Flying Model Construction Supplies

Flying Model Construction Supplies

No-Cal Bearing Holders
Glass Bead Bearings

Prop and Nose-Block Bushings
Japanese Tissue

No-Cal Model Bearing Holders!
Use with small nylon thrust bearings. These bearing holders are shown on all of my plans. Now you don't have to make your own!

These little bearing holders make No-Cal flight trimming soooooooooooo much easier! They allow the easiest possible thrust adjustments. Just twist with a small pair of needle-nose pliers to make instant up/down/left/or right thrust changes!

(use TWO pair of needle nose pliers for the large bearing holder - one to hold the bearing holder so it isn't ripped off the motor tube, and the other to make the adjustment)

No cutting, shimming, and re-gluing nose bearings just to make a simple thrust line adjustment! Also allows changing propeller assemplies without cutting off the prop to be changed. Change pitch by changing prop/bearing assemblies. Or make a couple of identical prop/bearing assemblies in case one breaks. No more inadvertant in-flight prop pitch changes with variable pitch props either. Just make several different prop assemblies for different flying conditions, and change when needed. Three bearing holder sizes are available.

Rear view of large bearing holder. Nylon bearing/prop assembly not installed.

Front view of large bearing holder with prop assembly installed.

IMPORTANT!
NOT ALL SMALL NYLON BEARINGS WILL FIT THE BEARING HOLDER DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY OF MAINTAINING TOLERANCES DURING THE MOLDING PROCESS! TRY SEVERAL DIFFFERENT BEARINGS TO ENSURE A GOOD FIT!

SMALL BEARING HOLDER:
For rubber sizes up to 0.070".

Price: $1.75 each plus shipping per
order form
Nylon bearing not included.

Recommended for the No-Cals listed on right:

Bede BD-8
Bell XFL-1 Airabonita
P-39 Airacobra "Cobra II"
P-39 Airacobra "Cobra I"
P-39 Airacobra "MR. MENNEN"
P-51 Mustang "miss R.J."
P-51 Mustang "Miss Candace"
P-51 Mustang race # 45
P-63 KingCobra "TIPSY MISS"
Blohm & Voss BV P.211.02
Brewster B-239 Buffalo
Caudron C. 460 racer
Douglas TBD-1 Devastator
Focke-Wulf FW 190 D-9

F.A.C. C-3605
Heinkel He-119
KR-1 homebuilt
North American T-28 Trojan
Osprey GP-4 homebuilt
Pearson-Williams "Mr. Smoothie"
Pilatus PC-9 trainer
Republic XP-47H Thunderbolt
"RIVETS" Formula I racer
Ryan XF2R-1 Darkshark
Short Seamew
Spitfire race #80 Vought XF5U-1 "Flying Pancake"
Westland Wyvern

MEDIUM BEARING HOLDER:
For rubber sizes between 0.070" wide and 0.1" wide.

USE TWO PAIR of needle-nose pliers to adjust the medium bearing holder so that you don't rip it off your motor tube! One pair of needle-nose pliers to hold the bearing holder neck, the other to bend it.

Price: $1.75 each plus shipping per
order form
Nylon bearing not included.

Recommended for the No-Cals listed on the right:

P-63 KingCobra "Crazy Horse..."
A. of NZ CT-4 Airtrainer
P-63 KingCobra "Flying Red Horse"
P-26 "Peashooter"
Bristol racer
Cessna CR-3 racer
Heinkel He-112B-0 fighter
Mignet "Flying Flea"
Piper PA-8 "Skycycle"
Sopwith 1 & 1/2 Strutter
Whittman "Bonzo"

LARGE BEARING HOLDER:
For use on models with short noses or for rubber sizes over 0.10".

USE TWO PAIR of needle-nose pliers to adjust the large bearing holder so that you don't rip it off your motor tube! One pair of needle-nose pliers to hold the bearing holder neck, the other to bend it.

Price: $1.75 each plus shipping per
order form
Nylon bearing not included.

Recommended for the No-Cals listed on the right:

Cassutt Model 2 Formula I racer
Chambers R-1 "Chambermaid"
Floyd-Bean Special
Heinkel He-162 Volksjager
Heinkel He-P.1077 Julia
Hot Canary biplane racer
Stitt's SA-1A "Junior"
Stitt's "Sky Baby"
Starr "Bumble Bee"