Mike Krug’s Storch (above left) looked and flew just like its full scale counterpart. A Great Planes 65cc Rimfire with a 12S Li-Po for power turned the
Productions’
www.sksvideo.com NEAT Fair 2013.
New projects
With all the fun and ease of construction I had building my Ercoupe full kit thanks to good wood and accurately laser-cut parts from National Balsa
www.nationalbalsa.com it was a pleasure to go back to them. This time I went to National Balsa for the Lus- combe Silvair 8E, a Wendell Hostetler Plan
www.hostetlersplans.com. Hostetler’s Plans consist of over 40 giant scale designs gar- nered from Historical Aviation subjects which can be custom sized on request. The plans are clearly drawn for an enjoyable build with additional supplier contact info for associated cowls and landing gear. Not to mention that Hostetler Plans are just a phone call away for any building questions. A cowl and wheel pant set for the Lus- combe is produced by Fiberglass Specialties Inc.
www.fiberglassspecialtiesinc.com who has been producing fiberglass cowls, wheel pants, dummy engines and accessories since 1977 and is the largest manufacturer of model fiberglass parts. A check of their web site will find fiberglass parts for plans, mag- azine plans and replacement parts for kits along with cowls which could be used on your sport design. All fiberglass work is first rate with excellent fit. The Likes Line
www.thelikesline.com pro- duces some of the best working and looking electric jackscrew retracts and fixed gear
prop. David Perrone spent over two years building his Fokker D-VIII (above right) and the results were definitely worth it.
spring oleo struts which are scale in appear- ance. They are adjustable to your require- ments in 1⁄5, ¼ and 1⁄3 scale along with a large choice of cast forks made from Almag-35. The Likes Line motto is “Your landings are only as good as your gear”.
Over the years I have found no better way to start a build than with a Bob’s Aircraft Documentation
www.bobsairdoc.com Foto Paak. There are over 8,000 Foto Paaks and 50,000 3-view drawings available. A com- plete listing on CD is just $6.00 pp or a free 3-minute download from the site is avail- able. Bob is now 75 years old and looking to pass on his aircraft documentation legacy with over 20,000 more photos still to be cat- aloged. Please contact him by phone at 714- 979-7279 or through his web site to get more information if you want to purchase the world’s largest commercial collection of air- craft documentation. I will have some con- struction started for next time.
Watts new
SKS Video Production has released their new video, NEAT Fair 2013. It’s available for $19.95 each, plus $6.00 S&H. Contact them at 85 Pine Rd., Abbottstown, PA 17301, phone 800-988-6488 U.S. or 717-259-7193. E-mail is
scott@sksvideo.com and their website is
www.sksvideo.com. The NEAT Fair is held at the Peaceful Valley Campsite buried deep in the Catskills of New York. The flight line in- cludes separate heli and park flyer areas, as well as six center stations for the main event.
Each year SKS takes a look at a wide variety of electric flying as well as coverage of the latest in electric R/C products. High- lights include: Adam Woodworth’s complet- ed Euro fighter, Don Belfort’s Ercoupe, Dave Perrone’s D-VIII, Gaston Catta’s Vyper, Adam Lilley’s Hellcat, David Jag- gie’s NA-16, Chris Susicke’s Wyvern, Mica McCarthy’s Extra 330, Jason McQuistion’s B-17 and Robert Caso’s Bulldog pylon rac- er. Plus don’t miss the Warbird Gaggle or the Indoor and Night Flying! DVD runtime is 102 minutes; Blu-ray runtime is 110 minutes.
FMA Direct
www.fmadirect.com intro- duced the new Revolectrix Cellpro Dual PowerLab 8x2 2688W Multi-Chemistry Workstation. Its major features include the PowerLab Intuitive Interface, PowerLab re- liability and reputation, dual independent channel operation, and 1344W max power output per channel (2688W total) using 40V input. It has an extended input voltage range (10V-48VDC); independent input ca- bles mean you can power each channel with separate power supplies to achieve max power from each channel even when using 110 VAC, 15A AC circuits. The most power- ful and intuitive PC-based Charge Control Software (CCS) Solution available allows for automatic
and fool-proof Till next time fly safely. software and
firmware updates, complete control of the unit from a laptop or PC, graphing, and much more!
National Balsa, Wendell Hostetler Plans, Fiberglass Specialties, Likes Line landing gear and Bob’s Aircraft Documentation (above left) are the perfect way to start a building experience with quality materials. Check out all the action for the NEAT Fair 2013. After viewing this SKS Video Productions DVD (above
FLYING MODELS
center), Don realized just how much he missed by staying only one day. You will enjoy it, too. FMA’s new Dual Powerlab 8X Charger (above right) with a total possible power output of 2688W claims the top of the food chain in battery charging needs.
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