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October 1972 American Aircraft Modeler
Table of Contents

October 1972 American Aircraft Modeler

October 1972 American Aircraft Modeler - Airplanes and Rockets 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.

If I'm not mistaken, this is the very first edition of American Aircraft modeler that I ever received, after joining the Academy of Model Aeronautics. My AMA number is 92498.

October 1972

Vol. 75, No. 4

Cover Photo: Monty Groves' photo of his 40-powered replica of the first Lockheed airplane. At the time of the original's design, the company was known as Loughead Aircraft. It is an unusual biplane and an excellent flyer. See pages 40 through 47 for the story.

 

Bo Weevil, by Don Chancey with Dick Mathis 21

GRASPING THE INFINITE,Charles and Mike Fitzpatrick

24
BRONCO,Jim LaBarge 27
SUPREME, PART II,John Gard 33
Loughead Sport Biplane Model S-1,

Loughead Sport Biplane Model S-1 History, by Monty and Patricia Groves

40
QUASI MODO,John Burdick 48
Mylar, by Bill Hunter
Charybdis, by H.D.M. Sherred, Jr. 55
GETTING STARTED IN RC,Jim McNerney 12
ON THE SCENE: TEXACO OLD TIMER MEET,Dick Mathis 16
ON THE SCENE: THE TAFT BASH,Robert Angel 37
EDUCATION IN AEROMODELING 105
PRESIDENT'S MEMO 107
AMA NEWS BITS 108
NATIONAL RECORD REVIEWS 110
AMA NEWS LETTER 111
CONTEST CALENDAR 112
Boomer McBragg, by Bob Godden 113
MODELER MAIL - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 10
NEW PRODUCTS CHECKLIST 14
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 102
QUALITY SHOPS/CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 113

Table of Contents for October 1972 American Aircraft Modeler - Airplanes and Rockets

 

 

Posted October 1, 2011

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