LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY AVIATION MAGAZINE AIG TRAILS: Saeed Guest Editor AUGUST, 1938 - ERMANY FLIES AGAIN! A Scoop Feature «~ he Case for the Diesel x Radio Control for Models ight Plane Flying Clubs x Gliding and Soaring + pictorial Features x BILL BARMES AIR NOVEL: lsThis amazing new Megew model. has just been designed by Maxwell Bassett, Notional Champion ‘ond widely-known builder of world's record gas. powered model airplanes. Small... easy to Build, transport end fly ... and sensationally low in price, everyone cen now have his own gas- powered model, $50 for a NAME! With «completely finished, ready-to-use propeller, special rub- ber heals and cll mete! pers fs the most complete m fraction of the svat ize, light weight design itis practically erackup-proof, ond has been tes Practcel fing for over nine months. Wingspan 48 19% ounces. 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Wilkinson Phe etre dik “Died drat Engines” dacusses the tas oe Uhuer'pubticied hase of ution. 2 Stories: Lucky Day » . by Charles Verral “Ho soos afraid Ris uch would change,” Te didand bnck:ugata ‘Wings Over Trujillo (Bill Barnes Novel) hy George L, Baton Destiny reuehes forth rom he dim. past os Bil and his troupe find them eich par of wet fgeds pute, 6 Features: Air Progress . ee ‘The modern world inthe wirevents allover the lobe Eyes and Ears—Man-made . . . by Vincent Bendix (tally neresting message from an industry loader. Our Guest Editor . . . Compiled by Tracy Richardson Abont Vincent Beni ‘This Winged World e at TGR Ad as Weuts of the day tn pltorial form ‘New Wings for the Coast Guard. _. by Nicholas D'A puzzo The sory of un Interesting fying Bont—the Hall-Alurinu. What's Your Question?. _. Conducted by Clyde Pangborn Tico pages Of answers to solve your veronnutical problems Ships in Black and White . sa tas The Haacker Hutreaie in sor paint ox vsnalzed by en auition artist Pictorial History of Man in the Air . aati The progress of mats conquest of the ar told tn pltors 4 Departments: Gliding and Soaring . _. Conducted by Alexis Dawydoft Garrent happeninss in the vente of mozrtess fight, Official Senior N. A. A, News Prepared by William R. Enyart desities in naional ecrouaatcs us setn through the eses of the N.A.A, Light Plane Flying Clubs Conducted by Arch Whitehouse (One of the most tlkednabous deperanents ofits Kil in the wart ‘The Air Adventurers Club Conducted by Albere J. Carlson ‘Au eversgroving body of "doers" bn the field of aviation, 11 Model Building Items; Model Items are listed on aseparate page. + + + 4 18 26 2 38 10 32 36 37 87 24 30 34 58Train at Home—Get on AVIATION’S PAYROLL! 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And, ing to the Federal Buveat of Air Commerce, seventeen scheduled air lines in this country transported 94,112 passengers in March, which exceeds by 18,140 the mmun- her for the same month last year American aeronautical firms have airplane and engine orders on hand totaling more than $150,000,000, and tentative orders provided in pending Army and Navy Fills, plus the increasing demands for American air- planes abroad, provide pleasing prospects for the indus ty in general, Employment of more than 27,000 addi- sional aircraft workers will he required to complete most of the contracts already written, Forty cents an how: is the average pay for inexperienced beginners, while those out of privare mechanical trade and technical public high schools ace started at about fifty-five cents an hour. More than 10,000 workers in aircraf, plants today en- tered the industey within the past three years. TW.A. now makes its coast-to-coast fight in 15 ours, 13 minutes, easthound. ‘The westhound trip takes 17 hours, 28 ahinutes. © The Federal government ig beginning conden proceedings to obtain land adjacent to the United States Anmy air base at Mitchel Field, Long Island. It is understood that abont $1,500,000 will be spent in ent: ing the field to accommodate big bombers Work is well under way on the New York Wor Fair seaplane base at 23rd Street and the East River, New Yorke City. Piles are being driven to support a. platform 100 by 400 feet on which will be built the ‘Administration Building, containing offices, rest and a restaurant. The slip will be 500 feet in id ean provide room for most of the seaplanes t- ly that his company wooed sion ngth the AIR PROGRESS AVIATION NEWS Operations during the first quarier of the Wright Acrontitieal Corporation's fiscal year resulted in a net profit of $586,288 alter depreciation, interest and Fed ‘oral income taxes were deducted. In the same perio year the firm profit amounted to. $286,353. (On the first day of the simmer opening of the Wall Street skyport, recently, tree private amphibians landed to bring their owners to work, ‘The city plans to remove Pier 12, which adjoins the ramp, to make 4 several additional planes. The ramp at the dlst Street pier and the East River was scheduled for opening «1 June Is The British government is planning to open a regular Pacific air Hine service between Canada and New Ze land. The matter at present is bound up in the que tion of the ownership of certain islands in the Pacific The Mayo-Composite tests are being continued at Felixstowe and the deiails of the problems involved, are slowly ling worked out ‘The most recent test involved the launching of the upper component (Mercury the lower (Maia) while fully loaded with sufficient fuel for a non-stop flight from London to New York, When the separation was made the Mercury was carrying 1,180 gallons of gasoline, and its Toaded weight was 20,800 jounds. With a special fuel-jettisoning ge Mercury was able to dump 900 gallons of gasoline in ‘An airmail system is to be pushed north into Alaska ‘The first Hight was recently ran hy Lockheed Electras carrying more chan 60,000 Ietiers. Letters from the United States leave from Seattle by boat and are put aboard the Pacifie-Alaska planes at Juneau and are carried over routes including White Horse and F. 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The President of Bendix Aviation Corp. ix our August Guest Editor. for the commercial, military and naval avia- jonal equipment are to cs, radio equipment rmist be capable of per- seh avenge Tajima among the less spectacular forming effeiently under extremes of climatic and atmos emunte of aetiton, but to the tained observer they pheric conditions greater in range than those required caatinnte an indispensable factor in the progress of all for any other type of transport eronautes “The mobility of armed forces, for instance, in addition Th generation ago Instruments were relatively emnde, to the long ranges of present-day aircraft, has eimibted hheayy and only approxi Teate, constarily sub. the horizons which previously restricted aerial manes Fea the savage rigors of vibration, weather whins and vers. Tn a matter of hours squadrons sty be shifted frog ier vagaries of iature. Today they have been refined the. dry, penetrating eold of the North to the humid {oa nearultimate degree, ‘They are compact, light and warmth of the Tropics. Tbghty sensitive in there Fenction, firm against shock and Accordingly, engineers Have designed and construct! strain, tanks ia part to the vast impr special test equipment which faithfully. reproduces « ‘lane construction, and they have been so improved and matic and atmospheric variations far greater 4 Tiplemented that they may be trusted over the Iuman than any ever encountered in aetwal service aeeeesror proof, witness the perfection of blind flying tures fram -70" to 50° C, humidities from Of to 10074, ani the development of blind Tandings. pressures equivalent to alizudes from sea Tevel to a ccil- Aircraft radio equipment, Fam a long Hist of ing of over 31,000 feet, vibrations reaching frequencies conventional instruments and similar accesso nlay= of 7,000 por minite aud amplitudes of } seen imporiane part in advancing the modern concept these are come of the ranges uniter which some eat, Te Mab and eafery in air travel, In onder to pro- ment may be tested for performance, Tn onler to mest Side thorovghy depen communication and naviga the highest standards, then, the equipment anost perform vith equal eieieney from one extreme 10 the otfier, as is HE eyes and a modern instruments and nav for aircraft flight as provided by tion faciti obvious. ‘To insure conformation to these standards, engineers ex= the utmost care in the selection of componet and materials enterin the construction of their equipment, Exhaustive tests must be conducted on each ppart and cach item of material prior to its final selection, In: vidual items are_sinutely inspected and tested both be- fore and after assemibly 19 de- tect the slightest flaw, either electrical or mechanical. ‘Throughout thie entire assem iy process a definite fof tests_and insper flows each «nit from integral part to completed equipment with the result that only mechanically and clectricatly flawless apparatus is turned out. In such work as this we The Mon ond the Trophy. The fameus Bendix trophy given find the story of eyes and to the winner of the annual free-for-ll transcontinental rac fears, man-made.Vincent Bendix T BENDIX i INCE) probably best known to the cs Born in Moline, Tifinois, son of a clergyman, Vincent Bendix started earning money as a stenographer, In course of a short spell in a law office, however, he becanie mnvinced that his real bent was mechanics, While push- ig the stenographie pencil he studied mechanical en: gineering and electricity. His real hreale into mechanical Gireles came when he bougit a second-hand motoreyce, It didn’t suit him, so he set about redesigning the frame work, Shortly afterwards he left Moline and came 10 New York. There he drew the plans for and worked on the building of the redesigned motorcycle, made application for patents on his newly devised spring frame, and then took it to Hammondsport, New York, where a man named Glenn H. Cit fas in the bieyele busin Curtiss was interested enough to offer young Bendix a partuership, for a cash c © thousand dollars. Bendix didn’t accept the proposition, and al- though the motoreycle was relegated to the background, the inventive bug had bitten deeply into the sou! of the young mechanic, rom then on he was definitely eomnitted to the busie ss of inventing and producing. He obtained another Job, a» an elevator operator, and with a sketch pad i his pocket he recorded the ideas that eanie to him during: what he refers to as “his ups and downs of life His actual practical start was in his motoreycte shop, anc his first patents naturally had to do with bieycles and motoreyeles. Later he devised the “Bendise Drive” that ule the electric starter possible for gasoline motors, F sisty million of these drives have been used throughout the world ox automobiles and airplanes, Which establishes something Tike an all-time recor for a single automotive appliance, - Contrary to the general run of inventors, Vincent Bendix also developed a rare business abiliy. He not 9 Our Guest Editor About Vincent Bendix, famous President of Bendix Aviation Corp. Compiled by Tracy Richardson only made money with his own ideas, but as prosperity. ‘came to him he was able to extend 2 helping hand to cthers who liad the ideas but lacked the necessary financial backing and business ability to develop them. In this way he drew around him a staiT of experts—and today hie is the active head of thirty-two corporations that are man g more appliances for the aviation industry than any other single company in the world. Some of these notable products include aviation spark plugs, radio equi ment, airplane Tanding equipment, starters, generators, pumps, carburetors and overy type of instrument sed in flying. In addition to automotive and airerait equip meni, items bearing the Bendix name range from ow Doard motors to a new antomatic home laundry, Vincent Bendix realized that, since the Indianapolis automobile speedway was a proving ground for auto- pobiles, something sinilar was needed for aviation, where @ plane could be put through 2 grueling test in whieh. ‘every single part would have to be at maximum efficienc With this in mind he initiated the “Rendix Trophy Race’ from coast to coast, the prize money aggregating $25,000. Likewise, looking over the results obtained from glider and sailplane training in Europe and sealing the portance of these motorless flying ships in relation to more advanced aviation, he posted the “Bendix Glider Trophy.” He has been a consistent and cathusiastie supporter of American youth in their desire to enter the: rapidly expanding fick of aviation, Bendix spends a great deal of time traveling between is various business enterprises. From Renslix, New Jersey (formerly Teterboro) to his principal plant at South Bend, Indiana, and on to the Pacific coast he travels by train, automobile and airplane, Extensive manuiacturing interests in Europe call him often, and he ‘expects to see the day wlien he will be able to commute ‘toss the Atlantic by airplane, France has decorated him with the Legion of Honor, and Sweden's King. Gustave made him a Knight of the Order of the North. Star. With all his traveling he never loses a minute, Exect- tives hoard his train.enroute and decisions are made with (-fire certainty that is the index to his rise as an outstanding figure in the manufacturing world. Business is his dominating passion in life, and most of his side interests are in some way or other eonsected with this business, From the Bencifs headquarters in towering Rockefeller Center in New York City, there flows a constant strea Of life to the aviation industry, Vincent Bendix's formula for success is “Work.”=__ THIS WINGED WORLD seme feu trata FRIEDL LANG, son of Anton Long, the LEE GEHLBACH prepares ill Christus of Oberammergau, tokes up avia- fo test the Seversky am- Yion os a student ot Parks Air College. phibian fighter for Russia. Tho ship is probably a ver- HELIUM, whose father was a husky ee with Admiral Byrd at the South Polo, senleie Convey, fake is the meseot member of a blimp's land- Has assisted 3,000 landings. Fortrossos,"" and a pee wee follower erty arwote RIGHT— Tested byAIR TRAILS nl Aseventiontes Nour tgmeo HURRICANES bore through tho air over England. Rolls-Royce Merlins of ‘opproximately 1,000 h.p. drive these swift interceptors noarly 400 m.p.h. Designed for interception only, these ships, judged from their fabrication ond limb, ‘ore probably more lightly built and looded then American fighters. Sco top of opposite page.BLACK.OUT tes! ot Farmingdale, L. I, winessed the unsuccessful oltompt of these nine Consolidated porsvits—assisted by anti-aircralt—to repel a test Bombing attack. The raid was tho first tried in the United States: climoxed the recent war games. TORPEDO being wheeled inio BRAINS of c bomber. Shown AIR TRAILS REFUELING on the line, this Douglas bomber was snapped fon a recent jaunt to the South. Considered ‘ora "medium: loss" bomber, the contrast between shi cond truck is truly ro- markable. POPOCATEFTL VOLCANIC pook forms the back- ground for this Mexican Army Air Foree trainer. Flying ot 19,500 fect, the ship is equipped with a supercharged engine, is well suited fer operation from high-elitude fields, Ryan is the manofactorer. SILENCER, developed by iwo here are two crew members of aineers, is 90 por cont offective. a Handley-Page Harrew. Sec- The torpedo-shaped_ silencer ond pilot, stonding, is checking beneath fusclace—is considered navigation. Seated, the radio to be of military operator, Cockpit i forward. Bonofit fo air transport is obvious. position beneath on English tor pedo-bomber. Many of these ships participoted in recent maneuvers between the forces of "Redland" end "Blvcland.””AIR TRAILS ce VULTEE attack bombers have attained such success in ox Wh o Cyclone theo ships ht 227 mpsh at 13.500 fet. Range 1,000 miles, Fited os @ boribor the carck jumps "2 2,00 miles ata sight sacrifice in speed. Gun hatch open bonoath fuselage te rear of cock, ‘port competition that enlargement of the plant was compulsory. ars14 ‘A squadron of spoedy powered by the 640 h.p. Jumo, one of these fight land plone speed record when fitted with « 950 hy THREE years ago there was.n0 such thin tary plane in Germany, but to-day that nation holds an impressive position among. the world’s leading air powers, To attempt to ranke the power of the Nai government air force is almost im- possible, for there nve fow reliable figures available to tvork onl. As best as can be learned, Germany has about 700 first-line aircraft and spproximately 2,000 other types available, should an emergency arise These figures, however, are not a true indication of the country’s potential strength, for it must be aamitted that in the first place, owing to the particular form of com- plsory training now in vogue there, the Ger A wide group of well-trained airmen and mechs mm, aad the personel strength factor in the strength of an air force. “On the other hand, hho one ean deny the engineering skill of the German and logged plodding to attain perfection in any field that race his attention. For this reason, then, the rise of : Force ean be eredited to personnel and creative engineering ability. ‘For years now, Germany has maintained a high stand ard in her eommercial planes and ground inanagement. Hee transports have long heen among the leaders in sropean commercial aviation, She has always had some form of directional beam and blind Tanding.equipn ‘hich if not as yet actually perfect, are severtheless as far advanced £3 any produced by any other nation. yhen, a fas since been admit, the pilots of the gow- cammientecoutrofled ait Hnies have heen receiving military training along with their tuition as airline employees. The iansports have done what is virttally formation Messerschiitt Bh109. as tivo of his yellow-nnd-black-and-seare Snorters dropped their amphibian nd if gear ond came roaring in above his head for a Tanding. “Shoriy” Hassfurther, Bills chiet of staff, and Bric (The Red”) Gleason, another of his veteran pilots, waved at tus they fishtailed the to resluce speed, ‘Then he forgot about them because this mind was entirely absorbed in his Took, He felt for the bungalow steps syith is feet hecanse he edn’ want to remove his eyes from the page he yeas uiding, He had just gained the little front porch and was groping for the door knob when it happened, ‘The noise that leaped out of his live jing room anc blasted gaint his ears startled him s0 that the book went slith- fing across the porch. For an instant Bill crouched as thovgh he expected that first blast of noise to be followed by a herd of charging clephants. He Draced himself to mect. the physical ‘What in the name of Te: that?” he asked himself. His. mouth Tung a little open ax he stared into his put it was too dark inside for him to se ‘Then ho realized that much of the terrific nolse was coming from a swing hand program on his radio, He could tell that the volume conteol was wide ‘open, but he couldn't understand the wld, rimitive waile that were being ine terpolated into the music of the band. ‘They were like the scresins of a voodoo “Topsy: dippss, Spry the voice brayed, Then it broke olf lo be followed by the diseotdant notes of a clarinet, whieh sent up and down the seale out of tune with the asic, Tt struek a high note followed by one at the bottom of the scale, ‘Then tho voiee said, "Boo! Boo! Boo!” and in eame the serene of the clarinet again. Bill pushed into the room, shading his eyes vith his muds because Iie was hal the dim Tight, ‘The ter- rifle noise of the swing hand bent again the walls of the room and concentrated on his eardrums as he made out the faint outline of a figure with a clarinet ing through contortions that would hhave done credit to a Hou “Hey!” Bill sereamed. “For the love fof Moses, will you stop that ungodly * Sanders, the youn Tite squadron of combat pilots, whirled around, He stropped the clarinet into a elair and the volume-control knob * Ie ald feebly, “T was just Ihaving a Title msn al,” Bill suid, “It sounded lke « music. What the hell are you do- Jing in here with that radio tu Toud? You must be trying to give musie to the Fiji Islanders!” “Gosh,” Sandy. said, “I didn't thinke you would ie over here, Bill, Vou said you were going to Nese York.” Ke I'd be over to New York beemse book antived I've been especting, 1 didn't go to New York because T wanted to-come over here and do a Tittle quiet eading, And what do T find—a mad- oi grief! Why dont you get some sense? I thought you were going, to take the hangar hook and struts of the The powered 880 hip. Twin Wasp mo- tor that Tia heen built around young Sandy “like a suit of clothes.” Tt had been designed for the specitie job of be- 1g carted inside the sant caries transport BT-4, from which it took off and mude Ikndings with w hook and trapeze atrungement while Since the destruction transport, Sandy had heen trving to fig- ture how to remove the hangar hook and my" don’t you do it?” Bill u wasting your hikes on that clasi= snapped, time making fein “Listen, Bill” Sandy said, “1 only got this clarinet this moming, Just like your hook, You were going to go to New York, weren't you? When your hook arrived you decided not to go. ‘Well that’s the way I feel about the laxinet, Tyas just—just “You were just—juail” Bill mimicked to hell out of here and take that thing with you, T swear, you'll drive se nuts.” AIR TRAILS “Aw, listen, Bll!” Sandy said, “Don't you like swing music? Everyone is 40- ing erazy about it, When ‘fellows like Benny Goodman begin to swing it rakes me want to climb trees and yell” “Yeah,” Bill ssid. “I notived, You ought to see some of the kids over at the Bl Banco do the Big Apple and the Suzy-Q. It’s hot stall” “Let.” Bill sail dryly, “Where's the EI Banco?” “It's a Spanish restaurant dow Village in New York,” Sandy said." fing over there tonight. You better come with me, Bill “How long snes you've beytn run ting around to night elubs?” Bill asked ST don't want you to start that stall, kia.” “ive only been there twice, said. *Shorly took 1 fone night, Then I went once more to Tear the swing band again, Boy! Ate they hot? They're called the Jamaica the Sondy e there for dinner Tony Lamport. Gingers, T got. acquainted with the Teader. “He's a nico gu He's go> ing to give me some pointers on sing ing the clarinet, Boy! Would he teach rue things if you went along! How about it, Bille” Bill was about to answer with a gruft emight the expression ‘Through his mind flashed a lot of stopped to thine about before. Suddenly it dawned on hi Sandy was really growing up and that th he ought to know something sides airplanes, He had kept the kid's nose to the grindstone on Barnes Field. for the past four years, ever since he had Trecome Sandy's tutor and He hiad never given him much ¢ play, except with the thousand an hobbies the youngster pulled ont of his sleeve, one after another. Such as the clarinet, He save the expression in Sandy's eyes and swallowed the retort. that was on his lips, But he felt that he shouldn't e top enthusiastic or Sindy would beAIR TRAILS orang the whole feld into a sing: Dan. “Where is this place, kid?” he asked, “Just south of Washington Square,” Sandy said eagerly. “You'll Tike it, wil.” kay, What time do we go” Smudy’s face lighted in a way Bill Jind never seen it before. is eyes were dancing with elation “Weill leave here about six so we ean see the dinnce show and hear Mac Macado swing his Jamaica m Singers, Sandy ssid, "IVs swell of you to go, Bill” “Til enjoy i,” Til said grufly, “Now scram, Well hop over to the downlowa, skyport and take a taxi up from there.” II—ENVELOPE WITH A SECRET AT six o'clock that evening Bill climbed into the streamlined bullet he called the Silver Lancer, He dropped into the bucket seat, heing careful not to “muss” the tweed suit he had donned for Uie occasion. He revved up the tandem Diese! engines that drove the enormous twin props in different ditece tions. For an instant he listened to their full throated roar, “They sound sweet!" he shonted at old “Scotty” MacCloskey, majordomo ‘on Barnes Field, who stood beside the hig ship. ‘They alvays sound swest, bos Seotty shouted back at hi Following his roggular custom checked over his ammunition counters and his to 60-euliber machine guns and the radio installation that nade onversation posible with his other ships or with Barnes Field while he was in the air, His eyes ran over the fight instone tment pinel und he tested the yellow amphibian gear Fights. ‘Then he lifted the infra-red-ray telescope that pemmitted him to see through fog, clouds for darkness, checked it and let it drop Dack to ils folding recess in the instru ‘ment panel. "Paton your hair ne ‘young Sandy over the intet-coekpit tele- ‘hone, und blasted the tail around. ‘The big sesquiplane sped down the center rinway at terrific speed, and hei Bill eased it into the air. He leveled off at three thousand feet and stuck the nose on the lower tip. of Manhattan Talend, cavers the Shyport, he vlad once ‘a ferry boat was out of his path Reng tonal Sm epeeattie struck the water in a eloud of spray aid roared up to the landing. The floats of the hig ship rode halfway up the in- clined turntable, Five minutes Inter they were ina ‘tasicab weaving in and ou of the traffic ‘on lower Broadway, “You've going to hear something to- * ie said to night, Bll” Sandy said, his eyes shining, “T hope so, kid.” But Bill was pretty sure he was in for an extremely dull evening. He hated the stoke and the noise and the idiotie bebavior of the people to be found in night clubs, EL Banco was s0 hot it sizaled when Bll and Sandy went down the front steps, checked their hats and stepped nto a room that was erowded with perspiring people, Tn one comer was a raised platfon fon whieh Mae Macado and his Jamaien Gingors were doing their stuil, Macado vyus sianding op the edge of the plat- form pumping on a clarinet and leading the band at the same tine, Hix whole ody ssayed to Ue quickening tempo ff the musie as he swing it faster and faster. ‘The drummer in the corer seemed to be x flashing centipede with filty arms and fifty legs, ‘The violins sereamed shrilly at one another, while the cello came in with its deep rumbl anda saxophone rin the gamut of ‘musical emotions. we faces of the players were stream ing with perspiration as they brought the piece to a close with a Tast wail a crashing of eym= in by Mue Macado ‘on his elarine, ‘The people at the tables surrounding the danee floor broke into 2. thunder of applause, which Macado acknowledged swith a bobbing head and » wide grin showing his even white teeth, “ello, Kee” he shouted at Sandy as they were escorted toward a table, Sondy’s grin spread and Bill could “not help grinning with him, ‘The spirit ‘of the place was infectious, A gil with flashing eyes gazed up at Bil as he passed, and she was smiling too. She said something in Spanisls tothe girl beside her. Their eves followed Bill's Droad shoulders to his table ‘A moment later Macado was standing beside their table shaking hands with Sendy and Bill “You're hot tonight, Mac.” Sandy after he had int:oduesi Bill ‘In more ways than one,” the leader acknowledged. “You Tike our Mr. Bares?” "It’s swell,” Bill said, But lie'noticed that Macado was not listening to his answer. Instead his Black eyes were dating around the room as though they were searching for something. He did not hear a question Sandy asked “Excuse me, please,” he said and hur- ried away as’ man who hid just en tered the place beckoued to him from the doorway “Your friend seems a little jumpy,” Bill ssi. “He's always nervous,” Sandy said, “But boy. can he make that clarinet talk” T think you mentioned that before.” AZ When Macado came back again he pulled out a eluis and sat down vith them, but his mind was not on the things they talked about. Is glance kept sweeping the room, seureely ae- Knowleduiny the many gree ‘were throwa at hi. Once he leaiied over to Bill and sxid, “Thees Sandy, he ees a nice keel, Are yout not afraad he will keel himself?” Bill could see that Mncado was serie ‘ous, and when the answéred he answered soberly. “He can take care of himself, T don't worry about him, He uses his head.” ‘That ces good,” Macado said, “But is hind to alnays know how to use your head, It He stopped Speaking: and his eyes fluttered nerv= Bill ously aromd the ‘room again could tell that there was fear Iu deep behind his attempted air of non chalanee. ke this kind of work” Bill ‘He was curions about the an, because he scemed out of place Jeuling a swing band ina garish night club. “Seated gt their table, he seemed to be something out of old Spa lant and a gentleman, “Tt.ees only a—what you say? sheeft.” Maeudo answered, music, Tam foreed away from my hhome because of polities, I must live So, Lorganize my own band from among. some of my followers who are also ex: 1 “You're a South American?” Bill asked, ‘No,” Maeado said land if South Ameriea, dian. I— Suddenly he stopped speaking and the color seemed to drain from his hand- some fagy us his eyes darted to the three ‘men who were coming in the doorway, and to two more who were standing near the band platform, ‘Their own-eyes fastened on Macao, they: began to move toward the table, Auietly and swiftly. ‘wo of them still swore their hats. ill, wateliing Macado, saw that his face was white, but that he was not afraid. “He sat motionless in lis chair while the five men converged om him He swung his chsir around a litte +o they would be in front of him, His right Tuand was stuck into the side pocket of his dinner jacket, and Bill Could tell by the bulge there that he held an antomat ‘The approwching men formed a little semi-circle around the table and Bill ew that they too had gins jn their pockets. They all had the same facial ‘contours as Macado, the same dark hair and dark, gleaming eyes, ‘They were ilirely oblivious of other people about, intent only on their quarry, “Prom 9 sual A West In-Aa ive me thal gun, Macado,” one of them said quietly Macaclo hesitated, then slipped the small automatic out of his pocket, try ng to eonewal it with his hand. But a giel at a table nest to them had seen it, Her eyes grew wide and she Trewin to seream, AUl five nen turned their heacle for a bref instant That was what Bll hac boon waiting, for. He swung bis body to the right ‘andl his left fist crashed into a stomach as he shot out of his clair, His vie- tim gasped for breath, powerless for the moment, Quickly Bill sent is right fist cracking against Uie jays of the man him, ‘The man sailed backward faeross the dance flo ‘A shot buried itself in the wall behind Bill as waters and m: mill toward them. A fick one Iouder than the one before, ‘came from the dance floor People were jjmmping to their feet. Suddenky the Tights flickered and went out. A gun barked viciously and one of the men who had been standing above Macado doubled floor. Ora other gun at the opp Macado's voice eut throu am of noise, “Keed,, Bill,’ “are you all right? T'lead you to oor.” Quecek!™ He Jed. them rose the dark: room nd through the swinging door into the AIR TRAILS ‘Only Sandy's instantaneous reaction kept his head from being blown from is shoulders—he yanked the Snorter on its back—AIR TRAILS e he pointed to a door e as he yanked a long white envelope out of his pocket and forced it into Sundy’s hands “Keep thees for me until T ask you it," hie said. “Ref I do not come fa month it css yours to open. and do as you see fit. Queeck! That door will take you into an alley. Get “What about you, Mac?” Sandy asked quickly “T will be all right,” Macado said, “This, she ces is only nothing.” He pushed them into the alleyway putside and closed the door ehind them. ‘They could soe a strvet fifty foot away and begin to stumble toward it falling over eans of refuse and broken crates, Police sirens sereamed and whistles shrlled ss they slipped around corner, Sandy yas still holding the envelope Macado had given him. He tured it ‘over ind looked at the other side “Don't you think we ought Lo stick svith him, Bill?” he said. “No!” Bill snapped, “He seemed to know shat it was all about Tt yas something that isn't any of our busi- ness, Tidon’t want to get a lot of pub- Heity and get mixed up ina thing like that, Weill get in touch with Comm siouer Barton and tell him what we Jaw and to keep us out of it. Come ‘on, Lets scram!” IV—PIRATE'S VOICE BILL AND SANDY spent three hours at Police Headquarters expla ing what little they knew about. the alfair at the EI Banco. They made n menton of the envelope Macago had given Sandy vs noue of their business,” Bill told Sandy. “Macado will show up and claim it ancl you give it to him Commissiones Barton promised to keep them out of the newspaper ac- counts of the affair, which later said that Macado had been driven from island home in the West Indies because hhe was the son of the former president here, The newspapers laid the whole thing to. political upheavals on the island of ‘Trujillo. Macado’s father had Deen forced to flee for his life a few months before, and Macsdo had left at the same time to become a swing band leader in the United States, Alter the first day the affaie crept ack to te tenth page of the news papers and in a week it was forgotten, By evezyons but Sandy Sanders Each day Sandy took out the envelope Macado had given him and speculated as to what was inside, He had heard nothing from Maeado Since that night. Maeado had disap peared con ported that erous_politieal Sandy knew. At the end of thee weeks Sandy gave the envelope to Bill to put wwuy iat the scoret, boub-proof vault underneath the foes, That was all 45 ation Building, Tt was shootly after the month was up that he remem- Dever it again and asked Bill to get it ut for hi Bill laughed and suid, “It’s probably filed with tickets on a Cuban lottery.” ‘They opened it together in Bill's pri vate Inside the outer envelope was another envelope that was yellowed swith age. Sandy's eves were the size of stucers as Bill took a single shest of parchment paper from the sccoud en velope and spreed it on his desk. Tt was cracked and faded but the Tndia ink was still plain om the face of it. They studied it in puzzled wonders ment for a few moments. Then Sandy's breath exploded and his eyes were in danger of popping out of his head. “Bill” he said, “Wes an old chast to buried, treasicel “Nuts.” Bill said, but he bent over the map and studied it: more close At the top was a little sketch showing a place ealled Pog Lookout and Cape Fear on the const. Below it read: “Latitude 77° 450, Longitude 3” 50” And below that, printed English, was te legend: faded old ‘Take your longsboat throwgh the folet and into the mouth of the White Oak River. Beich boat ‘where pines are close to the dunes, Follow. the shade tows. The October sun is the key. At one oelook folloe the shadow of oan from cho old white oak that the largest. Where tho shadow ends feta sapling. It ill be 400 pcos eas of the Port of Minsing Men Tavern At two oelock follow the shade ens by the sapling. twenty paces and set auorher sapling "AL sunset, measure Ave pases along the direetion of the shadow cia by the Jast sapling and sct spade deep in the mick. Follow the shadow af the spe en paces; tien due north ten paces, Four fest below the surface will be fon heats ‘urge om itm that touclies AMecehs FM. gold.46 That sens all, But ib was enough for Sandy, He tried to speak, Bul his words only ta aled up in bis mouth to choke him “Take it cass, kid,” Bill laughe youll have a stroke.” "It's a map 10 show where to find a ‘buried trensite!” Sandy managed to say SWhere—shiere do yott suppose it i “Is the bunk, Sends,” Bill sid. But Ihe went across the room and pulled ‘ook of charts and maps from a shelf sui began to flip the pages. “My gosh! Ip may be a fortune! Sandy said. “When shall we start, Bille” wher Yo look for it!” ST dos't. want any suupped, “There has ‘mes as much money for buried treasure tha ‘rensure Tes mine!” Sandy anid. “Mae told ime to hold it or a month and if he didn’t claim $t to do az T saw St. Lm going to look for it.” fou're going to do nothing of the soct,” Bill said. “There is something very screwy: about the whole thing, kid, You don't wane to get mised yp in it” “Look, Bill” Sandy Those part of ity” heen 2 spent on hunting there ever was ‘men who eure after Macao that night lenew he had this chart with hin. ‘They know about it aud were trying to eet it “Listen,” Bill said patiently. “Those birds yere political opponents of Mc do's father on the island of ‘Trujillo ‘They were after Muc because he has een in this country to raise funds to hielp his father, TU one of ese bunan revolutions, You want to keep your howe out-of it or yow'll get your throat cul” Bill reached for the picoe of parch- ment and compared it with a chil of the North Carolina coast. Young Sanidy, Teaning over his shoul dler, exclaimed, “There! ‘There, Bill ‘That little map on the pazehanent will fit right into that place ealed Pogue Tilt and inta the mouth of the White Oak River” ill studied the two maps for a mo- ment svithout answering. ‘Then he put the honle of charts away and selected ‘anotiier book from the shelf, Tt had to do with easly Colonial History: and yi rey “You se, Bill.” Sanvly vent on ex citedly, “it was heeause of this map that those men were aller Mac that ight ‘They Imess he lid it. You say he was Tiere trying to raise funds Wo help bis father, Te was going to use that map to dig up that treasure, He knows tHlere oF he wouldn't have given it to me to Keep for him, ‘They got him that hight and have ben trying to make him tell whit ae le vith it” 1 shut up!” Bill said, to concentrate,” “He might as yell have been talkin to himself because Sandy kept right on Jabbering, In moment lhe Looked up from the book and there was a eurions Tm trying expression in his eyes “Listen, id” he said, “Meceh Eras Mecel—was 2 pirate who took all figs, tht is, the ships of all rn i abort 1700, He and about tro thousand other pirates terrorized. the coasts of Virginia and Carolina. We xvas suppoee! to he under the protection of Governor Anthony Mann of North Carolina, in league with him, The merchants and planters of North Caro- Tina went to the Governor of Virginia for ely because they didn't trust Mann. Te was aout the time of the Tuscarora Taian massacres in that pert of the country, ‘The people inland were threat- ‘ened hy the Tudians and Uie people on the eaast by pirates. Tt was a ruthless said pictoresgtc. period in. our history.” “What has tat to do with this choot?” Sandy asked, “Nothing exept that it initialed by B, M,, who was Francis Meech,” Bill stid, “He was one of the most blood thiesty of them all, He was also known as Bluebeard, The place named on the may—Posues Tnlet—was a rendervous for pirates in those dass.” ol” Sandy said. “The whole thing ts, It all fits.” Bil said, “escept that no cone is trying to get money out of us ‘The usual procedure is for someone like Mueado to. produce a chart such as this fone—oa which the aging is done arti- ficially, He gots hold of some sucker ‘with adventurous leanings, ike vourself, and sells it to hima for a nice little bit of money. ‘Then they set out to find the treasure and dig u lol of holes in the sand and find nothing. ICs an old ip, Kid, And one T refuse to bite Macado gets nothing out of id Bill said. “He's just waite ing for us to moke a move. He wants tus to yet well warner up and excited about it, When we start to look for AIR TRAILS the treasure He'll step in and demand a pee for the chart, ts an old come-on Deliove it” Sandy said Mae was on the square.” “So was Francis Meceh,” Bill said. Here. ‘Take your treasure chart and go aleep on it, T don't want any: part of it Sandy put the yellow parchment back in its envelope and started to } As he hesitnted at the door Bill suid, TTI be secing you in the moming, Wi.” “Okay,” Sandy answered, “Good night.” ‘A moment Tater he ins buek in Bill's office, and Till knew what he was going to say before he spoke. “Lforgot to ask you,” Sandy sid, “it you would mind if T take a Sorter for 4 while tom Tt was on the tip of Tits tongue to ask him why he snted it, But he feaught himself in He looked at Sandy: steadily for a moment, then an= wered, “Okay, il But remembers you're growing up. Don't forget to be Your age "Thanks, Bil” sight Suidy sid. “Good YABOVE CAPE LOOKOUT WHEN young Sandy stuck his head fin the Urlie control office on Barnes Field the aext morning shorlly Defore dawn, the cling was almost down to ero, We heard the roar of a Bares Diesel overhead and saw the electric tye antomatieally svitel on the shadow= 5s, seliv-vapor Tights. “Go ahead! i ahead!” Tony Lamport, chief sadio operator on Barnes Field, chanted into his mieropione. oat heal! Trend! 1nimicked dluty- at this time in Use morning?” hat’s Bey Bates coming in,” Tony "Tin hex to ace he doesn't stiee sound, What's the mate dil your bed catch on i, his nose in the ter with you ‘m taking a Snorter out in a few ‘There's said, ill gave me permission last ai Sandy said, “LU make a. coiling” "Ten minctes later he wandered into the hangar where the Snorters were Teept and nodded to the half-dozen: me hanes anc giease monkeys who. were fon night duty. He was deessed in light, white overall, dying boots ancl a light helmet. Roll out # Snorter and warm her " he snapped in his best imitation of ‘The mechanie in charge Tooked at Dim doubtfully, while the grease mon keys grinned at one another. "Dp youAIR TRAILS hhave an order from Scotty?" the me- chanie asked. “There's no ceiling.” “Listen,” Sandy said, examining his ‘wrist watch, “I'm ina hurry, Let's get rolling!” Fifteen minutes later he stowed a bag fn the gunner’s cockpit and opened the ‘emergency locker in the tail to chuck its ‘contents, There was’ small tent, a folding rubber boat, a sub-caliher machine gun, 4 Springfield rifle with a telescopic sight, a-simall outboard motor, an ax, a pi anda sh ‘Ho nodded his head, closed the locker und climbed into the forward. cockpit, ‘Then he took the Shorter into what was now rain, with a verve and preci sion that would have done credit to Bill Barnes himself. At five thousand feet hie leveled off and listened to the steady drone of the twin Diesels, checked his bro .80.caliber machine guns and Ii ‘ammunition counters, and took his bearings. rain was beating furiously against his windshield as he pulled out the map. rack and plotted his course, After five niinules of flving he woticed that. the storm was abating and the fog clearing, He checked his position and his diift anil his airspeed! against. the chronome- ter, and grinned with satisetion, At Ue same instant Sandy lifted the nose of his Snorter off the runway, ‘Tony Lamport put in a telephone call to Bill's Dedroom. Bill shook his heal angrily at the buen of the bell, then reached for the phone, “Sandy just left, Bill,” Ton his ear, “I tried to hold him tbucke bee cause there’s no ceiling an and dogs” What a chance,” Bill said “Tell Scotty to warm up the Eanoer snd have itready on the line. Let me kuow when you hear from Sandy, Tell Chasic to bring some orange juice and toast and enffee over to my bungalow.” ay, Bill” Touy said and out off, Young Sandy checked his bearings aagiin over the ety of Philadelphia, IL was daylight now and the fog hud cleared uviay completely, He laid his course along the regular air lines us far south as Raleigh, North Carolina, then pulled from an iuside pocket the yellow. parchment Bill and he had bees at the night before. Checking parchment and his zceular plotted a course from Ral him over Goldsbore, Newbern, and from. tere out over Cape Lookout and dovwn the const over Pogue Sound until he feame to Pogue Inlet and the mouth of the White Oa River, He was singing at the top of his voice, from slieer exullation, when the wucient town of Beaufort flashed under his wings. Perhaps that was why he did not hear the motors of the two ships lille, “Bill says to lay a course neross Pann lico end Albemarle Sounds with nose on Norfolk,” ‘Tony sai ‘away from ’em if you ean. If you eau’ make a running fight of it, He is just taking the Lancer off the soutlt end of te field. Hold everything until he gets there, ki “TIL hold it if X cant” San ul Ue his switeh, He stuck the nose of his Snorter down and roared at one of the biplaues as it eased oul of ils dive and eamne axound in a climbing turn, ‘Throe fingers and his thumb were wrapped around. the rip on the end of the stick, aud his forefinger rested lightly on his gun trips, For an instant the biplane eame imder his telescopic Sights, and then his fore- finger pressed hard on both eleetric trips. ‘The two synchronized Brownings tn either side of him roated into action lM see his tracers lacing the aie with their white smoke. ‘Tho pilot of the red ship biplane down to the right range of fire, and ewaped. Sandy a ‘most tore the wings off his Snovter as hhe yanked Ue stick buck to bring it ot dive, “He knew that he was over Dut he couldn't help it, He the Snorter up and around in 48 flashing chandelle and went buck to the attack, He could sce tho ship that had just slipped away, going back upstaics as fast fas it could” get there, But for the ‘moment the other one iad disappeared, He started to swing his eyes in a eirele, into his engines and kept an eye on his when the tat-tat-tat of @ machine gun, airspeed indicator sounded almost in his ear, He threw Tn a moment Tony Lamport’s voice one quick glance upward and backward came back to hin, as his hand tightened convulsively “BBX, |. . BBX... . BBX an- around the control column, swering.” ‘Tony's voice said in his ear, The first biplane was again diving “Tony! Sindy cal ‘on him from above, He could see the “Sandy calling BBX. I've stuck my tracers darting at him and he could feel nose in a jam, ‘Tony. Tell Bill. Tivo the impact as a sheet of death drove biplanes are trying to shoot my buttons through his Snorter, For an instant his of, I lueart stopped beating. Then he kicked “Where ate you, kid? Quick!” Tony his rudder and Uhrew his stick to bring said. “Bill's standing by. the ship up aud around in a fast climb- “ust off Cape Lookout,” Sandy said. ing turn. As his engines almost stalled hie stuek the nose down and leveled off, ‘A moment Ioter he knew that he had made 1 sickening tactical error, The ship that had dived below him had ‘come out of its dive as Sandy began climbing turn, Tt eame up and around with hii and was riding just below bis tail, ‘The other one was flying directly above him. He tried desperately to ontmanenver them and get into the lear, where he could use his guns, But they were too smart to permit that, and were forcing him lower and lower as they fired “burst after burst of fire through his tail -. a iy panted, that were riding just abowe im, hhaps it was carelessness, 5 hw left Beaufort the two blood-red biplanes above him stuck their noses down. Fire and death sprayed out of heir machine-gun ports and the enrling noke of tracers Tined the air betw Uhe tail of Sundy’s Suorter and two plunging. ships Only Sandy's instantangons reaction as he heard their yammering. guns kept his head from being blowa from his shoulders, He yunked the Shorter over fon its buck as the two ships plunged under him, then rolled it sight side up flashing Immelman tuna, As he sav them pull out of their dives and Jhang their powerful little ships on their props, he knee they ad been waiting for him, waiting to get possession of the parchment jn his pocket. Vor a in stant he hesitated, ‘Then reached for his radio switel, Calling BBX... . Calling BBX, + Calling BBX!" he shouted into his microphone, while he poured soup Pes lipped the range as the {Wo blood-red ‘came down on his tail again, Suddenly he realized that the two biplanes had almost us much speed as his Snotter Chat their pilots were musters at their craft. He eould feel goose flesh creeping all over his body as fe got n alimpse of the cold, black waters of the Adantic below him, ‘Then Tony's voice sovnded in his ears again and gave him courage,48 Suddenly, one of them dived straight saoross his sights to Ture him lower. As Sandy plummeted toward him the other fone came down on his tail and forced im even lover, He knew the game they yyere playing, but he covkdn't do anything ahoul it, They had every trick of the combat pilot and they seemed to anticipate his every move. He wns aware they were trying to focce him to land without injuring hit. ‘And hie was aware that he had got him self in such a jam because he had not followed Tony. Lamport’s instructions. Tnstead of making a ronning fic it he had tried to shoot them both out of the air. He threw his radio switch ‘and chanted Bill's eall Tetters into the Sandy eall- ated desperately, ing. TBE answering + + Go ahead, kid. Go ahead: fame back to him. ing BB!” h “BB answ ‘Are you do- Til be at faster than ing what Tony told you? ‘Norfolk before you. are “They have me in a crossfire, Bill” Sandy ssid, “and they're forcing me down. “Get upstairs!” Bill bellowed, “Hang, your Snorter on her props and. get rough “em. Tay your nose right on fone of them and open her wide. Hell fet out of the way. Where are your aus, kid? Get ahove ‘em and lay. your ning on Nosfolk, Do what T told you oe ‘Okay! Sandy sapped back. He was mad now and he was dangerously: tired. The iden that Bill questioned his ournge made him forget his exh ti He: rammed the throttles of the Snorter open wide and Inng it on its props. ‘The slip above him started to fnose down with its gums_yammering But Sandy had moved too fast for the eneniy pilot to anticipate what he was going to do this time. He went through thut hail of lead and was up and away Tyefore the pilot could get him under his sights again. He tools his Snorter up stairs like, « bolt of Tight with the two ruil biplanes strung out behind im “T guess TIL always be a sucker!” he said to himself, tears of anger in his eyes. He looked back and down and say that the two blood-red biplanes ‘were at least six hundred yards behind thowsnd feet ‘As lie sped abows the waters of Pare Tieo Somd he began to Taught aloud. The tivo biplanes: lad peeled off and nowhere in sight. He was laugh if Incause their attack had proved one hing to him, Not even Bill could ie nore the fact that someone Thad been svaiting and watching for them to make toviard the spot designated on the yellowed parchment. ‘Their altack could mean only one thing—that Ma- caida lad heen trying to hide the trens: lure map ftom ecmeone else who knew of ils existence, And it followed Unt bath Macaddo aul his enemies believed in the hidden treasure Sandy Teld the nose of the Snorter hard on Norfolk as he made contact svith Bill again and told him the two es had peeled off ‘Okay, Kid” Bill sai. you're satisfied now.” “What do you. mean, Bill?” Sandy ee innoeen ‘Don't tell n don't know the Bill snorted Sure, L know,” Sancly said in a jl Tant voice, “LL means—" “Ts your Suorter all shot to hell Bill pe ‘No, its all ight T suppose you're so. dumb you ig of that attack,” A few holes, but nothing vital “Then swinz around and lay your nose on Taleigh, TM meet you there ft the airport.” Okay, Toots!” Sandy suid. He Knew that meant, Bill was going to lielp him look for the buried treas- VI—TEN PACES NORTH— BILL went over Sandy's Snorter with ‘fine tooth comb at the municipal air= pork st Raleigh. When he had finished he shook his head in protenled disgust and said again, “Why in hell dida’t you dg what T told you to do?” “Gosh, Bill” Sandy said. “I—I— 1)" Bill cut in, “1 have to send for Shorty and Red and Bev to come Alown aad help me. You'll that erate back to the field and get it patched up, It's too bad you couldn't follow instructions, TF we find any Tyutied treasure you'll be wrestling with that Shorter while we're doing it.” oly smoke, Bill!” Sandy said, and his face was aghast at the idea. "You swoultn't do that to mie, would you? Why, yon wouldn't Iaow anvthing. about Uiat map if it wasn't for me, You woulda’t be that Kind of a heel, soul you, Bue” “When T give you orders will you obey them in the fature#” Bill asker His face was thimderclond, but th thvinkle in his eyes belied the tone of his fen, Bil” Sandy pleaded. “In the future if you onder me to Kiss a Haboon, Til kiss it, But don't send me back to Bares Ried, 1M do anything you sry it’ “AIL right, kid” Bill said, mention that 1 don’t give for the sake of giving t AIR TRAILS lator, I just don’t want you to get your fool head shot off. Welll have Shorty and Red and Bey meet us at Pogue Inlet. You can take Bev's Shorter and he will fly yours back to the Feld.” “Do you tl to need Shorty and Red ly asked. The idea of haviug Uiose two hattle-searred veterans around to Kid him if they found no treasure, or even if they did, imade him nervous. They: spent about half of their Gime thinking up ways and means of making Sandy miserable. Tf we Gnd any gold,” Bill ssid, “we've got to Tave some way to trans port it, And judging by that attack on you we may need a lol of protection Let's ee thal map again” After reading the instructions on the parchment, Bill glanced at his wrist Ywateh, then refereed back to the first paragraph “Te says the October sun is the key and we mulst eatch it at just ane o'clocls, Well have tworhours to locate the place and figure out the difference in shal fows Between October and this month. TI lay the course and when T locate the place you follow me in for a lands “hte you going to keep the map?” nndy asked as Bill stuck it in his pocket “Yes!” Bill roared at him. “What's the matter? Are you afraid Tl steal iw Nol No!” Sandy said hastily. He started on a run for the forward cock Dit of his Suorier, An instant Inter his fengines Mlasted. He kicked the ship ‘around into the wind and took it off in ‘long, low climb, Fill followed him into the air immedi ately, They leveled off side by side at five thousazd fect while Bill plotted his course from the yellowed parelhment wl the chart om his map rack, half hour Jater tney were cirling hove the filet that afforded an entrance from the Antic Ocean into Pogue Sound said the month of the White Oak River. Below ther was » desolate expanse of pings aud cedars and sand dunes swith here and there intertangled patchesAIR TRAILS of swampland covered with bayberries and sea-feape serub. Seagulls and great seranny-necked vultures: squatted fn the souls aud wateled them as they dred lower and lower dose to the mouth of the viver ep your altitude,” Bill said into his microphone, “and ‘keep your eyes peeled for those biplanes that attacked you, Tm going lower and sce what T ‘eu see, The whole contour of Uhe mis Tand may have changed in tivo hundred and fifty years. Tt Jooks to me_now, kid, as though we dida't have a chance of Jocating anythi “What about that Port of Missing Men Tavern, Bill?” Sandy asked, “That has been dust for a hundred years” Bill said, “lust a minut.” He cele down umtil he was only two lnundred feet above the wales, while Sundy strained Ils eyes over the side of his ship, hoping against hope that they ‘would Toeate seme elue to give them a begining, “Okay, id,” Bill said in a few mo- ‘ments, His voice sormded. tense with Suppressed excitement. “T_ think it's Unt point that comes down farthest on the righthand side at the mouth of the river. Notice the pines and cedars row only a little ways from Ue dunes ere, And I sce something else that may help us when we get on the ground. ‘Wait until Take a landing, then follow me in. T'm going to taxi in as close as Tan and throw ont my sea anchor. Well have to go overboard and wade ashore.” “O-okay, Bil" Sandy said, “Did— did you get in touch with the feld and tell Shorty and Red and Bey where to come?” “Yes,” Bill sai. Tie lowered the single long float from the belly of the Lancer and the smaller wwing tip floats from the arings, and set the big ship down on the water in a cloud of spray and spume, A moment Tater Sandy followed him in, Only thirty feet. from the shore they threw cout their sea anchors and went over the side into water up to their hips. Stick an automatic in your pocket,” Bill shouted at Sandy just before they stariod to wade to shore. Sandy fell down, completely submerg- ing himself, in his ansiety to seach the shore, Bul he was holding the auto- matic above his head as he strugeled up out of the water. “My eripes!" he said to Bill, “I—I'm soing to blow up in a minute, Bill” Ox the shore, Bill took the faded parchment from his pocket and read: “Take your Jonge-boat through the Tet and “nto the mouth of the White ‘Oak River, Beach boat whero the pines fre close to'the dunes? . That's the spot, right there, kid, And there is an old “oak Uiat Tas been shattered by lightning, probably a Thindred years igo. If we can find some trace of the ruins of the Port of Missing Men Tay= en welll know wo’ right, Woll tart fat the oak and go four hundred paces ue west.” "No, Bill,” Sandy said, and bis finger trembled as he pointed to the second paragraph of the map. follow the shadow of the sun from the ‘white ome at one o'clock, Where that shadow ends we're supposed to sct a sapling. That sapling will be four hun- dred paces east of the Pork of Missing Men Tavern.” “Right, Kid)” Bill ssid, “Before we start, go back out and get the axes and spades from the Well need 'em to Te bad stasted to say Ue chests.” He was bumiag with the same feyer that was absorbing Sandy, Dut he didn’t want to admit it. In the back of his mind he coulda’ help be Tieving that they. were on a wild. goose chase. He, he tried to tell himself, was just helping the kid have a little fun caked and wetter,” he finished lamely, ht,” Sandy said, and tore across il to plunge into the inlet again, ‘We'll eave this stuff here," Bill told when he retumed, pufing, “and try to figuro how much of a sliadow the ‘oak: will throw at one o'elocls in June instead of October: Bill figured the height of the sun and he duration against the shadows in Qctober from a litle chart he tool from his pocket. ‘Then he paced off the ap- proximate length and cupped up a pile ‘of sand to mark the spot. Next he took ont a hand eompass and Tocated due west. “Bring that ax slong, Kid,” he said his voice uncertain, “We'll have to eut through that tangle of brush ahead.” For three Iwndred and ifty paces there was only a creeping vine clinging to the surface of the clay and sand to Dar their passage, AL the end of that distance they came up against a solid wall of sea-geapo serub and tangled vines which was almost impenetrable ‘Go back and get the other as,” Bill gederod a he began to cut hb uy thro Ao ‘They chopped and hacked and bludg- coned until their hands and faces were ‘4 mass of euls and seratehes, and their clothes soaked vith perspiration “There was never any tavern in here, id,” Bill finally said. “T don’t think land has ever been cleared, Have we come another Sty peces?” Sandy panted. “Close o it,” Bill said, He threy his ax on the ground and sat down beside it to wipe his face. He sas convinced now that the map was a hoax, And he syas sore at himself for having humored Sandy thea the thought of those tire blood- rod biplanes that hud attacked Sandy flashed through his mind, and he reached for his wx again, At just that moment Sandy, who had not stopped working, let out a war- whoop which would have done credit to the ‘Tuscarora Indians who ld raided and killed there three hundred ‘years before, “Here it is, Bill? he sereamed, drop ping down on all fours lo point at the cellar and foundations of a building that hhad long since vanished. Bill crossed the intervening distance fn three enormous strides, and he was, suddenly, as excited as Sandy. He vas Sandy's age as he pushed back the angle of vines aad peered al the fallen stones of the old foundation. “By Francis Meech’s bonest” he sai in an avwed whisper, “Its there!” “I's there!” Sandy echoed, and he Tooked at the watch on his wrist, “It's just one o'clock now, Bill, Let's pace back four hundred paces due east-and seta sapl They were no longer tired as they carefully followed their compass four hhundred paves due east. Tt vas nearly to o'clock when they had agreed on the length of the sapling and had set it upright in the sand, nol far from where Bill had first made his Tittle mound. At iwo o'elock they followed for twenty puces the shadow of the sun cast by the sapling, and set another sapling ‘Now we've got to wait until sunset, Sandy said. "Don’t you suppose we could estimate the direction of that Shadow and the shadow that will be feast by the spade? I don't think T ean ‘wait until sunset, We can try ity Bill He glanced into the sky, remarking, “It is time Shorty and Red and Bev were here.” andy didn’t answer, He was busy pacing off fve paces along an imaginary BILL BARNES’ NEW SHIP— THE ‘‘CHARGER’’ PLANS AND DESCRIPTION BY FRANK TINSLEY IN THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE50 shadow. At that point he stuck | spade deep in the sad asd followed ther imaginary: shadowe for ten pace ‘here hé took the compass and walked ten paces due norl He was in a thieket now and the ground beneath him was wet and sh Bill yas following closely beli checking. carefully. ‘Thoy cleared" away the tangled am- derbrash, standing ankle deep in riick, Tiefore they took their spades and"be xan to dig feverishly. The soil was brackish and water ran into the hole nearly at fast as they cleared ont the earth, ‘As Bill dug deep with his spade it struck something lund and solid. He shoveil his spade henesth it and heaved ‘upwartl with all his) strength, Sandy was watching iim with vide eyes as a round “objeet caked with mud rolled off the end of the spade. Bill swished it in the brackish yiater until the mud bee gan to drop away. Suidenly, he realized that he was Dolding’a iniman skull in his hand, He hialt diopped it but seized Tt again be- fore it fell back into the hole. Turning it over, he saw the hole where some ob- ject had pierced the skull at the temple and bad come out at the rear, ‘Frizale my ears!” Sancly said softly staring at the thing. “He was shot through the head,” Bil said. “That may mean. something. Pirates often tools their mien ashore to Dury Useir treasnee and thea shot them © 10 one would Taio where it ns Dutied but themselves’ “We're hot, Bill!” Sandy grabhed at his space again and began to dig. He sas trying to. throw srater out of the hole when Bill's’ voice came to his ears in a way that tnade him rigid jn his tracks, Hold it, Saudy followed Bills xe as Bill ‘whipped an automatic out of his pocket and pointed it. Coiled only four feet ‘vay from him, with its flat sigly head ingling up to strike, was a dull, dark- fal" Bill snapped, “Don't tchestmut-brown snake, barred sith Diack, Tis slimy belly was black, Dlotehied with a yellowish white, Its tongue was dasting in and out as it pro- pared to strike, Bill's automatic cracked three times jn rapid, succession, the shots tear the snake's head off, while Sandy jumaped backward, white and shalken, VII—"IF YOU ARE BOLD" ‘YOU want to keep your eves open for those water moccasins,” Bill suid. “They're w darker species of the copper- hiead and just as poisonous.” “Thanks, Bill)” Sandy gasped. have got me sure.” A. moment’ Inter they retumed. to work, knee-deep in mud now. ‘Their “He'd Ducks were ume and sore, their faces fand ands miatied with coagulated Isla. Te was Sandy's spade that fist struck fa solid object, the impact driving the handle ack into the pit of his stomach. He choked for s moment as Bill stopped working to wate hi. “A rock, T gues” he gasped. Tock, hel!” Bill said. “There arcn’t ceks in this muck, Kid, That's pay’ any diet! For ten imites they worked Hike two men possessed with endless strength, They cleared the water and ruuck away fram the wood and iron sk thal came to Hight. ‘They were too tired and too exhausted to speak while they got pieces of wood underneath the bottom and heaved it up on end, "T's too Tight, Bil,” Sandy said, and e were tears in his voice, Let's get it out of here and find ont what's in it” Bill snapped. They rolled the enske out into dry sand and looked it over earcfully. Tt ned to be an ordinary, heavily oiled ex cask. Bill drove in the halffoot bing with, ‘one terrfie blow from his ax. Tle knelt and ran his land around inside the cask, ‘There's notling—" he began, then ais his fingers found a He pulled it throngh the is face sie unre object hole in the top. They both geaed with wide eves at the square, brown bottle he held in his Tan There's a paper inside it sail in a whisper ‘They chipped olf the sealing held the rotting cork i gon to fish for the rom inside. Bill took the tle from "s teebling bands, aid placing on fis Baas, heen working to igs inside ke i tweezer until he ad extracted the paps. Te was rolled anh tied with piece of ofled hemp that neath thelr touch, “Easy,” Bill sil, as he unroed the piece of parchment on the dry, bot sand ‘The India ink of the writing stood ut as thonigh it hid een applied the day Defore. ‘The script was old Enh, and fn the same hand as that of the fst parchment, At times the pen had spat= tered, and_tviee the quill seemed to Ihave heen jabbed into the paper ‘They hardly: Ieathed scanned the letter: Sandy tiny pled be- while they TO MY GOOD FRIEND THE HON. OURABLE ANTHONY MANN, GOVERNOR OF NORTH CARO! LINA You hve followed well my directions to find that our gold Bae flown. Well Knowing you would beeuk our trust and AIR TRAILS: that there is honor only among pirates and en rogue, The hastened 10 26 dove teaiptation after placing. your 3 Geipt in my strona box. Your share of the gold, and mine, sats deep in the sil of a mame, ose Tooking the Caribhean Sra_on the ilo sf ‘Trujillo hard beste the Spanish mowing it f» only just vat you should have your sare T aladly Teave ft chart lat ill help you Gr i (Cast your anchor in th nil of Pe where tan 1s spanish Block onse, built 0 Follow straight back’ of the howe to the erest of the more, Down throvgh a ravine besond the erent rages a stream, when the seston is ring tons itis ar mild ae you ime Follow the serans toward the se antl Riilsiare we arg ee eee Aeon son eonnat zo farther seitheot the aid of sealing ladders gd lianas. There the stream disappeare beneath an oveee hanging lndge of rock, bit there is 0 father passage init unless yo are hold, I you are bold, 1 Tin ray good fiend, Target bower appear sith i Aeep, deep enough for 9 will carey you filly feet toward tho Caribivan with rock above you and on our left and only x shalt of Hit on your right ‘When the strosm comes to the sur face again it plunges into four-hundeed- foot waterfall and into the. Casbbean es, TE you wish tol Tiel dear poset to the right hank before it jlimges. "The huge tacts of « gomnmier tree that tuyiers high above you will give you a finer Drew yourself to the edge of the ravine. “Due south are two. lange cchatogniee ‘trees twenty paces spat, Exactly ten paces from etch of thet thee feet below the top growth, yom will find the nix cheats of Arab god. ‘Andere you Teave the spot, my hon ‘ourabile fiend you will als find death leave a doubtoon within this e3sk: to seal the bargain. Ti other see Francis Mech awn whistle escaped San lips as they Snished readin over the ensk again and ran his hand inside, When he drew it forth held large Spanish coin between his fingers, Sandy stared at the thing tke aman ina trance, ‘Then a grin split his blood-marked face, “No one has ever touched that eask since it was placed there, Ill,” he halt whispered, “No one,” Bill said, “It all fits, ki. Tread some more about Captain Bran Gis Meech and the Governor of Nosth Carolina last might. “Everyone helieved that Meech sued Governor Mann sere jm Teague with one another, — Wheis ‘Meech was finally boarded and ‘killed by a station-ship of ‘the Reyal Navy they found a lot of papers in his cabin Ubat showed both the governor and hisAIR TRAILS 51 of their own—clouds had engulfed them—52 secretary had been aiding: Meech, Do you get the idea?” “Tm afraid T don’t, Bill” Sandy said “Well, Took, Tet’s reconstruct. this 1g from these two parehiments we hhuso, Suppose Mvech liad taken a Tot of ships and seas going to divide his loot with Mann for his proteetion, They. came here snd buried the six chests of old and each of them took a map that told swhere to find it. ‘They made an ‘agreement that neither of them sould toucls it unless the other was presen "Mec, being doubtful of Maun honor, as hhe sarcastically points out in the sccond Iciter of instructions, went Fuck and got the gold without Mann ‘and tool it down in the West Tndies to Iiide it where he was sure Mann wovld never go for it He took the gold down there and when he eame back he was enptured ‘and they fonnd the receipt Mann had fiven him among his papers, I believe Mann killed himself at that time to escape punishment, and Meech was Ksilled when his brig was captured.” “Then you think that gold ix still down there on the island of ‘Trujillo? Sandy asked, fit was ever there,” Bill said, “That is Mneaclo's isan! Sandy claimed, “The whole thing dovetails, ae ui “Yes,” Bill “I's. Macado's fdland. But low did he knove anything about the gold? Unless Meech left a duplicate of this note uo one ever knew where he busied the gold." *T wouldn't know about that, Bill” Sandy ssid, “But we've going to try to find it, aren't wee “We're going to try to find it,” Bill said decisively, “The island of Trujillo fins heen Spanish and British and Freneh—each a half dozen cifferent when the British and French were ng over the sinaller islands down i thece ‘He stopped talking to cock his head to one side and listen as the steady, shytlimic dee of airplane motors sounded overhead, A moment later he pushed his way through the serub and an down to Ue edge of the stud dunes. “Suoriers,” ho called to Sandy, and Degun waving his arms. ‘The Snorter fying at the point of the Tittle “V" formation dipped a wing in ‘acknowledgment as it circled ahead of tho other two to ome in for a landing. “Listen, Bill,” Sandy’ hissed, “you're aiok going 10 Tet those lugs, Shorty and Red, in ou this, are you? They'll gum ‘the whole thing.” Bill turned around and fastened his eyes on Sandy until the other's face be- “Remember, kid,” he said, “that pair fof lugs, as you call them, have pled our chestnuts out of the fire at | Thousand times, You woulda’t he st ing there with a ditty face right now if it weren't for the Goch, I'm sorry, Bill that the way it sounded they could have say shirt.” "That's better,” Bill said. “We may need! them hadly hefore we get through with this thing” ‘The three Suorters raced in for a landing with their flaps down. ‘heir pilots tasied in toward the shore, threw font sea anchors, and then slid over the sides. ©The Marines have landed," Shorty. shouted, “and have the sitvation well in hand T clidn’t mean You know Vill "READY FOR ACTION!" RED GLEASON, Shorty Hassiorther and the brown-eyed Bostonian, Beverly Bates, regarded Bill and Sandy in utter amazement a3 they approached them ox, the beach, “Just a couple of beacheombess;” Red Gleason sid, staring at the cuts and mud on the pair, “You look as though you'd dropped down here to fight it out fon the beach.” Tittle boy een making mud pies?” Shorty Hassfurther asked Sandy. ls to you, Tarzan,” Sandy said, f you'd —" “AML right! Alright!" Bill said, “Did you birds Innppen to see any red, tear= ‘trop biplanes with amphibian landing gear?” “Yes,” Shorly eaid. “I put a glass on them—there wore three elements of three planes, nine in all, I couldn't find ‘any markings on them, ‘They looked as though they mounted machine guns fand were fast.” “They did't bother you?” Bill asked, fo,” Shorty said. “They Tooked us over and disnppeared—going south,” He studied Bill's thoughtful face for a moment. “You might give us an ides What this is all about,” he added. Bill dropped on the sand and said, Sit down and Til tell you. And the first bird that leughs gets a sinack on the nose.” Shorty Hassfusther and Red Gleason began to grin as they glanesd at Sandy's serious express *He’s got you in trouble again, ol orty sid, nodding at Sandy AMl sight, you scuttle of Dutch roared, ‘Then he be- wan to grin himsolf. “Believe it oF not, we're digging for gold’ After they had finished with theis wisecracks and astonishment he told them the whole story from beginning to end, Instead of kinghing they were intensely interested. ‘Then he asked them about their ships and ow much fuel they were earring. AIR TRAILS “We're all full up except for the lex down here,” Storty said. “What's the plan?” "We hop out of here in a few min- utes and wake PortauePrings to- night,” Bill said, “In the morning we shove for that little harbor north of Pay on the island of Trajilo.” “All of us?” Bew Bates asked, “I'm supposed to start on that aerial survey up in Nova Seotin tomorrow. “That's olny,” Bill suid. “Give Sandy your Snorter and take his buck to the Field. Te needs 2 Jot of patching. You'll have to keep "touch ‘with Seotty: and keep things running until the rest of us get ack.” “Let's get rolling, Bitten eyes gl tion of what was lo come, thousand miles to Port-au-Pri Em hungey now.” "You've always hungry,” Sandy said in disgust, ‘Twenty minutes later Bill spoke into js_microphone: "All right, Sandy. jok your Suorter up to ten thousaud, Red next. ‘Then Shorty. Well take four regular formation and hold it, Three hundred mph, Tony just old ‘me they are running up storm warnings down through the islands. Let her ride, Sandy!” ‘That evening at dusk the four ships eft a gurgling wake behind them ds they glided to a Ianding om the surface of the harbor at Port-au-Prince, ‘The sky became an indigo. blue through wisps of clouds as the ball of fre in the vest that was the sun plunged into the At eleven o'clock the next morning, after a sound sleep in hotel beds, the litle formation ‘lashed above the last of the Greates Antilles and across the purple passage that separates them from the Virgin Islands, Circling above the harbor at St, Thomas, Bill asked the naval station for reports on the weather. After he had them he contacted his own planes, “The weather sounds bud lead)” he hall we lay over here ot go on Shorty said, his ming in entieipae Ws 9 hi ” Sandy said immedi- We might a3 well, Bill,” Shorty seo onded “Okay,” Bill said, Long shadows played across the hills hove the old town of Charlotte Amelia fs Bill stuck the nose of the Lancer on. St. Croix to the south, alter climbing to ten thousand feet: Far off to the east Mt, Misery rose from the sea on the island of St. Kitts. ‘Thunderheads seemed to be rolling up ont of the sea Iehind it as the moming breeze. sti ened. As Bill completed checking his inst nents, the Tight on his radio pane aleamed red. He flipped the switeh andAIR TRAILS heard. Shorty’s quie tumbling into his ears, “Rormation of nine amphibians ride ing on the horizon about fifteen miles off our starboard bow," he said, “I put ‘glass on them and T think they're the same ships we saw yesterday. ‘They Hlon’t seem to be paying any attention to us” “T sce thom,” Bill said. “Keep an eye on them, all of you, ‘They wow other us, We'll he in the center of storm within a few minutes. We might fas well ride through it. Keep checking stacento voice ‘cockpits of the fonr ships, risin falling with the forve of the wind, Angry banks of clouds were swishing all about them, Rain beat against User windshields and overhead hatches fas only tropical rain can. ‘The wind lashed at them in sudden bursts of fu slamming them against their safely straps while Uieir control eolumns beat f steady tattoo on thei: legs Bill Lied to get through to the radio station on Trinidad, A noise like the roar of a train in a tunnel beat on his eardrums, Rain seeped dosen through his overhead Titel and trickled across and His ingers fastened down hard on the gun trips as a flash of red came under hi ‘Thee minutes later they were ina litle world of their own. Clouds fad suddenly engulfed them. Fog began to Fick at the eoated windows as they: bat tened their overhead hatehes, then came great drops of tropical ‘An sie pocket slapped Sandly’s Snoxter down several hundred feet and. threw ist his erash pad. He grunted a protest and worked like a veteran to regain balance, lis eves ansiously sean is instr He stuck ‘ose upward as the Tight on his radio panel gleamied scarlet, Bills voice came nigh the ether: Get up Lo iventy thousand” he said above the crackling atic. “Hold your course. Stick elose together. Cheek in, all of you. Don't forget your oxy Whe high drone of the supercharged Diowls fitexed though the ineloved ights— the deck at his feel, He checked his position as best he could and tried the radio again. He chanted his men's call Jetters over and over without an an “Shorty Hasifurthes jerked the stick of his Snorter bvek to bring it out of dive, His hody ached from being thrown against the cowling, His safety strap was cutting through his stomach and seemed to be stopped only by his backbone. ‘Hee nursed his ship out of a flat spin and tried to tighten his hatch, sin was soaring and raging sgainst 1 nnd sunning down lis neck, His Snorier ryas creaking and growning like a des troyer in a heavy sea, His radio was usoless, At times it seemed lis. ship would be twisted into a million pieces by the force of the stom J He threw the key 53 But to Shorty the stonn was just another part of hie daily: work, a part of iis job. Slorme and bullets and ‘wings that flew off in power dives were all the same to him, He liad learned to take them in his stride and let the pieces fall where they might, Sandy was riding it with « laughing tonaeity that was characteristic of him Tne fought his ship be thought the pirate ships that had ridden fut the tropical storms along the Spanish Main thee hundred ~ years before. After a bit he tried to check his position, Finally, he gave up with fa shrug of his shoulders, We didn't know where lie was and he dida’t xine cue. He only wanted Ue storm to fabate so that he could get through to Trill. As Red Gl son rode the storm he sang to it—or with it, Tt was a habit that drove Shorty crazy. Whenever Ted got in tight spot he began to sing He sug what he thought was tenor. But he couldn't even cary a tune. He ‘was sereamning now al the top of his voiee, singing marching song he had learned in Franee-during the war, As the force of the wind hegin to lessen and vain no longer slashed st his Windshield, lie became aware Uiat the Tight on his radio panel was gleaming. and earl BM fare way voice bellowing in his ears Bills breath hissed hetween his ti = Shorty, He asked them for their positions, checked them against his own, and ordered them Tack on their original ‘The French islands of Guadeloupo, Dominiew at! Martinique flashed under their wings as the storm diswppeared into the Caribbean. ‘They closed up their formation wi the point of a V, with Red to starboard and Sundy to port. A thousand fect above and a Titile behind Shorty, Bill ode the Lancer. Above the Grenadines Bill alteved tiieir course to south-southwest as he laid the nose of the Laneer on an i ‘Trujillo, far out in the Caribhea ‘Ten thousand, three hundred mph," hie finished, “Oh, Bil speaking, th Reed and Sandy ehecked in, for Sandy said as Bill stopped! “Those same nine ansphibinns housand feet above ws the sun, ‘They're—" they come!” Bill” barked. RRenily for setion!™ IX-ZOOMING DEATH HILL surveyed the diving red ships for a split fraction of «cond and say that they were attacking in a mans hie Kaew only too well, ‘They were inak= Jng Uheir attack in a V formation with the squadron Ihuder at the point and the rleader a few hundred. fect above54 hhim. Another sub-leader rode far buck: ofthe base of the Ve “Chandelle up and back!” Bill roared Into his microphone, “Vil take the sub- Teadler. Shorty, take the leader, Red, suumber three to starboard; Sandy, nutn= Jer two on the port side. Watch four and five, Shoriy. They'll both dive on you. Hold your fire. Give ‘em hell when they're in close ‘The sir above the Caribbean became a bellowing, vammering nadhouse as the tbvo patcols sped within range, and the ecp-thronted roar of the .a0-caliber Brownings in the three Snorters and the Silver Lancer joined the high-pitched stutter of the amphibians’ guns, Bullets tore through fabric and metal and left their passing iss on the thicteen par ticipants in the battle. But the speed cof the two patrols had been too great for accurate shooting in that first clash, ‘They flashed by one another and pulled around as they jockeyed back i mation. “All sight!” Bill bellowed into his tferophone. “Come up aud back fast jin an arrowhead column.” ‘They were above and diving on the nine blopd-ted ships sith the speed and fury of hawks, ‘Their powerful 50- ealiber guns beiched fire and death as nine shipz formed an echelon and pivoted to their Jeft. But their pivot ‘was started too late, Bullets tore into their tail surfaces and crept forward to Ueir eockoils. A white face popped up in the leading plane as one of the zeit ships yawed wildly and crashed into the ‘one next to it. ‘The two mangled raft, Tocked together, began a dizzy. descent to the waters of the Caribbean. The blood was singing through Bills body as he saw the seven remaining ships close up their formation in answer to the flipping ailerons of their leader. His own arrowhead column was below ‘the enemy now and turning with them to the left. He raised the nose of the Tancer sharply in a swift climb to in te that his men were to get altitude, He say Red Gleason holding: one hand above his head with the thumb sticking up. As Shorty and Sandy followed suit Ihe knew Uiey had not been touched in ‘howe first two feints, Then Bill saw the leader of the red ships rock, fishtail his rudder, and rock: ‘his ship again. ‘In the air language of all the world, that meant it was to be every man for himself now. As the swung out of formation and stuck their noses down, Bill gavo the signal his men Tiad been waiting for. He dove shaxply and then zoomed upward, ‘The Lancer and the three Snorters Decaune four sepurate bolts of fire and death as they broke their formation and ‘whirled out of the murderons fire of the enemy ships. Pill’s mouth became a firm, hard lin as he whipped the Lancer upward and over on its tek. What had been a plane, no faster than the rugged. red amphibians, became a streale of silver Tight, ‘The soven red planes were concentrat= ing on Bill, at the same time trying to avoid the desperate fire of his men. ‘They were fomming a Lufberry circle around him trying to get him in the vortex of their fire, He whipped up rand chandelled hack with wikl fury. They dove and zoomed andl skidded to get out of bis flaming path, His fingers fastened down bard on his gun trips as fa flash of red camo under his sights, He carved a ribbon of death on the side ‘of the cockpit and the ship nosed down with a dead man at the controls, Guns sang their songs of death and hate as the ir became choked with slashing, whisling madmen intent on destruction. ‘The lose of three ships coaly made the six remaining pilots fight more desperately; they shored no. sign of turning tai Red Gleason and Shoety Hussfurther were fighting the kind of fight for whieh they were famous, ‘The kind of fight that had allowed them to live through sand actial combats, Thoy were that Ughtening Lufberry cirele, feinting and then stabbing with streams of erimson fire, never giving the other man a eliauee to vatels his balance ‘and got them imder his sights, Attack fand retreat was their stork in. trade, darting in with a murderous burst, then whirling away before the enemy get set. ‘They broke up the Around Bill with their tacties, and then exch picked his own man. As Bill zoomed out of the mad fight hhe saw that the other four biplanes hd closed in around Sandy. ‘Two of them were under his tail, ‘The youngster whipped his Snorter up in & flashing Tmmelmann turn and tried to run from them, but they stuck to him like a flock of vultures, , Sandy whipped around, did ‘oll to avoidl the fire of one fips, cut left and pounced on it with his guns chattering, As the bie plane veered away he came about in a vertical spiral, He roller! and twisted desperately to get out of range of the fquns of the other three planes. ‘They ined up again and begin to get him in the vortex of their fire, As they snared him in a crossfire Sandy pounced ones more, He flew fiead on at a red biplane. This time is deadly hail of ead drummed true fits mark. Ag the ship went into a sickening whirl Sandy zoomed upward, Dut the remaining three were under his tail nein, pouring forth lead. ‘When Till saw Sandy's ship stagger, Ihe dove. He dove vith his guns spew: ing death, He dove with the mad fury AIR TRAILS of a tribesman going into battle. The Une ships broke their circle and rolled madly out of his path. ‘Then recovered tand were comings back at him with guns yammering. Tt did not seem pos sble he eould weather sucls an attack: But weather it he did. He flashed through the sky in a series of mane yers tliat gave them no time to line him up under their sights. He knew he ters of their exaft. Only his speed a precision flying saved him from their eadly. skill, He had to give every- thing he had in is bog of tricks to eseape annihilation, ‘The three ships wero still on his tail fas he came over on his back in an i fighting with men who were anas- ‘verted loop. Ho centered his controls ‘and then rolled right side up as the sweat above pening his throttl hie stuele the pin an abrupt climbing tur until it almost. stalled. He threw his stick and kicked his rudder to roll the Caribbean. out from der him as he dave on the three ships. Fiis fingers were fastened hard on his gun trips, He raked the last rugged Hiplane as it tried to slip out of range. He saw the pilot pop upward until his safety strap yanked him back, to eol- apse on the eoaming, and. the plane started a fluttering, deseent toward the Bill gunned! his engine again and eame ‘over in a normal loop on the tail of an other red plane, His tracers curled above the lead of the pilot and drove into the engine block. Black smoke ‘that was laced with orange flame Ticked hack along the housing. ‘The pilot sent the ship into 1 desperate spin to All the flames, Bill zoomed upward as Sandy came tearing in to engage the last of the Uree red biplanes that had attacked Bill, He saw nother red biplane fluttering toward the sea, with Shorty ‘above it. Red Gleason was still another as it tried to fice for its life With « curse on his lips Bill Aipped his radio Key and baled into his mi- rophone: "Let ‘em go, Red and Sandy, Get down below and see if you ean lo- ceate any” survivors.” Z ‘They eruised for twenty minutes Flesge feb en eg ea Caribbean, But there were no sur- vivors in the half-surmerged am- and again “We've got to Bill said beusquely, ‘make Trujillo and check our ships. ‘Ae you all all sight?" "Who do yon think they were?” ed over Ue radio, “We've got agnin fast. fact that Uh ce is in the spot where we are goingAIR TRAILS is folnted and the island ie one large nd jungle.” “If those were Trujillo army. planes, Shorty said, “we've wrecked the whole amy. ‘They only have twelve am- phibians all told? XTHE SECRET OF THE STREAM ‘TEN minutes later Bill and his squad- ton saw the high mormes, or rounded ills, of Trujillo. towesing ‘black nnd Imenecing against the sky, ‘They cir- led high above the island while Bl fed it through binocular Through his glasses the irregular mass became lines of hills separated by deep, dark valleys and gorges. The hills were covered sith a hustriant vegeta Mac Macedo, tion of gre ine. ‘The purple of mango and cacao, the golden srcen of cane and Time mingled with ormge and citron, Palms crowned the ridges of the momes at cultivated ground aleamed brown on their slope Down from the wall of mo reat waterfalls dropped to the ea inere silver Uneads inthe distance Vapor and steam rose Hke a rearing serpent from the mouth of a bailing lake, curling upward lo mingle with the cloud “Okay,” Bill snapped. His voice was tence and eager now. “I've loested the harbor north of Paz. Well ut. buck north and get down to a thodsund feet. ‘The mountains will hide us as we sip here may be a small native vile Inge on the beweh, but Uiey won't bother us. We'll have lo work fast.” Treen checking us all. the way down hire, Bill,” Shorty sid, Uppose they have a few’ squads of i back im the bus when we “Well have, to saanble on that,” Bi said, dows. 1M lead the vty. When were dows on. the water; Shorty, you and Red tasi your ships up elove to the beach so that you can cover it with your gins, Drop your hooks and stay in your ships. Sandy and I will moor just behind you and go hove alone, Wear an. wutonnaticy kid, wl Dring a auattock, Tl blow up my boat and woll paddle in “Right, Bil” Sandy sad, his voice trembling with eugermness and appre Dension, Tow-hanging, fleeey clouds ching to the tops of thie mornes that surrouded the little harbor on every side. Jnsanine frangipanni aud acacia sweetened the hot, humid air us Bill dropped an oblo object into the water alongside Tancer and pressed the plunger ina nickel eylinder attached to it. ‘The doblong objeet ised and took form as compressed air made it into « rubber i the A trvop of chattering monkeys, ci turbed by tie roar of their motors, raced away from the banana swamp where they ied been feeding as Bill and Sandy propelled the little boat to- ward shore. Brilliantly colored ming birds darted in and out of the jungle, Larue, livardlike iguanas peered at them from the palm-hordered beach, Little Jobn, part fish, fish of every hue swam lazily: through the erystalce their colors standing oul again the blue, elay bottom. Arivitig at the heach, Bill and Sandy pailled, the boat nto the sand. and paused, half expeeting the rat-tattat of machine guns to greet them, Only the chatter of the monikeys, the whir of hinds! wings and the faint’ sigh of the jungle eame to their ears as th gazed upwant at the towering momen and: searched the ju mn beach for a sign of the Spanish block house they ust use us a dinvetion fides. “There, ill!” Sandy said breathe Tesdy, pointing, “See the outline of a Fpuilling mder those vines? And these,” hie pointed farther down the shore to Where the beach became a sheer wall ‘of rock towering four Inmnded feet the air, Tis where the stream plunges into the Caribbean, "This is it, Bill!" Bill's eyes followed Sandy's finger as he pointed from an imegilar come shaped mass of tangled jungle to. the waterfall that plunged ont of nowhere nto the sea All right, Hid.” ho said after mo ment, “les go!” They Tncked through the growth that bad smothered Dlock house until they were suze that underneath was a foundation of stone in his naddening tempo when Struck into the great me that Had been’ laid andy’s. blood was _ beat temp his ata mattock Bill,” he repeated, and 55 they begin to cut their way around to the Duck of the building, ‘There, they suddenly came into the clear. AIL about them the jungle bad Deen hacked away to make a trail lead ing upward into the towering morne above them. ‘They stood aliast, not spenking, knowing that someone Tid cout that trail seeking the same thing which Tad brought them here, They sazed into the silent, threatening face ‘of Ue jungle above, wondering. what seceuts it held within its green hosom, “Someone hie beaten us to it, vy finally said, tears in_ his voive ‘It Tooks that way, id,” Bill an swered grimly, “But “This tuft has away. If we hurry “And get ont heads blown off before awe get to the top,” Bill said, “Som fone is waiting for-us, kid. We'd never sake it. ‘They're Iying low, waiting for us to start up that trail. "You wouldn't tra. back ny would you, Bill?” Sandy's fists were clenched nd his face was strained and. tens, “You wouldn't let a fellow down when sve've come this, far? “AI right, Kid,” BIN said harshly, “you asked for it, Let's go!” Something of a wind had sprung up to Iving sunpping whilecaps racing to break with an anary boom over the Su wt been cleared outer sects of the harbor as they began their trek up that treacherous. tril ‘The jungle was like a huge tomb, hue amid, silent, terrible ‘The horrible, ceric shriek of « parrot eane reverberuting through the bush, then another nd another. "Their squuuwking was like the wail of a hun dred banshees. Sandy's blood ran eokd in hie veins Up and up they worked thelr x at times forced to fight through where The tangle sd not been cut away Tien they were ab the top and th Ail led strsight into a wall of jungle The sound of rushing water came. to their ears, bul they could not A hiunvired fee: forward the gro gan to dip downvard. The jingle dropyed away abruptly and great, giant boulders ame into view only i fev fect ahead. ‘Then they were sianding on the brink of a ravine ant Hhirky feet below them rushed the walers of a mountain stream, impne tient and angry in ite mad race for the sca. Great Toulders, some of them tventy feet in diameter, that had been cut loose from its banks in the niiny: m, lay in its bed. On the other side of the steam the micrne rose up precipitously ‘They stood there, panting, ‘The ter sible strength of nature's forees and an awesome, Iisking menace held thei lent as they saw that their trail led into the bed of the rcing stream and toward the sea,56 “Geggosh, Bill” Suuly said, “have swe got to follow down that stream?” Bill Iooked at Sandy's wie, round feyes, and te begin to laugh, He thought of the thousand and one times the Iaad seen the Kid isle his necle in the air, braving death. And now he wns slidken by this silent threat of ture, His laugh brought Sandy bel to reality, He gave Bill a dirty look and began to scramble down the sido of the ra- vine, “Let's go! he said as he grabbed at a Tiana to keep himsclf from falling They fought Ueir way down the stream, clambering over houlders that Dlocked their path, sometimes. having to use one anatlier's body ax a bridge to stay out of the evashing, angry stream. ‘Their ands and legs were torn and bleoding a3 they ene to that point where the stream disappeared be- ‘ueath au overlunging ledge of rock. Tn front of them vwas a wall of jim= fle again. To go farther they must plunge into the stream where it dis- appeared from sight, Bill sat dow om the boulder on which they were studing and began to take cif his shoes, Sandy fnally tore his eyes aay from the spot_where the stream disappeared and followed Bill's example without a word Til go first.” Bill said. “You come sight on my lees, Be. ready for any= thing to happen.” Do you think we better take the chanee, Bill? This was all my idea, Why don’t you let me go first while you wait Bere? Then Til shout back: “$0 far Mecch’s map lias’ been right, He wouldn't let us down at this late date. Ready?” “Ready,” Sandy saa They dove off tie boulder one after another. ‘The swift stream carsied them under the Jede of rock. ‘There was a learance of two feet above theit heads, Suddenly, the place became as black ag-a dungeon. Only the ominous swish ofthe water alg the rdks came to their cars “AML sight, Kid?” Bill paated in the darkuess, “Okay.” Sandy said, choking on a snouthfal of water ‘Then a shaft of light appeared front of them, a doorway to freedom, ‘As they neared the end of the cave em they swung with the current to the Fight. “They remembered Unt Mecel’s note had said they snast get up the Fight side of the stream before ‘or one horrible ¥ woul ot he able to fight against the strength of the racing stream as it disappeared Irtwecn tw rows of jingle ead Then Bill got one of his powerful hands around Use s0ots at the base of a giant gommier opd grabbed at Sandy with his ollier, An instant they elun easing. “AML righty" Bill aid. “Tats get out fof here. Bul wateh it when we to the rim of the ravine. If anything is going to happen it will happen now.” ‘They both carried their wet auto- matics in their right ands as thoy struggled up the almost perpendicular side’ of the ravine. "They pulled. theme selves to the top and lay panting on the ‘edge of the jungle when that volee eae to. their ears “You will drop those gun in English. Bill Barnes flopped from his hack to his stomach. Ills finger tightened on the trigger of his gun as tie laid its nose onthe two brown-skinned men who stood there with automaties. jn teir bands, reatly 10 shoot ‘Thon young Sandy’s foot flew out to hit his wrist, The automatic barked ‘once and the ballet went erashing into the jungle, Sits Mac, THI!” Sendy_ sercamed, “Hello, keel!" one of the browzefaced amen ssid, Il dropped his weapon and stared, “Mfacada!” he said in a whisper. After they were throvgh with their Jand-sbaking Sendy could restrain hime self no longer. “Did you find the gold, Mac?” he asked. ‘Mucado odded his head, “Six chests!" he said. “Te must be nearly a half a million dollars, We find it only yesterday. We are guarding it until ‘my messenger, he gets through to the capital. Tt will save my father. Money es what he needed and now he will fave taller you have nd” your “Listen,” Bill id. “Never mind about that, What I want to know is iow you got on the trail of Meech’s ta “Tr ces a long. story,” Macado said. “Twill make it short, ‘There has been an old, old story on ‘Trujillo among, the Carib Indians, ‘The Caribs were never conquered, ‘Their last stand was hhere on ‘Trujillo where they now have f reservation, “The. story has come down through eneration sfler generation of how a pitate, he came ashore and killed many rit said Indians and buried @ treasure. ‘They never dared to touch it, even if they Thad heen able to find it. When T was exiled T thought about that old story ‘and began to study old documents and history in_ your United States. T send to a friend on Tryjillo to send me the ‘old map telling about Meceh's exelre in ‘Nosth Carolina, Tt was in the museum in Paz. Where it came from no one seemed to definitely know. But the story ees that it was found among some old papers the Indians found in AIR TRAILS a chest that Meech left behind. No fone took it seriously when i exme to Tight thinty, forty years ago. “But the more T studi about Meech the more I thought it might be true, yes The authorities on ‘Trujillo watched the man who was known to bbe my friend, When he brought the map to me they followed him. ‘That ees why T gave it to yon that sight. They vere after Land ‘after me.” But how did you find out about the second map?” Bill asked. “The one that directed you to the treasure Tiere?” Macado flashed his shite teeth in a wide sn, “That was where T wus yeree smart he "L stuiliod the history of Meech and Governor Mann of North Carolina for a Tong time. T find every thing I ean ebout it, ‘Then, when’ 1 have to disappear again, T come back to Trujillo. I weut to my old friend, Jolly John, who is now King of the Caribs that survive. L make him go back into the old tales of the Carbs. I bad figured that Meech hid dug up the gold and took it some place ele. I figured that that was the gold he buried on Trujillo “f Tistencd te Jolly John’s tales fe days and days and ty to put U together, Finally, a song that told how the pirates brought jumbico—bad spirits ashore to bury them 20 they would tio longer he cursed with them, gave me a hunch, A week ago we started to play it” “And you found the gold!” Bill said, slowly shaking his head. “You will bave a shazey” Macado repeated. “Listen!” Sandy said. “Never mind the gold. What about those clarinet Testons_ You were going to give me “L sive them to yon too, keed,” ‘Macado ssid, Bill Barnes groaned, He remembered that day: he had first heaed Sandy try ing to play elarinct. “Not on Bares Field!” he seid, his voice was very definite, Tho End. ndTbe Hetoy Man inca JA ESM-ON SEPT. ENGLANOS FIRST ea P 2 AlR MAIL WAS FLOM BY GUSTAVE NEPA 2) HAMEL, FRO HENDON TO THE L911-ON SEPT /7 TH. CRROGERS STARTED THE FIRST US. 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BOOTH 58 Motel dircralt League of Canada roving hy i tate mare codzaye ta me contest eter Han en unr “The oy of the contest director Is en hapless sd thaaklsss one, 2 * Bat ho loves i jst the same EE Sao aiaa ic aren F grand ton of control nie eerlanetetealsabity en prote Feeem iM ieaitiplasei atts os Inbar erin eno 0 liste «0 troubles an keep things APPLYING RADIO CONTROL TO MODEL, AIRCRART. aoolig, aad bartesee BY CLINTON B. DESOTO 60 HME neath ie seaeite ruil ea entation sa buteto deca Fag ana ta acon ile mee ‘uate Jor remtte conra ing on the job. ‘The rest of his reward fe the sat THE COMET. BY DON ORMAN Gt faction of having played a pare in Preeentng tie fail mote That has ever pear in ang magasine. ing wha (rar a5“ swell mee Meer eertae dllad'on tana ‘THE HENCHEL 122 BY MARTIN E. 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If2o, thovld the plan be laid out ith requirements of protic pro- Potions in mind Nest months topie: Thustline loca: 59 For October: in designing ond eon- structing gas model to be entered in contest events, do you believe that the larger gas medels offer an advantage over their smaller rivals? Which would you prefer, a 7h” or 54” bore motor? Answers must reach us by July 20th. For November: In the flying of gas models, do you believe youngsters ere necessarily more reckless than. thoir seniors? Do you bolieve that, ta them, the relative value and work involved in building @ gas job would insure their responsibilty in Wis photo of model activity? Answers must reach us August 20%. e Disebsicn Coner PRO T have found that the position ofthe center of pro jected lateral area affects the stability of a model to a. Targe extent, especially when it is banking wmder power For absolute dependability, the C. hould fall on 2 Tine passing through the center of gravity and parallel totheline of thrust. This feature should be incorporated in a model while it is still on the drawing board— Ricuarp Dewar, Shelton, Wash. Crashes have taught me to respect good olf profile design trends now in use, Gas models are extremely sensitive to properly and improperly designed lateral area designs, Tt is a good idea to build in sufficient area elow the line of thrust on models to help prevent spiral t characteristics. ‘The most common ige down below the Hine of sacramento, Cal. anethod is to thrust—Epwes Exziorr, Definitely yes! The weight of evidence over the past few years of gas model flying shows clearly that profile area is an essential factor in design. Many builders have ‘come to realize that the disastrous erashes due to insu Cieuit spiral stability could be averted by designing to have the center of profile or Tateral area coincident with the center of gravity in a vertical sense and slightly: behind it in a longitudinal sense. Failte to observe this requi- fe results ina job that tends to bank increasingly steep id then to dive, itt a tight bank, to earth. —Mr.ron Suure, New York Ci CON T have found no reason to Lelieve that the projected area of a model directly affects the performance, It has been showii that certain types of fuselage offer le: ance than others. However, the importance of th seems doubtful After all, don’t we get the same results with stick models as we do with builisup fuselages? AL contests where almost every conceivable type of fiselage in evid it how many mod- lers credit their good or bad performance to the profil Twill say none, Is it not rather evident to conehide th the profile is an unnecessary subject to consider when designing a model?—Ropexr Prix, Chicago, I. ee, performances vary, I Profile shape isn't particularly important. Just as P've finished formulating some high-sounding theories on this performances. And by the time I've amended my theory to accommodate these outstanding exceptions, I find the theory of profile shape to be practically useless, Other than certain fundamentals present in every design, the profile or projected area is not an important design item, Grant Hawsans, Waco, Tex Tn my opinion profile the consideration of app Primarily, the model should hiaye pleasing fines, ‘outlines of the model should tie together « mentals of proportion with attractive Tine tainly foolish to distort the shape of the ius view toward belter proportionment of projected. are All necessary stability can be readily incorporated into beautifully proportioned moclel—and this should be the first consideration—Vat Tracve, Portland, Me, is most important from nce rather than The Naturally, profile shape is an important design factor, but it’s foolish to call it an index to the stability of 2 model, When considered along with all the other factors influencing stability, profile shape can be constructively: used to better stability. Unfortunately, many modelers der it the only factor affecting stability Leonard Bowsan, Sioux City,spfovide some means of remote control. This meau fadio. Tt also means trouble—and a whole set of new thrive on, soit looks gas jobs are the next big field in model aviation, transmission is an activi tion of an unlicensed trans ABOUT CLINTON B. DESOTO DeSoto is especially wall qualified to handle the dificult roblera of radio control for medolz- He's been aetiva in radio Fracticaly all his Mo ond is en authority on the subject. At Prsenhe orton sxrtary of the American Reo Rely regu. Fortunotcly for tho medal hobby, DeSoto has @ young 200. The led verted a model airplane.” His father was socied to Biiga dee Cimon any 6 Te ft mode rad to fxpite howsetep’ eunchings and other persuasive steps Vente aeapteuits Scorn ceva challengerefa contwued ic modal investigation. That was abou! a year and o helf age came one ofthe loremest expars on radio= conirl models. He worked with Rose Hull ond R. B. Bourne, two other radig-model enusiast, on one ofthe fat suczesil fasio-controled models in the country—an T8-foot salplon Tirougheut the later port of 1987 thie craft made over @ hun: died seco Hh ie Redio eonlrel apparatus is continually boing improved, De- Soto modifed the original cpoarcius and incorporated the now onfrl unit in his seilplano, “This radio contra unit i described inthe cecompenying ariele, But DeSoto har gone onto bigger things. At the timo.ol writing ho is putting the finishing touches foalerge gas model. An improved, fourtype contol unit wil be installed to provide contral fer ovary photo of the model's Richt. He Ives fy West Hearlford, Connectiewt. A large radio and model experimental bround adjoins his hovse, An sel spot for Tadio-contral experiments, With a wealth of radio experiance to Gray ffem, and ample modeling sil to cory out idews, DeSoto will doubtless continue to make radio-conral history, provided there i suficionr spore lime from his ARR, due, jst as he hes dene inthe past THIS model building is a funny game. As though there weren't enough complications involved in making a suecessfal lyer—with all the fine points of design that must be borne in mind for stabificy and efficiency—we now find ourselves piling on still more, trouble hy trying to add radio control Not that it's au unreasonable ambition. After all, a large part of the urge to build flying models is the desire to fly oneself. And since it’s slightly difficult to elim inside a five-foot gas buggy, the next best thing is to problems, But that’s the sort of diet model buildess e radio-controlled soarers and Thest off though, let us repeat an important word of ing. “Unlike ordinary modeling activity, radio sirialy controled by the federal government. Tt cannot be engaged in except A by those posses by the Foler Communications Com such ptmishment as two years in a federal penitent or fine of $10,000. radio control sy the requisite federal licenses, issued essentials: the signal pick-up device, the signal transla~ n. Opera: tor, and the mo: s+ makes one Tiable to the stan ddpoint of transmitting ‘yall is coming, Your eye—the pick-up, or detector— ‘Your brain—the translator, 01 ‘As has been said hefore in Air Trails, if you do not figures out what's happening. Tt in turn instructs sees it By Clinton B. DeSoto A practical discussion of problems involved, to- gether with details of a proven system. The rudder control and escapement mechanism i shown, lelt, and tho four- ube receiver on the right. The radio-control equipment housed in the sailplno. The removable cowl is inthe reer. possess an amateur ticket yourself, the best thing for you to do is to yy. You'll 00 in this country—and there'll surely be one sul ly interested to work with you. 3 out of the way, let's tall about the problems: control itseli, up with some radio “ham” in the find them all over—there are some fem can be reduced to three Or, look at it from telligence. A. tennis ing controls, erpreter—61 TO MODEL AIRCRAFT control miechanism—whieh proceeds to. swat the ball Let's go from the abstract to the specific—backwards. First of all, what sort of eontrol mechanism are we going to find desitable in our radio-controlled plane? Are we ing to need clevator, rudder and ailerons, plus throt- tic control in a power job? In other words; just how tough does this thing have to be made? The answer is that it seems 10 be entirely feasible to fly a ship properly if rudder control alone is provided Consider the ful model: I¢ possesses suiicient inherent Stability to achieve a normal flying attitade under normal conditions and to retasn to that attitude when any abuormal forse momentarily throws it off. It climbs under power, or with lift, and dives swithowt This, obviously, takes eare of any requirement except irectional control. ‘The rudder provides this—and, in the case of the soarer, the rudder also regulates elimi by changing the ship’s position with respect to the wind, or lift, In the gas model the gas supply determines the Jength of the flight; with power off the ship is merely steered to earth, ‘The inclusion of a separate chann will even permit separate throttle control, making avail- able reasonably complete regulation of all the ship's sa- jor flying characteristics, = passcwees Assuming that the point that rudder control alone is ied has been accepted, we move on to the “translh- here are numerous ways of making this part of the system, None of them is very new. Indeed, a book published in 1916—"Radiodynamies,” by Meissne: gives most of the systems known today. Eleetromag= \ BOURNE-TYPE GROUND CONTROL RATCHET, BRONZE ‘STRIP_BENT To SHAEE MOUNT ON FLAT BASE SEE TEXT FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION The Bourne-type ground control stick, which moves in one direction and clways points in the direction of flight. By Pointing in the direction of the turn, confusion ic elimi- nated. The Hull escapement mechanism which translates pukes from the racsivor info rudder motion. The electromagnet (wound with about 300 turns of No. 20 Se.c. copper wite, resistence approxi mately 1 ohm) is connected in series we inch flashlight cells ond the sensitive relay in the receiver. aun] electric motors to actuate the rudder are ob ous thoughts; a system using a motor in ingenious fash= ion Is been described in Air ‘Trails (See Chester Lanzo’s article in the December and. January issues) Automatic selector switches for multi-channel systems, methods employing synchronization through matched clockworks—these and many others are within the realm of possibility,62 Undoubtedly the simplest and most effective system yet de vised is that developed by Ross A, Hull, a prominent radio an- thority who has also had a long fnterest in the model fcld. feral successful installations of this system have been made ‘model sailplanes of 13- to 1 foot spats, and hundreds of flights liaye been accomplished This system relies onthe torque of a tightly wound rub- ber-land motor for power to ac- fuiale the rudder—a choice er AIR TRAILS . 3A, 3B and 3C—Five-meter receiver circuits, using 2, 30-vuld, adjustable mica trimmer condenser (ordinarily used upper plato bent af right angles}; C2—100-uufd. midget mica fixed condenser; CF ssi. or solr) midget voriabie tuning condenser (coramic insulation insulated mounting); C4—0.01-vfd, 200-volt tubular paper by-pass, condenser; ‘C5—0.002-0fd. midget miea fixed condenser; Cé—D.1-ufd. 200-volt tubvlar paper by-pass condenser; C7—0.001-ofd, midget mica fixed condenser: RI—I to 5 mogohm grid laak (J; wat!). (Experiment desirable); R2—10-ohm rheostat (adjust fo 22 volis at filaments: R3—2-megohm V/a-watt fixed resistor; R4—150,000-ohm ‘watt fixed resistor; R5—100,000-chm potentiomotor; Ré—60,000-chm Yawalt fied resistor; RFCI—2.50h. pie-wound rf choke; RFC2—125-mh. universal. hake (prelerably shielded); L—6 to 8 turns No. 14 tinned copper Yarinch dia.; spaced wire dio. (Experiment necessary}; L1-L2—Quench oscillator ail assembly (preferably shielded}; T—Any small high-atio audio transformer Rolay is the sensitive type, copable of operating on 1 or 2 ma, (adjusted so thet vibration, minor jars oF titing will not mako it close; this usually requires @ ently sensible in the eyes of ‘any model builder, who knows Bs that a subber motor is he Fight- est and most practical reservoir for energy in small quantities now known, The energy stored in the euh- ber is released to the rudder by nicans of a dise and escapement mechanism, shown in Fig. 1 shown will 0 De or bateey erent of bro tery to wil dopond’on weight requirements can range from the 2-7, Eveready 3760 ro the Zoe. Burgess Z20PX or Ground scr re the Tor Burgess W30FL ond 12.01 Eveready 733. The cr il operate on vl one baer bu 9-voh enn Beles eee inet 3-to_5ema. current change) E by ER 12,500 ohms, used. h flashlight cells in serios. ‘Th "3" bot- 20-02. Eveready 738, Probably the best all- recommended. ‘of high-grade ceramic, including tube socket ie The dise, kept under constant tension by the pressure of the udder, is held in, place by the lower arm of the eseapement, which engages the lower stud on the dise, When the electro- magnet is energized, however, the eseapement is pulled down, and the dise is permitted to ze yolve one notch (one-quarter revolution) before the upper ‘arm on the eseapement catches the same stud on its the electromagnet is) de-ener- sized (by stopping the conteol- ling signal), the eseapement re- turns to its normal position through the pull of the spring, thie lower arm engages the next stud, and the cycle is ended Fine, you say, but what has all this accomplished? The an- swer is that, to simplify the of events, we have omitted __ mention of the ridder bar. This “bar is moyed from left to right as the escapement dise rotates ‘by the action of a pin on the disc which passes through a slot in the bar. As the bar moves it carries with it the control cable, which passes over pulleys to the rudder itseli, A Tittle study of the system will reveal that its opera- tiou is based on the transmission of a series of pulses. One pulse moves the rudder to left position, another back to neutral, a third to right rudder, ete. ‘The objecx ‘ion may be raised that this continuous cycle compli- cates and delays the control function. In practice this thas not heen found in the least objectionable, The whole operation can be performed so rapidly that the ship hiacdly “wiggles” in Aight and loses no apparent yin speed. The problem of keeping the turns straight is sinpliied by the use of a control sticks as sketched ia “The control hanille on this device, which was developed hy Re B. Bourne, moves in only one direction the Tight one to make the next turn rightl At the Same tine, ie points in the direction of the tur, ein mating confusion. So much for the control system. Going on to the equipment proper, we run ito the toughest heads ache, xxperienee has shown the printary requirement for a successful radio control system to be reliability. Com- pactness, light weight, economy—these are important, but only affer complete reliability has been attained. AsAIR TRAILS 63 20 i 145-900) with the model itself, there’s nothing in the picture more disheartening than a radio control that won't function nly refuses to control when the ship is diving resolutely for a pond or a wooded hill- side, for exannple. Retiabilty is not easily achieved, «i Te presup- poses, in the first place, adequate sensitiviy. But then the probability of overloading when near the transmitter arises, Ifa heterodyne system is used on the lower fre- quencies—as in-a system recently described in Air Trails =the handicap of frequeney instability becomes signi cant (not to mention the good possibility of some radio amateur a thousand miles away messing up your control with his innocent conversation !) On the ultra- high frequencies, on the other hand—probably the most suitable Tocation—some system of super-regeneration is ive, and this introduces the compleaity of quench and filtration, Perhaps a Tittle claboration on this Tatter problem is in order. “There are two basie ways of using a super- regenerative receiver as a ravlio-control piek-up actuating a sensitive relny: 1. ‘The receiver may be operated by modulation on a carrier, the rectification of this modu Tation in an a. f, stage providing the required plate- eurrent change, ‘This system—shown in the two-tube circuit in Fig. 3—is ihe most sensitive, but imposes the handicap of running the transmitter constanily daring a fli ‘The receiver may he carrier-operated, the in this case being somewhat more complicated, ush"” noise from the super-regenerative Side view of the 18foohspan radio-controlled model sailplane. A romovable cowl ahead of the Wing exposes the radio gear, which fills most of the nos detector biases the relay tube to minimum plate current. When a carrier comes along this rush ceases and the plate eurrent seeks its static value. The resulting cure Fent change operates the relay. ‘This system is used in Fig. 3B. ‘The trouble with both these systems, bit particularly the latter, is that the quench voltage from the super- regenerative tube tends to Teak into the a. f. ciretits, and, since it is relatively great in value, acts in much the same way a3 a receiver carrier would. In other words, it cancels the eontrol signal Obviously, the cure is to filter out this quench voltage. Like so many “easy” things, however, this is easier said ‘kin done, For one thing, a condition which will per= anit perivctly satisfactory voice reception will be mitinous for control purposes. ‘The radio-control reeciver, af tse, has no honest ground point; it is all “up in the ” The stuff simply ean’t be gcounded out. A piece of wire a few inches long provides enough reactance to couple it into the audio system, Moving a battery lead around can mican the difference between success and failure, All this may not sonnd particularly tielpful, in that it does not pretend to tell yor precisely thow to eure each and. every ailmen '5 a difference you'll discover hetween Tadis and model building, by the way; you ean see why a model mishehaves, but with radio ies pretty much Blind guessing—without oscilloscopes and lahore tory gear, at least, “But the point we wish to establisht Js that this deity, and others, wil (Farete paged) The authors scilplane model "Skyrid lounching on a test glide. Several installations of the system described have been made in a numbor ef model seiiplancs,64 | THE COMET RACER By Don Orman The winner of the senior gas model event at the Almost tke a real racer the Tn yior Aviators National Meet designed and Comet hurlles overhead. Note the tiny wing profil SHS movel was designed and built "Tis Sitons Nes of is desi 91.4 miles per hour over a second model with slight modifications turned in a speed OF 96 miphh. Teayeraged 80 mph. for seven flights over the course. ‘Construction is remarkably simple, and shoil register swell th beginners for this reason, "Yet the ligh speeds it attained make it worthwhile for the more experienced. Two types of construction have been used in the wing snd tail Surfaces, solid and built up. ‘The model with the solid balsa. construction turned ina slightly higher speed, While the plans lave been prepared for the built-up wing aad tail construction, tither type 1 readily. used ‘The necessary materials have fen listed for both types flew this club contest sve been clocked foot course. A FUSELAGE The fuselage is built of 4/15” square hard balsa, First lay ot tie two side panels—one over the other. Cut the brac- fng and cement in position. Note that the top and bottom oulline of the fuselage is a Straight Tine in the side view from about a third back Auasllary #/ae’ Square braces fre cemented in tie nose of the mode, running alongside the Iongerons from the fourth ross-brece forward. ‘The purpose of these inside braces Js to strengthen the fuselage against the pull of the rubber and rough landings, */rs” + sheet balsa fillets are inserted flush with the outside edges of the lougerons. ‘These file Tels are added to the front and rear of the fuselage and prevent damage to the fuse- Tage while handling du the winding operation, Don Orman holding the Comot racer. Right— The correct launching mothod. The modal is vyery simple to build. LANDING GEAR ‘The landing gear is bent from a single piece of wire 17/4" in iameter and 8” Tong. ‘The aetal length of each racer 91.4 m.p.h. at a club contest. strut ent and bend the landing gear to a piece Gf 41". Insert in the bottom of the fuselage, notch= ing the eds of the balsa to fit alongside the longerons ind-inside braces. Cement the joints thoroughly and add balsa triangles of 1/sx" flat for further strength. Wheels are cuit to streamline shape from 34" flat pi They are cemented to the wire axles to reduce vibration =a hielpfl feature in getting maximam speed. NOSE AND TAIL PLUGS “These are ct from balsa blocks to fit the ends of the fuselage. The rear plug is tnvilt of divee_ thicknesses of balsa (indicated in the Grawing and list of am térlals) cemented cross- in,A rear hook of */16” ‘eter is inserted and the outside end bent in a loop fo fit the hook om your winler. The end of the hook which hiolds the rubber should be bent so the fitting can be closed to guard against the possibility of the rubber Strands sipping off. The hook should be firmly se- cuted with a liberal coating of cement. tag! washers are used on both sides of the nose plug to reduce fiction and leeep the propeller shaft in per- te aigainent—a tccesary feature for straight Aight ‘An off-entered plug will cause additional drag and reduce speed. A ball-bear-6566 . ing washer between the propeller and the nose plug will provide smoother sunning with less frietion loss. A clever substitute for dhis is to stick pins into the nose plug around the %/ie" fat washer, Let the heads of the pins fit over the edge of the washer. Not only does this anchor the wasler securely, but it provides smoother running The fuselage is covered wi water spray and follow with 0 i tissue, Tighten with 9 coats of clear dope, WING AND TAIL SURFACES The wing may be built from ia" sheet balsa or built tips shown in the drawing. As pointed out earlier, the solid balsa wing: and tail surfaces showed slightly higher speed, In using 1/4” sheet balsa, first lay out the plan shape of the wing. Sand to the shape of a wing s ‘Phe center portion of the wing which rests atop the fuse~ lage is fat, Thus it is necessary to cut and cement the AIR TRAILS PROPELLER . ‘This is carved from a block of pine or brass wood. yyout is inclucled in the article. The blades should be cut to about */,9" maximuun thickness, tapering slightly toward the tips. ice the propeller carefully, Sand out all the rough spots and apply about a dozen coats of dope. ‘Then polish to a high luster with furniture of automobile polish, Bend a shaft from ¥/:5" diameser wire and insert through the nose plug. Add several washers (preferably ball-bearing) and insert the shaft through the propeller. Bend a hook in the end of tie suait and cement securely to the front hub of the propeller. FLYING ‘Test fights are accomplished painlessly if you sclect a field with tall weeds or high gr for rough landings. ‘The appre to provide a cu fe witlg position is FULL SIZE PROPELLER LAYOUT a SIDE VIEW 7 ea Tor VIEW view 5 3/4" CARVE FROM PINE BLOCK pe 1 V2 X 5/8X 5 3/4 wing at two positions. }4” dihedral is alded to each tip. ‘The wing should be sailed perfectly smooth and given several coats of dope with intermediate sandings. In making a built-up wing use “/oy" sheet balsa il ‘Vhhe spars are t/so" square and /qi” square balsa. The trailing edge is a piece of ‘/iax*/s0", First build the center section and then build the two halves. When joining the three pieces of the wing, add balsa comers fo strengilien the joint. ‘Take special eare to climinate any warp or twist. Cover the wing with tissue and fol- Tow with water spray and two coats of clear dope. ‘Tail surface consiruction follows that of the wing. Tf ‘you uised solid balsa construction in the wing, use 2/s:” sect balsa for the elevator and rudder. For built-up ‘onstruction the method of constructing the elevator and ruidder follows closely that of wing. The rib section is fat—3/,g" square balsa, ‘The outline of both rudder and levator is sanded to a sharp edge. Cover and dope the tail surfaces. Notch the rudder to fit over the top of the levator and cement both to the fuselage. Check their alignment with the thrust fine having the trailing edge between the eighth and ninth cross braces, Mount the wing fat atop the fuselage and secure with rubber bands. Measure out 12 strands of #/¢” flat brown rubber, ‘The length of the motor should. be an inch or two shorter, than the distance between the shaft and the rear hook. A shorter motor provides a more powerful burst of power and consequently higher speeds, Glides are no index fo the adjustment of a speed model. It will be necessary to adjust your morte! under power. First put approximately fifty turns into the motor and point it up at about an angle of 85 degrees. ‘That is, practically launch the model straight up. IE the model dives instead of climbing, move the wing forward, ‘The. reverse procedure holds if yout model looped immedi- ately after launching. “After several such trials you are ready to give the ‘motor a fall wind-—about 260 turns. Tf you are inter ‘sted in maxixium speed, release the model with a quick push. ‘This will help it reach its greatest speed and fly a straight course. (urn to page 95)ope PE eC et | 2 r| STAVDARD OBSER _AIRCRA OF GERMAN AIRFORCE SIEMENS SAM 22 7/S54P ENGINE — SCALE IN FEET MARTIN E DICKINSON68 Flight records and contestants incompetitions. Note details of Bill Efinger's beauti- ful new design. The ship op- peared of the Eastern States con- fest, where it created a sensation. ‘A scene at the Eastern States gas model contest held at Soversky Field, jadale. It was this contest that ted © feature in “Life” magzine. Model Matters P.M. A. A. Meet The Philadelphia Model Aeroplane Association held its ansiual jnvdoor moet in Convention Hall on Saturday, May’ i. Walter Lees, 19, flew his Class C indoor tractor for a new eity record of 1 minutes, More than 30 flyers were entered! in the meet. Entry is limited to the flyers doemed eligible on the basis of the points won in the weekly contests conducted by the P.M. ALA. ‘The P. M. A. A, lias 600 active mem ders divided into 28 chapters through out the ity. ‘The Convention Hall get was the last indoor meet of the winter season. Outdoor meets will be licld every other Saturday throughout itor R. Fritz, field direo- responsible for the active iying which the PB. M. A.A. has always followed so stecessfully Philadelphia modelers have always played an important part in indoor fiy- if, ‘The prewnt_ crop of contestants em to. Te contenders national honors Following are the firstephnce winners in the various events: Senior Junior fain Kippes 2417 Clan ctor Kalamazoo Contest Pete Dillon of Jackson, Michigan, has just finished test-hopping his nese mono- onue job. inary tests shave reat posdbilities—fast climb and slow sinking speed, The high wing louding fof 14 ounces per square foot actually Sevms to improve performance over the Tighter models Dillon. reeen the payload jas Moilel Contest. yoni wind plies i at the Kalamazoo He a fyi is orben SuyjerAce—the 1997. duPont ‘Trophy Winer bast year at Kalama 20 the Corben yon fost and hind and tras the only mel of thie design ome Yeting. ‘hic yent tere, ere ax oer Gorteos. “A” steady donmpour the Inoming of the emtest "waded ont” Tony of the 75 alps competing. Fly- ing weather fn Eh afletnen vas neal rienfect The songs shoving of the Club notes and news of model organisations, tee (oe red as enntes (to It of enn), second and traction) Pete Dillon, Jeckson, Mich pro- duces @ new original design. The ship is a perasol and fea- tures @ monocoque {usclage. meet ara made hy the boys from Grant Rapids. ying Buccaneer type models, hey took the lion's share of fist prizes Mrs, Pete Dillon has taken to gas modeling her first ship is nearing eo pletion. Probably this is the only 3 fof Keeping peace in the family after fone of the members has been bitten by the model bug, Hushand-and-wife fnations are not new to the model iy, Like all other sports, movteli Tiolds much interest for everyone. A.M. A. Activity ‘The Academy for Model Aeronsuties has sclesiled its next official meeting ‘luring the National Mect. in Detroit, 11 will be a closed meeting for Academy embers, » AL M.A. sponsored am indoor trial at Lakehurst on May 28th, tional records under the splendid Thiliies offered by the large Naval Airship Dock, . ... Small engines revive the problem of seing loading, Tn iodclers’ opinion, _smalchore of 84” or less sulfer by the ‘of 10 ounces per square foot, loading, requirement should be kept theAIR TRAILS same, lowered to 8 ounces, of a came pletely new rule drawn up for the Imidyet-motored models. Gas movdelers were polled on this bby: the ALM. A, and the results will probably Je written into the rules governing the National meet... . Fred D, Fagg, Jr, recently retired Dircetor of the Breast of Air Commeres, praised the aims and work of the AM. A.—"It is my belief Ue development. and gemeent of mrodel aircraft activie be time well direetly: upon the future achie of those participating inthe preseat activities” Results Of N. Y. U. Events About 150 high school students. of the New York metropolitan area were ‘entered in the fourth annual model con- {est sponsored by the Daniel Gugges- im School of Aeronautics of York University. ‘The contest wi Saturday, May 7th, Outdoor fiying ‘yas done in the moming at Van Cort= Tandt Park. Tn the afternoon the seale ‘model contest was judged in the college ayinnasio, A high Morris Schlnckman event with 3:56 first in the stick event held nd_made flying dificult, vvon tho glider Elton Ballas’ took with 4:25, George Marvin of Prairie du Chien, - Wisy and his interesting 5-foot gas job. In the winter the ico of the ippi served as a landing field. tered in First was ‘Twenty-four models were the scale model event arvarded to. Carl Ba model of the Seve ‘months? work, Seeond Burnett's Douglas 0-38-8, ‘Third prize was won by Joe Biro. Al. though scale model entries were limited to replicas of full-size airplanes, Alan ‘Margolies entered an interesting orig racing model that attracted {uyorable attention Scale models were judged hy Franks Hawks and Captai Kaminsky, associated with the aiveralt coupany’, Captain Alexis isk’ Canadian Contests Angst 20th, 0th ond sist are the dates of the 1988 Canadien, National Medel Aircraft Contest, contuted. by the Model Aireraft League of Canada, "The outdoor fying will be done at the aicport of the ‘Toronto’ Flying TEsloor events will beheld at the Calf lS eee Joo Walsh, New Bedford, Moss, built this 30-inch endurance model. Is rubber motor provides over a two-minute flight average, In the Efinger design the land- ing is. interchange- able with a! pler one for flys ing. 69 Loft—Anather view of Bill Effinger's latest. The famed Buccanoer design was originated by him. Major Seversky awards the first-place prize, scale event, to Roger Ham- mer_at Farmingdale. Tho ship was the Toylorcraft job in our April issue. seum. Seven events ure seheduled— indoor: “stick, fuselage, flying semi- scale, and exhibition seale; outdoor: stick, Wakefield, and gasoline-powered. Plans have been made to welenme ‘modelers from all parts of Canada and Ue United States, Special hotel xates will be available to contestants visiting ‘Toronto, Is interesting to note that ceoutestants from the United States and other countries will be permitted to compete unrestrietedly. ith Canadian contestants in all ovents but the exhibi= tion scale model event. (Turn to page97) up the ene gine of © unique biplane on- fered ct the San Diogo contest, "Golf a kit produced ‘by Me- gow and priced at ten cents.70 Son Diogo winners, let to right=L. J. Kading, 3rd, Complon; J. Berg, 2nd, Los Angeles; J. ©. Wiliams, Tst, Los ‘A gullwing job that, becouse ofits fin ish, won acclaim at Seversky Field com- petition. Tho jo bald eto ily is bet ‘An original design by Carmin A. Cas- fellano, Scranton, Pa. This ship won third place ot the Allentown contest with a flight of 6:18, AIR TRAILS Contest Calendar READERS AND CLUBS. Notices should be meiled to the Contest Calendar, Air Trails, 79 7th Aven, New York City, 5 woeks in advance. SHCOSD ANNUAL ANE Seruajon, Da Pezee ae GAS MODBE ATRELANE MEET. ely 470, i300. Sneed by Anthewete Gus sil fhm €. As Caatethaun, 1030 Tuekeo3 GULF STAKE MODEL AIRPLANE NBER, July 160 ant ev Oras Tt ‘This vil be the st satet of It hind amd sy ever eld te thle part of the Events wil ve aa follows: Aylug seale, endurance C and D, x, and exhibition . adrenal to Git Stites Model Mest c/o Delgado Tradve Be " x Ta PIRST ANNUAL MARYLAND 48 3123 aliinnee cae iu Open tall extranta frogs surround Baines 3. nae WAKEEIELD INTERNATIONAL CONTEST. Jah Cupane, Frances Compton £07 the W EASTERN STATES INDOOR MODEL MEET. Daring Ange, at Lokenaret Hangar, “Takwon Ne Sponrored hy the New York Aeronute Teophles il be Wox ‘ated by ‘several sel jee For farther porticelars wile to ogee Hammon c/o "ase? $8 Be a0th Sty No. C. GAS MODEL CONTEST, Avsuet sone, Yo MC. As Badin, A th, AMlentonn, Pa, Detail trom Pishug Key 185 GAS MODEL CONTEST. Angast 70,1988, at Cheag0 tl Coago Gin Mel Aeronants lon feom Be te We tues Street, Chicago, Ih. Costort open to all modelers, Ono init cogtne ram consteney event ANNUAL GAS MODEE CONTHEN, Miler Fuld, Stato Island, N.Y, Cy sponsored Wi tin Renna Ml Pigtng Cloke Tentative date August Lith! ite lowe tobe made Heer. For informdion addrens Bcbsond Atel #13Ing Cl SISTH ANNUAL tl ferchanalas, teh Director, Sts, Ma ISSIPPI VALLEY TOURNAMENT, Anges 15: and 1012. (ager events Any modeler eshte. Teophien, elas, Her attractive pees. Infermacion 0m Context ler atedat Club, Se Loois, Mesure SUCOND ANNUAL TRENTON PASTERS STATES GAS MODEL A007 sponsored rst pee wlimere, sumerove aware for other nee winners, Date: Sonday, Avpart 235 Tar further fnformation aaieess he Treton Aero Sealy, 212 Cenire Stew, Trenton, X. J IPR ANNUAL openooR FLAING co CONTEST, Letanon, Ph August Gnd rajverpowerad sndele. Information from Contest Dzestor, Zabanon Ex CANADIAN NATIONALS, August 20102164 An enna Sadia Bxposition sid pagar crests ope lteter, Canela Nation ScRIUS HOWARD JU: Seotesier 2, nar AMONAL AR TAGES, brut, 0. Anguet 80h to St avance ne beadjearterm, Cleves even trent top Tite, tronic, an subse plot Turoration sddeess EH Clark, Sastonat Junloe Cleveland, 0. act Price Siete, INVITATION amRE, «) fodelee avid Phila ia, Pa City Gas Model Ciahy Septem aTORPEDO ‘The structure is quite complete: workable flaps and control surfaces PLANE Plans for a realistic Slying scale model of the formidable Doug- las TBD-1 By Alan D. Booton ‘are included to mako the model unusually interesting. HE TBD-1 is a torpedo-bomber designed for air= craft cartier service, Larger than tho scout or pur suit job, the TRD- has wings of unique design, folding about midway on each span, conserving space ‘hick is limited on carriers, An exceptionally. is obtained from the 850 inp. Twin Wasp. ‘The folding wings, flaps, and realistic ‘movable con- trols have been included im the model without a notice- able increase in weight, and the aceurate design has f ther possibilities where more detail is desired, ‘The simple method of placing the wing eliminates the tedious Hine-up job, speed Details of the Lefi—the com- pleted model. Note the de- pressed flaps. Right—The units are easily os sembled. Wing FUSELAGE. ‘The formers can all he cut from a sheet 4x6" of 5” balsa plywood. Use waxed paper between drawing and assemblies, Build the left side of the fuselage on the drayying and then build the right half directly to the leit half. Begin ing corresponding top and bottom parts to the and then cement the formers to their respective It will be noticed there is nothing to cement to at the top from A to F, so a ye” temporary strip is ce- mented above the former spacers from A to D, then up. to to aid assembly, The plain rib at (Vr fo page 83) The wings of the TBD-1 fold upward to facilitate stowage ‘aboard aircraft carriers. piece,AIR TRAILS Be eae Been Sears Ee eS sie ¢ # at nO Beenie ate De et eayance aurm 25H Ziff uvao ONIaNYT srav7a £ 49 ano Oud ONIATS terested) scale q Sy ca¥noiago 13g 40oe a ee ° & eS ey opis—eQ , use = ), Se SS a ae ee : Ps ; ea = a Bowles Coane 7F ee +O310N TIS scsoK8 aooWina,3! Wosd Hove a3 nie Yawn - swanaos AIR TRAILS*Sdv74 Mou sassanay sion “1405 9) sev satu ny AIR TRAILS WG = NS 19346 4 HLIM onIM so 141 Banco ©AIR TRAILS76 Great lakes Dive-Bomber Solid model fins of a Marine dive-homber— V/s" =V By William Winter IVE-BOMBING has become the most colorful branch of service aviation, Just a few years ago the purstit pilot was the idol of air-minded youth. Today, there is something spectacular ddive-borbing, that las caught popular fa ‘The picture painted hy Lee Geblbach in his article 9 G's and Prillout” that appeared in the January ‘gsue Ted to numerous requests for plans of the Great Lakes dive-homber. ‘This ship is in service for the Marines, where its ‘made it part ‘The plans are prepared in the usual 14": DIRECTIONS ‘Square a rectangular block of side required dimensions of the widest side draw th the excess wood, On the top of the block mark the side contours of the fuselage and again shave away the surplus wood. Shape the partially completed fuselage to the cross- sect wings. Sand to.a smooth fi balsa to the out ge, On its profile of the body and ext away shown on the dr finish, The cockpit cover is shaped from a separate lock to be glued in place when finished. Cut the fail surfaces from 8/as" soft sheet balsa Shape to a streamlined cross-section and sand. Tn the same manner prepare the wings, noting that they taper in thickness, The balea is %/14" thick Give the units a coat of varnish or clear dope and sand with fine paper when dry. Cement the ices in position, Mount the wings on struts strea lined from scraps. Likew landing gear irom sera FINISHING THE MODEL Attach all external constcuctions, such as bomb ‘ail wheel, ete Coat the model with silver or aluminum paint or dope. number of coats lings. Note that te top of the upper wing is yellow and that the ent tail is red, Use a rubbing compound to attain a lo ‘or an excellent finish: should be used with intermediate s .. The cockpit should be white with black trim. ‘Attach flying wires and mount @ propeller made from seraps on a pin free to turn, BILL OF MATERIALS I locke 71343114" yellow, silver, red, blue 1 sheet °/sos2x2” and black coloring as 1 sheet %/gx2x required 1 vial cement 1 pair wheels 56” dian, 1 vial cleardope $1 serap 014 wire WING ROOT AND TIP SECTIONS7 ianrOULLY ue ONILLIS De aoe beep avs ly as Nog) g—, hy -awoa || (NMONM LON Yi¥a) < BAVWIXOUddY I : E on ‘ vt 034 39 Z 5 034 0/708 E vv TwIeay ee : ei Sd¥74 9N/7003 = i 378¥77041NOI nw onan ag ee iy v300ny 1384140 7, | SONIM H1OG NO SNOuzTIY78 aS LIGA = spd eed D @ FIG. 1 Elliptical Wings The most sienificant trend in current desien—a comprehensive and informative article. {1 increasing popelar= fas created demand fir ir fie princes of devin at cose ah wings and fal surfaces. Tn obtaining inereasell eff eBepey, the plan profile of the ving said tall surfaces shotlegbe earclully considered, "So far, more or less orthodox designs have prevailed; some bil for in The ellipse has been commonplace in indoor design. Such’ships as Goldberg's 19 the practicability of "Valk ‘and Marquardt’: "Riser Rider" ore pro tho ellipse in oll pheses of modeling. stance, still prefer the straight wing for its ease of con- struction, others prefer the tapered cantilever wing fo its strength and lightness, But all experienced mode engineers will agree that the elliptical plan-form is the ost efficient of all wing profiles. The elliptical shape has proved its ellicieney on such well-known airplanes as the Heinkel He-70A and the Supermarine Spitfire T. Also, in model aviation, nearly all the prominent indior models since 1934 have used! the elliptical profile in wings and tail clearly proving the strength, lightness, and aerodynamic efficiency of the elliptical wing. Several times T have had other model enthusia ie how to design and lay out an ellip ‘This task, however, is comparatively casy, for several an ellipse. A model designer may successfully use any one of these miethods after he has obtained a general knowledg he basie properties of te allipse ‘The ellipse is usually defined as the loens of a point aces, thus I wing profile. By Roger F. Parkhill in a plane, the sum of whose distances from two fixed points is constant. Fig. 1a represent ry ellipse. Any point on the ellipse, ‘as represented by P, is stich that F’/P4-PE" is constant andl equal to AB. ‘To find the points (or foci) F” and P", given the span AB and the cltord CD of the ellipse, meas- tire the distance OA with dividers and, with C as a cen- ter, lay off CF’ and CP” as shown in Fig, Ib. After | e foci F’ and FY, the ellipse may be traced mechanically by placing pins or tacks at F and and attaching to 1 in length to the span 4 placing a peneil agai keeping it tant, the entire ellipse can be easily or those designers who are keen acettraey, the following method is reeommended. For the purposes of this metiod, the ellipse is defined as the projection on the original plane of a circle revolved about iis diameter ordi through an angle Tess than a circle explains why the an oblique angle al ‘To construct an ellipse | e viewed cllipse, method, draw two concentric circ tor O, and radii equal to a and resp number of radial Tine pears to be vish common cen- Draw a eeting both 1m the centerAIR TRAILS circles and locate the points of the ellipse by projecting se intersections at rigit angles as shown in Fig. 2 hhe points of interscetion af the projection lines are the points of the a ‘A number of points such as P* and PY are located and the ellipse drawn in with a Freach curve, For those mathematicians whe like to work with tatio, the following method, a little longer than the other two, may be used. Draw the outside circle with radius, as in Fig. 2 and erect a number of perpendiculars "om the baseline throug! duce each perpendicular in the ratio b/s the points of division to form the ellipse as in Fig. 3. If desired, horizontal lines parallel to the bascline may reduced in the ratio a/b, and the points located form the cllipse A siniple symmetrical ellipse will form an efficient wing profile, but a more pleasing appearance will he de- ved if the wing is composed of two elliptical ha drawn on the maximum ordinate of the wing as a base ‘The maximum ordinate should pass through a point 329% to 40% from the front of the eentral or anaxinnum chord, this point being selected in regard to the masinauin thie! be drawn ness point of the airfoil used, Fig. 4 shows in detail the f a wing of this type, This layout nevd not be made full size; it is more convenient to draw id then enlarge it to the desired size out aa elliptical wing surface, the following fact is important: ‘The span and maximum chord of the be known beforehand. When substituting an clliptical wing for'a straight or tapered wing, use the fol- lowing formule wing mu Area = 0.7854 X span X chord, Aspect Ratio = (Span)2/Area. % 1 Determine Area ef wi 2eleet o depinite Se felt, eG, 7, oF 3 Deternyne geen prom the feoma Ree ree 4De termine marine chord from pormule 4ese = o.1at48 Seon chard] E Select on virgart CAAta 23000 Senver Pecan éDeserrpine jousihpon Gp Dont. ardnek @ 1. Lay out chord Sine (00) OM) spo Base LRE(AD The umber O7854 is a constant for all clipses and maybe used for de termining the area of any type of ellipse or combination of elipses: ‘The tise of these fosmiae grently Tease the amount of calculation necessary to determine thereorrect area and pro- portions for wings and tail surfaces, Aspect ratios as law as 4-0" 5 may be used for-an elliptical wing, but for Best resulls its better to. desig @ Drow cirales af thane. @ Prew radi at shawn wing with an aspect ratio varying from 6 t0 8. An elliptical wing with an aspect ratio of 6 will give sesults in wind tunel tests comparable to the results obtained from conventional ‘wings of higher aspect ratios. The wing and stabilizer in the photograph, when substituted for the conventional straight surfaces of equal area on a Gordon Light twin-hydro, iphibian, not only gave greally ii creased stability, duration and quieky R.OW. take-off, but also much ene OAR sedate op intersection Bs a aa hrteod ea cere op eltjose. 20h [> aera paz one « oy aut ribs on basis bias poles correc? ice. hanced the appearance of the model will be seen from the foregoing d sign discussions that the elliptical form offers a new field for bettering Parformances that are now considered to be highly efficient. The construc- tion of such surfaces is not difficult, In fac this development of model con- structional technique should afford o new stimolus to building. It is hoped that by presenting ortiles of this type that Air Trail: will ke ablo to realize its goal of advancing model building fo a now peak of interest and techni- ‘Ayer. 7Is.4— STERS IN LAYING OUT AN ELLIPTICAL WING. cal achieveriont.—The Editor.THE BREGUET 462-B4 SHAW 676 * LENCTH- 6857" WELCH T 12°10 TREAD- 18+6" TAML SPAN-22° FUSE WIDTH-4°7" CHeRD- 10:70" PROP wo WACELLE SECTION. fw SCALE WN FEET FUSELACE SECTIONS sy eo THIS AIRPLANE 18 CONSTRUE. L { Eq]] 4 ENTIRELY OF METAL. oO ARROW HEADS IND/- CATE DIRECTION OF PROP_ROTATION. = Fe OTe ~ £2 fs oe es Pos! = LON OF WHEEL re ay ) “O/L RADIATORS )~ ARE IN FRONT OF a eee es SRECUET 462-BF YiGH SPEED FRENCH BOMBER ENGINES |2 CNOME-RHONE 1E-NO 800° 1000 P MARTIN E DICKINSON.YOUR HOBBY IS YOUR BEST PAL Ty PE te Hb ig HF TREAT RIN SPEEORTER” niin "Ene WOBETs KIT CONTAINS. Red and Yellow Auction Ram per Pe 4 Pint Sug acl? "FOR BETTER ‘Authentic ‘One-Qua: fer Inch to the Foot Solid Scale Models zeuppz AI7PWoA=>82 QUESTIONS ’ (Continued fro pape 37) Question: What Rappened to the Gee- Bev racer vomgana? GH, Vellapoora, Answer: The old Granville Aiveraft Comporstion was disbanded some years ‘ago when it became an aeronantieal eon- sullation fit, Z. D. Granville was killed in 1084, ‘The 1952 Gee-Bee put up a syorld’s land-plane reeord of 994.2 mph. ‘The 1933 model was not s sucer Question: What ean you tell me about the British Heston Phoenixt H. MeC. Allianee, 0, Answér: ‘The Phoenix is a five-pas- seagerhighewing monoplane powered saith: the 200 lip, D. H. Gypsy-Six ene sine. This manufactured by the Heston Aircraft Works of Middlesex, which was formerly the Comper Aircraft Company. The Phoenix uses a two-spar wing of syood eovred with fabric. Tt comes with fa retractable undereaeringe, and efthar 4 fxed-pitch or a variable-pitch prop, Tt hhaea top. speed of between 148 and 150. mph, depending on the propeller used. Question: I am interested én building sng oun light plane. How can T tell ‘whether it wilt nase the Department. of Commerce stress text onl lon can T as gure anyself that if will be a licensable Ghip after i iy built? PL. J., Stan- asd Ms. never: You hye quite a problem there if you are really sinceve in your idea of wanting to build your own plane. Tf you have a set of plas you anizht fir eonsull-an aeronautical enginoer and fet him to give you some idea as to whether the plane would pass govern rent tests, If you are not an engineer, ag you intimate, Lam afraid you would hhave considerable trouble in working oii your ayn stress tests, Tf you want a ook 0 M. OM Lis subject you might try Max ‘and priced at three dolla yo ight vwrite to that frm and got their fll extalozue of aviation textbooks and select ono youll Question: What ean you tell me about Colored Lindbergh's Spinit of St. Louis plane? ain trying to eclleet data on it. R.C.N,, London, Minn Answers The Spirie of St Louls was actually a stock Ryan monoplane built by the Ryan Aviation Company of San Diego. Te was specially fitted, of course, for the transatlantic trip. Tk used the Wright Whirleind engine of 250 hp. which gave the Plane a sustained speed fof about 100 map. It carried 451 gal- Tons of gicoline and the eockpit was filly enelosed_ andl set. under the top of the wing, and the only forward vision obtainable was by meas of a periscope rangement set against the dash, ‘There ‘were two side windovis which gave the pilot something of « three-quarter view forward, The ship cost aout $15,000. ‘The general specifications were: spun, 42 feet; length, 27 feet; 9 inches; height, 6 feet, 6 inches; chord, 7 feet Question: Please give me the color selene of Roscoe Turner's Meteor, the ‘model of which was prevented some tine ago by William Winter. D. W. C, Buj- Jato, N.Y. Answer: T have not seen the plane Int according to the program of the last National Air Races, the plane was listed asa silver-gray ship, bearing the number RRsY. Beyond that you have only to ‘add the racing number "20" and the ade vertising emblems as they are shown on Che dravving, Question: I have the necessary ed- entional qualifcations to enter the Army AIR TRAILS Air Corps, bnt TL swoigh only 129 pounds ‘ond T stand fv feet, seven inches, which of course indicates that 1 mm under ‘weight, Do you think that would keep ‘me out of the Ai Corps J. S, V De trot, Mich Answer: ‘This is a question whose answer L would not enre to be responsi- Die for. You must understand that 1 not a medical man snd it is lied for to pass on questions involving: ply conditions. Tn your case, however, T should think Uhat if you passed the zest of the standards required you might be accepted, under the condition that you agreed to.» diet designed to build you up, Twould most certainly get a phy= sician’s opinion on the matter. You might even write to the Chief Medical Officer of the Army Air Corps, Washing- ton, D. C., and put your ease before him. Question: What kind of worl is there head for girls who want to get into avi= ation? Will a college education help muck? Te there any real opening for a girl who wants to become a pilot? J. 8., San Antonio, Ter. Answer: Aviation dacs not offer such side stope for women pilots as it does for men, but there are openings for them the Business. I know some who are flying saleslndies for avintion firms and who sell ight planes, Others are instpue- tors in amateur flying elubs. A few fly publicity ships, Commercial aviation Offers the widest scope both on the ground and in the air, ‘The big air Hines Tite flying hostesses, traffic representa tives and specially trained women Unir passenger de} syomen have very fine posit Tines making the contacts public and the company as lecturers at women's clubs, department stores and other focal points, Yes, there are many ‘openings for a bright piel who és smart, air-minded and keen for the bus PERFORMANCE CHART FOR "GERMANY FLIES AGAIN, HANUFACTURER — NO. TYPE [ENGINE | SPAN | GUNS SPEED _|LENGIH |GRS.WGT| ‘ARADO AR-68_| FIGHTER l-750HP| 36 FE 2 |205MPA 31 Fil4goouss ea AR-95_|SEAPLANE, reeo_ [41 ema 305_|2755 MESSERSCHMITT BFI0S) FIGHTER. 7-950 21379 2 2 DORNER DO-i1_| BOMBER |2=-050_ | 59. 2 [267 55 peacenitersae 0: 19m | raat l4=650_| 104, 41798 83140700 = D0=23 | TRANSPORT. [2-750 | 24 3 | 16 61 [20240 FOCKE-WULF FUES8 | FIGHTER-BOMBER |2=240 | 68. 3) 56 46 16,394 HAMBURG —_FA-137 | DIVE BOMBER. 7=680_| 36.5, 205 Sial5 319 HEINKEL __HE-51 | FIGHTER: 7=750_| 36 2 (204 | 275 [4180 fsteneestroentee = 7721 eaten 7=660 | 30. 4 [292 | 295 [4.906 7 He 118 |_DIVE BOMBER |7=970_| 49. a [249 | 38 6888. = HE-T70R| BOMBER RECONN. [I= 910_| 48, 3 [264 | 39 19.086 HENCHEL HS 122 | GENERAL PURPOSE |7- 610__| 47 3 | 164 33 [9566 HS 123. DIVE BOMBER = 700_| 345, 2 2 28 | 4.664 = __AS- 126 |_UGHT BOMBER 2 Smumlez03. 216,200 GUNKERS _ JU- 86 KU aBOMBER z= 890 | 73 3 [2027 [5272600AIR TRAILS TORPEDO PLANE | (Continued from p the ottom may be Tigh for the joints sxe easily separated with a razor blade at Uhe proper Lime, Add the balsa side longerons, Pre bend them to avoid a sprme fuselage Remove from hoard and duplicate the firt eps right on the assembled half, then add the bamboo stringers, rear hook cemented to, WING AND LANDING GEAR Build the wing as a unit. Due to Ue curve of the ribs, the hottom spars must be Blocked up proportionately from root to tips to keep the incidence even, Do not eut the ribs for the ailerons until the wing is assembled then sles out for the aller spars and Remove the top spar Uke 322 ribs, then eek all 42 ribs and block the tips up Replace the piece of top spar ed spars, When day, remove and iustall the flaps fit the spars in Deter Cements the Mi picees hetween sibs 4 and install the landing. eat, and 4 which is explained om the drawit TAIL SURFACES Build the tail susfaces out of plain tunshaped stock, and when complete sand them to the tapered streamlined shapes, This method is much easier ‘and more aceurate than, preeutting. all ribs before assembly. ‘The hinges can be copper or soft iron wire, ‘The lower part of the rudder has te be added on to, to conform to the last former. ‘The stabilizer should he made asa amit. PROPELLER AND COWL Carve and hollow the cowl from a soft Dloek and cement inthe retaine tlie. Make the nose plug to fit smigly in the hole, Bevel the three propeller Blocks as shown on the drawing and prime the hevels copiously with cement, Before he priming has fully dried, add more cement anid clamp them together seth pins, on a flat stnface After drying vetal hours, blank’ and carve euch Vlade in the nccepted ‘manner. Dope And sand to a glossy finish. ‘The bale ince may be obtained by adding a coat of dope to the light blade, Assemble ‘he py noe plug, washers, and prop shat COMPLETING THE MODEL Cover the lending edge of the wing with 14” sheet Tulse, and ther mainder with silver Ussue, Form the celluloid cockpit cover to fit well, then t “ Ht aneine nti DRA Ret AMG ee 83 remove it and cover as much of the fuselage as possible. Cover the tail sir- faces with ver Tastall the wing in its place under the fuselage Slice through formers Hand 1 on Tines directly over and helween the second top lon ‘The lop of the fuselage ean Uien be raised enough to. install the stabilizer. Cement the parts. luck together and cement the vertical tail fon. Cheek repeatedly to seo that the surfaces are incorrect —alignmet Fashion a dummy tail wheel and deck hook and eement thenn in place. Fille the tail surfaces aud wing with tissue Cenient the cowling on, the cockpit cover and radio antenna masts, Make the panel frames on the cover by dop- ing ou narrow strips of silver tissue Spray the tissue Tightly with water and when dry, if the movel is streaky, cont the sirfuces with a thin enat silver dope. The wheels ancl inside the cow] are black, ‘The lettering is black Add any remaining detail that is d sired, Ce PONT OFFER IMPROVED. BABY CYCLONE 1938 MODEL "F ‘The BEST ond ONLY En BUY GARY cycLOME—rHe BEST ENGINE IR THEMORIS chompin ng Uned 1e We Build ap Fone Belg Power the model with three loops of 44 flat rubber. The loops are tied a oth ends, the special “S" hook ab the rear. ‘The motor js engaged to the rear hook by “ishing.” With this uiodel frst tests should be made by letting it take off under ite ‘own power, making adjustments be- toveen flights until a steep left-hand climbing tum is accomplished. Good Only Until July 31, 1938 LIST OF MATERIALS Bets sate nae $12.50 Lisgeree 1 ye 188" | eas 1.50 $14.00 ') Less 30% Special Ofer 4.20 Your Price $9.80 Festoge Prepaid onrahere in the U. 5 A ‘WEYGLONE SERYICE"— Your engine poste exis” 81/9218" /ax2nts” cee ee eer 2 Yhmisiby 12 Yraqater | ike gin erg 860 to 4 Fag 90. Miscellaneous 106 tube model air- 2 bamboo sticks plane cement ¢ 24” #12 musie wire // Oi." fat robber several friction 7. clear dope oz, silver dope’ 1 2 spoiled negatives (116)84 N.A.A. NEWS (Continued from page 25) by national cabs which are afiiated with the FA. T, and each club) muy enter a maximum of twelve model THE COLLIER TROPHY ‘The Collier ‘Trophy, awarded each year for the greatest achiovement in iviation whose value has been demon- sated ia setual use during the year preceiling, Tis Jong been revoguized as aviation’s premier- honor. To deci who merits the coveted trophy for 198% the National Aeronautic Association has appointed an awards committee of eight aviation Teaders, consisting of James H, Doolittle, chairman; Henry B. duPont, S. Paul Johnston, George W. Lewis, William B, Mayo, Leighton Rogers, BE. P. Wamer, and T. P. Wright ‘The committee will follow new rules ‘and. provedure for avvarding Ue trophy, sinee in reeent years the mmber of de serving accomplishments which it is nee yo investigate and study have: sultjplied many fold MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT ACTIVE With aviation legislation growing within the states, the trend is toward closer state-wide organization to fur- ther forward-looking laws, oppose those which are undesirable, and in general encourage flying ‘Typical is the Michigan Department of N. A. A., which has 1,000 air-minded members. ‘This group, under the leades~ ship of Wayne Sheldon, exeeutive seer lary, is sponsoring many promotional activities sueh as Uie Michigan Air ft alrplane cruise, week-end cruises, air meets, a strong youth pro- gram ‘and gliding and soaring meets. Tn addition, the Department is acti fsa clearing house for aviation informa- ton in an effort to maintain a coopers tive serviee between airports and opera- tors. STANFORD GETS INTERCOLLEGI- ATE TROPHY. ‘Top intereallegiate ying honors of bof Teland Stanford University: when it was ‘awarded the Loening Trophy at the annual eonference of the National Inter~ collegiate Flying Club in Washington durin |) Stanford few more than 1g the school year and ‘competed. i son four interclub ‘meets aud placed second at the National moet al Hicksville, LT, in June of 1037, More than Qhirty delegates from ten schools were in attendance at the con ference, Clark Henderson of Kenyon Gollese, son of the pioneer aviation ‘excentive, Paul Henderson, was elected N. I. F, G, president for the coming year, ‘The Clovdhoppers Club of Akron University were scheduled to be hosts to this year's National Intercolleyiate Flying Meet at Akson Municipal Air port on June 25th and 20th, with Kenneth Benson, president of the club, jn charge of the arrangements, One of the important new polices decided at the conference was the divi- sonal arrangement of the N. I. Fe tinder regional vice-presidents from the ast, Middle West and West, who will further Ue orgunization of new clubs in those sections, The N. LF. C. urges all elubs interested in becoming affiliated with the organization 10 communicate ‘with the new seerelars, Miss Joan King of Stanford, Miss King’s address until next fall is Box 208, Bryn Maver, Pa. NATIONAL COORDINATION AGENCY ‘The twenty-two national organirac tions whieh met at the First National Aeronautic Planing Conference, held under the auspices of the No AWA. at Cleveland early in the year to draft a national aviation program, adopted as fone planke the need for a permanent coordination agency. ‘AU meeting called at Washington in March, the first step was taken to- ward the formation of such permanent rugeney. Amouig the usunes considered for the group were Joint Air Board, National Aeronautic Forum, Acronautie Discussion Council, Joint Coordinating Committee, and National Acronaulie Advisory Council. ‘The organization of the agency became definitely assured when the Acrousuties) Chamber of mmimeres of America, the National Association of State Aviation Otic the National the Private Hye si Air Reserve Association acted olliially to beeome members of it An important poliey’ of the new fageney is iat no official action will be taken without unanimous agreement. ‘Thus i will advance its purpose, whieh is to gather united support on aviation needs, ‘The agenes will first study the program adopted by the Cleveland eon ference sith a view to revising and ad ing to it where needed, ‘This program contained fifty-seven resolutions grouped under these typical headings: general governmental orgunization, —eoordina- tion, air defense, air transpoet, airports and seaplane hases, weather reporting, private flying, water flying, sliding and Soaring, youth education, manufacture Tighter thn-air craft, rolory wing air aft, research, sifety and Insurance, and weronautieal ave NAA. IN THIRTY-THIRD YEAR’ ‘he National Aeronautic Association is the oldest sezanautic body inthe AIR TRAILS United Stites and on the Wester Hemisphere. It as founded a3 the Aero Club of Amserien in. 1905, just two years after the frst airplane flight. As Ue American representative of the FA. L, it has ay a special responsibility the regulation of air meets, races, and. record trials Since its ineeption it has been the mainspring of aeronantio activity and of movements to foster and encourage unllitazy and eivil aviation in the United States, Organized “to mule the friendly interest of the gene force for neronaut Fas more than 10,000 members in_all parts of the country THE NATIONAL CONTEST BOARD For the active guidance and super- vision of the sports activity in the United States, Nutional Contest Board of qualified leaders from the vari- fons phases of aviation is named each year by the N, ALA. Tn general, the board consists of a directing council plus a series of teehnieal tack of which deals vith a specialized phase of activity, The Board is repre= ented reyionally by district contest dlinectors and locally by airport am ‘agers vith the assistance of specialized officials such as air meet directors, B.A.T. timers, model contest directors, saad glider observers. ‘Today, sporting aviation reaches out on a constantly broadening font. MEET "OSHKOSH" WITTMAN! For mastesful exhibitions of pylon polishing, S. J. (Oshkosh) Wittman, the fiying schoolmaster aud speed mer from Wisconsin has no peer. dof w dynamic personality and unusual flying ability, he has bagged an enviable collection of trophies at major American air meets. ‘AL the All-American Air Maneuvers i last December, Wittman, fly= (Hbuilt. silver-nosed red racer, Was an easy winner in the three principal high-speed events, including that for the Glenn H, Curtiss Trophy. Te just missed winning the coveted Thompson Trophy last year by a stroke of il luck after leading for eighteen laps. And although lie missed taking the ‘Thompson, he made a fine sowing in other events at the 1987 National Air Races, He won frst place in three races, including the James J. Davis Trophy event, and placed second in the Greve ophhy, Race Ti 1936, he was among the first x lusnpionship racing pilots and, in 1989, fiyiug the “Chief Oshkosh” of his own design, ranked soond among the racing pilots of the year Oshkosh," incidentally, is special assistant (o the president of the N.A.A.AIR TRAILS. 85 PROVEN EFFICIENCY OF FOR CHAMPIONSHIP “BESHAR" PRECISION PROPS PERFORMANCE GAS MODEL The BROWN JR. MOTORS. = saan : They have speed, stamina, finest construction and materials, 74" stroke. 1/5 i.p. 1200 to 10,000 RP.M. Come complete with coil, condenser ‘lock i a ls tested, and ready ote mh {> ly BALSA OUTDOOR PROPS iris hina) “a iy nee seen ‘ MODEL “D” $10.00 PLP. MODEL “C” $17.00 P.P. MODEL “B $21.50 PLP. gee 329 EAST 54% ST. PREMIER MODEL AIRPLANE SHOW ROOM OF AMERICA” (Continued from page 35) At tines Tit at my radio and Tisten on. You ean talk up aviation and talk You birds are in fine to the routine traffic conversations be- down the unbelievers. You can carry shape and the Tho tween tmusport pilots and the dis the word of safety in aviation wherever membership $s clin a the patehers st the various airports along, you go, and all the erashes in the next staff js kept pretty. Busy handling all he Bast Coast, And as listen I often ten years will not, be able to stop you the examination papers and getting out fuel the urge for a transmitter set to from reaching your goal—your place in the awards, We've. willing to. ge. the the siedine wave Iength over which T American aviation, Timit with you, of course, so keep on could say Are we dovnhearled? gathering new members and eneourag “Sure, it's okey-doke with you up No! But we want further proof of ing then to limb. with you through there, You've “reached your goal. your sincerity, If you are nots meme the examinations and grades, Stay ath You're in the driver's seat now, bul her of Air Adventurers, clip the eouyion us and well see you through, don’t forget Unere are thousands of helow and inclase a dime to cary the ‘The frst bird a the anat this month. Youngsters who are just as sineere as cost of postage, wings and membership is David ‘Thompson of Orlando, “Fla.. Pon who are horing that you will ewer eptifate, The spark that enused an who has just been awarded an advance let them down. You've got a transport explosion, the for that blinded a pilot re hat let a wing drift cussion on the merits of Air Trails id into valuable assets Dave came through with a well thre riers will he loyal to page, elcanly typed job that gave us ts and refuse to become down- a real thrill and won him a anatk of in your han 1s bekind plone under you and a wh fund, You owe it to self, more than the passen Yow, to: get her rout aap hee ioiwn safely, “You kuow the ral hearted a row the sir laws, Stick to them, be- Are vou with ws in thiy great efusnde? According to Dave, he buys Als Teale saune you are responable for move than Sire all, aud if he has any money left dist one Umnsport. You are responsible Your Fight Commander, 2 for t movlel- making for Aviation Anum J. Camsos. He parteularly likes our. photographs Whit cnn we Air Adventurers do and Faves about the news iu “Ait Pea shout i You have w Creed to start with. You CEE ‘woul have is chuck out edge to he loyal and to have And now for the claty news, as far as ghiing and aulplane stall eh yo Don't let these sethicks up spice wil allow than’ opinion, of conse. Bul boy how Jet the black head To he perfectly frank, things in this he goes for Wiliney Winters solid seule rob you of your determination to carry department are nuing in sweet oil, movil We have ay iden he does ane Please mention ATR TRATLS when answering advertisements,86 Tike fiction, ancl he doesn’t give onr ine door models 2 tumble, ‘Anil so it goes. At any rate, Dave has given tus a good idea of what Tikes, and we certainly appreciate citicism, One of the most sincere raves we Ihave ever had is from Robert F. Steuding of Kingston, N.Y. This bird ‘makes life worth wile. Steuding has heen dying for about six months and Thus managed to get in abont five hours fou sai Englerocts, and hopes to have his private ticket soon, He's also out for his Air Adventurers Plight-Licutenant award, shat Steuding says about Air ‘Trails ‘The article ‘Whether or Not We Fly’ certainly proved to me Uist there is much in ‘aviation that needs to be perfected Clyde Pangborn’s “Europe Preens. Her Wings! was very interesting and shows that Panghorn can be of great assistance to the U. S.A. in time of war, and in preparations for defense, wont like {o sve a depastiient open for advertising fon good used planes and parts.” William Myers of Hot Springs, Ark, ‘comes through with the swell stiggestion. that we run a special feature ow all types éf aircraft motors, explaining the type, horse power and particular de- fails) He also sends us a snapshot of ‘4 Beccheraft taken at his local airport, foa which he bused his claim for the Photographe:'s award. Well, the pic- tue was syvell and he used an Agfa D8 with an FAL lens at a twenty-fifth of second exposure. He used Convira printing paper. Gene Dowds of Lindale, Ga, a new retuber, tells us of a debate he got into at school recently. Gone and another Tad or two were telling the world at School just what aviation was doing. Someone broke into the gabfest and ‘aid airplanes weren't safe. Gene got up on. his hind legs and the teacher Aecided that they bad better settle it with @ proper discussion and arranged ‘a debate, The subject was “Resolved: Airplanes are as safe as automobiles?” Gene was on the affirmative side and did s0 well they won the debate. ‘We would like to have sat in on that allie Gene appears to be the leader also fim model making around Lindale, for his ships manage to capture most of the prizes, He added a nico Tine or two ‘about the good work Air Adventurers fare doing, and a particularly swell boost for your Hight Commander. We take a modest bow, Geno, and ‘hope we ean live up to your fine tribute. Robert Pfeifer of West Allis, Wis, shoots in @ picture of his fying model ‘whieh ns made tirly iniubes (min utes, Bob, or seoonds?) indoors, He gets his Airplane Mechanic award for the ship, at any rate. He has alo sarted what he calls the Wright Model lu ‘One of the most interesting pictures ‘that has come in in months was taken Dy Leon Phinney of Fast Kingston, N. H. We are presenting it with this department. ‘The details in the Beech: craft are pesticularly:clenr and show ithe wheels down, Ue wheel wells snd the shock absorbers, It was taken at the Portland Airport with an Agfa Ansco 1A Readyset Royal under good lighting conditions, Needless to sy, Leon gets his Craftsman award on this Another unusual picture comes: Urrouk Eugene Linn of Wichits, Kan. We feel we're getting in a quick one ‘on this, Tis the new Dal Special made by Wayne Dalrymple avid Charles Pheifier, of Wichita, we presume, ew cording to Linn, the Dal Special has a top speed of more than 100 mph. and uses 4 30 hp, Acronca engine. also sends us detalle of the sped Bantam he bile from Air Trails plans tnd which has tuened out to be a very ‘consistent flyer. He's another bird who ‘went hard for the Pangbom article on “Europe Preens Her Wings.” “What else can anyone expect of an aviation magazine?” asks Harry Nyeda fof Stockton, Cal. in his discussion on Air Trails “for his award, “You havo eversthing, fiction, iode! 1, elub news and. articles y Clyde Pangborn. T also like A ‘rails pictures and the only sugee Tean make would he a series of urtich ‘on motors so that the engine mechanies ‘could get some real inside data.” Fow’s the article on Diesel engines in this issue as a starter, Harry? ‘Samuel Belrens is anotlier Air Adven- turer with the motor bug. “I have flown many times,” he says, “and T do and srhat a ‘dead’ motor ean do.” Behrens is from Brooklyn and probably: haunts Floyd Bennett Airport, Te is a licensed student pilot and we can readily under stand his interest in engines, Gerald Taland of Dayton, 0., has all the luck, He not only: fives where American flying was actually born, but ‘goes (o Florida in the winter and! sees all the activity of the P. A. A at the Miami Airport. He senda us a swell shot of Sikorsky S13 being beached there, which we eonsider one of the best of its kin Fred Phillips of Calgary, Alberta, is ‘a nese Canadian member who tells us they are building « new military airport i town, Fred is planning to take ‘course in aviation, and hopes to pick vip a sell lead by tackling some of our examinations, Weld like a line on that airport, Fred. ight out of Fort Sam Houston, AIR TRAILS ‘Tex,, comes another bid for a Photog? rapher's award. Rossman Beimberry ‘managed to get into Randolph Field, of all places, and got a swell shot of a BT Basie Tri ype camera and 120 and in spite of the er managed to catch a preity fair shot, We sent im his yard, too, De the last ever tak Pan-American Clipper flown by of th Badwin Musick, “Tlwas sent to us by Air Adventurer D. J. Sampson of Ane Tans, Bots Musick and Captain. Cole ero friends of Sampson, who again reminds us of the great loss avia- tion all-over the. world suffered. when Captain Musick “Went west.” Martin ogers of Byfield, Mase, is fone render and Air Adventurer ho wants more fetion, He Tiked ou uclent secies of a few months back Tut strenuously objects to our putin foreign planes on the cover. Now it's all night to he patriotic, Martin, but {hese is sill plenty to learn from other countries, Hesides, America docs not tur out enough new planes to Keep us Dusy with homeproduced: models, and we have to yo abroad now and again, You should have obtained enough sir canft factory addresses in. our Light Plane Survey to keep you busy for snonths Wallace B, Stephenson of Portland, Ore, as just found owt about Ai Adventurers. He hil ducked the elub news before because it, in his opinion, twas sothing but another form of 3 miotmeement. However, he fell short ime ago, he explains, an had a Tot of time on is hans, he got 10 reading Air Adveuturers. We anust Have something, Wally had is mother dig up all the back mumbers, just ta mud Air Adventurers and fine ut what head mised. Well, he's in_ now, signed and delivered, and le's afterall Ue awards he ean get A foture Naxy pilot, John Branch Morgan of Palmyra, Mfo,, hus sent in lis application for membership. Joha Francis as enlisted in the Navy and hopes to reach an aviation rating or possibly get in. the aviation ordnance Ulvision, “Foe Uhit reason he hopes we Of Air Trails can present something new fn tho way of mover machine nd Ansnieratt guns. We misht-add too tint Morgan is something of an amateur sinplane designer, for he has put abost Sixty original models on is-deaving Doar Anothes Photographer award goes to ‘Thomas Bursford of Washington, D. C, for a avell shot of ax Aevonee LB, the hip he himself some day hopes to own,AIR TRAILS LUCKY DAY (Continued from poge 23) ng his head. “Woulda’t you know he Lucky Day?” he sald "The perfeet chance to be the here,” K id, “And Tm inside playing T dian't see Jim gain until to- thirty that aftemnoom. I'd heen laugh ip my sleeve at whint had hap ‘This would fix Jion up, I Sured But if Td expected him to he changed Tas wrong, He exme buck into the kitchen still looking as if he needed a shot of cath of soa “T suppose you think it was unlucky to reveue the young heiress,” I said, pouring on the: sarcasm. “No, Pete,” he suid, ©. K. 1 like Marj. And she—wvell, wwe sort of understand eich other. Tes not that. It’s what Cap Richardson told me. “What?” T asked, Jim hesitated. “Well, Cap heard ‘about the smash and called me into is office and shook my: hand,” Jim “Then he told me Coastals heen to get Marj’s unde to invest a Tot of money in the outfit. They want to expand and take in Osean, They can't do it unles: old Melinis loosens up “That part's T hegan to. see the light "Cap asked me to be very nee to Marj” Jim went on. “He wants me to take her out to dinner and things. He figures Marj may he able to ite fluence her uncle, Cap's given me a free hind and an expense svonnt.” T staggered hack and sat dove, “Holy Nellie!” T said, “And they're paying him to do it He still looked ike funeral director. don’t understand, Pete.” he sid, swell, ‘Too swell, dou't you see? Jn the morning, silors take warn- T reached behind me for the 2 eeaver, “Aud Marj is a society girl” Jim continued, his voice as cheerful es a “She's always getting written up, in Uhe papers. What if the reporters start on me? You know what th Tike, ‘They'll dig around and. find my record. ‘Then, they'll publish it, tabue late my erackeups, ‘That'll be the end, Maybe you'd better grow a beard; T said, Wall, the reporters didn’t pay any. attention, And most of the news I got ‘of Jim, I got second-hand. From all accounts he was really going to town with Marj. Cap Richardson nd eased up on dim’s flying echedule and. Pat and Kennie had to put in extra tine When dim was at the aiport, so was ‘Marj, When he took « tip out and 5 "I am a student at Roosevelt Aviation School and I'm proud of it. My ex= perience proves I was right in choos= ing Roosevelt. The school has every= thing I was looking for — experience, equipment, faculty and locatio1 if you are interested in a career in avi- ation, I recommend Roosevelt and sug— gest you write today for information." scar Leeghieghow Give your age, full name end address. State which of the following courses you are interested in—Solo Pilot; Private Pilot; Limited Commer cial Pilots Commercial Pilot; Aireraft Sheet Metal; Master Airplane Me- chani Master Airplane and Engine Mechanic; jeline Technician; Aigcraft Design and Construction; Combination Flight-Mechanic. WRITE TODAY. ADDRESS DEP". A. 7. ROOSEVELT AVIATION SCHOOL Ee heer Reed ‘e there was an extra sent, she went along, hetvveen times they Mashed around in her white superzoadster. Os Jim gave Marj flying instruction in Cap's private Boecheraft, She was a pretty times when svhich end ‘of the wind sock was whieh, Now you'd think any normal guy would've been riding high with all the blue chips coming his way: But when T finaly: saw Jim he was still moaning, T's too, too perfect, Pete," he sid “When Fim with Marj I forget abo the jins, But when I'm away. . “Mothballs!" T exploded. And. then to change the subject T asked him how old Melnnis was coming slong. “Fine,” Jim suid. “Looks like he's sold on Coastal. Cap tells me IM be rmade chief pilot if things work out,” T didn't say anything for a minute, I couldn't. ‘Then I said, “Now: isn't that too, too bad? You poor jinxed any.” The next day, Jim gave me the news. Duncan Melinis hd signed up. Tet out a whoop. “And you're chief pilot! “Not yel,” Jim said, “Not until they reorganize. But I doubt. whether TM ever be. AIL good things come to. an end. T have an aveful premonition that something bad is about to happen.” And—by golly—that night it did. Jim took ‘Trip 18 away at sever thirty. “He had a fll load and for fence Marj did't go slong. But. she was there lo wave good-by, Jim checked in and out of Hartsville and Brooker on time. ‘Ther he headed across the mountains for Leamington, Gus, from the dispateher's office, kept ime up to date. Oh, sure, T guess Tas a little bit worried in spite of mysell Around elevencthirty, Gus came run- NEW YORK into the lunchroom. His fuee was white, “Lucky's in trouble, Pete,” he clipped out. “Over the “mountains, Storm. Teing up fast, Beacon reesiver one haywire. Radio reception blah Snow stati” A cup dropped from my hand, I thought of Jim's premonition, — 1 thought of him up there fighting that storm—lost. ‘Then T thought of his Tuck. “Hell pull through, Gus,” T said But they didn't hear anotlier_ word from him all night. I know. 1 was in the offic, In the moming Cap Richardson put search parties into action. Ships eri crossed the mountains and all around A lot of snow had fallen the night. be: fore and they didn’t pick up a sign of the transport, T tried not to Tet on, but Twas in a panies T served a eustomer clear water for consommé and put garlic in the rice pudding, Of course, the papers got hold of the news. But the European crisis had taken # sudden twist and grabbed all the headlines, Which was « breale in Marj? She'd come piling out soon as sheld heard. She stayed mostly in te lunehroom and drank eup after eup of blac coffee. talked a blue streals, ‘Jim will be O. KC, Miss Melnnis.” T suid. “Fis Inek will hold.” IE T sad it ‘ones, T said it fifty times, And in be- tween, [tried to make myself believe it She was eam enough. But if shed started letting down her back hair, it might've relieved her strain, T guess T didn’t give her a chance. I told her rout how Tucky Jim had been in the past. Just to bolster her mp, And eT knew it Yd given her a neat play report of Jin’s crash nec T didn’t realize that until later Please mention ATR TRAILS when answering’ advertisements,88 ‘The business of waiting got pretty. bad when night eame and still no word. Every guy: who walked into the lunel- room tried to act cheerful and make some helpful crack, that The olelock ten broke at exactly night, Gus raced him!" he. whooped of ‘whole place ‘went Toco-vild, and it was five minutes before T could get the dope straight, It went like this Taiekyy Day had pulled another miracle, He'd taken his ship down through that storm and somehow found a small yalley in Ue mountains no bigger than a minute, He'd waltzed the transport in and landed pretty’ as eture, Nobody had been banged p. The ship hadn't been damaged for maybe seraping the winge fips from the tight ‘it. Tacky? Well you answer that, stayed with his ship and passengers ‘and sent Hank Tuttle, is copilot, and a couple of the men to find a phone, They'd climbed down the mountain snd finally reached a ranch house, ‘The call had just come T told Marj all the details. She just Jocked at mé and listened. ‘Then she quietly took my hand and or construction Kit manufactures must compose a complete nnd regular file drawn with strict adherence to to eal details, "This file is then sub- ted for inspection. These dravings riust be so complete as to enbody defi- nite aud extensive information related to exuct material specifications, right shop practices, and directions necessary for eoreet fabrication by the Duild Al drawings pertaining to primary strcetural parts which eall for construc tion prosesses necessitating special traine ing (for instance, welling), should stipulate that such processes shall be completed by qualified techni ‘The qualifications of the individuals are to be determined by the Bureau accord- AIR TRAILS re of the fabrication. is deemed necessary tat, suc fieations be demonstrated before a Bureau repre sentative and receive his approval With allusion to the third regulation, even a slight fufruction of the original design mi tion, in the nature of stress analysis or static tests, ‘The file of drawings and instrnetions submitted are inspeeted by the air- worthiness scclion, ‘This examination etermines whether the design conforms swith the sinworthiness requirements, and whether the drawings aud details of eoustruction for home assembly: are suitable or not, Of course the extent to which prefabrieation is to be used in the construction of the airplane, is taken into cousideration When the Kits are to be partially prefabricated, Uhe manufacturer of such Kits demonstrates, through a factocy in spection, that he possesses the fae necessary lo insure the production of Tits of exact similarity and in exact agreement with the approved drawings, (This corresponds to. the requirements for a production certificate for a com plete airplane)” ‘The home builder is compelled to construct his airplane with strict, aie hherence to the approved drawings. Tt hho is using a construction kit, he is required to use the prefabricated parts faad materials supplied therein, When the first request for inspection is made to the Buren, an affidavit to this eflect must be submitted Deviations from approved drawings, fr substitutions of pacts supplied im a It, are considered sas material altera- tions; thus substantiating technical data is offered to warrant such changes, ‘Aiter the airplane lias been completely fonstructed, previous to ogvering opera tions, the local Burcau of Air Commerce sepresentative is summoned and re- quested to inspect the aizplane. ‘This offical looks over craftsmanship, raterials, snd conformity to construc tion details, It is possible Uiat this inspection may eall for one or more proof tests, If so, the tests will have heen approved or disapproved, as the of the construction dat, that proof tests are requited, a state: rmeit to that effect will be’ definitely stipulated i the instruetions supplied to the home builder, A second inspection ig performed after the cavering opera tions have been completed. ‘i ‘The sirplane is elipible for eertifiea tion as lo airworthiness, only after the isiuctory termination of these ine tions, and after the completion of 4 test flight by @ commercial pilot in the presenes of an Air Commerce repre= sentative,AIR TRAILS. AIR PROGRESS (Continued from pooe 6) ‘AIR FORCES The war games planned by the eneral Headquarters Air Force in the of the Northeastern States pro- vided some startling and. interesting features, Tn the frst place they prov that the G, I. Q. air foree as an inde- pendent unit seas quite eapable of directing its own aflaiss without. the assistance of the Army or the Navy And to many the gaunes indicated that ‘unified air service may yet be at- tempted in the United States The war games also. disclosed that ‘the pursuit squadrons are not as yet svady for night engagements, for all pursuit flying was called off “because it syas considered too dangerous.” and in addition few airports slong the East Coast were large or long enough to ac: ‘commodate the giant Boeing bombe: All the publicity given to the British Air Ministry commission which visited this country a short time ago, presam: ably to place large orders for Ameriean fighting planes, has gone up in smoke. The Commission left without purchas- ing one plane, after a thorough inspee tion of the plants Tt was explined that while some Ameriean planes were considered, the firms manufacturing them could not tara them ont fast enough for the British demands, The tual facts of the case were tat the Commission had no authority for por chasing any planes or even placing om y here mainly to. ob serve and to retum to Britain to male f full report on general conditions British experts commenting on the ratter were of the opinion that Britain Would do better purchasing Tslian planes, wwhich in w great many instances British engines, Had a great mine her of American planes bee purchased it would have taken fully six months to tein crews in the servicing of une familiar engines. The Canadian Ni Corpomtion has bee onal Steel Car vvarded_ mami facturing Ticenses on the Westland Lysander, Army Cooperation plane. ‘They vill be made in great numbers for the Canadian government. ‘We are now able to state that air mons are being considered as regular wy Sikorsky and Consolidated flying boats, Tt is under= stood that the weapons will be produced hy the American Armament. Corpora tion. ‘They will be guns, ‘The “eannon” to be mounted in the Bel uda have not as vet heen decided upon, but itis believed that a smaller liber. weapon, manufactured by the same company, will eventually be ine stalled, ‘The guns shown in the first Amazing in Performance Simpie'to Build pictures of the Ainenda were only wooden Aceording to an announcement made Dy the French Air Ministry, 100 Amerie can itary phines Inve been pir chased to help build up the lagxing French Air Service. Of the 167) ma- chines ordered for 1937, only 87 were completed in that year, French pro- duction seems to be held up by the slow movement in the engine factories. Russia is now building a great mm Der of Vultee V-11's and will start make ing French Poter-63. bom! license. Their building. program te fader the maautucture of the French Hausiot Bodug YBA7, and the Curlss A18 ntiuek ship, At last some official figures are av ble on the British Hawker Hurricane result of one being placed on view at the Glasgow Exhibition According to the details of p le,, on the trade plate, ity a speed is 360 mn it lands at 60. ‘The most amazing feature of this s den “revelation” is contained in the ex- planation that the Hurricane ight fixed Browning guns set in the wings. Imperial hide Gas Motel Kit: ow You GA wy vouR Gis woDEL SUPPLIES «4 ‘@y CUT PRICES! B ‘IMPERIAL MODEL AERO SUPPLY 21 MIG ce Laxee MeDONALD AVENUE a nit) BROOKLYN, Na, we Army Air Corps is seriously con sidering the autoggro as a war weapon. A group of officers and non-commise sioned men gathered at Paterson Kiel, Fairfield, Ohio, according to the Air Corps Neus Letter, to take a special course in maintenance and training. Tt js amderstood thet complete research will be made in the possibility of using the antogyro for astillery observation, ‘The Fifth Composite Group of Like Field Ins had its name changed to the Fifth Bombardment Group, ‘The 7ath Service Squaciron has heen redesignated as the Base Headquarters and 18th Air Base Squadron. It is loented at Wheeler Field The traveling examining board of the Air Corns, which has been visiting col leges snd tniversities all over Use cou ty, lias diseovered that only one out ‘of five candidates able to pass the edu- cational requirements ean, get by the wsieal examivation, ‘Traveling in two Vs, the board covered about 5150 ‘miles, examined 745 applicants, out of ly. 105 were found qualified and nded. Of those turned down, 48 per cent had eye defects, 38 per oe fauiled Because of defective vaseitar ayi- tems und the remaining 17 per cent “Please mention ATR TRATLS when answering advertisements,Panel of a modern transport. ise of de history, ete. Abourd one of the Boeing Flying Fortresses engaged in the recent war games along the East Coast was a full set of golf clubs, a tennis racket, and 4 set of civilian clothes, ommed hy a ember of the eres, who decided that the cabin of the bomber was the safest place to store his personal gear. The Thomber in question was the one that flew 600 miles out to sea and spotted te lines Ree. tive teeth, weight, MISCELLANEOUS: ‘The mystery of a plane which used “sy hooks” and apparently hung mo- jonless over Parsons, Kansas, for period of forty-five minutes, has heen solved. Glen MeConrell, the pilot, ex plained that he was ding a fight plane ‘when fered « G@-milesan-hour Theadwind at 1,600 feet. ‘Throttling the engine down to au equal speed, be had ply sat up thee enjoying the ery, ‘Twenty-seven _nniorgraduates of Princeton University have formerd a fy- ing club cud will apply for membership in the Nationnl Intereollegiate Flying Giub. They plan to gct university per- mission to compete in intercollegiate flying meets and pureliuse planes of tasir own. ‘x million dollars will he spent on Uoveloping an nirport and providing suitable defenses for the Midwa trans-Pacific station Island Both the Army and Navy will cooperate in the work, whieh will take about two years to complete ‘Members of the Waldeck Expedition which arrived at Georgetown, British Guiana, a short time ago, brought out convincing evidence that Paul Rediern, Ameriean flyer who has been missing singe 1987 when he attempted a no stop flight from U. $. A. to Rio de 3: died ina crash somewhere ngles up the viver from Geo ‘Articles of his wearing apy the town. rel svere brought hack and accurate details ff the evash were obtained from con- versitions with the natives The Aeronca LC. ‘The suggestion that Britain and France pool their air forews in case of war in Europe has Drought a torrent of denunciation from exserviee men in Britain, “The French made « bad fenough moss of the last war,” Ux are, “and we're not going to Jet th make us the goats in the next.” What almost tur tragedy was fortunately: re routine fight with w touch o swhen Lieutenauts R, Ant J. McCormick and Ensign Btiee sot ol! recently from akehurs! ina Navy sphesiea! balloon. They were caught fn a severe storm near Schenectady and eventually forced down in the Tag Hill ds near Lowwille, N.Y. Picking ‘way out of a swamp, they sat down to diy. their clothes and figure out theit position, After some hours they found the hed of an abandoned AIR TRAILS railroad and trudged twenty miles and finally reached help at Honsevlle. ‘When medical attention arsived all were found to be suifering from exposure sand exhav Lincoln Ellsworth, American plorer, will start on his fourth rip into the Antarctic on August 19th, He will fltempt a 2000-mile Hight across. the South Pole from Enderby Tand to Little Ajnesiea, He will use a Northrop, Delta and will attempt to map the se tion known as tho Enderby Quadrant Romeo Vachon, veteran Canadian airman, hos been awarded the MeKee ‘Teophiy for his worl in developing Uhe commercial ais services along. the north shore of the St, Lawrence River. ‘The MeKee trophy is Canada’s most impor- tant aviation award. Vachon is forty years of age, ‘The British motorship Groyetone Castle reeentls left San Pedro for Hong Kong with $900,000 worth of American rilitary planes headed for the Chinese Ais. Toree ‘Whe House has passed the Lea Bill, under which a three-man authority ‘would be ereated and have jurisdiction over ll civil aviation. ‘The members will bo appointed by the President sub- ject to the approval of the Senate, Fight U. S. Air Service offers have ‘been assigned as technical instructors to the Argentine Air Comps. They will assist in the development of the Argen- tine forees, which are now using hun rods of Americu-built planes, Attack Ships. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTEREST TO PROSPECTIVE AVIATION STUDENTS. ‘The September issue of Air Trails will be the Annual School Issue con- taining information regarding approved schools, available courses, prices, and requirements. Don’t miss it!AIR TRAILS THE DIESEL IN AVIATION (Cominued from page 29) frementonely, as the Diesel automa ically creates its own Heat by compres- sion for igniting the fuel, and the ma neto, plugs and ‘wiring of the gasoline engine are unnecessary Tn the four-eyele Diesel engine, as the piston goes down on its suction stroke, lear air fills the eylinder, Then, on the up-stroke, this aie is eompressed into such a small space between the top of the piston and the eylinder head Wat its temperature rises to. what say be called “red heat.” When the fuel is injected just before the piston reaches top dead immediately ig. nited by this highly heated air and the expand, foreing the qiston down fn its power stroke. On the up-stro ff the piston, the exhaust gases are expelled Uiough the exhaust ‘The reason the air gets so hot, is that it is compressa to about one-sisteenth pat of the volume it originally occupied ‘slien the piston was at the hottem of iis stroke. This exnses its pressure to rise to about 500) pounds per square inch, and its temperature to. xi8e_ to about 1000" F. Tn the gasoline engine, the gasoline-and-air mixture is only compressed to about one-sixth of its original volume, for if higher compres sion were used, the sir wold heat up and pr-ignite the mixture, ‘The Diesel hus has a compression ratio of 16 to 1, campared with 6 to 1 for the gasoline ‘The sequence of operations in the foureyele Diesel ist A, intake of sir on the down suction) stroke © 2 Compression of air and injection of fuel on the up (or compression) stroke. 8, Tanition and expansion of the ‘the down (or power) stroke, {. Exhaust of bumt gases on the up (or exhaust) stroke, ‘The foureyele principle works out quite well in peaetice—so much s0, in fact, that itis used for almost all gaso- nes today. Tt his its. limita tious, liowever, where high-power ont- DpuL and igh ‘ffcieney: are concerned has only: one power stroke every {wo revolutions of the 6 spark salt, @ stands to reason that the pi tons are unproduetive three-quarters of the Nat only that, but since they have to be driven by the eranksh they absorb power from the engine, An ‘engine with more frequent power ims pulses and less lost motion ie naturally more efficient, and is to. be preferred for aviation. “That is where the tyvo- feyele engine comes ing with its power stroke for each sevolution of the érank- shaft In twoeyele engine, things are hap- pening tice as fast as in a founcyele ‘engine, Each downward stroke of the piston is a power stroke, and each op- vari stroke is a compression stroke, ‘There are no separate intake and ox Iuaust strokes, as in the foureyele ene gine. ‘The problem, therefore, is to design the engine so that exhaust and scavenging take place in the brief period of time that the piston is near the liottom of its stroke, Small. gaso- ine engines, such as are used for motor eycles and motorboats, run quite well ‘on the two-cycle principle, To do £0, however, they haye to partially com e in the erankense. be They we a piston with a “deflector” head which separates the exhaust gases rush ing oul throngh the exhanst port, from tie incom tering. from a port on the opposite side of the eylin- ler. Naturally, seavenging is far from complete and polation of the mixture is bound to occur, but these litle | engines run at quite high speed and so vent power for their needs Alespite heir relatively high fuel cou- sumption A high-powered, 1: Jine engine cannot operate on the Uwe | eycle principle, as erankeuse compres: sion is out of the question and its ef- Gieney would be impaired by ineom- plete seavenging. Compressing the mix ture with special pumps and then ad- mitting it to the eslinders is possible Dut it would be & most cumbersome and inefficient arrangement, ‘There would still be the dificult jug the cylinder, for if air were used for this purpose, it would upset the correct gasoline-towtie ratio of the in- ‘coming mixture upon which th cessful oporation of the gnsol Hepends. Air scavenging pre problem for the Diesel, howe there is only air in the eylinder pr to the moment of fuel injection, Thus Ute sirplane Diesel lias the tremendous advantage of cing able to operate on he moro efficient two-cycle principle whieh is denied to the gasoline engine, ‘The sequence of operations in the two-cycle Diesel iss | 1, Ignition, expansion, exhanst and scavenging on the down (or power) stroke, 2. Compression of air and injection inde gaso- fof fuel on the up (or compression) stroke, ‘The fuel pump jv called “the heart of the Dies” Its funetion is to meter and deliver to the fuel in jector exactly the right amount of fuel at exactly the right ine at a pressure greater than that inside the eylinle is fac ests 93 SKYWAY SPELLS Safety - Service- Satis faction| skrun MODEL AIRCRAFT SUPPLY 00, Come to LINCOLN : Please mention ATR TRAILS when answering advertisements. ihe94 system used on airplane Diesels usually consists of an individual eam-operated pump for each cylinder, eonnested by high-pressure. tubing to a. fuel injector screwed into the cylinder. Very ofte ps and two injectors are used cylinder, ther of which is capable of supplying suffient fuel should one of them fal, Another system is to use rultisnit pumps, geardriven from the engine, Tn this case, three or more pump units axe Tull into tho one casing and are ac- tunted by a small camshaft, each vnit Deing connected to its fuel ‘injector ax in the case of the individual pump ‘This works quite well on aircraft Diesels operating at specs below 1800 Tut for the really high-speed engine, whieh may rua up to spools of 3000 rpm, the individual pump sysicm is esscntial, Fuel injection pressures range 2s high as 8800 Tbs, per Square inch on some engines, 20. the shorter the connection between the pump and th@ injector, the less will fuel k nd forth in the fuel line When the Junkers Jumo 205-D Diesel is running at its maximum speed of than 43. fuel inject Gabk: cylinder acs gecond—that is, to say, 1 fuel injection takes place every (0.093 part of a second! ‘The operation.of a twro-eyele airplane Diesel is not particulasly complicated, ag will be seen from the eulaaway view of the Junkers Juno 205 Diesel, This particular engine has six vertical eyline ders, with two pistons in each eylinder connected to erankshafts at the top and bottom of the erankease, ‘The combus- tion chamber is the space between the piston heads when the pistons are at the top of their stroke. Fuel is ine sted. from pumps and injectors ar ranged along both sides of the evlinders, and is igited hy the air compressed at high temperature letween the piston heads, As the gases expand, they force the pistons apart on their power strokes. The upper piston has a logree “Iead” over the lower one and when it noars the bottom of its stroke, it umeovers the exhaust ports in the cylinder wall and the exhaust gases nish out, A fraction of a second lates, the lower piston uncovers the inlet ports and in rushes a blast of old air from the blower to scuvenge Ure oslinder, As the pistons come together again, they cover both sets of ports and the compress the dean air in the cylinder renily for the nest fuel injection and power stroke, "The Junkers Jumo 205 represents the Inest “development of the airplane Diesel. It is am extremely compact well-balanced engine with a bore stroke of 4.18 inches and 6.80. inches respectively, which give it a displace- ment of 1011 cubie inches. ‘The Jumo 203-C model, which is used extensively fon twincengined sirliners and flying boats in Germany, and on the Deutsche Livfehansa ai lines, is rated at 600 hop. AL 2200 rppam,, and weighs 1140 pounds, € 1,90 pounds per hip. Another model, tHe Jumo 208-D, hus a rating of 700 hp. at 2600 rpm. with 575 h.p. available AIR TRAILS for eruising, Gear-driven blowers or superchargers maintain the rated power of these engines up Lo an operating alti- fof S000 fost, after which their power falls off in a’ manner comparable to the gasoline engine. ‘Their fuel con- jon is remarkably low, being only the most powerful airplane Diesel in production is ane of 700 Wp. ‘This is too sitll for the large planes now coming into vee, of course, but the Tomo 200 of 1000 to. 1200 hip, has now Teen completed und is undesgoing its Ueials ia Gesmany. For the LOf-passen- ger type of ailiner envisioned by Capt Rickenbacker, there is alzeady a 2000, lip, Diesel tinder development at the Tuskers factory at Dessau, This 2900 hyp. engine will be emarkable for its compactness, and. is. expected. to ‘veal bout 1 pound per hyp. So, you see, Diesel airpie engine development aibrond is well up to par, and will prob ably be abead of gasoline engine devel opent in Ue United States within the next two years. IE that happens, it Will be a calamity-—but. what ean” we expect if we continue our present poly fof concentrating every effort on the gasoline engine and neglecting to de- ‘elop the up-to-date Diesel? (The second part of this article, to appear nest mouth, ill be entiled "The Diesel in the Ain” Te will do- scribe the remarkable fights of Diesel Ciyined planes, ond will explain the ‘advantages of the Diese! for aviation) APPLYING RADIO CONTROL (Continued from page 63) arise, and that they ean be cured; and, moreover, that they must be cured. be- ore a madio-control system can be said. to be oven remotely siccesstul. ‘To xepeat: Reliability is. the important ting, Tt must be the first goal, To date, this fault lias heen much evident. But to get back to practical matters Fig, 3 shows successful circuits. that Ihave been made to work. With suitable caro in selection of parts, they can be made to. weigh—eomplete seth eseape= A nino ht of 2 pounds is not impossible. ‘This should bo permissible for even the smaller gas jobs Tn the search for reliability the of Fig. 3C, despite its comparative cou plesity, has been found worthwhile ‘The se of a separate quench oscillator tube simplifies the problem of filtering for balancing out the quench voltage, at the samo time providing more stible ing conditions, ‘The balance of Jrcuit is iuchanged from Fig. 3B. A direct-coupled auulio cireuit has been tied, but although sensitive it was inevit found to bo extremely critical to quench influence. ‘Dhe decision as to which cizeuit should be used rests Targely on the space and weight-carrying ability ay. able. The more radio gear—and bate teries—that can be packed given installation, the hetter its prob- able performanee will be. ‘That, of course, reitroduees the ques tion of weight,” Frankly, we attach Hitele importance to ttle. ‘The ship in wh tion pictured is used is a sailplane of As-foot spun, cally eapable of carrying 10 pounds without escoeding a reason- able flying speed. Tour pounds (with heavy batteries) of radio gear ix about the minimum that will balance the tor of gravity properly, so. why se less? And even a G-foot gas job will earry Sor 4 pounds without ranch difficulty. So nothing essential has been spared, tho eseapeinent mechanism, for ex 4s very heavily constructed (azn reliability!) on a rugged aluminum plate, with dill-steel studs set in a shect-stec! dise, ith conical bronze sand all the vest. (A beautiful cal job, by the way, it is the ‘work of Chauncey ‘Y, Mitchell) be pare, if nec An cscapement weighing only omecs cats be made, using Chin sheet brass carefully Traced and Gussed. Light. wweght batteries such as are_ used on reteoroloxial balloons are in onder, although it should be remembered that the smaller batteries havo higher inter- I resistance, which often changes the Operation of the seesiver completely. Buses eas be zemoved from tubes, aad 0 on, ounces pure here and there, until ou'ce gotten down to. pound or tro ind « Hitle EM sil tit like a feather Ol, ‘yes, there's pleuty of room for meds aeounl Hore are some odds and ends of hi formation that may’ help to fil out the ietre Thuofar as posible, fllow a steaight- throvgh plan with the layout, Double- Dace circoits or leads augenent the quench Teaeage cifieulty. The. photo- sraphs show a satisiactory layout. ‘This Feociver was built on an aluaninum chassis, in an attempt to maintain a snore or lest equal gronnd potentialAIR TRAILS Lacking. sufcient in itsell, itis mounted on a spruce plat- form iat the ship und bolted ut several oiuts, to insure rigidity Originally the tuned circuit was housed in an sluminum ean (National PB.10). This was later removed to enable access for adjustment, but still believed s good idea. It serves to climate body capacity ne well as rea tion on tuning by battery: leads and other loose vires, not to mention the: lect of moving ruler eables runnin near the antenna, ‘The antenna, by the way is just a yard or so of wire run along the fuse- If the tuned eireuit isnot shielded riny. he necessary. iio transformer shown in the picture is rather out of place. It is a secial lightweight item—UTC A. Lhe only attempt at real weight ceon ‘omy in the whale assembly, Consider= ing that its eost is $9, ax ordinary: 70- cent midget transformer (weighing ounces as against 8), would have been ‘more appropriate, ‘Thin brass wire makes the best eon- trol cables, Any kind of cord stretehes too much, Bat wire won't travel around pulleys without friction; fs li (ot radio ditl cord, spliced into the wire, ‘meets that problem, The proportion of fin to rudder anew is a wide variable depending on the design of the ship, Tt ean be eompene sated by varying the rudder are, of course—although too much are means ‘undue drag and strainon the control tem. About 25% of the total are seems an average; but up to 40% may not be too much in a slow fy Bight strands of 3/,y-inch brown rub- ber are used to dive the rudder in the large sailplane. Six strands have bee found sufficient on smaller ships with lighter mechanisms. Tt should he 1 mechanical strength rmermbered that in fight the air pressure a the rudder is Ligh, All gear should be, mounted. solidly in the ship. “Shoek” or flesible sus pensions are out; the landing pl invariably causes hiavoe, Outside of factual ernshes, most structural trouble ‘comes from inseoure Microph the slight: shock of operating the escapement eattsing a ste= fond pile which adds a second control eyele, Selection of stable tubes seems the only solut A separate. sot of heavy-duty bole teries, ysith interehangesble plugeand- socket connvttions, for ground testing, is an obvious aid in extending the Ife of tiny batteries, The secret of long Dattery life is intermittent use for short periods Preliminary testing of a reosiver is best accomplished by listening to a hae- ionie of « modulated signal generator, using a pair of headphones clipped across the relay coil terminals, ‘Dh provides a weak signal, enabling adjust- ment for masinum sensitivity, and also ‘enables a direct frequency elicek, ‘actual transtuitter for control use be ng capable of being the 61-00 me. amiatenr band: ' igs which have heen sed em ployed 45's or 10'S in push-pull as doped! tunedeplate ovellators, aad lectron-coupled oscillator ‘driving a single 6L0 amplifier. Literals, almost anything will do. For mobile operation the usual Genemotor or Vibrapick su plies are ideal; power capability in ex ‘ess of 20 or 30 watts ie pointes, If the receiving antenna (8 used) is mounted horizontally: within the fuse Tage, the transmitting antenna should be hocizontal as well: polarization con fliet- may be apparent it distance aw THE COMET (Continued from page 66) MATERIAL REQUIRED (Basa less otherwise noted) Fuselage 10 shxvixt5'4” (hari grade) Tougerons, struts 1 %/yyx6x/49" nose Dlock 1 Yixi/sgx/g!” nose block fuselage 1 staan” tail plu 1 estan” tail plug 1 vixtixae” tail plug I qhxixlo” front and rear, fuselage fille 1 ye-diam. wive, 8% length, landing rear 1 %xHa1” pine wheels 584” pine propeller block fam, washers ‘Pldass viginlanh AEE AP Binion “a cava Wing 2 shexigxi2" ribs 1 yisria0” spar 133/400" spar 1 Yost /uaxt” leading edge 1 y/o" trailing edge tite a piece of Dale wwxhxi" if solid construction is pre erro substitute a piece of alsa Jes2s8” if solid constriction is pre ferred.) 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Grand Champion of the meet will be awarded a 47-hour flsing course Teading to a Private Pilot's license, con sisting of 17 hours of flying instruetion and $0 hours of ground selioo! tea Other prizes are medals, Dinoowlars, barometers, clocks, traveling sets, and model supplies Entry Danka ane Elwood A. Thighes, ‘The Canadian National Exhibition 6 Adelaide St. East, Toronto, ‘The eon: test director is Edward §. Booth, dirce- tor of the Model Aireraft League of Canada, available from al Manager, ‘The Canadian Wakefield Elimination Contest is scheduled for Ottawa, One tario, July 16th and With, Six models will be selected to represent Canada in the 1988 Wakefield International Con- test at Paris, Any modeler living in Canada is ligible regardless of age. ‘Those living near Ollawa are urged to compete in person. ‘Those who eannot do so may seud their models, prepaid, to. the Model Aircraft League of Canada, 300 Journal Building, Ottawa, Out. -Mem= pointed by the League will iy such models Each entry will be given tree fights, eraye time being counted. ‘The st models will be expressed to. Movdels must field rules, which wing area should be inches and not icles; stabilizer of the wing area; weight not less than § oxmoes; area of maximum cross-section shall not be less than 1?/soo square inches where ‘France for the finals form to the 19:88 Wa state briefly tha area not more Uian 3% L is the overall length including the propel and tails all n owered. ies should be in Ottawa by July 16th or earlier, Those ente the meet personally, communicate with M.A. L. ©, headquarters upon arriving in Ottawa, San Diego Aeroneers dels shall be ‘The third annual gas model contest of the San Diego Aeroncers was held April 24th at the Navy Practice Field on Camp Kearney Me in San Diego, The meet was the most stecessful ever staged. Over 60010 spectators watched the events, ‘Thousands more NOTICE ‘The article entitled “World’s Record Glider” that appeared in June Air Trails was prepared by Ed Lidgard in collaboration with Wallace Simmers, and not, as erroneously stated, by Wallace Simmers in collaboration with Gordon $, Light. ‘4_deseription braaulenst KESD. 176 entries “were attracted to. the meet. Some came as far as 600 miles, 43 were from San Diego, 60 from Los Angeles, and 73 sil froma rounding towns and cities, A cam: plete program of events, giving a full listing of contestants. and. their type ‘of model, was distributed to the spec tators. A publi address system was used to Keap onlookers farnitiar with the progress of the meet ‘he San Diogo Acronoers allowed a masimum motor run of 83. seconds, ‘Thero were no restrictions on size or it of model, Despite the i miolor run, several Following are the winners of the three places: Tats 4. 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