CL Speed 0 Gene Hempel & Tom Upton UPON arrival Nats proceeded Speed processing area located gym staffed John Shannon event director Dub Jett David Layman After processing renewing acquaintances speed fliers gathered outside BS session ended frolicking Frisbee contest some mem bers limping off moaning quit Monday started F-40 first Speed event week Tom Blankman St Louis using X-40 sneaked past team Hempel-Upton K&B 40 16065 mph vs 15994 mph Frank Garzon made flight turned 15954 third Bob Ytuarte Leland Mor ton 15511 mph 15235 mph respec tively thing noted F-40 small model Tom Blankman about 30 sq vs large model Hempel Upton team 125 sq Formula 40 real fun event some hard work Continued page 103 fast can AA flyr ueve I.ayman got o mpn out oi nis witn UJ engine nail aown first place speed almost exactly same won 1947 Nats Class Dl November1978 49 Dimmie Perkins assisted dad set Senior record Rick Wisniewslci releasing dads B model Jett-Shannon team turned 19536 mph Three different engines have 200-mph potential B Nick left sets needle help Dub Jett right Dave Layman Nicktopped D 19452 mph Aat 17251 hol&-su-r,u-wauu umw iss us rssu jut inciuning two new members 200-mph club Charles Liavis 20285 Frank Mar cenaro 20217 Nats/Hempel/U pton continued page 49 perseverance can fairly successful Tuesday started B speed Jett Shannon team turning 19536 mph using DJS 29 David Layman using X-29 19432 mph Hempel-Upton team 19121 mph using K&B 29 wish point out three different types engines used B speed have poten tial 200 mph three B models set-up run suction tank using 7 X 10 Rev Up prop Juniors Seniors operating pretty much identical system Senior Mark Seigler set pace 17284 mph came William Hughes 16553 mph Patrick Hempel 16477 mph After bout rain squall Ross Lewis Quay Barber battled out Junior B 13539 mph 12190 mph respectively Nick Sher tried demon strate land B ship dolly after takeoff dolly bounced back circle upon landing pow instant splinters B speed very popular event behind Formula 40 Hope trend continues Wednesday brought out big boys Nick Sher finally did turned 19452 mph D speed first Glenn Lee 19182 mph Wisniewski team third 18511 mph quite bit interest Dspeed since mini pipe rule because dont have worry about building complete engine flight C speed Patrick Hempel raised record 17815 mph Dennis Ytuarte second Fast furious Jet speed best weve seen some time two new members 200 mph Club Charles Davis 20285 mph Frank Marcenaro 20217 mph Both used modified Raven engine sidewinder model still controversy over faster sidewinder upright model Frank Marcenaro new design jet engine mounted ex perimental model test flown Charles Davis Will discuss engine later column Thursday proved very interesting beneficial day us kept wonder ing anyone ever read column besides editor bless speedy heart put ting up us Editors Note Speedy heart digs guys toss Frisbees Nick Sher set up engine per David Lay mans article column several issues back assistance Dub Jett David Layman Nick set pace 17251 mph first David second close 17202 mph Frank Hunt 15578 mph similar setup Dimmie Perkins established new Senior record 13830 mph Ross Lewis took first 11925 mph Junior FAI lacking entries Glenn Lee taking first 21327 kph Frank Hunt 20745 kph Senior Doug Hinckley turning 20630 kph An interesting contest developed Friday l/2A Speed David Layman set new 1/2A record 12800 mph using DJS engine Jett-Shannon turned 122 DJS engine Nick Sher using Cox TD got 118 mph l/2A speeds really honking Saturday 1/2A Profile Proto day very few entries Junior Quay Barber turned 84 mph setting pace including dad Quay Barber Sr turned 83 mph Open Senior Dimmie Perkins 77 mph outstanding event Nats CL Speed meeting Thursday night subject dropping some speed events brought up Ron McNally CLCB chairman events dropped tickler Because some speed fliers feel will take away favorite event have selfish attitude about whole subject low behold meeting proved different speed modelers agreed Junior Seniors something done meant dropping favor ite events first event discussed l/2A Profile Proto Juniors sug gested dropped because couldnt handle quick takeoff After some lengthy discussion vote eliminate November1978 103 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya plans handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Aeromodailing ModGi Boats Cars Modei Engineering Radio ControlAircraft mDdRI & Allied MAPPublicution5 Ltd Available USA Price $150 including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street Hemel Hempetead Herts HP1 lEE England PO BOX 2498AMA FeONEI71AI65-S67SIlAIAA2-R636 LA MESA CALIF N2SAt l/2A Profile Proto unanimous speed proposed dropped FAI since international event B speed proposed remain per existing rules B Proto B Profile Proto dropped Juniors Seniors agreed eliminate C speed after much discussion D Jet discussed remain Open events option Senior can fly against Open members wishes Formula 40 discussed length because Juniors complained prob lems hanging onto 40 model suggested agreed upon establish Formula 15 event Juniors meeting represented almost 90% active speed fliers six members Speed Advisory Commit tee plus Ron McNally CLCB Chairman present strongly endorse propo sals voted upon meeting Hempels Uptons have agreed abide rules effective January 1 1979 strongly urge everyone else sup port program betterment Speed NEW PROPOSED EVENTS 1/2A Speed FAI B Speed DSpeed Jet Speed.. F-40 JrSr x x x x x x X Opt X Opt x 15 Cu Junior Open x x x x x x Nats/Barnette continued page 50 41 for 40 788 turned max after max Randy ended 1620 good high time meet over ran tenth maxforgot look timer wasnt easy Randy Buckets Johnson flew once same thermal Randy eighth max Buckets fifth Randy landed 302 Buckets landed 303 minutes Close Buckets finally finished second using 1200 sq version FAI ship Luck ran hot cold Dick Smith Dick launched Satellite 1000 fourth max after long wait lift getting light DT fuse Satellite went OOS after 32 minutes Luckily landed golf course 12 miles away returned Luck turned poor again fifth flight just short seconds needed beat out Jim McNeill earned well deserved third place FAI Power started out fine fashion non-max magnif icent Rossis early morning worlds great sounds Everything did stay magnificent unfortunately Round three cost Hank Spence airplane timer jumped out Doug Joyce encountered stall prob lems round Four another bad scores Rol Anderson very impressive flying machine forgot hook up gadgetry DTd end engine run Al Bissonnette double overrun due broken brake brake problem caused timer malfunction allowing brake fire floodoff round five Tom McLaughlan dropped max loose pattern put model batch down air Buckets Johnson squeaked out max after popping DT 258 kept Buckets all-max group Dick Swenson Ron Young ran out good air 170 last round finishing third 315 pm flyoff set Swenson Rossi Young Cox Both waited quite awhile 15-minute flyoff period about half gone Dick fired up launched beautiful launch climb rollout Ron followed quick pursuit went over top low pullout Dick Swenson won McNeill Trophy 1978 Swensons flyoff strategy interest ing flyoff period mentally divided three 5-minute segments Ron flew during first five minutes Dick would immediately follow thought plane could outfly Rons same air Dick planned launch signs lift third five minutes middle time span regarded no mans land Bob Mattes another dropped max good enough fourth place Richard MacCleary recent FA Power fifth Gas sky full screamers mostly Rossis K&B 19s Small screamers cases quite few models less 400 square inches seldom larger 450 exception popular size Rol Andersons triple-fin K&B-powered model Basically scaled up FAI ship featured thru-pylon exhaust fuselage con struction similar Lars Olofsson no bulkheads tailboom about 600 squares wing Rol flew consistently picked air carefully Rol won Rol followed order Bill Jenkins Randy Kluiber Mark Heller Gilbert Morris last event B Gas seemed con tested vigor Maybe cause flying Mulvihills folks simply switch engines lots K&Bs scores got large quickly midafternoon people dropped out Randy Archer modified Satellite 550 dethermal ized early sure max fifth flight finished fifth Rol switched K&B 21 triple-fin day fore stopped third place score 993 Sal Taibi took K&B-powered 600 bit further 1010 second Still flying Bob Mattes Mike Hallum Bob flying hot FAI-style model Mike flew Evil Ways Both kept waiting thermal Bob eighth Mike fifth Mike Fedor put 104 Model Aviation HandboOk 1 Handbook 2 Handbook 3 Handbook 4 IIOdO HARDWARE WORKING TURNBUCKLES RIGGING & CONTROL CABLE CONTROL HORNS eSTRUT FITTINGS K COCKPIT TRIM SHOCK CORD PULLEYS OINSTRUMENTHOUSINGS ntormatlutuataIoIAIjO S end 51 00 rocto ENT CORP PO BOX 9641 SAN DIEGOCA92109 p PEANUT PEDPLE J3 CUR OUALITY PEANUT SCALE KITS BS 1 RE 51111 HAIr IIAN IIIIt ElF IS SI F IIFIFFRS IIOOA S-Fl FL Ii IIFLIFI F 1115 IIS IIt\IIRIIIRII SPOKE 551 LOS Il/A 111 Fl SF Eli I/I IIIIFR COMPLETECACO TO FINE ACCESSOAIES CUt ANS CATALOG $1 PLANS FOR eUSRFR POWEREE MOtELS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/11
Page Numbers: 49, 103, 104
CL Speed 0 Gene Hempel & Tom Upton UPON arrival Nats proceeded Speed processing area located gym staffed John Shannon event director Dub Jett David Layman After processing renewing acquaintances speed fliers gathered outside BS session ended frolicking Frisbee contest some mem bers limping off moaning quit Monday started F-40 first Speed event week Tom Blankman St Louis using X-40 sneaked past team Hempel-Upton K&B 40 16065 mph vs 15994 mph Frank Garzon made flight turned 15954 third Bob Ytuarte Leland Mor ton 15511 mph 15235 mph respec tively thing noted F-40 small model Tom Blankman about 30 sq vs large model Hempel Upton team 125 sq Formula 40 real fun event some hard work Continued page 103 fast can AA flyr ueve I.ayman got o mpn out oi nis witn UJ engine nail aown first place speed almost exactly same won 1947 Nats Class Dl November1978 49 Dimmie Perkins assisted dad set Senior record Rick Wisniewslci releasing dads B model Jett-Shannon team turned 19536 mph Three different engines have 200-mph potential B Nick left sets needle help Dub Jett right Dave Layman Nicktopped D 19452 mph Aat 17251 hol&-su-r,u-wauu umw iss us rssu jut inciuning two new members 200-mph club Charles Liavis 20285 Frank Mar cenaro 20217 Nats/Hempel/U pton continued page 49 perseverance can fairly successful Tuesday started B speed Jett Shannon team turning 19536 mph using DJS 29 David Layman using X-29 19432 mph Hempel-Upton team 19121 mph using K&B 29 wish point out three different types engines used B speed have poten tial 200 mph three B models set-up run suction tank using 7 X 10 Rev Up prop Juniors Seniors operating pretty much identical system Senior Mark Seigler set pace 17284 mph came William Hughes 16553 mph Patrick Hempel 16477 mph After bout rain squall Ross Lewis Quay Barber battled out Junior B 13539 mph 12190 mph respectively Nick Sher tried demon strate land B ship dolly after takeoff dolly bounced back circle upon landing pow instant splinters B speed very popular event behind Formula 40 Hope trend continues Wednesday brought out big boys Nick Sher finally did turned 19452 mph D speed first Glenn Lee 19182 mph Wisniewski team third 18511 mph quite bit interest Dspeed since mini pipe rule because dont have worry about building complete engine flight C speed Patrick Hempel raised record 17815 mph Dennis Ytuarte second Fast furious Jet speed best weve seen some time two new members 200 mph Club Charles Davis 20285 mph Frank Marcenaro 20217 mph Both used modified Raven engine sidewinder model still controversy over faster sidewinder upright model Frank Marcenaro new design jet engine mounted ex perimental model test flown Charles Davis Will discuss engine later column Thursday proved very interesting beneficial day us kept wonder ing anyone ever read column besides editor bless speedy heart put ting up us Editors Note Speedy heart digs guys toss Frisbees Nick Sher set up engine per David Lay mans article column several issues back assistance Dub Jett David Layman Nick set pace 17251 mph first David second close 17202 mph Frank Hunt 15578 mph similar setup Dimmie Perkins established new Senior record 13830 mph Ross Lewis took first 11925 mph Junior FAI lacking entries Glenn Lee taking first 21327 kph Frank Hunt 20745 kph Senior Doug Hinckley turning 20630 kph An interesting contest developed Friday l/2A Speed David Layman set new 1/2A record 12800 mph using DJS engine Jett-Shannon turned 122 DJS engine Nick Sher using Cox TD got 118 mph l/2A speeds really honking Saturday 1/2A Profile Proto day very few entries Junior Quay Barber turned 84 mph setting pace including dad Quay Barber Sr turned 83 mph Open Senior Dimmie Perkins 77 mph outstanding event Nats CL Speed meeting Thursday night subject dropping some speed events brought up Ron McNally CLCB chairman events dropped tickler Because some speed fliers feel will take away favorite event have selfish attitude about whole subject low behold meeting proved different speed modelers agreed Junior Seniors something done meant dropping favor ite events first event discussed l/2A Profile Proto Juniors sug gested dropped because couldnt handle quick takeoff After some lengthy discussion vote eliminate November1978 103 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya plans handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Aeromodailing ModGi Boats Cars Modei Engineering Radio ControlAircraft mDdRI & Allied MAPPublicution5 Ltd Available USA Price $150 including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street Hemel Hempetead Herts HP1 lEE England PO BOX 2498AMA FeONEI71AI65-S67SIlAIAA2-R636 LA MESA CALIF N2SAt l/2A Profile Proto unanimous speed proposed dropped FAI since international event B speed proposed remain per existing rules B Proto B Profile Proto dropped Juniors Seniors agreed eliminate C speed after much discussion D Jet discussed remain Open events option Senior can fly against Open members wishes Formula 40 discussed length because Juniors complained prob lems hanging onto 40 model suggested agreed upon establish Formula 15 event Juniors meeting represented almost 90% active speed fliers six members Speed Advisory Commit tee plus Ron McNally CLCB Chairman present strongly endorse propo sals voted upon meeting Hempels Uptons have agreed abide rules effective January 1 1979 strongly urge everyone else sup port program betterment Speed NEW PROPOSED EVENTS 1/2A Speed FAI B Speed DSpeed Jet Speed.. F-40 JrSr x x x x x x X Opt X Opt x 15 Cu Junior Open x x x x x x Nats/Barnette continued page 50 41 for 40 788 turned max after max Randy ended 1620 good high time meet over ran tenth maxforgot look timer wasnt easy Randy Buckets Johnson flew once same thermal Randy eighth max Buckets fifth Randy landed 302 Buckets landed 303 minutes Close Buckets finally finished second using 1200 sq version FAI ship Luck ran hot cold Dick Smith Dick launched Satellite 1000 fourth max after long wait lift getting light DT fuse Satellite went OOS after 32 minutes Luckily landed golf course 12 miles away returned Luck turned poor again fifth flight just short seconds needed beat out Jim McNeill earned well deserved third place FAI Power started out fine fashion non-max magnif icent Rossis early morning worlds great sounds Everything did stay magnificent unfortunately Round three cost Hank Spence airplane timer jumped out Doug Joyce encountered stall prob lems round Four another bad scores Rol Anderson very impressive flying machine forgot hook up gadgetry DTd end engine run Al Bissonnette double overrun due broken brake brake problem caused timer malfunction allowing brake fire floodoff round five Tom McLaughlan dropped max loose pattern put model batch down air Buckets Johnson squeaked out max after popping DT 258 kept Buckets all-max group Dick Swenson Ron Young ran out good air 170 last round finishing third 315 pm flyoff set Swenson Rossi Young Cox Both waited quite awhile 15-minute flyoff period about half gone Dick fired up launched beautiful launch climb rollout Ron followed quick pursuit went over top low pullout Dick Swenson won McNeill Trophy 1978 Swensons flyoff strategy interest ing flyoff period mentally divided three 5-minute segments Ron flew during first five minutes Dick would immediately follow thought plane could outfly Rons same air Dick planned launch signs lift third five minutes middle time span regarded no mans land Bob Mattes another dropped max good enough fourth place Richard MacCleary recent FA Power fifth Gas sky full screamers mostly Rossis K&B 19s Small screamers cases quite few models less 400 square inches seldom larger 450 exception popular size Rol Andersons triple-fin K&B-powered model Basically scaled up FAI ship featured thru-pylon exhaust fuselage con struction similar Lars Olofsson no bulkheads tailboom about 600 squares wing Rol flew consistently picked air carefully Rol won Rol followed order Bill Jenkins Randy Kluiber Mark Heller Gilbert Morris last event B Gas seemed con tested vigor Maybe cause flying Mulvihills folks simply switch engines lots K&Bs scores got large quickly midafternoon people dropped out Randy Archer modified Satellite 550 dethermal ized early sure max fifth flight finished fifth Rol switched K&B 21 triple-fin day fore stopped third place score 993 Sal Taibi took K&B-powered 600 bit further 1010 second Still flying Bob Mattes Mike Hallum Bob flying hot FAI-style model Mike flew Evil Ways Both kept waiting thermal Bob eighth Mike fifth Mike Fedor put 104 Model Aviation HandboOk 1 Handbook 2 Handbook 3 Handbook 4 IIOdO HARDWARE WORKING TURNBUCKLES RIGGING & CONTROL CABLE CONTROL HORNS eSTRUT FITTINGS K COCKPIT TRIM SHOCK CORD PULLEYS OINSTRUMENTHOUSINGS ntormatlutuataIoIAIjO S end 51 00 rocto ENT CORP PO BOX 9641 SAN DIEGOCA92109 p PEANUT PEDPLE J3 CUR OUALITY PEANUT SCALE KITS BS 1 RE 51111 HAIr IIAN IIIIt ElF IS SI F IIFIFFRS IIOOA S-Fl FL Ii IIFLIFI F 1115 IIS IIt\IIRIIIRII SPOKE 551 LOS Il/A 111 Fl SF Eli I/I IIIIFR COMPLETECACO TO FINE ACCESSOAIES CUt ANS CATALOG $1 PLANS FOR eUSRFR POWEREE MOtELS
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/11
Page Numbers: 49, 103, 104
CL Speed 0 Gene Hempel & Tom Upton UPON arrival Nats proceeded Speed processing area located gym staffed John Shannon event director Dub Jett David Layman After processing renewing acquaintances speed fliers gathered outside BS session ended frolicking Frisbee contest some mem bers limping off moaning quit Monday started F-40 first Speed event week Tom Blankman St Louis using X-40 sneaked past team Hempel-Upton K&B 40 16065 mph vs 15994 mph Frank Garzon made flight turned 15954 third Bob Ytuarte Leland Mor ton 15511 mph 15235 mph respec tively thing noted F-40 small model Tom Blankman about 30 sq vs large model Hempel Upton team 125 sq Formula 40 real fun event some hard work Continued page 103 fast can AA flyr ueve I.ayman got o mpn out oi nis witn UJ engine nail aown first place speed almost exactly same won 1947 Nats Class Dl November1978 49 Dimmie Perkins assisted dad set Senior record Rick Wisniewslci releasing dads B model Jett-Shannon team turned 19536 mph Three different engines have 200-mph potential B Nick left sets needle help Dub Jett right Dave Layman Nicktopped D 19452 mph Aat 17251 hol&-su-r,u-wauu umw iss us rssu jut inciuning two new members 200-mph club Charles Liavis 20285 Frank Mar cenaro 20217 Nats/Hempel/U pton continued page 49 perseverance can fairly successful Tuesday started B speed Jett Shannon team turning 19536 mph using DJS 29 David Layman using X-29 19432 mph Hempel-Upton team 19121 mph using K&B 29 wish point out three different types engines used B speed have poten tial 200 mph three B models set-up run suction tank using 7 X 10 Rev Up prop Juniors Seniors operating pretty much identical system Senior Mark Seigler set pace 17284 mph came William Hughes 16553 mph Patrick Hempel 16477 mph After bout rain squall Ross Lewis Quay Barber battled out Junior B 13539 mph 12190 mph respectively Nick Sher tried demon strate land B ship dolly after takeoff dolly bounced back circle upon landing pow instant splinters B speed very popular event behind Formula 40 Hope trend continues Wednesday brought out big boys Nick Sher finally did turned 19452 mph D speed first Glenn Lee 19182 mph Wisniewski team third 18511 mph quite bit interest Dspeed since mini pipe rule because dont have worry about building complete engine flight C speed Patrick Hempel raised record 17815 mph Dennis Ytuarte second Fast furious Jet speed best weve seen some time two new members 200 mph Club Charles Davis 20285 mph Frank Marcenaro 20217 mph Both used modified Raven engine sidewinder model still controversy over faster sidewinder upright model Frank Marcenaro new design jet engine mounted ex perimental model test flown Charles Davis Will discuss engine later column Thursday proved very interesting beneficial day us kept wonder ing anyone ever read column besides editor bless speedy heart put ting up us Editors Note Speedy heart digs guys toss Frisbees Nick Sher set up engine per David Lay mans article column several issues back assistance Dub Jett David Layman Nick set pace 17251 mph first David second close 17202 mph Frank Hunt 15578 mph similar setup Dimmie Perkins established new Senior record 13830 mph Ross Lewis took first 11925 mph Junior FAI lacking entries Glenn Lee taking first 21327 kph Frank Hunt 20745 kph Senior Doug Hinckley turning 20630 kph An interesting contest developed Friday l/2A Speed David Layman set new 1/2A record 12800 mph using DJS engine Jett-Shannon turned 122 DJS engine Nick Sher using Cox TD got 118 mph l/2A speeds really honking Saturday 1/2A Profile Proto day very few entries Junior Quay Barber turned 84 mph setting pace including dad Quay Barber Sr turned 83 mph Open Senior Dimmie Perkins 77 mph outstanding event Nats CL Speed meeting Thursday night subject dropping some speed events brought up Ron McNally CLCB chairman events dropped tickler Because some speed fliers feel will take away favorite event have selfish attitude about whole subject low behold meeting proved different speed modelers agreed Junior Seniors something done meant dropping favor ite events first event discussed l/2A Profile Proto Juniors sug gested dropped because couldnt handle quick takeoff After some lengthy discussion vote eliminate November1978 103 PLANS7 MAP range plans England largest compre hensive world Buya plans handbook find out yourself handbook contains full details of thousands plans prices plans available US agents listed handbooks Aeromodailing ModGi Boats Cars Modei Engineering Radio ControlAircraft mDdRI & Allied MAPPublicution5 Ltd Available USA Price $150 including postage Sales Office PO Box 35 Bridge Street Hemel Hempetead Herts HP1 lEE England PO BOX 2498AMA FeONEI71AI65-S67SIlAIAA2-R636 LA MESA CALIF N2SAt l/2A Profile Proto unanimous speed proposed dropped FAI since international event B speed proposed remain per existing rules B Proto B Profile Proto dropped Juniors Seniors agreed eliminate C speed after much discussion D Jet discussed remain Open events option Senior can fly against Open members wishes Formula 40 discussed length because Juniors complained prob lems hanging onto 40 model suggested agreed upon establish Formula 15 event Juniors meeting represented almost 90% active speed fliers six members Speed Advisory Commit tee plus Ron McNally CLCB Chairman present strongly endorse propo sals voted upon meeting Hempels Uptons have agreed abide rules effective January 1 1979 strongly urge everyone else sup port program betterment Speed NEW PROPOSED EVENTS 1/2A Speed FAI B Speed DSpeed Jet Speed.. F-40 JrSr x x x x x x X Opt X Opt x 15 Cu Junior Open x x x x x x Nats/Barnette continued page 50 41 for 40 788 turned max after max Randy ended 1620 good high time meet over ran tenth maxforgot look timer wasnt easy Randy Buckets Johnson flew once same thermal Randy eighth max Buckets fifth Randy landed 302 Buckets landed 303 minutes Close Buckets finally finished second using 1200 sq version FAI ship Luck ran hot cold Dick Smith Dick launched Satellite 1000 fourth max after long wait lift getting light DT fuse Satellite went OOS after 32 minutes Luckily landed golf course 12 miles away returned Luck turned poor again fifth flight just short seconds needed beat out Jim McNeill earned well deserved third place FAI Power started out fine fashion non-max magnif icent Rossis early morning worlds great sounds Everything did stay magnificent unfortunately Round three cost Hank Spence airplane timer jumped out Doug Joyce encountered stall prob lems round Four another bad scores Rol Anderson very impressive flying machine forgot hook up gadgetry DTd end engine run Al Bissonnette double overrun due broken brake brake problem caused timer malfunction allowing brake fire floodoff round five Tom McLaughlan dropped max loose pattern put model batch down air Buckets Johnson squeaked out max after popping DT 258 kept Buckets all-max group Dick Swenson Ron Young ran out good air 170 last round finishing third 315 pm flyoff set Swenson Rossi Young Cox Both waited quite awhile 15-minute flyoff period about half gone Dick fired up launched beautiful launch climb rollout Ron followed quick pursuit went over top low pullout Dick Swenson won McNeill Trophy 1978 Swensons flyoff strategy interest ing flyoff period mentally divided three 5-minute segments Ron flew during first five minutes Dick would immediately follow thought plane could outfly Rons same air Dick planned launch signs lift third five minutes middle time span regarded no mans land Bob Mattes another dropped max good enough fourth place Richard MacCleary recent FA Power fifth Gas sky full screamers mostly Rossis K&B 19s Small screamers cases quite few models less 400 square inches seldom larger 450 exception popular size Rol Andersons triple-fin K&B-powered model Basically scaled up FAI ship featured thru-pylon exhaust fuselage con struction similar Lars Olofsson no bulkheads tailboom about 600 squares wing Rol flew consistently picked air carefully Rol won Rol followed order Bill Jenkins Randy Kluiber Mark Heller Gilbert Morris last event B Gas seemed con tested vigor Maybe cause flying Mulvihills folks simply switch engines lots K&Bs scores got large quickly midafternoon people dropped out Randy Archer modified Satellite 550 dethermal ized early sure max fifth flight finished fifth Rol switched K&B 21 triple-fin day fore stopped third place score 993 Sal Taibi took K&B-powered 600 bit further 1010 second Still flying Bob Mattes Mike Hallum Bob flying hot FAI-style model Mike flew Evil Ways Both kept waiting thermal Bob eighth Mike fifth Mike Fedor put 104 Model Aviation HandboOk 1 Handbook 2 Handbook 3 Handbook 4 IIOdO HARDWARE WORKING TURNBUCKLES RIGGING & CONTROL CABLE CONTROL HORNS eSTRUT FITTINGS K COCKPIT TRIM SHOCK CORD PULLEYS OINSTRUMENTHOUSINGS ntormatlutuataIoIAIjO S end 51 00 rocto ENT CORP PO BOX 9641 SAN DIEGOCA92109 p PEANUT PEDPLE J3 CUR OUALITY PEANUT SCALE KITS BS 1 RE 51111 HAIr IIAN IIIIt ElF IS SI F IIFIFFRS IIOOA S-Fl FL Ii IIFLIFI F 1115 IIS IIt\IIRIIIRII SPOKE 551 LOS Il/A 111 Fl SF Eli I/I IIIIFR COMPLETECACO TO FINE ACCESSOAIES CUt ANS CATALOG $1 PLANS FOR eUSRFR POWEREE MOtELS