winding

268Nov-12 Gathering of the Turkeys Rich Weber na

report with pics

268 Nov-12 Earl Stahl Obituary anonymous na obituary brief

268Nov-12 Fred Wunsche obituary

George Bredehoft na obituary short

268 Nov-12 Joe Joseph obituary anonymous na obituary short

268Nov-12 No Secrets Tom Nallen II na

short article (paragraph) baking soda as CA accelerator

268Nov-12 No Secrets George White na

short article, 2 paragraphs wet sanding blue foam

268Nov-12 Lemberger LD 20b Mike Isermann 13

peanut scale plan biplane homebuilt no struts

268 Nov-12 Lemberger LD 20b Joe Fergusson na 3 view not a lot of detail

268Nov-12 Lemberger LD 20b anonymous na

article and photos

268Nov-12 Blackburn Ripon Mike Stuart 15.6


268Nov-12 Blackburn Ripon anonymous na

three view and a photo a bit fuzzy

268Nov-12 Potez 36

Alain Parmentier 13

peanut scale plan

268

Nov-12 Potez 37 anonymous na

3 view, photos, paragraph, specs

268

Nov-12 Leduc RL-16 J.Cartigny 16

rubber scale plan, could be pseuco scale

Skinny wing, altitude record airplane, would be better if larger. Plan is in French and uses metric units

268

Nov-12 Leduc RL-16 anonymous na

tiny three view, photos, article in french and metric

268Nov-12 Leduc RL-19 J. Caritgny na

peanut scale plan low wing small plane

268Nov-12 Leduc RL-19 anonymous na

article, three view, pictures fuzzy and small

269 Jan-13 Short S-17 Kent anonymous na three view in Bonus Point Quiz

269Jan-13 A Novel Dethermalizer Mark Fineman na

article with pics My novels don't need dethermalizing.

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269Jan-13

FAC Book Nook: The Aviation Art of Russell Keaton anonymous na book review

269Jan-13 No Secrets

Fast Eddie Pelatowski na short article

using markers on outer edges of flight surfaces instad of overlapping the covering

269Jan-13 Fairchild F24G

Hal Swanson, Modernistic Models 21

plan, rubber scale

269Jan-13 Porterfield Comet 25

plan, rubber scale one design for non Nats and Outdoor Champs

269Jan-13 Denny Starling

Reginald Denny 18 rubber cabin

269Jan-13 Earl Stahl's Legacy Marcelo Pricoli na

letter with pictures Uruguayan free flight school!

269 Jan-13 Remembering Earl Al Cleave na memoir

269Jan-13 Wawayanda Fall Classic anonymous na

contest report

270 Mar 2013 Snuffer Tube Alert Roy B. Stewart na warning snuffer tubes on bottom of fuse not allowed in AMA

270 Mar 2013 Grumman Tracker AEW anonymous na three view in Bonus Point Quiz

270 Mar 2013

Judge Abuse - What you can do to Prevent It FAC Council na short note don't submit for judging if you won't be flying

270 Mar 2013

Rubber Scale Modeler's Muse Shop Vance Gilbert na article discussion re bonus points

270 Mar 2013

Shipping Models the Painless Commercial Way Tom Arnold na article

270 Mar 2013 The Gadgeteer anonymous na short article storing tissue on tubes

270 Mar 2013

Free Flight Greats in the FAC

Sherman Gillespie na

letter from Mr. Gillespie

just to be clear, Sherman Gillespie is the free flight great referred to, and he is reminiscing in his letter

270Mar 2013 P-47

anonymous, or maybe Mike Nassise na

three view and documentation reprinted from March/April 2013 Tailspin

270 Mar 2013 P-47 Mike Nassise 20

rubber scale plan

270Mar 2013 Hawker Hurricane anonymous na

three view and documentation

includes info on civil markings for King's Cup Air Race, 1950

270 Mar 2013 Hawker Hurricane Guillows 20

rubber scale plan old Guillows plan

270 Mar 2013 Loening M-8 illegible na three view detailed

270 Mar 2013 Loening M-8 Cervia?

16 1/2

rubber scale plan

gobs of wing area, fancier than a dime scale, French, metric

270 Mar 2013 Caudron C.232 anonymous na

three view and photos small

270 Mar 2013 Caudron C.232 E. Fillon 13

peanut scale plan French and metric

270Mar 2013 Druine Turbi D-5 ayb na

three view and documentation

documentation is specifications and short paragraph in French, three view is decent but small

270 Mar 2013 Druine Turbi D-5 Roger Aime 13

peanut scale plan French and metric

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270Mar 2013

No Secrets - Tips and Tricks from the Aces - Covering with Balsaloc and a Hot Iron Fred H. Dippel na article

270Mar 2013

No Secrets - Tips and Tricks from the Aces - Checking Flight Trim Using Shortened Motors Dave Smith na article

270Mar 2013

No Secrets - One Flier's Approach to Better Performance ..follow up and feedback

Hal Schwan, Roy Divis na article

correspondence about the original article, about winding and rubber

270 Mar 2013 Recollections of an Era Al Cleave na

article/stories experiences in Piper Cubs over many years

270 Mar 2013

Building a Horizontal-Keel Fuselage on a Jig Dave Mitchell na

article with pics LOTS of nice pics

270 Mar 2013

Enthusiasm in Regards to Building Model Airplanes Karl Gies na

article/stories

reminiscence about early model building experiences

271 May-13 Bellanca 77-140 Bomber anonymous na three view from the bonus point quiz

271May-13

Jet Cat Glider Considerations Gary Morton na article

trial and error, forward peg, wing parallel to rubber, launch from forward and bottom, etc.

271May-13

The Gadgeteer -Using the Artist's Mouth Atomizer

anonymous - Gadgeteer? na article

based on tips from Dave Stott and Bob Thompson, low budget airbrush alternative

271May-13 Kanone List

Mike Welshans na kanone list

271May-13 Baby Burnham

Stu Cummins and Jim Bair na article accompanies plan in same issue

271May-13

No Secretes - Tips and Tricks from the Aces - Wing Fillets Pete Kateris na

note and two photos

pre-doped stiff tissue panels for fillets (does he use multiple layers or heavy tissue? -LR)

271

May-13

No Secretes - Tips and Tricks from the Aces - Trimming Canards Tom Hallman na article

trim to stall and then back off in order to prevent high speed arrivals that will damage the canard, rather than guessing the trim and perhaps getting too much down

271May-13 Harfang Challenge 2013 Bruce Foster na story

a trip over the border to compete in the snow, under the wind turbines

271 May-13 Messerschmitt ME 109Z Peter Kateris na article goes with plan also in this issue

271May-13

Rubber Scale Modeler's Muse Shop Vance Gilbert na article use grey to indicate slotted surfaces

271May-13

Remember the Alamo - FAC Spirit Allen Shields na short article

thanks Mark Rzadca and re Joe Joseph's Windy Sock Newsletter, etc.

271May-13 Messerschmitt ME 109Z Peter Kateris 16.5

rubber scale plan twin fuselage

271May-13

Baby Burnham - Indoor Twin Pusher

Stu Cummins and Jim Bair 16

indoor sport ff plan, twin pusher

based on Jim O'Reilly's plan of Don Burnham's Outdoor Design

271 May-13 Embryo Rules Tomahawk Don Campbell 18.5 embryo plan

271

May-13Chinese North American P-51 Mustang Fighter Dave Stott 16

pseudo dime scale plan (rubber scale plan?)

I think this is meant as a pseudo dime. If so, it is printed about 0.2" oversized.

272 Jul-13 Savoia-Marchetti SM-65 anonymous na three view from the bonus point quiz

272Jul-13

Rubber Scale Modeler's Muse Shop Vance Gilbert na

article/column

why Vance builds hoards three views and builds weird stuff, a Dewoitine dimer, small props, stab size, winding to torque

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272Jul-13 Westfac IV Roger Willis na

contest report, results detailed, with pics, results

272Jul-13 Air Cruiser Dave Stott 13

legal eagle plan

1939 Guillow 10 cent duration plan converted to legal eagle

272Jul-13 DeHavilland T.K.2 Dave Rice 20

rubber scale plan slick, low wing racer from late 1930's

272Jul-13 DeHavilland T.K.3 Dave Rice na three view

slick, low wing racer from late 1930's, with photo, moderate detail

272Jul-13 R.A.A.F. Wirraway

K-Dee Pty. Ltd. 12

dime scale plan

at least it looks like a dime scale, very cute Australian fighter

272Jul-13 Waco-D 123-2 Hi Flier 16

rubber scale plan

GHQ says it's not a dimer. Too complicated, apparently

272Jul-13

The Great Horseshoe Episode Gene Drake na

contest report, story more on Westfac IV

272Jul-13

No Secrets -Tips and Tricks from the Aces

Mike Stuart, Peter Kateris na article decal overlay, tail mount

272Jul-13

Porterfield Flyabout Addendum

Fran Ptaszkeiewicz na short article restored Porterfield in Cambria NY at Smith Field

273Sep-13

Savoia S.65 BP Quiz Answer- Addendum

Wingnut (FACN editor) na note

result from previous issue's BP quiz was accidentally omitted previously, so is shown here

273Sep-13 Muse Shop - Covering Vance Gilbert na article

as per the title, two pages of Vance's advice on the subject

273Sep-13

Jet Cat - The Voice of Experience Vic Nippert na article

a page on selecting, building, and trimming jet cat designs

273Sep-13

The Gadgeteer - Simple Simplex Sliced Ribs anonymous na

article, template

Simplex airfoils, stagger the templates to make them thicker in the front

273Sep-13

WESTFAC - News from Out West anonymous na

article, report various doings out west

273Sep-13

FAC Book Nook: Allison Engined P-51 Mustang anonymous na review

apparently there are new things to say, particularly about the earlier Mustangs (the -H -J and the Twin also had Allisons, according to the review)

273Sep-13

No Secrets - Tips and Tricks from the Aces

Tom Arnold, Vic Nippert, Don DeLoach na

illustrated notes

geometry of bow wing tips gives wash in, balancing wings, biplane setup

273Sep-13 U.S. Coast Guard WACO Roger Willis na article

accompanies plan in same issue, Mr. Willis says that the J2W is essentially the same as the EQC-6, includes photos of model and of the original aircraft

273Sep-13

U.S. Coast Guard WACO J2W

Robert Reder, Comet 25

rubber scale plan

kit no E-1, initials suggest drawing was worked on (restored?) by UFH(?) in 1973.

273 Sep-13 2013 Non Nats Results GHQ? na results

273

Sep-13 Ode to Don Deloach Grant Carson na poem

can't resist quoting it here! Ode to Don DeLoach

Wings are more efficient if elliptical But that isn't especially practical From a structural point of view. Tapered wings built well won't fracture And are easier to manufacture. Elliptical wings we thus eschew.

Unless we're building for Flying Aces A scale design that by rules places the design in WWII. Spitfires, Heinkels then are practical, Notwithstanding wings elliptical And might beat your F-4U

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274Nov-13

Two Sizes of Phantom Flash Bill Hannan na

cover illustration, photo

274

Nov-13 Fouga Cyclone CM 8Leonard Wieczorek na three view

quarter page but pretty good detail and printing, with fuselage and wing sections. Even the air brakes are shown. Is this a sailplane or a jet? In the Bonus Point Quiz

274Nov-13

Some Leftovers from the Non Nats GHQ na

corrected results

Results from 1/2 Wakefield event, previously omitted. Corrections to No Cal results, previously incorrect.

274

Nov-13

No Secrets - Tips and Tricks from the Aces - Tight Nose Blocks and Other Happy Things Tom Arnold na

article with pics

How to nail your nose block on and still get it off for winding. Plus you can adjust it.

274

Nov-13FAC Outdoor Champs 2013 Ralph Kuenz na

contest report and results, with pics

274Nov-13

WESTFAC - News from Out West Roger Willis na column goings on

274Nov-13

Muse Shop - Big Airplanes Vance Gilbert na

article/column

inspiration, pluses, minuses, techniques for large models

274Nov-13

Vertical Tail Considerations Don Deloach na article

short article on increasing tail size when needed. Add a little bit and watch your model fly away!

274Nov-13

A Real Life Aviation Mystery Solved - Part 1

Luc Martin (translator) na article

What did deGaulle fly to London? Translator is Luc Martin, original author not identified.

274 Nov-13 The Gadgeteer - O-Rings Don Deloach na note with pic o-rings from vinyl tubing

274

Nov-13DeHavilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Jim Bair na

three view with markings and color

Nice and clean with fuselage sections, small photo, colors, markings. Maybe a quarter of a page, not counting photo and notes. Based on Leonard Wiegzorek's 3 view in May 1950 MAN, plus photo on internet from Shuttleworth Collection. On back cover.

274Nov-13

DeHavilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk anonymous na three view

small, but clean with nice detain and sections, seems a bit different than the one on the back cover. On corner of the Chipmunk plan

274Nov-13 DHC-1 Chipmunk

Phil Smith/Veron 20

rubber scale plan

274

Nov-13 Glastonbury Meadowlark Dave Stott 10

catapult launch glider/hand launch glider

274Nov-13 Sopwith Dolphin

Sierra Nevada Models 22

rubber scale plan from Stew Meyer's Max Fax

274Nov-13 Spitfire Guillow 20

rubber scale plan

Guillow didn't used to be synonomous with heavy. 1954. Needs tweaking for FAC scale.

275Jan-14

Matt King Winds his Albatross Ron Gosselin na


Matt King winds his Albatross model with great concentration at Wawayanda.

275Jan-14 Bonus Point Quiz anonymous na

photo, drawing, and note

275Jan-14 Just the FACS, MA'Am Dave Mitchell na rules

"A synopsis of modifications to the 2014-2015 FAC Rulebook". I think this is also currently on the FAC web site.

275Jan-14

No Secrets - Making Tissue Markings

Mike Welshans na notes printing on tissue, applying the markings, etc.

275Jan-14

No Secrets - DT Bellcrank Dick Gorman na notes works on a CR-3

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275Jan-14

Tight Curves on Longerons Claude Powell na notes

Put them in straight and then add a bit of balsa and sand to shape.

275Jan-14

Wawayanda Report - Baron Field Air Races

Tom Hallman, Frank Rowsome na

results, contest report, story

a breezy contest with vicious corn downwind, and a talent kid from Canada (Maria Kondrat)

275Jan-14

WESTFAC - News from Out West Roger Willis na news

Texas Scale Champs (Texas is west??), Scale Staffel two day contest, new group from Meenifee, planning events for 2014

275Jan-14

A Combat Story - WWII at the 2013 Texas Scale Champs Don Deloach na story

winning on a tail and a prayer. Appropriately enough, with a Wildcat.

275

Jan-14

Rubber Scale Modeler's Muse Shop - Winter Rebuild

Vance Gilbert, Tom Hallman, Wally Farrell na article

Article is by Vance but with long quotes from Hallman and Farrell. It's long, with several examples and some pictures. Remains to be seen if Vance will rebuild his famous triplane yet again. Contains a long paragraph from Keith Laumer on the subject of rebuilding.

275Jan-14

A Real Life Aviation Mystery Solved - Part 2

Luc Martin (translator) na article

It was a DH95 Flamingo. A bit of history about the Flamingo and why it had to be a Flamingo and not a Rapide that DeGaulle jumped onto.

275Jan-14

The Other Side of the Story Hal Schwan na article

Which way did the lion on the side of the Albatross face? (given, at first, a photo of the other side only)

275Jan-14 Piper Vagabond

Mike Welshans 16 no cal plan

275

Jan-14 Volunteer David Barfield 23fiction flyer plan

From "Flyin' Jenny" cartoon strip, which was drawn by Russell Keaton. Adjustable span feature per cartoon. I am not entirely sure of the span, but the model is based on Earl Stahl's Mig 3, and that's around 23 inches.

275Jan-14 Piper Cub (Piper J5)

Joseph Konafes?, Comet 25

rubber scale plan

Chosen plan for one design event this year. BTW, this aircraft is often a red/brown color instead of Cub yellow. Looks very nice on the real thing.

275Jan-14 Piper J5 Super Cruiser anonymous na three view

very small three view on the plan for a J5 that's in this issue. Has overall dimensions.

275Jan-14 DH95 Flamingo anonymous na three view

very small, part of "A Real Aviation Mystery Solved" article

275

Jan-14 Biman 400 ? anonymous nathree view, photo

not sure about the "sail", but if memory serves that's a Biman 400 ultralight. The three view is quite small, although for its size it has a fair amount of detail and some of the major dimensions in mm. You'd probably want more to document a model.

276Mar-14 Cloud Tramp

anonyous, or perhaps it's Bill Hannan?? na photos

Someone (is it Charles Hampson Grant?) launching a CT with joy. Also, a picture of a dissasembled CT in a box.

276

Mar-14 Dem Bones!

anonymous or Rich Weber, with various photo contributors na photo essay

7 pictures of very nice balsa airframes before covering

276

Mar-14Bill Hannan's Mini Cloud Tramp

Bill and Joan Hannan

unknown article

History of the revival of C.H. Grant's Cloud Tramp design. Also, the Hannan's participation in a worldwide simultaneous mass launch while on a cruise ship. According to them, the model used was a "tiny" scaled down version of the CT.

276Mar-14

FAC Book Nook: Solo to the Top of the World

Fran Ptaszkiewicz na book review

Gustavus A. McLeod flies to the North Pole and the magnetic north pole in a 1939 Stearman PT-17.

276Mar-14

A Few Twists on Laminated Outlines Mark Rzadca na

article with photos

two step laminating. Form first, then glue. This way you can use your beloved Ambroid

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276Mar-14 The Gadgeteer anonymous na

note with photo

Use a very small loop of thin wire to pick up and apply CA. (You can also use what's left of the eye of a needle after you grind off the top. -LR)

276

Mar-14Care and Feeding of Lifting Tails Al Cleave na article

use more decalage, also, a method of approximating the zero lift angle, also rough guide to how much difference between ZLA of stab and wing

276Mar-14

Bonus Point Quiz : Languedoc/Sud-Est SE. 161 combination anonymous na

notes and photo

no three view this time. 34 points with a single prop in the nose.

276Mar-14 Cloud Tramp

Charles H. Grant 22

article and photos

from August 1954 Model Airplane News. Plan accompanies article

276

Mar-14 Easter Sky Bunny Postal Bill Warner 17.75

postal contest announcement plan accompanies

276

Mar-14No Secrets: Tips and Tricks from the Aces

SAM 8 Speaks, Ted Katsanis; Wham Newsletter, Jeff Englert; na article, note

how to bend balsa, let it soak a day; stretch winding test shows

276Mar-14

Rubber Scale Modeler's Muse Shop Vance Gilbert na

article, column, photos

base your models on successful models of similar proportions. Not necessarily ones that LOOK the same.

276Mar-14

Golden Oldie: Tip on Wing Tips Jim O'Reilly na

short article, drawing

glue up the pieces oversized, cut out tip shape after the glue is dry

276Mar-14 Hung's Altar

Tom Nallen II, Dave Mitchell na

notes, reminiscence Tom's and Dave's first losses to Hung

276Mar-14 Cloud Tramp C. H. Grant 22

plan, rubber sport the classic all sheet ROG

276Mar-14 Sky Bunny Bill Warner 17.8

plan, rubber sport actually 17 3/4" simple ROG

276Mar-14

Half Size Northern Star Wakefield Dave Pishnery 19.3

plan, Wakefield

original, full sized Wakefield design was by Bob Copland

276Mar-14 Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter Ralph Kuenz 19

plan, rubber scale

276Mar-14 Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo Jerry Paisley 24

plan, rubber scale

276Mar-14

1913 World Record Twin Pusher

William L. Butler 30

plan, rubber sport

drawing by F. Zaic, shrunk very small here, in Muse Shop column

276Mar-14 Shorts Biplane #1 C.H. Barnes? na three view

quite small, but printing is good, in Muse Shop column

277May-14

Whiskey Seven is going back Ron Gosselin na

cover illustration, drawing Nats T-shirt artwork

277 May-14 Glue - The PVA's Stew Meyers na article

277May-14 Parnall Prawn anonymous na

three view, photo

in bonus point quiz, weird flying boat with tilting prop to clear water, three view is small but clear, ditto the photo. Does Vance do this column?

277May-14

2014 Hall of Fame Nominations GHQ? na article

277May-14

The Gadgeteer - Hair Clips anonymous? na

note and photo hair clips as clamps for delicate balsa stuff

277May-14

Kellner-Bechereau 28 V.D. Luc Martin na

article and photos

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277May-14

Rubber Scale Modeler's Muse Shop - Twins Vance Gilbert na

article, photos

considerations for models of twins, also keep in touch with your mentors and other old guys (warning: warm fuzzies here)

277

May-14 No Secrets

Claude Powell, F.S. Gilbert, Ron Williams, Doug Beardsworth, Tom Hallman na

notes, photos

card model printouts as plans and decorated tissue, free wheel device for plastic prop, spot of CA to tack glue while the Titebond dries, Nason clutch free wheel hub, tape to stop your pen when doing panel lines

277 May-14 Al Cleave Al Cleave na obituary yes, he wrote his own obituary, kinda funny

277May-14 Douglas R3D-2 anonymous na three view

small,moderate detail, figure 3 in Vance's column. DO NOT USE figure 4 for documentation, it's been "massaged"

277May-14

Kellner-Bechereau 28 V.D. NACA na three view

a bit sparse and slightly fuzzy, includes dimensions, in plan section

277May-14

Kellner-Bechereau 28 V.D. Andre Breand na three view

medium size, crisp, moderate detail, possibly because this was a clean airplane, appears with article

277May-14

Kellner-Bechereau 28 V.D. Jean-Francis 13

peanut scale plan

slick low wing racer built for Coupe Deutsch in 1933

277May-14

9-5/8" dia Prop Block for FAC Don Deloach na

propeller plan

get someone to do this in plastic so you can use it in P-30 ;-)

277

May-14 LWF Model H-1 "OWL"

Capt. Perilous Leigh Foncke (Dave Mitchell??) 16 nocal plan

subtitles: "1919-1923 The NoNoNo-Cal series plan #14" "A Foolish Lark by Capt…." trimotor biplane with narrow chord. Needs helium!

277May-14 Fokker D-VII

Grayhawk Lawton 13

peanut scale plan

printed slightly oversized. Looks like a dime scale except airfoil is thinner

278Jul-14

old time rubber model flies by

Howard Koverman na

cover illustration

a painting of an old time rubber model flying by, with a guy watching it

278 Jul-14 Unlearning to Fly Bruce Foster na book review author of book is Jennifer Brice, short review

278Jul-14 The Budd Kicker

Stan Buddenbolm na article

from Oct. 1997 NFFS Digest. Add a strip to the horizontal stab which allows straight launches and trimmed flight with a more forward c.g.

278Jul-14

Model Airplane Stuff: Big Dot Uncle props Andrew Ricci na note

a different brand of plastic prop now available on ebay

278Jul-14

Model Airplane Stuff: Regal Prop Bearings

John Regalbuto na note

Just a blurb from John about his latest adjustable nose buttons.

278Jul-14

Tan II Winding Chart, Tan II Weight chart Rich Weber na chart

how many winds for what size motor and how much does it weigh? Two separate pages

278Jul-14 Glory Days

Bill Passarelli, Don Deloach, Ross Mayo na article reminiscence about FAC Nats in years gone by

278Jul-14 Better Ballast Stew Meyers na article

duct seal compund for ballast (Gardner Bender Duct Seal Compound DS-130)

278Jul-14 Indoor Jet Cat Winn Moore na short article

trying indoor jet catapult at CFFS KSU indoor contest

278Jul-14

The Gadgeteer: Nose Block Basics anonymous na

short illustrated article constructing a simple noseblock

278 Jul-14 Klemm KL 31 Allan Schanzle 30 scale plan from Max Fax in 1989

278

Jul-14 Bristol Scout Type D Mike Nassise 16.275scale plan

the note in front actually says 16.275 inches, which I guess is ok if we know what the relative humidity was and what kind of paper when it was measured ;-p Missing piece of plan appears in next issue

278Jul-14 Hutchinson WLH-1 Richard Zapf 13

peanut scale plan wannabe racer, lots of area, from 1958

278Jul-14 Hutchinson WLH-1 Richard Zapf na article

Richard's article about his model, includes 2 small pictures

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278

Jul-14 Hutchinson WLH-1 R.S. Hirsch na three view

quite small, but well printed.Pixels aren't quite small enough, though. A better copy of this three view can be found in the first volume of Mr. Hirsch's book on Goodyear and Formula 1 racing.

278Jul-14

PAMA J.F. Frugoli 13

peanut scale plan

sent in by Bill Passarelli. Cute high wing, supposed to be a motorglider, but wing is relatively low aspect ratio

278Jul-14 OMAC 1 anonymous na three view

small and basic but clear, subject of bonus point quiz

279Sep-14

WWII Mass Launch at Nats Vic Nippert na cover photo

many contestants launching in the first round of WWII mass launch at the Nats. I count over 30 models in the air visible in this photo. Great shot!

279Sep-14 2014 Nats Results GHQ? na

contest results throughout issue

279 Sep-14 High Wing vs. Low Wing Jim Daley na article from Air Flow, April, 2002

279Sep-14 Button DT Springs George White na article

how to make your own springs to use with button DT timers, more reliable than elastic supplied

279Sep-14

Muse Shop -Where do You Put that Prop Vance Gilbert na article long article with pictures and drawings

279Sep-14 The Gadgeteer anonymous na

short article with pictures

create a loop in the end of your motor to make hooking it up easier, using dental rubber bands

279Sep-14

No Secrets - Why the Long Mug? Is Your Plug not Snug? Mike Isermann na article making round nose plugs

279Sep-14

No Secrets -Getting the Maximum from a Rubber Motore Roger Willis na note a formula to calculate max turns

279Sep-14 Color on Trailing Edges Al Cleave na note

how to get tissue reliably stuck to the back fo the trailing edge

279Sep-14 Hannan's OMAC Bill Hannan na

note with pictures

Hannan and Col. Bob Thacker make flying models of the OMAC even before the full size one flew.

279Sep-14 Bristol Scout Type D Mike Nassise 16.275scale plan

this is the part of the plan that was missing from the previous issue

279Sep-14 Beriev Be-200 anonymous na three view

rather small, has a lot of detail, but the pixels are too large

279Sep-14 Me 262 anonymous na three view

from Vance's Muse Shop article, a bit fuzzy and small, with markings in black and white

279Sep-14 Saunders Roe Princess anonymous na three view

kinds small but fair detail for the size, muse shop article

279 Sep-14 F-86 Scorpion anonymous na three view basic three view, quarter page, muse shop article

279Sep-14 B-36D anonymous na three view

fairly good for such a small picture, muse shop article

279 Sep-14 Gloster Whittle Pioneer anonymous na three view basic three view, quarter page, muse shop article

279Sep-14 Ryan Fireball anonymous na three view

basic three view, quite small but crisper than you'd expect, muse shop article

280Nov-14

Snoke "Swifty Jr." on a Rubber Mountain Tom Hallman na


Mr. Hallman's peanut scale job sitting on a 10 lb pile of Super Sport

280Nov-14 B-47 anonymous na three view

small but crisp, in Bonus Point Quiz (with a picture of a B-47 with turboprop inner engines

280Nov-14

2014 FAC Outdoor Champs GHQ? na

contest results

280Nov-14

No Secrets - Tips and Tricks from the Aces - Repitching Peck Props Tom Arnold na article

Tom Arnold wonders why his wife's hair doesn't catch on fire every morning. Also repitching props with heat and a jig

280Nov-14 No Secrets - Magnets Andrew Ricci na

note with pictures

assembling fuselage side frame siwht magnets and temporary diagonals

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280Nov-14

No Secrets - Magnets and Building in Air

Octavian Aldea na note

as above but more diagonals and adding parts in the air

280

Nov-14No Secrets - Free for Picking anonymous na

note with pictures

keep that cut back grass and bamboo to use on models. (A neighbor throws 8 foot bamboo into the nearby park every year, big enough for tailbooms on an RC glider! -LR)

280

Nov-14 Muse Shop Vance Gilbert naarticle/column

Vance ponders an overly large project (H.P. 42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBR345J4EPE )with too many horizontal stabs, motors, struts, and wings (ok, only two) (Projects like this make me wonder about the ban on gears [and by extension, other sorts of gadgetry??]. Surely this project would be easier… -LR abusing his privileges)

280Nov-14 Embraer Tucano Richard Zapf 13

peanut scale plan long fuse and long nose

280Nov-14 Fokker E.V./D.VII anonymous na three view

half a page with three fuse sections and one wing section

280Nov-14 Morane Saulnier A-1 anonymous na three view


280 Nov-14 Deperdussin TT anonymous na three view half a page with three fuse sections

280Nov-14 Bristol M.1C anonymous na three view


280 Nov-14 Fokker E.IV anonymous na three view half a page, no sectoins

280Nov-14

Hansa Brandenburg W.29 anonymous na three view


280Nov-14 Morane Saulnier L anonymous na three view


280Nov-14 Morane Saulnier P anonymous na three view


280Nov-14 Nieuport 6H anonymous na three view

half a page, no sections, has some dimensions, from Flight magazine

280Nov-14 Nieuport 6M

Alex Dumas?? Not very legible na three view

half a page with some dimensions that are hard to read, a bit fuzzy but quite a bit of detail

280Nov-14 R.E.P. Monoplane anonymous na three view

half a page with some dimensions that are hard to read

280 Nov-14 R.E.P. Parasol anonymous na three view half a page

280Nov-14 Etrich Taube anonymous na three view


280 Nov-14 Siemens Schuckert E.I anonymous na three view half a page

280Nov-14 Pfalz E.I anonymous na three view


280 Nov-14 Pfalz E.V anonymous na three view half a page280 Nov-14 Morane Saulnier AC anonymous na three view half a page

280Nov-14 Morane Saulnier N anonymous na three view


280 Nov-14 Fokker E.I anonymous na three view half a page

280Nov-14 Morane Saulnier Type H anonymous na three view

half a page with dimensions, from Aeronautics Jun e 1913, clear

280Nov-14 Junkers D.I anonymous na three view


280Nov-14 Junkers Cl.I anonymous na three view


281Jan-15 Tiger Moth Vic Nippert na

cover illustration photo and photoshop, looking up at it

281Jan-15

No Secrets - making printwood with your inkjet printer

Randy Sizemore na note

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Jan-15

No Secrets - Washout Inclinometers, Cheap Bruce Foster na

note with illustrations line levels on popsicle sticks

281Jan-15

No Secrets - A Simple Jig for Attaching Wings to Jet Cats Gary Morton na

longer note with illustrations from The Thermalier 5/14, George White, editor

281Jan-15 Suburban Archaelogy Ed Deloach na

story, with photos

old models coming out of the walls (actually, only one plus some mail)

281Jan-15 The Spirit is Alive

Anonymous Reporter na note two examples of good sportsmanship in the FAC

281Jan-15 Barron Field Air Races

anonymous, Pete O'Tewbe na

photos and a poem

281Jan-15

How to Calculate Wing Area by Weight

Bob Hodes - Vega Vultures na

article with pictures

cut planform in cardboard and weigh it, apply algebra

281Jan-15

Hi-Yo Silver - A Silver Finish for Small Models

John Berryman na

article with pictures

spray gun, aluminum powder, and lacquer. (Get the aluminum powder now, before it's regulated. (Or is it too late?) )

281

Jan-15Rubber Scale Modeler's Muse Shop Vance Gilbert na

article (column, really)

Mega Scale 54 inches and up. Proposed informal event, thoughts about really large models. (I think Vance is in danger of attempting a 6 foot, civil version of a Barling Bomber, little known fact…fake fire….Arnold Air Lines.... LR), also, Vance treads on Ann Landers toes and endangers those stashes of wonderful wood

281Jan-15 Cloudbuster A. Cleave 21

rubber sport plan

281Jan-15

Travel Air Model R Mystery Ship Dave Pishnery 26

rubber scale plan

span is approximate, I didn't want to tear it out of the issue

281Jan-15 Albatros D.I Stew Meyers 13

peanut scale plan

281 Jan-15 Albatros D.I anonymous na three view half a page, but fairly basic for the size

281Jan-15 SPAD XIII

Dennis Norman 13

peanut scale plan

281 Jan-15 SPAD XIII anonymous na three view half page, a fair amount of detail

281Jan-15

Fokker S.14 Mach Trainer Bill Simpson 7.4

catapult jet plan 7.4 inch as printed

281Jan-15

Fokker S.14 Mach Trainer anonymous na three view

not too bad, but small and fuzzy, on same page with the cat jet plan

282

Mar-15Owen Launches a Model at Baron Field Tom Hallman na

cover illustration/photograph

sent in by Greg West. Greg writes that Owen had more launches than everyone else. Model is a simple stick model, possibly the sort that comes in a little plastic bag, like a Jetstream. Owen's launching technique shows great elan.

282 Mar-15282 Mar-15

282Mar-15 GAF Hawk 125 anonymous na

three view, photos

moderate sized three view and two photos, one with radial engine. Ugly! For bonus point quiz.

282

Mar-15

No Secrets: Tips and Tricks from the Aces: Gizmo Geezer Nosebutton Wally Farrell na article

with illustrations, how Wally deals with noseblocks, adjustments in GG button, etc.

282Mar-15

No Secrets: Tips and Tricks from the Aces: Spider Frames Tom Hallman na short article

two illustrations, adding anchor strips for invasion stripes without adding a whole former

282Mar-15 Missing Trimming Link Claude Powell na article

Low power trimming after glide trim and before power trim. With some details.

282 Mar-15 The Gadgeteer anonymous na short article wood filler and vinyl spackling mix for filling balsa

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282

Mar-15So Why GHQ Peanut Scale?

Notzo Bohdernmi, Badize's brother na article

Origin of peanut scale, logic behind GHQ rules, with examples. Explains scale multiplier.

282

Mar-15Ron's Best Hidden Folders

Maj. Ron Gosselin na

article, photos, 3 views

Weird aircraft: De Havillan TK-5 canardpusher:small 3 view, Hirsch H-100 swoopy twin: photo of newspaper article and the real thing, Stark AS-20 biplane with tiny gap and huge stagger, almost like permanent Fowler flaps, slightly distorted small three view

282Mar-15

Torque, Trimming, Voodoo, and Beethoven Tom Arnold na article

How not to roll over…. Nah! Really: kazoos, torque meters. Increase the torque a little bit at a time as you trim, and to figure out the right size motor.

282

Mar-15 A Cool FAC Model BoxHarrison Knapp na article

Plastic coolers make durable and convenient model boxes. Some have a feature that can be used to make them "two story" i.e. with a removable shelf about halfway up.

282Mar-15 Muse Shop Vance Gilbert na column

build strong, mega scale, obsession with hobby, Eddie Novak's Beardsmore flies away (I'm pretty sure I saw this one myself -LR)

282Mar-15 Morane Saulnier N

Dennis Norman 13

peanut scale plan

282Mar-15 Hotchkiss Model 1909

Harry Woodman na

detail drawing of gun

for Morane Saulnier, but I don't know which one. From Woodman's book Early Aircraft Armament

282Mar-15 Bristol M1b Dave Mitchell 13

peanut scale plan not yet flown as of publication

282Mar-15 Morane Saulnier L Terry Hreno 13

peanut scale plan

282Mar-15 Bristol Scout D Terry Hreno 13

peanut scale plan printed slightly undersized

283May-15 Free Flight Still Life

Howard Koverman na

cover illustration

A painting or pastel sketch of a small free flight glider hanging on a bulletin board. Looks to me like a Jetco Thermic 50X

283May-15 Kamov A.7 anonymous na

three view and photo

funky three view is a bit fuzzy but has lots of detail. This autogyro is ugly, but armed to the teeth. Presented for bonus point quiz.

283May-15 Balsa Foam Bob Hodes na short article

from Scale Staffel Newsletter - William Scott, editor A foam that is sort of like balsa, withstands acetone and dope.

283

May-15

No Secrets - Tips and Tricks from the Aces - Turning a Spinner Tom Hallman na

note with photos

Appears to be done with Dremel drill press attachment. Also brief notes from others re partial cap rib for washout, everything changing when changing one thing with airfoil, and cockpit lining material used in WWI airplanes

283May-15

Foo Fighters and Free Flight Scott Richlen na

article with photos new Squadron working with kids

283May-15

there is a repeat page here, I may be missing one

283 May-15 Kanone List GHQ? na Kanone list

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283

May-15 Betty Jo Lloyd Willis 13peanut scale

Goodyear Racer, might be printed a bit undersized, but not by very much. According to Aerofiles, also known as Johnson Special. There are a 3 view drawing and some photos in Robert Hirsch's Goodyear and Formula One Air Racing 1947-1967 Volume One. Anyone ever do one of these older racers as a dime scale? This one's from 1948.Plan would need simplification.

283May-15 Cessna Airmaster Mike Nassise 15.5

neo dime scale

May be printed slightly undersized. I'm guessing it's meant to be 16 inches.

283May-15 F-86 Jake Larsen 12

jet catapult glider

the one flown by Major Erich Hartmann in the 1960's.

283May-15 Halberstadt C1.II Claude Powell 13

peanut scale plan shrunk to peanut scale, not sure original span

283

May-15 He 70 Richard Zapf 13.4/24

scale plan, maybe peanut?

printed slightly oversized if it's meant to be a peanut. Rich writes that he built it at 24 inches, prop and trim info, etc. Also that it's a bit complex, has elliptical gull wing.

283

May-15 Muse Shop Vance Gilbert naarticle/column

"The Politics Muse" (Vance discusses, among other things, why he doesn't like to do warplanes or planes with swasticas anymore, but with tolerance for other's tastes). Also, clear props, Ott cardboard kits

283May-15 The Gadgeteer anonymous na

note, pictures paper patterns for curved windshields

283May-15 In the Air Corps anonymous na

note, drawing

specs for markings on Golden Age US military planes

283 May-15283 May-15

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