MODEL AVIATION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21888, 25 August 1934, Page 4 (Supplement)

MODEL AVIATION

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No. XXVIII

One of the many advantages of model aviation as a hobby is the small outlay required in the way of equipment and the simplicity of the few materials required. Given a pair of pliers, a sharp penknife, a razor blade, and a table 01 bench top to work on, there is not much one cannot do in the way of model aircraft construction. Most of us are content to make the best of the materials at hand, but occasionally ive all dream about the peifect models wo could build in the perfect workshop. . . . There is never any harm in aiming for the best, and the time will come

when the construction of such a workshop is within your financial resources. The illustration this week shows the ideal model builder's workbench. Overall length and width can vary to suit your own requirements, but for best results the top of the bench should be in one solid piece, approximately IJin. thick. The single drawer should have ample depth, and can be subdivided with 3-ply uprights to store bottled liquids, piano wire, rubber, plans, etc. The shelves at either side provide ample room for full lengths of sheet balsa, bamboo, and model parts awaiting assembly. A vice and any cutting plant required can he clamped conveniently on the bench top. Overseas Contests News is anxiously awaited of the results of two important overseas model aviation meetings—the 1934 Wakefield Cup contest and the 1934 American National Championship Meeting. The latter is a three-day meeting, held annually for junior members of the American National Aeronautic Association, and was scheduled for June 27 and 29 this year at the Akron Municipal Airport.

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Oil this airport is a giant airship dock with a cubic capacity of 55,000,000 cubic feet. A more perfect indoor flying " hall" probably does not exist. Add to this the several square miles of level ground that comprises the airport itself and you will agree that the site is a perfect paradise for model aeronauts. Special hotel accommodation and every workshop facility was provided for contestants at this meeting, and there were numerous cars on hand for timekeepers and flyers to pursue far travelling models in the outdoor events. On the final evening of this three-day meet all contestants participated in a grand banquet, prizes being distributed to the winners by prominent aviation officials. Such thoroughness is characteristic of our American cousins, but

tho fact that this meeting was organised on such a grand scale is eloquent testimony to the importance model ariatiou has assumed in that country.

Annual General Meeting The second annual general meeting of the New Zealand Model Aeroplane Association. will be held on the last Wednesday of next month, September 26. All clubs affiliated to the association may send delegates to this meeting or appoint delegates to represent them by proxy. The annual report and balancesheet will bo presented for adoption and officers appointed for the 1934-35 season.' The report should be a. most comprehensive one this year, as the growth of model aviation in New Zealand has been rapid in the last 12 months and many new clubs have linked up with the parent body during that period. The New Plymouth M.A. Club is the latest addition to the group of affiliated clubs that extend throughout the Dominion.