attempts engine wouldnt run Mean 57 minutes combined talents Glen Meador Lou Dudka Ken Purzycki Sr Windy Urtnowski Jim Casale Jeff Ander son rebuilt Kens plane damage consisting 1 foam wing broken center wing joint 2 stab broken half 3 broken tank 4 engine broken case crank 5 severely splintered fuselage second round saw Jim McClellans flight score lower winds really picked up Rich Siefert put beautiful flight Open pilots watching clapping after maneuver extremely windy condi tions Rich determined put bottoms five feet wind no wind big Enya 49X really hauling 60-in-span plane around Ken Pursycki put patched-up plane air again Open fliers once applaud ing after maneuver final tally came out Ken winning 41350 Sieferts 40850 Garden State Circle Burners National Champion Despite being Junior Stunt flier Nationals Sean Elliot flew well should get spirit enthusiasm trophy model flying protege Mike Ditrich Erie PAor other way around Sean came first Nationals grandfather en thusiastic pleasant pair individuals could hardly found hope will see Sean Tuesday night now-traditional appear ance judging Open fliers Because windy conditions suggested hold appearance judging 200 pm would allow some practice 700 pm winds calmed down However Event Director Arlie Preszler ruled very good idea may try next year times appearance judging published Continued page 127 SINCE Control Line circles relocated slightly Nats former ly held Lincoln think circles nearly perfect condition Special thanks should given Nats crew laid out circles filled remaining holes vicinity installed rope barrier permanentlymounted wire posts control spectators cordoning Control Line area appreci ated Speed Carrier Racing participants year Nats held same schedule Seguin Open Scale Racing Monday Open Rat Thursday Open Slow Rat Saturday Junior Senior Scale Racing events held Wednesday Fast Slow Rat events held Friday As past FAI Team Race run Tuesday Scale Radng observation year majority Racing competitors arrived Sunday spent majority day practice-flying 90-plus-degree heat Henry Nelsons new slightly modifiedI5 engine sported Vic Garner California excellent airspeed several clockings found approximately 2 3 faster standard Rossi 15 Tim GillottSalinas CA caused stir initial practice flights sent up 141-143 Typically speed majority competitors around 151-156 Unfortunately Tim could keep engine consistent consequently make head carburetor changes slowing airspeed range rest field Scale Racing entries up slightly Pratt entry piloted Ms Barbara Pratt handled Midget Mustang very well traffic Qualifying times Monday 90-plusNovember 198249 Junior evens winner Sean Elliot Erie PA used Gieseke Nobler kit OS Max 35 engine DIII werwaye Drtd JII3 11db puuauiy LJ~lI I, Nats Stunt events anybody took 3rd time using 11-year-old USA-i plane much re-worked ST 46 Rev-Up 1 4x6 cut 1 2x6 0~lbI DElegance-winner 1 Powell foam wing Powell-reworked K&B 40 engine ______LA______ Unique profile Bearcat flown Frank Williams HoustonTXWingspans57in planeweigha 5g oz ST 60 engine clunk-type tank CL Racing John Ballard FAI TEAM RACE Winning teams L R Ballard/Gillotlst Shew Pardue2nd Hughes/Oge3rd OPEN SLOW RAT Race Director Jim Ricketts R gives 1st-place plaque John Ballard Others IR LI Dick Stubblefield2nd Ron Esman 3rd Bill Lee4th Bob KerrSth degree heat brought times 252 300 timing best qualifying time turned John Ballard 252 finals Lambert team piloted Harold Pops Lambert turned excellent time 553 second three-time winner event success mostly due son Dick performing quick flawless pit stops Bob Oge John Ballard teamed up pit man pilot 559 558 respectively third second past nitro content fuel has somewhere between 50% 60% however think majority competitors running 70% 75% range year Team Racing Team Race Lincoln exciting ever conspicuous ab sence Perkins/Albritton team California teams Jolly/Kusik McCollum/ Knoppi year saw Carl Dodge rcvived retirement Bill Lee sporting new pilot hot-stuff special fuselage racer Oge/Huglses team eliminated consistency problems turned several consistent heat times posted heat times winning times certainly nothing write home about respectable consis tency standpoint dust settled Gillott/Ballard team took win followed closely Shew/Pardue Oge/Hughes Mouse Race Half-A Mouse Race draws entries over country Some excellent heat times turned Open category Junior-Senior entries plagued 20-30 mph wind played havoc light little planes during takeoff landing saw instance landing pit stop Continued I9aqe 130 50 Model Aviation OPEN SWw nAT Vic Garners racer being pitted White splotch below model tie-down hole filled plaster Paris Nats site crew give good smooth racing surface JUNIOR SLOW RAT Pitmen Ron Esman Bill Lee give some lastminute advice Mike Willcox prior final heat race JUNIOR SLOW RAT Big smile Steve Hicks face RI because took 1 Jim Ricketta happyhe took 2nd OPEN SCALE RACING Bob Oge Chicago IL pits LII Quickie racer Most pit men use arm-mounted GloBee glow plug battery OPEN RAT top three winners pit men L RI Bill Hughes Bollingbrook ILli Bob Ogepitted both 1st 2nd place planes John Ballard Louisville KY2nd Senior flier Ken Hicks Wilbur Hicks Jacksonville FLbuilder 3rd-place model pit man JuNIUII LIL na,r4 ne iourwririe - flu n opy.e Jim Ricketts2nd Steve Hicks3rd Randy Rich4th RADIUS TOOL PeIIDaUGIIITM TUNGSTEN CARBIDE Mans Hardest Material -1 next Diamond LIFETIME SANDING TOOLS k AT TOOL 4. G \ 9 OOLS IN ONE MONEY BACK 7GUARANTEE us EACH TOOL ONLY Ohio add 6% sales tax $695 pp Check Money Order No CODs Wholesale & Dealer Inquiries Invited D G PRODUCTS CO 209 CARRLANDS DR DAYTON OHIO 45429 flying judging staff Art Adamisin Allen Brickhaus Bill Fitzgerald Jim Hoffman Lee Lorio Bill Kipp Dan McClellan Joe Reinhard Mark Overmier Bill Zimmer ready 47 Open fliers actually showed up fly start second flight Thursday Bob Whitely got off very rich tried wingover lost line tension pulled lines taut line connector broke crashing plane entire nose plane broken off rupturing tank also damaging wing already second place circle guaranteed quali ing spot John Poynter Chuck Walter went hack motel rebuild plane Chuck sent out field Bobs Max 45 mounted Poynters damaged plane tank see crankshaft straight tank would go distance Several surprised pilots watched flew Poyn ters plane checkout flight dont think affected timing own plane Meanwhile back motel Bob John completely built new cowling scratch 46 minutes 330 am Friday plane painted ready go Bob flew Friday ended up 10thand plane originally built four days week before Nats after Bob crashed original plane Fridays semi-finals featured some outstanding flying after adding first two flights 21 points separated 5th through 13th places Three rookies made Friday Lou Dudka 7th Glen Meador 12th Dennis Harkai 13th other qualifiers Frank McMillan 6th Stan Powell 8th Dennis Adamisin 9th Paul Walker 11th Remel Cooper 14th David Fitzgerald 15th Bob McDonald 16th Jim Armour 17th Gary McClellan 18th Roger Barrett 19th Fred Miles 20th Two very interesting planes flew Nation als didnt qualify Frank Williams Houston TX full-size-winged 57-in span 600 sq profile Bearcat beautiful K&B Super poxy finish plane featured roaring ST 60 engine mounted inside center-circle side fuselage coupled Pylon Brand 8-oz clunk tank set up muffler pressure uni flow Swinging Top Flite 14 x 6 prop 59oz beauty flew through high winds prac tice Monday Tuesday like nothing mild 4 mph breeze could turn corners mushing usual character istic high-wing-loaded semi-scale planes Dave Copeman Milwaukee WI flying 43-oz Nobler kit OS Max 40 four-cycle engine took grand total 2 oz fuel entire pattern Several fliers expressed admiration power consistency engine two unofficial Stunt events Nation als held again Old-Time Stunt finally looks like has caught big Nats event Thirteen entries battled Tuesday afternoon winda Windy Urtnowski Little Ferry NJ winning giow division Ringmaster Fox 35 engine 26900 points over Jim Renkar Justice IL also flew Ringmaster received 24550 points Some other OT planes entered Karl Sieferts Curtis Swift 3rd place El Diablo Trixter Barnstormer American Senior Junior Sterling P-S 1 ignition division Jim Lee Topeka KS won Go-Devil featuring OK Super 60 engine Second went John Pond JC Madman Yates designs Dragon Orwick 64 Doug Dahlke tookthird Super Duper Zilch Super Cyclone 60 engine Half-A Stunt seven entries year definitely needs shot arm Wynn Paul won Open division miniature Bob Gialdini Olympic Mark V third year row Second Richard Byron Jim Lee third Jim McClellan won Senior Pete Lee won Junior Once preliminary events over time Big Finals featured no less four fliers World Champion Teams plus first-timer Jim Casale weather Saturday just about perfect Ted Fanchers winning plane 1981 model 595 built-up wing weighing 56 oz having Garner-ringed ST 46 using Rev-Up 12-6 prop trimmed 11 * finish acrylic enamel lacquerwhich unfortunately cracked along chord both wing panels about three inches fuselage Liberal use Fascal repair rips kept plane air As usual Arlie Preszler helm entire week Precision Aerobatics went off very smoothly professionally assistant event director former World Champion Na tional Champion Bob Hunt now editor Flying Models Shareen Fancher Marie Adamisin took care tabulation 261 flight scores Oh yes multiply three five judges per flight get something like 900 score sheets over five-day period Without doubt Control Line Precision Aero batics has professional classylooking scoreboard name tags event thanks Arlie sign-making prowess letdown wonderful organization Nats ran out gas about 100 miles outside Lincoln way home eighth PAMPA awards banquet George Aldrich-sponsored Rene Mechin Trophy awarded Senior winner Ken Purzycki perpetual trophy features exact replica constructed Arlie Preazler paint scheme Georges first Nobler Jack Sheeks presented Technical Achievement Award Dennis Adamisin very-highaspect-ratio airplane flies well After very entertaining presentation imitations some fliers judges thespians Jeff Anderson Ken Purzycki awards given out flying concluding presentation Walker Cup new Champion Ted Fancher Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 50 gust wind caught plane caused complete wingover slow-motion fashion pilot caught airplane no damage center circle designs miniature racers iave perfected point have excellent characteristics Observing other racers found Open entries constructed fast-fills tanks hot glove points body have experimented wheel locations improve takeoff landing char acteristics heavy concentration Racers East Coast did make Nats turnoutwhich unfortunately does indicate popularity event Midwest/East Coast areawould have better Fast Rat Thursday Open Fast Rat day 130 Model Aviation CO-lOl LONOSTER 1250 CO-102 FLYBABY 1450 SEE YOUR DEALER FIRST OR ORDER DIRECT ADD $100 FOR POSTAGE & HANDLING HUNT MODELS OX 21B EL MN 55325 e $3995 KIT #12 051 Wingspan- 19-40 Engine Foam Wing- BaLsa Fuse Easy Picture Instructions Send Money Order- Pay UPS 111 Res add $200 Tax GT MODELS Ph 217-89S-4156 P0 aox 869 Rantoul III 61866 Wednesday afternoon spent competi tors attempting get good consistency air speeds 113-117 range conversations competitor problems blown distorted plug wire elements caused indi viduals raise head clearance 002-007 Bob Oge raised head clearance 032 prevent plug detonation Most agree relatively high humidity 60%-70% temp erature 99O 103 0F contributed problem Lambert team Oge/Ballard team sporting new OS RV 40 Pylon engine Dick Lanibert has designed some new Fast Rat fuselage tops enclose engine nicely contain molded exit mini-pipe case reactivated older airplane considerable machining head upper case get beefr OS engine airplane past years 120-second barrier seemed magical number Now appears 110-second barrier attainable Race day dawned Thursday change weather cloud cover caused tem perature drop high 80s relative humidity still around 60% 70% Initial heat times excellent competitors dropping 215 220 range increased head clearance com petitors still having plug problems know personally raised head clearance twice around 007 day before total head clearance both OS 40 Super tigre X-40 around 018-020 final race saw variety teams cut DUAL PERSONAUTY TRAINER OtALtRI DISTRIBUTOR INQUIRItS INVITED WS 54 20 - 35 ENGINES 3 CHANNEL THE BEGINNERS KIlTEN AND EXPERTS TIGER Revolutionary snap-on wing eliminates bolts abber bands Complete kit $5495 dealer direcn GEMINI MODELS INC P0 Boo 1168 Passaic NJ 07055 Kawasaki Homers Smoth One. 1222 CID Sale $17995 315 CID Sale $19499 Comes 6-bolt hub built-in choke Twin stack mount optional 19 Roper Engine $17995Close Out Sale Last $3995 MORE HORNER SPECIALS PART 22 Quadra Engine108 19 EngIne Hub ft Mount Pack119 19 Uced Demo Engine110 Balanced 6-Bolt Hub tRoper Partner ft Quadral101 Prop Drill Jig102 Radial Mount Hornet ft 191103 Radial Mount IParonert123 Twin Stack Exhaust 37 ft Kioritz106 Twin Stack Exhauco partner ft Quadrat120 choke Assembly Partner ft Quadrat121 Brite Spinner Roper Partner ft Quadral122 Neoprene Gee Line Per Foott107 Resistor Spark Plug RCJ-O113 Big Props Available Finished Balanced Wood RETAILSALE $12500$11096 6600 2600 1496 11ss Proven H S Hornet 42 CID 6Vs HP Only BYe lbs So compact measures much lRrnflr ehan Quadra Partner Comes complete choke 6-bolt prop hub Radial mount twin stack available List $28995 INTRO $22995 Homers Twin Coming SoonlI 61cc 137 CIDWt4A lbs I_ L -1 -0 0 1296 1296 2496 1996 500 1596 196 250 Send 20 Stamp Cor CataloglWill Ship Orders Same Day CODUPSAdd $4 Shipping Per Engine HORNER SALES INCRt 2 Box9 300 Dixie Hwy312946-2515 Beecher IL 60401Prices sublect change notice performance back eliminate plug change Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL using OS 40 Pylon engines turned all-time record 429 assisted flew approxi mately 100 laps loner since other compet itor fuel shut-off problems adjusted head clearance Ballards entry plug problems could muster 500 time second place third-place entry Kerry Turner fourth relative new comer Racing circles Wilbur Hicks put some nice pitting K&B 40powered Swamp Rat piloted 16-year-old sonProbably notable new airplanes Nationals Lambert teams Cobra racer Dick has incorporated new tricks particular airplane should have bugs worked out shortly Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs 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Nine Great Detail & Scale Volumes Only 695 F-4 Phantom II Part B-l7 Flying Fortress Part F-l6A & B Fighting Falcon F-ill Aardvark F-5E&F Tiger II F-4 Phantom II Part 2 F-l8 Hornet F-14 Tomcat B-29 Superfortress Others Coming Soon SEND FOR FREE CATALOG Dealer Inquiries Invited Jr-Sr Rat Slow Rat year Junior Senior entries both events down considerably say two events extremely exciting Pitting flying Junior Senior entries certainly commendable variety excitement afforded Carrier circle Slow Rats took tour circle Jim Ricketts Control Line Racing Director did admirable job keeping competitors organized maintaining safety times Certainly future can see JuniorSenior pilots pit men pro ranks especially individuals like Aaron Sprague Mike Willeox Jim Rickets Jr Robbie Frink Ken Hicks also refreshing find several youngsters coming up Old Rat Pilots Association namely John Stubblefield Dickie Rich Jr Open Slow Rat As past Nats Saturday Open Slow Rat Racing As usual day preceding event saw everyone prac ticing note Vic Garners new red air plane wheel pants streamlined landing gear lessen drag Bill Lee thrashing shop brought out new Slow Rat certainly promise Speeds little better year past years majority competitors running right 140-sec range As last year Vic Garner apparently fast est Slow Rat clockings 133-135 range engine lineup included Texas con tingent running K&B 35 other competitors generally running OS36 Tune Hill combination 11 competitors Race Director Ricketts decided run 140-lap final first heats Bill Lee turned excellent time 529 majority competitors figured would hold up win assisted heat Dick Stubblefield doing usual excellent job piloting some help other competitor dropping out after 70 laps unfortunate situation Vic Garner heat since needle valve shook loose after approximately 60 laps Frank Wil liams Ron Esman sporting Lickety Split Slow Rat designed Frank Williams fired HP 36s Unquestionably Ron Esman has fastest pit stops competitors Rons entry flown Dick Stubblefield race John Ballards entry pitted Vic Garner Bob Kerr Vics rework Tune/Hill OS36 resulted time 526 course addition good pitting resulting time good enough win event Bob Kerr role pit man managed some good pits take fifth father-and-son team Dziak two excellent performances tank proW lems plagued last years Nats final shakeout believe top five three Texas Midwest California Nats CL ScalelGretz Cortinued page 52 flying easily clinched competition PT17 based Sterling kit obviously highly modified wingspan 72 weighed 11 lb Power ST 60 Ron true champion performance model equal past Nats winners Ive known hope tries FAI CL Scale Team next year Second Open Precision won Aus tralia Graves Japanese A6M5 Zero Problems flight line left Australia end Saturday no qualifying flight attempt left badly rebroken landing gear second time day Repairs lasting until 3 ampaid off Sunday finally got official flight claim well-deserved second place Third place went Charles Bauer flying familiar 60-powered Pitts Special Gary Oakins fourth small Fox 35-powered Fokker D-7 Julie Abel Junior Precision Scale contestant year flying same Pilatus PC7 Turbo Trainer won last year Julies static flight scores would have good enough place third Open class second Senior Joe Kim won first Senior Precision Scale Ti { YjJ[]jjf N CA 6409 Airfoil THERMIC 72' Shaped Pad Blocks 72 Wingspan 410 Sq Area $2950 Postage & Handling add $2 95 CA ZAIC CO. 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attempts engine wouldnt run Mean 57 minutes combined talents Glen Meador Lou Dudka Ken Purzycki Sr Windy Urtnowski Jim Casale Jeff Ander son rebuilt Kens plane damage consisting 1 foam wing broken center wing joint 2 stab broken half 3 broken tank 4 engine broken case crank 5 severely splintered fuselage second round saw Jim McClellans flight score lower winds really picked up Rich Siefert put beautiful flight Open pilots watching clapping after maneuver extremely windy condi tions Rich determined put bottoms five feet wind no wind big Enya 49X really hauling 60-in-span plane around Ken Pursycki put patched-up plane air again Open fliers once applaud ing after maneuver final tally came out Ken winning 41350 Sieferts 40850 Garden State Circle Burners National Champion Despite being Junior Stunt flier Nationals Sean Elliot flew well should get spirit enthusiasm trophy model flying protege Mike Ditrich Erie PAor other way around Sean came first Nationals grandfather en thusiastic pleasant pair individuals could hardly found hope will see Sean Tuesday night now-traditional appear ance judging Open fliers Because windy conditions suggested hold appearance judging 200 pm would allow some practice 700 pm winds calmed down However Event Director Arlie Preszler ruled very good idea may try next year times appearance judging published Continued page 127 SINCE Control Line circles relocated slightly Nats former ly held Lincoln think circles nearly perfect condition Special thanks should given Nats crew laid out circles filled remaining holes vicinity installed rope barrier permanentlymounted wire posts control spectators cordoning Control Line area appreci ated Speed Carrier Racing participants year Nats held same schedule Seguin Open Scale Racing Monday Open Rat Thursday Open Slow Rat Saturday Junior Senior Scale Racing events held Wednesday Fast Slow Rat events held Friday As past FAI Team Race run Tuesday Scale Radng observation year majority Racing competitors arrived Sunday spent majority day practice-flying 90-plus-degree heat Henry Nelsons new slightly modifiedI5 engine sported Vic Garner California excellent airspeed several clockings found approximately 2 3 faster standard Rossi 15 Tim GillottSalinas CA caused stir initial practice flights sent up 141-143 Typically speed majority competitors around 151-156 Unfortunately Tim could keep engine consistent consequently make head carburetor changes slowing airspeed range rest field Scale Racing entries up slightly Pratt entry piloted Ms Barbara Pratt handled Midget Mustang very well traffic Qualifying times Monday 90-plusNovember 198249 Junior evens winner Sean Elliot Erie PA used Gieseke Nobler kit OS Max 35 engine DIII werwaye Drtd JII3 11db puuauiy LJ~lI I, Nats Stunt events anybody took 3rd time using 11-year-old USA-i plane much re-worked ST 46 Rev-Up 1 4x6 cut 1 2x6 0~lbI DElegance-winner 1 Powell foam wing Powell-reworked K&B 40 engine ______LA______ Unique profile Bearcat flown Frank Williams HoustonTXWingspans57in planeweigha 5g oz ST 60 engine clunk-type tank CL Racing John Ballard FAI TEAM RACE Winning teams L R Ballard/Gillotlst Shew Pardue2nd Hughes/Oge3rd OPEN SLOW RAT Race Director Jim Ricketts R gives 1st-place plaque John Ballard Others IR LI Dick Stubblefield2nd Ron Esman 3rd Bill Lee4th Bob KerrSth degree heat brought times 252 300 timing best qualifying time turned John Ballard 252 finals Lambert team piloted Harold Pops Lambert turned excellent time 553 second three-time winner event success mostly due son Dick performing quick flawless pit stops Bob Oge John Ballard teamed up pit man pilot 559 558 respectively third second past nitro content fuel has somewhere between 50% 60% however think majority competitors running 70% 75% range year Team Racing Team Race Lincoln exciting ever conspicuous ab sence Perkins/Albritton team California teams Jolly/Kusik McCollum/ Knoppi year saw Carl Dodge rcvived retirement Bill Lee sporting new pilot hot-stuff special fuselage racer Oge/Huglses team eliminated consistency problems turned several consistent heat times posted heat times winning times certainly nothing write home about respectable consis tency standpoint dust settled Gillott/Ballard team took win followed closely Shew/Pardue Oge/Hughes Mouse Race Half-A Mouse Race draws entries over country Some excellent heat times turned Open category Junior-Senior entries plagued 20-30 mph wind played havoc light little planes during takeoff landing saw instance landing pit stop Continued I9aqe 130 50 Model Aviation OPEN SWw nAT Vic Garners racer being pitted White splotch below model tie-down hole filled plaster Paris Nats site crew give good smooth racing surface JUNIOR SLOW RAT Pitmen Ron Esman Bill Lee give some lastminute advice Mike Willcox prior final heat race JUNIOR SLOW RAT Big smile Steve Hicks face RI because took 1 Jim Ricketta happyhe took 2nd OPEN SCALE RACING Bob Oge Chicago IL pits LII Quickie racer Most pit men use arm-mounted GloBee glow plug battery OPEN RAT top three winners pit men L RI Bill Hughes Bollingbrook ILli Bob Ogepitted both 1st 2nd place planes John Ballard Louisville KY2nd Senior flier Ken Hicks Wilbur Hicks Jacksonville FLbuilder 3rd-place model pit man JuNIUII LIL na,r4 ne iourwririe - flu n opy.e Jim Ricketts2nd Steve Hicks3rd Randy Rich4th RADIUS TOOL PeIIDaUGIIITM TUNGSTEN CARBIDE Mans Hardest Material -1 next Diamond LIFETIME SANDING TOOLS k AT TOOL 4. G \ 9 OOLS IN ONE MONEY BACK 7GUARANTEE us EACH TOOL ONLY Ohio add 6% sales tax $695 pp Check Money Order No CODs Wholesale & Dealer Inquiries Invited D G PRODUCTS CO 209 CARRLANDS DR DAYTON OHIO 45429 flying judging staff Art Adamisin Allen Brickhaus Bill Fitzgerald Jim Hoffman Lee Lorio Bill Kipp Dan McClellan Joe Reinhard Mark Overmier Bill Zimmer ready 47 Open fliers actually showed up fly start second flight Thursday Bob Whitely got off very rich tried wingover lost line tension pulled lines taut line connector broke crashing plane entire nose plane broken off rupturing tank also damaging wing already second place circle guaranteed quali ing spot John Poynter Chuck Walter went hack motel rebuild plane Chuck sent out field Bobs Max 45 mounted Poynters damaged plane tank see crankshaft straight tank would go distance Several surprised pilots watched flew Poyn ters plane checkout flight dont think affected timing own plane Meanwhile back motel Bob John completely built new cowling scratch 46 minutes 330 am Friday plane painted ready go Bob flew Friday ended up 10thand plane originally built four days week before Nats after Bob crashed original plane Fridays semi-finals featured some outstanding flying after adding first two flights 21 points separated 5th through 13th places Three rookies made Friday Lou Dudka 7th Glen Meador 12th Dennis Harkai 13th other qualifiers Frank McMillan 6th Stan Powell 8th Dennis Adamisin 9th Paul Walker 11th Remel Cooper 14th David Fitzgerald 15th Bob McDonald 16th Jim Armour 17th Gary McClellan 18th Roger Barrett 19th Fred Miles 20th Two very interesting planes flew Nation als didnt qualify Frank Williams Houston TX full-size-winged 57-in span 600 sq profile Bearcat beautiful K&B Super poxy finish plane featured roaring ST 60 engine mounted inside center-circle side fuselage coupled Pylon Brand 8-oz clunk tank set up muffler pressure uni flow Swinging Top Flite 14 x 6 prop 59oz beauty flew through high winds prac tice Monday Tuesday like nothing mild 4 mph breeze could turn corners mushing usual character istic high-wing-loaded semi-scale planes Dave Copeman Milwaukee WI flying 43-oz Nobler kit OS Max 40 four-cycle engine took grand total 2 oz fuel entire pattern Several fliers expressed admiration power consistency engine two unofficial Stunt events Nation als held again Old-Time Stunt finally looks like has caught big Nats event Thirteen entries battled Tuesday afternoon winda Windy Urtnowski Little Ferry NJ winning giow division Ringmaster Fox 35 engine 26900 points over Jim Renkar Justice IL also flew Ringmaster received 24550 points Some other OT planes entered Karl Sieferts Curtis Swift 3rd place El Diablo Trixter Barnstormer American Senior Junior Sterling P-S 1 ignition division Jim Lee Topeka KS won Go-Devil featuring OK Super 60 engine Second went John Pond JC Madman Yates designs Dragon Orwick 64 Doug Dahlke tookthird Super Duper Zilch Super Cyclone 60 engine Half-A Stunt seven entries year definitely needs shot arm Wynn Paul won Open division miniature Bob Gialdini Olympic Mark V third year row Second Richard Byron Jim Lee third Jim McClellan won Senior Pete Lee won Junior Once preliminary events over time Big Finals featured no less four fliers World Champion Teams plus first-timer Jim Casale weather Saturday just about perfect Ted Fanchers winning plane 1981 model 595 built-up wing weighing 56 oz having Garner-ringed ST 46 using Rev-Up 12-6 prop trimmed 11 * finish acrylic enamel lacquerwhich unfortunately cracked along chord both wing panels about three inches fuselage Liberal use Fascal repair rips kept plane air As usual Arlie Preszler helm entire week Precision Aerobatics went off very smoothly professionally assistant event director former World Champion Na tional Champion Bob Hunt now editor Flying Models Shareen Fancher Marie Adamisin took care tabulation 261 flight scores Oh yes multiply three five judges per flight get something like 900 score sheets over five-day period Without doubt Control Line Precision Aero batics has professional classylooking scoreboard name tags event thanks Arlie sign-making prowess letdown wonderful organization Nats ran out gas about 100 miles outside Lincoln way home eighth PAMPA awards banquet George Aldrich-sponsored Rene Mechin Trophy awarded Senior winner Ken Purzycki perpetual trophy features exact replica constructed Arlie Preazler paint scheme Georges first Nobler Jack Sheeks presented Technical Achievement Award Dennis Adamisin very-highaspect-ratio airplane flies well After very entertaining presentation imitations some fliers judges thespians Jeff Anderson Ken Purzycki awards given out flying concluding presentation Walker Cup new Champion Ted Fancher Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 50 gust wind caught plane caused complete wingover slow-motion fashion pilot caught airplane no damage center circle designs miniature racers iave perfected point have excellent characteristics Observing other racers found Open entries constructed fast-fills tanks hot glove points body have experimented wheel locations improve takeoff landing char acteristics heavy concentration Racers East Coast did make Nats turnoutwhich unfortunately does indicate popularity event Midwest/East Coast areawould have better Fast Rat Thursday Open Fast Rat day 130 Model Aviation CO-lOl LONOSTER 1250 CO-102 FLYBABY 1450 SEE YOUR DEALER FIRST OR ORDER DIRECT ADD $100 FOR POSTAGE & HANDLING HUNT MODELS OX 21B EL MN 55325 e $3995 KIT #12 051 Wingspan- 19-40 Engine Foam Wing- BaLsa Fuse Easy Picture Instructions Send Money Order- Pay UPS 111 Res add $200 Tax GT MODELS Ph 217-89S-4156 P0 aox 869 Rantoul III 61866 Wednesday afternoon spent competi tors attempting get good consistency air speeds 113-117 range conversations competitor problems blown distorted plug wire elements caused indi viduals raise head clearance 002-007 Bob Oge raised head clearance 032 prevent plug detonation Most agree relatively high humidity 60%-70% temp erature 99O 103 0F contributed problem Lambert team Oge/Ballard team sporting new OS RV 40 Pylon engine Dick Lanibert has designed some new Fast Rat fuselage tops enclose engine nicely contain molded exit mini-pipe case reactivated older airplane considerable machining head upper case get beefr OS engine airplane past years 120-second barrier seemed magical number Now appears 110-second barrier attainable Race day dawned Thursday change weather cloud cover caused tem perature drop high 80s relative humidity still around 60% 70% Initial heat times excellent competitors dropping 215 220 range increased head clearance com petitors still having plug problems know personally raised head clearance twice around 007 day before total head clearance both OS 40 Super tigre X-40 around 018-020 final race saw variety teams cut DUAL PERSONAUTY TRAINER OtALtRI DISTRIBUTOR INQUIRItS INVITED WS 54 20 - 35 ENGINES 3 CHANNEL THE BEGINNERS KIlTEN AND EXPERTS TIGER Revolutionary snap-on wing eliminates bolts abber bands Complete kit $5495 dealer direcn GEMINI MODELS INC P0 Boo 1168 Passaic NJ 07055 Kawasaki Homers Smoth One. 1222 CID Sale $17995 315 CID Sale $19499 Comes 6-bolt hub built-in choke Twin stack mount optional 19 Roper Engine $17995Close Out Sale Last $3995 MORE HORNER SPECIALS PART 22 Quadra Engine108 19 EngIne Hub ft Mount Pack119 19 Uced Demo Engine110 Balanced 6-Bolt Hub tRoper Partner ft Quadral101 Prop Drill Jig102 Radial Mount Hornet ft 191103 Radial Mount IParonert123 Twin Stack Exhaust 37 ft Kioritz106 Twin Stack Exhauco partner ft Quadrat120 choke Assembly Partner ft Quadrat121 Brite Spinner Roper Partner ft Quadral122 Neoprene Gee Line Per Foott107 Resistor Spark Plug RCJ-O113 Big Props Available Finished Balanced Wood RETAILSALE $12500$11096 6600 2600 1496 11ss Proven H S Hornet 42 CID 6Vs HP Only BYe lbs So compact measures much lRrnflr ehan Quadra Partner Comes complete choke 6-bolt prop hub Radial mount twin stack available List $28995 INTRO $22995 Homers Twin Coming SoonlI 61cc 137 CIDWt4A lbs I_ L -1 -0 0 1296 1296 2496 1996 500 1596 196 250 Send 20 Stamp Cor CataloglWill Ship Orders Same Day CODUPSAdd $4 Shipping Per Engine HORNER SALES INCRt 2 Box9 300 Dixie Hwy312946-2515 Beecher IL 60401Prices sublect change notice performance back eliminate plug change Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL using OS 40 Pylon engines turned all-time record 429 assisted flew approxi mately 100 laps loner since other compet itor fuel shut-off problems adjusted head clearance Ballards entry plug problems could muster 500 time second place third-place entry Kerry Turner fourth relative new comer Racing circles Wilbur Hicks put some nice pitting K&B 40powered Swamp Rat piloted 16-year-old sonProbably notable new airplanes Nationals Lambert teams Cobra racer Dick has incorporated new tricks particular airplane should have bugs worked out shortly Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt R/C Kits Mfg VK Models & hobby shops Now on your bulk orders can save 25% ordering direct Send $1 catalog Price applied first order SAMPLE PRICES Balsa 111 6x2x36 Balsa 3/1 6x3x48 Plywood 3132x6x1 2 Bass Sheet 1 18x3x24 Spruce 3/1 6x311 6x48 Ust Price 61 202 147 138 47 cost 46 152 110 104 35 Minimum Net Order $50 No shipping COD charges $100 minimum order 5969 Leingwell Road PO Box 174 PHONE 216533-3807 Cenf laId Ohio 44406 November 1982 131 Mfg American Power Equip L, n USA OPEN SCALE RACI NO Barb Pratt lady contestant flew well Midget Mustang PO Box 607 So Gallatin Road Madison_TN 37115 860-6011 Sales ice Complete line ROYAL Electronics RIC equipment WARRANTY repairs thing sell Call Ed Venus B rannan Repair Service HOBBY LOBBY EK LOGICTROL FUTABA HOBBY SHACK ROYAL Handy Tools Precision Sanding ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING BLOCKADJUSTABLE TENSION use RUFF-STUFF 75HAND BELT SANDER Self adhesive sand paperfIRMLY HOLDS PAPER Makes Sanding SmallFOR EASIER SANDING Areas Snapl$210 Wont Wear Out~.4 ed flats curves Handy Use Handy Hold 11 Inch $225 Easy Use 22 Inch *335extra strips $1 35 Send 25tAPPLIED DESIGN CORPAdd 20% forcatalog738 PENN STREET EL SEGUNDO CA 90245forpostage Now Available. Nine Great Detail & Scale Volumes Only 695 F-4 Phantom II Part B-l7 Flying Fortress Part F-l6A & B Fighting Falcon F-ill Aardvark F-5E&F Tiger II F-4 Phantom II Part 2 F-l8 Hornet F-14 Tomcat B-29 Superfortress Others Coming Soon SEND FOR FREE CATALOG Dealer Inquiries Invited Jr-Sr Rat Slow Rat year Junior Senior entries both events down considerably say two events extremely exciting Pitting flying Junior Senior entries certainly commendable variety excitement afforded Carrier circle Slow Rats took tour circle Jim Ricketts Control Line Racing Director did admirable job keeping competitors organized maintaining safety times Certainly future can see JuniorSenior pilots pit men pro ranks especially individuals like Aaron Sprague Mike Willeox Jim Rickets Jr Robbie Frink Ken Hicks also refreshing find several youngsters coming up Old Rat Pilots Association namely John Stubblefield Dickie Rich Jr Open Slow Rat As past Nats Saturday Open Slow Rat Racing As usual day preceding event saw everyone prac ticing note Vic Garners new red air plane wheel pants streamlined landing gear lessen drag Bill Lee thrashing shop brought out new Slow Rat certainly promise Speeds little better year past years majority competitors running right 140-sec range As last year Vic Garner apparently fast est Slow Rat clockings 133-135 range engine lineup included Texas con tingent running K&B 35 other competitors generally running OS36 Tune Hill combination 11 competitors Race Director Ricketts decided run 140-lap final first heats Bill Lee turned excellent time 529 majority competitors figured would hold up win assisted heat Dick Stubblefield doing usual excellent job piloting some help other competitor dropping out after 70 laps unfortunate situation Vic Garner heat since needle valve shook loose after approximately 60 laps Frank Wil liams Ron Esman sporting Lickety Split Slow Rat designed Frank Williams fired HP 36s Unquestionably Ron Esman has fastest pit stops competitors Rons entry flown Dick Stubblefield race John Ballards entry pitted Vic Garner Bob Kerr Vics rework Tune/Hill OS36 resulted time 526 course addition good pitting resulting time good enough win event Bob Kerr role pit man managed some good pits take fifth father-and-son team Dziak two excellent performances tank proW lems plagued last years Nats final shakeout believe top five three Texas Midwest California Nats CL ScalelGretz Cortinued page 52 flying easily clinched competition PT17 based Sterling kit obviously highly modified wingspan 72 weighed 11 lb Power ST 60 Ron true champion performance model equal past Nats winners Ive known hope tries FAI CL Scale Team next year Second Open Precision won Aus tralia Graves Japanese A6M5 Zero Problems flight line left Australia end Saturday no qualifying flight attempt left badly rebroken landing gear second time day Repairs lasting until 3 ampaid off Sunday finally got official flight claim well-deserved second place Third place went Charles Bauer flying familiar 60-powered Pitts Special Gary Oakins fourth small Fox 35-powered Fokker D-7 Julie Abel Junior Precision Scale contestant year flying same Pilatus PC7 Turbo Trainer won last year Julies static flight scores would have good enough place third Open class second Senior Joe Kim won first Senior Precision Scale Ti { YjJ[]jjf N CA 6409 Airfoil THERMIC 72' Shaped Pad Blocks 72 Wingspan 410 Sq Area $2950 Postage & Handling add $2 95 CA ZAIC CO. INC 883 Lexington Ave Brooklyn New York 132 Model Aviation MODELERS! RIC MODEL TRANSPORTER $570 plus shipping Compact Versatile Durable Hauls 2 planes plus gear equipment will need field customize inside hangers tool box etc meet need Send $100 informatIon X-HAUL ER PO Box 185 Constantine MI 49042 Call 616 435-6905 BoxSize 4xlOx30 High Maintenance Free Aluminum Exterior Wood Box Construction Steei Running Gear
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/11
Page Numbers: 49, 50, 130, 131, 132
attempts engine wouldnt run Mean 57 minutes combined talents Glen Meador Lou Dudka Ken Purzycki Sr Windy Urtnowski Jim Casale Jeff Ander son rebuilt Kens plane damage consisting 1 foam wing broken center wing joint 2 stab broken half 3 broken tank 4 engine broken case crank 5 severely splintered fuselage second round saw Jim McClellans flight score lower winds really picked up Rich Siefert put beautiful flight Open pilots watching clapping after maneuver extremely windy condi tions Rich determined put bottoms five feet wind no wind big Enya 49X really hauling 60-in-span plane around Ken Pursycki put patched-up plane air again Open fliers once applaud ing after maneuver final tally came out Ken winning 41350 Sieferts 40850 Garden State Circle Burners National Champion Despite being Junior Stunt flier Nationals Sean Elliot flew well should get spirit enthusiasm trophy model flying protege Mike Ditrich Erie PAor other way around Sean came first Nationals grandfather en thusiastic pleasant pair individuals could hardly found hope will see Sean Tuesday night now-traditional appear ance judging Open fliers Because windy conditions suggested hold appearance judging 200 pm would allow some practice 700 pm winds calmed down However Event Director Arlie Preszler ruled very good idea may try next year times appearance judging published Continued page 127 SINCE Control Line circles relocated slightly Nats former ly held Lincoln think circles nearly perfect condition Special thanks should given Nats crew laid out circles filled remaining holes vicinity installed rope barrier permanentlymounted wire posts control spectators cordoning Control Line area appreci ated Speed Carrier Racing participants year Nats held same schedule Seguin Open Scale Racing Monday Open Rat Thursday Open Slow Rat Saturday Junior Senior Scale Racing events held Wednesday Fast Slow Rat events held Friday As past FAI Team Race run Tuesday Scale Radng observation year majority Racing competitors arrived Sunday spent majority day practice-flying 90-plus-degree heat Henry Nelsons new slightly modifiedI5 engine sported Vic Garner California excellent airspeed several clockings found approximately 2 3 faster standard Rossi 15 Tim GillottSalinas CA caused stir initial practice flights sent up 141-143 Typically speed majority competitors around 151-156 Unfortunately Tim could keep engine consistent consequently make head carburetor changes slowing airspeed range rest field Scale Racing entries up slightly Pratt entry piloted Ms Barbara Pratt handled Midget Mustang very well traffic Qualifying times Monday 90-plusNovember 198249 Junior evens winner Sean Elliot Erie PA used Gieseke Nobler kit OS Max 35 engine DIII werwaye Drtd JII3 11db puuauiy LJ~lI I, Nats Stunt events anybody took 3rd time using 11-year-old USA-i plane much re-worked ST 46 Rev-Up 1 4x6 cut 1 2x6 0~lbI DElegance-winner 1 Powell foam wing Powell-reworked K&B 40 engine ______LA______ Unique profile Bearcat flown Frank Williams HoustonTXWingspans57in planeweigha 5g oz ST 60 engine clunk-type tank CL Racing John Ballard FAI TEAM RACE Winning teams L R Ballard/Gillotlst Shew Pardue2nd Hughes/Oge3rd OPEN SLOW RAT Race Director Jim Ricketts R gives 1st-place plaque John Ballard Others IR LI Dick Stubblefield2nd Ron Esman 3rd Bill Lee4th Bob KerrSth degree heat brought times 252 300 timing best qualifying time turned John Ballard 252 finals Lambert team piloted Harold Pops Lambert turned excellent time 553 second three-time winner event success mostly due son Dick performing quick flawless pit stops Bob Oge John Ballard teamed up pit man pilot 559 558 respectively third second past nitro content fuel has somewhere between 50% 60% however think majority competitors running 70% 75% range year Team Racing Team Race Lincoln exciting ever conspicuous ab sence Perkins/Albritton team California teams Jolly/Kusik McCollum/ Knoppi year saw Carl Dodge rcvived retirement Bill Lee sporting new pilot hot-stuff special fuselage racer Oge/Huglses team eliminated consistency problems turned several consistent heat times posted heat times winning times certainly nothing write home about respectable consis tency standpoint dust settled Gillott/Ballard team took win followed closely Shew/Pardue Oge/Hughes Mouse Race Half-A Mouse Race draws entries over country Some excellent heat times turned Open category Junior-Senior entries plagued 20-30 mph wind played havoc light little planes during takeoff landing saw instance landing pit stop Continued I9aqe 130 50 Model Aviation OPEN SWw nAT Vic Garners racer being pitted White splotch below model tie-down hole filled plaster Paris Nats site crew give good smooth racing surface JUNIOR SLOW RAT Pitmen Ron Esman Bill Lee give some lastminute advice Mike Willcox prior final heat race JUNIOR SLOW RAT Big smile Steve Hicks face RI because took 1 Jim Ricketta happyhe took 2nd OPEN SCALE RACING Bob Oge Chicago IL pits LII Quickie racer Most pit men use arm-mounted GloBee glow plug battery OPEN RAT top three winners pit men L RI Bill Hughes Bollingbrook ILli Bob Ogepitted both 1st 2nd place planes John Ballard Louisville KY2nd Senior flier Ken Hicks Wilbur Hicks Jacksonville FLbuilder 3rd-place model pit man JuNIUII LIL na,r4 ne iourwririe - flu n opy.e Jim Ricketts2nd Steve Hicks3rd Randy Rich4th RADIUS TOOL PeIIDaUGIIITM TUNGSTEN CARBIDE Mans Hardest Material -1 next Diamond LIFETIME SANDING TOOLS k AT TOOL 4. G \ 9 OOLS IN ONE MONEY BACK 7GUARANTEE us EACH TOOL ONLY Ohio add 6% sales tax $695 pp Check Money Order No CODs Wholesale & Dealer Inquiries Invited D G PRODUCTS CO 209 CARRLANDS DR DAYTON OHIO 45429 flying judging staff Art Adamisin Allen Brickhaus Bill Fitzgerald Jim Hoffman Lee Lorio Bill Kipp Dan McClellan Joe Reinhard Mark Overmier Bill Zimmer ready 47 Open fliers actually showed up fly start second flight Thursday Bob Whitely got off very rich tried wingover lost line tension pulled lines taut line connector broke crashing plane entire nose plane broken off rupturing tank also damaging wing already second place circle guaranteed quali ing spot John Poynter Chuck Walter went hack motel rebuild plane Chuck sent out field Bobs Max 45 mounted Poynters damaged plane tank see crankshaft straight tank would go distance Several surprised pilots watched flew Poyn ters plane checkout flight dont think affected timing own plane Meanwhile back motel Bob John completely built new cowling scratch 46 minutes 330 am Friday plane painted ready go Bob flew Friday ended up 10thand plane originally built four days week before Nats after Bob crashed original plane Fridays semi-finals featured some outstanding flying after adding first two flights 21 points separated 5th through 13th places Three rookies made Friday Lou Dudka 7th Glen Meador 12th Dennis Harkai 13th other qualifiers Frank McMillan 6th Stan Powell 8th Dennis Adamisin 9th Paul Walker 11th Remel Cooper 14th David Fitzgerald 15th Bob McDonald 16th Jim Armour 17th Gary McClellan 18th Roger Barrett 19th Fred Miles 20th Two very interesting planes flew Nation als didnt qualify Frank Williams Houston TX full-size-winged 57-in span 600 sq profile Bearcat beautiful K&B Super poxy finish plane featured roaring ST 60 engine mounted inside center-circle side fuselage coupled Pylon Brand 8-oz clunk tank set up muffler pressure uni flow Swinging Top Flite 14 x 6 prop 59oz beauty flew through high winds prac tice Monday Tuesday like nothing mild 4 mph breeze could turn corners mushing usual character istic high-wing-loaded semi-scale planes Dave Copeman Milwaukee WI flying 43-oz Nobler kit OS Max 40 four-cycle engine took grand total 2 oz fuel entire pattern Several fliers expressed admiration power consistency engine two unofficial Stunt events Nation als held again Old-Time Stunt finally looks like has caught big Nats event Thirteen entries battled Tuesday afternoon winda Windy Urtnowski Little Ferry NJ winning giow division Ringmaster Fox 35 engine 26900 points over Jim Renkar Justice IL also flew Ringmaster received 24550 points Some other OT planes entered Karl Sieferts Curtis Swift 3rd place El Diablo Trixter Barnstormer American Senior Junior Sterling P-S 1 ignition division Jim Lee Topeka KS won Go-Devil featuring OK Super 60 engine Second went John Pond JC Madman Yates designs Dragon Orwick 64 Doug Dahlke tookthird Super Duper Zilch Super Cyclone 60 engine Half-A Stunt seven entries year definitely needs shot arm Wynn Paul won Open division miniature Bob Gialdini Olympic Mark V third year row Second Richard Byron Jim Lee third Jim McClellan won Senior Pete Lee won Junior Once preliminary events over time Big Finals featured no less four fliers World Champion Teams plus first-timer Jim Casale weather Saturday just about perfect Ted Fanchers winning plane 1981 model 595 built-up wing weighing 56 oz having Garner-ringed ST 46 using Rev-Up 12-6 prop trimmed 11 * finish acrylic enamel lacquerwhich unfortunately cracked along chord both wing panels about three inches fuselage Liberal use Fascal repair rips kept plane air As usual Arlie Preszler helm entire week Precision Aerobatics went off very smoothly professionally assistant event director former World Champion Na tional Champion Bob Hunt now editor Flying Models Shareen Fancher Marie Adamisin took care tabulation 261 flight scores Oh yes multiply three five judges per flight get something like 900 score sheets over five-day period Without doubt Control Line Precision Aero batics has professional classylooking scoreboard name tags event thanks Arlie sign-making prowess letdown wonderful organization Nats ran out gas about 100 miles outside Lincoln way home eighth PAMPA awards banquet George Aldrich-sponsored Rene Mechin Trophy awarded Senior winner Ken Purzycki perpetual trophy features exact replica constructed Arlie Preazler paint scheme Georges first Nobler Jack Sheeks presented Technical Achievement Award Dennis Adamisin very-highaspect-ratio airplane flies well After very entertaining presentation imitations some fliers judges thespians Jeff Anderson Ken Purzycki awards given out flying concluding presentation Walker Cup new Champion Ted Fancher Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 50 gust wind caught plane caused complete wingover slow-motion fashion pilot caught airplane no damage center circle designs miniature racers iave perfected point have excellent characteristics Observing other racers found Open entries constructed fast-fills tanks hot glove points body have experimented wheel locations improve takeoff landing char acteristics heavy concentration Racers East Coast did make Nats turnoutwhich unfortunately does indicate popularity event Midwest/East Coast areawould have better Fast Rat Thursday Open Fast Rat day 130 Model Aviation CO-lOl LONOSTER 1250 CO-102 FLYBABY 1450 SEE YOUR DEALER FIRST OR ORDER DIRECT ADD $100 FOR POSTAGE & HANDLING HUNT MODELS OX 21B EL MN 55325 e $3995 KIT #12 051 Wingspan- 19-40 Engine Foam Wing- BaLsa Fuse Easy Picture Instructions Send Money Order- Pay UPS 111 Res add $200 Tax GT MODELS Ph 217-89S-4156 P0 aox 869 Rantoul III 61866 Wednesday afternoon spent competi tors attempting get good consistency air speeds 113-117 range conversations competitor problems blown distorted plug wire elements caused indi viduals raise head clearance 002-007 Bob Oge raised head clearance 032 prevent plug detonation Most agree relatively high humidity 60%-70% temp erature 99O 103 0F contributed problem Lambert team Oge/Ballard team sporting new OS RV 40 Pylon engine Dick Lanibert has designed some new Fast Rat fuselage tops enclose engine nicely contain molded exit mini-pipe case reactivated older airplane considerable machining head upper case get beefr OS engine airplane past years 120-second barrier seemed magical number Now appears 110-second barrier attainable Race day dawned Thursday change weather cloud cover caused tem perature drop high 80s relative humidity still around 60% 70% Initial heat times excellent competitors dropping 215 220 range increased head clearance com petitors still having plug problems know personally raised head clearance twice around 007 day before total head clearance both OS 40 Super tigre X-40 around 018-020 final race saw variety teams cut DUAL PERSONAUTY TRAINER OtALtRI DISTRIBUTOR INQUIRItS INVITED WS 54 20 - 35 ENGINES 3 CHANNEL THE BEGINNERS KIlTEN AND EXPERTS TIGER Revolutionary snap-on wing eliminates bolts abber bands Complete kit $5495 dealer direcn GEMINI MODELS INC P0 Boo 1168 Passaic NJ 07055 Kawasaki Homers Smoth One. 1222 CID Sale $17995 315 CID Sale $19499 Comes 6-bolt hub built-in choke Twin stack mount optional 19 Roper Engine $17995Close Out Sale Last $3995 MORE HORNER SPECIALS PART 22 Quadra Engine108 19 EngIne Hub ft Mount Pack119 19 Uced Demo Engine110 Balanced 6-Bolt Hub tRoper Partner ft Quadral101 Prop Drill Jig102 Radial Mount Hornet ft 191103 Radial Mount IParonert123 Twin Stack Exhaust 37 ft Kioritz106 Twin Stack Exhauco partner ft Quadrat120 choke Assembly Partner ft Quadrat121 Brite Spinner Roper Partner ft Quadral122 Neoprene Gee Line Per Foott107 Resistor Spark Plug RCJ-O113 Big Props Available Finished Balanced Wood RETAILSALE $12500$11096 6600 2600 1496 11ss Proven H S Hornet 42 CID 6Vs HP Only BYe lbs So compact measures much lRrnflr ehan Quadra Partner Comes complete choke 6-bolt prop hub Radial mount twin stack available List $28995 INTRO $22995 Homers Twin Coming SoonlI 61cc 137 CIDWt4A lbs I_ L -1 -0 0 1296 1296 2496 1996 500 1596 196 250 Send 20 Stamp Cor CataloglWill Ship Orders Same Day CODUPSAdd $4 Shipping Per Engine HORNER SALES INCRt 2 Box9 300 Dixie Hwy312946-2515 Beecher IL 60401Prices sublect change notice performance back eliminate plug change Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL using OS 40 Pylon engines turned all-time record 429 assisted flew approxi mately 100 laps loner since other compet itor fuel shut-off problems adjusted head clearance Ballards entry plug problems could muster 500 time second place third-place entry Kerry Turner fourth relative new comer Racing circles Wilbur Hicks put some nice pitting K&B 40powered Swamp Rat piloted 16-year-old sonProbably notable new airplanes Nationals Lambert teams Cobra racer Dick has incorporated new tricks particular airplane should have bugs worked out shortly Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt R/C Kits Mfg VK Models & hobby shops Now on your bulk orders can save 25% ordering direct Send $1 catalog Price applied first order SAMPLE PRICES Balsa 111 6x2x36 Balsa 3/1 6x3x48 Plywood 3132x6x1 2 Bass Sheet 1 18x3x24 Spruce 3/1 6x311 6x48 Ust Price 61 202 147 138 47 cost 46 152 110 104 35 Minimum Net Order $50 No shipping COD charges $100 minimum order 5969 Leingwell Road PO Box 174 PHONE 216533-3807 Cenf laId Ohio 44406 November 1982 131 Mfg American Power Equip L, n USA OPEN SCALE RACI NO Barb Pratt lady contestant flew well Midget Mustang PO Box 607 So Gallatin Road Madison_TN 37115 860-6011 Sales ice Complete line ROYAL Electronics RIC equipment WARRANTY repairs thing sell Call Ed Venus B rannan Repair Service HOBBY LOBBY EK LOGICTROL FUTABA HOBBY SHACK ROYAL Handy Tools Precision Sanding ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING BLOCKADJUSTABLE TENSION use RUFF-STUFF 75HAND BELT SANDER Self adhesive sand paperfIRMLY HOLDS PAPER Makes Sanding SmallFOR EASIER SANDING Areas Snapl$210 Wont Wear Out~.4 ed flats curves Handy Use Handy Hold 11 Inch $225 Easy Use 22 Inch *335extra strips $1 35 Send 25tAPPLIED DESIGN CORPAdd 20% forcatalog738 PENN STREET EL SEGUNDO CA 90245forpostage Now Available. Nine Great Detail & Scale Volumes Only 695 F-4 Phantom II Part B-l7 Flying Fortress Part F-l6A & B Fighting Falcon F-ill Aardvark F-5E&F Tiger II F-4 Phantom II Part 2 F-l8 Hornet F-14 Tomcat B-29 Superfortress Others Coming Soon SEND FOR FREE CATALOG Dealer Inquiries Invited Jr-Sr Rat Slow Rat year Junior Senior entries both events down considerably say two events extremely exciting Pitting flying Junior Senior entries certainly commendable variety excitement afforded Carrier circle Slow Rats took tour circle Jim Ricketts Control Line Racing Director did admirable job keeping competitors organized maintaining safety times Certainly future can see JuniorSenior pilots pit men pro ranks especially individuals like Aaron Sprague Mike Willeox Jim Rickets Jr Robbie Frink Ken Hicks also refreshing find several youngsters coming up Old Rat Pilots Association namely John Stubblefield Dickie Rich Jr Open Slow Rat As past Nats Saturday Open Slow Rat Racing As usual day preceding event saw everyone prac ticing note Vic Garners new red air plane wheel pants streamlined landing gear lessen drag Bill Lee thrashing shop brought out new Slow Rat certainly promise Speeds little better year past years majority competitors running right 140-sec range As last year Vic Garner apparently fast est Slow Rat clockings 133-135 range engine lineup included Texas con tingent running K&B 35 other competitors generally running OS36 Tune Hill combination 11 competitors Race Director Ricketts decided run 140-lap final first heats Bill Lee turned excellent time 529 majority competitors figured would hold up win assisted heat Dick Stubblefield doing usual excellent job piloting some help other competitor dropping out after 70 laps unfortunate situation Vic Garner heat since needle valve shook loose after approximately 60 laps Frank Wil liams Ron Esman sporting Lickety Split Slow Rat designed Frank Williams fired HP 36s Unquestionably Ron Esman has fastest pit stops competitors Rons entry flown Dick Stubblefield race John Ballards entry pitted Vic Garner Bob Kerr Vics rework Tune/Hill OS36 resulted time 526 course addition good pitting resulting time good enough win event Bob Kerr role pit man managed some good pits take fifth father-and-son team Dziak two excellent performances tank proW lems plagued last years Nats final shakeout believe top five three Texas Midwest California Nats CL ScalelGretz Cortinued page 52 flying easily clinched competition PT17 based Sterling kit obviously highly modified wingspan 72 weighed 11 lb Power ST 60 Ron true champion performance model equal past Nats winners Ive known hope tries FAI CL Scale Team next year Second Open Precision won Aus tralia Graves Japanese A6M5 Zero Problems flight line left Australia end Saturday no qualifying flight attempt left badly rebroken landing gear second time day Repairs lasting until 3 ampaid off Sunday finally got official flight claim well-deserved second place Third place went Charles Bauer flying familiar 60-powered Pitts Special Gary Oakins fourth small Fox 35-powered Fokker D-7 Julie Abel Junior Precision Scale contestant year flying same Pilatus PC7 Turbo Trainer won last year Julies static flight scores would have good enough place third Open class second Senior Joe Kim won first Senior Precision Scale Ti { YjJ[]jjf N CA 6409 Airfoil THERMIC 72' Shaped Pad Blocks 72 Wingspan 410 Sq Area $2950 Postage & Handling add $2 95 CA ZAIC CO. INC 883 Lexington Ave Brooklyn New York 132 Model Aviation MODELERS! RIC MODEL TRANSPORTER $570 plus shipping Compact Versatile Durable Hauls 2 planes plus gear equipment will need field customize inside hangers tool box etc meet need Send $100 informatIon X-HAUL ER PO Box 185 Constantine MI 49042 Call 616 435-6905 BoxSize 4xlOx30 High Maintenance Free Aluminum Exterior Wood Box Construction Steei Running Gear
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/11
Page Numbers: 49, 50, 130, 131, 132
attempts engine wouldnt run Mean 57 minutes combined talents Glen Meador Lou Dudka Ken Purzycki Sr Windy Urtnowski Jim Casale Jeff Ander son rebuilt Kens plane damage consisting 1 foam wing broken center wing joint 2 stab broken half 3 broken tank 4 engine broken case crank 5 severely splintered fuselage second round saw Jim McClellans flight score lower winds really picked up Rich Siefert put beautiful flight Open pilots watching clapping after maneuver extremely windy condi tions Rich determined put bottoms five feet wind no wind big Enya 49X really hauling 60-in-span plane around Ken Pursycki put patched-up plane air again Open fliers once applaud ing after maneuver final tally came out Ken winning 41350 Sieferts 40850 Garden State Circle Burners National Champion Despite being Junior Stunt flier Nationals Sean Elliot flew well should get spirit enthusiasm trophy model flying protege Mike Ditrich Erie PAor other way around Sean came first Nationals grandfather en thusiastic pleasant pair individuals could hardly found hope will see Sean Tuesday night now-traditional appear ance judging Open fliers Because windy conditions suggested hold appearance judging 200 pm would allow some practice 700 pm winds calmed down However Event Director Arlie Preszler ruled very good idea may try next year times appearance judging published Continued page 127 SINCE Control Line circles relocated slightly Nats former ly held Lincoln think circles nearly perfect condition Special thanks should given Nats crew laid out circles filled remaining holes vicinity installed rope barrier permanentlymounted wire posts control spectators cordoning Control Line area appreci ated Speed Carrier Racing participants year Nats held same schedule Seguin Open Scale Racing Monday Open Rat Thursday Open Slow Rat Saturday Junior Senior Scale Racing events held Wednesday Fast Slow Rat events held Friday As past FAI Team Race run Tuesday Scale Radng observation year majority Racing competitors arrived Sunday spent majority day practice-flying 90-plus-degree heat Henry Nelsons new slightly modifiedI5 engine sported Vic Garner California excellent airspeed several clockings found approximately 2 3 faster standard Rossi 15 Tim GillottSalinas CA caused stir initial practice flights sent up 141-143 Typically speed majority competitors around 151-156 Unfortunately Tim could keep engine consistent consequently make head carburetor changes slowing airspeed range rest field Scale Racing entries up slightly Pratt entry piloted Ms Barbara Pratt handled Midget Mustang very well traffic Qualifying times Monday 90-plusNovember 198249 Junior evens winner Sean Elliot Erie PA used Gieseke Nobler kit OS Max 35 engine DIII werwaye Drtd JII3 11db puuauiy LJ~lI I, Nats Stunt events anybody took 3rd time using 11-year-old USA-i plane much re-worked ST 46 Rev-Up 1 4x6 cut 1 2x6 0~lbI DElegance-winner 1 Powell foam wing Powell-reworked K&B 40 engine ______LA______ Unique profile Bearcat flown Frank Williams HoustonTXWingspans57in planeweigha 5g oz ST 60 engine clunk-type tank CL Racing John Ballard FAI TEAM RACE Winning teams L R Ballard/Gillotlst Shew Pardue2nd Hughes/Oge3rd OPEN SLOW RAT Race Director Jim Ricketts R gives 1st-place plaque John Ballard Others IR LI Dick Stubblefield2nd Ron Esman 3rd Bill Lee4th Bob KerrSth degree heat brought times 252 300 timing best qualifying time turned John Ballard 252 finals Lambert team piloted Harold Pops Lambert turned excellent time 553 second three-time winner event success mostly due son Dick performing quick flawless pit stops Bob Oge John Ballard teamed up pit man pilot 559 558 respectively third second past nitro content fuel has somewhere between 50% 60% however think majority competitors running 70% 75% range year Team Racing Team Race Lincoln exciting ever conspicuous ab sence Perkins/Albritton team California teams Jolly/Kusik McCollum/ Knoppi year saw Carl Dodge rcvived retirement Bill Lee sporting new pilot hot-stuff special fuselage racer Oge/Huglses team eliminated consistency problems turned several consistent heat times posted heat times winning times certainly nothing write home about respectable consis tency standpoint dust settled Gillott/Ballard team took win followed closely Shew/Pardue Oge/Hughes Mouse Race Half-A Mouse Race draws entries over country Some excellent heat times turned Open category Junior-Senior entries plagued 20-30 mph wind played havoc light little planes during takeoff landing saw instance landing pit stop Continued I9aqe 130 50 Model Aviation OPEN SWw nAT Vic Garners racer being pitted White splotch below model tie-down hole filled plaster Paris Nats site crew give good smooth racing surface JUNIOR SLOW RAT Pitmen Ron Esman Bill Lee give some lastminute advice Mike Willcox prior final heat race JUNIOR SLOW RAT Big smile Steve Hicks face RI because took 1 Jim Ricketta happyhe took 2nd OPEN SCALE RACING Bob Oge Chicago IL pits LII Quickie racer Most pit men use arm-mounted GloBee glow plug battery OPEN RAT top three winners pit men L RI Bill Hughes Bollingbrook ILli Bob Ogepitted both 1st 2nd place planes John Ballard Louisville KY2nd Senior flier Ken Hicks Wilbur Hicks Jacksonville FLbuilder 3rd-place model pit man JuNIUII LIL na,r4 ne iourwririe - flu n opy.e Jim Ricketts2nd Steve Hicks3rd Randy Rich4th RADIUS TOOL PeIIDaUGIIITM TUNGSTEN CARBIDE Mans Hardest Material -1 next Diamond LIFETIME SANDING TOOLS k AT TOOL 4. G \ 9 OOLS IN ONE MONEY BACK 7GUARANTEE us EACH TOOL ONLY Ohio add 6% sales tax $695 pp Check Money Order No CODs Wholesale & Dealer Inquiries Invited D G PRODUCTS CO 209 CARRLANDS DR DAYTON OHIO 45429 flying judging staff Art Adamisin Allen Brickhaus Bill Fitzgerald Jim Hoffman Lee Lorio Bill Kipp Dan McClellan Joe Reinhard Mark Overmier Bill Zimmer ready 47 Open fliers actually showed up fly start second flight Thursday Bob Whitely got off very rich tried wingover lost line tension pulled lines taut line connector broke crashing plane entire nose plane broken off rupturing tank also damaging wing already second place circle guaranteed quali ing spot John Poynter Chuck Walter went hack motel rebuild plane Chuck sent out field Bobs Max 45 mounted Poynters damaged plane tank see crankshaft straight tank would go distance Several surprised pilots watched flew Poyn ters plane checkout flight dont think affected timing own plane Meanwhile back motel Bob John completely built new cowling scratch 46 minutes 330 am Friday plane painted ready go Bob flew Friday ended up 10thand plane originally built four days week before Nats after Bob crashed original plane Fridays semi-finals featured some outstanding flying after adding first two flights 21 points separated 5th through 13th places Three rookies made Friday Lou Dudka 7th Glen Meador 12th Dennis Harkai 13th other qualifiers Frank McMillan 6th Stan Powell 8th Dennis Adamisin 9th Paul Walker 11th Remel Cooper 14th David Fitzgerald 15th Bob McDonald 16th Jim Armour 17th Gary McClellan 18th Roger Barrett 19th Fred Miles 20th Two very interesting planes flew Nation als didnt qualify Frank Williams Houston TX full-size-winged 57-in span 600 sq profile Bearcat beautiful K&B Super poxy finish plane featured roaring ST 60 engine mounted inside center-circle side fuselage coupled Pylon Brand 8-oz clunk tank set up muffler pressure uni flow Swinging Top Flite 14 x 6 prop 59oz beauty flew through high winds prac tice Monday Tuesday like nothing mild 4 mph breeze could turn corners mushing usual character istic high-wing-loaded semi-scale planes Dave Copeman Milwaukee WI flying 43-oz Nobler kit OS Max 40 four-cycle engine took grand total 2 oz fuel entire pattern Several fliers expressed admiration power consistency engine two unofficial Stunt events Nation als held again Old-Time Stunt finally looks like has caught big Nats event Thirteen entries battled Tuesday afternoon winda Windy Urtnowski Little Ferry NJ winning giow division Ringmaster Fox 35 engine 26900 points over Jim Renkar Justice IL also flew Ringmaster received 24550 points Some other OT planes entered Karl Sieferts Curtis Swift 3rd place El Diablo Trixter Barnstormer American Senior Junior Sterling P-S 1 ignition division Jim Lee Topeka KS won Go-Devil featuring OK Super 60 engine Second went John Pond JC Madman Yates designs Dragon Orwick 64 Doug Dahlke tookthird Super Duper Zilch Super Cyclone 60 engine Half-A Stunt seven entries year definitely needs shot arm Wynn Paul won Open division miniature Bob Gialdini Olympic Mark V third year row Second Richard Byron Jim Lee third Jim McClellan won Senior Pete Lee won Junior Once preliminary events over time Big Finals featured no less four fliers World Champion Teams plus first-timer Jim Casale weather Saturday just about perfect Ted Fanchers winning plane 1981 model 595 built-up wing weighing 56 oz having Garner-ringed ST 46 using Rev-Up 12-6 prop trimmed 11 * finish acrylic enamel lacquerwhich unfortunately cracked along chord both wing panels about three inches fuselage Liberal use Fascal repair rips kept plane air As usual Arlie Preszler helm entire week Precision Aerobatics went off very smoothly professionally assistant event director former World Champion Na tional Champion Bob Hunt now editor Flying Models Shareen Fancher Marie Adamisin took care tabulation 261 flight scores Oh yes multiply three five judges per flight get something like 900 score sheets over five-day period Without doubt Control Line Precision Aero batics has professional classylooking scoreboard name tags event thanks Arlie sign-making prowess letdown wonderful organization Nats ran out gas about 100 miles outside Lincoln way home eighth PAMPA awards banquet George Aldrich-sponsored Rene Mechin Trophy awarded Senior winner Ken Purzycki perpetual trophy features exact replica constructed Arlie Preazler paint scheme Georges first Nobler Jack Sheeks presented Technical Achievement Award Dennis Adamisin very-highaspect-ratio airplane flies well After very entertaining presentation imitations some fliers judges thespians Jeff Anderson Ken Purzycki awards given out flying concluding presentation Walker Cup new Champion Ted Fancher Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 50 gust wind caught plane caused complete wingover slow-motion fashion pilot caught airplane no damage center circle designs miniature racers iave perfected point have excellent characteristics Observing other racers found Open entries constructed fast-fills tanks hot glove points body have experimented wheel locations improve takeoff landing char acteristics heavy concentration Racers East Coast did make Nats turnoutwhich unfortunately does indicate popularity event Midwest/East Coast areawould have better Fast Rat Thursday Open Fast Rat day 130 Model Aviation CO-lOl LONOSTER 1250 CO-102 FLYBABY 1450 SEE YOUR DEALER FIRST OR ORDER DIRECT ADD $100 FOR POSTAGE & HANDLING HUNT MODELS OX 21B EL MN 55325 e $3995 KIT #12 051 Wingspan- 19-40 Engine Foam Wing- BaLsa Fuse Easy Picture Instructions Send Money Order- Pay UPS 111 Res add $200 Tax GT MODELS Ph 217-89S-4156 P0 aox 869 Rantoul III 61866 Wednesday afternoon spent competi tors attempting get good consistency air speeds 113-117 range conversations competitor problems blown distorted plug wire elements caused indi viduals raise head clearance 002-007 Bob Oge raised head clearance 032 prevent plug detonation Most agree relatively high humidity 60%-70% temp erature 99O 103 0F contributed problem Lambert team Oge/Ballard team sporting new OS RV 40 Pylon engine Dick Lanibert has designed some new Fast Rat fuselage tops enclose engine nicely contain molded exit mini-pipe case reactivated older airplane considerable machining head upper case get beefr OS engine airplane past years 120-second barrier seemed magical number Now appears 110-second barrier attainable Race day dawned Thursday change weather cloud cover caused tem perature drop high 80s relative humidity still around 60% 70% Initial heat times excellent competitors dropping 215 220 range increased head clearance com petitors still having plug problems know personally raised head clearance twice around 007 day before total head clearance both OS 40 Super tigre X-40 around 018-020 final race saw variety teams cut DUAL PERSONAUTY TRAINER OtALtRI DISTRIBUTOR INQUIRItS INVITED WS 54 20 - 35 ENGINES 3 CHANNEL THE BEGINNERS KIlTEN AND EXPERTS TIGER Revolutionary snap-on wing eliminates bolts abber bands Complete kit $5495 dealer direcn GEMINI MODELS INC P0 Boo 1168 Passaic NJ 07055 Kawasaki Homers Smoth One. 1222 CID Sale $17995 315 CID Sale $19499 Comes 6-bolt hub built-in choke Twin stack mount optional 19 Roper Engine $17995Close Out Sale Last $3995 MORE HORNER SPECIALS PART 22 Quadra Engine108 19 EngIne Hub ft Mount Pack119 19 Uced Demo Engine110 Balanced 6-Bolt Hub tRoper Partner ft Quadral101 Prop Drill Jig102 Radial Mount Hornet ft 191103 Radial Mount IParonert123 Twin Stack Exhaust 37 ft Kioritz106 Twin Stack Exhauco partner ft Quadrat120 choke Assembly Partner ft Quadrat121 Brite Spinner Roper Partner ft Quadral122 Neoprene Gee Line Per Foott107 Resistor Spark Plug RCJ-O113 Big Props Available Finished Balanced Wood RETAILSALE $12500$11096 6600 2600 1496 11ss Proven H S Hornet 42 CID 6Vs HP Only BYe lbs So compact measures much lRrnflr ehan Quadra Partner Comes complete choke 6-bolt prop hub Radial mount twin stack available List $28995 INTRO $22995 Homers Twin Coming SoonlI 61cc 137 CIDWt4A lbs I_ L -1 -0 0 1296 1296 2496 1996 500 1596 196 250 Send 20 Stamp Cor CataloglWill Ship Orders Same Day CODUPSAdd $4 Shipping Per Engine HORNER SALES INCRt 2 Box9 300 Dixie Hwy312946-2515 Beecher IL 60401Prices sublect change notice performance back eliminate plug change Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL using OS 40 Pylon engines turned all-time record 429 assisted flew approxi mately 100 laps loner since other compet itor fuel shut-off problems adjusted head clearance Ballards entry plug problems could muster 500 time second place third-place entry Kerry Turner fourth relative new comer Racing circles Wilbur Hicks put some nice pitting K&B 40powered Swamp Rat piloted 16-year-old sonProbably notable new airplanes Nationals Lambert teams Cobra racer Dick has incorporated new tricks particular airplane should have bugs worked out shortly Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt R/C Kits Mfg VK Models & hobby shops Now on your bulk orders can save 25% ordering direct Send $1 catalog Price applied first order SAMPLE PRICES Balsa 111 6x2x36 Balsa 3/1 6x3x48 Plywood 3132x6x1 2 Bass Sheet 1 18x3x24 Spruce 3/1 6x311 6x48 Ust Price 61 202 147 138 47 cost 46 152 110 104 35 Minimum Net Order $50 No shipping COD charges $100 minimum order 5969 Leingwell Road PO Box 174 PHONE 216533-3807 Cenf laId Ohio 44406 November 1982 131 Mfg American Power Equip L, n USA OPEN SCALE RACI NO Barb Pratt lady contestant flew well Midget Mustang PO Box 607 So Gallatin Road Madison_TN 37115 860-6011 Sales ice Complete line ROYAL Electronics RIC equipment WARRANTY repairs thing sell Call Ed Venus B rannan Repair Service HOBBY LOBBY EK LOGICTROL FUTABA HOBBY SHACK ROYAL Handy Tools Precision Sanding ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING BLOCKADJUSTABLE TENSION use RUFF-STUFF 75HAND BELT SANDER Self adhesive sand paperfIRMLY HOLDS PAPER Makes Sanding SmallFOR EASIER SANDING Areas Snapl$210 Wont Wear Out~.4 ed flats curves Handy Use Handy Hold 11 Inch $225 Easy Use 22 Inch *335extra strips $1 35 Send 25tAPPLIED DESIGN CORPAdd 20% forcatalog738 PENN STREET EL SEGUNDO CA 90245forpostage Now Available. Nine Great Detail & Scale Volumes Only 695 F-4 Phantom II Part B-l7 Flying Fortress Part F-l6A & B Fighting Falcon F-ill Aardvark F-5E&F Tiger II F-4 Phantom II Part 2 F-l8 Hornet F-14 Tomcat B-29 Superfortress Others Coming Soon SEND FOR FREE CATALOG Dealer Inquiries Invited Jr-Sr Rat Slow Rat year Junior Senior entries both events down considerably say two events extremely exciting Pitting flying Junior Senior entries certainly commendable variety excitement afforded Carrier circle Slow Rats took tour circle Jim Ricketts Control Line Racing Director did admirable job keeping competitors organized maintaining safety times Certainly future can see JuniorSenior pilots pit men pro ranks especially individuals like Aaron Sprague Mike Willeox Jim Rickets Jr Robbie Frink Ken Hicks also refreshing find several youngsters coming up Old Rat Pilots Association namely John Stubblefield Dickie Rich Jr Open Slow Rat As past Nats Saturday Open Slow Rat Racing As usual day preceding event saw everyone prac ticing note Vic Garners new red air plane wheel pants streamlined landing gear lessen drag Bill Lee thrashing shop brought out new Slow Rat certainly promise Speeds little better year past years majority competitors running right 140-sec range As last year Vic Garner apparently fast est Slow Rat clockings 133-135 range engine lineup included Texas con tingent running K&B 35 other competitors generally running OS36 Tune Hill combination 11 competitors Race Director Ricketts decided run 140-lap final first heats Bill Lee turned excellent time 529 majority competitors figured would hold up win assisted heat Dick Stubblefield doing usual excellent job piloting some help other competitor dropping out after 70 laps unfortunate situation Vic Garner heat since needle valve shook loose after approximately 60 laps Frank Wil liams Ron Esman sporting Lickety Split Slow Rat designed Frank Williams fired HP 36s Unquestionably Ron Esman has fastest pit stops competitors Rons entry flown Dick Stubblefield race John Ballards entry pitted Vic Garner Bob Kerr Vics rework Tune/Hill OS36 resulted time 526 course addition good pitting resulting time good enough win event Bob Kerr role pit man managed some good pits take fifth father-and-son team Dziak two excellent performances tank proW lems plagued last years Nats final shakeout believe top five three Texas Midwest California Nats CL ScalelGretz Cortinued page 52 flying easily clinched competition PT17 based Sterling kit obviously highly modified wingspan 72 weighed 11 lb Power ST 60 Ron true champion performance model equal past Nats winners Ive known hope tries FAI CL Scale Team next year Second Open Precision won Aus tralia Graves Japanese A6M5 Zero Problems flight line left Australia end Saturday no qualifying flight attempt left badly rebroken landing gear second time day Repairs lasting until 3 ampaid off Sunday finally got official flight claim well-deserved second place Third place went Charles Bauer flying familiar 60-powered Pitts Special Gary Oakins fourth small Fox 35-powered Fokker D-7 Julie Abel Junior Precision Scale contestant year flying same Pilatus PC7 Turbo Trainer won last year Julies static flight scores would have good enough place third Open class second Senior Joe Kim won first Senior Precision Scale Ti { YjJ[]jjf N CA 6409 Airfoil THERMIC 72' Shaped Pad Blocks 72 Wingspan 410 Sq Area $2950 Postage & Handling add $2 95 CA ZAIC CO. INC 883 Lexington Ave Brooklyn New York 132 Model Aviation MODELERS! RIC MODEL TRANSPORTER $570 plus shipping Compact Versatile Durable Hauls 2 planes plus gear equipment will need field customize inside hangers tool box etc meet need Send $100 informatIon X-HAUL ER PO Box 185 Constantine MI 49042 Call 616 435-6905 BoxSize 4xlOx30 High Maintenance Free Aluminum Exterior Wood Box Construction Steei Running Gear
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/11
Page Numbers: 49, 50, 130, 131, 132
attempts engine wouldnt run Mean 57 minutes combined talents Glen Meador Lou Dudka Ken Purzycki Sr Windy Urtnowski Jim Casale Jeff Ander son rebuilt Kens plane damage consisting 1 foam wing broken center wing joint 2 stab broken half 3 broken tank 4 engine broken case crank 5 severely splintered fuselage second round saw Jim McClellans flight score lower winds really picked up Rich Siefert put beautiful flight Open pilots watching clapping after maneuver extremely windy condi tions Rich determined put bottoms five feet wind no wind big Enya 49X really hauling 60-in-span plane around Ken Pursycki put patched-up plane air again Open fliers once applaud ing after maneuver final tally came out Ken winning 41350 Sieferts 40850 Garden State Circle Burners National Champion Despite being Junior Stunt flier Nationals Sean Elliot flew well should get spirit enthusiasm trophy model flying protege Mike Ditrich Erie PAor other way around Sean came first Nationals grandfather en thusiastic pleasant pair individuals could hardly found hope will see Sean Tuesday night now-traditional appear ance judging Open fliers Because windy conditions suggested hold appearance judging 200 pm would allow some practice 700 pm winds calmed down However Event Director Arlie Preszler ruled very good idea may try next year times appearance judging published Continued page 127 SINCE Control Line circles relocated slightly Nats former ly held Lincoln think circles nearly perfect condition Special thanks should given Nats crew laid out circles filled remaining holes vicinity installed rope barrier permanentlymounted wire posts control spectators cordoning Control Line area appreci ated Speed Carrier Racing participants year Nats held same schedule Seguin Open Scale Racing Monday Open Rat Thursday Open Slow Rat Saturday Junior Senior Scale Racing events held Wednesday Fast Slow Rat events held Friday As past FAI Team Race run Tuesday Scale Radng observation year majority Racing competitors arrived Sunday spent majority day practice-flying 90-plus-degree heat Henry Nelsons new slightly modifiedI5 engine sported Vic Garner California excellent airspeed several clockings found approximately 2 3 faster standard Rossi 15 Tim GillottSalinas CA caused stir initial practice flights sent up 141-143 Typically speed majority competitors around 151-156 Unfortunately Tim could keep engine consistent consequently make head carburetor changes slowing airspeed range rest field Scale Racing entries up slightly Pratt entry piloted Ms Barbara Pratt handled Midget Mustang very well traffic Qualifying times Monday 90-plusNovember 198249 Junior evens winner Sean Elliot Erie PA used Gieseke Nobler kit OS Max 35 engine DIII werwaye Drtd JII3 11db puuauiy LJ~lI I, Nats Stunt events anybody took 3rd time using 11-year-old USA-i plane much re-worked ST 46 Rev-Up 1 4x6 cut 1 2x6 0~lbI DElegance-winner 1 Powell foam wing Powell-reworked K&B 40 engine ______LA______ Unique profile Bearcat flown Frank Williams HoustonTXWingspans57in planeweigha 5g oz ST 60 engine clunk-type tank CL Racing John Ballard FAI TEAM RACE Winning teams L R Ballard/Gillotlst Shew Pardue2nd Hughes/Oge3rd OPEN SLOW RAT Race Director Jim Ricketts R gives 1st-place plaque John Ballard Others IR LI Dick Stubblefield2nd Ron Esman 3rd Bill Lee4th Bob KerrSth degree heat brought times 252 300 timing best qualifying time turned John Ballard 252 finals Lambert team piloted Harold Pops Lambert turned excellent time 553 second three-time winner event success mostly due son Dick performing quick flawless pit stops Bob Oge John Ballard teamed up pit man pilot 559 558 respectively third second past nitro content fuel has somewhere between 50% 60% however think majority competitors running 70% 75% range year Team Racing Team Race Lincoln exciting ever conspicuous ab sence Perkins/Albritton team California teams Jolly/Kusik McCollum/ Knoppi year saw Carl Dodge rcvived retirement Bill Lee sporting new pilot hot-stuff special fuselage racer Oge/Huglses team eliminated consistency problems turned several consistent heat times posted heat times winning times certainly nothing write home about respectable consis tency standpoint dust settled Gillott/Ballard team took win followed closely Shew/Pardue Oge/Hughes Mouse Race Half-A Mouse Race draws entries over country Some excellent heat times turned Open category Junior-Senior entries plagued 20-30 mph wind played havoc light little planes during takeoff landing saw instance landing pit stop Continued I9aqe 130 50 Model Aviation OPEN SWw nAT Vic Garners racer being pitted White splotch below model tie-down hole filled plaster Paris Nats site crew give good smooth racing surface JUNIOR SLOW RAT Pitmen Ron Esman Bill Lee give some lastminute advice Mike Willcox prior final heat race JUNIOR SLOW RAT Big smile Steve Hicks face RI because took 1 Jim Ricketta happyhe took 2nd OPEN SCALE RACING Bob Oge Chicago IL pits LII Quickie racer Most pit men use arm-mounted GloBee glow plug battery OPEN RAT top three winners pit men L RI Bill Hughes Bollingbrook ILli Bob Ogepitted both 1st 2nd place planes John Ballard Louisville KY2nd Senior flier Ken Hicks Wilbur Hicks Jacksonville FLbuilder 3rd-place model pit man JuNIUII LIL na,r4 ne iourwririe - flu n opy.e Jim Ricketts2nd Steve Hicks3rd Randy Rich4th RADIUS TOOL PeIIDaUGIIITM TUNGSTEN CARBIDE Mans Hardest Material -1 next Diamond LIFETIME SANDING TOOLS k AT TOOL 4. G \ 9 OOLS IN ONE MONEY BACK 7GUARANTEE us EACH TOOL ONLY Ohio add 6% sales tax $695 pp Check Money Order No CODs Wholesale & Dealer Inquiries Invited D G PRODUCTS CO 209 CARRLANDS DR DAYTON OHIO 45429 flying judging staff Art Adamisin Allen Brickhaus Bill Fitzgerald Jim Hoffman Lee Lorio Bill Kipp Dan McClellan Joe Reinhard Mark Overmier Bill Zimmer ready 47 Open fliers actually showed up fly start second flight Thursday Bob Whitely got off very rich tried wingover lost line tension pulled lines taut line connector broke crashing plane entire nose plane broken off rupturing tank also damaging wing already second place circle guaranteed quali ing spot John Poynter Chuck Walter went hack motel rebuild plane Chuck sent out field Bobs Max 45 mounted Poynters damaged plane tank see crankshaft straight tank would go distance Several surprised pilots watched flew Poyn ters plane checkout flight dont think affected timing own plane Meanwhile back motel Bob John completely built new cowling scratch 46 minutes 330 am Friday plane painted ready go Bob flew Friday ended up 10thand plane originally built four days week before Nats after Bob crashed original plane Fridays semi-finals featured some outstanding flying after adding first two flights 21 points separated 5th through 13th places Three rookies made Friday Lou Dudka 7th Glen Meador 12th Dennis Harkai 13th other qualifiers Frank McMillan 6th Stan Powell 8th Dennis Adamisin 9th Paul Walker 11th Remel Cooper 14th David Fitzgerald 15th Bob McDonald 16th Jim Armour 17th Gary McClellan 18th Roger Barrett 19th Fred Miles 20th Two very interesting planes flew Nation als didnt qualify Frank Williams Houston TX full-size-winged 57-in span 600 sq profile Bearcat beautiful K&B Super poxy finish plane featured roaring ST 60 engine mounted inside center-circle side fuselage coupled Pylon Brand 8-oz clunk tank set up muffler pressure uni flow Swinging Top Flite 14 x 6 prop 59oz beauty flew through high winds prac tice Monday Tuesday like nothing mild 4 mph breeze could turn corners mushing usual character istic high-wing-loaded semi-scale planes Dave Copeman Milwaukee WI flying 43-oz Nobler kit OS Max 40 four-cycle engine took grand total 2 oz fuel entire pattern Several fliers expressed admiration power consistency engine two unofficial Stunt events Nation als held again Old-Time Stunt finally looks like has caught big Nats event Thirteen entries battled Tuesday afternoon winda Windy Urtnowski Little Ferry NJ winning giow division Ringmaster Fox 35 engine 26900 points over Jim Renkar Justice IL also flew Ringmaster received 24550 points Some other OT planes entered Karl Sieferts Curtis Swift 3rd place El Diablo Trixter Barnstormer American Senior Junior Sterling P-S 1 ignition division Jim Lee Topeka KS won Go-Devil featuring OK Super 60 engine Second went John Pond JC Madman Yates designs Dragon Orwick 64 Doug Dahlke tookthird Super Duper Zilch Super Cyclone 60 engine Half-A Stunt seven entries year definitely needs shot arm Wynn Paul won Open division miniature Bob Gialdini Olympic Mark V third year row Second Richard Byron Jim Lee third Jim McClellan won Senior Pete Lee won Junior Once preliminary events over time Big Finals featured no less four fliers World Champion Teams plus first-timer Jim Casale weather Saturday just about perfect Ted Fanchers winning plane 1981 model 595 built-up wing weighing 56 oz having Garner-ringed ST 46 using Rev-Up 12-6 prop trimmed 11 * finish acrylic enamel lacquerwhich unfortunately cracked along chord both wing panels about three inches fuselage Liberal use Fascal repair rips kept plane air As usual Arlie Preszler helm entire week Precision Aerobatics went off very smoothly professionally assistant event director former World Champion Na tional Champion Bob Hunt now editor Flying Models Shareen Fancher Marie Adamisin took care tabulation 261 flight scores Oh yes multiply three five judges per flight get something like 900 score sheets over five-day period Without doubt Control Line Precision Aero batics has professional classylooking scoreboard name tags event thanks Arlie sign-making prowess letdown wonderful organization Nats ran out gas about 100 miles outside Lincoln way home eighth PAMPA awards banquet George Aldrich-sponsored Rene Mechin Trophy awarded Senior winner Ken Purzycki perpetual trophy features exact replica constructed Arlie Preazler paint scheme Georges first Nobler Jack Sheeks presented Technical Achievement Award Dennis Adamisin very-highaspect-ratio airplane flies well After very entertaining presentation imitations some fliers judges thespians Jeff Anderson Ken Purzycki awards given out flying concluding presentation Walker Cup new Champion Ted Fancher Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 50 gust wind caught plane caused complete wingover slow-motion fashion pilot caught airplane no damage center circle designs miniature racers iave perfected point have excellent characteristics Observing other racers found Open entries constructed fast-fills tanks hot glove points body have experimented wheel locations improve takeoff landing char acteristics heavy concentration Racers East Coast did make Nats turnoutwhich unfortunately does indicate popularity event Midwest/East Coast areawould have better Fast Rat Thursday Open Fast Rat day 130 Model Aviation CO-lOl LONOSTER 1250 CO-102 FLYBABY 1450 SEE YOUR DEALER FIRST OR ORDER DIRECT ADD $100 FOR POSTAGE & HANDLING HUNT MODELS OX 21B EL MN 55325 e $3995 KIT #12 051 Wingspan- 19-40 Engine Foam Wing- BaLsa Fuse Easy Picture Instructions Send Money Order- Pay UPS 111 Res add $200 Tax GT MODELS Ph 217-89S-4156 P0 aox 869 Rantoul III 61866 Wednesday afternoon spent competi tors attempting get good consistency air speeds 113-117 range conversations competitor problems blown distorted plug wire elements caused indi viduals raise head clearance 002-007 Bob Oge raised head clearance 032 prevent plug detonation Most agree relatively high humidity 60%-70% temp erature 99O 103 0F contributed problem Lambert team Oge/Ballard team sporting new OS RV 40 Pylon engine Dick Lanibert has designed some new Fast Rat fuselage tops enclose engine nicely contain molded exit mini-pipe case reactivated older airplane considerable machining head upper case get beefr OS engine airplane past years 120-second barrier seemed magical number Now appears 110-second barrier attainable Race day dawned Thursday change weather cloud cover caused tem perature drop high 80s relative humidity still around 60% 70% Initial heat times excellent competitors dropping 215 220 range increased head clearance com petitors still having plug problems know personally raised head clearance twice around 007 day before total head clearance both OS 40 Super tigre X-40 around 018-020 final race saw variety teams cut DUAL PERSONAUTY TRAINER OtALtRI DISTRIBUTOR INQUIRItS INVITED WS 54 20 - 35 ENGINES 3 CHANNEL THE BEGINNERS KIlTEN AND EXPERTS TIGER Revolutionary snap-on wing eliminates bolts abber bands Complete kit $5495 dealer direcn GEMINI MODELS INC P0 Boo 1168 Passaic NJ 07055 Kawasaki Homers Smoth One. 1222 CID Sale $17995 315 CID Sale $19499 Comes 6-bolt hub built-in choke Twin stack mount optional 19 Roper Engine $17995Close Out Sale Last $3995 MORE HORNER SPECIALS PART 22 Quadra Engine108 19 EngIne Hub ft Mount Pack119 19 Uced Demo Engine110 Balanced 6-Bolt Hub tRoper Partner ft Quadral101 Prop Drill Jig102 Radial Mount Hornet ft 191103 Radial Mount IParonert123 Twin Stack Exhaust 37 ft Kioritz106 Twin Stack Exhauco partner ft Quadrat120 choke Assembly Partner ft Quadrat121 Brite Spinner Roper Partner ft Quadral122 Neoprene Gee Line Per Foott107 Resistor Spark Plug RCJ-O113 Big Props Available Finished Balanced Wood RETAILSALE $12500$11096 6600 2600 1496 11ss Proven H S Hornet 42 CID 6Vs HP Only BYe lbs So compact measures much lRrnflr ehan Quadra Partner Comes complete choke 6-bolt prop hub Radial mount twin stack available List $28995 INTRO $22995 Homers Twin Coming SoonlI 61cc 137 CIDWt4A lbs I_ L -1 -0 0 1296 1296 2496 1996 500 1596 196 250 Send 20 Stamp Cor CataloglWill Ship Orders Same Day CODUPSAdd $4 Shipping Per Engine HORNER SALES INCRt 2 Box9 300 Dixie Hwy312946-2515 Beecher IL 60401Prices sublect change notice performance back eliminate plug change Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL using OS 40 Pylon engines turned all-time record 429 assisted flew approxi mately 100 laps loner since other compet itor fuel shut-off problems adjusted head clearance Ballards entry plug problems could muster 500 time second place third-place entry Kerry Turner fourth relative new comer Racing circles Wilbur Hicks put some nice pitting K&B 40powered Swamp Rat piloted 16-year-old sonProbably notable new airplanes Nationals Lambert teams Cobra racer Dick has incorporated new tricks particular airplane should have bugs worked out shortly Buckeye Balsa supplies AAA quality balsa certified aircraft plywood fine kits Aero Composites Kitty Hawk Models Mr Gs Dave Platt R/C Kits Mfg VK Models & hobby shops Now on your bulk orders can save 25% ordering direct Send $1 catalog Price applied first order SAMPLE PRICES Balsa 111 6x2x36 Balsa 3/1 6x3x48 Plywood 3132x6x1 2 Bass Sheet 1 18x3x24 Spruce 3/1 6x311 6x48 Ust Price 61 202 147 138 47 cost 46 152 110 104 35 Minimum Net Order $50 No shipping COD charges $100 minimum order 5969 Leingwell Road PO Box 174 PHONE 216533-3807 Cenf laId Ohio 44406 November 1982 131 Mfg American Power Equip L, n USA OPEN SCALE RACI NO Barb Pratt lady contestant flew well Midget Mustang PO Box 607 So Gallatin Road Madison_TN 37115 860-6011 Sales ice Complete line ROYAL Electronics RIC equipment WARRANTY repairs thing sell Call Ed Venus B rannan Repair Service HOBBY LOBBY EK LOGICTROL FUTABA HOBBY SHACK ROYAL Handy Tools Precision Sanding ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING BLOCKADJUSTABLE TENSION use RUFF-STUFF 75HAND BELT SANDER Self adhesive sand paperfIRMLY HOLDS PAPER Makes Sanding SmallFOR EASIER SANDING Areas Snapl$210 Wont Wear Out~.4 ed flats curves Handy Use Handy Hold 11 Inch $225 Easy Use 22 Inch *335extra strips $1 35 Send 25tAPPLIED DESIGN CORPAdd 20% forcatalog738 PENN STREET EL SEGUNDO CA 90245forpostage Now Available. Nine Great Detail & Scale Volumes Only 695 F-4 Phantom II Part B-l7 Flying Fortress Part F-l6A & B Fighting Falcon F-ill Aardvark F-5E&F Tiger II F-4 Phantom II Part 2 F-l8 Hornet F-14 Tomcat B-29 Superfortress Others Coming Soon SEND FOR FREE CATALOG Dealer Inquiries Invited Jr-Sr Rat Slow Rat year Junior Senior entries both events down considerably say two events extremely exciting Pitting flying Junior Senior entries certainly commendable variety excitement afforded Carrier circle Slow Rats took tour circle Jim Ricketts Control Line Racing Director did admirable job keeping competitors organized maintaining safety times Certainly future can see JuniorSenior pilots pit men pro ranks especially individuals like Aaron Sprague Mike Willeox Jim Rickets Jr Robbie Frink Ken Hicks also refreshing find several youngsters coming up Old Rat Pilots Association namely John Stubblefield Dickie Rich Jr Open Slow Rat As past Nats Saturday Open Slow Rat Racing As usual day preceding event saw everyone prac ticing note Vic Garners new red air plane wheel pants streamlined landing gear lessen drag Bill Lee thrashing shop brought out new Slow Rat certainly promise Speeds little better year past years majority competitors running right 140-sec range As last year Vic Garner apparently fast est Slow Rat clockings 133-135 range engine lineup included Texas con tingent running K&B 35 other competitors generally running OS36 Tune Hill combination 11 competitors Race Director Ricketts decided run 140-lap final first heats Bill Lee turned excellent time 529 majority competitors figured would hold up win assisted heat Dick Stubblefield doing usual excellent job piloting some help other competitor dropping out after 70 laps unfortunate situation Vic Garner heat since needle valve shook loose after approximately 60 laps Frank Wil liams Ron Esman sporting Lickety Split Slow Rat designed Frank Williams fired HP 36s Unquestionably Ron Esman has fastest pit stops competitors Rons entry flown Dick Stubblefield race John Ballards entry pitted Vic Garner Bob Kerr Vics rework Tune/Hill OS36 resulted time 526 course addition good pitting resulting time good enough win event Bob Kerr role pit man managed some good pits take fifth father-and-son team Dziak two excellent performances tank proW lems plagued last years Nats final shakeout believe top five three Texas Midwest California Nats CL ScalelGretz Cortinued page 52 flying easily clinched competition PT17 based Sterling kit obviously highly modified wingspan 72 weighed 11 lb Power ST 60 Ron true champion performance model equal past Nats winners Ive known hope tries FAI CL Scale Team next year Second Open Precision won Aus tralia Graves Japanese A6M5 Zero Problems flight line left Australia end Saturday no qualifying flight attempt left badly rebroken landing gear second time day Repairs lasting until 3 ampaid off Sunday finally got official flight claim well-deserved second place Third place went Charles Bauer flying familiar 60-powered Pitts Special Gary Oakins fourth small Fox 35-powered Fokker D-7 Julie Abel Junior Precision Scale contestant year flying same Pilatus PC7 Turbo Trainer won last year Julies static flight scores would have good enough place third Open class second Senior Joe Kim won first Senior Precision Scale Ti { YjJ[]jjf N CA 6409 Airfoil THERMIC 72' Shaped Pad Blocks 72 Wingspan 410 Sq Area $2950 Postage & Handling add $2 95 CA ZAIC CO. INC 883 Lexington Ave Brooklyn New York 132 Model Aviation MODELERS! RIC MODEL TRANSPORTER $570 plus shipping Compact Versatile Durable Hauls 2 planes plus gear equipment will need field customize inside hangers tool box etc meet need Send $100 informatIon X-HAUL ER PO Box 185 Constantine MI 49042 Call 616 435-6905 BoxSize 4xlOx30 High Maintenance Free Aluminum Exterior Wood Box Construction Steei Running Gear