Flying for Fun 2003/08

LEATHER FILLETS: The April 2003 column mentioned some
wing/fuselage fillet material that was included in the 1948
Madman, Sr. Control Line (CL) kit. I wrote: “ ... I have always
wondered what exactly that material had been adapted from ... ”
That brought forth a major pile of mail advising this farm boy that
toolmakers use the fillet material in varying sizes to “round” the
undercuts out of the corners of boxes for sand-casting patterns.

Flying for Fun - 2006/12

Until the advent of electric power, only a
few pusher RC models had been popular,
such as the MAN Fan Jet and its clones.
The pusher layout has become highly
popular for electric-powered models
ranging from $50 Air Hogs aircraft to
extremely sophisticated designs.

Flying for Fun - 2004/08

IN THE JULY 2004 column I provided a quick look at Reginald
Denny’s theatrical career and tried to connect it to his involvement in
the early days of modeling. Performing in more than 200 movies and
stage plays between 1919 and 1966, he played comic and dramatic
roles alongside the greatest stars of the day

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