NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series black glass-filled nylon8x4 8x6$1 39 55x4 55x45$1099x4 9x5 9x6 9x8 95x6 S 159 6x3 6x35 6x4$10910x6 10x7 10x8 $179 7x47x6$12911x6 11x7 11x75 11x9 $199 K Series Classic Series black glass-filled nylon18x6 18x8 18x10$1325 16x6 16x8 16x10$795 20x6 20x8 20x10$1525 Wood Series beechwood maple14x6 14x8 14x10$525 9x4 9x5 9x6 9x8$19516x6 16x8 16x10$895 10x5 10x6 10x7 10x8$22518x6 18x8 18x10$1395 11x6 11x7 11x8 11x10$25520x620x820x10$1595 12x6 12x8 12x9$32522x822x1022x12$1795 13x6 13x8 13x10$39524x8 24x10 24x12$1995 Scimitar ISeries charcoalgray glass-filled nylon 1 0x7 8x58x6$15911x6 11x7$229 9x59x6$17912x6$329 sizes come Super K Series 3-Blade black glass-filled nylon Propellers12 dia adj pitch$3495 1 3 dia adj pitch$3695 replacement blades 3/pk 12 inch$995 13 inch$995 sizes come See local Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories WINDSOR PROPELLER COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle ho Cordova CA 95742 631-8385 October 1994 13 -w TM Smoke Technologies TM Distibuted Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/10
Page Numbers: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series black glass-filled nylon8x4 8x6$1 39 55x4 55x45$1099x4 9x5 9x6 9x8 95x6 S 159 6x3 6x35 6x4$10910x6 10x7 10x8 $179 7x47x6$12911x6 11x7 11x75 11x9 $199 K Series Classic Series black glass-filled nylon18x6 18x8 18x10$1325 16x6 16x8 16x10$795 20x6 20x8 20x10$1525 Wood Series beechwood maple14x6 14x8 14x10$525 9x4 9x5 9x6 9x8$19516x6 16x8 16x10$895 10x5 10x6 10x7 10x8$22518x6 18x8 18x10$1395 11x6 11x7 11x8 11x10$25520x620x820x10$1595 12x6 12x8 12x9$32522x822x1022x12$1795 13x6 13x8 13x10$39524x8 24x10 24x12$1995 Scimitar ISeries charcoalgray glass-filled nylon 1 0x7 8x58x6$15911x6 11x7$229 9x59x6$17912x6$329 sizes come Super K Series 3-Blade black glass-filled nylon Propellers12 dia adj pitch$3495 1 3 dia adj pitch$3695 replacement blades 3/pk 12 inch$995 13 inch$995 sizes come See local Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories WINDSOR PROPELLER COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle ho Cordova CA 95742 631-8385 October 1994 13 -w TM Smoke Technologies TM Distibuted Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
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NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series 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EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
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NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series black glass-filled nylon8x4 8x6$1 39 55x4 55x45$1099x4 9x5 9x6 9x8 95x6 S 159 6x3 6x35 6x4$10910x6 10x7 10x8 $179 7x47x6$12911x6 11x7 11x75 11x9 $199 K Series Classic Series black glass-filled nylon18x6 18x8 18x10$1325 16x6 16x8 16x10$795 20x6 20x8 20x10$1525 Wood Series beechwood maple14x6 14x8 14x10$525 9x4 9x5 9x6 9x8$19516x6 16x8 16x10$895 10x5 10x6 10x7 10x8$22518x6 18x8 18x10$1395 11x6 11x7 11x8 11x10$25520x620x820x10$1595 12x6 12x8 12x9$32522x822x1022x12$1795 13x6 13x8 13x10$39524x8 24x10 24x12$1995 Scimitar ISeries charcoalgray glass-filled nylon 1 0x7 8x58x6$15911x6 11x7$229 9x59x6$17912x6$329 sizes come Super K Series 3-Blade black glass-filled nylon Propellers12 dia adj pitch$3495 1 3 dia adj pitch$3695 replacement blades 3/pk 12 inch$995 13 inch$995 sizes come See local Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories WINDSOR PROPELLER COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle ho Cordova CA 95742 631-8385 October 1994 13 -w TM Smoke Technologies TM Distibuted Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/10
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NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series black glass-filled nylon8x4 8x6$1 39 55x4 55x45$1099x4 9x5 9x6 9x8 95x6 S 159 6x3 6x35 6x4$10910x6 10x7 10x8 $179 7x47x6$12911x6 11x7 11x75 11x9 $199 K Series Classic Series black glass-filled nylon18x6 18x8 18x10$1325 16x6 16x8 16x10$795 20x6 20x8 20x10$1525 Wood Series beechwood maple14x6 14x8 14x10$525 9x4 9x5 9x6 9x8$19516x6 16x8 16x10$895 10x5 10x6 10x7 10x8$22518x6 18x8 18x10$1395 11x6 11x7 11x8 11x10$25520x620x820x10$1595 12x6 12x8 12x9$32522x822x1022x12$1795 13x6 13x8 13x10$39524x8 24x10 24x12$1995 Scimitar ISeries charcoalgray glass-filled nylon 1 0x7 8x58x6$15911x6 11x7$229 9x59x6$17912x6$329 sizes come Super K Series 3-Blade black glass-filled nylon Propellers12 dia adj pitch$3495 1 3 dia adj pitch$3695 replacement blades 3/pk 12 inch$995 13 inch$995 sizes come See local Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories WINDSOR PROPELLER COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle ho Cordova CA 95742 631-8385 October 1994 13 -w TM Smoke Technologies TM Distibuted Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/10
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NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series black glass-filled nylon8x4 8x6$1 39 55x4 55x45$1099x4 9x5 9x6 9x8 95x6 S 159 6x3 6x35 6x4$10910x6 10x7 10x8 $179 7x47x6$12911x6 11x7 11x75 11x9 $199 K Series Classic Series black glass-filled nylon18x6 18x8 18x10$1325 16x6 16x8 16x10$795 20x6 20x8 20x10$1525 Wood Series beechwood maple14x6 14x8 14x10$525 9x4 9x5 9x6 9x8$19516x6 16x8 16x10$895 10x5 10x6 10x7 10x8$22518x6 18x8 18x10$1395 11x6 11x7 11x8 11x10$25520x620x820x10$1595 12x6 12x8 12x9$32522x822x1022x12$1795 13x6 13x8 13x10$39524x8 24x10 24x12$1995 Scimitar ISeries charcoalgray glass-filled nylon 1 0x7 8x58x6$15911x6 11x7$229 9x59x6$17912x6$329 sizes come Super K Series 3-Blade black glass-filled nylon Propellers12 dia adj pitch$3495 1 3 dia adj pitch$3695 replacement blades 3/pk 12 inch$995 13 inch$995 sizes come See local Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories WINDSOR PROPELLER COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle ho Cordova CA 95742 631-8385 October 1994 13 -w TM Smoke Technologies TM Distibuted Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/10
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NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series black glass-filled nylon8x4 8x6$1 39 55x4 55x45$1099x4 9x5 9x6 9x8 95x6 S 159 6x3 6x35 6x4$10910x6 10x7 10x8 $179 7x47x6$12911x6 11x7 11x75 11x9 $199 K Series Classic Series black glass-filled nylon18x6 18x8 18x10$1325 16x6 16x8 16x10$795 20x6 20x8 20x10$1525 Wood Series beechwood maple14x6 14x8 14x10$525 9x4 9x5 9x6 9x8$19516x6 16x8 16x10$895 10x5 10x6 10x7 10x8$22518x6 18x8 18x10$1395 11x6 11x7 11x8 11x10$25520x620x820x10$1595 12x6 12x8 12x9$32522x822x1022x12$1795 13x6 13x8 13x10$39524x8 24x10 24x12$1995 Scimitar ISeries charcoalgray glass-filled nylon 1 0x7 8x58x6$15911x6 11x7$229 9x59x6$17912x6$329 sizes come Super K Series 3-Blade black glass-filled nylon Propellers12 dia adj pitch$3495 1 3 dia adj pitch$3695 replacement blades 3/pk 12 inch$995 13 inch$995 sizes come See local Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories WINDSOR PROPELLER COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle ho Cordova CA 95742 631-8385 October 1994 13 -w TM Smoke Technologies TM Distibuted Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/10
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NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series 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BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/10
Page Numbers: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series black glass-filled nylon8x4 8x6$1 39 55x4 55x45$1099x4 9x5 9x6 9x8 95x6 S 159 6x3 6x35 6x4$10910x6 10x7 10x8 $179 7x47x6$12911x6 11x7 11x75 11x9 $199 K Series Classic Series black glass-filled nylon18x6 18x8 18x10$1325 16x6 16x8 16x10$795 20x6 20x8 20x10$1525 Wood Series beechwood maple14x6 14x8 14x10$525 9x4 9x5 9x6 9x8$19516x6 16x8 16x10$895 10x5 10x6 10x7 10x8$22518x6 18x8 18x10$1395 11x6 11x7 11x8 11x10$25520x620x820x10$1595 12x6 12x8 12x9$32522x822x1022x12$1795 13x6 13x8 13x10$39524x8 24x10 24x12$1995 Scimitar ISeries charcoalgray glass-filled nylon 1 0x7 8x58x6$15911x6 11x7$229 9x59x6$17912x6$329 sizes come Super K Series 3-Blade black glass-filled nylon Propellers12 dia adj pitch$3495 1 3 dia adj pitch$3695 replacement blades 3/pk 12 inch$995 13 inch$995 sizes come See local Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories WINDSOR PROPELLER COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle ho Cordova CA 95742 631-8385 October 1994 13 -w TM Smoke Technologies TM Distibuted Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost
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NO OCR TEXT uners 1/4 042 pow n teem th m cyst buIlt T B Ins pei coven grou Ut eet 14 C isthiofdre Frank wan reases ea Lundersto made F Thursday pr rain wind r NO OCR TEXT loaded models WW types Friday commented friend Scale veteran Cliff Tacie Well looks like took palm trees end field out way again Cliff gave skeptical look like Yeah ok Sure moved palm trees Saturday believed safetys sake facilitate landing approach main runway grounds crew removed palm trees north end field trees replaced after meet Polo Club wants Top Gun modelers come Polo Clubs management host club Palm Beach Aero make pleasure friends meet new acquaintances catch up building what type model no quick formula winning Top Gun other Scale competition Build subject like practice build another model like contest model practice Top Gun competitors have told practice same flight routine kinds weathercommonly known contest weather way prepared because know what machines will situation really makes no difference whether fly piston-powered ducted-fan Scale model gusty crosswind Saturdays competition started national anthem playing full-scale aircraft overfiew field Cliff Tacies WW II vintage Savoia Marchetti SM8 1 tn-motor bomber first official flight Cliff past FAL Scale World Championships competitor several other pilots Present Kim Foster Ramon Tomes two three F4C USA Scale Team members representing US 1994 FAI World Scale Championships Netherlands Kim flew beautiful Proctor Nieuport 28 tenth-place finish Static judging held center field Thursday Friday static judges has hands full 58 models judge Builders can really show stuff Top Gun static competition craftsmanship judged 0 feet judge can eyeball model close possible cant touch After static judges conducted half judging Thursday meet underway Friday dawned better day Mother Nature pilots put practice flights Two pilots put last flights weekend sickening midair crash Bill Carpers new P-47 Little Demon Mel Whitleys Douglas SBD-5 collided sadly both models lost Bill flying P-47G 80-inchspan 24-pound Yellow Aircraft model powered G-38 engine Bill switched large twostroke engines Zenoah Quartz gasoline engine Bills reason engine reliability have invested about 2000 hours building Scale masterpiece equipment reliability means lot replacement model Little Demon lost due radio malfunction 1993 Nats Mel Whitleys SBD-5 scratch-built own plans past Top Gun winner Mels SBD featured 84-inch wingspan powered 0S 300 twin Jerry Bates now has plans dive-bomber SBD-5 painted like Marine Atlantic sub hunter group stationed Bahamas Mels transmitter included switch combined operations dive brakes lower flaps dive brakes actuated bomb has three-second delay before release Either models pilots capable winning Friday night formal cocktail party allows time socialize get reacquainted old friends competitors buffet Polo Club House Friday night has become tradition international meeting Scale model competition social event well flying event see old October1994 11 U Flying Precision Aerobatics * Pilots Manual * * For competition sport flyers pilots want fly safer crosswinds big bird pilots like fly ciaaiy crosswinds sport flyers want improve flying crosswinds pilots want learn pros TH* wind correct o s #tPPi1df fhflhttiet*w se Th rhepbciA tdtp 3ettheAtet4 lIewI L CROSSWIND CORRECTION CHART INCLUDED lusts control inputs various flight conditionsi Highly illustrated CAD Drawings Order send $a45 S&H ewsftae P#Mkwtloas 3502 West 96th Circle Westminster CO a0030 Cot orado Residents add 3a% Ramons Cessna 02-A suffered gear problems during landing its first flight Jeff Foley finished third model has flown contest weather Jeff has 300 flights machine Dave Platt A6M3 Zero Jeff just three points away winner Terry Nitsch Most past Top Gun winners have flown models used over several seasonsones knew well isnt much room mistakes competition level missed flight maneuver could cost beautiful gold cup $1500 first-place prize money mention JR PCM radio given first place winner Team Scale fifteen entries including several twins new kit designs some models have competition few years Pilot Dino DiGiorgio builder Bob Pickney competed Beechcraft D- 18 twin engine transport have competing several years together year went home two first place trophies $1000 sevenchannel PCM radio supplied sponsor Futaba Corporation Dino Bob won first place Team scale 1992 same Beechcraft wingspan 114-inches naval transport color scheme finish 42-pound model flew well powered two Quartz G-38s gorgeous model available either kit plan form plans Nick Ziroli Sr Model Works has wood kits available Bob Violett another new Violett kit competition year twin ducted fan F-4 Phantom F-4 Phantom powered two BVM 91s BVM retracts fan unit Bob Jerry Caudle finished second Team Scale earning $700 sixchannel radio sponsor Hitec Incorporated Another interesting model Team Scale beautiful Waco Model D biplane built master Scale modeler Claude McCullough Claude quick point out other half team Scale entry piloting skills longtime friend Bruce Tharpe Bruce flew 32-pound 99-inch span biplane third place finish No small feat considering three flights model Claude also received $200 Best Biplane Award sponsored RIC Report Claude used unique way apply Indian head emblem fuselage sides photo emblem blew up 20 inches long traced outline ruler French curve black outline see model photographically reduced image size model turning mylar over making left right copies 12 Model Aviation Aeroloft Decals Incorporated make decals black outline both sides model white primer slapped outline decal paint-by-number set took airbrush frisket paper brush small parts color paint between lines goof up some black outlines see So took another black decal slapped over color part top color bottom main problem using Aeroloft decals finish model dont recommend using decals dope Dope will dissolve over years have developed system dusting very light coat dope letting dry putting another dusting dope keep building up dusting dope until heavy coat dope wont melt decal tail have another decal its Dry-Set Decal advantage brand impervious dope can spray full coat dope immediately Claude spent five years completing documentation research friend fellow modeler Cuba helped Claude obtain photos subject aircraft first Scale record books Kent Nogy flew first turbine jet-powered Scale Model competition Violett T-33 powered JPX turbine jet engine-fueled propane performance astounding deafening whoosh model flew past Flight noise level has measured 72 dBA performance T-33 wasnt 100% reliable other jets performing half time no problems think future Scale jet models has arrived engine designed 14-18-pound models engine weight 375 pounds Consider available thrust 883 pounds 120000 rpm engine features centrifugal flow alloy single stage compressor special refractory alloy single radial inflow turbine rotor mean temperature inside outer tail pipe 6000C lubricated self-feeding oil mist lubrication system gas turbine engine available Violett Models $4300 Bob Violett said Kent Nogy flew turbine jet-engine-powered T-33 special waiver AMA buy engine like must experienced ducted fan engines aircraft must receive permit AMA individual basis waiver requires turbine jet-powered model fly particular type site airframe installation sophisticated technically different *IS riiuiiini 31111 WI Ii 6] 4 Ill Si ISLE im MASTER Al RSC REW Master Airscrew propellers develop greater thrust lower rpms Thin airfoil sections efficient tips combine greater thrust noise suppression true tip path engines optimum power band Available six different series broad range diameters pitches Series include distinctive scimitar-shaped S Series semi-scale Classic Series new 3-blade Super K Series replaceable adjustable pitch blades Nylon props made glass-filled nylon strength durability Wood Series made lightweight kiln-dried beechwood 9 1 6 diameters Heavier maple used 18 24 range G/F Series black glass-filled nylon8x4 8x6$1 39 55x4 55x45$1099x4 9x5 9x6 9x8 95x6 S 159 6x3 6x35 6x4$10910x6 10x7 10x8 $179 7x47x6$12911x6 11x7 11x75 11x9 $199 K Series Classic Series black glass-filled nylon18x6 18x8 18x10$1325 16x6 16x8 16x10$795 20x6 20x8 20x10$1525 Wood Series beechwood maple14x6 14x8 14x10$525 9x4 9x5 9x6 9x8$19516x6 16x8 16x10$895 10x5 10x6 10x7 10x8$22518x6 18x8 18x10$1395 11x6 11x7 11x8 11x10$25520x620x820x10$1595 12x6 12x8 12x9$32522x822x1022x12$1795 13x6 13x8 13x10$39524x8 24x10 24x12$1995 Scimitar ISeries charcoalgray glass-filled nylon 1 0x7 8x58x6$15911x6 11x7$229 9x59x6$17912x6$329 sizes come Super K Series 3-Blade black glass-filled nylon Propellers12 dia adj pitch$3495 1 3 dia adj pitch$3695 replacement blades 3/pk 12 inch$995 13 inch$995 sizes come See local Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories WINDSOR PROPELLER COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle ho Cordova CA 95742 631-8385 October 1994 13 -w TM Smoke Technologies TM Distibuted Advanced Marketing BRILLIANT WHITE Ship Name ____________________________ Address __________________________ City______________________ Zip Check El Money Order LII Visa D MasterCard El Card # Expires _________ Signature Mail orders call 316-721-3864 Advanced Marketing 8989 W Central Wichita Kansas 67212 PER GAL $895 4 GAL CASE $795 QTYPRICE EATOTAL Subtotal _________ KS rue add 59% tax UPS $450 per gallon ________ OR UPS $1095 per case Total rBe Flag waver!51ze5 per & MORE Sed wc4eae m aor decal S ORTNEAST SCREEN GRAPHICS 21 FISHER AVE. EAST LONGMEAOOW MA 01028 TEL 413-525-4110 FAX 413-525-77H Mi well-known ducted fan model special materials heat-resistant materials used Bob said should have airframes available late 1994 early 1995 JPX Other interesting models Mike Barbee came prepared compete -scale de Havilland Tiger Moth built Duncan Hutson Plans model powered Laser 150 four-stroke imported England Proctor Enterprises Proctor also imports accurate kit Tiger Moth big Tiger included operational slots leading edges upper wing Flying wires made clock spring wire soldered Mick Reeves turnbuckles finish Base Coat Clear Coat-Deltron Paint Mike netted $100 seventh place Expert class Mike also received JR Sport Radio earning award Top Gun Hussies Best Buns Award year several wives present some unsuspecting male contestant Another jet turned few heads beautiful very large F-84G scratch-built Mike Kulczyk Mike flew full-scale aircraft like Scale builders wanted model flew service US Air Force model weighs 21 pounds powered BVM 91 engine features fiberglass fuselage foam core wings Dave Voglunds full-scale SNJ-5 represented A-scale model built Ziroli plans built-up model painted like instrument trainer WW II SNJ features Gene Barton retracts Zenoah Quartz G-62 engine Another biplane merited attention 1930 Fleet entered Team Scale Bill Fuori John Tozser quarter-scale model beautiful Randolph black yellow dope finish Muslin used pinked tape made strips cut pinking shears tips ground off teeth castings Kinner lOOhp radial engine formed pilot builder Documentation gathered local airport Bayport Long Island New York Bob Fiorenze Mark Frankel teamed up Marks F4D-1 Skyray compete Team Scale new model Mark also brought another Skyray practice model Skyray Navys first supersonic aircraft first flew 1951 Marks big Skyray 79 inches long weighs 18 pounds powered OS 91 Ramtec fan unit used Dave Platt retracts Robart struts retracts also featured sequencing doors system designed retired IBM engineer Tony Crisciachna Molds Skyray developed using actual Douglas factory drawings Representing Luftwaffe Jim 14 Model Aviation ll crowds ULTPASMOKE scientific smoke fluid produces brilliant billowing smoke leaves impressive douds sky wont dirty airplane like diesel fuel corvus oil ULTRASMOKE absolutely BEST BEST smoke fluid ULTRASMOKE compatible smoke systems imagine excitement will get crowds maneuver aircraft through 12 3 4 loops back through smoke began stuntsl ULTRASMOKE now formulated special SLS tin SMOKE LOFT SUPPORTER SLS tin supports smoke longer original ULTRASMOKE Try ULTRASMOKE will see isis better Beer truly ULTRASMOKE Wilkinson 21-pound 91-inch-span Ju87 B big dive-bomber powered G-38 engine model scratch-built using Squadron Signals Ju87 Action threeview information color documentation beautiful model flight Former Top Gun winner Charlie Nelson came new Waco JKS-7F larger version nearly same model won 1992 93-inch-span 1424-scale cabin biplane featured Seidel seven-cylinder radial engine swinging Zinger 22 x 10 prop 30-pound model also has flaps retracting landing lights underside upper wings full navigational lighting system Charlie finished ninth Expert David Hayes took sixth place Expert flying Ayres Thrush crop duster sprayed liquid tank inside fuselage connected spray nozzles behind wing model has 82-inch wingspan powered OS 91 four-stroke David designed built unique model plans fly Ayres Thrush AMA Nats July Designer Scale Class new event modelers build models own design plans Bill McCallie always comes Top Gun interesting models Last year beautiful P-39 year came compete beautiful P-40E built Jerry Bates plans Bill finished ninth overall Expert also took trophy Aeroloft along $200 gift certificate products Best Graphics Markings WW IL standard Army Air Force fighter spanned 80 inches powered Enya V-240 twin featured Dave Platt retracts Speaking Dave Platt Chairman Scale Contest Board competed Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Expert class addition announcing Sam Wright during whole weekend Daves Grumman Mohawk OV-1D spanned 84 inches powered two Enya 53 four-strokes course Dave scratchbuilt US Army multi-purpose model full-scale OV- lD used observation equipped day night reconnaissance refitted electronic surveillance radar location equipment Daves new twin putting great flight became third victim midair collision Nick Ziroli Srs P-47 Nick saved P-47 OV-1D lost engine spun Nick Ziroli Jr came compete Ziroli Hellcat Expert class earned fourth overall 94-inch-span fighter Finished British Naval paint scheme powered Sachs 52 engine used Top Gun sponsor Robart s retracts October 1994 15 JPX turbine jet engine its components propane powered Same engine powered Kent Nogys Violett T-33 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86F fly-by speed brakes flaps deployed gear down ready landing Diane Dave Voglund SNJ entered Expert Class Ziroli design represents Daves full-scale SNJ paint scheme finished familiar black white D-Day markings Germanys Stephan Durrstein flew Fiberglass Classics kit DC-3 model Sentimental Journeys beautiful model featured two OS 90 four-stroke retracts Fiber Classics full-scale aircraft flies around San Francisco coast California Chip Hydenew entry Top Gunflew Team Scale three-time world Pattern champion flew Fiorenze Yellow Aircraft F-18 built Don Kanak Finished Blue Angels paint scheme model something see ground flight Chip Don finished seventh overall Team Class Chip also flew half-time shows Laser 200 1993 Top Gun winner Corvin Miller built another Globe Swift years competition same size last years entry new paint scheme detail metallic crimson red silver metallic paint work art Swift built after WW II Globe hopes returning veterans would still want fly Corvin compiles documentation local airport much same way did 1992-winning Globe Swift took first Expert Top Gun last year Corvin finished fifth new model Saturday nights special Top Gun time set aside formal dinner dance Polo House Frank Tiano hands out awards Best Static Score Best Civil Aircraft Best Military Aircraft Best Graphics Markings Critics Choice Awards several others high static score went Dennis Crooks Learjet 35 Dennis model would have real factor event problems getting airborne Sundays competition started sunny sky light breeze 11 am grandstand full After first two rounds seven models capable winning unless something unfortunate happened someones model Terry Nitsch flew consistently both days end fourth round flying assured number-one position Garland Hamilton flew Violett F-80 came very close upsetting Terry Nitsch full-scale F-80 first flown June 1944 its airframe modified build T-33 jet trainer Garland used interesting bombing run maneuvers typical Korean War bombing between mountains full-time career flies RPVs Remotely Piloted Vehicles US Marine Corps Free Flight Scale Mass Launch Event has added competition pilots pit crews officials last couple years Qualifying flights held Friday Saturday flyoff held early Sunday morning Scale modelers take tremendous pride models years Mass Launch winner no different Wayne Siewert won Larry Kruse-designed Centennial Found 100 Waynes wife acted pit crew Wayne built wing jig tissue finish exemplary Finishing second Dave Malchione Cessna Airmaster Steve Sauger won third de Havilland Puss Moth No knew won end competition because last round flight scores hadnt posted crowd gathered pit entrance awards given out reverse order starting Team Scale emotional some contestants receive awards ones worked hard earned Terry Nitschno stranger winners circle Top Gunwas years Expert class winner Terry has finished seventh fourth second two times before winning 16 Model Aviation DiGiorgio works winning Team Scale entry Ziroli designed Beechcraft D-18 built Bob Pickney Pilot Patty Generali builder Tom Robertson won second place Team Scale Violett F-80 Kansas Tornado Steve Saugers 1A-scale 92-inch span Vultee BT-13 Fully operational canopy built sheet brass Power ST 3000 Violett F-86 Sabre Minute Man same model won Terry National Scale Champion title 1993 Nats Lawrenceville Illinois thought Terry would place first secondand wasnt wrong either As Terrys wife looked received award ran up give hubby big hug Sheila Terry finished day bottle champagne Well done Mr Top Gun 1994 Terry Nitschs Violett F-86 58-inch wingspan weighed healthy 14 pounds Powered BVM Bob Violett Models 91 engine fan unit ducted-fan model could really give superior jet performance F-86 F-2 aircraft Terry modified exact prototype model covered Coverite Presto aluminum covering distributed Foley Manufacturing Terry added speed brakes made several other modifications airframe North American Korean fighter painted Ditzler enamel over-coated Ditzler Del-Gb clear coat Instead two flights three four flights averaged pilots flight score As other forms Scale competition added static score final score Having consistent flight routine has its dividends close contest Besides taking home first-place trophy Expert class Terry Nitsch won Highest Cumulative Flight Score award given pilot highest total score four rounds flight competition award also came $200 set Bulldog Retracts Glen Torrance Models difference between second third place Expert Division 582 point Garland Hamiltons Violett F-SO higher static score just nudging Jeff Foley out second female competitor Top Gun Patty Generali piloted Violett F-SO built Tom Robertson F-80 Kansas Tornado new kit offered dad Bob Violett scuttlebutt around field jets will dominate Scale competition now true statement dont think sonot long shot Ducted fan jets have competition circles several years kit manufacturers have mastered some complex problems flying ducted-fan Scale model realistic manner other words feel need speed place trend propeller-driven Scale models has increase size model engine correspond ducted-fan jet models have also gone route some jet everyone talked about Kent Nogy built flew T-33 has AMA waiver fly JPX turbine power October1994 17 Nick Ziroli Jrs Grumman Hellcat fourth Expert Sachs 52 94-inch wingspan British Navy color scheme Team Scale entry pilot Chip Hyde builder Don Kanak Yellow Aircraft F-18 powered two OS 91s Dynamax fans larger ducted fan models have proven real performers now-proven Violett F-86 Sabre jet shows smaller model can competitive Scale competition year like clockwork Top Guns halftime show thrills crowd years crowdestimated 15000was entertained Cloud Dancers Air Show Team several different acts Flying Witch thrilled children audience Chip Hyde making Scale debut Top Gun flew Lanier Laser 200 performed some wild aerobatics could highlights halftime shows Don Muddiman Flying Machine Cloud Dancers Air Show Team member Don has unique way fascinating spectators flying skills end program model goes vertical until almost out sight Don shuts off engine descends doing aerobatics lands feet During halftime activities Friday Saturday Sunday audience allowed pits models lined up taxiway main runway photo session allowed audience get up close take photos talk contestants learn about models fliers contestants builders happy oblige chance during time wander down vendor row Sunday Academy Model Aeronautics AMA booth set up manned Bob Rae Underwood Rae still recovering ankle surgery Bob making sure worked soreness out during weekend vendor row Robart Bob Violett Models Scale Plans Photo Service Scale Model Research Model Works Don Smith Plans Zurich Sunglasses others offering wares products modelers public years sponsors larger group gave great deal money merchandise time Pacer Technology Model Airplane News Frank Tiano Enterprises Airtronics Aeroloft Aeroplane Works Appian Inc Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Dave Platt Models Dryset Inc Eagle Editions Futaba Fiber Classics Glen Torrance Models HiTec Inc Horizon Hobby Distributors ISC/Indy RC K&B Manufacturing Lanier RIC Madden Model Supply Midwest Products Mokil Gerard Enterprises Nick Ziroli Models Propwash Video RIC Report Robart Manufacturing Saito Engines JR Radios Scale Model Research Top Gun Hussies Zap Gang contestants administrative personnel everyone involved hearty thank odel Aviation er Top Gun Winner Charlie Nelson 30-pound 93inch span Waco VKS-7F cabin biplane finished ninth Competitor official Dave PlaU hosted Free Flight Scale Mass Launch event low-key great deal fun Bill Carper built flew 80-inch-span Yellow Aircraft P-47G collided Mel Whitleys SBD-5 both lost