Our January 2026
meeting was well attended with 22 members and
guests on a very cool Minnesota evening.
Cal Branton greeted the group and we began on
time.
Mike Davis’ Boeing B-17F Flying
Fortress
Mike shared
his swap meet find of what
appears to be a Royal B-17F
model. The airframe has a
wingspan of 78” and was designed
for OS.20 RC engines back in the
1980’s.
This model
is well detailed. The
cowls are spun aluminum
and look for be cut for (4)
upright mounted 2-stroke
engines. It was built as a
fixed gear model without flaps
for simplicity.
It does not
appear to have flown. Mike
is looking to see what it would
take to make it fly or hang it
up for inspiration!
For
reference I’ve found a link to a
fiberglass version (Mey’s Models
circa 1990) that had been built
as an electric. The link is:
Just
a reminder that Treasurer, Larry
Sorenson has set up an On-Line
Link through the website so you can
pay your annual dues/donations.
There is an additional .74 fee to
the club for the service, so just
pay $11 or an additional donation if
you wish to. Every little bit helps!
Karl
Hansen’s Planes Gone By - Models
Update
Karl gave an
update on new SkyShark kits they are
manufacturing. He brought in a
wing from the SkyShark TBM Avenger
prototype build.
He will be
marketing the kit with new Century
Jet Models Retracts supplied by
fellow SFM member Darren Bitzer.
Karl reports
that kit sales has been keeping him
very busy manufacturing to keep up
with demand. We look forward
to seeing more as he expands the
business!
Tuning R/C Gas Engine Carburetor ...
Our webmaster
created a document to tried to
answer the #3 question received from
our global visitors emails.
A Gas R/C
Carburetor are not difficult to tune
if you understand how they work and
how the adjustments interact.
However, in my experience, about 95%
of the gas airplanes at the field
are not properly tuned.
While the
article doesn't touch on all motors
used in our hobby, it does review
the most common carburetor use on
our R/C Aircraft Motors.
Just
a reminder that Treasurer, Larry
Sorenson has set up an On-Line
Link through the website so you can
pay your annual dues/donations.
There is an additional .74 fee to
the club for the service, so just
pay $11 or an additional donation if
you wish to. Every little bit helps!
