a Indoor 0 Bud Tenny -73 Joseph Kubina placed second Senior Pennyplane biplane design joint ef fort Kubina Bill Shailor THE FIRST two things everyones mind entered huge Burton Coliseum Lake Charles Louisiana high good Advance publicity gave vague 105 feet building height predicted site would have good conditions Very quickly Richard Doig filled balloon sent up top Contest Director Sandy Frank joined Richard joint efforts measured ceiling 107 7thereby establish ing flights must exceed cur rent AMA Cat III times achieve record status participated 1974 1975 Nats Lake Charles re membered beautiful Civic Auditori um huge speaker top arena similar now vis ible Besides having speaker Dad Don Lindley anchors andsometimes lends advice son Dave cranks last few turns first-place Junior Stick model spite ceiling height 107 feet rains high humidity during meet resulted flight going 30 minutes 56 Model Aviation obstacle Civic Auditoriums flying conditions deteriorated badly dur ing daily showers marked both days flying 1974 contest plagued models landing speaker structure experience led installation plastic shroud over speakers during 1975 con test lesson remembered 1978 speakers shrouded also concern remained would air calm stable whether rained rained both days Burton Coliseums double-wall con struction saved day Very minor air disturbance few areas seemed product rains Ever since Indoor Nats changed one-day contest two days first two-day Indoor Nats 1969 has customary di vide events according weight flying speed order minimize chances collisions between lightweight models heavier handlaunched gliders scale models So first day began traditional models Indoor Stick Paper Stick Indoor Cabin recent years FAI door Stick added venue second day competition reserved Hand Launched Glider Pennyplane Easy B two scale model eventsAMA Indoor Scale Peanut Scale As usual almost indoor contest almost everyone began flying Paper Stick modeli first slightly heavier models effectively scout out drift being affected much microfilm models follow small amount drift turned up curtains doors around arena perimeter closed stopped virtually Elaborate struts polycarbonate film covering features second piace Junior Ienny plane flown Dave Lindley No biplane placed first Pennyplane although several flown drift Very shortly air filled various types indoor models competitors soon began get range models got closer closer ceiling expert flier must test fly models enough get amount rubber number turns just right model reaches ceiling safely Once again occasional drift showed up very close ceiling years international class FAI Stick competitors have al lowed steer models bal loon effects drift could offset Steering requires extreme skill good eyesight effective steering operation consists using helium-filled balloon intercept model flight pushing new flight path out drift initial contact usually string used move model too hard model may damaged balloon string gets propellers path may become entangled flight has terminated disengage Continued page 108 November1978 57 Mike Clems Paper Stick model Pennyplane larger wing compares standard balsa Pennyplane prop 1 2-in diamet er Novice Pennyplane prop has styrofoam blades Easy B built Cezar Banks placed second Open Easy B con denser papernote wrinkles caused high humidityhas dyed red result aircraft gave distinctive appearance Mike Clem winds Junior Cabin winner whiie Jim iiem noias nis model used stretched Pennyplane wing styrofoam bran blades Dan Domina second Indoor Stick launches FAI model d resinird fIinht flnn nkn i mAmhAr nf Ii Indoor FAI tanm Stan Chiltons FAI Stick climbs out start fifth-place Indoor Stick flight Model slightly under required FAI weight withflawless construction adjustable stabilizer incidence unusual casy n reasuring wingiets snort wing posts ana unaersiung Tin won ipen easy designer Stan Chilton Winglets lighter weight amount wood saved using short wing posts model wry docile adjust handle MINIATURE AIRCRAFT PEANUTSCALE FLANSPEANUT SCALEPLANS FLAN 0AIRCRAFTSPANPRICE B700Fleet F6 Biplane13$700 /7700Wittcan Tailclnd73100 /7707Piper Cub clipped cinq723/4700 /7702Rearcin Speedster73700 /7703Corben Baby Ace73700 L700Fairchild PTlB73700 blotJOdel 0750IS 7/2700 ClOSBellanca Cruisair72 3/4700 1779PWest/and Lysander withcanopy 73750 RSPSCurt iss SCS Seahack 73735 NSP4Curt iss XP55 Ascender 73735 RSF5Blackburn Firebrand TF5 72 3/4725 NSFCurt iso Rack PBE73700 NSFBdoe in0 F4B473750 NSP9Curt iss tP37 Swift withcanlS 3/4735 NSFbFWIBOO Dora canopy72 5/B750 RSP77Piper Cub Coupe73700 RSFl2Focke Wult FW5B Stasser73700 RSF73Stinson 72572 5/B700 Add S35 pastate 1st plan $75 additional plan plus SOt tar special packint canopies shipped toreiqn double Lists at rabber 005 FF C/L 7/72 7/NB 3c iews B canopies tar plastic COCCI kits etc ore $7 postpaid soeple plan 3c icc [ Grumman Guardian Class Carrier CLD-1 02 Rag Edwards g25c MODERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUQ NM 87197 really familiar re cent indoor scale scene dirt floor mentioned above almost unnoticed models rolled smooth before meet started models touched down rolled out like full-sized airplanes least two 4 x 8 planks fur nished contest management use take-off runways thus alleviating possible difficulties models ever some fliers ignored runways released models wherever liked may have happened reporter saw no models trip up dirt few models ready take off reached end ramp simply ran off onto dirt continued takeoff run As usual scale contest sev eral fliers new models properly trimmed out before leav ing home Very few fliers failed persevere trying repeatedly seven-hour contest period until models flew eventually flew very well reporter covered previous Indoor Scale event Nats noted trophies won various versions Lacey M-10 promptly declared year Lacey predicted better things come future year Lacey M-l0 appeared top five places Senior Nick DeCarlis garnered 103 points total Lacey win second place Peanut Scale wasnt quite year Fike E since five placed top five three classes both first second places Junior Indoor Scale went Fikes first place Senior Fike two appeared third fifth Open Peanut Scale Like Lacey Fike has substantially larger wing area given span other scale models Fike models weight similar other scale models gain much lighter wing loading theoreti cally have longer potential duration another way looking Fike Lacey can have scale de tail better finish checking same wing loading other scale models smaller wing areas number models stood out comparison others Tom Coin parets 1911 Cessna Junior Peanut Scale winner very neatly constructed flew well airplane difficult sub ject because large number pieces needed complete geodetictype fuselage structure Also nose moment arm very short often leads tail-heavy unstable model Tom solved problem using commercial plastic prop fly mod el along Wakefield-type metal bobbin hold front end rub ber Dan Domina won Open Indoor Scale very neat Piper Cub Special made several very good flights also once demonstrated sustained stretch inverted flight almost level perfect piloted lighter tissue-covered models suffered wrinkles humidity Luckily scale judging done air-conditioned room Ron Roberti harderworking fliers adjusted Heinkel 100 model almost made money its very light weight neat construction made very good im pression anyway paint job quite detailed included simulated oil smudges leaks typical real airplanes Clarence Mather Davis DA-2 entered Peanut 1st place PT-l 9 placed fourth Indoor Scale Both models standouts ap pearance Finally John Martin mentor Miami Indoor Airplane Modelers Assoc flew very neatly built Weyman Lepere fifth place Indoor Scale also flew Thompson Boxinoth looked like box kite around flew nicely under power settled slowly earth after prop stopped Nats/Tenny continued page 57 string propeller Finally poor steering job may leave model worse position before strikes wall lands bleachers lose minutes flight potential re cent years concept model steer ing has added AMA contests hazards involved lack expertise fliers have caused steering rare Nats year Dan Dominas FAI model found drift next ceiling put model bleachers flight next flight same thing almost happened until Dan grabbed balloon least four times during half-hour flight Dan steer model across arena opposite side never seen tried steering may have impressed since looked easy Everyone else realized seen master work Since 1978 first year twoyear program select US Indoor Team 1980 Indoor World Cham pionships FAI Stick models flown roundsthat FAI conten ders could make flight during six time periods missed flights could taken over later Fliers entering both FAI AMA events watch time very carefully make flights time during contest point high interest new site over 90 feet ceiling height whether flights over 30 minutes will made Certainly Burton Coli seum should have allowed such flight almost everyone en countered difficulty getting models way ceiling Due rain generally high humidity Lake Charles air very heavy humidity heat combined make models heavier harder fly flight exceeded 30-minute mark Dan Dominas steered flight steering activity stopped prop about one-half minutes stopped-prop time must deducted flight total final flight time 2926 next longest flight 26164 logged Clarence Mather Since Indoor Stick models FAI Stick models Indoor Cabin models covered micro film extremely thin plastic models suffered less weight gain humidity did Paper Stick models Paper Stick models name implies must covered paper type paper used very thin light also absorbs lot moisture air Consequently 108 Model Aviation ATTENTION RC DEALERS Order large stock Kraft radios ServosKraft EnginesAir born unitsPlus accessories KRAFT SOUTHWESTERN INC K 5725 E Lancaster Ft Worth TX 76112 817-451-7537 Night 429-3828 572-1452 REPL-TECH ERNATloNALINc 0 MC KENZIE HWY PLANS VIDA DRBGON 97469 THE SECOND ANNUAL JANUARY6&7 1979 SEE THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND VISIT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MODEL AIRCRAFT MODEL ENGINES MODEL BOATS RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS INDOOR MODEL CARS MODELING ACCESSORIES AND OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS STATIC DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES OVERSEAS EXHIBITORS CORD/ALL Y IN VI TED INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 714 548-4700 models may weigh 30% would better conditions heavier model requires pow era greater weight rubber bandand model heavier dense air extra weight Paper Stick event winning time 17472 might reasonably expect well over 20 minutes Paper Stick models during good conditions type site toll quite heavy models second day hand-launched gliders filled air opening time until 2 pm usual sprink ling Sweepettes modified Sweep ettes along numerous original glid ers As usual certain amount tune up necessary before flight times reached satisfactory levels handlaunched glider event extraordi nary combination building adjusting athletic skill models must heavy strong enough withstand being thrown altitude about 100 feet lighter models simply will go high skillfully thrown Since flight time propor tional launch altitude gliders will fly longer reach higher altitude So name game get model ceiling touching model just brushes against ceil ing may level out normal flight dive way down may cause model shatter hits floor real skill throw model ceiling its going too high tune-up period glider event consists flier beginning throw fairly easy tosses just enough get model up gliding well has dual advantage being sure model properly trimmed safe efficient flight serve physi cal warm-up fliers body Some fliers normal athletic warm-ups working up very hard throws Failure warm up properly risks el bow injury very precise launch aim required may missed glid er can smashed Paul Shaior set early lead Sweepette waited out day someone beat him Since gliders scored best two nine flights Pauls 1048 1072 remained tops after logged Dale Segle scored 1084 original design log best single time unable get backup flight long enough win Paul decided try high single time also third remaining four tries turned trick landing after 1090 minutes flight Pauls last toss just grazed plastic shroud around speakers landed after 599 seconds After 2 pm Pennyplanes Easy B models shared air Indoor Scale event Burton Coliseum long enough scale models flew end Pennyplanes Easy Bs shared other end humidity scarcely affected Pennyplanes ex cept bit extra weight penny weight about three grams re quired seemed give models reserve strength took extra rubber weight stride Some Pen nyplanes paper covered suf fered models covered polycarbonate film material essentially waterproof virtually tear resistant being about half weight condenser paper required Paper Stick models Easy Bs Since Easy B models have no weight requirement delicately built microfilm model light structure paper severely hampered few lighter modelscertainly times no match good conditions Top Pennyplane times 10102 Open 8102 Senior 7036 Junior monoplane winning case Several biplanes flown ten case biplanes less con sistent some reason Easy B times 8220 Jr 9544 Sr 14314 Actually 14 isnt bad Open Easy B times sites such blimp hangars about 60 higher have nearly 21 minutes under really good conditions So ended another Natsa good time almost November1978 109 ~uIt4 - c
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/11
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 108, 109
a Indoor 0 Bud Tenny -73 Joseph Kubina placed second Senior Pennyplane biplane design joint ef fort Kubina Bill Shailor THE FIRST two things everyones mind entered huge Burton Coliseum Lake Charles Louisiana high good Advance publicity gave vague 105 feet building height predicted site would have good conditions Very quickly Richard Doig filled balloon sent up top Contest Director Sandy Frank joined Richard joint efforts measured ceiling 107 7thereby establish ing flights must exceed cur rent AMA Cat III times achieve record status participated 1974 1975 Nats Lake Charles re membered beautiful Civic Auditori um huge speaker top arena similar now vis ible Besides having speaker Dad Don Lindley anchors andsometimes lends advice son Dave cranks last few turns first-place Junior Stick model spite ceiling height 107 feet rains high humidity during meet resulted flight going 30 minutes 56 Model Aviation obstacle Civic Auditoriums flying conditions deteriorated badly dur ing daily showers marked both days flying 1974 contest plagued models landing speaker structure experience led installation plastic shroud over speakers during 1975 con test lesson remembered 1978 speakers shrouded also concern remained would air calm stable whether rained rained both days Burton Coliseums double-wall con struction saved day Very minor air disturbance few areas seemed product rains Ever since Indoor Nats changed one-day contest two days first two-day Indoor Nats 1969 has customary di vide events according weight flying speed order minimize chances collisions between lightweight models heavier handlaunched gliders scale models So first day began traditional models Indoor Stick Paper Stick Indoor Cabin recent years FAI door Stick added venue second day competition reserved Hand Launched Glider Pennyplane Easy B two scale model eventsAMA Indoor Scale Peanut Scale As usual almost indoor contest almost everyone began flying Paper Stick modeli first slightly heavier models effectively scout out drift being affected much microfilm models follow small amount drift turned up curtains doors around arena perimeter closed stopped virtually Elaborate struts polycarbonate film covering features second piace Junior Ienny plane flown Dave Lindley No biplane placed first Pennyplane although several flown drift Very shortly air filled various types indoor models competitors soon began get range models got closer closer ceiling expert flier must test fly models enough get amount rubber number turns just right model reaches ceiling safely Once again occasional drift showed up very close ceiling years international class FAI Stick competitors have al lowed steer models bal loon effects drift could offset Steering requires extreme skill good eyesight effective steering operation consists using helium-filled balloon intercept model flight pushing new flight path out drift initial contact usually string used move model too hard model may damaged balloon string gets propellers path may become entangled flight has terminated disengage Continued page 108 November1978 57 Mike Clems Paper Stick model Pennyplane larger wing compares standard balsa Pennyplane prop 1 2-in diamet er Novice Pennyplane prop has styrofoam blades Easy B built Cezar Banks placed second Open Easy B con denser papernote wrinkles caused high humidityhas dyed red result aircraft gave distinctive appearance Mike Clem winds Junior Cabin winner whiie Jim iiem noias nis model used stretched Pennyplane wing styrofoam bran blades Dan Domina second Indoor Stick launches FAI model d resinird fIinht flnn nkn i mAmhAr nf Ii Indoor FAI tanm Stan Chiltons FAI Stick climbs out start fifth-place Indoor Stick flight Model slightly under required FAI weight withflawless construction adjustable stabilizer incidence unusual casy n reasuring wingiets snort wing posts ana unaersiung Tin won ipen easy designer Stan Chilton Winglets lighter weight amount wood saved using short wing posts model wry docile adjust handle MINIATURE AIRCRAFT PEANUTSCALE FLANSPEANUT SCALEPLANS FLAN 0AIRCRAFTSPANPRICE B700Fleet F6 Biplane13$700 /7700Wittcan Tailclnd73100 /7707Piper Cub clipped cinq723/4700 /7702Rearcin Speedster73700 /7703Corben Baby Ace73700 L700Fairchild PTlB73700 blotJOdel 0750IS 7/2700 ClOSBellanca Cruisair72 3/4700 1779PWest/and Lysander withcanopy 73750 RSPSCurt iss SCS Seahack 73735 NSP4Curt iss XP55 Ascender 73735 RSF5Blackburn Firebrand TF5 72 3/4725 NSFCurt iso Rack PBE73700 NSFBdoe in0 F4B473750 NSP9Curt iss tP37 Swift withcanlS 3/4735 NSFbFWIBOO Dora canopy72 5/B750 RSP77Piper Cub Coupe73700 RSFl2Focke Wult FW5B Stasser73700 RSF73Stinson 72572 5/B700 Add S35 pastate 1st plan $75 additional plan plus SOt tar special packint canopies shipped toreiqn double Lists at rabber 005 FF C/L 7/72 7/NB 3c iews B canopies tar plastic COCCI kits etc ore $7 postpaid soeple plan 3c icc [ Grumman Guardian Class Carrier CLD-1 02 Rag Edwards g25c MODERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUQ NM 87197 really familiar re cent indoor scale scene dirt floor mentioned above almost unnoticed models rolled smooth before meet started models touched down rolled out like full-sized airplanes least two 4 x 8 planks fur nished contest management use take-off runways thus alleviating possible difficulties models ever some fliers ignored runways released models wherever liked may have happened reporter saw no models trip up dirt few models ready take off reached end ramp simply ran off onto dirt continued takeoff run As usual scale contest sev eral fliers new models properly trimmed out before leav ing home Very few fliers failed persevere trying repeatedly seven-hour contest period until models flew eventually flew very well reporter covered previous Indoor Scale event Nats noted trophies won various versions Lacey M-10 promptly declared year Lacey predicted better things come future year Lacey M-l0 appeared top five places Senior Nick DeCarlis garnered 103 points total Lacey win second place Peanut Scale wasnt quite year Fike E since five placed top five three classes both first second places Junior Indoor Scale went Fikes first place Senior Fike two appeared third fifth Open Peanut Scale Like Lacey Fike has substantially larger wing area given span other scale models Fike models weight similar other scale models gain much lighter wing loading theoreti cally have longer potential duration another way looking Fike Lacey can have scale de tail better finish checking same wing loading other scale models smaller wing areas number models stood out comparison others Tom Coin parets 1911 Cessna Junior Peanut Scale winner very neatly constructed flew well airplane difficult sub ject because large number pieces needed complete geodetictype fuselage structure Also nose moment arm very short often leads tail-heavy unstable model Tom solved problem using commercial plastic prop fly mod el along Wakefield-type metal bobbin hold front end rub ber Dan Domina won Open Indoor Scale very neat Piper Cub Special made several very good flights also once demonstrated sustained stretch inverted flight almost level perfect piloted lighter tissue-covered models suffered wrinkles humidity Luckily scale judging done air-conditioned room Ron Roberti harderworking fliers adjusted Heinkel 100 model almost made money its very light weight neat construction made very good im pression anyway paint job quite detailed included simulated oil smudges leaks typical real airplanes Clarence Mather Davis DA-2 entered Peanut 1st place PT-l 9 placed fourth Indoor Scale Both models standouts ap pearance Finally John Martin mentor Miami Indoor Airplane Modelers Assoc flew very neatly built Weyman Lepere fifth place Indoor Scale also flew Thompson Boxinoth looked like box kite around flew nicely under power settled slowly earth after prop stopped Nats/Tenny continued page 57 string propeller Finally poor steering job may leave model worse position before strikes wall lands bleachers lose minutes flight potential re cent years concept model steer ing has added AMA contests hazards involved lack expertise fliers have caused steering rare Nats year Dan Dominas FAI model found drift next ceiling put model bleachers flight next flight same thing almost happened until Dan grabbed balloon least four times during half-hour flight Dan steer model across arena opposite side never seen tried steering may have impressed since looked easy Everyone else realized seen master work Since 1978 first year twoyear program select US Indoor Team 1980 Indoor World Cham pionships FAI Stick models flown roundsthat FAI conten ders could make flight during six time periods missed flights could taken over later Fliers entering both FAI AMA events watch time very carefully make flights time during contest point high interest new site over 90 feet ceiling height whether flights over 30 minutes will made Certainly Burton Coli seum should have allowed such flight almost everyone en countered difficulty getting models way ceiling Due rain generally high humidity Lake Charles air very heavy humidity heat combined make models heavier harder fly flight exceeded 30-minute mark Dan Dominas steered flight steering activity stopped prop about one-half minutes stopped-prop time must deducted flight total final flight time 2926 next longest flight 26164 logged Clarence Mather Since Indoor Stick models FAI Stick models Indoor Cabin models covered micro film extremely thin plastic models suffered less weight gain humidity did Paper Stick models Paper Stick models name implies must covered paper type paper used very thin light also absorbs lot moisture air Consequently 108 Model Aviation ATTENTION RC DEALERS Order large stock Kraft radios ServosKraft EnginesAir born unitsPlus accessories KRAFT SOUTHWESTERN INC K 5725 E Lancaster Ft Worth TX 76112 817-451-7537 Night 429-3828 572-1452 REPL-TECH ERNATloNALINc 0 MC KENZIE HWY PLANS VIDA DRBGON 97469 THE SECOND ANNUAL JANUARY6&7 1979 SEE THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND VISIT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MODEL AIRCRAFT MODEL ENGINES MODEL BOATS RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS INDOOR MODEL CARS MODELING ACCESSORIES AND OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS STATIC DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES OVERSEAS EXHIBITORS CORD/ALL Y IN VI TED INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 714 548-4700 models may weigh 30% would better conditions heavier model requires pow era greater weight rubber bandand model heavier dense air extra weight Paper Stick event winning time 17472 might reasonably expect well over 20 minutes Paper Stick models during good conditions type site toll quite heavy models second day hand-launched gliders filled air opening time until 2 pm usual sprink ling Sweepettes modified Sweep ettes along numerous original glid ers As usual certain amount tune up necessary before flight times reached satisfactory levels handlaunched glider event extraordi nary combination building adjusting athletic skill models must heavy strong enough withstand being thrown altitude about 100 feet lighter models simply will go high skillfully thrown Since flight time propor tional launch altitude gliders will fly longer reach higher altitude So name game get model ceiling touching model just brushes against ceil ing may level out normal flight dive way down may cause model shatter hits floor real skill throw model ceiling its going too high tune-up period glider event consists flier beginning throw fairly easy tosses just enough get model up gliding well has dual advantage being sure model properly trimmed safe efficient flight serve physi cal warm-up fliers body Some fliers normal athletic warm-ups working up very hard throws Failure warm up properly risks el bow injury very precise launch aim required may missed glid er can smashed Paul Shaior set early lead Sweepette waited out day someone beat him Since gliders scored best two nine flights Pauls 1048 1072 remained tops after logged Dale Segle scored 1084 original design log best single time unable get backup flight long enough win Paul decided try high single time also third remaining four tries turned trick landing after 1090 minutes flight Pauls last toss just grazed plastic shroud around speakers landed after 599 seconds After 2 pm Pennyplanes Easy B models shared air Indoor Scale event Burton Coliseum long enough scale models flew end Pennyplanes Easy Bs shared other end humidity scarcely affected Pennyplanes ex cept bit extra weight penny weight about three grams re quired seemed give models reserve strength took extra rubber weight stride Some Pen nyplanes paper covered suf fered models covered polycarbonate film material essentially waterproof virtually tear resistant being about half weight condenser paper required Paper Stick models Easy Bs Since Easy B models have no weight requirement delicately built microfilm model light structure paper severely hampered few lighter modelscertainly times no match good conditions Top Pennyplane times 10102 Open 8102 Senior 7036 Junior monoplane winning case Several biplanes flown ten case biplanes less con sistent some reason Easy B times 8220 Jr 9544 Sr 14314 Actually 14 isnt bad Open Easy B times sites such blimp hangars about 60 higher have nearly 21 minutes under really good conditions So ended another Natsa good time almost November1978 109 ~uIt4 - c
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/11
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 108, 109
a Indoor 0 Bud Tenny -73 Joseph Kubina placed second Senior Pennyplane biplane design joint ef fort Kubina Bill Shailor THE FIRST two things everyones mind entered huge Burton Coliseum Lake Charles Louisiana high good Advance publicity gave vague 105 feet building height predicted site would have good conditions Very quickly Richard Doig filled balloon sent up top Contest Director Sandy Frank joined Richard joint efforts measured ceiling 107 7thereby establish ing flights must exceed cur rent AMA Cat III times achieve record status participated 1974 1975 Nats Lake Charles re membered beautiful Civic Auditori um huge speaker top arena similar now vis ible Besides having speaker Dad Don Lindley anchors andsometimes lends advice son Dave cranks last few turns first-place Junior Stick model spite ceiling height 107 feet rains high humidity during meet resulted flight going 30 minutes 56 Model Aviation obstacle Civic Auditoriums flying conditions deteriorated badly dur ing daily showers marked both days flying 1974 contest plagued models landing speaker structure experience led installation plastic shroud over speakers during 1975 con test lesson remembered 1978 speakers shrouded also concern remained would air calm stable whether rained rained both days Burton Coliseums double-wall con struction saved day Very minor air disturbance few areas seemed product rains Ever since Indoor Nats changed one-day contest two days first two-day Indoor Nats 1969 has customary di vide events according weight flying speed order minimize chances collisions between lightweight models heavier handlaunched gliders scale models So first day began traditional models Indoor Stick Paper Stick Indoor Cabin recent years FAI door Stick added venue second day competition reserved Hand Launched Glider Pennyplane Easy B two scale model eventsAMA Indoor Scale Peanut Scale As usual almost indoor contest almost everyone began flying Paper Stick modeli first slightly heavier models effectively scout out drift being affected much microfilm models follow small amount drift turned up curtains doors around arena perimeter closed stopped virtually Elaborate struts polycarbonate film covering features second piace Junior Ienny plane flown Dave Lindley No biplane placed first Pennyplane although several flown drift Very shortly air filled various types indoor models competitors soon began get range models got closer closer ceiling expert flier must test fly models enough get amount rubber number turns just right model reaches ceiling safely Once again occasional drift showed up very close ceiling years international class FAI Stick competitors have al lowed steer models bal loon effects drift could offset Steering requires extreme skill good eyesight effective steering operation consists using helium-filled balloon intercept model flight pushing new flight path out drift initial contact usually string used move model too hard model may damaged balloon string gets propellers path may become entangled flight has terminated disengage Continued page 108 November1978 57 Mike Clems Paper Stick model Pennyplane larger wing compares standard balsa Pennyplane prop 1 2-in diamet er Novice Pennyplane prop has styrofoam blades Easy B built Cezar Banks placed second Open Easy B con denser papernote wrinkles caused high humidityhas dyed red result aircraft gave distinctive appearance Mike Clem winds Junior Cabin winner whiie Jim iiem noias nis model used stretched Pennyplane wing styrofoam bran blades Dan Domina second Indoor Stick launches FAI model d resinird fIinht flnn nkn i mAmhAr nf Ii Indoor FAI tanm Stan Chiltons FAI Stick climbs out start fifth-place Indoor Stick flight Model slightly under required FAI weight withflawless construction adjustable stabilizer incidence unusual casy n reasuring wingiets snort wing posts ana unaersiung Tin won ipen easy designer Stan Chilton Winglets lighter weight amount wood saved using short wing posts model wry docile adjust handle MINIATURE AIRCRAFT PEANUTSCALE FLANSPEANUT SCALEPLANS FLAN 0AIRCRAFTSPANPRICE B700Fleet F6 Biplane13$700 /7700Wittcan Tailclnd73100 /7707Piper Cub clipped cinq723/4700 /7702Rearcin Speedster73700 /7703Corben Baby Ace73700 L700Fairchild PTlB73700 blotJOdel 0750IS 7/2700 ClOSBellanca Cruisair72 3/4700 1779PWest/and Lysander withcanopy 73750 RSPSCurt iss SCS Seahack 73735 NSP4Curt iss XP55 Ascender 73735 RSF5Blackburn Firebrand TF5 72 3/4725 NSFCurt iso Rack PBE73700 NSFBdoe in0 F4B473750 NSP9Curt iss tP37 Swift withcanlS 3/4735 NSFbFWIBOO Dora canopy72 5/B750 RSP77Piper Cub Coupe73700 RSFl2Focke Wult FW5B Stasser73700 RSF73Stinson 72572 5/B700 Add S35 pastate 1st plan $75 additional plan plus SOt tar special packint canopies shipped toreiqn double Lists at rabber 005 FF C/L 7/72 7/NB 3c iews B canopies tar plastic COCCI kits etc ore $7 postpaid soeple plan 3c icc [ Grumman Guardian Class Carrier CLD-1 02 Rag Edwards g25c MODERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUQ NM 87197 really familiar re cent indoor scale scene dirt floor mentioned above almost unnoticed models rolled smooth before meet started models touched down rolled out like full-sized airplanes least two 4 x 8 planks fur nished contest management use take-off runways thus alleviating possible difficulties models ever some fliers ignored runways released models wherever liked may have happened reporter saw no models trip up dirt few models ready take off reached end ramp simply ran off onto dirt continued takeoff run As usual scale contest sev eral fliers new models properly trimmed out before leav ing home Very few fliers failed persevere trying repeatedly seven-hour contest period until models flew eventually flew very well reporter covered previous Indoor Scale event Nats noted trophies won various versions Lacey M-10 promptly declared year Lacey predicted better things come future year Lacey M-l0 appeared top five places Senior Nick DeCarlis garnered 103 points total Lacey win second place Peanut Scale wasnt quite year Fike E since five placed top five three classes both first second places Junior Indoor Scale went Fikes first place Senior Fike two appeared third fifth Open Peanut Scale Like Lacey Fike has substantially larger wing area given span other scale models Fike models weight similar other scale models gain much lighter wing loading theoreti cally have longer potential duration another way looking Fike Lacey can have scale de tail better finish checking same wing loading other scale models smaller wing areas number models stood out comparison others Tom Coin parets 1911 Cessna Junior Peanut Scale winner very neatly constructed flew well airplane difficult sub ject because large number pieces needed complete geodetictype fuselage structure Also nose moment arm very short often leads tail-heavy unstable model Tom solved problem using commercial plastic prop fly mod el along Wakefield-type metal bobbin hold front end rub ber Dan Domina won Open Indoor Scale very neat Piper Cub Special made several very good flights also once demonstrated sustained stretch inverted flight almost level perfect piloted lighter tissue-covered models suffered wrinkles humidity Luckily scale judging done air-conditioned room Ron Roberti harderworking fliers adjusted Heinkel 100 model almost made money its very light weight neat construction made very good im pression anyway paint job quite detailed included simulated oil smudges leaks typical real airplanes Clarence Mather Davis DA-2 entered Peanut 1st place PT-l 9 placed fourth Indoor Scale Both models standouts ap pearance Finally John Martin mentor Miami Indoor Airplane Modelers Assoc flew very neatly built Weyman Lepere fifth place Indoor Scale also flew Thompson Boxinoth looked like box kite around flew nicely under power settled slowly earth after prop stopped Nats/Tenny continued page 57 string propeller Finally poor steering job may leave model worse position before strikes wall lands bleachers lose minutes flight potential re cent years concept model steer ing has added AMA contests hazards involved lack expertise fliers have caused steering rare Nats year Dan Dominas FAI model found drift next ceiling put model bleachers flight next flight same thing almost happened until Dan grabbed balloon least four times during half-hour flight Dan steer model across arena opposite side never seen tried steering may have impressed since looked easy Everyone else realized seen master work Since 1978 first year twoyear program select US Indoor Team 1980 Indoor World Cham pionships FAI Stick models flown roundsthat FAI conten ders could make flight during six time periods missed flights could taken over later Fliers entering both FAI AMA events watch time very carefully make flights time during contest point high interest new site over 90 feet ceiling height whether flights over 30 minutes will made Certainly Burton Coli seum should have allowed such flight almost everyone en countered difficulty getting models way ceiling Due rain generally high humidity Lake Charles air very heavy humidity heat combined make models heavier harder fly flight exceeded 30-minute mark Dan Dominas steered flight steering activity stopped prop about one-half minutes stopped-prop time must deducted flight total final flight time 2926 next longest flight 26164 logged Clarence Mather Since Indoor Stick models FAI Stick models Indoor Cabin models covered micro film extremely thin plastic models suffered less weight gain humidity did Paper Stick models Paper Stick models name implies must covered paper type paper used very thin light also absorbs lot moisture air Consequently 108 Model Aviation ATTENTION RC DEALERS Order large stock Kraft radios ServosKraft EnginesAir born unitsPlus accessories KRAFT SOUTHWESTERN INC K 5725 E Lancaster Ft Worth TX 76112 817-451-7537 Night 429-3828 572-1452 REPL-TECH ERNATloNALINc 0 MC KENZIE HWY PLANS VIDA DRBGON 97469 THE SECOND ANNUAL JANUARY6&7 1979 SEE THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND VISIT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MODEL AIRCRAFT MODEL ENGINES MODEL BOATS RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS INDOOR MODEL CARS MODELING ACCESSORIES AND OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS STATIC DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES OVERSEAS EXHIBITORS CORD/ALL Y IN VI TED INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 714 548-4700 models may weigh 30% would better conditions heavier model requires pow era greater weight rubber bandand model heavier dense air extra weight Paper Stick event winning time 17472 might reasonably expect well over 20 minutes Paper Stick models during good conditions type site toll quite heavy models second day hand-launched gliders filled air opening time until 2 pm usual sprink ling Sweepettes modified Sweep ettes along numerous original glid ers As usual certain amount tune up necessary before flight times reached satisfactory levels handlaunched glider event extraordi nary combination building adjusting athletic skill models must heavy strong enough withstand being thrown altitude about 100 feet lighter models simply will go high skillfully thrown Since flight time propor tional launch altitude gliders will fly longer reach higher altitude So name game get model ceiling touching model just brushes against ceil ing may level out normal flight dive way down may cause model shatter hits floor real skill throw model ceiling its going too high tune-up period glider event consists flier beginning throw fairly easy tosses just enough get model up gliding well has dual advantage being sure model properly trimmed safe efficient flight serve physi cal warm-up fliers body Some fliers normal athletic warm-ups working up very hard throws Failure warm up properly risks el bow injury very precise launch aim required may missed glid er can smashed Paul Shaior set early lead Sweepette waited out day someone beat him Since gliders scored best two nine flights Pauls 1048 1072 remained tops after logged Dale Segle scored 1084 original design log best single time unable get backup flight long enough win Paul decided try high single time also third remaining four tries turned trick landing after 1090 minutes flight Pauls last toss just grazed plastic shroud around speakers landed after 599 seconds After 2 pm Pennyplanes Easy B models shared air Indoor Scale event Burton Coliseum long enough scale models flew end Pennyplanes Easy Bs shared other end humidity scarcely affected Pennyplanes ex cept bit extra weight penny weight about three grams re quired seemed give models reserve strength took extra rubber weight stride Some Pen nyplanes paper covered suf fered models covered polycarbonate film material essentially waterproof virtually tear resistant being about half weight condenser paper required Paper Stick models Easy Bs Since Easy B models have no weight requirement delicately built microfilm model light structure paper severely hampered few lighter modelscertainly times no match good conditions Top Pennyplane times 10102 Open 8102 Senior 7036 Junior monoplane winning case Several biplanes flown ten case biplanes less con sistent some reason Easy B times 8220 Jr 9544 Sr 14314 Actually 14 isnt bad Open Easy B times sites such blimp hangars about 60 higher have nearly 21 minutes under really good conditions So ended another Natsa good time almost November1978 109 ~uIt4 - c
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/11
Page Numbers: 56, 57, 108, 109
a Indoor 0 Bud Tenny -73 Joseph Kubina placed second Senior Pennyplane biplane design joint ef fort Kubina Bill Shailor THE FIRST two things everyones mind entered huge Burton Coliseum Lake Charles Louisiana high good Advance publicity gave vague 105 feet building height predicted site would have good conditions Very quickly Richard Doig filled balloon sent up top Contest Director Sandy Frank joined Richard joint efforts measured ceiling 107 7thereby establish ing flights must exceed cur rent AMA Cat III times achieve record status participated 1974 1975 Nats Lake Charles re membered beautiful Civic Auditori um huge speaker top arena similar now vis ible Besides having speaker Dad Don Lindley anchors andsometimes lends advice son Dave cranks last few turns first-place Junior Stick model spite ceiling height 107 feet rains high humidity during meet resulted flight going 30 minutes 56 Model Aviation obstacle Civic Auditoriums flying conditions deteriorated badly dur ing daily showers marked both days flying 1974 contest plagued models landing speaker structure experience led installation plastic shroud over speakers during 1975 con test lesson remembered 1978 speakers shrouded also concern remained would air calm stable whether rained rained both days Burton Coliseums double-wall con struction saved day Very minor air disturbance few areas seemed product rains Ever since Indoor Nats changed one-day contest two days first two-day Indoor Nats 1969 has customary di vide events according weight flying speed order minimize chances collisions between lightweight models heavier handlaunched gliders scale models So first day began traditional models Indoor Stick Paper Stick Indoor Cabin recent years FAI door Stick added venue second day competition reserved Hand Launched Glider Pennyplane Easy B two scale model eventsAMA Indoor Scale Peanut Scale As usual almost indoor contest almost everyone began flying Paper Stick modeli first slightly heavier models effectively scout out drift being affected much microfilm models follow small amount drift turned up curtains doors around arena perimeter closed stopped virtually Elaborate struts polycarbonate film covering features second piace Junior Ienny plane flown Dave Lindley No biplane placed first Pennyplane although several flown drift Very shortly air filled various types indoor models competitors soon began get range models got closer closer ceiling expert flier must test fly models enough get amount rubber number turns just right model reaches ceiling safely Once again occasional drift showed up very close ceiling years international class FAI Stick competitors have al lowed steer models bal loon effects drift could offset Steering requires extreme skill good eyesight effective steering operation consists using helium-filled balloon intercept model flight pushing new flight path out drift initial contact usually string used move model too hard model may damaged balloon string gets propellers path may become entangled flight has terminated disengage Continued page 108 November1978 57 Mike Clems Paper Stick model Pennyplane larger wing compares standard balsa Pennyplane prop 1 2-in diamet er Novice Pennyplane prop has styrofoam blades Easy B built Cezar Banks placed second Open Easy B con denser papernote wrinkles caused high humidityhas dyed red result aircraft gave distinctive appearance Mike Clem winds Junior Cabin winner whiie Jim iiem noias nis model used stretched Pennyplane wing styrofoam bran blades Dan Domina second Indoor Stick launches FAI model d resinird fIinht flnn nkn i mAmhAr nf Ii Indoor FAI tanm Stan Chiltons FAI Stick climbs out start fifth-place Indoor Stick flight Model slightly under required FAI weight withflawless construction adjustable stabilizer incidence unusual casy n reasuring wingiets snort wing posts ana unaersiung Tin won ipen easy designer Stan Chilton Winglets lighter weight amount wood saved using short wing posts model wry docile adjust handle MINIATURE AIRCRAFT PEANUTSCALE FLANSPEANUT SCALEPLANS FLAN 0AIRCRAFTSPANPRICE B700Fleet F6 Biplane13$700 /7700Wittcan Tailclnd73100 /7707Piper Cub clipped cinq723/4700 /7702Rearcin Speedster73700 /7703Corben Baby Ace73700 L700Fairchild PTlB73700 blotJOdel 0750IS 7/2700 ClOSBellanca Cruisair72 3/4700 1779PWest/and Lysander withcanopy 73750 RSPSCurt iss SCS Seahack 73735 NSP4Curt iss XP55 Ascender 73735 RSF5Blackburn Firebrand TF5 72 3/4725 NSFCurt iso Rack PBE73700 NSFBdoe in0 F4B473750 NSP9Curt iss tP37 Swift withcanlS 3/4735 NSFbFWIBOO Dora canopy72 5/B750 RSP77Piper Cub Coupe73700 RSFl2Focke Wult FW5B Stasser73700 RSF73Stinson 72572 5/B700 Add S35 pastate 1st plan $75 additional plan plus SOt tar special packint canopies shipped toreiqn double Lists at rabber 005 FF C/L 7/72 7/NB 3c iews B canopies tar plastic COCCI kits etc ore $7 postpaid soeple plan 3c icc [ Grumman Guardian Class Carrier CLD-1 02 Rag Edwards g25c MODERNISTIC MODELS PO BOX 6974 ALBUQ NM 87197 really familiar re cent indoor scale scene dirt floor mentioned above almost unnoticed models rolled smooth before meet started models touched down rolled out like full-sized airplanes least two 4 x 8 planks fur nished contest management use take-off runways thus alleviating possible difficulties models ever some fliers ignored runways released models wherever liked may have happened reporter saw no models trip up dirt few models ready take off reached end ramp simply ran off onto dirt continued takeoff run As usual scale contest sev eral fliers new models properly trimmed out before leav ing home Very few fliers failed persevere trying repeatedly seven-hour contest period until models flew eventually flew very well reporter covered previous Indoor Scale event Nats noted trophies won various versions Lacey M-10 promptly declared year Lacey predicted better things come future year Lacey M-l0 appeared top five places Senior Nick DeCarlis garnered 103 points total Lacey win second place Peanut Scale wasnt quite year Fike E since five placed top five three classes both first second places Junior Indoor Scale went Fikes first place Senior Fike two appeared third fifth Open Peanut Scale Like Lacey Fike has substantially larger wing area given span other scale models Fike models weight similar other scale models gain much lighter wing loading theoreti cally have longer potential duration another way looking Fike Lacey can have scale de tail better finish checking same wing loading other scale models smaller wing areas number models stood out comparison others Tom Coin parets 1911 Cessna Junior Peanut Scale winner very neatly constructed flew well airplane difficult sub ject because large number pieces needed complete geodetictype fuselage structure Also nose moment arm very short often leads tail-heavy unstable model Tom solved problem using commercial plastic prop fly mod el along Wakefield-type metal bobbin hold front end rub ber Dan Domina won Open Indoor Scale very neat Piper Cub Special made several very good flights also once demonstrated sustained stretch inverted flight almost level perfect piloted lighter tissue-covered models suffered wrinkles humidity Luckily scale judging done air-conditioned room Ron Roberti harderworking fliers adjusted Heinkel 100 model almost made money its very light weight neat construction made very good im pression anyway paint job quite detailed included simulated oil smudges leaks typical real airplanes Clarence Mather Davis DA-2 entered Peanut 1st place PT-l 9 placed fourth Indoor Scale Both models standouts ap pearance Finally John Martin mentor Miami Indoor Airplane Modelers Assoc flew very neatly built Weyman Lepere fifth place Indoor Scale also flew Thompson Boxinoth looked like box kite around flew nicely under power settled slowly earth after prop stopped Nats/Tenny continued page 57 string propeller Finally poor steering job may leave model worse position before strikes wall lands bleachers lose minutes flight potential re cent years concept model steer ing has added AMA contests hazards involved lack expertise fliers have caused steering rare Nats year Dan Dominas FAI model found drift next ceiling put model bleachers flight next flight same thing almost happened until Dan grabbed balloon least four times during half-hour flight Dan steer model across arena opposite side never seen tried steering may have impressed since looked easy Everyone else realized seen master work Since 1978 first year twoyear program select US Indoor Team 1980 Indoor World Cham pionships FAI Stick models flown roundsthat FAI conten ders could make flight during six time periods missed flights could taken over later Fliers entering both FAI AMA events watch time very carefully make flights time during contest point high interest new site over 90 feet ceiling height whether flights over 30 minutes will made Certainly Burton Coli seum should have allowed such flight almost everyone en countered difficulty getting models way ceiling Due rain generally high humidity Lake Charles air very heavy humidity heat combined make models heavier harder fly flight exceeded 30-minute mark Dan Dominas steered flight steering activity stopped prop about one-half minutes stopped-prop time must deducted flight total final flight time 2926 next longest flight 26164 logged Clarence Mather Since Indoor Stick models FAI Stick models Indoor Cabin models covered micro film extremely thin plastic models suffered less weight gain humidity did Paper Stick models Paper Stick models name implies must covered paper type paper used very thin light also absorbs lot moisture air Consequently 108 Model Aviation ATTENTION RC DEALERS Order large stock Kraft radios ServosKraft EnginesAir born unitsPlus accessories KRAFT SOUTHWESTERN INC K 5725 E Lancaster Ft Worth TX 76112 817-451-7537 Night 429-3828 572-1452 REPL-TECH ERNATloNALINc 0 MC KENZIE HWY PLANS VIDA DRBGON 97469 THE SECOND ANNUAL JANUARY6&7 1979 SEE THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND VISIT WITH MAJOR MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MODEL AIRCRAFT MODEL ENGINES MODEL BOATS RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS INDOOR MODEL CARS MODELING ACCESSORIES AND OUTDOOR DEMONSTRATIONS STATIC DISPLAY COMPETITION IN MANY CATEGORIES OVERSEAS EXHIBITORS CORD/ALL Y IN VI TED INTERNATIONAL MODELER SHOW BOX 127 COSTA MESA CA 92627 714 548-4700 models may weigh 30% would better conditions heavier model requires pow era greater weight rubber bandand model heavier dense air extra weight Paper Stick event winning time 17472 might reasonably expect well over 20 minutes Paper Stick models during good conditions type site toll quite heavy models second day hand-launched gliders filled air opening time until 2 pm usual sprink ling Sweepettes modified Sweep ettes along numerous original glid ers As usual certain amount tune up necessary before flight times reached satisfactory levels handlaunched glider event extraordi nary combination building adjusting athletic skill models must heavy strong enough withstand being thrown altitude about 100 feet lighter models simply will go high skillfully thrown Since flight time propor tional launch altitude gliders will fly longer reach higher altitude So name game get model ceiling touching model just brushes against ceil ing may level out normal flight dive way down may cause model shatter hits floor real skill throw model ceiling its going too high tune-up period glider event consists flier beginning throw fairly easy tosses just enough get model up gliding well has dual advantage being sure model properly trimmed safe efficient flight serve physi cal warm-up fliers body Some fliers normal athletic warm-ups working up very hard throws Failure warm up properly risks el bow injury very precise launch aim required may missed glid er can smashed Paul Shaior set early lead Sweepette waited out day someone beat him Since gliders scored best two nine flights Pauls 1048 1072 remained tops after logged Dale Segle scored 1084 original design log best single time unable get backup flight long enough win Paul decided try high single time also third remaining four tries turned trick landing after 1090 minutes flight Pauls last toss just grazed plastic shroud around speakers landed after 599 seconds After 2 pm Pennyplanes Easy B models shared air Indoor Scale event Burton Coliseum long enough scale models flew end Pennyplanes Easy Bs shared other end humidity scarcely affected Pennyplanes ex cept bit extra weight penny weight about three grams re quired seemed give models reserve strength took extra rubber weight stride Some Pen nyplanes paper covered suf fered models covered polycarbonate film material essentially waterproof virtually tear resistant being about half weight condenser paper required Paper Stick models Easy Bs Since Easy B models have no weight requirement delicately built microfilm model light structure paper severely hampered few lighter modelscertainly times no match good conditions Top Pennyplane times 10102 Open 8102 Senior 7036 Junior monoplane winning case Several biplanes flown ten case biplanes less con sistent some reason Easy B times 8220 Jr 9544 Sr 14314 Actually 14 isnt bad Open Easy B times sites such blimp hangars about 60 higher have nearly 21 minutes under really good conditions So ended another Natsa good time almost November1978 109 ~uIt4 - c