those not proficient in Dutch, the photos
(including a couple of Carrier shots) are the
best part. (See the “Sources” listing.)
Engine Options: Ron Duly has found
some interesting engines with Carrier
potential at Weston in the United Kingdom.
The company is a source of Webra engines
but offers its own West line, which is based
on the Webra designs but with internal
differences that are unique to West.
Of interest are the company’s 36GT and
50V1 engines, which appear to
have applications in Profile and
Class II. They have excellent
performance claims.
According to Ron, the best part
is the engines with left-hand
rotation and crankshafts that can be
fitted to Webras. Left-hand cranks
can be discussed with Alan at
Weston.
Ron is particularly interested in
the Webra 55-P5 GT, which is a
helicopter engine. Looking at
Webra specifications on the
company’s Web site (see the
“Sources” list), the 55-P5 GT
weighs 11.9 ounces and produces
2.1 horsepower. By comparison,
the Webra Speed 61FC gets 2.3
horsepower but weighs 15.7
ounces.
Thoughts of Earlier Times:
I’ve been corresponding with
Carl Trevison of East Orleans,
Massachusetts, about flying
Carrier Plus XI event brief
[[email protected]]
Control Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry
Also included in this column:
• Carrier around the world
• Engine options
• Thoughts of earlier times
Paul Smith adds fuel to his Profile Bearcat at the
2008 Brodak contest. John Vlna photo.
Eric Conley with his Profile Corsair and new Skyray Carrier aircraft at the Phoenix
Carrier Plus XI contest. Eric uses the Nelson .36 engine with muffler.
Bob Frogner achieved a personal best at
Phoenix, flying his Bill Calkins-designed de
Havilland Sea Vampire.
THE OCTOBER CONTEST in Phoenix,
Arizona, hosted by Ted Kraver and the Central
Arizona CL Club, was a great success. There
was outstanding weather, and many
contestants advanced their positions in the
Navy Carrier Society’s Top 20 listing for
2008.
Two of this month’s photographs are from
that contest. Eric Conley took his Vought
Corsair for the Profile Carrier event and won
with 364.8 points. Both he and I had high
speeds exceeding 101 mph in that class.
Bob Frogner’s Profile Carrier entry was his
Nelson-powered de Havilland Sea Vampire,
which has removable wing panels to allow it to
be shipped to and from contests. Bob achieved
a personal best at the contest.
Many thanks go to Gary and Julie
Grimstad, who served as Carrier event director
and timer.
Carrier Around the World: Navy Carrier
flying is catching on in other parts of the
world, as well as the United States. Although
the rules in many locations are not the ones we
use, the event is still readily identifiable and
just as much fun. See the “Sources” list for the
URLs depicting Navy Carrier flying in other
countries.
The Japanese site shows activities on a
narrow, elevated, and highly detailed carrier
deck. Pictures are worth 1,000 words—I hope
so, since the site is in Japanese. Australians
also use a small deck by our standards!
Another interesting Web site is Fly By
Wire; it describes Paul Rietbergen’s Dutch
program to get more young people flying CL,
but also to integrate it into their education. For
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04sig5.QXD 2/24/09 9:40 AM Page 146
roughly 50 years ago in the Northeast.
His reminiscences bring back a few
memories of my own. He wrote:
“This old Control Line guy recently pulled
out a cardboard box that hadn’t been opened
for about 45 years. In it were various engines
including Fox 35 Stunt, Veco 35, Fox 35
Combat Special and finally a McCoy 60. Most
engines had broken wooden Top Flite
propellers, still in the condition that I left them
45-plus years ago.
“Out of the same box came recollections
of a kid who (prior to having a driver’s
license) was shuttled to model airplane
contests throughout Connecticut by friends’
dads (God bless them all). We flew in
Trumbull, Hazardville and Milford, with
Hazardville and Milford having separate
flying rings for Stunt, Combat and Carrier
(wow).
“My first attempt at Carrier was with a
Berkeley SBD Dauntless powered by a K&B
35. Motor speed was controlled by an exhaust
back-pressure throttle that my dad machined
for me in his machine shop. The third line for
speed control was a length of monofilament
fishing line. It stretched when you pulled it for
low speed runs, but it worked and was cheap.
The handle was an old EZ Just Stunt handle. I
never won, but had loads of fun trying.
“A little later I got a real job, leaving lawn
mowing and leaf raking behind. Now I was
able to afford a ‘real engine,’ my prized, used
McCoy 60, which was pretty well the standard
for Carrier in those days, along with the
Dooling 61. Wow, what a piece of machinery
this was. Hooked up to a Sterling Guardian I
was flying with the big boys—at age 16.
Never did very well.
“Even though gasoline was 26 cents per
gallon and I was driving a Fiat 500 with two
cylinders and 26 HP, it was still hard to afford
to get away to contests. My friends Tom and
Don (still dear friends after all these years)
would often go with me with airplanes taking
up most of the back seat.
“I put all of the engines back in the box.
The broken propellers—just as I left them 45
years ago when I ‘clunked’ it in on the Carrier
deck (or Stunt circle or Combat circle), still a
little dirt on the propellers from the grass fields.
“My fond memories are back in the
cardboard box along with my old engines.
Maybe I’ll open it up again next year. It really
felt good to go back there for a while.” MA
Sources:
Navy Carrier in Japan:
http://home1.catvmics.ne.jp/~naruse99/e/inde
x.htm
Navy Carrier in the United Kingdom:
www.cheffers.co.uk/carrier.html
Navy Carrier in Australia:
http://clamf.aerosports.net.au
Fly By Wire
www.flybywire.org/
Weston UK
+44(0)1795 521030
+44(0)1795 522020
www.westonuk.co.uk
Webra Engines
www.webra-austria.at/index1.php?lang=EN
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those not proficient in Dutch, the photos
(including a couple of Carrier shots) are the
best part. (See the “Sources” listing.)
Engine Options: Ron Duly has found
some interesting engines with Carrier
potential at Weston in the United Kingdom.
The company is a source of Webra engines
but offers its own West line, which is based
on the Webra designs but with internal
differences that are unique to West.
Of interest are the company’s 36GT and
50V1 engines, which appear to
have applications in Profile and
Class II. They have excellent
performance claims.
According to Ron, the best part
is the engines with left-hand
rotation and crankshafts that can be
fitted to Webras. Left-hand cranks
can be discussed with Alan at
Weston.
Ron is particularly interested in
the Webra 55-P5 GT, which is a
helicopter engine. Looking at
Webra specifications on the
company’s Web site (see the
“Sources” list), the 55-P5 GT
weighs 11.9 ounces and produces
2.1 horsepower. By comparison,
the Webra Speed 61FC gets 2.3
horsepower but weighs 15.7
ounces.
Thoughts of Earlier Times:
I’ve been corresponding with
Carl Trevison of East Orleans,
Massachusetts, about flying
Carrier Plus XI event brief
[[email protected]]
Control Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry
Also included in this column:
• Carrier around the world
• Engine options
• Thoughts of earlier times
Paul Smith adds fuel to his Profile Bearcat at the
2008 Brodak contest. John Vlna photo.
Eric Conley with his Profile Corsair and new Skyray Carrier aircraft at the Phoenix
Carrier Plus XI contest. Eric uses the Nelson .36 engine with muffler.
Bob Frogner achieved a personal best at
Phoenix, flying his Bill Calkins-designed de
Havilland Sea Vampire.
THE OCTOBER CONTEST in Phoenix,
Arizona, hosted by Ted Kraver and the Central
Arizona CL Club, was a great success. There
was outstanding weather, and many
contestants advanced their positions in the
Navy Carrier Society’s Top 20 listing for
2008.
Two of this month’s photographs are from
that contest. Eric Conley took his Vought
Corsair for the Profile Carrier event and won
with 364.8 points. Both he and I had high
speeds exceeding 101 mph in that class.
Bob Frogner’s Profile Carrier entry was his
Nelson-powered de Havilland Sea Vampire,
which has removable wing panels to allow it to
be shipped to and from contests. Bob achieved
a personal best at the contest.
Many thanks go to Gary and Julie
Grimstad, who served as Carrier event director
and timer.
Carrier Around the World: Navy Carrier
flying is catching on in other parts of the
world, as well as the United States. Although
the rules in many locations are not the ones we
use, the event is still readily identifiable and
just as much fun. See the “Sources” list for the
URLs depicting Navy Carrier flying in other
countries.
The Japanese site shows activities on a
narrow, elevated, and highly detailed carrier
deck. Pictures are worth 1,000 words—I hope
so, since the site is in Japanese. Australians
also use a small deck by our standards!
Another interesting Web site is Fly By
Wire; it describes Paul Rietbergen’s Dutch
program to get more young people flying CL,
but also to integrate it into their education. For
146 MODEL AVIATION
04sig5.QXD 2/24/09 9:40 AM Page 146
roughly 50 years ago in the Northeast.
His reminiscences bring back a few
memories of my own. He wrote:
“This old Control Line guy recently pulled
out a cardboard box that hadn’t been opened
for about 45 years. In it were various engines
including Fox 35 Stunt, Veco 35, Fox 35
Combat Special and finally a McCoy 60. Most
engines had broken wooden Top Flite
propellers, still in the condition that I left them
45-plus years ago.
“Out of the same box came recollections
of a kid who (prior to having a driver’s
license) was shuttled to model airplane
contests throughout Connecticut by friends’
dads (God bless them all). We flew in
Trumbull, Hazardville and Milford, with
Hazardville and Milford having separate
flying rings for Stunt, Combat and Carrier
(wow).
“My first attempt at Carrier was with a
Berkeley SBD Dauntless powered by a K&B
35. Motor speed was controlled by an exhaust
back-pressure throttle that my dad machined
for me in his machine shop. The third line for
speed control was a length of monofilament
fishing line. It stretched when you pulled it for
low speed runs, but it worked and was cheap.
The handle was an old EZ Just Stunt handle. I
never won, but had loads of fun trying.
“A little later I got a real job, leaving lawn
mowing and leaf raking behind. Now I was
able to afford a ‘real engine,’ my prized, used
McCoy 60, which was pretty well the standard
for Carrier in those days, along with the
Dooling 61. Wow, what a piece of machinery
this was. Hooked up to a Sterling Guardian I
was flying with the big boys—at age 16.
Never did very well.
“Even though gasoline was 26 cents per
gallon and I was driving a Fiat 500 with two
cylinders and 26 HP, it was still hard to afford
to get away to contests. My friends Tom and
Don (still dear friends after all these years)
would often go with me with airplanes taking
up most of the back seat.
“I put all of the engines back in the box.
The broken propellers—just as I left them 45
years ago when I ‘clunked’ it in on the Carrier
deck (or Stunt circle or Combat circle), still a
little dirt on the propellers from the grass fields.
“My fond memories are back in the
cardboard box along with my old engines.
Maybe I’ll open it up again next year. It really
felt good to go back there for a while.” MA
Sources:
Navy Carrier in Japan:
http://home1.catvmics.ne.jp/~naruse99/e/inde
x.htm
Navy Carrier in the United Kingdom:
www.cheffers.co.uk/carrier.html
Navy Carrier in Australia:
http://clamf.aerosports.net.au
Fly By Wire
www.flybywire.org/
Weston UK
+44(0)1795 521030
+44(0)1795 522020
www.westonuk.co.uk
Webra Engines
www.webra-austria.at/index1.php?lang=EN