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u, iull-tit"a plan. lf you are intrigued
by" the challengesof Jetex Powefed
l l ieht. th i . Ii llle s hipwill ge l y o u So rn g
a r"am i n i mu mol ex pen' e.P o w e re db y d
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let ex 5 0 H e l lc att,heG oodT ime s
zips into the air at a phenomenalrate of
c limb . Be sto f all, it c an be b u i l t w i th a
minimum of effort and time . . . aswell
ascashoutlay.
T hre e mo delshav e been b u i l t s i n c e
o u r mo vei n to apar t m entliv in g ,a n d th e y
have all performed admirably. I don't
think the D/T system shown on the
plans is absolutelynecessary,
since the
m ode l i s re a lly eas iert o bu i l d th a n a '
h a nd la u n chg lider ,and t he D /T s y s te m
s im plyco n g es t tshe m odel . . . b u t th e y
do thermal since the weight is nearly
n om Ing.
but a
The plansare self'explanatory,
coupleof notesare in order. Be sureto
i n clud e th e s pr uc e bac k bo n co n th e
fusela 8 eo,r e ls ey ou' ll be t r o u b l e dw i th
fuselagebreakage.Cover the wing with
tissue and apply two coats of thinned
n it rate d o p e . Dope t he enlire fu \e l d g e
and stabwith 2 coatsof nitrate.lt wouro
h elp to g l u e a piec eof alum i n u mfo i l
M Y S T E RYMO DE L1
behindth c e n g i n e
u nderth e fu s elageju5l
to kcep this area from getting charred
by the blast (?). Be sure to washin the We u s eth e s eto fi l l up the engi necase.
4 . W h e nl o a d i ngthe engi ne,put i n al l
wing a s sp e c if ied.lf in dou b t, p u t i n
p e l l e l sa n d the thi n pel l et on top.
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s t ab ti l t to t he r i8ht and c l i m b i s Leaveout the screenand run the wick
controllcdby offsettingthe rudderto the th ro u g hth e n o z zl e. . . coi l i ngthe w i ck
r ighl. En Bi net hr us l 5houldb e s l rd i g h l a g a i n ' tth e to p p e l l etal ro hel psi gni ti on.
. , . with no offsets.When ready to fly,
5. The major problem encountered
the entire ship should weiSh in at w i l h
J e l e \, o th e r l han poor i gni l i on,i \
a r oun d 2 0 g r am s wit h m oto r l o a d e d . blowby, causedby a poor gasketfit. A
, w i th a g o o d gasket can last for severalflights if,
That ' sa b o u t . 8 ounc esand
you
J et ex b u rn g iv ingout ar oun d .6 o z . o f when the motor is disassembled,
thrusl, the modelreallyhatils,
take care to twist the nozzle assembly
F o r th o se of y ou wonderi n gh o w to from the caseinsteadof yanking it off.
get mo re o u t of y our J et e x , fo l l o w l f th e g a s k e its s h 01.. . repl acei t. l f you
ttre5etrp5:
d o n ' t, y o u ' l l g e t nearl yas much thrust
1. Fi rst o f all, r em em be rth a t J e te x coming out the sideof the motor asyou
is a finicky power source)and so you g e t Ih ro u g hrh e n o//l e.l f you ,l rehdvi ng
s houl d a p p ro ac ht he ent ir e e x p e ri e n c e d i ffi c u l ty g e tti n gJetexengi nes,
fuel and
w it h s o meg o odhum orand f i n i c k i n e s s . w i c k ., d ro p a l i n e l o P ol k. H obbi e.i n
2. Be surc your fuel is really dry New York. Aristo-Craftstill importsthe
beforetrying to get it to light. What we l i l l l e d e v i l r,s o l h c)' re around,dl l houB h
do is to sandpaperthe faces of each y o u mi g h t h a v e t o do a l i l l l e hunl i ng.
pelle ta n d p u t in a 200 degr e eo v e nfo r a The bigger hobby shops should also
minim u m o f 1/ 2 hour . T hen w e re mo v e carry a gooo suppry.
l h e p e l l e t.l ro m t hc ov en dn d p l d c ei n d
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s eala b l cj a r wit h d de. . ic dn l i n s i d e
y o u r Go o dT i m e s .
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y ou arri vea t t he f ield, and d o n ' t to u c h T H OS EN E AT G LID E R K ITS ?
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t he lu e l d n y m or e I han \ ou h d v eto .
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and cut them with a razor saw so that ful&P, then later by American Balsa
t hey a re a b o ut 1/ 3 as t hic k a s o ri g i n a l . C o rp .Wi th th e d emi seof thi s company,
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