Radio Control: Old-Timers
THE FIRST TIME EVER! This month's Old-Timer is one that has never before been published. As a matter of fact, it isn't even SAM-legal at this point. (SAM is the Society of Antique Modelers-an organized, national group which promotes building, flying, and competing with Free Flight models which were designed prior to 1941. Some of their present-day events utilize Radio Control. RMcM.) What we have is a replica which was developed and built by Ralph Beck of Beloit, WI from old photos and a section of the original 1935 drawings. I suspect that the design will soon be authenticated by the SAM committee which is responsible for this type of certification.
Radio Control: Old-Timers
WHAT SEASON is it, anyway? This column is being written on a 100º afternoon in August 1987, but it is for the February 1988 issue! And, the February issue will reach readers just about Christmas 1987. To say it is a bit weird to be wishing readers a joyous holiday season under these circumstances is a definite understatement. But, such is the magazine writer's fate. Henry Edward Moyer's Cloud Cruiser is my Old-Timer of the month. Since Ben Shereshaw's Cloud Cruiser is the model by this name which is much better known, I thought it prudent to prefix the designer's name to this one to avoid confusion. The Moyer Cloud Cruiser was published in the July 1937 issue of Model Airplane News, whereas Shereshaw's was in the November 1937 Flying Aces. One can only speculate as to why the editor of Flying Aces didn't hurriedly change Ben's choice of names for his model.
Cal Smith's Sport
MENTION CAL SMITH'S name to anyone who was building model aircraft in the early 1950s, and he'll likely get a bit glassy-eyed with memories. S. Calhoun Smith was the consummate magazine contributor, a prolific author of technical pieces on both modeling and full-scale aviation who was also one of the top illustrators of his time. But his influence went further. This man of many talents also designed and published models; and his competent, forward-thinking, often innovative model airplane designs endure as classics even today.
Radio Control: Old-Timers
ANNIVERSARY TIME. Somehow, it is rather hard to comprehend that I've been writing this column since the December 1977 issue. That's over 10 years! Reflecting on that fact, it occurs to me that many readers would appreciate a listing of all the three-views (and comments about them) which have been run in those 10 years.
