NOW~BETTER THAN EVER! The Motors for the Modern Modeller Quality engineered for lasting performance IK) 1EWTON HILLS MEADOW. DOUGLASMARCH 1981 Mae modeller Exh ition proved to be the most successful for many Years. The Aeromodelling section in part ular attracted more enteies than we have Seen for a long time, presenting a really high standara, with many models truly outstancing RTP. fying — the active ice of ne acto: modelling representation was something of @ mixture although Martin Tuck's magnificent multenginesBAc! 46aroused considerable interest from all areas, Including TV We understand from Martin ue 120 HANGER DOORS — News Desk AEROMODELLER COUPE D'HIVER INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED — “Quickie ‘AERO ACES — Beginner's glier CITABAIA — Full size construction plan for this rubber powered scale rode! FREE FLIGHT SCENE TOPICAL TWISTS ENGINE NEWS — The new italian BAC 61 twin 122 126 128 333 135 136 ON THE COVER that a programme is being praduced on the fullsize airliner which will meluge him ana his model. Martin has agreed to produce an article and plans to build this magnificent ‘model in the near future — watch out for details I was also relreshing to have a young lady model flying in the Junior RTP Paicia Sadler's model was flown for her by Derek Farman who isin fact, one of her teachers at Stalham High School for Gils, Derek nas found aeromodeliing 1o be very popular amongst his students whe have built and flown various models including an At glider ‘Another strong feature of the Show was Volume 46 Issue No. 542 138 R/C SPORT FLYER — All about 140 SHOP TALK — New product news 142, TELCO TURBOTANK 3000 — Review by Dave Hipperson 144 FROM THE HANDLE — Latest SCALE MATTERS CLUB NEWS CAPTION CONTEST CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS NEXT MONTH Fete Seip ics igh eorror Graphics JODEL DIVISION MAGAZINE TONY DOWoESWELL ‘COLIN RATTRAY LORNA CULLEN Adearticamant Director ‘Managing Director Mm. gray RON MOULTON the movement towards Vintage flying ‘models, rubber powered designs and vintage engine powered models perhaps emphasising a wend to get away from all the techrology that surrounds us more and more these days, and go beck to morebasic designs and structure that can be produced fom scratch by any modeller! It seems that the modera wend of pretabrication, requir Ing no more work than 2 bit of glue and fing together a lew pre formed components, has killed off the enthusiasm for many modellers to design and create models of their own We sincerely hope this "snot the case, and Aeramedeller will con tinue to encourage all aspects of out hobby. Model 8. Allied Publications ltd ARE Shae mur neran oe Also oupisners of fasid woDEtGER ~ waoro conrAot Moon's cuctnonies — Parulan enafts scale woosts ‘Moor encinets — wove. soars ‘ope Raliware — WOODWORKER ‘uutrary wopetun Tuoviewanen— svovocRAPHY uges — ruzztesoicest Purztens wore re anrigues o aa aon aegis ce jt athoPiane Const TOR Ml capeat Geecenet Gey enciets er peed ons ertipetines Depeaeenemene senion renter it aTCO er ue SEAS TERT? si > i a Oe teSOLARBO RIB STOCK fa] ey cil Elli Quarter-grain Balsa sheet is the right choice for ribs — and other parts which need to be stiff and rigid (like sheet tailplanes, for example). Until Solarbo introduced selective cutting to produce true quarter-grain sheets you had to search for this type of cut amongst the rest of the sheet stock, picking out quarter-grain sheets by their speckled grain appear- ance. Now all you have to do is look for the stamp SOLARBO RIB STOCK True quarter-grain sheet is produced by cutting at right angles to the annular rings — complicated by the fact that these rings are curved, not straight, and it is necessary to start with balsa lumber already cut to ‘block’ sizes. Given a block where the grain direction is favourable (like block A in the diagram) you can produce either tangent cut or quarter- grain sheet from it, depending on which face you start. And — contrary to popular belief — not all true quarter-grain sheet has a speckled ap- pearance. Which is another reason why we stamp it RIB STOCK for positive identification, Specially selected Balsa for RIB STOCK also tends to average out at slightly heavier densities than ‘run of the mill’ sheet. But because itis stronger and more rigid than other sheet you can easily save weight by using a smaller thickness — %." instead of 14" on a larger model, for example. For smaller models Jie" or even Ys." can be adequate. The latter is a new size we have just introduced this year. Ideal for wing ribs for Peanuts size models up to Wakefields! And, of course. in quality- guaranteed top Grade A Balsa, which is what the Solarbo name always stand for! SOLARBO WHERE GOOD BALSA mm LIMITED COMMERCE WAY + LANCING + SUSSEX« BNISGTE+ ENGLAND COMES FROM March 1981 sores elf gos perenad uss ol ips-*euurMppededeommasion suuten. 5 109+ How aia Hitter conquer Poland in oniy 36 days? ‘Why did the Germans alow the evacuation of Dunkirk? ‘Why did the Allies ignore the existence of the death camps? ‘wnat was it lke to grow up in occupies Europe? 1 Hirosnima-was there areal ternative? Find out Row. \m BURNELLS MSTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WaR-the ‘most Getaled and comarenensive rity history of our times in 24 Gramatc volumes Read blow by-blow accounts of each campagn Unravel al tre ns ang outs of sb years oF poliical maneuvering, assess the personales and capabies Of the gant faures of the war Ms stroke} to be use to reduce rod angulanity and piston side thrust The cylinder heads are of machined ‘aluminium They have 2 conventions! bow! ‘shaped combustion chamber surrounded by @ 3.5mm wide, sloped equish band and four long 4mm Ailen head cap screws feach complete cylinder assembly 10 the crankcase, Originally, the BAC 61 was fitted with a Kavan carburettor, but current production models are equipped with a modified Perry carb. Sig. Bertella told us tha, in the latest model, the venturi has been opened up tom 8mm to 8 Tn In fac, in our moter, ithas been increased 10 9.5mm. giving an elfeciive choke area of approximately 63samm. This is very large indeed for a throttle equipped engine with a cylinder isplacement on each suction stroke of nly Sec. but not unacceptably so when it is remembered that the engine is intended mainly for ducted fan use where ‘operational rpm tends to be maintained (as in. C/L speed moter) at around the bhp Deak and where a low idling speed is not Called for The engine is, in Tact, provided ‘with a nipple in the backplate to enable a crankcase-pressurized fuel system 10 be used The B&C 61 has.abore and stoke of 19 175mm, and a total swept volume of 992dec or 06056cuin The checked ‘weight of the example examined was 530 grammes (18 7 02) Alternate fiting engines o, of course, have a rather high-pitched exhaust note and Sig Bertella therelore commissioned Erich Jung, manulacturer of the well-known Minivox silencers, to pro: duce 2 special version of his Super Silent ‘mutter for the B&C 81 ‘There isa possibilty thatthe B&C61 may become available fram 2 supplier in the UK: this year. In the meantime, anyone Interes:ed in acquiring ane of these motors may do so by communicating with the manulacturer. G. Bertella, Via Matteott 248, 25063 Gardone Val Trompia. Brescia] Collectors’ Corner ‘There's no doubt about it AERO: MODELLER, through its world-wide circulation. isthe ideal medium for identity yo eying obscure engines! In the December ‘issue we published a photo sent to us by 2 New Zealand reader. Jona Ensoll. of @ vintage spark-ignition engine that had come into his possession He had been tunable to gett identified locally. s0 100k t to the World Free Flight Championships in the Nope that some visiting enthusiast ‘might be able to puta name to it He met with no success and we had to admit that we could not identify st either but, as it employed die-castings and ha, therelore, quite obviously, been a production engine, Somewhere, at some time, we decided 16 publish one of John Ensol's photos in the hope that someone would come forward and solve this mystery for us. ‘Within a week of 80 of the photo being published. the answer came, but {rom Totally unexpected quarter, namely from ‘Me Hiroshi Sawada, an executive diector of the O'S. company in Japan. Most of the statf at § are modellers or ex-modellers and Mr. Sawada who has been with the Company for some thirty years. is no exception He began building models 23 2 sehooltoy and is sill 8n active designer builder and yer It turns out that the engine shown in our phote 1s 2 Japanese motor made about forly years ago. Mr Sawada provided the following comments This was the very list engine 1 possessed At the time lwas about eleven 0r twelve years off 1 recall that | enjoyed running Wt Tout with some trouble!) on the bench, rather than fying The engine was Called 4 Shiyoer ‘Sakura’ (Sakura means ‘Cherry’ was made. to the best of my recollection, between 1987 and 1943. Its Gisplacemant was 4 58cc, bore and stroke being 18mm * 18mm Commenting on the engine's construc tion, Mr Sawaca mentions that Ins was probably the first engine made in Japan to Use pressure die castings He recalls that the evlinder consisted of a steel hiner with integral head and boss for the sparking plus, the whole unit being cast inte @ one piece finned aluminium jacket that was Mlanged at ts base for attachment to the crankcase As previously noted, the engine hhad @ number of unorthodox features. The exhaust was at the front wilh a flange ‘mounting for 2 T-shaped outlet stub that Gischarged the exhaust gases to both sides {in the photo, one attachment screw is ‘missing which has allowed the stub toctop ‘down on one side) and the intake assembly and fuel tank, also aluminium pressure tastings with an unusual ‘T" inlet, were Hlange mounted at the rear of the eylinger ‘The pressure cast crankcase had a bronze bearing to support the crankshaft which hada journal diameter of approximately 8mm. The battled piston ‘was of cast-iron and was very unusual in that the gudgeon-pin was theeaded at one ‘end and screwed into a tapaed biind hole 9 fone of the piston bosses. The connecting fod. was another aluminium pressure casting Mr Sawada remembers that the engine (less ignition col, condenser, battery. etc.) ‘weighed about 180g (6.3 02) and that Starting qualities were not too goed (you ‘ould say the same for some other engines ‘of that period) and that the claimed output was 1/T0hp. His particularengine turned Lup about 4,500 cpm on a prop of 23-24em ia and Gem pitch — se just over 9» 5. ‘bed nthe May The motor was actually sold in three it ferent forms: asa complete engine #5.akit of ready-to-assemble parts and as a set of unfinished castings and materials. Mr Sawada confesses that he no longer has his example of the Sakura. having given t foan indian modellerjustaiter the war. and says that not very many of these motors were produced — which undoubtedly accounts for the fact that Mr Enso's ‘example was the first one 10 come to out Dave Smith 1.5 In the December issue we publishes pictures and details of two versions of @ 1Sce contest engine designed and bull by Dave Smith of Basildon Dave Smith hae ‘now advised us that hes considering going into smal scale preduetion with the engine. ‘Most of the development work, so far, has gone into the diesel version which he and Gordon Yeiaham entered in a number of Hall-A team-racing events last season, with some encouraging results These included first place in the Elotts Spring Gala. eleventh in the Nats, fourth im the Ellons Autumn Gala and filth in the Northecn Area Gala. The engine is con sistently making 52 laps while clocking 10 lap times of 21.5 to 22.5 seconds. Lack of time has excluded any serious flying with the font rotary valve. glow motor. But it has been running at around 26,000 on the bench and the best speedo date in Dave's open 1 5cc sidewinder is 114 mph, We wish Dave Smith the best of luck with this interesting project a EN a a r=IT IS REASONABLE to assume that any readers who have deen following this Series are now proficient at take-ofts, sate controlled fight patterns, and landings. The Series s0 far has studiously ignored the Subject of ailerons, but this month we will In some detail First and foremost itis preferable to use four-ehannel radio set Whilst its possible to dispense with rudder control in favour fof ailerons if you are hand launching then itis inadvisable Take-offs without ‘udder control can be very ‘haity'to say the least. Glider pilots will of course only need three functions, Why fit ailerons at all? The reason is that they give you better control over the rolling avs of your model. tis quite possible torell 2 suitably designed rudder and elevator onteolled model, but the manoeuvre will complex possibie ‘Ailarons are fitted te each wing panel 3 se naan {atthough some specially designed pylon ‘racers only have one), and as one moves ‘upwards, the other moves downwards losing ft and gaining ltt respectively (See Fig. 1). This causes he wing, and therefore the model. to rotate or roll about i's axis ‘The wing halve with the downward aileron to rise and vice versa. There 1s also. an Increased amount of drag in bath cases, but more especially against the down-geing aileron. Later we will look at @ method of reducing the drag on the downwardaileron to make i's it even more etfoctive [AS @ rough guide, ailerons should be 138 THIS MONTH: INSTALLATION OF AILERONS, THEIR EFFECT AND USE about 10% of the Total wing area ofa model this figure may be slightly less for a bi- plane. The area is important since i your ‘model does not roll very well, ou cannot improve matters dramatically by simply ‘making the ailerons move more as this wi build up the drag to an unacceptable level Again as 2 rule of thum®, the following Gellections should not be exceeded, 30° up ‘and 20° down Gummy walling edge of the wing thus allowing the rd itself to rotate Mthere iso trailing edge centre section, the bond between tube and wing should be rein: forced with either binding or @ bandage When a trailing edge is fitted itis chan: nelled out to accept the bearing tube, as is the trailing edge ofthe wing, The torque rod should then be smeared with Vaseline be fore using epoxy to bond the railingeedge to the wing, thereby sandwiching the torque ‘00/tube assembly. The froo ond of the tod Hy —" Fes 4b There are wobasiciyoeeot aileron Str rile hte the total leng ofthe aiing de and by tend 18 be gute navow. They ‘ernst than inset alerons sine generally shy do not need linkages routed trough the wing teat The wing can be comoltey bull Before they re atached and they usally comprise of apace of taling edge sock fection From Fig: 2 neanbeseen hat hey tecpwratedy torque redenionmustse ges more postive sep tre ystem inthe same plane asthe hinges or this However some tte wah fam wings have reason thy are usuallyeentre hinged. The terve is normally mounted n'a weln the ‘ torque roca by shor push ods tis mport nts ensure sat tie assembly dows not tout anyother prt ofthe stallion inthe ‘adie bay. Whore thn section wings are ‘ed ns sometimes reerale fo mount the sane on ts ide with erossing push tots a8 shown in ig. 3. The push rods tmost be adjustable for length to ater the Centing of each ileron, and the Torque rods anould have a connector which sa foutable n-ne to contol tne degree of Gatiecton Fig 8. Of he types shown’ pe ferrype Cw sal moving anally a Justable. A Tength of ubing fe spped onto the ongue roo nah etmly ec tomhe is of course glued into a ove the aileron Inget ailerons are as per fll sie practice nd are normally situated towards the wing ips. They tend to have a wider chord than sip ailerons and can be top ot centre hinged. They are operated trom a servo which is usually buried fush with the wing surface. through a system of push rods and bell cranks or tube andeable ‘snakes".Iper sonally preter the former since | feel that t ‘Ten engns! commer ts (onty otabin fas pment mse tt tea sow Shgpounwransilics tees neaies Eeetubes already buried inside and it really is more sensible ouse ‘snakes inthiscase A typical set up is shown ia Fig. 6. Itcan be seen that as the servo moves, tpushesone aileron and pulls the other The servo well should be lined for ‘strength with Yh" balsa or ie" ply and the ‘Servo mounted using either'a proprietory bracket or apiece of 1" 1" 4" dural angle ‘suitably cut and drilled. Double-sided sticky tape can be used, but this makes removal of the servo dificult. However if this method {is used, the bottom of the well shauld be liberally smeared with balsa cement topre: vide a Smooth impervious surface and the ‘ide of the servacase thoroughly cleaned to fensure a good bond. There are commer Cially available connectors for aileron push ‘ods or cables, but inthe case ofthe former, they can be joined by @ brass tube.a pin wing bottom is simplified. Fig. 8 shows a typical installation in cross-section. By altering the position of the bell crank, the final push rod can be made to either pull or push (Fig. 8}, Before covering the wing, he various “connections must be carefully checked 10 ensure that a lett command from the transmitter results inthe left aileron rising and the right aileron descen ding ‘The choice to use either strip ailerons ts & matter of personal pre sinee over the years practical experience has shown there to be litle eifference in their relative efficiencies. Mf you are building 2 scale model, then in all probability inset ailerons should be used, but for mast models, stip ailerons are pr ferred for their simplicity if nothing else. Earlier we mentioned the greater drag (ed by the lifting or downward moving aileron, This can be 2 dificult problem e Becially when on a landing approach i Recessary to use ailerons to bring the wings level, Ar this slow speed it has been Kowa for the drag of the down-going aileron to exceed i's lilting power, re: sulting in the wing dropping that sie, i.¢ opposite tothe cammandedibank Although this phenomenon rarely occurs tis worth ‘aa ere it We mentioned the fact at the beginning that a four-channel system is necessary to ‘obtain the use of both rudder and ailerons, Although somewhat out of fashion thes days, i is possible to couple aileron and rudder (CAR) movements to one servo. This is done in such a way that right bbank/roll will also give right rudder. The methods are numerous, but a simple ways to take another push rod off the servo dise through a push rod to the rudder This is ‘easy with a one-piece model, but since most models have removable wings itis necessary to make up an easy toassemble Jy) / (I ~ yl 7 Cal anal on és 6b ‘made up. and the whole assembly bound ‘ane soldered together (Fig. 7). 1659 piano wire can be used for the push rods throughout, but it must be well supported where t passes through the wing ribs. Al though it's possible 1o make up paxolin bell ‘cranks, I would recommend the use of com: ‘mercial nylon mouldings. These mouldings have a number of holes on the outputarms, rather like servos, and it is. thereloce ‘possible o adjust the amount of movement by connecting the push rods te whichever hole gives the desired travel. Ite usual to ‘mount the bell cranks on Y" ply and angle them so that the final push rod exit rom ihe March 1981 while considering @ litle extra etfort 10 ‘obtain differential aileron movement By varying the geometry of he linkage system, this allows for the up-going aileron to move a greater distance (thus increasing it's {1ag) and for the down-going aileron 10 travel less (thus decreasing 1's drag) ‘With stip ailerons. this can either be done by connecting the push rods off centre ‘or by raking the torque fod ends. Fig. 10. Ih is 2 litle more dificult with inset atlerons, bbut here again the conteal horns can be raked oF either 60° or 120° angled bell cranks can be used linkage which can be made up asthe wings are ited. The disadvantages ofthis system mainiyin tne roling manceuvees when Wis olten necessary 10 use a touch of Opposite rudder to Keep the nose level. Take-olfs and landings are staightforward provided the model is kept head to wind: if fot there is edanger of awing dropping due ‘Well thar's it for this month. Next issue ‘we will look at some of the mode! plans. favailable from the MAP range of avreraft Suitable as first aileron models and also discuss various points about engines. ‘Tan orignal cocumaet ls osty eetabe fos pornos use of bps hee Mppechatoorenautes comtpe_plens'tvem dune 20 2823The latest in products for “J the modelling scene MICRO-MOLD New items team Micra-Mold Ld. Station Road, East Preston, Littlehampion, W Sussex BN16 3A The D-N111 ball joint link for connecting {rom control surtaces, 's moulded in plastic ‘and has a brass ball insert The pack of two costs 47p and also includes BBA nuts, bolts land washers for fixing tothe contral horn D-P59 heavy duty cable t0 link adaptor 's made for use with the D-NSS heavy duty Clovis. These have M3 thread at one end, ‘and are drilled to acegpt the standard cable Supplied as a pack of two at 79p a 1D-N112 isa setof heavy duty wing fixing bolts. The pack consists of two nylon le Whit bolts 43mm long, two nylon seatings And two stee| Blind nuts. Cost O5p per pack ‘ut not least v= 8 new bales stripper made by Master Airscrew and being cis buted. by Micro-Mold. The unit. is moulded in a plastic and incorporates a threaded adjustment which will give a ‘ange of up to 20mm wide strips. A most useful 1001 that although designedto accept the acto No.11 blade will also accept most other modes of a similar size Price £3.95, 140 LATEST FROM RIPMAX IF you want an almost ready to fly A/C scale job, the Kyosho Chipmunk imported from Japancouldbe youranswer! Fuselage, wing and tailplane are all moulded in Sstyratoam and finished with a bright yellow paint job The engine, supplied and fitted in the fuselage with a clunk tank, 's an Enya (0988 This only leaves the fting of 30r channel R/C geat and the undercarriage plus a litle use of epoxy where necessary {included in the kit] 1 complete ine mode! W four channel radio vs being used. it's necessary tocutout the alleronsand attach the hinges supalieg Additional to all the linkages for the ‘servos. there isa good set ofdecalsinciuded {the kit which helps to finish of this most hhandsome model Price of the complete ‘model including engine 1s £74 50 NEW ITEMS FROM H. J. NICHOLLS Henry J. Nicholls & Son Lid, 308 Holloway Road, London N.7 have just received a new range of Merati kits from Maly. The range includes R/C trainers, aerobatic, and gliders. Allo thekitsteature veneered foam wings, with either ready built wooden or glasslbre fuselages The Ghibli shown here is designed for 3 channel radia and also has provision for @ ‘hose mounted 1.S¢c motor. The span is 247em. Price £69.95 NEW 5 MINUTE EPOXY KIT Devcon, the adhesive division of TW, have appointed Ripmax Models, 10 iste bute their new 5 minute and slow setting pony kits Both kits contain two Sor plastic dis: pensers, one of epoxy and the other hatdener. For lirsthandreaction to this pro- (uel. Deveon has given each member ol te Feltham & Distriet Model Aeroplane Club a ito try outl So we should see some very strong C/L models fiving this year. Price 5 minute kit £6.05, slow setting kit £5.57 Aeromodeller ‘Tan erga! cosumart ts thonty evotabie fos personel une tl bapa thsuw Mtppostutorenautes semtpe_ptons‘tvem dune 20 2829PECK-POLYMERS Peck-Palymers, Box 2498, La Nesa, Cali fornia 8201, produce alarge range of pro. ducts for the rubber power enthusiast These products are distributed in this country by The Modellers Den Lid .2 Lower Borough Walls, Bath BAT TOR, Avon, Keeping a sharp knife is essential for any modeller: the ‘Sharpy 1s @ stone designed especially for this job and costs £1.35 The latest peanut scale kit 10 the Peck Polymer cange is the Lacey M-10 It has @ span of 13in, and all surfaces are exact scale. The aircraft was designed by Butch Hadiand and is the model, he won the British Peanut Scale Championships with The kit is complete apart fram glue and paint and inciudes step-by-step pictures of the construction Price £2.65 Sw ‘Acomplementary item tothe above orfor ‘any small rubber powered model s the 5-1 winder The winder has @ rugged aylon case and features an anti-reverse lock so that you cannot wind the motor in the wrong direction. Price £1.85. NEW KWIK FLYERS FROM DPR. DPR Models of 351 Fairfax Drive, West clift.on-Sea, Essex, now well established for their range of simple to build and fly ‘models for the younger modeller, have Introduced their new range for 1981 There are three models in the super fighters series, a Spitfire, Mustang and March 1981 ME 109. These a models and bal rubber powered ‘made from die-cut printed parts and require only. slotting together Price £1.25 each The other mew range are chuck gliders based upon popular commercial airliners. Skytrain and an There is a Jumbo Jet, Executive balsa sh moulding and wing clip that can be ‘adjusted for stunts, The price is 75p each. KITS FROM GUILLOWS This range of allbalsa fying scale models of built up construction are manufactured by Paul K Guillows in the USA end dis. twibuted in this country by Keikratt ‘The Series $00 for 10 year old upwards. includes six models to choose trom, & Trojan, Bird-00g, Chipmunk. Skyraider. Mustang ard a Typhoon, all 0 a scale of Yin = 1H Each Ki contains all the materials for building the model apart trom dope and balsa cement ‘One of the best features of the kit we received (which was the DeHauilland Chip ‘munk) was the wel illustrated plan. Apart from the very clear illustrated instructions fon how to build the mode!, there ws also an exploded line drawing of the complete ‘model which is of immense value 10 the beginner Most of she die-cut paris came away cleanly, although in our sample kit. one Sheet of balsa was rather soft ancearewas required not to break the components. AS Suggested on the piana kaife ar sharpbiage should be used to free any piece that will ‘not push outeasily. Also included nthe kits fare 8 moulded plastic nose cone, plastic propeller and 2 large sheet of insignia ‘These kits make a good introduction to the more advanced methods of aeromodelling onstruction. Price £1 95 A litle more advances in construction is the Aeronca Champion 85. This hasa span of 24 inches and is designed for rubber ower or a 020 glow engine such as the Cox Pee Wee. This kit a'so nas a well ills: rated plan plus a s sheet on the construction which gives tips fon covering and finishing the mode! All the components are die-cut and claarty marked, the only eritieizm we hed ‘was that some of the sheet wood was Father hard which would tend to make the model rather heavy, although strong There ate also six other scale models in the series 300 10 choose from. all designe for rubber or 020 power Price £3.65 each. The series 400 are classed as mult pur pose models, suitable for free fight or eon- {rol line. We received the Zera and FaU-4 Corsair kits which are to the seale of Yi ft, giving a span of 37%1n. for the Zero ‘and 30%in. for the Corsair. Both kits Include a plastic propeller, rubber and also 2 control ine hancle, ines and bellerank for the control line version. AS with the other Guillows kis, all parts ate die-cut inclus ing the plywood components. There are also several vacuum formed plastic parts which inthe case of the Corsair, include a dummy engine, pilet, ‘bombs, landing gear ete ‘Apart {rom being able to fly, they would make up into very good display models, Price £7.70, All the above kits are available through your local Keilkraft stockist 141 Tha orighe! cocumeet ts osty stale fos pornos use of bps hve Mppechatoorenautcs comntpe_stens‘tvem dune 20 2823X DAVE HIPPERSON TESTS THE TELCO TURBOTANK [A FEW MONTHS ago Micro Mold, who have taken over the manutactute ofthe Telco Co, unit, sent me their Turbo Tank 3000 version by now they willbe quite eeely available In the model shops. tis obvious that Micro Mold intend ta. sell this unit in large ‘umbers and no effort has been spared 10 ttanstorm a tieky power source iato one which is both easy to use and much mor Consistent. Packaging and literature faong the same lines as that supplied with the TD Cox series of engines from the USA, ‘That is to say the kit ie complete with prop. spanner mounting screws etc. and very detailed instructions in four languages There has obviously been much ‘experimentation by the manufacturers Biong the lines that we duration fyers have been following for the past few years as filling instructions for maximum perform ance leave nothing to chance. The engine/tank assembly s totaly seit contained with a mere inch of $0 of pipe ‘most of which is outof site anyway Ferns feason it immediately becomes @ readily Interchangeable item for use ina variety of ‘models. in one day without the ficdling about that was inherent in the inticate plumbing system of its predicessor itis 2 tle heavier, 225 grams with prop as x 142 against 16 grams for the old assembly but the graphs that accompany the motor Indicate that up 10 double the power is available by way of the somewhat com: plicated inarés of the tank accepting move than twice the weight of Co, per charge as compared with the old tank of the same volume. The fillers situated between ihe fengine and tank and above this 2 safety valve which Blasts offithe charge heats up belore you launch when the pressures ‘might become dangerousand able vofload and step the motor This Seemed just too good to believe so the unit was test flown immediately in the ‘over large 240 sq inch 65 gram ‘ad proven rather too much for a io. twas quite easy toobtaina stil ait fights of around 3 minutes seemed the order of the day Certainly there was 2 marked power Increase for any given run length and this. ‘with an untried motor which upon testing fon the bench later was found to be only climb and average ‘On. closer inspection the engine is ‘identical to belore and can be removed feasly from the tank Hence itis poss ble to tse aa existing motor on a Turbotankif you ‘thought youalready hadone better nanihe fone supplied This 's exactly what Idid next and with my best motor, runs between 10 and 15 minutes were easily obta ned roma single charge ‘Actually to say the motor ‘s identical to betore is only partly true. | noticed the piston was black and now has a groove Funning around st half way down but factually these black pistons were intro ‘duced & ttle belove the Turbo Tankiteelt as have couple in other motors too. Gonerally in the last 12 months or so there has been an improvement in average piston toeylinder fit resulting ina useable contest fengine more often then not Obviously there will always be good and bad motors bbut the Turbo Tank tends to level them out more. Another advantage of this compact ‘arrangement is that all the weight is up the {romt allowing duration models to adopt the more conventional configuration of power models, The downward pointing filer 1s rather exposes and would not enjoy being {found along a runway so a robust skid IS essential It was not entirely clear whether the safety valve is adjustable. One of min Started spitting when it shouldn't have done and | cured it by lightening dowa the ‘lien screw inside the valve, Altogether the new Telco Turbo is pro: fessional attempt a1 making a viceiess Co, power plant and from the attitude of the manulacturers it is obvious that they 21 fot finished imaroving it yet, Ik would be Useful to be able to to purchase the Turbo isting Telco rd. prop is poor plasticone gives a performance improvement but these are Top Valve problems | have encountered some ‘problems recently with the ball ana secket valves in the cylinder heads leaking. | didn't think this mattered particularly until the other day when contest living inthe very cold and dry (worst possible) conditions standard units refused to un smoothly. Of course ‘any leak no matter how tiny from the top valve wastes 28 throughout the entive stroke and worse than that creates back Pressure on the piston as it moves up the fylinder What is more the constant leak tends to freeze the motor faster than would ‘otherwise eceur Hence it ie wise nomatter weiner you fly a standard or Turbo unit to invest in pienty of spare valve seats anc balls and change them over until you can Fear na gas escaping when the piston is at the bottom of the stroke. A used sparklets pulb will have sufficient charge left for 2 umber of tests so you don't have to use a few Bulb every time March 1981 ‘Tan evga! conumart ts tonty mstabn fos personel uno ul tps *hsew Mpostutorenavtes somitgn_ptona‘tvem dune 20 2829