IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/11
Page Numbers: 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
IF REE FLIGHT NATIONALS INDOOR/OUTDOOR FLIGHT 66th National Aeromodeling Championships began Sunday June 21 Indoor events Westover AFB 5 hase hangar height top roofs arch approximately 57 feet assorted bracing lights conduits reduce usable height bit Modelers shared space hangar flight simulator under construction training future C-5A pilots simulator wasnt large factor contest its presence did limit floor space somewhat considered preflight planning Attendance limited EasternNortheastern area modelers numbers large highly competitive folks have regulars recent Lakehurst flying sessions well other Eastern contests Because fliers familiar another possible tailor contest fliers conditions warranted simple matter poll contestants consider time changes various events order allow best air demanding events Bill Bigge hand assist processing tabulating timing other modelers able alternate flying officiating flight desk always covered everyone got full measure flying Gary Underwood Tom Vallee Dan Belieff particular did double duty Sundays first session gliders Hand-Launch Hand-Held Catapult Dan Belieff immediately showed way handily winning Catapult two-flight total nearly 15 seconds better runner-up Joe Krush Dans six-gram model actually bit heavy site causing him back off launch power stay out ceiling Four grams would like right weight building said Dan Belieff Sweepette also jumped front regular HLG found himself tied late contest Matt Gagliano Supersweep Gagliano mber 1992 99 INDOOR Dan Belieff Sterling Virginia won Hand-Held Catapult tied first Indoor Hand-Launched Glider IHLG Overall view Indoor flying sitethe base hangar Westover AFB height top arch about 57ff Left Man Gagliano Floral Park New York Supersweep tied first place IHLG Center Harry Keshishian Lexington Massachusetts shows off Manhattan Cabin modelit Harrys first Nationals since 1941 Welcome back Right Tom lacobelliss low-pylon Easy B rubber-power plane Tom lacobellis gingerly transferring tight rubber motor winding stooge/torque meter Oldenkamp photo Distinctive red dot rudder Tom Vallees Pennyplane made some wonder part Japanese air force Dr Harvey Pastel happily shows Curtiss Reid Rambler Young competitor Chris Sydor carefully scans Limited Pennyplanes fully wound status before launching Interesting propeller profile suggests lower tip drag Oldenkamp photo problem similar Belieffs Catapult trying dial glider meant higher ceilings Matt several test flights near 40 seconds couldnt convert last few attempts settled first-place tie 747 seconds again two-flight total Matts Supersweep featured extra dihedral break gave multipolyhedral effect made rollout glide easier Chris Sydor began long string wins Junior taking first easily HLG Limited Pennyplane next agenda Walt Van Gorder thought favorites problems including motor unwound front back instead dispersing evenly cost him considerable cruise time Jim Grant bested 13 others win 1117 models readily Jim Grant uses diluted Merthiolate mixture tint models case Easy B 100 Model Aviation Two Underwood FiD microfilm ships put spectral show nearly invisible covering film picks up color ambient light Oldenkamp photo Right Left right Dan Belieff Bill Bigge Tom Vallee Gary Underwood served contest officials did good job too identifiabletheir framework dyed diluted Merthiolate mixture giving structure bright red tint Been doing years said Chris Sydor again took first Junior easily defeating Phillip Nault Manhattan Pennyplane shared airspace final events Day 1 Joe Krush lived up name taking Manhattan nosing out Walt Van Gorder six seconds Jim Grant mere second behind Walt Also interesting Harry Keshishian 70 years young flying first Nationals since 1941 Its never too late guess New Jerseys Tom Jacobellis flew dropped-stab biplane Pennyplane first place Open Chris Sydor flying conventional V-dihedral model first Junior About Chris Sydor number Eastern Indoor fliers Gary Underwood particular have observed Chriss rapid improvement various Indoor disciplines have sensed potential have less taken him under wings show him fine points really first-rate flier really needs learn variables consider temperature humidity ceiling height motor size length prop diameter pitch etc can overwhelming new flier attempt master Gary showed Chris record keeping Left Jim Grant holding Merthiolate-tinted Bostonian discusses days events Bob Nichols Jim took third place Bostonian Center Steven Bard Endwell New York took fourth place Bostonian Right John Chizmadia Madison Heights Michigan tweaks stab tilt Easy B will change its flight circle November 1992 101 Peter Brocks Newport News Virginia took fourth place Limited Pennyplane Long-time Indoor enthusiast Walt Van Gorder caught pause between Pennyplane flights Oldenkamp photo Chet Bukowski Wilmington Massachu setts shows off Dover Meadowlark push-pull Bostonian Leon L Phillip Nault discuss possible trimming adjustments needed Phillips glider Anthony Faranda New Canaan Connecticut proudly displays Indoor Hand-Held Catapult Glider OUTDOOR Left Rubber Scale replica one-of-a-kind 1915 Sage #2 its builder Dr Harvey Pastel Manchester CT Center Tom Nallen seems pleased high-climbing clipped-wing Peanut Scale Monocoupe Right AMA District 6 AVP Charlie Bauer adjusts Cox 049-powered ducted-fan U-2 Photos John Oldenkamp necessary demonstrated some cause effect Chris could see things firsthand type encouragement Id look Chris start whipping Open guys time now Day 2 Indoor Scale Peanut Scale Easy B first day FiD Jim Grants Peanut Cranwell combined static score Howard Breshears Spokane WA shown Fike Designs big wing helps modelers make winning flights 832 points flight score 497 Harvey Pastels DH 6 took Rubber Scale 7967 static 2217 flight points Easy B proved once again FF Scale Event Director Richie Roberts uses car windshield stand tabulating Peanut Scale results John Haggart AMA Scale Category Director chats FF Duration columnist Jim Haught Oldenkamp photo George Nasons hand helps us see just minuscule rubber-power Spitfire really Jane Breshears brought several Outdoor Peanut models Lacey M-1O Peck-Polymers kit Oldenkamp photo Left Center Tom Nallen Jr gets smooth rotation sends own version Halton Minus aloft rules-required rise off-ground ROG release Photos John Oldenkamp Right Chicagos Kevin Kane Senior contestant launches P-51D Peanut flew straight fast win November1992 103 Left Jean Pailets 42-gram Russian 049 engine exporter Ed Needham England Oldenkamp photo Center Ryan Bane starts Starduster father Brad stands fuse mother Ruth prepares chase Ryan won first Junior Right Brooks Goodnow tinkers Candle Wind Impulse Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Trendy design displayed Frank Roberge model features built-up wing triple taper polyhedral relies Silly Putty dethermalizer system Kits available Peck-Polymers Oldenkamp photo perhaps misnamed Indoor event Theres nothing easy about itespecially level competition poii competitors unanimous favoring Walt Van Gorder win model didnt perform quite well hoped Dan Belieff nosed him out 1630 flight order able rafter-bang bit hanging up luck needed other events fortunate enough make way up down recorded good times didnt. didnt FiD followed Easy B fliers found 104 Model Aviation 12 Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland Holland Hornet-powered Zeek Center John Allen Valley Stream New York strung together several maxes Bewitched 112A Right Emmett Holt Ron St Jean-designed Ramrod 250 powered ancient Cox Space Hopper 049 FF HLC Left Lyndonville New Yorks Ryan Bane took first place Junior Hand-Launched Glider well several other events Center Another Junior competitor Matt Colson Nahant Massachusetts Would Chuck HLG Right took some serious arm~ Mark Shankle get big 24-in-wingspan Athena HLG high blue RUBBER T Left Bob Hatscheks field-adjustable prop pitch gauge Center Hatscheks tail fixings Rudder keyladjust mechanicals allow whole unit swivel carbon fiber rod Oldenkamp Right Much discussed rarely seen Liberty Coupe dHiver held aloft Bob Hatschek gumband guru Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers Olden kamp photo 1 Left Vic Nippert lets er rip classic free flight launch original-design Coupe dHiver Thermal-detection soap bubbles floating nearby show moment correct Oldenkamp photo Center John Clapp Sayre PA brought Winter Hawk Coupe first Nationals since 1957 Right Maft Colson cranks turns Coupe Above Tom loerger lights DT fuse son Rods Mulvihill Right Anders Haakanson visitor Sweden does load lock wind ritual during Wakefield event Oldenkamp photo Chicagos Kevin Kane demonstrates launch technique enabled him take first place Senior P-30 rubberpower event Left Breechiock rear-loading P-30 work Stephen Bard Long skinny two-loop stranding I32 1/8 FAI tan rubber provides 150 motor run Oldenkamp photo Center Stan Colson Everett MA Wake-Up FiB Right Fred Blom Timonium MD stands next thermal detector Perryman-designed Coupe dHiver November1992 105 difficult conditions Unsettled weather outside hangar made layer lowlevel turbulence inside creating classic Indoor dilemma Use enough power punch through turbulence risk hanging up keep power see flight times suffer model struggles beat rough air observed setup monitoring temperature/humidity flier using time FlD got under way hangar temperature down 7450 38% humidity few hours earlier temperature 800 40% humidity Since flights during period exercise futility contestants agreed change event schedule Day 3 allowing FlD finish perhaps stable early-morning air So real FlD flying got under way following morning Dan Belieff put up two flights over 1900 Tom Vallee got 1921 Belieff cranked up 2207 looked good until Gary Underwood got together 2519 Gary backed up 2528 first place wasnt happier man Chicopee Its dream said Nothing could bigger actually Garys second FiD meet first having USIC few weeks earlier best flights used 15-in loop 065 tan rubber forced myself use time could learn about said wound 1700 turns 15 inIoz torque As mentioned previously Gary has paid dues meticulous record keeping leaves nothing chance superb steering technique critical success site size floor space Another unusual feature win fact Gary managed get done wife Kit coaching support Shes right has big help says surprise conditions hangar improved day progressed rather deteriorating 106 Model Aviation ft Senior flier Kevin Kanes P-30 HotBox following blown motor prior launch Note masking tape patches Oldenkamp photo Center Fred Blom trudges back rain Champion Model Products Wake-Up Wakefield Oldenkamp photo Right Gene Gail Martha N Attleboro MA ready go Coupe Jim Brooks Ontario Canada took second place FiB Wakefield event high-tech model FF PAYLOAD & Left Bill Saunders Silver Spring Maryland PAAchyderm Payload model finished 6th Right Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska has just released Shazam took second Payload Left Outdoor FF Event Director Abram Van Dover 1 Steve Landy R check field conditions Center Bob Nichols South Meriden Connecticut took eighth Cargo win row Nationals Right Front end Bob Nicholss Cargo plane Keen eyes will detect dummy pilot required rules case previous day Thus better FiD times turned end final session air really just now getting good lamented Tom Vallee time ran out Another check conditions showed temperature 8030 humidity 30% Intermediate Stick another fight finish Tom Incobellis went last attempt couldnt quite catch Gary Underwood 2129 kept him riding wave started earlier day Again good steering technique little no ceiling contact good cruise essential ability steer out trouble perhaps important element top fliers showed advanced ability recognize trouble relocate models flight path immediately Bostonian concluded official event flying such entries Doug Munns Cutie wife said thats what Chet Bukowskis Dover Meadowlark other push-pull models long takeoff runs realistic flight patterns gentle landings delighted spectators provided low-key conclusion three full days flying Outdoor events began Tuesday wind-delayed flight portion Outdoor Scale CO2 Payload Catapult Glider An attempt fly Scale previous afternoon blowout Event Director Richie Roberts delayed flying until following morning fliers greeted sunny skies very little breeze Tom Nallen Sr showed unusual 1932 Shortwing Monocoupea good consistent flier son Tom Jr showed Bleriot led static scores Peanut 8991 points edging Howard Breshearss Fike Jane Breshearss Lacey M-10 Charles Bauers U-2 topped Rubber Scale static scorehe also ducted-fan 12-ounce gas version same airplane trouble sustaining flight watched Kevin Kane blasted P-5 iD first Senior Peanut flying straight fastjust what youd expect lowwing speedster Catapult Glider fliers found themselves hampered freshening wind unusual amount turbulence seemed by-product flight line location small grove trees immediately upwind launch area created good f 002 CATAPULT GLIDER FF ELECTRIC November1992 107 Left Vic Nippert Lake Katrine NY Doug Towers Yonkers New York demonstrates launch technique AMA Sagitta Catapult Glider Catapult Glider Oldenkamp photo Above Vic shows oft first-place trophy Peter Brocks Newport News VA Catapult Glider Peter US agent Vol Libre free flight publication Left Bob Nichols South Meriden CT lone entrant C02 flying Brown B100 motor equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Right Bob Nichols E-Rod winner Electric E-Rod has Astro 035 motor TOW LINE GLIDER Left John Carbone prepares launch Jean Pailets Tow Soar Two A-i Right Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois completed Seraph 5 bunting Nordic few days before contest deal low-level rough air upset small models made finding lift difficult Often high-climbing models fared worse reached medium height rode better air Also thermals Westover AFB seemed very small diameter just day throughout week Rare sight model given thermal often model group seemed able sustain itself available lift others being kicked out side door Vic Nippert dealt conditions best using 16-in-span 18-gram model post 296-second total Chris Sydor showed could handle competition outdoors well taking 40-second win Junior over Matt Colson Bob Hatschek showed ultraclean model fuselage made tip end fiberglass fishing rod blank get A/2 boom big end middle Catapult small end says Bob models also featured screw-adjustable incidence removable pop-up wings transport packing machined launch hooks Alas 108 Model Aviation John Carbone Huntington Station NY took third place F1J Powera new FAI class icc engines original Bewitched Right Front end John Carbones Bewitched has Rocca one-blade carbon-fiber propeller Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers swept F1J L-R Jack Nix Bounty Hunter 2nd Jean Pallet Shuriking 1st Jean Carbone Bewitched 3rd Left Frank Roberge Scottsdale Arizona Arch Rival fully automated F1J 1ccabout 061 cu inengines Right Jack Nix Smithtown New York Bounty Hunter 330 F1J class despite clean appearance nice features Bob finished out money Jim Brooks 15 seconds Brookss model few event could reasonably called high-tech ample carbon fiber Mylar covering invigorators beeper retrieval Otherwise standard models dominated several Wake-Ups evident nice touch Wakefield visit famous Swedish flier Anders Haakanson placed creditable fifth Anderss daughter lives area able visit couple years bringing along Wakefields flying some contests northeastern US Hand-Launch saw number fliers using larger built-up-wing models Mark Shankle showed some serious arm~had toas took some doing get 24-inspan Athena airborne Most better flying done after rains subsided afternoon no flier made max Gerald Donahue took first well Tulsa Glue Dobbers perpetual trophy high time Gas beginning weeks story lines Bane family Western New York Free Flight Society Windwhip design fame three flying Banes Brad wife Ruth son Ryan As shall see three quite capable putting hurt competition Brads turn first took Gas 585 Windwhip beating Jean Payload flew same area Catapult aforementioned turbulence caused problems models attempted ROG ground loops aborted takeoffs few crashes resulted Pete Ferrara edged Hank Sperzel s Shazam 27 seconds Dick Stiles got everyones attention Blanchard-designed PAAMite made nice ROG climbed out eeded run out entire fuel tank Though model visible until DTed under power after minute went downrange quickly disappeared trace good Klause engine too said Dick Bob Nichols Meriden Connecticut lone entrant CO2 flying Brown B- 100 powered model equipped 2cc 3cc tanks Wednesdays events Gas Electric Wakefield Cargo HandLaunched Glider Rainy unstable weather came area almost sunrise making conditions extremely difficult Wakefield Hand-Launch fliers particular Rain continued unabated entire morning making flight retrieval bit adventure no clean scores Wakefield William Busss 1160 seconds topping 0 Last Ball Connector Wont Pon Ott YourCa Sullivan Heavy Duty Ball C snt designed accident car after car crash afLel Udbll IL jiut wouldnt pop off Thats can honestly no other releasable ball connector strong reliable Sullivan 905 Its glass-filled nylon socket locks ball securely place Its steel connecting ball nickel-plated wear resistance ancf built exact ing specifications Which means wont wear loose wear out because Sullivan 905 created specifically 4-40 cars like RC-10 Team LOST know its tough enough take flips flops end-over-ends anything else can spin out So yourself favor Put Sullivan 905 car next time crack-up youll laugh Getting Better Ideas Off Ground fid1I P0 Box 5166 Baltimore MD 21224 November1992 109 Brad Bane prepares Windwhip took first place Gas Windwhip family design comes sizes Peter Ferrara Valley Cottage New York original Flyoff Fuselage structure looks very lightweight FF ets Shuriking 68 seconds bit amazing itself Ruth does chasing him see Brad gets bit nervous maxes progress prefers watch model unless its obvious lift safely past max can just guess turn will fly tomorrow said right Meantime son Ryan took both Junior Hand-Launch Grant Yokel runner-up both events Electric Cargo both won Bob NicholsBobs eighth Cargo win row Nationals Best lift 680 grams three-flight total 1736 Bobs E-Rod used Astro 035 motor glass boom golf-tube forward fuselage All-up weight Class 12 1/2 OZ Thursdays events included B Gas B Electric FlJ Nordic Mulvihill As predicted day Ruth Banes turn fly did quite well finishing fourth behind Tom loerger Bob Sifleet Hank Sperzel does feel about being few women fliers could worse told could makeup fancy clothes loerger s original model weighed 28 ounces powered 05 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Tom feels combination better ducted-fan 05 engines now popular event Because field size restrictions Mulvihill began incremental flyoff setup thereby reducing number flights required eliminating what mere formality decent modelsie two-minute max Canadas Jim Brooks won 601 seconds best among 25 entrants Bob Nichols repeated first-place winner Electric time taking B Andrew Barron teaches statistics University Illinois came way Champaign Illinois try new bunting Nordic Seraph 5 model completed few days before contest anxious test its potential After few test flights bunt operational elected give new model trial fire contest Everything fine until particularly hard launch force required can just guess turn will fly tomorrow 12 lb unlatch peeled Mylar covering tip panel causing dive-brake effect nearly disastrous flight point Barron went back 110 Modei Aviation Mark Shankle New Freedom Pennsylvania took second place Rossi 15-powered FiC model Right AMA Headquarters staff member JoAnne Spampinato presents McNeill award Fl C high time event-winner Bob Sifleet Glen Rock Pennsylvania Bob veteran East Coast competitor FF Clark Darling Carmel New York launches 3rd Try B finished 7th B Gas older V-dihedral model Seraph 3 proceeded win event F1J strictly Brooklyn Sky-Scrapers affair three Da Scrapuhs swept event second year row Jean Pailet Shuriking won Jack Nix second Tee Dee-powered Bounty Hunter John Carbone flew original Bewitched third place None three winning models would considered mini-FiC Pailets model uses carbon-fiber fuselage otherwise normal three models have over 300 sq wing area Pailet Carbone use Shurikens Nix uses Tee Dee Nixs model fact built US-proposed weight increase F1J later failed Both Shuriken fliers favor Rocca single-blade folding carbon propat 17 grams apiece Fridays event schedule loaded C Gas FiG FlH A-i P-30 42 entries P-30 secondhighest number event entries 1/2A Gas 43 Arthur Ellis took advantage good early morning conditions ran off string maxes P-30 Mylar-covered pop-upwing original model never bested time thought about taking run event record lost model worsening weather convinced him call halt 1140 seconds Ryan Bane Kevin Kane took Junior Senior P-30 respectively FlC two fliers Bob Sifleet proaig Mark Shankle An unfortunate wind shift across narrow part field left pair nearly impossible downwind conditions After four rounds Sifleet Shankle agreed call halt rather risk models further three minutes time models would certainly have encountered trees swampland both gentlemens agreement event closed Sifleet declared winner also received McNeill Award FiC high time new Nelson 15 engine Fl H saw number Top Kicks similar modelsnothing too fancy dramatic models saw Classic A-l varietyvery straightforward straight-tow Light breezes combined heavy modelsand some equally heavy legs point Can Hold Boat Starter Power twice tork starter hot can handle Because Sullivan Model 4 Starter has its own handle just push switch youre ready make waves Model 4 comes complete front ball bearings control side thrust staked 2-speed pulley safety 600 inch-ounces tork Thats twice power other boat starters Powered 12 24 volts Sullivan Model 4 Starter will get you want go Fast Just hook starter belt tothe motor boat lift up hit switch Think can handle lt Sullivan Model 4 Starter Its gotPRODUCTS handle So pick up todayP0 Box5l&BaItimomMD2l224 Getting Better Ideas Off Ground November1992 111 Tom loergers original B-Gas model took first place powered OS 21 turning Rocca 8 x 4 prop Ruth Bane launches Windwhip took fourth place B Gas Bane family originated design FF contestto make towing difficult Stan Colson did best 32-second win over Rod Joerger edged Jean Pailets Tow Soar Too three seconds C Gas saw return Windwhip Brad Bane got lead over field waited others catch him As soon someone got string maxes going Brad would bump score up flight make chase difficult sound proven strategy worked well him handily won event over Bob Sifleets SuperTigre-powered Nig Nog Ruth still did chasing Brad still didnt watch flights Hank Sperzel third another series Satellites true movers shakers Saturday final day outdoor Free Flight D Gas 12A Gas FlG Coupe also featured absolutely classic Free Flight scene Sal Taibi 56 Chevy Starduster 900 Sal famous being lightning-quick out starting gate stories abound about him having nine maxes 930 amor some similar feat Sure enough precisely 8 am familiar figure called timer watch changed 801 Sal gave flip engine roared life course 1970-vintage Starduster its way point however something unusual happened Instead being its way easy max doubtless first model tucked its nose after four five seconds climb went over bill much everyones amazement huge loss altitude model just missed first max Undaunted Sal immediately retrieved model flew second flightwith same result Cant believe said cant mesomething must have changed Indeed wing covering appeared have loosened damp early-morning air overnight rains left high humidity soggy conditions perhaps cause Half-A notable large number kit models flown including several Starduster Xs Robert Williams flying first free flight contest flew oneran quite max string too until being upended later day Ryan Bane X max-out Junior several Bewitched models John Allen strung together several maxes Mini-Prime-Time 370-sq-in Orbiteer flown Sal Taibi definite disadvantage said Sal Im used flying five-minute maxes big Orbiteer flew well considering what being asked Category III flying site limit seven seconds engine run just getting its groove Bob Hatschek showed really creative innovative Coupe sawcomplete large prop currently favors turbulators invigorators carbon-tube fuselage plenty carbon fiber prop blades long fact Bob has relocate DT fuse snuffer tubes farther back fuselageso blades dont snuff out fuse get scorched burned said fuse midafternoon big-time thunderstorm heavy-duty lightning came through area sending cover effectively ending competition Nothing left say goodbyes until again next year Model Aviation o Floridas Phil Bayly launches CGas Satellite derivative FF dawns early light famed modeler Sal Taibi Lakewood California flies big D Gas Starduster 900 Left Hank Sperzel Bellevue Nebraska took first place D-Gas Satellite 1000 Hunter-designed Satellite has top winner years Right Clark Darling Carmel New York Holy Terror took fourth place D gas contestants tackle challenge flying 60-powered earth-shakers