EARLY June plenty time Nats still two months away Take kids circus get out few calm evenings fun flying go picnic give couple flight demos out town sit porch watch neighbors mow lawns help coach little league work Sig contest over Fathers Day family reunion weekends June Pretty soon wife asks Wanna go camping over 4th Sure lets go Get back cool off take some aspirin noise Wow Nats three weeks away time buckle down Gotta get new ship down get old ones limbered up Tell truth July 1982 Only endless hours model shop No time weed garden mow lawn wash cargotta load up stuff tonight careful paints dry Save last-minute emer gency details fixing motel Get Lincoln check room kids cant go swimming now weve got get Out field Theres AMA Nats Headquarters big P-Si B Big Mac Junior builtfrom Bob Baldus beautiful Sport Scale Bearcat Origa Top Flite kit Ed Prohaska Flying Sport mated Top Flite kit Operating featuresScale9-lb model hasoperatingthrottle flaps include flaps drop tank throttle Modelbomb drop uses 05 60 power spans 60 weighs 9 lb uses 05 60 Hit deck Australia Graves Precision Scale Zero really looks realistic flight Its big 63in wingspan 10 lb powered Webra 90 lots people Everythings laid out kinda like 1979 Find place park put airplane together turn over Cathy Bob Theres Dave Jack Dolly Mathew Mark John Lots howdy good see ya ya Whats competition look like Dick brought Zero back going four row Check out PT-17 its got everything Isnt Gee Bee neat B-25 going tough As Jeff Perez says Its time tellin lies believin em guys sparkling blue uniforms Thats Jeff Dick Steve John countrys team Scale World Champion ships leave Russia next Friday team meeting have WC models static-judged Jeff wants fly Nats Team Manager John threatens hide lines Good luck guys Its Saturday morningthis time fly go gloryoops noseover Wipe down model answer questions take few pictures Takeoff second flight last chance catch Dickdarn engine quit Oh well Ill get em next year Try act like doesnt matter Congratulations Help someone else fly Pack up Go back AMA Nats HQ body Whatta ya mean Nats over Long dull ride home Oh no comes afterNovember 198251 CL Scale Mike Gretz Smooth-flying Smith Miniplane won 3rd Senior Sport Scale Steve Oakins Birch wood MNI Builtfrom Sig RC kit 5-lb 44rn-span model powered Fox 46 long stinger tail Lockheed P2V-7 houses anti-sub MAD unit Dave Copemans model used multi-engine touch-and-go taxi options compete Sport Scale Ron Sears guides 1st-place-winning Stear man PT-i 7 perfect landing Precision Scale Ron events best flight score Finish Coverite Randolph paints Mike Weishans Sport Scale B-25 taxis front Flight Judges Bert Dugan Bob Adair built Royal RC kit spans 71 weighs 11 lb uses two Enya 40s won 2nd Nice scratch-built Martin B-26 Marauder flown Bob Simmons Model spans531/2 weighs 61/2 lb has operating flaps twin McCoy 35s Jack Srleeks Messerscrlmltt Me-i u9Etook3rd Sport Scale 8/2-lb mode flew great Como 51 power Operating features retract able gear flaps tank drop exhaust location the-Nats-blabs Depression Mike just won billion dollars Big deal Nats over Im coming down Nats high Spend Monday night staring blank piece paperModelAviation wants article CL Scale Nats Nothing comes Ill make pictures first write later Thursday night theres blank paper again Somebody mag azine will call minute now mail yet Get busy Just tell what happened Nats Nats magic ya tell em about Its Championships marbles theres no other CL Scale contest like its elite meet About can give em cold colorless facts hope can understand So CL Scale events Lincoln drew 29 total contestants year compared 30 Lin coln 79 Twenty entered Sport Scale class nine Precision Scale Approximately 50% models entered previous Nats rest firsttimers Thats continuing trend indicates healthy state affairs CL Scale As usual aboutone-third total entry year Junior- Senior-age contestants Precision Scale models turned Thursday morning Sport Scale models turned Friday Bob Underwood overall Scale category manager ably assisted daughter Cathy versatile John Preston served CL Scale event director usual did super job John Bill DeVema John Guenther performed Precision Scale static judging Bert Dugan Cliff Tacie Skip Mast judged Sport Scale models flight circle Saturday Sunday Bert Dugan Bob Adair did flight judging Bill Wisniewski carefully pull-tested models qualifi cations good nature officials made years events run super-smooth Open Precision Scale Ron Sears Pontiac MI took top honors outstanding Stearman PT-17 Rons static score 30866 highest field excellent Con tinued page 132 Charlie Johnson THE FIRST THING happens ofus return home after Nationals phone starts ringing friends want know won what just cant wait turn complete results few pages back issue because starting beginning Actually beginning starts about three years ago Lincoln site used 1979 Nationals appeared no rainfall Combat site since time soften up ground because field would score quite way up Rockwell hardness scale Only little mist morningand softened up streamers type grass weeds found field didnt lend itself being marked Out very easily circle markings just melted away After first day two center circle very well broken will easy find next year two heard visible about year after 1979 Nats first three days pretty warm windy Juniors Seniors got worst Monday during Slow Combat last names events much same Open category Stubblefield Cleveland Wilicox Jaden etc kids have group own available adult pitched help own kids everyone elses too FAI Combat Juniors Seniors separated Openwhich meant two Senior entries five Juniors Half-A combined presented no prob lems age groups maybe same could done FAI future give younger flyers experience After arent separate age categories World Championships Senior Tom Fluker Jr 52 Model Aviation US CLScaleteam wasatthe Nats preparation fortheirtriptothe World Championships Kiev USSR week later L R Jeff Perez 8-17 Flash Perez highest-placing US entrant World Champs8th place Steve Ashby MU-2 Dick Byron AT6 Team Manager John Preston mAMAF7z- - Abel family always brings competitive fleet models Nats Julie Abel waits fly unique Pilatus PC-7 Precision Scale Brother Jim Abels F4U Corsair sits foreground CL Combat seems both Beth Mrs Cijo Morris Pete Jaden having good time during Slow Combat match Pete did use aggressive flying style until near end matchbarely won What constitutes flyable model Jeff Johnson launches Abbie Olsons more-or-less flyable model Jr Slow Combat match wearing FAI helmeta good ideamodel disintegrated just after launch 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 DONT BE FOOLED Cheaper Imports Sullivans AmerIcan-mad 1-Il-Tork Starters have some important advantages wont find imported starter can choose 2/5 1 hp 12to24 volts torques 230 in/oz 570 in/oz engine start fast sure whether its air planes helicopters boats cars Sullivan starter has built-in safety features such hand guard helps keep hand slipping onto engine offset safety switch behind flat plate prevents accidental starts rolling over starter rest thick rubberized plastic electrical cord providee optimum conduction long service life confident youll prefer starters anyone elses beck two-year guaranty against defects workmanship Dont buy Sullivans starters because theyre ones made America because want years safe trouble-free starts So yeur dealer teday er wilte comple cataleg WARNING Modelers Fly Near Overhead Power Lines D U C T S N C 533 DawIsulte RemdPz@ Sex C Whew Gree PA 100U4U3 IIS6*U familiar Tallmantz TB-25 Camera Plane Joe previously won first Jr Precision 1977 first Sr Precision 1979 same model static score second Open winner Ron Sears year Mathew Bauer finally tumed tables brother Peter coming second Senior Precision year venerable P40 Peter settle third last years Nats-winning Shoestring Sport Scale Julie Abel won first Junior class new Sig Clipped Wing Cub Second place went young Michael Reynolds scratch-built A2D-l Skyshark Navy attack bomber hotly-contested Senior Sport Scale divi sion top three fliers static scores within four points other end Mathew Bauer ended up top twinAIR OEfIGN 545 APPIAN NAPOLEON OHIO 4354A 4AE~SE5a KITS 1/4 SCALE SEMI KIT13900 1/4 SCALE COMPLETE KIT.199OO 1/3 SCALE SEMI KIT16900 1/3 SCALE COMPLETE KIT.229OO PLEASE ADD $750 FOR SHIPPING 1/is GALE SPAN 80 WEIGHT 201 ENGINE QUADRA l/j ScALE SPANIO6 WEIGHT 281 ENGINE QuADRA SEMI 1111S CONTAIN SAWED AND SANDED PORRERS WALL WING RIBS TIPS RUDDER AND STAN OOTLINPS SIZE PLA~ CCIPLETE KITS CONTAIN THE ABOVE PARTS ALL PINE AND BALSA STRIP WOOD WARE SEND $1 00 FOR OUR CONPIETE CATALOG engined Cessna Skymaster Last years winner Peter Bauer came second P-6 1 Black Widow Smith Miniplane flown newcomer Steve Oakins third Dick Byron posted 4th consecutive Nats win Open Sport Scale tireless Japan ese Zero 8866-point static score two 905-point flights gave Dick point total 17916 Second place went Mike Welshans Femdale MI neat B-25 An 89 static score two smooth flights made Mike tough competitor first Nats Jack Sheeks came third Messerschmitt BF-109E some top-notch flying An OS 40-powered Clipped Wing Cub entered Dave Falkenhagen came fourth Precision winner Ron Sears used Top Flite P-47to post single highest flight score contest land fifth place quality CL Scale flying Nats getting better better year people converting so-called RC kits CL use average size models bigger what normal CL Scale 10 years ago Thus wing loadings lighter flight characteristics much improved Flying large Scale models truly fun dont build winter come Nats next year Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 53 Denny demonstrated earlier day splat tered model over Nebraska turf break Lajack say Bill happened get break final whereas people get somewhere during elims isnt noticeable Bill did put away three former NaNovember 1982 133 Catakg S2M MODEL HELICOPTERS USA IiIl SLIIVI Ill K WI II 11 \l H RI/C Helicopter KitsRadios linghlesAv CSS ricsl arts Major Brands 406 Bellevue Ave Salta Rosa CA 707527-8460
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/11
Page Numbers: 51, 52, 132, 133
EARLY June plenty time Nats still two months away Take kids circus get out few calm evenings fun flying go picnic give couple flight demos out town sit porch watch neighbors mow lawns help coach little league work Sig contest over Fathers Day family reunion weekends June Pretty soon wife asks Wanna go camping over 4th Sure lets go Get back cool off take some aspirin noise Wow Nats three weeks away time buckle down Gotta get new ship down get old ones limbered up Tell truth July 1982 Only endless hours model shop No time weed garden mow lawn wash cargotta load up stuff tonight careful paints dry Save last-minute emer gency details fixing motel Get Lincoln check room kids cant go swimming now weve got get Out field Theres AMA Nats Headquarters big P-Si B Big Mac Junior builtfrom Bob Baldus beautiful Sport Scale Bearcat Origa Top Flite kit Ed Prohaska Flying Sport mated Top Flite kit Operating featuresScale9-lb model hasoperatingthrottle flaps include flaps drop tank throttle Modelbomb drop uses 05 60 power spans 60 weighs 9 lb uses 05 60 Hit deck Australia Graves Precision Scale Zero really looks realistic flight Its big 63in wingspan 10 lb powered Webra 90 lots people Everythings laid out kinda like 1979 Find place park put airplane together turn over Cathy Bob Theres Dave Jack Dolly Mathew Mark John Lots howdy good see ya ya Whats competition look like Dick brought Zero back going four row Check out PT-17 its got everything Isnt Gee Bee neat B-25 going tough As Jeff Perez says Its time tellin lies believin em guys sparkling blue uniforms Thats Jeff Dick Steve John countrys team Scale World Champion ships leave Russia next Friday team meeting have WC models static-judged Jeff wants fly Nats Team Manager John threatens hide lines Good luck guys Its Saturday morningthis time fly go gloryoops noseover Wipe down model answer questions take few pictures Takeoff second flight last chance catch Dickdarn engine quit Oh well Ill get em next year Try act like doesnt matter Congratulations Help someone else fly Pack up Go back AMA Nats HQ body Whatta ya mean Nats over Long dull ride home Oh no comes afterNovember 198251 CL Scale Mike Gretz Smooth-flying Smith Miniplane won 3rd Senior Sport Scale Steve Oakins Birch wood MNI Builtfrom Sig RC kit 5-lb 44rn-span model powered Fox 46 long stinger tail Lockheed P2V-7 houses anti-sub MAD unit Dave Copemans model used multi-engine touch-and-go taxi options compete Sport Scale Ron Sears guides 1st-place-winning Stear man PT-i 7 perfect landing Precision Scale Ron events best flight score Finish Coverite Randolph paints Mike Weishans Sport Scale B-25 taxis front Flight Judges Bert Dugan Bob Adair built Royal RC kit spans 71 weighs 11 lb uses two Enya 40s won 2nd Nice scratch-built Martin B-26 Marauder flown Bob Simmons Model spans531/2 weighs 61/2 lb has operating flaps twin McCoy 35s Jack Srleeks Messerscrlmltt Me-i u9Etook3rd Sport Scale 8/2-lb mode flew great Como 51 power Operating features retract able gear flaps tank drop exhaust location the-Nats-blabs Depression Mike just won billion dollars Big deal Nats over Im coming down Nats high Spend Monday night staring blank piece paperModelAviation wants article CL Scale Nats Nothing comes Ill make pictures first write later Thursday night theres blank paper again Somebody mag azine will call minute now mail yet Get busy Just tell what happened Nats Nats magic ya tell em about Its Championships marbles theres no other CL Scale contest like its elite meet About can give em cold colorless facts hope can understand So CL Scale events Lincoln drew 29 total contestants year compared 30 Lin coln 79 Twenty entered Sport Scale class nine Precision Scale Approximately 50% models entered previous Nats rest firsttimers Thats continuing trend indicates healthy state affairs CL Scale As usual aboutone-third total entry year Junior- Senior-age contestants Precision Scale models turned Thursday morning Sport Scale models turned Friday Bob Underwood overall Scale category manager ably assisted daughter Cathy versatile John Preston served CL Scale event director usual did super job John Bill DeVema John Guenther performed Precision Scale static judging Bert Dugan Cliff Tacie Skip Mast judged Sport Scale models flight circle Saturday Sunday Bert Dugan Bob Adair did flight judging Bill Wisniewski carefully pull-tested models qualifi cations good nature officials made years events run super-smooth Open Precision Scale Ron Sears Pontiac MI took top honors outstanding Stearman PT-17 Rons static score 30866 highest field excellent Con tinued page 132 Charlie Johnson THE FIRST THING happens ofus return home after Nationals phone starts ringing friends want know won what just cant wait turn complete results few pages back issue because starting beginning Actually beginning starts about three years ago Lincoln site used 1979 Nationals appeared no rainfall Combat site since time soften up ground because field would score quite way up Rockwell hardness scale Only little mist morningand softened up streamers type grass weeds found field didnt lend itself being marked Out very easily circle markings just melted away After first day two center circle very well broken will easy find next year two heard visible about year after 1979 Nats first three days pretty warm windy Juniors Seniors got worst Monday during Slow Combat last names events much same Open category Stubblefield Cleveland Wilicox Jaden etc kids have group own available adult pitched help own kids everyone elses too FAI Combat Juniors Seniors separated Openwhich meant two Senior entries five Juniors Half-A combined presented no prob lems age groups maybe same could done FAI future give younger flyers experience After arent separate age categories World Championships Senior Tom Fluker Jr 52 Model Aviation US CLScaleteam wasatthe Nats preparation fortheirtriptothe World Championships Kiev USSR week later L R Jeff Perez 8-17 Flash Perez highest-placing US entrant World Champs8th place Steve Ashby MU-2 Dick Byron AT6 Team Manager John Preston mAMAF7z- - Abel family always brings competitive fleet models Nats Julie Abel waits fly unique Pilatus PC-7 Precision Scale Brother Jim Abels F4U Corsair sits foreground CL Combat seems both Beth Mrs Cijo Morris Pete Jaden having good time during Slow Combat match Pete did use aggressive flying style until near end matchbarely won What constitutes flyable model Jeff Johnson launches Abbie Olsons more-or-less flyable model Jr Slow Combat match wearing FAI helmeta good ideamodel disintegrated just after launch 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 DONT BE FOOLED Cheaper Imports Sullivans AmerIcan-mad 1-Il-Tork Starters have some important advantages wont find imported starter can choose 2/5 1 hp 12to24 volts torques 230 in/oz 570 in/oz engine start fast sure whether its air planes helicopters boats cars Sullivan starter has built-in safety features such hand guard helps keep hand slipping onto engine offset safety switch behind flat plate prevents accidental starts rolling over starter rest thick rubberized plastic electrical cord providee optimum conduction long service life confident youll prefer starters anyone elses beck two-year guaranty against defects workmanship Dont buy Sullivans starters because theyre ones made America because want years safe trouble-free starts So yeur dealer teday er wilte comple cataleg WARNING Modelers Fly Near Overhead Power Lines D U C T S N C 533 DawIsulte RemdPz@ Sex C Whew Gree PA 100U4U3 IIS6*U familiar Tallmantz TB-25 Camera Plane Joe previously won first Jr Precision 1977 first Sr Precision 1979 same model static score second Open winner Ron Sears year Mathew Bauer finally tumed tables brother Peter coming second Senior Precision year venerable P40 Peter settle third last years Nats-winning Shoestring Sport Scale Julie Abel won first Junior class new Sig Clipped Wing Cub Second place went young Michael Reynolds scratch-built A2D-l Skyshark Navy attack bomber hotly-contested Senior Sport Scale divi sion top three fliers static scores within four points other end Mathew Bauer ended up top twinAIR OEfIGN 545 APPIAN NAPOLEON OHIO 4354A 4AE~SE5a KITS 1/4 SCALE SEMI KIT13900 1/4 SCALE COMPLETE KIT.199OO 1/3 SCALE SEMI KIT16900 1/3 SCALE COMPLETE KIT.229OO PLEASE ADD $750 FOR SHIPPING 1/is GALE SPAN 80 WEIGHT 201 ENGINE QUADRA l/j ScALE SPANIO6 WEIGHT 281 ENGINE QuADRA SEMI 1111S CONTAIN SAWED AND SANDED PORRERS WALL WING RIBS TIPS RUDDER AND STAN OOTLINPS SIZE PLA~ CCIPLETE KITS CONTAIN THE ABOVE PARTS ALL PINE AND BALSA STRIP WOOD WARE SEND $1 00 FOR OUR CONPIETE CATALOG engined Cessna Skymaster Last years winner Peter Bauer came second P-6 1 Black Widow Smith Miniplane flown newcomer Steve Oakins third Dick Byron posted 4th consecutive Nats win Open Sport Scale tireless Japan ese Zero 8866-point static score two 905-point flights gave Dick point total 17916 Second place went Mike Welshans Femdale MI neat B-25 An 89 static score two smooth flights made Mike tough competitor first Nats Jack Sheeks came third Messerschmitt BF-109E some top-notch flying An OS 40-powered Clipped Wing Cub entered Dave Falkenhagen came fourth Precision winner Ron Sears used Top Flite P-47to post single highest flight score contest land fifth place quality CL Scale flying Nats getting better better year people converting so-called RC kits CL use average size models bigger what normal CL Scale 10 years ago Thus wing loadings lighter flight characteristics much improved Flying large Scale models truly fun dont build winter come Nats next year Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 53 Denny demonstrated earlier day splat tered model over Nebraska turf break Lajack say Bill happened get break final whereas people get somewhere during elims isnt noticeable Bill did put away three former NaNovember 1982 133 Catakg S2M MODEL HELICOPTERS USA IiIl SLIIVI Ill K WI II 11 \l H RI/C Helicopter KitsRadios linghlesAv CSS ricsl arts Major Brands 406 Bellevue Ave Salta Rosa CA 707527-8460
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/11
Page Numbers: 51, 52, 132, 133
EARLY June plenty time Nats still two months away Take kids circus get out few calm evenings fun flying go picnic give couple flight demos out town sit porch watch neighbors mow lawns help coach little league work Sig contest over Fathers Day family reunion weekends June Pretty soon wife asks Wanna go camping over 4th Sure lets go Get back cool off take some aspirin noise Wow Nats three weeks away time buckle down Gotta get new ship down get old ones limbered up Tell truth July 1982 Only endless hours model shop No time weed garden mow lawn wash cargotta load up stuff tonight careful paints dry Save last-minute emer gency details fixing motel Get Lincoln check room kids cant go swimming now weve got get Out field Theres AMA Nats Headquarters big P-Si B Big Mac Junior builtfrom Bob Baldus beautiful Sport Scale Bearcat Origa Top Flite kit Ed Prohaska Flying Sport mated Top Flite kit Operating featuresScale9-lb model hasoperatingthrottle flaps include flaps drop tank throttle Modelbomb drop uses 05 60 power spans 60 weighs 9 lb uses 05 60 Hit deck Australia Graves Precision Scale Zero really looks realistic flight Its big 63in wingspan 10 lb powered Webra 90 lots people Everythings laid out kinda like 1979 Find place park put airplane together turn over Cathy Bob Theres Dave Jack Dolly Mathew Mark John Lots howdy good see ya ya Whats competition look like Dick brought Zero back going four row Check out PT-17 its got everything Isnt Gee Bee neat B-25 going tough As Jeff Perez says Its time tellin lies believin em guys sparkling blue uniforms Thats Jeff Dick Steve John countrys team Scale World Champion ships leave Russia next Friday team meeting have WC models static-judged Jeff wants fly Nats Team Manager John threatens hide lines Good luck guys Its Saturday morningthis time fly go gloryoops noseover Wipe down model answer questions take few pictures Takeoff second flight last chance catch Dickdarn engine quit Oh well Ill get em next year Try act like doesnt matter Congratulations Help someone else fly Pack up Go back AMA Nats HQ body Whatta ya mean Nats over Long dull ride home Oh no comes afterNovember 198251 CL Scale Mike Gretz Smooth-flying Smith Miniplane won 3rd Senior Sport Scale Steve Oakins Birch wood MNI Builtfrom Sig RC kit 5-lb 44rn-span model powered Fox 46 long stinger tail Lockheed P2V-7 houses anti-sub MAD unit Dave Copemans model used multi-engine touch-and-go taxi options compete Sport Scale Ron Sears guides 1st-place-winning Stear man PT-i 7 perfect landing Precision Scale Ron events best flight score Finish Coverite Randolph paints Mike Weishans Sport Scale B-25 taxis front Flight Judges Bert Dugan Bob Adair built Royal RC kit spans 71 weighs 11 lb uses two Enya 40s won 2nd Nice scratch-built Martin B-26 Marauder flown Bob Simmons Model spans531/2 weighs 61/2 lb has operating flaps twin McCoy 35s Jack Srleeks Messerscrlmltt Me-i u9Etook3rd Sport Scale 8/2-lb mode flew great Como 51 power Operating features retract able gear flaps tank drop exhaust location the-Nats-blabs Depression Mike just won billion dollars Big deal Nats over Im coming down Nats high Spend Monday night staring blank piece paperModelAviation wants article CL Scale Nats Nothing comes Ill make pictures first write later Thursday night theres blank paper again Somebody mag azine will call minute now mail yet Get busy Just tell what happened Nats Nats magic ya tell em about Its Championships marbles theres no other CL Scale contest like its elite meet About can give em cold colorless facts hope can understand So CL Scale events Lincoln drew 29 total contestants year compared 30 Lin coln 79 Twenty entered Sport Scale class nine Precision Scale Approximately 50% models entered previous Nats rest firsttimers Thats continuing trend indicates healthy state affairs CL Scale As usual aboutone-third total entry year Junior- Senior-age contestants Precision Scale models turned Thursday morning Sport Scale models turned Friday Bob Underwood overall Scale category manager ably assisted daughter Cathy versatile John Preston served CL Scale event director usual did super job John Bill DeVema John Guenther performed Precision Scale static judging Bert Dugan Cliff Tacie Skip Mast judged Sport Scale models flight circle Saturday Sunday Bert Dugan Bob Adair did flight judging Bill Wisniewski carefully pull-tested models qualifi cations good nature officials made years events run super-smooth Open Precision Scale Ron Sears Pontiac MI took top honors outstanding Stearman PT-17 Rons static score 30866 highest field excellent Con tinued page 132 Charlie Johnson THE FIRST THING happens ofus return home after Nationals phone starts ringing friends want know won what just cant wait turn complete results few pages back issue because starting beginning Actually beginning starts about three years ago Lincoln site used 1979 Nationals appeared no rainfall Combat site since time soften up ground because field would score quite way up Rockwell hardness scale Only little mist morningand softened up streamers type grass weeds found field didnt lend itself being marked Out very easily circle markings just melted away After first day two center circle very well broken will easy find next year two heard visible about year after 1979 Nats first three days pretty warm windy Juniors Seniors got worst Monday during Slow Combat last names events much same Open category Stubblefield Cleveland Wilicox Jaden etc kids have group own available adult pitched help own kids everyone elses too FAI Combat Juniors Seniors separated Openwhich meant two Senior entries five Juniors Half-A combined presented no prob lems age groups maybe same could done FAI future give younger flyers experience After arent separate age categories World Championships Senior Tom Fluker Jr 52 Model Aviation US CLScaleteam wasatthe Nats preparation fortheirtriptothe World Championships Kiev USSR week later L R Jeff Perez 8-17 Flash Perez highest-placing US entrant World Champs8th place Steve Ashby MU-2 Dick Byron AT6 Team Manager John Preston mAMAF7z- - Abel family always brings competitive fleet models Nats Julie Abel waits fly unique Pilatus PC-7 Precision Scale Brother Jim Abels F4U Corsair sits foreground CL Combat seems both Beth Mrs Cijo Morris Pete Jaden having good time during Slow Combat match Pete did use aggressive flying style until near end matchbarely won What constitutes flyable model Jeff Johnson launches Abbie Olsons more-or-less flyable model Jr Slow Combat match wearing FAI helmeta good ideamodel disintegrated just after launch 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 DONT BE FOOLED Cheaper Imports Sullivans AmerIcan-mad 1-Il-Tork Starters have some important advantages wont find imported starter can choose 2/5 1 hp 12to24 volts torques 230 in/oz 570 in/oz engine start fast sure whether its air planes helicopters boats cars Sullivan starter has built-in safety features such hand guard helps keep hand slipping onto engine offset safety switch behind flat plate prevents accidental starts rolling over starter rest thick rubberized plastic electrical cord providee optimum conduction long service life confident youll prefer starters anyone elses beck two-year guaranty against defects workmanship Dont buy Sullivans starters because theyre ones made America because want years safe trouble-free starts So yeur dealer teday er wilte comple cataleg WARNING Modelers Fly Near Overhead Power Lines D U C T S N C 533 DawIsulte RemdPz@ Sex C Whew Gree PA 100U4U3 IIS6*U familiar Tallmantz TB-25 Camera Plane Joe previously won first Jr Precision 1977 first Sr Precision 1979 same model static score second Open winner Ron Sears year Mathew Bauer finally tumed tables brother Peter coming second Senior Precision year venerable P40 Peter settle third last years Nats-winning Shoestring Sport Scale Julie Abel won first Junior class new Sig Clipped Wing Cub Second place went young Michael Reynolds scratch-built A2D-l Skyshark Navy attack bomber hotly-contested Senior Sport Scale divi sion top three fliers static scores within four points other end Mathew Bauer ended up top twinAIR OEfIGN 545 APPIAN NAPOLEON OHIO 4354A 4AE~SE5a KITS 1/4 SCALE SEMI KIT13900 1/4 SCALE COMPLETE KIT.199OO 1/3 SCALE SEMI KIT16900 1/3 SCALE COMPLETE KIT.229OO PLEASE ADD $750 FOR SHIPPING 1/is GALE SPAN 80 WEIGHT 201 ENGINE QUADRA l/j ScALE SPANIO6 WEIGHT 281 ENGINE QuADRA SEMI 1111S CONTAIN SAWED AND SANDED PORRERS WALL WING RIBS TIPS RUDDER AND STAN OOTLINPS SIZE PLA~ CCIPLETE KITS CONTAIN THE ABOVE PARTS ALL PINE AND BALSA STRIP WOOD WARE SEND $1 00 FOR OUR CONPIETE CATALOG engined Cessna Skymaster Last years winner Peter Bauer came second P-6 1 Black Widow Smith Miniplane flown newcomer Steve Oakins third Dick Byron posted 4th consecutive Nats win Open Sport Scale tireless Japan ese Zero 8866-point static score two 905-point flights gave Dick point total 17916 Second place went Mike Welshans Femdale MI neat B-25 An 89 static score two smooth flights made Mike tough competitor first Nats Jack Sheeks came third Messerschmitt BF-109E some top-notch flying An OS 40-powered Clipped Wing Cub entered Dave Falkenhagen came fourth Precision winner Ron Sears used Top Flite P-47to post single highest flight score contest land fifth place quality CL Scale flying Nats getting better better year people converting so-called RC kits CL use average size models bigger what normal CL Scale 10 years ago Thus wing loadings lighter flight characteristics much improved Flying large Scale models truly fun dont build winter come Nats next year Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 53 Denny demonstrated earlier day splat tered model over Nebraska turf break Lajack say Bill happened get break final whereas people get somewhere during elims isnt noticeable Bill did put away three former NaNovember 1982 133 Catakg S2M MODEL HELICOPTERS USA IiIl SLIIVI Ill K WI II 11 \l H RI/C Helicopter KitsRadios linghlesAv CSS ricsl arts Major Brands 406 Bellevue Ave Salta Rosa CA 707527-8460
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/11
Page Numbers: 51, 52, 132, 133
EARLY June plenty time Nats still two months away Take kids circus get out few calm evenings fun flying go picnic give couple flight demos out town sit porch watch neighbors mow lawns help coach little league work Sig contest over Fathers Day family reunion weekends June Pretty soon wife asks Wanna go camping over 4th Sure lets go Get back cool off take some aspirin noise Wow Nats three weeks away time buckle down Gotta get new ship down get old ones limbered up Tell truth July 1982 Only endless hours model shop No time weed garden mow lawn wash cargotta load up stuff tonight careful paints dry Save last-minute emer gency details fixing motel Get Lincoln check room kids cant go swimming now weve got get Out field Theres AMA Nats Headquarters big P-Si B Big Mac Junior builtfrom Bob Baldus beautiful Sport Scale Bearcat Origa Top Flite kit Ed Prohaska Flying Sport mated Top Flite kit Operating featuresScale9-lb model hasoperatingthrottle flaps include flaps drop tank throttle Modelbomb drop uses 05 60 power spans 60 weighs 9 lb uses 05 60 Hit deck Australia Graves Precision Scale Zero really looks realistic flight Its big 63in wingspan 10 lb powered Webra 90 lots people Everythings laid out kinda like 1979 Find place park put airplane together turn over Cathy Bob Theres Dave Jack Dolly Mathew Mark John Lots howdy good see ya ya Whats competition look like Dick brought Zero back going four row Check out PT-17 its got everything Isnt Gee Bee neat B-25 going tough As Jeff Perez says Its time tellin lies believin em guys sparkling blue uniforms Thats Jeff Dick Steve John countrys team Scale World Champion ships leave Russia next Friday team meeting have WC models static-judged Jeff wants fly Nats Team Manager John threatens hide lines Good luck guys Its Saturday morningthis time fly go gloryoops noseover Wipe down model answer questions take few pictures Takeoff second flight last chance catch Dickdarn engine quit Oh well Ill get em next year Try act like doesnt matter Congratulations Help someone else fly Pack up Go back AMA Nats HQ body Whatta ya mean Nats over Long dull ride home Oh no comes afterNovember 198251 CL Scale Mike Gretz Smooth-flying Smith Miniplane won 3rd Senior Sport Scale Steve Oakins Birch wood MNI Builtfrom Sig RC kit 5-lb 44rn-span model powered Fox 46 long stinger tail Lockheed P2V-7 houses anti-sub MAD unit Dave Copemans model used multi-engine touch-and-go taxi options compete Sport Scale Ron Sears guides 1st-place-winning Stear man PT-i 7 perfect landing Precision Scale Ron events best flight score Finish Coverite Randolph paints Mike Weishans Sport Scale B-25 taxis front Flight Judges Bert Dugan Bob Adair built Royal RC kit spans 71 weighs 11 lb uses two Enya 40s won 2nd Nice scratch-built Martin B-26 Marauder flown Bob Simmons Model spans531/2 weighs 61/2 lb has operating flaps twin McCoy 35s Jack Srleeks Messerscrlmltt Me-i u9Etook3rd Sport Scale 8/2-lb mode flew great Como 51 power Operating features retract able gear flaps tank drop exhaust location the-Nats-blabs Depression Mike just won billion dollars Big deal Nats over Im coming down Nats high Spend Monday night staring blank piece paperModelAviation wants article CL Scale Nats Nothing comes Ill make pictures first write later Thursday night theres blank paper again Somebody mag azine will call minute now mail yet Get busy Just tell what happened Nats Nats magic ya tell em about Its Championships marbles theres no other CL Scale contest like its elite meet About can give em cold colorless facts hope can understand So CL Scale events Lincoln drew 29 total contestants year compared 30 Lin coln 79 Twenty entered Sport Scale class nine Precision Scale Approximately 50% models entered previous Nats rest firsttimers Thats continuing trend indicates healthy state affairs CL Scale As usual aboutone-third total entry year Junior- Senior-age contestants Precision Scale models turned Thursday morning Sport Scale models turned Friday Bob Underwood overall Scale category manager ably assisted daughter Cathy versatile John Preston served CL Scale event director usual did super job John Bill DeVema John Guenther performed Precision Scale static judging Bert Dugan Cliff Tacie Skip Mast judged Sport Scale models flight circle Saturday Sunday Bert Dugan Bob Adair did flight judging Bill Wisniewski carefully pull-tested models qualifi cations good nature officials made years events run super-smooth Open Precision Scale Ron Sears Pontiac MI took top honors outstanding Stearman PT-17 Rons static score 30866 highest field excellent Con tinued page 132 Charlie Johnson THE FIRST THING happens ofus return home after Nationals phone starts ringing friends want know won what just cant wait turn complete results few pages back issue because starting beginning Actually beginning starts about three years ago Lincoln site used 1979 Nationals appeared no rainfall Combat site since time soften up ground because field would score quite way up Rockwell hardness scale Only little mist morningand softened up streamers type grass weeds found field didnt lend itself being marked Out very easily circle markings just melted away After first day two center circle very well broken will easy find next year two heard visible about year after 1979 Nats first three days pretty warm windy Juniors Seniors got worst Monday during Slow Combat last names events much same Open category Stubblefield Cleveland Wilicox Jaden etc kids have group own available adult pitched help own kids everyone elses too FAI Combat Juniors Seniors separated Openwhich meant two Senior entries five Juniors Half-A combined presented no prob lems age groups maybe same could done FAI future give younger flyers experience After arent separate age categories World Championships Senior Tom Fluker Jr 52 Model Aviation US CLScaleteam wasatthe Nats preparation fortheirtriptothe World Championships Kiev USSR week later L R Jeff Perez 8-17 Flash Perez highest-placing US entrant World Champs8th place Steve Ashby MU-2 Dick Byron AT6 Team Manager John Preston mAMAF7z- - Abel family always brings competitive fleet models Nats Julie Abel waits fly unique Pilatus PC-7 Precision Scale Brother Jim Abels F4U Corsair sits foreground CL Combat seems both Beth Mrs Cijo Morris Pete Jaden having good time during Slow Combat match Pete did use aggressive flying style until near end matchbarely won What constitutes flyable model Jeff Johnson launches Abbie Olsons more-or-less flyable model Jr Slow Combat match wearing FAI helmeta good ideamodel disintegrated just after launch 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 DONT BE FOOLED Cheaper Imports Sullivans AmerIcan-mad 1-Il-Tork Starters have some important advantages wont find imported starter can choose 2/5 1 hp 12to24 volts torques 230 in/oz 570 in/oz engine start fast sure whether its air planes helicopters boats cars Sullivan starter has built-in safety features such hand guard helps keep hand slipping onto engine offset safety switch behind flat plate prevents accidental starts rolling over starter rest thick rubberized plastic electrical cord providee optimum conduction long service life confident youll prefer starters anyone elses beck two-year guaranty against defects workmanship Dont buy Sullivans starters because theyre ones made America because want years safe trouble-free starts So yeur dealer teday er wilte comple cataleg WARNING Modelers Fly Near Overhead Power Lines D U C T S N C 533 DawIsulte RemdPz@ Sex C Whew Gree PA 100U4U3 IIS6*U familiar Tallmantz TB-25 Camera Plane Joe previously won first Jr Precision 1977 first Sr Precision 1979 same model static score second Open winner Ron Sears year Mathew Bauer finally tumed tables brother Peter coming second Senior Precision year venerable P40 Peter settle third last years Nats-winning Shoestring Sport Scale Julie Abel won first Junior class new Sig Clipped Wing Cub Second place went young Michael Reynolds scratch-built A2D-l Skyshark Navy attack bomber hotly-contested Senior Sport Scale divi sion top three fliers static scores within four points other end Mathew Bauer ended up top twinAIR OEfIGN 545 APPIAN NAPOLEON OHIO 4354A 4AE~SE5a KITS 1/4 SCALE SEMI KIT13900 1/4 SCALE COMPLETE KIT.199OO 1/3 SCALE SEMI KIT16900 1/3 SCALE COMPLETE KIT.229OO PLEASE ADD $750 FOR SHIPPING 1/is GALE SPAN 80 WEIGHT 201 ENGINE QUADRA l/j ScALE SPANIO6 WEIGHT 281 ENGINE QuADRA SEMI 1111S CONTAIN SAWED AND SANDED PORRERS WALL WING RIBS TIPS RUDDER AND STAN OOTLINPS SIZE PLA~ CCIPLETE KITS CONTAIN THE ABOVE PARTS ALL PINE AND BALSA STRIP WOOD WARE SEND $1 00 FOR OUR CONPIETE CATALOG engined Cessna Skymaster Last years winner Peter Bauer came second P-6 1 Black Widow Smith Miniplane flown newcomer Steve Oakins third Dick Byron posted 4th consecutive Nats win Open Sport Scale tireless Japan ese Zero 8866-point static score two 905-point flights gave Dick point total 17916 Second place went Mike Welshans Femdale MI neat B-25 An 89 static score two smooth flights made Mike tough competitor first Nats Jack Sheeks came third Messerschmitt BF-109E some top-notch flying An OS 40-powered Clipped Wing Cub entered Dave Falkenhagen came fourth Precision winner Ron Sears used Top Flite P-47to post single highest flight score contest land fifth place quality CL Scale flying Nats getting better better year people converting so-called RC kits CL use average size models bigger what normal CL Scale 10 years ago Thus wing loadings lighter flight characteristics much improved Flying large Scale models truly fun dont build winter come Nats next year Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 53 Denny demonstrated earlier day splat tered model over Nebraska turf break Lajack say Bill happened get break final whereas people get somewhere during elims isnt noticeable Bill did put away three former NaNovember 1982 133 Catakg S2M MODEL HELICOPTERS USA IiIl SLIIVI Ill K WI II 11 \l H RI/C Helicopter KitsRadios linghlesAv CSS ricsl arts Major Brands 406 Bellevue Ave Salta Rosa CA 707527-8460