ConErol Soaring Dan Pruss TOLEDO Otto back contest-goers early Seventies trophy racks display awards no higher second place name Otto instantly synonymous Snoopy Chal lenger course Heithecker joined quiet sport since 1976 might have heard legend guy swept East Coast Soaring Societys contest 1972 1973 ECSS champion years ECSS expanded National Soaring Society 1974 Ottotookon comers year NSS Grand Champion SOAR Nats same year beat out about 160 others add silver cup collection Challenger plane beat years Plans availablethey still areand other fliers built flew model Heithecker/Challenger combination us unbeatable about next five years Otto took sabbatical modeling took up full-scale soaring Last year sold sailplane itch gets true model builders returned Otto heard interest cross-country flying racing promptly picked up left otT six years ago Just before full-scale endeavors designed 80-in flying wing did just about thing drawing board said would past winter built version spans 145 Its area 1828 sq weight 105 ounces new bird calls Whirlwind has elevons spoilers flaps releasable towhook retractable towhook door Since Otto old Free Flighter balsa best school building bird has no fancy mold work exotic space age materials its just built-up MonoKote-covered way Ottos entry SOARs Great Race VI Oh yes Otto took first place Toledo Second place year went Ken Bates entered undated version Merlyn will soon published Model Aviation building article Kens original Merlyn de signed LSF Level V machine worked well Ken later version designed cross-country work latest version still improvement latter regard Kens MonoKote finishes always draw second looks year no exception judges looked too awarded Ken first Best MonoKote category Nice track record Two other models drew extra attention entries Jerry Mrlik Dave Corven Corvens entry original design FAI competition called Desperado about later date Mrliks entry enlarged version FAI plane enlarged version big Wingspan 14 ft area FAI limits Like Heitheckers Bates planes designed primarily crosscountry flying Jerrys design different Keeping same theme did FAI design sleek straightforward pod-and-boom doesnt tell onlooker anything about whats going inside Its too bad judges couldnt see cleverly Jerry lines up large C-cells pod Theres no room anything else Jerry solves space problem cleverly mounting receiver servos large wing fillets Thin cables tubes run down boom elevator rudder control Its really engineering masterpiecea Sailplane watch summer yes problem birds 14-ft size handled well breaks down six major com ponents ease transportation wondering what spend modeling bucks consider some things saw different exhibitors booths Airtronics Sagitta available opinion its probably best FAI Sail plane kit form 900 version FAT work other types AMA contests welL Theres 600 version has wing span 78 designed Two-Meter flier big beautiful youll like Sagitta 2100 numerical titles references wing area square inches 2100 crosscountry bird 14-if-plus wingspan 900 600 available through dealer 2100 direct Airtronics Aviomodelli An Italian importer showed line models prefab state Scale-like appearance models up four meters span have fiberglass fuselage obechi covered wings tail parts line will handled Sailplane Factory Circus Circus Graupner name needs no introduction Jerry Nelson showed line includes scale Mini-Nimbus model has foam wings sheeted balsa epoxy-molded fuselage molded spoilers first-rate fittings accessories familiar Cirrus early Seventies might want reminisce Graupners new T-tail version old ABS plastic fuselage has upgraded epoxy-molded type guide tubes rudder flying stab epoxied place top-quality kits throughout Hobby Lobby handling Carrera line Like Graupner attention detail regard fittings accessories remarkable An interesting lineup models includes ASW- 17 Nimbus SB-i 0 slope aerobatic plane called Sagitta two models drew 38 Model Aviation Whirlwind new design Otto Heithecker appeared Toledo Show Otto force Soaring scene early Seventies vanished few years Whirlwind marks re-entry its designed primarily cross-country work ship has wingspan 145 wing area 1828 sq Elevons spoilers flaps retractable towhook attention Draco Mistral Draco comes two versions 2001 has wingspan 98 3001 spans 126 wing 3001 different airfoil starts out root FX63-126 transitions FX63-l00 tip FX63- 126 somewhat symmetrical about 60 percent develops deep undercamber Building wing type ordinarily takes real model building skill wings balsacovered foam need glue leading edge Oh yes theres polyhedral already wing Mistral spans 14 ft 7 has spoilers ailerons rudder flying stab ailerons also used flaps Through mechanical mixing arrangement aileron/flaps can moved change wing camber fuselage Ferran Its molded fuselages whole line House Balsa new kid block asks what costs start hobby dont want scare him off keep House Balsas Two-Meter planes mind twochannel radio Two-Meter bird about low can get price scale Sailplane Factory As mentioned Junc issue place get hard-to-find Sailplane items catalog updated Toledo include Sailplanes accessories time read theyll have added other items including Italian line Aviomodelli Well just peeks few booths Toledo much better show year lastfrom modelers point view anyway number exhibitors restricted year order allow aisle room roamers Good show Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 49D Plainfie1d IL 60544 August1981 39 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Two-Meter birds gaining popularity 14-footers cropping up cross-country heres step other direction Howard Evansons Bug Wingspan meter weighti 2 oz area 285 sq fishing rod forms boom little ship Howards pic wife Eddy holds NEW SMOOTHER SILKSPUN COVERITE exclusive Hi-Lo Temperature Range prevents accidental warping greatest sheeted surfaces Only 64 per sq ft C@VERTE J L 420 BABYLON RD. HORSHAM PA 19044
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/08
Page Numbers: 38, 39
ConErol Soaring Dan Pruss TOLEDO Otto back contest-goers early Seventies trophy racks display awards no higher second place name Otto instantly synonymous Snoopy Chal lenger course Heithecker joined quiet sport since 1976 might have heard legend guy swept East Coast Soaring Societys contest 1972 1973 ECSS champion years ECSS expanded National Soaring Society 1974 Ottotookon comers year NSS Grand Champion SOAR Nats same year beat out about 160 others add silver cup collection Challenger plane beat years Plans availablethey still areand other fliers built flew model Heithecker/Challenger combination us unbeatable about next five years Otto took sabbatical modeling took up full-scale soaring Last year sold sailplane itch gets true model builders returned Otto heard interest cross-country flying racing promptly picked up left otT six years ago Just before full-scale endeavors designed 80-in flying wing did just about thing drawing board said would past winter built version spans 145 Its area 1828 sq weight 105 ounces new bird calls Whirlwind has elevons spoilers flaps releasable towhook retractable towhook door Since Otto old Free Flighter balsa best school building bird has no fancy mold work exotic space age materials its just built-up MonoKote-covered way Ottos entry SOARs Great Race VI Oh yes Otto took first place Toledo Second place year went Ken Bates entered undated version Merlyn will soon published Model Aviation building article Kens original Merlyn de signed LSF Level V machine worked well Ken later version designed cross-country work latest version still improvement latter regard Kens MonoKote finishes always draw second looks year no exception judges looked too awarded Ken first Best MonoKote category Nice track record Two other models drew extra attention entries Jerry Mrlik Dave Corven Corvens entry original design FAI competition called Desperado about later date Mrliks entry enlarged version FAI plane enlarged version big Wingspan 14 ft area FAI limits Like Heitheckers Bates planes designed primarily crosscountry flying Jerrys design different Keeping same theme did FAI design sleek straightforward pod-and-boom doesnt tell onlooker anything about whats going inside Its too bad judges couldnt see cleverly Jerry lines up large C-cells pod Theres no room anything else Jerry solves space problem cleverly mounting receiver servos large wing fillets Thin cables tubes run down boom elevator rudder control Its really engineering masterpiecea Sailplane watch summer yes problem birds 14-ft size handled well breaks down six major com ponents ease transportation wondering what spend modeling bucks consider some things saw different exhibitors booths Airtronics Sagitta available opinion its probably best FAI Sail plane kit form 900 version FAT work other types AMA contests welL Theres 600 version has wing span 78 designed Two-Meter flier big beautiful youll like Sagitta 2100 numerical titles references wing area square inches 2100 crosscountry bird 14-if-plus wingspan 900 600 available through dealer 2100 direct Airtronics Aviomodelli An Italian importer showed line models prefab state Scale-like appearance models up four meters span have fiberglass fuselage obechi covered wings tail parts line will handled Sailplane Factory Circus Circus Graupner name needs no introduction Jerry Nelson showed line includes scale Mini-Nimbus model has foam wings sheeted balsa epoxy-molded fuselage molded spoilers first-rate fittings accessories familiar Cirrus early Seventies might want reminisce Graupners new T-tail version old ABS plastic fuselage has upgraded epoxy-molded type guide tubes rudder flying stab epoxied place top-quality kits throughout Hobby Lobby handling Carrera line Like Graupner attention detail regard fittings accessories remarkable An interesting lineup models includes ASW- 17 Nimbus SB-i 0 slope aerobatic plane called Sagitta two models drew 38 Model Aviation Whirlwind new design Otto Heithecker appeared Toledo Show Otto force Soaring scene early Seventies vanished few years Whirlwind marks re-entry its designed primarily cross-country work ship has wingspan 145 wing area 1828 sq Elevons spoilers flaps retractable towhook attention Draco Mistral Draco comes two versions 2001 has wingspan 98 3001 spans 126 wing 3001 different airfoil starts out root FX63-126 transitions FX63-l00 tip FX63- 126 somewhat symmetrical about 60 percent develops deep undercamber Building wing type ordinarily takes real model building skill wings balsacovered foam need glue leading edge Oh yes theres polyhedral already wing Mistral spans 14 ft 7 has spoilers ailerons rudder flying stab ailerons also used flaps Through mechanical mixing arrangement aileron/flaps can moved change wing camber fuselage Ferran Its molded fuselages whole line House Balsa new kid block asks what costs start hobby dont want scare him off keep House Balsas Two-Meter planes mind twochannel radio Two-Meter bird about low can get price scale Sailplane Factory As mentioned Junc issue place get hard-to-find Sailplane items catalog updated Toledo include Sailplanes accessories time read theyll have added other items including Italian line Aviomodelli Well just peeks few booths Toledo much better show year lastfrom modelers point view anyway number exhibitors restricted year order allow aisle room roamers Good show Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 49D Plainfie1d IL 60544 August1981 39 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Two-Meter birds gaining popularity 14-footers cropping up cross-country heres step other direction Howard Evansons Bug Wingspan meter weighti 2 oz area 285 sq fishing rod forms boom little ship Howards pic wife Eddy holds NEW SMOOTHER SILKSPUN COVERITE exclusive Hi-Lo Temperature Range prevents accidental warping greatest sheeted surfaces Only 64 per sq ft C@VERTE J L 420 BABYLON RD. HORSHAM PA 19044