Notes from the OEAF RC Scale Fly-In
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Scale Stan Alexander
Also included in this column:
• Super Stearman project
update
• A review of a new book
about Charles Lindbergh
• Vintage R/C Plans’ Fairchild
KR-21 biplane
• 2006 Scale World
Championships notes
Jim Lynch built his Brown B-2 racer “Miss Los Angeles” from Walt
Moucha plans and painted it with Sig dope.
Ren Solomon (Escondido CA) receives the top Young Eagle
Award from Tom Guca at the OEAF Scale Fly-In.
Dennis O’Connor won the Commander’s Choice award at the OEAF Scale Fly-In held in
October with his Grumman Wildcat in European Operation Torch colors.
The bare fuselage of the Great Planes
Super Stearman.
OCTOBER 22-23, 2005, the One Eighth
Air Force in Phoenix, Arizona, held its
OEAF RC Scale Fly-In. This 58th biannual
event was one of the best, if not the best,
in recent years. The days were warm, not
hot, and the evenings were cool, as it
should be in the desert. Wind wasn’t a
factor; it never blew faster than 5 mph.
Al Casey goes to events ready to stay
for the duration with his Winnebago
camper. He is one of the “working”
members of the One Eighth Air Force.
While he was unloading the camper with
all the items for the auction, Bob Frey
came up with the things that wouldn’t fit
in Al’s Winnebago.
Al was glad to get his workshop
cleaned out, and other members brought
items for the club auction too. He might be
able to build some models now!
This year’s fly-in was well attended, with
more than 70 pilots and 100 airplanes. There
were ARFs, which seem to be gaining
popularity across the country, and many
great Scale models that were build-ityourself
types. Among them were a beautiful
Tiger Moth, an F-4F Wildcat, a P-39, and a
Cessna Skymaster.
Friday night arrived quickly, and thanks
to Marcia Frey and Al there was pizza,
April 2006 121
buffalo wings, and different types of
refreshments at the field for everyone
attending the event. The social aspects of a
fly-in are one of the key elements of its
success. Everyone seemed to enjoy the
social mixer and the camaraderie of this
group. Such Scale contests across the
country are where people form bonds that
sometimes last a lifetime.
Saturday morning dawned with no
clouds in the sky and just enough breeze; it
made me want to go there next year! Kathy
Powers was missed this year, but she
needed some time off.
The fly-in featured classes in which the
winners received trophies. There was Best
Military Flight, Best General Aviation
Flight, Best Biplane/Multi-Wing Flight,
Best Racer Flight, Young Eagle Awards
(for pilots younger than 16), a best crash
award, Pilots’ Choice, People’s Choice,
and Commander’s Choice.
A good idea is to let the spectators out
on the flightline or to the center of the
runway during a break—usually lunch. At
this fly-in audience members were given
ballots to select their three favorite
airplanes and were allowed onto the
runway for a close look at the models and
to talk to the pilots and builders. This gets
spectators involved in the event, and it
might bring in new modelers.
One of the greatest things a club can do
is get kids involved in learning to fly. After
the runway walk, the flight area was
cleared and three trainers were launched
with buddy boxes. Kids in the spectator
area who wanted to fly RC models did.
This is done at the Scale Nats too, and it
should be done everywhere.
Special thanks to Sam Wright withSpecialties, and Ray Hoffman. Many thanks
to Al Casey for much of the information
too!
If you are interested in participating in
the upcoming Scale fly-in, contact Al Casey
at [email protected]. The spring edition is
scheduled for March 18-19 at Cave Buttes
Dam flying site. The One Eighth Air Force
has been organizing events such as this for
many years and has it down. This club’s
continued success is a testament to that!
Following are the awards given at the
fall fly-in.
Best Military Flight
1. Ron Whitkowski’s Top Flite P-47
2. Al Mosher’s Top Flite P-47
3. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
Best General Aviation Flight
1. Ren Solomon’s J-3 Cub
2. Mike Smith’s Extra 330L
3. Dennis Teason’s Cessna Skymaster
Best Biplane/Multi-Wing Flight
1. Chuck Brooks’ WACO biplane
2. Jim Morrow’s de Havilland Tiger Moth
3. Dave Linne’s Goldberg Jungmeister
Best Racer Flight
1. Jim Lynch’s Brown racer “Miss Los
Angeles”
2. Lewie Kear’s Shoestring
3. R.J. Powers’ P-51 “Miss America”
Young Eagle Awards
1. Ren Solomon’s J-3 Cub
2. R.J. Powers’ P-51 “Miss America”
3. Jared Westlund’s P-51
Pilots’ Choice
1. Chuck Brooks’ WACO biplane
2. Ken Perkins’ Ryan PT-22
3. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
People’s Choice
1. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
2. Al Mosher’s Top Flite P-47
3. Tom Hueing’s P-38
Commander’s Choice
Dennis O’Connor’s F-4F Wildcat
Best crash
Curtis Kitteringham/Ren Solomon with the
Decathlon
Super Stearman Update: After changing
jobs and having our home’s plumbing
system go south on us in the last month,
there hasn’t been much time for activity in
the shop. I have a friend who stripped the
covering off his Great Planes Super
Stearman, so I borrowed it and have
photographs for you here.
Looking at the construction you can see
that it’s traditional crutch and stringer, at
least as I know it. The fuselage builders
used three types of glue: epoxy, white glue,
and cyanoacrylate. The parts fit together
well, and the construction is executed as
well as the MonoKote in sections. The
April 2006 123
sheeting on the forward and upper deck
caught my attention. Notice the cuts and
grain of the wood.
I’ve been impressed with the
workmanship in the Stearman’s parts
construction, including the fuselage and
wings, and especially the cabanes, “N”
struts, and landing-gear fairings. The gear
comes preformed, with the fairings in
place and painted white to match the
MonoKote covering and finish.
Bookshelf: Lindbergh: Flight’s Enigmatic
Hero (ISBN 0-15-100973-2) is by
Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum Curator Von Hardesty and
published by Tehabi Books. This is what I
call a coffee-table book, but it is much
more than that; it includes the history of
Lindbergh, his flights, and his
accomplishments. There are 223 pages in
this hardback. Most of the photos are
black-and-white, but there are also some
color pictures.
No three-views are included because
the book isn’t just about the Spirit of St.
Louis, but more about the man who flew
it. An interesting section in the back of the
book, which you’ll miss if you aren’t
careful, is “Further Reading.” There are
many works about Lindbergh, the Spirit of
St. Louis, and many aspects of both.
Almost every model-plans producer has a
replica of the Spirit of St. Louis in one
scale or another.
There is an interesting foldout in the
middle of the book that features hour-byhour
records of Lindbergh’s transatlantic
flight and the events leading up to that
historic event. These are dated for the
reader.
For more information about this book,
check your local book dealer or online
dealers such as Historic Press or Zenith
Press. The list price is $40.
Around Scale: Fred Novack of Vintage
R/C Plans has a new and larger version of
the Fairchild KR-21 biplane. It is built to
1/4 scale, weighs 18.5 pounds, and spans
82 inches.
Fred covered the model with Sig
Koverall and finished it with nitrate clear
dope to seal the Koverall. He used acrylic
lacquers over Ditsler automotive primer.
The Fairchild is powered by a Quadra 41
engine swinging an 18 x 10 Zinger
propeller.
Fred will have plans available this
spring for this version. He already has a
1/6-scale set of plans for the KR-21. For
more information contact Vintage R/C
Plans, 5105 Pine Hill Cir., Howell MI
48843; Tel.: (810) 227-1174; Web site:
www.vintagercplans.com.
Scale World Championships: If you’ve
always wanted to attend a Scale World
Championships, this will be a great year to
do so. Organizers the Swedish Model
Flying Federation, in cooperation with the
city of Norrköping, Sweden, will host the
19th championships.
The contest location will be former
Swedish Air Force Base F-13 at Bravalla,
west of Norrköping. Norrköping is located
approximately 150 kilometers south of
Stockholm: the Swedish capital. The
contest dates—July 13-22—include the
opening and closing ceremonies and the
static and flight competition.
Accommodations vary from camping
sites, to hostels, to hotels as we are used to
here. Meal tickets are available for
supporters as well as the teams.
US Team Manager Lloyd Roberts has a
package available if you are interested in
going and supporting our team. It includes
the airfare from Chicago, Illinois; hotel;
food; and transportation to and from the
event. The estimated cost is $2,500 per
person—for an almost two-week vacation
in Sweden! In addition, tours will be
available from the World Championships
organizer. Contact Lloyd for more
information at [email protected].
For more information about Sweden and
the Scale World Championships, visit the
official Web site at www.scalechamps-insweden.
se/program.htm. Also check out the
international competition area of the
National Association of Scale
Aeromodelers site—www.nasascale.org—
for more information about Team USA. MA
Edition: Model Aviation - 2006/04
Page Numbers: 121,122,123
Edition: Model Aviation - 2006/04
Page Numbers: 121,122,123
Notes from the OEAF RC Scale Fly-In
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Scale Stan Alexander
Also included in this column:
• Super Stearman project
update
• A review of a new book
about Charles Lindbergh
• Vintage R/C Plans’ Fairchild
KR-21 biplane
• 2006 Scale World
Championships notes
Jim Lynch built his Brown B-2 racer “Miss Los Angeles” from Walt
Moucha plans and painted it with Sig dope.
Ren Solomon (Escondido CA) receives the top Young Eagle
Award from Tom Guca at the OEAF Scale Fly-In.
Dennis O’Connor won the Commander’s Choice award at the OEAF Scale Fly-In held in
October with his Grumman Wildcat in European Operation Torch colors.
The bare fuselage of the Great Planes
Super Stearman.
OCTOBER 22-23, 2005, the One Eighth
Air Force in Phoenix, Arizona, held its
OEAF RC Scale Fly-In. This 58th biannual
event was one of the best, if not the best,
in recent years. The days were warm, not
hot, and the evenings were cool, as it
should be in the desert. Wind wasn’t a
factor; it never blew faster than 5 mph.
Al Casey goes to events ready to stay
for the duration with his Winnebago
camper. He is one of the “working”
members of the One Eighth Air Force.
While he was unloading the camper with
all the items for the auction, Bob Frey
came up with the things that wouldn’t fit
in Al’s Winnebago.
Al was glad to get his workshop
cleaned out, and other members brought
items for the club auction too. He might be
able to build some models now!
This year’s fly-in was well attended, with
more than 70 pilots and 100 airplanes. There
were ARFs, which seem to be gaining
popularity across the country, and many
great Scale models that were build-ityourself
types. Among them were a beautiful
Tiger Moth, an F-4F Wildcat, a P-39, and a
Cessna Skymaster.
Friday night arrived quickly, and thanks
to Marcia Frey and Al there was pizza,
April 2006 121
buffalo wings, and different types of
refreshments at the field for everyone
attending the event. The social aspects of a
fly-in are one of the key elements of its
success. Everyone seemed to enjoy the
social mixer and the camaraderie of this
group. Such Scale contests across the
country are where people form bonds that
sometimes last a lifetime.
Saturday morning dawned with no
clouds in the sky and just enough breeze; it
made me want to go there next year! Kathy
Powers was missed this year, but she
needed some time off.
The fly-in featured classes in which the
winners received trophies. There was Best
Military Flight, Best General Aviation
Flight, Best Biplane/Multi-Wing Flight,
Best Racer Flight, Young Eagle Awards
(for pilots younger than 16), a best crash
award, Pilots’ Choice, People’s Choice,
and Commander’s Choice.
A good idea is to let the spectators out
on the flightline or to the center of the
runway during a break—usually lunch. At
this fly-in audience members were given
ballots to select their three favorite
airplanes and were allowed onto the
runway for a close look at the models and
to talk to the pilots and builders. This gets
spectators involved in the event, and it
might bring in new modelers.
One of the greatest things a club can do
is get kids involved in learning to fly. After
the runway walk, the flight area was
cleared and three trainers were launched
with buddy boxes. Kids in the spectator
area who wanted to fly RC models did.
This is done at the Scale Nats too, and it
should be done everywhere.
Special thanks to Sam Wright withSpecialties, and Ray Hoffman. Many thanks
to Al Casey for much of the information
too!
If you are interested in participating in
the upcoming Scale fly-in, contact Al Casey
at [email protected]. The spring edition is
scheduled for March 18-19 at Cave Buttes
Dam flying site. The One Eighth Air Force
has been organizing events such as this for
many years and has it down. This club’s
continued success is a testament to that!
Following are the awards given at the
fall fly-in.
Best Military Flight
1. Ron Whitkowski’s Top Flite P-47
2. Al Mosher’s Top Flite P-47
3. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
Best General Aviation Flight
1. Ren Solomon’s J-3 Cub
2. Mike Smith’s Extra 330L
3. Dennis Teason’s Cessna Skymaster
Best Biplane/Multi-Wing Flight
1. Chuck Brooks’ WACO biplane
2. Jim Morrow’s de Havilland Tiger Moth
3. Dave Linne’s Goldberg Jungmeister
Best Racer Flight
1. Jim Lynch’s Brown racer “Miss Los
Angeles”
2. Lewie Kear’s Shoestring
3. R.J. Powers’ P-51 “Miss America”
Young Eagle Awards
1. Ren Solomon’s J-3 Cub
2. R.J. Powers’ P-51 “Miss America”
3. Jared Westlund’s P-51
Pilots’ Choice
1. Chuck Brooks’ WACO biplane
2. Ken Perkins’ Ryan PT-22
3. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
People’s Choice
1. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
2. Al Mosher’s Top Flite P-47
3. Tom Hueing’s P-38
Commander’s Choice
Dennis O’Connor’s F-4F Wildcat
Best crash
Curtis Kitteringham/Ren Solomon with the
Decathlon
Super Stearman Update: After changing
jobs and having our home’s plumbing
system go south on us in the last month,
there hasn’t been much time for activity in
the shop. I have a friend who stripped the
covering off his Great Planes Super
Stearman, so I borrowed it and have
photographs for you here.
Looking at the construction you can see
that it’s traditional crutch and stringer, at
least as I know it. The fuselage builders
used three types of glue: epoxy, white glue,
and cyanoacrylate. The parts fit together
well, and the construction is executed as
well as the MonoKote in sections. The
April 2006 123
sheeting on the forward and upper deck
caught my attention. Notice the cuts and
grain of the wood.
I’ve been impressed with the
workmanship in the Stearman’s parts
construction, including the fuselage and
wings, and especially the cabanes, “N”
struts, and landing-gear fairings. The gear
comes preformed, with the fairings in
place and painted white to match the
MonoKote covering and finish.
Bookshelf: Lindbergh: Flight’s Enigmatic
Hero (ISBN 0-15-100973-2) is by
Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum Curator Von Hardesty and
published by Tehabi Books. This is what I
call a coffee-table book, but it is much
more than that; it includes the history of
Lindbergh, his flights, and his
accomplishments. There are 223 pages in
this hardback. Most of the photos are
black-and-white, but there are also some
color pictures.
No three-views are included because
the book isn’t just about the Spirit of St.
Louis, but more about the man who flew
it. An interesting section in the back of the
book, which you’ll miss if you aren’t
careful, is “Further Reading.” There are
many works about Lindbergh, the Spirit of
St. Louis, and many aspects of both.
Almost every model-plans producer has a
replica of the Spirit of St. Louis in one
scale or another.
There is an interesting foldout in the
middle of the book that features hour-byhour
records of Lindbergh’s transatlantic
flight and the events leading up to that
historic event. These are dated for the
reader.
For more information about this book,
check your local book dealer or online
dealers such as Historic Press or Zenith
Press. The list price is $40.
Around Scale: Fred Novack of Vintage
R/C Plans has a new and larger version of
the Fairchild KR-21 biplane. It is built to
1/4 scale, weighs 18.5 pounds, and spans
82 inches.
Fred covered the model with Sig
Koverall and finished it with nitrate clear
dope to seal the Koverall. He used acrylic
lacquers over Ditsler automotive primer.
The Fairchild is powered by a Quadra 41
engine swinging an 18 x 10 Zinger
propeller.
Fred will have plans available this
spring for this version. He already has a
1/6-scale set of plans for the KR-21. For
more information contact Vintage R/C
Plans, 5105 Pine Hill Cir., Howell MI
48843; Tel.: (810) 227-1174; Web site:
www.vintagercplans.com.
Scale World Championships: If you’ve
always wanted to attend a Scale World
Championships, this will be a great year to
do so. Organizers the Swedish Model
Flying Federation, in cooperation with the
city of Norrköping, Sweden, will host the
19th championships.
The contest location will be former
Swedish Air Force Base F-13 at Bravalla,
west of Norrköping. Norrköping is located
approximately 150 kilometers south of
Stockholm: the Swedish capital. The
contest dates—July 13-22—include the
opening and closing ceremonies and the
static and flight competition.
Accommodations vary from camping
sites, to hostels, to hotels as we are used to
here. Meal tickets are available for
supporters as well as the teams.
US Team Manager Lloyd Roberts has a
package available if you are interested in
going and supporting our team. It includes
the airfare from Chicago, Illinois; hotel;
food; and transportation to and from the
event. The estimated cost is $2,500 per
person—for an almost two-week vacation
in Sweden! In addition, tours will be
available from the World Championships
organizer. Contact Lloyd for more
information at [email protected].
For more information about Sweden and
the Scale World Championships, visit the
official Web site at www.scalechamps-insweden.
se/program.htm. Also check out the
international competition area of the
National Association of Scale
Aeromodelers site—www.nasascale.org—
for more information about Team USA. MA
Edition: Model Aviation - 2006/04
Page Numbers: 121,122,123
Notes from the OEAF RC Scale Fly-In
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Scale Stan Alexander
Also included in this column:
• Super Stearman project
update
• A review of a new book
about Charles Lindbergh
• Vintage R/C Plans’ Fairchild
KR-21 biplane
• 2006 Scale World
Championships notes
Jim Lynch built his Brown B-2 racer “Miss Los Angeles” from Walt
Moucha plans and painted it with Sig dope.
Ren Solomon (Escondido CA) receives the top Young Eagle
Award from Tom Guca at the OEAF Scale Fly-In.
Dennis O’Connor won the Commander’s Choice award at the OEAF Scale Fly-In held in
October with his Grumman Wildcat in European Operation Torch colors.
The bare fuselage of the Great Planes
Super Stearman.
OCTOBER 22-23, 2005, the One Eighth
Air Force in Phoenix, Arizona, held its
OEAF RC Scale Fly-In. This 58th biannual
event was one of the best, if not the best,
in recent years. The days were warm, not
hot, and the evenings were cool, as it
should be in the desert. Wind wasn’t a
factor; it never blew faster than 5 mph.
Al Casey goes to events ready to stay
for the duration with his Winnebago
camper. He is one of the “working”
members of the One Eighth Air Force.
While he was unloading the camper with
all the items for the auction, Bob Frey
came up with the things that wouldn’t fit
in Al’s Winnebago.
Al was glad to get his workshop
cleaned out, and other members brought
items for the club auction too. He might be
able to build some models now!
This year’s fly-in was well attended, with
more than 70 pilots and 100 airplanes. There
were ARFs, which seem to be gaining
popularity across the country, and many
great Scale models that were build-ityourself
types. Among them were a beautiful
Tiger Moth, an F-4F Wildcat, a P-39, and a
Cessna Skymaster.
Friday night arrived quickly, and thanks
to Marcia Frey and Al there was pizza,
April 2006 121
buffalo wings, and different types of
refreshments at the field for everyone
attending the event. The social aspects of a
fly-in are one of the key elements of its
success. Everyone seemed to enjoy the
social mixer and the camaraderie of this
group. Such Scale contests across the
country are where people form bonds that
sometimes last a lifetime.
Saturday morning dawned with no
clouds in the sky and just enough breeze; it
made me want to go there next year! Kathy
Powers was missed this year, but she
needed some time off.
The fly-in featured classes in which the
winners received trophies. There was Best
Military Flight, Best General Aviation
Flight, Best Biplane/Multi-Wing Flight,
Best Racer Flight, Young Eagle Awards
(for pilots younger than 16), a best crash
award, Pilots’ Choice, People’s Choice,
and Commander’s Choice.
A good idea is to let the spectators out
on the flightline or to the center of the
runway during a break—usually lunch. At
this fly-in audience members were given
ballots to select their three favorite
airplanes and were allowed onto the
runway for a close look at the models and
to talk to the pilots and builders. This gets
spectators involved in the event, and it
might bring in new modelers.
One of the greatest things a club can do
is get kids involved in learning to fly. After
the runway walk, the flight area was
cleared and three trainers were launched
with buddy boxes. Kids in the spectator
area who wanted to fly RC models did.
This is done at the Scale Nats too, and it
should be done everywhere.
Special thanks to Sam Wright withSpecialties, and Ray Hoffman. Many thanks
to Al Casey for much of the information
too!
If you are interested in participating in
the upcoming Scale fly-in, contact Al Casey
at [email protected]. The spring edition is
scheduled for March 18-19 at Cave Buttes
Dam flying site. The One Eighth Air Force
has been organizing events such as this for
many years and has it down. This club’s
continued success is a testament to that!
Following are the awards given at the
fall fly-in.
Best Military Flight
1. Ron Whitkowski’s Top Flite P-47
2. Al Mosher’s Top Flite P-47
3. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
Best General Aviation Flight
1. Ren Solomon’s J-3 Cub
2. Mike Smith’s Extra 330L
3. Dennis Teason’s Cessna Skymaster
Best Biplane/Multi-Wing Flight
1. Chuck Brooks’ WACO biplane
2. Jim Morrow’s de Havilland Tiger Moth
3. Dave Linne’s Goldberg Jungmeister
Best Racer Flight
1. Jim Lynch’s Brown racer “Miss Los
Angeles”
2. Lewie Kear’s Shoestring
3. R.J. Powers’ P-51 “Miss America”
Young Eagle Awards
1. Ren Solomon’s J-3 Cub
2. R.J. Powers’ P-51 “Miss America”
3. Jared Westlund’s P-51
Pilots’ Choice
1. Chuck Brooks’ WACO biplane
2. Ken Perkins’ Ryan PT-22
3. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
People’s Choice
1. Kent Walters’ SBD-3 Dauntless
2. Al Mosher’s Top Flite P-47
3. Tom Hueing’s P-38
Commander’s Choice
Dennis O’Connor’s F-4F Wildcat
Best crash
Curtis Kitteringham/Ren Solomon with the
Decathlon
Super Stearman Update: After changing
jobs and having our home’s plumbing
system go south on us in the last month,
there hasn’t been much time for activity in
the shop. I have a friend who stripped the
covering off his Great Planes Super
Stearman, so I borrowed it and have
photographs for you here.
Looking at the construction you can see
that it’s traditional crutch and stringer, at
least as I know it. The fuselage builders
used three types of glue: epoxy, white glue,
and cyanoacrylate. The parts fit together
well, and the construction is executed as
well as the MonoKote in sections. The
April 2006 123
sheeting on the forward and upper deck
caught my attention. Notice the cuts and
grain of the wood.
I’ve been impressed with the
workmanship in the Stearman’s parts
construction, including the fuselage and
wings, and especially the cabanes, “N”
struts, and landing-gear fairings. The gear
comes preformed, with the fairings in
place and painted white to match the
MonoKote covering and finish.
Bookshelf: Lindbergh: Flight’s Enigmatic
Hero (ISBN 0-15-100973-2) is by
Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum Curator Von Hardesty and
published by Tehabi Books. This is what I
call a coffee-table book, but it is much
more than that; it includes the history of
Lindbergh, his flights, and his
accomplishments. There are 223 pages in
this hardback. Most of the photos are
black-and-white, but there are also some
color pictures.
No three-views are included because
the book isn’t just about the Spirit of St.
Louis, but more about the man who flew
it. An interesting section in the back of the
book, which you’ll miss if you aren’t
careful, is “Further Reading.” There are
many works about Lindbergh, the Spirit of
St. Louis, and many aspects of both.
Almost every model-plans producer has a
replica of the Spirit of St. Louis in one
scale or another.
There is an interesting foldout in the
middle of the book that features hour-byhour
records of Lindbergh’s transatlantic
flight and the events leading up to that
historic event. These are dated for the
reader.
For more information about this book,
check your local book dealer or online
dealers such as Historic Press or Zenith
Press. The list price is $40.
Around Scale: Fred Novack of Vintage
R/C Plans has a new and larger version of
the Fairchild KR-21 biplane. It is built to
1/4 scale, weighs 18.5 pounds, and spans
82 inches.
Fred covered the model with Sig
Koverall and finished it with nitrate clear
dope to seal the Koverall. He used acrylic
lacquers over Ditsler automotive primer.
The Fairchild is powered by a Quadra 41
engine swinging an 18 x 10 Zinger
propeller.
Fred will have plans available this
spring for this version. He already has a
1/6-scale set of plans for the KR-21. For
more information contact Vintage R/C
Plans, 5105 Pine Hill Cir., Howell MI
48843; Tel.: (810) 227-1174; Web site:
www.vintagercplans.com.
Scale World Championships: If you’ve
always wanted to attend a Scale World
Championships, this will be a great year to
do so. Organizers the Swedish Model
Flying Federation, in cooperation with the
city of Norrköping, Sweden, will host the
19th championships.
The contest location will be former
Swedish Air Force Base F-13 at Bravalla,
west of Norrköping. Norrköping is located
approximately 150 kilometers south of
Stockholm: the Swedish capital. The
contest dates—July 13-22—include the
opening and closing ceremonies and the
static and flight competition.
Accommodations vary from camping
sites, to hostels, to hotels as we are used to
here. Meal tickets are available for
supporters as well as the teams.
US Team Manager Lloyd Roberts has a
package available if you are interested in
going and supporting our team. It includes
the airfare from Chicago, Illinois; hotel;
food; and transportation to and from the
event. The estimated cost is $2,500 per
person—for an almost two-week vacation
in Sweden! In addition, tours will be
available from the World Championships
organizer. Contact Lloyd for more
information at [email protected].
For more information about Sweden and
the Scale World Championships, visit the
official Web site at www.scalechamps-insweden.
se/program.htm. Also check out the
international competition area of the
National Association of Scale
Aeromodelers site—www.nasascale.org—
for more information about Team USA. MA