With engine dis- 1933 placement limit designers turned streamlining give planes edge needed win grueling Coupe Deutsch efforts rewarded came America de feated planes engines having twice horsepower EDon Berliner WHAT GREAT IDEA An aerial Grand Prix Race rival excitement slam-bang road races Alfa Romeos Bugattis Mercedes Benz thrilling Europe mid-Thirties called Coupe Deutsch pro nounced Coop Doych Derch produce series racing planes bit technically advanced cars equally glamorous memorable Some aircraft spawned became prototypes beauties capturing FAI rec ords today unfortunately after meteoric period glory Coupe Deutsch race itself eclipsed World War Hand has never revived since During Twenties Schneider Tro phy demonstrated Europe indeed world amazing impetus such event can development powerful engines clever streamlining treasured trophy propelled seaplane position despite its obvious handicap claimed distinction being fastest world British finally retired Schneider 1931 winning third straight time big gap needed filling What better way fill 56 Model Aviation ----I 1933 After six hours full-bore pylon racing Georges Detre won Coupe Deutach Potez 53 #10 averaged 200 mph 250 hp Musee de lAlr 1933 mono-wheeled Parman flown Salel 1933 race Farman unique inst designed airplane own engine well Photo Muses de lAir sleek Keller-Bechereau powered bye 370-hp Delage V-12 failed complete qualIfy ing trials 1933 could race Photo courtesy JH Robinson collection prestigious race land planes tro phy prize money donated Suzanne Deutsch de la Muerthe continu ing family tradition begun around turn century father Henry donated several trophies de la Muerthe name stimulate aeronautical progress motive encouraging its industry French government chipped money well race planned pylon event unprecedented length two stages consisting 10 laps around 100km 62-mile three-pylon course total 1242 miles airplanes could absolutely design long engine displacement did exceed eight liters 488 cu goal put emphasis aerodynamics test speed durability pilot endurance added flavor inter national rivalry Following example road racing airplane would carry its countrys colors blue France red Italy white Germany green England wild sprint around five-mile course like Cleveland National Air Races out question its stead French drew 62-mile triangle south Paris resembled 75-mile course now used annually Lowers-Baker Falck 500 Model Aviation September 1983 fuel economy concern Coupe Deutsch refueling stops could made halfway point stage first run Coupe May 1933 Thirteen airplanes entered four Caudrons three Farmans two Potez Comper Swift several others either failed qualify didnt show up exception English Comper limited-production sport flier entry designed spe cifically racing Time trials consisting lap around course pointed pair Caudron 362s favorites fixed landing gears 170-hp Renault four-cylinder line engines parlayed excellent design minimum size qualifying speeds 2003 mph Raymond Delmotte 1839 mph Ludovic Arrachart both well-known French speed pilots Unfortu nately Arrachart killed week before race Caudron spun after its engine quit during test flight race time arrived May 29 six airplanes starting line First off Nicholas Comper deHavilland Gypsy-powered Swift followed closely Salel Farman Delmotte Caudron Maurice Arnoux monowheeled Farman Arnoux bounced badly across grass field landing gear collapsed wiping out propeller Last two radial-engined Potez racers flown Georges Detre Lemoine end first 500 km 321 miles Salel Lemoine dropped out leaving just three original nine quali fiers still race several hours go charged round round long course hour after hour strain engines airframes pilots beyond anything previously experienced pylon racing still raced end first 1000-km stage three pilots stopped mandatory hour half break before slipping back nowfamiliar cockpits another 1000 km tearing across French countryside last mid-afternoon first air plane streaked across finish line Etampes cheers crowd Georges Detre landed taxied up climbed out blue Potez after 6 hours 11 minutes 45 seconds pylon racing power 250-hp nine-cylinder Potez radial triumphant Detre averaged 20059 mph entire distance win first new Coupe Deutsch series Putting out two-thirds Detres June1987 57 AwearyMauriceArnoux brings hisCaudron 450 afterwinning 1 934Coupe Deutsch 320-hp Renault engine gave him average speed 242 mph JH Robinson photo 1934 Louis Masotte piaced second 1934 race fiving Caudron 366 powered 217-hp Regnier engine averaged 224 mph despite fixed landing gear Musee de lAir photo 1935 4 power Raymond Delmottes 170-hp Cau dron 362 averaged 18095 mph bringing him forty minutes behind Detre giving technical types lot think about third last complete long grind Nick Comper averaging 14887 mph little Swifta true sport plane got Comper lot welldeserved attention after eight hours racing put eight hours vivid perspective 1985 Reno Unlim ited Championship Race took less 11 minutes Coupe Deutsch successa coup indeed Limited-power airplanes flown longest closed-course race history performed great flair Another Coupe race announced 1934 engineers bubbling over ideas improvements innova tions engine men ready squeeze lot power out eightliter limit time 1934 race rolled around eight airplanes starting line addition five others entered never seen Etampes Ay tomp four Caudrons Regnier two Potez new Comper Streak products brilliant team headed designer Marcel Riffard George Otfmovsky Caudrons comprised three fairly similar versions Type 366 360 1933 217-hp Regnier engine two-position propeller well-faired landing gear Type 450 featured new design 320-hp Renault in-line sixcylinder two-position prop Type 460 like 450 retractable landing gear Potez airplanes looked like 1933 important modifications 53-2 315-hp radial engine fixed-pitch prop 53-3 350hp radial smaller wing suddenlypopular two-position takeoff topspeed propeller 58 Model Aviation similar model 460 1935 Caudron 560s equipped what should have awesome 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Unfortunately mechanical problems plagued high-performance engine both planes sat out 1935 race JH Robinson photo 1935 starting line atthe 1935 race Fourof five Caudrons entered arevisibie running far end appears have winning airplane Musee de lAir photo Nick Comper foreign pilot built new low-wing racer retractable landing gear 145-hp Gypsy engine kept him big disad vantage Caudron 460s favorites problems new retractable landing gears forced flown wheels locked down temporary fair ings 450 also its wheels down meant fly way good fairings Eight planes started long grind Yves Lacombe forced drop out after few laps Caudron 460 de veloped engine trouble Georges Detre Potez 5 3-2 went out lap 10 oil leak other six finished first stage set out second Comper averaged impres sive 169 mph first 1000 km unable retract landing gear start second stage struggled six laps landed would have pointless continue such low speed Lemoine flying second Potez began having problems propeller too chose land rather continue reduced speed aver aged excellent 229 mph first stage however left four airplanes three Caudrons very last lap Raymond Delmottes 460 experienced oil-flow dif ficulties landed field Before thathehadflownthefirst 1000km at241 mph second Arnouxs 244 mph end race saw just three eight starters cross finish line three smashed old record Arnoux won Caudron 450 2417 mph Louis Masotte second Regnier 366 22415 mph Albert Monville third 460 finish 21192 mph least stage over 225 mph winning speed 41 mph over record Caudrons toast France new 460s flown 1000 km its landing gear down 229 mph its gear up might have done close 250 mph just 320 hp December25 Raymond Delmotte flew 460 9liter Renault World Speed Record three kilometers 314319 mph broke 305-mph record set year earlier Jimmy Wedell Wedell Williams racer 22-liter Pratt & Whitney engine Despite Caudrons success dreams Coupe Deutsch becoming land plane counterpart prestigious Schnei der Trophy dimming nonFrench entry Britisher Nick Comper flown completely-out classed little airplanes plenty spirit no hope winning Since three wins French entries would retire trophy 1935 Coupe Deutach would last unless some other countrys plane won As turned out advance entries made clear 1935 would all-French race seven Caudrons modified Cau 19351936 dron two others never appeared lack international interest Caudron factory certainly went all-out offered three Type 460s older Type 450 low-powered 430 also added pair brand-new Type 560s similar 460 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Qualifying trials five laps 100-km course five pilots com pleted Lacombe Type 460 254 mph Arnoux 460 249 mph Monville 450 248 mph Charles Franco 180-hp 196 mph 560s sat ground engine trouble hopes understandably high another record May 29 five started great series roars fourth lap Franco dropped out Type 430 experi enced propeller trouble after having av eraged 175 mph Three laps later Arnouxs turn oil-flow difficulties aborting promising performance 460 averaging 276 mph fastest lap 29166 mph end first 1000-km stage Delniotte 2772 mph Masotte 2743 mph Monville 2327 mph Arnoux 460 parked field several miles away replaced Monville 450 andtcok off alongwith pair 460 pilots three planes flew slower second stage during first Delmotte lost less speed finished long haul average 27589 mph another 34 mph over previous years record increase of7S mph just two years no increase engine size Lacombe 2636 mph Arnoux 217 mph completed Caudron sweep Coupe Deutsch failed stimulate international pylon racing land planes proven perfect op portunity advance Caudrons now totally superior anything else class Europe Level speed close 300 mph no 330 hp amazing 1935and still no competition home Caudron turned its attention other place serious pylon racing June1987 59 Above mechanic makes last-minute checks 460 just before race 1935 cylinder contains compressed sir used drive starter motor andthe unpainted area oii cooier Beiow Detroyats460 being towed tothe starting iine atthe 1936 National Air Races Los Angeles clearly streamlined its American rivals quickly proved its advantages convincing win Truman Weaver collection photos 1936 America National Air Races its Gee Bees Wedell Williainses Lairds well-known France thus chosen next test long thin beautifully streamlined French racers consequences movewhat happened 1936 National Air Races Los Angeleshas told times over Suffice say Michel Detroyat eight-liter Caudron 460 took best Americans whipped soundly won Greve Race easily 247 mph against racers similar-sized engines challenged powerful Thompson Trophy Race machines much twice horsepower didnt help Detroyat broke Thomp son record speed 264 mph around short course leaving fastest rivals far behind Americans grumbled Caudrons advantage came French government backing really case French celebrated justification firstand last time Thompson Trophy left USA Retired thrice-winning French Coupe Deutsch nevertheless put back circulation after decisive successes 1935 1936 Coupe anticipated great enthusiasm Interest keen ever Caudron works extensively modified two Type 460s 46 flush canopies round tails 560s similarly modified becoming sole 561 just play safe older 450 Maurice Arnoux won 1934 brought out retirement 561 sat quietly throughout both trials race its Renault V-i 2 re fusing work properly After delay caused low clouds poor visibility other three entries started race good speed lap eight first stage Delmotte landed 461 damaged exhaust stack hed averaged im pressive 257 mph point lap 269 mph Arnoux finished first 1000 km 258 mph Lacombe came 251 mphnot up previous years speeds yet bad considering lack op position poor weather refueled rested both trouble getting engines restarted lost lot official time fussing last both took off returned long tiring race starting delays cost chance coming close record Lacombe won 2420 mph same 450 Arnoux won three years beforeand almost exact same speed Arnoux second time 2297 mph first time no new Coupe Deutsch record Cau dron still supreme class racer another Coupe 1937 look forward anyone suspected what come would have noth ing sad faces Etampes Interest ran high anticipation 1937 Deutsch Caudron announced would enter pair 460s powered 350hp engines well three new 760s 450-hp Renault V-i 2 far proven little value addition Societe Francaise de Constructions Aero nautiques SECA entered two Lignel 20 racers use 220-hp Renault other 400-hp Regnier race scheduled September 12 1937 mid-June Caudron can celled five its entries because strikes military production few weeks later Lignels wrecked during record attempt airplane still officially entered no alternative cancel 1937 Coupe Deutsch hope better luck 1938 However Hitler storm troopers growing louder nastier war seemed ever probable 1938 Coupe Deutsch scheduled May 29 Etampes maximum Continued page 62 60 Model Aviation Yves 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Model Aviation piston displacement lowered eight liters 488 cu 65 liters 397 cuin Criteria established qualifying test 500 km minimum 350 km/hr 218 mph takeoff land ing less 1640 ft over three-foot barrier time anticipation wartime demands Caudron diverted its efforts converting racing designs fighters single Caudron entry enough make things interesting 1938 Coupe SFCA offered two Lignel 30s 280 hp Regnier inverted in-line four-cycle engines fixed retractable landing gear entries Bugatti raised French eyebrows famed auto racing firm hired designer Louis deMonge create pair airplanes Bugatti Car engines no airframe absolutely necessary placed pair 32-liter race car engines behind pilot drove counter-rotating propellers via articulated drive shafts running along either side pilot racers flush canopies Y-tails reverse-flow cooling very little wing area 64 sq ft less modern Formula racing plane 43 sq ft other larger two pared-down planes have fixed land ing gear smaller version would retractable least 500 hp almost no drag either should have good shot 300 mph Unfortunately streamlined Bugattis never put test Neither close completion strike Regnier factory kept Lignels being de livered As result second time straight Coupe Deutsch cancelled Still undiscouraged French planned 1939 race held October 1 though common knowledge war just around corner French aircraft industry found itself en tertaining thoughts pylon racing war tremors close seems indicative disjointed nature war prep arations point entriesin form projects design studies maybe just sketchesdid come through andby July 121939 atotal nine racers proposed First off three Mistral 30s powered brand-new Chaumont-Bearn vertically-opposed 12-cylinder engine rated least paper 450 hp low-wing fixed-gear design Mistral built model never full-sized plane two totally unknown machines built CAPRA firm successor Avions Bernard builder V2 monoplane clocked 278 mph back 1924 single unspecified Bugatti Regnier using 380hp Regnier V-12 Max Holste 20 Payen Flechair last-named several futuristic delta-wing designs creative N R Payen may have Continued page 171 4 NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS Inc_______ 610 LEBANON STREET ORD E 04073 440-1881 Winning Ideas FOURMOST 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition 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Probably surestand impres siveindication superior speed Caudrons Maurice Arnoux 100-km FAT record lap 29166 mph 1935 comparison current FAT World Rec ord airplanes Caudrons weight class over same distance 27113 mph set Robert Thalman 300-hp Swearingen SX-300 Fond du Lao WI 1984 Since todays records slightly different classes both Arnouxs Thal mans records stand Coupe Deutsch formula excellent could resurrected today Lycomings 200-hp 0-3 60 engine fits 65-liter limit Conti nentals 0-470 Lycomings older 0-480 would fit eight-liter limit Any engines tucked inside exotic modern airframe built composite materials should enough surpass Coupe Deutsch recordsand launch very interesting new era I3ut thats foolish dreaming isnt FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 65 launch site located near center 660-acre facility gives unobstructed visibility arc 3000 highest spot county state capitol visible location case land NE flat under plow ranch nor flat gently undulating height two-story building Chasing 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With engine dis- 1933 placement limit designers turned streamlining give planes edge needed win grueling Coupe Deutsch efforts rewarded came America de feated planes engines having twice horsepower EDon Berliner WHAT GREAT IDEA An aerial Grand Prix Race rival excitement slam-bang road races Alfa Romeos Bugattis Mercedes Benz thrilling Europe mid-Thirties called Coupe Deutsch pro nounced Coop Doych Derch produce series racing planes bit technically advanced cars equally glamorous memorable Some aircraft spawned became prototypes beauties capturing FAI rec ords today unfortunately after meteoric period glory Coupe Deutsch race itself eclipsed World War Hand has never revived since During Twenties Schneider Tro phy demonstrated Europe indeed world amazing impetus such event can development powerful engines clever streamlining treasured trophy propelled seaplane position despite its obvious handicap claimed distinction being fastest world British finally retired Schneider 1931 winning third straight time big gap needed filling What better way fill 56 Model Aviation ----I 1933 After six hours full-bore pylon racing Georges Detre won Coupe Deutach Potez 53 #10 averaged 200 mph 250 hp Musee de lAlr 1933 mono-wheeled Parman flown Salel 1933 race Farman unique inst designed airplane own engine well Photo Muses de lAir sleek Keller-Bechereau powered bye 370-hp Delage V-12 failed complete qualIfy ing trials 1933 could race Photo courtesy JH Robinson collection prestigious race land planes tro phy prize money donated Suzanne Deutsch de la Muerthe continu ing family tradition begun around turn century father Henry donated several trophies de la Muerthe name stimulate aeronautical progress motive encouraging its industry French government chipped money well race planned pylon event unprecedented length two stages consisting 10 laps around 100km 62-mile three-pylon course total 1242 miles airplanes could absolutely design long engine displacement did exceed eight liters 488 cu goal put emphasis aerodynamics test speed durability pilot endurance added flavor inter national rivalry Following example road racing airplane would carry its countrys colors blue France red Italy white Germany green England wild sprint around five-mile course like Cleveland National Air Races out question its stead French drew 62-mile triangle south Paris resembled 75-mile course now used annually Lowers-Baker Falck 500 Model Aviation September 1983 fuel economy concern Coupe Deutsch refueling stops could made halfway point stage first run Coupe May 1933 Thirteen airplanes entered four Caudrons three Farmans two Potez Comper Swift several others either failed qualify didnt show up exception English Comper limited-production sport flier entry designed spe cifically racing Time trials consisting lap around course pointed pair Caudron 362s favorites fixed landing gears 170-hp Renault four-cylinder line engines parlayed excellent design minimum size qualifying speeds 2003 mph Raymond Delmotte 1839 mph Ludovic Arrachart both well-known French speed pilots Unfortu nately Arrachart killed week before race Caudron spun after its engine quit during test flight race time arrived May 29 six airplanes starting line First off Nicholas Comper deHavilland Gypsy-powered Swift followed closely Salel Farman Delmotte Caudron Maurice Arnoux monowheeled Farman Arnoux bounced badly across grass field landing gear collapsed wiping out propeller Last two radial-engined Potez racers flown Georges Detre Lemoine end first 500 km 321 miles Salel Lemoine dropped out leaving just three original nine quali fiers still race several hours go charged round round long course hour after hour strain engines airframes pilots beyond anything previously experienced pylon racing still raced end first 1000-km stage three pilots stopped mandatory hour half break before slipping back nowfamiliar cockpits another 1000 km tearing across French countryside last mid-afternoon first air plane streaked across finish line Etampes cheers crowd Georges Detre landed taxied up climbed out blue Potez after 6 hours 11 minutes 45 seconds pylon racing power 250-hp nine-cylinder Potez radial triumphant Detre averaged 20059 mph entire distance win first new Coupe Deutsch series Putting out two-thirds Detres June1987 57 AwearyMauriceArnoux brings hisCaudron 450 afterwinning 1 934Coupe Deutsch 320-hp Renault engine gave him average speed 242 mph JH Robinson photo 1934 Louis Masotte piaced second 1934 race fiving Caudron 366 powered 217-hp Regnier engine averaged 224 mph despite fixed landing gear Musee de lAir photo 1935 4 power Raymond Delmottes 170-hp Cau dron 362 averaged 18095 mph bringing him forty minutes behind Detre giving technical types lot think about third last complete long grind Nick Comper averaging 14887 mph little Swifta true sport plane got Comper lot welldeserved attention after eight hours racing put eight hours vivid perspective 1985 Reno Unlim ited Championship Race took less 11 minutes Coupe Deutsch successa coup indeed Limited-power airplanes flown longest closed-course race history performed great flair Another Coupe race announced 1934 engineers bubbling over ideas improvements innova tions engine men ready squeeze lot power out eightliter limit time 1934 race rolled around eight airplanes starting line addition five others entered never seen Etampes Ay tomp four Caudrons Regnier two Potez new Comper Streak products brilliant team headed designer Marcel Riffard George Otfmovsky Caudrons comprised three fairly similar versions Type 366 360 1933 217-hp Regnier engine two-position propeller well-faired landing gear Type 450 featured new design 320-hp Renault in-line sixcylinder two-position prop Type 460 like 450 retractable landing gear Potez airplanes looked like 1933 important modifications 53-2 315-hp radial engine fixed-pitch prop 53-3 350hp radial smaller wing suddenlypopular two-position takeoff topspeed propeller 58 Model Aviation similar model 460 1935 Caudron 560s equipped what should have awesome 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Unfortunately mechanical problems plagued high-performance engine both planes sat out 1935 race JH Robinson photo 1935 starting line atthe 1935 race Fourof five Caudrons entered arevisibie running far end appears have winning airplane Musee de lAir photo Nick Comper foreign pilot built new low-wing racer retractable landing gear 145-hp Gypsy engine kept him big disad vantage Caudron 460s favorites problems new retractable landing gears forced flown wheels locked down temporary fair ings 450 also its wheels down meant fly way good fairings Eight planes started long grind Yves Lacombe forced drop out after few laps Caudron 460 de veloped engine trouble Georges Detre Potez 5 3-2 went out lap 10 oil leak other six finished first stage set out second Comper averaged impres sive 169 mph first 1000 km unable retract landing gear start second stage struggled six laps landed would have pointless continue such low speed Lemoine flying second Potez began having problems propeller too chose land rather continue reduced speed aver aged excellent 229 mph first stage however left four airplanes three Caudrons very last lap Raymond Delmottes 460 experienced oil-flow dif ficulties landed field Before thathehadflownthefirst 1000km at241 mph second Arnouxs 244 mph end race saw just three eight starters cross finish line three smashed old record Arnoux won Caudron 450 2417 mph Louis Masotte second Regnier 366 22415 mph Albert Monville third 460 finish 21192 mph least stage over 225 mph winning speed 41 mph over record Caudrons toast France new 460s flown 1000 km its landing gear down 229 mph its gear up might have done close 250 mph just 320 hp December25 Raymond Delmotte flew 460 9liter Renault World Speed Record three kilometers 314319 mph broke 305-mph record set year earlier Jimmy Wedell Wedell Williams racer 22-liter Pratt & Whitney engine Despite Caudrons success dreams Coupe Deutsch becoming land plane counterpart prestigious Schnei der Trophy dimming nonFrench entry Britisher Nick Comper flown completely-out classed little airplanes plenty spirit no hope winning Since three wins French entries would retire trophy 1935 Coupe Deutach would last unless some other countrys plane won As turned out advance entries made clear 1935 would all-French race seven Caudrons modified Cau 19351936 dron two others never appeared lack international interest Caudron factory certainly went all-out offered three Type 460s older Type 450 low-powered 430 also added pair brand-new Type 560s similar 460 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Qualifying trials five laps 100-km course five pilots com pleted Lacombe Type 460 254 mph Arnoux 460 249 mph Monville 450 248 mph Charles Franco 180-hp 196 mph 560s sat ground engine trouble hopes understandably high another record May 29 five started great series roars fourth lap Franco dropped out Type 430 experi enced propeller trouble after having av eraged 175 mph Three laps later Arnouxs turn oil-flow difficulties aborting promising performance 460 averaging 276 mph fastest lap 29166 mph end first 1000-km stage Delniotte 2772 mph Masotte 2743 mph Monville 2327 mph Arnoux 460 parked field several miles away replaced Monville 450 andtcok off alongwith pair 460 pilots three planes flew slower second stage during first Delmotte lost less speed finished long haul average 27589 mph another 34 mph over previous years record increase of7S mph just two years no increase engine size Lacombe 2636 mph Arnoux 217 mph completed Caudron sweep Coupe Deutsch failed stimulate international pylon racing land planes proven perfect op portunity advance Caudrons now totally superior anything else class Europe Level speed close 300 mph no 330 hp amazing 1935and still no competition home Caudron turned its attention other place serious pylon racing June1987 59 Above mechanic makes last-minute checks 460 just before race 1935 cylinder contains compressed sir used drive starter motor andthe unpainted area oii cooier Beiow Detroyats460 being towed tothe starting iine atthe 1936 National Air Races Los Angeles clearly streamlined its American rivals quickly proved its advantages convincing win Truman Weaver collection photos 1936 America National Air Races its Gee Bees Wedell Williainses Lairds well-known France thus chosen next test long thin beautifully streamlined French racers consequences movewhat happened 1936 National Air Races Los Angeleshas told times over Suffice say Michel Detroyat eight-liter Caudron 460 took best Americans whipped soundly won Greve Race easily 247 mph against racers similar-sized engines challenged powerful Thompson Trophy Race machines much twice horsepower didnt help Detroyat broke Thomp son record speed 264 mph around short course leaving fastest rivals far behind Americans grumbled Caudrons advantage came French government backing really case French celebrated justification firstand last time Thompson Trophy left USA Retired thrice-winning French Coupe Deutsch nevertheless put back circulation after decisive successes 1935 1936 Coupe anticipated great enthusiasm Interest keen ever Caudron works extensively modified two Type 460s 46 flush canopies round tails 560s similarly modified becoming sole 561 just play safe older 450 Maurice Arnoux won 1934 brought out retirement 561 sat quietly throughout both trials race its Renault V-i 2 re fusing work properly After delay caused low clouds poor visibility other three entries started race good speed lap eight first stage Delmotte landed 461 damaged exhaust stack hed averaged im pressive 257 mph point lap 269 mph Arnoux finished first 1000 km 258 mph Lacombe came 251 mphnot up previous years speeds yet bad considering lack op position poor weather refueled rested both trouble getting engines restarted lost lot official time fussing last both took off returned long tiring race starting delays cost chance coming close record Lacombe won 2420 mph same 450 Arnoux won three years beforeand almost exact same speed Arnoux second time 2297 mph first time no new Coupe Deutsch record Cau dron still supreme class racer another Coupe 1937 look forward anyone suspected what come would have noth ing sad faces Etampes Interest ran high anticipation 1937 Deutsch Caudron announced would enter pair 460s powered 350hp engines well three new 760s 450-hp Renault V-i 2 far proven little value addition Societe Francaise de Constructions Aero nautiques SECA entered two Lignel 20 racers use 220-hp Renault other 400-hp Regnier race scheduled September 12 1937 mid-June Caudron can celled five its entries because strikes military production few weeks later Lignels wrecked during record attempt airplane still officially entered no alternative cancel 1937 Coupe Deutsch hope better luck 1938 However Hitler storm troopers growing louder nastier war seemed ever probable 1938 Coupe Deutsch scheduled May 29 Etampes maximum Continued page 62 60 Model Aviation Yves Lacombe flew 450-2 win 1936 race 242 mph Plc JH Robinson 1936 1936 sleek 1936 Caudron 561 its flush canopy troublesome Renault V-i 2 refused start Its potential top speed least 300 mph Photo Musee de lAir Anxious spectators crew look Caudron 461 prepares take off 1936 running pneumatic retracts often proved troublesome reflected designer Marcel Riffards penchant winning strategy streamlining Photo Musee de IAir SUPERIOR DESIGN & CRAFTSMANSHI DEL-A0 st Kits Youll Ever Buy Build Train-Air 20 Train-Air 40 Sport-Air 40 Bel-Air 40 40 Hydro-Floats need easy handling superior aerobatic modern looking sport exhibition biplane has filled mel-AIr go kit parts biplane aa fine line kits machine cut assist building real show stopper Del-Air 60 has fully aummetrical wing sections gives greatest potential aerobatic performance either upright inverted ahip capable very slow close-in type flight right up rigorous aerobatic schedule can muster Engine Requirement Wing Span Wing Area Fuselage Length 80 52 935 0 46 SPECIFICATIONS Fuselage Width Weight Range Wing Loading Range 35 8 75 lbs 14810 185 207-490-1881 Visa & Mastercard Accepted I ~ OPTIMIZE YOUR ENGINES OUTPUT TATONES THRUST TESTER I ~ITATONE 30-13 Use TATONES ALUM MOTOR MOUNT THRUST TESTER determine maxImum engine output usingTHROTTLE propsENGINE differentifCONTROL I0 fuel mixturesP SAFETY STARTING LOCK RPM levels Check engineDIRECT READI NGA aaainst anotherTHRUST DIALONLY $6996 eR ETRACTABLE HOOK RELEASE Price SB90 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight 4 oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $300 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR QUICKY 500cY&JWI PRICE $630 OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTS Fuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming d SASE Complete Information 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 PRODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 62 Model Aviation piston displacement lowered eight liters 488 cu 65 liters 397 cuin Criteria established qualifying test 500 km minimum 350 km/hr 218 mph takeoff land ing less 1640 ft over three-foot barrier time anticipation wartime demands Caudron diverted its efforts converting racing designs fighters single Caudron entry enough make things interesting 1938 Coupe SFCA offered two Lignel 30s 280 hp Regnier inverted in-line four-cycle engines fixed retractable landing gear entries Bugatti raised French eyebrows famed auto racing firm hired designer Louis deMonge create pair airplanes Bugatti Car engines no airframe absolutely necessary placed pair 32-liter race car engines behind pilot drove counter-rotating propellers via articulated drive shafts running along either side pilot racers flush canopies Y-tails reverse-flow cooling very little wing area 64 sq ft less modern Formula racing plane 43 sq ft other larger two pared-down planes have fixed land ing gear smaller version would retractable least 500 hp almost no drag either should have good shot 300 mph Unfortunately streamlined Bugattis never put test Neither close completion strike Regnier factory kept Lignels being de livered As result second time straight Coupe Deutsch cancelled Still undiscouraged French planned 1939 race held October 1 though common knowledge war just around corner French aircraft industry found itself en tertaining thoughts pylon racing war tremors close seems indicative disjointed nature war prep arations point entriesin form projects design studies maybe just sketchesdid come through andby July 121939 atotal nine racers proposed First off three Mistral 30s powered brand-new Chaumont-Bearn vertically-opposed 12-cylinder engine rated least paper 450 hp low-wing fixed-gear design Mistral built model never full-sized plane two totally unknown machines built CAPRA firm successor Avions Bernard builder V2 monoplane clocked 278 mph back 1924 single unspecified Bugatti Regnier using 380hp Regnier V-12 Max Holste 20 Payen Flechair last-named several futuristic delta-wing designs creative N R Payen may have Continued page 171 4 NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS Inc_______ 610 LEBANON STREET ORD E 04073 440-1881 Winning Ideas FOURMOST 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition Peck ty Switch lt Hub hpaIc Plugs 4 Year Walrettyon Fatuity Parts end Workrtanship. leG MFG 8STHIgh Moigntafn Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 427-3845 SpirIt St Louis 27 WS U interested hearing anyone has sort serious in-flight Shuttle failure Please give much information about can Anyway back did Shuffle review GLOW PLUG TAP 1-4-32 tap 499 HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC P 0 sox 332 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 II had scheduled September 1 1939. held schedule third year row Coupe Deutsch cancelled far know Payen 1939 entry built race started out replace ment classic Schneider Trophy series became stage some truly memorable Caudron racers dis played brilliance Caudrons met serious competition foreign buildem other Freneh firms Coupe might well have achieved its tended stature superiority Caudron airplanes insanity Adolf Hitler other factors combined prevent Coupe Deutsch reaching grandeur things otherwise what great airplanes might have sped around Etampes Chartres-Bonce course What legends might have born Probably surestand impres siveindication superior speed Caudrons Maurice Arnoux 100-km FAT record lap 29166 mph 1935 comparison current FAT World Rec ord airplanes Caudrons weight class over same distance 27113 mph set Robert Thalman 300-hp Swearingen SX-300 Fond du Lao WI 1984 Since todays records slightly different classes both Arnouxs Thal mans records stand Coupe Deutsch formula excellent could resurrected today Lycomings 200-hp 0-3 60 engine fits 65-liter limit Conti nentals 0-470 Lycomings older 0-480 would fit eight-liter limit Any engines tucked inside exotic modern airframe built composite materials should enough surpass Coupe Deutsch recordsand launch very interesting new era I3ut thats foolish dreaming isnt FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 65 launch site located near center 660-acre facility gives unobstructed visibility arc 3000 highest spot county state capitol visible location case land NE flat under plow ranch nor flat gently undulating height two-story building Chasing foot may difficult some steep climbing volved however bikes permitted talking hill-climbing variety Pre vailing winds would appear create clear field mile two miles minimum Indoor site will again Pershing Auditorium beautiful downtown Lincoln sports acoustic-tiled 49-ft ceiling re cessed lights Indoor events flown Sunday Monday July 12 13 full card events 800 am 1200 pm day Should have additional questions ADD 12% SHIPPflfG NYS ADD 8 TX can contact Indoor Category Director Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Drive Pontiac MI 48055 Outdoor events begin Tuesday July 14 last through following Saturday Offi cial flights may logged 800 am 400 pm day Outdoor Category Director Linda Brown 2962 Lexington Trace Drive Smyrna GA 30080 Now know what know Obviously shouldnt have worry about swamps Deputy Sheriffs year lets swallow 86 sour grapes support 87 AMA Nats optimistic viewpoint See ya Thermal air mail latest chain-letter discus sion subject seems shaping pros cons thermal-detection devices related effect Free Flight competition know today guess must blame myself having instigated discussion previous disserta tion length telescoping fiberglass poles fly strips Mylar tape efforts aid determining presenceor absenceof thermal activity Anyway last issue related Bob Files comments testified experiences Towline Gliders BTDD Before Thermal De tection Devices possible merits restrict ing such gadgets future No sooner did column hit streets received following letter noted Towline advocate Bob Klipp St Louis poses different slant sub ject Sez Bob reading Bob Files letter April 87 column suspect may have playing Continued page 174 Timer S aVO old 1fluiqUG ReWo6uciO~ prtsiO 0anwonFrom this. ~m65 Over 600for Send 2~aIog itenisisa international maui 172 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 CGNTIOLIIZ TUU PROFILE0COMBA TRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/06
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 171, 172
With engine dis- 1933 placement limit designers turned streamlining give planes edge needed win grueling Coupe Deutsch efforts rewarded came America de feated planes engines having twice horsepower EDon Berliner WHAT GREAT IDEA An aerial Grand Prix Race rival excitement slam-bang road races Alfa Romeos Bugattis Mercedes Benz thrilling Europe mid-Thirties called Coupe Deutsch pro nounced Coop Doych Derch produce series racing planes bit technically advanced cars equally glamorous memorable Some aircraft spawned became prototypes beauties capturing FAI rec ords today unfortunately after meteoric period glory Coupe Deutsch race itself eclipsed World War Hand has never revived since During Twenties Schneider Tro phy demonstrated Europe indeed world amazing impetus such event can development powerful engines clever streamlining treasured trophy propelled seaplane position despite its obvious handicap claimed distinction being fastest world British finally retired Schneider 1931 winning third straight time big gap needed filling What better way fill 56 Model Aviation ----I 1933 After six hours full-bore pylon racing Georges Detre won Coupe Deutach Potez 53 #10 averaged 200 mph 250 hp Musee de lAlr 1933 mono-wheeled Parman flown Salel 1933 race Farman unique inst designed airplane own engine well Photo Muses de lAir sleek Keller-Bechereau powered bye 370-hp Delage V-12 failed complete qualIfy ing trials 1933 could race Photo courtesy JH Robinson collection prestigious race land planes tro phy prize money donated Suzanne Deutsch de la Muerthe continu ing family tradition begun around turn century father Henry donated several trophies de la Muerthe name stimulate aeronautical progress motive encouraging its industry French government chipped money well race planned pylon event unprecedented length two stages consisting 10 laps around 100km 62-mile three-pylon course total 1242 miles airplanes could absolutely design long engine displacement did exceed eight liters 488 cu goal put emphasis aerodynamics test speed durability pilot endurance added flavor inter national rivalry Following example road racing airplane would carry its countrys colors blue France red Italy white Germany green England wild sprint around five-mile course like Cleveland National Air Races out question its stead French drew 62-mile triangle south Paris resembled 75-mile course now used annually Lowers-Baker Falck 500 Model Aviation September 1983 fuel economy concern Coupe Deutsch refueling stops could made halfway point stage first run Coupe May 1933 Thirteen airplanes entered four Caudrons three Farmans two Potez Comper Swift several others either failed qualify didnt show up exception English Comper limited-production sport flier entry designed spe cifically racing Time trials consisting lap around course pointed pair Caudron 362s favorites fixed landing gears 170-hp Renault four-cylinder line engines parlayed excellent design minimum size qualifying speeds 2003 mph Raymond Delmotte 1839 mph Ludovic Arrachart both well-known French speed pilots Unfortu nately Arrachart killed week before race Caudron spun after its engine quit during test flight race time arrived May 29 six airplanes starting line First off Nicholas Comper deHavilland Gypsy-powered Swift followed closely Salel Farman Delmotte Caudron Maurice Arnoux monowheeled Farman Arnoux bounced badly across grass field landing gear collapsed wiping out propeller Last two radial-engined Potez racers flown Georges Detre Lemoine end first 500 km 321 miles Salel Lemoine dropped out leaving just three original nine quali fiers still race several hours go charged round round long course hour after hour strain engines airframes pilots beyond anything previously experienced pylon racing still raced end first 1000-km stage three pilots stopped mandatory hour half break before slipping back nowfamiliar cockpits another 1000 km tearing across French countryside last mid-afternoon first air plane streaked across finish line Etampes cheers crowd Georges Detre landed taxied up climbed out blue Potez after 6 hours 11 minutes 45 seconds pylon racing power 250-hp nine-cylinder Potez radial triumphant Detre averaged 20059 mph entire distance win first new Coupe Deutsch series Putting out two-thirds Detres June1987 57 AwearyMauriceArnoux brings hisCaudron 450 afterwinning 1 934Coupe Deutsch 320-hp Renault engine gave him average speed 242 mph JH Robinson photo 1934 Louis Masotte piaced second 1934 race fiving Caudron 366 powered 217-hp Regnier engine averaged 224 mph despite fixed landing gear Musee de lAir photo 1935 4 power Raymond Delmottes 170-hp Cau dron 362 averaged 18095 mph bringing him forty minutes behind Detre giving technical types lot think about third last complete long grind Nick Comper averaging 14887 mph little Swifta true sport plane got Comper lot welldeserved attention after eight hours racing put eight hours vivid perspective 1985 Reno Unlim ited Championship Race took less 11 minutes Coupe Deutsch successa coup indeed Limited-power airplanes flown longest closed-course race history performed great flair Another Coupe race announced 1934 engineers bubbling over ideas improvements innova tions engine men ready squeeze lot power out eightliter limit time 1934 race rolled around eight airplanes starting line addition five others entered never seen Etampes Ay tomp four Caudrons Regnier two Potez new Comper Streak products brilliant team headed designer Marcel Riffard George Otfmovsky Caudrons comprised three fairly similar versions Type 366 360 1933 217-hp Regnier engine two-position propeller well-faired landing gear Type 450 featured new design 320-hp Renault in-line sixcylinder two-position prop Type 460 like 450 retractable landing gear Potez airplanes looked like 1933 important modifications 53-2 315-hp radial engine fixed-pitch prop 53-3 350hp radial smaller wing suddenlypopular two-position takeoff topspeed propeller 58 Model Aviation similar model 460 1935 Caudron 560s equipped what should have awesome 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Unfortunately mechanical problems plagued high-performance engine both planes sat out 1935 race JH Robinson photo 1935 starting line atthe 1935 race Fourof five Caudrons entered arevisibie running far end appears have winning airplane Musee de lAir photo Nick Comper foreign pilot built new low-wing racer retractable landing gear 145-hp Gypsy engine kept him big disad vantage Caudron 460s favorites problems new retractable landing gears forced flown wheels locked down temporary fair ings 450 also its wheels down meant fly way good fairings Eight planes started long grind Yves Lacombe forced drop out after few laps Caudron 460 de veloped engine trouble Georges Detre Potez 5 3-2 went out lap 10 oil leak other six finished first stage set out second Comper averaged impres sive 169 mph first 1000 km unable retract landing gear start second stage struggled six laps landed would have pointless continue such low speed Lemoine flying second Potez began having problems propeller too chose land rather continue reduced speed aver aged excellent 229 mph first stage however left four airplanes three Caudrons very last lap Raymond Delmottes 460 experienced oil-flow dif ficulties landed field Before thathehadflownthefirst 1000km at241 mph second Arnouxs 244 mph end race saw just three eight starters cross finish line three smashed old record Arnoux won Caudron 450 2417 mph Louis Masotte second Regnier 366 22415 mph Albert Monville third 460 finish 21192 mph least stage over 225 mph winning speed 41 mph over record Caudrons toast France new 460s flown 1000 km its landing gear down 229 mph its gear up might have done close 250 mph just 320 hp December25 Raymond Delmotte flew 460 9liter Renault World Speed Record three kilometers 314319 mph broke 305-mph record set year earlier Jimmy Wedell Wedell Williams racer 22-liter Pratt & Whitney engine Despite Caudrons success dreams Coupe Deutsch becoming land plane counterpart prestigious Schnei der Trophy dimming nonFrench entry Britisher Nick Comper flown completely-out classed little airplanes plenty spirit no hope winning Since three wins French entries would retire trophy 1935 Coupe Deutach would last unless some other countrys plane won As turned out advance entries made clear 1935 would all-French race seven Caudrons modified Cau 19351936 dron two others never appeared lack international interest Caudron factory certainly went all-out offered three Type 460s older Type 450 low-powered 430 also added pair brand-new Type 560s similar 460 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Qualifying trials five laps 100-km course five pilots com pleted Lacombe Type 460 254 mph Arnoux 460 249 mph Monville 450 248 mph Charles Franco 180-hp 196 mph 560s sat ground engine trouble hopes understandably high another record May 29 five started great series roars fourth lap Franco dropped out Type 430 experi enced propeller trouble after having av eraged 175 mph Three laps later Arnouxs turn oil-flow difficulties aborting promising performance 460 averaging 276 mph fastest lap 29166 mph end first 1000-km stage Delniotte 2772 mph Masotte 2743 mph Monville 2327 mph Arnoux 460 parked field several miles away replaced Monville 450 andtcok off alongwith pair 460 pilots three planes flew slower second stage during first Delmotte lost less speed finished long haul average 27589 mph another 34 mph over previous years record increase of7S mph just two years no increase engine size Lacombe 2636 mph Arnoux 217 mph completed Caudron sweep Coupe Deutsch failed stimulate international pylon racing land planes proven perfect op portunity advance Caudrons now totally superior anything else class Europe Level speed close 300 mph no 330 hp amazing 1935and still no competition home Caudron turned its attention other place serious pylon racing June1987 59 Above mechanic makes last-minute checks 460 just before race 1935 cylinder contains compressed sir used drive starter motor andthe unpainted area oii cooier Beiow Detroyats460 being towed tothe starting iine atthe 1936 National Air Races Los Angeles clearly streamlined its American rivals quickly proved its advantages convincing win Truman Weaver collection photos 1936 America National Air Races its Gee Bees Wedell Williainses Lairds well-known France thus chosen next test long thin beautifully streamlined French racers consequences movewhat happened 1936 National Air Races Los Angeleshas told times over Suffice say Michel Detroyat eight-liter Caudron 460 took best Americans whipped soundly won Greve Race easily 247 mph against racers similar-sized engines challenged powerful Thompson Trophy Race machines much twice horsepower didnt help Detroyat broke Thomp son record speed 264 mph around short course leaving fastest rivals far behind Americans grumbled Caudrons advantage came French government backing really case French celebrated justification firstand last time Thompson Trophy left USA Retired thrice-winning French Coupe Deutsch nevertheless put back circulation after decisive successes 1935 1936 Coupe anticipated great enthusiasm Interest keen ever Caudron works extensively modified two Type 460s 46 flush canopies round tails 560s similarly modified becoming sole 561 just play safe older 450 Maurice Arnoux won 1934 brought out retirement 561 sat quietly throughout both trials race its Renault V-i 2 re fusing work properly After delay caused low clouds poor visibility other three entries started race good speed lap eight first stage Delmotte landed 461 damaged exhaust stack hed averaged im pressive 257 mph point lap 269 mph Arnoux finished first 1000 km 258 mph Lacombe came 251 mphnot up previous years speeds yet bad considering lack op position poor weather refueled rested both trouble getting engines restarted lost lot official time fussing last both took off returned long tiring race starting delays cost chance coming close record Lacombe won 2420 mph same 450 Arnoux won three years beforeand almost exact same speed Arnoux second time 2297 mph first time no new Coupe Deutsch record Cau dron still supreme class racer another Coupe 1937 look forward anyone suspected what come would have noth ing sad faces Etampes Interest ran high anticipation 1937 Deutsch Caudron announced would enter pair 460s powered 350hp engines well three new 760s 450-hp Renault V-i 2 far proven little value addition Societe Francaise de Constructions Aero nautiques SECA entered two Lignel 20 racers use 220-hp Renault other 400-hp Regnier race scheduled September 12 1937 mid-June Caudron can celled five its entries because strikes military production few weeks later Lignels wrecked during record attempt airplane still officially entered no alternative cancel 1937 Coupe Deutsch hope better luck 1938 However Hitler storm troopers growing louder nastier war seemed ever probable 1938 Coupe Deutsch scheduled May 29 Etampes maximum Continued page 62 60 Model Aviation Yves Lacombe flew 450-2 win 1936 race 242 mph Plc JH Robinson 1936 1936 sleek 1936 Caudron 561 its flush canopy troublesome Renault V-i 2 refused start Its potential top speed least 300 mph Photo Musee de lAir Anxious spectators crew look Caudron 461 prepares take off 1936 running pneumatic retracts often proved troublesome reflected designer Marcel Riffards penchant winning strategy streamlining Photo Musee de IAir SUPERIOR DESIGN & CRAFTSMANSHI DEL-A0 st Kits Youll Ever Buy Build Train-Air 20 Train-Air 40 Sport-Air 40 Bel-Air 40 40 Hydro-Floats need easy handling superior aerobatic modern looking sport exhibition biplane has filled mel-AIr go kit parts biplane aa fine line kits machine cut assist building real show stopper Del-Air 60 has fully aummetrical wing sections gives greatest potential aerobatic performance either upright inverted ahip capable very slow close-in type flight right up rigorous aerobatic schedule can muster Engine Requirement Wing Span Wing Area Fuselage Length 80 52 935 0 46 SPECIFICATIONS Fuselage Width Weight Range Wing Loading Range 35 8 75 lbs 14810 185 207-490-1881 Visa & Mastercard Accepted I ~ OPTIMIZE YOUR ENGINES OUTPUT TATONES THRUST TESTER I ~ITATONE 30-13 Use TATONES ALUM MOTOR MOUNT THRUST TESTER determine maxImum engine output usingTHROTTLE propsENGINE differentifCONTROL I0 fuel mixturesP SAFETY STARTING LOCK RPM levels Check engineDIRECT READI NGA aaainst anotherTHRUST DIALONLY $6996 eR ETRACTABLE HOOK RELEASE Price SB90 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight 4 oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $300 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR QUICKY 500cY&JWI PRICE $630 OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTS Fuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming d SASE Complete Information 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 PRODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 62 Model Aviation piston displacement lowered eight liters 488 cu 65 liters 397 cuin Criteria established qualifying test 500 km minimum 350 km/hr 218 mph takeoff land ing less 1640 ft over three-foot barrier time anticipation wartime demands Caudron diverted its efforts converting racing designs fighters single Caudron entry enough make things interesting 1938 Coupe SFCA offered two Lignel 30s 280 hp Regnier inverted in-line four-cycle engines fixed retractable landing gear entries Bugatti raised French eyebrows famed auto racing firm hired designer Louis deMonge create pair airplanes Bugatti Car engines no airframe absolutely necessary placed pair 32-liter race car engines behind pilot drove counter-rotating propellers via articulated drive shafts running along either side pilot racers flush canopies Y-tails reverse-flow cooling very little wing area 64 sq ft less modern Formula racing plane 43 sq ft other larger two pared-down planes have fixed land ing gear smaller version would retractable least 500 hp almost no drag either should have good shot 300 mph Unfortunately streamlined Bugattis never put test Neither close completion strike Regnier factory kept Lignels being de livered As result second time straight Coupe Deutsch cancelled Still undiscouraged French planned 1939 race held October 1 though common knowledge war just around corner French aircraft industry found itself en tertaining thoughts pylon racing war tremors close seems indicative disjointed nature war prep arations point entriesin form projects design studies maybe just sketchesdid come through andby July 121939 atotal nine racers proposed First off three Mistral 30s powered brand-new Chaumont-Bearn vertically-opposed 12-cylinder engine rated least paper 450 hp low-wing fixed-gear design Mistral built model never full-sized plane two totally unknown machines built CAPRA firm successor Avions Bernard builder V2 monoplane clocked 278 mph back 1924 single unspecified Bugatti Regnier using 380hp Regnier V-12 Max Holste 20 Payen Flechair last-named several futuristic delta-wing designs creative N R Payen may have Continued page 171 4 NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS Inc_______ 610 LEBANON STREET ORD E 04073 440-1881 Winning Ideas FOURMOST 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition Peck ty Switch lt Hub hpaIc Plugs 4 Year Walrettyon Fatuity Parts end Workrtanship. leG MFG 8STHIgh Moigntafn Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 427-3845 SpirIt St Louis 27 WS U interested hearing anyone has sort serious in-flight Shuttle failure Please give much information about can Anyway back did Shuffle review GLOW PLUG TAP 1-4-32 tap 499 HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC P 0 sox 332 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 II had scheduled September 1 1939. held schedule third year row Coupe Deutsch cancelled far know Payen 1939 entry built race started out replace ment classic Schneider Trophy series became stage some truly memorable Caudron racers dis played brilliance Caudrons met serious competition foreign buildem other Freneh firms Coupe might well have achieved its tended stature superiority Caudron airplanes insanity Adolf Hitler other factors combined prevent Coupe Deutsch reaching grandeur things otherwise what great airplanes might have sped around Etampes Chartres-Bonce course What legends might have born Probably surestand impres siveindication superior speed Caudrons Maurice Arnoux 100-km FAT record lap 29166 mph 1935 comparison current FAT World Rec ord airplanes Caudrons weight class over same distance 27113 mph set Robert Thalman 300-hp Swearingen SX-300 Fond du Lao WI 1984 Since todays records slightly different classes both Arnouxs Thal mans records stand Coupe Deutsch formula excellent could resurrected today Lycomings 200-hp 0-3 60 engine fits 65-liter limit Conti nentals 0-470 Lycomings older 0-480 would fit eight-liter limit Any engines tucked inside exotic modern airframe built composite materials should enough surpass Coupe Deutsch recordsand launch very interesting new era I3ut thats foolish dreaming isnt FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 65 launch site located near center 660-acre facility gives unobstructed visibility arc 3000 highest spot county state capitol visible location case land NE flat under plow ranch nor flat gently undulating height two-story building Chasing foot may difficult some steep climbing volved however bikes permitted talking hill-climbing variety Pre vailing winds would appear create clear field mile two miles minimum Indoor site will again Pershing Auditorium beautiful downtown Lincoln sports acoustic-tiled 49-ft ceiling re cessed lights Indoor events flown Sunday Monday July 12 13 full card events 800 am 1200 pm day Should have additional questions ADD 12% SHIPPflfG NYS ADD 8 TX can contact Indoor Category Director Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Drive Pontiac MI 48055 Outdoor events begin Tuesday July 14 last through following Saturday Offi cial flights may logged 800 am 400 pm day Outdoor Category Director Linda Brown 2962 Lexington Trace Drive Smyrna GA 30080 Now know what know Obviously shouldnt have worry about swamps Deputy Sheriffs year lets swallow 86 sour grapes support 87 AMA Nats optimistic viewpoint See ya Thermal air mail latest chain-letter discus sion subject seems shaping pros cons thermal-detection devices related effect Free Flight competition know today guess must blame myself having instigated discussion previous disserta tion length telescoping fiberglass poles fly strips Mylar tape efforts aid determining presenceor absenceof thermal activity Anyway last issue related Bob Files comments testified experiences Towline Gliders BTDD Before Thermal De tection Devices possible merits restrict ing such gadgets future No sooner did column hit streets received following letter noted Towline advocate Bob Klipp St Louis poses different slant sub ject Sez Bob reading Bob Files letter April 87 column suspect may have playing Continued page 174 Timer S aVO old 1fluiqUG ReWo6uciO~ prtsiO 0anwonFrom this. ~m65 Over 600for Send 2~aIog itenisisa international maui 172 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 CGNTIOLIIZ TUU PROFILE0COMBA TRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 6 oz Capacities UK FLOW & ITIIDD Uustm 31ii 11115 Ingredients detailed bochuaCOC stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road Charleston Hgts SC 29418 803-5637169 FLYflfG ORT SC&IZ AfCA L-16B/W 814 flI SPAN 6o75/2 CXCII 759o/Le CXCIX VUI~ BT-13 VALIANT 814 m SPAN 9012/2 CXCII 12-18/4 CXCIX R0LI PlAN SITS FERCIAsS CGIIS -- $20 AERO PLANS N PABTS PO 301939 CIZAN NY 14760 1 716 372
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/06
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 171, 172
With engine dis- 1933 placement limit designers turned streamlining give planes edge needed win grueling Coupe Deutsch efforts rewarded came America de feated planes engines having twice horsepower EDon Berliner WHAT GREAT IDEA An aerial Grand Prix Race rival excitement slam-bang road races Alfa Romeos Bugattis Mercedes Benz thrilling Europe mid-Thirties called Coupe Deutsch pro nounced Coop Doych Derch produce series racing planes bit technically advanced cars equally glamorous memorable Some aircraft spawned became prototypes beauties capturing FAI rec ords today unfortunately after meteoric period glory Coupe Deutsch race itself eclipsed World War Hand has never revived since During Twenties Schneider Tro phy demonstrated Europe indeed world amazing impetus such event can development powerful engines clever streamlining treasured trophy propelled seaplane position despite its obvious handicap claimed distinction being fastest world British finally retired Schneider 1931 winning third straight time big gap needed filling What better way fill 56 Model Aviation ----I 1933 After six hours full-bore pylon racing Georges Detre won Coupe Deutach Potez 53 #10 averaged 200 mph 250 hp Musee de lAlr 1933 mono-wheeled Parman flown Salel 1933 race Farman unique inst designed airplane own engine well Photo Muses de lAir sleek Keller-Bechereau powered bye 370-hp Delage V-12 failed complete qualIfy ing trials 1933 could race Photo courtesy JH Robinson collection prestigious race land planes tro phy prize money donated Suzanne Deutsch de la Muerthe continu ing family tradition begun around turn century father Henry donated several trophies de la Muerthe name stimulate aeronautical progress motive encouraging its industry French government chipped money well race planned pylon event unprecedented length two stages consisting 10 laps around 100km 62-mile three-pylon course total 1242 miles airplanes could absolutely design long engine displacement did exceed eight liters 488 cu goal put emphasis aerodynamics test speed durability pilot endurance added flavor inter national rivalry Following example road racing airplane would carry its countrys colors blue France red Italy white Germany green England wild sprint around five-mile course like Cleveland National Air Races out question its stead French drew 62-mile triangle south Paris resembled 75-mile course now used annually Lowers-Baker Falck 500 Model Aviation September 1983 fuel economy concern Coupe Deutsch refueling stops could made halfway point stage first run Coupe May 1933 Thirteen airplanes entered four Caudrons three Farmans two Potez Comper Swift several others either failed qualify didnt show up exception English Comper limited-production sport flier entry designed spe cifically racing Time trials consisting lap around course pointed pair Caudron 362s favorites fixed landing gears 170-hp Renault four-cylinder line engines parlayed excellent design minimum size qualifying speeds 2003 mph Raymond Delmotte 1839 mph Ludovic Arrachart both well-known French speed pilots Unfortu nately Arrachart killed week before race Caudron spun after its engine quit during test flight race time arrived May 29 six airplanes starting line First off Nicholas Comper deHavilland Gypsy-powered Swift followed closely Salel Farman Delmotte Caudron Maurice Arnoux monowheeled Farman Arnoux bounced badly across grass field landing gear collapsed wiping out propeller Last two radial-engined Potez racers flown Georges Detre Lemoine end first 500 km 321 miles Salel Lemoine dropped out leaving just three original nine quali fiers still race several hours go charged round round long course hour after hour strain engines airframes pilots beyond anything previously experienced pylon racing still raced end first 1000-km stage three pilots stopped mandatory hour half break before slipping back nowfamiliar cockpits another 1000 km tearing across French countryside last mid-afternoon first air plane streaked across finish line Etampes cheers crowd Georges Detre landed taxied up climbed out blue Potez after 6 hours 11 minutes 45 seconds pylon racing power 250-hp nine-cylinder Potez radial triumphant Detre averaged 20059 mph entire distance win first new Coupe Deutsch series Putting out two-thirds Detres June1987 57 AwearyMauriceArnoux brings hisCaudron 450 afterwinning 1 934Coupe Deutsch 320-hp Renault engine gave him average speed 242 mph JH Robinson photo 1934 Louis Masotte piaced second 1934 race fiving Caudron 366 powered 217-hp Regnier engine averaged 224 mph despite fixed landing gear Musee de lAir photo 1935 4 power Raymond Delmottes 170-hp Cau dron 362 averaged 18095 mph bringing him forty minutes behind Detre giving technical types lot think about third last complete long grind Nick Comper averaging 14887 mph little Swifta true sport plane got Comper lot welldeserved attention after eight hours racing put eight hours vivid perspective 1985 Reno Unlim ited Championship Race took less 11 minutes Coupe Deutsch successa coup indeed Limited-power airplanes flown longest closed-course race history performed great flair Another Coupe race announced 1934 engineers bubbling over ideas improvements innova tions engine men ready squeeze lot power out eightliter limit time 1934 race rolled around eight airplanes starting line addition five others entered never seen Etampes Ay tomp four Caudrons Regnier two Potez new Comper Streak products brilliant team headed designer Marcel Riffard George Otfmovsky Caudrons comprised three fairly similar versions Type 366 360 1933 217-hp Regnier engine two-position propeller well-faired landing gear Type 450 featured new design 320-hp Renault in-line sixcylinder two-position prop Type 460 like 450 retractable landing gear Potez airplanes looked like 1933 important modifications 53-2 315-hp radial engine fixed-pitch prop 53-3 350hp radial smaller wing suddenlypopular two-position takeoff topspeed propeller 58 Model Aviation similar model 460 1935 Caudron 560s equipped what should have awesome 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Unfortunately mechanical problems plagued high-performance engine both planes sat out 1935 race JH Robinson photo 1935 starting line atthe 1935 race Fourof five Caudrons entered arevisibie running far end appears have winning airplane Musee de lAir photo Nick Comper foreign pilot built new low-wing racer retractable landing gear 145-hp Gypsy engine kept him big disad vantage Caudron 460s favorites problems new retractable landing gears forced flown wheels locked down temporary fair ings 450 also its wheels down meant fly way good fairings Eight planes started long grind Yves Lacombe forced drop out after few laps Caudron 460 de veloped engine trouble Georges Detre Potez 5 3-2 went out lap 10 oil leak other six finished first stage set out second Comper averaged impres sive 169 mph first 1000 km unable retract landing gear start second stage struggled six laps landed would have pointless continue such low speed Lemoine flying second Potez began having problems propeller too chose land rather continue reduced speed aver aged excellent 229 mph first stage however left four airplanes three Caudrons very last lap Raymond Delmottes 460 experienced oil-flow dif ficulties landed field Before thathehadflownthefirst 1000km at241 mph second Arnouxs 244 mph end race saw just three eight starters cross finish line three smashed old record Arnoux won Caudron 450 2417 mph Louis Masotte second Regnier 366 22415 mph Albert Monville third 460 finish 21192 mph least stage over 225 mph winning speed 41 mph over record Caudrons toast France new 460s flown 1000 km its landing gear down 229 mph its gear up might have done close 250 mph just 320 hp December25 Raymond Delmotte flew 460 9liter Renault World Speed Record three kilometers 314319 mph broke 305-mph record set year earlier Jimmy Wedell Wedell Williams racer 22-liter Pratt & Whitney engine Despite Caudrons success dreams Coupe Deutsch becoming land plane counterpart prestigious Schnei der Trophy dimming nonFrench entry Britisher Nick Comper flown completely-out classed little airplanes plenty spirit no hope winning Since three wins French entries would retire trophy 1935 Coupe Deutach would last unless some other countrys plane won As turned out advance entries made clear 1935 would all-French race seven Caudrons modified Cau 19351936 dron two others never appeared lack international interest Caudron factory certainly went all-out offered three Type 460s older Type 450 low-powered 430 also added pair brand-new Type 560s similar 460 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Qualifying trials five laps 100-km course five pilots com pleted Lacombe Type 460 254 mph Arnoux 460 249 mph Monville 450 248 mph Charles Franco 180-hp 196 mph 560s sat ground engine trouble hopes understandably high another record May 29 five started great series roars fourth lap Franco dropped out Type 430 experi enced propeller trouble after having av eraged 175 mph Three laps later Arnouxs turn oil-flow difficulties aborting promising performance 460 averaging 276 mph fastest lap 29166 mph end first 1000-km stage Delniotte 2772 mph Masotte 2743 mph Monville 2327 mph Arnoux 460 parked field several miles away replaced Monville 450 andtcok off alongwith pair 460 pilots three planes flew slower second stage during first Delmotte lost less speed finished long haul average 27589 mph another 34 mph over previous years record increase of7S mph just two years no increase engine size Lacombe 2636 mph Arnoux 217 mph completed Caudron sweep Coupe Deutsch failed stimulate international pylon racing land planes proven perfect op portunity advance Caudrons now totally superior anything else class Europe Level speed close 300 mph no 330 hp amazing 1935and still no competition home Caudron turned its attention other place serious pylon racing June1987 59 Above mechanic makes last-minute checks 460 just before race 1935 cylinder contains compressed sir used drive starter motor andthe unpainted area oii cooier Beiow Detroyats460 being towed tothe starting iine atthe 1936 National Air Races Los Angeles clearly streamlined its American rivals quickly proved its advantages convincing win Truman Weaver collection photos 1936 America National Air Races its Gee Bees Wedell Williainses Lairds well-known France thus chosen next test long thin beautifully streamlined French racers consequences movewhat happened 1936 National Air Races Los Angeleshas told times over Suffice say Michel Detroyat eight-liter Caudron 460 took best Americans whipped soundly won Greve Race easily 247 mph against racers similar-sized engines challenged powerful Thompson Trophy Race machines much twice horsepower didnt help Detroyat broke Thomp son record speed 264 mph around short course leaving fastest rivals far behind Americans grumbled Caudrons advantage came French government backing really case French celebrated justification firstand last time Thompson Trophy left USA Retired thrice-winning French Coupe Deutsch nevertheless put back circulation after decisive successes 1935 1936 Coupe anticipated great enthusiasm Interest keen ever Caudron works extensively modified two Type 460s 46 flush canopies round tails 560s similarly modified becoming sole 561 just play safe older 450 Maurice Arnoux won 1934 brought out retirement 561 sat quietly throughout both trials race its Renault V-i 2 re fusing work properly After delay caused low clouds poor visibility other three entries started race good speed lap eight first stage Delmotte landed 461 damaged exhaust stack hed averaged im pressive 257 mph point lap 269 mph Arnoux finished first 1000 km 258 mph Lacombe came 251 mphnot up previous years speeds yet bad considering lack op position poor weather refueled rested both trouble getting engines restarted lost lot official time fussing last both took off returned long tiring race starting delays cost chance coming close record Lacombe won 2420 mph same 450 Arnoux won three years beforeand almost exact same speed Arnoux second time 2297 mph first time no new Coupe Deutsch record Cau dron still supreme class racer another Coupe 1937 look forward anyone suspected what come would have noth ing sad faces Etampes Interest ran high anticipation 1937 Deutsch Caudron announced would enter pair 460s powered 350hp engines well three new 760s 450-hp Renault V-i 2 far proven little value addition Societe Francaise de Constructions Aero nautiques SECA entered two Lignel 20 racers use 220-hp Renault other 400-hp Regnier race scheduled September 12 1937 mid-June Caudron can celled five its entries because strikes military production few weeks later Lignels wrecked during record attempt airplane still officially entered no alternative cancel 1937 Coupe Deutsch hope better luck 1938 However Hitler storm troopers growing louder nastier war seemed ever probable 1938 Coupe Deutsch scheduled May 29 Etampes maximum Continued page 62 60 Model Aviation Yves Lacombe flew 450-2 win 1936 race 242 mph Plc JH Robinson 1936 1936 sleek 1936 Caudron 561 its flush canopy troublesome Renault V-i 2 refused start Its potential top speed least 300 mph Photo Musee de lAir Anxious spectators crew look Caudron 461 prepares take off 1936 running pneumatic retracts often proved troublesome reflected designer Marcel Riffards penchant winning strategy streamlining Photo Musee de IAir SUPERIOR DESIGN & CRAFTSMANSHI DEL-A0 st Kits Youll Ever Buy Build Train-Air 20 Train-Air 40 Sport-Air 40 Bel-Air 40 40 Hydro-Floats need easy handling superior aerobatic modern looking sport exhibition biplane has filled mel-AIr go kit parts biplane aa fine line kits machine cut assist building real show stopper Del-Air 60 has fully aummetrical wing sections gives greatest potential aerobatic performance either upright inverted ahip capable very slow close-in type flight right up rigorous aerobatic schedule can muster Engine Requirement Wing Span Wing Area Fuselage Length 80 52 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Model Aviation piston displacement lowered eight liters 488 cu 65 liters 397 cuin Criteria established qualifying test 500 km minimum 350 km/hr 218 mph takeoff land ing less 1640 ft over three-foot barrier time anticipation wartime demands Caudron diverted its efforts converting racing designs fighters single Caudron entry enough make things interesting 1938 Coupe SFCA offered two Lignel 30s 280 hp Regnier inverted in-line four-cycle engines fixed retractable landing gear entries Bugatti raised French eyebrows famed auto racing firm hired designer Louis deMonge create pair airplanes Bugatti Car engines no airframe absolutely necessary placed pair 32-liter race car engines behind pilot drove counter-rotating propellers via articulated drive shafts running along either side pilot racers flush canopies Y-tails reverse-flow cooling very little wing area 64 sq ft less modern Formula racing plane 43 sq ft other larger two pared-down planes have fixed land ing gear smaller version would retractable least 500 hp almost no drag either should have good shot 300 mph Unfortunately streamlined Bugattis never put test Neither close completion strike Regnier factory kept Lignels being de livered As result second time straight Coupe Deutsch cancelled Still undiscouraged French planned 1939 race held October 1 though common knowledge war just around corner French aircraft industry found itself en tertaining thoughts pylon racing war tremors close seems indicative disjointed nature war prep arations point entriesin form projects design studies maybe just sketchesdid come through andby July 121939 atotal nine racers proposed First off three Mistral 30s powered brand-new Chaumont-Bearn vertically-opposed 12-cylinder engine rated least paper 450 hp low-wing fixed-gear design Mistral built model never full-sized plane two totally unknown machines built CAPRA firm successor Avions Bernard builder V2 monoplane clocked 278 mph back 1924 single unspecified Bugatti Regnier using 380hp Regnier V-12 Max Holste 20 Payen Flechair last-named several futuristic delta-wing designs creative N R Payen may have Continued page 171 4 NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS Inc_______ 610 LEBANON STREET ORD E 04073 440-1881 Winning Ideas FOURMOST 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition Peck ty Switch lt Hub hpaIc Plugs 4 Year Walrettyon Fatuity Parts end Workrtanship. leG MFG 8STHIgh Moigntafn Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 427-3845 SpirIt St Louis 27 WS U interested hearing anyone has sort serious in-flight Shuttle failure Please give much information about can Anyway back did Shuffle review GLOW PLUG TAP 1-4-32 tap 499 HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC P 0 sox 332 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 II had scheduled September 1 1939. held schedule third year row Coupe Deutsch cancelled far know Payen 1939 entry built race started out replace ment classic Schneider Trophy series became stage some truly memorable Caudron racers dis played brilliance Caudrons met serious competition foreign buildem other Freneh firms Coupe might well have achieved its tended stature superiority Caudron airplanes insanity Adolf Hitler other factors combined prevent Coupe Deutsch reaching grandeur things otherwise what great airplanes might have sped around Etampes Chartres-Bonce course What legends might have born Probably surestand impres siveindication superior speed Caudrons Maurice Arnoux 100-km FAT record lap 29166 mph 1935 comparison current FAT World Rec ord airplanes Caudrons weight class over same distance 27113 mph set Robert Thalman 300-hp Swearingen SX-300 Fond du Lao WI 1984 Since todays records slightly different classes both Arnouxs Thal mans records stand Coupe Deutsch formula excellent could resurrected today Lycomings 200-hp 0-3 60 engine fits 65-liter limit Conti nentals 0-470 Lycomings older 0-480 would fit eight-liter limit Any engines tucked inside exotic modern airframe built composite materials should enough surpass Coupe Deutsch recordsand launch very interesting new era I3ut thats foolish dreaming isnt FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 65 launch site located near center 660-acre facility gives unobstructed visibility arc 3000 highest spot county state capitol visible location case land NE flat under plow ranch nor flat gently undulating height two-story building Chasing foot may difficult some steep climbing volved however bikes permitted talking hill-climbing variety Pre vailing winds would appear create clear field mile two miles minimum Indoor site will again Pershing Auditorium beautiful downtown Lincoln sports acoustic-tiled 49-ft ceiling re cessed lights Indoor events flown Sunday Monday July 12 13 full card events 800 am 1200 pm day Should have additional questions ADD 12% SHIPPflfG NYS ADD 8 TX can contact Indoor Category Director Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Drive Pontiac MI 48055 Outdoor events begin Tuesday July 14 last through following Saturday Offi cial flights may logged 800 am 400 pm day Outdoor Category Director Linda Brown 2962 Lexington Trace Drive Smyrna GA 30080 Now know what know Obviously shouldnt have worry about swamps Deputy Sheriffs year lets swallow 86 sour grapes support 87 AMA Nats optimistic viewpoint See ya Thermal air mail latest chain-letter discus sion subject seems shaping pros cons thermal-detection devices related effect Free Flight competition know today guess must blame myself having instigated discussion previous disserta tion length telescoping fiberglass poles fly strips Mylar tape efforts aid determining presenceor absenceof thermal activity Anyway last issue related Bob Files comments testified experiences Towline Gliders BTDD Before Thermal De tection Devices possible merits restrict ing such gadgets future No sooner did column hit streets received following letter noted Towline advocate Bob Klipp St Louis poses different slant sub ject Sez Bob reading Bob Files letter April 87 column suspect may have playing Continued page 174 Timer S aVO old 1fluiqUG ReWo6uciO~ prtsiO 0anwonFrom this. ~m65 Over 600for Send 2~aIog itenisisa international maui 172 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 CGNTIOLIIZ TUU PROFILE0COMBA TRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 6 oz Capacities UK FLOW & ITIIDD Uustm 31ii 11115 Ingredients detailed bochuaCOC stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road Charleston Hgts SC 29418 803-5637169 FLYflfG ORT SC&IZ AfCA L-16B/W 814 flI SPAN 6o75/2 CXCII 759o/Le CXCIX VUI~ BT-13 VALIANT 814 m SPAN 9012/2 CXCII 12-18/4 CXCIX R0LI PlAN SITS FERCIAsS CGIIS -- $20 AERO PLANS N PABTS PO 301939 CIZAN NY 14760 1 716 372
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/06
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 171, 172
With engine dis- 1933 placement limit designers turned streamlining give planes edge needed win grueling Coupe Deutsch efforts rewarded came America de feated planes engines having twice horsepower EDon Berliner WHAT GREAT IDEA An aerial Grand Prix Race rival excitement slam-bang road races Alfa Romeos Bugattis Mercedes Benz thrilling Europe mid-Thirties called Coupe Deutsch pro nounced Coop Doych Derch produce series racing planes bit technically advanced cars equally glamorous memorable Some aircraft spawned became prototypes beauties capturing FAI rec ords today unfortunately after meteoric period glory Coupe Deutsch race itself eclipsed World War Hand has never revived since During Twenties Schneider Tro phy demonstrated Europe indeed world amazing impetus such event can development powerful engines clever streamlining treasured trophy propelled seaplane position despite its obvious handicap claimed distinction being fastest world British finally retired Schneider 1931 winning third straight time big gap needed filling What better way fill 56 Model Aviation ----I 1933 After six hours full-bore pylon racing Georges Detre won Coupe Deutach Potez 53 #10 averaged 200 mph 250 hp Musee de lAlr 1933 mono-wheeled Parman flown Salel 1933 race Farman unique inst designed airplane own engine well Photo Muses de lAir sleek Keller-Bechereau powered bye 370-hp Delage V-12 failed complete qualIfy ing trials 1933 could race Photo courtesy JH Robinson collection prestigious race land planes tro phy prize money donated Suzanne Deutsch de la Muerthe continu ing family tradition begun around turn century father Henry donated several trophies de la Muerthe name stimulate aeronautical progress motive encouraging its industry French government chipped money well race planned pylon event unprecedented length two stages consisting 10 laps around 100km 62-mile three-pylon course total 1242 miles airplanes could absolutely design long engine displacement did exceed eight liters 488 cu goal put emphasis aerodynamics test speed durability pilot endurance added flavor inter national rivalry Following example road racing airplane would carry its countrys colors blue France red Italy white Germany green England wild sprint around five-mile course like Cleveland National Air Races out question its stead French drew 62-mile triangle south Paris resembled 75-mile course now used annually Lowers-Baker Falck 500 Model Aviation September 1983 fuel economy concern Coupe Deutsch refueling stops could made halfway point stage first run Coupe May 1933 Thirteen airplanes entered four Caudrons three Farmans two Potez Comper Swift several others either failed qualify didnt show up exception English Comper limited-production sport flier entry designed spe cifically racing Time trials consisting lap around course pointed pair Caudron 362s favorites fixed landing gears 170-hp Renault four-cylinder line engines parlayed excellent design minimum size qualifying speeds 2003 mph Raymond Delmotte 1839 mph Ludovic Arrachart both well-known French speed pilots Unfortu nately Arrachart killed week before race Caudron spun after its engine quit during test flight race time arrived May 29 six airplanes starting line First off Nicholas Comper deHavilland Gypsy-powered Swift followed closely Salel Farman Delmotte Caudron Maurice Arnoux monowheeled Farman Arnoux bounced badly across grass field landing gear collapsed wiping out propeller Last two radial-engined Potez racers flown Georges Detre Lemoine end first 500 km 321 miles Salel Lemoine dropped out leaving just three original nine quali fiers still race several hours go charged round round long course hour after hour strain engines airframes pilots beyond anything previously experienced pylon racing still raced end first 1000-km stage three pilots stopped mandatory hour half break before slipping back nowfamiliar cockpits another 1000 km tearing across French countryside last mid-afternoon first air plane streaked across finish line Etampes cheers crowd Georges Detre landed taxied up climbed out blue Potez after 6 hours 11 minutes 45 seconds pylon racing power 250-hp nine-cylinder Potez radial triumphant Detre averaged 20059 mph entire distance win first new Coupe Deutsch series Putting out two-thirds Detres June1987 57 AwearyMauriceArnoux brings hisCaudron 450 afterwinning 1 934Coupe Deutsch 320-hp Renault engine gave him average speed 242 mph JH Robinson photo 1934 Louis Masotte piaced second 1934 race fiving Caudron 366 powered 217-hp Regnier engine averaged 224 mph despite fixed landing gear Musee de lAir photo 1935 4 power Raymond Delmottes 170-hp Cau dron 362 averaged 18095 mph bringing him forty minutes behind Detre giving technical types lot think about third last complete long grind Nick Comper averaging 14887 mph little Swifta true sport plane got Comper lot welldeserved attention after eight hours racing put eight hours vivid perspective 1985 Reno Unlim ited Championship Race took less 11 minutes Coupe Deutsch successa coup indeed Limited-power airplanes flown longest closed-course race history performed great flair Another Coupe race announced 1934 engineers bubbling over ideas improvements innova tions engine men ready squeeze lot power out eightliter limit time 1934 race rolled around eight airplanes starting line addition five others entered never seen Etampes Ay tomp four Caudrons Regnier two Potez new Comper Streak products brilliant team headed designer Marcel Riffard George Otfmovsky Caudrons comprised three fairly similar versions Type 366 360 1933 217-hp Regnier engine two-position propeller well-faired landing gear Type 450 featured new design 320-hp Renault in-line sixcylinder two-position prop Type 460 like 450 retractable landing gear Potez airplanes looked like 1933 important modifications 53-2 315-hp radial engine fixed-pitch prop 53-3 350hp radial smaller wing suddenlypopular two-position takeoff topspeed propeller 58 Model Aviation similar model 460 1935 Caudron 560s equipped what should have awesome 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Unfortunately mechanical problems plagued high-performance engine both planes sat out 1935 race JH Robinson photo 1935 starting line atthe 1935 race Fourof five Caudrons entered arevisibie running far end appears have winning airplane Musee de lAir photo Nick Comper foreign pilot built new low-wing racer retractable landing gear 145-hp Gypsy engine kept him big disad vantage Caudron 460s favorites problems new retractable landing gears forced flown wheels locked down temporary fair ings 450 also its wheels down meant fly way good fairings Eight planes started long grind Yves Lacombe forced drop out after few laps Caudron 460 de veloped engine trouble Georges Detre Potez 5 3-2 went out lap 10 oil leak other six finished first stage set out second Comper averaged impres sive 169 mph first 1000 km unable retract landing gear start second stage struggled six laps landed would have pointless continue such low speed Lemoine flying second Potez began having problems propeller too chose land rather continue reduced speed aver aged excellent 229 mph first stage however left four airplanes three Caudrons very last lap Raymond Delmottes 460 experienced oil-flow dif ficulties landed field Before thathehadflownthefirst 1000km at241 mph second Arnouxs 244 mph end race saw just three eight starters cross finish line three smashed old record Arnoux won Caudron 450 2417 mph Louis Masotte second Regnier 366 22415 mph Albert Monville third 460 finish 21192 mph least stage over 225 mph winning speed 41 mph over record Caudrons toast France new 460s flown 1000 km its landing gear down 229 mph its gear up might have done close 250 mph just 320 hp December25 Raymond Delmotte flew 460 9liter Renault World Speed Record three kilometers 314319 mph broke 305-mph record set year earlier Jimmy Wedell Wedell Williams racer 22-liter Pratt & Whitney engine Despite Caudrons success dreams Coupe Deutsch becoming land plane counterpart prestigious Schnei der Trophy dimming nonFrench entry Britisher Nick Comper flown completely-out classed little airplanes plenty spirit no hope winning Since three wins French entries would retire trophy 1935 Coupe Deutach would last unless some other countrys plane won As turned out advance entries made clear 1935 would all-French race seven Caudrons modified Cau 19351936 dron two others never appeared lack international interest Caudron factory certainly went all-out offered three Type 460s older Type 450 low-powered 430 also added pair brand-new Type 560s similar 460 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Qualifying trials five laps 100-km course five pilots com pleted Lacombe Type 460 254 mph Arnoux 460 249 mph Monville 450 248 mph Charles Franco 180-hp 196 mph 560s sat ground engine trouble hopes understandably high another record May 29 five started great series roars fourth lap Franco dropped out Type 430 experi enced propeller trouble after having av eraged 175 mph Three laps later Arnouxs turn oil-flow difficulties aborting promising performance 460 averaging 276 mph fastest lap 29166 mph end first 1000-km stage Delniotte 2772 mph Masotte 2743 mph Monville 2327 mph Arnoux 460 parked field several miles away replaced Monville 450 andtcok off alongwith pair 460 pilots three planes flew slower second stage during first Delmotte lost less speed finished long haul average 27589 mph another 34 mph over previous years record increase of7S mph just two years no increase engine size Lacombe 2636 mph Arnoux 217 mph completed Caudron sweep Coupe Deutsch failed stimulate international pylon racing land planes proven perfect op portunity advance Caudrons now totally superior anything else class Europe Level speed close 300 mph no 330 hp amazing 1935and still no competition home Caudron turned its attention other place serious pylon racing June1987 59 Above mechanic makes last-minute checks 460 just before race 1935 cylinder contains compressed sir used drive starter motor andthe unpainted area oii cooier Beiow Detroyats460 being towed tothe starting iine atthe 1936 National Air Races Los Angeles clearly streamlined its American rivals quickly proved its advantages convincing win Truman Weaver collection photos 1936 America National Air Races its Gee Bees Wedell Williainses Lairds well-known France thus chosen next test long thin beautifully streamlined French racers consequences movewhat happened 1936 National Air Races Los Angeleshas told times over Suffice say Michel Detroyat eight-liter Caudron 460 took best Americans whipped soundly won Greve Race easily 247 mph against racers similar-sized engines challenged powerful Thompson Trophy Race machines much twice horsepower didnt help Detroyat broke Thomp son record speed 264 mph around short course leaving fastest rivals far behind Americans grumbled Caudrons advantage came French government backing really case French celebrated justification firstand last time Thompson Trophy left USA Retired thrice-winning French Coupe Deutsch nevertheless put back circulation after decisive successes 1935 1936 Coupe anticipated great enthusiasm Interest keen ever Caudron works extensively modified two Type 460s 46 flush canopies round tails 560s similarly modified becoming sole 561 just play safe older 450 Maurice Arnoux won 1934 brought out retirement 561 sat quietly throughout both trials race its Renault V-i 2 re fusing work properly After delay caused low clouds poor visibility other three entries started race good speed lap eight first stage Delmotte landed 461 damaged exhaust stack hed averaged im pressive 257 mph point lap 269 mph Arnoux finished first 1000 km 258 mph Lacombe came 251 mphnot up previous years speeds yet bad considering lack op position poor weather refueled rested both trouble getting engines restarted lost lot official time fussing last both took off returned long tiring race starting delays cost chance coming close record Lacombe won 2420 mph same 450 Arnoux won three years beforeand almost exact same speed Arnoux second time 2297 mph first time no new Coupe Deutsch record Cau dron still supreme class racer another Coupe 1937 look forward anyone suspected what come would have noth ing sad faces Etampes Interest ran high anticipation 1937 Deutsch Caudron announced would enter pair 460s powered 350hp engines well three new 760s 450-hp Renault V-i 2 far proven little value addition Societe Francaise de Constructions Aero nautiques SECA entered two Lignel 20 racers use 220-hp Renault other 400-hp Regnier race scheduled September 12 1937 mid-June Caudron can celled five its entries because strikes military production few weeks later Lignels wrecked during record attempt airplane still officially entered no alternative cancel 1937 Coupe Deutsch hope better luck 1938 However Hitler storm troopers growing louder nastier war seemed ever probable 1938 Coupe Deutsch scheduled May 29 Etampes maximum Continued page 62 60 Model Aviation Yves Lacombe flew 450-2 win 1936 race 242 mph Plc JH Robinson 1936 1936 sleek 1936 Caudron 561 its flush canopy troublesome Renault V-i 2 refused start Its potential top speed least 300 mph Photo Musee de lAir Anxious spectators crew look Caudron 461 prepares take off 1936 running pneumatic retracts often proved troublesome reflected designer Marcel Riffards penchant winning strategy streamlining Photo Musee de IAir SUPERIOR DESIGN & CRAFTSMANSHI DEL-A0 st Kits Youll Ever Buy Build Train-Air 20 Train-Air 40 Sport-Air 40 Bel-Air 40 40 Hydro-Floats need easy handling superior aerobatic modern looking sport exhibition biplane has filled mel-AIr go kit parts biplane aa fine line kits machine cut assist building real show stopper Del-Air 60 has fully aummetrical wing sections gives greatest potential aerobatic performance either upright inverted ahip capable very slow close-in type flight right up rigorous aerobatic schedule can muster Engine Requirement Wing Span Wing Area Fuselage Length 80 52 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Model Aviation piston displacement lowered eight liters 488 cu 65 liters 397 cuin Criteria established qualifying test 500 km minimum 350 km/hr 218 mph takeoff land ing less 1640 ft over three-foot barrier time anticipation wartime demands Caudron diverted its efforts converting racing designs fighters single Caudron entry enough make things interesting 1938 Coupe SFCA offered two Lignel 30s 280 hp Regnier inverted in-line four-cycle engines fixed retractable landing gear entries Bugatti raised French eyebrows famed auto racing firm hired designer Louis deMonge create pair airplanes Bugatti Car engines no airframe absolutely necessary placed pair 32-liter race car engines behind pilot drove counter-rotating propellers via articulated drive shafts running along either side pilot racers flush canopies Y-tails reverse-flow cooling very little wing area 64 sq ft less modern Formula racing plane 43 sq ft other larger two pared-down planes have fixed land ing gear smaller version would retractable least 500 hp almost no drag either should have good shot 300 mph Unfortunately streamlined Bugattis never put test Neither close completion strike Regnier factory kept Lignels being de livered As result second time straight Coupe Deutsch cancelled Still undiscouraged French planned 1939 race held October 1 though common knowledge war just around corner French aircraft industry found itself en tertaining thoughts pylon racing war tremors close seems indicative disjointed nature war prep arations point entriesin form projects design studies maybe just sketchesdid come through andby July 121939 atotal nine racers proposed First off three Mistral 30s powered brand-new Chaumont-Bearn vertically-opposed 12-cylinder engine rated least paper 450 hp low-wing fixed-gear design Mistral built model never full-sized plane two totally unknown machines built CAPRA firm successor Avions Bernard builder V2 monoplane clocked 278 mph back 1924 single unspecified Bugatti Regnier using 380hp Regnier V-12 Max Holste 20 Payen Flechair last-named several futuristic delta-wing designs creative N R Payen may have Continued page 171 4 NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS Inc_______ 610 LEBANON STREET ORD E 04073 440-1881 Winning Ideas FOURMOST 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition 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Probably surestand impres siveindication superior speed Caudrons Maurice Arnoux 100-km FAT record lap 29166 mph 1935 comparison current FAT World Rec ord airplanes Caudrons weight class over same distance 27113 mph set Robert Thalman 300-hp Swearingen SX-300 Fond du Lao WI 1984 Since todays records slightly different classes both Arnouxs Thal mans records stand Coupe Deutsch formula excellent could resurrected today Lycomings 200-hp 0-3 60 engine fits 65-liter limit Conti nentals 0-470 Lycomings older 0-480 would fit eight-liter limit Any engines tucked inside exotic modern airframe built composite materials should enough surpass Coupe Deutsch recordsand launch very interesting new era I3ut thats foolish dreaming isnt FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 65 launch site located near center 660-acre facility gives unobstructed visibility arc 3000 highest spot county state capitol visible location case land NE flat under plow ranch nor flat gently undulating height two-story building Chasing foot may difficult some steep climbing volved however bikes permitted talking hill-climbing variety Pre vailing winds would appear create clear field mile two miles minimum Indoor site will again Pershing Auditorium beautiful downtown Lincoln sports acoustic-tiled 49-ft ceiling re cessed lights Indoor events flown Sunday Monday July 12 13 full card events 800 am 1200 pm day Should have additional questions ADD 12% SHIPPflfG NYS ADD 8 TX can contact Indoor Category Director Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Drive Pontiac MI 48055 Outdoor events begin Tuesday July 14 last through following Saturday Offi cial flights may logged 800 am 400 pm day Outdoor Category Director Linda Brown 2962 Lexington Trace Drive Smyrna GA 30080 Now know what know Obviously shouldnt have worry about swamps Deputy Sheriffs year lets swallow 86 sour grapes support 87 AMA Nats optimistic viewpoint See ya Thermal air mail latest chain-letter discus sion subject seems shaping pros cons thermal-detection devices related 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With engine dis- 1933 placement limit designers turned streamlining give planes edge needed win grueling Coupe Deutsch efforts rewarded came America de feated planes engines having twice horsepower EDon Berliner WHAT GREAT IDEA An aerial Grand Prix Race rival excitement slam-bang road races Alfa Romeos Bugattis Mercedes Benz thrilling Europe mid-Thirties called Coupe Deutsch pro nounced Coop Doych Derch produce series racing planes bit technically advanced cars equally glamorous memorable Some aircraft spawned became prototypes beauties capturing FAI rec ords today unfortunately after meteoric period glory Coupe Deutsch race itself eclipsed World War Hand has never revived since During Twenties Schneider Tro phy demonstrated Europe indeed world amazing impetus such event can development powerful engines clever streamlining treasured trophy propelled seaplane position despite its obvious handicap claimed distinction being fastest world British finally retired Schneider 1931 winning third straight time big gap needed filling What better way fill 56 Model Aviation ----I 1933 After six hours full-bore pylon racing Georges Detre won Coupe Deutach Potez 53 #10 averaged 200 mph 250 hp Musee de lAlr 1933 mono-wheeled Parman flown Salel 1933 race Farman unique inst designed airplane own engine well Photo Muses de lAir sleek Keller-Bechereau powered bye 370-hp Delage V-12 failed complete qualIfy ing trials 1933 could race Photo courtesy JH Robinson collection prestigious race land planes tro phy prize money donated Suzanne Deutsch de la Muerthe continu ing family tradition begun around turn century father Henry donated several trophies de la Muerthe name stimulate aeronautical progress motive encouraging its industry French government chipped money well race planned pylon event unprecedented length two stages consisting 10 laps around 100km 62-mile three-pylon course total 1242 miles airplanes could absolutely design long engine displacement did exceed eight liters 488 cu goal put emphasis aerodynamics test speed durability pilot endurance added flavor inter national rivalry Following example road racing airplane would carry its countrys colors blue France red Italy white Germany green England wild sprint around five-mile course like Cleveland National Air Races out question its stead French drew 62-mile triangle south Paris resembled 75-mile course now used annually Lowers-Baker Falck 500 Model Aviation September 1983 fuel economy concern Coupe Deutsch refueling stops could made halfway point stage first run Coupe May 1933 Thirteen airplanes entered four Caudrons three Farmans two Potez Comper Swift several others either failed qualify didnt show up exception English Comper limited-production sport flier entry designed spe cifically racing Time trials consisting lap around course pointed pair Caudron 362s favorites fixed landing gears 170-hp Renault four-cylinder line engines parlayed excellent design minimum size qualifying speeds 2003 mph Raymond Delmotte 1839 mph Ludovic Arrachart both well-known French speed pilots Unfortu nately Arrachart killed week before race Caudron spun after its engine quit during test flight race time arrived May 29 six airplanes starting line First off Nicholas Comper deHavilland Gypsy-powered Swift followed closely Salel Farman Delmotte Caudron Maurice Arnoux monowheeled Farman Arnoux bounced badly across grass field landing gear collapsed wiping out propeller Last two radial-engined Potez racers flown Georges Detre Lemoine end first 500 km 321 miles Salel Lemoine dropped out leaving just three original nine quali fiers still race several hours go charged round round long course hour after hour strain engines airframes pilots beyond anything previously experienced pylon racing still raced end first 1000-km stage three pilots stopped mandatory hour half break before slipping back nowfamiliar cockpits another 1000 km tearing across French countryside last mid-afternoon first air plane streaked across finish line Etampes cheers crowd Georges Detre landed taxied up climbed out blue Potez after 6 hours 11 minutes 45 seconds pylon racing power 250-hp nine-cylinder Potez radial triumphant Detre averaged 20059 mph entire distance win first new Coupe Deutsch series Putting out two-thirds Detres June1987 57 AwearyMauriceArnoux brings hisCaudron 450 afterwinning 1 934Coupe Deutsch 320-hp Renault engine gave him average speed 242 mph JH Robinson photo 1934 Louis Masotte piaced second 1934 race fiving Caudron 366 powered 217-hp Regnier engine averaged 224 mph despite fixed landing gear Musee de lAir photo 1935 4 power Raymond Delmottes 170-hp Cau dron 362 averaged 18095 mph bringing him forty minutes behind Detre giving technical types lot think about third last complete long grind Nick Comper averaging 14887 mph little Swifta true sport plane got Comper lot welldeserved attention after eight hours racing put eight hours vivid perspective 1985 Reno Unlim ited Championship Race took less 11 minutes Coupe Deutsch successa coup indeed Limited-power airplanes flown longest closed-course race history performed great flair Another Coupe race announced 1934 engineers bubbling over ideas improvements innova tions engine men ready squeeze lot power out eightliter limit time 1934 race rolled around eight airplanes starting line addition five others entered never seen Etampes Ay tomp four Caudrons Regnier two Potez new Comper Streak products brilliant team headed designer Marcel Riffard George Otfmovsky Caudrons comprised three fairly similar versions Type 366 360 1933 217-hp Regnier engine two-position propeller well-faired landing gear Type 450 featured new design 320-hp Renault in-line sixcylinder two-position prop Type 460 like 450 retractable landing gear Potez airplanes looked like 1933 important modifications 53-2 315-hp radial engine fixed-pitch prop 53-3 350hp radial smaller wing suddenlypopular two-position takeoff topspeed propeller 58 Model Aviation similar model 460 1935 Caudron 560s equipped what should have awesome 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Unfortunately mechanical problems plagued high-performance engine both planes sat out 1935 race JH Robinson photo 1935 starting line atthe 1935 race Fourof five Caudrons entered arevisibie running far end appears have winning airplane Musee de lAir photo Nick Comper foreign pilot built new low-wing racer retractable landing gear 145-hp Gypsy engine kept him big disad vantage Caudron 460s favorites problems new retractable landing gears forced flown wheels locked down temporary fair ings 450 also its wheels down meant fly way good fairings Eight planes started long grind Yves Lacombe forced drop out after few laps Caudron 460 de veloped engine trouble Georges Detre Potez 5 3-2 went out lap 10 oil leak other six finished first stage set out second Comper averaged impres sive 169 mph first 1000 km unable retract landing gear start second stage struggled six laps landed would have pointless continue such low speed Lemoine flying second Potez began having problems propeller too chose land rather continue reduced speed aver aged excellent 229 mph first stage however left four airplanes three Caudrons very last lap Raymond Delmottes 460 experienced oil-flow dif ficulties landed field Before thathehadflownthefirst 1000km at241 mph second Arnouxs 244 mph end race saw just three eight starters cross finish line three smashed old record Arnoux won Caudron 450 2417 mph Louis Masotte second Regnier 366 22415 mph Albert Monville third 460 finish 21192 mph least stage over 225 mph winning speed 41 mph over record Caudrons toast France new 460s flown 1000 km its landing gear down 229 mph its gear up might have done close 250 mph just 320 hp December25 Raymond Delmotte flew 460 9liter Renault World Speed Record three kilometers 314319 mph broke 305-mph record set year earlier Jimmy Wedell Wedell Williams racer 22-liter Pratt & Whitney engine Despite Caudrons success dreams Coupe Deutsch becoming land plane counterpart prestigious Schnei der Trophy dimming nonFrench entry Britisher Nick Comper flown completely-out classed little airplanes plenty spirit no hope winning Since three wins French entries would retire trophy 1935 Coupe Deutach would last unless some other countrys plane won As turned out advance entries made clear 1935 would all-French race seven Caudrons modified Cau 19351936 dron two others never appeared lack international interest Caudron factory certainly went all-out offered three Type 460s older Type 450 low-powered 430 also added pair brand-new Type 560s similar 460 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Qualifying trials five laps 100-km course five pilots com pleted Lacombe Type 460 254 mph Arnoux 460 249 mph Monville 450 248 mph Charles Franco 180-hp 196 mph 560s sat ground engine trouble hopes understandably high another record May 29 five started great series roars fourth lap Franco dropped out Type 430 experi enced propeller trouble after having av eraged 175 mph Three laps later Arnouxs turn oil-flow difficulties aborting promising performance 460 averaging 276 mph fastest lap 29166 mph end first 1000-km stage Delniotte 2772 mph Masotte 2743 mph Monville 2327 mph Arnoux 460 parked field several miles away replaced Monville 450 andtcok off alongwith pair 460 pilots three planes flew slower second stage during first Delmotte lost less speed finished long haul average 27589 mph another 34 mph over previous years record increase of7S mph just two years no increase engine size Lacombe 2636 mph Arnoux 217 mph completed Caudron sweep Coupe Deutsch failed stimulate international pylon racing land planes proven perfect op portunity advance Caudrons now totally superior anything else class Europe Level speed close 300 mph no 330 hp amazing 1935and still no competition home Caudron turned its attention other place serious pylon racing June1987 59 Above mechanic makes last-minute checks 460 just before race 1935 cylinder contains compressed sir used drive starter motor andthe unpainted area oii cooier Beiow Detroyats460 being towed tothe starting iine atthe 1936 National Air Races Los Angeles clearly streamlined its American rivals quickly proved its advantages convincing win Truman Weaver collection photos 1936 America National Air Races its Gee Bees Wedell Williainses Lairds well-known France thus chosen next test long thin beautifully streamlined French racers consequences movewhat happened 1936 National Air Races Los Angeleshas told times over Suffice say Michel Detroyat eight-liter Caudron 460 took best Americans whipped soundly won Greve Race easily 247 mph against racers similar-sized engines challenged powerful Thompson Trophy Race machines much twice horsepower didnt help Detroyat broke Thomp son record speed 264 mph around short course leaving fastest rivals far behind Americans grumbled Caudrons advantage came French government backing really case French celebrated justification firstand last time Thompson Trophy left USA Retired thrice-winning French Coupe Deutsch nevertheless put back circulation after decisive successes 1935 1936 Coupe anticipated great enthusiasm Interest keen ever Caudron works extensively modified two Type 460s 46 flush canopies round tails 560s similarly modified becoming sole 561 just play safe older 450 Maurice Arnoux won 1934 brought out retirement 561 sat quietly throughout both trials race its Renault V-i 2 re fusing work properly After delay caused low clouds poor visibility other three entries started race good speed lap eight first stage Delmotte landed 461 damaged exhaust stack hed averaged im pressive 257 mph point lap 269 mph Arnoux finished first 1000 km 258 mph Lacombe came 251 mphnot up previous years speeds yet bad considering lack op position poor weather refueled rested both trouble getting engines restarted lost lot official time fussing last both took off returned long tiring race starting delays cost chance coming close record Lacombe won 2420 mph same 450 Arnoux won three years beforeand almost exact same speed Arnoux second time 2297 mph first time no new Coupe Deutsch record Cau dron still supreme class racer another Coupe 1937 look forward anyone suspected what come would have noth ing sad faces Etampes Interest ran high anticipation 1937 Deutsch Caudron announced would enter pair 460s powered 350hp engines well three new 760s 450-hp Renault V-i 2 far proven little value addition Societe Francaise de Constructions Aero nautiques SECA entered two Lignel 20 racers use 220-hp Renault other 400-hp Regnier race scheduled September 12 1937 mid-June Caudron can celled five its entries because strikes military production few weeks later Lignels wrecked during record attempt airplane still officially entered no alternative cancel 1937 Coupe Deutsch hope better luck 1938 However Hitler storm troopers growing louder nastier war seemed ever probable 1938 Coupe Deutsch scheduled May 29 Etampes maximum Continued page 62 60 Model Aviation Yves Lacombe flew 450-2 win 1936 race 242 mph Plc JH Robinson 1936 1936 sleek 1936 Caudron 561 its flush canopy troublesome Renault V-i 2 refused start Its potential top speed least 300 mph Photo Musee de lAir Anxious spectators crew look Caudron 461 prepares take off 1936 running pneumatic retracts often proved troublesome reflected designer Marcel Riffards penchant winning strategy streamlining Photo Musee de IAir SUPERIOR DESIGN & CRAFTSMANSHI DEL-A0 st Kits Youll Ever Buy Build Train-Air 20 Train-Air 40 Sport-Air 40 Bel-Air 40 40 Hydro-Floats need easy handling superior aerobatic modern looking sport exhibition biplane has filled mel-AIr go kit parts biplane aa fine line kits machine cut assist building real show stopper Del-Air 60 has fully aummetrical wing sections gives greatest potential aerobatic performance either upright inverted ahip capable very slow close-in type flight right up rigorous aerobatic schedule can muster Engine Requirement Wing Span Wing Area Fuselage Length 80 52 935 0 46 SPECIFICATIONS Fuselage Width Weight Range Wing Loading Range 35 8 75 lbs 14810 185 207-490-1881 Visa & Mastercard Accepted I ~ OPTIMIZE YOUR ENGINES OUTPUT TATONES THRUST TESTER I ~ITATONE 30-13 Use TATONES ALUM MOTOR MOUNT THRUST TESTER determine maxImum engine output usingTHROTTLE propsENGINE differentifCONTROL I0 fuel mixturesP SAFETY STARTING LOCK RPM levels Check engineDIRECT READI NGA aaainst anotherTHRUST DIALONLY $6996 eR ETRACTABLE HOOK RELEASE Price SB90 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight 4 oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $300 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR QUICKY 500cY&JWI PRICE $630 OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTS Fuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming d SASE Complete Information 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 PRODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 62 Model Aviation piston displacement lowered eight liters 488 cu 65 liters 397 cuin Criteria established qualifying test 500 km minimum 350 km/hr 218 mph takeoff land ing less 1640 ft over three-foot barrier time anticipation wartime demands Caudron diverted its efforts converting racing designs fighters single Caudron entry enough make things interesting 1938 Coupe SFCA offered two Lignel 30s 280 hp Regnier inverted in-line four-cycle engines fixed retractable landing gear entries Bugatti raised French eyebrows famed auto racing firm hired designer Louis deMonge create pair airplanes Bugatti Car engines no airframe absolutely necessary placed pair 32-liter race car engines behind pilot drove counter-rotating propellers via articulated drive shafts running along either side pilot racers flush canopies Y-tails reverse-flow cooling very little wing area 64 sq ft less modern Formula racing plane 43 sq ft other larger two pared-down planes have fixed land ing gear smaller version would retractable least 500 hp almost no drag either should have good shot 300 mph Unfortunately streamlined Bugattis never put test Neither close completion strike Regnier factory kept Lignels being de livered As result second time straight Coupe Deutsch cancelled Still undiscouraged French planned 1939 race held October 1 though common knowledge war just around corner French aircraft industry found itself en tertaining thoughts pylon racing war tremors close seems indicative disjointed nature war prep arations point entriesin form projects design studies maybe just sketchesdid come through andby July 121939 atotal nine racers proposed First off three Mistral 30s powered brand-new Chaumont-Bearn vertically-opposed 12-cylinder engine rated least paper 450 hp low-wing fixed-gear design Mistral built model never full-sized plane two totally unknown machines built CAPRA firm successor Avions Bernard builder V2 monoplane clocked 278 mph back 1924 single unspecified Bugatti Regnier using 380hp Regnier V-12 Max Holste 20 Payen Flechair last-named several futuristic delta-wing designs creative N R Payen may have Continued page 171 4 NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS Inc_______ 610 LEBANON STREET ORD E 04073 440-1881 Winning Ideas FOURMOST 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition Peck ty Switch lt Hub hpaIc Plugs 4 Year Walrettyon Fatuity Parts end Workrtanship. leG MFG 8STHIgh Moigntafn Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 427-3845 SpirIt St Louis 27 WS U interested hearing anyone has sort serious in-flight Shuttle failure Please give much information about can Anyway back did Shuffle review GLOW PLUG TAP 1-4-32 tap 499 HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC P 0 sox 332 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 II had scheduled September 1 1939. held schedule third year row Coupe Deutsch cancelled far know Payen 1939 entry built race started out replace ment classic Schneider Trophy series became stage some truly memorable Caudron racers dis played brilliance Caudrons met serious competition foreign buildem other Freneh firms Coupe might well have achieved its tended stature superiority Caudron airplanes insanity Adolf Hitler other factors combined prevent Coupe Deutsch reaching grandeur things otherwise what great airplanes might have sped around Etampes Chartres-Bonce course What legends might have born Probably surestand impres siveindication superior speed Caudrons Maurice Arnoux 100-km FAT record lap 29166 mph 1935 comparison current FAT World Rec ord airplanes Caudrons weight class over same distance 27113 mph set Robert Thalman 300-hp Swearingen SX-300 Fond du Lao WI 1984 Since todays records slightly different classes both Arnouxs Thal mans records stand Coupe Deutsch formula excellent could resurrected today Lycomings 200-hp 0-3 60 engine fits 65-liter limit Conti nentals 0-470 Lycomings older 0-480 would fit eight-liter limit Any engines tucked inside exotic modern airframe built composite materials should enough surpass Coupe Deutsch recordsand launch very interesting new era I3ut thats foolish dreaming isnt FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 65 launch site located near center 660-acre facility gives unobstructed visibility arc 3000 highest spot county state capitol visible location case land NE flat under plow ranch nor flat gently undulating height two-story building Chasing foot may difficult some steep climbing volved however bikes permitted talking hill-climbing variety Pre vailing winds would appear create clear field mile two miles minimum Indoor site will again Pershing Auditorium beautiful downtown Lincoln sports acoustic-tiled 49-ft ceiling re cessed lights Indoor events flown Sunday Monday July 12 13 full card events 800 am 1200 pm day Should have additional questions ADD 12% SHIPPflfG NYS ADD 8 TX can contact Indoor Category Director Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Drive Pontiac MI 48055 Outdoor events begin Tuesday July 14 last through following Saturday Offi cial flights may logged 800 am 400 pm day Outdoor Category Director Linda Brown 2962 Lexington Trace Drive Smyrna GA 30080 Now know what know Obviously shouldnt have worry about swamps Deputy Sheriffs year lets swallow 86 sour grapes support 87 AMA Nats optimistic viewpoint See ya Thermal air mail latest chain-letter discus sion subject seems shaping pros cons thermal-detection devices related effect Free Flight competition know today guess must blame myself having instigated discussion previous disserta tion length telescoping fiberglass poles fly strips Mylar tape efforts aid determining presenceor absenceof thermal activity Anyway last issue related Bob Files comments testified experiences Towline Gliders BTDD Before Thermal De tection Devices possible merits restrict ing such gadgets future No sooner did column hit streets received following letter noted Towline advocate Bob Klipp St Louis poses different slant sub ject Sez Bob reading Bob Files letter April 87 column suspect may have playing Continued page 174 Timer S aVO old 1fluiqUG ReWo6uciO~ prtsiO 0anwonFrom this. ~m65 Over 600for Send 2~aIog itenisisa international maui 172 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 CGNTIOLIIZ TUU PROFILE0COMBA TRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/06
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 171, 172
With engine dis- 1933 placement limit designers turned streamlining give planes edge needed win grueling Coupe Deutsch efforts rewarded came America de feated planes engines having twice horsepower EDon Berliner WHAT GREAT IDEA An aerial Grand Prix Race rival excitement slam-bang road races Alfa Romeos Bugattis Mercedes Benz thrilling Europe mid-Thirties called Coupe Deutsch pro nounced Coop Doych Derch produce series racing planes bit technically advanced cars equally glamorous memorable Some aircraft spawned became prototypes beauties capturing FAI rec ords today unfortunately after meteoric period glory Coupe Deutsch race itself eclipsed World War Hand has never revived since During Twenties Schneider Tro phy demonstrated Europe indeed world amazing impetus such event can development powerful engines clever streamlining treasured trophy propelled seaplane position despite its obvious handicap claimed distinction being fastest world British finally retired Schneider 1931 winning third straight time big gap needed filling What better way fill 56 Model Aviation ----I 1933 After six hours full-bore pylon racing Georges Detre won Coupe Deutach Potez 53 #10 averaged 200 mph 250 hp Musee de lAlr 1933 mono-wheeled Parman flown Salel 1933 race Farman unique inst designed airplane own engine well Photo Muses de lAir sleek Keller-Bechereau powered bye 370-hp Delage V-12 failed complete qualIfy ing trials 1933 could race Photo courtesy JH Robinson collection prestigious race land planes tro phy prize money donated Suzanne Deutsch de la Muerthe continu ing family tradition begun around turn century father Henry donated several trophies de la Muerthe name stimulate aeronautical progress motive encouraging its industry French government chipped money well race planned pylon event unprecedented length two stages consisting 10 laps around 100km 62-mile three-pylon course total 1242 miles airplanes could absolutely design long engine displacement did exceed eight liters 488 cu goal put emphasis aerodynamics test speed durability pilot endurance added flavor inter national rivalry Following example road racing airplane would carry its countrys colors blue France red Italy white Germany green England wild sprint around five-mile course like Cleveland National Air Races out question its stead French drew 62-mile triangle south Paris resembled 75-mile course now used annually Lowers-Baker Falck 500 Model Aviation September 1983 fuel economy concern Coupe Deutsch refueling stops could made halfway point stage first run Coupe May 1933 Thirteen airplanes entered four Caudrons three Farmans two Potez Comper Swift several others either failed qualify didnt show up exception English Comper limited-production sport flier entry designed spe cifically racing Time trials consisting lap around course pointed pair Caudron 362s favorites fixed landing gears 170-hp Renault four-cylinder line engines parlayed excellent design minimum size qualifying speeds 2003 mph Raymond Delmotte 1839 mph Ludovic Arrachart both well-known French speed pilots Unfortu nately Arrachart killed week before race Caudron spun after its engine quit during test flight race time arrived May 29 six airplanes starting line First off Nicholas Comper deHavilland Gypsy-powered Swift followed closely Salel Farman Delmotte Caudron Maurice Arnoux monowheeled Farman Arnoux bounced badly across grass field landing gear collapsed wiping out propeller Last two radial-engined Potez racers flown Georges Detre Lemoine end first 500 km 321 miles Salel Lemoine dropped out leaving just three original nine quali fiers still race several hours go charged round round long course hour after hour strain engines airframes pilots beyond anything previously experienced pylon racing still raced end first 1000-km stage three pilots stopped mandatory hour half break before slipping back nowfamiliar cockpits another 1000 km tearing across French countryside last mid-afternoon first air plane streaked across finish line Etampes cheers crowd Georges Detre landed taxied up climbed out blue Potez after 6 hours 11 minutes 45 seconds pylon racing power 250-hp nine-cylinder Potez radial triumphant Detre averaged 20059 mph entire distance win first new Coupe Deutsch series Putting out two-thirds Detres June1987 57 AwearyMauriceArnoux brings hisCaudron 450 afterwinning 1 934Coupe Deutsch 320-hp Renault engine gave him average speed 242 mph JH Robinson photo 1934 Louis Masotte piaced second 1934 race fiving Caudron 366 powered 217-hp Regnier engine averaged 224 mph despite fixed landing gear Musee de lAir photo 1935 4 power Raymond Delmottes 170-hp Cau dron 362 averaged 18095 mph bringing him forty minutes behind Detre giving technical types lot think about third last complete long grind Nick Comper averaging 14887 mph little Swifta true sport plane got Comper lot welldeserved attention after eight hours racing put eight hours vivid perspective 1985 Reno Unlim ited Championship Race took less 11 minutes Coupe Deutsch successa coup indeed Limited-power airplanes flown longest closed-course race history performed great flair Another Coupe race announced 1934 engineers bubbling over ideas improvements innova tions engine men ready squeeze lot power out eightliter limit time 1934 race rolled around eight airplanes starting line addition five others entered never seen Etampes Ay tomp four Caudrons Regnier two Potez new Comper Streak products brilliant team headed designer Marcel Riffard George Otfmovsky Caudrons comprised three fairly similar versions Type 366 360 1933 217-hp Regnier engine two-position propeller well-faired landing gear Type 450 featured new design 320-hp Renault in-line sixcylinder two-position prop Type 460 like 450 retractable landing gear Potez airplanes looked like 1933 important modifications 53-2 315-hp radial engine fixed-pitch prop 53-3 350hp radial smaller wing suddenlypopular two-position takeoff topspeed propeller 58 Model Aviation similar model 460 1935 Caudron 560s equipped what should have awesome 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Unfortunately mechanical problems plagued high-performance engine both planes sat out 1935 race JH Robinson photo 1935 starting line atthe 1935 race Fourof five Caudrons entered arevisibie running far end appears have winning airplane Musee de lAir photo Nick Comper foreign pilot built new low-wing racer retractable landing gear 145-hp Gypsy engine kept him big disad vantage Caudron 460s favorites problems new retractable landing gears forced flown wheels locked down temporary fair ings 450 also its wheels down meant fly way good fairings Eight planes started long grind Yves Lacombe forced drop out after few laps Caudron 460 de veloped engine trouble Georges Detre Potez 5 3-2 went out lap 10 oil leak other six finished first stage set out second Comper averaged impres sive 169 mph first 1000 km unable retract landing gear start second stage struggled six laps landed would have pointless continue such low speed Lemoine flying second Potez began having problems propeller too chose land rather continue reduced speed aver aged excellent 229 mph first stage however left four airplanes three Caudrons very last lap Raymond Delmottes 460 experienced oil-flow dif ficulties landed field Before thathehadflownthefirst 1000km at241 mph second Arnouxs 244 mph end race saw just three eight starters cross finish line three smashed old record Arnoux won Caudron 450 2417 mph Louis Masotte second Regnier 366 22415 mph Albert Monville third 460 finish 21192 mph least stage over 225 mph winning speed 41 mph over record Caudrons toast France new 460s flown 1000 km its landing gear down 229 mph its gear up might have done close 250 mph just 320 hp December25 Raymond Delmotte flew 460 9liter Renault World Speed Record three kilometers 314319 mph broke 305-mph record set year earlier Jimmy Wedell Wedell Williams racer 22-liter Pratt & Whitney engine Despite Caudrons success dreams Coupe Deutsch becoming land plane counterpart prestigious Schnei der Trophy dimming nonFrench entry Britisher Nick Comper flown completely-out classed little airplanes plenty spirit no hope winning Since three wins French entries would retire trophy 1935 Coupe Deutach would last unless some other countrys plane won As turned out advance entries made clear 1935 would all-French race seven Caudrons modified Cau 19351936 dron two others never appeared lack international interest Caudron factory certainly went all-out offered three Type 460s older Type 450 low-powered 430 also added pair brand-new Type 560s similar 460 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Qualifying trials five laps 100-km course five pilots com pleted Lacombe Type 460 254 mph Arnoux 460 249 mph Monville 450 248 mph Charles Franco 180-hp 196 mph 560s sat ground engine trouble hopes understandably high another record May 29 five started great series roars fourth lap Franco dropped out Type 430 experi enced propeller trouble after having av eraged 175 mph Three laps later Arnouxs turn oil-flow difficulties aborting promising performance 460 averaging 276 mph fastest lap 29166 mph end first 1000-km stage Delniotte 2772 mph Masotte 2743 mph Monville 2327 mph Arnoux 460 parked field several miles away replaced Monville 450 andtcok off alongwith pair 460 pilots three planes flew slower second stage during first Delmotte lost less speed finished long haul average 27589 mph another 34 mph over previous years record increase of7S mph just two years no increase engine size Lacombe 2636 mph Arnoux 217 mph completed Caudron sweep Coupe Deutsch failed stimulate international pylon racing land planes proven perfect op portunity advance Caudrons now totally superior anything else class Europe Level speed close 300 mph no 330 hp amazing 1935and still no competition home Caudron turned its attention other place serious pylon racing June1987 59 Above mechanic makes last-minute checks 460 just before race 1935 cylinder contains compressed sir used drive starter motor andthe unpainted area oii cooier Beiow Detroyats460 being towed tothe starting iine atthe 1936 National Air Races Los Angeles clearly streamlined its American rivals quickly proved its advantages convincing win Truman Weaver collection photos 1936 America National Air Races its Gee Bees Wedell Williainses Lairds well-known France thus chosen next test long thin beautifully streamlined French racers consequences movewhat happened 1936 National Air Races Los Angeleshas told times over Suffice say Michel Detroyat eight-liter Caudron 460 took best Americans whipped soundly won Greve Race easily 247 mph against racers similar-sized engines challenged powerful Thompson Trophy Race machines much twice horsepower didnt help Detroyat broke Thomp son record speed 264 mph around short course leaving fastest rivals far behind Americans grumbled Caudrons advantage came French government backing really case French celebrated justification firstand last time Thompson Trophy left USA Retired thrice-winning French Coupe Deutsch nevertheless put back circulation after decisive successes 1935 1936 Coupe anticipated great enthusiasm Interest keen ever Caudron works extensively modified two Type 460s 46 flush canopies round tails 560s similarly modified becoming sole 561 just play safe older 450 Maurice Arnoux won 1934 brought out retirement 561 sat quietly throughout both trials race its Renault V-i 2 re fusing work properly After delay caused low clouds poor visibility other three entries started race good speed lap eight first stage Delmotte landed 461 damaged exhaust stack hed averaged im pressive 257 mph point lap 269 mph Arnoux finished first 1000 km 258 mph Lacombe came 251 mphnot up previous years speeds yet bad considering lack op position poor weather refueled rested both trouble getting engines restarted lost lot official time fussing last both took off returned long tiring race starting delays cost chance coming close record Lacombe won 2420 mph same 450 Arnoux won three years beforeand almost exact same speed Arnoux second time 2297 mph first time no new Coupe Deutsch record Cau dron still supreme class racer another Coupe 1937 look forward anyone suspected what come would have noth ing sad faces Etampes Interest ran high anticipation 1937 Deutsch Caudron announced would enter pair 460s powered 350hp engines well three new 760s 450-hp Renault V-i 2 far proven little value addition Societe Francaise de Constructions Aero nautiques SECA entered two Lignel 20 racers use 220-hp Renault other 400-hp Regnier race scheduled September 12 1937 mid-June Caudron can celled five its entries because strikes military production few weeks later Lignels wrecked during record attempt airplane still officially entered no alternative cancel 1937 Coupe Deutsch hope better luck 1938 However Hitler storm troopers growing louder nastier war seemed ever probable 1938 Coupe Deutsch scheduled May 29 Etampes maximum Continued page 62 60 Model Aviation Yves Lacombe flew 450-2 win 1936 race 242 mph Plc JH Robinson 1936 1936 sleek 1936 Caudron 561 its flush canopy troublesome Renault V-i 2 refused start Its potential top speed least 300 mph Photo Musee de lAir Anxious spectators crew look Caudron 461 prepares take off 1936 running pneumatic retracts often proved troublesome reflected designer Marcel Riffards penchant winning strategy streamlining Photo Musee de IAir SUPERIOR DESIGN & CRAFTSMANSHI DEL-A0 st Kits Youll Ever Buy Build Train-Air 20 Train-Air 40 Sport-Air 40 Bel-Air 40 40 Hydro-Floats need easy handling superior aerobatic modern looking sport exhibition biplane has filled mel-AIr go kit parts biplane aa fine line kits machine cut assist building real show stopper Del-Air 60 has fully aummetrical wing sections gives greatest potential aerobatic performance either upright inverted ahip capable very slow close-in type flight right up rigorous aerobatic schedule can muster Engine Requirement Wing Span Wing Area Fuselage Length 80 52 935 0 46 SPECIFICATIONS Fuselage Width Weight Range Wing Loading Range 35 8 75 lbs 14810 185 207-490-1881 Visa & Mastercard Accepted I ~ OPTIMIZE YOUR ENGINES OUTPUT TATONES THRUST TESTER I ~ITATONE 30-13 Use TATONES ALUM MOTOR MOUNT THRUST TESTER determine maxImum engine output usingTHROTTLE propsENGINE differentifCONTROL I0 fuel mixturesP SAFETY STARTING LOCK RPM levels Check engineDIRECT READI NGA aaainst anotherTHRUST DIALONLY $6996 eR ETRACTABLE HOOK RELEASE Price SB90 V Simplest reliable device available After line released hook retracts body unit leaving SMOOTH surface bottom aircraft No special attachments required N eight 4 oz 0491051 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT REDUCES DRAG VIBRATION FREE PRICE $300 40 AIRFLO ENGINE MOUNT IDEAL FOR QUICKY 500cY&JWI PRICE $630 OTHER FOURMOST PRODUCTS Fuel Fitting Sets Fuel Shut Off Fuel Manifold Gapless Hinges Gapless Hinge Slotter Strut Fairings Cockpit Coaming d SASE Complete Information 24th Ave Forest Grove OR 97116 PRODUCTS Phone 503 357-2732 62 Model Aviation piston displacement lowered eight liters 488 cu 65 liters 397 cuin Criteria established qualifying test 500 km minimum 350 km/hr 218 mph takeoff land ing less 1640 ft over three-foot barrier time anticipation wartime demands Caudron diverted its efforts converting racing designs fighters single Caudron entry enough make things interesting 1938 Coupe SFCA offered two Lignel 30s 280 hp Regnier inverted in-line four-cycle engines fixed retractable landing gear entries Bugatti raised French eyebrows famed auto racing firm hired designer Louis deMonge create pair airplanes Bugatti Car engines no airframe absolutely necessary placed pair 32-liter race car engines behind pilot drove counter-rotating propellers via articulated drive shafts running along either side pilot racers flush canopies Y-tails reverse-flow cooling very little wing area 64 sq ft less modern Formula racing plane 43 sq ft other larger two pared-down planes have fixed land ing gear smaller version would retractable least 500 hp almost no drag either should have good shot 300 mph Unfortunately streamlined Bugattis never put test Neither close completion strike Regnier factory kept Lignels being de livered As result second time straight Coupe Deutsch cancelled Still undiscouraged French planned 1939 race held October 1 though common knowledge war just around corner French aircraft industry found itself en tertaining thoughts pylon racing war tremors close seems indicative disjointed nature war prep arations point entriesin form projects design studies maybe just sketchesdid come through andby July 121939 atotal nine racers proposed First off three Mistral 30s powered brand-new Chaumont-Bearn vertically-opposed 12-cylinder engine rated least paper 450 hp low-wing fixed-gear design Mistral built model never full-sized plane two totally unknown machines built CAPRA firm successor Avions Bernard builder V2 monoplane clocked 278 mph back 1924 single unspecified Bugatti Regnier using 380hp Regnier V-12 Max Holste 20 Payen Flechair last-named several futuristic delta-wing designs creative N R Payen may have Continued page 171 4 NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS Inc_______ 610 LEBANON STREET ORD E 04073 440-1881 Winning Ideas FOURMOST 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition Peck ty Switch lt Hub hpaIc Plugs 4 Year Walrettyon Fatuity Parts end Workrtanship. leG MFG 8STHIgh Moigntafn Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 427-3845 SpirIt St Louis 27 WS U interested hearing anyone has sort serious in-flight Shuttle failure Please give much information about can Anyway back did Shuffle review GLOW PLUG TAP 1-4-32 tap 499 HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC P 0 sox 332 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 II had scheduled September 1 1939. held schedule third year row Coupe Deutsch cancelled far know Payen 1939 entry built race started out replace ment classic Schneider Trophy series became stage some truly memorable Caudron racers dis played brilliance Caudrons met serious competition foreign buildem other Freneh firms Coupe might well have achieved its tended stature superiority Caudron airplanes insanity Adolf Hitler other factors combined prevent Coupe Deutsch reaching grandeur things otherwise what great airplanes might have sped around Etampes Chartres-Bonce course What legends might have born Probably surestand impres siveindication superior speed Caudrons Maurice Arnoux 100-km FAT record lap 29166 mph 1935 comparison current FAT World Rec ord airplanes Caudrons weight class over same distance 27113 mph set Robert Thalman 300-hp Swearingen SX-300 Fond du Lao WI 1984 Since todays records slightly different classes both Arnouxs Thal mans records stand Coupe Deutsch formula excellent could resurrected today Lycomings 200-hp 0-3 60 engine fits 65-liter limit Conti nentals 0-470 Lycomings older 0-480 would fit eight-liter limit Any engines tucked inside exotic modern airframe built composite materials should enough surpass Coupe Deutsch recordsand launch very interesting new era I3ut thats foolish dreaming isnt FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 65 launch site located near center 660-acre facility gives unobstructed visibility arc 3000 highest spot county state capitol visible location case land NE flat under plow ranch nor flat gently undulating height two-story building Chasing foot may difficult some steep climbing volved however bikes permitted talking hill-climbing variety Pre vailing winds would appear create clear field mile two miles minimum Indoor site will again Pershing Auditorium beautiful downtown Lincoln sports acoustic-tiled 49-ft ceiling re cessed lights Indoor events flown Sunday Monday July 12 13 full card events 800 am 1200 pm day Should have additional questions ADD 12% SHIPPflfG NYS ADD 8 TX can contact Indoor Category Director Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Drive Pontiac MI 48055 Outdoor events begin Tuesday July 14 last through following Saturday Offi cial flights may logged 800 am 400 pm day Outdoor Category Director Linda Brown 2962 Lexington Trace Drive Smyrna GA 30080 Now know what know Obviously shouldnt have worry about swamps Deputy Sheriffs year lets swallow 86 sour grapes support 87 AMA Nats optimistic viewpoint See ya Thermal air mail latest chain-letter discus sion subject seems shaping pros cons thermal-detection devices related effect Free Flight competition know today guess must blame myself having instigated discussion previous disserta tion length telescoping fiberglass poles fly strips Mylar tape efforts aid determining presenceor absenceof thermal activity Anyway last issue related Bob Files comments testified experiences Towline Gliders BTDD Before Thermal De tection Devices possible merits restrict ing such gadgets future No sooner did column hit streets received following letter noted Towline advocate Bob Klipp St Louis poses different slant sub ject Sez Bob reading Bob Files letter April 87 column suspect may have playing Continued page 174 Timer S aVO old 1fluiqUG ReWo6uciO~ prtsiO 0anwonFrom this. ~m65 Over 600for Send 2~aIog itenisisa international maui 172 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 CGNTIOLIIZ TUU PROFILE0COMBA TRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/06
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 171, 172
With engine dis- 1933 placement limit designers turned streamlining give planes edge needed win grueling Coupe Deutsch efforts rewarded came America de feated planes engines having twice horsepower EDon Berliner WHAT GREAT IDEA An aerial Grand Prix Race rival excitement slam-bang road races Alfa Romeos Bugattis Mercedes Benz thrilling Europe mid-Thirties called Coupe Deutsch pro nounced Coop Doych Derch produce series racing planes bit technically advanced cars equally glamorous memorable Some aircraft spawned became prototypes beauties capturing FAI rec ords today unfortunately after meteoric period glory Coupe Deutsch race itself eclipsed World War Hand has never revived since During Twenties Schneider Tro phy demonstrated Europe indeed world amazing impetus such event can development powerful engines clever streamlining treasured trophy propelled seaplane position despite its obvious handicap claimed distinction being fastest world British finally retired Schneider 1931 winning third straight time big gap needed filling What better way fill 56 Model Aviation ----I 1933 After six hours full-bore pylon racing Georges Detre won Coupe Deutach Potez 53 #10 averaged 200 mph 250 hp Musee de lAlr 1933 mono-wheeled Parman flown Salel 1933 race Farman unique inst designed airplane own engine well Photo Muses de lAir sleek Keller-Bechereau powered bye 370-hp Delage V-12 failed complete qualIfy ing trials 1933 could race Photo courtesy JH Robinson collection prestigious race land planes tro phy prize money donated Suzanne Deutsch de la Muerthe continu ing family tradition begun around turn century father Henry donated several trophies de la Muerthe name stimulate aeronautical progress motive encouraging its industry French government chipped money well race planned pylon event unprecedented length two stages consisting 10 laps around 100km 62-mile three-pylon course total 1242 miles airplanes could absolutely design long engine displacement did exceed eight liters 488 cu goal put emphasis aerodynamics test speed durability pilot endurance added flavor inter national rivalry Following example road racing airplane would carry its countrys colors blue France red Italy white Germany green England wild sprint around five-mile course like Cleveland National Air Races out question its stead French drew 62-mile triangle south Paris resembled 75-mile course now used annually Lowers-Baker Falck 500 Model Aviation September 1983 fuel economy concern Coupe Deutsch refueling stops could made halfway point stage first run Coupe May 1933 Thirteen airplanes entered four Caudrons three Farmans two Potez Comper Swift several others either failed qualify didnt show up exception English Comper limited-production sport flier entry designed spe cifically racing Time trials consisting lap around course pointed pair Caudron 362s favorites fixed landing gears 170-hp Renault four-cylinder line engines parlayed excellent design minimum size qualifying speeds 2003 mph Raymond Delmotte 1839 mph Ludovic Arrachart both well-known French speed pilots Unfortu nately Arrachart killed week before race Caudron spun after its engine quit during test flight race time arrived May 29 six airplanes starting line First off Nicholas Comper deHavilland Gypsy-powered Swift followed closely Salel Farman Delmotte Caudron Maurice Arnoux monowheeled Farman Arnoux bounced badly across grass field landing gear collapsed wiping out propeller Last two radial-engined Potez racers flown Georges Detre Lemoine end first 500 km 321 miles Salel Lemoine dropped out leaving just three original nine quali fiers still race several hours go charged round round long course hour after hour strain engines airframes pilots beyond anything previously experienced pylon racing still raced end first 1000-km stage three pilots stopped mandatory hour half break before slipping back nowfamiliar cockpits another 1000 km tearing across French countryside last mid-afternoon first air plane streaked across finish line Etampes cheers crowd Georges Detre landed taxied up climbed out blue Potez after 6 hours 11 minutes 45 seconds pylon racing power 250-hp nine-cylinder Potez radial triumphant Detre averaged 20059 mph entire distance win first new Coupe Deutsch series Putting out two-thirds Detres June1987 57 AwearyMauriceArnoux brings hisCaudron 450 afterwinning 1 934Coupe Deutsch 320-hp Renault engine gave him average speed 242 mph JH Robinson photo 1934 Louis Masotte piaced second 1934 race fiving Caudron 366 powered 217-hp Regnier engine averaged 224 mph despite fixed landing gear Musee de lAir photo 1935 4 power Raymond Delmottes 170-hp Cau dron 362 averaged 18095 mph bringing him forty minutes behind Detre giving technical types lot think about third last complete long grind Nick Comper averaging 14887 mph little Swifta true sport plane got Comper lot welldeserved attention after eight hours racing put eight hours vivid perspective 1985 Reno Unlim ited Championship Race took less 11 minutes Coupe Deutsch successa coup indeed Limited-power airplanes flown longest closed-course race history performed great flair Another Coupe race announced 1934 engineers bubbling over ideas improvements innova tions engine men ready squeeze lot power out eightliter limit time 1934 race rolled around eight airplanes starting line addition five others entered never seen Etampes Ay tomp four Caudrons Regnier two Potez new Comper Streak products brilliant team headed designer Marcel Riffard George Otfmovsky Caudrons comprised three fairly similar versions Type 366 360 1933 217-hp Regnier engine two-position propeller well-faired landing gear Type 450 featured new design 320-hp Renault in-line sixcylinder two-position prop Type 460 like 450 retractable landing gear Potez airplanes looked like 1933 important modifications 53-2 315-hp radial engine fixed-pitch prop 53-3 350hp radial smaller wing suddenlypopular two-position takeoff topspeed propeller 58 Model Aviation similar model 460 1935 Caudron 560s equipped what should have awesome 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Unfortunately mechanical problems plagued high-performance engine both planes sat out 1935 race JH Robinson photo 1935 starting line atthe 1935 race Fourof five Caudrons entered arevisibie running far end appears have winning airplane Musee de lAir photo Nick Comper foreign pilot built new low-wing racer retractable landing gear 145-hp Gypsy engine kept him big disad vantage Caudron 460s favorites problems new retractable landing gears forced flown wheels locked down temporary fair ings 450 also its wheels down meant fly way good fairings Eight planes started long grind Yves Lacombe forced drop out after few laps Caudron 460 de veloped engine trouble Georges Detre Potez 5 3-2 went out lap 10 oil leak other six finished first stage set out second Comper averaged impres sive 169 mph first 1000 km unable retract landing gear start second stage struggled six laps landed would have pointless continue such low speed Lemoine flying second Potez began having problems propeller too chose land rather continue reduced speed aver aged excellent 229 mph first stage however left four airplanes three Caudrons very last lap Raymond Delmottes 460 experienced oil-flow dif ficulties landed field Before thathehadflownthefirst 1000km at241 mph second Arnouxs 244 mph end race saw just three eight starters cross finish line three smashed old record Arnoux won Caudron 450 2417 mph Louis Masotte second Regnier 366 22415 mph Albert Monville third 460 finish 21192 mph least stage over 225 mph winning speed 41 mph over record Caudrons toast France new 460s flown 1000 km its landing gear down 229 mph its gear up might have done close 250 mph just 320 hp December25 Raymond Delmotte flew 460 9liter Renault World Speed Record three kilometers 314319 mph broke 305-mph record set year earlier Jimmy Wedell Wedell Williams racer 22-liter Pratt & Whitney engine Despite Caudrons success dreams Coupe Deutsch becoming land plane counterpart prestigious Schnei der Trophy dimming nonFrench entry Britisher Nick Comper flown completely-out classed little airplanes plenty spirit no hope winning Since three wins French entries would retire trophy 1935 Coupe Deutach would last unless some other countrys plane won As turned out advance entries made clear 1935 would all-French race seven Caudrons modified Cau 19351936 dron two others never appeared lack international interest Caudron factory certainly went all-out offered three Type 460s older Type 450 low-powered 430 also added pair brand-new Type 560s similar 460 440-hp Renault V-12 engine Qualifying trials five laps 100-km course five pilots com pleted Lacombe Type 460 254 mph Arnoux 460 249 mph Monville 450 248 mph Charles Franco 180-hp 196 mph 560s sat ground engine trouble hopes understandably high another record May 29 five started great series roars fourth lap Franco dropped out Type 430 experi enced propeller trouble after having av eraged 175 mph Three laps later Arnouxs turn oil-flow difficulties aborting promising performance 460 averaging 276 mph fastest lap 29166 mph end first 1000-km stage Delniotte 2772 mph Masotte 2743 mph Monville 2327 mph Arnoux 460 parked field several miles away replaced Monville 450 andtcok off alongwith pair 460 pilots three planes flew slower second stage during first Delmotte lost less speed finished long haul average 27589 mph another 34 mph over previous years record increase of7S mph just two years no increase engine size Lacombe 2636 mph Arnoux 217 mph completed Caudron sweep Coupe Deutsch failed stimulate international pylon racing land planes proven perfect op portunity advance Caudrons now totally superior anything else class Europe Level speed close 300 mph no 330 hp amazing 1935and still no competition home Caudron turned its attention other place serious pylon racing June1987 59 Above mechanic makes last-minute checks 460 just before race 1935 cylinder contains compressed sir used drive starter motor andthe unpainted area oii cooier Beiow Detroyats460 being towed tothe starting iine atthe 1936 National Air Races Los Angeles clearly streamlined its American rivals quickly proved its advantages convincing win Truman Weaver collection photos 1936 America National Air Races its Gee Bees Wedell Williainses Lairds well-known France thus chosen next test long thin beautifully streamlined French racers consequences movewhat happened 1936 National Air Races Los Angeleshas told times over Suffice say Michel Detroyat eight-liter Caudron 460 took best Americans whipped soundly won Greve Race easily 247 mph against racers similar-sized engines challenged powerful Thompson Trophy Race machines much twice horsepower didnt help Detroyat broke Thomp son record speed 264 mph around short course leaving fastest rivals far behind Americans grumbled Caudrons advantage came French government backing really case French celebrated justification firstand last time Thompson Trophy left USA Retired thrice-winning French Coupe Deutsch nevertheless put back circulation after decisive successes 1935 1936 Coupe anticipated great enthusiasm Interest keen ever Caudron works extensively modified two Type 460s 46 flush canopies round tails 560s similarly modified becoming sole 561 just play safe older 450 Maurice Arnoux won 1934 brought out retirement 561 sat quietly throughout both trials race its Renault V-i 2 re fusing work properly After delay caused low clouds poor visibility other three entries started race good speed lap eight first stage Delmotte landed 461 damaged exhaust stack hed averaged im pressive 257 mph point lap 269 mph Arnoux finished first 1000 km 258 mph Lacombe came 251 mphnot up previous years speeds yet bad considering lack op position poor weather refueled rested both trouble getting engines restarted lost lot official time fussing last both took off returned long tiring race starting delays cost chance coming close record Lacombe won 2420 mph same 450 Arnoux won three years beforeand almost exact same speed Arnoux second time 2297 mph first time no new Coupe Deutsch record Cau dron still supreme class racer another Coupe 1937 look forward anyone suspected what come would have noth ing sad faces Etampes Interest ran high anticipation 1937 Deutsch Caudron announced would enter pair 460s powered 350hp engines well three new 760s 450-hp Renault V-i 2 far proven little value addition Societe Francaise de Constructions Aero nautiques SECA entered two Lignel 20 racers use 220-hp Renault other 400-hp Regnier race scheduled September 12 1937 mid-June Caudron can celled five its entries because strikes military production few weeks later Lignels wrecked during record attempt airplane still officially entered no alternative cancel 1937 Coupe Deutsch hope better luck 1938 However Hitler storm troopers growing louder nastier war seemed ever probable 1938 Coupe Deutsch scheduled May 29 Etampes maximum Continued page 62 60 Model Aviation Yves Lacombe flew 450-2 win 1936 race 242 mph Plc JH Robinson 1936 1936 sleek 1936 Caudron 561 its flush canopy troublesome Renault V-i 2 refused start Its potential top speed least 300 mph Photo Musee de lAir Anxious spectators crew look Caudron 461 prepares take off 1936 running pneumatic retracts often proved troublesome reflected designer Marcel Riffards penchant winning strategy streamlining Photo Musee de IAir SUPERIOR DESIGN & CRAFTSMANSHI DEL-A0 st Kits Youll Ever Buy Build Train-Air 20 Train-Air 40 Sport-Air 40 Bel-Air 40 40 Hydro-Floats need easy handling superior aerobatic modern looking sport exhibition biplane has filled mel-AIr go kit parts biplane aa fine line kits machine cut assist building real show stopper Del-Air 60 has fully aummetrical wing sections gives greatest potential aerobatic performance either upright inverted ahip capable very slow close-in type flight right up rigorous aerobatic schedule can muster Engine Requirement Wing Span Wing Area Fuselage Length 80 52 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Model Aviation piston displacement lowered eight liters 488 cu 65 liters 397 cuin Criteria established qualifying test 500 km minimum 350 km/hr 218 mph takeoff land ing less 1640 ft over three-foot barrier time anticipation wartime demands Caudron diverted its efforts converting racing designs fighters single Caudron entry enough make things interesting 1938 Coupe SFCA offered two Lignel 30s 280 hp Regnier inverted in-line four-cycle engines fixed retractable landing gear entries Bugatti raised French eyebrows famed auto racing firm hired designer Louis deMonge create pair airplanes Bugatti Car engines no airframe absolutely necessary placed pair 32-liter race car engines behind pilot drove counter-rotating propellers via articulated drive shafts running along either side pilot racers flush canopies Y-tails reverse-flow cooling very little wing area 64 sq ft less modern Formula racing plane 43 sq ft other larger two pared-down planes have fixed land ing gear smaller version would retractable least 500 hp almost no drag either should have good shot 300 mph Unfortunately streamlined Bugattis never put test Neither close completion strike Regnier factory kept Lignels being de livered As result second time straight Coupe Deutsch cancelled Still undiscouraged French planned 1939 race held October 1 though common knowledge war just around corner French aircraft industry found itself en tertaining thoughts pylon racing war tremors close seems indicative disjointed nature war prep arations point entriesin form projects design studies maybe just sketchesdid come through andby July 121939 atotal nine racers proposed First off three Mistral 30s powered brand-new Chaumont-Bearn vertically-opposed 12-cylinder engine rated least paper 450 hp low-wing fixed-gear design Mistral built model never full-sized plane two totally unknown machines built CAPRA firm successor Avions Bernard builder V2 monoplane clocked 278 mph back 1924 single unspecified Bugatti Regnier using 380hp Regnier V-12 Max Holste 20 Payen Flechair last-named several futuristic delta-wing designs creative N R Payen may have Continued page 171 4 NORTHEAST AERODYNAMICS Inc_______ 610 LEBANON STREET ORD E 04073 440-1881 Winning Ideas FOURMOST 41eebwc SaebslDoinar Lightest weight reaey-to-mGUliK easunl NEW PROP ADAPTER forFits Sacha engine Byrons 4or 3 hIadd props *3996 plus shipping TG Laser 200 formerly Roushl Thq eIectronlc~ e H Sschqnglnecompletelyk7 assembled run Glees body erdwars kIt wheel parts end cowlend Sacheil foam wIng end balsa IncludedwIth points Inaluded Laser KIt New 2plece wIng conversion *495 Laser buIlt bones 96 Laser l4erdwre 0 extra required rules helps judges decide Craftsmanship points award Doing documentation bit isnt difficult just takes bit time distill research logical presentation Since much ofyour final score depends static points its certainly worththe effort aworkmanlike job documentation booklet Dont forget big IMAA Festival Con verse IN June 11-14 1987 Giant Scalers Rocky Mountain area theres George Meyer Little Toot Scale Meet Scale Masters qualifier sponsored sup ported 11 Colorado AMA-chartered clubs during June 6-7 weekend John de Vries 4610 MoffatLn Colorado Springs CO 80915 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 54 Ken right Lee As readied turn pylon two both blown bits What midair sure made day spectators results race follow Expert Class 1 John Hodges 14413 2 Gary Long 11803 fast time 3 Bob Nickle 12915 4 Lyle Larson 11856 5 Lee Von DerHeyl18436TedBums 118587Tom Costan 13344 8 Gary Parise 12124 9 John Powell 13276 10 Henry Bartle 12250 11 David Gavin 20712 12 Scott Manning NT cutitis Standard Class 1 Randy Bloom 14866 2 KenMeade 139183AlexVartanianl3258 4 Nancy Hodgson 12649 Hey gang column Help pass along tips ideas rest Racers Send ideas hints Well looks though 87 will year Q500 should good year See races Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77385 RC Helicopters/Jolly Continued page 55 December 1985 issue recommended though machine arrives assembled take time check everything tightness have found possible problem area Shuttle screw retains Bellmixing arm yoke What noticed bushing hair undersized tightenedthe screw point still smooth move ment mixing arm screw still truly seated arm comes loose flight blade will feather wildly boom strike side-frame failure will likely lucky just landed rotor spinning d6wn screw fell out No damage occurred failure occurred machine high rpm Id have mess hands What recommend remedy problem exists Shuttle remove mixing arms sand outside face bushing protrudes 010-020 Now reattach really tighten screw screw still loose take out put small drop thick CyA glue hole lock down tight still stand original opinion Shuttle think excellent machine incor porating great ideas flyability know s1op linkage people say fragile Ill tell just hovered within inches Richard Pryors face other three Shuttles steady could never gave fears airworthiness New products will soon two new American-made Helicopters market Both 60-size machines feature new technology John Gorham calls New Edition Stork Walt Schoonard calls X-Cell Series Both machines look very good am looking forward presenting Thats until next month Larry Jolly 5501 W Como Santa Ana CA 92703 Coupe Deutsch/Berliner Continued page 62 designed use small engines tandem driving counter-rotating pro pellers wonderfully pointy nose 1939 Coupe Deutsch scheduled October 1 However un beknownst Frenchman World War introduces American Aviation History Series two popular free-flight rubberpower models rugged polystyrene foam models include everything need quick easy assembly Both also include Bentoms exclusive 21 gear box terrific flying capability Available SI hobby shops nationwide Beecharaft Stagger wing 22 ws CALIFORNIA MODEL IMPORTS PO Box 1695 en Grove CA 92642 June 1987 171 425lbs3oz7HP zed newest entIan engkies litoc frort parts Miiffl0r t Mounting Bolts eure Tsp c&burstor LinIngs Igritice CII Electr6nicsl olt Ignition Peck ty Switch lt Hub hpaIc Plugs 4 Year Walrettyon Fatuity Parts end Workrtanship. leG MFG 8STHIgh Moigntafn Rd North Haledon NJ 07508 427-3845 SpirIt St Louis 27 WS U interested hearing anyone has sort serious in-flight Shuttle failure Please give much information about can Anyway back did Shuffle review GLOW PLUG TAP 1-4-32 tap 499 HARRY B HIGLEY & SONS INC P 0 sox 332 GLENWOOD ILL 60425 II had scheduled September 1 1939. held schedule third year row Coupe Deutsch cancelled far know Payen 1939 entry built race started out replace ment classic Schneider Trophy series became stage some truly memorable Caudron racers dis played brilliance Caudrons met serious competition foreign buildem other Freneh firms Coupe might well have achieved its tended stature superiority Caudron airplanes insanity Adolf Hitler other factors combined prevent Coupe Deutsch reaching grandeur things otherwise what great airplanes might have sped around Etampes Chartres-Bonce course What legends might have born Probably surestand impres siveindication superior speed Caudrons Maurice Arnoux 100-km FAT record lap 29166 mph 1935 comparison current FAT World Rec ord airplanes Caudrons weight class over same distance 27113 mph set Robert Thalman 300-hp Swearingen SX-300 Fond du Lao WI 1984 Since todays records slightly different classes both Arnouxs Thal mans records stand Coupe Deutsch formula excellent could resurrected today Lycomings 200-hp 0-3 60 engine fits 65-liter limit Conti nentals 0-470 Lycomings older 0-480 would fit eight-liter limit Any engines tucked inside exotic modern airframe built composite materials should enough surpass Coupe Deutsch recordsand launch very interesting new era I3ut thats foolish dreaming isnt FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 65 launch site located near center 660-acre facility gives unobstructed visibility arc 3000 highest spot county state capitol visible location case land NE flat under plow ranch nor flat gently undulating height two-story building Chasing foot may difficult some steep climbing volved however bikes permitted talking hill-climbing variety Pre vailing winds would appear create clear field mile two miles minimum Indoor site will again Pershing Auditorium beautiful downtown Lincoln sports acoustic-tiled 49-ft ceiling re cessed lights Indoor events flown Sunday Monday July 12 13 full card events 800 am 1200 pm day Should have additional questions ADD 12% SHIPPflfG NYS ADD 8 TX can contact Indoor Category Director Richard Doig 6 Canary Hill Drive Pontiac MI 48055 Outdoor events begin Tuesday July 14 last through following Saturday Offi cial flights may logged 800 am 400 pm day Outdoor Category Director Linda Brown 2962 Lexington Trace Drive Smyrna GA 30080 Now know what know Obviously shouldnt have worry about swamps Deputy Sheriffs year lets swallow 86 sour grapes support 87 AMA Nats optimistic viewpoint See ya Thermal air mail latest chain-letter discus sion subject seems shaping pros cons thermal-detection devices related effect Free Flight competition know today guess must blame myself having instigated discussion previous disserta tion length telescoping fiberglass poles fly strips Mylar tape efforts aid determining presenceor absenceof thermal activity Anyway last issue related Bob Files comments testified experiences Towline Gliders BTDD Before Thermal De tection Devices possible merits restrict ing such gadgets future No sooner did column hit streets received following letter noted Towline advocate Bob Klipp St Louis poses different slant sub ject Sez Bob reading Bob Files letter April 87 column suspect may have playing Continued page 174 Timer S aVO old 1fluiqUG ReWo6uciO~ prtsiO 0anwonFrom this. ~m65 Over 600for Send 2~aIog itenisisa international maui 172 Model Aviation AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $20000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 CGNTIOLIIZ TUU PROFILE0COMBA TRA T WIDE & NARROW WEDGE -- 6 oz Capacities UK FLOW & ITIIDD Uustm 31ii 11115 Ingredients detailed bochuaCOC stamps/check oni CAROLINA-TAFFINDER 8345 Delhi Road Charleston Hgts SC 29418 803-5637169 FLYflfG ORT SC&IZ AfCA L-16B/W 814 flI SPAN 6o75/2 CXCII 759o/Le CXCIX VUI~ BT-13 VALIANT 814 m SPAN 9012/2 CXCII 12-18/4 CXCIX R0LI PlAN SITS FERCIAsS CGIIS -- $20 AERO PLANS N PABTS PO 301939 CIZAN NY 14760 1 716 372