Eleven-year-old Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ won Junior Stunt stock Top Plite Tutor powered OS Max 35 engine sixth Nationals flying Supertigre 60-powered foam-wing Spectrum words pretty much copy Bob Barons Avanti Jim finished 26 points ahead first-time Top Five participant Paul Walker Kent WA significantly improved over last years eleventhplace finish Senior Stunt continues low-entrant event still has some very good quality year 16-year-old Jim McClellan Bur lingame CA won using basic kit Sig Chipmunk ST 46 engine Second went Richard Seifert Philadelphia keeps improving year Third went first-time Nats com petitor Robert Jongeleen Avenel NJ Junior Stunt two entries Il-year-old winner Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ captured fancy spectators diminutive flier put Top Flite lutor through pattem Tuesday Nationals week event director Lanny Shorts assistant George Higgins putting 12 judges through several practice judging sessions judges Bill Zimmer Ken Stout Jim Parsons Wynn Paul George MeArthur Dan McClellan Lee Lorio David Fitzgerald Waldo Cargill Leon Bowen David Adelman Art Adamisin Appearance judging performed courtyard AMA Nats HQ hotel Stan Powell coming out top 19 points Dove Wednesday Thursday days Open qualifying weather just great Four circles used qualifications whichkept scorers Shareen Fancher Joyce Shorts very busybut scores upon board minutes after flights Four first-time qualifiers made top 20 Marty Cwiakala Ken Pur zycki Don McClaveand David Cook semifinals Friday brought some brisk 10 mph winds 20 qualifiers split over two circles put up some very good flights all-time problems arose during first flight defend ing champion Ted Fancher went directly Square Eight start Overhead Eights After completing loop Overhead Eight realized mistake put plane back level flight proceeded complete pattern prescribed order followed about three hours decision-making ul timately involved AMA HQ included map propriate indecorous protest written up signed several competitors wanted Ted out finals ultimate decision Ted attempted completed Continued page 146 THE 1983 NATS now history books Racing events exciting ever site best competitors have fly recent years must say circles table-top smooth very few irregularities Air Force personnel did excellent job stalling barricades both front rear circles keep spectators safe distance Since townspeople Chicopee supportive Westover Air Force Base thousands came out daily basis observe com petitive activities point during Rat Racing finals counted over 200 spectators circle also noticed unusually large numbers people both Speed Stunt circles years schedule same last year Open Scale Racing Goodyear Monday PAl Team Race Mouse Race Tuesday Open Rat Race Thursday Open Slow Rat Racing Saturday Junior Senior events held Wednesday Scale Racing Fri day Fast Slow Rat some ex tremely competitive exciting PAl Team Rac ing Tuesday weather year certainly much better has past temperature ranged about 820 850 relative humidity approximately 40% made long hours spent out con crete runways bearable addition Nats organizers should certainly given high marks having processing site headquarters area located motel conference center Quality Inn located outskirts Chicopee Its first time remember being done certainly helped competitors hobby shop executive offices manufacturers displays model processing handled motel premises addition majority competitors stayed headquarters surrounding hotels could avail themselves numerous amenities hotel such swim ming pool volleyball courts horseshoes etc several occasions heard competitors mentioning major officers members AMA available on-site meet promote model November 1983 57 Jim McClellan still wins Natsthis time Senior Stunt using stock Sig Chipmunk powered ST 46 Burlingame CA Paul Walker Kent WA placed 2nd Open Stunt original-design Bad News plane has built-up wing OS Max 45 FSR power CL Racing John Ballard Wizard Larry Dziak assists Junior entrant Jed Kusik L watches intently judges Jimmy Ricketts rebuilding engine after measure fuel system capacity 7cc max crankshaft bearing tailed Wiz carries PAl Team Racer 1984 rules allow truckload spare parts accessories asfuel capacity 5cc slat competitors need arises Jim Ong L pits 1st-place Scale Racer Power Rossi 15 Note hot glove other items taped left arm three competitors t~ IL iii Bob Kerr holding Nats-winning Fast Rat Vic Garner changing GloBee iL plug pilot John Ballard winning Racers L engine displacements checked ilossi ng its saroke measured dial indicator Note vernier calipers table measuring bore measured bore stroke displacement calculated Most Scale Racers engines measured 148-150 cu FAI Team Race R last exciting three-up CL racing events two taller Canadians lone American heat fight out center circle FAI rules require extremely small control handles deter whipping leadouts coming between pilots fingers C Johnson plc folks L L R CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Fast Rat winners Bob Kerr Bill Lee Bob Oge 1st 2nd placers used K&B 40s 3rd used OS 40 others R Slow Rat winners L R Vic Garneri st Ron Esman2nd Larry Dziak3rd Mike Greb4th Fifth-place winner Bill Lee shown photo airplane hobby general Scale Racing majority competitors arrived Saturday evening would have complete day Sunday practice Open event commenced early Monday morn ing Sunday morning practice dawned rain showers cooler temperatures rain lasted majority day fortunately Mother Nature stopped showers around 300 oclock aftemoon sun came outas did Scale Racers Certainly competitors stunned Vie Gamers Nelson 15-powered ship gave consistent clockings 135 138 Several other competitors using Nelson engines running very low l4s Apparently Nelson users have now found fuel prop combination brings Nelson life rest afternoon spent competitors trying get consis tency pit stops landing techniques Monday moming dawned bright sunshine unusually cool temperatures approximately 700 750 F As temperatures started warm some Nelsons pitting problems qualifying times unusually good qualify finals took times 250 300 area Jim Ong Pineville LA low qualifying time 246 hour lunch-break Continued page 148 58 Model Aviation AL-TEC PROdUCTS INC INTRODUCES NEW BUILDING CONCEPT unique Al-I-SpAR tm&2 Al-T-SpAR 2 [patent pending] integral component uni-structure membered light weight Alum inum beam T spar Specially planned total model aircraft world mind STRONG easyto use balsa foam wings tail planes Spar material Aluminum alloy 018 nominal thick ALISpARl .8 az/ft 1 18 x 3/8 hollow flanges 718 overall height $200 per lineal ft available 21hft 3ft 4ft ALISpAR2 14 ozlft 1/8 x3/8 hollow flanges 1 34 oa Ht l$215 per ml ft available in4 ft AL jOINER090 x 339 x 8 2024 T6 Aluminum $100 ea TijOiNER see above Al-joiner dimensions grade 4 A/C titanium $1 00 eal AI-T-Spars proportioned dimensions Al-I-Spars Price length same AL-TEC Products Inc PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 Send $100 Building Guide AI-Tec Product list deducted form 1st order Handy Tools Precision Sanding ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING BLOCK use RUFF-STUFF82 Self adhesive sand paper Makes Sanding Small Areas Snapl Wont Wear Out Handy Use 11 inch $235 22 inch $350 ADJUSTABLE TENSION HAND BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING $220 Padded flats curves Handy Hold Easy Use extra strips $140 APPLIED DESIGN CORPAdd 20% 738 PENN STREET EL SEGUNDO CA 90245 rpge S DESIGNS TODAY TOM BRIGHTBILL AND DODGSON DESIGNS E NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION FLYING HIS NEl SAt-ATOGA ISINOSANG CHANANO 100 AND HMINNOW TON ARIGHTAILL ACHIEAED THE HIGHEST DADS-ALE SCOTT AT THE lHH3 ACADEINY OF MODEL DEAD- 0 HAUTICS NATIONALS Iii MASSNCHUSETIS TA WIN DIE COVETED Al JOHNSON AWARD C 0 have name inscribed onapeipetual TrOPhY dispi y National Nodel Airplane Museum CGROTOcATlONS TONI 2 04 possible FliAhtt pNr ton testan N thY luck Factor Nil NinbiNatOd man easnines against Other men Onnir C machines Tomcat up task man DoYOsOo Designs C multichannel nachinat gate Si otrtttilito edge ht needed ogairet o Contptti tion aith little O-aeter 0-Ninnom ha enul doenturt c out air tnat large unlimited Class Oars could reochI 0 E Dur nee Saratoga tin dsoeg sat eha standaro perFsrnNmnoa tnt 1 903 0 Nasinnals Four sI sia Uiedtongs entered bringing bee trophies U Olnng vlsI Tom trightbills oh Plasm Dear-all mit OOb Dodgeon troughs lcd Place trophy Onileitad Class flying tin Saratoga Windtong cleor present Windeong ems olant itself V ohether Floating Out light lift theenalling dome tied penesrasing C 0 Ohe oind losing altitude east doing aerobatiom Windeong gatting its mit msatesmhaeno other pitees mere Out ots getting sOylt look aed Foal OF ise Fullsi Ye counter port WHERE THE WINTSONG IS COOCESIED PERFORNN5NCE AND REWOTY ORE SIt 0110 ThE SAME z WHILT sEW TO THE CONTEST CIRCOIT TnE WINASTNG HAS ALHEHDY BEGOT TO DIOFLOY ITS OY5ROING POTENTIOL RN WIISNING OWE REGITNAL NOTIONAL SOORIRO STCIDTY CONTESTS both Corpat CNrlsti Ta aed Portland OR FREE SOS VIDEOTAPE Row 0001 labi F chocuieg so amnolon innumerable local ooe test aleSI IF tOO 5510 EGGE ON THE 0 oIl three moltichuntel dccigTh Aloog TOMFETITIOlI YYO SEED THE SARSTOGA WINOSONG z wiTh foam Wi T GA V 1 ding 5040CR CO 525 00 NEW ILEWATOR CTMPDMSRTOR tom included Saratoga Windsong 0 dopoS IC rgiii red pius $1 50 oh ppi Pgkiat Oc adjust eletator hSOp ceanges tee made simpleVt eacteni cal deol cm mekee SI 50 dmgrem Ft ap throm practical it0 has made spnt landing oapabilities OF Windeong deadly that0 Seod 2 stoops OAF rOtA] 91 OiT9 COOpletethe device ian naomd Tar Aetastator Neoer before has taCt0 foi-nio Clot ot out- so] Id Core cvi Ci ChATRO 1potent lYnding control beet amail able atatat 1 p1 ote kit trueC nigh porformotEe gil ders ihat totting Flies Re awl ndstmg tom noehieg lande like tithere j1206 3877412I SPECIAL 15 DISCOUNT ANNIVERSARY PRICE ON KITS PURCHASED RETAIL DIRECT FROM OS sotg $16996 Cooloto 100 $13596 K-Mitoow $12746 Prices gDOd vetO Joe 3D 1904 42133 40467 Only two Seniors flew Half-A Bob Jongeleen won over Jim McClellan Saturday night saw largest PAMPA awards banquet history about 120 people showed up Chateau Provost Ereated delicious banquet meal ever hosts kept bringing out more food truly great meal rather heated business meeting PAMPA followed meal much discussion held regarding officers terms whether split Secretary/Treasurer/Newsletter post split up election directors around coun try updating Constitution Bylaws future PAMPA what PAMPA could help sagging Juniors Seniors Control Line positive outcome nomina tions officers person Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer seven nominations four direc tors positions After business meeting time awards presentation coveted PAMPA Concoors DElegance award beautiful stunt plane Nationals voted upon pilots went Joe Reinhard Columbus OH very beautiful Cycle II Joe tied sei2ond official appearance points 18 voted pilots winner Concours Joes plane features astounding wood craftsman ship fantastic silver finish flaw intri cate trim lettering Deveral access hatches innovative well neatly done overall appearance very beautiful plane Jack Sheeks presented Rene Mechin trophy engineering innovation Windy Urtnowski 900-sq-in airplane weighed 61 oz As banquet concluded various trophies being given Out last presentation traditional award Walker Cup presented 1983 champion Jim Casale Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 competitors tuned equipment finals Just prior lunch-break un usually heavy wind developed slowed some competitors later qualifying heats unfortunate part wind steady gusty little light aircraft greatly affected landings pit stops saw several props broken due bad catches pit men scampering catch models overran pitting position finals saw some excellent racing Jim Ong winning super time 546 Jim used Rossi 15 excellent pitting characteris tics capably flown Tom Fluker Jims time closely followed Lambert team Port Orange FL placed second close final race Event Director Jim Thomerson impounded engines checked size first year no oversize engines first five places FAI Team Race saw eight entries six teams Canadian neighbor two entries US competitors Kusik team Califomia Hughes/Oge team Illinois American entries qualifying times showed some excellent heat times Jed Kusik performed some excellent pit stops beat best Canadian team less /2-second final Mouse Racing Last year entries /A Mouse Racing few. thought Atlantic Seaboard area the hotbed Racing Con tinued page 153 148 Model Aviation TOll ORIGIITOILL AIS DOSON DESIGNS GLlDcmv om, lITA SARATOGA WINOSONG CAMANO 100 Aed K-lgONllOA WiCh tile sCoetiog mew EPPLER 214 oirfoil ave experienced NAVJGAlOR take through jungle first trainer cover Beginner Expert Range Almost unstallable Challenge Send $100 brochure friends outflyrefundable purchase POWERMAX $9900 AVIGATOR Caitorrsa residents add 6% tax eVertical climb aeShort take-off & landing good 40Obechi wneered S Fuel tank Wheels foam wings 0 Motor Mount Undercarriage Super coloured fiberglass fuselage all-ply bulkhead moulded-in 0 Hinges 0 Horns etc 7iYJ TROUSDALE AVE. STE E1JULLU CHULA VISTA CA 92010 619-691-0780 activity would bring out competitors tunately both Team Race Mouse Race pilots pit men intense wind prevalent Monday afternoon absent Tuesday very few unfortunate instances Mouse Racing except reverse engine-run pit man allowed airplane run lap two backwards ground year Mouse Race observers saw another young lady potential Racing pilot Jennifer Berner did excellent job piloting Mouse Racer pitted father Richard Bemer Rat Racing majority Wednesday spent competitors preparing planes competition Thursday seems new 05 40 Rat Pylon engine has made some definite inroads several competitors using particular engine good suc cess both speed pitting Only com petitor using upside-down Gillott Shark powered K&B 40 AAC piston liner assembly particular Shark built pit ted Bob Kerr Califomia competitors took notice its airspeed gave times 103 105 bracket talked several people said clockings above 108 pit stops though took /-lap shutdown 5- 8-sec range Fortunately Bob did some practicing brand new plane Tuesday engine disintegrated before made flight occurred Wednesday might have able re-prepare engine racing Thursday Rat Day Thursday dawned another reasonably cool sunny day Very little wind present air tension excitement permeated entire racing area Several initial heat times excellent Bob Kerr putting up fast est recorded heat times can remember 20921 21085 total 42006 followed Dick Stubblefield 43044 Mike Greb 4308 During lunch-break several competitors spent time adjusting nitro con centrations trying different propellers crease airspeed Bob Kerrs low qualifying combined time felt enormous pressure course fever pitch time first final race began dust settled Bob Kerr ran sparkling final traffic 430 take first place closely followed Bill Lee 439 Bob Oge few tenths second behind Bill things con sidered Rat Race- extremely exciting some very fine performances several teams in-traffic airspeeds up between 114 116 Bob Kerrs aircraft Most other competitors operating speeds heats about 121 125 Junior-Senior Slow Fast Rat Racing Fri day saw youngsters racing larger air planes engines As entrants last year some experience under belts no disasters planes flying out circle etc However might add temperature began rise Friday several competitors problems engines laying down saw couple thrown rods couple destroyed ring etc higherhorsepower racing events Junior Senior competitors extremely numerous saw several leaning back against pull high-horsepower faster-paced models Open Slow Rat Saturday day As usual aftemoon evening pre ceding event saw everyone out practicing try ing get last mile per hour good pit stops As last two years practice showed Vie Garner Med-Fly design airplane powered 05 36 Tune-Hill able run very low 13s Several clockings made him 134 1310 past particular event has basically settled TuneHill engine K&B 35 Competitors about equally divided between two engines Race day dawned believe 10 entries showing up race Event Director Thomerson eliminated preliminary heat ran 140-lap final three pit stops Vic Gamer finally got rid Gremlin tumed sparking 526 take win Unfortunately Slow Rat has become professional event certainly Co ntinued page 156 Hobby Swap News THE MODEL ENTHUSIAST CUSED EQUIPMENT GUIDE Buy other modeiers save 50% used etjuipment bargains other pubijeanon tree ad comes new subscrIption Name Addess City OtCtep d 1 y, 30 clasS 010 W 1 y, lot Olass 013 Send SubacOpIlo odes ad I. ad Hobby Soap News Dept C PO 50 22590 Se DIOao CA 521220858 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]]1 November 1983 153 IEFERIENCE NEW R/C BOOKLET Answers questions often asked want get started RIG flying PLUS troduces best airplane start GOLDEN FALCON receive copy SEND $200 TO ST CROIX OF PARK FALLS LTD PO Box 279P Park Falls WI 54552 COITIOLINI TEND PROFILE0COMBA 7xRA T WIDE ft NARROW WEDGE 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & TINDD Cntrn IIuuA huh Ingredients Fo detanad rnochurebOc stamps/cheek oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road 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allowed enter possibly utilizing either events now structured adding additional event such Big Goodyear called down Texas Sport Race called Midwest would certainly like Racing com petitors did have opportunity attend Nats write views subjects Nats CL Scale/Boss Continued page 60 Bauer Chicago IL flying Cessna Skymaster Sport category Phil Amico Mt Sinai NY entering Nats first time took top honors P-47 scoring 139 points 40 Chris Scott Dayton OH flew Cierva C-4 autogyro addition taking second place Scott awarded NASAs Flight Achievement Award successfully flying 049-powered craft Matthew Bauer third flying welltried P-40 Open Class PAl Sport very good turn out nine 18 entries respectively Precision category four Both FAI Sport events hotly contested top honors FAI category static scores almost entrants within 100 points other making outcome event de pended upon flight performance three flight rounds completed Jeff Perez Lamed KS last years World Scale team mem bers amassed 120248 points 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Eleven-year-old Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ won Junior Stunt stock Top Plite Tutor powered OS Max 35 engine sixth Nationals flying Supertigre 60-powered foam-wing Spectrum words pretty much copy Bob Barons Avanti Jim finished 26 points ahead first-time Top Five participant Paul Walker Kent WA significantly improved over last years eleventhplace finish Senior Stunt continues low-entrant event still has some very good quality year 16-year-old Jim McClellan Bur lingame CA won using basic kit Sig Chipmunk ST 46 engine Second went Richard Seifert Philadelphia keeps improving year Third went first-time Nats com petitor Robert Jongeleen Avenel NJ Junior Stunt two entries Il-year-old winner Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ captured fancy spectators diminutive flier put Top Flite lutor through pattem Tuesday Nationals week event director Lanny Shorts assistant George Higgins putting 12 judges through several practice judging sessions judges Bill Zimmer Ken Stout Jim Parsons Wynn Paul George MeArthur Dan McClellan Lee Lorio David Fitzgerald Waldo Cargill Leon Bowen David Adelman Art Adamisin Appearance judging performed courtyard AMA Nats HQ hotel Stan Powell coming out top 19 points Dove Wednesday Thursday days Open qualifying weather just great Four circles used qualifications whichkept scorers Shareen Fancher Joyce Shorts very busybut scores upon board minutes after flights Four first-time qualifiers made top 20 Marty Cwiakala Ken Pur zycki Don McClaveand David Cook semifinals Friday brought some brisk 10 mph winds 20 qualifiers split over two circles put up some very good flights all-time problems arose during first flight defend ing champion Ted Fancher went directly Square Eight start Overhead Eights After completing loop Overhead Eight realized mistake put plane back level flight proceeded complete pattern prescribed order followed about three hours decision-making ul timately involved AMA HQ included map propriate indecorous protest written up signed several competitors wanted Ted out finals ultimate decision Ted attempted completed Continued page 146 THE 1983 NATS now history books Racing events exciting ever site best competitors have fly recent years must say circles table-top smooth very few irregularities Air Force personnel did excellent job stalling barricades both front rear circles keep spectators safe distance Since townspeople Chicopee supportive Westover Air Force Base thousands came out daily basis observe com petitive activities point during Rat Racing finals counted over 200 spectators circle also noticed unusually large numbers people both Speed Stunt circles years schedule same last year Open Scale Racing Goodyear Monday PAl Team Race Mouse Race Tuesday Open Rat Race Thursday Open Slow Rat Racing Saturday Junior Senior events held Wednesday Scale Racing Fri day Fast Slow Rat some ex tremely competitive exciting PAl Team Rac ing Tuesday weather year certainly much better has past temperature ranged about 820 850 relative humidity approximately 40% made long hours spent out con crete runways bearable addition Nats organizers should certainly given high marks having processing site headquarters area located motel conference center Quality Inn located outskirts Chicopee Its first time remember being done certainly helped competitors hobby shop executive offices manufacturers displays model processing handled motel premises addition majority competitors stayed headquarters surrounding hotels could avail themselves numerous amenities hotel such swim ming pool volleyball courts horseshoes etc several occasions heard competitors mentioning major officers members AMA available on-site meet promote model November 1983 57 Jim McClellan still wins Natsthis time Senior Stunt using stock Sig Chipmunk powered ST 46 Burlingame CA Paul Walker Kent WA placed 2nd Open Stunt original-design Bad News plane has built-up wing OS Max 45 FSR power CL Racing John Ballard Wizard Larry Dziak assists Junior entrant Jed Kusik L watches intently judges Jimmy Ricketts rebuilding engine after measure fuel system capacity 7cc max crankshaft bearing tailed Wiz carries PAl Team Racer 1984 rules allow truckload spare parts accessories asfuel capacity 5cc slat competitors need arises Jim Ong L pits 1st-place Scale Racer Power Rossi 15 Note hot glove other items taped left arm three competitors t~ IL iii Bob Kerr holding Nats-winning Fast Rat Vic Garner changing GloBee iL plug pilot John Ballard winning Racers L engine displacements checked ilossi ng its saroke measured dial indicator Note vernier calipers table measuring bore measured bore stroke displacement calculated Most Scale Racers engines measured 148-150 cu FAI Team Race R last exciting three-up CL racing events two taller Canadians lone American heat fight out center circle FAI rules require extremely small control handles deter whipping leadouts coming between pilots fingers C Johnson plc folks L L R CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Fast Rat winners Bob Kerr Bill Lee Bob Oge 1st 2nd placers used K&B 40s 3rd used OS 40 others R Slow Rat winners L R Vic Garneri st Ron Esman2nd Larry Dziak3rd Mike Greb4th Fifth-place winner Bill Lee shown photo airplane hobby general Scale Racing majority competitors arrived Saturday evening would have complete day Sunday practice Open event commenced early Monday morn ing Sunday morning practice dawned rain showers cooler temperatures rain lasted majority day fortunately Mother Nature stopped showers around 300 oclock aftemoon sun came outas did Scale Racers Certainly competitors stunned Vie Gamers Nelson 15-powered ship gave consistent clockings 135 138 Several other competitors using Nelson engines running very low l4s Apparently Nelson users have now found fuel prop combination brings Nelson life rest afternoon spent competitors trying get consis tency pit stops landing techniques Monday moming dawned bright sunshine unusually cool temperatures approximately 700 750 F As temperatures started warm some Nelsons pitting problems qualifying times unusually good qualify finals took times 250 300 area Jim Ong Pineville LA low qualifying time 246 hour lunch-break Continued page 148 58 Model Aviation AL-TEC PROdUCTS INC INTRODUCES NEW BUILDING CONCEPT unique Al-I-SpAR tm&2 Al-T-SpAR 2 [patent pending] integral component uni-structure membered light weight Alum inum beam T spar Specially planned total model aircraft world mind STRONG easyto use balsa foam wings tail planes Spar material Aluminum alloy 018 nominal thick ALISpARl .8 az/ft 1 18 x 3/8 hollow flanges 718 overall height $200 per lineal ft available 21hft 3ft 4ft ALISpAR2 14 ozlft 1/8 x3/8 hollow flanges 1 34 oa Ht l$215 per ml ft available in4 ft AL jOINER090 x 339 x 8 2024 T6 Aluminum $100 ea TijOiNER see above Al-joiner dimensions grade 4 A/C titanium $1 00 eal AI-T-Spars proportioned dimensions Al-I-Spars Price length same AL-TEC Products Inc PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 Send $100 Building Guide AI-Tec Product list deducted form 1st order Handy Tools Precision Sanding ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING BLOCK use RUFF-STUFF82 Self adhesive sand paper Makes Sanding Small Areas Snapl Wont Wear Out Handy Use 11 inch $235 22 inch $350 ADJUSTABLE TENSION HAND BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING $220 Padded flats curves Handy Hold Easy Use extra strips $140 APPLIED DESIGN CORPAdd 20% 738 PENN STREET EL SEGUNDO CA 90245 rpge S DESIGNS TODAY TOM BRIGHTBILL AND DODGSON DESIGNS E NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION FLYING HIS NEl SAt-ATOGA ISINOSANG CHANANO 100 AND HMINNOW TON ARIGHTAILL ACHIEAED THE HIGHEST DADS-ALE SCOTT AT THE lHH3 ACADEINY OF MODEL DEAD- 0 HAUTICS NATIONALS Iii MASSNCHUSETIS TA WIN DIE COVETED Al JOHNSON AWARD C 0 have name inscribed onapeipetual TrOPhY dispi y National Nodel Airplane Museum CGROTOcATlONS TONI 2 04 possible FliAhtt pNr ton testan N thY luck Factor Nil NinbiNatOd man easnines against Other men Onnir C machines Tomcat up task man DoYOsOo Designs C multichannel nachinat gate Si otrtttilito edge ht needed ogairet o Contptti tion aith little O-aeter 0-Ninnom ha enul doenturt c out air tnat large unlimited Class Oars could reochI 0 E Dur nee Saratoga tin dsoeg sat eha standaro perFsrnNmnoa tnt 1 903 0 Nasinnals Four sI sia Uiedtongs entered bringing bee trophies U Olnng vlsI Tom trightbills oh Plasm Dear-all mit OOb Dodgeon troughs lcd Place trophy Onileitad Class flying tin Saratoga Windtong cleor present Windeong ems olant itself V ohether Floating Out light lift theenalling dome tied penesrasing C 0 Ohe oind losing altitude east doing aerobatiom Windeong gatting its mit msatesmhaeno other pitees mere Out ots getting sOylt look aed Foal OF ise Fullsi Ye counter port WHERE THE WINTSONG IS COOCESIED PERFORNN5NCE AND REWOTY ORE SIt 0110 ThE SAME z WHILT sEW TO THE CONTEST CIRCOIT TnE WINASTNG HAS ALHEHDY BEGOT TO DIOFLOY ITS OY5ROING POTENTIOL RN WIISNING OWE REGITNAL NOTIONAL SOORIRO STCIDTY CONTESTS both Corpat CNrlsti Ta aed Portland OR FREE SOS VIDEOTAPE Row 0001 labi F chocuieg so amnolon innumerable local ooe test aleSI IF tOO 5510 EGGE ON THE 0 oIl three moltichuntel dccigTh Aloog TOMFETITIOlI YYO SEED THE SARSTOGA WINOSONG z wiTh foam Wi T GA V 1 ding 5040CR CO 525 00 NEW ILEWATOR CTMPDMSRTOR tom included Saratoga Windsong 0 dopoS IC rgiii red pius $1 50 oh ppi Pgkiat Oc adjust eletator hSOp ceanges tee made simpleVt eacteni cal deol cm mekee SI 50 dmgrem Ft ap throm practical it0 has made spnt landing oapabilities OF Windeong deadly that0 Seod 2 stoops OAF rOtA] 91 OiT9 COOpletethe device ian naomd Tar Aetastator Neoer before has taCt0 foi-nio Clot ot out- so] Id Core cvi Ci ChATRO 1potent lYnding control beet amail able atatat 1 p1 ote kit trueC nigh porformotEe gil ders ihat totting Flies Re awl ndstmg tom noehieg lande like tithere j1206 3877412I SPECIAL 15 DISCOUNT ANNIVERSARY PRICE ON KITS PURCHASED RETAIL DIRECT FROM OS sotg $16996 Cooloto 100 $13596 K-Mitoow $12746 Prices gDOd vetO Joe 3D 1904 42133 40467 Only two Seniors flew Half-A Bob Jongeleen won over Jim McClellan Saturday night saw largest PAMPA awards banquet history about 120 people showed up Chateau Provost Ereated delicious banquet meal ever hosts kept bringing out more food truly great meal rather heated business meeting PAMPA followed meal much discussion held regarding officers terms whether split Secretary/Treasurer/Newsletter post split up election directors around coun try updating Constitution Bylaws future PAMPA what PAMPA could help sagging Juniors Seniors Control Line positive outcome nomina tions officers person Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer seven nominations four direc tors positions After business meeting time awards presentation coveted PAMPA Concoors DElegance award beautiful stunt plane Nationals voted upon pilots went Joe Reinhard Columbus OH very beautiful Cycle II Joe tied sei2ond official appearance points 18 voted pilots winner Concours Joes plane features astounding wood craftsman ship fantastic silver finish flaw intri cate trim lettering Deveral access hatches innovative well neatly done overall appearance very beautiful plane Jack Sheeks presented Rene Mechin trophy engineering innovation Windy Urtnowski 900-sq-in airplane weighed 61 oz As banquet concluded various trophies being given Out last presentation traditional award Walker Cup presented 1983 champion Jim Casale Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 competitors tuned equipment finals Just prior lunch-break un usually heavy wind developed slowed some competitors later qualifying heats unfortunate part wind steady gusty little light aircraft greatly affected landings pit stops saw several props broken due bad catches pit men scampering catch models overran pitting position finals saw some excellent racing Jim Ong winning super time 546 Jim used Rossi 15 excellent pitting characteris tics capably flown Tom Fluker Jims time closely followed Lambert team Port Orange FL placed second close final race Event Director Jim Thomerson impounded engines checked size first year no oversize engines first five places FAI Team Race saw eight entries six teams Canadian neighbor two entries US competitors Kusik team Califomia Hughes/Oge team Illinois American entries qualifying times showed some excellent heat times Jed Kusik performed some excellent pit stops beat best Canadian team less /2-second final Mouse Racing Last year entries /A Mouse Racing few. thought Atlantic Seaboard area the hotbed Racing Con tinued page 153 148 Model Aviation TOll ORIGIITOILL AIS DOSON DESIGNS GLlDcmv om, lITA SARATOGA WINOSONG CAMANO 100 Aed K-lgONllOA WiCh tile sCoetiog mew EPPLER 214 oirfoil ave experienced NAVJGAlOR take through jungle first trainer cover Beginner Expert Range Almost unstallable Challenge Send $100 brochure friends outflyrefundable purchase POWERMAX $9900 AVIGATOR Caitorrsa residents add 6% tax eVertical climb aeShort take-off & landing good 40Obechi wneered S Fuel tank Wheels foam wings 0 Motor Mount Undercarriage Super coloured fiberglass fuselage all-ply bulkhead moulded-in 0 Hinges 0 Horns etc 7iYJ TROUSDALE AVE. STE E1JULLU CHULA VISTA CA 92010 619-691-0780 activity would bring out competitors tunately both Team Race Mouse Race pilots pit men intense wind prevalent Monday afternoon absent Tuesday very few unfortunate instances Mouse Racing except reverse engine-run pit man allowed airplane run lap two backwards ground year Mouse Race observers saw another young lady potential Racing pilot Jennifer Berner did excellent job piloting Mouse Racer pitted father Richard Bemer Rat Racing majority Wednesday spent competitors preparing planes competition Thursday seems new 05 40 Rat Pylon engine has made some definite inroads several competitors using particular engine good suc cess both speed pitting Only com petitor using upside-down Gillott Shark powered K&B 40 AAC piston liner assembly particular Shark built pit ted Bob Kerr Califomia competitors took notice its airspeed gave times 103 105 bracket talked several people said clockings above 108 pit stops though took /-lap shutdown 5- 8-sec range Fortunately Bob did some practicing brand new plane Tuesday engine disintegrated before made flight occurred Wednesday might have able re-prepare engine racing Thursday Rat Day Thursday dawned another reasonably cool sunny day Very little wind present air tension excitement permeated entire racing area Several initial heat times excellent Bob Kerr putting up fast est recorded heat times can remember 20921 21085 total 42006 followed Dick Stubblefield 43044 Mike Greb 4308 During lunch-break several competitors spent time adjusting nitro con centrations trying different propellers crease airspeed Bob Kerrs low qualifying combined time felt enormous pressure course fever pitch time first final race began dust settled Bob Kerr ran sparkling final traffic 430 take first place closely followed Bill Lee 439 Bob Oge few tenths second behind Bill things con sidered Rat Race- extremely exciting some very fine performances several teams in-traffic airspeeds up between 114 116 Bob Kerrs aircraft Most other competitors operating speeds heats about 121 125 Junior-Senior Slow Fast Rat Racing Fri day saw youngsters racing larger air planes engines As entrants last year some experience under belts no disasters planes flying out circle etc However might add temperature began rise Friday several competitors problems engines laying down saw couple thrown rods couple destroyed ring etc higherhorsepower racing events Junior Senior competitors extremely numerous saw several leaning back against pull high-horsepower faster-paced models Open Slow Rat Saturday day As usual aftemoon evening pre ceding event saw everyone out practicing try ing get last mile per hour good pit stops As last two years practice showed Vie Garner Med-Fly design airplane powered 05 36 Tune-Hill able run very low 13s Several clockings made him 134 1310 past particular event has basically settled TuneHill engine K&B 35 Competitors about equally divided between two engines Race day dawned believe 10 entries showing up race Event Director Thomerson eliminated preliminary heat ran 140-lap final three pit stops Vic Gamer finally got rid Gremlin tumed sparking 526 take win Unfortunately Slow Rat has become professional event certainly Co ntinued page 156 Hobby Swap News THE MODEL ENTHUSIAST CUSED EQUIPMENT GUIDE Buy other modeiers save 50% used etjuipment bargains other pubijeanon tree ad comes new subscrIption Name Addess City OtCtep d 1 y, 30 clasS 010 W 1 y, lot Olass 013 Send SubacOpIlo odes ad I. ad Hobby Soap News Dept C PO 50 22590 Se DIOao CA 521220858 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]]1 November 1983 153 IEFERIENCE NEW R/C BOOKLET Answers questions often asked want get started RIG flying PLUS troduces best airplane start GOLDEN FALCON receive copy SEND $200 TO ST CROIX OF PARK FALLS LTD PO Box 279P Park Falls WI 54552 COITIOLINI TEND PROFILE0COMBA 7xRA T WIDE ft NARROW WEDGE 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & TINDD Cntrn IIuuA huh Ingredients Fo detanad rnochurebOc stamps/cheek oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road charleston Hgns. sc 803-553-7168 True helical pitch airfoil win-power 2 Blade Tractor 53each 545354U 6364Nc 147678Nc 848688iSo 949697 98104106needs 114116118*1 12412-5126*116 2 Blade Pusher AT YOUR DEALER 5V 3 3 Blade Pusher Metallic Aluminum 8688*13 96 06154*1K Pusher 106 1U 156 Model Aviation GRISH LARGE WOOD PROPELLERS HARDWOOD too hard minimizes hance costly plane engine damage True pitch airfoil fully finished balanced ready coating 3/B BOREALL SIZES IN18 $7 6810 and 12 PITCH 20 8 22 10 24 13 IN 8&1OPITCH 26 $16 downturn new blood sorely needed Low-Nitro rule much discussion around Lambert teams Ark motor home concerning reducing fuel limitations 10% nitromethane particular fuel has tried contests almost competitors has found quite satisfactory seemed consensus people would cer tainly save competitors bucks large amount fuel required various racing events addition con siderable discussion concerning possible estab lishing Intermediate Advanced status professional entrant could allowed enter possibly utilizing either events now structured adding additional event such Big Goodyear called down Texas Sport Race called Midwest would certainly like Racing com petitors did have opportunity attend Nats write views subjects Nats CL Scale/Boss Continued page 60 Bauer Chicago IL flying Cessna Skymaster Sport category Phil Amico Mt Sinai NY entering Nats first time took top honors P-47 scoring 139 points 40 Chris Scott Dayton OH flew Cierva C-4 autogyro addition taking second place Scott awarded NASAs Flight Achievement Award successfully flying 049-powered craft Matthew Bauer third flying welltried P-40 Open Class PAl Sport very good turn out nine 18 entries respectively Precision category four Both FAI Sport events hotly contested top honors FAI category static scores almost entrants within 100 points other making outcome event de pended upon flight performance three flight rounds completed Jeff Perez Lamed KS last years World Scale team mem bers amassed 120248 points finish first place fine Boeing B-17 Ron Sears Pon tiac Ml flew PT-17 last years Precision category winner second place 116290 score 40 point away Perez Third place honors went Ed Rhoads Cinnaminson NJ Douglas Skyraider seven points behind Sears score 115562 Open Sport Scale Steve Ashby Indianapolis IN flew D H Mosquito top honors score 175 second place Mike Gretz Mon tezuma IA posted 17067 score great flying PT-19 Ron Sears Pontiac Ml flying P-47 Australia Graves flying Brown B-2 Racer tied third 15533 Places fourth eleventh separated total 15 points places being separated tenths points say least Sport Scale results certainly indicated very close competition took place Open Precision Scale Top honors taken D H Mosquito posting 49550 total score 364 static 13150 flight friend competitor Sam Abdow Fall River MS took second place honors impressive Howard DGA- 15 other two competitors Open Precision event Charles Peter Bauer father son finished third * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $225 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $225 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pk/2 lnsertsCoarse $195 Cat No204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $195 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Add 75 shipping Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Bru Line Industries Inc PO Box 3788 center Line Michigan 48015 fOzrfldUO PROPELLERS Made polyester boll color Go GRISH No 1 propeller Sizes pitches styles RIGHT HAND TRACTOR BROS GRUSH ST JOHN INDIANA 46373
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 148, 153, 156
Eleven-year-old Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ won Junior Stunt stock Top Plite Tutor powered OS Max 35 engine sixth Nationals flying Supertigre 60-powered foam-wing Spectrum words pretty much copy Bob Barons Avanti Jim finished 26 points ahead first-time Top Five participant Paul Walker Kent WA significantly improved over last years eleventhplace finish Senior Stunt continues low-entrant event still has some very good quality year 16-year-old Jim McClellan Bur lingame CA won using basic kit Sig Chipmunk ST 46 engine Second went Richard Seifert Philadelphia keeps improving year Third went first-time Nats com petitor Robert Jongeleen Avenel NJ Junior Stunt two entries Il-year-old winner Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ captured fancy spectators diminutive flier put Top Flite lutor through pattem Tuesday Nationals week event director Lanny Shorts assistant George Higgins putting 12 judges through several practice judging sessions judges Bill Zimmer Ken Stout Jim Parsons Wynn Paul George MeArthur Dan McClellan Lee Lorio David Fitzgerald Waldo Cargill Leon Bowen David Adelman Art Adamisin Appearance judging performed courtyard AMA Nats HQ hotel Stan Powell coming out top 19 points Dove Wednesday Thursday days Open qualifying weather just great Four circles used qualifications whichkept scorers Shareen Fancher Joyce Shorts very busybut scores upon board minutes after flights Four first-time qualifiers made top 20 Marty Cwiakala Ken Pur zycki Don McClaveand David Cook semifinals Friday brought some brisk 10 mph winds 20 qualifiers split over two circles put up some very good flights all-time problems arose during first flight defend ing champion Ted Fancher went directly Square Eight start Overhead Eights After completing loop Overhead Eight realized mistake put plane back level flight proceeded complete pattern prescribed order followed about three hours decision-making ul timately involved AMA HQ included map propriate indecorous protest written up signed several competitors wanted Ted out finals ultimate decision Ted attempted completed Continued page 146 THE 1983 NATS now history books Racing events exciting ever site best competitors have fly recent years must say circles table-top smooth very few irregularities Air Force personnel did excellent job stalling barricades both front rear circles keep spectators safe distance Since townspeople Chicopee supportive Westover Air Force Base thousands came out daily basis observe com petitive activities point during Rat Racing finals counted over 200 spectators circle also noticed unusually large numbers people both Speed Stunt circles years schedule same last year Open Scale Racing Goodyear Monday PAl Team Race Mouse Race Tuesday Open Rat Race Thursday Open Slow Rat Racing Saturday Junior Senior events held Wednesday Scale Racing Fri day Fast Slow Rat some ex tremely competitive exciting PAl Team Rac ing Tuesday weather year certainly much better has past temperature ranged about 820 850 relative humidity approximately 40% made long hours spent out con crete runways bearable addition Nats organizers should certainly given high marks having processing site headquarters area located motel conference center Quality Inn located outskirts Chicopee Its first time remember being done certainly helped competitors hobby shop executive offices manufacturers displays model processing handled motel premises addition majority competitors stayed headquarters surrounding hotels could avail themselves numerous amenities hotel such swim ming pool volleyball courts horseshoes etc several occasions heard competitors mentioning major officers members AMA available on-site meet promote model November 1983 57 Jim McClellan still wins Natsthis time Senior Stunt using stock Sig Chipmunk powered ST 46 Burlingame CA Paul Walker Kent WA placed 2nd Open Stunt original-design Bad News plane has built-up wing OS Max 45 FSR power CL Racing John Ballard Wizard Larry Dziak assists Junior entrant Jed Kusik L watches intently judges Jimmy Ricketts rebuilding engine after measure fuel system capacity 7cc max crankshaft bearing tailed Wiz carries PAl Team Racer 1984 rules allow truckload spare parts accessories asfuel capacity 5cc slat competitors need arises Jim Ong L pits 1st-place Scale Racer Power Rossi 15 Note hot glove other items taped left arm three competitors t~ IL iii Bob Kerr holding Nats-winning Fast Rat Vic Garner changing GloBee iL plug pilot John Ballard winning Racers L engine displacements checked ilossi ng its saroke measured dial indicator Note vernier calipers table measuring bore measured bore stroke displacement calculated Most Scale Racers engines measured 148-150 cu FAI Team Race R last exciting three-up CL racing events two taller Canadians lone American heat fight out center circle FAI rules require extremely small control handles deter whipping leadouts coming between pilots fingers C Johnson plc folks L L R CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Fast Rat winners Bob Kerr Bill Lee Bob Oge 1st 2nd placers used K&B 40s 3rd used OS 40 others R Slow Rat winners L R Vic Garneri st Ron Esman2nd Larry Dziak3rd Mike Greb4th Fifth-place winner Bill Lee shown photo airplane hobby general Scale Racing majority competitors arrived Saturday evening would have complete day Sunday practice Open event commenced early Monday morn ing Sunday morning practice dawned rain showers cooler temperatures rain lasted majority day fortunately Mother Nature stopped showers around 300 oclock aftemoon sun came outas did Scale Racers Certainly competitors stunned Vie Gamers Nelson 15-powered ship gave consistent clockings 135 138 Several other competitors using Nelson engines running very low l4s Apparently Nelson users have now found fuel prop combination brings Nelson life rest afternoon spent competitors trying get consis tency pit stops landing techniques Monday moming dawned bright sunshine unusually cool temperatures approximately 700 750 F As temperatures started warm 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Half-A Bob Jongeleen won over Jim McClellan Saturday night saw largest PAMPA awards banquet history about 120 people showed up Chateau Provost Ereated delicious banquet meal ever hosts kept bringing out more food truly great meal rather heated business meeting PAMPA followed meal much discussion held regarding officers terms whether split Secretary/Treasurer/Newsletter post split up election directors around coun try updating Constitution Bylaws future PAMPA what PAMPA could help sagging Juniors Seniors Control Line positive outcome nomina tions officers person Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer seven nominations four direc tors positions After business meeting time awards presentation coveted PAMPA Concoors DElegance award beautiful stunt plane Nationals voted upon pilots went Joe Reinhard Columbus OH very beautiful Cycle II Joe tied sei2ond official appearance points 18 voted pilots winner Concours Joes plane features astounding wood craftsman ship fantastic silver finish flaw intri cate trim lettering Deveral access hatches innovative well neatly done overall appearance very beautiful plane Jack Sheeks presented Rene Mechin trophy engineering innovation Windy Urtnowski 900-sq-in airplane weighed 61 oz As banquet concluded various trophies being given Out last presentation traditional award Walker Cup presented 1983 champion Jim Casale Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 competitors tuned equipment finals Just prior lunch-break un usually heavy wind developed slowed some competitors later qualifying heats unfortunate part wind steady gusty little light aircraft greatly affected landings pit stops saw several props broken due bad catches pit men scampering catch models overran pitting position finals saw some excellent racing Jim Ong winning super time 546 Jim used Rossi 15 excellent pitting characteris tics capably flown Tom Fluker Jims time closely followed Lambert team Port Orange FL placed second close final race Event Director Jim Thomerson impounded engines checked size first year no oversize engines first five places FAI Team Race saw eight entries six teams Canadian neighbor two entries US competitors Kusik team Califomia Hughes/Oge team Illinois American entries qualifying times showed some excellent heat times Jed Kusik performed some excellent pit stops beat best Canadian team less /2-second final Mouse Racing Last year entries /A Mouse Racing few. thought Atlantic Seaboard area the hotbed Racing Con tinued page 153 148 Model Aviation TOll ORIGIITOILL AIS DOSON DESIGNS GLlDcmv om, lITA SARATOGA WINOSONG CAMANO 100 Aed K-lgONllOA WiCh tile sCoetiog mew EPPLER 214 oirfoil ave experienced NAVJGAlOR take through jungle first trainer cover Beginner Expert Range Almost unstallable Challenge Send $100 brochure friends outflyrefundable purchase POWERMAX $9900 AVIGATOR Caitorrsa residents add 6% tax eVertical climb aeShort take-off & landing good 40Obechi wneered S Fuel tank Wheels foam wings 0 Motor Mount Undercarriage Super coloured fiberglass fuselage all-ply bulkhead moulded-in 0 Hinges 0 Horns etc 7iYJ TROUSDALE AVE. STE E1JULLU CHULA VISTA CA 92010 619-691-0780 activity would bring out competitors tunately both Team Race Mouse Race pilots pit men intense wind prevalent Monday afternoon absent Tuesday very few unfortunate instances Mouse Racing except reverse engine-run pit man allowed airplane run lap two backwards ground year Mouse Race observers saw another young lady potential Racing pilot Jennifer Berner did excellent job piloting Mouse Racer pitted father Richard Bemer Rat Racing majority Wednesday spent competitors preparing planes competition Thursday seems new 05 40 Rat Pylon engine has made some definite inroads several competitors using particular engine good suc cess both speed pitting Only com petitor using upside-down Gillott Shark powered K&B 40 AAC piston liner assembly particular Shark built pit ted Bob Kerr Califomia competitors took notice its airspeed gave times 103 105 bracket talked several people said clockings above 108 pit stops though took /-lap shutdown 5- 8-sec range Fortunately Bob did some practicing brand new plane Tuesday engine disintegrated before made flight occurred Wednesday might have able re-prepare engine racing Thursday Rat Day Thursday dawned another reasonably cool sunny day Very little wind present air tension excitement permeated entire racing area Several initial heat times excellent Bob Kerr putting up fast est recorded heat times can remember 20921 21085 total 42006 followed Dick Stubblefield 43044 Mike Greb 4308 During lunch-break several competitors spent time adjusting nitro con centrations trying different propellers crease airspeed Bob Kerrs low qualifying combined time felt enormous pressure course fever pitch time first final race began dust settled Bob Kerr ran sparkling final traffic 430 take first place closely followed Bill Lee 439 Bob Oge few tenths second behind Bill things con sidered Rat Race- extremely exciting some very fine performances several teams in-traffic airspeeds up between 114 116 Bob Kerrs aircraft Most other competitors operating speeds heats about 121 125 Junior-Senior Slow Fast Rat Racing Fri day saw youngsters racing larger air planes engines As entrants last year some experience under belts no disasters planes flying out circle etc However might add temperature began rise Friday several competitors problems engines laying down saw couple thrown rods couple destroyed ring etc higherhorsepower racing events Junior Senior competitors extremely numerous saw several leaning back against pull high-horsepower faster-paced models Open Slow Rat Saturday day As usual aftemoon evening pre ceding event saw everyone out practicing try ing get last mile per hour good pit stops As last two years practice showed Vie Garner Med-Fly design airplane powered 05 36 Tune-Hill able run very low 13s Several clockings made him 134 1310 past particular event has basically settled TuneHill engine K&B 35 Competitors about equally divided between two engines Race day dawned believe 10 entries showing up race Event Director Thomerson eliminated preliminary heat ran 140-lap final three pit stops Vic Gamer finally got rid Gremlin tumed sparking 526 take win Unfortunately Slow Rat has become professional event certainly Co ntinued page 156 Hobby Swap News THE MODEL ENTHUSIAST CUSED EQUIPMENT GUIDE Buy other modeiers save 50% used etjuipment bargains other pubijeanon tree ad comes new subscrIption Name Addess City OtCtep d 1 y, 30 clasS 010 W 1 y, lot Olass 013 Send SubacOpIlo odes ad I. ad Hobby Soap News Dept C PO 50 22590 Se DIOao CA 521220858 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]]1 November 1983 153 IEFERIENCE NEW R/C BOOKLET Answers questions often asked want get started RIG flying PLUS troduces best airplane start GOLDEN FALCON receive copy SEND $200 TO ST CROIX OF PARK FALLS LTD PO Box 279P Park Falls WI 54552 COITIOLINI TEND PROFILE0COMBA 7xRA T WIDE ft NARROW WEDGE 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & TINDD Cntrn IIuuA huh Ingredients Fo detanad rnochurebOc stamps/cheek oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road charleston Hgns. sc 803-553-7168 True helical pitch airfoil win-power 2 Blade Tractor 53each 545354U 6364Nc 147678Nc 848688iSo 949697 98104106needs 114116118*1 12412-5126*116 2 Blade Pusher AT YOUR DEALER 5V 3 3 Blade Pusher Metallic Aluminum 8688*13 96 06154*1K Pusher 106 1U 156 Model Aviation GRISH LARGE WOOD PROPELLERS HARDWOOD too hard minimizes hance costly plane engine damage True pitch airfoil fully finished balanced ready coating 3/B BOREALL SIZES IN18 $7 6810 and 12 PITCH 20 8 22 10 24 13 IN 8&1OPITCH 26 $16 downturn new blood sorely needed Low-Nitro rule much discussion around Lambert teams Ark motor home concerning reducing fuel limitations 10% nitromethane particular fuel has tried contests almost competitors has found quite satisfactory seemed consensus people would cer tainly save competitors bucks large amount fuel required various racing events addition con siderable discussion concerning possible estab lishing Intermediate Advanced status professional entrant could allowed enter possibly utilizing either events now structured adding additional event such Big Goodyear called down Texas Sport Race called Midwest would certainly like Racing com petitors did have opportunity attend Nats write views subjects Nats CL Scale/Boss Continued page 60 Bauer Chicago IL flying Cessna Skymaster Sport category Phil Amico Mt Sinai NY entering Nats first time took top honors P-47 scoring 139 points 40 Chris Scott Dayton OH flew Cierva C-4 autogyro addition taking second place Scott awarded NASAs Flight Achievement Award successfully flying 049-powered craft Matthew Bauer third flying welltried P-40 Open Class PAl Sport very good turn out nine 18 entries respectively Precision category four Both FAI Sport events hotly contested top honors FAI category static scores almost entrants within 100 points other making outcome event de pended upon flight performance three flight rounds completed Jeff Perez Lamed KS last years World Scale team mem bers amassed 120248 points finish first place fine Boeing B-17 Ron Sears Pon tiac Ml flew PT-17 last years Precision category winner second place 116290 score 40 point away Perez Third place honors went Ed Rhoads Cinnaminson NJ Douglas Skyraider seven points behind Sears score 115562 Open Sport Scale Steve Ashby Indianapolis IN flew D H Mosquito top honors score 175 second place Mike Gretz Mon tezuma IA posted 17067 score great flying PT-19 Ron Sears Pontiac Ml flying P-47 Australia Graves flying Brown B-2 Racer tied third 15533 Places fourth eleventh separated total 15 points places being separated tenths points say least Sport Scale results certainly indicated very close competition took place Open Precision Scale Top honors taken D H Mosquito posting 49550 total score 364 static 13150 flight friend competitor Sam Abdow Fall River MS took second place honors impressive Howard DGA- 15 other two competitors Open Precision event Charles Peter Bauer father son finished third * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE Air Cleaner Completely Fuel Proof Nylon Rubber Parts Cat No 102 Air Cleaner Coarse $225 Cat No 202 Air Cleaner Fine $225 Replacement Inserts Cat No 104 Pk/2 lnsertsCoarse $195 Cat No204 PkI2 Inserts Fine $195 FITS MOST ENGINES 25and UP SEE YOUR LOCAL HOBBY DEALER IF UNAVAILABLE LOCALLY SEND TO Add 75 shipping Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Bru Line Industries Inc PO Box 3788 center Line Michigan 48015 fOzrfldUO PROPELLERS Made polyester boll color Go GRISH No 1 propeller Sizes pitches styles RIGHT HAND TRACTOR BROS GRUSH ST JOHN INDIANA 46373
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 148, 153, 156
Eleven-year-old Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ won Junior Stunt stock Top Plite Tutor powered OS Max 35 engine sixth Nationals flying Supertigre 60-powered foam-wing Spectrum words pretty much copy Bob Barons Avanti Jim finished 26 points ahead first-time Top Five participant Paul Walker Kent WA significantly improved over last years eleventhplace finish Senior Stunt continues low-entrant event still has some very good quality year 16-year-old Jim McClellan Bur lingame CA won using basic kit Sig Chipmunk ST 46 engine Second went Richard Seifert Philadelphia keeps improving year Third went first-time Nats com petitor Robert Jongeleen Avenel NJ Junior Stunt two entries Il-year-old winner Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ captured fancy spectators diminutive flier put Top Flite lutor through pattem Tuesday Nationals week event director Lanny Shorts assistant George Higgins putting 12 judges through several practice judging sessions judges Bill Zimmer Ken Stout Jim Parsons Wynn Paul George MeArthur Dan McClellan Lee Lorio David Fitzgerald Waldo Cargill Leon Bowen David Adelman Art Adamisin Appearance judging performed courtyard AMA Nats HQ hotel Stan Powell coming out top 19 points Dove Wednesday Thursday days Open qualifying weather just great Four circles used qualifications whichkept scorers Shareen Fancher Joyce Shorts very busybut scores upon board minutes after flights Four first-time qualifiers made top 20 Marty Cwiakala Ken Pur zycki Don McClaveand David Cook semifinals Friday brought some brisk 10 mph winds 20 qualifiers split over two circles put up some very good flights all-time problems arose during first flight defend ing champion Ted Fancher went directly Square Eight start Overhead Eights After completing loop Overhead Eight realized mistake put plane back level flight proceeded complete pattern prescribed order followed about three hours decision-making ul timately involved AMA HQ included map propriate indecorous protest written up signed several competitors wanted Ted out finals ultimate decision Ted attempted completed Continued page 146 THE 1983 NATS now history books Racing events exciting ever site best competitors have fly recent years must say circles table-top smooth very few irregularities Air Force personnel did excellent job stalling barricades both front rear circles keep spectators safe distance Since townspeople Chicopee supportive Westover Air Force Base thousands came out daily basis observe com petitive activities point during Rat Racing finals counted over 200 spectators circle also noticed unusually large numbers people both Speed Stunt circles years schedule same last year Open Scale Racing Goodyear Monday PAl Team Race Mouse Race Tuesday Open Rat Race Thursday Open Slow Rat Racing Saturday Junior Senior events held Wednesday Scale Racing Fri day Fast Slow Rat some ex tremely competitive exciting PAl Team Rac ing Tuesday weather year certainly much better has past temperature ranged about 820 850 relative humidity approximately 40% made long hours spent out con crete runways bearable addition Nats organizers should certainly given high marks having processing site headquarters area located motel conference center Quality Inn located outskirts Chicopee Its first time remember being done certainly helped competitors hobby shop executive offices manufacturers displays model processing handled motel premises addition majority competitors stayed headquarters surrounding hotels could avail themselves numerous amenities hotel such swim ming pool volleyball courts horseshoes etc several occasions heard competitors mentioning major officers members AMA available on-site meet promote model November 1983 57 Jim McClellan still wins Natsthis time Senior Stunt using stock Sig Chipmunk powered ST 46 Burlingame CA Paul Walker Kent WA placed 2nd Open Stunt original-design Bad News plane has built-up wing OS Max 45 FSR power CL Racing John Ballard Wizard Larry Dziak assists Junior entrant Jed Kusik L watches intently judges Jimmy Ricketts rebuilding engine after measure fuel system capacity 7cc max crankshaft bearing tailed Wiz carries PAl Team Racer 1984 rules allow truckload spare parts accessories asfuel capacity 5cc slat competitors need arises Jim Ong L pits 1st-place Scale Racer Power Rossi 15 Note hot glove other items taped left arm three competitors t~ IL iii Bob Kerr holding Nats-winning Fast Rat Vic Garner changing GloBee iL plug pilot John Ballard winning Racers L engine displacements checked ilossi ng its saroke measured dial indicator Note vernier calipers table measuring bore measured bore stroke displacement calculated Most Scale Racers engines measured 148-150 cu FAI Team Race R last exciting three-up CL racing events two taller Canadians lone American heat fight out center circle FAI rules require extremely small control handles deter whipping leadouts coming between pilots fingers C Johnson plc folks L L R CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Fast Rat winners Bob Kerr Bill Lee Bob Oge 1st 2nd placers used K&B 40s 3rd used OS 40 others R Slow Rat winners L R Vic Garneri st Ron Esman2nd Larry Dziak3rd Mike Greb4th Fifth-place winner Bill Lee shown photo airplane hobby general Scale Racing majority competitors arrived Saturday evening would have complete day Sunday practice Open event commenced early Monday morn ing Sunday morning practice dawned rain showers cooler temperatures rain lasted majority day fortunately Mother Nature stopped showers around 300 oclock aftemoon sun came outas did Scale Racers Certainly competitors stunned Vie Gamers Nelson 15-powered ship gave consistent clockings 135 138 Several other competitors using Nelson engines running very low l4s Apparently Nelson users have now found fuel prop combination brings Nelson life rest afternoon spent competitors trying get consis tency pit stops landing techniques Monday moming dawned bright sunshine unusually cool temperatures approximately 700 750 F As temperatures started warm some Nelsons pitting problems qualifying times unusually good qualify finals took times 250 300 area Jim Ong Pineville LA low qualifying time 246 hour lunch-break Continued page 148 58 Model Aviation AL-TEC PROdUCTS INC INTRODUCES NEW BUILDING CONCEPT unique Al-I-SpAR tm&2 Al-T-SpAR 2 [patent pending] integral component uni-structure membered light weight Alum inum beam T spar Specially planned total model aircraft world mind STRONG easyto use balsa foam wings tail planes Spar material Aluminum alloy 018 nominal thick ALISpARl .8 az/ft 1 18 x 3/8 hollow flanges 718 overall height $200 per lineal ft available 21hft 3ft 4ft ALISpAR2 14 ozlft 1/8 x3/8 hollow flanges 1 34 oa Ht l$215 per ml ft available in4 ft AL jOINER090 x 339 x 8 2024 T6 Aluminum $100 ea TijOiNER see above Al-joiner dimensions grade 4 A/C titanium $1 00 eal AI-T-Spars proportioned dimensions Al-I-Spars Price length same AL-TEC Products Inc PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 Send $100 Building Guide AI-Tec Product list deducted form 1st order Handy Tools Precision Sanding ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING BLOCK use RUFF-STUFF82 Self adhesive sand paper Makes Sanding Small Areas Snapl Wont Wear Out Handy Use 11 inch $235 22 inch $350 ADJUSTABLE TENSION HAND BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING $220 Padded flats curves Handy Hold Easy Use extra strips $140 APPLIED DESIGN CORPAdd 20% 738 PENN STREET EL SEGUNDO CA 90245 rpge S DESIGNS TODAY TOM BRIGHTBILL AND DODGSON DESIGNS E NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION FLYING HIS NEl SAt-ATOGA ISINOSANG CHANANO 100 AND HMINNOW TON ARIGHTAILL ACHIEAED THE HIGHEST DADS-ALE SCOTT AT THE lHH3 ACADEINY OF MODEL DEAD- 0 HAUTICS NATIONALS Iii MASSNCHUSETIS TA WIN DIE COVETED Al JOHNSON AWARD C 0 have name inscribed onapeipetual TrOPhY dispi y National Nodel Airplane Museum CGROTOcATlONS TONI 2 04 possible FliAhtt pNr ton testan N thY luck Factor Nil NinbiNatOd man easnines against Other men Onnir C machines Tomcat up task man DoYOsOo Designs C multichannel nachinat gate Si otrtttilito edge ht needed ogairet o Contptti tion aith little O-aeter 0-Ninnom ha enul doenturt c out air tnat large unlimited Class Oars could reochI 0 E Dur nee Saratoga tin dsoeg sat eha standaro perFsrnNmnoa tnt 1 903 0 Nasinnals Four sI sia Uiedtongs entered bringing bee trophies U Olnng vlsI Tom trightbills oh Plasm Dear-all mit OOb Dodgeon troughs lcd Place trophy Onileitad Class flying tin Saratoga Windtong cleor present Windeong ems olant itself V ohether Floating Out light lift theenalling dome tied penesrasing C 0 Ohe oind losing altitude east doing aerobatiom Windeong gatting its mit msatesmhaeno other pitees mere Out ots getting sOylt look aed Foal OF ise Fullsi Ye counter port WHERE THE WINTSONG IS COOCESIED PERFORNN5NCE AND REWOTY ORE SIt 0110 ThE SAME z WHILT sEW TO THE CONTEST CIRCOIT TnE WINASTNG HAS ALHEHDY BEGOT TO DIOFLOY ITS OY5ROING POTENTIOL RN WIISNING OWE REGITNAL NOTIONAL SOORIRO STCIDTY CONTESTS both Corpat CNrlsti Ta aed Portland OR FREE SOS VIDEOTAPE Row 0001 labi F chocuieg so amnolon innumerable local ooe test aleSI IF tOO 5510 EGGE ON THE 0 oIl three moltichuntel dccigTh Aloog TOMFETITIOlI YYO SEED THE SARSTOGA WINOSONG z wiTh foam Wi T GA V 1 ding 5040CR CO 525 00 NEW ILEWATOR CTMPDMSRTOR tom included Saratoga Windsong 0 dopoS IC rgiii red pius $1 50 oh ppi Pgkiat Oc adjust eletator hSOp ceanges tee made simpleVt eacteni cal deol cm mekee SI 50 dmgrem Ft ap throm practical it0 has made spnt landing oapabilities OF Windeong deadly that0 Seod 2 stoops OAF rOtA] 91 OiT9 COOpletethe device ian naomd Tar Aetastator Neoer before has taCt0 foi-nio Clot ot out- so] Id Core cvi Ci ChATRO 1potent lYnding control beet amail able atatat 1 p1 ote kit trueC nigh porformotEe gil ders ihat totting Flies Re awl ndstmg tom noehieg lande like tithere j1206 3877412I SPECIAL 15 DISCOUNT ANNIVERSARY PRICE ON KITS PURCHASED RETAIL DIRECT FROM OS sotg $16996 Cooloto 100 $13596 K-Mitoow $12746 Prices gDOd vetO Joe 3D 1904 42133 40467 Only two Seniors flew Half-A Bob Jongeleen won over Jim McClellan Saturday night saw largest PAMPA awards banquet history about 120 people showed up Chateau Provost Ereated delicious banquet meal ever hosts kept bringing out more food truly great meal rather heated business meeting PAMPA followed meal much discussion held regarding officers terms whether split Secretary/Treasurer/Newsletter post split up election directors around coun try updating Constitution Bylaws future PAMPA what PAMPA could help sagging Juniors Seniors Control Line positive outcome nomina tions officers person Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer seven nominations four direc tors positions After business meeting time awards presentation coveted PAMPA Concoors DElegance award beautiful stunt plane Nationals voted upon pilots went Joe Reinhard Columbus OH very beautiful Cycle II Joe tied sei2ond official appearance points 18 voted pilots winner Concours Joes plane features astounding wood craftsman ship fantastic silver finish flaw intri cate trim lettering Deveral access hatches innovative well neatly done overall appearance very beautiful plane Jack Sheeks presented Rene Mechin trophy engineering innovation Windy Urtnowski 900-sq-in airplane weighed 61 oz As banquet concluded various trophies being given Out last presentation traditional award Walker Cup presented 1983 champion Jim Casale Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 competitors tuned equipment finals Just prior lunch-break un usually heavy wind developed slowed some competitors later qualifying heats unfortunate part wind steady gusty little light aircraft greatly affected landings pit stops saw several props broken due bad catches pit men scampering catch models overran pitting position finals saw some excellent racing Jim Ong winning super time 546 Jim used Rossi 15 excellent pitting characteris tics capably flown Tom Fluker Jims time closely followed Lambert team Port Orange FL placed second close final race Event Director Jim Thomerson impounded engines checked size first year no oversize engines first five places FAI Team Race saw eight entries six teams Canadian neighbor two entries US competitors Kusik team Califomia Hughes/Oge team Illinois American entries qualifying times showed some excellent heat times Jed Kusik performed some excellent pit stops beat best Canadian team less /2-second final Mouse Racing Last year entries /A Mouse Racing few. thought Atlantic Seaboard area the hotbed Racing Con tinued page 153 148 Model Aviation TOll ORIGIITOILL AIS DOSON DESIGNS GLlDcmv om, lITA SARATOGA WINOSONG CAMANO 100 Aed K-lgONllOA WiCh tile sCoetiog mew EPPLER 214 oirfoil ave experienced NAVJGAlOR take through jungle first trainer cover Beginner Expert Range Almost unstallable Challenge Send $100 brochure friends outflyrefundable purchase POWERMAX $9900 AVIGATOR Caitorrsa residents add 6% tax eVertical climb aeShort take-off & landing good 40Obechi wneered S Fuel tank Wheels foam wings 0 Motor Mount Undercarriage Super coloured fiberglass fuselage all-ply bulkhead moulded-in 0 Hinges 0 Horns etc 7iYJ TROUSDALE AVE. STE E1JULLU CHULA VISTA CA 92010 619-691-0780 activity would bring out competitors tunately both Team Race Mouse Race pilots pit men intense wind prevalent Monday afternoon absent Tuesday very few unfortunate instances Mouse Racing except reverse engine-run pit man allowed airplane run lap two backwards ground year Mouse Race observers saw another young lady potential Racing pilot Jennifer Berner did excellent job piloting Mouse Racer pitted father Richard Bemer Rat Racing majority Wednesday spent competitors preparing planes competition Thursday seems new 05 40 Rat Pylon engine has made some definite inroads several competitors using particular engine good suc cess both speed pitting Only com petitor using upside-down Gillott Shark powered K&B 40 AAC piston liner assembly particular Shark built pit ted Bob Kerr Califomia competitors took notice its airspeed gave times 103 105 bracket talked several people said clockings above 108 pit stops though took /-lap shutdown 5- 8-sec range Fortunately Bob did some practicing brand new plane Tuesday engine disintegrated before made flight occurred Wednesday might have able re-prepare engine racing Thursday Rat Day Thursday dawned another reasonably cool sunny day Very little wind present air tension excitement permeated entire racing area Several initial heat times excellent Bob Kerr putting up fast est recorded heat times can remember 20921 21085 total 42006 followed Dick Stubblefield 43044 Mike Greb 4308 During lunch-break several competitors spent time adjusting nitro con centrations trying different propellers crease airspeed Bob Kerrs low qualifying combined time felt enormous pressure course fever pitch time first final race began dust settled Bob Kerr ran sparkling final traffic 430 take first place closely followed Bill Lee 439 Bob Oge few tenths second behind Bill things con sidered Rat Race- extremely exciting some very fine performances several teams in-traffic airspeeds up between 114 116 Bob Kerrs aircraft Most other competitors operating speeds heats about 121 125 Junior-Senior Slow Fast Rat Racing Fri day saw youngsters racing larger air planes engines As entrants last year some experience under belts no disasters planes flying out circle etc However might add temperature began rise Friday several competitors problems engines laying down saw couple thrown rods couple destroyed ring etc higherhorsepower racing events Junior Senior competitors extremely numerous saw several leaning back against pull high-horsepower faster-paced models Open Slow Rat Saturday day As usual aftemoon evening pre ceding event saw everyone out practicing try ing get last mile per hour good pit stops As last two years practice showed Vie Garner Med-Fly design airplane powered 05 36 Tune-Hill able run very low 13s Several clockings made him 134 1310 past particular event has basically settled TuneHill engine K&B 35 Competitors about equally divided between two engines Race day dawned believe 10 entries showing up race Event Director Thomerson eliminated preliminary heat ran 140-lap final three pit stops Vic Gamer finally got rid Gremlin tumed sparking 526 take win Unfortunately Slow Rat has become professional event certainly Co ntinued page 156 Hobby Swap News THE MODEL ENTHUSIAST CUSED EQUIPMENT GUIDE Buy other modeiers save 50% used etjuipment bargains other pubijeanon tree ad comes new subscrIption Name Addess City OtCtep d 1 y, 30 clasS 010 W 1 y, lot Olass 013 Send SubacOpIlo odes ad I. ad Hobby Soap News Dept C PO 50 22590 Se DIOao CA 521220858 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]]1 November 1983 153 IEFERIENCE NEW R/C BOOKLET Answers questions often asked want get started RIG flying PLUS troduces best airplane start GOLDEN FALCON receive copy SEND $200 TO ST CROIX OF PARK FALLS LTD PO Box 279P Park Falls WI 54552 COITIOLINI TEND PROFILE0COMBA 7xRA T WIDE ft NARROW WEDGE 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & TINDD Cntrn IIuuA huh Ingredients Fo detanad rnochurebOc stamps/cheek oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road 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allowed enter possibly utilizing either events now structured adding additional event such Big Goodyear called down Texas Sport Race called Midwest would certainly like Racing com petitors did have opportunity attend Nats write views subjects Nats CL Scale/Boss Continued page 60 Bauer Chicago IL flying Cessna Skymaster Sport category Phil Amico Mt Sinai NY entering Nats first time took top honors P-47 scoring 139 points 40 Chris Scott Dayton OH flew Cierva C-4 autogyro addition taking second place Scott awarded NASAs Flight Achievement Award successfully flying 049-powered craft Matthew Bauer third flying welltried P-40 Open Class PAl Sport very good turn out nine 18 entries respectively Precision category four Both FAI Sport events hotly contested top honors FAI category static scores almost entrants within 100 points other making outcome event de pended upon flight performance three flight rounds completed Jeff Perez Lamed KS last years World Scale team mem bers amassed 120248 points finish first place fine Boeing B-17 Ron Sears Pon tiac Ml flew PT-17 last years Precision category winner second place 116290 score 40 point away Perez Third place honors went Ed Rhoads Cinnaminson NJ Douglas Skyraider seven points behind Sears score 115562 Open Sport Scale Steve Ashby Indianapolis IN flew D H Mosquito top honors score 175 second place Mike Gretz Mon tezuma IA posted 17067 score great flying PT-19 Ron Sears Pontiac Ml flying P-47 Australia Graves flying Brown B-2 Racer tied third 15533 Places fourth eleventh separated total 15 points places being separated tenths points say least Sport Scale results certainly indicated very close competition took place Open Precision Scale Top honors taken D H Mosquito posting 49550 total score 364 static 13150 flight friend competitor Sam Abdow Fall River MS took second place honors impressive Howard DGA- 15 other two competitors Open Precision event Charles Peter Bauer father son finished third * * Long Engine Life * * Use BRU LINE 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 57, 58, 148, 153, 156
Eleven-year-old Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ won Junior Stunt stock Top Plite Tutor powered OS Max 35 engine sixth Nationals flying Supertigre 60-powered foam-wing Spectrum words pretty much copy Bob Barons Avanti Jim finished 26 points ahead first-time Top Five participant Paul Walker Kent WA significantly improved over last years eleventhplace finish Senior Stunt continues low-entrant event still has some very good quality year 16-year-old Jim McClellan Bur lingame CA won using basic kit Sig Chipmunk ST 46 engine Second went Richard Seifert Philadelphia keeps improving year Third went first-time Nats com petitor Robert Jongeleen Avenel NJ Junior Stunt two entries Il-year-old winner Justin Sparr Bergen County NJ captured fancy spectators diminutive flier put Top Flite lutor through pattem Tuesday Nationals week event director Lanny Shorts assistant George Higgins putting 12 judges through several practice judging sessions judges Bill Zimmer Ken Stout Jim Parsons Wynn Paul George MeArthur Dan McClellan Lee Lorio David Fitzgerald Waldo Cargill Leon Bowen David Adelman Art Adamisin Appearance judging performed courtyard AMA Nats HQ hotel Stan Powell coming out top 19 points Dove Wednesday Thursday days Open qualifying weather just great Four circles used qualifications whichkept scorers Shareen Fancher Joyce Shorts very busybut scores upon board minutes after flights Four first-time qualifiers made top 20 Marty Cwiakala Ken Pur zycki Don McClaveand David Cook semifinals Friday brought some brisk 10 mph winds 20 qualifiers split over two circles put up some very good flights all-time problems arose during first flight defend ing champion Ted Fancher went directly Square Eight start Overhead Eights After completing loop Overhead Eight realized mistake put plane back level flight proceeded complete pattern prescribed order followed about three hours decision-making ul timately involved AMA HQ included map propriate indecorous protest written up signed several competitors wanted Ted out finals ultimate decision Ted attempted completed Continued page 146 THE 1983 NATS now history books Racing events exciting ever site best competitors have fly recent years must say circles table-top smooth very few irregularities Air Force personnel did excellent job stalling barricades both front rear circles keep spectators safe distance Since townspeople Chicopee supportive Westover Air Force Base thousands came out daily basis observe com petitive activities point during Rat Racing finals counted over 200 spectators circle also noticed unusually large numbers people both Speed Stunt circles years schedule same last year Open Scale Racing Goodyear Monday PAl Team Race Mouse Race Tuesday Open Rat Race Thursday Open Slow Rat Racing Saturday Junior Senior events held Wednesday Scale Racing Fri day Fast Slow Rat some ex tremely competitive exciting PAl Team Rac ing Tuesday weather year certainly much better has past temperature ranged about 820 850 relative humidity approximately 40% made long hours spent out con crete runways bearable addition Nats organizers should certainly given high marks having processing site headquarters area located motel conference center Quality Inn located outskirts Chicopee Its first time remember being done certainly helped competitors hobby shop executive offices manufacturers displays model processing handled motel premises addition majority competitors stayed headquarters surrounding hotels could avail themselves numerous amenities hotel such swim ming pool volleyball courts horseshoes etc several occasions heard competitors mentioning major officers members AMA available on-site meet promote model November 1983 57 Jim McClellan still wins Natsthis time Senior Stunt using stock Sig Chipmunk powered ST 46 Burlingame CA Paul Walker Kent WA placed 2nd Open Stunt original-design Bad News plane has built-up wing OS Max 45 FSR power CL Racing John Ballard Wizard Larry Dziak assists Junior entrant Jed Kusik L watches intently judges Jimmy Ricketts rebuilding engine after measure fuel system capacity 7cc max crankshaft bearing tailed Wiz carries PAl Team Racer 1984 rules allow truckload spare parts accessories asfuel capacity 5cc slat competitors need arises Jim Ong L pits 1st-place Scale Racer Power Rossi 15 Note hot glove other items taped left arm three competitors t~ IL iii Bob Kerr holding Nats-winning Fast Rat Vic Garner changing GloBee iL plug pilot John Ballard winning Racers L engine displacements checked ilossi ng its saroke measured dial indicator Note vernier calipers table measuring bore measured bore stroke displacement calculated Most Scale Racers engines measured 148-150 cu FAI Team Race R last exciting three-up CL racing events two taller Canadians lone American heat fight out center circle FAI rules require extremely small control handles deter whipping leadouts coming between pilots fingers C Johnson plc folks L L R CL Category Director Jim Ricketts Fast Rat winners Bob Kerr Bill Lee Bob Oge 1st 2nd placers used K&B 40s 3rd used OS 40 others R Slow Rat winners L R Vic Garneri st Ron Esman2nd Larry Dziak3rd Mike Greb4th Fifth-place winner Bill Lee shown photo airplane hobby general Scale Racing majority competitors arrived Saturday evening would have complete day Sunday practice Open event commenced early Monday morn ing Sunday morning practice dawned rain showers cooler temperatures rain lasted majority day fortunately Mother Nature stopped showers around 300 oclock aftemoon sun came outas did Scale Racers Certainly competitors stunned Vie Gamers Nelson 15-powered ship gave consistent clockings 135 138 Several other competitors using Nelson engines running very low l4s Apparently Nelson users have now found fuel prop combination brings Nelson life rest afternoon spent competitors trying get consis tency pit stops landing techniques Monday moming dawned bright sunshine unusually cool temperatures approximately 700 750 F As temperatures started warm some Nelsons pitting problems qualifying times unusually good qualify finals took times 250 300 area Jim Ong Pineville LA low qualifying time 246 hour lunch-break Continued page 148 58 Model Aviation AL-TEC PROdUCTS INC INTRODUCES NEW BUILDING CONCEPT unique Al-I-SpAR tm&2 Al-T-SpAR 2 [patent pending] integral component uni-structure membered light weight Alum inum beam T spar Specially planned total model aircraft world mind STRONG easyto use balsa foam wings tail planes Spar material Aluminum alloy 018 nominal thick ALISpARl .8 az/ft 1 18 x 3/8 hollow flanges 718 overall height $200 per lineal ft available 21hft 3ft 4ft ALISpAR2 14 ozlft 1/8 x3/8 hollow flanges 1 34 oa Ht l$215 per ml ft available in4 ft AL jOINER090 x 339 x 8 2024 T6 Aluminum $100 ea TijOiNER see above Al-joiner dimensions grade 4 A/C titanium $1 00 eal AI-T-Spars proportioned dimensions Al-I-Spars Price length same AL-TEC Products Inc PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 Send $100 Building Guide AI-Tec Product list deducted form 1st order Handy Tools Precision Sanding ALUMINUM EXTRUSION SANDING BLOCK use RUFF-STUFF82 Self adhesive sand paper Makes Sanding Small Areas Snapl Wont Wear Out Handy Use 11 inch $235 22 inch $350 ADJUSTABLE TENSION HAND BELT SANDER FIRMLY HOLDS PAPER FOR EASIER SANDING $220 Padded flats curves Handy Hold Easy Use extra strips $140 APPLIED DESIGN CORPAdd 20% 738 PENN STREET EL SEGUNDO CA 90245 rpge S DESIGNS TODAY TOM BRIGHTBILL AND DODGSON DESIGNS E NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION FLYING HIS NEl SAt-ATOGA ISINOSANG CHANANO 100 AND HMINNOW TON ARIGHTAILL ACHIEAED THE HIGHEST DADS-ALE SCOTT AT THE lHH3 ACADEINY OF MODEL DEAD- 0 HAUTICS NATIONALS Iii MASSNCHUSETIS TA WIN DIE COVETED Al JOHNSON AWARD C 0 have name inscribed onapeipetual TrOPhY dispi y National Nodel Airplane Museum CGROTOcATlONS TONI 2 04 possible FliAhtt pNr ton testan N thY luck Factor Nil NinbiNatOd man easnines against Other men Onnir C machines Tomcat up task man DoYOsOo Designs C multichannel nachinat gate Si otrtttilito edge ht needed ogairet o Contptti tion aith little O-aeter 0-Ninnom ha enul doenturt c out air tnat large unlimited Class Oars could reochI 0 E Dur nee Saratoga tin dsoeg sat eha standaro perFsrnNmnoa tnt 1 903 0 Nasinnals Four sI sia Uiedtongs entered bringing bee trophies U Olnng vlsI Tom trightbills oh Plasm Dear-all mit OOb Dodgeon troughs lcd Place trophy Onileitad Class flying tin Saratoga Windtong cleor present Windeong ems olant itself V ohether Floating Out light lift theenalling dome tied penesrasing C 0 Ohe oind losing altitude east doing aerobatiom Windeong gatting its mit msatesmhaeno other pitees mere Out ots getting sOylt look aed Foal OF ise Fullsi Ye counter port WHERE THE WINTSONG IS COOCESIED PERFORNN5NCE AND REWOTY ORE SIt 0110 ThE SAME z WHILT sEW TO THE CONTEST CIRCOIT TnE WINASTNG HAS ALHEHDY BEGOT TO DIOFLOY ITS OY5ROING POTENTIOL RN WIISNING OWE REGITNAL NOTIONAL SOORIRO STCIDTY CONTESTS both Corpat CNrlsti Ta aed Portland OR FREE SOS VIDEOTAPE Row 0001 labi F chocuieg so amnolon innumerable local ooe test aleSI IF tOO 5510 EGGE ON THE 0 oIl three moltichuntel dccigTh Aloog TOMFETITIOlI YYO SEED THE SARSTOGA WINOSONG z wiTh foam Wi T GA V 1 ding 5040CR CO 525 00 NEW ILEWATOR CTMPDMSRTOR tom included Saratoga Windsong 0 dopoS IC rgiii red pius $1 50 oh ppi Pgkiat Oc adjust eletator hSOp ceanges tee made simpleVt eacteni cal deol cm mekee SI 50 dmgrem Ft ap throm practical it0 has made spnt landing oapabilities OF Windeong deadly that0 Seod 2 stoops OAF rOtA] 91 OiT9 COOpletethe device ian naomd Tar Aetastator Neoer before has taCt0 foi-nio Clot ot out- so] Id Core cvi Ci ChATRO 1potent lYnding control beet amail able atatat 1 p1 ote kit trueC nigh porformotEe gil ders ihat totting Flies Re awl ndstmg tom noehieg lande like tithere j1206 3877412I SPECIAL 15 DISCOUNT ANNIVERSARY PRICE ON KITS PURCHASED RETAIL DIRECT FROM OS sotg $16996 Cooloto 100 $13596 K-Mitoow $12746 Prices gDOd vetO Joe 3D 1904 42133 40467 Only two Seniors flew Half-A Bob Jongeleen won over Jim McClellan Saturday night saw largest PAMPA awards banquet history about 120 people showed up Chateau Provost Ereated delicious banquet meal ever hosts kept bringing out more food truly great meal rather heated business meeting PAMPA followed meal much discussion held regarding officers terms whether split Secretary/Treasurer/Newsletter post split up election directors around coun try updating Constitution Bylaws future PAMPA what PAMPA could help sagging Juniors Seniors Control Line positive outcome nomina tions officers person Vice-President Secretary/Treasurer seven nominations four direc tors positions After business meeting time awards presentation coveted PAMPA Concoors DElegance award beautiful stunt plane Nationals voted upon pilots went Joe Reinhard Columbus OH very beautiful Cycle II Joe tied sei2ond official appearance points 18 voted pilots winner Concours Joes plane features astounding wood craftsman ship fantastic silver finish flaw intri cate trim lettering Deveral access hatches innovative well neatly done overall appearance very beautiful plane Jack Sheeks presented Rene Mechin trophy engineering innovation Windy Urtnowski 900-sq-in airplane weighed 61 oz As banquet concluded various trophies being given Out last presentation traditional award Walker Cup presented 1983 champion Jim Casale Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 58 competitors tuned equipment finals Just prior lunch-break un usually heavy wind developed slowed some competitors later qualifying heats unfortunate part wind steady gusty little light aircraft greatly affected landings pit stops saw several props broken due bad catches pit men scampering catch models overran pitting position finals saw some excellent racing Jim Ong winning super time 546 Jim used Rossi 15 excellent pitting characteris tics capably flown Tom Fluker Jims time closely followed Lambert team Port Orange FL placed second close final race Event Director Jim Thomerson impounded engines checked size first year no oversize engines first five places FAI Team Race saw eight entries six teams Canadian neighbor two entries US competitors Kusik team Califomia Hughes/Oge team Illinois American entries qualifying times showed some excellent heat times Jed Kusik performed some excellent pit stops beat best Canadian team less /2-second final Mouse Racing Last year entries /A Mouse Racing few. thought Atlantic Seaboard area the hotbed Racing Con tinued page 153 148 Model Aviation TOll ORIGIITOILL AIS DOSON DESIGNS GLlDcmv om, lITA SARATOGA WINOSONG CAMANO 100 Aed K-lgONllOA WiCh tile sCoetiog mew EPPLER 214 oirfoil ave experienced NAVJGAlOR take through jungle first trainer cover Beginner Expert Range Almost unstallable Challenge Send $100 brochure friends outflyrefundable purchase POWERMAX $9900 AVIGATOR Caitorrsa residents add 6% tax eVertical climb aeShort take-off & landing good 40Obechi wneered S Fuel tank Wheels foam wings 0 Motor Mount Undercarriage Super coloured fiberglass fuselage all-ply bulkhead moulded-in 0 Hinges 0 Horns etc 7iYJ TROUSDALE AVE. STE E1JULLU CHULA VISTA CA 92010 619-691-0780 activity would bring out competitors tunately both Team Race Mouse Race pilots pit men intense wind prevalent Monday afternoon absent Tuesday very few unfortunate instances Mouse Racing except reverse engine-run pit man allowed airplane run lap two backwards ground year Mouse Race observers saw another young lady potential Racing pilot Jennifer Berner did excellent job piloting Mouse Racer pitted father Richard Bemer Rat Racing majority Wednesday spent competitors preparing planes competition Thursday seems new 05 40 Rat Pylon engine has made some definite inroads several competitors using particular engine good suc cess both speed pitting Only com petitor using upside-down Gillott Shark powered K&B 40 AAC piston liner assembly particular Shark built pit ted Bob Kerr Califomia competitors took notice its airspeed gave times 103 105 bracket talked several people said clockings above 108 pit stops though took /-lap shutdown 5- 8-sec range Fortunately Bob did some practicing brand new plane Tuesday engine disintegrated before made flight occurred Wednesday might have able re-prepare engine racing Thursday Rat Day Thursday dawned another reasonably cool sunny day Very little wind present air tension excitement permeated entire racing area Several initial heat times excellent Bob Kerr putting up fast est recorded heat times can remember 20921 21085 total 42006 followed Dick Stubblefield 43044 Mike Greb 4308 During lunch-break several competitors spent time adjusting nitro con centrations trying different propellers crease airspeed Bob Kerrs low qualifying combined time felt enormous pressure course fever pitch time first final race began dust settled Bob Kerr ran sparkling final traffic 430 take first place closely followed Bill Lee 439 Bob Oge few tenths second behind Bill things con sidered Rat Race- extremely exciting some very fine performances several teams in-traffic airspeeds up between 114 116 Bob Kerrs aircraft Most other competitors operating speeds heats about 121 125 Junior-Senior Slow Fast Rat Racing Fri day saw youngsters racing larger air planes engines As entrants last year some experience under belts no disasters planes flying out circle etc However might add temperature began rise Friday several competitors problems engines laying down saw couple thrown rods couple destroyed ring etc higherhorsepower racing events Junior Senior competitors extremely numerous saw several leaning back against pull high-horsepower faster-paced models Open Slow Rat Saturday day As usual aftemoon evening pre ceding event saw everyone out practicing try ing get last mile per hour good pit stops As last two years practice showed Vie Garner Med-Fly design airplane powered 05 36 Tune-Hill able run very low 13s Several clockings made him 134 1310 past particular event has basically settled TuneHill engine K&B 35 Competitors about equally divided between two engines Race day dawned believe 10 entries showing up race Event Director Thomerson eliminated preliminary heat ran 140-lap final three pit stops Vic Gamer finally got rid Gremlin tumed sparking 526 take win Unfortunately Slow Rat has become professional event certainly Co ntinued page 156 Hobby Swap News THE MODEL ENTHUSIAST CUSED EQUIPMENT GUIDE Buy other modeiers save 50% used etjuipment bargains other pubijeanon tree ad comes new subscrIption Name Addess City OtCtep d 1 y, 30 clasS 010 W 1 y, lot Olass 013 Send SubacOpIlo odes ad I. ad Hobby Soap News Dept C PO 50 22590 Se DIOao CA 521220858 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]]1 November 1983 153 IEFERIENCE NEW R/C BOOKLET Answers questions often asked want get started RIG flying PLUS troduces best airplane start GOLDEN FALCON receive copy SEND $200 TO ST CROIX OF PARK FALLS LTD PO Box 279P Park Falls WI 54552 COITIOLINI TEND PROFILE0COMBA 7xRA T WIDE ft NARROW WEDGE 6 oz Capacities UNIFLOW & TINDD Cntrn IIuuA huh Ingredients Fo detanad rnochurebOc stamps/cheek oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road 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allowed enter possibly utilizing either events now structured adding additional event such Big Goodyear called down Texas Sport Race called Midwest would certainly like Racing com petitors did have opportunity attend Nats write views subjects Nats CL Scale/Boss Continued page 60 Bauer Chicago IL flying Cessna Skymaster Sport category Phil Amico Mt Sinai NY entering Nats first time took top honors P-47 scoring 139 points 40 Chris Scott Dayton OH flew Cierva C-4 autogyro addition taking second place Scott awarded NASAs Flight Achievement Award successfully flying 049-powered craft Matthew Bauer third flying welltried P-40 Open Class PAl Sport very good turn out nine 18 entries respectively Precision category four Both FAI Sport events hotly contested top honors FAI category static scores almost entrants within 100 points other making outcome event de pended upon flight performance three flight rounds completed Jeff Perez Lamed KS last years World Scale team mem bers amassed 120248 points 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