1975 Hall Fame Awards year time nom inations hand Council AMA Past Presidents carefully weighs final selection five outstanding people field Model Aviation Hall Fame awards announced five win ners 1975 Irwin G Ohlsson CO Wright Walt Schroder Jim Kirkland de ceased Lieut Harold W John Alden deceased Hall Fame initiated 1969 under joint sponsorship Wash ington State Air National Guard Academy Model Aeronautics Under arrangement six awards made 1969 three 1970to Walt Billett deceased Willis Brown first president AMA deceased Carl Goldberg Walt Good Charles Grant Jim Walker de ceased Frank Zaic 1969 1970 Dick Korda Al Lewis deceased Bill Winter No enrollments Hall Fame made 1971 State Washington unable continue program AMA ready go alone exploring ways means reactivate program two awards made approved interim basis 1972 went Howard McEntee deceased 1973 another Ocie Randall deceased reactivate program larger reliable basis necessary find interested qualified person chair program work out new proce dures Walt Good himself member Model Aviation Hall Fame proved person put together details present program accompanies article proposed program approved AMA president acting behalf Executive Council previously approved basic concept using AMAs past presidents award selection objective overlook candi dates out past Another currently deserving candidates passed over Thus Hall Fame would consider candidates ages periods activity Council Past AMA Presidents uniquely qualified fulfill objectives being comprised aeromodeling pioneers present-day leaders Most members Council Past AMA Presidents could qualify Hall Fame Five have honored Under system no member may vote him self group consider nominations other sources 46 Model Aviation H W Alden right awards 1936 Wakefield trophy Albert Judge London trophy turned over Gordon Light center winner 1936 Right Jim Kirkland winning designs Irwin G Ohlsson Walt Schroder C 0 Wright current Council includes following members dates AMA Presidency Irwin G Ohlsson 1943-46 CO Wright 1948-49 Kenneth G Held 1950-51 Frank B Bushey 1952 Keith H Storey 1953-56 Claude McCullough 1957 Dr Walter Good 1958-60 Peter J Sotich 1961-62 John Worth 1963 Maynard L Hill 1964 Howard E Johnson 1965-66 Clifford G Weirick 1967-68 John E Patton 196970 John E Clemens incumbent Note Willis C Brown 1936-37 served current committee until passing June yearhis last bit service AMA submission nominations Hall Fame Lieut H W John Alden deceased now real oldtimers can recall important important per son time labored during late Twenties early Thirties promoting model aviation worked hard activi ty contributed break health compelled retirementfrom field leader noblest sense word time very few leaders indeed may safely said him may have Academy Model Aero nauticsor least its birth would have deferred later date perhaps different set objectives great achievement over shadows things did put organized model aviation its feetbut everything did quietly heroic nature Ridgefield NJ Harold W John Alden man charge Youth Avia tion National Aeronautic Association Academy biggest Division today 1928 NAA co-sponsored National Model Airplane Meet number years days model aviation boomed such extent NAA swamped correspondence modelers fell John Alden take over did flinch fail formulated goals ideas still sound inspiring today became first Secretary-Treasurer new AMA 1936 AMA founded during Detroit NATS 1937 CD-ed National meet during early Thirties through 1936 conducted day-by-day operation AMA Headquarters 1935-36-37 overwork cost him health Though forced retire active modeling activ ity never lost interest beloved model aviation late Willis Brown first president AMA modeling early bird leader own right recalled Aldens efforts way H W Alden moving force personal model building experience NAA constantly promoted model building interests Model airplane correspondence NAA signed H W Alden Chairman Model Airplane Committee Evidently NAA selected H W Alden forthisjobto take load off Bill Enyart Bill 1974 Hall Famer Champion youth aviation Alden called some typical Boy Scout leader type never office own pre ferring work out home NAA provided mailing address office new Rockefeller Center Office Building New York City add prestige new American Academy Model Aeronautics. Note about 1940 Winthrop Rockefeller established Rockefeller Center old Air Youth program graduated series ginner-type modelsturn page DU-BRO SNAP-ON BALL LINKS ________________________ 2-56 THREADED COUPLER INCL fl 0 THREADED FOR 4-40 ROD OR BOLT N TOUGH NYLON LINK SNAPS-ON AND HOLDS TIGHT L2 THREADED LINK 5-Piece ball link set No 181 excellent off-set steering throttle servo hookups Includes steel ball assembly 2-56 thread washer nut threaded coupler nylon ball link Easily adjustable Only 85 AIRCRAFT QUALITY HIGH STRENGTH STEEL 1/8 TRIM ADJUSTMENT ___r IJIllllh)I RIVET LINK 4-Piece ball link set No 182 prefer permanent installation Includes nylon link threaded coupler steel ball pin washer peening Absolutely no linkage play ball links used Nylon link helps reduce viabration looks good tool Only 85 AILERONCONNECTOR&DUAL -OFF BALL LINK 5-Piece set No 183 includes 2-way nylon link 2 threaded couplers 1 steel ball pin washer peening assembly securely onto servo arm fast equal trim adjustments just snap-off nylon link twist desired direction snap back EASY Also great rudder DUrn CO ORATED %LJ480 Banner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA BOLT-ON LINK 3-piece ball link set No 180 must helicopters readily adaptable rudder elevator servo linkage R/C planes boats cars Ball joint action eliminates binding neat clean appearance OnlV 85C November1975 47 NOPLAYZzz SUPER PRECISION MAKES THROTTLE HOOK-UPS 4TAKES CARE OF ANY MISALIGNMENT Hall Fame Awards Alden very much leader National contests saw prizes trophies available NAA help provided banquet annually Frank Zaic another oldtimer recalls working personally Alden Although may have country wide feeling early thirties Frank states needed national organization no volunteered actual organizational work exception Lieut Alden became center others looked leader ship. willing work solidi fying hopes model builders having own mature organization Without Alden may have organization day Part History Academy Model Aeronautics appears letter Aldens son John recounts father built first model 1908 son still has propel lers fathers twin pushers before World War wonders much Harold W Alden did modeling during dark ages before Lindberghs flight 1927 Unfortunately no scribe reported earlier stages what apparently intensive career service others As far credit done con cerned Alden star-crossed stand deeply debt unknown though significant promotion activity end tragic typically interest country During after WW II occupied defense industry killed October 25 1951 group Philippine guerillas working Navy contract Philippine Islands Jim Kirkland would difficult describe Jim Kirklands contributions model aeronauticsas flier manufacturer de signer magazine contributor experimenter contest director active club man re tailer distributor AMA officer list goes zenith still promising career struck down heart attack age 48 November 4 1972 Typically ready go manufacturing own designed Funline radio system equal anything market great people pleasure company warm friend unforget table person never hesitated put shoulder wheel helped Rhett Miller young flier won Nationals RC Pattern Event twice 1973 1974 protege Seeing Rhetts future promise Jim Rhett recalls diligent valu able coach Jim perhaps widely known flier champion champions sim ply possible enumerate meets entered won placed listing taken trophies shows 65 meets alone dozens first place winners wasnt first often second Among outstand ing performances Nationals RC win ner 1963 1970 1969 FAI team flew Germany placed ninth same year took second Masters R/C Tournament Marietta Ga might recall him principally kit designs almost flown nationally known contestants wins own first probably famous Beach comber kitted Veco 1964 1969 Lanier produced Citron Dumas Triton Hobby World 1971 produced A-6 Intruder After Jims death Airborne Associates manu factured Nutcracker 1973 1974 Southern R/C Products Mustang X others may magazine designs held attention Beachcomber Shoe string A-6 Intruder Mustang X appeared Model Airplane News Citron Amer ican Modeler Top fliers Ron Chidgey Don Coleman Rhett Miller often flew Jims de signs contestsRhett winning second 1972 Nats Class Pattern Jim Kirkland Valparaiso Fla known throughout model aviation world ex perimenter designer innovator air craft designs set standards competitive air craft configurations today contributions electronics set stage modern radio control system first win Natio nals using proportional control final greatest contribution Funline radio sys temaccording close him Jim activist 1961 established president Eglin Guided Mites presently known Eglin Aero Modellers Doylestown 1971 served FAI Team hospitality host CDed Eglin Guided Mites meets during 1962-63 served editor publisher Eglin Flyer Club newsletter Under name Orbit East distributor trade As manufacturer produced own Triton kit During period 1964-66 manufactured under name Cus tom Products Metairie La sponsor Hall Fame quite naturally Eglin Aero Modellers Jim designed developed field tested various items systems advertised model press including SACS Slaved Auxiliary Circuit System 1966 Mulmo Control Sys tem 1961 Simpl-Simul servo 1960 Sure Fire Flight Caddy 1970-71 Retract able Landing Gear system used own de sign competition craft Although Funline System never manufactured Jim did have opportunity placing second 1972 Masters Huntsville activities surprising could also involved depth AMA affairs 1963-64 member Ad visory Board AMA Nats Advisory Commit tee 1964 served RC Society Commit tee 1965 member RC Contest Board 1967 member RC Ad visory Committee 1968-69 became Vice President District V being thereby member AMA Executive Council same time AMA RC Contestants Committee 1969 Chairman own expense 1970 Nats RC Planning Committee 1970 served Hall Fame Award Committee time passing modeling press extolled him widely memorial notices Individual testimonials came far wide recent letter Don Lowe put best few words Jim good friend sorely missed represented best modeling skill professional pride per sonal integrity knew-him friendly outgoing individual whole life centered around model aircraft.. know no better candidate pioneer designer lead er Jim Kirkland Irwin C Ohisson began solid model whittled pine about 1920 went world fame such very few others have seen manufacture still famous engines wide international demand has served high posts fourth president Academy Model Aeronautics 1942 through 1945 vice president Western District Hobby Industry As sociation America post held 1940 year formation HIAA until 1945 Along way effectively served youth hobby numerous ways As long ago 1929 through 1931 taught hundreds youngsters build fly rubber-powered model airplanes under program sponsored Los Angeles Times Playground Recrea tion Department Program 1934 opened hobby shop Los Ange les side line produced pneumatic model airplane tires gas-powered model kits active successful competitor would seem no facet model airplane hobby business escaped attentionun less distribution end things name still remembered world-wide will many years come still active modeler Few indeed approach much less match record man like can begin say beginning After non-flying solid model carved age seven years age Irwin G Ohlsson inspired age 14 Lindbergh flight Paris others gave im petus modern hobby attempt first flying model 1927 Spirit St Louis same year built Cecil Peoli twin-pusher could easily fly 200 yards Before long building rubber-powered models could surpass hours flight duration called three-stick commercials age 17 employed Los Angeles Times Playground Association traveling playground playground providing balsa wood glue rubber About time Irwinand Ira Hazard began work compressed air engine didnt prove too successful first gas engine design 30cc ignition engine weighed two poundsthese engines used model boats 1934 constructed eight-footspan aircraft won California Championship Flight time 1 hr 6 mm 21 years old 1934 went contest Akron Ohio couldnt start engine way home stopped South Bend md purchased South Bend lathe $7500 down pay ment $10 first aircraft ignition engines constructed lathe drill press Today would called moonlighting because Irwin working Douglas Aircraft engine division making electrical connectors insulators DC-3 wage magnificent $1600 week Irwin left after six months lack incentive rented building Los Angeles produced en gine kits pneumatic wheels partner Frank Bertelle first run 1 flOO eneines 1937 Irwin again won California State Championship using Gold Seal engine Pacemaker 1938 famous Ohlsson 23 introduced first large-bore short-stroke en gine small stock engines oh could scream modern era model engines truly begun Following 23 came 60 19 29 world wide acclaim 1000000 en gines produced After end WW II permitted resumption production firm made news delivery east coast company owned DC-3 load new engines same plane often flew load modelers planes faraway meetssuch famed East-West Challenge Meet Speed 1948 St Louis Mo 1951 sold interest company began producing ignitors jet engine continued page 84 48 Model Aviation Hall Fame Awards continued page 48 rocketsa spinoff production glow plugs field became largest producers Referring him Henry Ford model aviation Hobby dustry Association 1970 choose him receive its Meritorious Award signal honor industry Today still active flying radio-controlled models off waters Lake Elsinore Calif ornia favorite twin-engined Wigeon proudly displays AMA Number Number Four Walt Schroder may have Publisher Model Airplane News today 10-cent Comet kit back 1936 kit wasnt Somehow Walts oldest son three years age given kit naturally Pop like dads put together like dads failed What Walt beard new bobby shop Bambergers department store New ark NJ run two young fellows Nat Irwin Polk no less afterwards would have hobby department store Fifth Avenue New York sold Walt dollar Megow kit Rearwin Speedster Pop got together warps way after ten coats colored dope prop remembers hardwood dowel hub slotted take two die-cut aluminum blades pressed place finished took Out local high-school football field wound up placed ground let go ran along ground took off gracefully swooped over low stands land perfectly Presumably warps cancelled Out other Given memories traditions stories love whole stream things followed Walt recalls epidose yesterday didnt know would twice engine manufacturing business twice kit manufacturing businessonce own would own hobby shop Nutley NJand would assistant editor model editor finally publisher three modeling magazines Along way managed plenty modeling As old saying went often bitten bug Free flight dish became very proficient Jersey Javelin became best known design Along way sold model plan articles magazines Lets begin Walts manufacturing back ground evidently bore down model building because within few years just before war went business under name Model Developments Inc Delaware corporation sounded great like cellar-started businesses period single product Pursuit Aire freeflight job produced Glen Ridge NJ ad vertised MAN Always sentimentalist about hobby Walt still has many-years dormant corporation seal checkbook still $40 account Walts first recollection kit rib missing notch earnest adult showed up house carrying model spars bumping over rib man wanted know scientific reasoning During war after time old Air Trailsand swears Bill Winters per suading him take post model editor trapped him mag businesshe joined Harold Hills old Eagle Model Air plane Co Walt left later rejoined Air Trails plant supervisor responsible manufacturing kits first American Diesels Mite Like Drone Leon Shulman fixed compression both engines appeared simultaneously Walts 09 Before during early part WW II Walt plant superintendent Ben Shereshaws machine shop produced Bantam engine spark-ignition 19 par Ohlsson stole show formative years 1943 Walt beguiled try ing hand magazines sounds confusing very much because Walt hopped back forth during years tween building running hobby shop working magazines unable kick lure manufacturing things Until day still builds models Bill Winter recalls two built models together yearsthey incessantly argued about design whether Silkspan-covered wings leaked after dope aged way rubber job would turn kept adding power After post-war demise Eaglenumer ous companies shaken out tree trying days postwar readjustments radio coming Walt followed Bill through posts Flying Models Model Airplane News Walt course found home MAN Starting 1960 editor still going strong Publisher today years afterwards 19-year tenure magazine marks longest associations field man magazine marvel Walt seems have over looked bit too long Hall Fame honors award C 0 Wright achievementsboth pub lic life within modeling AMAof C 0 Wright virtually defy description Born 1895 C 0 has remarkable career public service notably educational field work brought him contact president USA since Franklin D Roosevelt met personally As always active modelerand day work shop laden models materialshe Honorary Fellow Academy Past President 1949-50 makes him illustrious members ever serve Executive Council formidable job compressing great mans career relatively few words means cannot provide truly fair picture lovable man Lovable C 0 grand old gentleman known great modelers attended NATS other meets C 0 son Bob went also has daughter Hazel Alice hard-working contestant thought nothing rebuilding smashed wing car complete winning flight Al always up among winners frequent first-place winner himself C 0 holds AB MA degree University Missouri After undergraduate work interrupted service Motor Transport Division during WW went postgraduate work Queens University Bel fast Ireland Yale UCLA Columbia University Kansas Yet modeling field indistinguishable rest us often would found sitting sun-baked runway tattered straw hat chatted came along feeling guilt must limit ourselves COs modeling achievements andeven herewe can barely skim high lights meaningful contributions would fill pages Asked about CO singles Out important work persuasion Navy sponsor NATS 20 25 years thereby eliminating always heavy Nationalsfunding expenses Academy worked US Senator Frank Carlson Kansas helped CO make contact Secre tary Navy Forrestal Pentagon initiate sponsorship CO couldand always did go right top Because AMA lacked funds early years CO spent about $2000 out own pocket endeavors others instrumental obtaining changes FCC regulations radio control frequencies order get Citizens Band fre quencies helped set-up Pan American PAA-Load events Beginning 1939 Detroit CO regular Nationals contest ant until 70s attended region al meets well always impor tant boys win own flights place Asked things meant him thinks greatest wins Antoi nette Philadelphia 1961 Dallas 1962 Los Alamitos 1963 Willow Grove 1964 first international rec ord flight PAA Cargo 1955 well other PAA events liked numer ous rubber jobs helicopter events radio control events developed following boys needed father image friend place create just whittle experiment talk silent numbers increased boys grew up others replaced Throughout life has continued com bine mechanical philosophical bent early youth professional life has devotedthrough Kansas State Teachers Association National Education Asso ciation related organizationsto promoting legislation policies would improve both educational program profession state national levels content get ting laws enacted policies agreed upon went great lengths make work appointed charter member National Council Accreditation Teacher Education served vice-chairman NCATE Quiet listener philosopher scholar de bater tenacious fighter journalist writer editor teacher administrator well counselor CO amazing admixture wisdom respect others patience courage has always placed children youth first whether working improved quality education higher standards education profession building model planes 84 Model Aviation iAWNJUY LYIN ~odeI Aviation /fl93IAAGRCAT SPORT/HOBBY WITH THIS 3 xis HEAVY VINYL BUMPER STICKER IN RED WHITE AND BLUE proud Sport/Hobby AMA Salute Nations 200th Birthday Send $1 self addressed stamped envelope PublIc RelatIons Academy Model Aeronautics 806 FIfteenth Street NW WashIngton D C 20005
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 84
1975 Hall Fame Awards year time nom inations hand Council AMA Past Presidents carefully weighs final selection five outstanding people field Model Aviation Hall Fame awards announced five win ners 1975 Irwin G Ohlsson CO Wright Walt Schroder Jim Kirkland de ceased Lieut Harold W John Alden deceased Hall Fame initiated 1969 under joint sponsorship Wash ington State Air National Guard Academy Model Aeronautics Under arrangement six awards made 1969 three 1970to Walt Billett deceased Willis Brown first president AMA deceased Carl Goldberg Walt Good Charles Grant Jim Walker de ceased Frank Zaic 1969 1970 Dick Korda Al Lewis deceased Bill Winter No enrollments Hall Fame made 1971 State Washington unable continue program AMA ready go alone exploring ways means reactivate program two awards made approved interim basis 1972 went Howard McEntee deceased 1973 another Ocie Randall deceased reactivate program larger reliable basis necessary find interested qualified person chair program work out new proce dures Walt Good himself member Model Aviation Hall Fame proved person put together details present program accompanies article proposed program approved AMA president acting behalf Executive Council previously approved basic concept using AMAs past presidents award selection objective overlook candi dates out past Another currently deserving candidates passed over Thus Hall Fame would consider candidates ages periods activity Council Past AMA Presidents uniquely qualified fulfill objectives being comprised aeromodeling pioneers present-day leaders Most members Council Past AMA Presidents could qualify Hall Fame Five have honored Under system no member may vote him self group consider nominations other sources 46 Model Aviation H W Alden right awards 1936 Wakefield trophy Albert Judge London trophy turned over Gordon Light center winner 1936 Right Jim Kirkland winning designs Irwin G Ohlsson Walt Schroder C 0 Wright current Council includes following members dates AMA Presidency Irwin G Ohlsson 1943-46 CO Wright 1948-49 Kenneth G Held 1950-51 Frank B Bushey 1952 Keith H Storey 1953-56 Claude McCullough 1957 Dr Walter Good 1958-60 Peter J Sotich 1961-62 John Worth 1963 Maynard L Hill 1964 Howard E Johnson 1965-66 Clifford G Weirick 1967-68 John E Patton 196970 John E Clemens incumbent Note Willis C Brown 1936-37 served current committee until passing June yearhis last bit service AMA submission nominations Hall Fame Lieut H W John Alden deceased now real oldtimers can recall important important per son time labored during late Twenties early Thirties promoting model aviation worked hard activi ty contributed break health compelled retirementfrom field leader noblest sense word time very few leaders indeed may safely said him may have Academy Model Aero nauticsor least its birth would have deferred later date perhaps different set objectives great achievement over shadows things did put organized model aviation its feetbut everything did quietly heroic nature Ridgefield NJ Harold W John Alden man charge Youth Avia tion National Aeronautic Association Academy biggest Division today 1928 NAA co-sponsored National Model Airplane Meet number years days model aviation boomed such extent NAA swamped correspondence modelers fell John Alden take over did flinch fail formulated goals ideas still sound inspiring today became first Secretary-Treasurer new AMA 1936 AMA founded during Detroit NATS 1937 CD-ed National meet during early Thirties through 1936 conducted day-by-day operation AMA Headquarters 1935-36-37 overwork cost him health Though forced retire active modeling activ ity never lost interest beloved model aviation late Willis Brown first president AMA modeling early bird leader own right recalled Aldens efforts way H W Alden moving force personal model building experience NAA constantly promoted model building interests Model airplane correspondence NAA signed H W Alden Chairman Model Airplane Committee Evidently NAA selected H W Alden forthisjobto take load off Bill Enyart Bill 1974 Hall Famer Champion youth aviation Alden called some typical Boy Scout leader type never office own pre ferring work out home NAA provided mailing address office new Rockefeller Center Office Building New York City add prestige new American Academy Model Aeronautics. Note about 1940 Winthrop Rockefeller established Rockefeller Center old Air Youth program graduated series ginner-type modelsturn page DU-BRO SNAP-ON BALL LINKS ________________________ 2-56 THREADED COUPLER INCL fl 0 THREADED FOR 4-40 ROD OR BOLT N TOUGH NYLON LINK SNAPS-ON AND HOLDS TIGHT L2 THREADED LINK 5-Piece ball link set No 181 excellent off-set steering throttle servo hookups Includes steel ball assembly 2-56 thread washer nut threaded coupler nylon ball link Easily adjustable Only 85 AIRCRAFT QUALITY HIGH STRENGTH STEEL 1/8 TRIM ADJUSTMENT ___r IJIllllh)I RIVET LINK 4-Piece ball link set No 182 prefer permanent installation Includes nylon link threaded coupler steel ball pin washer peening Absolutely no linkage play ball links used Nylon link helps reduce viabration looks good tool Only 85 AILERONCONNECTOR&DUAL -OFF BALL LINK 5-Piece set No 183 includes 2-way nylon link 2 threaded couplers 1 steel ball pin washer peening assembly securely onto servo arm fast equal trim adjustments just snap-off nylon link twist desired direction snap back EASY Also great rudder DUrn CO ORATED %LJ480 Banner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA BOLT-ON LINK 3-piece ball link set No 180 must helicopters readily adaptable rudder elevator servo linkage R/C planes boats cars Ball joint action eliminates binding neat clean appearance OnlV 85C November1975 47 NOPLAYZzz SUPER PRECISION MAKES THROTTLE HOOK-UPS 4TAKES CARE OF ANY MISALIGNMENT Hall Fame Awards Alden very much leader National contests saw prizes trophies available NAA help provided banquet annually Frank Zaic another oldtimer recalls working personally Alden Although may have country wide feeling early thirties Frank states needed national organization no volunteered actual organizational work exception Lieut Alden became center others looked leader ship. willing work solidi fying hopes model builders having own mature organization Without Alden may have organization day Part History Academy Model Aeronautics appears letter Aldens son John recounts father built first model 1908 son still has propel lers fathers twin pushers before World War wonders much Harold W Alden did modeling during dark ages before Lindberghs flight 1927 Unfortunately no scribe reported earlier stages what apparently intensive career service others As far credit done con cerned Alden star-crossed stand deeply debt unknown though significant promotion activity end tragic typically interest country During after WW II occupied defense industry killed October 25 1951 group Philippine guerillas working Navy contract Philippine Islands Jim Kirkland would difficult describe Jim Kirklands contributions model aeronauticsas flier manufacturer de signer magazine contributor experimenter contest director active club man re tailer distributor AMA officer list goes zenith still promising career struck down heart attack age 48 November 4 1972 Typically ready go manufacturing own designed Funline radio system equal anything market great people pleasure company warm friend unforget table person never hesitated put shoulder wheel helped Rhett Miller young flier won Nationals RC Pattern Event twice 1973 1974 protege Seeing Rhetts future promise Jim Rhett recalls diligent valu able coach Jim perhaps widely known flier champion champions sim ply possible enumerate meets entered won placed listing taken trophies shows 65 meets alone dozens first place winners wasnt first often second Among outstand ing performances Nationals RC win ner 1963 1970 1969 FAI team flew Germany placed ninth same year took second Masters R/C Tournament Marietta Ga might recall him principally kit designs almost flown nationally known contestants wins own first probably famous Beach comber kitted Veco 1964 1969 Lanier produced Citron Dumas Triton Hobby World 1971 produced A-6 Intruder After Jims death Airborne Associates manu factured Nutcracker 1973 1974 Southern R/C Products Mustang X others may magazine designs held attention Beachcomber Shoe string A-6 Intruder Mustang X appeared Model Airplane News Citron Amer ican Modeler Top fliers Ron Chidgey Don Coleman Rhett Miller often flew Jims de signs contestsRhett winning second 1972 Nats Class Pattern Jim Kirkland Valparaiso Fla known throughout model aviation world ex perimenter designer innovator air craft designs set standards competitive air craft configurations today contributions electronics set stage modern radio control system first win Natio nals using proportional control final greatest contribution Funline radio sys temaccording close him Jim activist 1961 established president Eglin Guided Mites presently known Eglin Aero Modellers Doylestown 1971 served FAI Team hospitality host CDed Eglin Guided Mites meets during 1962-63 served editor publisher Eglin Flyer Club newsletter Under name Orbit East distributor trade As manufacturer produced own Triton kit During period 1964-66 manufactured under name Cus tom Products Metairie La sponsor Hall Fame quite naturally Eglin Aero Modellers Jim designed developed field tested various items systems advertised model press including SACS Slaved Auxiliary Circuit System 1966 Mulmo Control Sys tem 1961 Simpl-Simul servo 1960 Sure Fire Flight Caddy 1970-71 Retract able Landing Gear system used own de sign competition craft Although Funline System never manufactured Jim did have opportunity placing second 1972 Masters Huntsville activities surprising could also involved depth AMA affairs 1963-64 member Ad visory Board AMA Nats Advisory Commit tee 1964 served RC Society Commit tee 1965 member RC Contest Board 1967 member RC Ad visory Committee 1968-69 became Vice President District V being thereby member AMA Executive Council same time AMA RC Contestants Committee 1969 Chairman own expense 1970 Nats RC Planning Committee 1970 served Hall Fame Award Committee time passing modeling press extolled him widely memorial notices Individual testimonials came far wide recent letter Don Lowe put best few words Jim good friend sorely missed represented best modeling skill professional pride per sonal integrity knew-him friendly outgoing individual whole life centered around model aircraft.. know no better candidate pioneer designer lead er Jim Kirkland Irwin C Ohisson began solid model whittled pine about 1920 went world fame such very few others have seen manufacture still famous engines wide international demand has served high posts fourth president Academy Model Aeronautics 1942 through 1945 vice president Western District Hobby Industry As sociation America post held 1940 year formation HIAA until 1945 Along way effectively served youth hobby numerous ways As long ago 1929 through 1931 taught hundreds youngsters build fly rubber-powered model airplanes under program sponsored Los Angeles Times Playground Recrea tion Department Program 1934 opened hobby shop Los Ange les side line produced pneumatic model airplane tires gas-powered model kits active successful competitor would seem no facet model airplane hobby business escaped attentionun less distribution end things name still remembered world-wide will many years come still active modeler Few indeed approach much less match record man like can begin say beginning After non-flying solid model carved age seven years age Irwin G Ohlsson inspired age 14 Lindbergh flight Paris others gave im petus modern hobby attempt first flying model 1927 Spirit St Louis same year built Cecil Peoli twin-pusher could easily fly 200 yards Before long building rubber-powered models could surpass hours flight duration called three-stick commercials age 17 employed Los Angeles Times Playground Association traveling playground playground providing balsa wood glue rubber About time Irwinand Ira Hazard began work compressed air engine didnt prove too successful first gas engine design 30cc ignition engine weighed two poundsthese engines used model boats 1934 constructed eight-footspan aircraft won California Championship Flight time 1 hr 6 mm 21 years old 1934 went contest Akron Ohio couldnt start engine way home stopped South Bend md purchased South Bend lathe $7500 down pay ment $10 first aircraft ignition engines constructed lathe drill press Today would called moonlighting because Irwin working Douglas Aircraft engine division making electrical connectors insulators DC-3 wage magnificent $1600 week Irwin left after six months lack incentive rented building Los Angeles produced en gine kits pneumatic wheels partner Frank Bertelle first run 1 flOO eneines 1937 Irwin again won California State Championship using Gold Seal engine Pacemaker 1938 famous Ohlsson 23 introduced first large-bore short-stroke en gine small stock engines oh could scream modern era model engines truly begun Following 23 came 60 19 29 world wide acclaim 1000000 en gines produced After end WW II permitted resumption production firm made news delivery east coast company owned DC-3 load new engines same plane often flew load modelers planes faraway meetssuch famed East-West Challenge Meet Speed 1948 St Louis Mo 1951 sold interest company began producing ignitors jet engine continued page 84 48 Model Aviation Hall Fame Awards continued page 48 rocketsa spinoff production glow plugs field became largest producers Referring him Henry Ford model aviation Hobby dustry Association 1970 choose him receive its Meritorious Award signal honor industry Today still active flying radio-controlled models off waters Lake Elsinore Calif ornia favorite twin-engined Wigeon proudly displays AMA Number Number Four Walt Schroder may have Publisher Model Airplane News today 10-cent Comet kit back 1936 kit wasnt Somehow Walts oldest son three years age given kit naturally Pop like dads put together like dads failed What Walt beard new bobby shop Bambergers department store New ark NJ run two young fellows Nat Irwin Polk no less afterwards would have hobby department store Fifth Avenue New York sold Walt dollar Megow kit Rearwin Speedster Pop got together warps way after ten coats colored dope prop remembers hardwood dowel hub slotted take two die-cut aluminum blades pressed place finished took Out local high-school football field wound up placed ground let go ran along ground took off gracefully swooped over low stands land perfectly Presumably warps cancelled Out other Given memories traditions stories love whole stream things followed Walt recalls epidose yesterday didnt know would twice engine manufacturing business twice kit manufacturing businessonce own would own hobby shop Nutley NJand would assistant editor model editor finally publisher three modeling magazines Along way managed plenty modeling As old saying went often bitten bug Free flight dish became very proficient Jersey Javelin became best known design Along way sold model plan articles magazines Lets begin Walts manufacturing back ground evidently bore down model building because within few years just before war went business under name Model Developments Inc Delaware corporation sounded great like cellar-started businesses period single product Pursuit Aire freeflight job produced Glen Ridge NJ ad vertised MAN Always sentimentalist about hobby Walt still has many-years dormant corporation seal checkbook still $40 account Walts first recollection kit rib missing notch earnest adult showed up house carrying model spars bumping over rib man wanted know scientific reasoning During war after time old Air Trailsand swears Bill Winters per suading him take post model editor trapped him mag businesshe joined Harold Hills old Eagle Model Air plane Co Walt left later rejoined Air Trails plant supervisor responsible manufacturing kits first American Diesels Mite Like Drone Leon Shulman fixed compression both engines appeared simultaneously Walts 09 Before during early part WW II Walt plant superintendent Ben Shereshaws machine shop produced Bantam engine spark-ignition 19 par Ohlsson stole show formative years 1943 Walt beguiled try ing hand magazines sounds confusing very much because Walt hopped back forth during years tween building running hobby shop working magazines unable kick lure manufacturing things Until day still builds models Bill Winter recalls two built models together yearsthey incessantly argued about design whether Silkspan-covered wings leaked after dope aged way rubber job would turn kept adding power After post-war demise Eaglenumer ous companies shaken out tree trying days postwar readjustments radio coming Walt followed Bill through posts Flying Models Model Airplane News Walt course found home MAN Starting 1960 editor still going strong Publisher today years afterwards 19-year tenure magazine marks longest associations field man magazine marvel Walt seems have over looked bit too long Hall Fame honors award C 0 Wright achievementsboth pub lic life within modeling AMAof C 0 Wright virtually defy description Born 1895 C 0 has remarkable career public service notably educational field work brought him contact president USA since Franklin D Roosevelt met personally As always active modelerand day work shop laden models materialshe Honorary Fellow Academy Past President 1949-50 makes him illustrious members ever serve Executive Council formidable job compressing great mans career relatively few words means cannot provide truly fair picture lovable man Lovable C 0 grand old gentleman known great modelers attended NATS other meets C 0 son Bob went also has daughter Hazel Alice hard-working contestant thought nothing rebuilding smashed wing car complete winning flight Al always up among winners frequent first-place winner himself C 0 holds AB MA degree University Missouri After undergraduate work interrupted service Motor Transport Division during WW went postgraduate work Queens University Bel fast Ireland Yale UCLA Columbia University Kansas Yet modeling field indistinguishable rest us often would found sitting sun-baked runway tattered straw hat chatted came along feeling guilt must limit ourselves COs modeling achievements andeven herewe can barely skim high lights meaningful contributions would fill pages Asked about CO singles Out important work persuasion Navy sponsor NATS 20 25 years thereby eliminating always heavy Nationalsfunding expenses Academy worked US Senator Frank Carlson Kansas helped CO make contact Secre tary Navy Forrestal Pentagon initiate sponsorship CO couldand always did go right top Because AMA lacked funds early years CO spent about $2000 out own pocket endeavors others instrumental obtaining changes FCC regulations radio control frequencies order get Citizens Band fre quencies helped set-up Pan American PAA-Load events Beginning 1939 Detroit CO regular Nationals contest ant until 70s attended region al meets well always impor tant boys win own flights place Asked things meant him thinks greatest wins Antoi nette Philadelphia 1961 Dallas 1962 Los Alamitos 1963 Willow Grove 1964 first international rec ord flight PAA Cargo 1955 well other PAA events liked numer ous rubber jobs helicopter events radio control events developed following boys needed father image friend place create just whittle experiment talk silent numbers increased boys grew up others replaced Throughout life has continued com bine mechanical philosophical bent early youth professional life has devotedthrough Kansas State Teachers Association National Education Asso ciation related organizationsto promoting legislation policies would improve both educational program profession state national levels content get ting laws enacted policies agreed upon went great lengths make work appointed charter member National Council Accreditation Teacher Education served vice-chairman NCATE Quiet listener philosopher scholar de bater tenacious fighter journalist writer editor teacher administrator well counselor CO amazing admixture wisdom respect others patience courage has always placed children youth first whether working improved quality education higher standards education profession building model planes 84 Model Aviation iAWNJUY LYIN ~odeI Aviation /fl93IAAGRCAT SPORT/HOBBY WITH THIS 3 xis HEAVY VINYL BUMPER STICKER IN RED WHITE AND BLUE proud Sport/Hobby AMA Salute Nations 200th Birthday Send $1 self addressed stamped envelope PublIc RelatIons Academy Model Aeronautics 806 FIfteenth Street NW WashIngton D C 20005
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 84
1975 Hall Fame Awards year time nom inations hand Council AMA Past Presidents carefully weighs final selection five outstanding people field Model Aviation Hall Fame awards announced five win ners 1975 Irwin G Ohlsson CO Wright Walt Schroder Jim Kirkland de ceased Lieut Harold W John Alden deceased Hall Fame initiated 1969 under joint sponsorship Wash ington State Air National Guard Academy Model Aeronautics Under arrangement six awards made 1969 three 1970to Walt Billett deceased Willis Brown first president AMA deceased Carl Goldberg Walt Good Charles Grant Jim Walker de ceased Frank Zaic 1969 1970 Dick Korda Al Lewis deceased Bill Winter No enrollments Hall Fame made 1971 State Washington unable continue program AMA ready go alone exploring ways means reactivate program two awards made approved interim basis 1972 went Howard McEntee deceased 1973 another Ocie Randall deceased reactivate program larger reliable basis necessary find interested qualified person chair program work out new proce dures Walt Good himself member Model Aviation Hall Fame proved person put together details present program accompanies article proposed program approved AMA president acting behalf Executive Council previously approved basic concept using AMAs past presidents award selection objective overlook candi dates out past Another currently deserving candidates passed over Thus Hall Fame would consider candidates ages periods activity Council Past AMA Presidents uniquely qualified fulfill objectives being comprised aeromodeling pioneers present-day leaders Most members Council Past AMA Presidents could qualify Hall Fame Five have honored Under system no member may vote him self group consider nominations other sources 46 Model Aviation H W Alden right awards 1936 Wakefield trophy Albert Judge London trophy turned over Gordon Light center winner 1936 Right Jim Kirkland winning designs Irwin G Ohlsson Walt Schroder C 0 Wright current Council includes following members dates AMA Presidency Irwin G Ohlsson 1943-46 CO Wright 1948-49 Kenneth G Held 1950-51 Frank B Bushey 1952 Keith H Storey 1953-56 Claude McCullough 1957 Dr Walter Good 1958-60 Peter J Sotich 1961-62 John Worth 1963 Maynard L Hill 1964 Howard E Johnson 1965-66 Clifford G Weirick 1967-68 John E Patton 196970 John E Clemens incumbent Note Willis C Brown 1936-37 served current committee until passing June yearhis last bit service AMA submission nominations Hall Fame Lieut H W John Alden deceased now real oldtimers can recall important important per son time labored during late Twenties early Thirties promoting model aviation worked hard activi ty contributed break health compelled retirementfrom field leader noblest sense word time very few leaders indeed may safely said him may have Academy Model Aero nauticsor least its birth would have deferred later date perhaps different set objectives great achievement over shadows things did put organized model aviation its feetbut everything did quietly heroic nature Ridgefield NJ Harold W John Alden man charge Youth Avia tion National Aeronautic Association Academy biggest Division today 1928 NAA co-sponsored National Model Airplane Meet number years days model aviation boomed such extent NAA swamped correspondence modelers fell John Alden take over did flinch fail formulated goals ideas still sound inspiring today became first Secretary-Treasurer new AMA 1936 AMA founded during Detroit NATS 1937 CD-ed National meet during early Thirties through 1936 conducted day-by-day operation AMA Headquarters 1935-36-37 overwork cost him health Though forced retire active modeling activ ity never lost interest beloved model aviation late Willis Brown first president AMA modeling early bird leader own right recalled Aldens efforts way H W Alden moving force personal model building experience NAA constantly promoted model building interests Model airplane correspondence NAA signed H W Alden Chairman Model Airplane Committee Evidently NAA selected H W Alden forthisjobto take load off Bill Enyart Bill 1974 Hall Famer Champion youth aviation Alden called some typical Boy Scout leader type never office own pre ferring work out home NAA provided mailing address office new Rockefeller Center Office Building New York City add prestige new American Academy Model Aeronautics. Note about 1940 Winthrop Rockefeller established Rockefeller Center old Air Youth program graduated series ginner-type modelsturn page DU-BRO SNAP-ON BALL LINKS ________________________ 2-56 THREADED COUPLER INCL fl 0 THREADED FOR 4-40 ROD OR BOLT N TOUGH NYLON LINK SNAPS-ON AND HOLDS TIGHT L2 THREADED LINK 5-Piece ball link set No 181 excellent off-set steering throttle servo hookups Includes steel ball assembly 2-56 thread washer nut threaded coupler nylon ball link Easily adjustable Only 85 AIRCRAFT QUALITY HIGH STRENGTH STEEL 1/8 TRIM ADJUSTMENT ___r IJIllllh)I RIVET LINK 4-Piece ball link set No 182 prefer permanent installation Includes nylon link threaded coupler steel ball pin washer peening Absolutely no linkage play ball links used Nylon link helps reduce viabration looks good tool Only 85 AILERONCONNECTOR&DUAL -OFF BALL LINK 5-Piece set No 183 includes 2-way nylon link 2 threaded couplers 1 steel ball pin washer peening assembly securely onto servo arm fast equal trim adjustments just snap-off nylon link twist desired direction snap back EASY Also great rudder DUrn CO ORATED %LJ480 Banner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA BOLT-ON LINK 3-piece ball link set No 180 must helicopters readily adaptable rudder elevator servo linkage R/C planes boats cars Ball joint action eliminates binding neat clean appearance OnlV 85C November1975 47 NOPLAYZzz SUPER PRECISION MAKES THROTTLE HOOK-UPS 4TAKES CARE OF ANY MISALIGNMENT Hall Fame Awards Alden very much leader National contests saw prizes trophies available NAA help provided banquet annually Frank Zaic another oldtimer recalls working personally Alden Although may have country wide feeling early thirties Frank states needed national organization no volunteered actual organizational work exception Lieut Alden became center others looked leader ship. willing work solidi fying hopes model builders having own mature organization Without Alden may have organization day Part History Academy Model Aeronautics appears letter Aldens son John recounts father built first model 1908 son still has propel lers fathers twin pushers before World War wonders much Harold W Alden did modeling during dark ages before Lindberghs flight 1927 Unfortunately no scribe reported earlier stages what apparently intensive career service others As far credit done con cerned Alden star-crossed stand deeply debt unknown though significant promotion activity end tragic typically interest country During after WW II occupied defense industry killed October 25 1951 group Philippine guerillas working Navy contract Philippine Islands Jim Kirkland would difficult describe Jim Kirklands contributions model aeronauticsas flier manufacturer de signer magazine contributor experimenter contest director active club man re tailer distributor AMA officer list goes zenith still promising career struck down heart attack age 48 November 4 1972 Typically ready go manufacturing own designed Funline radio system equal anything market great people pleasure company warm friend unforget table person never hesitated put shoulder wheel helped Rhett Miller young flier won Nationals RC Pattern Event twice 1973 1974 protege Seeing Rhetts future promise Jim Rhett recalls diligent valu able coach Jim perhaps widely known flier champion champions sim ply possible enumerate meets entered won placed listing taken trophies shows 65 meets alone dozens first place winners wasnt first often second Among outstand ing performances Nationals RC win ner 1963 1970 1969 FAI team flew Germany placed ninth same year took second Masters R/C Tournament Marietta Ga might recall him principally kit designs almost flown nationally known contestants wins own first probably famous Beach comber kitted Veco 1964 1969 Lanier produced Citron Dumas Triton Hobby World 1971 produced A-6 Intruder After Jims death Airborne Associates manu factured Nutcracker 1973 1974 Southern R/C Products Mustang X others may magazine designs held attention Beachcomber Shoe string A-6 Intruder Mustang X appeared Model Airplane News Citron Amer ican Modeler Top fliers Ron Chidgey Don Coleman Rhett Miller often flew Jims de signs contestsRhett winning second 1972 Nats Class Pattern Jim Kirkland Valparaiso Fla known throughout model aviation world ex perimenter designer innovator air craft designs set standards competitive air craft configurations today contributions electronics set stage modern radio control system first win Natio nals using proportional control final greatest contribution Funline radio sys temaccording close him Jim activist 1961 established president Eglin Guided Mites presently known Eglin Aero Modellers Doylestown 1971 served FAI Team hospitality host CDed Eglin Guided Mites meets during 1962-63 served editor publisher Eglin Flyer Club newsletter Under name Orbit East distributor trade As manufacturer produced own Triton kit During period 1964-66 manufactured under name Cus tom Products Metairie La sponsor Hall Fame quite naturally Eglin Aero Modellers Jim designed developed field tested various items systems advertised model press including SACS Slaved Auxiliary Circuit System 1966 Mulmo Control Sys tem 1961 Simpl-Simul servo 1960 Sure Fire Flight Caddy 1970-71 Retract able Landing Gear system used own de sign competition craft Although Funline System never manufactured Jim did have opportunity placing second 1972 Masters Huntsville activities surprising could also involved depth AMA affairs 1963-64 member Ad visory Board AMA Nats Advisory Commit tee 1964 served RC Society Commit tee 1965 member RC Contest Board 1967 member RC Ad visory Committee 1968-69 became Vice President District V being thereby member AMA Executive Council same time AMA RC Contestants Committee 1969 Chairman own expense 1970 Nats RC Planning Committee 1970 served Hall Fame Award Committee time passing modeling press extolled him widely memorial notices Individual testimonials came far wide recent letter Don Lowe put best few words Jim good friend sorely missed represented best modeling skill professional pride per sonal integrity knew-him friendly outgoing individual whole life centered around model aircraft.. know no better candidate pioneer designer lead er Jim Kirkland Irwin C Ohisson began solid model whittled pine about 1920 went world fame such very few others have seen manufacture still famous engines wide international demand has served high posts fourth president Academy Model Aeronautics 1942 through 1945 vice president Western District Hobby Industry As sociation America post held 1940 year formation HIAA until 1945 Along way effectively served youth hobby numerous ways As long ago 1929 through 1931 taught hundreds youngsters build fly rubber-powered model airplanes under program sponsored Los Angeles Times Playground Recrea tion Department Program 1934 opened hobby shop Los Ange les side line produced pneumatic model airplane tires gas-powered model kits active successful competitor would seem no facet model airplane hobby business escaped attentionun less distribution end things name still remembered world-wide will many years come still active modeler Few indeed approach much less match record man like can begin say beginning After non-flying solid model carved age seven years age Irwin G Ohlsson inspired age 14 Lindbergh flight Paris others gave im petus modern hobby attempt first flying model 1927 Spirit St Louis same year built Cecil Peoli twin-pusher could easily fly 200 yards Before long building rubber-powered models could surpass hours flight duration called three-stick commercials age 17 employed Los Angeles Times Playground Association traveling playground playground providing balsa wood glue rubber About time Irwinand Ira Hazard began work compressed air engine didnt prove too successful first gas engine design 30cc ignition engine weighed two poundsthese engines used model boats 1934 constructed eight-footspan aircraft won California Championship Flight time 1 hr 6 mm 21 years old 1934 went contest Akron Ohio couldnt start engine way home stopped South Bend md purchased South Bend lathe $7500 down pay ment $10 first aircraft ignition engines constructed lathe drill press Today would called moonlighting because Irwin working Douglas Aircraft engine division making electrical connectors insulators DC-3 wage magnificent $1600 week Irwin left after six months lack incentive rented building Los Angeles produced en gine kits pneumatic wheels partner Frank Bertelle first run 1 flOO eneines 1937 Irwin again won California State Championship using Gold Seal engine Pacemaker 1938 famous Ohlsson 23 introduced first large-bore short-stroke en gine small stock engines oh could scream modern era model engines truly begun Following 23 came 60 19 29 world wide acclaim 1000000 en gines produced After end WW II permitted resumption production firm made news delivery east coast company owned DC-3 load new engines same plane often flew load modelers planes faraway meetssuch famed East-West Challenge Meet Speed 1948 St Louis Mo 1951 sold interest company began producing ignitors jet engine continued page 84 48 Model Aviation Hall Fame Awards continued page 48 rocketsa spinoff production glow plugs field became largest producers Referring him Henry Ford model aviation Hobby dustry Association 1970 choose him receive its Meritorious Award signal honor industry Today still active flying radio-controlled models off waters Lake Elsinore Calif ornia favorite twin-engined Wigeon proudly displays AMA Number Number Four Walt Schroder may have Publisher Model Airplane News today 10-cent Comet kit back 1936 kit wasnt Somehow Walts oldest son three years age given kit naturally Pop like dads put together like dads failed What Walt beard new bobby shop Bambergers department store New ark NJ run two young fellows Nat Irwin Polk no less afterwards would have hobby department store Fifth Avenue New York sold Walt dollar Megow kit Rearwin Speedster Pop got together warps way after ten coats colored dope prop remembers hardwood dowel hub slotted take two die-cut aluminum blades pressed place finished took Out local high-school football field wound up placed ground let go ran along ground took off gracefully swooped over low stands land perfectly Presumably warps cancelled Out other Given memories traditions stories love whole stream things followed Walt recalls epidose yesterday didnt know would twice engine manufacturing business twice kit manufacturing businessonce own would own hobby shop Nutley NJand would assistant editor model editor finally publisher three modeling magazines Along way managed plenty modeling As old saying went often bitten bug Free flight dish became very proficient Jersey Javelin became best known design Along way sold model plan articles magazines Lets begin Walts manufacturing back ground evidently bore down model building because within few years just before war went business under name Model Developments Inc Delaware corporation sounded great like cellar-started businesses period single product Pursuit Aire freeflight job produced Glen Ridge NJ ad vertised MAN Always sentimentalist about hobby Walt still has many-years dormant corporation seal checkbook still $40 account Walts first recollection kit rib missing notch earnest adult showed up house carrying model spars bumping over rib man wanted know scientific reasoning During war after time old Air Trailsand swears Bill Winters per suading him take post model editor trapped him mag businesshe joined Harold Hills old Eagle Model Air plane Co Walt left later rejoined Air Trails plant supervisor responsible manufacturing kits first American Diesels Mite Like Drone Leon Shulman fixed compression both engines appeared simultaneously Walts 09 Before during early part WW II Walt plant superintendent Ben Shereshaws machine shop produced Bantam engine spark-ignition 19 par Ohlsson stole show formative years 1943 Walt beguiled try ing hand magazines sounds confusing very much because Walt hopped back forth during years tween building running hobby shop working magazines unable kick lure manufacturing things Until day still builds models Bill Winter recalls two built models together yearsthey incessantly argued about design whether Silkspan-covered wings leaked after dope aged way rubber job would turn kept adding power After post-war demise Eaglenumer ous companies shaken out tree trying days postwar readjustments radio coming Walt followed Bill through posts Flying Models Model Airplane News Walt course found home MAN Starting 1960 editor still going strong Publisher today years afterwards 19-year tenure magazine marks longest associations field man magazine marvel Walt seems have over looked bit too long Hall Fame honors award C 0 Wright achievementsboth pub lic life within modeling AMAof C 0 Wright virtually defy description Born 1895 C 0 has remarkable career public service notably educational field work brought him contact president USA since Franklin D Roosevelt met personally As always active modelerand day work shop laden models materialshe Honorary Fellow Academy Past President 1949-50 makes him illustrious members ever serve Executive Council formidable job compressing great mans career relatively few words means cannot provide truly fair picture lovable man Lovable C 0 grand old gentleman known great modelers attended NATS other meets C 0 son Bob went also has daughter Hazel Alice hard-working contestant thought nothing rebuilding smashed wing car complete winning flight Al always up among winners frequent first-place winner himself C 0 holds AB MA degree University Missouri After undergraduate work interrupted service Motor Transport Division during WW went postgraduate work Queens University Bel fast Ireland Yale UCLA Columbia University Kansas Yet modeling field indistinguishable rest us often would found sitting sun-baked runway tattered straw hat chatted came along feeling guilt must limit ourselves COs modeling achievements andeven herewe can barely skim high lights meaningful contributions would fill pages Asked about CO singles Out important work persuasion Navy sponsor NATS 20 25 years thereby eliminating always heavy Nationalsfunding expenses Academy worked US Senator Frank Carlson Kansas helped CO make contact Secre tary Navy Forrestal Pentagon initiate sponsorship CO couldand always did go right top Because AMA lacked funds early years CO spent about $2000 out own pocket endeavors others instrumental obtaining changes FCC regulations radio control frequencies order get Citizens Band fre quencies helped set-up Pan American PAA-Load events Beginning 1939 Detroit CO regular Nationals contest ant until 70s attended region al meets well always impor tant boys win own flights place Asked things meant him thinks greatest wins Antoi nette Philadelphia 1961 Dallas 1962 Los Alamitos 1963 Willow Grove 1964 first international rec ord flight PAA Cargo 1955 well other PAA events liked numer ous rubber jobs helicopter events radio control events developed following boys needed father image friend place create just whittle experiment talk silent numbers increased boys grew up others replaced Throughout life has continued com bine mechanical philosophical bent early youth professional life has devotedthrough Kansas State Teachers Association National Education Asso ciation related organizationsto promoting legislation policies would improve both educational program profession state national levels content get ting laws enacted policies agreed upon went great lengths make work appointed charter member National Council Accreditation Teacher Education served vice-chairman NCATE Quiet listener philosopher scholar de bater tenacious fighter journalist writer editor teacher administrator well counselor CO amazing admixture wisdom respect others patience courage has always placed children youth first whether working improved quality education higher standards education profession building model planes 84 Model Aviation iAWNJUY LYIN ~odeI Aviation /fl93IAAGRCAT SPORT/HOBBY WITH THIS 3 xis HEAVY VINYL BUMPER STICKER IN RED WHITE AND BLUE proud Sport/Hobby AMA Salute Nations 200th Birthday Send $1 self addressed stamped envelope PublIc RelatIons Academy Model Aeronautics 806 FIfteenth Street NW WashIngton D C 20005
Edition: Model Aviation - 1975/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 84
1975 Hall Fame Awards year time nom inations hand Council AMA Past Presidents carefully weighs final selection five outstanding people field Model Aviation Hall Fame awards announced five win ners 1975 Irwin G Ohlsson CO Wright Walt Schroder Jim Kirkland de ceased Lieut Harold W John Alden deceased Hall Fame initiated 1969 under joint sponsorship Wash ington State Air National Guard Academy Model Aeronautics Under arrangement six awards made 1969 three 1970to Walt Billett deceased Willis Brown first president AMA deceased Carl Goldberg Walt Good Charles Grant Jim Walker de ceased Frank Zaic 1969 1970 Dick Korda Al Lewis deceased Bill Winter No enrollments Hall Fame made 1971 State Washington unable continue program AMA ready go alone exploring ways means reactivate program two awards made approved interim basis 1972 went Howard McEntee deceased 1973 another Ocie Randall deceased reactivate program larger reliable basis necessary find interested qualified person chair program work out new proce dures Walt Good himself member Model Aviation Hall Fame proved person put together details present program accompanies article proposed program approved AMA president acting behalf Executive Council previously approved basic concept using AMAs past presidents award selection objective overlook candi dates out past Another currently deserving candidates passed over Thus Hall Fame would consider candidates ages periods activity Council Past AMA Presidents uniquely qualified fulfill objectives being comprised aeromodeling pioneers present-day leaders Most members Council Past AMA Presidents could qualify Hall Fame Five have honored Under system no member may vote him self group consider nominations other sources 46 Model Aviation H W Alden right awards 1936 Wakefield trophy Albert Judge London trophy turned over Gordon Light center winner 1936 Right Jim Kirkland winning designs Irwin G Ohlsson Walt Schroder C 0 Wright current Council includes following members dates AMA Presidency Irwin G Ohlsson 1943-46 CO Wright 1948-49 Kenneth G Held 1950-51 Frank B Bushey 1952 Keith H Storey 1953-56 Claude McCullough 1957 Dr Walter Good 1958-60 Peter J Sotich 1961-62 John Worth 1963 Maynard L Hill 1964 Howard E Johnson 1965-66 Clifford G Weirick 1967-68 John E Patton 196970 John E Clemens incumbent Note Willis C Brown 1936-37 served current committee until passing June yearhis last bit service AMA submission nominations Hall Fame Lieut H W John Alden deceased now real oldtimers can recall important important per son time labored during late Twenties early Thirties promoting model aviation worked hard activi ty contributed break health compelled retirementfrom field leader noblest sense word time very few leaders indeed may safely said him may have Academy Model Aero nauticsor least its birth would have deferred later date perhaps different set objectives great achievement over shadows things did put organized model aviation its feetbut everything did quietly heroic nature Ridgefield NJ Harold W John Alden man charge Youth Avia tion National Aeronautic Association Academy biggest Division today 1928 NAA co-sponsored National Model Airplane Meet number years days model aviation boomed such extent NAA swamped correspondence modelers fell John Alden take over did flinch fail formulated goals ideas still sound inspiring today became first Secretary-Treasurer new AMA 1936 AMA founded during Detroit NATS 1937 CD-ed National meet during early Thirties through 1936 conducted day-by-day operation AMA Headquarters 1935-36-37 overwork cost him health Though forced retire active modeling activ ity never lost interest beloved model aviation late Willis Brown first president AMA modeling early bird leader own right recalled Aldens efforts way H W Alden moving force personal model building experience NAA constantly promoted model building interests Model airplane correspondence NAA signed H W Alden Chairman Model Airplane Committee Evidently NAA selected H W Alden forthisjobto take load off Bill Enyart Bill 1974 Hall Famer Champion youth aviation Alden called some typical Boy Scout leader type never office own pre ferring work out home NAA provided mailing address office new Rockefeller Center Office Building New York City add prestige new American Academy Model Aeronautics. Note about 1940 Winthrop Rockefeller established Rockefeller Center old Air Youth program graduated series ginner-type modelsturn page DU-BRO SNAP-ON BALL LINKS ________________________ 2-56 THREADED COUPLER INCL fl 0 THREADED FOR 4-40 ROD OR BOLT N TOUGH NYLON LINK SNAPS-ON AND HOLDS TIGHT L2 THREADED LINK 5-Piece ball link set No 181 excellent off-set steering throttle servo hookups Includes steel ball assembly 2-56 thread washer nut threaded coupler nylon ball link Easily adjustable Only 85 AIRCRAFT QUALITY HIGH STRENGTH STEEL 1/8 TRIM ADJUSTMENT ___r IJIllllh)I RIVET LINK 4-Piece ball link set No 182 prefer permanent installation Includes nylon link threaded coupler steel ball pin washer peening Absolutely no linkage play ball links used Nylon link helps reduce viabration looks good tool Only 85 AILERONCONNECTOR&DUAL -OFF BALL LINK 5-Piece set No 183 includes 2-way nylon link 2 threaded couplers 1 steel ball pin washer peening assembly securely onto servo arm fast equal trim adjustments just snap-off nylon link twist desired direction snap back EASY Also great rudder DUrn CO ORATED %LJ480 Banner Road Wauconda Illinois 60084 USA BOLT-ON LINK 3-piece ball link set No 180 must helicopters readily adaptable rudder elevator servo linkage R/C planes boats cars Ball joint action eliminates binding neat clean appearance OnlV 85C November1975 47 NOPLAYZzz SUPER PRECISION MAKES THROTTLE HOOK-UPS 4TAKES CARE OF ANY MISALIGNMENT Hall Fame Awards Alden very much leader National contests saw prizes trophies available NAA help provided banquet annually Frank Zaic another oldtimer recalls working personally Alden Although may have country wide feeling early thirties Frank states needed national organization no volunteered actual organizational work exception Lieut Alden became center others looked leader ship. willing work solidi fying hopes model builders having own mature organization Without Alden may have organization day Part History Academy Model Aeronautics appears letter Aldens son John recounts father built first model 1908 son still has propel lers fathers twin pushers before World War wonders much Harold W Alden did modeling during dark ages before Lindberghs flight 1927 Unfortunately no scribe reported earlier stages what apparently intensive career service others As far credit done con cerned Alden star-crossed stand deeply debt unknown though significant promotion activity end tragic typically interest country During after WW II occupied defense industry killed October 25 1951 group Philippine guerillas working Navy contract Philippine Islands Jim Kirkland would difficult describe Jim Kirklands contributions model aeronauticsas flier manufacturer de signer magazine contributor experimenter contest director active club man re tailer distributor AMA officer list goes zenith still promising career struck down heart attack age 48 November 4 1972 Typically ready go manufacturing own designed Funline radio system equal anything market great people pleasure company warm friend unforget table person never hesitated put shoulder wheel helped Rhett Miller young flier won Nationals RC Pattern Event twice 1973 1974 protege Seeing Rhetts future promise Jim Rhett recalls diligent valu able coach Jim perhaps widely known flier champion champions sim ply possible enumerate meets entered won placed listing taken trophies shows 65 meets alone dozens first place winners wasnt first often second Among outstand ing performances Nationals RC win ner 1963 1970 1969 FAI team flew Germany placed ninth same year took second Masters R/C Tournament Marietta Ga might recall him principally kit designs almost flown nationally known contestants wins own first probably famous Beach comber kitted Veco 1964 1969 Lanier produced Citron Dumas Triton Hobby World 1971 produced A-6 Intruder After Jims death Airborne Associates manu factured Nutcracker 1973 1974 Southern R/C Products Mustang X others may magazine designs held attention Beachcomber Shoe string A-6 Intruder Mustang X appeared Model Airplane News Citron Amer ican Modeler Top fliers Ron Chidgey Don Coleman Rhett Miller often flew Jims de signs contestsRhett winning second 1972 Nats Class Pattern Jim Kirkland Valparaiso Fla known throughout model aviation world ex perimenter designer innovator air craft designs set standards competitive air craft configurations today contributions electronics set stage modern radio control system first win Natio nals using proportional control final greatest contribution Funline radio sys temaccording close him Jim activist 1961 established president Eglin Guided Mites presently known Eglin Aero Modellers Doylestown 1971 served FAI Team hospitality host CDed Eglin Guided Mites meets during 1962-63 served editor publisher Eglin Flyer Club newsletter Under name Orbit East distributor trade As manufacturer produced own Triton kit During period 1964-66 manufactured under name Cus tom Products Metairie La sponsor Hall Fame quite naturally Eglin Aero Modellers Jim designed developed field tested various items systems advertised model press including SACS Slaved Auxiliary Circuit System 1966 Mulmo Control Sys tem 1961 Simpl-Simul servo 1960 Sure Fire Flight Caddy 1970-71 Retract able Landing Gear system used own de sign competition craft Although Funline System never manufactured Jim did have opportunity placing second 1972 Masters Huntsville activities surprising could also involved depth AMA affairs 1963-64 member Ad visory Board AMA Nats Advisory Commit tee 1964 served RC Society Commit tee 1965 member RC Contest Board 1967 member RC Ad visory Committee 1968-69 became Vice President District V being thereby member AMA Executive Council same time AMA RC Contestants Committee 1969 Chairman own expense 1970 Nats RC Planning Committee 1970 served Hall Fame Award Committee time passing modeling press extolled him widely memorial notices Individual testimonials came far wide recent letter Don Lowe put best few words Jim good friend sorely missed represented best modeling skill professional pride per sonal integrity knew-him friendly outgoing individual whole life centered around model aircraft.. know no better candidate pioneer designer lead er Jim Kirkland Irwin C Ohisson began solid model whittled pine about 1920 went world fame such very few others have seen manufacture still famous engines wide international demand has served high posts fourth president Academy Model Aeronautics 1942 through 1945 vice president Western District Hobby Industry As sociation America post held 1940 year formation HIAA until 1945 Along way effectively served youth hobby numerous ways As long ago 1929 through 1931 taught hundreds youngsters build fly rubber-powered model airplanes under program sponsored Los Angeles Times Playground Recrea tion Department Program 1934 opened hobby shop Los Ange les side line produced pneumatic model airplane tires gas-powered model kits active successful competitor would seem no facet model airplane hobby business escaped attentionun less distribution end things name still remembered world-wide will many years come still active modeler Few indeed approach much less match record man like can begin say beginning After non-flying solid model carved age seven years age Irwin G Ohlsson inspired age 14 Lindbergh flight Paris others gave im petus modern hobby attempt first flying model 1927 Spirit St Louis same year built Cecil Peoli twin-pusher could easily fly 200 yards Before long building rubber-powered models could surpass hours flight duration called three-stick commercials age 17 employed Los Angeles Times Playground Association traveling playground playground providing balsa wood glue rubber About time Irwinand Ira Hazard began work compressed air engine didnt prove too successful first gas engine design 30cc ignition engine weighed two poundsthese engines used model boats 1934 constructed eight-footspan aircraft won California Championship Flight time 1 hr 6 mm 21 years old 1934 went contest Akron Ohio couldnt start engine way home stopped South Bend md purchased South Bend lathe $7500 down pay ment $10 first aircraft ignition engines constructed lathe drill press Today would called moonlighting because Irwin working Douglas Aircraft engine division making electrical connectors insulators DC-3 wage magnificent $1600 week Irwin left after six months lack incentive rented building Los Angeles produced en gine kits pneumatic wheels partner Frank Bertelle first run 1 flOO eneines 1937 Irwin again won California State Championship using Gold Seal engine Pacemaker 1938 famous Ohlsson 23 introduced first large-bore short-stroke en gine small stock engines oh could scream modern era model engines truly begun Following 23 came 60 19 29 world wide acclaim 1000000 en gines produced After end WW II permitted resumption production firm made news delivery east coast company owned DC-3 load new engines same plane often flew load modelers planes faraway meetssuch famed East-West Challenge Meet Speed 1948 St Louis Mo 1951 sold interest company began producing ignitors jet engine continued page 84 48 Model Aviation Hall Fame Awards continued page 48 rocketsa spinoff production glow plugs field became largest producers Referring him Henry Ford model aviation Hobby dustry Association 1970 choose him receive its Meritorious Award signal honor industry Today still active flying radio-controlled models off waters Lake Elsinore Calif ornia favorite twin-engined Wigeon proudly displays AMA Number Number Four Walt Schroder may have Publisher Model Airplane News today 10-cent Comet kit back 1936 kit wasnt Somehow Walts oldest son three years age given kit naturally Pop like dads put together like dads failed What Walt beard new bobby shop Bambergers department store New ark NJ run two young fellows Nat Irwin Polk no less afterwards would have hobby department store Fifth Avenue New York sold Walt dollar Megow kit Rearwin Speedster Pop got together warps way after ten coats colored dope prop remembers hardwood dowel hub slotted take two die-cut aluminum blades pressed place finished took Out local high-school football field wound up placed ground let go ran along ground took off gracefully swooped over low stands land perfectly Presumably warps cancelled Out other Given memories traditions stories love whole stream things followed Walt recalls epidose yesterday didnt know would twice engine manufacturing business twice kit manufacturing businessonce own would own hobby shop Nutley NJand would assistant editor model editor finally publisher three modeling magazines Along way managed plenty modeling As old saying went often bitten bug Free flight dish became very proficient Jersey Javelin became best known design Along way sold model plan articles magazines Lets begin Walts manufacturing back ground evidently bore down model building because within few years just before war went business under name Model Developments Inc Delaware corporation sounded great like cellar-started businesses period single product Pursuit Aire freeflight job produced Glen Ridge NJ ad vertised MAN Always sentimentalist about hobby Walt still has many-years dormant corporation seal checkbook still $40 account Walts first recollection kit rib missing notch earnest adult showed up house carrying model spars bumping over rib man wanted know scientific reasoning During war after time old Air Trailsand swears Bill Winters per suading him take post model editor trapped him mag businesshe joined Harold Hills old Eagle Model Air plane Co Walt left later rejoined Air Trails plant supervisor responsible manufacturing kits first American Diesels Mite Like Drone Leon Shulman fixed compression both engines appeared simultaneously Walts 09 Before during early part WW II Walt plant superintendent Ben Shereshaws machine shop produced Bantam engine spark-ignition 19 par Ohlsson stole show formative years 1943 Walt beguiled try ing hand magazines sounds confusing very much because Walt hopped back forth during years tween building running hobby shop working magazines unable kick lure manufacturing things Until day still builds models Bill Winter recalls two built models together yearsthey incessantly argued about design whether Silkspan-covered wings leaked after dope aged way rubber job would turn kept adding power After post-war demise Eaglenumer ous companies shaken out tree trying days postwar readjustments radio coming Walt followed Bill through posts Flying Models Model Airplane News Walt course found home MAN Starting 1960 editor still going strong Publisher today years afterwards 19-year tenure magazine marks longest associations field man magazine marvel Walt seems have over looked bit too long Hall Fame honors award C 0 Wright achievementsboth pub lic life within modeling AMAof C 0 Wright virtually defy description Born 1895 C 0 has remarkable career public service notably educational field work brought him contact president USA since Franklin D Roosevelt met personally As always active modelerand day work shop laden models materialshe Honorary Fellow Academy Past President 1949-50 makes him illustrious members ever serve Executive Council formidable job compressing great mans career relatively few words means cannot provide truly fair picture lovable man Lovable C 0 grand old gentleman known great modelers attended NATS other meets C 0 son Bob went also has daughter Hazel Alice hard-working contestant thought nothing rebuilding smashed wing car complete winning flight Al always up among winners frequent first-place winner himself C 0 holds AB MA degree University Missouri After undergraduate work interrupted service Motor Transport Division during WW went postgraduate work Queens University Bel fast Ireland Yale UCLA Columbia University Kansas Yet modeling field indistinguishable rest us often would found sitting sun-baked runway tattered straw hat chatted came along feeling guilt must limit ourselves COs modeling achievements andeven herewe can barely skim high lights meaningful contributions would fill pages Asked about CO singles Out important work persuasion Navy sponsor NATS 20 25 years thereby eliminating always heavy Nationalsfunding expenses Academy worked US Senator Frank Carlson Kansas helped CO make contact Secre tary Navy Forrestal Pentagon initiate sponsorship CO couldand always did go right top Because AMA lacked funds early years CO spent about $2000 out own pocket endeavors others instrumental obtaining changes FCC regulations radio control frequencies order get Citizens Band fre quencies helped set-up Pan American PAA-Load events Beginning 1939 Detroit CO regular Nationals contest ant until 70s attended region al meets well always impor tant boys win own flights place Asked things meant him thinks greatest wins Antoi nette Philadelphia 1961 Dallas 1962 Los Alamitos 1963 Willow Grove 1964 first international rec ord flight PAA Cargo 1955 well other PAA events liked numer ous rubber jobs helicopter events radio control events developed following boys needed father image friend place create just whittle experiment talk silent numbers increased boys grew up others replaced Throughout life has continued com bine mechanical philosophical bent early youth professional life has devotedthrough Kansas State Teachers Association National Education Asso ciation related organizationsto promoting legislation policies would improve both educational program profession state national levels content get ting laws enacted policies agreed upon went great lengths make work appointed charter member National Council Accreditation Teacher Education served vice-chairman NCATE Quiet listener philosopher scholar de bater tenacious fighter journalist writer editor teacher administrator well counselor CO amazing admixture wisdom respect others patience courage has always placed children youth first whether working improved quality education higher standards education profession building model planes 84 Model Aviation iAWNJUY LYIN ~odeI Aviation /fl93IAAGRCAT SPORT/HOBBY WITH THIS 3 xis HEAVY VINYL BUMPER STICKER IN RED WHITE AND BLUE proud Sport/Hobby AMA Salute Nations 200th Birthday Send $1 self addressed stamped envelope PublIc RelatIons Academy Model Aeronautics 806 FIfteenth Street NW WashIngton D C 20005