CONTROL LINE COMBAT INTERNATIONAL CONTEST THE Fifth Dutch International billed preliminary World Cham pionship since Combat included official program Utrecht fol lowing weekend Competitors European countries present well group various parts United States contest held Sportscomplex Boszoom outskirts Rot terdam Sportscomplex boasts such refinements clubhouse bar shower facilities on-site camping restaurant fields large enough four practice competition circles FAI combat very different style familiar Americans Two models allowed per bout scoring based streamer cuts airtime Dutch used 1975 FAI rules zero points given string cut known taking lot Dutch also very safety conscious therefore strictly enforcing rules regulating pitcrew/ pilot activities such working downed model before removed flight circle couldnt remove streamer pilot leaving center circle helmet preparation contest began weeks before participants unusual destioy six eight models such meeting essential have enough equipment make through eight rounds fortunate have spent week before Champion ships England Richard Wilkens Outlaws Team would eventually runnerup new World Champion John Berry also England Dave Clarkson pitted John contest old friends final Wilkens has become very well known spectacular flying style novations model design construc fifth Dutch International July 3-4 saw FAI Combat flown near World Championship level Text Photos Charlie Johnson tionThe currently kitted Wilkens Wonder Wings combat ships used several Outlaws quite few other com petitors Richard built ten Superstar IIs afternoon evening quite tribute almost-ready-to-fly foam ship assembly line tech niques Any part model such l/64 plywood-covered fuel pod will fit other plane Wilkens sole objective going Netherlands overwhelm op position bring title back England Outlaws Team contrast John Berry gone over holiday look World Championships Com bat just fun really didnt ex pect win John tried British team last season fair stock models left over foam exponents would sneer last years Wilkie models Berrys models slightly Englands Richard Wilkensa member celebrated Outlawa clubgives treatment Frenchman Fraisse semi bout taking two Cuts oft six inches streamer lighter Wilkies trend ward all-foam quick building Prepara tion much same other 95 entries no wanting caught short enough planes finish two-day deal Outlaws 45 models stuffed giant roof box inside car guy rode Lambretta motorscooter way Portugal models tied back actual flying got under way Saturday since registration taken place evening before Two circles operation also two practice areas Five minutes alloted con testant exactly hour before match practicenot much time came unprepared first couple rounds pro duced few good matches since better fliers being sorted out lopsided victories occasional upset John Berry lost first match because mechanical problems thus went losers round lent out models use spare during match got cut loose flew near canal damage little water through leadout holes day dry out plane charmed life would used win Champion ship against Wilkens 64 entries left after first day overwhelming number used glow en gines mostly Supertigre G-15 G-20 models few MVVS Rossi Coxes Americans old standby Oliver Tiger diesel up performance levels new generation Rossi diesel pressurized Supertigre diesels stood much chance against glows glow can run almost 5 minutes 90cc fuel thus being able go entire flight period needing pit stop Planes bigger lighter allfoam Superstars making first ap pearance great numbers 360sq-in model opposed mammoth 410-in version best performer though larger model turned tighter good indication turning ability found number loops per minute model can perform None diesels could go over 60 loops per minute considerably less Superstars 90 loop mark None new models can tolerate bogging engine thus props 7-4 range used keep revs high times give lot pull through Jaco Ridder Netherlands must know something opponent didnt know Late glow-powered FAI jobs now capable ac complishing 90 loops per minute turns Some Americans used clipped 7-6 nylons Cox 15s during violent turning motor would often pulled off its power band though motor reported turn excess 20000 rpm air about what Supertigre does 7-4anything prop self destructs Italian Rossi operators solved prop problems using 7-5 fiberglass props Italian Champion Sergio Tom meleri chief proponent com bination very fast level -more power through maneuvers anyone else Thrown prop blades changed course matches Cham pionships including final Berrys prop actually grew another inch competition Sunday very ex citing good matches though Americans out sixth round Smith Kresan Reese chanical problems Harris Johnson just lost Richard Wilkens soundly de feated ex-Champ Vernon Hunt daz zling display glow dominance over Oliver diesel Vernon very best offensive fliers never able mount attack being chased ground several times Wilkens opponents found safe place ground found way either purpose result some treatment Outlaws call As can see quarter-final matchings no high scores until semi-final Wilkens ran up 440 points taking large cut two smaller ones off 6 inches streamer closest fought matches tween Fraisse France Jaco de Ridder Netherlands flight third fourth place dead-heated 405 405 first match de Ridder finally pulling out victory 512 474 Name & Country Berry England Rasmussen Denmark Fraisse France Morgan England Hammersley England deRidder Netheri Wilkens England Hunt England QuarterSemifinal Final ScoreScore highest combined total entire contest final turned out real Cinderella story John Berry having lost first round come back losers round inch way final solid 390-plus scores several flights Wilkens Outlaws very con fident Richard having taken platter beers out pilots circle after de Rid der defeated Frenchman John Berry off himself preparing model th3t fallen victim canal previous day Berry excellent pilot would force Wilkens apply himself match previous bouts hed able show biz since control match Dave Clarkson cheekily asked Wilkens hed like lend John some Superstars beat him Richard could still advertise models won World Champs During final match pilot taken cut Richard made mistake taking entire streamer meant could get air points would have evade John Final Score 54 Berry 337 disqBerry 431 328 Fraisse 258Berry1st 260Wilkens2nd 157 deRidder 3rd deRidder 293 Fraisse 4th 390 191Wilkens 340Flyoff 3rd 4th Wilkens 440 137 October1976 31 Above With Wilkens string still around arm John Berry carried off unexpected triumph Right Dark horse Berrybefore after dont know Anyway sly smile Top right Wilkens left thought won Circle Marshall found Berry did get cut won beer theyre drinking Berry took marbles Charlie Johnson Paul Smith Charlie hold ing Wilkens Blasta Smith Dave Wood designed Titan R Dave Clarkson Charlie Johnson JohnItalian champ Sergio Tomeleri says Hey Berry John Daly Clarkson Johnson Another Outlaw planethis Prank Smart trumpet has got head just like head out-pitted Outlaws put John champ said him Give him bits hell Rossi Hes very fast through turns have rebuilt before next round Combat International over three minutes Berry needed cut win Wilkie cleverly turned right front him gave him whole streamer looked like reflight since cut would surely get 240 air points about half way through Berrys engine made too familiar sound caused prop coming apart nylon 7-4 would stretch both blades sometimes becoming 9-4 wasnt long until radical vibration knocked Johns plane out air 9-second pitstop Clarkson myself couldnt score Wilkie stayed up al lotted four minutes Pltcrews cursed prop watched helplessly finished time period Platters beer streamed center circle did about 200 par ticipants spectators About time Richards engine quit came gliding over head wildly celebrating enthusiasts midair catch team cap tain John Hammersley ending flight Circle Marshall inspected streamer found John Berry taken whole thing knot some streamer still awarded victory Berry since would now get 100 points cut have 91-point advantage over Wilkie celebrating continued Berry being carried spectators shoul ders faulty prop thought cost John Championship less half inch string crepe paper sep arated Richard Wilkens title Combat will surely included next World Championships Wilkens Outlaws will will com petitors over rest world least another year title World Combat Champion rests En glishman John Berry Left English team captain John Hammersley prepares launch teammates model Wilkens points count-down clock t go big hand Phil Reese CL Bill Harris hat Mike Kresan R discuss chances Cox 15 s making final Cox reported turn 20000 air 6-1/2-6 prop
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/10
Page Numbers: 30, 31, 32
CONTROL LINE COMBAT INTERNATIONAL CONTEST THE Fifth Dutch International billed preliminary World Cham pionship since Combat included official program Utrecht fol lowing weekend Competitors European countries present well group various parts United States contest held Sportscomplex Boszoom outskirts Rot terdam Sportscomplex boasts such refinements clubhouse bar shower facilities on-site camping restaurant fields large enough four practice competition circles FAI combat very different style familiar Americans Two models allowed per bout scoring based streamer cuts airtime Dutch used 1975 FAI rules zero points given string cut known taking lot Dutch also very safety conscious therefore strictly enforcing rules regulating pitcrew/ pilot activities such working downed model before removed flight circle couldnt remove streamer pilot leaving center circle helmet preparation contest began weeks before participants unusual destioy six eight models such meeting essential have enough equipment make through eight rounds fortunate have spent week before Champion ships England Richard Wilkens Outlaws Team would eventually runnerup new World Champion John Berry also England Dave Clarkson pitted John contest old friends final Wilkens has become very well known spectacular flying style novations model design construc fifth Dutch International July 3-4 saw FAI Combat flown near World Championship level Text Photos Charlie Johnson tionThe currently kitted Wilkens Wonder Wings combat ships used several Outlaws quite few other com petitors Richard built ten Superstar IIs afternoon evening quite tribute almost-ready-to-fly foam ship assembly line tech niques Any part model such l/64 plywood-covered fuel pod will fit other plane Wilkens sole objective going Netherlands overwhelm op position bring title back England Outlaws Team contrast John Berry gone over holiday look World Championships Com bat just fun really didnt ex pect win John tried British team last season fair stock models left over foam exponents would sneer last years Wilkie models Berrys models slightly Englands Richard Wilkensa member celebrated Outlawa clubgives treatment Frenchman Fraisse semi bout taking two Cuts oft six inches streamer lighter Wilkies trend ward all-foam quick building Prepara tion much same other 95 entries no wanting caught short enough planes finish two-day deal Outlaws 45 models stuffed giant roof box inside car guy rode Lambretta motorscooter way Portugal models tied back actual flying got under way Saturday since registration taken place evening before Two circles operation also two practice areas Five minutes alloted con testant exactly hour before match practicenot much time came unprepared first couple rounds pro duced few good matches since better fliers being sorted out lopsided victories occasional upset John Berry lost first match because mechanical problems thus went losers round lent out models use spare during match got cut loose flew near canal damage little water through leadout holes day dry out plane charmed life would used win Champion ship against Wilkens 64 entries left after first day overwhelming number used glow en gines mostly Supertigre G-15 G-20 models few MVVS Rossi Coxes Americans old standby Oliver Tiger diesel up performance levels new generation Rossi diesel pressurized Supertigre diesels stood much chance against glows glow can run almost 5 minutes 90cc fuel thus being able go entire flight period needing pit stop Planes bigger lighter allfoam Superstars making first ap pearance great numbers 360sq-in model opposed mammoth 410-in version best performer though larger model turned tighter good indication turning ability found number loops per minute model can perform None diesels could go over 60 loops per minute considerably less Superstars 90 loop mark None new models can tolerate bogging engine thus props 7-4 range used keep revs high times give lot pull through Jaco Ridder Netherlands must know something opponent didnt know Late glow-powered FAI jobs now capable ac complishing 90 loops per minute turns Some Americans used clipped 7-6 nylons Cox 15s during violent turning motor would often pulled off its power band though motor reported turn excess 20000 rpm air about what Supertigre does 7-4anything prop self destructs Italian Rossi operators solved prop problems using 7-5 fiberglass props Italian Champion Sergio Tom meleri chief proponent com bination very fast level -more power through maneuvers anyone else Thrown prop blades changed course matches Cham pionships including final Berrys prop actually grew another inch competition Sunday very ex citing good matches though Americans out sixth round Smith Kresan Reese chanical problems Harris Johnson just lost Richard Wilkens soundly de feated ex-Champ Vernon Hunt daz zling display glow dominance over Oliver diesel Vernon very best offensive fliers never able mount attack being chased ground several times Wilkens opponents found safe place ground found way either purpose result some treatment Outlaws call As can see quarter-final matchings no high scores until semi-final Wilkens ran up 440 points taking large cut two smaller ones off 6 inches streamer closest fought matches tween Fraisse France Jaco de Ridder Netherlands flight third fourth place dead-heated 405 405 first match de Ridder finally pulling out victory 512 474 Name & Country Berry England Rasmussen Denmark Fraisse France Morgan England Hammersley England deRidder Netheri Wilkens England Hunt England QuarterSemifinal Final ScoreScore highest combined total entire contest final turned out real Cinderella story John Berry having lost first round come back losers round inch way final solid 390-plus scores several flights Wilkens Outlaws very con fident Richard having taken platter beers out pilots circle after de Rid der defeated Frenchman John Berry off himself preparing model th3t fallen victim canal previous day Berry excellent pilot would force Wilkens apply himself match previous bouts hed able show biz since control match Dave Clarkson cheekily asked Wilkens hed like lend John some Superstars beat him Richard could still advertise models won World Champs During final match pilot taken cut Richard made mistake taking entire streamer meant could get air points would have evade John Final Score 54 Berry 337 disqBerry 431 328 Fraisse 258Berry1st 260Wilkens2nd 157 deRidder 3rd deRidder 293 Fraisse 4th 390 191Wilkens 340Flyoff 3rd 4th Wilkens 440 137 October1976 31 Above With Wilkens string still around arm John Berry carried off unexpected triumph Right Dark horse Berrybefore after dont know Anyway sly smile Top right Wilkens left thought won Circle Marshall found Berry did get cut won beer theyre drinking Berry took marbles Charlie Johnson Paul Smith Charlie hold ing Wilkens Blasta Smith Dave Wood designed Titan R Dave Clarkson Charlie Johnson JohnItalian champ Sergio Tomeleri says Hey Berry John Daly Clarkson Johnson Another Outlaw planethis Prank Smart trumpet has got head just like head out-pitted Outlaws put John champ said him Give him bits hell Rossi Hes very fast through turns have rebuilt before next round Combat International over three minutes Berry needed cut win Wilkie cleverly turned right front him gave him whole streamer looked like reflight since cut would surely get 240 air points about half way through Berrys engine made too familiar sound caused prop coming apart nylon 7-4 would stretch both blades sometimes becoming 9-4 wasnt long until radical vibration knocked Johns plane out air 9-second pitstop Clarkson myself couldnt score Wilkie stayed up al lotted four minutes Pltcrews cursed prop watched helplessly finished time period Platters beer streamed center circle did about 200 par ticipants spectators About time Richards engine quit came gliding over head wildly celebrating enthusiasts midair catch team cap tain John Hammersley ending flight Circle Marshall inspected streamer found John Berry taken whole thing knot some streamer still awarded victory Berry since would now get 100 points cut have 91-point advantage over Wilkie celebrating continued Berry being carried spectators shoul ders faulty prop thought cost John Championship less half inch string crepe paper sep arated Richard Wilkens title Combat will surely included next World Championships Wilkens Outlaws will will com petitors over rest world least another year title World Combat Champion rests En glishman John Berry Left English team captain John Hammersley prepares launch teammates model Wilkens points count-down clock t go big hand Phil Reese CL Bill Harris hat Mike Kresan R discuss chances Cox 15 s making final Cox reported turn 20000 air 6-1/2-6 prop
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/10
Page Numbers: 30, 31, 32
CONTROL LINE COMBAT INTERNATIONAL CONTEST THE Fifth Dutch International billed preliminary World Cham pionship since Combat included official program Utrecht fol lowing weekend Competitors European countries present well group various parts United States contest held Sportscomplex Boszoom outskirts Rot terdam Sportscomplex boasts such refinements clubhouse bar shower facilities on-site camping restaurant fields large enough four practice competition circles FAI combat very different style familiar Americans Two models allowed per bout scoring based streamer cuts airtime Dutch used 1975 FAI rules zero points given string cut known taking lot Dutch also very safety conscious therefore strictly enforcing rules regulating pitcrew/ pilot activities such working downed model before removed flight circle couldnt remove streamer pilot leaving center circle helmet preparation contest began weeks before participants unusual destioy six eight models such meeting essential have enough equipment make through eight rounds fortunate have spent week before Champion ships England Richard Wilkens Outlaws Team would eventually runnerup new World Champion John Berry also England Dave Clarkson pitted John contest old friends final Wilkens has become very well known spectacular flying style novations model design construc fifth Dutch International July 3-4 saw FAI Combat flown near World Championship level Text Photos Charlie Johnson tionThe currently kitted Wilkens Wonder Wings combat ships used several Outlaws quite few other com petitors Richard built ten Superstar IIs afternoon evening quite tribute almost-ready-to-fly foam ship assembly line tech niques Any part model such l/64 plywood-covered fuel pod will fit other plane Wilkens sole objective going Netherlands overwhelm op position bring title back England Outlaws Team contrast John Berry gone over holiday look World Championships Com bat just fun really didnt ex pect win John tried British team last season fair stock models left over foam exponents would sneer last years Wilkie models Berrys models slightly Englands Richard Wilkensa member celebrated Outlawa clubgives treatment Frenchman Fraisse semi bout taking two Cuts oft six inches streamer lighter Wilkies trend ward all-foam quick building Prepara tion much same other 95 entries no wanting caught short enough planes finish two-day deal Outlaws 45 models stuffed giant roof box inside car guy rode Lambretta motorscooter way Portugal models tied back actual flying got under way Saturday since registration taken place evening before Two circles operation also two practice areas Five minutes alloted con testant exactly hour before match practicenot much time came unprepared first couple rounds pro duced few good matches since better fliers being sorted out lopsided victories occasional upset John Berry lost first match because mechanical problems thus went losers round lent out models use spare during match got cut loose flew near canal damage little water through leadout holes day dry out plane charmed life would used win Champion ship against Wilkens 64 entries left after first day overwhelming number used glow en gines mostly Supertigre G-15 G-20 models few MVVS Rossi Coxes Americans old standby Oliver Tiger diesel up performance levels new generation Rossi diesel pressurized Supertigre diesels stood much chance against glows glow can run almost 5 minutes 90cc fuel thus being able go entire flight period needing pit stop Planes bigger lighter allfoam Superstars making first ap pearance great numbers 360sq-in model opposed mammoth 410-in version best performer though larger model turned tighter good indication turning ability found number loops per minute model can perform None diesels could go over 60 loops per minute considerably less Superstars 90 loop mark None new models can tolerate bogging engine thus props 7-4 range used keep revs high times give lot pull through Jaco Ridder Netherlands must know something opponent didnt know Late glow-powered FAI jobs now capable ac complishing 90 loops per minute turns Some Americans used clipped 7-6 nylons Cox 15s during violent turning motor would often pulled off its power band though motor reported turn excess 20000 rpm air about what Supertigre does 7-4anything prop self destructs Italian Rossi operators solved prop problems using 7-5 fiberglass props Italian Champion Sergio Tom meleri chief proponent com bination very fast level -more power through maneuvers anyone else Thrown prop blades changed course matches Cham pionships including final Berrys prop actually grew another inch competition Sunday very ex citing good matches though Americans out sixth round Smith Kresan Reese chanical problems Harris Johnson just lost Richard Wilkens soundly de feated ex-Champ Vernon Hunt daz zling display glow dominance over Oliver diesel Vernon very best offensive fliers never able mount attack being chased ground several times Wilkens opponents found safe place ground found way either purpose result some treatment Outlaws call As can see quarter-final matchings no high scores until semi-final Wilkens ran up 440 points taking large cut two smaller ones off 6 inches streamer closest fought matches tween Fraisse France Jaco de Ridder Netherlands flight third fourth place dead-heated 405 405 first match de Ridder finally pulling out victory 512 474 Name & Country Berry England Rasmussen Denmark Fraisse France Morgan England Hammersley England deRidder Netheri Wilkens England Hunt England QuarterSemifinal Final ScoreScore highest combined total entire contest final turned out real Cinderella story John Berry having lost first round come back losers round inch way final solid 390-plus scores several flights Wilkens Outlaws very con fident Richard having taken platter beers out pilots circle after de Rid der defeated Frenchman John Berry off himself preparing model th3t fallen victim canal previous day Berry excellent pilot would force Wilkens apply himself match previous bouts hed able show biz since control match Dave Clarkson cheekily asked Wilkens hed like lend John some Superstars beat him Richard could still advertise models won World Champs During final match pilot taken cut Richard made mistake taking entire streamer meant could get air points would have evade John Final Score 54 Berry 337 disqBerry 431 328 Fraisse 258Berry1st 260Wilkens2nd 157 deRidder 3rd deRidder 293 Fraisse 4th 390 191Wilkens 340Flyoff 3rd 4th Wilkens 440 137 October1976 31 Above With Wilkens string still around arm John Berry carried off unexpected triumph Right Dark horse Berrybefore after dont know Anyway sly smile Top right Wilkens left thought won Circle Marshall found Berry did get cut won beer theyre drinking Berry took marbles Charlie Johnson Paul Smith Charlie hold ing Wilkens Blasta Smith Dave Wood designed Titan R Dave Clarkson Charlie Johnson JohnItalian champ Sergio Tomeleri says Hey Berry John Daly Clarkson Johnson Another Outlaw planethis Prank Smart trumpet has got head just like head out-pitted Outlaws put John champ said him Give him bits hell Rossi Hes very fast through turns have rebuilt before next round Combat International over three minutes Berry needed cut win Wilkie cleverly turned right front him gave him whole streamer looked like reflight since cut would surely get 240 air points about half way through Berrys engine made too familiar sound caused prop coming apart nylon 7-4 would stretch both blades sometimes becoming 9-4 wasnt long until radical vibration knocked Johns plane out air 9-second pitstop Clarkson myself couldnt score Wilkie stayed up al lotted four minutes Pltcrews cursed prop watched helplessly finished time period Platters beer streamed center circle did about 200 par ticipants spectators About time Richards engine quit came gliding over head wildly celebrating enthusiasts midair catch team cap tain John Hammersley ending flight Circle Marshall inspected streamer found John Berry taken whole thing knot some streamer still awarded victory Berry since would now get 100 points cut have 91-point advantage over Wilkie celebrating continued Berry being carried spectators shoul ders faulty prop thought cost John Championship less half inch string crepe paper sep arated Richard Wilkens title Combat will surely included next World Championships Wilkens Outlaws will will com petitors over rest world least another year title World Combat Champion rests En glishman John Berry Left English team captain John Hammersley prepares launch teammates model Wilkens points count-down clock t go big hand Phil Reese CL Bill Harris hat Mike Kresan R discuss chances Cox 15 s making final Cox reported turn 20000 air 6-1/2-6 prop