CL Scale COMBAT flown Saturday morning Nationals year Its true other Combat events flown during week heart soul event appeared during three-hour period Saturday hot during Combat Week us attend ance may have memories seared heat report will deal high points event rather chronological sequence events event site within block Nats AMA HQ very nice grass lots room official flying testing no rain barely wind temperature humidity bath worse expected Official high temperatures 90s on-site air temperature went high 1080 shade over grass high temperatures wore out affected engine runs shortened tempers sort negative incentive maltes everyone want just get over rather appreciate National event can winner received trophy survived Lake Charles T-shirt Slow Combat pretty much what weve come expect Fox 36 being dominant engine sprinkling Supertigres new Cipolla 36 Don Cranfill star show did some excellent flying did Michael Wilicox Marvin Denny others Michael Willcox chose fly Open contestants after big win North wests Bladder Grabber earlier month outstanding performance made Open con testants wish hed stayed youngsters good alrplanes being flown people previously Marvin Dennys all-wood model wing flaps very impres sive Cranfills wood-with-foam-leadingedge model Willcox all-foam models werent quite impressive others Cranfili escaped Michael Wilicox foamies getting job done softcell fuel pod seems have lost some its appeal few contestants using look through official Nats results keep mind though total number entries down Combat event events flown doubleelimination made winning just tough decade ago total entry higher John Stubblefield flying US team Hungarian World Champs Michael Wilicox flying Open door Clancy Arnold Lawrence IN placed third caused some excitement final round belly-landing C74 Caribou forced electronically-controlled re tracts failed operate Because Clancys piloting skills big Caribou landed very little damage electronic system also con trolled throttle opening/closing cargo doors Electronic control systems seem more popular CL Scale events because wide variety operating options possible use Precision Scale First place went Charles Bauer Chicago IL flew new Top Flite prototype Skyraider Dauntless II big 11-lb model powered Supertigre 75 Skyraider also has electronically-controlled flaps retractable landing gear throttle placing first Charles also recorded highest flight score Walter Bailey Lauderdale Lake FL placed second flying Grumman XF5F Skyrocket Despite its small size Walters Skyrocket flew extremely well nicely-done Bell P-63A Continued page 154 Charlie Johnson left open some new talent Junior Senior ranks Andy Miner did well Junior did older brother Cary Senior stiffest competition came Team Olson featuring Abbie Junior Aimee Senior Minor brothers got best battle Juniors Seniors did good job flying showing good sportsmanship longest day turned out FM day lasted 730 am pilots meeting tentatively scheduled until 700 pm event ended having 14 entrants seemed like event needed some major editing Event management promised have event over little after noon things dragged hot afternoon portion day knew dinner would delayed As Slow Combat looked like Cranfill FM hip pocketbut faded end let Pat WilIcox Howard Rush sneak Don said heat really got him toward end day 99% effort just isnt enough fly against Pat Wilcox Cox 15s seemed suffer heat Nelson 15s although occasional sour run Nelson camp too Pitmen careful flood engines because high heat direct sunlight kept engines low boil hadnt run Howard Rush used superior technology along lot carbon fiber howling Nelson top speed king FAIs others thinking about making battering-ram models new 1 6-Oz-minimum FAI rule Howard planning even-more-rigid engine-mount 60 Model Aviation Mike Pratt Left Charles Bauer took top honors AMA Precision Scale big Skyraider Dauntless ii thisto newTop Flite kit Authorsays should askChariie Center Mike Welshansflewthis nicely-done Stinson 5R9 Relianttofourth place SportScale Right Second place AMA Precision Scale taken Walter Bailey nice-flying XF5F Grumman Skyrocket models mostly high quality 00 ON 0 00 ON cj 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 mm 00 ON Wheres mywater Ron Burt Duggan L Ron SearsR flight judges forthe event High temperatures meant big liquid intake imperative Officials did fine job CL Combat ombat Charlie Johnson happy/exhausted winners pit crew 1 FAI Combatpilots kneeling Lto R Howard Rush second Pat Wiilcoxfirst Don Cranfill third pit crew standing L R Kit Gerheart Charlie Johnson Michael Wilicox Tom Fluker Sr Joe McKinzie young man seated left fellow standing directly behind pit crewwere identified Slow Combatwinners R Front Lto R Michael Wilicox second Don Cranfill first Marvin Denny third Pat Wilicox fifth just rear Dave Heath L fourth Event Director Gary Arnold After winning big famed Northwest Bladder Grabber meet Michael Wilicox decided fly Open structure gets power couple flyaways low FAL such large pilots circle leads control line breaks resulting ilne tangles Half-A Combat has official event since 1985 after having flown unofficial event years has suffered decreased entries both times Some FAI pilots pit crews just too tired make after Wednesday ordeal event flown fairly casual manner couple kills during first two rounds Things started tighten up about round three Larry Driskill won previous two Nats events trying number three series fuel-bladder fallures pretty much put him out contention let Pat Willcox use modeland Pat wound up winning event some consolation Larry model won three years row Pat fly son Michael final outcome Pats favor compared match Slow Combat semifinals Michael winner Wayne Foster used Competition Corner model place third year second 85 Both Driskilll Foster designs fly very nicely added some fun variation event Event Director Gary Arnold chose run off three rounds Fast Combat Friday save rest Saturday morning probably best decision meet made wellpaced day set stage Saturday flyoffs Continued page 154 November 1986 61 three up-and-coming Seniors L showed great skill sportsmanship Fast Combat L R Chris Shearer third Cary Minor first Aimee Olson second Pat Wilicox launches Fast Combat R John Hess stands Stubblefield others CL World Champs during Nats John promoted motor-mangot Texas one-flip start down real well Photographer Charlie Johnson wasnt really standing inside circle take shothe used long-focus telephoto lens far away 00 0 00 z cj 0 00 Cj 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 0 00 tops Open Fast Combat L R Howard Rush fifth Ken Blackwell fourth Marvin Denny third Pat Wilicox second Tom Fluker Jr first Blackwell used Cipoila 36 engine others Fox 36s 1/2A Combat gang R People planes events winners L R Wayne Foster third Pat Wilicox first Michael Wilicox second Other folks officials fliers pit crew etc OGA Designs DGA Designs eg OGA Designsee DGA Designsoe DGA Designso 0 *DARNED GOOD AIRMEN FULL BODY PILOT KIT Lifelike Vinyl latex rubber parts * Lightest weight Pilots Available .. Easy assemble finish Kit Contains Pilot head hands boots helmet goggles full templates easy instnctions Fully positionable too -0 Height- Weight -NEW Low Pi-ihee -5 NO206 Scale 1 Pg 2 ox$ 790 No 205 15 Scale 141w 3 ox s83 SPORTSMAN 0 RARUSTORMER- FULL sooy 0 OUST & No204 14 Scale 17ot 40zs IDNO203 1 Scale 23 Box3 ID C 0 0 C0 C lb*Soweat tintpieID sewIng3 reqoiretl0 ID C 0 0 Ca 0 lb ID DGA Designs 00 OGA 00 DGA Designs *BUST PILOT KIT leso eno loig lOee oon Kt COntafls PIoi fleid ge,Oei opod cap goggles aoo Jacket Easgia anseogeaoOiflsfl Height- Weight Low Poces No he1 QSc4lOS113SgOZ5O5 No 051 SScOl0-E1-1400sGO5 ooI aScale4-3811 zoos No 03I 3Sce5-342-1400 Astegndng realigns etteirtablO plaotioo. 000 io he, extreme light welOht 00 cOinPIeted loll 5010 01 plOi 9oth wIl flOOC tile 000 effect boUnce voor airClili. Send slOO Catalog New York State Resoteots ada 7% hamS tax. Sen1 Check MO. COOS AllOw 3 weeks check clear all-foam foam leading edge wood rear seen McFaddens models Marvin Denny used all-wood model good advan tage placing third three rounds Friday welcome relief compared other days about half-dozen fliers eliminated before start competition Saturday finals really made up lot agony preceding week everyones spirit higher practi cally match good Marvin Denny six wins loss after seven rounds appeared have very good chance winning Tom Fluker also won seventh round six wins/one loss too Marvin flew against Pat Willcox five wins/one lossbut lost making him six/two Fluker Willcox flew off Fluker taldng win becoming National Combat Champion result seven/one record Both Marvin Pat six/two flew off second andthirdplace Pat Willcox once again toughing out placing second final hours competition featured lot fast furious action drama suspense left general feeling among attendance Fast Combat Top Gun event Continued page 163 Nats CL Scale/Pratt Continued page 60 King Cobra John Wright Long Beach CA finished third Senior age division Precision Scale found Julie Able again first place flew second model Pilatus PC7 did some very realistic flying also posted highest static score other event noteworthy proportions Walter Baileys flying 12-year-old Gee Bee Ri emotional experience both Walter wife flew model last time After first flight Sport Scale permanently retired Gee Bee cutting off lead-out wires guess old Scale models never die just hang around Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 61 As Slow Combat Fast event has Fox 36 event occasional Supertigre Cipolla 36 Foam now material choice comes design-time whether its 0 44 4- 6 HANG ON LITTLE LONGER ACE THE RACE ALAOST OVER INSTOCKFORIMMEDIATESHIPMENT NEW AH 6237 Cu in$19995 New Oxedre 40 cot 13-beerieglti299h RegOimatIra4S f12296 Bitghelle flywheel f 14290 Reg Oaede 40 Powe Aeeeethly Only$7190 OUADRA REPAIR$1599 pIta pold Iiw Meeter ERCOUPE PLANS $2396 SEMI-KIT $9996 Jinw Meeter TOMAHAWK PLANS 92396 SEMI-KIT $9990 Jiw Meeter B-BALL TR PLANS $2395 SEMI-KIT $99W Jim Meeter ACROBAT PLANS 919B9 SEMI-KIT 99995 MALONEY 155h12995ZENOAH 9-39 95 SACHS-DOLMAR 31 CDI 96 37 CDI 99 FLOATS 40 lIgexele hores 02106 oeepletekittitl90 10 WWI WHEELS t259B P1K Spieg Stone92406 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN ll4lGodteyl02990 113 TAYLORCRAPT 0113 CUB Nelite$2906 Volktploen 1/3 IChicketi Chatliel$2395 Seoool H-350 4200 tt29B Wg4d S-tB lrg teodele 93406 PROPS elI eiaeo Zingee Top Rite Oynettttxot 20% OFF US Oxedre FUELTANKS1900 949532 00 $706 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAF1S5116 0321000 0101196 24 Meg Serelce 5250 peetge Seed Beeb Cheeb e Mecey Order 0e JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 154 Model Aviation Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 154 everything else should have relegated support status 1986 Nationals test pilot skill model performance also human endurance announcer radio telling everyone temperature danger zone stay close air condi tionersbut modelers officials spent whole day out field running around difficult conditions surely effect outcome matches ability judges good job thanks go out unsung heroes spent hot miserable hour processing judging Thanks Gary Arnold Heather Chris Gayle others made championships possible Nats CL Carrier/Mazur Continued page 62 built-up wing sported airfoil section similar VooDoo Combat model effort make OS 4OVRP reliable Carrier use Bill replaced piston sleeve OS 4OVF docile front-intake RC engine Bills high speed dropped 95 mph its previous 116 mph engine idled reliably after changes Control-linkage problems limited lowspeed performance put Bill third place Johnny Womack made clean sweep Senior winning Class II another Melton Guard ian 37-inch span ST 61 power John J Holliday second kit Mauler HB 61PDP two-line electric throttle system electric throttle system father have working hasnt yet shown clear advantages over conventional three-line mechanical-throttle sys tems Class II Open Pete Mazurs Webra Speed 61 RR-powered 42-inch MO-l MO-Zilla won 109 mph high speed 145 mph low speed 95-point landing made plane hit deck Open Bill Melton excellent flight Rossi 6SRE-powered 36-inch Guardian very similar flew Class However hook stubbornly refused engage arresting wires landing spectacular 119mph high speed assured him second place though Bill Calkins flew OS 65VRP-powered MO-l nearly identical Class model models bit nose-heavy tend fly straight ahead resisting high angle attack commonly used reduce low speed Bills best low speed 236 mph arresting hook pulled away model landing resulting zero-score landing third place Navy Carrier Society held its annual meet ing banquet local restaurant presented its overall championship trophy Eugene Ely award trophy awarded contestant highest total score three classes Navy Carrier Nats year award made respect age classification contestant Eugene Ely first person both take off land airplane shipboard 1986 Eugene Ely Award won Peter 0 Mazur Aurora IL total 10108 points third time has won lean run protection * Special Detergents help prevent varnish promote clean burning * Rust Preventatives protect expensive engines corrosion SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL FREIGHT FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $1500COLLECT PINTQUARTGALLON55 GAL DRUM 0%Nitromethane$315$450$1050$19000 5%Nitromethane$365$525$1250$25800 10%Nitromethane$415$550$1450 15%Nitromethane$430$625$1650$38500 25%Nitromethane$495$750$2095$52000 35%Nitromethane$575$875$2495$66000 SIGPREMIUM4-STROKE FUEL 10%Nitromethane$415$550$1395$29500 15%Nitromethane$425$625$1595 THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending fuel finest quality ingredients available alcohol 995 pure very best grade available nitromethane use 100% pure get honest portion based % volume maximum lubrication get perfect 50/50 blend Bakers AA Castor Oil Klotz Techniplate Racing Oil protect expensive engines finest quality fuel can made price Dont take word try some judge yourselfi See dealer first available order direct Call 7~ 800-247-5008 toll free orders Latest Catalog $300 MANUFACTURING CO Montezuma IA 50171 Prices suhieci ix change notice DYNATHRUST PROPS look great too! ALL FUTURE PRODUCTION ON ALL SIZES WILL HAVE LOGO AND TIPS PAINTED SIZES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE 13x6 8-$40015x6 8- $70018x6 8 10-$100022x8 10-$1800 14 x 6 8- $50016 x 6 8 $80020 X 6 810 $1400AdditieaafSizeaAvailabieSeen/ IP 2541 N E 11th Court ano Beach Florida 33062 e 305 941-9119 AVAILABLE FROM LEADING DEALERS AND DISTRUBUTORS DIRECT November 1986 163
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CL Scale COMBAT flown Saturday morning Nationals year Its true other Combat events flown during week heart soul event appeared during three-hour period Saturday hot during Combat Week us attend ance may have memories seared heat report will deal high points event rather chronological sequence events event site within block Nats AMA HQ very nice grass lots room official flying testing no rain barely wind temperature humidity bath worse expected Official high temperatures 90s on-site air temperature went high 1080 shade over grass high temperatures wore out affected engine runs shortened tempers sort negative incentive maltes everyone want just get over rather appreciate National event can winner received trophy survived Lake Charles T-shirt Slow Combat pretty much what weve come expect Fox 36 being dominant engine sprinkling Supertigres new Cipolla 36 Don Cranfill star show did some excellent flying did Michael Wilicox Marvin Denny others Michael Willcox chose fly Open contestants after big win North wests Bladder Grabber earlier month outstanding performance made Open con testants wish hed stayed youngsters good alrplanes being flown people previously Marvin Dennys all-wood model wing flaps very impres sive Cranfills wood-with-foam-leadingedge model Willcox all-foam models werent quite impressive others Cranfili escaped Michael Wilicox foamies getting job done softcell fuel pod seems have lost some its appeal few contestants using look through official Nats results keep mind though total number entries down Combat event events flown doubleelimination made winning just tough decade ago total entry higher John Stubblefield flying US team Hungarian World Champs Michael Wilicox flying Open door Clancy Arnold Lawrence IN placed third caused some excitement final round belly-landing C74 Caribou forced electronically-controlled re tracts failed operate Because Clancys piloting skills big Caribou landed very little damage electronic system also con trolled throttle opening/closing cargo doors Electronic control systems seem more popular CL Scale events because wide variety operating options possible use Precision Scale First place went Charles Bauer Chicago IL flew new Top Flite prototype Skyraider Dauntless II big 11-lb model powered Supertigre 75 Skyraider also has electronically-controlled flaps retractable landing gear throttle placing first Charles also recorded highest flight score Walter Bailey Lauderdale Lake FL placed second flying Grumman XF5F Skyrocket Despite its small size Walters Skyrocket flew extremely well nicely-done Bell P-63A Continued page 154 Charlie Johnson left open some new talent Junior Senior ranks Andy Miner did well Junior did older brother Cary Senior stiffest competition came Team Olson featuring Abbie Junior Aimee Senior Minor brothers got best battle Juniors Seniors did good job flying showing good sportsmanship longest day turned out FM day lasted 730 am pilots meeting tentatively scheduled until 700 pm event ended having 14 entrants seemed like event needed some major editing Event management promised have event over little after noon things dragged hot afternoon portion day knew dinner would delayed As Slow Combat looked like Cranfill FM hip pocketbut faded end let Pat WilIcox Howard Rush sneak Don said heat really got him toward end day 99% effort just isnt enough fly against Pat Wilcox Cox 15s seemed suffer heat Nelson 15s although occasional sour run Nelson camp too Pitmen careful flood engines because high heat direct sunlight kept engines low boil hadnt run Howard Rush used superior technology along lot carbon fiber howling Nelson top speed king FAIs others thinking about making battering-ram models new 1 6-Oz-minimum FAI rule Howard planning even-more-rigid engine-mount 60 Model Aviation Mike Pratt Left Charles Bauer took top honors AMA Precision Scale big Skyraider Dauntless ii thisto newTop Flite kit Authorsays should askChariie Center Mike Welshansflewthis nicely-done Stinson 5R9 Relianttofourth place SportScale Right Second place AMA Precision Scale taken Walter Bailey nice-flying XF5F Grumman Skyrocket models mostly high quality 00 ON 0 00 ON cj 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 mm 00 ON Wheres mywater Ron Burt Duggan L Ron SearsR flight judges forthe event High temperatures meant big liquid intake imperative Officials did fine job CL Combat ombat Charlie Johnson happy/exhausted winners pit crew 1 FAI Combatpilots kneeling Lto R Howard Rush second Pat Wiilcoxfirst Don Cranfill third pit crew standing L R Kit Gerheart Charlie Johnson Michael Wilicox Tom Fluker Sr Joe McKinzie young man seated left fellow standing directly behind pit crewwere identified Slow Combatwinners R Front Lto R Michael Wilicox second Don Cranfill first Marvin Denny third Pat Wilicox fifth just rear Dave Heath L fourth Event Director Gary Arnold After winning big famed Northwest Bladder Grabber meet Michael Wilicox decided fly Open structure gets power couple flyaways low FAL such large pilots circle leads control line breaks resulting ilne tangles Half-A Combat has official event since 1985 after having flown unofficial event years has suffered decreased entries both times Some FAI pilots pit crews just too tired make after Wednesday ordeal event flown fairly casual manner couple kills during first two rounds Things started tighten up about round three Larry Driskill won previous two Nats events trying number three series fuel-bladder fallures pretty much put him out contention let Pat Willcox use modeland Pat wound up winning event some consolation Larry model won three years row Pat fly son Michael final outcome Pats favor compared match Slow Combat semifinals Michael winner Wayne Foster used Competition Corner model place third year second 85 Both Driskilll Foster designs fly very nicely added some fun variation event Event Director Gary Arnold chose run off three rounds Fast Combat Friday save rest Saturday morning probably best decision meet made wellpaced day set stage Saturday flyoffs Continued page 154 November 1986 61 three up-and-coming Seniors L showed great skill sportsmanship Fast Combat L R Chris Shearer third Cary Minor first Aimee Olson second Pat Wilicox launches Fast Combat R John Hess stands Stubblefield others CL World Champs during Nats John promoted motor-mangot Texas one-flip start down real well Photographer Charlie Johnson wasnt really standing inside circle take shothe used long-focus telephoto lens far away 00 0 00 z cj 0 00 Cj 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 0 00 tops Open Fast Combat L R Howard Rush fifth Ken Blackwell fourth Marvin Denny third Pat Wilicox second Tom Fluker Jr first Blackwell used Cipoila 36 engine others Fox 36s 1/2A Combat gang R People planes events winners L R Wayne Foster third Pat Wilicox first Michael Wilicox second Other folks officials fliers pit crew etc OGA Designs DGA Designs eg OGA Designsee DGA Designsoe DGA Designso 0 *DARNED GOOD AIRMEN FULL BODY PILOT KIT Lifelike Vinyl latex rubber parts * Lightest weight Pilots Available .. Easy assemble finish Kit Contains Pilot head hands boots helmet goggles full templates easy instnctions Fully positionable too -0 Height- Weight -NEW Low Pi-ihee -5 NO206 Scale 1 Pg 2 ox$ 790 No 205 15 Scale 141w 3 ox s83 SPORTSMAN 0 RARUSTORMER- FULL sooy 0 OUST & No204 14 Scale 17ot 40zs IDNO203 1 Scale 23 Box3 ID C 0 0 C0 C lb*Soweat tintpieID sewIng3 reqoiretl0 ID C 0 0 Ca 0 lb ID DGA Designs 00 OGA 00 DGA Designs *BUST PILOT KIT leso eno loig lOee oon Kt COntafls PIoi fleid ge,Oei opod cap goggles aoo Jacket Easgia anseogeaoOiflsfl Height- Weight Low Poces No he1 QSc4lOS113SgOZ5O5 No 051 SScOl0-E1-1400sGO5 ooI aScale4-3811 zoos No 03I 3Sce5-342-1400 Astegndng realigns etteirtablO plaotioo. 000 io he, extreme light welOht 00 cOinPIeted loll 5010 01 plOi 9oth wIl flOOC tile 000 effect boUnce voor airClili. Send slOO Catalog New York State Resoteots ada 7% hamS tax. Sen1 Check MO. COOS AllOw 3 weeks check clear all-foam foam leading edge wood rear seen McFaddens models Marvin Denny used all-wood model good advan tage placing third three rounds Friday welcome relief compared other days about half-dozen fliers eliminated before start competition Saturday finals really made up lot agony preceding week everyones spirit higher practi cally match good Marvin Denny six wins loss after seven rounds appeared have very good chance winning Tom Fluker also won seventh round six wins/one loss too Marvin flew against Pat Willcox five wins/one lossbut lost making him six/two Fluker Willcox flew off Fluker taldng win becoming National Combat Champion result seven/one record Both Marvin Pat six/two flew off second andthirdplace Pat Willcox once again toughing out placing second final hours competition featured lot fast furious action drama suspense left general feeling among attendance Fast Combat Top Gun event Continued page 163 Nats CL Scale/Pratt Continued page 60 King Cobra John Wright Long Beach CA finished third Senior age division Precision Scale found Julie Able again first place flew second model Pilatus PC7 did some very realistic flying also posted highest static score other event noteworthy proportions Walter Baileys flying 12-year-old Gee Bee Ri emotional experience both Walter wife flew model last time After first flight Sport Scale permanently retired Gee Bee cutting off lead-out wires guess old Scale models never die just hang around Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 61 As Slow Combat Fast event has Fox 36 event occasional Supertigre Cipolla 36 Foam now material choice comes design-time whether its 0 44 4- 6 HANG ON LITTLE LONGER ACE THE RACE ALAOST OVER INSTOCKFORIMMEDIATESHIPMENT NEW AH 6237 Cu in$19995 New Oxedre 40 cot 13-beerieglti299h RegOimatIra4S f12296 Bitghelle flywheel f 14290 Reg Oaede 40 Powe Aeeeethly Only$7190 OUADRA REPAIR$1599 pIta pold Iiw Meeter ERCOUPE PLANS $2396 SEMI-KIT $9996 Jinw Meeter TOMAHAWK PLANS 92396 SEMI-KIT $9990 Jiw Meeter B-BALL TR PLANS $2395 SEMI-KIT $99W Jim Meeter ACROBAT PLANS 919B9 SEMI-KIT 99995 MALONEY 155h12995ZENOAH 9-39 95 SACHS-DOLMAR 31 CDI 96 37 CDI 99 FLOATS 40 lIgexele hores 02106 oeepletekittitl90 10 WWI WHEELS t259B P1K Spieg Stone92406 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN ll4lGodteyl02990 113 TAYLORCRAPT 0113 CUB Nelite$2906 Volktploen 1/3 IChicketi Chatliel$2395 Seoool H-350 4200 tt29B Wg4d S-tB lrg teodele 93406 PROPS elI eiaeo Zingee Top Rite Oynettttxot 20% OFF US Oxedre FUELTANKS1900 949532 00 $706 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAF1S5116 0321000 0101196 24 Meg Serelce 5250 peetge Seed Beeb Cheeb e Mecey Order 0e JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 154 Model Aviation Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 154 everything else should have relegated support status 1986 Nationals test pilot skill model performance also human endurance announcer radio telling everyone temperature danger zone stay close air condi tionersbut modelers officials spent whole day out field running around difficult conditions surely effect outcome matches ability judges good job thanks go out unsung heroes spent hot miserable hour processing judging Thanks Gary Arnold Heather Chris Gayle others made championships possible Nats CL Carrier/Mazur Continued page 62 built-up wing sported airfoil section similar VooDoo Combat model effort make OS 4OVRP reliable Carrier use Bill replaced piston sleeve OS 4OVF docile front-intake RC engine Bills high speed dropped 95 mph its previous 116 mph engine idled reliably after changes Control-linkage problems limited lowspeed performance put Bill third place Johnny Womack made clean sweep Senior winning Class II another Melton Guard ian 37-inch span ST 61 power John J Holliday second kit Mauler HB 61PDP two-line electric throttle system electric throttle system father have working hasnt yet shown clear advantages over conventional three-line mechanical-throttle sys tems Class II Open Pete Mazurs Webra Speed 61 RR-powered 42-inch MO-l MO-Zilla won 109 mph high speed 145 mph low speed 95-point landing made plane hit deck Open Bill Melton excellent flight Rossi 6SRE-powered 36-inch Guardian very similar flew Class However hook stubbornly refused engage arresting wires landing spectacular 119mph high speed assured him second place though Bill Calkins flew OS 65VRP-powered MO-l nearly identical Class model models bit nose-heavy tend fly straight ahead resisting high angle attack commonly used reduce low speed Bills best low speed 236 mph arresting hook pulled away model landing resulting zero-score landing third place Navy Carrier Society held its annual meet ing banquet local restaurant presented its overall championship trophy Eugene Ely award trophy awarded contestant highest total score three classes Navy Carrier Nats year award made respect age classification contestant Eugene Ely first person both take off land airplane shipboard 1986 Eugene Ely Award won Peter 0 Mazur Aurora IL total 10108 points third time has won lean run protection * Special Detergents help prevent varnish promote clean burning * Rust Preventatives protect expensive engines corrosion SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL FREIGHT FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $1500COLLECT PINTQUARTGALLON55 GAL DRUM 0%Nitromethane$315$450$1050$19000 5%Nitromethane$365$525$1250$25800 10%Nitromethane$415$550$1450 15%Nitromethane$430$625$1650$38500 25%Nitromethane$495$750$2095$52000 35%Nitromethane$575$875$2495$66000 SIGPREMIUM4-STROKE FUEL 10%Nitromethane$415$550$1395$29500 15%Nitromethane$425$625$1595 THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending fuel finest quality ingredients available alcohol 995 pure very best grade available nitromethane use 100% pure get honest portion based % volume maximum lubrication get perfect 50/50 blend Bakers AA Castor Oil Klotz Techniplate Racing Oil protect expensive engines finest quality fuel can made price Dont take word try some judge yourselfi See dealer first available order direct Call 7~ 800-247-5008 toll free orders Latest Catalog $300 MANUFACTURING CO Montezuma IA 50171 Prices suhieci ix change notice DYNATHRUST PROPS look great too! ALL FUTURE PRODUCTION ON ALL SIZES WILL HAVE LOGO AND TIPS PAINTED SIZES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE 13x6 8-$40015x6 8- $70018x6 8 10-$100022x8 10-$1800 14 x 6 8- $50016 x 6 8 $80020 X 6 810 $1400AdditieaafSizeaAvailabieSeen/ IP 2541 N E 11th Court ano Beach Florida 33062 e 305 941-9119 AVAILABLE FROM LEADING DEALERS AND DISTRUBUTORS DIRECT November 1986 163
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 60, 61, 154, 163
CL Scale COMBAT flown Saturday morning Nationals year Its true other Combat events flown during week heart soul event appeared during three-hour period Saturday hot during Combat Week us attend ance may have memories seared heat report will deal high points event rather chronological sequence events event site within block Nats AMA HQ very nice grass lots room official flying testing no rain barely wind temperature humidity bath worse expected Official high temperatures 90s on-site air temperature went high 1080 shade over grass high temperatures wore out affected engine runs shortened tempers sort negative incentive maltes everyone want just get over rather appreciate National event can winner received trophy survived Lake Charles T-shirt Slow Combat pretty much what weve come expect Fox 36 being dominant engine sprinkling Supertigres new Cipolla 36 Don Cranfill star show did some excellent flying did Michael Wilicox Marvin Denny others Michael Willcox chose fly Open contestants after big win North wests Bladder Grabber earlier month outstanding performance made Open con testants wish hed stayed youngsters good alrplanes being flown people previously Marvin Dennys all-wood model wing flaps very impres sive Cranfills wood-with-foam-leadingedge model Willcox all-foam models werent quite impressive others Cranfili escaped Michael Wilicox foamies getting job done softcell fuel pod seems have lost some its appeal few contestants using look through official Nats results keep mind though total number entries down Combat event events flown doubleelimination made winning just tough decade ago total entry higher John Stubblefield flying US team Hungarian World Champs Michael Wilicox flying Open door Clancy Arnold Lawrence IN placed third caused some excitement final round belly-landing C74 Caribou forced electronically-controlled re tracts failed operate Because Clancys piloting skills big Caribou landed very little damage electronic system also con trolled throttle opening/closing cargo doors Electronic control systems seem more popular CL Scale events because wide variety operating options possible use Precision Scale First place went Charles Bauer Chicago IL flew new Top Flite prototype Skyraider Dauntless II big 11-lb model powered Supertigre 75 Skyraider also has electronically-controlled flaps retractable landing gear throttle placing first Charles also recorded highest flight score Walter Bailey Lauderdale Lake FL placed second flying Grumman XF5F Skyrocket Despite its small size Walters Skyrocket flew extremely well nicely-done Bell P-63A Continued page 154 Charlie Johnson left open some new talent Junior Senior ranks Andy Miner did well Junior did older brother Cary Senior stiffest competition came Team Olson featuring Abbie Junior Aimee Senior Minor brothers got best battle Juniors Seniors did good job flying showing good sportsmanship longest day turned out FM day lasted 730 am pilots meeting tentatively scheduled until 700 pm event ended having 14 entrants seemed like event needed some major editing Event management promised have event over little after noon things dragged hot afternoon portion day knew dinner would delayed As Slow Combat looked like Cranfill FM hip pocketbut faded end let Pat WilIcox Howard Rush sneak Don said heat really got him toward end day 99% effort just isnt enough fly against Pat Wilcox Cox 15s seemed suffer heat Nelson 15s although occasional sour run Nelson camp too Pitmen careful flood engines because high heat direct sunlight kept engines low boil hadnt run Howard Rush used superior technology along lot carbon fiber howling Nelson top speed king FAIs others thinking about making battering-ram models new 1 6-Oz-minimum FAI rule Howard planning even-more-rigid engine-mount 60 Model Aviation Mike Pratt Left Charles Bauer took top honors AMA Precision Scale big Skyraider Dauntless ii thisto newTop Flite kit Authorsays should askChariie Center Mike Welshansflewthis nicely-done Stinson 5R9 Relianttofourth place SportScale Right Second place AMA Precision Scale taken Walter Bailey nice-flying XF5F Grumman Skyrocket models mostly high quality 00 ON 0 00 ON cj 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 mm 00 ON Wheres mywater Ron Burt Duggan L Ron SearsR flight judges forthe event High temperatures meant big liquid intake imperative Officials did fine job CL Combat ombat Charlie Johnson happy/exhausted winners pit crew 1 FAI Combatpilots kneeling Lto R Howard Rush second Pat Wiilcoxfirst Don Cranfill third pit crew standing L R Kit Gerheart Charlie Johnson Michael Wilicox Tom Fluker Sr Joe McKinzie young man seated left fellow standing directly behind pit crewwere identified Slow Combatwinners R Front Lto R Michael Wilicox second Don Cranfill first Marvin Denny third Pat Wilicox fifth just rear Dave Heath L fourth Event Director Gary Arnold After winning big famed Northwest Bladder Grabber meet Michael Wilicox decided fly Open structure gets power couple flyaways low FAL such large pilots circle leads control line breaks resulting ilne tangles Half-A Combat has official event since 1985 after having flown unofficial event years has suffered decreased entries both times Some FAI pilots pit crews just too tired make after Wednesday ordeal event flown fairly casual manner couple kills during first two rounds Things started tighten up about round three Larry Driskill won previous two Nats events trying number three series fuel-bladder fallures pretty much put him out contention let Pat Willcox use modeland Pat wound up winning event some consolation Larry model won three years row Pat fly son Michael final outcome Pats favor compared match Slow Combat semifinals Michael winner Wayne Foster used Competition Corner model place third year second 85 Both Driskilll Foster designs fly very nicely added some fun variation event Event Director Gary Arnold chose run off three rounds Fast Combat Friday save rest Saturday morning probably best decision meet made wellpaced day set stage Saturday flyoffs Continued page 154 November 1986 61 three up-and-coming Seniors L showed great skill sportsmanship Fast Combat L R Chris Shearer third Cary Minor first Aimee Olson second Pat Wilicox launches Fast Combat R John Hess stands Stubblefield others CL World Champs during Nats John promoted motor-mangot Texas one-flip start down real well Photographer Charlie Johnson wasnt really standing inside circle take shothe used long-focus telephoto lens far away 00 0 00 z cj 0 00 Cj 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 0 00 tops Open Fast Combat L R Howard Rush fifth Ken Blackwell fourth Marvin Denny third Pat Wilicox second Tom Fluker Jr first Blackwell used Cipoila 36 engine others Fox 36s 1/2A Combat gang R People planes events winners L R Wayne Foster third Pat Wilicox first Michael Wilicox second Other folks officials fliers pit crew etc OGA Designs DGA Designs eg OGA Designsee DGA Designsoe DGA Designso 0 *DARNED GOOD AIRMEN FULL BODY PILOT KIT Lifelike Vinyl latex rubber parts * Lightest weight Pilots Available .. Easy assemble finish Kit Contains Pilot head hands boots helmet goggles full templates easy instnctions Fully positionable too -0 Height- Weight -NEW Low Pi-ihee -5 NO206 Scale 1 Pg 2 ox$ 790 No 205 15 Scale 141w 3 ox s83 SPORTSMAN 0 RARUSTORMER- FULL sooy 0 OUST & No204 14 Scale 17ot 40zs IDNO203 1 Scale 23 Box3 ID C 0 0 C0 C lb*Soweat tintpieID sewIng3 reqoiretl0 ID C 0 0 Ca 0 lb ID DGA Designs 00 OGA 00 DGA Designs *BUST PILOT KIT leso eno loig lOee oon Kt COntafls PIoi fleid ge,Oei opod cap goggles aoo Jacket Easgia anseogeaoOiflsfl Height- Weight Low Poces No he1 QSc4lOS113SgOZ5O5 No 051 SScOl0-E1-1400sGO5 ooI aScale4-3811 zoos No 03I 3Sce5-342-1400 Astegndng realigns etteirtablO plaotioo. 000 io he, extreme light welOht 00 cOinPIeted loll 5010 01 plOi 9oth wIl flOOC tile 000 effect boUnce voor airClili. Send slOO Catalog New York State Resoteots ada 7% hamS tax. Sen1 Check MO. COOS AllOw 3 weeks check clear all-foam foam leading edge wood rear seen McFaddens models Marvin Denny used all-wood model good advan tage placing third three rounds Friday welcome relief compared other days about half-dozen fliers eliminated before start competition Saturday finals really made up lot agony preceding week everyones spirit higher practi cally match good Marvin Denny six wins loss after seven rounds appeared have very good chance winning Tom Fluker also won seventh round six wins/one loss too Marvin flew against Pat Willcox five wins/one lossbut lost making him six/two Fluker Willcox flew off Fluker taldng win becoming National Combat Champion result seven/one record Both Marvin Pat six/two flew off second andthirdplace Pat Willcox once again toughing out placing second final hours competition featured lot fast furious action drama suspense left general feeling among attendance Fast Combat Top Gun event Continued page 163 Nats CL Scale/Pratt Continued page 60 King Cobra John Wright Long Beach CA finished third Senior age division Precision Scale found Julie Able again first place flew second model Pilatus PC7 did some very realistic flying also posted highest static score other event noteworthy proportions Walter Baileys flying 12-year-old Gee Bee Ri emotional experience both Walter wife flew model last time After first flight Sport Scale permanently retired Gee Bee cutting off lead-out wires guess old Scale models never die just hang around Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 61 As Slow Combat Fast event has Fox 36 event occasional Supertigre Cipolla 36 Foam now material choice comes design-time whether its 0 44 4- 6 HANG ON LITTLE LONGER ACE THE RACE ALAOST OVER INSTOCKFORIMMEDIATESHIPMENT NEW AH 6237 Cu in$19995 New Oxedre 40 cot 13-beerieglti299h RegOimatIra4S f12296 Bitghelle flywheel f 14290 Reg Oaede 40 Powe Aeeeethly Only$7190 OUADRA REPAIR$1599 pIta pold Iiw Meeter ERCOUPE PLANS $2396 SEMI-KIT $9996 Jinw Meeter TOMAHAWK PLANS 92396 SEMI-KIT $9990 Jiw Meeter B-BALL TR PLANS $2395 SEMI-KIT $99W Jim Meeter ACROBAT PLANS 919B9 SEMI-KIT 99995 MALONEY 155h12995ZENOAH 9-39 95 SACHS-DOLMAR 31 CDI 96 37 CDI 99 FLOATS 40 lIgexele hores 02106 oeepletekittitl90 10 WWI WHEELS t259B P1K Spieg Stone92406 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN ll4lGodteyl02990 113 TAYLORCRAPT 0113 CUB Nelite$2906 Volktploen 1/3 IChicketi Chatliel$2395 Seoool H-350 4200 tt29B Wg4d S-tB lrg teodele 93406 PROPS elI eiaeo Zingee Top Rite Oynettttxot 20% OFF US Oxedre FUELTANKS1900 949532 00 $706 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAF1S5116 0321000 0101196 24 Meg Serelce 5250 peetge Seed Beeb Cheeb e Mecey Order 0e JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 154 Model Aviation Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 154 everything else should have relegated support status 1986 Nationals test pilot skill model performance also human endurance announcer radio telling everyone temperature danger zone stay close air condi tionersbut modelers officials spent whole day out field running around difficult conditions surely effect outcome matches ability judges good job thanks go out unsung heroes spent hot miserable hour processing judging Thanks Gary Arnold Heather Chris Gayle others made championships possible Nats CL Carrier/Mazur Continued page 62 built-up wing sported airfoil section similar VooDoo Combat model effort make OS 4OVRP reliable Carrier use Bill replaced piston sleeve OS 4OVF docile front-intake RC engine Bills high speed dropped 95 mph its previous 116 mph engine idled reliably after changes Control-linkage problems limited lowspeed performance put Bill third place Johnny Womack made clean sweep Senior winning Class II another Melton Guard ian 37-inch span ST 61 power John J Holliday second kit Mauler HB 61PDP two-line electric throttle system electric throttle system father have working hasnt yet shown clear advantages over conventional three-line mechanical-throttle sys tems Class II Open Pete Mazurs Webra Speed 61 RR-powered 42-inch MO-l MO-Zilla won 109 mph high speed 145 mph low speed 95-point landing made plane hit deck Open Bill Melton excellent flight Rossi 6SRE-powered 36-inch Guardian very similar flew Class However hook stubbornly refused engage arresting wires landing spectacular 119mph high speed assured him second place though Bill Calkins flew OS 65VRP-powered MO-l nearly identical Class model models bit nose-heavy tend fly straight ahead resisting high angle attack commonly used reduce low speed Bills best low speed 236 mph arresting hook pulled away model landing resulting zero-score landing third place Navy Carrier Society held its annual meet ing banquet local restaurant presented its overall championship trophy Eugene Ely award trophy awarded contestant highest total score three classes Navy Carrier Nats year award made respect age classification contestant Eugene Ely first person both take off land airplane shipboard 1986 Eugene Ely Award won Peter 0 Mazur Aurora IL total 10108 points third time has won lean run protection * Special Detergents help prevent varnish promote clean burning * Rust Preventatives protect expensive engines corrosion SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL FREIGHT FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $1500COLLECT PINTQUARTGALLON55 GAL DRUM 0%Nitromethane$315$450$1050$19000 5%Nitromethane$365$525$1250$25800 10%Nitromethane$415$550$1450 15%Nitromethane$430$625$1650$38500 25%Nitromethane$495$750$2095$52000 35%Nitromethane$575$875$2495$66000 SIGPREMIUM4-STROKE FUEL 10%Nitromethane$415$550$1395$29500 15%Nitromethane$425$625$1595 THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending fuel finest quality ingredients available alcohol 995 pure very best grade available nitromethane use 100% pure get honest portion based % volume maximum lubrication get perfect 50/50 blend Bakers AA Castor Oil Klotz Techniplate Racing Oil protect expensive engines finest quality fuel can made price Dont take word try some judge yourselfi See dealer first available order direct Call 7~ 800-247-5008 toll free orders Latest Catalog $300 MANUFACTURING CO Montezuma IA 50171 Prices suhieci ix change notice DYNATHRUST PROPS look great too! ALL FUTURE PRODUCTION ON ALL SIZES WILL HAVE LOGO AND TIPS PAINTED SIZES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE 13x6 8-$40015x6 8- $70018x6 8 10-$100022x8 10-$1800 14 x 6 8- $50016 x 6 8 $80020 X 6 810 $1400AdditieaafSizeaAvailabieSeen/ IP 2541 N E 11th Court ano Beach Florida 33062 e 305 941-9119 AVAILABLE FROM LEADING DEALERS AND DISTRUBUTORS DIRECT November 1986 163
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CL Scale COMBAT flown Saturday morning Nationals year Its true other Combat events flown during week heart soul event appeared during three-hour period Saturday hot during Combat Week us attend ance may have memories seared heat report will deal high points event rather chronological sequence events event site within block Nats AMA HQ very nice grass lots room official flying testing no rain barely wind temperature humidity bath worse expected Official high temperatures 90s on-site air temperature went high 1080 shade over grass high temperatures wore out affected engine runs shortened tempers sort negative incentive maltes everyone want just get over rather appreciate National event can winner received trophy survived Lake Charles T-shirt Slow Combat pretty much what weve come expect Fox 36 being dominant engine sprinkling Supertigres new Cipolla 36 Don Cranfill star show did some excellent flying did Michael Wilicox Marvin Denny others Michael Willcox chose fly Open contestants after big win North wests Bladder Grabber earlier month outstanding performance made Open con testants wish hed stayed youngsters good alrplanes being flown people previously Marvin Dennys all-wood model wing flaps very impres sive Cranfills wood-with-foam-leadingedge model Willcox all-foam models werent quite impressive others Cranfili escaped Michael Wilicox foamies getting job done softcell fuel pod seems have lost some its appeal few contestants using look through official Nats results keep mind though total number entries down Combat event events flown doubleelimination made winning just tough decade ago total entry higher John Stubblefield flying US team Hungarian World Champs Michael Wilicox flying Open door Clancy Arnold Lawrence IN placed third caused some excitement final round belly-landing C74 Caribou forced electronically-controlled re tracts failed operate Because Clancys piloting skills big Caribou landed very little damage electronic system also con trolled throttle opening/closing cargo doors Electronic control systems seem more popular CL Scale events because wide variety operating options possible use Precision Scale First place went Charles Bauer Chicago IL flew new Top Flite prototype Skyraider Dauntless II big 11-lb model powered Supertigre 75 Skyraider also has electronically-controlled flaps retractable landing gear throttle placing first Charles also recorded highest flight score Walter Bailey Lauderdale Lake FL placed second flying Grumman XF5F Skyrocket Despite its small size Walters Skyrocket flew extremely well nicely-done Bell P-63A Continued page 154 Charlie Johnson left open some new talent Junior Senior ranks Andy Miner did well Junior did older brother Cary Senior stiffest competition came Team Olson featuring Abbie Junior Aimee Senior Minor brothers got best battle Juniors Seniors did good job flying showing good sportsmanship longest day turned out FM day lasted 730 am pilots meeting tentatively scheduled until 700 pm event ended having 14 entrants seemed like event needed some major editing Event management promised have event over little after noon things dragged hot afternoon portion day knew dinner would delayed As Slow Combat looked like Cranfill FM hip pocketbut faded end let Pat WilIcox Howard Rush sneak Don said heat really got him toward end day 99% effort just isnt enough fly against Pat Wilcox Cox 15s seemed suffer heat Nelson 15s although occasional sour run Nelson camp too Pitmen careful flood engines because high heat direct sunlight kept engines low boil hadnt run Howard Rush used superior technology along lot carbon fiber howling Nelson top speed king FAIs others thinking about making battering-ram models new 1 6-Oz-minimum FAI rule Howard planning even-more-rigid engine-mount 60 Model Aviation Mike Pratt Left Charles Bauer took top honors AMA Precision Scale big Skyraider Dauntless ii thisto newTop Flite kit Authorsays should askChariie Center Mike Welshansflewthis nicely-done Stinson 5R9 Relianttofourth place SportScale Right Second place AMA Precision Scale taken Walter Bailey nice-flying XF5F Grumman Skyrocket models mostly high quality 00 ON 0 00 ON cj 0 00 ON Cl 0 00 ON Cl, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON z C, 0 mm 00 ON Wheres mywater Ron Burt Duggan L Ron SearsR flight judges forthe event High temperatures meant big liquid intake imperative Officials did fine job CL Combat ombat Charlie Johnson happy/exhausted winners pit crew 1 FAI Combatpilots kneeling Lto R Howard Rush second Pat Wiilcoxfirst Don Cranfill third pit crew standing L R Kit Gerheart Charlie Johnson Michael Wilicox Tom Fluker Sr Joe McKinzie young man seated left fellow standing directly behind pit crewwere identified Slow Combatwinners R Front Lto R Michael Wilicox second Don Cranfill first Marvin Denny third Pat Wilicox fifth just rear Dave Heath L fourth Event Director Gary Arnold After winning big famed Northwest Bladder Grabber meet Michael Wilicox decided fly Open structure gets power couple flyaways low FAL such large pilots circle leads control line breaks resulting ilne tangles Half-A Combat has official event since 1985 after having flown unofficial event years has suffered decreased entries both times Some FAI pilots pit crews just too tired make after Wednesday ordeal event flown fairly casual manner couple kills during first two rounds Things started tighten up about round three Larry Driskill won previous two Nats events trying number three series fuel-bladder fallures pretty much put him out contention let Pat Willcox use modeland Pat wound up winning event some consolation Larry model won three years row Pat fly son Michael final outcome Pats favor compared match Slow Combat semifinals Michael winner Wayne Foster used Competition Corner model place third year second 85 Both Driskilll Foster designs fly very nicely added some fun variation event Event Director Gary Arnold chose run off three rounds Fast Combat Friday save rest Saturday morning probably best decision meet made wellpaced day set stage Saturday flyoffs Continued page 154 November 1986 61 three up-and-coming Seniors L showed great skill sportsmanship Fast Combat L R Chris Shearer third Cary Minor first Aimee Olson second Pat Wilicox launches Fast Combat R John Hess stands Stubblefield others CL World Champs during Nats John promoted motor-mangot Texas one-flip start down real well Photographer Charlie Johnson wasnt really standing inside circle take shothe used long-focus telephoto lens far away 00 0 00 z cj 0 00 Cj 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 0 00 tops Open Fast Combat L R Howard Rush fifth Ken Blackwell fourth Marvin Denny third Pat Wilicox second Tom Fluker Jr first Blackwell used Cipoila 36 engine others Fox 36s 1/2A Combat gang R People planes events winners L R Wayne Foster third Pat Wilicox first Michael Wilicox second Other folks officials fliers pit crew etc OGA Designs DGA Designs eg OGA Designsee DGA Designsoe DGA Designso 0 *DARNED GOOD AIRMEN FULL BODY PILOT KIT Lifelike Vinyl latex rubber parts * Lightest weight Pilots Available .. Easy assemble finish Kit Contains Pilot head hands boots helmet goggles full templates easy instnctions Fully positionable too -0 Height- Weight -NEW Low Pi-ihee -5 NO206 Scale 1 Pg 2 ox$ 790 No 205 15 Scale 141w 3 ox s83 SPORTSMAN 0 RARUSTORMER- FULL sooy 0 OUST & No204 14 Scale 17ot 40zs IDNO203 1 Scale 23 Box3 ID C 0 0 C0 C lb*Soweat tintpieID sewIng3 reqoiretl0 ID C 0 0 Ca 0 lb ID DGA Designs 00 OGA 00 DGA Designs *BUST PILOT KIT leso eno loig lOee oon Kt COntafls PIoi fleid ge,Oei opod cap goggles aoo Jacket Easgia anseogeaoOiflsfl Height- Weight Low Poces No he1 QSc4lOS113SgOZ5O5 No 051 SScOl0-E1-1400sGO5 ooI aScale4-3811 zoos No 03I 3Sce5-342-1400 Astegndng realigns etteirtablO plaotioo. 000 io he, extreme light welOht 00 cOinPIeted loll 5010 01 plOi 9oth wIl flOOC tile 000 effect boUnce voor airClili. Send slOO Catalog New York State Resoteots ada 7% hamS tax. Sen1 Check MO. COOS AllOw 3 weeks check clear all-foam foam leading edge wood rear seen McFaddens models Marvin Denny used all-wood model good advan tage placing third three rounds Friday welcome relief compared other days about half-dozen fliers eliminated before start competition Saturday finals really made up lot agony preceding week everyones spirit higher practi cally match good Marvin Denny six wins loss after seven rounds appeared have very good chance winning Tom Fluker also won seventh round six wins/one loss too Marvin flew against Pat Willcox five wins/one lossbut lost making him six/two Fluker Willcox flew off Fluker taldng win becoming National Combat Champion result seven/one record Both Marvin Pat six/two flew off second andthirdplace Pat Willcox once again toughing out placing second final hours competition featured lot fast furious action drama suspense left general feeling among attendance Fast Combat Top Gun event Continued page 163 Nats CL Scale/Pratt Continued page 60 King Cobra John Wright Long Beach CA finished third Senior age division Precision Scale found Julie Able again first place flew second model Pilatus PC7 did some very realistic flying also posted highest static score other event noteworthy proportions Walter Baileys flying 12-year-old Gee Bee Ri emotional experience both Walter wife flew model last time After first flight Sport Scale permanently retired Gee Bee cutting off lead-out wires guess old Scale models never die just hang around Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 61 As Slow Combat Fast event has Fox 36 event occasional Supertigre Cipolla 36 Foam now material choice comes design-time whether its 0 44 4- 6 HANG ON LITTLE LONGER ACE THE RACE ALAOST OVER INSTOCKFORIMMEDIATESHIPMENT NEW AH 6237 Cu in$19995 New Oxedre 40 cot 13-beerieglti299h RegOimatIra4S f12296 Bitghelle flywheel f 14290 Reg Oaede 40 Powe Aeeeethly Only$7190 OUADRA REPAIR$1599 pIta pold Iiw Meeter ERCOUPE PLANS $2396 SEMI-KIT $9996 Jinw Meeter TOMAHAWK PLANS 92396 SEMI-KIT $9990 Jiw Meeter B-BALL TR PLANS $2395 SEMI-KIT $99W Jim Meeter ACROBAT PLANS 919B9 SEMI-KIT 99995 MALONEY 155h12995ZENOAH 9-39 95 SACHS-DOLMAR 31 CDI 96 37 CDI 99 FLOATS 40 lIgexele hores 02106 oeepletekittitl90 10 WWI WHEELS t259B P1K Spieg Stone92406 PLANS SUPER STEARMAN ll4lGodteyl02990 113 TAYLORCRAPT 0113 CUB Nelite$2906 Volktploen 1/3 IChicketi Chatliel$2395 Seoool H-350 4200 tt29B Wg4d S-tB lrg teodele 93406 PROPS elI eiaeo Zingee Top Rite Oynettttxot 20% OFF US Oxedre FUELTANKS1900 949532 00 $706 FIBERGLASSARROWSHAF1S5116 0321000 0101196 24 Meg Serelce 5250 peetge Seed Beeb Cheeb e Mecey Order 0e JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS Valley View Dr Box 43 Allegany NY 14706 154 Model Aviation Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 154 everything else should have relegated support status 1986 Nationals test pilot skill model performance also human endurance announcer radio telling everyone temperature danger zone stay close air condi tionersbut modelers officials spent whole day out field running around difficult conditions surely effect outcome matches ability judges good job thanks go out unsung heroes spent hot miserable hour processing judging Thanks Gary Arnold Heather Chris Gayle others made championships possible Nats CL Carrier/Mazur Continued page 62 built-up wing sported airfoil section similar VooDoo Combat model effort make OS 4OVRP reliable Carrier use Bill replaced piston sleeve OS 4OVF docile front-intake RC engine Bills high speed dropped 95 mph its previous 116 mph engine idled reliably after changes Control-linkage problems limited lowspeed performance put Bill third place Johnny Womack made clean sweep Senior winning Class II another Melton Guard ian 37-inch span ST 61 power John J Holliday second kit Mauler HB 61PDP two-line electric throttle system electric throttle system father have working hasnt yet shown clear advantages over conventional three-line mechanical-throttle sys tems Class II Open Pete Mazurs Webra Speed 61 RR-powered 42-inch MO-l MO-Zilla won 109 mph high speed 145 mph low speed 95-point landing made plane hit deck Open Bill Melton excellent flight Rossi 6SRE-powered 36-inch Guardian very similar flew Class However hook stubbornly refused engage arresting wires landing spectacular 119mph high speed assured him second place though Bill Calkins flew OS 65VRP-powered MO-l nearly identical Class model models bit nose-heavy tend fly straight ahead resisting high angle attack commonly used reduce low speed Bills best low speed 236 mph arresting hook pulled away model landing resulting zero-score landing third place Navy Carrier Society held its annual meet ing banquet local restaurant presented its overall championship trophy Eugene Ely award trophy awarded contestant highest total score three classes Navy Carrier Nats year award made respect age classification contestant Eugene Ely first person both take off land airplane shipboard 1986 Eugene Ely Award won Peter 0 Mazur Aurora IL total 10108 points third time has won lean run protection * Special Detergents help prevent varnish promote clean burning * Rust Preventatives protect expensive engines corrosion SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL FREIGHT FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $1500COLLECT PINTQUARTGALLON55 GAL DRUM 0%Nitromethane$315$450$1050$19000 5%Nitromethane$365$525$1250$25800 10%Nitromethane$415$550$1450 15%Nitromethane$430$625$1650$38500 25%Nitromethane$495$750$2095$52000 35%Nitromethane$575$875$2495$66000 SIGPREMIUM4-STROKE FUEL 10%Nitromethane$415$550$1395$29500 15%Nitromethane$425$625$1595 THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending fuel finest quality ingredients available alcohol 995 pure very best grade available nitromethane use 100% pure get honest portion based % volume maximum lubrication get perfect 50/50 blend Bakers AA Castor Oil Klotz Techniplate Racing Oil protect expensive engines finest quality fuel can made price Dont take word try some judge yourselfi See dealer first available order direct Call 7~ 800-247-5008 toll free orders Latest Catalog $300 MANUFACTURING CO Montezuma IA 50171 Prices suhieci ix change notice DYNATHRUST PROPS look great too! ALL FUTURE PRODUCTION ON ALL SIZES WILL HAVE LOGO AND TIPS PAINTED SIZES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE 13x6 8-$40015x6 8- $70018x6 8 10-$100022x8 10-$1800 14 x 6 8- $50016 x 6 8 $80020 X 6 810 $1400AdditieaafSizeaAvailabieSeen/ IP 2541 N E 11th Court ano Beach Florida 33062 e 305 941-9119 AVAILABLE FROM LEADING DEALERS AND DISTRUBUTORS DIRECT November 1986 163