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U1 f DeckeriI S year RaIf West German teammates Decker won Individual RC Soaring World Championship West Germany team - winner contest involves tasks precision duration/spot landing distance speedeach contestant fly three tasks round single model organizers Eng land provided outstanding event EDan Pruss " AS IN 1977 First F3B RC Soaring World Championships South Africa Ralf Decker West Germany showed rest F3B world what state art what come fiberglass foam carbon-fiber ship didnt place top five year hut refinement design nearly scored upset two years later Ralf placed second less two points behind Austrias Wackerle famous DasseL Third World Championships Sacra mento Ralf placed fourth between two team mates together won team cup West Germany 1983 RaIfs year matter quite year lot filers way another Fourth F3B RC Soaring World Cham pionships held York England city goes back history some 2000 years all-inclusive dates event July 31 through August 6 site York Raif Decker model most-photographed meet left photo note spoilers close inboard ballast can loaded one-piece wing designed withstand 40-g load 35kg nose cone removed right see Deckers system getting airborne electronics Horns spoilers flaperons accessible fuselage Designed cooperation Dieter Pfefferhorn Craftsmanship Deckers Sailplane absolutely flawless photos author 24 Model Aviation winning West German team also included Individual World Champion L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck Reinhard Liese Gerd Schroeter team manager Individual World Champion RaIf Decker consistent decidedly superior performance West Germans would have almost 5000 points ahead 2nd-place team no throwaway round racetrack expanse grass vast 50 soccer fields set up within course dur ing football season Accommodations could nt have better designed event sheltered pit areas re pair stations food lodging York University less two miles away Some teams came week early among USA 26 coun tries registered largest number ever involved 68 fliers Four fliers attending fourth World Championships Sean Bannister England Raif Decker W Germany Franco Givoni Italy Joris Ten Holt Netherlands Besides ideal site organizers came up enough manpower make event coast Working premise some fun should remain sport civilized hours scheduled Flying started about 930 am ended about 4 oclock except day extra task scheduled Saturday could used make up tasks scrubbed because weather weather cooperated part Saturdays two tasks com pleted 3 oclock Two speed distance courses set up latter having two fliers time thereby avoiding sometimes four-plane congestion duration flights launched groups 10 official practice day SunNovember 1983 25 Left The jubilant top three L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck second Raif Decker four-time World Champs competitor now Individual World Champion Dave Worrall Great Britain third Thats Houlberg Trophy Right West German Team Manager Gerd Schroeter Dr Helmut Quabeck latter makes final check before flight Dr Quabeck designed airfoils winning teams entries LeTt Vvearning No 13 meant nothing Dave Worrall after 197-sec speed run two break 20-sec mark placed third Right Reinhard Liese W Germany original design showing speed brakes extended W German entries used flaperons Left Mike Gundry South Africa original design having wingspan 3044mm has controls rudder elevator flaperons spoilers Mikes plane typical fine craftsmanship seen York Right Marco Lorensi Italy displays Falco 20 has span 3000mm Mike Bame MB 25315 airfoil also used Alex Bower Tal Tai pod-and-boom fuselage made wood Left Joris Ten Holt Netherlands four has competed four F3B World Championships Sailplane Super Alba F 3170mm span Eppler 193 airfoil controls rudder elevator flaps spilers Right No pit area could have much better provided York case needed sheltered area right foregound Australias pitidentical Marialis Left Tents case need Day Two weather went sunshine rain pea-size hail fogall within hour Thats hail ground Otherwise weather cooperated temperature wind varied Check dress variation pictures Right Good fellowshipItalian team offering spaghetti American team No scores placed camaraderie everybody ground winner Left No its international macrame session What see team members five countries helping Italians backlashed line got out tangles new friendships resulted Right Larry Jolly left helps Mark Smith get Panic ready flight Mark slow gate came finish strong New plane Marks design soon put out kit form day July 3 1 accustomized contes tants call-up procedures contests tempo first day contest started 20 mph wind waiting pad dock event week before calm conditions Distance first task 28 fliers made 12 laps 1000-point scores Don Edberg US four aborted launches because tow hook problems fifth attempt model destroyed pitched over low altitude during launch plane shattered beyond hopes quick repair because same model must flown during round three tasks Don logged zero score first round speed task Decker caused everyone sft up take notice blistered course 189 seconds thin wings make mark themselves Decker Team Germany going ones demonstrating going horse race everybody else going have play catch up Othmar Sweers Netherlands 220 run flier prevent clean sweep W Germany first three places speed Quabeck W Ger slowest team 221 26 Model Aviation run duration Neils Hassing Denmark top scorer 5 mm 59 sec 100point landingfor normalized 1000point score Bower US 558 blew landing Mark Smith managed 527 scored 100-point spot ended Day Germany led 86637 points out possible 9000 team 566 points over second-place Netherlands Day Two began distance task windy conditions again Forty-nine fliers maxed 1000 points prompted discussion pit area merits group scoring man-on-man three US team members got 12 laps per fect score team team hopes quickly dampened however Edberg following task speed folded wing No 2 bird Irreparable time duration task meant 1000point distance score Don could show six flights Although blow US team could barely recover true team spirit came through hands combined efforts during night produce plane would ready Day Three hardly thoroughbred Andy Keil South Africa turned 217 November 1983 27 Left Simple sighting devices determining course ends Bases B A-frame collapsible unit can quickly erected Two courses used York effect two contests run simultaneously distance speed tasks Right Stephen Smith Australia shows adds weight Marlali 1500-gram steel rod does double dutyserves wing support providing ballast Left Joris Ten Holts all-weather transmitter Plastic case has holes hands antenna Basic idea used Europeans Right typi cal on-the-line scene L-R Roger Roth Larry Jolly US Team Manager Rich Schrameck Alex Bower Teamwork name game ij Left Spectators loved display provided Areno Borsts Hai foreground smallest models event has span 23 meters Eppler 178 airfoil flaperons Right flying site Knavesmire York England located within boundaries racetrack beautiful closely-mowed grass treat tiny figures near horizon picture organizers speed task best lot boost him previous day broken aluminum wing joiner during tow destroying No 1 ship duration Stephan Mejer Switzerland flying model features pivoting wing lateral con trol perfect 600 100 1000point score After 253 speed Alex Bower respectable 554/95 finished 11th Round Two end day West Germany nearly 1200-point lead team standings its fliersDecker Liese Quabeckwere two three Decker 59252 points out possible 6000 Day Three 43 fliers maxed 12-lap distance task Speed Helmut Quabeck turn 22-second run 1000 points fol lowed closely Dale Gregory Australia 222 Andy Kell 223 Mark Smith ran 230 Edberg rebuilt plane turned very respectable 252 Bower did 280 Duration won perfect flight Bengt Johannsson Sweden Smith 500/85 Bower 552/0 Edberg 349/100 end Round Three W Germany pulling well ahead pack leading 2800 points over nearest contender Netherlands US 19th computer scoring seconds hind last flight task Since throw away round anticipated score summaries included throwaways scoring Deck er Quabeck Liese two three consistent evident fact lowest throwaway round among three Lieses 28140 points Among favorites win years event Dave Worrall Great Britain Between second third World Championships Dave hadnt lost competition Between third fourth lost Daves luck ran other direction back sec ond round contest however des troyed plane first task Like Edberg round earlier scoreboard posted zero Round Four however would different Ending Day Three first task Round Four would duration Decker posted 1000-point score nearly-per fect flight 559/100 Mike Gundry South Africa followed suit Mark Smith back form 556/95 eventual ly finished third Round Four usual strong suit precision duration spot landings US teams wasnt consistent York Edberg managed 437/95 Bower 407/0 Day Four distance task again saw over half fliers getting 12 laps 1000point scores Some earned points dramatically last-minute relaunches others ho-hummed way over good-air course four minutes time get 12 laps can gener ous margin some Whlle completing 12 laps less four minutes earns no bonus points clock hot run can measure pilot/plane performance Deckers Round Four distance run made 1 min 42 sec speed task saw Decker slow 241 teammate Quabeck turned 214 Liese came through 208 time good 947 points Worrall broke 20-second barrier 197 gave Dave top score Round Four 29433 points placed him fourth overall behindyepDecker Quabeck Liese Worrall 60 points out third task Bower turned 215 Smith 234 and Edberg 246 round helped pull US 19th place 12th Great Britain jumped seventh second Holding onto third Australla Round Five saw consistent perform ances US team Smith turned 230 speed 515/90 duration Bower 231 447/90 whlle Edberg flew 257 Continued page 124 28 Model Aviation Its work Part Japanese support crew give comfort Guy Revel reporter France Henry Nicholls England Henry past president ClAM has officiated 23 World Championships Richard Douglass business manager event advises 5 mm work ing time lefta familiar cry flight line Mr FAI Electric Peter Blommaart Belgium gave exciting play-byplay seven days Its rumored became excited during flight talked ice cream cone ate microphone Nord Gerneke South Africa shows seg mented ballast rod Threaded ends x 20 conveniently fit together desired weight system has possibility 880 grams per wing 1983 RC Soaring World Championships P1NameNation Points* Plane /mm /Din2 foil rols 1DeckerW Germany 144107 riginal 2800 639 /9-8 A/F RESTH 2QuabeckW Germany 142654 hle3200680 HQ15/9A/F REB 3WorrallGreat Britain 142349 lus Task 83 2992 545 AREB 4LieseW Germany 141781 ilan II 2850 643 /8 A/F RES 5ValanniItaly 141115 uxvil 3130 720 AREF 6OReillyAustralia 140225 ariali 2955 583 ARES 7SmithUSA139352Panic2692644Mark YAREF 19 Bower USA 132972 Tai Tal 2968 653 MB253515 RE 55 Edberg USA 114006 Quantum 2800 671 E205 ARE Out possible 15000 A/F erons B rake Notes "Out possible 45000 R er S Spoilers Ailerons E TH Tow Hook 1 W Germany 28543 4 Netherlands 405315 7 France 90006 Team Results** 2 Great Britain 15032 5 Denmark 71 4 8 Austria 8831 3 Australia4127276 Italy397129 9 USA386331 553/100 performances moved up US team another notch eleventh place Mark Smith moved sixth place sixth final round witnessed US team members getting 12-lap maxes did previous round Bower re peated Round Five time speed 231 seconds duration logged 553/0 plane clipped leg landing Smith posted 253 559/100 beaten Mike OReilly Australia perfect 600/100 Edberg 267 600/90 sixth round Decker receiving con gratulations well before last flight made standings tell part story Worrall overtook Liese prevent one-two-three sweep W German team Yet W German team score left battle second place As seen pits e teams used onedesign Sajiplanes Australia used Mariali did sole entry New Zealand Brian Alexander Finland used Samun backups OptimaDeckers design Belgium Israel used Dohlea Quabeck de sign Dominating kitted birds Camaro Focus South Africa 1977 names became familiar Miller Roos Ban nister Amay Belgium Eppler Sitar Dassel Sacramento Wortman Eppler Quabeck same names familiar York too new ones added Ford Bosch Lucasall winch motors No winch dominated launching scene As matter fact W German team members used same winch took Belgium four years earlier An opinion poll taken among teams varied banning winches six unrestricting power four between extremes fav ored some type standardization award given ground crew surely Roger Roth Larry Jolly US would have taken Gold guys arent successful earning flying spot next team team should demand ground crew Team Manager Rick Selirameck did excellent job before during contest Winning Gold great friend ships won dont tarnishand remembered about what goes pits end 200-meter line like Steve Neu Torrey Pines Gulls fixed ailing radio Andy Kiel US team helping Andy rebuild broken wing time following task warm feeling us whole pit area cheered Don Edbergs re built launched flown successfully Peter Blommaart linguist Belgium ran play-by-play during entire contest kept interest level high among spectators well contestants should noted W Germans three different Sailplanes common denominator airfoils used Dr Quabecks profile list Quabeck himself used 9% airfoil 15% camber Decker used 8% section creased 9% tips camber 25% would like know part teams winning formula consider W $595 Retail 8 fI oz MODEL MAGIC FILLER Balsa Foam Fiberglass Quick setting Sands like balsa Non toxic Easy use Light weight Non shrinking As seen Toledo August AMA product review See dealer first write call Model Magic Products PO Box 7784 St Paul Minn 55119 715 425-1397 Soaring WC/Pruss Continued page 28 t4I~I c1XA ooiYOU d cafl paint W0 spraY 1strspe Its decals can alwaYs %rotector y relY Ol 420 * ceN prole iiandle spraY call ol Blac Bar spraY EPo%Y & pail1 neW FilletsGap tilling Ding repair L 124 Model Aviation German team selection finals 1985 began week before World Championships York time Decker fifth standings almost 11 ratio organizing personnel contestants word job done professional extracurricular ac tivities staged Ann Proctor left wives supporters fond memories York English countrysideand above people Nearly 70 people pulled together ficiating side bring off Geoff Dal limer chairman George Stringwell contest director Richard Douglass business manag er Mike Proctor contest manager made look easy Itll tough act follow Cloud Cruiser/Oslan Continued pane 36 straight install it wire rods place Dont forget remove rods before sawing center section half its sayonara saw bladeand noise will weld fillings teeth Tail surfaces youve seen tail section youve seen em isnt dif ferent except has dowel front held two screws back Fuel tank radio installation tank location size style up used 2-oz metal tank stuck behind firewall above engine mount bearers want larger tank theres plenty Covering suppose people will opt quickie heat-shrink covering materials theres no problem structure plenty strong Youll gain strength using silk dope Silron dope prefer latter its bit less ex pensive silk important its easier use stronger silk use nitrate dope youll need fuelproof final coat use butyrate dope youll need lots patience used butyrate because its available colors local aircraft supply house can bear use especially corners refuses stick thing can suggest use thin coats corners casenitrate butyrate plastic heat-shrinkI suggest color boltom wing stab black way youre color blind can see airplane great distance its overhead Dark opaque colors also best distant hori zontal visibility Continued page 128 * KIT BUILDERS Lighten strengthen next project factory prscessed graphite glass balsa laminates * SCRATCH BUILDERS Design high-tech composites ultimate strength weight components already familiar MASNALITE campasites try sample hit Includes CF 007 CF 014 Rigid graphite sheets CF 250 1/4' end grain balsa graphite laminate G B 125 1/0' end grain balsa glass laminate GB 250 1/4 end grain balsa glass laminate Graphite Rods 075 l/d diameter Brochure Shows bow use composite Partial lisliog sixes prices avallahle CF 0075'o24$ 000 CF 014e24SiBOD CF 250 . 5'o12$1300 0 B 125 ' o12$ 700 iPromotional G B 250 12' o12' 50sale price Graphite 024' sO Rods075' n36' 5 450 Milled Fiher$ 750 Glass Balloons gal 50 New Sample Kit$1500 Brocnure 00 VISA MASTERCARD CB 0 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER Plsrida Residents Add 5% Sales Tao Add $300 Poseage ft Handling Developed Sales aod Information CENTRAL FLORIDA HOySfES 401 Slate Rd 434Altamonte Springs Florida 32701 Phone 305 7BB371B Sam Leonard Proprietor November 1983 125 room area described fly ship using Super Cyke sometimes use integral Cyke tank other times internal tank radio gear goes wherever needed proper balance use OS 60 four-stroke battery receiver will have go far back conveniently pos sible engine quite heavy what jewel is
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
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U1 f DeckeriI S year RaIf West German teammates Decker won Individual RC Soaring World Championship West Germany team - winner contest involves tasks precision duration/spot landing distance speedeach contestant fly three tasks round single model organizers Eng land provided outstanding event EDan Pruss " AS IN 1977 First F3B RC Soaring World Championships South Africa Ralf Decker West Germany showed rest F3B world what state art what come fiberglass foam carbon-fiber ship didnt place top five year hut refinement design nearly scored upset two years later Ralf placed second less two points behind Austrias Wackerle famous DasseL Third World Championships Sacra mento Ralf placed fourth between two team mates together won team cup West Germany 1983 RaIfs year matter quite year lot filers way another Fourth F3B RC Soaring World Cham pionships held York England city goes back history some 2000 years all-inclusive dates event July 31 through August 6 site York Raif Decker model most-photographed meet left photo note spoilers close inboard ballast can loaded one-piece wing designed withstand 40-g load 35kg nose cone removed right see Deckers system getting airborne electronics Horns spoilers flaperons accessible fuselage Designed cooperation Dieter Pfefferhorn Craftsmanship Deckers Sailplane absolutely flawless photos author 24 Model Aviation winning West German team also included Individual World Champion L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck Reinhard Liese Gerd Schroeter team manager Individual World Champion RaIf Decker consistent decidedly superior performance West Germans would have almost 5000 points ahead 2nd-place team no throwaway round racetrack expanse grass vast 50 soccer fields set up within course dur ing football season Accommodations could nt have better designed event sheltered pit areas re pair stations food lodging York University less two miles away Some teams came week early among USA 26 coun tries registered largest number ever involved 68 fliers Four fliers attending fourth World Championships Sean Bannister England Raif Decker W Germany Franco Givoni Italy Joris Ten Holt Netherlands Besides ideal site organizers came up enough manpower make event coast Working premise some fun should remain sport civilized hours scheduled Flying started about 930 am ended about 4 oclock except day extra task scheduled Saturday could used make up tasks scrubbed because weather weather cooperated part Saturdays two tasks com pleted 3 oclock Two speed distance courses set up latter having two fliers time thereby avoiding sometimes four-plane congestion duration flights launched groups 10 official practice day SunNovember 1983 25 Left The jubilant top three L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck second Raif Decker four-time World Champs competitor now Individual World Champion Dave Worrall Great Britain third Thats Houlberg Trophy Right West German Team Manager Gerd Schroeter Dr Helmut Quabeck latter makes final check before flight Dr Quabeck designed airfoils winning teams entries LeTt Vvearning No 13 meant nothing Dave Worrall after 197-sec speed run two break 20-sec mark placed third Right Reinhard Liese W Germany original design showing speed brakes extended W German entries used flaperons Left Mike Gundry South Africa original design having wingspan 3044mm has controls rudder elevator flaperons spoilers Mikes plane typical fine craftsmanship seen York Right Marco Lorensi Italy displays Falco 20 has span 3000mm Mike Bame MB 25315 airfoil also used Alex Bower Tal Tai pod-and-boom fuselage made wood Left Joris Ten Holt Netherlands four has competed four F3B World Championships Sailplane Super Alba F 3170mm span Eppler 193 airfoil controls rudder elevator flaps spilers Right No pit area could have much better provided York case needed sheltered area right foregound Australias pitidentical Marialis Left Tents case need Day Two weather went sunshine rain pea-size hail fogall within hour Thats hail ground Otherwise weather cooperated temperature wind varied Check dress variation pictures Right Good fellowshipItalian team offering spaghetti American team No scores placed camaraderie everybody ground winner Left No its international macrame session What see team members five countries helping Italians backlashed line got out tangles new friendships resulted Right Larry Jolly left helps Mark Smith get Panic ready flight Mark slow gate came finish strong New plane Marks design soon put out kit form day July 3 1 accustomized contes tants call-up procedures contests tempo first day contest started 20 mph wind waiting pad dock event week before calm conditions Distance first task 28 fliers made 12 laps 1000-point scores Don Edberg US four aborted launches because tow hook problems fifth attempt model destroyed pitched over low altitude during launch plane shattered beyond hopes quick repair because same model must flown during round three tasks Don logged zero score first round speed task Decker caused everyone sft up take notice blistered course 189 seconds thin wings make mark themselves Decker Team Germany going ones demonstrating going horse race everybody else going have play catch up Othmar Sweers Netherlands 220 run flier prevent clean sweep W Germany first three places speed Quabeck W Ger slowest team 221 26 Model Aviation run duration Neils Hassing Denmark top scorer 5 mm 59 sec 100point landingfor normalized 1000point score Bower US 558 blew landing Mark Smith managed 527 scored 100-point spot ended Day Germany led 86637 points out possible 9000 team 566 points over second-place Netherlands Day Two began distance task windy conditions again Forty-nine fliers maxed 1000 points prompted discussion pit area merits group scoring man-on-man three US team members got 12 laps per fect score team team hopes quickly dampened however Edberg following task speed folded wing No 2 bird Irreparable time duration task meant 1000point distance score Don could show six flights Although blow US team could barely recover true team spirit came through hands combined efforts during night produce plane would ready Day Three hardly thoroughbred Andy Keil South Africa turned 217 November 1983 27 Left Simple sighting devices determining course ends Bases B A-frame collapsible unit can quickly erected Two courses used York effect two contests run simultaneously distance speed tasks Right Stephen Smith Australia shows adds weight Marlali 1500-gram steel rod does double dutyserves wing support providing ballast Left Joris Ten Holts all-weather transmitter Plastic case has holes hands antenna Basic idea used Europeans Right typi cal on-the-line scene L-R Roger Roth Larry Jolly US Team Manager Rich Schrameck Alex Bower Teamwork name game ij Left Spectators loved display provided Areno Borsts Hai foreground smallest models event has span 23 meters Eppler 178 airfoil flaperons Right flying site Knavesmire York England located within boundaries racetrack beautiful closely-mowed grass treat tiny figures near horizon picture organizers speed task best lot boost him previous day broken aluminum wing joiner during tow destroying No 1 ship duration Stephan Mejer Switzerland flying model features pivoting wing lateral con trol perfect 600 100 1000point score After 253 speed Alex Bower respectable 554/95 finished 11th Round Two end day West Germany nearly 1200-point lead team standings its fliersDecker Liese Quabeckwere two three Decker 59252 points out possible 6000 Day Three 43 fliers maxed 12-lap distance task Speed Helmut Quabeck turn 22-second run 1000 points fol lowed closely Dale Gregory Australia 222 Andy Kell 223 Mark Smith ran 230 Edberg rebuilt plane turned very respectable 252 Bower did 280 Duration won perfect flight Bengt Johannsson Sweden Smith 500/85 Bower 552/0 Edberg 349/100 end Round Three W Germany pulling well ahead pack leading 2800 points over nearest contender Netherlands US 19th computer scoring seconds hind last flight task Since throw away round anticipated score summaries included throwaways scoring Deck er Quabeck Liese two three consistent evident fact lowest throwaway round among three Lieses 28140 points Among favorites win years event Dave Worrall Great Britain Between second third World Championships Dave hadnt lost competition Between third fourth lost Daves luck ran other direction back sec ond round contest however des troyed plane first task Like Edberg round earlier scoreboard posted zero Round Four however would different Ending Day Three first task Round Four would duration Decker posted 1000-point score nearly-per fect flight 559/100 Mike Gundry South Africa followed suit Mark Smith back form 556/95 eventual ly finished third Round Four usual strong suit precision duration spot landings US teams wasnt consistent York Edberg managed 437/95 Bower 407/0 Day Four distance task again saw over half fliers getting 12 laps 1000point scores Some earned points dramatically last-minute relaunches others ho-hummed way over good-air course four minutes time get 12 laps can gener ous margin some Whlle completing 12 laps less four minutes earns no bonus points clock hot run can measure pilot/plane performance Deckers Round Four distance run made 1 min 42 sec speed task saw Decker slow 241 teammate Quabeck turned 214 Liese came through 208 time good 947 points Worrall broke 20-second barrier 197 gave Dave top score Round Four 29433 points placed him fourth overall behindyepDecker Quabeck Liese Worrall 60 points out third task Bower turned 215 Smith 234 and Edberg 246 round helped pull US 19th place 12th Great Britain jumped seventh second Holding onto third Australla Round Five saw consistent perform ances US team Smith turned 230 speed 515/90 duration Bower 231 447/90 whlle Edberg flew 257 Continued page 124 28 Model Aviation Its work Part Japanese support crew give comfort Guy Revel reporter France Henry Nicholls England Henry past president ClAM has officiated 23 World Championships Richard Douglass business manager event advises 5 mm work ing time lefta familiar cry flight line Mr FAI Electric Peter Blommaart Belgium gave exciting play-byplay seven days Its rumored became excited during flight talked ice cream cone ate microphone Nord Gerneke South Africa shows seg mented ballast rod Threaded ends x 20 conveniently fit together desired weight system has possibility 880 grams per wing 1983 RC Soaring World Championships P1NameNation Points* Plane /mm /Din2 foil rols 1DeckerW Germany 144107 riginal 2800 639 /9-8 A/F RESTH 2QuabeckW Germany 142654 hle3200680 HQ15/9A/F REB 3WorrallGreat Britain 142349 lus Task 83 2992 545 AREB 4LieseW Germany 141781 ilan II 2850 643 /8 A/F RES 5ValanniItaly 141115 uxvil 3130 720 AREF 6OReillyAustralia 140225 ariali 2955 583 ARES 7SmithUSA139352Panic2692644Mark YAREF 19 Bower USA 132972 Tai Tal 2968 653 MB253515 RE 55 Edberg USA 114006 Quantum 2800 671 E205 ARE Out possible 15000 A/F erons B rake Notes "Out possible 45000 R er S Spoilers Ailerons E TH Tow Hook 1 W Germany 28543 4 Netherlands 405315 7 France 90006 Team Results** 2 Great Britain 15032 5 Denmark 71 4 8 Austria 8831 3 Australia4127276 Italy397129 9 USA386331 553/100 performances moved up US team another notch eleventh place Mark Smith moved sixth place sixth final round witnessed US team members getting 12-lap maxes did previous round Bower re peated Round Five time speed 231 seconds duration logged 553/0 plane clipped leg landing Smith posted 253 559/100 beaten Mike OReilly Australia perfect 600/100 Edberg 267 600/90 sixth round Decker receiving con gratulations well before last flight made standings tell part story Worrall overtook Liese prevent one-two-three sweep W German team Yet W German team score left battle second place As seen pits e teams used onedesign Sajiplanes Australia used Mariali did sole entry New Zealand Brian Alexander Finland used Samun backups OptimaDeckers design Belgium Israel used Dohlea Quabeck de sign Dominating kitted birds Camaro Focus South Africa 1977 names became familiar Miller Roos Ban nister Amay Belgium Eppler Sitar Dassel Sacramento Wortman Eppler Quabeck same names familiar York too new ones added Ford Bosch Lucasall winch motors No winch dominated launching scene As matter fact W German team members used same winch took Belgium four years earlier An opinion poll taken among teams varied banning winches six unrestricting power four between extremes fav ored some type standardization award given ground crew surely Roger Roth Larry Jolly US would have taken Gold guys arent successful earning flying spot next team team should demand ground crew Team Manager Rick Selirameck did excellent job before during contest Winning Gold great friend ships won dont tarnishand remembered about what goes pits end 200-meter line like Steve Neu Torrey Pines Gulls fixed ailing radio Andy Kiel US team helping Andy rebuild broken wing time following task warm feeling us whole pit area cheered Don Edbergs re built launched flown successfully Peter Blommaart linguist Belgium ran play-by-play during entire contest kept interest level high among spectators well contestants should noted W Germans three different Sailplanes common denominator airfoils used Dr Quabecks profile list Quabeck himself used 9% airfoil 15% camber Decker used 8% section creased 9% tips camber 25% would like know part teams winning formula consider W $595 Retail 8 fI oz MODEL MAGIC FILLER Balsa Foam Fiberglass Quick setting Sands like balsa Non toxic Easy use Light weight Non shrinking As seen Toledo August AMA product review See dealer first write call Model Magic Products PO Box 7784 St Paul Minn 55119 715 425-1397 Soaring WC/Pruss Continued page 28 t4I~I c1XA ooiYOU d cafl paint W0 spraY 1strspe Its decals can alwaYs %rotector y relY Ol 420 * ceN prole iiandle spraY call ol Blac Bar spraY EPo%Y & pail1 neW FilletsGap tilling Ding repair L 124 Model Aviation German team selection finals 1985 began week before World Championships York time Decker fifth standings almost 11 ratio organizing personnel contestants word job done professional extracurricular ac tivities staged Ann Proctor left wives supporters fond memories York English countrysideand above people Nearly 70 people pulled together ficiating side bring off Geoff Dal limer chairman George Stringwell contest director Richard Douglass business manag er Mike Proctor contest manager made look easy Itll tough act follow Cloud Cruiser/Oslan Continued pane 36 straight install it wire rods place Dont forget remove rods before sawing center section half its sayonara saw bladeand noise will weld fillings teeth Tail surfaces youve seen tail section youve seen em isnt dif ferent except has dowel front held two screws back Fuel tank radio installation tank location size style up used 2-oz metal tank stuck behind firewall above engine mount bearers want larger tank theres plenty Covering suppose people will opt quickie heat-shrink covering materials theres no problem structure plenty strong Youll gain strength using silk dope Silron dope prefer latter its bit less ex pensive silk important its easier use stronger silk use nitrate dope youll need fuelproof final coat use butyrate dope youll need lots patience used butyrate because its available colors local aircraft supply house can bear use especially corners refuses stick thing can suggest use thin coats corners casenitrate butyrate plastic heat-shrinkI suggest color boltom wing stab black way youre color blind can see airplane great distance its overhead Dark opaque colors also best distant hori zontal visibility Continued page 128 * KIT BUILDERS Lighten strengthen next project factory prscessed graphite glass balsa laminates * SCRATCH BUILDERS Design high-tech composites ultimate strength weight components already familiar MASNALITE campasites try sample hit Includes CF 007 CF 014 Rigid graphite sheets CF 250 1/4' end grain balsa graphite laminate G B 125 1/0' end grain balsa glass laminate GB 250 1/4 end grain balsa glass laminate Graphite Rods 075 l/d diameter Brochure Shows bow use composite Partial lisliog sixes prices avallahle CF 0075'o24$ 000 CF 014e24SiBOD CF 250 . 5'o12$1300 0 B 125 ' o12$ 700 iPromotional G B 250 12' o12' 50sale price Graphite 024' sO Rods075' n36' 5 450 Milled Fiher$ 750 Glass Balloons gal 50 New Sample Kit$1500 Brocnure 00 VISA MASTERCARD CB 0 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER Plsrida Residents Add 5% Sales Tao Add $300 Poseage ft Handling Developed Sales aod Information CENTRAL FLORIDA HOySfES 401 Slate Rd 434Altamonte Springs Florida 32701 Phone 305 7BB371B Sam Leonard Proprietor November 1983 125 room area described fly ship using Super Cyke sometimes use integral Cyke tank other times internal tank radio gear goes wherever needed proper balance use OS 60 four-stroke battery receiver will have go far back conveniently pos sible engine quite heavy what jewel is
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 124, 125
-.ft ,,v,% \*,jie. U1 f DeckeriI S year RaIf West German teammates Decker won Individual RC Soaring World Championship West Germany team - winner contest involves tasks precision duration/spot landing distance speedeach contestant fly three tasks round single model organizers Eng land provided outstanding event EDan Pruss " AS IN 1977 First F3B RC Soaring World Championships South Africa Ralf Decker West Germany showed rest F3B world what state art what come fiberglass foam carbon-fiber ship didnt place top five year hut refinement design nearly scored upset two years later Ralf placed second less two points behind Austrias Wackerle famous DasseL Third World Championships Sacra mento Ralf placed fourth between two team mates together won team cup West Germany 1983 RaIfs year matter quite year lot filers way another Fourth F3B RC Soaring World Cham pionships held York England city goes back history some 2000 years all-inclusive dates event July 31 through August 6 site York Raif Decker model most-photographed meet left photo note spoilers close inboard ballast can loaded one-piece wing designed withstand 40-g load 35kg nose cone removed right see Deckers system getting airborne electronics Horns spoilers flaperons accessible fuselage Designed cooperation Dieter Pfefferhorn Craftsmanship Deckers Sailplane absolutely flawless photos author 24 Model Aviation winning West German team also included Individual World Champion L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck Reinhard Liese Gerd Schroeter team manager Individual World Champion RaIf Decker consistent decidedly superior performance West Germans would have almost 5000 points ahead 2nd-place team no throwaway round racetrack expanse grass vast 50 soccer fields set up within course dur ing football season Accommodations could nt have better designed event sheltered pit areas re pair stations food lodging York University less two miles away Some teams came week early among USA 26 coun tries registered largest number ever involved 68 fliers Four fliers attending fourth World Championships Sean Bannister England Raif Decker W Germany Franco Givoni Italy Joris Ten Holt Netherlands Besides ideal site organizers came up enough manpower make event coast Working premise some fun should remain sport civilized hours scheduled Flying started about 930 am ended about 4 oclock except day extra task scheduled Saturday could used make up tasks scrubbed because weather weather cooperated part Saturdays two tasks com pleted 3 oclock Two speed distance courses set up latter having two fliers time thereby avoiding sometimes four-plane congestion duration flights launched groups 10 official practice day SunNovember 1983 25 Left The jubilant top three L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck second Raif Decker four-time World Champs competitor now Individual World Champion Dave Worrall Great Britain third Thats Houlberg Trophy Right West German Team Manager Gerd Schroeter Dr Helmut Quabeck latter makes final check before flight Dr Quabeck designed airfoils winning teams entries LeTt Vvearning No 13 meant nothing Dave Worrall after 197-sec speed run two break 20-sec mark placed third Right Reinhard Liese W Germany original design showing speed brakes extended W German entries used flaperons Left Mike Gundry South Africa original design having wingspan 3044mm has controls rudder elevator flaperons spoilers Mikes plane typical fine craftsmanship seen York Right Marco Lorensi Italy displays Falco 20 has span 3000mm Mike Bame MB 25315 airfoil also used Alex Bower Tal Tai pod-and-boom fuselage made wood Left Joris Ten Holt Netherlands four has competed four F3B World Championships Sailplane Super Alba F 3170mm span Eppler 193 airfoil controls rudder elevator flaps spilers Right No pit area could have much better provided York case needed sheltered area right foregound Australias pitidentical Marialis Left Tents case need Day Two weather went sunshine rain pea-size hail fogall within hour Thats hail ground Otherwise weather cooperated temperature wind varied Check dress variation pictures Right Good fellowshipItalian team offering spaghetti American team No scores placed camaraderie everybody ground winner Left No its international macrame session What see team members five countries helping Italians backlashed line got out tangles new friendships resulted Right Larry Jolly left helps Mark Smith get Panic ready flight Mark slow gate came finish strong New plane Marks design soon put out kit form day July 3 1 accustomized contes tants call-up procedures contests tempo first day contest started 20 mph wind waiting pad dock event week before calm conditions Distance first task 28 fliers made 12 laps 1000-point scores Don Edberg US four aborted launches because tow hook problems fifth attempt model destroyed pitched over low altitude during launch plane shattered beyond hopes quick repair because same model must flown during round three tasks Don logged zero score first round speed task Decker caused everyone sft up take notice blistered course 189 seconds thin wings make mark themselves Decker Team Germany going ones demonstrating going horse race everybody else going have play catch up Othmar Sweers Netherlands 220 run flier prevent clean sweep W Germany first three places speed Quabeck W Ger slowest team 221 26 Model Aviation run duration Neils Hassing Denmark top scorer 5 mm 59 sec 100point landingfor normalized 1000point score Bower US 558 blew landing Mark Smith managed 527 scored 100-point spot ended Day Germany led 86637 points out possible 9000 team 566 points over second-place Netherlands Day Two began distance task windy conditions again Forty-nine fliers maxed 1000 points prompted discussion pit area merits group scoring man-on-man three US team members got 12 laps per fect score team team hopes quickly dampened however Edberg following task speed folded wing No 2 bird Irreparable time duration task meant 1000point distance score Don could show six flights Although blow US team could barely recover true team spirit came through hands combined efforts during night produce plane would ready Day Three hardly thoroughbred Andy Keil South Africa turned 217 November 1983 27 Left Simple sighting devices determining course ends Bases B A-frame collapsible unit can quickly erected Two courses used York effect two contests run simultaneously distance speed tasks Right Stephen Smith Australia shows adds weight Marlali 1500-gram steel rod does double dutyserves wing support providing ballast Left Joris Ten Holts all-weather transmitter Plastic case has holes hands antenna Basic idea used Europeans Right typi cal on-the-line scene L-R Roger Roth Larry Jolly US Team Manager Rich Schrameck Alex Bower Teamwork name game ij Left Spectators loved display provided Areno Borsts Hai foreground smallest models event has span 23 meters Eppler 178 airfoil flaperons Right flying site Knavesmire York England located within boundaries racetrack beautiful closely-mowed grass treat tiny figures near horizon picture organizers speed task best lot boost him previous day broken aluminum wing joiner during tow destroying No 1 ship duration Stephan Mejer Switzerland flying model features pivoting wing lateral con trol perfect 600 100 1000point score After 253 speed Alex Bower respectable 554/95 finished 11th Round Two end day West Germany nearly 1200-point lead team standings its fliersDecker Liese Quabeckwere two three Decker 59252 points out possible 6000 Day Three 43 fliers maxed 12-lap distance task Speed Helmut Quabeck turn 22-second run 1000 points fol lowed closely Dale Gregory Australia 222 Andy Kell 223 Mark Smith ran 230 Edberg rebuilt plane turned very respectable 252 Bower did 280 Duration won perfect flight Bengt Johannsson Sweden Smith 500/85 Bower 552/0 Edberg 349/100 end Round Three W Germany pulling well ahead pack leading 2800 points over nearest contender Netherlands US 19th computer scoring seconds hind last flight task Since throw away round anticipated score summaries included throwaways scoring Deck er Quabeck Liese two three consistent evident fact lowest throwaway round among three Lieses 28140 points Among favorites win years event Dave Worrall Great Britain Between second third World Championships Dave hadnt lost competition Between third fourth lost Daves luck ran other direction back sec ond round contest however des troyed plane first task Like Edberg round earlier scoreboard posted zero Round Four however would different Ending Day Three first task Round Four would duration Decker posted 1000-point score nearly-per fect flight 559/100 Mike Gundry South Africa followed suit Mark Smith back form 556/95 eventual ly finished third Round Four usual strong suit precision duration spot landings US teams wasnt consistent York Edberg managed 437/95 Bower 407/0 Day Four distance task again saw over half fliers getting 12 laps 1000point scores Some earned points dramatically last-minute relaunches others ho-hummed way over good-air course four minutes time get 12 laps can gener ous margin some Whlle completing 12 laps less four minutes earns no bonus points clock hot run can measure pilot/plane performance Deckers Round Four distance run made 1 min 42 sec speed task saw Decker slow 241 teammate Quabeck turned 214 Liese came through 208 time good 947 points Worrall broke 20-second barrier 197 gave Dave top score Round Four 29433 points placed him fourth overall behindyepDecker Quabeck Liese Worrall 60 points out third task Bower turned 215 Smith 234 and Edberg 246 round helped pull US 19th place 12th Great Britain jumped seventh second Holding onto third Australla Round Five saw consistent perform ances US team Smith turned 230 speed 515/90 duration Bower 231 447/90 whlle Edberg flew 257 Continued page 124 28 Model Aviation Its work Part Japanese support crew give comfort Guy Revel reporter France Henry Nicholls England Henry past president ClAM has officiated 23 World Championships Richard Douglass business manager event advises 5 mm work ing time lefta familiar cry flight line Mr FAI Electric Peter Blommaart Belgium gave exciting play-byplay seven days Its rumored became excited during flight talked ice cream cone ate microphone Nord Gerneke South Africa shows seg mented ballast rod Threaded ends x 20 conveniently fit together desired weight system has possibility 880 grams per wing 1983 RC Soaring World Championships P1NameNation Points* Plane /mm /Din2 foil rols 1DeckerW Germany 144107 riginal 2800 639 /9-8 A/F RESTH 2QuabeckW Germany 142654 hle3200680 HQ15/9A/F REB 3WorrallGreat Britain 142349 lus Task 83 2992 545 AREB 4LieseW Germany 141781 ilan II 2850 643 /8 A/F RES 5ValanniItaly 141115 uxvil 3130 720 AREF 6OReillyAustralia 140225 ariali 2955 583 ARES 7SmithUSA139352Panic2692644Mark YAREF 19 Bower USA 132972 Tai Tal 2968 653 MB253515 RE 55 Edberg USA 114006 Quantum 2800 671 E205 ARE Out possible 15000 A/F erons B rake Notes "Out possible 45000 R er S Spoilers Ailerons E TH Tow Hook 1 W Germany 28543 4 Netherlands 405315 7 France 90006 Team Results** 2 Great Britain 15032 5 Denmark 71 4 8 Austria 8831 3 Australia4127276 Italy397129 9 USA386331 553/100 performances moved up US team another notch eleventh place Mark Smith moved sixth place sixth final round witnessed US team members getting 12-lap maxes did previous round Bower re peated Round Five time speed 231 seconds duration logged 553/0 plane clipped leg landing Smith posted 253 559/100 beaten Mike OReilly Australia perfect 600/100 Edberg 267 600/90 sixth round Decker receiving con gratulations well before last flight made standings tell part story Worrall overtook Liese prevent one-two-three sweep W German team Yet W German team score left battle second place As seen pits e teams used onedesign Sajiplanes Australia used Mariali did sole entry New Zealand Brian Alexander Finland used Samun backups OptimaDeckers design Belgium Israel used Dohlea Quabeck de sign Dominating kitted birds Camaro Focus South Africa 1977 names became familiar Miller Roos Ban nister Amay Belgium Eppler Sitar Dassel Sacramento Wortman Eppler Quabeck same names familiar York too new ones added Ford Bosch Lucasall winch motors No winch dominated launching scene As matter fact W German team members used same winch took Belgium four years earlier An opinion poll taken among teams varied banning winches six unrestricting power four between extremes fav ored some type standardization award given ground crew surely Roger Roth Larry Jolly US would have taken Gold guys arent successful earning flying spot next team team should demand ground crew Team Manager Rick Selirameck did excellent job before during contest Winning Gold great friend ships won dont tarnishand remembered about what goes pits end 200-meter line like Steve Neu Torrey Pines Gulls fixed ailing radio Andy Kiel US team helping Andy rebuild broken wing time following task warm feeling us whole pit area cheered Don Edbergs re built launched flown successfully Peter Blommaart linguist Belgium ran play-by-play during entire contest kept interest level high among spectators well contestants should noted W Germans three different Sailplanes common denominator airfoils used Dr Quabecks profile list Quabeck himself used 9% airfoil 15% camber Decker used 8% section creased 9% tips camber 25% would like know part teams winning formula consider W $595 Retail 8 fI oz MODEL MAGIC FILLER Balsa Foam Fiberglass Quick setting Sands like balsa Non toxic Easy use Light weight Non shrinking As seen Toledo August AMA product review See dealer first write call Model Magic Products PO Box 7784 St Paul Minn 55119 715 425-1397 Soaring WC/Pruss Continued page 28 t4I~I c1XA ooiYOU d cafl paint W0 spraY 1strspe Its decals can alwaYs %rotector y relY Ol 420 * ceN prole iiandle spraY call ol Blac Bar spraY EPo%Y & pail1 neW FilletsGap tilling Ding repair L 124 Model Aviation German team selection finals 1985 began week before World Championships York time Decker fifth standings almost 11 ratio organizing personnel contestants word job done professional extracurricular ac tivities staged Ann Proctor left wives supporters fond memories York English countrysideand above people Nearly 70 people pulled together ficiating side bring off Geoff Dal limer chairman George Stringwell contest director Richard Douglass business manag er Mike Proctor contest manager made look easy Itll tough act follow Cloud Cruiser/Oslan Continued pane 36 straight install it wire rods place Dont forget remove rods before sawing center section half its sayonara saw bladeand noise will weld fillings teeth Tail surfaces youve seen tail section youve seen em isnt dif ferent except has dowel front held two screws back Fuel tank radio installation tank location size style up used 2-oz metal tank stuck behind firewall above engine mount bearers want larger tank theres plenty Covering suppose people will opt quickie heat-shrink covering materials theres no problem structure plenty strong Youll gain strength using silk dope Silron dope prefer latter its bit less ex pensive silk important its easier use stronger silk use nitrate dope youll need fuelproof final coat use butyrate dope youll need lots patience used butyrate because its available colors local aircraft supply house can bear use especially corners refuses stick thing can suggest use thin coats corners casenitrate butyrate plastic heat-shrinkI suggest color boltom wing stab black way youre color blind can see airplane great distance its overhead Dark opaque colors also best distant hori zontal visibility Continued page 128 * KIT BUILDERS Lighten strengthen next project factory prscessed graphite glass balsa laminates * SCRATCH BUILDERS Design high-tech composites ultimate strength weight components already familiar MASNALITE campasites try sample hit Includes CF 007 CF 014 Rigid graphite sheets CF 250 1/4' end grain balsa graphite laminate G B 125 1/0' end grain balsa glass laminate GB 250 1/4 end grain balsa glass laminate Graphite Rods 075 l/d diameter Brochure Shows bow use composite Partial lisliog sixes prices avallahle CF 0075'o24$ 000 CF 014e24SiBOD CF 250 . 5'o12$1300 0 B 125 ' o12$ 700 iPromotional G B 250 12' o12' 50sale price Graphite 024' sO Rods075' n36' 5 450 Milled Fiher$ 750 Glass Balloons gal 50 New Sample Kit$1500 Brocnure 00 VISA MASTERCARD CB 0 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER Plsrida Residents Add 5% Sales Tao Add $300 Poseage ft Handling Developed Sales aod Information CENTRAL FLORIDA HOySfES 401 Slate Rd 434Altamonte Springs Florida 32701 Phone 305 7BB371B Sam Leonard Proprietor November 1983 125 room area described fly ship using Super Cyke sometimes use integral Cyke tank other times internal tank radio gear goes wherever needed proper balance use OS 60 four-stroke battery receiver will have go far back conveniently pos sible engine quite heavy what jewel is
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
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U1 f DeckeriI S year RaIf West German teammates Decker won Individual RC Soaring World Championship West Germany team - winner contest involves tasks precision duration/spot landing distance speedeach contestant fly three tasks round single model organizers Eng land provided outstanding event EDan Pruss " AS IN 1977 First F3B RC Soaring World Championships South Africa Ralf Decker West Germany showed rest F3B world what state art what come fiberglass foam carbon-fiber ship didnt place top five year hut refinement design nearly scored upset two years later Ralf placed second less two points behind Austrias Wackerle famous DasseL Third World Championships Sacra mento Ralf placed fourth between two team mates together won team cup West Germany 1983 RaIfs year matter quite year lot filers way another Fourth F3B RC Soaring World Cham pionships held York England city goes back history some 2000 years all-inclusive dates event July 31 through August 6 site York Raif Decker model most-photographed meet left photo note spoilers close inboard ballast can loaded one-piece wing designed withstand 40-g load 35kg nose cone removed right see Deckers system getting airborne electronics Horns spoilers flaperons accessible fuselage Designed cooperation Dieter Pfefferhorn Craftsmanship Deckers Sailplane absolutely flawless photos author 24 Model Aviation winning West German team also included Individual World Champion L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck Reinhard Liese Gerd Schroeter team manager Individual World Champion RaIf Decker consistent decidedly superior performance West Germans would have almost 5000 points ahead 2nd-place team no throwaway round racetrack expanse grass vast 50 soccer fields set up within course dur ing football season Accommodations could nt have better designed event sheltered pit areas re pair stations food lodging York University less two miles away Some teams came week early among USA 26 coun tries registered largest number ever involved 68 fliers Four fliers attending fourth World Championships Sean Bannister England Raif Decker W Germany Franco Givoni Italy Joris Ten Holt Netherlands Besides ideal site organizers came up enough manpower make event coast Working premise some fun should remain sport civilized hours scheduled Flying started about 930 am ended about 4 oclock except day extra task scheduled Saturday could used make up tasks scrubbed because weather weather cooperated part Saturdays two tasks com pleted 3 oclock Two speed distance courses set up latter having two fliers time thereby avoiding sometimes four-plane congestion duration flights launched groups 10 official practice day SunNovember 1983 25 Left The jubilant top three L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck second Raif Decker four-time World Champs competitor now Individual World Champion Dave Worrall Great Britain third Thats Houlberg Trophy Right West German Team Manager Gerd Schroeter Dr Helmut Quabeck latter makes final check before flight Dr Quabeck designed airfoils winning teams entries LeTt Vvearning No 13 meant nothing Dave Worrall after 197-sec speed run two break 20-sec mark placed third Right Reinhard Liese W Germany original design showing speed brakes extended W German entries used flaperons Left Mike Gundry South Africa original design having wingspan 3044mm has controls rudder elevator flaperons spoilers Mikes plane typical fine craftsmanship seen York Right Marco Lorensi Italy displays Falco 20 has span 3000mm Mike Bame MB 25315 airfoil also used Alex Bower Tal Tai pod-and-boom fuselage made wood Left Joris Ten Holt Netherlands four has competed four F3B World Championships Sailplane Super Alba F 3170mm span Eppler 193 airfoil controls rudder elevator flaps spilers Right No pit area could have much better provided York case needed sheltered area right foregound Australias pitidentical Marialis Left Tents case need Day Two weather went sunshine rain pea-size hail fogall within hour Thats hail ground Otherwise weather cooperated temperature wind varied Check dress variation pictures Right Good fellowshipItalian team offering spaghetti American team No scores placed camaraderie everybody ground winner Left No its international macrame session What see team members five countries helping Italians backlashed line got out tangles new friendships resulted Right Larry Jolly left helps Mark Smith get Panic ready flight Mark slow gate came finish strong New plane Marks design soon put out kit form day July 3 1 accustomized contes tants call-up procedures contests tempo first day contest started 20 mph wind waiting pad dock event week before calm conditions Distance first task 28 fliers made 12 laps 1000-point scores Don Edberg US four aborted launches because tow hook problems fifth attempt model destroyed pitched over low altitude during launch plane shattered beyond hopes quick repair because same model must flown during round three tasks Don logged zero score first round speed task Decker caused everyone sft up take notice blistered course 189 seconds thin wings make mark themselves Decker Team Germany going ones demonstrating going horse race everybody else going have play catch up Othmar Sweers Netherlands 220 run flier prevent clean sweep W Germany first three places speed Quabeck W Ger slowest team 221 26 Model Aviation run duration Neils Hassing Denmark top scorer 5 mm 59 sec 100point landingfor normalized 1000point score Bower US 558 blew landing Mark Smith managed 527 scored 100-point spot ended Day Germany led 86637 points out possible 9000 team 566 points over second-place Netherlands Day Two began distance task windy conditions again Forty-nine fliers maxed 1000 points prompted discussion pit area merits group scoring man-on-man three US team members got 12 laps per fect score team team hopes quickly dampened however Edberg following task speed folded wing No 2 bird Irreparable time duration task meant 1000point distance score Don could show six flights Although blow US team could barely recover true team spirit came through hands combined efforts during night produce plane would ready Day Three hardly thoroughbred Andy Keil South Africa turned 217 November 1983 27 Left Simple sighting devices determining course ends Bases B A-frame collapsible unit can quickly erected Two courses used York effect two contests run simultaneously distance speed tasks Right Stephen Smith Australia shows adds weight Marlali 1500-gram steel rod does double dutyserves wing support providing ballast Left Joris Ten Holts all-weather transmitter Plastic case has holes hands antenna Basic idea used Europeans Right typi cal on-the-line scene L-R Roger Roth Larry Jolly US Team Manager Rich Schrameck Alex Bower Teamwork name game ij Left Spectators loved display provided Areno Borsts Hai foreground smallest models event has span 23 meters Eppler 178 airfoil flaperons Right flying site Knavesmire York England located within boundaries racetrack beautiful closely-mowed grass treat tiny figures near horizon picture organizers speed task best lot boost him previous day broken aluminum wing joiner during tow destroying No 1 ship duration Stephan Mejer Switzerland flying model features pivoting wing lateral con trol perfect 600 100 1000point score After 253 speed Alex Bower respectable 554/95 finished 11th Round Two end day West Germany nearly 1200-point lead team standings its fliersDecker Liese Quabeckwere two three Decker 59252 points out possible 6000 Day Three 43 fliers maxed 12-lap distance task Speed Helmut Quabeck turn 22-second run 1000 points fol lowed closely Dale Gregory Australia 222 Andy Kell 223 Mark Smith ran 230 Edberg rebuilt plane turned very respectable 252 Bower did 280 Duration won perfect flight Bengt Johannsson Sweden Smith 500/85 Bower 552/0 Edberg 349/100 end Round Three W Germany pulling well ahead pack leading 2800 points over nearest contender Netherlands US 19th computer scoring seconds hind last flight task Since throw away round anticipated score summaries included throwaways scoring Deck er Quabeck Liese two three consistent evident fact lowest throwaway round among three Lieses 28140 points Among favorites win years event Dave Worrall Great Britain Between second third World Championships Dave hadnt lost competition Between third fourth lost Daves luck ran other direction back sec ond round contest however des troyed plane first task Like Edberg round earlier scoreboard posted zero Round Four however would different Ending Day Three first task Round Four would duration Decker posted 1000-point score nearly-per fect flight 559/100 Mike Gundry South Africa followed suit Mark Smith back form 556/95 eventual ly finished third Round Four usual strong suit precision duration spot landings US teams wasnt consistent York Edberg managed 437/95 Bower 407/0 Day Four distance task again saw over half fliers getting 12 laps 1000point scores Some earned points dramatically last-minute relaunches others ho-hummed way over good-air course four minutes time get 12 laps can gener ous margin some Whlle completing 12 laps less four minutes earns no bonus points clock hot run can measure pilot/plane performance Deckers Round Four distance run made 1 min 42 sec speed task saw Decker slow 241 teammate Quabeck turned 214 Liese came through 208 time good 947 points Worrall broke 20-second barrier 197 gave Dave top score Round Four 29433 points placed him fourth overall behindyepDecker Quabeck Liese Worrall 60 points out third task Bower turned 215 Smith 234 and Edberg 246 round helped pull US 19th place 12th Great Britain jumped seventh second Holding onto third Australla Round Five saw consistent perform ances US team Smith turned 230 speed 515/90 duration Bower 231 447/90 whlle Edberg flew 257 Continued page 124 28 Model Aviation Its work Part Japanese support crew give comfort Guy Revel reporter France Henry Nicholls England Henry past president ClAM has officiated 23 World Championships Richard Douglass business manager event advises 5 mm work ing time lefta familiar cry flight line Mr FAI Electric Peter Blommaart Belgium gave exciting play-byplay seven days Its rumored became excited during flight talked ice cream cone ate microphone Nord Gerneke South Africa shows seg mented ballast rod Threaded ends x 20 conveniently fit together desired weight system has possibility 880 grams per wing 1983 RC Soaring World Championships P1NameNation Points* Plane /mm /Din2 foil rols 1DeckerW Germany 144107 riginal 2800 639 /9-8 A/F RESTH 2QuabeckW Germany 142654 hle3200680 HQ15/9A/F REB 3WorrallGreat Britain 142349 lus Task 83 2992 545 AREB 4LieseW Germany 141781 ilan II 2850 643 /8 A/F RES 5ValanniItaly 141115 uxvil 3130 720 AREF 6OReillyAustralia 140225 ariali 2955 583 ARES 7SmithUSA139352Panic2692644Mark YAREF 19 Bower USA 132972 Tai Tal 2968 653 MB253515 RE 55 Edberg USA 114006 Quantum 2800 671 E205 ARE Out possible 15000 A/F erons B rake Notes "Out possible 45000 R er S Spoilers Ailerons E TH Tow Hook 1 W Germany 28543 4 Netherlands 405315 7 France 90006 Team Results** 2 Great Britain 15032 5 Denmark 71 4 8 Austria 8831 3 Australia4127276 Italy397129 9 USA386331 553/100 performances moved up US team another notch eleventh place Mark Smith moved sixth place sixth final round witnessed US team members getting 12-lap maxes did previous round Bower re peated Round Five time speed 231 seconds duration logged 553/0 plane clipped leg landing Smith posted 253 559/100 beaten Mike OReilly Australia perfect 600/100 Edberg 267 600/90 sixth round Decker receiving con gratulations well before last flight made standings tell part story Worrall overtook Liese prevent one-two-three sweep W German team Yet W German team score left battle second place As seen pits e teams used onedesign Sajiplanes Australia used Mariali did sole entry New Zealand Brian Alexander Finland used Samun backups OptimaDeckers design Belgium Israel used Dohlea Quabeck de sign Dominating kitted birds Camaro Focus South Africa 1977 names became familiar Miller Roos Ban nister Amay Belgium Eppler Sitar Dassel Sacramento Wortman Eppler Quabeck same names familiar York too new ones added Ford Bosch Lucasall winch motors No winch dominated launching scene As matter fact W German team members used same winch took Belgium four years earlier An opinion poll taken among teams varied banning winches six unrestricting power four between extremes fav ored some type standardization award given ground crew surely Roger Roth Larry Jolly US would have taken Gold guys arent successful earning flying spot next team team should demand ground crew Team Manager Rick Selirameck did excellent job before during contest Winning Gold great friend ships won dont tarnishand remembered about what goes pits end 200-meter line like Steve Neu Torrey Pines Gulls fixed ailing radio Andy Kiel US team helping Andy rebuild broken wing time following task warm feeling us whole pit area cheered Don Edbergs re built launched flown successfully Peter Blommaart linguist Belgium ran play-by-play during entire contest kept interest level high among spectators well contestants should noted W Germans three different Sailplanes common denominator airfoils used Dr Quabecks profile list Quabeck himself used 9% airfoil 15% camber Decker used 8% section creased 9% tips camber 25% would like know part teams winning formula consider W $595 Retail 8 fI oz MODEL MAGIC FILLER Balsa Foam Fiberglass Quick setting Sands like balsa Non toxic Easy use Light weight Non shrinking As seen Toledo August AMA product review See dealer first write call Model Magic Products PO Box 7784 St Paul Minn 55119 715 425-1397 Soaring WC/Pruss Continued page 28 t4I~I c1XA ooiYOU d cafl paint W0 spraY 1strspe Its decals can alwaYs %rotector y relY Ol 420 * ceN prole iiandle spraY call ol Blac Bar spraY EPo%Y & pail1 neW FilletsGap tilling Ding repair L 124 Model Aviation German team selection finals 1985 began week before World Championships York time Decker fifth standings almost 11 ratio organizing personnel contestants word job done professional extracurricular ac tivities staged Ann Proctor left wives supporters fond memories York English countrysideand above people Nearly 70 people pulled together ficiating side bring off Geoff Dal limer chairman George Stringwell contest director Richard Douglass business manag er Mike Proctor contest manager made look easy Itll tough act follow Cloud Cruiser/Oslan Continued pane 36 straight install it wire rods place Dont forget remove rods before sawing center section half its sayonara saw bladeand noise will weld fillings teeth Tail surfaces youve seen tail section youve seen em isnt dif ferent except has dowel front held two screws back Fuel tank radio installation tank location size style up used 2-oz metal tank stuck behind firewall above engine mount bearers want larger tank theres plenty Covering suppose people will opt quickie heat-shrink covering materials theres no problem structure plenty strong Youll gain strength using silk dope Silron dope prefer latter its bit less ex pensive silk important its easier use stronger silk use nitrate dope youll need fuelproof final coat use butyrate dope youll need lots patience used butyrate because its available colors local aircraft supply house can bear use especially corners refuses stick thing can suggest use thin coats corners casenitrate butyrate plastic heat-shrinkI suggest color boltom wing stab black way youre color blind can see airplane great distance its overhead Dark opaque colors also best distant hori zontal visibility Continued page 128 * KIT BUILDERS Lighten strengthen next project factory prscessed graphite glass balsa laminates * SCRATCH BUILDERS Design high-tech composites ultimate strength weight components already familiar MASNALITE campasites try sample hit Includes CF 007 CF 014 Rigid graphite sheets CF 250 1/4' end grain balsa graphite laminate G B 125 1/0' end grain balsa glass laminate GB 250 1/4 end grain balsa glass laminate Graphite Rods 075 l/d diameter Brochure Shows bow use composite Partial lisliog sixes prices avallahle CF 0075'o24$ 000 CF 014e24SiBOD CF 250 . 5'o12$1300 0 B 125 ' o12$ 700 iPromotional G B 250 12' o12' 50sale price Graphite 024' sO Rods075' n36' 5 450 Milled Fiher$ 750 Glass Balloons gal 50 New Sample Kit$1500 Brocnure 00 VISA MASTERCARD CB 0 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER Plsrida Residents Add 5% Sales Tao Add $300 Poseage ft Handling Developed Sales aod Information CENTRAL FLORIDA HOySfES 401 Slate Rd 434Altamonte Springs Florida 32701 Phone 305 7BB371B Sam Leonard Proprietor November 1983 125 room area described fly ship using Super Cyke sometimes use integral Cyke tank other times internal tank radio gear goes wherever needed proper balance use OS 60 four-stroke battery receiver will have go far back conveniently pos sible engine quite heavy what jewel is
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 124, 125
-.ft ,,v,% \*,jie. U1 f DeckeriI S year RaIf West German teammates Decker won Individual RC Soaring World Championship West Germany team - winner contest involves tasks precision duration/spot landing distance speedeach contestant fly three tasks round single model organizers Eng land provided outstanding event EDan Pruss " AS IN 1977 First F3B RC Soaring World Championships South Africa Ralf Decker West Germany showed rest F3B world what state art what come fiberglass foam carbon-fiber ship didnt place top five year hut refinement design nearly scored upset two years later Ralf placed second less two points behind Austrias Wackerle famous DasseL Third World Championships Sacra mento Ralf placed fourth between two team mates together won team cup West Germany 1983 RaIfs year matter quite year lot filers way another Fourth F3B RC Soaring World Cham pionships held York England city goes back history some 2000 years all-inclusive dates event July 31 through August 6 site York Raif Decker model most-photographed meet left photo note spoilers close inboard ballast can loaded one-piece wing designed withstand 40-g load 35kg nose cone removed right see Deckers system getting airborne electronics Horns spoilers flaperons accessible fuselage Designed cooperation Dieter Pfefferhorn Craftsmanship Deckers Sailplane absolutely flawless photos author 24 Model Aviation winning West German team also included Individual World Champion L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck Reinhard Liese Gerd Schroeter team manager Individual World Champion RaIf Decker consistent decidedly superior performance West Germans would have almost 5000 points ahead 2nd-place team no throwaway round racetrack expanse grass vast 50 soccer fields set up within course dur ing football season Accommodations could nt have better designed event sheltered pit areas re pair stations food lodging York University less two miles away Some teams came week early among USA 26 coun tries registered largest number ever involved 68 fliers Four fliers attending fourth World Championships Sean Bannister England Raif Decker W Germany Franco Givoni Italy Joris Ten Holt Netherlands Besides ideal site organizers came up enough manpower make event coast Working premise some fun should remain sport civilized hours scheduled Flying started about 930 am ended about 4 oclock except day extra task scheduled Saturday could used make up tasks scrubbed because weather weather cooperated part Saturdays two tasks com pleted 3 oclock Two speed distance courses set up latter having two fliers time thereby avoiding sometimes four-plane congestion duration flights launched groups 10 official practice day SunNovember 1983 25 Left The jubilant top three L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck second Raif Decker four-time World Champs competitor now Individual World Champion Dave Worrall Great Britain third Thats Houlberg Trophy Right West German Team Manager Gerd Schroeter Dr Helmut Quabeck latter makes final check before flight Dr Quabeck designed airfoils winning teams entries LeTt Vvearning No 13 meant nothing Dave Worrall after 197-sec speed run two break 20-sec mark placed third Right Reinhard Liese W Germany original design showing speed brakes extended W German entries used flaperons Left Mike Gundry South Africa original design having wingspan 3044mm has controls rudder elevator flaperons spoilers Mikes plane typical fine craftsmanship seen York Right Marco Lorensi Italy displays Falco 20 has span 3000mm Mike Bame MB 25315 airfoil also used Alex Bower Tal Tai pod-and-boom fuselage made wood Left Joris Ten Holt Netherlands four has competed four F3B World Championships Sailplane Super Alba F 3170mm span Eppler 193 airfoil controls rudder elevator flaps spilers Right No pit area could have much better provided York case needed sheltered area right foregound Australias pitidentical Marialis Left Tents case need Day Two weather went sunshine rain pea-size hail fogall within hour Thats hail ground Otherwise weather cooperated temperature wind varied Check dress variation pictures Right Good fellowshipItalian team offering spaghetti American team No scores placed camaraderie everybody ground winner Left No its international macrame session What see team members five countries helping Italians backlashed line got out tangles new friendships resulted Right Larry Jolly left helps Mark Smith get Panic ready flight Mark slow gate came finish strong New plane Marks design soon put out kit form day July 3 1 accustomized contes tants call-up procedures contests tempo first day contest started 20 mph wind waiting pad dock event week before calm conditions Distance first task 28 fliers made 12 laps 1000-point scores Don Edberg US four aborted launches because tow hook problems fifth attempt model destroyed pitched over low altitude during launch plane shattered beyond hopes quick repair because same model must flown during round three tasks Don logged zero score first round speed task Decker caused everyone sft up take notice blistered course 189 seconds thin wings make mark themselves Decker Team Germany going ones demonstrating going horse race everybody else going have play catch up Othmar Sweers Netherlands 220 run flier prevent clean sweep W Germany first three places speed Quabeck W Ger slowest team 221 26 Model Aviation run duration Neils Hassing Denmark top scorer 5 mm 59 sec 100point landingfor normalized 1000point score Bower US 558 blew landing Mark Smith managed 527 scored 100-point spot ended Day Germany led 86637 points out possible 9000 team 566 points over second-place Netherlands Day Two began distance task windy conditions again Forty-nine fliers maxed 1000 points prompted discussion pit area merits group scoring man-on-man three US team members got 12 laps per fect score team team hopes quickly dampened however Edberg following task speed folded wing No 2 bird Irreparable time duration task meant 1000point distance score Don could show six flights Although blow US team could barely recover true team spirit came through hands combined efforts during night produce plane would ready Day Three hardly thoroughbred Andy Keil South Africa turned 217 November 1983 27 Left Simple sighting devices determining course ends Bases B A-frame collapsible unit can quickly erected Two courses used York effect two contests run simultaneously distance speed tasks Right Stephen Smith Australia shows adds weight Marlali 1500-gram steel rod does double dutyserves wing support providing ballast Left Joris Ten Holts all-weather transmitter Plastic case has holes hands antenna Basic idea used Europeans Right typi cal on-the-line scene L-R Roger Roth Larry Jolly US Team Manager Rich Schrameck Alex Bower Teamwork name game ij Left Spectators loved display provided Areno Borsts Hai foreground smallest models event has span 23 meters Eppler 178 airfoil flaperons Right flying site Knavesmire York England located within boundaries racetrack beautiful closely-mowed grass treat tiny figures near horizon picture organizers speed task best lot boost him previous day broken aluminum wing joiner during tow destroying No 1 ship duration Stephan Mejer Switzerland flying model features pivoting wing lateral con trol perfect 600 100 1000point score After 253 speed Alex Bower respectable 554/95 finished 11th Round Two end day West Germany nearly 1200-point lead team standings its fliersDecker Liese Quabeckwere two three Decker 59252 points out possible 6000 Day Three 43 fliers maxed 12-lap distance task Speed Helmut Quabeck turn 22-second run 1000 points fol lowed closely Dale Gregory Australia 222 Andy Kell 223 Mark Smith ran 230 Edberg rebuilt plane turned very respectable 252 Bower did 280 Duration won perfect flight Bengt Johannsson Sweden Smith 500/85 Bower 552/0 Edberg 349/100 end Round Three W Germany pulling well ahead pack leading 2800 points over nearest contender Netherlands US 19th computer scoring seconds hind last flight task Since throw away round anticipated score summaries included throwaways scoring Deck er Quabeck Liese two three consistent evident fact lowest throwaway round among three Lieses 28140 points Among favorites win years event Dave Worrall Great Britain Between second third World Championships Dave hadnt lost competition Between third fourth lost Daves luck ran other direction back sec ond round contest however des troyed plane first task Like Edberg round earlier scoreboard posted zero Round Four however would different Ending Day Three first task Round Four would duration Decker posted 1000-point score nearly-per fect flight 559/100 Mike Gundry South Africa followed suit Mark Smith back form 556/95 eventual ly finished third Round Four usual strong suit precision duration spot landings US teams wasnt consistent York Edberg managed 437/95 Bower 407/0 Day Four distance task again saw over half fliers getting 12 laps 1000point scores Some earned points dramatically last-minute relaunches others ho-hummed way over good-air course four minutes time get 12 laps can gener ous margin some Whlle completing 12 laps less four minutes earns no bonus points clock hot run can measure pilot/plane performance Deckers Round Four distance run made 1 min 42 sec speed task saw Decker slow 241 teammate Quabeck turned 214 Liese came through 208 time good 947 points Worrall broke 20-second barrier 197 gave Dave top score Round Four 29433 points placed him fourth overall behindyepDecker Quabeck Liese Worrall 60 points out third task Bower turned 215 Smith 234 and Edberg 246 round helped pull US 19th place 12th Great Britain jumped seventh second Holding onto third Australla Round Five saw consistent perform ances US team Smith turned 230 speed 515/90 duration Bower 231 447/90 whlle Edberg flew 257 Continued page 124 28 Model Aviation Its work Part Japanese support crew give comfort Guy Revel reporter France Henry Nicholls England Henry past president ClAM has officiated 23 World Championships Richard Douglass business manager event advises 5 mm work ing time lefta familiar cry flight line Mr FAI Electric Peter Blommaart Belgium gave exciting play-byplay seven days Its rumored became excited during flight talked ice cream cone ate microphone Nord Gerneke South Africa shows seg mented ballast rod Threaded ends x 20 conveniently fit together desired weight system has possibility 880 grams per wing 1983 RC Soaring World Championships P1NameNation Points* Plane /mm /Din2 foil rols 1DeckerW Germany 144107 riginal 2800 639 /9-8 A/F RESTH 2QuabeckW Germany 142654 hle3200680 HQ15/9A/F REB 3WorrallGreat Britain 142349 lus Task 83 2992 545 AREB 4LieseW Germany 141781 ilan II 2850 643 /8 A/F RES 5ValanniItaly 141115 uxvil 3130 720 AREF 6OReillyAustralia 140225 ariali 2955 583 ARES 7SmithUSA139352Panic2692644Mark YAREF 19 Bower USA 132972 Tai Tal 2968 653 MB253515 RE 55 Edberg USA 114006 Quantum 2800 671 E205 ARE Out possible 15000 A/F erons B rake Notes "Out possible 45000 R er S Spoilers Ailerons E TH Tow Hook 1 W Germany 28543 4 Netherlands 405315 7 France 90006 Team Results** 2 Great Britain 15032 5 Denmark 71 4 8 Austria 8831 3 Australia4127276 Italy397129 9 USA386331 553/100 performances moved up US team another notch eleventh place Mark Smith moved sixth place sixth final round witnessed US team members getting 12-lap maxes did previous round Bower re peated Round Five time speed 231 seconds duration logged 553/0 plane clipped leg landing Smith posted 253 559/100 beaten Mike OReilly Australia perfect 600/100 Edberg 267 600/90 sixth round Decker receiving con gratulations well before last flight made standings tell part story Worrall overtook Liese prevent one-two-three sweep W German team Yet W German team score left battle second place As seen pits e teams used onedesign Sajiplanes Australia used Mariali did sole entry New Zealand Brian Alexander Finland used Samun backups OptimaDeckers design Belgium Israel used Dohlea Quabeck de sign Dominating kitted birds Camaro Focus South Africa 1977 names became familiar Miller Roos Ban nister Amay Belgium Eppler Sitar Dassel Sacramento Wortman Eppler Quabeck same names familiar York too new ones added Ford Bosch Lucasall winch motors No winch dominated launching scene As matter fact W German team members used same winch took Belgium four years earlier An opinion poll taken among teams varied banning winches six unrestricting power four between extremes fav ored some type standardization award given ground crew surely Roger Roth Larry Jolly US would have taken Gold guys arent successful earning flying spot next team team should demand ground crew Team Manager Rick Selirameck did excellent job before during contest Winning Gold great friend ships won dont tarnishand remembered about what goes pits end 200-meter line like Steve Neu Torrey Pines Gulls fixed ailing radio Andy Kiel US team helping Andy rebuild broken wing time following task warm feeling us whole pit area cheered Don Edbergs re built launched flown successfully Peter Blommaart linguist Belgium ran play-by-play during entire contest kept interest level high among spectators well contestants should noted W Germans three different Sailplanes common denominator airfoils used Dr Quabecks profile list Quabeck himself used 9% airfoil 15% camber Decker used 8% section creased 9% tips camber 25% would like know part teams winning formula consider W $595 Retail 8 fI oz MODEL MAGIC FILLER Balsa Foam Fiberglass Quick setting Sands like balsa Non toxic Easy use Light weight Non shrinking As seen Toledo August AMA product review See dealer first write call Model Magic Products PO Box 7784 St Paul Minn 55119 715 425-1397 Soaring WC/Pruss Continued page 28 t4I~I c1XA ooiYOU d cafl paint W0 spraY 1strspe Its decals can alwaYs %rotector y relY Ol 420 * ceN prole iiandle spraY call ol Blac Bar spraY EPo%Y & pail1 neW FilletsGap tilling Ding repair L 124 Model Aviation German team selection finals 1985 began week before World Championships York time Decker fifth standings almost 11 ratio organizing personnel contestants word job done professional extracurricular ac tivities staged Ann Proctor left wives supporters fond memories York English countrysideand above people Nearly 70 people pulled together ficiating side bring off Geoff Dal limer chairman George Stringwell contest director Richard Douglass business manag er Mike Proctor contest manager made look easy Itll tough act follow Cloud Cruiser/Oslan Continued pane 36 straight install it wire rods place Dont forget remove rods before sawing center section half its sayonara saw bladeand noise will weld fillings teeth Tail surfaces youve seen tail section youve seen em isnt dif ferent except has dowel front held two screws back Fuel tank radio installation tank location size style up used 2-oz metal tank stuck behind firewall above engine mount bearers want larger tank theres plenty Covering suppose people will opt quickie heat-shrink covering materials theres no problem structure plenty strong Youll gain strength using silk dope Silron dope prefer latter its bit less ex pensive silk important its easier use stronger silk use nitrate dope youll need fuelproof final coat use butyrate dope youll need lots patience used butyrate because its available colors local aircraft supply house can bear use especially corners refuses stick thing can suggest use thin coats corners casenitrate butyrate plastic heat-shrinkI suggest color boltom wing stab black way youre color blind can see airplane great distance its overhead Dark opaque colors also best distant hori zontal visibility Continued page 128 * KIT BUILDERS Lighten strengthen next project factory prscessed graphite glass balsa laminates * SCRATCH BUILDERS Design high-tech composites ultimate strength weight components already familiar MASNALITE campasites try sample hit Includes CF 007 CF 014 Rigid graphite sheets CF 250 1/4' end grain balsa graphite laminate G B 125 1/0' end grain balsa glass laminate GB 250 1/4 end grain balsa glass laminate Graphite Rods 075 l/d diameter Brochure Shows bow use composite Partial lisliog sixes prices avallahle CF 0075'o24$ 000 CF 014e24SiBOD CF 250 . 5'o12$1300 0 B 125 ' o12$ 700 iPromotional G B 250 12' o12' 50sale price Graphite 024' sO Rods075' n36' 5 450 Milled Fiher$ 750 Glass Balloons gal 50 New Sample Kit$1500 Brocnure 00 VISA MASTERCARD CB 0 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER Plsrida Residents Add 5% Sales Tao Add $300 Poseage ft Handling Developed Sales aod Information CENTRAL FLORIDA HOySfES 401 Slate Rd 434Altamonte Springs Florida 32701 Phone 305 7BB371B Sam Leonard Proprietor November 1983 125 room area described fly ship using Super Cyke sometimes use integral Cyke tank other times internal tank radio gear goes wherever needed proper balance use OS 60 four-stroke battery receiver will have go far back conveniently pos sible engine quite heavy what jewel is
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
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U1 f DeckeriI S year RaIf West German teammates Decker won Individual RC Soaring World Championship West Germany team - winner contest involves tasks precision duration/spot landing distance speedeach contestant fly three tasks round single model organizers Eng land provided outstanding event EDan Pruss " AS IN 1977 First F3B RC Soaring World Championships South Africa Ralf Decker West Germany showed rest F3B world what state art what come fiberglass foam carbon-fiber ship didnt place top five year hut refinement design nearly scored upset two years later Ralf placed second less two points behind Austrias Wackerle famous DasseL Third World Championships Sacra mento Ralf placed fourth between two team mates together won team cup West Germany 1983 RaIfs year matter quite year lot filers way another Fourth F3B RC Soaring World Cham pionships held York England city goes back history some 2000 years all-inclusive dates event July 31 through August 6 site York Raif Decker model most-photographed meet left photo note spoilers close inboard ballast can loaded one-piece wing designed withstand 40-g load 35kg nose cone removed right see Deckers system getting airborne electronics Horns spoilers flaperons accessible fuselage Designed cooperation Dieter Pfefferhorn Craftsmanship Deckers Sailplane absolutely flawless photos author 24 Model Aviation winning West German team also included Individual World Champion L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck Reinhard Liese Gerd Schroeter team manager Individual World Champion RaIf Decker consistent decidedly superior performance West Germans would have almost 5000 points ahead 2nd-place team no throwaway round racetrack expanse grass vast 50 soccer fields set up within course dur ing football season Accommodations could nt have better designed event sheltered pit areas re pair stations food lodging York University less two miles away Some teams came week early among USA 26 coun tries registered largest number ever involved 68 fliers Four fliers attending fourth World Championships Sean Bannister England Raif Decker W Germany Franco Givoni Italy Joris Ten Holt Netherlands Besides ideal site organizers came up enough manpower make event coast Working premise some fun should remain sport civilized hours scheduled Flying started about 930 am ended about 4 oclock except day extra task scheduled Saturday could used make up tasks scrubbed because weather weather cooperated part Saturdays two tasks com pleted 3 oclock Two speed distance courses set up latter having two fliers time thereby avoiding sometimes four-plane congestion duration flights launched groups 10 official practice day SunNovember 1983 25 Left The jubilant top three L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck second Raif Decker four-time World Champs competitor now Individual World Champion Dave Worrall Great Britain third Thats Houlberg Trophy Right West German Team Manager Gerd Schroeter Dr Helmut Quabeck latter makes final check before flight Dr Quabeck designed airfoils winning teams entries LeTt Vvearning No 13 meant nothing Dave Worrall after 197-sec speed run two break 20-sec mark placed third Right Reinhard Liese W Germany original design showing speed brakes extended W German entries used flaperons Left Mike Gundry South Africa original design having wingspan 3044mm has controls rudder elevator flaperons spoilers Mikes plane typical fine craftsmanship seen York Right Marco Lorensi Italy displays Falco 20 has span 3000mm Mike Bame MB 25315 airfoil also used Alex Bower Tal Tai pod-and-boom fuselage made wood Left Joris Ten Holt Netherlands four has competed four F3B World Championships Sailplane Super Alba F 3170mm span Eppler 193 airfoil controls rudder elevator flaps spilers Right No pit area could have much better provided York case needed sheltered area right foregound Australias pitidentical Marialis Left Tents case need Day Two weather went sunshine rain pea-size hail fogall within hour Thats hail ground Otherwise weather cooperated temperature wind varied Check dress variation pictures Right Good fellowshipItalian team offering spaghetti American team No scores placed camaraderie everybody ground winner Left No its international macrame session What see team members five countries helping Italians backlashed line got out tangles new friendships resulted Right Larry Jolly left helps Mark Smith get Panic ready flight Mark slow gate came finish strong New plane Marks design soon put out kit form day July 3 1 accustomized contes tants call-up procedures contests tempo first day contest started 20 mph wind waiting pad dock event week before calm conditions Distance first task 28 fliers made 12 laps 1000-point scores Don Edberg US four aborted launches because tow hook problems fifth attempt model destroyed pitched over low altitude during launch plane shattered beyond hopes quick repair because same model must flown during round three tasks Don logged zero score first round speed task Decker caused everyone sft up take notice blistered course 189 seconds thin wings make mark themselves Decker Team Germany going ones demonstrating going horse race everybody else going have play catch up Othmar Sweers Netherlands 220 run flier prevent clean sweep W Germany first three places speed Quabeck W Ger slowest team 221 26 Model Aviation run duration Neils Hassing Denmark top scorer 5 mm 59 sec 100point landingfor normalized 1000point score Bower US 558 blew landing Mark Smith managed 527 scored 100-point spot ended Day Germany led 86637 points out possible 9000 team 566 points over second-place Netherlands Day Two began distance task windy conditions again Forty-nine fliers maxed 1000 points prompted discussion pit area merits group scoring man-on-man three US team members got 12 laps per fect score team team hopes quickly dampened however Edberg following task speed folded wing No 2 bird Irreparable time duration task meant 1000point distance score Don could show six flights Although blow US team could barely recover true team spirit came through hands combined efforts during night produce plane would ready Day Three hardly thoroughbred Andy Keil South Africa turned 217 November 1983 27 Left Simple sighting devices determining course ends Bases B A-frame collapsible unit can quickly erected Two courses used York effect two contests run simultaneously distance speed tasks Right Stephen Smith Australia shows adds weight Marlali 1500-gram steel rod does double dutyserves wing support providing ballast Left Joris Ten Holts all-weather transmitter Plastic case has holes hands antenna Basic idea used Europeans Right typi cal on-the-line scene L-R Roger Roth Larry Jolly US Team Manager Rich Schrameck Alex Bower Teamwork name game ij Left Spectators loved display provided Areno Borsts Hai foreground smallest models event has span 23 meters Eppler 178 airfoil flaperons Right flying site Knavesmire York England located within boundaries racetrack beautiful closely-mowed grass treat tiny figures near horizon picture organizers speed task best lot boost him previous day broken aluminum wing joiner during tow destroying No 1 ship duration Stephan Mejer Switzerland flying model features pivoting wing lateral con trol perfect 600 100 1000point score After 253 speed Alex Bower respectable 554/95 finished 11th Round Two end day West Germany nearly 1200-point lead team standings its fliersDecker Liese Quabeckwere two three Decker 59252 points out possible 6000 Day Three 43 fliers maxed 12-lap distance task Speed Helmut Quabeck turn 22-second run 1000 points fol lowed closely Dale Gregory Australia 222 Andy Kell 223 Mark Smith ran 230 Edberg rebuilt plane turned very respectable 252 Bower did 280 Duration won perfect flight Bengt Johannsson Sweden Smith 500/85 Bower 552/0 Edberg 349/100 end Round Three W Germany pulling well ahead pack leading 2800 points over nearest contender Netherlands US 19th computer scoring seconds hind last flight task Since throw away round anticipated score summaries included throwaways scoring Deck er Quabeck Liese two three consistent evident fact lowest throwaway round among three Lieses 28140 points Among favorites win years event Dave Worrall Great Britain Between second third World Championships Dave hadnt lost competition Between third fourth lost Daves luck ran other direction back sec ond round contest however des troyed plane first task Like Edberg round earlier scoreboard posted zero Round Four however would different Ending Day Three first task Round Four would duration Decker posted 1000-point score nearly-per fect flight 559/100 Mike Gundry South Africa followed suit Mark Smith back form 556/95 eventual ly finished third Round Four usual strong suit precision duration spot landings US teams wasnt consistent York Edberg managed 437/95 Bower 407/0 Day Four distance task again saw over half fliers getting 12 laps 1000point scores Some earned points dramatically last-minute relaunches others ho-hummed way over good-air course four minutes time get 12 laps can gener ous margin some Whlle completing 12 laps less four minutes earns no bonus points clock hot run can measure pilot/plane performance Deckers Round Four distance run made 1 min 42 sec speed task saw Decker slow 241 teammate Quabeck turned 214 Liese came through 208 time good 947 points Worrall broke 20-second barrier 197 gave Dave top score Round Four 29433 points placed him fourth overall behindyepDecker Quabeck Liese Worrall 60 points out third task Bower turned 215 Smith 234 and Edberg 246 round helped pull US 19th place 12th Great Britain jumped seventh second Holding onto third Australla Round Five saw consistent perform ances US team Smith turned 230 speed 515/90 duration Bower 231 447/90 whlle Edberg flew 257 Continued page 124 28 Model Aviation Its work Part Japanese support crew give comfort Guy Revel reporter France Henry Nicholls England Henry past president ClAM has officiated 23 World Championships Richard Douglass business manager event advises 5 mm work ing time lefta familiar cry flight line Mr FAI Electric Peter Blommaart Belgium gave exciting play-byplay seven days Its rumored became excited during flight talked ice cream cone ate microphone Nord Gerneke South Africa shows seg mented ballast rod Threaded ends x 20 conveniently fit together desired weight system has possibility 880 grams per wing 1983 RC Soaring World Championships P1NameNation Points* Plane /mm /Din2 foil rols 1DeckerW Germany 144107 riginal 2800 639 /9-8 A/F RESTH 2QuabeckW Germany 142654 hle3200680 HQ15/9A/F REB 3WorrallGreat Britain 142349 lus Task 83 2992 545 AREB 4LieseW Germany 141781 ilan II 2850 643 /8 A/F RES 5ValanniItaly 141115 uxvil 3130 720 AREF 6OReillyAustralia 140225 ariali 2955 583 ARES 7SmithUSA139352Panic2692644Mark YAREF 19 Bower USA 132972 Tai Tal 2968 653 MB253515 RE 55 Edberg USA 114006 Quantum 2800 671 E205 ARE Out possible 15000 A/F erons B rake Notes "Out possible 45000 R er S Spoilers Ailerons E TH Tow Hook 1 W Germany 28543 4 Netherlands 405315 7 France 90006 Team Results** 2 Great Britain 15032 5 Denmark 71 4 8 Austria 8831 3 Australia4127276 Italy397129 9 USA386331 553/100 performances moved up US team another notch eleventh place Mark Smith moved sixth place sixth final round witnessed US team members getting 12-lap maxes did previous round Bower re peated Round Five time speed 231 seconds duration logged 553/0 plane clipped leg landing Smith posted 253 559/100 beaten Mike OReilly Australia perfect 600/100 Edberg 267 600/90 sixth round Decker receiving con gratulations well before last flight made standings tell part story Worrall overtook Liese prevent one-two-three sweep W German team Yet W German team score left battle second place As seen pits e teams used onedesign Sajiplanes Australia used Mariali did sole entry New Zealand Brian Alexander Finland used Samun backups OptimaDeckers design Belgium Israel used Dohlea Quabeck de sign Dominating kitted birds Camaro Focus South Africa 1977 names became familiar Miller Roos Ban nister Amay Belgium Eppler Sitar Dassel Sacramento Wortman Eppler Quabeck same names familiar York too new ones added Ford Bosch Lucasall winch motors No winch dominated launching scene As matter fact W German team members used same winch took Belgium four years earlier An opinion poll taken among teams varied banning winches six unrestricting power four between extremes fav ored some type standardization award given ground crew surely Roger Roth Larry Jolly US would have taken Gold guys arent successful earning flying spot next team team should demand ground crew Team Manager Rick Selirameck did excellent job before during contest Winning Gold great friend ships won dont tarnishand remembered about what goes pits end 200-meter line like Steve Neu Torrey Pines Gulls fixed ailing radio Andy Kiel US team helping Andy rebuild broken wing time following task warm feeling us whole pit area cheered Don Edbergs re built launched flown successfully Peter Blommaart linguist Belgium ran play-by-play during entire contest kept interest level high among spectators well contestants should noted W Germans three different Sailplanes common denominator airfoils used Dr Quabecks profile list Quabeck himself used 9% airfoil 15% camber Decker used 8% section creased 9% tips camber 25% would like know part teams winning formula consider W $595 Retail 8 fI oz MODEL MAGIC FILLER Balsa Foam Fiberglass Quick setting Sands like balsa Non toxic Easy use Light weight Non shrinking As seen Toledo August AMA product review See dealer first write call Model Magic Products PO Box 7784 St Paul Minn 55119 715 425-1397 Soaring WC/Pruss Continued page 28 t4I~I c1XA ooiYOU d cafl paint W0 spraY 1strspe Its decals can alwaYs %rotector y relY Ol 420 * ceN prole iiandle spraY call ol Blac Bar spraY EPo%Y & pail1 neW FilletsGap tilling Ding repair L 124 Model Aviation German team selection finals 1985 began week before World Championships York time Decker fifth standings almost 11 ratio organizing personnel contestants word job done professional extracurricular ac tivities staged Ann Proctor left wives supporters fond memories York English countrysideand above people Nearly 70 people pulled together ficiating side bring off Geoff Dal limer chairman George Stringwell contest director Richard Douglass business manag er Mike Proctor contest manager made look easy Itll tough act follow Cloud Cruiser/Oslan Continued pane 36 straight install it wire rods place Dont forget remove rods before sawing center section half its sayonara saw bladeand noise will weld fillings teeth Tail surfaces youve seen tail section youve seen em isnt dif ferent except has dowel front held two screws back Fuel tank radio installation tank location size style up used 2-oz metal tank stuck behind firewall above engine mount bearers want larger tank theres plenty Covering suppose people will opt quickie heat-shrink covering materials theres no problem structure plenty strong Youll gain strength using silk dope Silron dope prefer latter its bit less ex pensive silk important its easier use stronger silk use nitrate dope youll need fuelproof final coat use butyrate dope youll need lots patience used butyrate because its available colors local aircraft supply house can bear use especially corners refuses stick thing can suggest use thin coats corners casenitrate butyrate plastic heat-shrinkI suggest color boltom wing stab black way youre color blind can see airplane great distance its overhead Dark opaque colors also best distant hori zontal visibility Continued page 128 * KIT BUILDERS Lighten strengthen next project factory prscessed graphite glass balsa laminates * SCRATCH BUILDERS Design high-tech composites ultimate strength weight components already familiar MASNALITE campasites try sample hit Includes CF 007 CF 014 Rigid graphite sheets CF 250 1/4' end grain balsa graphite laminate G B 125 1/0' end grain balsa glass laminate GB 250 1/4 end grain balsa glass laminate Graphite Rods 075 l/d diameter Brochure Shows bow use composite Partial lisliog sixes prices avallahle CF 0075'o24$ 000 CF 014e24SiBOD CF 250 . 5'o12$1300 0 B 125 ' o12$ 700 iPromotional G B 250 12' o12' 50sale price Graphite 024' sO Rods075' n36' 5 450 Milled Fiher$ 750 Glass Balloons gal 50 New Sample Kit$1500 Brocnure 00 VISA MASTERCARD CB 0 CHECK OR MONEY ORDER Plsrida Residents Add 5% Sales Tao Add $300 Poseage ft Handling Developed Sales aod Information CENTRAL FLORIDA HOySfES 401 Slate Rd 434Altamonte Springs Florida 32701 Phone 305 7BB371B Sam Leonard Proprietor November 1983 125 room area described fly ship using Super Cyke sometimes use integral Cyke tank other times internal tank radio gear goes wherever needed proper balance use OS 60 four-stroke battery receiver will have go far back conveniently pos sible engine quite heavy what jewel is
Edition: Model Aviation - 1983/11
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 124, 125
-.ft ,,v,% \*,jie. U1 f DeckeriI S year RaIf West German teammates Decker won Individual RC Soaring World Championship West Germany team - winner contest involves tasks precision duration/spot landing distance speedeach contestant fly three tasks round single model organizers Eng land provided outstanding event EDan Pruss " AS IN 1977 First F3B RC Soaring World Championships South Africa Ralf Decker West Germany showed rest F3B world what state art what come fiberglass foam carbon-fiber ship didnt place top five year hut refinement design nearly scored upset two years later Ralf placed second less two points behind Austrias Wackerle famous DasseL Third World Championships Sacra mento Ralf placed fourth between two team mates together won team cup West Germany 1983 RaIfs year matter quite year lot filers way another Fourth F3B RC Soaring World Cham pionships held York England city goes back history some 2000 years all-inclusive dates event July 31 through August 6 site York Raif Decker model most-photographed meet left photo note spoilers close inboard ballast can loaded one-piece wing designed withstand 40-g load 35kg nose cone removed right see Deckers system getting airborne electronics Horns spoilers flaperons accessible fuselage Designed cooperation Dieter Pfefferhorn Craftsmanship Deckers Sailplane absolutely flawless photos author 24 Model Aviation winning West German team also included Individual World Champion L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck Reinhard Liese Gerd Schroeter team manager Individual World Champion RaIf Decker consistent decidedly superior performance West Germans would have almost 5000 points ahead 2nd-place team no throwaway round racetrack expanse grass vast 50 soccer fields set up within course dur ing football season Accommodations could nt have better designed event sheltered pit areas re pair stations food lodging York University less two miles away Some teams came week early among USA 26 coun tries registered largest number ever involved 68 fliers Four fliers attending fourth World Championships Sean Bannister England Raif Decker W Germany Franco Givoni Italy Joris Ten Holt Netherlands Besides ideal site organizers came up enough manpower make event coast Working premise some fun should remain sport civilized hours scheduled Flying started about 930 am ended about 4 oclock except day extra task scheduled Saturday could used make up tasks scrubbed because weather weather cooperated part Saturdays two tasks com pleted 3 oclock Two speed distance courses set up latter having two fliers time thereby avoiding sometimes four-plane congestion duration flights launched groups 10 official practice day SunNovember 1983 25 Left The jubilant top three L-R Dr Helmut Quabeck second Raif Decker four-time World Champs competitor now Individual World Champion Dave Worrall Great Britain third Thats Houlberg Trophy Right West German Team Manager Gerd Schroeter Dr Helmut Quabeck latter makes final check before flight Dr Quabeck designed airfoils winning teams entries LeTt Vvearning No 13 meant nothing Dave Worrall after 197-sec speed run two break 20-sec mark placed third Right Reinhard Liese W Germany original design showing speed brakes extended W German entries used flaperons Left Mike Gundry South Africa original design having wingspan 3044mm has controls rudder elevator flaperons spoilers Mikes plane typical fine craftsmanship seen York Right Marco Lorensi Italy displays Falco 20 has span 3000mm Mike Bame MB 25315 airfoil also used Alex Bower Tal Tai pod-and-boom fuselage made wood Left Joris Ten Holt Netherlands four has competed four F3B World Championships Sailplane Super Alba F 3170mm span Eppler 193 airfoil controls rudder elevator flaps spilers Right No pit area could have much better provided York case needed sheltered area right foregound Australias pitidentical Marialis Left Tents case need Day Two weather went sunshine rain pea-size hail fogall within hour Thats hail ground Otherwise weather cooperated temperature wind varied Check dress variation pictures Right Good fellowshipItalian team offering spaghetti American team No scores placed camaraderie everybody ground winner Left No its international macrame session What see team members five countries helping Italians backlashed line got out tangles new friendships resulted Right Larry Jolly left helps Mark Smith get Panic ready flight Mark slow gate came finish strong New plane Marks design soon put out kit form day July 3 1 accustomized contes tants call-up procedures contests tempo first day contest started 20 mph wind waiting pad dock event week before calm conditions Distance first task 28 fliers made 12 laps 1000-point scores Don Edberg US four aborted launches because tow hook problems fifth attempt model destroyed pitched over low altitude during launch plane shattered beyond hopes quick repair because same model must flown during round three tasks Don logged zero score first round speed task Decker caused everyone sft up take notice blistered course 189 seconds thin wings make mark themselves Decker Team Germany going ones demonstrating going horse race everybody else going have play catch up Othmar Sweers Netherlands 220 run flier prevent clean sweep W Germany first three places speed Quabeck W Ger slowest team 221 26 Model Aviation run duration Neils Hassing Denmark top scorer 5 mm 59 sec 100point landingfor normalized 1000point score Bower US 558 blew landing Mark Smith managed 527 scored 100-point spot ended Day Germany led 86637 points out possible 9000 team 566 points over second-place Netherlands Day Two began distance task windy conditions again Forty-nine fliers maxed 1000 points prompted discussion pit area merits group scoring man-on-man three US team members got 12 laps per fect score team team hopes quickly dampened however Edberg following task speed folded wing No 2 bird Irreparable time duration task meant 1000point distance score Don could show six flights Although blow US team could barely recover true team spirit came through hands combined efforts during night produce plane would ready Day Three hardly thoroughbred Andy Keil South Africa turned 217 November 1983 27 Left Simple sighting devices determining course ends Bases B A-frame collapsible unit can quickly erected Two courses used York effect two contests run simultaneously distance speed tasks Right Stephen Smith Australia shows adds weight Marlali 1500-gram steel rod does double dutyserves wing support providing ballast Left Joris Ten Holts all-weather transmitter Plastic case has holes hands antenna Basic idea used Europeans Right typi cal on-the-line scene L-R Roger Roth Larry Jolly US Team Manager Rich Schrameck Alex Bower Teamwork name game ij Left Spectators loved display provided Areno Borsts Hai foreground smallest models event has span 23 meters Eppler 178 airfoil flaperons Right flying site Knavesmire York England located within boundaries racetrack beautiful closely-mowed grass treat tiny figures near horizon picture organizers speed task best lot boost him previous day broken aluminum wing joiner during tow destroying No 1 ship duration Stephan Mejer Switzerland flying model features pivoting wing lateral con trol perfect 600 100 1000point score After 253 speed Alex Bower respectable 554/95 finished 11th Round Two end day West Germany nearly 1200-point lead team standings its fliersDecker Liese Quabeckwere two three Decker 59252 points out possible 6000 Day Three 43 fliers maxed 12-lap distance task Speed Helmut Quabeck turn 22-second run 1000 points fol lowed closely Dale Gregory Australia 222 Andy Kell 223 Mark Smith ran 230 Edberg rebuilt plane turned very respectable 252 Bower did 280 Duration won perfect flight Bengt Johannsson Sweden Smith 500/85 Bower 552/0 Edberg 349/100 end Round Three W Germany pulling well ahead pack leading 2800 points over nearest contender Netherlands US 19th computer scoring seconds hind last flight task Since throw away round anticipated score summaries included throwaways scoring Deck er Quabeck Liese two three consistent evident fact lowest throwaway round among three Lieses 28140 points Among favorites win years event Dave Worrall Great Britain Between second third World Championships Dave hadnt lost competition Between third fourth lost Daves luck ran other direction back sec ond round contest however des troyed plane first task Like Edberg round earlier scoreboard posted zero Round Four however would different Ending Day Three first task Round Four would duration Decker posted 1000-point score nearly-per fect flight 559/100 Mike Gundry South Africa followed suit Mark Smith back form 556/95 eventual ly finished third Round Four usual strong suit precision duration spot landings US teams wasnt consistent York Edberg managed 437/95 Bower 407/0 Day Four distance task again saw over half fliers getting 12 laps 1000point scores Some earned points dramatically last-minute relaunches others ho-hummed way over good-air course four minutes time get 12 laps can gener ous margin some Whlle completing 12 laps less four minutes earns no bonus points clock hot run can measure pilot/plane performance Deckers Round Four distance run made 1 min 42 sec speed task saw Decker slow 241 teammate Quabeck turned 214 Liese came through 208 time good 947 points Worrall broke 20-second barrier 197 gave Dave top score Round Four 29433 points placed him fourth overall behindyepDecker Quabeck Liese Worrall 60 points out third task Bower turned 215 Smith 234 and Edberg 246 round helped pull US 19th place 12th Great Britain jumped seventh second Holding onto third Australla Round Five saw consistent perform ances US team Smith turned 230 speed 515/90 duration Bower 231 447/90 whlle Edberg flew 257 Continued page 124 28 Model Aviation Its work Part Japanese support crew give comfort Guy Revel reporter France Henry Nicholls England Henry past president ClAM has officiated 23 World Championships Richard Douglass business manager event advises 5 mm work ing time lefta familiar cry flight line Mr FAI Electric Peter Blommaart Belgium gave exciting play-byplay seven days Its rumored became excited during flight talked ice cream cone ate microphone Nord Gerneke South Africa shows seg mented ballast rod Threaded ends x 20 conveniently fit together desired weight system has possibility 880 grams per wing 1983 RC Soaring World Championships P1NameNation Points* Plane /mm /Din2 foil rols 1DeckerW Germany 144107 riginal 2800 639 /9-8 A/F RESTH 2QuabeckW Germany 142654 hle3200680 HQ15/9A/F REB 3WorrallGreat Britain 142349 lus Task 83 2992 545 AREB 4LieseW Germany 141781 ilan II 2850 643 /8 A/F RES 5ValanniItaly 141115 uxvil 3130 720 AREF 6OReillyAustralia 140225 ariali 2955 583 ARES 7SmithUSA139352Panic2692644Mark YAREF 19 Bower USA 132972 Tai Tal 2968 653 MB253515 RE 55 Edberg USA 114006 Quantum 2800 671 E205 ARE Out possible 15000 A/F erons B rake Notes "Out possible 45000 R er S Spoilers Ailerons E TH Tow Hook 1 W Germany 28543 4 Netherlands 405315 7 France 90006 Team Results** 2 Great Britain 15032 5 Denmark 71 4 8 Austria 8831 3 Australia4127276 Italy397129 9 USA386331 553/100 performances moved up US team another notch eleventh place Mark Smith moved sixth place sixth final round witnessed US team members getting 12-lap maxes did previous round Bower re peated Round Five time speed 231 seconds duration logged 553/0 plane clipped leg landing Smith posted 253 559/100 beaten Mike OReilly Australia perfect 600/100 Edberg 267 600/90 sixth round Decker receiving con gratulations well before last flight made standings tell part story Worrall overtook Liese prevent one-two-three sweep W German team Yet W German team score left battle second place As seen pits e teams used onedesign Sajiplanes Australia used Mariali did sole entry New Zealand Brian Alexander Finland used Samun backups OptimaDeckers design Belgium Israel used Dohlea Quabeck de sign Dominating kitted birds Camaro Focus South Africa 1977 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Blommaart linguist Belgium ran play-by-play during entire contest kept interest level high among spectators well contestants should noted W Germans three different Sailplanes common denominator airfoils used Dr Quabecks profile list Quabeck himself used 9% airfoil 15% camber Decker used 8% section creased 9% tips camber 25% would like know part teams winning formula consider W $595 Retail 8 fI oz MODEL MAGIC FILLER Balsa Foam Fiberglass Quick setting Sands like balsa Non toxic Easy use Light weight Non shrinking As seen Toledo August AMA product review See dealer first write call Model Magic Products PO Box 7784 St Paul Minn 55119 715 425-1397 Soaring WC/Pruss Continued page 28 t4I~I c1XA ooiYOU d cafl paint W0 spraY 1strspe Its decals can alwaYs %rotector y relY Ol 420 * ceN prole iiandle spraY call ol Blac Bar spraY EPo%Y & pail1 neW FilletsGap tilling Ding repair L 124 Model Aviation German team selection finals 1985 began week before World Championships York time Decker fifth 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