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THE ISSUE AHEAD...
Formation...
FLYING SCALE MODELS - THE WORLD’S ONLY MAGAZINE FOR SCALE MODEL FLYERS
ON THE COVER
Andy Wynn chose Hawker’s best
WW2 fighter and modelled it in 1/5th
scale to produce this outstanding 98”
wingspan. Power is a DA 85cc petrol
engine, driving a Menz 26” x 10”
prop. from the Vailly Aviation plans.
Andy produced his own retract.
PHOTO : ALEX WHITTAKER
DECEMBER 2014 No.181

4 CONTACT
8 News and new products
8 BMFA SCALE NATS

Alex Whittaker brings you his annual photo report from Scale
Corner at the BMFA Scale Nationals, Barkston Heath
16 MASTER MODELS
HAWKER TEMPEST Mk.V
Scratch-built 1/5th scale for 85cc power
22 TECHNO SCALE
Scale info on the web
FULL-SIZE FREE PLAN FEATURE

24 POLIKARPOV Po-2
PART 2: Concluding the 1/10th scale, electric powered model
designed by Peter Rake, with the prototype model built and
described by Pat Lynch
30 POLIKARPOV Po-2 IN DETAIL

Close-up study of the example at the Shuttleworth Collection
24 34 POLIKARPOV Po-2 SCALE DRAWING
Air ambulance and casualty evacuation versions in 1:40 scale
36 GRUMMAN WILDCAT
A detightful ARF/RTF sport-scale of a rarely modelled WW2
Warbird at 1/10th scale for electric power.
The wings fold and the undercarriage retracts
42 WILDCAT TYPE HISTORY

Designws pre-WW2, the Wildcat was one of the few fighter
types to remain a front line type until the end
46 WILDCAT SCALE DRAWING

1:40 fine line three-views
48 WILDCAT IN DETAIL
Close-up detail for scale modellers
52 HEATH SUPER PARASOL

Dr. Mike Hawkins presents a 75” (1905mm) wingspan
sport-scale replica of an Amercian homebuild for land
or waterplane operation. Suits .60 four-stroke engines and four
function radio.
36 60 HEATH SUPER PARASOL
TYPE HISTORY
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in the 1920s
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CORSAIR ARF WITH all-foam airframe Vought F4U-1 Corsair wing flaps, servoless metal screw-jack
WING FOLD AND MORE to a scale of 1:7.8 and electric powered.
There are two options, one with fully
90-deg. twist-and-rearward-fold retracts,
retracting tailwheel unit, working navigation
lsewhere in this issue, we’ve installed 2.4 GHz R/C system, including lights and servo driven scale wing fold.
E reviewed in detail, the LX Models

Grumman Wildcat, that features
manually folding wings, just like the
receiver, transmitter, and servos fully
installed, plus dedicated power pack
charger - or, just with the servos in place
Price of the RTF version, with full
2.4 GHz radio installation is £545 and
without the transmitter and receiver
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SCALE IN ACTION
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Steve Jackson’s lovely Avro 504K. Powered by a

Laser 360 V twin turning a 24X8 prop. Balsa/ply
construction, 1/4 scale, scratch-built.

Andy Bowman’s Stampe SV4B: 1/4 scale, weighs 18lbs, powered by an Peter Fullard’s Westland Wyvern. Re-worked ex-Black Horse ARTF. Laser
SC180. 2.1m span, built in 1994, covered with Sig Koverall plus dope. 300 power, 82 inch span, 1/6th scale.
supporting Documentation Short Scylla However, she battled the wind,

involving the history, design, Martin Fardell’s very interesting looked amazing in the air and
and construction of the new Short Scylla, 1930s era went home one piece. What
prototype. This Class upholds airliner immediately caught my more could one ask? I
the BOM, The Builder-of-(the)- eye. She is scratch-built to managed to get a few
Model rule. In F4C, the model is 1/12th scale, weighs 10 kgs, more detailed shots so watch
judged statically and then has and - to my surprise - electric this space.
an average score taken over powered. Martin asserted that
two flights to make the final for multi-engined model such Mosquito B.Mk IV
score. Stand Off Scale has as this, electric propulsion Tim Ruck flew a new DH
much less stringent Judging makes great sense. Martin’s Mosquito, scratch-built to 1/8th
Criteria than F4C. Flying-Only Scylla is undoubtedly heavy on scale. She is powered two Laser
Richard 70s, driving two 13”x8” props, so
has no judging of the model, character, but according to
Scarborough’s and is open to ARTFs, as well as the sound is wonderful. It also
him, lighter on building hours.
Mustang about to builder’s models. has working drop tanks and
We all loved it, and I thought
touch down after looked very agile in the air with
she flew very well.
her final flight of Some models I saw I was blissfully unaware of her a very convincing finish.
the comp in frankly I can’t feature all the models true (dodgy) flying
dreadful that flew, but here are a few characteristics, described drily Pitts Special
conditions. observations: by Martin as ‘debatable’. Alan Glover’s quarter-scale

Jim McCall’s
Spacewalker, built
from the Sig kit,
powered by MVVS
40cc petrol. 1/3rd
scale, balsa ply
construction,
covered with Sig
Koverall.
Pitts S.2a Special was built from the while, his lovely Blackburn Sprat. This one is predictions, this year he was pipped into
well-respected old Pilot kit. It was built to quarter scale, is of traditional Second place in Stand-Off Scale.
powered by an exquisite Saito 300 Twin, construction and is powered by a Laser
and weighed in at 19 lbs. Alan has 300V twin. She has silk-over-tissue AVRO 504K
installed a McDaniel Twin On-Board Glow covering, as preferred by many top Scale Steve Jackson’s Avro 504K is a beautifully
System. The Pilot Pitts is 70” in span, and is men. This provides an ideal light, tough, handcrafted classic aircraft. She was
finished in the Marion Cole livery. substrate for the top-finish. She dealt with fitted with a Laser 360V Twin, driving a
I have built a number of Pilot scale kits. the lumpy wind with poise. Deliciously 24”x8” propeller and this model is based
These had an excellent reputation for off-beat in the air, her Laser sounded just on the full-size example held at the RAF
quality, went together very well, but the about right too. The crowd loved her. Hendon. She took two and half years to
smaller sized versions did tend to be a bit complete - a really impressive model on
heavy. However, this is one flew Hawker Typhoon 1B the ground and in the air.
exceptionally well. Past Nats Champion Steve Fish flew his
neat and well-finished Hawker Typhoon Bristol M1C
Blackburn Sprat 1B, built to 1/6th scale from the 1980s Jim Reeves has re-schemed his well-
Lord of Scale, Terry Manley used to work Svenson kit of blessed memory. It is known 1/3rd scale Bristol M1c (MRM kit) in
for Blackburn Aircraft Co., and therefore powered by a Laser 180 and Steve flew new colours, based on the Shuttleworth
was able to gain access to the full size with his normal precision, battling the example. The fresh new scheme works
plans. This year he wheeled out an old rather variable conditions, and looked set very well, and was worth the considerable
favourite that we have not seen for a to win again. However, despite all effort. This is a large trad. Brit. scale model
Willie Young’s Auster Mk. I on short finals. Jeff Hartnoll’s Chipmunk. 1/4 scale built from Dave Charles’ Spitfire Mk IX. Scratch built,
an Apache kit. Powered by a Laser 150, almost one-fifth scale. First in Flying Only.
weighs 14lbs, Irish Air Corps scheme.
John Elkington has a wind indicator on his Mick Reeves’s Strutter unravelled some of her The crowd pleased that Mick Reeves got his
2/4 Gig transmitter, just like 27 meg mast! covering. No harm done. ‘Strutter’ down in one piece.

Dave Fisher’s Stinson Reliant SR 9C about to touch down.
Alan Glover’s Pitts Special from the Pilot kit. Dave Knott’s Hawker Hurricane Mk. I. 1/6th John Elkington’ Cessna 182, Hangar 9 ARTF
1/4 scale, weighs 19lbs, 70inch span. scale, Laser 120 powered. Best static score. built in 2003.
Powered by Saito 300 Flat Twin. Flown very well and placed First in F4C.
and despite the fashionable electric Nats. First, when Mick took off without 2010. It is glass skinned, and powered by a
powerplant. I thought that she had throttle control, and so had to fly the tank Laser 150. She is built to 5.2:1 scale in the
amazing presence in the air. out. Second, when it became obvious on well-known Johnny Johnson ‘JE-J’
a low pass that the Solartex was stripping scheme. Dave recorded the best flight of
Comper Swift off the Strutter’s fuselage. He got down the Flying-Only Competition in the Second
John Carpenter again flew his very smart safe enough in the end, but hairy stuff! Round and finished 1st.
Comper Swift, which he completed over
the 2012/13 winter. She weighs 20 lbs and P-51 D Mustang Stinson Reliant
is built to 1/3rd scale, spanning 8 feet, and Brian Wood’s 1/5th scale Mustang was Dave Fisher flew his colourful Stinson
is Laser 180m powered. She is covered in another electric powered entry and built SR 9c Reliant in Flying-Only. She is
Solartex and looks just right in the air. from a scaled-up version of the famous powered by a Moki petrol engine driving
Brian Taylor plan. She is glass-covered and a 16”x6” prop.
Sopwith Strutter now features working drop tanks. Brian
Mick Reeves’ Sopwith 1.1/2 Strutter is built finished First in Stand-Off Scale. Chipmunk
to 3.6:1 scale and is powered by a Laser Jeff Hartnol’s 1/4 scale Chippie is built
360 V Twin. She is based on the 1916 Spitfire from an Apache kit, powered by a Laser
example at RAF Museum Henson. There Dave Charles’ Spitfire Mk IX is of traditional 150, and weighs 14lbs. She is covered in
were two moments of note during Mick’s balsa/ply construction, scratch built in Sig Koverall, in the little known Irish Air

Terry Manley’s Blackburn Sprat. Quarter scale, balsa and ply trad. Brit. Terry Manley’s Blackburn Sprat on a low pass. Silk on tissue covering.
construction. Laser 300 V twin powered.
Corps scheme. She handled the bad props for static judging. The overall effect received the best static score in her class,
air well. is very impressive. dealt with the truculent breeze well and
finished 3rd in Stand Off Scale.
Westland Wyvern Miles Magister
As we discovered last year, Peter Fullard’s John Thomas’s well-known Miles Magister Another Mustang
Westland Wyvern started out as a Black is scratch built and flies on a Laser 180 Richard Scarborough came back to the
Horse ARTF, into which Peter fitted her a driving an 18”x8” prop. She has good scene of previous triumph with his North
Laser 300. She is 88 inches in span, and is cockpit detail. The safety straps are American P-51D Mustang. This was built
built to 1/6th scale. Peter stripped off the formed from two layers of Solartex ironed form a Ziroli plan, to 1/5 scale, and weighs
supplied kit covering and started again. together, She is built to 1/4 scale, weighs 27 lbs. She is powered by a 3W 60, driving
He also fabricated new contra rotating 22.5 lbs, and is now 11 years old. She a 22”x10” prop. This year Richard had to fly

in pretty poor conditions - rain, wind

and poor visibility but still managed to
finish 2nd
Hurricane
Dave Knott’s Hawker Hurricane Mk.I,
competition levels is scratch built from
his own plan to 1/6th scale and has
been an entrant in F4C scale at the
Nats and International scale events for
several years now - yet survives in
pristine condition. It features traditional
balsa ply construction, and is covered
in Solartex.
The Hurricane is Laser 120 powered,
and finished in the scheme of Battle
of Britain Ace Sdn. Ldr. Robert
Stamford Tuck. Once again, Dave
finished 1st and was awarded the best
static score.
The Verdict
A great way to spend a Bank Holiday
weekend, even though the wind and
weather were a bit variable. Fewer

new models, but one or two gems. The
awkward weather forced the
competitors to grit their teeth and fly in
the sort of conditions most Club flyers
like me might stay at home. Overall, a
rewarding experience, but not a
Bumper Nats.
Judges and Results

Geoff Brown and Dave Causer -
Flying Only.
Graham Kennedy and Ian Pallister -
BMFA Official Results

F4C International Class
1. D. Knott
Hawker Hurricane Mk.1
2. M. Henderson
Airco DH9A
3. D. Womersley
DHC Chipmunk
Stand Off Scale

1. P. Wood
N.A. P-51D Mustang
2. S. Fish
Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B
3. J. Thomas
Miles Magister
Flying Only
1. D. Charles
Supermarine Spitfire IX
2. R. Scarbrough
N.A P-51DMustang
ac.
3. T. Cossins
Jim Reeves’ Bristol on the tarm N.A. T.28 Trojan

Jim Reeves Bristol M1C. Solartex covered, 1/3rd scale,Turnigy powered. Balsa and
ply construction from a Mick Reeves Models kit. Based on the example in the
Shuttleworth collection.
Stand Off Scale and F4C. Commentators

Thanks also to Chris Allen, Trish Dennis, and The commentators kept up a very informative
Gordon Warburton for their usual hard work and engaging delivery all weekend: Jim Currie,
behind the scenes. Things do not just happen by Alan Glover, and John Carpenter. I
themselves!
Martin Fardell’s Short Scylla. Built to 1/12th scale. Emac electric motor power.

TEMPEST V Tony OK 23/10/14 14:21 Page 2
MASTER MODELS
TEMPEST
ARISEN!
The Hawker Tempest was the highly capable replacement for the disappointing Typhoon
he Hawker Tempest was positive consequence. The bad
T developed from the earlier

Hawker Typhoon. The Tempest
prototype first flew in
September 1942. The Typhoon
had been a disappointment to Hawker,
since its performance was
unexpectedly mediocre. After much
vibration that had plagued the
Typhoon now disappeared.
Due to procurement issues, the first
five Tempest sported five different
types of engine. Production Tempests
initially retained the Typhoon’s
tail-strengthening fishplates at the rear
deliberation, the Hawker Design Team, fuselage. However, with adjustments to
led by the illustrious Sydney Camm the Tempest’s design and construction,
reached the conclusion that the these were no longer needed.
Typhoon wing had been too thick in Although generally used for
cross-section. This reduced speed, armed reconnaissance and
especially at the higher altitudes ground attack, the Tempest
crucial to WWII fighters and V variant became
interceptors. They decided to develop well-known for its success in
a new laminar flow wing that they “tipping” Doodle Bugs
applied first to the Hawker P.1020 (Flying Bomb) in the
Typhoon II. Then, after development, later stages of WWII.
they applied the same thinking to the Remarkably,
new Tempest. The aerofoil chosen was Tempest Vs also
a NACA 4 series outline, closely related downed a number
to that used in the P-51 D Mustang. of Me 262 jets. This
They began with a larger elliptical was due to their
wing, which was then clipped to 41 heavy armament,
feet. The wing was kept very clean with and their higher
flush rivets, a necessity with such a speed and greater
high-peformance laminar flow manoeuvrability at low altitudes.
aerofoil. The changes in the
wing layout meant that The Model
the fuel storage Andy Wynn and his father Colin are
present in the both avid warbirders, though Andy
leading edge in does most of the flying, and
the Typhoon was occasionally, the crashing. Their
no longer plan-built and modified Tempest V is
available, so built to 1/5th scale and spans 98”. She
the tankage weighs 43lbs. The Tempest V is
was powered by a DA 85cc petrol
rearranged. engine, driving a Menz 26”x10”.
Also, the Once built she flew well, but
Tempest had suffered a radio failure in 2013,
provision for requiring a complete
drop tanks re-build. At that point,
which, against Colin decided to make
expectation, a few practical
only had a internal structural
modest effect on modifications,
performance. The whilst retaining
new wing, also exterior scale
allowed a wider fidelity. He
undercarriage track. also finished
Furthermore, the adoption of a the model
four bladed prop had an unforeseen in epoxy, as

THE TEMPEST V HAD A SHALLOW-SECTION, NACA-DERIVED,

CLIPPED, HIGH-PERFORMANCE, LAMINAR FLOW WING.
a basis for the new colour scheme. between 32-45 lbs. Four to six is used, employing balsa, plywood
As serious scale men, Andy and channel radio is required. Vailly and spruce. The model is then
Colin have an enviable variety of supply a number of after-market sheeted locally with 1/32” or 1/16”,
craft skills available to them. They scale parts to complete the model, or 1/8” balsa.
are fully conversant with welding some of which Andy and Colin
gear, lathes, milling machines, and used on their version. Fuselage
paint spraying equipment. www.vaillyaviation.com Built up from ply, Lite-ply, and balsa
formers, then balsa covered, and
Plan Documentation epoxy coated
Model was built from the three- Andy and Colin based their scheme
sheet Vailly Aviation Giant Scale on Tempest V JN 765 JF-K of Flying Wings
Warbirds Plan. This delivers a 1/5th Officer G.E. Kosh of 80 Squadron. Balsa and Ply covered in 1/8”
scale model (2.35 inches to the balsa and epoxy covered.
foot) with a wing area of 1650 sq Construction Wing has been modified by
inches, and a target weight A traditional all built-up construction Colin so that it now splits into

1 2 3
4 5 6
1: By the time of the Tempest V the fishplates on the rear fuselage were rendered unnecessary. 2: Aluminium spinner sourced from Vailly looks
exactly right. Nicely painted too. 3: Trademark chin scoop really makes the Tempest nose. 4: Natty pilot in the office. 5: Very convincing
exhaust stubs sourced from Phil Clark at www.fighteraces.co.uk 6: Rivet detail showing just about the right amount under the paint.
3 (centre section and 2 outer Prop and steerable. Slipper doors on

panels). Menz 26”x10”. the wheel wells are controlled by
a SM Services Sequencer and a
Tail Exhaust Futaba mini retract servo.
All balsa construction with rudder Homemade.
covered in Solartex. Covering
Undercarriage / Retract Epoxy covered and sprayed in
Engine Home made retracts, oleos, and primer to add panel lines and
DA 85cc petrol engine, with home valves. The tail wheel is also rivets, then sprayed in cellulose
made custom silencer. homemade, and is retractable colours.
The Tempest V looks at home parked on

the grass at RAF Cosford.

A WHEELS STILL
DO N CLIMB-OUT
OFF THE TEMW SHOWS
PEST TO GOOD EF
FECT.
ANDY WYNN’S WORKSHOP photos:

These are build shots taken by Andy and Colin
1: Andy and Colin Wynn bought a number of scale items from Vailly, including the epoxy
cowl. 2: Colin Wynn cleverly modded the Vailly Tempest V to incorporate a three-piece
wing. 3: The top of the wing on the bench, not long after starting. 4: The Tempest’s
clipped elliptical wing is becoming mode apparent in this “underneath” shot.

7 7: Tempest undercarriages had much wider tracks than the earlier Typhoon.
Note homebrew retracts.
Painting undercarriage inner doors staying open.

All premixed satin effect cellulose. These needed a retract servo to effect
positive open-and-close as the standard
Legending / Decals servo innitialley applied was not powerful
Roundels and fin flash are hand painted enough to close them in flight. I
using Humbrol enamels.
Scale Details
Rivets were applied using the hot
soldering iron method. Panel lines were
simulated using thin Chart tape to
demarcate the panel lines, but the
fibreglass cowl, aluminium spinner, and
clear moulded cockpit canopy were
from sourced from Vailly Aviation. Scale
exhaust stacks were obtained from helpful
Phil Clark at Fighter Aces.
Flying Notes
Andy reports that the Tempest V flew
straight off the board with only a little
down trim needed. The only issue that
needed to be resolved was the
THE TEMPEST HAS A DISTINCTIVE UPRIGHT STANCE.

down and full flap se
Bags of character with wheels

A steep, whee
ls down descen
t with full flap..
. Corr!!!
lap selected!
Model Specification
Scale: 1/5
Wingspan: 98”
Wt: 43lbs
Engine: DA 85cc
Prop: Menz 26”x10”

TECHNO SCALE Tony OK 23/10/14 14:27 Page 2
Techno Modelling by Mike Evatt
Techno Scale ontrol Line is alive and well examples like the Boeing P-26A shown in
Mike Evatt en
powered models. This interesting range of
C in Colorado!! The ‘Rocky

Mountain Aeromodelers’
with a web presence at
www.eicnetwork.com is a
Denver based Control Line Club that is
celebrating their 40th anniversary as a
club chartered by the Academy of
the screen-shot.
The purpose of Mike’s Flying Scale
Model Pages at www.ffscale.co.uk is to
show examples of free-flight flying scale
models mainly from the UK, together with
useful information, hints and tips for fellow
builders. If newcomers to this fine hobby
mainly WW1 period models are all to
scale apart from necessary dihedral to
aid flying. Aircraft include the Sopwith
Triplane as well as the more unusual
Siemens-Schuckert D-111 and the Hanza
Brandenberg D-1.
Check them out at
Model Aeronautics USA. The RMA is a find encouragement here, then so much www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk
club of modellers primarily interested in the better! Mike’s main interest is in The Vintage Model Company was born
Control Line Model Aircraft. Some traditionally constructed scale models, out of Replikit, a company which is over
members are also active in Free Flight built using a balsa framework covered in 10 years old but was acquired by the cur-
and Radio Control modelling. Here you tissue. There is much to see here with the rent owners in March 2012. Their website
will find some excellent control-line scale odd guest contributor appearing such as at www.vintagemodelcompany.com
images in their galleries. Chris Starleaf of Illinois, USA. The reveals not only a change of address but
StarCad Plans began back in 1995 as a rubber-powered D.H.C.Dash 8 shown in also another beautiful kit from the
way of sharing model airplane plans on the screen shot is Chris’s own design and pen/computer mouse of Peter Rake. The
the internet with people from around the spans 31 inches. He describes it as Eastbourne Monoplane. It has an 18”
World. Their website at ‘stand-off’ scale, and it is a very reliable wingspan with a very conventional balsa
http://starcadplans.net was launched in and stable performer, doing 90 second (and a little ply) construction, with tissue
November 1995. StarCad Plans offers a flights easily. covering. The finished weight should
place where modellers can download If you are into Peanut Scale then the ideally be below 40 grams and Peter’s
model airplane plans free from their Sussex Model Centre stocks quite a range own model was built with control
listing. There are two categories of of Aerographic Classic Peanut Scale Kits. provided by a Vapor brick operating
download - ‘PDF’ and ‘CAD’. There is no A Peanut size model is defined as having rudder, elevator and throttle and power
need to register or log in to access and either a maximum wingspan of 13” provided by a AEO 7 mm geared motor
download any of the designs presented. inches, or a maximum fuselage length of and 160 mAh Nano Tech battery.
There are quite a number of scale 9” inches. The Aerographic models are BrainCube Aeromodels already famous
offerings including many control-line traditional balsa and tissue rubber for lighting for models, now offer a
Control Line is alive and well in Colorado! StarCad Plans is a place where modellers Chris Starleaf’s rubber-powered
can download model airplane plans free. D.H.C.Dash 8.
A range of Aerographic Classic Peanut Another beautiful kit from the pen/computer BrainCube Aeromodels now offer a custom
Scale Kits. mouse of Peter Rake. laser cutting service.

TECHNO SCALE Tony OK 23/10/14 14:27 Page 3
enters cyberspace for more TechnoScale Topics...

custom laser cutting service. All you need scale vintage glider. Albatross shown in the screen-shot is a sport
to do is select the wingspan of your Motion RC is a veteran owned business flyer designed to be as much fun to build as
model from the drop down box on their and proud supporter of the US Armed it is to fly.
webpage, pay via their checkout Forces. The company is owned and Zedjet is a web based business at
procedure then post them your plan. operated by people who are passionate www.zedjet.com primarily concerned with
Once received, they digitise it and then about RC and understand the importance the supply of model jet related products with
configure their large industrial laser cutter of providing excellent customer service. a ground base in Kingston upon Hull UK.
to cut all the parts from high-grade Worthy of comment on their website at They always endeavour to discount the
modelling balsa and plywood. Within two www.motionrc.com is the Dynam 1470mm products and give honest, unbiased
weeks you’ll receive back your plan, span PBY Catalina Flying Boat. This version is information. Their website reveals a good
together with a pile of parts ready to be constructed from high strength EPO-foam selection of scale jets including the 1/10th
assembled into your next airborne for added durability and powered by twin scale JetLegend F15 ARF. This is reckoned to
masterpiece! Simples! 1100KV electric brushless motors. All you be an easy to fly and very forgiving jet.
Check www.braincube-aero.com for need is a 4 channel radio, 4 channel Rock solid in flight and easy slow landing
full details. receiver and 3S 11.1V 2200 mAh Li-Po ability make the F15 the most popular
DragonRC at www.dragonrc.com.au is battery and you’re ready for water-based JetLegend jet.
an Australian owned company based in sorties and patrols! Cambrian Model Company is a small
Melbourne. They retail and wholesale to Founded in 2005, Park Scale Models’ family run business owned by Steve and
customers in Australia, New Zealand, Asia mission has been to provide high quality, Janice. Steve works full time on the kits and
and the U.A.E. They have the capacity to easy to build laser cut model kits at an Janice works part time on the admin side of
dispatch goods directly from their affordable price. On their website at the business. I confess that I am rather taken
warehouse in Melbourne or from partner www.parkscalemodels.com you will find kits by their 1/6th scale ME109. This features
factories in China. They work very closely ranging from ultra-micro indoor flyers to veneered foam wing panels routed to
with their partner factories in the design giant scale flying boats! All Park Scale receive the aileron servos. Pre-cut ply and
and manufacturing of their model Models designs are developed using state balsa wood parts. Tough, durable two-piece
aircrafts, especially in the area of large of the art 3D CAD modelling software and moulded cowling and moulded detail parts.
Scale Civilian and Warbirds aircrafts and feature interlocking parts to ensure precise This gem is designed for .61-.80 cu.in 2-stroke
Gilders. The screen-shot shows a fine fit and alignment with no need to build over or equivalent 4-stroke IC engines and a five
Reiher III 1:3 scale, high performance plans. The 1/12 scale Grumman HU-16 function radio or more. I
DragonRC is an Australian owned company The Dynam 1470mm span PBY Catalina Park Scale Models’ mission is to provide high
based in Melbourne. Flying Boat from Motion RC. quality, easy to build laser cut model kits.
That’s all there is time for

from me this month so flick
that switch and if you find
something out there of
interest that might be
good to share, email me at:
mikeevatt@hotmail.com
Zedjet is primarily concerned with the The Cambrian Model Company produce a
supply of model jet related products. fine 1/6th scale ME109bf.

#
PO 2 PART 2 Tony OK 23/10/14 14:28 Page 2
FULL SIZE FREE PLAN FEATURE
Polikarpov
PO-2
PART 2: Concluding the 1/10th scale, electric powered model designed
by Peter Rake, with the prototype model built and described by Pat Lynch.

COVERING & DETAILING The two side front panels on the Po-2 made some vac-formed discs adorned with
This stage was fairly straightforward - initially have some stiffening recessed corrugations. screws and rivets from PVA glue spots. The
anyway! Being a small model, Litespan or A narrow slot was cut in the panel before tyres are of 16mm rubber foam cord joined
similar polyester tissue is ideal. A light colour fixing it to the model and the slot backed with CA.
underneath and dark green above made with a strip of thin plastic sheet. A little CA
the painting easier. The covering was fixed was run into the resulting channel round the PAINTING
using Balsaloc with a water-soluble glue stick inside corners, giving it a pressed look. Any This was done with Tamiya flat acrylics,
helping to hold the tissue in place while un-needed spots of excess glue were applied well-thinned using an airbrush. The
ironing it on. carefully scraped off and then everything undersides were Light Blue while the upper
After covering, the previously formed brushed carefully with a fine wire brush surfaces were sprayed NATO Dark Green.
plastic panels were cut to size and fixed before painting. The Red-Brown ‘splodges’ were applied
around the cowl area with medium CA. The This level of detail is what I think of as using the Eduard 1/48 model instruction
panels and battery hatch follow the real surface stuff - it can be painted at the same book as a reference. A wavy edge was cut
aircraft’s panels and the distinct joints were time as the rest of the model. Other in a piece of thin card and stuck to the
left - many service aircraft looked rather ‘surface’ stuff includes various maintenance various surfaces with tiny dobs of ‘Blue-Tack’
battered! Now the real benefit of the plastic patches on the fabric areas and reinforcing to position it slightly above the surface. By
(for me) can be realised. Access panels patches around control surface horns, strut holding the airbrush perpendicular to the
from .005 or .01 styrene sheet, dummy sockets, etc. These patches and other small, mask, a soft edge to the paint is achieved.
hinges from 1mm half-round strip, dummy flat items were from Solartex - adding a Next came the fun bits!
panel catches from round, flat and strip subtle texture change from the smooth The ‘Night Witch’ scheme chosen had
plastic stock - all glued together with plastic tissue. the fuselage sides adorned with messages
solvent (MEK) and CA. Rib tapes were cut from Litespan that had in Cyrillic hand-painted lettering. Most of
Almost all this styrene is from the familiar been given a good coat of Balsaloc on the this, and the various Red stars, were on
stands at the local model shop. I keep a back. After ironing into place over each rib white backgrounds. I felt making a proper
fairly large stock on hand as I love the stuff! position, small dots of watered-down PVA airbrushing mask would have been a bit too
The dummy hinge strip is notched along the glue were added to look like rib-stitching. much trouble and a smooth airbrushed
top edge with a fine file to simulate the Again, the effect is subtle but adds to finish might look out of place on this aircraft.
hinge sections while rivets and screws were overall look of the finished model. At 1/10th So, a card template was cut, again using
added with tiny spots of canopy glue or scale, almost everything should be subtle! the Eduard kit drawings for reference, and
PVA using a sharpened toothpick. I didn’t The wheels are simple ply/balsa disc used to guide a fine water-based
make any scale drawings of all this detail - assemblies with a brass tube bearing Aquarelle white pencil to form some outlines
just copious reference photos and heaps of epoxied in the centre. Since the real wheels on the fuselage.
TLAR - “that looks about right”. were of pressed steel and not spoked, I Flat white Tamiya paint was laboriously
Still minus the aileron linkages but what the heck, any excuse for photo will do.
A slightly ungainly creature but with a charm all her own.

#
A good shot showing how the rudder servos are fitted and the internal workings of the elevator linkages.
More plastic panel detail, some thin leather cockpit coamings and From humble beginnings the finished dummy engine looks
some instrumentation all add to the realism of the finished model. most convincing.
applied within the pencil lines and allowed shaky hands. When all the lettering, stars fitted after gluing a ring of small diameter
to dry. Then, with a red Aquarelle pencil, the and serials were done and dry, a light mist electrical wire insulation around the
red part of the lettering was outlined coat of clear, satin polyurethane was opening. Contact adhesive was used after
freehand and as before, filled in with flat red applied from a spray can. masking off the fuselage to prevent glue
Tamiya acrylic. Both white and red areas At this stage, many smaller details can be marks. A small flat perimeter of the leather
got a second coat to cover any thin or added before the wings make it difficult. was left and tiny holes drilled allowing some
ragged bits and to correct any results of Cockpit coamings from thin leather were fine thread stitches to be made - although
Much of what makes the Night Witches colour

scheme interesting. All best added before you
get wings and control cables in the way.

CUT PARTS
SET FOR THE
POLIKARPOV
PO-2
Get straight down to construction without delay!
This month’s full size free plan feature is supported
by a laser-cut set of ready-to-use balsa and
Some of the mouldings made over the basic fuselage. Plastic is a
lightweight alternative when trying to simulate metal panels. plywood components. This provides all the parts
that, otherwise, you would need to trace out onto
hardly noticeable, they add to from beading wire with al tube the wood before cutting out.
the overall realism - my aiming crimps. For a more scale effect,
point with a scale model. the rudder cables were doubled IT DOES NOT INCLUDE STRIP
Instrument panels are very as on the original Po-2. AND SHEET MATERIAL OR
simple being made from two The top wing was attached to SHAPED WIRE PARTS
layers of thin plastic - one with the centre section (CS) struts and
holes cut in it for the dials aligned with the fuselage and tail
mounted behind. The instrument and the lower wings slid onto their Price £65.00
faces were found in a magazine carbon fibre location dowels and plus carriage: £11.50 (UK); Europe £26.00
and scaled to suit. Sundry knobs glued with a small amount of CA.
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plastic and painted frames were using the plan side view, and total shipping charge prior to dispatch and either issue a
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canopy cement after cutting panels at the correct dihedral
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ASSEMBLY upper ends of the outer struts
I started by fitting the fin to the secured with epoxy. With to order yours
tailplane and checking for everything now stuck together,
square. This assembly was then a further check on alignment
glued to the rear fuselage was made - wings and tailplane
checking for alignment. Struts square to fuselage centre-line,
under the tail are from slightly incidence correct, wings
flattened aluminium tube with parallel with each other etc. And
wire spigots in each end epoxied no warps!
into the lower longeron and The lower wing aileron servos
mounting point in the tailplane. It can be fitted and connected to
is easier to add the tail control the ply horns in the bottom
surface rigging at this point - all ailerons with pushrod wire. I
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Making a low pass for the camera. Polly required very few trim
changes to fly hands-off right from the outset.
centred the servos, locked the ailerons at flying wires at the outer struts. Plastic coated build the model, was the exposed radial up
neutral and made fixed links to suit with beading wire with 1.5mm aluminium tube front. From the outset I figured I’d make a
Z-bends at both ends. The servo is wrapped crimps were used for the actual rigging. simple dummy engine first, and after a
in masking tape and CAed to the inside of Where turnbuckles were fitted to the real successful test flight or two (I’m always
the hatch, the pushrod being fitted to the aircraft, the tube crimp was made about optimistic) a considerable amount of effort
aileron and the servo horn before being 10mm long and the wire crimped in the could go into a more accurate
fitted to the servo. As I use separate middle 6mm leaving small round section at representation of the Shvetsov M11 engine.
channels for each aileron, any fine each end. This looks (at a fair distance) a bit Meanwhile a 7 cylinder vac-form kit of the
adjustment can be done at the transmitter. like a turnbuckle. right size was to hand and was brutally
The upper and lower ailerons have tiny ply modified to give a stand-off representation
horns for the dual wire links between More detail of the Po-2 power plant. Now we could
ailerons. A spot of thin CA around the holes With an E-flite Park 450 motor, 30 amp ESC have a test flight!
will prevent any damage. The wire links and a suitable receiver all fitted, the little
were cut and bent to exact size with Po-2 is almost ready to fly! But like any scale FLYING
ailerons centred and secured with tiny tube model, she is not finished. A few more Actually, test flying the Po-2 could not have
keepers soldered to the wire ends. details such as dummy top aileron control been less stressful. A calm, cool morning at
Rigging on the Po-2 is minimal and horns, wing joining plates, under wing bomb the local soccer field, a charged 1500mA
pictures from the internet were used as racks, navigation lights and a search light three-cell LIPO fitted and all pre-flight
references. Small brass wire eyes were (and much more) were all added to checks done left no option but to go flying!
epoxied into the fuselage sides as increase the obvious clutter around the The little biplane was taxied out into the
terminations and a small brass bracket with aircraft. However the elephant in the room sun so Liz could get some photos and the
two holes drilled in it secured the doubled here, and indeed, the reason I wanted to throttle gently opened. After a few metres,
One of the temporary wheels next to a completed homemade wheel Once installed on the model the wheels look very convincing.
and the parts used to make them.

‘Polly’ lifted herself off the damp grass and The cylinders, with their many fins were stub of tube while the two remaining
flew - and flew beautifully. Hardly any trim originally to be cut from plastic sheet but I exhaust are combined in a large curved
changes were needed to get her circling finally went back to the old fashioned pipe with a flared exit. The pipes were from
hands off. She was stable, responsive and a method of stacked ply discs. Many squares oval aluminium tube and plastic all bent,
complete joy to be in control of. After the of .4 and .6mm birch ply were cut and filled and painted flat black before
usual stall and balance checks, the Po-2 drilled in the centre with a sharpened brass weathering to look heat-affected.
was throttled back and guided in to a tube. The squares had their corners cut off Under the engine is a large boxy
perfect landing in the dewy grass. with scissors and after mounting on a carburettor and oil pump, which, together
I was ecstatic and not a shaky pair of threaded rod, were spun up in the lathe with the exhaust pipes, conspire on several
knees in sight. ‘Polly’ had performed and turned/sanded to the desired sizes. fronts! Firstly, they all seem to encroach on
flawlessly on her first flights and we could go Some of the upper discs had notches cut in the removable lower battery hatch making
home relieved and ponder that dummy them to form the recesses for spark plugs. changing batteries a hazardous
radial engine! After gluing the large fin and smaller undertaking. But with care, I’ve not broken
cylinder discs together, they were again anything yet. More challenging is the threat
SHVESTOV M11 spun up and sanded to a reasonable finish. of damage after a nose-over! I’d made
The dummy radial engine was a challenge Several thin coats of dope with a little many flights before a soft nose-over into
to produce, but a lot of fun! The dummy talcum powder in it were applied and rough grass caused a little damage.
engine had been lurking in the back of my re-sanded - especially in the grooves. Now Although this was easily fixed in minutes, a
mind since this project started and several for those awkward cylinder heads. simple removable skid is being considered
imaginary iterations of it had been Like any three-dimensioned object, the for the future.
considered long before pen was applied to head was resolved (and simplified) as a To accompany the dummy engine, a
the whiteboard. In fact, that is the only block with the valves and exhausts scale-looking prop was built from laminated
drawing I did - whiteboard drawings to connected to it, plus a bunch of small fins at basswood, painted green and given
establish how to go about building the the sides and over the top. These fins were suitable Russian manufacturers labels. To
sub-assemblies and some rather TLAR (that made from the same stuff as the cylinders date, this has only been used for static
looks about right) dimensions. and doped/sanded the same way. When display.
Armed with basic three-view drawings everything was to satisfaction, a final coat All-in-all, I’m really chuffed at how well
and many photos, the basic sizes were of flat black was applied and a light dusting this little model came out. Good enough to
established and from the outset, a with soft brush loaded with graphite powder win a scale comp against much larger
vac-formed crankcase seemed gave a soft metallic sheen. models and the rather different paint
appropriate. Plenty of clearance around The valve mechanism is mostly from scheme gets a lot of comment and
the Park 450 motor for cooling would be scraps of plastic sheet and rod plus small questions - especially in relation to the
beneficial and I could make several copies sections of metal spring cut from old ‘Night-Witches’ history. Polly was a fairly
in case of accidents! The vac-formed part cigarette lighters. The whole lot was stuck easy build and with a simpler colour
had the basic shapes incorporated but together using MEK-based glue plus a bit of scheme and leaving the detail stuff off,
many additional bits were added from CA where fillets were needed. The inlet could be made and flown in a few weeks
scrap plastic and tiny slivers of hex pipes are plastic tube, slit several times, bent I would think. But I’ll leave that to
styrene rod. at right angles and glued. A bit of Squadron someone else! I
As with most of my plastic assemblies, the putty and some filing got them looking OK.
structure was given a good clean-up with a When fitted they were painted aluminium.
sharp blade to remove glue smears, small Polly’s exhausts are a bit of a feature. The Span: 45”
imperfections filled with plastic putty or med lower two cylinders have a long pipe All up weight: 32 oz
CA and then given a light coat of flat grey running down each side of the lower Motor: E-flite Park 450
paint to show major flaws. When all was fuselage with carburettor air heaters and ESC: Turnigy Plush 30Amp
well, a final coat of Tamiya flat aluminium piping all made from different sizes of plastic Battery: Turnigy 1500 3S LIPO
acrylic gave a cast alloy look. tube. The right upper cylinder has a short Flying prop: APC slow-fly 10” X 6”
Climbing away from a low pass the little

Polikarpov shows off her interesting and quite
colourful colour scheme for a WW2 warplane.

PO 2 IN DETAIL Tony OK 23/10/14 14:30 Page 2
IN DETAIL
Polikarpov
PO-2
Close-up study of the example held at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden
2 3 4
1: This general view of the forward fuselage shows the lower wing root tread plate and the external control wire runs to the rudder and eleva-
tors. Note the duplicated control wires. 2: Close-up of the rudder bar linkage to the rudder control wires on the lower front fuselage, keft side.
3: Lower right side anchor point for the front cabane strut also showing filler cap. 4: View ahead of the front fuselage showing domed, hinged
access hatch and wire cabane cross braces.

5 6 7
8 9
5: General arrangement of Cabane struts. 6: Close-up of front upper anchor point for cabane struts. 7: Lower front cabane strut anchor point,
left side. 8: Rear lower cabane anchor point, left side. 9: Rear lower anchor point right side. Strut end different to left side. 10: Aileron, showing
the hinge positions. 11: Aileron hinge viewed from below. 12: Aileron hinge viewed from above. 13: Close-up of turnbuckle ends to the wire links
between lower and upper ailerons. 14: Aileron control horn detail, upper wing. 15: Rudder control wire link to the rudder horn. 16: View of
control horns and linkages for rudder and elevator. 17: Further view of the wing root cockpit access tread plate. 18: Close-up of one of the
steps on the tread plate.
10 11 12
13 14
16
15 17 18

19 20
21
22
23 24 25 26
27 28 29
19: View into the two cockpits. Control column in front has spade grip, while rear cockpit stick is straight pole. 20 & 21: Instruments, front cock-
pit. 22: Instruments, rear cockpit, right side. 23: Rear cockpit seat. 24: Wood surround, rear cockpit. Front style similar. 25: Trimmers and throttle
controls, front left cockpit. 26: Control column, rear cockpit. 27-31: Views of the radial engine. 32: Propeller boss. 33: Elevator control wire
guide, top surface of tailplane. 34: Adjustable control wire linkage to the elevator horn. 35: Tailplane-to-fuselage mounting yoke.
36: View showing the space between the base of the rudder and the tailplane.
30 31 32
33 34 35 36

37 38 39 40
41 42 43
37: General arrangement of the interplane struts. 38: Lower wing strut front anchor point. 39: Front
strut upper anchor point. 40: Rear upper strut anchor point. 41: Pitot head, front right wing strut.
42: Front lower strut and bracing wire anchor points. 43: Same for upper anchor points. 44: General
arranement of the main undercarriage. 45: Main undercarriage wire cross braces. 46: Main
Undercarriage axle. 47: U/C leg-to-fuselage anchor point. 48: Main U/C leg. 49: Removable upper
fuselage hatch. 50: One of the latches that secure the hatch. 51: Elevator control crank on the
fuselage side.
44 45 48
46
49 47
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PO 2 SCALE DRAWING Tony OK 23/10/14 14:34 Page 2
SCALE 1:50 POLIKARPOV Po-2 AIR AMBULANCE

VARIANTS
PO 2 SCALE DRAWING Tony OK 23/10/14 14:35 Page 3
KEY TO
INSTRUMENT VIEW OF REAR
PANEL STRETCHER
CARRIER ON
1: Throttle 12: Carburetter air temp.
2: Electrical controls gauge S-13 VARIANT
3: Ignition switch 13: Engine gauge
4: Pneumatic fuel gauge 14: Fuel Tank gauge
5: Fuel gauge (33.5 gal. capacity
6: Airspeed indicator 15: Control column
7: Altimeter 16: Rudder bar
8: Compass 17: Rate of climb
9: Bank & Turn indicator indicator
10: Tachometer 18:Artificial Horizon
11: Engine primer
MANUFACTURER’S LOGO
TOP REAR OF FIN
WILCAT KIT Tony OK 24/10/14 14:45 Page 2
KIT REVIEW
LX MODELS
GRUMMAN F4F
WILDCAT
A detightful ARF/RTF sport-scale of a rarely modelled WW2 Warbird at 1/10th scale for electric power.
The wings fold and the undercarriage retracts.
he Grumman Wildcat has never so that in the retracted position, undercarriage arrangement. Basically,
T been one of those WW2 fighter

types to which kit manufacturers
have paid much attention - in
fact we cannot recall it ever
previously receiving any attention at all!
True, it was never one of the ‘glamour’
fighters, but it was a significant type in its
the wheels were flush with
the fuselage.
Thus, any modeller
wishing to model
the Wildcat
would certainly
not be
you’re on your own, except in the
case of the Jerry Bates (plan)
1/5th scale that suits a
specially tooled Robart
mechanism.
Given the above,
we think it’s fair
own right and deserves attention. ‘spoiled for therefore to say
Perhaps one of the reasons for that lack choice’ of ‘hats-off’ to LX
of attention is its very ‘individualistic’ form retract Models for the
of retracting undercarriage, which had its mechanisms creation of their
origins in previous Grumman types F1F, F2F as would be Grumman
and F3F, all of which were biplanes with the case F4F-3/F4F-4 Wildcat.
fabric covered wings in a layout that when This features an
precluded an arrangement that modelling all-foam moulded
retracted the main undercarriage legs an aircraft airframe and is
into the wings as per low wing type with supplied in choice of
monoplane types. The Grumman J2F ‘conventional’ options, first the ARF with
‘Duck’ biplane amphibian also had an fold-inwards/ just the servos installed, or
adaption of the same arrangement that outwards, or even RTF with fully installed 2.4 GHz
‘sucked’ the main undercarriage inwards rearwards-twist-and-fold R/C system including transmitter.

# The 700KV electric motor supplied with the

kit comes mounted in place.
It seems best to mate the centre section and outer wing panels halves together before joining Fuselage nose, showing the dummy engine
the two resultant left and right wing assembles at the centreline. This underside view reveals and three blade propeller. A little brush work
the deep narrow slot into which the servo extension leads are fed, the wing-lock latch behind in semi-matt black and silver, applied to the
the air scoop and the folding flap that snaps into place to cover the wing-fold hinge when dummy engine will enhance the scale effect.
the wing is extended.
In the latter case N(nearly) RTF would be a foam airframe features much panel-line replicating the full size - very neat!
more accurate description because there detail that is more prominent than on the On either version of the kit, servos for
is a minor amount of assembly work full size aircraft, which was also liberally rudder, elevator and ailerons (one in
required which is common to both ARTF festooned with quite large lines of each wing) are factory fitted, as is the
and RTF versions. dome-head rivets that were a feature of retracting main undercarriage with its
And if that’s not enough, the model all Grumman combat types during that integral worm-drive actuator and electric
features its specially tooled fully retracting period. Never mind though, you can’t motor, with ESC.
main undercarriage mechanism, plus count rivets or panel lines when the model That’s where it ends with the ARF version,
folding wings as per the full size aircraft - (or even the fully size) is airborne! but the RTF option also provides a
and all in a 47”(1200mm) wingspan Wings come in four panels, two of which six-function 2.4 GHz transmitter and
(1/10th scale). Finally, there’s also a form the centre section that, on the outer receiver combo, plus 4S 2200 mAh Lipo
choice of colour schemes; one for an edges, carry the wing-fold hinges. This is a battery, and charger. The transmitter
F4F-3 in one of the flamboyant decors simplified replication of the full size, in supplied does not have all the ‘bells and
that were a feature of US Navy/US Marines which an appropriately dual-angled whistles’ common to present high-end
squadrons pre-December 7th 1941 and hinge unlatches to allow the outer wing ‘brand’ units, but is a product dedicated
another in mid-blue/grey, as carried by panels to fold rearward to sit alongside
Wildcats in the mid-WW2 years aboard the fuselage. The folding is manual, as it
the escort carriers. was on the full size and in the model the
outer panels in the extended position are
The Kit latched with a locking pin actuated on
Surrey R/C Models is the British distributor the inner panel underside. With wings
for this Chinese-made offering, which is extended, the wing-fold hinge is covered
excellently presented. The basic moulded by a spring-loaded underside flap - again
When Fully retracted, the main undercarrige Note surprisingly, at ..... scale, the retracting A further view of the main undercarriage in
is a nice flush fit with the fuselage sides. main undercarriage is slightly simplified from the extended position - very neat!
true scale, but it is nonetheless a convincing
replication - and it works well.

to the needs of the model to which it is control surface movements - which are controls and the Wildcat has a general
matched and provides servo reversing, not actually quoted in the instructions. airborne pace that handles wind and
dual rates and retract switch. Tx power is That leaves those who opt to use their turbulence quite well.
drawn from AA ‘dry’ batteries (not own transmitter/receive combos a bit of a In view of the low speed wing-drop
supplied) and thus there is no recharging guessing game, so try this :- tendency which the stall tests revealed, it
facility - so it is important to monitor is best the keep the speed up during
battery state and replace regularly. Rudder:15mm (low)/20mm (high landing approach, resisting any
The extent of ‘assembly’ entails tagging Aileron: 5mm (low)/7mm(high) temptation ‘drag it in’. If the Wildcat looks
together the four wing panels, gluing in Elevator: 10mm (low)/15mm(high) like settling short of the touchdown aiming
place the two tailplane panels and point, just keep the speed up and let it
installing the control horns. Beyond that, Fore/aft balance point should be settle short.
the battery needs to be installed and the 60-70mm back from the wing leading The plastic moulded main undercarriage
three-blade propeller added. edge - but the instructions do quote that. stood up well to landing touchdown
loads, which dispelled any worries
Wing fold Air test about strength.
Pairs of wing panels (inner and outer) are Any air test begins with a take-off and it’s
first joined by inserting the wing-fold hinge worth noting that even with the narrow In summary
pin which is a good stiff fit and retained in track of the undercarriage, ground If you are looking for a scale model with a
place by tiny circlips that are, to say the handling was good, even from reasonably real dose of individuality well removed
least, a trial to get in place! Aileron servos short grass. from the zillions of Spitfires and Mustangs,
need extension leads that are simply Once in the air, the performance was to fly at the club field, then this one will
forced into deep grooves in the wing rapid and stable, although in stall tests, give you the sense of flying something
undersurface and it’s important here to there was a clear tendency to drop a quite a bit different - with retracts to play
allow a sufficient loop at the wing-fold line wing, dropping into half a turn of a spin with - and there’s always a great kick to
so that there is enough ‘play’ to allow the before recovery - so that it would be best be had, watch those rollers fold away.
outer wing panel to fold all the way. Left to allow a moment of gravity induced If you have a transmitter multi-model
and right combined wing panels are then acceleration prior to recovery action. selection program (they all do these
ready to be glued together at the centre Perhaps it might be best to initially set the days), plus spare receiver and you prefer
line and mated to the fuselage, avoiding fore/aft balance at the forward end of it’s familiar feel, and then the ARF option is
the risk of trapping the radio leads the recommended range. a good one.
between the two halves, or fouling the The mid-wing layout and reasonable A full range of replacement airframe
retract unit drive circuitry. (and scale) wing dihedral make it possible components is available from the UK
to fly the model around using only the distributor so there are no worries about
Gear up! rudder (very effective) and elevator ‘one crunch - game over’. I
Even at 1/10th scale, the delightful little
retract mechanism deviates very little There’s a choice of
physically from the full size and is a colour schemes. In
addition to the Mid-WW2
remarkable achievement. The actuator is blue/grey Pacific combat
a worm-drive that extends and retracts at theatre finish, there is an
a very fast rate - so watch your fingers! In example of the
the retracted position the main wheels sit flambouant pre-1941 US
nicely flush with the fuselage lower sides Marines scheme as
carried by obe of the
without any sign of ‘play’.
early F4F-3 Wildcats.
Ready for action
In the case of the full RTF version, with
transmitter and receive supplied, the
system is set up to provide the necessary

Fuselage rear end showing Access hatch in the upper front fuselage, ahead of Cockpit detail - it comes with fully pained
the rudder and elevator the cockpit windscreen. pilot installed.
control horns and the
steerable tailwheel. The
elevator servo comes
installed under the tailplane
leading edge, inside the
fuselage with output crank SPECIFICATIONS: Servos: Digital, metal geared 17g
protruding, to link to the Battery: 4S 2200mAh 25C lipo
rudder horn. Manufacturer: LX Models (Shenshen Prop: 12” x 6”, three blade
Lanxiang Model Aircraft Co.Ltd.) Retracts: Scale - electric driven
UK Distributor: Surrey Models Control system: six function
Scale: 1:10 (RTF version)
#
Wingspan: 47.2” (1200mm) Prices:
Weight: 3 lb. 12oz (1700g) RTF (incl. 2.4GHz Tx & Rx: £315.00
Motor: 700KV outrunner brushless ARF (excl. TX & Rx; lipo battery;
ESC: 50A brushless charger) £255.00

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GRUMMAN WILDCAT FLYING COLOURS
General Motors FM-1 Wildcat in low visibilty finish

adopted in 1944 for anti-submainine operations in the
Atlantic abord the Escart Carrier USS Block Island.
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TYPE HISTORY
GRUMMAN
WILDCAT
Although superceded by Grumman’s F6F Hellcat and Vought F4U Corsair, this portly little naval fighter found a
niche on the flight decks of the escort carriers that saw it through operationally right to the end of WW2
uring the 20th seeds of the dominant the end of hostilities in
MAIN IMAGE: A tightly
bunched group of US
Navy Wildcats, among
those that formed the
mainstay of the Navy’s
carrier bourn fighter
strength prior to arrival
of the F6F Hellcat and
D century, war,
either ‘hot’ or
‘cold,’ has been
an enormous spur
to aviation development,
lurching in fits and spurts.
During 1914-18, aircraft moved
position that aviation has in our
world today.
Few military combat
aircraft in service at the
commencement of WW2
survived in front line service
until the end - just those with
August 1945.
One such was Grumman’s
F4F Wildcat/Martlet series,
which had its genesis in a US
Navy requirement raised in
1935 for a new carrier-bourn
fighter to replace its Grumman
F4U-1 Corsair. from being flimsy contraptions exceptional potential for F3F biplane fighters that were
of as much danger to the development, such as the then current front-line
LEFT INSET: Immediate
predecessor to the crews that flew them as to the Supermarine Spitfire equipment. Not entirely
Wildcat was intended targets - to sturdy, Messerschmitt Me109 and surprisingly at a time when
Grumman’s F3F effective weaponry. Boeing B-17. ‘biplane thinking’ was still
biplane. The initial From then, until the mid However there were pervasive, Grumman’s initial
XF4F proposal aslo 1930s, the basic criteria that anomalies, where aircraft response was their XF4F-1
had this configuration,
but was supersceded ruled at the end of that conflic types which, on paper, were follow-on revision of the F3F,
by the monoplane endured almost unchanged. quite quickly eclipsed in which did not progress beyond
prototype XF4F-3 seen From then, until the end of performance, but proved the drawing board when it
RIGHT INSET. WW2 in 1945, military aviation highly useful for specific tasks became clear that with the
development increased and thus survived as front-line engine proposed for it, the
exponentially and sowed the combat equipment right up to existing F3F would deliver the

Actions during WW2 involving Grumman Wildcat/Martlets, were wide-ranging. After the defeat of France in 1940, the Vichy French government
continued to administer French overseas colonial teritories, including Madagascar, of the coast of East Africa. In the Spring of 1942, Brirtish
forces landed there to oust the Vichy administration, supported by naval forces including these Grumman Martlets, seen here ranged, ready for
take-off on the flight deck of HMS Formidible as the carrier turns into wind ready to launch the aircraft. Note the flight deck crew members
steadying the wing tips.
same level of performance. Here, despite proving to be the fastest of which included some components
The Navy’s performance requirement the three, the Grumman aircraft lost out to salvaged from the XF4F-2, first flew in
included a maximum speed of 300 mph Brewster, due to practical considerations February 1939 - and the Wildcat was on its
and Grumman quickly changed their that included a considerable amount of way, receiving an initial production
proposal to monoplane configuration, unreliability during the trials. Fortunately, contract in the following August for 54
using the new Pratt & Whitney SC-G Twin the Navy ‘brass’ were far sighted enough examples. During Carrier trials, the aircraft
Wasp two-row radial with single speed, to look beyond the immediate, to the demonstrated a take-off distance into a
single-stage supercharger, to produce the potential of the basic design, leading to a 25-knot wind of only 194 ft, a feature that
XF4F-2. It first flew in September 1937 and development contract for what became was later to ensure the type’s longevity as
went for service evaluation against the XF4F-3, with increased wing span and a front-line fighter.
contract contenders Brewster’s XF2A-1 wing area, squared-off wing tips, revised With Europe embroiled in war, demand
(Buffalo) and a navalised version of fin/rudder shape, and a more powerful for the F4F-3 Wildcat rapidly increased,
Seversky’s current US Army fighter, version of the Pratt & Whitney engine. with 578 on order by June 1940 and by
the P-35. The new prototype, the airframe of December that year, all the US aircraft
Even with wings extended, the compact dimensions of the Wilcat Flight deck space on WW2 aircraft carriers was always tight, one
made well suited to hangar deck service and mantainence. Note the answere to which was to park combat-ready aircraft tail end out-
stack of propellers in the background - modellers’ workshop style! wards on ourrigger rails. These are Fleet Air Arm FM-2s - as the tailler
fin and rudders confirm.

carriers, Enterprise, Yorktown, on December 7th 1941, the F4F-3 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive
From late 1941 and
during 1942, US
Ranger, Wasp and Saratoga Wildcat was the US Navy’s most bombers. By then, the later F4F-4,
Navy Wildcats included Wildcats in their aircraft important carrier-bourn fighter with manually folding wings was
addopted this complement. The -3 did not have aircraft and took part in all the beginning to reach the
three-tone blue/grey folding wings, and early examples early Pacific combat theatre squadrons.
finish, with a yellow lacked self-sealing fuel tanks or naval air/sea engagements as By Mid-1943, Grumman’s new
outline to the star
adequate armour plating the Navy took part in operations F6F Hellcat began entry into
insignia and white,
blue outline bar protection for the pilot, but did to stem Japanese expansion in service on US Navy Carriers, while
either side of pack a powerful armament of the south Pacific, including the the Marine Corps which also
the star. six wing-mounted 0.5” cal. important Battle of the Coral Sea operated the Wildcat, began to
machine guns. in May 1942 and the crucial Battle receive Chance Vought F4U
of Midway a month later, where Corsairs. Both these new types
Into Combat the Japanese navy suffered a offered substantial improvements
When war in the Pacific erupted devastating defeat, delivered by in performance, but these heav-
Whilst ‘air umbrella’ cover for the

D-Day invasion of Europe in June
1944 is generally regarded as UK
land-based, these Wildcats and
Grumman Avengers are ranged
on the flight deck of HMS Tracker
in the English Channel during the
critical invasion period - presum-
ably far enough west to allow
the carrier enough space to
manoeuvre.

ier, faster types needed the

wide-open flight deck space of the,
larger ‘fast’ CV class aircraft carriers .
However, the Wildcat’s short
take-off/landing performance
ensured a continuation of front-line
combat service aboard the smaller
Escort (CVE) and Light (CVL) Carriers
introduced to provide air cover for
surface vessels during invasion
operations and Convoy protection.
This continued demand could not be
satisfied by Grumman, by then fully HEADING FOR THE DEAP SIX!
involved in F6F Hellcat production, This F4F-3 has done its last as the helmeted crew member bottom left
contemplates his lucky escape!
leading to transfer of Wildcat
construction to the Eastern Aircraft
Division of car manufacturing giant
General Motors.
Here the type was re-designated,
the FM-1 being identical to the F4F-4
except for a reduction of armament
to four 0.5” guns, but with additional
ammunition. Further development
produced the FM-2, with taller
fin/rudder and revised engine cowl
for a different engine, the nine-
cylinder Wright R1820-56
Wildcat production at General
Motors hugely outnumbered
Grumman’s.
F4F in the Royal Navy

At the outset of WW2 in 1939, Britain’s
Fleet Air Arm fighter squadrons were
all biplane equipped and without
any prospect of a carrier-dedicated
monoplane fighter type in sight. Only
the biplane Gloster Sea Gladiator,
plus vaguely ‘navalised’ versions of
the Spitfire and Hurricane, were
anywhere near the pipeline. The only
dedicated type on the horizon was
the two-seat Fairey Fulmar.
Not surprising therefor that the
Wildcat should quickly find its way An early Martlet (Grumman F4F-3) in Fleet Air Arm markings.
into the Fleet Air Arm, the first of
which were from contracts taken
over from the French, which became
void when France capitulated in
June 1940. Initially named ‘Martlet’
by the Royal Navy, the first examples
WHERE TO SEE ONE NOW
were basically to F4F-3 standard,
t the Royal Navel Air Station, Yeovilleton, Sommerset, the Fleet Air
without folding wings. Martlets,
including FM-2s (reverting to the US
name Wildcat), continued in service
among Royal Navy carriers,
A Arm Museum holds one of the very early examples - a Grumman
Martlet Mk.1 that was one of the batch originally ordered for the
French Arme de L’Aire in 1939 under the designation G.36 or G.39, the
throughout the remainder of WW2, order subsequently being taken over by the British.
seeing action on Atlantic escort duty, It has recently been the subject of an extensive restoration program
in European waters, in the
including stripping of the surface finish, during which the original two-
Mediterranean and North African
campaigns and in the Far East. tone green colour scheme was discovered - and in which the aircraft
has been re-finished.
In it to the end The Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden, Bedfordshire has a General
Circumstances and combat Motors FM-2 on display. It has an unauthentic early US Navy colour
requirements served the Grumman scheme which, presumably, is a hangover from its acquisition by the
Wildcat, in all its forms well during
Collection some years back. The propeller is missing, but there is
WW2. In it at the start, when the US
Navy fought successfully at odds particular interest to be satisfied for information about the wing-fold,
during the early, dark days of 1942 at because the aircraft is displayed in that state.
Corral Sea and Midway, the last Finally, at the Imperial Air Museum, Duxford, The Fighter Collection’s
recorded combat kill, by an FM-2 airworthy and very active General Motors FM-2 in Fleet Air Arm mark-
occurred on August 5th 1945 when ings, including D-Day Invasion Stripes, is on permanently on view in TFC’s
an FM-2 downed a Japanese
hangar when it is not performing at one of the summer air shows. I
reconnaissance aircraft - just days
before the Japanese surrender.

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GRUMMAN F4F-4 &
WILDCA
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CAT
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IN DETAIL
GRUMMAN FM-2
WILDCAT
Cose-up study based on FM-2 at The Fighter Collection and Shuttleworth Cpllection
1 2 3
1 & 2: Cooling vent in the upper rear engine cowl. 3: Front

cowl, propeller hub and radial engine. 4: Close-up of the
propeller spinner. 5: Rear view of the engine cowl, showing
exhaust stack and cooling vent.

6 7 8
9 10 11
6: Cockpit canopy front windscreen. 7: Sliding canopy frame. 8: Guide channel for the sliding canopy frame, right side.
9 & 10: Further views of the sliding canopy frame. Note gun sight, top of instrument panel. 11: Left side canopy guide chanel is covered over,
unlike right hand side. 12: Arrestor hook housing below the rudder. Note also the navigation light. 13: Radio aerial mast.
14: Tailplane/ elevator hinge line.15: Elevator trim tab push rod and horn. 16 & 17: Two views of the elevator aerodynamic balance and
elevator hinge. 18: Elevator joiner bar that passes through the rudder tailpost, showing the cut-back on the rudder.
12 13
14 15 18
16 17

19 20 21 22
23 24 25
26 27 28 19& 20: Mid-wing configuration allows the

wing to meet the fuselage at approx. right
angle - thus aerodynamically efficient,
minimising size of wing-to-fuselage fairing.
21: Pitot head, left wing. 22: This wing
underside view shows the spring-loaded
fairing that covers the wing hinge when the
wing is extended. 23 & 24: The fuselage
underside centre-line fairing just behind the
undercarriage position. 25: Fixed castoring
tailwheel unit. 26: Fin/rudder hinge line.
27: Rudder hinge detail. 28: Rudder trim tab.
29: Detail of the top of the rudder.
29
30: The wing-fold mechanism, showing the 30

angled hinge line that achieves the fold
configuration that sets the outer wing panels
alonside the fuselage. Wings fold manually,
after unlatching. 31: View from the rear
showing the line of the wing-fold break.
Horizontal centre section portion on the left.
32 & 33: Two views of the folded wing,
showing the spring loaded cover that snaps
into place to cover the wing hinge position,
when the wings are extended.
31
32 33

34 35 36
40 37 38 39
41 42 43
34: Direct front view reveals the narrow track of the main undercarriage. 35 & 36: Two views that reveal the multiplicity of struts and braces that
form the main undercarriage. 37 & 38: Two further views showing the long strut that lifts and extends the main undercarraige into the fuselage.
39: Close-up of the lifting/extending strut and its hydraulic jack. Early Wildcats had manually would undercarriage. 40, 41 & 42: Views of the
two fairings (L & R) that cover the mechanism (but not the wheel) when retracted. 43: Main undercarriage wheel - inside view.
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PARASOL REVISED Tomy OK 23/10/14 15:01 Page 2
PLAN FEATURE
HEATH
SUPER
PARASOL
Author Dr. Mike Ha
wkins sets up the O.S
stroke motor on the . four
prototype model, rea
dy
for a test flight.
Dr. Mike Hawkins presents a 75” (1905mm) wingspan sport-scale replica of

an Amercian homebuild for land or waterplane operation. Suits .60
four-stroke engines and four function radio.

THE AIRCRAFT reprinted in ‘1929 Flying Manual’, published

f you want to build a
I
After the end of the Great War in 1918, by the Experimental Aircraft Association in
private aviation was slow to get started and 1989. The description of how to build your
model that is full there were many used, war surplus engines own plane took about as many pages as
quarter scale and 75 ins. or airframes that were cheap and plentiful. this article on how to build the model.
In England, the Lympne Light Aircraft “Do not change a single thing !” said the
span, easily and quickly competitions in 1923 showed that the description, but Ed Heath continued to
disassembles to fit into interest was there, but that the use of small develop the design and fitted plywood
engines of less than 30 h.p. was really floats to the two Cleveland race machines.
a small car; is powered by impracticable for regular aviation. He simplified the struts, omitted the bracing
In the United States, the start of air racing wires and changed to metal floats to
an approximately .60 size produce the version modelled here. The final
stimulated interest. Mr Ed Heath of Chicago
four stroke; has no built a number of racers and in 1925 he built version was the LNB-4, which was much
his first ‘Parasol’, utilising the lower wings from more streamlined. At least six were built by
complicated or expensive a Thomas-Morse Army Scout. The motor was the Chicago factory in 1931, but in the
mouldings or parts; would a 23 h.p, four cylinder, air cooled Henderson depths of the Great Depression, there
motor cycle engine converted by could not have been much of a market for
be ideal for someone Mr Heath himself. light aircraft.
In 1927, a version of the Parasol, powered With its racing pedigree, one could expect
building their first scale
by an imported 32 h.p. Bristol Cherub won the Heath to avoid some of the quirks
project; flies slowly and is $1,000 at the National Air Races at exhibited by other contemporary designs. A
Spokane, Washington. few years ago, I visited a friend in the United
as easy to fly as a trainer; In 1929, a Super Parasol bearing the racing States and in his garage was a half
converts from land plane on number ‘46’ won the light plane class in the constructed fuselage. I asked what it was
National Air Races at Cleveland, while and he told me “Heath Parasol”. Well, a
wheels to a seaplane on another example came in second, both production run of nearly seventy years
floats in five to ten minutes using the Henderson motor. suggests that they should have the bugs
In that year, ‘Popular Mechanix and ironed out of it by now!
and is NOT a Piper Cub ... Inventions’ magazine published construction
...then look no further - plans for a number of light aircraft for the THE MODEL
home constructor who did not want to pay The experts can skip most of this, but since
THIS IS IT ! $2,000 for a factory-built plane. The Heath the model may well be chosen by someone
Super Parasol was one of them and this was who is just getting into scale models, I have

Airframe is pure balsa/ply conventional construction and makes an idea introduction to scale radio control.
been fairly comprehensive in the instructions. the plan. Apart from the two tip ribs, the ribs inner bay of the wing is sheeted with 1/I6”
The construction has been kept simple, can be made by the ‘block method’, all (1.5mm) sheet and the 1/4” (6mm) balsa
using spruce stringers, 1/8” (3mm) Lite-ply being to the same outline. The two wing inner ribs are added and trimmed to size
and balsa. There are no plastic mouldings or halves join together by sliding onto wing rods after this.
glassfibre parts and the intention is to that pass through short bearing tubes in the Ribs are capped, but not the false ribs on
produce a model that can be easily built by two wing pylons. the leading edge that are made oversize,
someone with little experience. A detailed The use of 5/32”(4mm) wire is not critical. from scrap 3/32’ (2mm) balsa sheet and
cockpit mock-up is not needed as the I just happened to have some 1/8” (3mm) then trimmed down to level with the rest
cockpit is hidden under the wing and which would do. Peen over the ends of the of the wing using a straightedge and
cannot be clearly seen. The degree of detail tubes so that the rods cannot slide too far a mini-plane.
is up to the builder and this is not a model into the wing. Two short joining straps are
that will take a great deal of time to make. screwed to one wing and bolted to the FUSELAGE
Get out and fly - and have some fun! other wher assembling the model. T-nuts, captive nuts or spike nuts (call them
Note that the ailerons are cut away after what you will), are of American 4-40 size,
WINGS the wing is built and have a sloping leading equivalent to 6 BA or 2.5 mm and 6-32.
I usually like to include some washout in the edge that gives a larger gap at the bottom. equivalent to 4 BA or 3 mm. Wherever T-nuts
wing design, but in this case it was not Lite-ply plates are added for strut are specified, use a piece of scrap Liteply so
needed and the wing can be built flat on attachment and servo mounting. Only the that they are inserted into a double

thickness of ply. to the engine bolts, throttle cable and (Baker’s Soldering Fluid for example) which
The fuselage is a simple box with 1/8” plumbing. makes soldering easy, even for me.
(3mm) Lite-ply in front and 1/4in. sq. spruce 1/8” (3mm) Lite-ply hatches are screwed in Solder the mounting plates to the front and
behind. The doubler along the bottom edge place with small wood screws and allow rear legs and bolt into place on the inverted
of the front fuselage takes the 6-32 T-nuts for access to the battery and the radio fuselage. Protect the wood from solder
the front and rear undercarriage struts and compartment. droppings with newspaper and then bind
the rear one takes the wing V-strut and the The original fuselage was made of welded the cross wires and spacers in place with
rear float struts when fitted. steel tube with rectangular reinforcement tinned copper wire.
The 5/8” (16mm) hardwood blocks, to plates at the joints. These have been cut Using at least a 60 Watt iron, solder the
which the cabane struts will be screwed are from 1/64” (O.4mm) ply and should be wires together and then remove from the
glued strongly to the fuselage sides and F3 visible through the covering of the model. fuselage to add the balsa fairings. Spiral
or F5. The 1/8” balsa top sheeting goes over bind with 3/4in. wide nylon and dope
them and is cut away so that the struts can TAIL before painting.
lie flush with the surface. This is constructed from 1/4” (6mm) balsa The Tip: when you have finished, clean up the
Add the engine bearers and the tank base of the fin is two pieces of 1/8” x 1/4” joints and rub with Sodium Bicarbonate
bay/cockpit floor before sheeting the top liteply to take the 4-40 T-nut which clamps (baking powder) to neutralise any remaining
and fuel proof it all inside, as well as possible the fin to the stabiliser and the fuselage. Two acid, otherwise the wire will rapidly go rusty.
before closing it in. Note that the top 1/4” sq. dowels from 1/8” (3mm) bamboo (kebab With collets removed from one end, the
spruce stringer between F2 and F3 has sticks) locate the fin and stab. and run into axle can be threaded through the axle
extra pieces on each side at the front, to 1/8” (3mm) i.d. aluminium tube glued with retainers and then held in place by rubber
take the screws from the front leg of the CA. into the rear fuselage. bands or bungees wound round the hooks.
cabane tripod. The extended bolt is made by cutting a I like to drill out the hub of the wheels and
Since I needed to fit the model into a 43” 1.1/2” x 4-40 bolt and soldering it into each epoxy a brass tube inside to fit over the axle.
(1090mm) long box that I had, to take it to end of a brass tube. l/16” ply rectangles are
U.S.A. I added a joint in the rear fuselage so let into the surface of the tail so that the STRUTS
that the last 3” (76mm) under the tail, was elevator horns and bracing struts may be The cabane struts are made from .064”
held on by four 4-40 bolts. This is not shown screwed in place with small wood screws. (1/16”) aluminium. The front tripod is
on the plan, but may be discernable in Where this is to be done repeatedly as when clamped together with a nut and bolt and
the photos. the tail is disassembled from the fuselage, it is has a spacer to fill the gap at the top.
Add the battery box to F2, threading a a good idea to run some cyano glue into between the side pieces. Cut this oversize
battery cable with connectors at each end the screw holes and leave for 24 hours and file down after assembly with epoxy-
through F2 and F3 and then build the cowl. before re-inserting the screws, They will not steel. You can then drill for the brass tube to
For this, bolt the engine in place and tack then, tear out of the wood. take the wing joining strut.
glue a 1/8” (3mm) spacer behind the The V-cabane strut at the rear is similar, but
spinner, then tack glue Fl to it. This will hold Fl UNDERCARRIAGE has only two pieces. When setting up, install
in the right place while the 1/4” (6mm) sheet Bend the side legs and cross wires and tin all the front strut and then the rear strut with its
balsa is added. The cutaway round the the metal surfaces to be joined. I like to use lower screw. Adjust the angle of the rear
engine is large enough to allow access silver bearing solder for this with an acid flux strut to take the wing rods and then insert its

Two views of the nose section showing the installation of the O.S.60 motor and the arrangement of cabane struts and the anchor points for the
wing struts where these attach to the fuselage.
Two views showing the main undercarriage which is made up from piano wire. The wire components are silver soldered together.
upper screw to fix its position correctly. drawing, but can be cut to length from the have to get at these servos but the covering
The outer surfaces of the cabane struts are 1/16” ply inserts to take their fixing screws. can be cut away if you need to and
covered with 1/6” balsa stuck on with replaced to the line of the rib tapes which
contact cement. This is then trimmed down RADIO INSTALLATION AND will not show. Standard wire push rod links
to streamline section and the struts spiral CONTROL WIRES are used for the ailerons and the aileron
wound with nylon ribbon. Four channel gear is needed. A 1000 mAh servo leads will need extending.
The V-struts for the wing are made from NiCad battery was soldered up using AA Closed loop linkage is used for elevator
1/4” x 3/4” spruce, stuck together at the root cells and standard connectors. The aerial and rudder using 60 lb.-test nylon covered
and reinforced by aluminium clamping goes down a plastic tube down the rear fishing trace. I use Dubro EZ connectors on
plates one each side, held with 4-40 bolts fuselage. This mounted with Velcro onto a the servo arm with a short piece of soft iron
and nuts. block of plastic foam stuck to F3. Five 1/16” leader wire held by the screw in the
Join at the root, then clear the dining room standard servos are used. A Y-lead is connector. If you are a belt-and-braces
table and assemble the wings to the necessary, up through the tank bay and man, you can put a 1/16 in. collett on the
fuselage, checking the exact length of each cockpit coaming, for the aileron connection wire next to the connector to lock it.
strut at the outer end. before drilling the to the plugs emerging from each wing. The control wires are looped round the
holes for the fitting and clamping plates. Each wing servo is buried inside the wing, leaders and two aluminium tube crimps are
The tail bracing struts of 1/16” aluminium retained with an aluminium strap to the ply applied with round nosed pliers to hold
are not shown on the plan views of the tail mounting plate. It is most unlikely that you will them. For the elevator, use two wires on
The tail cone, showing the bracing struts and the scale cable links to Upper wing surface, showing the aileron and the ribs positions, with
the control surfaces. simulated rib stitching.

each lead-out, one to exit each side of the draw the straight edges. It took time and (sprayed) polyurethane satin enamel to fuel
fuselage. Make the wires about 6 inches care, but gave the satisfactory result seen in proof it and protect the light coloured
overlong. the pictures. Solarex from being easily marked.
The fairIeads are short aluminium tubes My photograph shows Ed Heath standing The cockpit cannot be seen under the
stuck to scrap balsa and end just below the in front of the tail and obscuring the wing, but I added a 1/4 scale bust of Mick
covering. The wires are installed before serial number. Reeves with a baseball cap on back to
covering the bottom of the fuselage and a In 1931 the FAA had just moved from a four front, to finish off the appearance. As soon
tiny slit is made in the side covering for the to a five figure registration number as I had completed this model, my friend
wire to pass through. sequence and 10158 is a guess, but in the Ray Smith, in the States came up with some
After painting, a 1/4” disc of chamois right region. Since the wing serial number photos of the Cleveland race winning No.46
leather with a pin-hole in the centre, is slid crosses the rib stitching, you cannot use vinyl in a really snazzy paint job. There were no
down the wire and stuck to the covering stick -ons. The numbers need to be hand colour details, of course and the aircraft had
with contact cement. painted but an easy way to do this is to uses some significant differences in shape from
After final assembly, the rigging connectors a fine fibre-tipped marking pen and ruler to the later one that I had built, so I could not
and Kwik-Links are added to the wires. A outline the numbers and then block in convert it. Oh well ... next time!
short piece of narrow fuel tube, slipped over with paint. Whatever anyone says, you are very
the connector is the best way to lock the link A tip: When covering a wing with self- unlikely to get cast iron information about
and stop it unscrewing. adhesive covering, there is a tendency for colour schemes for aircraft of this period and
the covering to sag between capping strips a certain amount of ‘creative deduction’ is
MOTOR and stick to the underlying spar, causing required. Anyway, it looks nice enough!
If somebody would make a four cylinder unsightly dimples. This can be avoided by
in-line .61 four stroke at an economical price, rubbing the spars with a piece of soap CENTRE OF GRAVITY
I would be delighted to use it to represent dipped in water before covering. The C of G came out at about 26% of chord
the Henderson motor in this model. For the Although it does not show on photographs as shown, without any added ballast, With
time being, however, I used an 0.S.61FS. Even taken in direct light, the appearance of the the floats, it is slightly further forward but this is
if it is not quite the right shape. it is an ideal model is much improved by the addition of all to the good.
motor for this model, running at about 9,000 rib stitching and tapes on the covering. On
rpm with a Graupner 12.5” x 6” propeller, on the upper wing and tail surface, this is FLOATS
straight fuel. simulated by a length of cotton with a knot The optional floats, to Ed Heath’s design are
A small bent wire hook was made up to in it every 1/4 in. made from polystyrene white foam. With
connect the throttle cable, while the tank Hold the cotton with a spring clip held by a their square section. you do not need an
can be inserted through the cockpit and is nail into the bench and put a line with a electric wire to cut the blancs, a hacksaw
held in place by the dashboard, cross line on it, every 3/4”on a piece of and a sharp kitchen knife will do the job. The
Tip: To persuade the tank tubes to go paper and use this as a guide. bottom surface is 1/32” ply, overlapping a
through the hole in F2, thread three 1/8” Tie a knot in the cotton and then, while bit on each side, while the top and sides are
bamboo kebab sticks through the hole and holding it with the left hand, use a cross covered with 1/8” soft balsa sheet. Use
slide the tubes onto them. They will then head screwdriver in the right hand, to slide waterproof PYA for the wood joints and
guide the tubes through the hole as you the knot up to the mark on the paper. Pull spray-can contact adhesive (lightly sprayed)
slide the tank forward. out the screwdriver and tighten the knot, for wood to foam joints.
then slide up the next knot and so on. Hardwood runners, underneath, help to
COVERING AND COLOUR SCHEME Attach these knotted strands over the ribs protect the planing surface when on the
The Heath factory colours were pale cream with a dab of cyano, glue at each end and beach. 1/8” Lite-ply inserts are used to take
with black trim for struts etc. I therefore cover with a torn, 1/8” rib tape of Solartex, the 4-40 T-nuts for fixing to the struts.
covered the model with ‘Linen’ Solartex and ironed on. The floats are covered with brown paper,
painted the struts black. The decoration on Under the wing, 1/4” lengths of bristle every put on wet with PVA exterior glue (Elmer’s
the fuselage is a dark colour, probably 3/4” will represent the stitch going under the Waterproof). PVA rivets can be added
maroon, so that is what I used. After masking rib. Use tweezers and stick in place with PVA. for detail, together with Lite-ply inspection
up carefully, I found that my water based Using this method, both wing and tail can be covers.
polyurethane paint ran under the tape completed in one afternoon and the scale Front and rear struts bolt onto the front
producing disaster. I washed it off and appearance is well worth the work involved. undercarriage fitting and the wing strut
started again using a bowed ruling pen to The model is finished with a coat of fitting. In fact, getting the 6-32 screw into the

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Cross rigging is from 100 lb. (Shark
standard!) fishing trace. Bolt the struts and
floats to the fuselage and tension the wires
as the double crimps are squeezed to lock
each one in turn.
WATERPROOFING
If it is intended to fly off water, it is well
worthwhile paying attention to water
proofing during construction. Any part of the
structure likely to get wet should have at
least one coat of clear dope. The inside of

the cowl, tank area and cockpit should be Anyone who has flown a four-channel Once up, it was clear that stability in yaw
protected by polyurethane varnish. model will be happy flying the Parasol. and pitch were less than the land plane
The chamois leather discs on the control version. She was a little twitchy on elevator
cables are effective, and under the wing, a FLYING ON FLOATS and needed some rudder with aileron in the
larger chamois patch with a slit in it for the Most full size aircraft converted to floats turns, The model was perfectly controllable,
aileron push rods will minimise water ingress have additional vertical tail area added. but required rather more care however and
into the wing, besides being ‘scale’ for Examples are the Zero and the float Spitfire. we were able to take some flying photos,
this aircraft. The Heath has considerable extra side and but I felt it wise to avoid low level turns.
Engines do not seem to mind getting wet planform area from its floats but no added On landing I came in, a little tail down and
so long as you give them a good run after tail surfaces. Consequently, I was not too after touch down she dug a float in briefly,
dunking, but do not fly off salt water if you surprised to find a considerable difference in but was able to taxi back in with the motor
love your engine, your radio or your model handling with the floatplane. running. I have made an additional, bolt-on,
(or your wife, for that matter). The optional water rudder was not used by clear plastic under fin for future water flying,
Ed Heath but is strongly recommended for which is shown on the plan.
FLYING low speed taxiing around the lake. If he was Just to check, after the water flight, I put
At last! This was a real anti-climax. The still around I would send him one. the wheels back on and once again, the
model, on its wheels, looks right and is right. My first worry was that the O.S.61 might Parasol became the perfect gentleman.
Take off is about 20 yards in calm conditions provide insufficient power for the floarplane, In summary, on wheels, I could
and the model climbed away needing only so I lifted off very gently to avoid a stall after recommend this model to anyone who has
two clicks of down trim. take off. As a result it got up to speed and flown a four-channel model. On floats, she
The model is stable and easy to fly. dug a float in a couple of times. This flies well, but some prior experience of water
Landing approach is straightforward and produced a rapid stop, but did not stall the flying would be a definite advantage.
touchdown easy to anticipate. After engine so I was able to taxi round and I would be willing to bet that Ed Heath
touchdown, as the tail goes down there is a try again. found similar differences in the handling of
tendency to swing to the left from On the third attempt, concentrating on the full size aircraft, but in 1930 they were not
gyroscopic forces - which is common to keeping the wings level, she lifted off and quite so critical about aircraft stability.
most tail draggers I have built. climbed gently away. There was plenty Anyone building a Super Parasol who has
Although Ed Heath said “...she will perform of power. any queries. is welcome to e-mail me at
any stunt in the book...”, I have yet to try The photos taken by Malcolm Logan, mikeh@samart.co.th
aerobatics other than the odd loop. showed that I had almost no ‘up’ elevator
Somehow I feel that this model looks fine applied and a cleaner take off should result Mike Hawkins (Dr.)
without that sort of thing. with a little more back stick. Bangkok. Thailand. I
SPECIFICATION
Scale: 1/4
Span: 75 ins. (1,905 mm.)
Length: 52 ins. (1,320 m.)
Wing area: 975 sq. ins. (0.629 sq.m.)
Wing loading: 19 ozs/sq.ft
Weight (on wheels): 81bs (3.6 kgs.)
Undercarriage with wheels: 14zs.
(400 gms.)
Floats and struts: 1 lb. 5ozs. (600 gms.)
Radio: 4 channel. 5 standard servos.
Engine: .52 to .80 Four Stroke 8 ozs
(250 ml.)
Tank: 8 ozs (250 ml.)
Control movements:
Aileron: + or - 3/4 in. (19 cms.)
Elevator: + or - 1.1/4 in. (3.2 cms)
Rudder: Each way. 2 ins. (5 cm.)

PARASOL TYPE HISTORY Tony OK 23/10/14 15:05 Page 2
TYPE HISTORY
On its first of several

home bases, Elstree,
G-AFZE in the display
park at an airshow in
1949 shows the tail
shape of original plans.
HEATH
PARASOL
hile interest in private built with the help of Clare Lindstedt and Parasol. His reputation for producing
W flying centred on biplanes

in Britain as life returned to
normality after the turmoil
of the 1914-18 World War,
several enterprising individuals in the USA
chose the monoplane formula, among
them the very active Ed. B. Heath.
flew at the 1925 Long Island Air Races as
the ‘Hummingbird’, then at the
Philadelphia Races in ‘26 with a top speed
of 109 mph. It weighed only 275 lbs.
A successor using the Bristol Cherub, the
Heath Baby Bullet with the wing lowered
to a mid position, reached 112 mph at the
lightweights that had humbled the big
Travelaires at the races, had established
his credibility and by 1929 when the Flying
Manual publication ran a do-it-yourself
article, the format of the parasol wing
position became nationally adopted in
the USA, especially since the Henderson
Only six years after the European 1928 Los Angeles Air Races. It could well four-cylinder motorcycle engine was used
conflict, Ed.Heath designed the midwing be credited as the first of the miniature in a prototype and shown in the plans.
‘Tomboy’ around an imported Bristol pylon racers. The span was reduced to As a sideline of interest, the Heath
Cherub two-cylinder 32hp engine. At that 18ft and with its tapered wings, it became Parasol was also raced using the 40hp
time, the Cherub was the first post-war a symbol of what was to follow in later Continental engine with placings at the
engine to pass the Civil Type test, and was years with the arrival of more powerful 1931 and ‘32 Cleveland Air Races but for
put into production in 1924 with a selling Continental A40 and similar engines. the great majority, it was the favourite
price of £75. Heath himself went on to build the mount for local sport flying, prompting
It had an unusual and complicated ‘Cannonball’ for his own four-cylinder many other parasols from the Pietenpol
valve operating system which engine in 1930. through to the Corben Baby Aces, and of
distinguished its cylinder heads and as it While much of his success hinged on the course the Luton Minor in the UK.
was developed into the Mk.lIl with dual major Air Races, Ed.Heath was well aware For many years, the Heath LN was listed
ignition and power improved to 36hp in of the potential demand for more docile among the Experimental Aircraft
1925, it was clearly the best engine for aeroplanes to suit home-builders. He Association Builders Manuals as a D.I.Y.
ultra-light designs although for 1,228cc it marketed plans and accessories for the project, with a full set of plans for only $10!
was heavy at 110 lbs. midwing and what was to become the The Manuals were invaluable for members
Ed.Heath’s 26ft wingspan ‘Tomboy’ was most popular of his creations, the Heath of the U.L.A.A. and later, The Popular

PARASOL TYPE HISTORY Tony OK 23/10/14 15:05 Page 3
Flying Association in the early post-war

years as they contained a wealth of
reprinted know-how on airframe
construction in wood and metal. The
Heath Parasol was a mixture of both, with
a steel tube fuselage and wooden main
structure of wings and tail surfaces, all
within home workshop capability,
especially as bolted and wire braced
assembly rather than welding was used -
at least that was the case for the first
example made in Britain by J.A.Palmer
and sold to Bob Parker.
He had registered his Heath Parasol as
G-AFZE in 1939, but for obvious reasons it
was not until the formation of the Ultra
Light Aircraft Association with its HQ at
Elstree, that it was made ready for tests in
1948. Parker had acquired an inverted
Vee 24hp Blackburne Tomtit engine for it
and after towing the aeroplane behind
his car all the way across London from his
home in Esher to Elstree Aerodrome, it
was soon found to be grossly Close view gives size comparison of the pilot in a Heath Parasol with a near to minimum fuse-
lage depth between floor based seat and the underside of the wing.
underpowered by the test pilot, Colin
Debenham. Though Parker had no flying
licence, he was at least ingenious in
carving his propellers in trials to achieve
more revs and thrust. For a full account of
hairy take-offs and circuits (two only!)
below the Elstree horizon we thoroughly
recommend Arthur Orde-Hume’s
autobiography, Part I, ‘On Home Made
wings” with its fact packed and at times
hilarious accounts of those exciting days.
Eventually, Bob Parker read of an
Orde-Hume mishap in his famous Luton
Minor G-AFIR (related in full detail within
said book) and offered his Heath in
consolation for a mere £60, which Arthur
said he had no difficulty in turning down!
With many another aeronautical
diversions to occupy him, the ownership
was brief and David Armstrong took over,
replacing the Tomtit with a Bristol Cherub
for many flights until a mishap at Luton.
It languished in the airport car park for
some time, then was taken over by K.C.D.
St.Cyrien after storage in Old Warden’s
blister hangar. Little more is known
following the demise of its last owner,
except that it is recorded as being stored
at Horley
Despite its strong following in the USA, Long mounts for the 696cc Blackburne Tomtit Vee twin engine in ‘FZE.
only one other Heath Parasol has been
completed and flown in Britain. Powered
at first by a 30hp ABC Scorpion. G-AJCK
was built by the South Hampshire Ultra
Light Aircraft Club at Christchurch and
made a few ‘hops’ with de Havilland test
pile George Errington aboard, before sale
to the Airways Aero Association at Hurn
in1950. They changed the engine to a
JAP J-99 with 40hp. It then passed to
R.A.Mann at Redhill, where it was flown
until 1954 but no more is known.
Arthur Orde-Hume’s opinion of poor
elevator authority, especially given the
low power of the engines used, must
confirm the reasons why there are many
variables to be discovered among tail
shapes and areas among the American
examples. This will be especially obvious
in comparison of the drawings by Rob
Lambert of the Heath LNB-4 Parasol in
Paul Matt Airplane Drawings Volume 2,
(with the full span ailerons and tapered
tail), and the photographs of American
and the two British examples. I Cowled nose of ‘FZE,with exposed inverted cylinders colours red & silver, later black and silver.

QUIET ZONE Tony OK 23/10/14 15:06 Page 2
kay then, you lucky lot, here
O I am back with more

electric model
meanderings. So, let me
think where we are in the
year before going any further. Oh yes, this
should, all things being equal, be the
December issue of your favourite model-
ling magazine. I know it will be available
well before then, but that happens to
work in our favour for what I have in mind
this time around.
As you may be only too well aware, I’m
on something of a helicopter ‘kick’ at the
moment. Real modelling and designing is
still going on, but I’m having a lot of fun
just buying and flying RTF helicopters. In
the past I’ve made mention of how
rapidly modelling technology is
advancing and these advances mean
that helicopters are no longer the
province of the technically proficient,
well-heeled flyer. Let’s face it, if a tight
fisted old duffer like me can manage
them, so can just about anyone. You just
have to decide what level of
competence you feel comfortable with
before shelling out your hard-earned
cash. Regulars here will know just how
reluctant I am to do that, so don’t expect
R/C SCALE ELECTRICS with to see anything huge and horrendously
expensive here.
Peter Rake WHAT DOES HE HAVE IN MIND?
Well, as I said, this should be the
December issue and that means it isn’t
long before the fellow in red pays a visit
JUST COMPARING THE TWO HELICOPTERS

FOR SIZE THE F150 LOOKS TINY.

Despite being brightly coloured the Dolphin style heli isn’t overdone and is undeniably attractive.
down a chimney near you. Very near if helicopter types that are likely to appeal one of these and a fixed wing model is
you play your cards right and drop to modellers - discounting those that are that you use throttle to control height and
enough heavy hints. I keep dropping the obviously just toys. At the bottom of the ‘elevator’ control determines whether you
hints, but still end up having to buy the required skill level we have the dear old fly backwards or forwards, and how fast.
helicopters myself. Sometimes life can be co-axial heli. These have been around for They’re faster and more agile that
just so unfair. ages and have more than proved their co-axial types and are much better in any
So, I’ve already said that I’m into worth to novice heli flyers. Available in sort of breeze.
helicopters at the moment, and that both three and four channel types they Top of the bill in terms of both skill level
Christmas is only just around the corner. get their built in stability and directional required and complexity are the
With both those points in mind I thought it steering from the contra-rotating main collective pitch types. Much more
might be a good time to look at some of blades. They don’t need tail motors to complicated to fly, more expensive and
the ‘scale’ helicopters available. counter torque and usually it’s only the way over my head so won’t get much of
Relatively cheap scale helicopters that is, three channel variety that have a tail a look in here - if at all. Collective pitch
because I don’t do expensive. Any fool motor. In this instance, it provides forward helicopters are difficult to begin with and
can throw money at a hobby; the real skill and backward flight, whereas the four starting out with a scale collective pitch
comes with getting maximum enjoyment channel models use main rotor tilt (via a helicopter is a sure route to frustration and
from minimum expenditure. Something, I servo) to do the same job. a greatly reduced bank balance. Both of
might add, at which I’m becoming Next up the scale, in terms of skill and which are all the reasons I need to avoid
quite good. complexity, comes the fixed pitch them like the plague.
helicopter. These, to be honest, are my
A FEW BASICS personal favourite. They fly pretty much A FURTHER COMPLICATION
Although, to the uninitiated, a helicopter is like a fixed wing model, use very similar These days there are an increasing
a helicopter, is a helicopter that isn’t controls and are easy to understand and number of flybarless helicopters available.
actually the case. There are three basic repair. The big difference between flying In general terms being without a flybar
The battery hatch hinges open, the battery just pushes in and is fully The rearmost black item on the hatch is a simple but effective catch
hidden once the hatch has been closed. to ensure you don’t end up with dangling battery syndrome mid flight.

A nice LCD display and a ‘chunky’ feel to the transmitter all add to By comparison the Esky transmitter has a distinctly toy-like look about
the impression of quality with the Xieda 9977. it. It’s also the only way to charge the flight batteries using the
supplied lead.
makes for a faster, more agile helicopter. a nice looking co-axial Dolphin style heli control or problems flying, simply a weak
For RTF heli’s it sounds to me like a being sold as non working I simply had to point that reared its’ head when I
retrograde step for a relative novice (why make an offer on it thinking that I could misjudged one of the landings and the
make life more complicated than it has to possibly use the body to install fixed pitch heli dropped onto the floor. The ball-links
be), but they are very popular with innards into. that connect the flybar to the upper
experienced flyers. When it arrived it was obvious that none blades are very flimsy indeed. Even this
I do own one, and we’ll look at it shortly, of the gear I had in mind was going to fit. relatively minor mishap was enough to
but found it a whole new experience in So, time to find out exactly what was snap one off the blade. The one thing
terms of simply keeping it in the air. If wrong with the model and see if I could fix about my particular heli, and possibly why
you’re already proficient with your fixed it for use in its’ original form. Having it was being sold as non-working, was that
pitch heli you may enjoy the challenge, charged the battery, using the supplied the spare blades were damaged when it
but I’m more interested in flying USB charger, plugged in the battery and arrived. Fortunately for me, they are
helicopters than learning to fly them all checked that the model actually bound exactly the same style of blades as used
over again. to the transmitter (2.4 GHz) it was time to on the Mini Twister and I had plenty of
Okay the, with the basics out of the way see what worked and what didn’t. Well, those going spare. Not quite the same
let’s take a look at some examples - long story short, it flew beautifully. In fact, colour perhaps but definitely the same to
starting simple and getting more it’s one of the nicest flying co-axial heli’s all intents and purposes in terms of how
complicated as we progress. I’ve tried. they function. I’ve since seen both a
The take-off was straight and true, any similar heli and spare blades listed on the
OOPS slight rotation was easily trimmed out and Hobby King site and buying a few sets ‘
Now the helicopter we start with was the model proceeded to fly fully just in case’ is a relatively painless affair.
something of a mistake, and a very controlled circuits around my lounge. You’re going to be paying postal charges
pleasant surprise. You know me well Several coffee table take-off and landings anyway, so another fiver for a couple of
enough by now to know that I have great later I did discover one flaw with the sets of blades makes good sense.
trouble resisting a bargain. So, when I saw model. Nothing at all to do with loss of Okay, so what do you actually get for
With the nose removed you see how cramped it is inside. I’ve
indicated the switch and you can clearly see how awkward it
is to get to the battery socket.

your money? The helicopter itself is ever there was a need for dual rates I’d at maintaining that hover. This model has
palm-size, weighs in at a mere 29 grams say it was for someone moving up the skill given me a whole new respect for those
and has a main rotor diameter of 190 mm. level from a flybar equipped helicopter. who fly CP heli’s, and those who fly
The perfect size for buzzing around the All control input needs to be in the form of flybarless CP heli’s now have my undying
Christmas trimmings, generally making a delicate nudges on the sticks if you aren’t admiration. That said, I am rather enjoying
nuisance of yourself on Christmas Day. It’s to over-control the model and having low the trials and tribulations of taming this
colourful enough to be clearly visible, but rates would be a definite advantage until little beast (beast - Airwolf? Oh please
still retains a nicely scale-like appearance. you start to get the hang of it. yourself). It’s a pretty steep learning curve
Surface detail is good, without being This is something of a model of two sides. but I’m sure it will be worth it in the end.
overdone and there’s a neat little battery It looks very nice with its’ understated Mind you, tough as this little model has
holder/hatch below the nose, which Airwolf look and it’s proving tough as old proved to be, it’s almost a dead certainty
preserves the outward appearance. boots but there are things about it I don’t that I’ll need a new, pristine one by then.
There’s nothing worse than having a nice like. Whilst the pushrods are very neatly So far I’ve managed about three minutes
little scale model, with a battery clearly hidden against the shaft (eliminating the of flight before the beggar got away from
visible each time you fly overhead. Extra need for large areas cut from the me again. I’ve had around ten to fifteen
batteries are also available (Hobby King fuselage) personally I feel a single screw seconds of really stable hover and the rest
or Mini Twister), so there’s no reason to retaining the mainframe is less than a of the time has been spent preventing it
have to wait too long between flights. good idea. The nose removes for battery attempting to destroy itself against the
The transmitter is equally nice. It is of the access, but the tiny plug is rather hard to nearest wall. Having bounced it off just
‘game console’ variety, but somewhat get to and you really need a screwdriver about everything in sight it says a lot for
more solid feeling than many that I’ve (a small screwdriver) to get to the switch the model that the only damage is a small
seen. It feels just about right in the hands after the nose is replaced. Both the nose crack in the lower fuselage, near an u/c
and the sticks have a nice, positive feel to and the mainframe rely on the same leg, and the tip broken off one of the
them. Although the Hobby King version mounting lugs to secure them and this stabiliser fins. I haven’t had to replace a
doesn’t, my version (the Xieda 9977) does can prove a problem. They aren’t very blade or tail rotor and the whole thing
have an LCD display which makes long mounting lugs, and they are all that seems to be enduring its’ hard life very
keeping track of your trims and battery prevent the mainframe wobbling about in well indeed.
level a whole lot easier. All in all, a rather use. On my particular example the main As an aside, both heli’s have gyros fitted.
nice package and an extremely nice fuselage section wants to keep popping The F150 uses a three axis gyro, but many
flying little helicopter. The Hobby King off one or both of those lugs. In the flybarless types use a six axis gyro which,
version is around £20, but I’ve seen the process, it also pushes off the nose, which I’m lead to believe, does improve stability.
Xieda one costing as much as £50 promptly drops off. It’s a relatively easy It doesn’t alter the way in which they
depending on where you get it. Mine, just thing to fix; simply spot glue (a tiny spot of need to be flown, just takes some of the
to make you jealous, being ‘non working’ CA) the main fuselage all the way onto edge off it and smoothes them out a bit. I
cost me about £12. I told you I like cheap. the lugs. Then, the nose fits in a much haven’t tried one yet, so can’t speak with
more secure fashion AND the mainframe any great authority on the matter. Maybe
SIMILAR SIZE WHOLE can’t wobble about. No small matter when I’m feeling rich enough not to need
DIFFERENT GAME since the tail motor is fixed to the main to save my pennies towards another
Now we come to that flybarless type I fuselage, not to the mainframe. The two scale model?
mentioned. While the Xieda 9977 is remaining in alignment does wonders for As usual I’ve run out of space again
practically effortless to fly well the Esky improving consistency of the trim. Believe before finishing what I was supposed to
F150 is another matter entirely. Esky, who me, if you’re relatively new to helicopters be talking about. So, you know what to
were once known for their co-axial you’ll need all the help you can get. expect next time; yet more helicopter
helicopters reliability, seem to have been Okay, so the transmitter is a little toy-like tales. Then, however, we’ll be taking a
rather out of the loop lately. Nothing new and you really do need to ensure the look at a couple of much bigger, flybar
from them for ages, and then this little heli fuselage and nose stay properly equipped, fixed pitch heli’s. Just which
pops up - and its’ bigger sister the F300. attached, but how does the model fly? ones remains to be seen, depending on
Both look the same and both are Let me just say you need more indoor whether or not the slow boat from China
flybarless. They also both seem to share a space than I have in my lounge and you has arrived in time. Damnably addictive
common transmitter, a singularly HAVE to keep concentrating on what these things.
unimpressive looking thing devoid of LCD you’re doing. Using the aforementioned In the meantime, you’ll find me at the
display and any form of dual rates. Yes, tiny stick nudges and trim buttons to get a usual place - PETERRAKE@aol.com I
the F150 is very reasonably priced at reasonable hover, don’t expect to be
around £27 shipped from China, but if able to relax. You constantly have to work
Pretty as it looks it’s hard to believe that what you see here is my much abused F150 - AFTER the abuse. It’s certainly a tough model.

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NEW Stunning, isn’t it? It’s even

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30 POLIKARPOV Po-2 IN DETAIL

42 WILDCAT TYPE HISTORY

46 WILDCAT SCALE DRAWING

52 HEATH SUPER PARASOL

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E reviewed in detail, the LX Models

K process of refurbishing his Top Flite Stinson Reliant and wants to

S bruisers’ at the top end of the scale model size range,

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Steve Jackson’s lovely Avro 504K. Powered by a

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supporting Documentation Short Scylla However, she battled the wind,

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Dave Fisher’s Stinson Reliant SR 9C about to touch down.

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in pretty poor conditions - rain, wind

weather were a bit variable. Fewer

Judges and Results

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Stand Off Scale and F4C. Commentators

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T developed from the earlier

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THE TEMPEST V HAD A SHALLOW-SECTION, NACA-DERIVED,

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3 (centre section and 2 outer Prop and steerable. Slipper doors on

The Tempest V looks at home parked on

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ANDY WYNN’S WORKSHOP photos:

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Painting undercarriage inner doors staying open.

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Techno Modelling by Mike Evatt

C in Colorado!! The ‘Rocky

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