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October 1950 Air Trails Hobbies for Young Men

October 1950 Air Trails

Table of Contents These pages from vintage modeling magazines like Flying Aces, Air Trails, American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, Young Men, Flying Models, Model Airplane News, R/C Modeler, captured the era. All copyrights acknowledged.

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Have you developed something new in construction, control, or flying that might interest other modelers? Send a rough sketch - we'll redraw it and pay $2 for each one accepted

Plexiglas is best skid material for speed jobs claims H. G Oliver, Corpus Christi, Texas

Don Nelson, Portland, Ore.

Booster battery cells wired from tool kit with receptacle and appliance cord & plug.

Fumes from thinner in tall bottle keeps brush soft & ready for use ... Idea of Ray Biernacki, Webster, Mass.

Booster footswitch for bench runs - Richard Larson, Little Falls, Minn.

Safety precaution for fuse-type dethermalizers by Ted Jones, Oxford, Pa.

Simplified dethermalizer by Charles Francis, Hamburg, N.Y.

Nifty flying wing design for speed & sport ... Willard Hafler, Coopersburg, Pa.

Recessed back of crankcase serves as tank for 10-20 sec. runs ... Submitted by Leon Shulman, Newark, N.J.

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