1976, November – FM Back Issue

Description 20 THE HIGHTAILER – Howie Applegate – An RC soarer with 727-like tail and a three-piece wing 25 1976 WORLD SCALE CHAMPIONSHIPS – R R Bilsdad – Tops in realism at the competition in Borlange. Sweden 31 THE DAZZLER 40 Dave Rees – The CL Stunt appearance points winner at the ’76 Nats 36 HOBBY LOBBY RECRUIT – Bob Aberle – FM Product Review: RC trainer and radio 40 THE GOLDEN NATS – Bob Hoeckele – The 50th National Model Airplane Championships Dayton. Ohio 46 BARNSTORMING SPECIAL – Jim Boyd – A close up look at the Nats and World Scale winner Bob Nelitz Chipmunk 48 WITH MODEL BUILDERS – Ed Whalley – News and Views from all over RC Model Boating 59 THE GREY GHOST – Robert Staat – Plans to build a wood deep vee 64 INDY UNLIMITED – Bob Finley – A boat race that’s just what the name implies On the Cover: Climb into the back seat of this de Havilland Chipmunk and we’ll take you for a spin if you happen to be no more than a foot tall the plane shown here is the first place winner in RC Scale at both the World Scale Championships in Sweden and the 1976 Nats in Dayton Bob Nelitz of Canada built this immaculately detailed model, and more photos of it will be found on page 46. FM Kodachrome: Jim Boyd