THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. 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522 541 570 584 593 601 310 457 525 544 572 585 594 602 314 460 528 549 575 586 595 603 326 465 531 554 576 588 596 604 332 506 533 555 578 589 597 605 Plan pnCe includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles 386 512 534 559 579 590 598 606 orders non-US address please add $250 Air Mail postage handling Bach plan Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Dr ReSton VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please prinf caretullyEnclosed $ ______________________ ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ SAM get newsletter SAM Speaks cost $10 per calendar year should sent Bob Dodds 209 Summerside Lane Encinitas CA 92024 As mem ber also get vote next big fam ily fracas over rules changes will about four years SAM Society has advantages disadvantages democracy What endures basic love old designs love game has won der though long can continue membership treasury grow does the average age member ship Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 181, 182, 184, 185, 188
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle engine cutoffs brakes wonderful reverse-pitch props hadnt seen Vladimir fly before exciting taxied stop LHC-08 30 MINUTE E-POX-E SYSTEM Mix equal ports top bottom wing 4 Place s wing core place skinned foam core wing block cut WING SKIN a. BLOCK FROM 2 Spread epoxy mix wing skins 5 Load entire assembly heavy weights epoxy cures Recommend waiting 24 hours before removing wings stack NOTE Stock musf flat level surloce Scrape off excess epoxy Q using notched spreader Available quality hobby shops everywher& loctite E-POXE registered trademarks Loctite Corporation right front group Brakes roar next thing knew An28 backing around circle Scale competitors knew what expect rest us spectators real treat happy see Vladimir retain title hell hold another two years Adding Scale other four events proved good move first few days though wondered Scale team because off visiting old friends partying actually jealous thing Ill say Thanks large-sized model boxes easy find team airport Rumor has ever Aeroflot planning lend Perez Byron container 747 can pack home SAM Champs/Baker Continued page 100 crew resurface runwaywork originally scheduled week after meet thought showed poor judg ment part airport management especially considering 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. 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522 541 570 584 593 601 310 457 525 544 572 585 594 602 314 460 528 549 575 586 595 603 326 465 531 554 576 588 596 604 332 506 533 555 578 589 597 605 Plan pnCe includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles 386 512 534 559 579 590 598 606 orders non-US address please add $250 Air Mail postage handling Bach plan Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Dr ReSton VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please prinf caretullyEnclosed $ ______________________ ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ SAM get newsletter SAM Speaks cost $10 per calendar year should sent Bob Dodds 209 Summerside Lane Encinitas CA 92024 As mem ber also get vote next big fam ily fracas over rules changes will about four years SAM Society has advantages disadvantages democracy What endures basic love old designs love game has won der though long can continue membership treasury grow does the average age member ship Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 181, 182, 184, 185, 188
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle engine cutoffs brakes wonderful reverse-pitch props hadnt seen Vladimir fly before exciting taxied stop LHC-08 30 MINUTE E-POX-E SYSTEM Mix equal ports top bottom wing 4 Place s wing core place skinned foam core wing block cut WING SKIN a. BLOCK FROM 2 Spread epoxy mix wing skins 5 Load entire assembly heavy weights epoxy cures Recommend waiting 24 hours before removing wings stack NOTE Stock musf flat level surloce Scrape off excess epoxy Q using notched spreader Available quality hobby shops everywher& loctite E-POXE registered trademarks Loctite Corporation right front group Brakes roar next thing knew An28 backing around circle Scale competitors knew what expect rest us spectators real treat happy see Vladimir retain title hell hold another two years Adding Scale other four events proved good move first few days though wondered Scale team because off visiting old friends partying actually jealous thing Ill say Thanks large-sized model boxes easy find team airport Rumor has ever Aeroflot planning lend Perez Byron container 747 can pack home SAM Champs/Baker Continued page 100 crew resurface runwaywork originally scheduled week after meet thought showed poor judg ment part airport management especially considering 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. We Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers plc PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 pers Taibi Powerhouses Ramblers favorite yearGeorge Murphys huge Frank Ehling design called Four-anda-Half-Hour flier Gee Frank least four-and-a-half hours think name engines used event great old thumpers like Brown Jr Ohlsson 60 Atwood espe cially Powerhouses Forster 99 saw big 8-ft span Ehling design fly two full minutes after less-than-ideal engine run got up about 75 ft worth driving long way see year Thirty-Second Antique flown actual engine run maxi mum 25 seconds adjustment short two-minute maxwhich self adjustment limited space down wind engine runs other Free Flight events also adjusted suit short max Since isnt possible Rubber events flown current Mulvihill rules minute added length max successive flight after first three until no ties left George Perryman told wouldnt attending SAM Champs going AMA Nationals couldnt fit both contests learned cancellation Free Flight events Nationals due loss scheduled site called George thought put ting him kept urging him come SAM Champs said Bill would love cant go both said keep telling aint gonna both Stunned silence Youre serious So came quite number other later entries also came lucky us helped make larg est SAM Champs ever 207 contes tants about two-thirds estimate Free flight Perryman won Rub ber Stick Rubber Cabin events win cost him model lost corn first SAM Champs after what amounted civil war waged votes over some RC rules As outcome certain engines elimi nated required wing loading weight relation size increased changes made understand try limit performance changes far universally popular observed models still climb very high glide long time thermal well further ob served fewer flyoffs break ties 1986 Eut Tileson still wins Eut RC high-point champion year thought interesting since have heard said rules pro posals submitted people want ed stop being beat him Obviously didnt work Breaking Euts winning streak Another observation average RC Old-Timer contestant does really under stand thermals thermaling Competent RC Sailplane fliers should stand up very 5 I_ AI ___ Pelt le CunbtOlsIence81cC 6F356 3110 401065 RF600 601196 RFIOO 260961495 RFIOO 260121595 RF756 765/32A Scale1565 AdjustableOuadra 83/16 Scale 2965 Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 well against since Sailplaners method core thermal climbing rap idly drift downwind run upwind using lots down trim catch next thermal What RC folks try hover place over ground using up trim minimum sink Perryman Falcons swallows way thermaling eat bugs During annual migratory gatherings strange tribe certain rituals per formed produce bonding including course involving foodthe Bean Feed Victory Banquet addition shared meals certain tradi tions maintained annual bus iness meeting tribal elders nounce next meeting place give finan cial report like years business meeting very informative learned mem bership growing treasury increas ing plans offing dis tribute book featuring initial listing SAM approved model designs sources Also being planned crea tion new officer position librar ian will have full set magazines other reference materials able respond members requests informa tion Yet another revelation Bob Larsh will head committee review new lack specific term designs submit184 Model Aviation U. .0arlnI65kb....... 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Reminder-scale laps 4W00 engines uponu 43 Ten plan sheetsS 1050 No 525HI-Tech 2002 AC Canard dacted-fan 45 enginen upane 39 Ten uhents$ 1000 No 528Swallow 80 Lightweight hutduger 40-she fuar-strulw engines upans 58 in$ 825 No 531Terrible Coupe FF Auhher-puwemd Coups dIlleer spons 40 content-winner$ 475 No 533Cessna C-37 80 Schunigrard Scale fanmus 30s plane 049110 power 2-ch spans 42 in$ 500 No 5341938 Challenger AC hA Texaco Old-timer spans 471 en fur 049 engine 2-channel RC9 550 No 535Atrlx 80 AMA Claas 0 Sudplone upane 110 uses 4-channel 80 system9 725 No 539SImloar Slow-MotIon 15 AC Tailless flying wing 15 engines spans 60 sues 3-cu 80$ 350 No 541Parakeet AC Sport hlplane 15125 engines 3-channel AC egulpment upons 42 in$ 675 No 544Heron 80 511 Winters sport Electdc fur geamd 075 motur 3 80 ch spans 65 in$ 575 No 549Cricket FtC Spurt scafollee fur 20-ace hen- feur-strake engine spans 40 en$ 675 No 554Super Doubler II 80 Spurt AenehaflciPylon fur 49140 fnor-strnhe engine spans 57 in$ 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uses 10/15 engine$ 700 No 584Heppy Dayae CL Interinediote trainer/Stouter spons 42 ones 29/35 engine$ 575 No 585Dragonfly PP Ifigh-porfurneanne P-30 Auhher ship upana 39 welgha 50 orama$ 400 No 588Snapdragon 80 Pun-fly/sportater 25/30 engines syana 45 en$ 600 No 555Marish 80 Stopo-Soanno Sailplane spoon 41 uses 2 AC channels$ 425 No 559Vlckera Wellesley AC Spurt Scale W/ II hemher spans 00 en uses 404-cycle engine Ten plan sheets lou dac$ 1250 No 590Bud LIte Laeer Stunter CL Stunter scaleSie apans 63 uses 60 engine Ten plan sheets$ 1050 No 591Focke-Wult FW 190-A AC Spurt Scale WW II tighter spans 50 uses 35/45 2-strulie engine Two plan sin nudncS 1350 No 592ET CL trdner/sportster uses 00 electdc power 5-cell hafleti pack Wiogupan 24 m S 475 No 593Taylorcraft 80 Sport Scale lghtplsne heilds standard 2-placer dipped-wing ala show stouter Spans elther 70ur 58/ Fur 30/40 hen-strain ur 40/40 four-strain enohe Two plan sheets decunwutasen$ 1000 No554P41 Black WIdow CL Prufile Scale 00/I II twin-engine night fighter uses 19125 engine syaon 49 in$ 800 No585Sparrow 80 Spurtster 25 enelnes upoas 43 in$ 650 No596TomahewkllCLPrullleStunteruses3senginesyano40in $ 500 No 597Hendley Page W-8b PP Sinus nisi-Electric twin-motur laplane spans 30 en$ 300 No 598Coronet 190 RC-Asoist Old-timer eulerged 150% spaus 72 ones 40-size 4-strahe/ 30-she 2-strain$ 850 No 599Kanase Wakefield PP Old-timer RuSher competitur syanu 40 Both 1938/1939 neimuns shown$ 475 No 800deHevllland Replete CL Sport Scale hiplane spoon 35 anon two engiwo.$ 575 No 601NIckel 80 Sportoter enghe 3 RC channels Spana 44 in$ 500 No 602LII BIt CL /I Stunter upanu 27 has .. $ 250 No 603 Sparrow Hswk P30 PP Cempetitlon raSher-power plane won 87 Nuts Spoon 39 en $ 225 0 0 0 N N us -us N 65 U 65 us o usgs no 0a5 5 -65 Con 03en WV U CO 0s CI i oous Eg NAME I STREET u-v CITY 651 C n 0 Circle numbers plans wish order1 its C 0 065 oi3 V O0 ZZ 0 65 Cc 65 I I 193 414 514 535 568 581 591 599 239 440 521 539 569 583 592 600 262 447 522 541 570 584 593 601 310 457 525 544 572 585 594 602 314 460 528 549 575 586 595 603 326 465 531 554 576 588 596 604 332 506 533 555 578 589 597 605 Plan pnCe includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles 386 512 534 559 579 590 598 606 orders non-US address please add $250 Air Mail postage handling Bach plan Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Dr ReSton VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please prinf caretullyEnclosed $ ______________________ ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ SAM get newsletter SAM Speaks cost $10 per calendar year should sent Bob Dodds 209 Summerside Lane Encinitas CA 92024 As mem ber also get vote next big fam ily fracas over rules changes will about four years SAM Society has advantages disadvantages democracy What endures basic love old designs love game has won der though long can continue membership treasury grow does the average age member ship Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
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THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle engine cutoffs brakes wonderful reverse-pitch props hadnt seen Vladimir fly before exciting taxied stop LHC-08 30 MINUTE E-POX-E SYSTEM Mix equal ports top bottom wing 4 Place s wing core place skinned foam core wing block cut WING SKIN a. BLOCK FROM 2 Spread epoxy mix wing skins 5 Load entire assembly heavy weights epoxy cures Recommend waiting 24 hours before removing wings stack NOTE Stock musf flat level surloce Scrape off excess epoxy Q using notched spreader Available quality hobby shops everywher& loctite E-POXE registered trademarks Loctite Corporation right front group Brakes roar next thing knew An28 backing around circle Scale competitors knew what expect rest us spectators real treat happy see Vladimir retain title hell hold another two years Adding Scale other four events proved good move first few days though wondered Scale team because off visiting old friends partying actually jealous thing Ill say Thanks large-sized model boxes easy find team airport Rumor has ever Aeroflot planning lend Perez Byron container 747 can pack home SAM Champs/Baker Continued page 100 crew resurface runwaywork originally scheduled week after meet thought showed poor judg ment part airport management especially considering 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. We Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers plc PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 pers Taibi Powerhouses Ramblers favorite yearGeorge Murphys huge Frank Ehling design called Four-anda-Half-Hour flier Gee Frank least four-and-a-half hours think name engines used event great old thumpers like Brown Jr Ohlsson 60 Atwood espe cially Powerhouses Forster 99 saw big 8-ft span Ehling design fly two full minutes after less-than-ideal engine run got up about 75 ft worth driving long way see year Thirty-Second Antique flown actual engine run maxi mum 25 seconds adjustment short two-minute maxwhich self adjustment limited space down wind engine runs other Free Flight events also adjusted suit short max Since isnt possible Rubber events flown current Mulvihill rules minute added length max successive flight after first three until no ties left George Perryman told wouldnt attending SAM Champs going AMA Nationals couldnt fit both contests learned cancellation Free Flight events Nationals due loss scheduled site called George thought put ting him kept urging him come SAM Champs said Bill would love cant go both said keep telling aint gonna both Stunned silence Youre serious So came quite number other later entries also came lucky us helped make larg est SAM Champs ever 207 contes tants about two-thirds estimate Free flight Perryman won Rub ber Stick Rubber Cabin events win cost him model lost corn first SAM Champs after what amounted civil war waged votes over some RC rules As outcome certain engines elimi nated required wing loading weight relation size increased changes made understand try limit performance changes far universally popular observed models still climb very high glide long time thermal well further ob served fewer flyoffs break ties 1986 Eut Tileson still wins Eut RC high-point champion year thought interesting since have heard said rules pro posals submitted people want ed stop being beat him Obviously didnt work Breaking Euts winning streak Another observation average RC Old-Timer contestant does really under stand thermals thermaling Competent RC Sailplane fliers should stand up very 5 I_ AI ___ Pelt le CunbtOlsIence81cC 6F356 3110 401065 RF600 601196 RFIOO 260961495 RFIOO 260121595 RF756 765/32A Scale1565 AdjustableOuadra 83/16 Scale 2965 Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 well against since Sailplaners method core thermal climbing rap idly drift downwind run upwind using lots down trim catch next thermal What RC folks try hover place over ground using up trim minimum sink Perryman Falcons swallows way thermaling eat bugs During annual migratory gatherings strange tribe certain rituals per formed produce bonding including course involving foodthe Bean Feed Victory Banquet addition shared meals certain tradi tions maintained annual bus iness meeting tribal elders nounce next meeting place give finan cial report like years business meeting very informative learned mem bership growing treasury increas ing plans offing dis tribute book featuring initial listing SAM approved model designs sources Also being planned crea tion new officer position librar ian will have full set magazines other reference materials able respond members requests informa tion Yet another revelation Bob Larsh will head committee review new lack specific term designs submit184 Model Aviation U. .0arlnI65kb....... 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Reminder-scale laps 4W00 engines uponu 43 Ten plan sheetsS 1050 No 525HI-Tech 2002 AC Canard dacted-fan 45 enginen upane 39 Ten uhents$ 1000 No 528Swallow 80 Lightweight hutduger 40-she fuar-strulw engines upans 58 in$ 825 No 531Terrible Coupe FF Auhher-puwemd Coups dIlleer spons 40 content-winner$ 475 No 533Cessna C-37 80 Schunigrard Scale fanmus 30s plane 049110 power 2-ch spans 42 in$ 500 No 5341938 Challenger AC hA Texaco Old-timer spans 471 en fur 049 engine 2-channel RC9 550 No 535Atrlx 80 AMA Claas 0 Sudplone upane 110 uses 4-channel 80 system9 725 No 539SImloar Slow-MotIon 15 AC Tailless flying wing 15 engines spans 60 sues 3-cu 80$ 350 No 541Parakeet AC Sport hlplane 15125 engines 3-channel AC egulpment upons 42 in$ 675 No 544Heron 80 511 Winters sport Electdc fur geamd 075 motur 3 80 ch spans 65 in$ 575 No 549Cricket FtC Spurt scafollee fur 20-ace hen- feur-strake engine spans 40 en$ 675 No 554Super Doubler II 80 Spurt AenehaflciPylon fur 49140 fnor-strnhe engine spans 57 in$ 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uses 10/15 engine$ 700 No 584Heppy Dayae CL Interinediote trainer/Stouter spons 42 ones 29/35 engine$ 575 No 585Dragonfly PP Ifigh-porfurneanne P-30 Auhher ship upana 39 welgha 50 orama$ 400 No 588Snapdragon 80 Pun-fly/sportater 25/30 engines syana 45 en$ 600 No 555Marish 80 Stopo-Soanno Sailplane spoon 41 uses 2 AC channels$ 425 No 559Vlckera Wellesley AC Spurt Scale W/ II hemher spans 00 en uses 404-cycle engine Ten plan sheets lou dac$ 1250 No 590Bud LIte Laeer Stunter CL Stunter scaleSie apans 63 uses 60 engine Ten plan sheets$ 1050 No 591Focke-Wult FW 190-A AC Spurt Scale WW II tighter spans 50 uses 35/45 2-strulie engine Two plan sin nudncS 1350 No 592ET CL trdner/sportster uses 00 electdc power 5-cell hafleti pack Wiogupan 24 m S 475 No 593Taylorcraft 80 Sport Scale lghtplsne heilds standard 2-placer dipped-wing ala show stouter Spans elther 70ur 58/ Fur 30/40 hen-strain ur 40/40 four-strain enohe Two plan sheets decunwutasen$ 1000 No554P41 Black WIdow CL Prufile Scale 00/I II twin-engine night fighter uses 19125 engine syaon 49 in$ 800 No585Sparrow 80 Spurtster 25 enelnes upoas 43 in$ 650 No596TomahewkllCLPrullleStunteruses3senginesyano40in $ 500 No 597Hendley Page W-8b PP Sinus nisi-Electric twin-motur laplane spans 30 en$ 300 No 598Coronet 190 RC-Asoist Old-timer eulerged 150% spaus 72 ones 40-size 4-strahe/ 30-she 2-strain$ 850 No 599Kanase Wakefield PP Old-timer RuSher competitur syanu 40 Both 1938/1939 neimuns shown$ 475 No 800deHevllland Replete CL Sport Scale hiplane spoon 35 anon two engiwo.$ 575 No 601NIckel 80 Sportoter enghe 3 RC channels Spana 44 in$ 500 No 602LII BIt CL /I Stunter upanu 27 has .. $ 250 No 603 Sparrow Hswk P30 PP Cempetitlon raSher-power plane won 87 Nuts Spoon 39 en $ 225 0 0 0 N N us -us N 65 U 65 us o usgs no 0a5 5 -65 Con 03en WV U CO 0s CI i oous Eg NAME I STREET u-v CITY 651 C n 0 Circle numbers plans wish order1 its C 0 065 oi3 V O0 ZZ 0 65 Cc 65 I I 193 414 514 535 568 581 591 599 239 440 521 539 569 583 592 600 262 447 522 541 570 584 593 601 310 457 525 544 572 585 594 602 314 460 528 549 575 586 595 603 326 465 531 554 576 588 596 604 332 506 533 555 578 589 597 605 Plan pnCe includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles 386 512 534 559 579 590 598 606 orders non-US address please add $250 Air Mail postage handling Bach plan Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Dr ReSton VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please prinf caretullyEnclosed $ ______________________ ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ SAM get newsletter SAM Speaks cost $10 per calendar year should sent Bob Dodds 209 Summerside Lane Encinitas CA 92024 As mem ber also get vote next big fam ily fracas over rules changes will about four years SAM Society has advantages disadvantages democracy What endures basic love old designs love game has won der though long can continue membership treasury grow does the average age member ship Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
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THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle engine cutoffs brakes wonderful reverse-pitch props hadnt seen Vladimir fly before exciting taxied stop LHC-08 30 MINUTE E-POX-E SYSTEM Mix equal ports top bottom wing 4 Place s wing core place skinned foam core wing block cut WING SKIN a. 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. We Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers plc PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 pers Taibi Powerhouses Ramblers favorite yearGeorge Murphys huge Frank Ehling design called Four-anda-Half-Hour flier Gee Frank least four-and-a-half hours think name engines used event great old thumpers like Brown Jr Ohlsson 60 Atwood espe cially Powerhouses Forster 99 saw big 8-ft span Ehling design fly two full minutes after less-than-ideal engine run got up about 75 ft worth driving long way see year Thirty-Second Antique flown actual engine run maxi mum 25 seconds adjustment short two-minute maxwhich self adjustment limited space down wind engine runs other Free Flight events also adjusted suit short max Since isnt possible Rubber events flown current Mulvihill rules minute added length max successive flight after first three until no ties left George Perryman told wouldnt attending SAM Champs going AMA Nationals couldnt fit both contests learned cancellation Free Flight events Nationals due loss scheduled site called George thought put ting him kept urging him come SAM Champs said Bill would love cant go both said keep telling aint gonna both Stunned silence Youre serious So came quite number other later entries also came lucky us helped make larg est SAM Champs ever 207 contes tants about two-thirds estimate Free flight Perryman won Rub ber Stick Rubber Cabin events win cost him model lost corn first SAM Champs after what amounted civil war waged votes over some RC rules As outcome certain engines elimi nated required wing loading weight relation size increased changes made understand try limit performance changes far universally popular observed models still climb very high glide long time thermal well further ob served fewer flyoffs break ties 1986 Eut Tileson still wins Eut RC high-point champion year thought interesting since have heard said rules pro posals submitted people want ed stop being beat him Obviously didnt work Breaking Euts winning streak Another observation average RC Old-Timer contestant does really under stand thermals thermaling Competent RC Sailplane fliers should stand up very 5 I_ AI ___ Pelt le CunbtOlsIence81cC 6F356 3110 401065 RF600 601196 RFIOO 260961495 RFIOO 260121595 RF756 765/32A Scale1565 AdjustableOuadra 83/16 Scale 2965 Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 well against since Sailplaners method core thermal climbing rap idly drift downwind run upwind using lots down trim catch next thermal What RC folks try hover place over ground using up trim minimum sink Perryman Falcons swallows way thermaling eat bugs During annual migratory gatherings strange tribe certain rituals per formed produce bonding including course involving foodthe Bean Feed Victory Banquet addition shared meals certain tradi tions maintained annual bus iness meeting tribal elders nounce next meeting place give finan cial report like years business meeting very informative learned mem bership growing treasury increas ing plans offing dis tribute book featuring initial listing SAM approved model designs sources Also being planned crea tion new officer position librar ian will have full set magazines other reference materials able respond members requests informa tion Yet another revelation Bob Larsh will head committee review new lack specific term designs submit184 Model Aviation U. .0arlnI65kb....... 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522 541 570 584 593 601 310 457 525 544 572 585 594 602 314 460 528 549 575 586 595 603 326 465 531 554 576 588 596 604 332 506 533 555 578 589 597 605 Plan pnCe includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles 386 512 534 559 579 590 598 606 orders non-US address please add $250 Air Mail postage handling Bach plan Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Dr ReSton VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please prinf caretullyEnclosed $ ______________________ ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ SAM get newsletter SAM Speaks cost $10 per calendar year should sent Bob Dodds 209 Summerside Lane Encinitas CA 92024 As mem ber also get vote next big fam ily fracas over rules changes will about four years SAM Society has advantages disadvantages democracy What endures basic love old designs love game has won der though long can continue membership treasury grow does the average age member ship Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________
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THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle engine cutoffs brakes wonderful reverse-pitch props hadnt seen Vladimir fly before exciting taxied stop LHC-08 30 MINUTE E-POX-E SYSTEM Mix equal ports top bottom wing 4 Place s wing core place skinned foam core wing block cut WING SKIN a. BLOCK FROM 2 Spread epoxy mix wing skins 5 Load entire assembly heavy weights epoxy cures Recommend waiting 24 hours before removing wings stack NOTE Stock musf flat level surloce Scrape off excess epoxy Q using notched spreader Available quality hobby shops everywher& loctite E-POXE registered trademarks Loctite Corporation right front group Brakes roar next thing knew An28 backing around circle Scale competitors knew what expect rest us spectators real treat happy see Vladimir retain title hell hold another two years Adding Scale other four events proved good move first few days though wondered Scale team because off visiting old friends partying actually jealous thing Ill say Thanks large-sized model boxes easy find team airport Rumor has ever Aeroflot planning lend Perez Byron container 747 can pack home SAM Champs/Baker Continued page 100 crew resurface runwaywork originally scheduled week after meet thought showed poor judg ment part airport management especially considering 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. We Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers plc PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 pers Taibi Powerhouses Ramblers favorite yearGeorge Murphys huge Frank Ehling design called Four-anda-Half-Hour flier Gee Frank least four-and-a-half hours think name engines used event great old thumpers like Brown Jr Ohlsson 60 Atwood espe cially Powerhouses Forster 99 saw big 8-ft span Ehling design fly two full minutes after less-than-ideal engine run got up about 75 ft worth driving long way see year Thirty-Second Antique flown actual engine run maxi mum 25 seconds adjustment short two-minute maxwhich self adjustment limited space down wind engine runs other Free Flight events also adjusted suit short max Since isnt possible Rubber events flown current Mulvihill rules minute added length max successive flight after first three until no ties left George Perryman told wouldnt attending SAM Champs going AMA Nationals couldnt fit both contests learned cancellation Free Flight events Nationals due loss scheduled site called George thought put ting him kept urging him come SAM Champs said Bill would love cant go both said keep telling aint gonna both Stunned silence Youre serious So came quite number other later entries also came lucky us helped make larg est SAM Champs ever 207 contes tants about two-thirds estimate Free flight Perryman won Rub ber Stick Rubber Cabin events win cost him model lost corn first SAM Champs after what amounted civil war waged votes over some RC rules As outcome certain engines elimi nated required wing loading weight relation size increased changes made understand try limit performance changes far universally popular observed models still climb very high glide long time thermal well further ob served fewer flyoffs break ties 1986 Eut Tileson still wins Eut RC high-point champion year thought interesting since have heard said rules pro posals submitted people want ed stop being beat him Obviously didnt work Breaking Euts winning streak Another observation average RC Old-Timer contestant does really under stand thermals thermaling Competent RC Sailplane fliers should stand up very 5 I_ AI ___ Pelt le CunbtOlsIence81cC 6F356 3110 401065 RF600 601196 RFIOO 260961495 RFIOO 260121595 RF756 765/32A Scale1565 AdjustableOuadra 83/16 Scale 2965 Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 well against since Sailplaners method core thermal climbing rap idly drift downwind run upwind using lots down trim catch next thermal What RC folks try hover place over ground using up trim minimum sink Perryman Falcons swallows way thermaling eat bugs During annual migratory gatherings strange tribe certain rituals per formed produce bonding including course involving foodthe Bean Feed Victory Banquet addition shared meals certain tradi tions maintained annual bus iness meeting tribal elders nounce next meeting place give finan cial report like years business meeting very informative learned mem bership growing treasury increas ing plans offing dis tribute book featuring initial listing SAM approved model designs sources Also being planned crea tion new officer position librar ian will have full set magazines other reference materials able respond members requests informa tion Yet another revelation Bob Larsh will head committee review new lack specific term designs submit184 Model Aviation U. .0arlnI65kb....... 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Reminder-scale laps 4W00 engines uponu 43 Ten plan sheetsS 1050 No 525HI-Tech 2002 AC Canard dacted-fan 45 enginen upane 39 Ten uhents$ 1000 No 528Swallow 80 Lightweight hutduger 40-she fuar-strulw engines upans 58 in$ 825 No 531Terrible Coupe FF Auhher-puwemd Coups dIlleer spons 40 content-winner$ 475 No 533Cessna C-37 80 Schunigrard Scale fanmus 30s plane 049110 power 2-ch spans 42 in$ 500 No 5341938 Challenger AC hA Texaco Old-timer spans 471 en fur 049 engine 2-channel RC9 550 No 535Atrlx 80 AMA Claas 0 Sudplone upane 110 uses 4-channel 80 system9 725 No 539SImloar Slow-MotIon 15 AC Tailless flying wing 15 engines spans 60 sues 3-cu 80$ 350 No 541Parakeet AC Sport hlplane 15125 engines 3-channel AC egulpment upons 42 in$ 675 No 544Heron 80 511 Winters sport Electdc fur geamd 075 motur 3 80 ch spans 65 in$ 575 No 549Cricket FtC Spurt scafollee fur 20-ace hen- feur-strake engine spans 40 en$ 675 No 554Super Doubler II 80 Spurt AenehaflciPylon fur 49140 fnor-strnhe engine spans 57 in$ 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uses 10/15 engine$ 700 No 584Heppy Dayae CL Interinediote trainer/Stouter spons 42 ones 29/35 engine$ 575 No 585Dragonfly PP Ifigh-porfurneanne P-30 Auhher ship upana 39 welgha 50 orama$ 400 No 588Snapdragon 80 Pun-fly/sportater 25/30 engines syana 45 en$ 600 No 555Marish 80 Stopo-Soanno Sailplane spoon 41 uses 2 AC channels$ 425 No 559Vlckera Wellesley AC Spurt Scale W/ II hemher spans 00 en uses 404-cycle engine Ten plan sheets lou dac$ 1250 No 590Bud LIte Laeer Stunter CL Stunter scaleSie apans 63 uses 60 engine Ten plan sheets$ 1050 No 591Focke-Wult FW 190-A AC Spurt Scale WW II tighter spans 50 uses 35/45 2-strulie engine Two plan sin nudncS 1350 No 592ET CL trdner/sportster uses 00 electdc power 5-cell hafleti pack Wiogupan 24 m S 475 No 593Taylorcraft 80 Sport Scale lghtplsne heilds standard 2-placer dipped-wing ala show stouter Spans elther 70ur 58/ Fur 30/40 hen-strain ur 40/40 four-strain enohe Two plan sheets decunwutasen$ 1000 No554P41 Black WIdow CL Prufile Scale 00/I II twin-engine night fighter uses 19125 engine syaon 49 in$ 800 No585Sparrow 80 Spurtster 25 enelnes upoas 43 in$ 650 No596TomahewkllCLPrullleStunteruses3senginesyano40in $ 500 No 597Hendley Page W-8b PP Sinus nisi-Electric twin-motur laplane spans 30 en$ 300 No 598Coronet 190 RC-Asoist Old-timer eulerged 150% spaus 72 ones 40-size 4-strahe/ 30-she 2-strain$ 850 No 599Kanase Wakefield PP Old-timer RuSher competitur syanu 40 Both 1938/1939 neimuns shown$ 475 No 800deHevllland Replete CL Sport Scale hiplane spoon 35 anon two engiwo.$ 575 No 601NIckel 80 Sportoter enghe 3 RC channels Spana 44 in$ 500 No 602LII BIt CL /I Stunter upanu 27 has .. $ 250 No 603 Sparrow Hswk P30 PP Cempetitlon raSher-power plane won 87 Nuts Spoon 39 en $ 225 0 0 0 N N us -us N 65 U 65 us o usgs no 0a5 5 -65 Con 03en WV U CO 0s CI i oous Eg NAME I STREET u-v CITY 651 C n 0 Circle numbers plans wish order1 its C 0 065 oi3 V O0 ZZ 0 65 Cc 65 I I 193 414 514 535 568 581 591 599 239 440 521 539 569 583 592 600 262 447 522 541 570 584 593 601 310 457 525 544 572 585 594 602 314 460 528 549 575 586 595 603 326 465 531 554 576 588 596 604 332 506 533 555 578 589 597 605 Plan pnCe includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles 386 512 534 559 579 590 598 606 orders non-US address please add $250 Air Mail postage handling Bach plan Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Dr ReSton VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please prinf caretullyEnclosed $ ______________________ ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ SAM get newsletter SAM Speaks cost $10 per calendar year should sent Bob Dodds 209 Summerside Lane Encinitas CA 92024 As mem ber also get vote next big fam ily fracas over rules changes will about four years SAM Society has advantages disadvantages democracy What endures basic love old designs love game has won der though long can continue membership treasury grow does the average age member ship Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 181, 182, 184, 185, 188
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle engine cutoffs brakes wonderful reverse-pitch props hadnt seen Vladimir fly before exciting taxied stop LHC-08 30 MINUTE E-POX-E SYSTEM Mix equal ports top bottom wing 4 Place s wing core place skinned foam core wing block cut WING SKIN a. BLOCK FROM 2 Spread epoxy mix wing skins 5 Load entire assembly heavy weights epoxy cures Recommend waiting 24 hours before removing wings stack NOTE Stock musf flat level surloce Scrape off excess epoxy Q using notched spreader Available quality hobby shops everywher& loctite E-POXE registered trademarks Loctite Corporation right front group Brakes roar next thing knew An28 backing around circle Scale competitors knew what expect rest us spectators real treat happy see Vladimir retain title hell hold another two years Adding Scale other four events proved good move first few days though wondered Scale team because off visiting old friends partying actually jealous thing Ill say Thanks large-sized model boxes easy find team airport Rumor has ever Aeroflot planning lend Perez Byron container 747 can pack home SAM Champs/Baker Continued page 100 crew resurface runwaywork originally scheduled week after meet thought showed poor judg ment part airport management especially considering 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. 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522 541 570 584 593 601 310 457 525 544 572 585 594 602 314 460 528 549 575 586 595 603 326 465 531 554 576 588 596 604 332 506 533 555 578 589 597 605 Plan pnCe includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles 386 512 534 559 579 590 598 606 orders non-US address please add $250 Air Mail postage handling Bach plan Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Dr ReSton VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please prinf caretullyEnclosed $ ______________________ ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ SAM get newsletter SAM Speaks cost $10 per calendar year should sent Bob Dodds 209 Summerside Lane Encinitas CA 92024 As mem ber also get vote next big fam ily fracas over rules changes will about four years SAM Society has advantages disadvantages democracy What endures basic love old designs love game has won der though long can continue membership treasury grow does the average age member ship Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 181, 182, 184, 185, 188
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle engine cutoffs brakes wonderful reverse-pitch props hadnt seen Vladimir fly before exciting taxied stop LHC-08 30 MINUTE E-POX-E SYSTEM Mix equal ports top bottom wing 4 Place s wing core place skinned foam core wing block cut WING SKIN a. BLOCK FROM 2 Spread epoxy mix wing skins 5 Load entire assembly heavy weights epoxy cures Recommend waiting 24 hours before removing wings stack NOTE Stock musf flat level surloce Scrape off excess epoxy Q using notched spreader Available quality hobby shops everywher& loctite E-POXE registered trademarks Loctite Corporation right front group Brakes roar next thing knew An28 backing around circle Scale competitors knew what expect rest us spectators real treat happy see Vladimir retain title hell hold another two years Adding Scale other four events proved good move first few days though wondered Scale team because off visiting old friends partying actually jealous thing Ill say Thanks large-sized model boxes easy find team airport Rumor has ever Aeroflot planning lend Perez Byron container 747 can pack home SAM Champs/Baker Continued page 100 crew resurface runwaywork originally scheduled week after meet thought showed poor judg ment part airport management especially considering 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. 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522 541 570 584 593 601 310 457 525 544 572 585 594 602 314 460 528 549 575 586 595 603 326 465 531 554 576 588 596 604 332 506 533 555 578 589 597 605 Plan pnCe includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles 386 512 534 559 579 590 598 606 orders non-US address please add $250 Air Mail postage handling Bach plan Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Dr ReSton VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery Please prinf caretullyEnclosed $ ______________________ ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ SAM get newsletter SAM Speaks cost $10 per calendar year should sent Bob Dodds 209 Summerside Lane Encinitas CA 92024 As mem ber also get vote next big fam ily fracas over rules changes will about four years SAM Society has advantages disadvantages democracy What endures basic love old designs love game has won der though long can continue membership treasury grow does the average age member ship Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/12
Page Numbers: 97, 98, 99, 100, 181, 182, 184, 185, 188
THE ANNUAL MIGRATION certain bird animal species ancestral breed ing grounds has long studied scien tists Certain creatures perform amaz ing feats navigation endurance reach goal have made study members Society Antique Model ers years now find unique migrate annually moving target successive destina Top Jim OReilly won Rubber Scale Lanzo Puss Moth Lanzo published two Puss Moths about 20-in span mon ster Jim deserves double congratulations because easy model build Above Left John Pond co-pilots watch skies model does its thing Above right George Murphy Atwood 60-powered Four-and-one-half-hour-flyer designed Frank Ehling December 1988 97 Left Jack Phelps Ed Lidgard-designed Hi-Ho Jack won Rubber Stick model 1957 SAM Champs year Right Chuck Hemianek Wakefield model Its Bob Jeffery design placed 2nd 1936 Moffet International Contest Left Lisa Moment winds up Earl Stahl Hi-Climber built rightfully-proud dad Stu holds SAM awarded special trophy deserved Right Gib Robbins NFFS rules Nostalgia model Its British-designed Eureka powered OS 15 Left The author says Larry Davidsons model gets vote prettiest meet Larrys NC Sailplane finished silk dope Power K&B Right Jack Swartz Akron Favorite Rubber Stick model Its nice see less common designs make apperances tion agreed upon previous year year SAM members camefrom border border coast coastto Wabash River spanned Red Skelton Bridge separates Indiana Illinois happened headquarters meals lodging etc found primarily Vincennes IN flying Mid-America Center near Lawrenceville IL studies group have found annual assemblies much reproductive purposes certain nota ble individual exceptions rejoice gether love pre-World War III model airplane designs enginesto fly talk together remember plan again flying own designs remarkable consider ing latter must pre-1942 eligible Chester Lanzo flew original design contest placed RC events satisfaction seeing George Perryman win two Free Flight events Lanzo designs could hardly fail notice popu 98 Model Aviation lat-ity Bomber design RC events Sal Taibi flying own de signs watching flown others Joe Konefes flying Buzzard Bombshell powered Brown Junior just like used win Class C 1940 Nationals Joe Wagner created models Veco kit 1950s flying fun sending aloft likes prototype Veco Dakota bi plane Its sort oil colored flies Ed Wallenhorst California fly ing Rubber Stick model designed 1940 Jim Noonan Joe Hervat Mike Gra nieri Joe Elginif youve gone sleep enough times reading Zaics yearbook know names Other SAM fliers gladly tell built particular model dad built ig brother designed obby shop window never could afford young st think pretty uilt kid first model ever got fly esign wins SAM Champs Results PP High-Point ChampJohn Bortnak RC High-Point Champ Eut Tileson RC VsA Texaco 1 Larry DaMson Playboy Jr Cox Black Wdow 2 Jack M Warkins Bayrkige Mike Gox Black Widow 3 David Robinette Bomber 4 Robert Langelius Miss America Ccx Black WIdow 5 Don McClusky California Chief Ccx ORO RC Texaco 1 Ken Kuliman Bomber 0S FS61 2 Arthur F White Bomber OS FS60 3 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke 4 Kenneth Hop kins Hopalong 05 2SF ABC 5 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 RC Class IgnitIon 1 Arthur F White Bomber Elfin 15 2 Jack M Phelps Bomber Arden 19 3 Ken Kuliman Bomber Elfin 249 4 Joe Percy Sailplane Elfin 249 5 John Pond Playboy C Elfin Diesel RC Class C Ignition 1 Joe Percy Bomber O&R 60 2 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 3 Louis Faerrnan Intercept 4 Dick Huang Play boy 5 Anderson Spitfire 5 Larry Jenno Kerswap 2 Edco Skydevil RC Class B Glow 1 joe Percy Bomber ST 29 2 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 35 3 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 49 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 35 5 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 29 RC Class Glow 1 J Eut Tileson Scorpion K&B 325 2 Eddie Thomas Bomber ST 23 3 Walt Geary Playboy Jr 0S 15 III RC 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 325 5 Joseph 21gm Baby Playboy K&B 19 RC Class C Glow 1 Ralph Turner MG-2 K&B 65 2 Arthur Peterse Swoose K&B 35 3 J Eut Tileson Lancer OS 40 4 Arthur F White Bomber K&B 5 Joe Percy Bomber ST 35 RO 05 ElectrIc 1 Eddie Thomas Bomber Astro Cobalt 2 Walt Geary Bomber Astro 05 3 Robert P Johannes RC Class C AntIque 1 Dick Huang Shereshaw Cumulus OS 60 FSR 2 Al Grier Gas Bird Rossi 61 Joe Percy RC-1 ST 60 4 Ken Kull man Bomber ST 60 5 Ralph Turner MG2ER Rossi 60 RC CIm 8 IgnItion 1 Walt Geary Zipper OhIs son 29 2 Joe Percy Bomber 0&R 23 3 Si Jor dan Playboy Cabin Forster 29 4 Dick Huang Kerswap Torp 29 5 Larry Jenno Kerawap 1 5X Torp 29 RC Pure AntIque 1 J Eut Tileson Westerner Anderson 2 Walt Geary Bomber Anderson 61 3 Si Jordan Lanzos RC Gas Model Orwick 64 4 Robert J Walter RC-1 Ohlsson 60 5 Chet Lanzo Bomber Super Cyke FP 020 ReplIca 1 Kevin Anderson Interceptor 2 Gene Wicks Interceptor 3 Gilbert Robbins terceptor FF 30-Sec AntIque 1 Mitch Post Comet Clip per Orwick 64 2 Robert Braseft Rambler 0&R 60 3 Herb WahI Comet Clipper Mkl Bunch 45 4 Clarence Myaracough Tambe Torp 29 5 George Murphy Ehling Atwood PP Pre-37 Wakefield 1 Kail Splelmaker Du plex 2 Joseph Macay C Rushbrooks Wake 3 Ed Wallenhorat Lanzo Duplex FP TwIn Pusher 1 Ed Wallenhorst Simmers 2 Robert Moulton Zack Streamliner 3 Otto Kurth Simmers 36 PP Compressed AIr 1 Jim Noonan Noonan 2 Karl Spielmaker WW II Target Drone 3 Bert Pond Bottle Baby PP CIm Fuselage 1 Clarence Myerscotrgh Spearhead Jr Elfin 2 Jim OReilly Answer/Cabruler Bantam/OS 15 3 Bob Edeistein Solong Arden 19 4 James Robinson Cabruler Bantam 19 5 Woody Bartelt Hayseed Bantam 19 PP Class C Pylon 1 Jim Waiston Playboy Sr Atwood 60 2 John Bortnak Wasp OS Max 35 3 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 0S 40 4 Hans Oschner Gas Champ O&R 60 Sp 5 George Murphy New Ruler O&R PP Slag EngIne 1 Bob Edelatein Ranger Rog ers 35 2 John Shifko Ranger Rogers 3 Hans Oschner ODS Rogers 29 PP Gas Scale 1 Jim Adams Fokker D-8 Frog 249 2 Bill Hale Interstate Cadet 049 3 Mike Moskow Fokker D-VII PP Small Rubber StIck 1 Ed Mate Gollywock 2 Jack Tislnai Kralak 3 Joseph Macay Cassonos Champion 4 Don Reid Gollywock 5 Ed Konefes Homesick Angel FF Large Rubber Cable 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Melder Wake/John son Mo 3 Bob Watson Lanzo 4 George Batiuk Sr Lanzo Cabin 5 Les DeWitt Bob Chatelain Wake PP Class Pylon 1 Jim Walaton Stormer Arden 19 2 Wayne R Kane Playboy Jr Arden 19 3 John Bortnak Stratostreak 52 OS Max 15 4 Bob Edelatein Interceptor Arden 19 5 Joe shar Fox Bantam 19 PP Class B Fuselage 1 Woody Bartelt Hay seed O&R 23 2 Harry Murphy Dodger O&R 23 3 John Bortnak Solong B O&R 29 4 Clarence Myerscough Dodger OS 25 5 Jim OReilly Pacer Torp 29 PP Large Rubber Stick 1 George Perryman Lanzo 40 2 Robert Bissett Hailers Mulvihill 3 Ed Konefes Lanzo 4 Ben Cleveland Climber 5 Ed Wallenhorst 40 Record Stick PP Ohlsson 19123 Sldeport CabIn 1 Mere dith Chamberlain Twin Cyclone 2 Karl Spiel maker Solong 3 George B Armatead Jr Solong PP Small Rubber Cable 1 John Bortnak Dyna moe 2 Jack Tisinal Wriston Diamond 3 Russ Timmons Jr Miss Canada Sr 4 Ed Konefes Crusader- 5 George Perryman Jabberwock PP Class B Pylon 1 Ben Cleveland Zipper Forstar 2 Woody Bartall Alert Torp 29 3 Ed Mate Ranger O&R 23 4 Dick Hall Wasp O&R 29 5 Clarence Myerscough Zipper OS 25 PP Class C Fuselage 1 Sal Taibi Dodger Ohis son 33 2 Clarence Myerscough Playboy 08 40 3 Tom Lucas Playboy Cabin 80 Atwood 60 4 Cliff Betz Dodger Forster 305 5 George Armstead Jr Bombshell O&R 60 PP Rubber Scala 1 Jim ORerIy Lanzo Puss Moth 2 Robert Moulton Interstate Cadet Ed Wallenhorst Alec Sport PP CommercIal Rubber 1 Ed Wallenhorst Light Miss America 2 Ed Konefes Converlible 3 Lewis E Odum Miss Canada Sr 4 Joseph R Macay ConvertIble 5 Jack Tisinal Korda Victory PP Hand-Launch GIlder 1 Kevin Anderson Hervat 2 Ron Sharpton Cody 3 John Bortnak Zoomer/Cole 24 4 Grayson Anderson Christan Burger 41 5 Terry Rimert Huguelet/Hervat December 1988 99 author says hes sure whether theyre just couple good old boys two thorns rose Bill Baker L George Perryman SAM fortunate have mu Frank Roales 1937 Bowden Trophy Winner flew RC events O&R 60 original won contest England proxy flown Brown Junior Joe Wagner aesignea models Veco kitted Including Dakota biplane flew prototype just fun rubber model own design Oriole lot anted something different Next importance old designs SAM meets old gamethat dura tion limited power RC events really playing old Free Flight game limited short engine run combined long glide score being deterBob Edlestein lets go Alert Its Forster 29 powered just like original Bill says best B Pylon designs ever Zippers have always popular mined time air Three flights totaled days score con cession practicality max maximum time set flighttwo minutes Free Flight events seven 10 RC ones game endlessly fascinating rewards preparation practice skill plain dumb luck win really deserve wonderful wonderful still win happens sometimes after day filled blunders model hits best thermal day beat world-famous Joe Barf flying Kersplat two maxes before run over train large repertory modern RC events doesnt include limited-engine-run dura tion event Perhaps penchant type flying has imprinted ones youth sort bred bone average age contestants Helicopter ducted fan jet events bound much younger what finds SAM Champs have captured old designs willing build lots sticksno fiberglass foam Modern adhe sives covering materials tolerated built-up structures required Walter Rozelle drove Atlanta could launch corn try hit field 74 entries 020 Replica Theres line Hemingway echoes mind ll about place weather OK Papa First place As can seen photos ran Free Flight Old-Timers col umn Model Aviation few issues back Mid-America Air Center has great po tential flying site Taken west end site photos show nearly two miles clear space east Unfortu nately potential largely wasted since required move east edge airfield permit asphalt Continued page 181 100 Model Aviation Hans Ochsner gets ready launch At- Bill says Dot Odum told everyone shed wood 60-powered Albatross model beaten him Huntsville flew Earl designed George Reich later Stahl-designed Taylorcraft Rubber Scale years 1961 Wakefield World Champ sadly too became victim corn syntflesis 0 old new 5ob Joflannes St Charles MO Lanzo Bomber covered Micaflim powered Lei sure electric motor seven 800mAh cells Bob Langelius remembers nostalgia fun shows K&B Infant- Lanzo Stick owner unknown circles lazily powered Profile Powerhouse placed overhead 47 entrants Large Texaco pilots flew FF RC Stick 53 Small Stick largest SAM Champships ever 207 contestants Robert Bissett flew Rambler trophy 30-Second Antique event O&R 60 engine flew great until tried im prove trim fly C Fuselage too personal engines however have access just about building material Soviet team training site about five weeks obvious werent just sport flying during period meet very excifing close Americans no cigar Soviets accommodating put down new sod about third grass circle because didnt think would up standards have sights Soviets shouldnt forget about other excellent fliers around world Itll real shootout 1990 CLWC Scale/Johnson Continued page 92 shut off engines before hed com pleted 10 laps wasnt called official flight rest flights unevent fulif such term can applied flying fairly strong wind landing bumpy field Dick Byron crowd-pleasing fourengined B-24 working well first landing saw model seffle heavily nose wheel downwind side bend gear Dick able repair gear careful Still managed quite respectable scores re maining flights finish 10th Steve Ashby third US team mem ber very nice Mitsubishi MU-2like Byrons Perezs models large plane Choosing commercial airplane rather warbird has its disadvantagesthe flier cant get points dropping bombs ex ample Steve will no doubt adding fea tures such reverse-pitch props day allowing him move up echelon defending Worid Champion Vladimir Fedo soy superficial differences between Fedosovs An-28 Ashbys MU-2 arent great Fedosovs plane laden featuresand spells mucho points has cargo doors open landing lights rotate down throttle engine cutoffs brakes wonderful reverse-pitch props hadnt seen Vladimir fly before exciting taxied stop LHC-08 30 MINUTE E-POX-E SYSTEM Mix equal ports top bottom wing 4 Place s wing core place skinned foam core wing block cut WING SKIN a. BLOCK FROM 2 Spread epoxy mix wing skins 5 Load entire assembly heavy weights epoxy cures Recommend waiting 24 hours before removing wings stack NOTE Stock musf flat level surloce Scrape off excess epoxy Q using notched spreader Available quality hobby shops everywher& loctite E-POXE registered trademarks Loctite Corporation right front group Brakes roar next thing knew An28 backing around circle Scale competitors knew what expect rest us spectators real treat happy see Vladimir retain title hell hold another two years Adding Scale other four events proved good move first few days though wondered Scale team because off visiting old friends partying actually jealous thing Ill say Thanks large-sized model boxes easy find team airport Rumor has ever Aeroflot planning lend Perez Byron container 747 can pack home SAM Champs/Baker Continued page 100 crew resurface runwaywork originally scheduled week after meet thought showed poor judg ment part airport management especially considering 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Beset though prob lems limitations contest administra tion wives worked hard well coped adapted remained cheer ful through hard work made possible rest us play Next weather Monday prac tice day went MECA Model En gine Collectors Association Collecto Executive Inn others spent day field Collecto could hear thunder scattered storms area Fortunately part storms missed field contestants able get some test flying Ill go off tangent bit tell about Collecto MECA inde pendent organization affiliated SAM people members both Collecto traditional affair SAM Champs full ser endipity interest youd expect flea market swap shop theyre lot fun sold some engines no longer wanted gave away back issues Okie Free Flight Flyer left uni verse Its amazing what people will buy old engines parts old engines old kits magazines plans books saw some old very used Control Line mod els sold took lunch break Ed Ko nefes just about finished Joe Konefes showed up three engines sell took back Collecto Joe lunch broth er sold two before fin ished lunch get back weather Tuesday cloudy light winds tempera tures 75 80-degree range Wednes day rained lot rain would stop wind would come another direc tion Free Flight crowd would have move try get space downwind would rain again did stop long enough Danny Sheelds get Twin Pusher Mass Launch off around noon scheduled two afternoon rain over flying activity came intense So packed schedule contes tants whod entered several events fre quently forced boil choice down just agonizing over wanted fly Im sure great effect results Nos talgia events part SAM Champs separate contest run NFFS contestants whod tended fly both contests ended up run ning out time having choose Thursday warm sunny lighi winds Friday better ideal day flying During whole week about half day spoiled weather As bonus Wednesdays raim chased off severe heat wave gripped area weeks will venture opinion about Nostal gia events saw flown Tuesdays rela tively good weather performance 01 competitive models believe equals thai current AMA Free Flight models too bad becomes just anothei power race took five flights separatt first second Class three maxes would get fifth think fliers would prefer events somewhat lower performance love see Zeeks Hogans go up see Korda Powerhouses crash just like did days youth wrote story 1986 SAM Champs taken Wakefield event year what enjoyed mosi Thirty-Second Antique event re cent rules change removed certain pylon de signs event gave back designs intended Comet ClipContinued page 18 182 Model Aviation U U U U U U U U U I U U U U FIIVALLY. We Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers plc PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 pers Taibi Powerhouses Ramblers favorite yearGeorge Murphys huge Frank Ehling design called Four-anda-Half-Hour flier Gee Frank least four-and-a-half hours think name engines used event great old thumpers like Brown Jr Ohlsson 60 Atwood espe cially Powerhouses Forster 99 saw big 8-ft span Ehling design fly two full minutes after less-than-ideal engine run got up about 75 ft worth driving long way see year Thirty-Second Antique flown actual engine run maxi mum 25 seconds adjustment short two-minute maxwhich self adjustment limited space down wind engine runs other Free Flight events also adjusted suit short max Since isnt possible Rubber events flown current Mulvihill rules minute added length max successive flight after first three until no ties left George Perryman told wouldnt attending SAM Champs going AMA Nationals couldnt fit both contests learned cancellation Free Flight events Nationals due loss scheduled site called George thought put ting him kept urging him come SAM Champs said Bill would love cant go both said keep telling aint gonna both Stunned silence Youre serious So came quite number other later entries also came lucky us helped make larg est SAM Champs ever 207 contes tants about two-thirds estimate Free flight Perryman won Rub ber Stick Rubber Cabin events win cost him model lost corn first SAM Champs after what amounted civil war waged votes over some RC rules As outcome certain engines elimi nated required wing loading weight relation size increased changes made understand try limit performance changes far universally popular observed models still climb very high glide long time thermal well further ob served fewer flyoffs break ties 1986 Eut Tileson still wins Eut RC high-point champion year thought interesting since have heard said rules pro posals submitted people want ed stop being beat him Obviously didnt work Breaking Euts winning streak Another observation average RC Old-Timer contestant does really under stand thermals thermaling Competent RC Sailplane fliers should stand up very 5 I_ AI ___ Pelt le CunbtOlsIence81cC 6F356 3110 401065 RF600 601196 RFIOO 260961495 RFIOO 260121595 RF756 765/32A Scale1565 AdjustableOuadra 83/16 Scale 2965 Fults Tooling PO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 well against since Sailplaners method core thermal climbing rap idly drift downwind run upwind using lots down trim catch next thermal What RC folks try hover place over ground using up trim minimum sink Perryman Falcons swallows way thermaling eat bugs During annual migratory gatherings strange tribe certain rituals per formed produce bonding including course involving foodthe Bean Feed Victory Banquet addition shared meals certain tradi tions maintained annual bus iness meeting tribal elders nounce next meeting place give finan cial report like years business meeting very informative learned mem bership growing treasury increas ing plans offing dis tribute book featuring initial listing SAM approved model designs sources Also being planned crea tion new officer position librar ian will have full set magazines other reference materials able respond members requests informa tion Yet another revelation Bob Larsh will head committee review new lack specific term designs submit184 Model Aviation U. .0arlnI65kb....... 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Reminder-scale laps 4W00 engines uponu 43 Ten plan sheetsS 1050 No 525HI-Tech 2002 AC Canard dacted-fan 45 enginen upane 39 Ten uhents$ 1000 No 528Swallow 80 Lightweight hutduger 40-she fuar-strulw engines upans 58 in$ 825 No 531Terrible Coupe FF Auhher-puwemd Coups dIlleer spons 40 content-winner$ 475 No 533Cessna C-37 80 Schunigrard Scale fanmus 30s plane 049110 power 2-ch spans 42 in$ 500 No 5341938 Challenger AC hA Texaco Old-timer spans 471 en fur 049 engine 2-channel RC9 550 No 535Atrlx 80 AMA Claas 0 Sudplone upane 110 uses 4-channel 80 system9 725 No 539SImloar Slow-MotIon 15 AC Tailless flying wing 15 engines spans 60 sues 3-cu 80$ 350 No 541Parakeet AC Sport hlplane 15125 engines 3-channel AC egulpment upons 42 in$ 675 No 544Heron 80 511 Winters sport Electdc fur geamd 075 motur 3 80 ch spans 65 in$ 575 No 549Cricket FtC Spurt scafollee fur 20-ace hen- feur-strake engine spans 40 en$ 675 No 554Super Doubler II 80 Spurt AenehaflciPylon fur 49140 fnor-strnhe engine spans 57 in$ 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uses 10/15 engine$ 700 No 584Heppy Dayae CL Interinediote trainer/Stouter spons 42 ones 29/35 engine$ 575 No 585Dragonfly PP Ifigh-porfurneanne P-30 Auhher ship upana 39 welgha 50 orama$ 400 No 588Snapdragon 80 Pun-fly/sportater 25/30 engines syana 45 en$ 600 No 555Marish 80 Stopo-Soanno Sailplane spoon 41 uses 2 AC channels$ 425 No 559Vlckera Wellesley AC Spurt Scale W/ II hemher spans 00 en uses 404-cycle engine Ten plan sheets lou dac$ 1250 No 590Bud LIte Laeer Stunter CL Stunter scaleSie apans 63 uses 60 engine Ten plan sheets$ 1050 No 591Focke-Wult FW 190-A AC Spurt Scale WW II tighter spans 50 uses 35/45 2-strulie engine Two plan sin nudncS 1350 No 592ET CL trdner/sportster uses 00 electdc power 5-cell hafleti pack Wiogupan 24 m S 475 No 593Taylorcraft 80 Sport Scale lghtplsne heilds standard 2-placer dipped-wing ala show stouter Spans elther 70ur 58/ Fur 30/40 hen-strain ur 40/40 four-strain enohe Two plan sheets decunwutasen$ 1000 No554P41 Black WIdow CL Prufile Scale 00/I II 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Converting everything RC doesnt help since average RC fliers no younger Free Flight folk keep talking about average age course some young people Sm Lisa Moment Kevin An derson Jack Swartz flying Free Flight RC competitors like Frank Roales flew 1937 Bowden Interna tional Petrol Winner years champs doesnt have gray hair model gets vote interesting speci men meet Frank Vincennes member SAM 57 host club meet researched built 96-in-span mon ster see page 49 1938 Frank Zaic Yearbook knows some interest ing history design used some what over-the-hill Ohlsson 60 con test weekends sport flies ship glow-powered 19 clue aerodynamic efficiency old de sign So hope Younger people can attracted designs have seen some weather motivated learn some early skills hope SAM SAM Champs will continue thrive think will Some new people will come Free Flight ranks seeking refuge high-tech high-pressure competition AMA FAI events cross overs think will come RC Sail plane fliers already hooked ther mals RC sport fliers tire Rubber Ducky cloned models get interested designs character personality After people born later decades become interested 1938 cars feel sure antique models will al ways attract certain amount interest just still see archers muzzleloaders shooting targets today easier hit modern devices Maybe instead bitter rules disputes should just grateful having enough people willing compromise rules entrants enough play game Grateful able hear bark Super Cyke see spiral climb flawless transition floating glide Grate ful never able get enough let alone too much grateful share passion older aircraft likeminded people understand 188 Model Aviation L STATE ______________________________________ ZIP _____________________________