H Combat Charlie Johnson THE LATEST Combat event featuring stock Voodoos Fox 35 Stunt engines well underway basic rules event state stock Voodoo ex act reproduction must used Minimum weight has set 17 ounces 015 lines used instead 018s used regular AMA Combat attempt keep speeds down engines together nitro content fuel limited maximum 15% venturi must remain stock size standard spraybar must used contests have run far have least double-elimination ones run either Slow Fast Combat rules cuts kills event having Southern Cali fornia will have one-minute starting period four-minute match mid-airs ending match Stunt engine two ounces lighter Mark IV Fox Combat engine building model near 17-ounce minimum shouldnt too difficult unless get kits threeounce leading edge Ive over 80 Voodoos found leading edges varied weight 1 3 ounces commercial leading edges some times lighter need reinforcement keep breaking root blad der used fuel system tube can serve stiffener although nothing may needed Fox Stunt speeds have flat building board should able use jig setup comes kit Make real effort keep warps out models because bent airplanes fly just bad reduced speed 130 mph except have time watch fly across circle amount line rake shown kit fine sport flying 015 lines needs Ive always run back leadout just front spar either have front leadout about half-inch further forward run out same leadout guide models also need some out board tip weight consistent takeoffs Start 5-10 grams add outboard wing picks up during maneuvers both directions model follows out handle Possibly key best-turning airplane will engine placement Start balance point shown plans will place engine least half-inch ahead leading edge Keep adding weight tail until touchy cant fly itand youre ready Add streamer should get just enough stability fly match unless get streamer cut off case doesnt matter anyway European models decade ago set up sensitively think ing about turn caused several eights loops limited power weight its important scrub off speed having nose-heavy model plow through turns Believe youll soon love light controls fast turns Continued page 150 Flashbiack Buckeye AZ Regionals 1 three Texans took top three p laces Slow Combat didnt get photo May 1985 columnDon Cranf lii Center other two Luis Lopez L Dick Stubbiefield R Dicks plane took bite out Dons elevatorbut broke crankshaft soon after Look closely picture right Combat Secret strategy being displayed Mike Petri Redwood City CA has good pair designer sunglassesand hes flying right sun John Saivin isnt wearing sunglasses cant look sun trying follow M Ikes plane out corner eye can see reflection sun Mikes glasses Alls fair love war Combat lesson glowpiugoiogy L standard plug L versusa fiat-wound GioBee plug R used Nelson 15 Note however tater growing near center GioBee plug will significantly reduce plugs performance soybean oil glow fuel causes taters form because very high combustion temperatures right latest version Nelson 15a side-exhaust ABC piston/cylinder also available AAC conventional rear intake extra mounting lug near front bearing mounting Team Race planes mill turned 28000-29000 rpm test prop September1985 71 DESIGNS Body Pilot Kit sLightest Pilot available eLifeilke vinyl la tex rubber parts Easy assemble finish eBuild either barnstormer sportsman pilot Kit contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instructions Fuiiy positionable & moveable eSome simple sewing required WeightPrice 1/6Scale2oz$ 795 1/4Scale4oz*$ 995 lI3Scale6oz*$1695 *Weightmay vary depending material used construction DGA DESIGNS Bust Pilot Kit Weight 1/6Scale 7Soz 1/4Scale 1Soz lI3Scale 225 oz Price 595 795 $1495 Lightest bust pilot available Lifeiike vinyl latex rubber parts Easy assemble finish Buiid either barnstormer sportsman pilot sKit contains pilot head helmet cap goggles jacket instructions See deaier order direct Add $100 shipping direct orders Send $100 current cataiog Dealers inquiries invited NYS Residents add 7 percent sales tax Send Check MO Allow 3 weeks check clearSorry-No CODs II I1h 11 Send 5100in Cash Check Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3 PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE 5 OTHERS PENN VILLEY HODDY CENTER 517 1 Main St LaudalaPa 19446 $215855 268, 368 0770 newsletter prompted quite reaction readers almost unanimous opinion rules interpretation required determine deal models back up after missing landing attempt subsequently make successful land ing completing additional lap Navy Carrier Advisory Committee NCAC has recommended Control Line Contest Board CLCB such action ruled unsuccessful landing approach under existing rule five-point penalty specific NCAC recommendation time model fails maintain forward counterclockwise motion over deck landing approach model shall judged have made unsuccessful landing approach fivepoint penalty assessedjust model flown complete lap between approaches Action CLCB will reported Competition Newsletter section MA column Rules history event has evolved over last 20 years some interesting ways opportunity look evolution researching some formation rules changes interpre tations Ron McNally CLCB chairman Carrier flying started out singleclass event no displacement limit engines 60 Speed engines such McCoy 60 tended put natural limit event though oc casional excursions larger displace ments HC Randalls Tigercat its two Johnson Combat Specials Class became separate class midSixties Profile added 1969the same year Class II limited 65s Profile started event plainbearing front-intake 36s production RC throttles An immediate interpretation required throttle engine available factory-produced set 1973 Nats saw some spirited dis agreement between wanted ban engine rework kind under existing Profile engine rules believed rules placed no restriction engine rework CLCB interpretation engines must un modified factory-produced units vague caused problems settled Attempts write clear uniform ly-interpretable rules describe what CLCB really meant say just added controversy until unmodified rule deleted 1976-77 rule book plain-bearing rule dropped 1982 Bonus points originally awarded models propeller-driven US Navy aircraft Models jets use jet engines get bonus points pro pulsion requirement dropped models other nations allowed increase variety event Interpretations canopies dihedral what constitutes acceptable prototype added ailerons added PUAW DIESELS Englands Finest 048 35 RIC STD Send $100 list Eric Clutton 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 5 tolerance requirement arrive rules have today Flight scoring started out point mile per hour high speed three points mile per hour dif ference between high low no fractional scores until 1968 completely unjustified change 1/100 mph accuracy instituted 1976 scoring changed present rule place emphasis low-speed performance make event less purely high-speed contest Nats summer Dick Davis showed us hang prop take advantage new scoring system 600 rule instituted discourage such low-speed flight angle set too high have effect event evolved kind low-speed performance have today Other changes appeared loopholes uncovered older rules except one-year change solid lines 1969 absurd fiasco line sizes 1970-71 havent major changes Carrier equipment require ments way event flown except already described rule-making process last cycle will allow us keep consistent set Carrier rules four-year period hope trend continues Keep hook dry Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 71 generally out-of-control feeling tailheavy plane brings VERY BEST part will landings new Nelson 15 should wide use time read engine pic tured ABC version AAC set up available depending prefer ence Jed Kusik assembles about 25-40 engines week says ABC version less tricky set up make run well although chrome-alu minum-liner engine lighter potentially faster will survive lean run better side exhaust permits moving yen150 Model Aviation * SCALE DOCUMENTATiON* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS SOOKS EPLA-TECH 1985 INTERNATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG48600 MCKENZIE HWY $300VIDA OREGON 97488 NEW SPACE SA VINt FUEL CONTAINER FIts Boa x73/8 high 9-ill tough RigId Pslyelhylone Includes TubIng pIes 8120 pnalqu Fuatunura Leth Tubing Throeghi Cup North Producta PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 turi back up behind Cylinder makes installation Combat model eas ier rear exhaust therell no problems burning wing off As everything Henry Nelson pro duces latest product slightly faster previous model Engine revs over 28000 have logged using 7-3 high nitro Jed reports about 1000 rpm loss dropping down low nitro fuel surprise 10% fuel runs about hot temperature-wise 50% head shape clear ance work almost well either blend Another interesting engine being offered limited numbers S-36 Supertigre knowthe engine looks size 60 Nelson cuts off ugly fat adds AAC setup presto An engine lighter Fox able live 22000 rpm 50% yearning something different might try killer engine $160 investment Test rpm sometimes misleading unless compared known engine 22 thou obtained using 9-6 cut 8-6 50% nitro rpm obtained several hundred engine furnished Myles Lawrence Fox 36 probably fastest country Engines costing $160 range should offer lot massproduce engine costs less half much get precision engine fitted properly test run ensure meets standards Jed runs logs engine produced will make recommendations type fuel use / 5II Sc 0 0 Have noticed contests old Hemperdinkle has won since got Mr T haircut PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp S250 pipe includedi CLEANERPolisher SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK Glider Pilots Take Note Boz $4 95* Brass Tubeing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE September 1985 151 QUALITY FREE FLIGHT KITS AND SUPPLIES FOR COMPETITION AND SPORT SINCE 1975 Dealer inquiriesCatalog 50t invited -BLUE RIDGE MODELS. BOX 429SKYLAND N C28776 SILICONE TUBING lOIS25 ItSD fI SMALL 80025151$350 MEDI DOS dlul3400*900 51000 LACOE 125 dlul 5500 $1128 52000 US S CAPS POSTPAID DODGE 4tR0 INC asi ICOTTAGE PS CD WHITESEACLKU5551 10 THE ONE THAT WORKS ITS SNAP tank included $1 29* Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited dealer order direct Add 2200 snipping • handlingPO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 snd special handling Jed related simple top-tuners tip alled Glow Bee hop-up Its corn non best engine lose 0O-60O rpm no apparent reason tarts well holds good needlebut just doesnt have solution sim ple plug change Save old plug some break-in loan mooching flying friends Glow Bee pictured course far beyond stage slight loss power would make engine flame out turns plug bad condition weak battery will cause untold misery starting doubt change plug follow Glow Bee hop-up routine youre guaranteed win few extra races matches during career received MACA Top Twenty results after Id sent article last time thats posted end rather beginning results year held up because see what would happen King Orange contest Tom Fluker Sr compiled results repotted Tom Fluker Jr leading Larry Driskell before meet i91-l5 Larry picked up another 10 points went take Number spot Besides cleaning up Nationals four events Larry Tom took top spot four MACA categories too Larry took Fast Slow AA Tom took FAI Combat MACA Model Aircraft Combat Association points based four official AMA Combat events con tests special rules force like Voodoo/Fox Combat counted toward MACA points idea behind someone could go contest four AMA events halfdozen variations events come away huge number points contest possibly limited number entries want MACA points fly AMA eventsbut its fun glory doesnt matter fly em Thank Tom Fluker Sr effort compiling list congratulations Larry Tom Jr others Top Twenty Charlie Johnson 3716 graham St San Diego CA 92109 CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 72 nitro both Supertigre X 40 K&B 40 Apparently diameter cant go much over 7% 7Y4 inches thin ner blade obviously longer can go some cases up 8% inches depending blade size 05 40 apparently has little power lower nitro content standard pro peller pitch reduced about half unit around 8 around 7% seems satisfactory Continued page 154 - QUICK ACE WE STILL KkVE TtME 10 GET 1i ANOTHER LTGNT September 1985 153 Nfg 5 FULL LINE METAL SPECIALISTS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/09
Page Numbers: 71, 150, 151, 153
H Combat Charlie Johnson THE LATEST Combat event featuring stock Voodoos Fox 35 Stunt engines well underway basic rules event state stock Voodoo ex act reproduction must used Minimum weight has set 17 ounces 015 lines used instead 018s used regular AMA Combat attempt keep speeds down engines together nitro content fuel limited maximum 15% venturi must remain stock size standard spraybar must used contests have run far have least double-elimination ones run either Slow Fast Combat rules cuts kills event having Southern Cali fornia will have one-minute starting period four-minute match mid-airs ending match Stunt engine two ounces lighter Mark IV Fox Combat engine building model near 17-ounce minimum shouldnt too difficult unless get kits threeounce leading edge Ive over 80 Voodoos found leading edges varied weight 1 3 ounces commercial leading edges some times lighter need reinforcement keep breaking root blad der used fuel system tube can serve stiffener although nothing may needed Fox Stunt speeds have flat building board should able use jig setup comes kit Make real effort keep warps out models because bent airplanes fly just bad reduced speed 130 mph except have time watch fly across circle amount line rake shown kit fine sport flying 015 lines needs Ive always run back leadout just front spar either have front leadout about half-inch further forward run out same leadout guide models also need some out board tip weight consistent takeoffs Start 5-10 grams add outboard wing picks up during maneuvers both directions model follows out handle Possibly key best-turning airplane will engine placement Start balance point shown plans will place engine least half-inch ahead leading edge Keep adding weight tail until touchy cant fly itand youre ready Add streamer should get just enough stability fly match unless get streamer cut off case doesnt matter anyway European models decade ago set up sensitively think ing about turn caused several eights loops limited power weight its important scrub off speed having nose-heavy model plow through turns Believe youll soon love light controls fast turns Continued page 150 Flashbiack Buckeye AZ Regionals 1 three Texans took top three p laces Slow Combat didnt get photo May 1985 columnDon Cranf lii Center other two Luis Lopez L Dick Stubbiefield R Dicks plane took bite out Dons elevatorbut broke crankshaft soon after Look closely picture right Combat Secret strategy being displayed Mike Petri Redwood City CA has good pair designer sunglassesand hes flying right sun John Saivin isnt wearing sunglasses cant look sun trying follow M Ikes plane out corner eye can see reflection sun Mikes glasses Alls fair love war Combat lesson glowpiugoiogy L standard plug L versusa fiat-wound GioBee plug R used Nelson 15 Note however tater growing near center GioBee plug will significantly reduce plugs performance soybean oil glow fuel causes taters form because very high combustion temperatures right latest version Nelson 15a side-exhaust ABC piston/cylinder also available AAC conventional rear intake extra mounting lug near front bearing mounting Team Race planes mill turned 28000-29000 rpm test prop September1985 71 DESIGNS Body Pilot Kit sLightest Pilot available eLifeilke vinyl la tex rubber parts Easy assemble finish eBuild either barnstormer sportsman pilot Kit contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instructions Fuiiy positionable & moveable eSome simple sewing required WeightPrice 1/6Scale2oz$ 795 1/4Scale4oz*$ 995 lI3Scale6oz*$1695 *Weightmay vary depending material used construction DGA DESIGNS Bust Pilot Kit Weight 1/6Scale 7Soz 1/4Scale 1Soz lI3Scale 225 oz Price 595 795 $1495 Lightest bust pilot available Lifeiike vinyl latex rubber parts Easy assemble finish Buiid either barnstormer sportsman pilot sKit contains pilot head helmet cap goggles jacket instructions See deaier order direct Add $100 shipping direct orders Send $100 current cataiog Dealers inquiries invited NYS Residents add 7 percent sales tax Send Check MO Allow 3 weeks check clearSorry-No CODs II I1h 11 Send 5100in Cash Check Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3 PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE 5 OTHERS PENN VILLEY HODDY CENTER 517 1 Main St LaudalaPa 19446 $215855 268, 368 0770 newsletter prompted quite reaction readers almost unanimous opinion rules interpretation required determine deal models back up after missing landing attempt subsequently make successful land ing completing additional lap Navy Carrier Advisory Committee NCAC has recommended Control Line Contest Board CLCB such action ruled unsuccessful landing approach under existing rule five-point penalty specific NCAC recommendation time model fails maintain forward counterclockwise motion over deck landing approach model shall judged have made unsuccessful landing approach fivepoint penalty assessedjust model flown complete lap between approaches Action CLCB will reported Competition Newsletter section MA column Rules history event has evolved over last 20 years some interesting ways opportunity look evolution researching some formation rules changes interpre tations Ron McNally CLCB chairman Carrier flying started out singleclass event no displacement limit engines 60 Speed engines such McCoy 60 tended put natural limit event though oc casional excursions larger displace ments HC Randalls Tigercat its two Johnson Combat Specials Class became separate class midSixties Profile added 1969the same year Class II limited 65s Profile started event plainbearing front-intake 36s production RC throttles An immediate interpretation required throttle engine available factory-produced set 1973 Nats saw some spirited dis agreement between wanted ban engine rework kind under existing Profile engine rules believed rules placed no restriction engine rework CLCB interpretation engines must un modified factory-produced units vague caused problems settled Attempts write clear uniform ly-interpretable rules describe what CLCB really meant say just added controversy until unmodified rule deleted 1976-77 rule book plain-bearing rule dropped 1982 Bonus points originally awarded models propeller-driven US Navy aircraft Models jets use jet engines get bonus points pro pulsion requirement dropped models other nations allowed increase variety event Interpretations canopies dihedral what constitutes acceptable prototype added ailerons added PUAW DIESELS Englands Finest 048 35 RIC STD Send $100 list Eric Clutton 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 5 tolerance requirement arrive rules have today Flight scoring started out point mile per hour high speed three points mile per hour dif ference between high low no fractional scores until 1968 completely unjustified change 1/100 mph accuracy instituted 1976 scoring changed present rule place emphasis low-speed performance make event less purely high-speed contest Nats summer Dick Davis showed us hang prop take advantage new scoring system 600 rule instituted discourage such low-speed flight angle set too high have effect event evolved kind low-speed performance have today Other changes appeared loopholes uncovered older rules except one-year change solid lines 1969 absurd fiasco line sizes 1970-71 havent major changes Carrier equipment require ments way event flown except already described rule-making process last cycle will allow us keep consistent set Carrier rules four-year period hope trend continues Keep hook dry Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 71 generally out-of-control feeling tailheavy plane brings VERY BEST part will landings new Nelson 15 should wide use time read engine pic tured ABC version AAC set up available depending prefer ence Jed Kusik assembles about 25-40 engines week says ABC version less tricky set up make run well although chrome-alu minum-liner engine lighter potentially faster will survive lean run better side exhaust permits moving yen150 Model Aviation * SCALE DOCUMENTATiON* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS SOOKS EPLA-TECH 1985 INTERNATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG48600 MCKENZIE HWY $300VIDA OREGON 97488 NEW SPACE SA VINt FUEL CONTAINER FIts Boa x73/8 high 9-ill tough RigId Pslyelhylone Includes TubIng pIes 8120 pnalqu Fuatunura Leth Tubing Throeghi Cup North Producta PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 turi back up behind Cylinder makes installation Combat model eas ier rear exhaust therell no problems burning wing off As everything Henry Nelson pro duces latest product slightly faster previous model Engine revs over 28000 have logged using 7-3 high nitro Jed reports about 1000 rpm loss dropping down low nitro fuel surprise 10% fuel runs about hot temperature-wise 50% head shape clear ance work almost well either blend Another interesting engine being offered limited numbers S-36 Supertigre knowthe engine looks size 60 Nelson cuts off ugly fat adds AAC setup presto An engine lighter Fox able live 22000 rpm 50% yearning something different might try killer engine $160 investment Test rpm sometimes misleading unless compared known engine 22 thou obtained using 9-6 cut 8-6 50% nitro rpm obtained several hundred engine furnished Myles Lawrence Fox 36 probably fastest country Engines costing $160 range should offer lot massproduce engine costs less half much get precision engine fitted properly test run ensure meets standards Jed runs logs engine produced will make recommendations type fuel use / 5II Sc 0 0 Have noticed contests old Hemperdinkle has won since got Mr T haircut PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp S250 pipe includedi CLEANERPolisher SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK Glider Pilots Take Note Boz $4 95* Brass Tubeing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE September 1985 151 QUALITY FREE FLIGHT KITS AND SUPPLIES FOR COMPETITION AND SPORT SINCE 1975 Dealer inquiriesCatalog 50t invited -BLUE RIDGE MODELS. BOX 429SKYLAND N C28776 SILICONE TUBING lOIS25 ItSD fI SMALL 80025151$350 MEDI DOS dlul3400*900 51000 LACOE 125 dlul 5500 $1128 52000 US S CAPS POSTPAID DODGE 4tR0 INC asi ICOTTAGE PS CD WHITESEACLKU5551 10 THE ONE THAT WORKS ITS SNAP tank included $1 29* Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited dealer order direct Add 2200 snipping • handlingPO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 snd special handling Jed related simple top-tuners tip alled Glow Bee hop-up Its corn non best engine lose 0O-60O rpm no apparent reason tarts well holds good needlebut just doesnt have solution sim ple plug change Save old plug some break-in loan mooching flying friends Glow Bee pictured course far beyond stage slight loss power would make engine flame out turns plug bad condition weak battery will cause untold misery starting doubt change plug follow Glow Bee hop-up routine youre guaranteed win few extra races matches during career received MACA Top Twenty results after Id sent article last time thats posted end rather beginning results year held up because see what would happen King Orange contest Tom Fluker Sr compiled results repotted Tom Fluker Jr leading Larry Driskell before meet i91-l5 Larry picked up another 10 points went take Number spot Besides cleaning up Nationals four events Larry Tom took top spot four MACA categories too Larry took Fast Slow AA Tom took FAI Combat MACA Model Aircraft Combat Association points based four official AMA Combat events con tests special rules force like Voodoo/Fox Combat counted toward MACA points idea behind someone could go contest four AMA events halfdozen variations events come away huge number points contest possibly limited number entries want MACA points fly AMA eventsbut its fun glory doesnt matter fly em Thank Tom Fluker Sr effort compiling list congratulations Larry Tom Jr others Top Twenty Charlie Johnson 3716 graham St San Diego CA 92109 CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 72 nitro both Supertigre X 40 K&B 40 Apparently diameter cant go much over 7% 7Y4 inches thin ner blade obviously longer can go some cases up 8% inches depending blade size 05 40 apparently has little power lower nitro content standard pro peller pitch reduced about half unit around 8 around 7% seems satisfactory Continued page 154 - QUICK ACE WE STILL KkVE TtME 10 GET 1i ANOTHER LTGNT September 1985 153 Nfg 5 FULL LINE METAL SPECIALISTS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/09
Page Numbers: 71, 150, 151, 153
H Combat Charlie Johnson THE LATEST Combat event featuring stock Voodoos Fox 35 Stunt engines well underway basic rules event state stock Voodoo ex act reproduction must used Minimum weight has set 17 ounces 015 lines used instead 018s used regular AMA Combat attempt keep speeds down engines together nitro content fuel limited maximum 15% venturi must remain stock size standard spraybar must used contests have run far have least double-elimination ones run either Slow Fast Combat rules cuts kills event having Southern Cali fornia will have one-minute starting period four-minute match mid-airs ending match Stunt engine two ounces lighter Mark IV Fox Combat engine building model near 17-ounce minimum shouldnt too difficult unless get kits threeounce leading edge Ive over 80 Voodoos found leading edges varied weight 1 3 ounces commercial leading edges some times lighter need reinforcement keep breaking root blad der used fuel system tube can serve stiffener although nothing may needed Fox Stunt speeds have flat building board should able use jig setup comes kit Make real effort keep warps out models because bent airplanes fly just bad reduced speed 130 mph except have time watch fly across circle amount line rake shown kit fine sport flying 015 lines needs Ive always run back leadout just front spar either have front leadout about half-inch further forward run out same leadout guide models also need some out board tip weight consistent takeoffs Start 5-10 grams add outboard wing picks up during maneuvers both directions model follows out handle Possibly key best-turning airplane will engine placement Start balance point shown plans will place engine least half-inch ahead leading edge Keep adding weight tail until touchy cant fly itand youre ready Add streamer should get just enough stability fly match unless get streamer cut off case doesnt matter anyway European models decade ago set up sensitively think ing about turn caused several eights loops limited power weight its important scrub off speed having nose-heavy model plow through turns Believe youll soon love light controls fast turns Continued page 150 Flashbiack Buckeye AZ Regionals 1 three Texans took top three p laces Slow Combat didnt get photo May 1985 columnDon Cranf lii Center other two Luis Lopez L Dick Stubbiefield R Dicks plane took bite out Dons elevatorbut broke crankshaft soon after Look closely picture right Combat Secret strategy being displayed Mike Petri Redwood City CA has good pair designer sunglassesand hes flying right sun John Saivin isnt wearing sunglasses cant look sun trying follow M Ikes plane out corner eye can see reflection sun Mikes glasses Alls fair love war Combat lesson glowpiugoiogy L standard plug L versusa fiat-wound GioBee plug R used Nelson 15 Note however tater growing near center GioBee plug will significantly reduce plugs performance soybean oil glow fuel causes taters form because very high combustion temperatures right latest version Nelson 15a side-exhaust ABC piston/cylinder also available AAC conventional rear intake extra mounting lug near front bearing mounting Team Race planes mill turned 28000-29000 rpm test prop September1985 71 DESIGNS Body Pilot Kit sLightest Pilot available eLifeilke vinyl la tex rubber parts Easy assemble finish eBuild either barnstormer sportsman pilot Kit contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instructions Fuiiy positionable & moveable eSome simple sewing required WeightPrice 1/6Scale2oz$ 795 1/4Scale4oz*$ 995 lI3Scale6oz*$1695 *Weightmay vary depending material used construction DGA DESIGNS Bust Pilot Kit Weight 1/6Scale 7Soz 1/4Scale 1Soz lI3Scale 225 oz Price 595 795 $1495 Lightest bust pilot available Lifeiike vinyl latex rubber parts Easy assemble finish Buiid either barnstormer sportsman pilot sKit contains pilot head helmet cap goggles jacket instructions See deaier order direct Add $100 shipping direct orders Send $100 current cataiog Dealers inquiries invited NYS Residents add 7 percent sales tax Send Check MO Allow 3 weeks check clearSorry-No CODs II I1h 11 Send 5100in Cash Check Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3 PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE 5 OTHERS PENN VILLEY HODDY CENTER 517 1 Main St LaudalaPa 19446 $215855 268, 368 0770 newsletter prompted quite reaction readers almost unanimous opinion rules interpretation required determine deal models back up after missing landing attempt subsequently make successful land ing completing additional lap Navy Carrier Advisory Committee NCAC has recommended Control Line Contest Board CLCB such action ruled unsuccessful landing approach under existing rule five-point penalty specific NCAC recommendation time model fails maintain forward counterclockwise motion over deck landing approach model shall judged have made unsuccessful landing approach fivepoint penalty assessedjust model flown complete lap between approaches Action CLCB will reported Competition Newsletter section MA column Rules history event has evolved over last 20 years some interesting ways opportunity look evolution researching some formation rules changes interpre tations Ron McNally CLCB chairman Carrier flying started out singleclass event no displacement limit engines 60 Speed engines such McCoy 60 tended put natural limit event though oc casional excursions larger displace ments HC Randalls Tigercat its two Johnson Combat Specials Class became separate class midSixties Profile added 1969the same year Class II limited 65s Profile started event plainbearing front-intake 36s production RC throttles An immediate interpretation required throttle engine available factory-produced set 1973 Nats saw some spirited dis agreement between wanted ban engine rework kind under existing Profile engine rules believed rules placed no restriction engine rework CLCB interpretation engines must un modified factory-produced units vague caused problems settled Attempts write clear uniform ly-interpretable rules describe what CLCB really meant say just added controversy until unmodified rule deleted 1976-77 rule book plain-bearing rule dropped 1982 Bonus points originally awarded models propeller-driven US Navy aircraft Models jets use jet engines get bonus points pro pulsion requirement dropped models other nations allowed increase variety event Interpretations canopies dihedral what constitutes acceptable prototype added ailerons added PUAW DIESELS Englands Finest 048 35 RIC STD Send $100 list Eric Clutton 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 5 tolerance requirement arrive rules have today Flight scoring started out point mile per hour high speed three points mile per hour dif ference between high low no fractional scores until 1968 completely unjustified change 1/100 mph accuracy instituted 1976 scoring changed present rule place emphasis low-speed performance make event less purely high-speed contest Nats summer Dick Davis showed us hang prop take advantage new scoring system 600 rule instituted discourage such low-speed flight angle set too high have effect event evolved kind low-speed performance have today Other changes appeared loopholes uncovered older rules except one-year change solid lines 1969 absurd fiasco line sizes 1970-71 havent major changes Carrier equipment require ments way event flown except already described rule-making process last cycle will allow us keep consistent set Carrier rules four-year period hope trend continues Keep hook dry Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 71 generally out-of-control feeling tailheavy plane brings VERY BEST part will landings new Nelson 15 should wide use time read engine pic tured ABC version AAC set up available depending prefer ence Jed Kusik assembles about 25-40 engines week says ABC version less tricky set up make run well although chrome-alu minum-liner engine lighter potentially faster will survive lean run better side exhaust permits moving yen150 Model Aviation * SCALE DOCUMENTATiON* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS SOOKS EPLA-TECH 1985 INTERNATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG48600 MCKENZIE HWY $300VIDA OREGON 97488 NEW SPACE SA VINt FUEL CONTAINER FIts Boa x73/8 high 9-ill tough RigId Pslyelhylone Includes TubIng pIes 8120 pnalqu Fuatunura Leth Tubing Throeghi Cup North Producta PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 turi back up behind Cylinder makes installation Combat model eas ier rear exhaust therell no problems burning wing off As everything Henry Nelson pro duces latest product slightly faster previous model Engine revs over 28000 have logged using 7-3 high nitro Jed reports about 1000 rpm loss dropping down low nitro fuel surprise 10% fuel runs about hot temperature-wise 50% head shape clear ance work almost well either blend Another interesting engine being offered limited numbers S-36 Supertigre knowthe engine looks size 60 Nelson cuts off ugly fat adds AAC setup presto An engine lighter Fox able live 22000 rpm 50% yearning something different might try killer engine $160 investment Test rpm sometimes misleading unless compared known engine 22 thou obtained using 9-6 cut 8-6 50% nitro rpm obtained several hundred engine furnished Myles Lawrence Fox 36 probably fastest country Engines costing $160 range should offer lot massproduce engine costs less half much get precision engine fitted properly test run ensure meets standards Jed runs logs engine produced will make recommendations type fuel use / 5II Sc 0 0 Have noticed contests old Hemperdinkle has won since got Mr T haircut PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp S250 pipe includedi CLEANERPolisher SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK Glider Pilots Take Note Boz $4 95* Brass Tubeing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE September 1985 151 QUALITY FREE FLIGHT KITS AND SUPPLIES FOR COMPETITION AND SPORT SINCE 1975 Dealer inquiriesCatalog 50t invited -BLUE RIDGE MODELS. BOX 429SKYLAND N C28776 SILICONE TUBING lOIS25 ItSD fI SMALL 80025151$350 MEDI DOS dlul3400*900 51000 LACOE 125 dlul 5500 $1128 52000 US S CAPS POSTPAID DODGE 4tR0 INC asi ICOTTAGE PS CD WHITESEACLKU5551 10 THE ONE THAT WORKS ITS SNAP tank included $1 29* Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited dealer order direct Add 2200 snipping • handlingPO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 snd special handling Jed related simple top-tuners tip alled Glow Bee hop-up Its corn non best engine lose 0O-60O rpm no apparent reason tarts well holds good needlebut just doesnt have solution sim ple plug change Save old plug some break-in loan mooching flying friends Glow Bee pictured course far beyond stage slight loss power would make engine flame out turns plug bad condition weak battery will cause untold misery starting doubt change plug follow Glow Bee hop-up routine youre guaranteed win few extra races matches during career received MACA Top Twenty results after Id sent article last time thats posted end rather beginning results year held up because see what would happen King Orange contest Tom Fluker Sr compiled results repotted Tom Fluker Jr leading Larry Driskell before meet i91-l5 Larry picked up another 10 points went take Number spot Besides cleaning up Nationals four events Larry Tom took top spot four MACA categories too Larry took Fast Slow AA Tom took FAI Combat MACA Model Aircraft Combat Association points based four official AMA Combat events con tests special rules force like Voodoo/Fox Combat counted toward MACA points idea behind someone could go contest four AMA events halfdozen variations events come away huge number points contest possibly limited number entries want MACA points fly AMA eventsbut its fun glory doesnt matter fly em Thank Tom Fluker Sr effort compiling list congratulations Larry Tom Jr others Top Twenty Charlie Johnson 3716 graham St San Diego CA 92109 CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 72 nitro both Supertigre X 40 K&B 40 Apparently diameter cant go much over 7% 7Y4 inches thin ner blade obviously longer can go some cases up 8% inches depending blade size 05 40 apparently has little power lower nitro content standard pro peller pitch reduced about half unit around 8 around 7% seems satisfactory Continued page 154 - QUICK ACE WE STILL KkVE TtME 10 GET 1i ANOTHER LTGNT September 1985 153 Nfg 5 FULL LINE METAL SPECIALISTS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/09
Page Numbers: 71, 150, 151, 153
H Combat Charlie Johnson THE LATEST Combat event featuring stock Voodoos Fox 35 Stunt engines well underway basic rules event state stock Voodoo ex act reproduction must used Minimum weight has set 17 ounces 015 lines used instead 018s used regular AMA Combat attempt keep speeds down engines together nitro content fuel limited maximum 15% venturi must remain stock size standard spraybar must used contests have run far have least double-elimination ones run either Slow Fast Combat rules cuts kills event having Southern Cali fornia will have one-minute starting period four-minute match mid-airs ending match Stunt engine two ounces lighter Mark IV Fox Combat engine building model near 17-ounce minimum shouldnt too difficult unless get kits threeounce leading edge Ive over 80 Voodoos found leading edges varied weight 1 3 ounces commercial leading edges some times lighter need reinforcement keep breaking root blad der used fuel system tube can serve stiffener although nothing may needed Fox Stunt speeds have flat building board should able use jig setup comes kit Make real effort keep warps out models because bent airplanes fly just bad reduced speed 130 mph except have time watch fly across circle amount line rake shown kit fine sport flying 015 lines needs Ive always run back leadout just front spar either have front leadout about half-inch further forward run out same leadout guide models also need some out board tip weight consistent takeoffs Start 5-10 grams add outboard wing picks up during maneuvers both directions model follows out handle Possibly key best-turning airplane will engine placement Start balance point shown plans will place engine least half-inch ahead leading edge Keep adding weight tail until touchy cant fly itand youre ready Add streamer should get just enough stability fly match unless get streamer cut off case doesnt matter anyway European models decade ago set up sensitively think ing about turn caused several eights loops limited power weight its important scrub off speed having nose-heavy model plow through turns Believe youll soon love light controls fast turns Continued page 150 Flashbiack Buckeye AZ Regionals 1 three Texans took top three p laces Slow Combat didnt get photo May 1985 columnDon Cranf lii Center other two Luis Lopez L Dick Stubbiefield R Dicks plane took bite out Dons elevatorbut broke crankshaft soon after Look closely picture right Combat Secret strategy being displayed Mike Petri Redwood City CA has good pair designer sunglassesand hes flying right sun John Saivin isnt wearing sunglasses cant look sun trying follow M Ikes plane out corner eye can see reflection sun Mikes glasses Alls fair love war Combat lesson glowpiugoiogy L standard plug L versusa fiat-wound GioBee plug R used Nelson 15 Note however tater growing near center GioBee plug will significantly reduce plugs performance soybean oil glow fuel causes taters form because very high combustion temperatures right latest version Nelson 15a side-exhaust ABC piston/cylinder also available AAC conventional rear intake extra mounting lug near front bearing mounting Team Race planes mill turned 28000-29000 rpm test prop September1985 71 DESIGNS Body Pilot Kit sLightest Pilot available eLifeilke vinyl la tex rubber parts Easy assemble finish eBuild either barnstormer sportsman pilot Kit contains pilot head hands boots helmet cap goggles full templates easy instructions Fuiiy positionable & moveable eSome simple sewing required WeightPrice 1/6Scale2oz$ 795 1/4Scale4oz*$ 995 lI3Scale6oz*$1695 *Weightmay vary depending material used construction DGA DESIGNS Bust Pilot Kit Weight 1/6Scale 7Soz 1/4Scale 1Soz lI3Scale 225 oz Price 595 795 $1495 Lightest bust pilot available Lifeiike vinyl latex rubber parts Easy assemble finish Buiid either barnstormer sportsman pilot sKit contains pilot head helmet cap goggles jacket instructions See deaier order direct Add $100 shipping direct orders Send $100 current cataiog Dealers inquiries invited NYS Residents add 7 percent sales tax Send Check MO Allow 3 weeks check clearSorry-No CODs II I1h 11 Send 5100in Cash Check Stamps 32 Page Tabloid size illustrated DISCOUNT Catalog Sent 1st Class Mail COMET COX FLYLINE FOX GOLDBERG GUILLOWS JETCO K&3 PACTRA PECK POLYMER PERFECT SIG STERLING SULLIVAN TOP FLITE 5 OTHERS PENN VILLEY HODDY CENTER 517 1 Main St LaudalaPa 19446 $215855 268, 368 0770 newsletter prompted quite reaction readers almost unanimous opinion rules interpretation required determine deal models back up after missing landing attempt subsequently make successful land ing completing additional lap Navy Carrier Advisory Committee NCAC has recommended Control Line Contest Board CLCB such action ruled unsuccessful landing approach under existing rule five-point penalty specific NCAC recommendation time model fails maintain forward counterclockwise motion over deck landing approach model shall judged have made unsuccessful landing approach fivepoint penalty assessedjust model flown complete lap between approaches Action CLCB will reported Competition Newsletter section MA column Rules history event has evolved over last 20 years some interesting ways opportunity look evolution researching some formation rules changes interpre tations Ron McNally CLCB chairman Carrier flying started out singleclass event no displacement limit engines 60 Speed engines such McCoy 60 tended put natural limit event though oc casional excursions larger displace ments HC Randalls Tigercat its two Johnson Combat Specials Class became separate class midSixties Profile added 1969the same year Class II limited 65s Profile started event plainbearing front-intake 36s production RC throttles An immediate interpretation required throttle engine available factory-produced set 1973 Nats saw some spirited dis agreement between wanted ban engine rework kind under existing Profile engine rules believed rules placed no restriction engine rework CLCB interpretation engines must un modified factory-produced units vague caused problems settled Attempts write clear uniform ly-interpretable rules describe what CLCB really meant say just added controversy until unmodified rule deleted 1976-77 rule book plain-bearing rule dropped 1982 Bonus points originally awarded models propeller-driven US Navy aircraft Models jets use jet engines get bonus points pro pulsion requirement dropped models other nations allowed increase variety event Interpretations canopies dihedral what constitutes acceptable prototype added ailerons added PUAW DIESELS Englands Finest 048 35 RIC STD Send $100 list Eric Clutton 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 5 tolerance requirement arrive rules have today Flight scoring started out point mile per hour high speed three points mile per hour dif ference between high low no fractional scores until 1968 completely unjustified change 1/100 mph accuracy instituted 1976 scoring changed present rule place emphasis low-speed performance make event less purely high-speed contest Nats summer Dick Davis showed us hang prop take advantage new scoring system 600 rule instituted discourage such low-speed flight angle set too high have effect event evolved kind low-speed performance have today Other changes appeared loopholes uncovered older rules except one-year change solid lines 1969 absurd fiasco line sizes 1970-71 havent major changes Carrier equipment require ments way event flown except already described rule-making process last cycle will allow us keep consistent set Carrier rules four-year period hope trend continues Keep hook dry Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 71 generally out-of-control feeling tailheavy plane brings VERY BEST part will landings new Nelson 15 should wide use time read engine pic tured ABC version AAC set up available depending prefer ence Jed Kusik assembles about 25-40 engines week says ABC version less tricky set up make run well although chrome-alu minum-liner engine lighter potentially faster will survive lean run better side exhaust permits moving yen150 Model Aviation * SCALE DOCUMENTATiON* SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS SOOKS EPLA-TECH 1985 INTERNATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG48600 MCKENZIE HWY $300VIDA OREGON 97488 NEW SPACE SA VINt FUEL CONTAINER FIts Boa x73/8 high 9-ill tough RigId Pslyelhylone Includes TubIng pIes 8120 pnalqu Fuatunura Leth Tubing Throeghi Cup North Producta PO Box 18419 Cleveland Heights OH 44118 turi back up behind Cylinder makes installation Combat model eas ier rear exhaust therell no problems burning wing off As everything Henry Nelson pro duces latest product slightly faster previous model Engine revs over 28000 have logged using 7-3 high nitro Jed reports about 1000 rpm loss dropping down low nitro fuel surprise 10% fuel runs about hot temperature-wise 50% head shape clear ance work almost well either blend Another interesting engine being offered limited numbers S-36 Supertigre knowthe engine looks size 60 Nelson cuts off ugly fat adds AAC setup presto An engine lighter Fox able live 22000 rpm 50% yearning something different might try killer engine $160 investment Test rpm sometimes misleading unless compared known engine 22 thou obtained using 9-6 cut 8-6 50% nitro rpm obtained several hundred engine furnished Myles Lawrence Fox 36 probably fastest country Engines costing $160 range should offer lot massproduce engine costs less half much get precision engine fitted properly test run ensure meets standards Jed runs logs engine produced will make recommendations type fuel use / 5II Sc 0 0 Have noticed contests old Hemperdinkle has won since got Mr T haircut PRO-CLAMP Tuned Pipe Clamp S250 pipe includedi CLEANERPolisher SUPER SHINE SUPER SLICK Glider Pilots Take Note Boz $4 95* Brass Tubeing Replacement HEAT BENDABLE September 1985 151 QUALITY FREE FLIGHT KITS AND SUPPLIES FOR COMPETITION AND SPORT SINCE 1975 Dealer inquiriesCatalog 50t invited -BLUE RIDGE MODELS. BOX 429SKYLAND N C28776 SILICONE TUBING lOIS25 ItSD fI SMALL 80025151$350 MEDI DOS dlul3400*900 51000 LACOE 125 dlul 5500 $1128 52000 US S CAPS POSTPAID DODGE 4tR0 INC asi ICOTTAGE PS CD WHITESEACLKU5551 10 THE ONE THAT WORKS ITS SNAP tank included $1 29* Handling Dealer-Dist Inquiries Invited dealer order direct Add 2200 snipping • handlingPO Box 95 Champaign IL 61820 snd special handling Jed related simple top-tuners tip alled Glow Bee hop-up Its corn non best engine lose 0O-60O rpm no apparent reason tarts well holds good needlebut just doesnt have solution sim ple plug change Save old plug some break-in loan mooching flying friends Glow Bee pictured course far beyond stage slight loss power would make engine flame out turns plug bad condition weak battery will cause untold misery starting doubt change plug follow Glow Bee hop-up routine youre guaranteed win few extra races matches during career received MACA Top Twenty results after Id sent article last time thats posted end rather beginning results year held up because see what would happen King Orange contest Tom Fluker Sr compiled results repotted Tom Fluker Jr leading Larry Driskell before meet i91-l5 Larry picked up another 10 points went take Number spot Besides cleaning up Nationals four events Larry Tom took top spot four MACA categories too Larry took Fast Slow AA Tom took FAI Combat MACA Model Aircraft Combat Association points based four official AMA Combat events con tests special rules force like Voodoo/Fox Combat counted toward MACA points idea behind someone could go contest four AMA events halfdozen variations events come away huge number points contest possibly limited number entries want MACA points fly AMA eventsbut its fun glory doesnt matter fly em Thank Tom Fluker Sr effort compiling list congratulations Larry Tom Jr others Top Twenty Charlie Johnson 3716 graham St San Diego CA 92109 CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 72 nitro both Supertigre X 40 K&B 40 Apparently diameter cant go much over 7% 7Y4 inches thin ner blade obviously longer can go some cases up 8% inches depending blade size 05 40 apparently has little power lower nitro content standard pro peller pitch reduced about half unit around 8 around 7% seems satisfactory Continued page 154 - QUICK ACE WE STILL KkVE TtME 10 GET 1i ANOTHER LTGNT September 1985 153 Nfg 5 FULL LINE METAL SPECIALISTS