Bob & Dolly Wischer THIS WAS recovery year RC Scale Chicopee Nats After disappointment 32 entries 1982 encouraging find overwhelming total 91 aircraft classes Westover Air Force Base Giant Scale greatest increase 35 entrants Precision FAI Scale fallen great depths 1982 two planes flying rehounded re spectahle total nine participants actually making flights Some expected FAI modelers didnt ap pear hecause team-selection event follow two weeks later Most notahle pronounced upgrading quality hoth models flight Accidents seem inevitahle Scale flying hut numhers diminishing Onlookers came entertained hy succession crashes common past long waits hetween acci dents high-quality action sky kept satisfied Fortunately Scale event came end Nats week radio prohlems due inter ference heen discovered earlier other RC events dozen crashes occurred fre quency 7216 MHz usahle due com munications concrete mixing concern deliv ery trucks seen hase Another frequency 7564 MHz also unsafe Latearriving Scale modelers scramhled change fre quencies hefore flying hegan triple numher expected contestants serious prohlem facing Contest Director Boh Underwood shortness time allotted RC Scale event originally scheduled Saturday aftemoon Sunday morning good fortune Pattern contestants com pleted flights half-day early per mitted Pylon event use Friday final races leaving Saturday Sunday Scale flights last Ilights made late Sunday afternoon complete four rounds hour would have heen much later contestants actually flown four Ilights dropped out competition early greatest surprise Nats 35 entries Giant Scale total RC Scale events comhined previous year As have come expect Giant models flying qualities exceptionally good pilots performed well However static judges heard lament ahout poor quality documentation among Giant Scale entries severely limited ahility place high final standings Some good airplanes flown welt no chance winning hecause hasic presentation material ahsent Some Sport Scale entries Sportsman class same prohiem questions ahout incomplete missing documentation contestants answered desired fly Nats thought winning Apparently deci sion compete come afterthought highlight Nats preview gather ing Sport Giant Scale models large grassy courtyard Quality Inn headquarters static judging sight over tOO excellent models gathered spot overwhelm ing Control Line Sport Scale models eluded center four sets judgeswith hardy enough space large mod els viewed 15-ft judging distance After judging models removed afford additional space high percentage Sport Scale models would have done well FAI class especially since tatter models also judged according latest FAI rules viewed distance measurements perceived great saving time expected FAI static scoring didnt really materialize Judges spent nearly much time new FAI stand off procedure consumed previously measurements upcoming team trials Ken tucky may see some changes respect Models viewed Sport Scale side front rear topafter examined closely 3-ft distance details Charlie Nelson scratch-built beautiful 1/6-scale 68-in span Waco VKS-7F L powered 7-cylinder Technopower 4-cycle radial engine 12-lb Sport Scale Expert entry finished Randolph dope over silk Clifl Tacies clipped-wing Cub R finished 3rd Sport Scale Expert An OS Gemini 12 cu twin-cylinder 4-stroke powers 1/4-scale 13-lb aerobatic model built Sig kit 46 Model Aviation RC Scale Some 35 Giant Scale entries seen courtyard Quality Inn Hotel Chicapee MAthe AMAs Nats HQ Static judging about begin time best-flying models fair chance winning spite low static score certainly no longer true models flew well Nats also high static scores Giant FM classes winners also high static scores Sport Scale Expert winners static score point below top exception spectacular ducted-fan A4D overcame 5-pt deficit Sportsman class six models awarded static scores above 70 Expert class score below 70 noontime period would ordinarily have lunch break Air Force conducted air show both Scale flying days also designated open-house days neighbors visit Westover Air Force Base Scale flying received tremendous boost exposure public large crowds appeared air show consisted parachute drops troops equipment Scale flying runway edge drop zone giving us ringside seats show number ducted-fan models steadily creases nine Ilown Chicopee Most re markable two first-place winners Sport Scale An A4D Skyhawk Bob Fioreoze placed first Sportsman class Bobs Ilights ultimate daring successive low passes upright inverted within inches runway surface authenticity may doubtful scoring high Tom Cooks McDonnell-Douglas F4J twin-ducted-lan Phan tom II first place Expert class also awarded trophy Flight Achievement Tom faced ereat odds F4J first day wiped out due engine problems finished later Ilights engine full power Toms Phantom excels realism takeoff down runways painted centerline rotation lift-off realistic manner air smooth fast always under complete control sound two K&B 75 engines distinctive Art Johnson once 1st-place winner Giant Scale Republic P43 Lancer powered 22 cu Quadra Its aluminum finish spray gun drop tanks droppable Another Republic fighter time P47 Thunderbolt R placed 3rd Giant Scale builder Bert Baker Scratch-built model has fiberglass fuselage fiberglass-over-foam wings acrylic lacquer finish TQm Polapniks Moraine Saulnier entry L earned him Best Senior award Giant Scale Model weighs 11 lb spans 84 uses OS90 power Cowl fiberglass appropriate parts fuselage covered aluminum sheet Finish Sig dope over Super Coverite Winner FAI Scale Cliff Tacies 1/4-scale Spezio Tuholer R featured construction article August 1983 Model Airplane News November 1983 47 FAI judges L ponder Henry Haftkes Gee Bee Y L R John Guenther Bill Deverna John Preston Ed McCollough arent taking job lightly Sport Scale Grumman F9F-8 Panther R pride Ozark Airlines pilot Charlie Chambers Model originated Jet Hangar Hobbies kit powered K&B 75cc engine driving Turb-Ax fan unit Charlie number Scale fliers Nats made quick frequency change avoid RF interference disaster Always contender George Rose placed 3rd FAI Scale famous Curtiss Hawk P-6E L features droppable drop tank Power ST 60 John Nicolacis Giant Scale Martin PBM Mariner R makes spectacular jet-assisted takeoff JATO Since PBM flying boat amphibian John fly land using scale beaching gear plane its landing gear 38-lb boat has span lift uses twin Supertigre 758 power looks like removed tip floats prevent possibility damaging hard ground drogue chute pops out atter landing also down centerline FAI Scale Charlie Chambers flew famil iar Grumman Cougar F9F-8 fourth place spite succession problems spinner cone fan cone seen come tail pipe after passing through fan cutting short several flights Cougar built Jet Hangar kit uses K&B 75 engine Turb-Ax fan Charlie used acrylic lacquer K&B satin clear epoxy finish Il-lb model Operating features include canopy flaps re tracting gear tail skid navieation lights beaconsall radio-controlled FAI Precision Scale winner Cliff Tacies well-known Spezio Tu-Holer 13-pt lead over Bob Wisehers equally-familiar Piel Beryl third place another renowned com petitor Curtiss Hawk P6-E George Rose outcome between three doubt until final two Ilights Nats late Sun day afternoon Cliff made highest scoring flight George couldnt quite surpass last flight 1983 Nats Fourth fifth places went Charlie Chambers Grumman Cou gar Ralph Jackson Piper Comanche Only two nine planes flying FAt Scale II entered new Nats competitton new FAI stand-off static judging schedule didnt attract anticipated influx additional participants Second place Sportsman class won Jim Stevens Messerschmitt Mel63 Komet interceptor fighter model used ex posed 05 60 side-mounted slender nose exhaust smoke being discharged its rocket tail pipe tailless fighter has 6 I-in wingspan weighs 9 lb towed run way radio-controlled tractor dis connected remote control Jim exchanges transmitters begins flight takeoff pair wheels immediately jet tisoned Since prototype capable 600 mph A-scale model should fly 100 mph scale speed its approximate speed Landings made belly skid number 4-stroke engines appeared Nats Bob Karlsson changed Grumman Wildcat engipe new OS 120 singlecylinder improvement performance over previous 2-stroker large model 76 span 135 lb Sport Scale Expert finished fifth place Cliff Tacies third-place /4-scale clipped-wing Piper Cub Sig kit used OS 120 two-cylinder Gemini Weight Cub 132 lb span 86 Both planes examples size weight permit good contest performance 4-stroke engines Technopower 7-cylinder 4-stroke radial en gine 68-in-wingspan Waco Cabin VKS-7F flown 6th place Sport Scale Expert class Charlie Nelson 12-lb model has 1000 sq wing area performed scalelike manner Bill Wargos /4-scale Il-lb Volksplane used Saito 4-stroke examples heavy quite large modelN using 4-stroke engines suc cessfully stories hear about realistic sound 4-strokes seem based myth quiet sound different no amount imagination will make model 4-stroke engine sound like radial-engined fighter plane Technopower 7-cylinder radial exception has unmistakable sound real thing looked out-of-ordinary models found Macchi C202 mottled cam ouflage scratch-built Richard Calderigi its unusual finish applied over paper-and-dope base Harry Hatcher entered -scale Quickie model home-built composite aircraft flew exceptionally well smallest en gines Scale Nats 05 40 Weight 7 lb Tom Polapink winner Best Se nior award flew two events Moraine Saulnier Giant Scale Sopwith Tabloid Sport Scale Expert Both exceptional air craft scratch built Its encouraging find young people produce fine airplanes also have competitive flying skills Giant Scale has become Nats premier event fantastic leap six entries Lincoln Nats Chicopee number jumped 35 high quality both airplanes flying old master Art Johnson again winner time fabulous Republic P-43 Lancer another types has flown continued page 133 -scale model L small enough enter Sport Scale Sportsman class Harry Hatchers Rutan Quickee took 6th place Craft spans 56 weighs 7 lb uses 05 40 power scratch-built Tom Cooks fantastic McDonnell-Douglas F4J Phantom 11R won Sport Scale Expert point Tom overcame problems engines twin ducted-fans make usual spectacular flightsincluding drag chute landings 48 Model Aviation versity didnt faze Rich last three scores won contest him Now must whats called coming contest loaded Bear Skunk Congrats Rich summary must say again site Westover Air Force Base best Nats Pattem sites have pleasure use Couple hospitality host Pioneer Valley RC Club other clubs area Base Commander Colonel Ayers Pattern Director Walt Throne workers District VP Ed Izzo certainly must finest Nats weve experienced years Ed especially seemed everywhere giving information helping out generally repre senting New England us foreign visitors Ron Van Putte should-a Next year-Reno Nats RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 48 Air Force career model featured construction article Model Builder magazine Second place Giant Scale won Pete Reed Brisighella-designed Starduster Too addition its being especially well-finished used new 26 cu Shereshaw Bantam 2-stroke engine outstanding performance Bert Bakers third-place Republic Thunderbolt scratch-built intends kit model engine Rossi 90 swings 14-6 prop wing has foam core fuselage molded fiberglass Largest Giant Scale models Norm Rosenstocks Aeronca LC John Nicolacis Martin Mariner Aeronca scale has 10-ft span 2400 sq area weighs 43 lb has II servos powered Kawasaki 4 hp engine 315 cu Mariner has Il-ft span uses pair Supertigre 75 engines weighs 38 lb As prototype JATO pods fuselage sides jump take off used though AMA rules prohibit gaseous boost Mariner hying boat John used beaching gear fastened hull runway operation time P-SI Mustang held position popular Scale model con tests Chicopee Nats two Mustangs entered military-type models Supermarine Spitfire seems have taken over top spot popularity four contestants Piper Cub always favorite among modelers well-represented Nats fact 10% entry list consisted Piper Cubs six Giant Scale common Scale model present nine entries Cub model attracted attention Gemini-powered clipped-wing Cliff Tacie Its ornate color scheme diagonaltapered stripes surfaces made mostphotographed model Chicopee Its dazzling fin ish colors distracted observerswho overlooked Gemini nose highest-placing Cub meet third place Sport Scale Expert Mike Gretz won 1982 Nats Giant Scale Sig kit pro totype placed fifth same airplane Chicopee fair static judging models class scored same set judges three judges AMA classSportsman Expert Giantwith four judges PAl class Four rounds flown four sets flight judges two sites two lines Everyone flew four rounds equal exposure four sets judges system inequalities cancelled out Continued page 136 November 1983 133 NEW 1j4 SCALE 4-14 DIAMETER wheels Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment 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competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments 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Bob & Dolly Wischer THIS WAS recovery year RC Scale Chicopee Nats After disappointment 32 entries 1982 encouraging find overwhelming total 91 aircraft classes Westover Air Force Base Giant Scale greatest increase 35 entrants Precision FAI Scale fallen great depths 1982 two planes flying rehounded re spectahle total nine participants actually making flights Some expected FAI modelers didnt ap pear hecause team-selection event follow two weeks later Most notahle pronounced upgrading quality hoth models flight Accidents seem inevitahle Scale flying hut numhers diminishing Onlookers came entertained hy succession crashes common past long waits hetween acci dents high-quality action sky kept satisfied Fortunately Scale event came end Nats week radio prohlems due inter ference heen discovered earlier other RC events dozen crashes occurred fre quency 7216 MHz usahle due com munications concrete mixing concern deliv ery trucks seen hase Another frequency 7564 MHz also unsafe Latearriving Scale modelers scramhled change fre quencies hefore flying hegan triple numher expected contestants serious prohlem facing Contest Director Boh Underwood shortness time allotted RC Scale event originally scheduled Saturday aftemoon Sunday morning good fortune Pattern contestants com pleted flights half-day early per mitted Pylon event use Friday final races leaving Saturday Sunday Scale flights last Ilights made late Sunday afternoon complete four rounds hour would have heen much later contestants actually flown four Ilights dropped out competition early greatest surprise Nats 35 entries Giant Scale total RC Scale events comhined previous year As have come expect Giant models flying qualities exceptionally good pilots performed well However static judges heard lament ahout poor quality documentation among Giant Scale entries severely limited ahility place high final standings Some good airplanes flown welt no chance winning hecause hasic presentation material ahsent Some Sport Scale entries Sportsman class same prohiem questions ahout incomplete missing documentation contestants answered desired fly Nats thought winning Apparently deci sion compete come afterthought highlight Nats preview gather ing Sport Giant Scale models large grassy courtyard Quality Inn headquarters static judging sight over tOO excellent models gathered spot overwhelm ing Control Line Sport Scale models eluded center four sets judgeswith hardy enough space large mod els viewed 15-ft judging distance After judging models removed afford additional space high percentage Sport Scale models would have done well FAI class especially since tatter models also judged according latest FAI rules viewed distance measurements perceived great saving time expected FAI static scoring didnt really materialize Judges spent nearly much time new FAI stand off procedure consumed previously measurements upcoming team trials Ken tucky may see some changes respect Models viewed Sport Scale side front rear topafter examined closely 3-ft distance details Charlie Nelson scratch-built beautiful 1/6-scale 68-in span Waco VKS-7F L powered 7-cylinder Technopower 4-cycle radial engine 12-lb Sport Scale Expert entry finished Randolph dope over silk Clifl Tacies clipped-wing Cub R finished 3rd Sport Scale Expert An OS Gemini 12 cu twin-cylinder 4-stroke powers 1/4-scale 13-lb aerobatic model built Sig kit 46 Model Aviation RC Scale Some 35 Giant Scale entries seen courtyard Quality Inn Hotel Chicapee MAthe AMAs Nats HQ Static judging about begin time best-flying models fair chance winning spite low static score certainly no longer true models flew well Nats also high static scores Giant FM classes winners also high static scores Sport Scale Expert winners static score point below top exception spectacular ducted-fan A4D overcame 5-pt deficit Sportsman class six models awarded static scores above 70 Expert class score below 70 noontime period would ordinarily have lunch break Air Force conducted air show both Scale flying days also designated open-house days neighbors visit Westover Air Force Base Scale flying received tremendous boost exposure public large crowds appeared air show consisted parachute drops troops equipment Scale flying runway edge drop zone giving us ringside seats show number ducted-fan models steadily creases nine Ilown Chicopee Most re markable two first-place winners Sport Scale An A4D Skyhawk Bob Fioreoze placed first Sportsman class Bobs Ilights ultimate daring successive low passes upright inverted within inches runway surface authenticity may doubtful scoring high Tom Cooks McDonnell-Douglas F4J twin-ducted-lan Phan tom II first place Expert class also awarded trophy Flight Achievement Tom faced ereat odds F4J first day wiped out due engine problems finished later Ilights engine full power Toms Phantom excels realism takeoff down runways painted centerline rotation lift-off realistic manner air smooth fast always under complete control sound two K&B 75 engines distinctive Art Johnson once 1st-place winner Giant Scale Republic P43 Lancer powered 22 cu Quadra Its aluminum finish spray gun drop tanks droppable Another Republic fighter time P47 Thunderbolt R placed 3rd Giant Scale builder Bert Baker Scratch-built model has fiberglass fuselage fiberglass-over-foam wings acrylic lacquer finish TQm Polapniks Moraine Saulnier entry L earned him Best Senior award Giant Scale Model weighs 11 lb spans 84 uses OS90 power Cowl fiberglass appropriate parts fuselage covered aluminum sheet Finish Sig dope over Super Coverite Winner FAI Scale Cliff Tacies 1/4-scale Spezio Tuholer R featured construction article August 1983 Model Airplane News November 1983 47 FAI judges L ponder Henry Haftkes Gee Bee Y L R John Guenther Bill Deverna John Preston Ed McCollough arent taking job lightly Sport Scale Grumman F9F-8 Panther R pride Ozark Airlines pilot Charlie Chambers Model originated Jet Hangar Hobbies kit powered K&B 75cc engine driving Turb-Ax fan unit Charlie number Scale fliers Nats made quick frequency change avoid RF interference disaster Always contender George Rose placed 3rd FAI Scale famous Curtiss Hawk P-6E L features droppable drop tank Power ST 60 John Nicolacis Giant Scale Martin PBM Mariner R makes spectacular jet-assisted takeoff JATO Since PBM flying boat amphibian John fly land using scale beaching gear plane its landing gear 38-lb boat has span lift uses twin Supertigre 758 power looks like removed tip floats prevent possibility damaging hard ground drogue chute pops out atter landing also down centerline FAI Scale Charlie Chambers flew famil iar Grumman Cougar F9F-8 fourth place spite succession problems spinner cone fan cone seen come tail pipe after passing through fan cutting short several flights Cougar built Jet Hangar kit uses K&B 75 engine Turb-Ax fan Charlie used acrylic lacquer K&B satin clear epoxy finish Il-lb model Operating features include canopy flaps re tracting gear tail skid navieation lights beaconsall radio-controlled FAI Precision Scale winner Cliff Tacies well-known Spezio Tu-Holer 13-pt lead over Bob Wisehers equally-familiar Piel Beryl third place another renowned com petitor Curtiss Hawk P6-E George Rose outcome between three doubt until final two Ilights Nats late Sun day afternoon Cliff made highest scoring flight George couldnt quite surpass last flight 1983 Nats Fourth fifth places went Charlie Chambers Grumman Cou gar Ralph Jackson Piper Comanche Only two nine planes flying FAt Scale II entered new Nats competitton new FAI stand-off static judging schedule didnt attract anticipated influx additional participants Second place Sportsman class won Jim Stevens Messerschmitt Mel63 Komet interceptor fighter model used ex posed 05 60 side-mounted slender nose exhaust smoke being discharged its rocket tail pipe tailless fighter has 6 I-in wingspan weighs 9 lb towed run way radio-controlled tractor dis connected remote control Jim exchanges transmitters begins flight takeoff pair wheels immediately jet tisoned Since prototype capable 600 mph A-scale model should fly 100 mph scale speed its approximate speed Landings made belly skid number 4-stroke engines appeared Nats Bob Karlsson changed Grumman Wildcat engipe new OS 120 singlecylinder improvement performance over previous 2-stroker large model 76 span 135 lb Sport Scale Expert finished fifth place Cliff Tacies third-place /4-scale clipped-wing Piper Cub Sig kit used OS 120 two-cylinder Gemini Weight Cub 132 lb span 86 Both planes examples size weight permit good contest performance 4-stroke engines Technopower 7-cylinder 4-stroke radial en gine 68-in-wingspan Waco Cabin VKS-7F flown 6th place Sport Scale Expert class Charlie Nelson 12-lb model has 1000 sq wing area performed scalelike manner Bill Wargos /4-scale Il-lb Volksplane used Saito 4-stroke examples heavy quite large modelN using 4-stroke engines suc cessfully stories hear about realistic sound 4-strokes seem based myth quiet sound different no amount imagination will make model 4-stroke engine sound like radial-engined fighter plane Technopower 7-cylinder radial exception has unmistakable sound real thing looked out-of-ordinary models found Macchi C202 mottled cam ouflage scratch-built Richard Calderigi its unusual finish applied over paper-and-dope base Harry Hatcher entered -scale Quickie model home-built composite aircraft flew exceptionally well smallest en gines Scale Nats 05 40 Weight 7 lb Tom Polapink winner Best Se nior award flew two events Moraine Saulnier Giant Scale Sopwith Tabloid Sport Scale Expert Both exceptional air craft scratch built Its encouraging find young people produce fine airplanes also have competitive flying skills Giant Scale has become Nats premier event fantastic leap six entries Lincoln Nats Chicopee number jumped 35 high quality both airplanes flying old master Art Johnson again winner time fabulous Republic P-43 Lancer another types has flown continued page 133 -scale model L small enough enter Sport Scale Sportsman class Harry Hatchers Rutan Quickee took 6th place Craft spans 56 weighs 7 lb uses 05 40 power scratch-built Tom Cooks fantastic McDonnell-Douglas F4J Phantom 11R won Sport Scale Expert point Tom overcame problems engines twin ducted-fans make usual spectacular flightsincluding drag chute landings 48 Model Aviation versity didnt faze Rich last three scores won contest him Now must whats called coming contest loaded Bear Skunk Congrats Rich summary must say again site Westover Air Force Base best Nats Pattem sites have pleasure use Couple hospitality host Pioneer Valley RC Club other clubs area Base Commander Colonel Ayers Pattern Director Walt Throne workers District VP Ed Izzo certainly must finest Nats weve experienced years Ed especially seemed everywhere giving information helping out generally repre senting New England us foreign visitors Ron Van Putte should-a Next year-Reno Nats RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 48 Air Force career model featured construction article Model Builder magazine Second place Giant Scale won Pete Reed Brisighella-designed Starduster Too addition its being especially well-finished used new 26 cu Shereshaw Bantam 2-stroke engine outstanding performance Bert Bakers third-place Republic Thunderbolt scratch-built intends kit model engine Rossi 90 swings 14-6 prop wing has foam core fuselage molded fiberglass Largest Giant Scale models Norm Rosenstocks Aeronca LC John Nicolacis Martin Mariner Aeronca scale has 10-ft span 2400 sq area weighs 43 lb has II servos powered Kawasaki 4 hp engine 315 cu Mariner has Il-ft span uses pair Supertigre 75 engines weighs 38 lb As prototype JATO pods fuselage sides jump take off used though AMA rules prohibit gaseous boost Mariner hying boat John used beaching gear fastened hull runway operation time P-SI Mustang held position popular Scale model con tests Chicopee Nats two Mustangs entered military-type models Supermarine Spitfire seems have taken over top spot popularity four contestants Piper Cub always favorite among modelers well-represented Nats fact 10% entry list consisted Piper Cubs six Giant Scale common Scale model present nine entries Cub model attracted attention Gemini-powered clipped-wing Cliff Tacie Its ornate color scheme diagonaltapered stripes surfaces made mostphotographed model Chicopee Its dazzling fin ish colors distracted observerswho overlooked Gemini nose highest-placing Cub meet third place Sport Scale Expert Mike Gretz won 1982 Nats Giant Scale Sig kit pro totype placed fifth same airplane Chicopee fair static judging models class scored same set judges three judges AMA classSportsman Expert Giantwith four judges PAl class Four rounds flown four sets flight judges two sites two lines Everyone flew four rounds equal exposure four sets judges system inequalities cancelled out Continued page 136 November 1983 133 NEW 1j4 SCALE 4-14 DIAMETER wheels Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae sent Postpaid rsitbin iCe U55i 0 6 Model Aviation I%%y 1131 NW 45 Street Ft Ijudtrdole Fl 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE TIrRi t hIt lallding gea dont Ill your higglo property o & 0 EagloosnOg cia Salvo problems * CooIa built loRdS & SpOCS guarallteed lit * Stroog & durable wilboland thu toughest landlog * 0 & 0 Engineeriog gear silt work & keep higgit IlyIng * IR tlock rOptOcelIlOIll gear br mutt popular ffodRts ByIRO PIlls ChrIstoR Eagle CAP 21 Bales USA J-3 CUB Air Tech PieRRe ant Eaglo Nosee Big Stick Champ Cilobtia R & B models Sooper Stiojer end Soappor Too ye Moved NEW ADDRESS AI-Tec Products PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 See AI-Tec ad issue patented aluminum alloy beams T spars vious fast-paced schedule Chris Bovais flew scratch-built Schweizer 126B capture 1st place Senior category perfect 20-20 hindsight can now look back see could have imiproved competition Overdl think NSS Soaring community gained greater respect AMA Nats officials handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through Precision BAVARIAN PRECISION PRODUCTS CO P0 Box 6 Dept E 22 East Avenue Canaan Connecticut 06840 PEPPERMINT PATTIE-60 Oesgnedby WNDm k It5ewinaesCiCie FiSREOLASS FuSELASE tiewait aieosta Wing diets Sv FLiTEGLAS MODELSsee yea Oeoie orOer daoCr wiNoaSneatLIzER FOAM CORES etithwrits tot se AiLERONS ELEVATOR S RUDDER eraA piy sheetingL j I Ougtt seeded te shepe Division vi BAR/RICH SALES CO SASiC HARDwARE- htnges eiietOnconneOtOrs 2 FAIRWAY totous rods ciseses ced threaded rods HANNIBAL MO Audut t3t4t22rea53 WiNGSPAN-AR AREA6AO sAm ENStNEA5 WEiGHT 75 te Aihe FLY THE BEST U mber 1983 137
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 133, 136, 137
Bob & Dolly Wischer THIS WAS recovery year RC Scale Chicopee Nats After disappointment 32 entries 1982 encouraging find overwhelming total 91 aircraft classes Westover Air Force Base Giant Scale greatest increase 35 entrants Precision FAI Scale fallen great depths 1982 two planes flying rehounded re spectahle total nine participants actually making flights Some expected FAI modelers didnt ap pear hecause team-selection event follow two weeks later Most notahle pronounced upgrading quality hoth models flight Accidents seem inevitahle Scale flying hut numhers diminishing Onlookers came entertained hy succession crashes common past long waits hetween acci dents high-quality action sky kept satisfied Fortunately Scale event came end Nats week radio prohlems due inter ference heen discovered earlier other RC events dozen crashes occurred fre quency 7216 MHz usahle due com munications concrete mixing concern deliv ery trucks seen hase Another frequency 7564 MHz also unsafe Latearriving Scale modelers scramhled change fre quencies hefore flying hegan triple numher expected contestants serious prohlem facing Contest Director Boh Underwood shortness time allotted RC Scale event originally scheduled Saturday aftemoon Sunday morning good fortune Pattern contestants com pleted flights half-day early per mitted Pylon event use Friday final races leaving Saturday Sunday Scale flights last Ilights made late Sunday afternoon complete four rounds hour would have heen much later contestants actually flown four Ilights dropped out competition early greatest surprise Nats 35 entries Giant Scale total RC Scale events comhined previous year As have come expect Giant models flying qualities exceptionally good pilots performed well However static judges heard lament ahout poor quality documentation among Giant Scale entries severely limited ahility place high final standings Some good airplanes flown welt no chance winning hecause hasic presentation material ahsent Some Sport Scale entries Sportsman class same prohiem questions ahout incomplete missing documentation contestants answered desired fly Nats thought winning Apparently deci sion compete come afterthought highlight Nats preview gather ing Sport Giant Scale models large grassy courtyard Quality Inn headquarters static judging sight over tOO excellent models gathered spot overwhelm ing Control Line Sport Scale models eluded center four sets judgeswith hardy enough space large mod els viewed 15-ft judging distance After judging models removed afford additional space high percentage Sport Scale models would have done well FAI class especially since tatter models also judged according latest FAI rules viewed distance measurements perceived great saving time expected FAI static scoring didnt really materialize Judges spent nearly much time new FAI stand off procedure consumed previously measurements upcoming team trials Ken tucky may see some changes respect Models viewed Sport Scale side front rear topafter examined closely 3-ft distance details Charlie Nelson scratch-built beautiful 1/6-scale 68-in span Waco VKS-7F L powered 7-cylinder Technopower 4-cycle radial engine 12-lb Sport Scale Expert entry finished Randolph dope over silk Clifl Tacies clipped-wing Cub R finished 3rd Sport Scale Expert An OS Gemini 12 cu twin-cylinder 4-stroke powers 1/4-scale 13-lb aerobatic model built Sig kit 46 Model Aviation RC Scale Some 35 Giant Scale entries seen courtyard Quality Inn Hotel Chicapee MAthe AMAs Nats HQ Static judging about begin time best-flying models fair chance winning spite low static score certainly no longer true models flew well Nats also high static scores Giant FM classes winners also high static scores Sport Scale Expert winners static score point below top exception spectacular ducted-fan A4D overcame 5-pt deficit Sportsman class six models awarded static scores above 70 Expert class score below 70 noontime period would ordinarily have lunch break Air Force conducted air show both Scale flying days also designated open-house days neighbors visit Westover Air Force Base Scale flying received tremendous boost exposure public large crowds appeared air show consisted parachute drops troops equipment Scale flying runway edge drop zone giving us ringside seats show number ducted-fan models steadily creases nine Ilown Chicopee Most re markable two first-place winners Sport Scale An A4D Skyhawk Bob Fioreoze placed first Sportsman class Bobs Ilights ultimate daring successive low passes upright inverted within inches runway surface authenticity may doubtful scoring high Tom Cooks McDonnell-Douglas F4J twin-ducted-lan Phan tom II first place Expert class also awarded trophy Flight Achievement Tom faced ereat odds F4J first day wiped out due engine problems finished later Ilights engine full power Toms Phantom excels realism takeoff down runways painted centerline rotation lift-off realistic manner air smooth fast always under complete control sound two K&B 75 engines distinctive Art Johnson once 1st-place winner Giant Scale Republic P43 Lancer powered 22 cu Quadra Its aluminum finish spray gun drop tanks droppable Another Republic fighter time P47 Thunderbolt R placed 3rd Giant Scale builder Bert Baker Scratch-built model has fiberglass fuselage fiberglass-over-foam wings acrylic lacquer finish TQm Polapniks Moraine Saulnier entry L earned him Best Senior award Giant Scale Model weighs 11 lb spans 84 uses OS90 power Cowl fiberglass appropriate parts fuselage covered aluminum sheet Finish Sig dope over Super Coverite Winner FAI Scale Cliff Tacies 1/4-scale Spezio Tuholer R featured construction article August 1983 Model Airplane News November 1983 47 FAI judges L ponder Henry Haftkes Gee Bee Y L R John Guenther Bill Deverna John Preston Ed McCollough arent taking job lightly Sport Scale Grumman F9F-8 Panther R pride Ozark Airlines pilot Charlie Chambers Model originated Jet Hangar Hobbies kit powered K&B 75cc engine driving Turb-Ax fan unit Charlie number Scale fliers Nats made quick frequency change avoid RF interference disaster Always contender George Rose placed 3rd FAI Scale famous Curtiss Hawk P-6E L features droppable drop tank Power ST 60 John Nicolacis Giant Scale Martin PBM Mariner R makes spectacular jet-assisted takeoff JATO Since PBM flying boat amphibian John fly land using scale beaching gear plane its landing gear 38-lb boat has span lift uses twin Supertigre 758 power looks like removed tip floats prevent possibility damaging hard ground drogue chute pops out atter landing also down centerline FAI Scale Charlie Chambers flew famil iar Grumman Cougar F9F-8 fourth place spite succession problems spinner cone fan cone seen come tail pipe after passing through fan cutting short several flights Cougar built Jet Hangar kit uses K&B 75 engine Turb-Ax fan Charlie used acrylic lacquer K&B satin clear epoxy finish Il-lb model Operating features include canopy flaps re tracting gear tail skid navieation lights beaconsall radio-controlled FAI Precision Scale winner Cliff Tacies well-known Spezio Tu-Holer 13-pt lead over Bob Wisehers equally-familiar Piel Beryl third place another renowned com petitor Curtiss Hawk P6-E George Rose outcome between three doubt until final two Ilights Nats late Sun day afternoon Cliff made highest scoring flight George couldnt quite surpass last flight 1983 Nats Fourth fifth places went Charlie Chambers Grumman Cou gar Ralph Jackson Piper Comanche Only two nine planes flying FAt Scale II entered new Nats competitton new FAI stand-off static judging schedule didnt attract anticipated influx additional participants Second place Sportsman class won Jim Stevens Messerschmitt Mel63 Komet interceptor fighter model used ex posed 05 60 side-mounted slender nose exhaust smoke being discharged its rocket tail pipe tailless fighter has 6 I-in wingspan weighs 9 lb towed run way radio-controlled tractor dis connected remote control Jim exchanges transmitters begins flight takeoff pair wheels immediately jet tisoned Since prototype capable 600 mph A-scale model should fly 100 mph scale speed its approximate speed Landings made belly skid number 4-stroke engines appeared Nats Bob Karlsson changed Grumman Wildcat engipe new OS 120 singlecylinder improvement performance over previous 2-stroker large model 76 span 135 lb Sport Scale Expert finished fifth place Cliff Tacies third-place /4-scale clipped-wing Piper Cub Sig kit used OS 120 two-cylinder Gemini Weight Cub 132 lb span 86 Both planes examples size weight permit good contest performance 4-stroke engines Technopower 7-cylinder 4-stroke radial en gine 68-in-wingspan Waco Cabin VKS-7F flown 6th place Sport Scale Expert class Charlie Nelson 12-lb model has 1000 sq wing area performed scalelike manner Bill Wargos /4-scale Il-lb Volksplane used Saito 4-stroke examples heavy quite large modelN using 4-stroke engines suc cessfully stories hear about realistic sound 4-strokes seem based myth quiet sound different no amount imagination will make model 4-stroke engine sound like radial-engined fighter plane Technopower 7-cylinder radial exception has unmistakable sound real thing looked out-of-ordinary models found Macchi C202 mottled cam ouflage scratch-built Richard Calderigi its unusual finish applied over paper-and-dope base Harry Hatcher entered -scale Quickie model home-built composite aircraft flew exceptionally well smallest en gines Scale Nats 05 40 Weight 7 lb Tom Polapink winner Best Se nior award flew two events Moraine Saulnier Giant Scale Sopwith Tabloid Sport Scale Expert Both exceptional air craft scratch built Its encouraging find young people produce fine airplanes also have competitive flying skills Giant Scale has become Nats premier event fantastic leap six entries Lincoln Nats Chicopee number jumped 35 high quality both airplanes flying old master Art Johnson again winner time fabulous Republic P-43 Lancer another types has flown continued page 133 -scale model L small enough enter Sport Scale Sportsman class Harry Hatchers Rutan Quickee took 6th place Craft spans 56 weighs 7 lb uses 05 40 power scratch-built Tom Cooks fantastic McDonnell-Douglas F4J Phantom 11R won Sport Scale Expert point Tom overcame problems engines twin ducted-fans make usual spectacular flightsincluding drag chute landings 48 Model Aviation versity didnt faze Rich last three scores won contest him Now must whats called coming contest loaded Bear Skunk Congrats Rich summary must say again site Westover Air Force Base best Nats Pattem sites have pleasure use Couple hospitality host Pioneer Valley RC Club other clubs area Base Commander Colonel Ayers Pattern Director Walt Throne workers District VP Ed Izzo certainly must finest Nats weve experienced years Ed especially seemed everywhere giving information helping out generally repre senting New England us foreign visitors Ron Van Putte should-a Next year-Reno Nats RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 48 Air Force career model featured construction article Model Builder magazine Second place Giant Scale won Pete Reed Brisighella-designed Starduster Too addition its being especially well-finished used new 26 cu Shereshaw Bantam 2-stroke engine outstanding performance Bert Bakers third-place Republic Thunderbolt scratch-built intends kit model engine Rossi 90 swings 14-6 prop wing has foam core fuselage molded fiberglass Largest Giant Scale models Norm Rosenstocks Aeronca LC John Nicolacis Martin Mariner Aeronca scale has 10-ft span 2400 sq area weighs 43 lb has II servos powered Kawasaki 4 hp engine 315 cu Mariner has Il-ft span uses pair Supertigre 75 engines weighs 38 lb As prototype JATO pods fuselage sides jump take off used though AMA rules prohibit gaseous boost Mariner hying boat John used beaching gear fastened hull runway operation time P-SI Mustang held position popular Scale model con tests Chicopee Nats two Mustangs entered military-type models Supermarine Spitfire seems have taken over top spot popularity four contestants Piper Cub always favorite among modelers well-represented Nats fact 10% entry list consisted Piper Cubs six Giant Scale common Scale model present nine entries Cub model attracted attention Gemini-powered clipped-wing Cliff Tacie Its ornate color scheme diagonaltapered stripes surfaces made mostphotographed model Chicopee Its dazzling fin ish colors distracted observerswho overlooked Gemini nose highest-placing Cub meet third place Sport Scale Expert Mike Gretz won 1982 Nats Giant Scale Sig kit pro totype placed fifth same airplane Chicopee fair static judging models class scored same set judges three judges AMA classSportsman Expert Giantwith four judges PAl class Four rounds flown four sets flight judges two sites two lines Everyone flew four rounds equal exposure four sets judges system inequalities cancelled out Continued page 136 November 1983 133 NEW 1j4 SCALE 4-14 DIAMETER wheels Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae sent Postpaid rsitbin iCe U55i 0 6 Model Aviation I%%y 1131 NW 45 Street Ft Ijudtrdole Fl 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE TIrRi t hIt lallding gea dont Ill your higglo property o & 0 EagloosnOg cia Salvo problems * CooIa built loRdS & SpOCS guarallteed lit * Stroog & durable wilboland thu toughest landlog * 0 & 0 Engineeriog gear silt work & keep higgit IlyIng * IR tlock rOptOcelIlOIll gear br mutt popular ffodRts ByIRO PIlls ChrIstoR Eagle CAP 21 Bales USA J-3 CUB Air Tech PieRRe ant Eaglo Nosee Big Stick Champ Cilobtia R & B models Sooper Stiojer end Soappor Too ye Moved NEW ADDRESS AI-Tec Products PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 See AI-Tec ad issue patented aluminum alloy beams T spars vious fast-paced schedule Chris Bovais flew scratch-built Schweizer 126B capture 1st place Senior category perfect 20-20 hindsight can now look back see could have imiproved competition Overdl think NSS Soaring community gained greater respect AMA Nats officials handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through Precision BAVARIAN PRECISION PRODUCTS CO P0 Box 6 Dept E 22 East Avenue Canaan Connecticut 06840 PEPPERMINT PATTIE-60 Oesgnedby WNDm k It5ewinaesCiCie FiSREOLASS FuSELASE tiewait aieosta Wing diets Sv FLiTEGLAS MODELSsee yea Oeoie orOer daoCr wiNoaSneatLIzER FOAM CORES etithwrits tot se AiLERONS ELEVATOR S RUDDER eraA piy sheetingL j I Ougtt seeded te shepe Division vi BAR/RICH SALES CO SASiC HARDwARE- htnges eiietOnconneOtOrs 2 FAIRWAY totous rods ciseses ced threaded rods HANNIBAL MO Audut t3t4t22rea53 WiNGSPAN-AR AREA6AO sAm ENStNEA5 WEiGHT 75 te Aihe FLY THE BEST U mber 1983 137
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 133, 136, 137
Bob & Dolly Wischer THIS WAS recovery year RC Scale Chicopee Nats After disappointment 32 entries 1982 encouraging find overwhelming total 91 aircraft classes Westover Air Force Base Giant Scale greatest increase 35 entrants Precision FAI Scale fallen great depths 1982 two planes flying rehounded re spectahle total nine participants actually making flights Some expected FAI modelers didnt ap pear hecause team-selection event follow two weeks later Most notahle pronounced upgrading quality hoth models flight Accidents seem inevitahle Scale flying hut numhers diminishing Onlookers came entertained hy succession crashes common past long waits hetween acci dents high-quality action sky kept satisfied Fortunately Scale event came end Nats week radio prohlems due inter ference heen discovered earlier other RC events dozen crashes occurred fre quency 7216 MHz usahle due com munications concrete mixing concern deliv ery trucks seen hase Another frequency 7564 MHz also unsafe Latearriving Scale modelers scramhled change fre quencies hefore flying hegan triple numher expected contestants serious prohlem facing Contest Director Boh Underwood shortness time allotted RC Scale event originally scheduled Saturday aftemoon Sunday morning good fortune Pattern contestants com pleted flights half-day early per mitted Pylon event use Friday final races leaving Saturday Sunday Scale flights last Ilights made late Sunday afternoon complete four rounds hour would have heen much later contestants actually flown four Ilights dropped out competition early greatest surprise Nats 35 entries Giant Scale total RC Scale events comhined previous year As have come expect Giant models flying qualities exceptionally good pilots performed well However static judges heard lament ahout poor quality documentation among Giant Scale entries severely limited ahility place high final standings Some good airplanes flown welt no chance winning hecause hasic presentation material ahsent Some Sport Scale entries Sportsman class same prohiem questions ahout incomplete missing documentation contestants answered desired fly Nats thought winning Apparently deci sion compete come afterthought highlight Nats preview gather ing Sport Giant Scale models large grassy courtyard Quality Inn headquarters static judging sight over tOO excellent models gathered spot overwhelm ing Control Line Sport Scale models eluded center four sets judgeswith hardy enough space large mod els viewed 15-ft judging distance After judging models removed afford additional space high percentage Sport Scale models would have done well FAI class especially since tatter models also judged according latest FAI rules viewed distance measurements perceived great saving time expected FAI static scoring didnt really materialize Judges spent nearly much time new FAI stand off procedure consumed previously measurements upcoming team trials Ken tucky may see some changes respect Models viewed Sport Scale side front rear topafter examined closely 3-ft distance details Charlie Nelson scratch-built beautiful 1/6-scale 68-in span Waco VKS-7F L powered 7-cylinder Technopower 4-cycle radial engine 12-lb Sport Scale Expert entry finished Randolph dope over silk Clifl Tacies clipped-wing Cub R finished 3rd Sport Scale Expert An OS Gemini 12 cu twin-cylinder 4-stroke powers 1/4-scale 13-lb aerobatic model built Sig kit 46 Model Aviation RC Scale Some 35 Giant Scale entries seen courtyard Quality Inn Hotel Chicapee MAthe AMAs Nats HQ Static judging about begin time best-flying models fair chance winning spite low static score certainly no longer true models flew well Nats also high static scores Giant FM classes winners also high static scores Sport Scale Expert winners static score point below top exception spectacular ducted-fan A4D overcame 5-pt deficit Sportsman class six models awarded static scores above 70 Expert class score below 70 noontime period would ordinarily have lunch break Air Force conducted air show both Scale flying days also designated open-house days neighbors visit Westover Air Force Base Scale flying received tremendous boost exposure public large crowds appeared air show consisted parachute drops troops equipment Scale flying runway edge drop zone giving us ringside seats show number ducted-fan models steadily creases nine Ilown Chicopee Most re markable two first-place winners Sport Scale An A4D Skyhawk Bob Fioreoze placed first Sportsman class Bobs Ilights ultimate daring successive low passes upright inverted within inches runway surface authenticity may doubtful scoring high Tom Cooks McDonnell-Douglas F4J twin-ducted-lan Phan tom II first place Expert class also awarded trophy Flight Achievement Tom faced ereat odds F4J first day wiped out due engine problems finished later Ilights engine full power Toms Phantom excels realism takeoff down runways painted centerline rotation lift-off realistic manner air smooth fast always under complete control sound two K&B 75 engines distinctive Art Johnson once 1st-place winner Giant Scale Republic P43 Lancer powered 22 cu Quadra Its aluminum finish spray gun drop tanks droppable Another Republic fighter time P47 Thunderbolt R placed 3rd Giant Scale builder Bert Baker Scratch-built model has fiberglass fuselage fiberglass-over-foam wings acrylic lacquer finish TQm Polapniks Moraine Saulnier entry L earned him Best Senior award Giant Scale Model weighs 11 lb spans 84 uses OS90 power Cowl fiberglass appropriate parts fuselage covered aluminum sheet Finish Sig dope over Super Coverite Winner FAI Scale Cliff Tacies 1/4-scale Spezio Tuholer R featured construction article August 1983 Model Airplane News November 1983 47 FAI judges L ponder Henry Haftkes Gee Bee Y L R John Guenther Bill Deverna John Preston Ed McCollough arent taking job lightly Sport Scale Grumman F9F-8 Panther R pride Ozark Airlines pilot Charlie Chambers Model originated Jet Hangar Hobbies kit powered K&B 75cc engine driving Turb-Ax fan unit Charlie number Scale fliers Nats made quick frequency change avoid RF interference disaster Always contender George Rose placed 3rd FAI Scale famous Curtiss Hawk P-6E L features droppable drop tank Power ST 60 John Nicolacis Giant Scale Martin PBM Mariner R makes spectacular jet-assisted takeoff JATO Since PBM flying boat amphibian John fly land using scale beaching gear plane its landing gear 38-lb boat has span lift uses twin Supertigre 758 power looks like removed tip floats prevent possibility damaging hard ground drogue chute pops out atter landing also down centerline FAI Scale Charlie Chambers flew famil iar Grumman Cougar F9F-8 fourth place spite succession problems spinner cone fan cone seen come tail pipe after passing through fan cutting short several flights Cougar built Jet Hangar kit uses K&B 75 engine Turb-Ax fan Charlie used acrylic lacquer K&B satin clear epoxy finish Il-lb model Operating features include canopy flaps re tracting gear tail skid navieation lights beaconsall radio-controlled FAI Precision Scale winner Cliff Tacies well-known Spezio Tu-Holer 13-pt lead over Bob Wisehers equally-familiar Piel Beryl third place another renowned com petitor Curtiss Hawk P6-E George Rose outcome between three doubt until final two Ilights Nats late Sun day afternoon Cliff made highest scoring flight George couldnt quite surpass last flight 1983 Nats Fourth fifth places went Charlie Chambers Grumman Cou gar Ralph Jackson Piper Comanche Only two nine planes flying FAt Scale II entered new Nats competitton new FAI stand-off static judging schedule didnt attract anticipated influx additional participants Second place Sportsman class won Jim Stevens Messerschmitt Mel63 Komet interceptor fighter model used ex posed 05 60 side-mounted slender nose exhaust smoke being discharged its rocket tail pipe tailless fighter has 6 I-in wingspan weighs 9 lb towed run way radio-controlled tractor dis connected remote control Jim exchanges transmitters begins flight takeoff pair wheels immediately jet tisoned Since prototype capable 600 mph A-scale model should fly 100 mph scale speed its approximate speed Landings made belly skid number 4-stroke engines appeared Nats Bob Karlsson changed Grumman Wildcat engipe new OS 120 singlecylinder improvement performance over previous 2-stroker large model 76 span 135 lb Sport Scale Expert finished fifth place Cliff Tacies third-place /4-scale clipped-wing Piper Cub Sig kit used OS 120 two-cylinder Gemini Weight Cub 132 lb span 86 Both planes examples size weight permit good contest performance 4-stroke engines Technopower 7-cylinder 4-stroke radial en gine 68-in-wingspan Waco Cabin VKS-7F flown 6th place Sport Scale Expert class Charlie Nelson 12-lb model has 1000 sq wing area performed scalelike manner Bill Wargos /4-scale Il-lb Volksplane used Saito 4-stroke examples heavy quite large modelN using 4-stroke engines suc cessfully stories hear about realistic sound 4-strokes seem based myth quiet sound different no amount imagination will make model 4-stroke engine sound like radial-engined fighter plane Technopower 7-cylinder radial exception has unmistakable sound real thing looked out-of-ordinary models found Macchi C202 mottled cam ouflage scratch-built Richard Calderigi its unusual finish applied over paper-and-dope base Harry Hatcher entered -scale Quickie model home-built composite aircraft flew exceptionally well smallest en gines Scale Nats 05 40 Weight 7 lb Tom Polapink winner Best Se nior award flew two events Moraine Saulnier Giant Scale Sopwith Tabloid Sport Scale Expert Both exceptional air craft scratch built Its encouraging find young people produce fine airplanes also have competitive flying skills Giant Scale has become Nats premier event fantastic leap six entries Lincoln Nats Chicopee number jumped 35 high quality both airplanes flying old master Art Johnson again winner time fabulous Republic P-43 Lancer another types has flown continued page 133 -scale model L small enough enter Sport Scale Sportsman class Harry Hatchers Rutan Quickee took 6th place Craft spans 56 weighs 7 lb uses 05 40 power scratch-built Tom Cooks fantastic McDonnell-Douglas F4J Phantom 11R won Sport Scale Expert point Tom overcame problems engines twin ducted-fans make usual spectacular flightsincluding drag chute landings 48 Model Aviation versity didnt faze Rich last three scores won contest him Now must whats called coming contest loaded Bear Skunk Congrats Rich summary must say again site Westover Air Force Base best Nats Pattem sites have pleasure use Couple hospitality host Pioneer Valley RC Club other clubs area Base Commander Colonel Ayers Pattern Director Walt Throne workers District VP Ed Izzo certainly must finest Nats weve experienced years Ed especially seemed everywhere giving information helping out generally repre senting New England us foreign visitors Ron Van Putte should-a Next year-Reno Nats RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 48 Air Force career model featured construction article Model Builder magazine Second place Giant Scale won Pete Reed Brisighella-designed Starduster Too addition its being especially well-finished used new 26 cu Shereshaw Bantam 2-stroke engine outstanding performance Bert Bakers third-place Republic Thunderbolt scratch-built intends kit model engine Rossi 90 swings 14-6 prop wing has foam core fuselage molded fiberglass Largest Giant Scale models Norm Rosenstocks Aeronca LC John Nicolacis Martin Mariner Aeronca scale has 10-ft span 2400 sq area weighs 43 lb has II servos powered Kawasaki 4 hp engine 315 cu Mariner has Il-ft span uses pair Supertigre 75 engines weighs 38 lb As prototype JATO pods fuselage sides jump take off used though AMA rules prohibit gaseous boost Mariner hying boat John used beaching gear fastened hull runway operation time P-SI Mustang held position popular Scale model con tests Chicopee Nats two Mustangs entered military-type models Supermarine Spitfire seems have taken over top spot popularity four contestants Piper Cub always favorite among modelers well-represented Nats fact 10% entry list consisted Piper Cubs six Giant Scale common Scale model present nine entries Cub model attracted attention Gemini-powered clipped-wing Cliff Tacie Its ornate color scheme diagonaltapered stripes surfaces made mostphotographed model Chicopee Its dazzling fin ish colors distracted observerswho overlooked Gemini nose highest-placing Cub meet third place Sport Scale Expert Mike Gretz won 1982 Nats Giant Scale Sig kit pro totype placed fifth same airplane Chicopee fair static judging models class scored same set judges three judges AMA classSportsman Expert Giantwith four judges PAl class Four rounds flown four sets flight judges two sites two lines Everyone flew four rounds equal exposure four sets judges system inequalities cancelled out Continued page 136 November 1983 133 NEW 1j4 SCALE 4-14 DIAMETER wheels Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae 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competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments 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Bob & Dolly Wischer THIS WAS recovery year RC Scale Chicopee Nats After disappointment 32 entries 1982 encouraging find overwhelming total 91 aircraft classes Westover Air Force Base Giant Scale greatest increase 35 entrants Precision FAI Scale fallen great depths 1982 two planes flying rehounded re spectahle total nine participants actually making flights Some expected FAI modelers didnt ap pear hecause team-selection event follow two weeks later Most notahle pronounced upgrading quality hoth models flight Accidents seem inevitahle Scale flying hut numhers diminishing Onlookers came entertained hy succession crashes common past long waits hetween acci dents high-quality action sky kept satisfied Fortunately Scale event came end Nats week radio prohlems due inter ference heen discovered earlier other RC events dozen crashes occurred fre quency 7216 MHz usahle due com munications concrete mixing concern deliv ery trucks seen hase Another frequency 7564 MHz also unsafe Latearriving Scale modelers scramhled change fre quencies hefore flying hegan triple numher expected contestants serious prohlem facing Contest Director Boh Underwood shortness time allotted RC Scale event originally scheduled Saturday aftemoon Sunday morning good fortune Pattern contestants com pleted flights half-day early per mitted Pylon event use Friday final races leaving Saturday Sunday Scale flights last Ilights made late Sunday afternoon complete four rounds hour would have heen much later contestants actually flown four Ilights dropped out competition early greatest surprise Nats 35 entries Giant Scale total RC Scale events comhined previous year As have come expect Giant models flying qualities exceptionally good pilots performed well However static judges heard lament ahout poor quality documentation among Giant Scale entries severely limited ahility place high final standings Some good airplanes flown welt no chance winning hecause hasic presentation material ahsent Some Sport Scale entries Sportsman class same prohiem questions ahout incomplete missing documentation contestants answered desired fly Nats thought winning Apparently deci sion compete come afterthought highlight Nats preview gather ing Sport Giant Scale models large grassy courtyard Quality Inn headquarters static judging sight over tOO excellent models gathered spot overwhelm ing Control Line Sport Scale models eluded center four sets judgeswith hardy enough space large mod els viewed 15-ft judging distance After judging models removed afford additional space high percentage Sport Scale models would have done well FAI class especially since tatter models also judged according latest FAI rules viewed distance measurements perceived great saving time expected FAI static scoring didnt really materialize Judges spent nearly much time new FAI stand off procedure consumed previously measurements upcoming team trials Ken tucky may see some changes respect Models viewed Sport Scale side front rear topafter examined closely 3-ft distance details Charlie Nelson scratch-built beautiful 1/6-scale 68-in span Waco VKS-7F L powered 7-cylinder Technopower 4-cycle radial engine 12-lb Sport Scale Expert entry finished Randolph dope over silk Clifl Tacies clipped-wing Cub R finished 3rd Sport Scale Expert An OS Gemini 12 cu twin-cylinder 4-stroke powers 1/4-scale 13-lb aerobatic model built Sig kit 46 Model Aviation RC Scale Some 35 Giant Scale entries seen courtyard Quality Inn Hotel Chicapee MAthe AMAs Nats HQ Static judging about begin time best-flying models fair chance winning spite low static score certainly no longer true models flew well Nats also high static scores Giant FM classes winners also high static scores Sport Scale Expert winners static score point below top exception spectacular ducted-fan A4D overcame 5-pt deficit Sportsman class six models awarded static scores above 70 Expert class score below 70 noontime period would ordinarily have lunch break Air Force conducted air show both Scale flying days also designated open-house days neighbors visit Westover Air Force Base Scale flying received tremendous boost exposure public large crowds appeared air show consisted parachute drops troops equipment Scale flying runway edge drop zone giving us ringside seats show number ducted-fan models steadily creases nine Ilown Chicopee Most re markable two first-place winners Sport Scale An A4D Skyhawk Bob Fioreoze placed first Sportsman class Bobs Ilights ultimate daring successive low passes upright inverted within inches runway surface authenticity may doubtful scoring high Tom Cooks McDonnell-Douglas F4J twin-ducted-lan Phan tom II first place Expert class also awarded trophy Flight Achievement Tom faced ereat odds F4J first day wiped out due engine problems finished later Ilights engine full power Toms Phantom excels realism takeoff down runways painted centerline rotation lift-off realistic manner air smooth fast always under complete control sound two K&B 75 engines distinctive Art Johnson once 1st-place winner Giant Scale Republic P43 Lancer powered 22 cu Quadra Its aluminum finish spray gun drop tanks droppable Another Republic fighter time P47 Thunderbolt R placed 3rd Giant Scale builder Bert Baker Scratch-built model has fiberglass fuselage fiberglass-over-foam wings acrylic lacquer finish TQm Polapniks Moraine Saulnier entry L earned him Best Senior award Giant Scale Model weighs 11 lb spans 84 uses OS90 power Cowl fiberglass appropriate parts fuselage covered aluminum sheet Finish Sig dope over Super Coverite Winner FAI Scale Cliff Tacies 1/4-scale Spezio Tuholer R featured construction article August 1983 Model Airplane News November 1983 47 FAI judges L ponder Henry Haftkes Gee Bee Y L R John Guenther Bill Deverna John Preston Ed McCollough arent taking job lightly Sport Scale Grumman F9F-8 Panther R pride Ozark Airlines pilot Charlie Chambers Model originated Jet Hangar Hobbies kit powered K&B 75cc engine driving Turb-Ax fan unit Charlie number Scale fliers Nats made quick frequency change avoid RF interference disaster Always contender George Rose placed 3rd FAI Scale famous Curtiss Hawk P-6E L features droppable drop tank Power ST 60 John Nicolacis Giant Scale Martin PBM Mariner R makes spectacular jet-assisted takeoff JATO Since PBM flying boat amphibian John fly land using scale beaching gear plane its landing gear 38-lb boat has span lift uses twin Supertigre 758 power looks like removed tip floats prevent possibility damaging hard ground drogue chute pops out atter landing also down centerline FAI Scale Charlie Chambers flew famil iar Grumman Cougar F9F-8 fourth place spite succession problems spinner cone fan cone seen come tail pipe after passing through fan cutting short several flights Cougar built Jet Hangar kit uses K&B 75 engine Turb-Ax fan Charlie used acrylic lacquer K&B satin clear epoxy finish Il-lb model Operating features include canopy flaps re tracting gear tail skid navieation lights beaconsall radio-controlled FAI Precision Scale winner Cliff Tacies well-known Spezio Tu-Holer 13-pt lead over Bob Wisehers equally-familiar Piel Beryl third place another renowned com petitor Curtiss Hawk P6-E George Rose outcome between three doubt until final two Ilights Nats late Sun day afternoon Cliff made highest scoring flight George couldnt quite surpass last flight 1983 Nats Fourth fifth places went Charlie Chambers Grumman Cou gar Ralph Jackson Piper Comanche Only two nine planes flying FAt Scale II entered new Nats competitton new FAI stand-off static judging schedule didnt attract anticipated influx additional participants Second place Sportsman class won Jim Stevens Messerschmitt Mel63 Komet interceptor fighter model used ex posed 05 60 side-mounted slender nose exhaust smoke being discharged its rocket tail pipe tailless fighter has 6 I-in wingspan weighs 9 lb towed run way radio-controlled tractor dis connected remote control Jim exchanges transmitters begins flight takeoff pair wheels immediately jet tisoned Since prototype capable 600 mph A-scale model should fly 100 mph scale speed its approximate speed Landings made belly skid number 4-stroke engines appeared Nats Bob Karlsson changed Grumman Wildcat engipe new OS 120 singlecylinder improvement performance over previous 2-stroker large model 76 span 135 lb Sport Scale Expert finished fifth place Cliff Tacies third-place /4-scale clipped-wing Piper Cub Sig kit used OS 120 two-cylinder Gemini Weight Cub 132 lb span 86 Both planes examples size weight permit good contest performance 4-stroke engines Technopower 7-cylinder 4-stroke radial en gine 68-in-wingspan Waco Cabin VKS-7F flown 6th place Sport Scale Expert class Charlie Nelson 12-lb model has 1000 sq wing area performed scalelike manner Bill Wargos /4-scale Il-lb Volksplane used Saito 4-stroke examples heavy quite large modelN using 4-stroke engines suc cessfully stories hear about realistic sound 4-strokes seem based myth quiet sound different no amount imagination will make model 4-stroke engine sound like radial-engined fighter plane Technopower 7-cylinder radial exception has unmistakable sound real thing looked out-of-ordinary models found Macchi C202 mottled cam ouflage scratch-built Richard Calderigi its unusual finish applied over paper-and-dope base Harry Hatcher entered -scale Quickie model home-built composite aircraft flew exceptionally well smallest en gines Scale Nats 05 40 Weight 7 lb Tom Polapink winner Best Se nior award flew two events Moraine Saulnier Giant Scale Sopwith Tabloid Sport Scale Expert Both exceptional air craft scratch built Its encouraging find young people produce fine airplanes also have competitive flying skills Giant Scale has become Nats premier event fantastic leap six entries Lincoln Nats Chicopee number jumped 35 high quality both airplanes flying old master Art Johnson again winner time fabulous Republic P-43 Lancer another types has flown continued page 133 -scale model L small enough enter Sport Scale Sportsman class Harry Hatchers Rutan Quickee took 6th place Craft spans 56 weighs 7 lb uses 05 40 power scratch-built Tom Cooks fantastic McDonnell-Douglas F4J Phantom 11R won Sport Scale Expert point Tom overcame problems engines twin ducted-fans make usual spectacular flightsincluding drag chute landings 48 Model Aviation versity didnt faze Rich last three scores won contest him Now must whats called coming contest loaded Bear Skunk Congrats Rich summary must say again site Westover Air Force Base best Nats Pattem sites have pleasure use Couple hospitality host Pioneer Valley RC Club other clubs area Base Commander Colonel Ayers Pattern Director Walt Throne workers District VP Ed Izzo certainly must finest Nats weve experienced years Ed especially seemed everywhere giving information helping out generally repre senting New England us foreign visitors Ron Van Putte should-a Next year-Reno Nats RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 48 Air Force career model featured construction article Model Builder magazine Second place Giant Scale won Pete Reed Brisighella-designed Starduster Too addition its being especially well-finished used new 26 cu Shereshaw Bantam 2-stroke engine outstanding performance Bert Bakers third-place Republic Thunderbolt scratch-built intends kit model engine Rossi 90 swings 14-6 prop wing has foam core fuselage molded fiberglass Largest Giant Scale models Norm Rosenstocks Aeronca LC John Nicolacis Martin Mariner Aeronca scale has 10-ft span 2400 sq area weighs 43 lb has II servos powered Kawasaki 4 hp engine 315 cu Mariner has Il-ft span uses pair Supertigre 75 engines weighs 38 lb As prototype JATO pods fuselage sides jump take off used though AMA rules prohibit gaseous boost Mariner hying boat John used beaching gear fastened hull runway operation time P-SI Mustang held position popular Scale model con tests Chicopee Nats two Mustangs entered military-type models Supermarine Spitfire seems have taken over top spot popularity four contestants Piper Cub always favorite among modelers well-represented Nats fact 10% entry list consisted Piper Cubs six Giant Scale common Scale model present nine entries Cub model attracted attention Gemini-powered clipped-wing Cliff Tacie Its ornate color scheme diagonaltapered stripes surfaces made mostphotographed model Chicopee Its dazzling fin ish colors distracted observerswho overlooked Gemini nose highest-placing Cub meet third place Sport Scale Expert Mike Gretz won 1982 Nats Giant Scale Sig kit pro totype placed fifth same airplane Chicopee fair static judging models class scored same set judges three judges AMA classSportsman Expert Giantwith four judges PAl class Four rounds flown four sets flight judges two sites two lines Everyone flew four rounds equal exposure four sets judges system inequalities cancelled out Continued page 136 November 1983 133 NEW 1j4 SCALE 4-14 DIAMETER wheels Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae sent Postpaid rsitbin iCe U55i 0 6 Model Aviation I%%y 1131 NW 45 Street Ft Ijudtrdole Fl 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE TIrRi t hIt lallding gea dont Ill your higglo property o & 0 EagloosnOg cia Salvo problems * CooIa built loRdS & SpOCS guarallteed lit * Stroog & durable wilboland thu toughest landlog * 0 & 0 Engineeriog gear silt work & keep higgit IlyIng * IR tlock rOptOcelIlOIll gear br mutt popular ffodRts ByIRO PIlls ChrIstoR Eagle CAP 21 Bales USA J-3 CUB Air Tech PieRRe ant Eaglo Nosee Big Stick Champ Cilobtia R & B models Sooper Stiojer end Soappor Too ye Moved NEW ADDRESS AI-Tec Products PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 See AI-Tec ad issue patented aluminum alloy beams T spars vious fast-paced schedule Chris Bovais flew scratch-built Schweizer 126B capture 1st place Senior category perfect 20-20 hindsight can now look back see could have imiproved competition Overdl think NSS Soaring community gained greater respect AMA Nats officials handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through Precision BAVARIAN PRECISION PRODUCTS CO P0 Box 6 Dept E 22 East Avenue Canaan Connecticut 06840 PEPPERMINT PATTIE-60 Oesgnedby WNDm k It5ewinaesCiCie FiSREOLASS FuSELASE tiewait aieosta Wing diets Sv FLiTEGLAS MODELSsee yea Oeoie orOer daoCr wiNoaSneatLIzER FOAM CORES etithwrits tot se AiLERONS ELEVATOR S RUDDER eraA piy sheetingL j I Ougtt seeded te shepe Division vi BAR/RICH SALES CO SASiC HARDwARE- htnges eiietOnconneOtOrs 2 FAIRWAY totous rods ciseses ced threaded rods HANNIBAL MO Audut t3t4t22rea53 WiNGSPAN-AR AREA6AO sAm ENStNEA5 WEiGHT 75 te Aihe FLY THE BEST U mber 1983 137
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 133, 136, 137
Bob & Dolly Wischer THIS WAS recovery year RC Scale Chicopee Nats After disappointment 32 entries 1982 encouraging find overwhelming total 91 aircraft classes Westover Air Force Base Giant Scale greatest increase 35 entrants Precision FAI Scale fallen great depths 1982 two planes flying rehounded re spectahle total nine participants actually making flights Some expected FAI modelers didnt ap pear hecause team-selection event follow two weeks later Most notahle pronounced upgrading quality hoth models flight Accidents seem inevitahle Scale flying hut numhers diminishing Onlookers came entertained hy succession crashes common past long waits hetween acci dents high-quality action sky kept satisfied Fortunately Scale event came end Nats week radio prohlems due inter ference heen discovered earlier other RC events dozen crashes occurred fre quency 7216 MHz usahle due com munications concrete mixing concern deliv ery trucks seen hase Another frequency 7564 MHz also unsafe Latearriving Scale modelers scramhled change fre quencies hefore flying hegan triple numher expected contestants serious prohlem facing Contest Director Boh Underwood shortness time allotted RC Scale event originally scheduled Saturday aftemoon Sunday morning good fortune Pattern contestants com pleted flights half-day early per mitted Pylon event use Friday final races leaving Saturday Sunday Scale flights last Ilights made late Sunday afternoon complete four rounds hour would have heen much later contestants actually flown four Ilights dropped out competition early greatest surprise Nats 35 entries Giant Scale total RC Scale events comhined previous year As have come expect Giant models flying qualities exceptionally good pilots performed well However static judges heard lament ahout poor quality documentation among Giant Scale entries severely limited ahility place high final standings Some good airplanes flown welt no chance winning hecause hasic presentation material ahsent Some Sport Scale entries Sportsman class same prohiem questions ahout incomplete missing documentation contestants answered desired fly Nats thought winning Apparently deci sion compete come afterthought highlight Nats preview gather ing Sport Giant Scale models large grassy courtyard Quality Inn headquarters static judging sight over tOO excellent models gathered spot overwhelm ing Control Line Sport Scale models eluded center four sets judgeswith hardy enough space large mod els viewed 15-ft judging distance After judging models removed afford additional space high percentage Sport Scale models would have done well FAI class especially since tatter models also judged according latest FAI rules viewed distance measurements perceived great saving time expected FAI static scoring didnt really materialize Judges spent nearly much time new FAI stand off procedure consumed previously measurements upcoming team trials Ken tucky may see some changes respect Models viewed Sport Scale side front rear topafter examined closely 3-ft distance details Charlie Nelson scratch-built beautiful 1/6-scale 68-in span Waco VKS-7F L powered 7-cylinder Technopower 4-cycle radial engine 12-lb Sport Scale Expert entry finished Randolph dope over silk Clifl Tacies clipped-wing Cub R finished 3rd Sport Scale Expert An OS Gemini 12 cu twin-cylinder 4-stroke powers 1/4-scale 13-lb aerobatic model built Sig kit 46 Model Aviation RC Scale Some 35 Giant Scale entries seen courtyard Quality Inn Hotel Chicapee MAthe AMAs Nats HQ Static judging about begin time best-flying models fair chance winning spite low static score certainly no longer true models flew well Nats also high static scores Giant FM classes winners also high static scores Sport Scale Expert winners static score point below top exception spectacular ducted-fan A4D overcame 5-pt deficit Sportsman class six models awarded static scores above 70 Expert class score below 70 noontime period would ordinarily have lunch break Air Force conducted air show both Scale flying days also designated open-house days neighbors visit Westover Air Force Base Scale flying received tremendous boost exposure public large crowds appeared air show consisted parachute drops troops equipment Scale flying runway edge drop zone giving us ringside seats show number ducted-fan models steadily creases nine Ilown Chicopee Most re markable two first-place winners Sport Scale An A4D Skyhawk Bob Fioreoze placed first Sportsman class Bobs Ilights ultimate daring successive low passes upright inverted within inches runway surface authenticity may doubtful scoring high Tom Cooks McDonnell-Douglas F4J twin-ducted-lan Phan tom II first place Expert class also awarded trophy Flight Achievement Tom faced ereat odds F4J first day wiped out due engine problems finished later Ilights engine full power Toms Phantom excels realism takeoff down runways painted centerline rotation lift-off realistic manner air smooth fast always under complete control sound two K&B 75 engines distinctive Art Johnson once 1st-place winner Giant Scale Republic P43 Lancer powered 22 cu Quadra Its aluminum finish spray gun drop tanks droppable Another Republic fighter time P47 Thunderbolt R placed 3rd Giant Scale builder Bert Baker Scratch-built model has fiberglass fuselage fiberglass-over-foam wings acrylic lacquer finish TQm Polapniks Moraine Saulnier entry L earned him Best Senior award Giant Scale Model weighs 11 lb spans 84 uses OS90 power Cowl fiberglass appropriate parts fuselage covered aluminum sheet Finish Sig dope over Super Coverite Winner FAI Scale Cliff Tacies 1/4-scale Spezio Tuholer R featured construction article August 1983 Model Airplane News November 1983 47 FAI judges L ponder Henry Haftkes Gee Bee Y L R John Guenther Bill Deverna John Preston Ed McCollough arent taking job lightly Sport Scale Grumman F9F-8 Panther R pride Ozark Airlines pilot Charlie Chambers Model originated Jet Hangar Hobbies kit powered K&B 75cc engine driving Turb-Ax fan unit Charlie number Scale fliers Nats made quick frequency change avoid RF interference disaster Always contender George Rose placed 3rd FAI Scale famous Curtiss Hawk P-6E L features droppable drop tank Power ST 60 John Nicolacis Giant Scale Martin PBM Mariner R makes spectacular jet-assisted takeoff JATO Since PBM flying boat amphibian John fly land using scale beaching gear plane its landing gear 38-lb boat has span lift uses twin Supertigre 758 power looks like removed tip floats prevent possibility damaging hard ground drogue chute pops out atter landing also down centerline FAI Scale Charlie Chambers flew famil iar Grumman Cougar F9F-8 fourth place spite succession problems spinner cone fan cone seen come tail pipe after passing through fan cutting short several flights Cougar built Jet Hangar kit uses K&B 75 engine Turb-Ax fan Charlie used acrylic lacquer K&B satin clear epoxy finish Il-lb model Operating features include canopy flaps re tracting gear tail skid navieation lights beaconsall radio-controlled FAI Precision Scale winner Cliff Tacies well-known Spezio Tu-Holer 13-pt lead over Bob Wisehers equally-familiar Piel Beryl third place another renowned com petitor Curtiss Hawk P6-E George Rose outcome between three doubt until final two Ilights Nats late Sun day afternoon Cliff made highest scoring flight George couldnt quite surpass last flight 1983 Nats Fourth fifth places went Charlie Chambers Grumman Cou gar Ralph Jackson Piper Comanche Only two nine planes flying FAt Scale II entered new Nats competitton new FAI stand-off static judging schedule didnt attract anticipated influx additional participants Second place Sportsman class won Jim Stevens Messerschmitt Mel63 Komet interceptor fighter model used ex posed 05 60 side-mounted slender nose exhaust smoke being discharged its rocket tail pipe tailless fighter has 6 I-in wingspan weighs 9 lb towed run way radio-controlled tractor dis connected remote control Jim exchanges transmitters begins flight takeoff pair wheels immediately jet tisoned Since prototype capable 600 mph A-scale model should fly 100 mph scale speed its approximate speed Landings made belly skid number 4-stroke engines appeared Nats Bob Karlsson changed Grumman Wildcat engipe new OS 120 singlecylinder improvement performance over previous 2-stroker large model 76 span 135 lb Sport Scale Expert finished fifth place Cliff Tacies third-place /4-scale clipped-wing Piper Cub Sig kit used OS 120 two-cylinder Gemini Weight Cub 132 lb span 86 Both planes examples size weight permit good contest performance 4-stroke engines Technopower 7-cylinder 4-stroke radial en gine 68-in-wingspan Waco Cabin VKS-7F flown 6th place Sport Scale Expert class Charlie Nelson 12-lb model has 1000 sq wing area performed scalelike manner Bill Wargos /4-scale Il-lb Volksplane used Saito 4-stroke examples heavy quite large modelN using 4-stroke engines suc cessfully stories hear about realistic sound 4-strokes seem based myth quiet sound different no amount imagination will make model 4-stroke engine sound like radial-engined fighter plane Technopower 7-cylinder radial exception has unmistakable sound real thing looked out-of-ordinary models found Macchi C202 mottled cam ouflage scratch-built Richard Calderigi its unusual finish applied over paper-and-dope base Harry Hatcher entered -scale Quickie model home-built composite aircraft flew exceptionally well smallest en gines Scale Nats 05 40 Weight 7 lb Tom Polapink winner Best Se nior award flew two events Moraine Saulnier Giant Scale Sopwith Tabloid Sport Scale Expert Both exceptional air craft scratch built Its encouraging find young people produce fine airplanes also have competitive flying skills Giant Scale has become Nats premier event fantastic leap six entries Lincoln Nats Chicopee number jumped 35 high quality both airplanes flying old master Art Johnson again winner time fabulous Republic P-43 Lancer another types has flown continued page 133 -scale model L small enough enter Sport Scale Sportsman class Harry Hatchers Rutan Quickee took 6th place Craft spans 56 weighs 7 lb uses 05 40 power scratch-built Tom Cooks fantastic McDonnell-Douglas F4J Phantom 11R won Sport Scale Expert point Tom overcame problems engines twin ducted-fans make usual spectacular flightsincluding drag chute landings 48 Model Aviation versity didnt faze Rich last three scores won contest him Now must whats called coming contest loaded Bear Skunk Congrats Rich summary must say again site Westover Air Force Base best Nats Pattem sites have pleasure use Couple hospitality host Pioneer Valley RC Club other clubs area Base Commander Colonel Ayers Pattern Director Walt Throne workers District VP Ed Izzo certainly must finest Nats weve experienced years Ed especially seemed everywhere giving information helping out generally repre senting New England us foreign visitors Ron Van Putte should-a Next year-Reno Nats RC Scale/Wischers Continued page 48 Air Force career model featured construction article Model Builder magazine Second place Giant Scale won Pete Reed Brisighella-designed Starduster Too addition its being especially well-finished used new 26 cu Shereshaw Bantam 2-stroke engine outstanding performance Bert Bakers third-place Republic Thunderbolt scratch-built intends kit model engine Rossi 90 swings 14-6 prop wing has foam core fuselage molded fiberglass Largest Giant Scale models Norm Rosenstocks Aeronca LC John Nicolacis Martin Mariner Aeronca scale has 10-ft span 2400 sq area weighs 43 lb has II servos powered Kawasaki 4 hp engine 315 cu Mariner has Il-ft span uses pair Supertigre 75 engines weighs 38 lb As prototype JATO pods fuselage sides jump take off used though AMA rules prohibit gaseous boost Mariner hying boat John used beaching gear fastened hull runway operation time P-SI Mustang held position popular Scale model con tests Chicopee Nats two Mustangs entered military-type models Supermarine Spitfire seems have taken over top spot popularity four contestants Piper Cub always favorite among modelers well-represented Nats fact 10% entry list consisted Piper Cubs six Giant Scale common Scale model present nine entries Cub model attracted attention Gemini-powered clipped-wing Cliff Tacie Its ornate color scheme diagonaltapered stripes surfaces made mostphotographed model Chicopee Its dazzling fin ish colors distracted observerswho overlooked Gemini nose highest-placing Cub meet third place Sport Scale Expert Mike Gretz won 1982 Nats Giant Scale Sig kit pro totype placed fifth same airplane Chicopee fair static judging models class scored same set judges three judges AMA classSportsman Expert Giantwith four judges PAl class Four rounds flown four sets flight judges two sites two lines Everyone flew four rounds equal exposure four sets judges system inequalities cancelled out Continued page 136 November 1983 133 NEW 1j4 SCALE 4-14 DIAMETER wheels Flite Line Models over 20 years have made some easiest build best flying kits money can buy real treat try see Manufactured modelers modelers Most kits may built either standard trike gear Kits feature hand cut parts AAA materials formed gear hinges horns etc Skooter II $4295 IWbalsa wing skins $4695 An Old Favorite NEW Fun Fli 40 $4195 19-40 eng4 ch 19-40 eng3 4 cli S 19-40 eng 4n EZ Trainer $4695 Tough Basic Trainer 19-35 eng3 ch SEE YOUR DEALER Dealers-DistributorsStendard discounts Docile 19-25 Hot Rod 40 COMING SOON Fun Fli 60 $5595 40-60 eng4 ch EZ Sport $4595 19-4Oeng4ch Great Second Plane Scat Cat 500 $4595 winningest 500 racer ever EZ Fli $4995 Aileron Trainer e 19-40 eng4 eh 3207 34th St Lubbock TX 79410 806 792-2671 Ron Hesselbrock Dave Brown flight line coordinators keeping flow con testants ready Ron remarked fliers ready turns special urging Weather hardly factor Chicopee uniformly good Nats week Scale event some periods gustiness wind shifting saw some downwind landings windy periods could possibly have affected some scores Scale events directed Bob Underwood beginning Indoor first Sunday daughters Ann Cathywere seen tabulating Indoor Scale Free Flight Scale RC Scalea monumental task filling scores sheets trophies being awarded Bob long out hos pital after serious operation takes lot keep modeler ddown Rae Underwood sold AMA souvenlers weeka real family effort usual have flown worked Nats have never seen greater effort made local group Pioneer Valley RC Club make Nats success succeeded beyond expectations particularly Scale club members present help phases ginning unloading AMA equipment freely gave time energy week long Most never seen Nats com petition flavor old-time Navy-hosted Nats Lets hope invite us back Chicopee another taste success Meanwhile Reno 1984 Nats RC Soaring/Ziegenfuse Continued page 51 within tO points Al 2nd Martin MeCartocy took 3rd just points behind Ken John Gunsaullus outdid Bill Meleske point take 1st place Open Two-Meter Leslie Gerhardt nailed down 3rd final standings Senior Events re mained same end Day Two Ralph Minderjahn Brian Agnew Tim Gold 1st 2nd 3rd respectively Unlimited class Chris Bovais 1st Stan dard class Tim Gold Brian Agnew Charles Mobs finished order TwoMeter class Jim Ealy III won three classes Junior competition NSS-sponsored Soaring Awards Banquet held Friday evening Quality Inn location Nats HQ Distinguished guests eluded Mr Mrs John Grigg Mr Mrs Carl Goldberg Mr Mrs Walt Good Mrs Carrie Axelrod An excellent meal served buffet-style awards distributed Hi Johnson Trophy highest total score went Tom Brightbill Portland Oregon Mrs Carrie Axelrod presented Sid Axelrod Memorial Trophy best overall Junior Senior performance Charles Mohs award based upon innovation construction flight pointswith emphasis innovation considered Sids strongest points Saturday July 30 RC Sport Scale Sailplane event held day Compared fast pace other Soaring events relaxed easy-going affair eight Scale Sailplanes flown separately affording minimum pilot distraction maximum spectator enjoyment flight task three rounds 3 mm duration 20-pt landing bonus pilot landed Sail plane within 100-ft-dia landing circle Richard Bonnell St Petersburg FL flew 21-lb Richair LSI winches tongues would have hanging out after launch A-scale aircraft Scale Judges Jeff Troy Rober Schow Carl Luft awarded highest static score Terry Luckenbachs scratch-built ASW 20 Tery Bethlehem PA Nelson Ed Whyte Alto Ml did beautiful job flying equallybeautiful Schweizer TG-3 first place Open category Terry Luckenbach 2nd Gene Shelkey Scottdale PA 3rd Schweitzer 233 Gene RC Soaring event director spent day relaxing pre Nick Zirolis F4U CORSAIR 2 Cu size Engines 5 F bergiass Fuselage 5 Co ling availab e ice des gn GIANT RIG SCALE PLAN DESIGNS AT6 TEXAN24 I101Spas$2700ppUSA FOKKRR OR-i27I63Tripe$2500ppUSA PRF BRARCAT2 106Spas$2700ppUSA CURTISS P402/ 194Span$2700ppUSA FAU CORSAIR2 I93Spas$2700ppUSA Fiberglass Cowlings 5 Canopies available also seed stamp tsr detailed broceares oar Giant bcae Accessories Oar Plans ae sent Postpaid rsitbin iCe U55i 0 6 Model Aviation I%%y 1131 NW 45 Street Ft Ijudtrdole Fl 33309 13051 491-6115 ENGINEERING THE LANDING GEAR PEOPLE TIrRi t hIt lallding gea dont Ill your higglo property o & 0 EagloosnOg cia Salvo problems * CooIa built loRdS & SpOCS guarallteed lit * Stroog & durable wilboland thu toughest landlog * 0 & 0 Engineeriog gear silt work & keep higgit IlyIng * IR tlock rOptOcelIlOIll gear br mutt popular ffodRts ByIRO PIlls ChrIstoR Eagle CAP 21 Bales USA J-3 CUB Air Tech PieRRe ant Eaglo Nosee Big Stick Champ Cilobtia R & B models Sooper Stiojer end Soappor Too ye Moved NEW ADDRESS AI-Tec Products PO Box 3591 Boardman OH 44512 See AI-Tec ad issue patented aluminum alloy beams T spars vious fast-paced schedule Chris Bovais flew scratch-built Schweizer 126B capture 1st place Senior category perfect 20-20 hindsight can now look back see could have imiproved competition Overdl think NSS Soaring community gained greater respect AMA Nats officials handling competition admittedly too large ever opinion concept Nationals least far RC Soaring events concerned should changed possible accommo date everyone may want enter Limiting number persons per individual frequency must Limiting total number entrants must also considered allowed everyone wanted use 72400 MHz enter would have spent six hours just get individuals flight33 people requested use frequency Another consideration competition size requires too experienced workers wore out ones during com petition also assisted persons stepped out ranks speak operate winches retrieve lines work transmitter impound Without people couldnt have made Thanks helped list names helped make com petition success would take several pages would probably miss someone Additional thanks mc Bill Meleske somehow found time take pictures ac company article Nats RC Pylon/Arro Continued page 53 blistering race Doug Brueshaber moving Gail eighth place overall Racing concluded 1130 am single heat remaining flown Round 6 Wednesday July 26 Day 3 Quarter Midget racing calm cool sunny weather holding out Chuck Smith won last heat Round 6 Nelson-powered Folkerts racer still tied Doug Brueshaber points Doug Chuck two racers perfect scores up point Round 7 uneventful except Rex Knep per Gail Jacobson won respective heats knocking door top four Matt Smith fifth place overall took zero moved him dowN thirteenth final round Quarter Midget saw Dennis Sumner move up second place overall after Chuck Smith crashed Folkerts Doug Brue shaber won two-plane heat against David Lay man retained perfect score fast time Heat points separated place winners down fourth flyoff required deter fifth sixth Gail Jacobson Bob LaBrash paired flyoff Jake pulled off course due radio interference Quarter Midget racing completed 1030 am engine-teardown inspection called award place-winners Two well-known Control Line fliers re cruited task engine found oversize displacement Another engine borderline depending what set measure ments used Note Quarter Midget rules specify stock production engines no evidence reworking inspected oversiLe engine longed Doug Brueshaber ruling knocked him out first place Fast Time continued page 140 att aa NB ENGINES HOTTER nui iwi Accessory Acorn Safety Spinner Nut Part No002672for HB12HB15 Part No002671for HB20 Iarger NOT JUST THE BEST CHOICE OF 40s THE ONLY CHOICE OF 40s HB Engines presents just 9reat 40 THREE Great 40s first time ever can buy just power need three engines give top performance made best German crafts manship give outstanding power FAI fuels HB ACCESSORIES Engine Back Radial Mounting Bracket used place crankcase back plate allows mounting engine directly firewall Part No002606for HB40 HB50 Part No002607for HB61 Exhaust Stack Spacers increase muffler crankcase clearance Will fit HB Engines 40 through 61 Part No 002g47provtdes 4 clearance Part No 0026g5provides 8 clearance Send SI 00 H B Patch Techn cal Informat III NB-ENGINES Made W Ge mas er through Precision BAVARIAN PRECISION PRODUCTS CO P0 Box 6 Dept E 22 East Avenue Canaan Connecticut 06840 PEPPERMINT PATTIE-60 Oesgnedby WNDm k It5ewinaesCiCie FiSREOLASS FuSELASE tiewait aieosta Wing diets Sv FLiTEGLAS MODELSsee yea Oeoie orOer daoCr wiNoaSneatLIzER FOAM CORES etithwrits tot se AiLERONS ELEVATOR S RUDDER eraA piy sheetingL j I Ougtt seeded te shepe Division vi BAR/RICH SALES CO SASiC HARDwARE- htnges eiietOnconneOtOrs 2 FAIRWAY totous rods ciseses ced threaded rods HANNIBAL MO Audut t3t4t22rea53 WiNGSPAN-AR AREA6AO sAm ENStNEA5 WEiGHT 75 te Aihe FLY THE BEST U mber 1983 137