Radio Control Soaring Dan Pruss Elmira That Harris Hill bunchHarris Hill Lift/over Drag again May Elmira NY Hosting first NSS contests season HHL/D crew held two-day meet May 17 18 Overall results two days included following Saturday May 17 Sunday May 18 2 W Johnson2 K Pike2 3 D Lear3 D Lear3 4 K Pike4 D Goughnour4 5 D Halley5 C McKinley5 Overall R Beltz* K Pike D Lear R Moreland D Clark * Standard Class Sailplanes HHL/D has earned reputation being able manage some finest contests held anywhere annual September contest held Harris Hill birthplace full-scale soaring some four half decades agois yearly gathering over hundred RC sailplane enthusiasts contests have always expertly managed gentlemen like Ernie Heyworth Jim Gray Dick Pike Tim Shaddock name few events slight departure rule book have always innovative challenging So youre looking best contests some finest flyers country plan Elmira fall scenery alone worth price admission Dallas UFOs night Nope Just Mark Jones Dallas League Silent Flight love name holding night-fly believe first time attempted RC Sailplanes Results Successful spectacular Fifteen contestants made up first contest ingenuity modelers attributing its success visibility model being important greatest concern problem overcome use fib rescent tape bicycle safety tape stuck along outline wings along bottom fuse lages Another idea enhance visibility string half dozen three-volt pen-light bulbs positioning nose tail four along wing Winch-type launches possible using 12-volt hand held Q-Beam Sport Lite following model beam light until release Reflective tape parachute aided its retrieval Best time dayer ah nightwas 0752 Jimmy Lee Joneswith average times contest being between five six min utes Must something about Texas air Anyway whoever said hoots owls cannot expect soar eagles didnt know Dallas club Detroit/Lansing Two columns ago basic winch design discussed chanics winch systems have gone through refinement process over years tow lines themselves have also gone through same process age-old system trial error tow lines various materials have experi mented included monofilament line dacron nylon wire strength various materials fell somewhere between dental floss anchor chain material best suited found nylon As planes became larger lines needed strongeror felt Now school thought says planes have designed because current winch design case now exists unlike chick en eggs claim being first True lines heavy smaller Standard Class ships somewhat handicapped Yet competing against themselves within own class launch system same Back line size Strength about 125-pound test size 15 per yarn thread houses has unofficial accepted criterion flyersboth Sunday competition types twisted variety lower cost compared braided type however wear factor less Yet motorized bikes used re trieval braided line burns through com mon occurrence contests just easily twisted type has said certain flyers certain 16-foot winged behemoths lay claim fact can break tow line time during launch No trophy commitcon tinued page 74 October1975 25 Above Chria Corven age 10 Level II mem ber Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society threat older guys Below Kelly Pike left coaching two Junior Class fliers Steve Kramer Monty Sullivan Harris Hill Lift Over Drag National Soaring Society meet Harris Hill NY last spring left right Dennis Ellington timer Charlie Blodgets launching Don Kirywk winching Wes Woodward Standard Class sailplane overall winner Builds 2106 hours including radio installation sturdy reliable easily repaired low cost tralne No covering painting decorating required Made wale resistant corrugated cardboard Field Box kit included 0 I4 uJ -J 4 -I 4 4 w 0 uJ 0 cn 0 AIRFOIL UTORCW,ASSA STAR ARFA TRqi STAB AIRFOIL Flat WEIGAT ISzz zRR 21-28 Az- IrkS zisTI SURFACE LOARIRA TYPICAL Rz PR sq OIIAFORAL 05 C w CU ten 0 0 U U e c UW ii II lo IU H Iat o0 o0 LU co4 cjIO uwCfl ul~0-oe 40 RC Soaring continued page 25 tee has yet come up suitable award heroic achievement has said winchmasters have warm spot hearts such displays airmanship quell rumors contrary winchmasters have hearts Bud Manning Tom Kelley CARDS/Lansing Bud Pell Art Slagle GDS&HS/Detroit discussed problem above may have found very workable solution Although too new try national level has successfully tried local club gatherings wear durability 125-pound test line used However weak linka sixfoot length 45-pound test fishing lineis tied between parachute flag regular tow line slight amount prudence heav iest ships can launched heights attained before Yet lurching jerking can break line technique unlike fisher man successfully lands twenty-pound musky fishing six-pound test line Carry weak-link system step further main tow line breaks can tributed line wear etc Result relaunch However weak-link breaks considered overstressing winch system no relaunch given chance weak-link fraying wearing very slight due fact seldom contact ground can inspected before flight because its section line usually handled during retrieval hook-up per haps cure-all elimination tempted reflights does seem step towards end Albuquerque Seems though elusive 10-kilometer goal return Level V League Silent Flight too elusive ARSEs Albuquerque Radio Sailplane En thusiasts Dave Thornburg LSF/581 started being first achieve distance task Buzz Averill LSF/523 followed shortly thereafter Recently Steve Work LSF/571 also accomplished task John Baxter LSF/ 024 California traveled Albuquerque too managed 624 miles Out back should mentioned Jack Hiner LSF/ 383 writing other Level V aspirant accomplish goal task Other L-S Efforts Chris Corven LSF/940 can lay claim being youngest LSF mem ber age often working Level III accomplishment program Chris other Junior watch performances Aquila standard class Legionaire unlimited class have left few open fliers thoughts sending him away camp during next contest season New Products Su Karta Hobbies comes clever antenna installation kit majority flyers running antenna through fuselage sometimes incon venient make quick change ones re ceiver also times antenna length far exceeds fuselage length installation out through wing would preferred antenna connectorcalled Shove-it comes material enough two airplanes New Sailplane Organization Well gentle men sport has happened women have organized WINGSWomen Na tional Glider Soaringis group boasting membership least six states President newly formed organization Margaret Gill 216 Stutely Lane Springfield III 62704 address also serves organizations address Lila Stamm Grandview Mo Vice President Helen Olsen Spring field Ill serves Secretary/Treasurer Individually members have active flyers newly formed organiza tionwhich incidentally organized all-women group modelingfielded team 1975 RC Soaring Nationals Dont know whatll develop guys might expect conversations drift normal everyday topic talk such He Mildred recovering wing She Well Harvey new fall colors look groovy besides old covering clashed new four channel . He What new four channel She Well walking Als Hobby other day window cutest rig sale thought might well save some money bought e Bertram move hand saw over corner drill press can go over against wall nuts bolts drawers can moved over next picture Gordon Pearson spite what may happen ladieswel come name Le Gray dont con fuse decolletage decalage know bunch guys will going back pylon racing address Rt 2 Box 490 Plainfield Ill 605 WANTED publication Model Aviation arti cles airplane designs how-to-do-its features What have got may worth money its special membership Model Aviation has obligation publish kinds sport competition aircraft make suggestion editor best procedure write Wil liam Winter Editor Model Aviation 806 15th St NW Washington DC 20005 Describe suggestion briefly airplane include couple best pictures small pencil three view Give its background Give past publishing record include possible sample work tear sheet another magazine draftsman Plans articles pay up $400 subject complex finished inked drawings acceptable figure would $250 plans laid out traced us$300-325 tracing proves necessary Simpler models course pay less editor will advise what material would worth accept able suggestion will ap proved naturally such reasons material inventory conflict other published material future issue planning etc chances excellent really good material An information sheet specifications require ments given prospective author 74 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/10
Page Numbers: 25, 74
Radio Control Soaring Dan Pruss Elmira That Harris Hill bunchHarris Hill Lift/over Drag again May Elmira NY Hosting first NSS contests season HHL/D crew held two-day meet May 17 18 Overall results two days included following Saturday May 17 Sunday May 18 2 W Johnson2 K Pike2 3 D Lear3 D Lear3 4 K Pike4 D Goughnour4 5 D Halley5 C McKinley5 Overall R Beltz* K Pike D Lear R Moreland D Clark * Standard Class Sailplanes HHL/D has earned reputation being able manage some finest contests held anywhere annual September contest held Harris Hill birthplace full-scale soaring some four half decades agois yearly gathering over hundred RC sailplane enthusiasts contests have always expertly managed gentlemen like Ernie Heyworth Jim Gray Dick Pike Tim Shaddock name few events slight departure rule book have always innovative challenging So youre looking best contests some finest flyers country plan Elmira fall scenery alone worth price admission Dallas UFOs night Nope Just Mark Jones Dallas League Silent Flight love name holding night-fly believe first time attempted RC Sailplanes Results Successful spectacular Fifteen contestants made up first contest ingenuity modelers attributing its success visibility model being important greatest concern problem overcome use fib rescent tape bicycle safety tape stuck along outline wings along bottom fuse lages Another idea enhance visibility string half dozen three-volt pen-light bulbs positioning nose tail four along wing Winch-type launches possible using 12-volt hand held Q-Beam Sport Lite following model beam light until release Reflective tape parachute aided its retrieval Best time dayer ah nightwas 0752 Jimmy Lee Joneswith average times contest being between five six min utes Must something about Texas air Anyway whoever said hoots owls cannot expect soar eagles didnt know Dallas club Detroit/Lansing Two columns ago basic winch design discussed chanics winch systems have gone through refinement process over years tow lines themselves have also gone through same process age-old system trial error tow lines various materials have experi mented included monofilament line dacron nylon wire strength various materials fell somewhere between dental floss anchor chain material best suited found nylon As planes became larger lines needed strongeror felt Now school thought says planes have designed because current winch design case now exists unlike chick en eggs claim being first True lines heavy smaller Standard Class ships somewhat handicapped Yet competing against themselves within own class launch system same Back line size Strength about 125-pound test size 15 per yarn thread houses has unofficial accepted criterion flyersboth Sunday competition types twisted variety lower cost compared braided type however wear factor less Yet motorized bikes used re trieval braided line burns through com mon occurrence contests just easily twisted type has said certain flyers certain 16-foot winged behemoths lay claim fact can break tow line time during launch No trophy commitcon tinued page 74 October1975 25 Above Chria Corven age 10 Level II mem ber Greater Detroit Soaring & Hiking Society threat older guys Below Kelly Pike left coaching two Junior Class fliers Steve Kramer Monty Sullivan Harris Hill Lift Over Drag National Soaring Society meet Harris Hill NY last spring left right Dennis Ellington timer Charlie Blodgets launching Don Kirywk winching Wes Woodward Standard Class sailplane overall winner Builds 2106 hours including radio installation sturdy reliable easily repaired low cost tralne No covering painting decorating required Made wale resistant corrugated cardboard Field Box kit included 0 I4 uJ -J 4 -I 4 4 w 0 uJ 0 cn 0 AIRFOIL UTORCW,ASSA STAR ARFA TRqi STAB AIRFOIL Flat WEIGAT ISzz zRR 21-28 Az- IrkS zisTI SURFACE LOARIRA TYPICAL Rz PR sq OIIAFORAL 05 C w CU ten 0 0 U U e c UW ii II lo IU H Iat o0 o0 LU co4 cjIO uwCfl ul~0-oe 40 RC Soaring continued page 25 tee has yet come up suitable award heroic achievement has said winchmasters have warm spot hearts such displays airmanship quell rumors contrary winchmasters have hearts Bud Manning Tom Kelley CARDS/Lansing Bud Pell Art Slagle GDS&HS/Detroit discussed problem above may have found very workable solution Although too new try national level has successfully tried local club gatherings wear durability 125-pound test line used However weak linka sixfoot length 45-pound test fishing lineis tied between parachute flag regular tow line slight amount prudence heav iest ships can launched heights attained before Yet lurching jerking can break line technique unlike fisher man successfully lands twenty-pound musky fishing six-pound test line Carry weak-link system step further main tow line breaks can tributed line wear etc Result relaunch However weak-link breaks considered overstressing winch system no relaunch given chance weak-link fraying wearing very slight due fact seldom contact ground can inspected before flight because its section line usually handled during retrieval hook-up per haps cure-all elimination tempted reflights does seem step towards end Albuquerque Seems though elusive 10-kilometer goal return Level V League Silent Flight too elusive ARSEs Albuquerque Radio Sailplane En thusiasts Dave Thornburg LSF/581 started being first achieve distance task Buzz Averill LSF/523 followed shortly thereafter Recently Steve Work LSF/571 also accomplished task John Baxter LSF/ 024 California traveled Albuquerque too managed 624 miles Out back should mentioned Jack Hiner LSF/ 383 writing other Level V aspirant accomplish goal task Other L-S Efforts Chris Corven LSF/940 can lay claim being youngest LSF mem ber age often working Level III accomplishment program Chris other Junior watch performances Aquila standard class Legionaire unlimited class have left few open fliers thoughts sending him away camp during next contest season New Products Su Karta Hobbies comes clever antenna installation kit majority flyers running antenna through fuselage sometimes incon venient make quick change ones re ceiver also times antenna length far exceeds fuselage length installation out through wing would preferred antenna connectorcalled Shove-it comes material enough two airplanes New Sailplane Organization Well gentle men sport has happened women have organized WINGSWomen Na tional Glider Soaringis group boasting membership least six states President newly formed organization Margaret Gill 216 Stutely Lane Springfield III 62704 address also serves organizations address Lila Stamm Grandview Mo Vice President Helen Olsen Spring field Ill serves Secretary/Treasurer Individually members have active flyers newly formed organiza tionwhich incidentally organized all-women group modelingfielded team 1975 RC Soaring Nationals Dont know whatll develop guys might expect conversations drift normal everyday topic talk such He Mildred recovering wing She Well Harvey new fall colors look groovy besides old covering clashed new four channel . He What new four channel She Well walking Als Hobby other day window cutest rig sale thought might well save some money bought e Bertram move hand saw over corner drill press can go over against wall nuts bolts drawers can moved over next picture Gordon Pearson spite what may happen ladieswel come name Le Gray dont con fuse decolletage decalage know bunch guys will going back pylon racing address Rt 2 Box 490 Plainfield Ill 605 WANTED publication Model Aviation arti cles airplane designs how-to-do-its features What have got may worth money its special membership Model Aviation has obligation publish kinds sport competition aircraft make suggestion editor best procedure write Wil liam Winter Editor Model Aviation 806 15th St NW Washington DC 20005 Describe suggestion briefly airplane include couple best pictures small pencil three view Give its background Give past publishing record include possible sample work tear sheet another magazine draftsman Plans articles pay up $400 subject complex finished inked drawings acceptable figure would $250 plans laid out traced us$300-325 tracing proves necessary Simpler models course pay less editor will advise what material would worth accept able suggestion will ap proved naturally such reasons material inventory conflict other published material future issue planning etc chances excellent really good material An information sheet specifications require ments given prospective author 74 Model Aviation