FreeSPAR FlightNGcHORD Indoor Bud Tenny SUCCESSFUL USIC Nats United States Indoor Championships 96 contestants Nats 68 view earlier late 86 early 87 concerns few AMA officials Indoor fliers dont support events entry lists heartening partic ular breakdown entry list region noteworthy participation just local fliersa lot contestants went long way attend meets Heres breakdown USIC West California Southwest Texas South Midwest Northeast Canada 2 5 32 36 15 9 similar smaller distribution fliers tended Nats including least Ari zona few Nebraska interesting note Canadians fielded half USIC entrants far Nats contes tants Northeast did Northeast has active fliers live much closer both contests Canadians lesson learned twofold takes site least acceptable confirmed schedul ing good meet management make ef fort expense worthwhile USIC management team has enviable five-year track record years site looked excellent proved world-class site effort underway schedule 1988 World Champion ships just icing cake Rick Melody Doig have essentially revolutionized Nats Indoor management offering topnotch pro cedures 87 Nats site used once before proved have almost perfect Category II ceiling height long list records set confirming sites value national records set during course heavy competition site has good Steering feedback recent column re ported various problems associated bal loon steering read steering Figure 1 Wing storage block part bracing-installation operation material circulated ModelNet will realize part problems associated improper storage balloons use model retrieving inappropriate times ever following comments came Don Slusarezyk response September column can honestly say whole steering controversy blown way Out proportion no problem steering People creating problem never existed rules very clear about can steer what intent steering Steering must used avert collision structure building its contents other models Nor find Contest Boards interpretation hard understand Steering intended alter di rection flight general location model approaching structure building problem steering cause some Contest Directors timers believe people should steer anyone does steer cheating some form people steer cheaters people take pride workmanship care see models hit land van OUS obstructions possibly causing loss dam age model Whats wrong NFFS announcement National Free Flight Society now accepting nominations deadline December 31 1987 10 Models Year 1988 Free Flight Hall Fame Send model nominations Jon Zeisloft 5411 W Oc tober Way W Valley City UT 84120 phone 801/964-8633 Send Hall Fame nominations Anthony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414/872-6256 addition NFFS issuing call papers 1988 Symposium Send outline proposed paper Hermann Andresen 738 E Palmaire Phoenix AZ 85020 Hermann will serve editor 88 Sympo Sal Fru ciano will assistant editor year 1988 will twenty-first anniversary NFFS Symposium Sympo 87 twentieth anniversary edition National Free Flight Symposium Sympo shortcarries proud tradition devel oped previous reports Also usual range topics broad number kinds L Free Flight models emphasis design analysis Two studies particular inter est Indoor fliers Ornithopter Wing Design Frank Kieser Aeroelasticity Examples Causes Cures Hewitt Phillips addi tion plan Jerry Nolins Serendipity Easy B model shown document must serious Free Flight modeler available $13 NFFS members $14 nonmembers plus $2 postage handling Flying opportunities following dates have received time area covered below try obtaining session information contact persons listed previous columns Denver Area Indoor Model Airplane Asso ciation began its Indoor activity public ser vice sessions Balch Fieldhouse University Colorado September 13 1987 service activity teach Indoor modeling skills Continued page 170 JI / Figure 2 L Bracing fixtures aid wing assembly Figure 3 R Primary bracing dihedral installed Tip bracing dotted lines next December 1987 71 Jim Clems molded styrofoam prop Manhattan Cabin Note dime comparison Formed clear plastic blades Scale Cub have large area colored tissue strips have added give scale look Jack Carters rig measures atmoshperic con ditions contest site pressure temper ature relative humidity cle marshal enter hand held up signal Whoa could save someones head put careful pit man disadvantage Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 71 freshman Aerospace Engineering Sciences stu dents University Colorado As result Ihe following tentative dates have set up Fun FlyDecember 4 18 1987 first 1988 dates January 8 22 confirma tion information Les Shaw phone 303 499-0946 John Berryman303 337-2936 New York City area December 6 1987 Ed Whitten2 12 724-0282 Bracing wrap up following material will refer column items far back May 1987 SO jazz up memory look up re ferences Lets begin multipurpose bracing fix tures described July 87 issue starting point wing bracing fixtures wing mount block will later store fin ished wing model box Figure 1 shows mount block cabane two wing posts should have pre viously assembled flat board Note sketch cabane bevel has internal overhang cabane can also glue wing spar shown Figure 2 May 87 column increases strength wing/cabane joint Insert post/cabane assembly sockets anchor block center work area second step set up adjustable stands either side cabane assembly support bars set about two inches lower top posts Slide covered wing between posts let rest two stands Raise stand bars wing until wing center section flat spars just touch ing bottom cabane shown front view Figure 2 Glue wing post cabane after mea suring verify wing perpendicular posts Note wing uses center dihe dral break dihedral should installed before putting wing fixture Next move stands Out just beyond tip dihedral used shown Figure 3 Now time install washin washout use make tiny nick bottom left lead ing edge right trailing edge spars gently crack spars required twist stalled having bending stress spars sure reinforce spars nicks allowing drop glue soak nicked area Similar techniques can used install tip dihedral Install primary bracing secondary bracing used see Figure 4 September 87 col umn Finally move stands near tip using support tip dihedral glue joints dry Once again adjust tilt sup ports install washin washout used tips Install tip bracing use Next time bracing wrap up will continue bracing philosophy weight saving bracing repair adjustment reliability etc some extra information about months photos John Brunken has built model airplaneit flawless Piper Cub weighing just about four grams really neat part its transparent plastic prop blades quite bit area John attached tissue strips plastic making look like scale prop installed took unusual camera angle show both tissue plastic clearly Meanwhile guess John thought Indoor Scale too easyhe hasnt Out another fly ing session Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson 7X 75080 FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 73 events attempts pump new life hobby inventive folks came popular P-30 Outdoor rubber-powered event now comes Pew Wee-30 effort postal-proxy contest promotion accomplished well complete Pee Wee-30 rules have printed various model publications cannot put finger info send SASE John Oldenkamp 3331 Adams Ave San Diego CA 92116 copy rules may wish subscribe El Torbellino goes $10/year 12 issues Good show gang Dual Spotlight last session made ref erence Bugs Buzz newsletter Thunderbugs Free Flight Club Long Beach Continued page 173 BC PRODUCTS NEW BULLET SPINNER Made 6061 Aluminum & weighs under loz 1 diameter 1 long us nose Specify thread engine size & make $600 & pay shipping US BC PRODUCTS 111 N Starkweather Pampa TX 79065 Call 806 6658361 accept MO/VISA & Money Orders Texas add 5% sales tax MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 100 Allamuchy NJ 07820 lfnotavailahlewritedirectacjds2OOls5OOoutSideUSl - * * * * * * ****** * ** ******* ****** ** * * **** * ** *** BALSA WOOD Gmie setGLIDER PLANS 0INEXPENSIvE \KY0EASY TO BUILD &0-FLYING MODELS 0-FAMOUS AIRCRAFT REPLICAS %Z 0-RUBBER BAND HAND LAUNCH erafl*Eaar DElIS EACH 5515SF FLYING TO ORDER COMPLETE STAR KRAFT MODEl FROM I/IN. SHEETSET OP 17 PLANSPS DOD 321 BALSA & 3/16 STICK BALSA SEND $750 PLUS ISP LESS THAN ONE SHEET$150 POSTAGE TO IBOUNTIFUL ST BASIS AND ONE STIIE PEA MSSFI. I 17 DIFFERENT PLANS INCLUDING F-isF-lB F-lBF-4 U-2A-6 SPAE SHUTTLE 10 OTHERS 170 Model Aviation 0
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/12
Page Numbers: 71, 170
FreeSPAR FlightNGcHORD Indoor Bud Tenny SUCCESSFUL USIC Nats United States Indoor Championships 96 contestants Nats 68 view earlier late 86 early 87 concerns few AMA officials Indoor fliers dont support events entry lists heartening partic ular breakdown entry list region noteworthy participation just local fliersa lot contestants went long way attend meets Heres breakdown USIC West California Southwest Texas South Midwest Northeast Canada 2 5 32 36 15 9 similar smaller distribution fliers tended Nats including least Ari zona few Nebraska interesting note Canadians fielded half USIC entrants far Nats contes tants Northeast did Northeast has active fliers live much closer both contests Canadians lesson learned twofold takes site least acceptable confirmed schedul ing good meet management make ef fort expense worthwhile USIC management team has enviable five-year track record years site looked excellent proved world-class site effort underway schedule 1988 World Champion ships just icing cake Rick Melody Doig have essentially revolutionized Nats Indoor management offering topnotch pro cedures 87 Nats site used once before proved have almost perfect Category II ceiling height long list records set confirming sites value national records set during course heavy competition site has good Steering feedback recent column re ported various problems associated bal loon steering read steering Figure 1 Wing storage block part bracing-installation operation material circulated ModelNet will realize part problems associated improper storage balloons use model retrieving inappropriate times ever following comments came Don Slusarezyk response September column can honestly say whole steering controversy blown way Out proportion no problem steering People creating problem never existed rules very clear about can steer what intent steering Steering must used avert collision structure building its contents other models Nor find Contest Boards interpretation hard understand Steering intended alter di rection flight general location model approaching structure building problem steering cause some Contest Directors timers believe people should steer anyone does steer cheating some form people steer cheaters people take pride workmanship care see models hit land van OUS obstructions possibly causing loss dam age model Whats wrong NFFS announcement National Free Flight Society now accepting nominations deadline December 31 1987 10 Models Year 1988 Free Flight Hall Fame Send model nominations Jon Zeisloft 5411 W Oc tober Way W Valley City UT 84120 phone 801/964-8633 Send Hall Fame nominations Anthony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 phone 414/872-6256 addition NFFS issuing call papers 1988 Symposium Send outline proposed paper Hermann Andresen 738 E Palmaire Phoenix AZ 85020 Hermann will serve editor 88 Sympo Sal Fru ciano will assistant editor year 1988 will twenty-first anniversary NFFS Symposium Sympo 87 twentieth anniversary edition National Free Flight Symposium Sympo shortcarries proud tradition devel oped previous reports Also usual range topics broad number kinds L Free Flight models emphasis design analysis Two studies particular inter est Indoor fliers Ornithopter Wing Design Frank Kieser Aeroelasticity Examples Causes Cures Hewitt Phillips addi tion plan Jerry Nolins Serendipity Easy B model shown document must serious Free Flight modeler available $13 NFFS members $14 nonmembers plus $2 postage handling Flying opportunities following dates have received time area covered below try obtaining session information contact persons listed previous columns Denver Area Indoor Model Airplane Asso ciation began its Indoor activity public ser vice sessions Balch Fieldhouse University Colorado September 13 1987 service activity teach Indoor modeling skills Continued page 170 JI / Figure 2 L Bracing fixtures aid wing assembly Figure 3 R Primary bracing dihedral installed Tip bracing dotted lines next December 1987 71 Jim Clems molded styrofoam prop Manhattan Cabin Note dime comparison Formed clear plastic blades Scale Cub have large area colored tissue strips have added give scale look Jack Carters rig measures atmoshperic con ditions contest site pressure temper ature relative humidity cle marshal enter hand held up signal Whoa could save someones head put careful pit man disadvantage Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 71 freshman Aerospace Engineering Sciences stu dents University Colorado As result Ihe following tentative dates have set up Fun FlyDecember 4 18 1987 first 1988 dates January 8 22 confirma tion information Les Shaw phone 303 499-0946 John Berryman303 337-2936 New York City area December 6 1987 Ed Whitten2 12 724-0282 Bracing wrap up following material will refer column items far back May 1987 SO jazz up memory look up re ferences Lets begin multipurpose bracing fix tures described July 87 issue starting point wing bracing fixtures wing mount block will later store fin ished wing model box Figure 1 shows mount block cabane two wing posts should have pre viously assembled flat board Note sketch cabane bevel has internal overhang cabane can also glue wing spar shown Figure 2 May 87 column increases strength wing/cabane joint Insert post/cabane assembly sockets anchor block center work area second step set up adjustable stands either side cabane assembly support bars set about two inches lower top posts Slide covered wing between posts let rest two stands Raise stand bars wing until wing center section flat spars just touch ing bottom cabane shown front view Figure 2 Glue wing post cabane after mea suring verify wing perpendicular posts Note wing uses center dihe dral break dihedral should installed before putting wing fixture Next move stands Out just beyond tip dihedral used shown Figure 3 Now time install washin washout use make tiny nick bottom left lead ing edge right trailing edge spars gently crack spars required twist stalled having bending stress spars sure reinforce spars nicks allowing drop glue soak nicked area Similar techniques can used install tip dihedral Install primary bracing secondary bracing used see Figure 4 September 87 col umn Finally move stands near tip using support tip dihedral glue joints dry Once again adjust tilt sup ports install washin washout used tips Install tip bracing use Next time bracing wrap up will continue bracing philosophy weight saving bracing repair adjustment reliability etc some extra information about months photos John Brunken has built model airplaneit flawless Piper Cub weighing just about four grams really neat part its transparent plastic prop blades quite bit area John attached tissue strips plastic making look like scale prop installed took unusual camera angle show both tissue plastic clearly Meanwhile guess John thought Indoor Scale too easyhe hasnt Out another fly ing session Bud Tenny PO Box 545 Richardson 7X 75080 FF Duration/Murphy Continued page 73 events attempts pump new life hobby inventive folks came popular P-30 Outdoor rubber-powered event now comes Pew Wee-30 effort postal-proxy contest promotion accomplished well complete Pee Wee-30 rules have printed various model publications cannot put finger info send SASE John Oldenkamp 3331 Adams Ave San Diego CA 92116 copy rules may wish subscribe El Torbellino goes $10/year 12 issues Good show gang Dual Spotlight last session made ref erence Bugs Buzz newsletter Thunderbugs Free Flight Club Long Beach Continued page 173 BC PRODUCTS NEW BULLET SPINNER Made 6061 Aluminum & weighs under loz 1 diameter 1 long us nose Specify thread engine size & make $600 & pay shipping US BC PRODUCTS 111 N Starkweather Pampa TX 79065 Call 806 6658361 accept MO/VISA & Money Orders Texas add 5% sales tax MODEL PRODUCTS CORP BOX 100 Allamuchy NJ 07820 lfnotavailahlewritedirectacjds2OOls5OOoutSideUSl - * * * * * * ****** * ** ******* ****** ** * * **** * ** *** BALSA WOOD Gmie setGLIDER PLANS 0INEXPENSIvE \KY0EASY TO BUILD &0-FLYING MODELS 0-FAMOUS AIRCRAFT REPLICAS %Z 0-RUBBER BAND HAND LAUNCH erafl*Eaar DElIS EACH 5515SF FLYING TO ORDER COMPLETE STAR KRAFT MODEl FROM I/IN. SHEETSET OP 17 PLANSPS DOD 321 BALSA & 3/16 STICK BALSA SEND $750 PLUS ISP LESS THAN ONE SHEET$150 POSTAGE TO IBOUNTIFUL ST BASIS AND ONE STIIE PEA MSSFI. I 17 DIFFERENT PLANS INCLUDING F-isF-lB F-lBF-4 U-2A-6 SPAE SHUTTLE 10 OTHERS 170 Model Aviation 0