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Carl Goldberg Advertisement January 1970 American Aircraft Modeler
As with almost every other endeavor, aircraft modeling has undergone significant changes over the decades
- both in technology and preferences. Monthly magazines like American Aircraft Modeler (and
American Modeler before that), have been some of the best venues for capturing snapshots of
the status quo of the day. The days fly by, followed by years and then, amazingly, the decades.
I have been working to scan and post excerpts from the collection of American Aircraft Modelers
and American Modelers acquired via eBay auctions, concentrating on model article and old advertisements
from various companies (many of whom do not exist anymore). Whether you are here to wax nostalgic of
days of yore, or are just interested in learning how things used to be, hopefully you will find what
you are seeking. As time permits, I will be glad to scan articles for you. All copyrights (if any)
are hereby acknowledged.
This particular page is from page of the January 1970 issue of American Aircraft Modeler magazine. The Carl Goldberg 1/2A Skylane was my first for-real radio-controlled airplane. Actually, at the time I did not have the money for an R/C system, so the Skylane was built for free-flight. It never even flew in free-flight mode because instead I would just run the Cox .049 Baby Bee at low RPM and chase it up and down the street, increasing the RPM just a little each time until the Skylane would just get light on its wheels. The first time it ever got airborne was while being towed behind my bicycle. That didn't work out very well, because once it got up off the ground, it would start swinging back and forth and eventually strike a wing before I could ease it down.
Carl Goldberg models are now manufactured by Great Panes. All copyrights (if any) are hereby acknowledged.
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