HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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hair dryer blower 58 Model Aviation Left CalIfornian Jerry Bridgeman obviously happy Cad Cat F3E pylon racer design winner seven-cell event Right Abe Schwartz Puerto Rico launches Sinus F3E Abes first F3E contest Takes courage Left Some hardworking officials take well-deserved break during intermission Right Lou Merlotti left Beverly Winbish did great job running transmitter impound Cheerful-looking team Left Mike Ettel Cals son did solid-state job updating posting contest results Right front end Tom Williamss Lanzo Bomber has geared Astro 05 Freudenthaler folder prop wire monkey ring keeps folding prop blades slicing up plane two FM events Class Old-Timer No 618 aMaximum motor battery weight 11 kilos seven-cell limit event timed F3E Motor Glider Maximum flyingin practical terms 27 900-mA Sanyo cells eight minutes 40-second motor runsurface loading about 246 oz/sq ftmax Continued page 151 Fliers make in/out landing Models must pre-1943 vintage designs Lflerrie Jolly Larrys charming 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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hair dryer blower 58 Model Aviation Left CalIfornian Jerry Bridgeman obviously happy Cad Cat F3E pylon racer design winner seven-cell event Right Abe Schwartz Puerto Rico launches Sinus F3E Abes first F3E contest Takes courage Left Some hardworking officials take well-deserved break during intermission Right Lou Merlotti left Beverly Winbish did great job running transmitter impound Cheerful-looking team Left Mike Ettel Cals son did solid-state job updating posting contest results Right front end Tom Williamss Lanzo Bomber has geared Astro 05 Freudenthaler folder prop wire monkey ring keeps folding prop blades slicing up plane two FM events Class Old-Timer No 618 aMaximum motor battery weight 11 kilos seven-cell limit event timed F3E Motor Glider Maximum flyingin practical terms 27 900-mA Sanyo cells eight minutes 40-second motor runsurface loading about 246 oz/sq ftmax Continued page 151 Fliers make in/out landing Models must pre-1943 vintage designs Lflerrie Jolly Larrys charming 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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hair dryer blower 58 Model Aviation Left CalIfornian Jerry Bridgeman obviously happy Cad Cat F3E pylon racer design winner seven-cell event Right Abe Schwartz Puerto Rico launches Sinus F3E Abes first F3E contest Takes courage Left Some hardworking officials take well-deserved break during intermission Right Lou Merlotti left Beverly Winbish did great job running transmitter impound Cheerful-looking team Left Mike Ettel Cals son did solid-state job updating posting contest results Right front end Tom Williamss Lanzo Bomber has geared Astro 05 Freudenthaler folder prop wire monkey ring keeps folding prop blades slicing up plane two FM events Class Old-Timer No 618 aMaximum motor battery weight 11 kilos seven-cell limit event timed F3E Motor Glider Maximum flyingin practical terms 27 900-mA Sanyo cells eight minutes 40-second motor runsurface loading about 246 oz/sq ftmax Continued page 151 Fliers make in/out landing Models must pre-1943 vintage designs Lflerrie Jolly Larrys charming 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HISTORY made Nationals year historic place Electric-powered RC planes flew first time sanctioned events Lincoln High School Vincennes Indiana Vincennes may remember grade school history George Rogers Clark intrepid bunch American frontiersmen ousted British Fort Sackville hastening victory Revolution securing Northwest Territories future US expansion Nationals held Lawrenceville Illinois/Vincennes Indiana area second year row Most events including Electric Pylon held Lawrenceville just across Wabash River Vincennes Curiously folks illinois march central daylight savings time whereas Vincennes have stuck daylight standard must add interesting wrinlde Nationals scheduling management Lincoln High School big modem surrounded open farmland Its very good site Soaring self-contained launch system events Three AMA events held Sunday two FAI events Monday three AMA events Class B Sailplane No 612 No limit cell count task fly precise eight-minute time 20-second motor run make in/out landing 56 Model Aviation Jerry Smart Warsaw Missouri Smartybuilt Cleveland Viking contest winner model uses geared Astro 05 swinging 14 x 85 Freudenthaler foider prop Cai Ettel CD emphasizes point contes tants Thats Larry Joily 1991 F3B team Thats oniy dummy gas guzzler Kenny member floppy hat far isif Krempetzs Buzzard Bombshell Chris Jennings dad John Rowlett TX Mini-Challenger Chris won Best Per formance Junior Class Sailplane John Jennings Chris-s aaa winner LaIITornian Larry Jolly 91 r35 team member owner Larry Jolly Model Products MA too John flew clean-lined Sun Fly first RC Helicopters columnist caught act holding motorized Sailplane Larry took place Class B Sailplane Class Sailplane Olympian beating out Rick Lake single point 1991 Nationals Electric SoaringAircraft Specs F3E FAI PilotPlanePropMotor JenyBridgemanSE5Homl4/725Uttra2lXXt &BrianChanOrgCC&UT JohnJenningsFrSurprisellFrl275/7Plettenberg Steve NeuSE 10 OrgOrgAstro 60 FAI AbeSchwartzSinusFr95/5Utra900 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