RC ScaleD Mike Gretz THE RC Scale events Lake Charles spectacular ever seen fore As usual classes scale models display scale judging area during early part week con stant gathering viewers admirers scale area evidenced great appeal scale models spectators otherevent NATS contestants gathered Fri day Saturday Sunday watch Precision Sport Scale models fly other event aircraft subjects modeled ranged ducted-fan jets huge Twin Mus tang 1929 Bird biplane Phantom Everyone seemed have several favorites true aviation history buffs could drift back time sleek Hughes H-I Bevo Howards Bucker Jung meister nostalgic Pitcairn Mailwing Only hard-core military aviation buffs seemed best understand seven top ten places Sport Scale November1978 37 ducted-tan A-4 teatures Israeli markings line details Powered K&B 40 weighs 10 pounds similar ship flown Bob Violett second place Sport Scale Heleasing starting battery ageless Shinn 2150-A Claude Mccullough second highest static score Precision Scale Beautiful scratch-built 1934 Stinson 5R05 Junior contestant Eric Waterman good flier spanned 84 in. powered OS Schnuerle 60 Its Confederate Air Force past Nats Champ Hal Parentis sport-scale Bell P-39 fly-past ST 60 power 61-in wing span Closeup PlaSts highly detailed Dauntless reveals part what takes win big Winner coveted Stifling Award top static points classes marvels such builders ever have time won military subjects though military subjects accounted 50% total field truly style suit everyones fancy 39 airplanes judged Sport Scale four Precision Scale class entry both events down slightly compared last two years due mainly NATS location Lake Charles has never drawn number scale en tries typical some other parts country would have say Lake Charles year surely cream crop quality Precision Scale also missed presence Bob Wischer Bob Underwood Steve Sauger representing US Scale World Championships Eng land same time NATS biggest prize RC Scale went Dave Platt superior Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless Dave came first Precision Scale combination highest static score 432 highest flight score 357 event top static score RC CL FF scale model NATS Dave awarded prestigious Sterling Award given year memory its founder late Ed Manulkin president Ster ling Models Daves model duplicates Dauntless operational carrier Enterprise 1942 Built 1 e uses OS 60 Schnuerle engine fully concealed within cowl behind molded dummy engine cylinders model engine exhaust exits through scale exhaust pipes Dauntless weighs 9 lbs 2 oz retracts scratch-built using some Rom-Air parts scale wheels required custom turned metal hubs molded rubber tires full authenticity custom fiberglass cowl 2-piece cast prop hub hand carved pilots thousands rivets fasteners panel lines just clue mag nitude scale model caliber far behind static points Claude McCulloughs Shinn 2150A Shinn presents interesting study sitting next Dauntless seem rep resent two different schools thought Precision Scale Dauntless goes worn weathered look Dave pioneered Shinn appears factory fresh trademark McCullough finish Shinn won Testors Best Finish Award 74 NATSClaudes Shinn powered Webra 61 weighs 13 pounds tamest flying scale models found sleeper Precision Scale Tom Starks cream red 1929 Brunner Win kle Bird biplane /s scale 51 wing span weighs 5 pounds powered Fox 35 Toms good flight scores lifted him fourth second place final standings Vito Tomeo scored 380 static points excellent Focke WuIf Fw190 A7 Scratch-built 2 wing span Webra 91 power Fwl9O showed outstanding craftsmanship scale detail its first trip NATS Only flight problems kept Vito plac ing higher did Only five points separated top five finishers hotly contested Sport Scale event eventual winner Ralph White flying Fliteglass P-51D Mus tang Ralph also awarded special plaque US Air Force best overall performance military subject Bob Violett placed second Sport fantastic ducted-fan A-4E flight line Bob scored phenomenal 92 93 92 out possible 100 three flights Art Johnsons spectacular F-82G Twin Mustang night fighter took home third place original design 91 span model weighs 18 lbs uses two 0S 60 en gines Rom-air retracts Hydra-Locks Robart retract tailwheel powered Sonic cylinder handle ground load William McCallies Fwl9O Tom 38 Model Aviation P-51 D Mustang Fliteglass Models Ralph Whites ticket first Sport Scale ST 60 62-in wing drop tanks retracts flaps Iwins always tnrill ana tnat trequentiy means stauncn cis McCrackens used 40s spanned 72 in. weighed 11-1/2 pounds Bird Biplane performance rivaling autogiro Tom Starks 1929 version outfiew competition second Precision Scale Spitfire Mk XVIII Frank Thomas has 64-in wing span uses Veco 61 engine late-inthe-war version built modified Platt kit Czikks P-40D also consistent per formers winning fourth fifth respec tively Pitcairn Mailwing Al Kretz scored top static points Sport Scale takeoff problems concrete run way its tail skid landing gear Eric Waterman flew beautiful scratch-built Stinson best Junior performance perennial NATS scale contestant Bud Atkinson entered well camouflaged tri motored Savoia Marchetti SM-79 Y4-scale movement well repre sented Sport Scale year Dave Platt K9 Ernie Kraft both flew Webra 9 I-pow ered Bucker Bul33 Jungmeisters David Noll entered Nosen kit Citabria Decath lon Profi 76 Mario Yederlinic caught crowds attention super realistic slow flying Piper J-3 Cub powered Damo 2-cylinder engine contrast biggies Don Downing entered Cox 051 powered F-4 Phantom John Pa gan flew House Balsa Chipmunk results both fel lows beat out nearly half field Its nice see such variety NATS Art Johnson impressed superb flying huge F-82G Mustang OS 60 engines K&B Superpoxy finishonly third Sport Scale What could two Mustangs close formation takeoff Arts Twin Mustang begins inspiring realistic climb out LAKE CHARLES LA Col Bob Thacker entered model Hughes H-i designed built flown Howard Hughes 1936 world speed record 352 mph Scratch-built 1/4-scale Piper J-3 Cub Mario Vederlinic powered Demo 2-cylinder 4-cycle engine Flies very slow realistic iam IOOK s twin auciga-ran ivie O anracieu mucn attention OUt fl80 ill-fated flight Used K&B 40s spanned 84 in. weighed 19 pounds MI lrotz s 2 equals 1 Pitcaarn A-5 Maliwing scorca ic points tops Sport Scale Span 66 in. HB 60 powered K&B Superpoxy finish
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/11
Page Numbers: 37, 38, 39
RC ScaleD Mike Gretz THE RC Scale events Lake Charles spectacular ever seen fore As usual classes scale models display scale judging area during early part week con stant gathering viewers admirers scale area evidenced great appeal scale models spectators otherevent NATS contestants gathered Fri day Saturday Sunday watch Precision Sport Scale models fly other event aircraft subjects modeled ranged ducted-fan jets huge Twin Mus tang 1929 Bird biplane Phantom Everyone seemed have several favorites true aviation history buffs could drift back time sleek Hughes H-I Bevo Howards Bucker Jung meister nostalgic Pitcairn Mailwing Only hard-core military aviation buffs seemed best understand seven top ten places Sport Scale November1978 37 ducted-tan A-4 teatures Israeli markings line details Powered K&B 40 weighs 10 pounds similar ship flown Bob Violett second place Sport Scale Heleasing starting battery ageless Shinn 2150-A Claude Mccullough second highest static score Precision Scale Beautiful scratch-built 1934 Stinson 5R05 Junior contestant Eric Waterman good flier spanned 84 in. powered OS Schnuerle 60 Its Confederate Air Force past Nats Champ Hal Parentis sport-scale Bell P-39 fly-past ST 60 power 61-in wing span Closeup PlaSts highly detailed Dauntless reveals part what takes win big Winner coveted Stifling Award top static points classes marvels such builders ever have time won military subjects though military subjects accounted 50% total field truly style suit everyones fancy 39 airplanes judged Sport Scale four Precision Scale class entry both events down slightly compared last two years due mainly NATS location Lake Charles has never drawn number scale en tries typical some other parts country would have say Lake Charles year surely cream crop quality Precision Scale also missed presence Bob Wischer Bob Underwood Steve Sauger representing US Scale World Championships Eng land same time NATS biggest prize RC Scale went Dave Platt superior Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless Dave came first Precision Scale combination highest static score 432 highest flight score 357 event top static score RC CL FF scale model NATS Dave awarded prestigious Sterling Award given year memory its founder late Ed Manulkin president Ster ling Models Daves model duplicates Dauntless operational carrier Enterprise 1942 Built 1 e uses OS 60 Schnuerle engine fully concealed within cowl behind molded dummy engine cylinders model engine exhaust exits through scale exhaust pipes Dauntless weighs 9 lbs 2 oz retracts scratch-built using some Rom-Air parts scale wheels required custom turned metal hubs molded rubber tires full authenticity custom fiberglass cowl 2-piece cast prop hub hand carved pilots thousands rivets fasteners panel lines just clue mag nitude scale model caliber far behind static points Claude McCulloughs Shinn 2150A Shinn presents interesting study sitting next Dauntless seem rep resent two different schools thought Precision Scale Dauntless goes worn weathered look Dave pioneered Shinn appears factory fresh trademark McCullough finish Shinn won Testors Best Finish Award 74 NATSClaudes Shinn powered Webra 61 weighs 13 pounds tamest flying scale models found sleeper Precision Scale Tom Starks cream red 1929 Brunner Win kle Bird biplane /s scale 51 wing span weighs 5 pounds powered Fox 35 Toms good flight scores lifted him fourth second place final standings Vito Tomeo scored 380 static points excellent Focke WuIf Fw190 A7 Scratch-built 2 wing span Webra 91 power Fwl9O showed outstanding craftsmanship scale detail its first trip NATS Only flight problems kept Vito plac ing higher did Only five points separated top five finishers hotly contested Sport Scale event eventual winner Ralph White flying Fliteglass P-51D Mus tang Ralph also awarded special plaque US Air Force best overall performance military subject Bob Violett placed second Sport fantastic ducted-fan A-4E flight line Bob scored phenomenal 92 93 92 out possible 100 three flights Art Johnsons spectacular F-82G Twin Mustang night fighter took home third place original design 91 span model weighs 18 lbs uses two 0S 60 en gines Rom-air retracts Hydra-Locks Robart retract tailwheel powered Sonic cylinder handle ground load William McCallies Fwl9O Tom 38 Model Aviation P-51 D Mustang Fliteglass Models Ralph Whites ticket first Sport Scale ST 60 62-in wing drop tanks retracts flaps Iwins always tnrill ana tnat trequentiy means stauncn cis McCrackens used 40s spanned 72 in. weighed 11-1/2 pounds Bird Biplane performance rivaling autogiro Tom Starks 1929 version outfiew competition second Precision Scale Spitfire Mk XVIII Frank Thomas has 64-in wing span uses Veco 61 engine late-inthe-war version built modified Platt kit Czikks P-40D also consistent per formers winning fourth fifth respec tively Pitcairn Mailwing Al Kretz scored top static points Sport Scale takeoff problems concrete run way its tail skid landing gear Eric Waterman flew beautiful scratch-built Stinson best Junior performance perennial NATS scale contestant Bud Atkinson entered well camouflaged tri motored Savoia Marchetti SM-79 Y4-scale movement well repre sented Sport Scale year Dave Platt K9 Ernie Kraft both flew Webra 9 I-pow ered Bucker Bul33 Jungmeisters David Noll entered Nosen kit Citabria Decath lon Profi 76 Mario Yederlinic caught crowds attention super realistic slow flying Piper J-3 Cub powered Damo 2-cylinder engine contrast biggies Don Downing entered Cox 051 powered F-4 Phantom John Pa gan flew House Balsa Chipmunk results both fel lows beat out nearly half field Its nice see such variety NATS Art Johnson impressed superb flying huge F-82G Mustang OS 60 engines K&B Superpoxy finishonly third Sport Scale What could two Mustangs close formation takeoff Arts Twin Mustang begins inspiring realistic climb out LAKE CHARLES LA Col Bob Thacker entered model Hughes H-i designed built flown Howard Hughes 1936 world speed record 352 mph Scratch-built 1/4-scale Piper J-3 Cub Mario Vederlinic powered Demo 2-cylinder 4-cycle engine Flies very slow realistic iam IOOK s twin auciga-ran ivie O anracieu mucn attention OUt fl80 ill-fated flight Used K&B 40s spanned 84 in. weighed 19 pounds MI lrotz s 2 equals 1 Pitcaarn A-5 Maliwing scorca ic points tops Sport Scale Span 66 in. HB 60 powered K&B Superpoxy finish
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/11
Page Numbers: 37, 38, 39
RC ScaleD Mike Gretz THE RC Scale events Lake Charles spectacular ever seen fore As usual classes scale models display scale judging area during early part week con stant gathering viewers admirers scale area evidenced great appeal scale models spectators otherevent NATS contestants gathered Fri day Saturday Sunday watch Precision Sport Scale models fly other event aircraft subjects modeled ranged ducted-fan jets huge Twin Mus tang 1929 Bird biplane Phantom Everyone seemed have several favorites true aviation history buffs could drift back time sleek Hughes H-I Bevo Howards Bucker Jung meister nostalgic Pitcairn Mailwing Only hard-core military aviation buffs seemed best understand seven top ten places Sport Scale November1978 37 ducted-tan A-4 teatures Israeli markings line details Powered K&B 40 weighs 10 pounds similar ship flown Bob Violett second place Sport Scale Heleasing starting battery ageless Shinn 2150-A Claude Mccullough second highest static score Precision Scale Beautiful scratch-built 1934 Stinson 5R05 Junior contestant Eric Waterman good flier spanned 84 in. powered OS Schnuerle 60 Its Confederate Air Force past Nats Champ Hal Parentis sport-scale Bell P-39 fly-past ST 60 power 61-in wing span Closeup PlaSts highly detailed Dauntless reveals part what takes win big Winner coveted Stifling Award top static points classes marvels such builders ever have time won military subjects though military subjects accounted 50% total field truly style suit everyones fancy 39 airplanes judged Sport Scale four Precision Scale class entry both events down slightly compared last two years due mainly NATS location Lake Charles has never drawn number scale en tries typical some other parts country would have say Lake Charles year surely cream crop quality Precision Scale also missed presence Bob Wischer Bob Underwood Steve Sauger representing US Scale World Championships Eng land same time NATS biggest prize RC Scale went Dave Platt superior Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless Dave came first Precision Scale combination highest static score 432 highest flight score 357 event top static score RC CL FF scale model NATS Dave awarded prestigious Sterling Award given year memory its founder late Ed Manulkin president Ster ling Models Daves model duplicates Dauntless operational carrier Enterprise 1942 Built 1 e uses OS 60 Schnuerle engine fully concealed within cowl behind molded dummy engine cylinders model engine exhaust exits through scale exhaust pipes Dauntless weighs 9 lbs 2 oz retracts scratch-built using some Rom-Air parts scale wheels required custom turned metal hubs molded rubber tires full authenticity custom fiberglass cowl 2-piece cast prop hub hand carved pilots thousands rivets fasteners panel lines just clue mag nitude scale model caliber far behind static points Claude McCulloughs Shinn 2150A Shinn presents interesting study sitting next Dauntless seem rep resent two different schools thought Precision Scale Dauntless goes worn weathered look Dave pioneered Shinn appears factory fresh trademark McCullough finish Shinn won Testors Best Finish Award 74 NATSClaudes Shinn powered Webra 61 weighs 13 pounds tamest flying scale models found sleeper Precision Scale Tom Starks cream red 1929 Brunner Win kle Bird biplane /s scale 51 wing span weighs 5 pounds powered Fox 35 Toms good flight scores lifted him fourth second place final standings Vito Tomeo scored 380 static points excellent Focke WuIf Fw190 A7 Scratch-built 2 wing span Webra 91 power Fwl9O showed outstanding craftsmanship scale detail its first trip NATS Only flight problems kept Vito plac ing higher did Only five points separated top five finishers hotly contested Sport Scale event eventual winner Ralph White flying Fliteglass P-51D Mus tang Ralph also awarded special plaque US Air Force best overall performance military subject Bob Violett placed second Sport fantastic ducted-fan A-4E flight line Bob scored phenomenal 92 93 92 out possible 100 three flights Art Johnsons spectacular F-82G Twin Mustang night fighter took home third place original design 91 span model weighs 18 lbs uses two 0S 60 en gines Rom-air retracts Hydra-Locks Robart retract tailwheel powered Sonic cylinder handle ground load William McCallies Fwl9O Tom 38 Model Aviation P-51 D Mustang Fliteglass Models Ralph Whites ticket first Sport Scale ST 60 62-in wing drop tanks retracts flaps Iwins always tnrill ana tnat trequentiy means stauncn cis McCrackens used 40s spanned 72 in. weighed 11-1/2 pounds Bird Biplane performance rivaling autogiro Tom Starks 1929 version outfiew competition second Precision Scale Spitfire Mk XVIII Frank Thomas has 64-in wing span uses Veco 61 engine late-inthe-war version built modified Platt kit Czikks P-40D also consistent per formers winning fourth fifth respec tively Pitcairn Mailwing Al Kretz scored top static points Sport Scale takeoff problems concrete run way its tail skid landing gear Eric Waterman flew beautiful scratch-built Stinson best Junior performance perennial NATS scale contestant Bud Atkinson entered well camouflaged tri motored Savoia Marchetti SM-79 Y4-scale movement well repre sented Sport Scale year Dave Platt K9 Ernie Kraft both flew Webra 9 I-pow ered Bucker Bul33 Jungmeisters David Noll entered Nosen kit Citabria Decath lon Profi 76 Mario Yederlinic caught crowds attention super realistic slow flying Piper J-3 Cub powered Damo 2-cylinder engine contrast biggies Don Downing entered Cox 051 powered F-4 Phantom John Pa gan flew House Balsa Chipmunk results both fel lows beat out nearly half field Its nice see such variety NATS Art Johnson impressed superb flying huge F-82G Mustang OS 60 engines K&B Superpoxy finishonly third Sport Scale What could two Mustangs close formation takeoff Arts Twin Mustang begins inspiring realistic climb out LAKE CHARLES LA Col Bob Thacker entered model Hughes H-i designed built flown Howard Hughes 1936 world speed record 352 mph Scratch-built 1/4-scale Piper J-3 Cub Mario Vederlinic powered Demo 2-cylinder 4-cycle engine Flies very slow realistic iam IOOK s twin auciga-ran ivie O anracieu mucn attention OUt fl80 ill-fated flight Used K&B 40s spanned 84 in. weighed 19 pounds MI lrotz s 2 equals 1 Pitcaarn A-5 Maliwing scorca ic points tops Sport Scale Span 66 in. HB 60 powered K&B Superpoxy finish