RC Scale Dolly Wischer C, 0 00 RETURNING air-conditioned Nats dor C snitory McNeese University end O days flying Chennault Air Base could see digital thermometer across street register mg 1000 1030F Accompanied high humid ity nearby Gulf Mexico heat concern competition cer Qo tainly its effect performances both models pilots Temperature runway pavement Nats site higher varying wind across runway course relieve baked feeling fortunate helped w competitors made cool early-morning flights hmm wind light Air Base now C inactive has vast areas pavement absorb store heat ic judging done gymnasium adjacent Nats headquarters neither air conditioned year least AMA HQ staff static judges hobby 00shop operators suffered along everyone else with roof protection searing Because large number Giant Scale combining RC CLmodels entries e gym quite crowded models spite high temperature large crowd came see models display flying site opposite observed Ordinarily spectators scene watch Scale o ghts Most likely total number spectators high came stay very long due discomfort During contest ectators plenty elbow room along 00ght line better Scale models kept under cover until engines started With 47 total RC Scale entries 1986 Nats somewhat disappointing although quality models flying partially compen sated lack quantity Giant Scale again C popular class 21 aircraft O were 16 Sport Scale Expert seven Sport Scale Sportsman three FAI Precision class small number entries afforded plenty O time four rounds flights gave 00 everyone equal exposure before two sets five judges scores three judges eraged lowest highest scores set judges being deleted observation low-scoring flight judge probably wasted two days heat except verbal influence other judges Cwhich considerable dont think Oevent needs type judge Ramon Torres repeated 1985 win Giant cale magnificent Beechcraft T-34C-1 IThe model completely detailed thousands rivets made Zap Lock cockpits camou 00flage finish K&B epoxy accurately-made o landing gear Its unusual feature accurately-reproduced Fowler flap system operates very prototypical manner 46 Model Aviation second year rowthat Ramon Torres has won Giant Scale Beechcraft T-34C-1 Moki 15 cu glow engine hauls 23-lb craft well folding wings Dennis Crooks Grumman TBM-3 Avenger fold via RC Supertigre 2500 glow engine powers 1 9-lb craft won second place Sport Scale Expert causing flaps extend outward well loud indeed fault could found downward gear flaps operate model noisy exhaust its precise sequence movement would weight 23 lb large engine doesnt fit expected fine machinery FAI Scale class other respect model uses Mold 15 cu engine Precision Scale quality Ramons fiberglass has sound being unmuffled fuselage made original molds first glance cylinder muffler ST 90 glow engine Francis McCrackens one-fifth-scale Ryan PT-22 go unnoticed Finish burnished chrome MonoKote IARC Scale wing built-up structure i-oz glass cloth surface second place famous folding-wing Grumman TBM-3 Avenger built Dennis Crooks Unfortunately second flight oppressive heat damaged mechanism folding wings right wing suddenly un folded jarring thump model taxiing Subsequent flights made wings permanently extended locked model finished second place because its static score slightly low Its 19-lb weight easily handled its Supertigre 2500 engine novel audio system Bob Hanfts -scale Fokker EV DVIII simulated machine gun fire air may have accurate rendition real thing certainly attract ed attention probably helped Bob third place Giant Scale class tiny trans ducer needed loud order make itself heard above models two-horsepower Super Tartan engine Fourth place Giant Scale won scale Spitfire Frank Thomas built Dave Platt kit powered Supertigre 2500 engine Dave Platt present Nats new roleflying Free Flight Scale event rather large rubber-powered Grumman Guardian made QOS flight lacking dethermalizer returned next day Francis McCracken entered Giant Sport Scale classes pair Ryan PT 22s -scale other scratchbuilt polished metal fuselages actually MonoKote-covered burnished simulate aluminum surface larger model used Supertigre 2500 engine smaller Super tigre 90 coincidence both models finished sixth place respective classes Seventh eighth places won couple familiar fellows Mike Gretz father-in-law Maxey Hester both flying Mor risey Bravos Mike repainted prototype last yearthe full-size plane belonging Hazel Maxey Mikes model older gray finish Maxeys new red white Mike used 05 240 Super Gemini twin Maxey 05 160 twin no question 240 developed greater thrust model performs well either engine weight two models about same 18 lb Maxey used DuPont Centauri paint over Koverall heat-shrink fabric great see Maxey Hazel flight line again after number years absence Nats competition Dave Falkenhagen also member Sig organization flew -scale model Hazels clipped-wing Cub ninth place Giant Scale used OS Gemini 120 twin power Five first 10 places Giant used four-stroke glow engines Tom Street used Westcraft kit build Yw-scale 10-ft-span Boeing B-17 finished tenth place Engines four 05 60 fourstrokes sound pleasant hear model finished high gloss strange appearance until realizes Tom has copied restored prototype finished Imron paint Quite heavy 39 lb Fortress flew well certainly underpowered fault could found reaim flight realism model no retracts flown turns too steep bomber Toms bomb drop quite accurate placed immediately front judges Sport Scale Expert class Bill McCallie winner -scale Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat built Royal kit engine 05 90 Bills flights distinguished Bob Dolly Wischer November 1986 47 Bob Hanfts /4-scale FokKer EV features on-board sound system simulate machine gun firing Super Tartan engine powers 7-ft-span craft Third Giant Scale 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON cI 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON hmmI 0 00 ON First place Sport Scale Sportsman want Louis Escalonas DH Tiger Moth 166 scale uses 05 61 four-stroke power Finish silk-and-dopea rarity days Ed Izzos Laser 200 has Super Tartan Twin engine built Precision Models kit Its finished MonoKote Its 96-in wingspan 1/3-scale RC Scale smooth landings model having very long scalelike landing gear legs large drop tanks preferred place grass just off runways edge minimize damage Art Johnsons North American F-100D Super Sabre few problems lOOT heat Lake Charles managed respectable flights finish second place deployment drag chute flights end always drew enthusiastic response spectators Completely scratch-designed -built Sabres ducted fan driven Rossi 81 engine fuselage balsa ply construc tion molded plastic afterburner nozzle flying surfaces foam carbon-fiber reinforcement having operational wing slats full-flying stabilizer Retract gear doors sequenced operation planes flying weight 13 lb Third place Sport Scale Expert won Dale Cordes Is-scale Ryan PT-20 began Sig kit modified military version Power 05 120 four-stroke engine Another Sig kit airplane finished infourthplace -scale clipped-wing Cub Larry jensen Its engine Webra 90 Sport Scale Sportsman class seven entries won Louis Escalona DH Tiger Moth built scale 6 weighs 6 lb Its quiet engine 05 61 fourstroke modeler old school Louis covered Moth silk finished nitrate dope Elmer Herbranson second place Waco UMF-3 old-timers RC ranks along Larry Jensen Ed Izzo Maxey Hester number years sport hobby FAI Scale dismal disappointment 1986 Nats since three entries Hal Parenti made successful flight Savoia Marchetti SM-79 bomber enough addition 25% bonus place first Midway through second flight right engine quit model became difficult control extremely hot air loss engine combined cause crash third Savoia Marchetti bomber Hal made three have suffered severe damage However model flew well three engines Bob Wischer flew resurrected Ryan SCW second place FAI Scale model suffered severe damage Reno 1982 subsequently rebuilt really competitive because its low bonus 5% high static score couldnt help heat softened aileron control system heard ominous whirr Bob Dolly Wischer 48 Model Aviation Gary Underhill went whole-hog one-sixth scale Morane SaulnierType L uses wing warping Instead ailerons An OS 0 four-stroke engine hauls its seven pounds 00 0 C, 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 C, 0 00 Wayne Moores monster Smith Miniplane almost 1/2-slze weighs 26 lb spans 88 uses Kioritz 37 Cu engine Scale actually 1228 An OSGemini 120 Cu four-stroke twln-cyllnderengine powers Dave FalkenhagensGiantScaie clipped-wing cub L ltstrom Sig kit weighs 15 lb Scale judging grim business R Judging Ed Izzos Laser 200 Ito R Hal Parenti Frank Schwartz Bob Rainey ~RC Scale flutter during dive before loop roll maneuvers model landed safely third-place 1/6-scale type L Morane Saul nier Gary Underhil outof-the-ordinary models Nats Its scale-size tail surfaces appeared ridiculously small yet quite stable seven pounds weight wasnt easy control wind Gary duplicated wing-warping lateral control used instead ailerons full-scale aircraft proved can done crafts engine 05 60 four-stroke Quite obviously scratch-built modeling effort Garys second airplane Sport Scale class -scale Fiesler 156 Storch Supertigre 75 engine built Svenson kit An outstanding example Scale modeling its best Ernest Harwoods HenshelHS-126A1 1/7 scale center interest Nats WW II buffs always interest ed more-rarely-seen models Ernest finished Henschel auto enamel over base silkspan dope An OS 60 powers 12lb model Best detailing radial dummy engine seen Jim Fields Fleet built Concept Models kit dummy Kinner five-cylinder radial made plywood dowels bass wood Jim uses 500 mAh battery receiver separate 1200 mAh pack servos engine Quadra 35 Some other noteworthy Nats Scale models Wayne Moores monster -size Smith Miniplane span 88 weighed 26 lb used Kioritz 37 engine Bud Atkinsons Northrop A-17 A-scale weighing 23 lb fitted Zenoali 23 G38 engine John Dormans -scale Piper Cub finished Army L-4 used Supertigre 2000 engine annual George Meyer Craftsmanship Award RC Scale events given Dennis Crooks magnificent Grumman Avenger same model received Bestof-Show award Toledo isnt just another cream-puff airplane wins static awards Avenger flies very scalelike manner can compete best alr Flight Achievement Award Na tional Association Scale Aeromodelers NASA given Bill McCallie outstanding performance Grumman Bearcat placed first Expert class Bob Dolly Wischer 00 0 00 z 0 00 0 00 cI 0 00 cI 0 00 0 00 0 November 1986 49 Northrop A-i 7 Bud Atkinson one-fifth scale weighs 231/2 lb uses Zenoah 23 power Wingspan 90 inches Graceful design mid/late Thirties Art Johnson placed second Sport Scale Expert ducted-fan Rossi 81 engIne North American F-i OOD Super Saber Span 52 has drag chute Tom Streets 10-foot Boeing B-17 Westcraft kit has four 05 60 four-stroke engines weighs 39 lb Fuselage fiberglass wings foam jpertigre A-OLD Second place Sport Scale Sportsman won Elmer Herbranson Waco UMF-3 L Scale 16 L our-stroketwin power Maxey Hesterand Hazel Sig-Hester preparetoflythe MorriseyBravoR GiantScale Engine isan OSGemini 1
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 49
RC Scale Dolly Wischer C, 0 00 RETURNING air-conditioned Nats dor C snitory McNeese University end O days flying Chennault Air Base could see digital thermometer across street register mg 1000 1030F Accompanied high humid ity nearby Gulf Mexico heat concern competition cer Qo tainly its effect performances both models pilots Temperature runway pavement Nats site higher varying wind across runway course relieve baked feeling fortunate helped w competitors made cool early-morning flights hmm wind light Air Base now C inactive has vast areas pavement absorb store heat ic judging done gymnasium adjacent Nats headquarters neither air conditioned year least AMA HQ staff static judges hobby 00shop operators suffered along everyone else with roof protection searing Because large number Giant Scale combining RC CLmodels entries e gym quite crowded models spite high temperature large crowd came see models display flying site opposite observed Ordinarily spectators scene watch Scale o ghts Most likely total number spectators high came stay very long due discomfort During contest ectators plenty elbow room along 00ght line better Scale models kept under cover until engines started With 47 total RC Scale entries 1986 Nats somewhat disappointing although quality models flying partially compen sated lack quantity Giant Scale again C popular class 21 aircraft O were 16 Sport Scale Expert seven Sport Scale Sportsman three FAI Precision class small number entries afforded plenty O time four rounds flights gave 00 everyone equal exposure before two sets five judges scores three judges eraged lowest highest scores set judges being deleted observation low-scoring flight judge probably wasted two days heat except verbal influence other judges Cwhich considerable dont think Oevent needs type judge Ramon Torres repeated 1985 win Giant cale magnificent Beechcraft T-34C-1 IThe model completely detailed thousands rivets made Zap Lock cockpits camou 00flage finish K&B epoxy accurately-made o landing gear Its unusual feature accurately-reproduced Fowler flap system operates very prototypical manner 46 Model Aviation second year rowthat Ramon Torres has won Giant Scale Beechcraft T-34C-1 Moki 15 cu glow engine hauls 23-lb craft well folding wings Dennis Crooks Grumman TBM-3 Avenger fold via RC Supertigre 2500 glow engine powers 1 9-lb craft won second place Sport Scale Expert causing flaps extend outward well loud indeed fault could found downward gear flaps operate model noisy exhaust its precise sequence movement would weight 23 lb large engine doesnt fit expected fine machinery FAI Scale class other respect model uses Mold 15 cu engine Precision Scale quality Ramons fiberglass has sound being unmuffled fuselage made original molds first glance cylinder muffler ST 90 glow engine Francis McCrackens one-fifth-scale Ryan PT-22 go unnoticed Finish burnished chrome MonoKote IARC Scale wing built-up structure i-oz glass cloth surface second place famous folding-wing Grumman TBM-3 Avenger built Dennis Crooks Unfortunately second flight oppressive heat damaged mechanism folding wings right wing suddenly un folded jarring thump model taxiing Subsequent flights made wings permanently extended locked model finished second place because its static score slightly low Its 19-lb weight easily handled its Supertigre 2500 engine novel audio system Bob Hanfts -scale Fokker EV DVIII simulated machine gun fire air may have accurate rendition real thing certainly attract ed attention probably helped Bob third place Giant Scale class tiny trans ducer needed loud order make itself heard above models two-horsepower Super Tartan engine Fourth place Giant Scale won scale Spitfire Frank Thomas built Dave Platt kit powered Supertigre 2500 engine Dave Platt present Nats new roleflying Free Flight Scale event rather large rubber-powered Grumman Guardian made QOS flight lacking dethermalizer returned next day Francis McCracken entered Giant Sport Scale classes pair Ryan PT 22s -scale other scratchbuilt polished metal fuselages actually MonoKote-covered burnished simulate aluminum surface larger model used Supertigre 2500 engine smaller Super tigre 90 coincidence both models finished sixth place respective classes Seventh eighth places won couple familiar fellows Mike Gretz father-in-law Maxey Hester both flying Mor risey Bravos Mike repainted prototype last yearthe full-size plane belonging Hazel Maxey Mikes model older gray finish Maxeys new red white Mike used 05 240 Super Gemini twin Maxey 05 160 twin no question 240 developed greater thrust model performs well either engine weight two models about same 18 lb Maxey used DuPont Centauri paint over Koverall heat-shrink fabric great see Maxey Hazel flight line again after number years absence Nats competition Dave Falkenhagen also member Sig organization flew -scale model Hazels clipped-wing Cub ninth place Giant Scale used OS Gemini 120 twin power Five first 10 places Giant used four-stroke glow engines Tom Street used Westcraft kit build Yw-scale 10-ft-span Boeing B-17 finished tenth place Engines four 05 60 fourstrokes sound pleasant hear model finished high gloss strange appearance until realizes Tom has copied restored prototype finished Imron paint Quite heavy 39 lb Fortress flew well certainly underpowered fault could found reaim flight realism model no retracts flown turns too steep bomber Toms bomb drop quite accurate placed immediately front judges Sport Scale Expert class Bill McCallie winner -scale Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat built Royal kit engine 05 90 Bills flights distinguished Bob Dolly Wischer November 1986 47 Bob Hanfts /4-scale FokKer EV features on-board sound system simulate machine gun firing Super Tartan engine powers 7-ft-span craft Third Giant Scale 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON cI 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON hmmI 0 00 ON First place Sport Scale Sportsman want Louis Escalonas DH Tiger Moth 166 scale uses 05 61 four-stroke power Finish silk-and-dopea rarity days Ed Izzos Laser 200 has Super Tartan Twin engine built Precision Models kit Its finished MonoKote Its 96-in wingspan 1/3-scale RC Scale smooth landings model having very long scalelike landing gear legs large drop tanks preferred place grass just off runways edge minimize damage Art Johnsons North American F-100D Super Sabre few problems lOOT heat Lake Charles managed respectable flights finish second place deployment drag chute flights end always drew enthusiastic response spectators Completely scratch-designed -built Sabres ducted fan driven Rossi 81 engine fuselage balsa ply construc tion molded plastic afterburner nozzle flying surfaces foam carbon-fiber reinforcement having operational wing slats full-flying stabilizer Retract gear doors sequenced operation planes flying weight 13 lb Third place Sport Scale Expert won Dale Cordes Is-scale Ryan PT-20 began Sig kit modified military version Power 05 120 four-stroke engine Another Sig kit airplane finished infourthplace -scale clipped-wing Cub Larry jensen Its engine Webra 90 Sport Scale Sportsman class seven entries won Louis Escalona DH Tiger Moth built scale 6 weighs 6 lb Its quiet engine 05 61 fourstroke modeler old school Louis covered Moth silk finished nitrate dope Elmer Herbranson second place Waco UMF-3 old-timers RC ranks along Larry Jensen Ed Izzo Maxey Hester number years sport hobby FAI Scale dismal disappointment 1986 Nats since three entries Hal Parenti made successful flight Savoia Marchetti SM-79 bomber enough addition 25% bonus place first Midway through second flight right engine quit model became difficult control extremely hot air loss engine combined cause crash third Savoia Marchetti bomber Hal made three have suffered severe damage However model flew well three engines Bob Wischer flew resurrected Ryan SCW second place FAI Scale model suffered severe damage Reno 1982 subsequently rebuilt really competitive because its low bonus 5% high static score couldnt help heat softened aileron control system heard ominous whirr Bob Dolly Wischer 48 Model Aviation Gary Underhill went whole-hog one-sixth scale Morane SaulnierType L uses wing warping Instead ailerons An OS 0 four-stroke engine hauls its seven pounds 00 0 C, 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 C, 0 00 Wayne Moores monster Smith Miniplane almost 1/2-slze weighs 26 lb spans 88 uses Kioritz 37 Cu engine Scale actually 1228 An OSGemini 120 Cu four-stroke twln-cyllnderengine powers Dave FalkenhagensGiantScaie clipped-wing cub L ltstrom Sig kit weighs 15 lb Scale judging grim business R Judging Ed Izzos Laser 200 Ito R Hal Parenti Frank Schwartz Bob Rainey ~RC Scale flutter during dive before loop roll maneuvers model landed safely third-place 1/6-scale type L Morane Saul nier Gary Underhil outof-the-ordinary models Nats Its scale-size tail surfaces appeared ridiculously small yet quite stable seven pounds weight wasnt easy control wind Gary duplicated wing-warping lateral control used instead ailerons full-scale aircraft proved can done crafts engine 05 60 four-stroke Quite obviously scratch-built modeling effort Garys second airplane Sport Scale class -scale Fiesler 156 Storch Supertigre 75 engine built Svenson kit An outstanding example Scale modeling its best Ernest Harwoods HenshelHS-126A1 1/7 scale center interest Nats WW II buffs always interest ed more-rarely-seen models Ernest finished Henschel auto enamel over base silkspan dope An OS 60 powers 12lb model Best detailing radial dummy engine seen Jim Fields Fleet built Concept Models kit dummy Kinner five-cylinder radial made plywood dowels bass wood Jim uses 500 mAh battery receiver separate 1200 mAh pack servos engine Quadra 35 Some other noteworthy Nats Scale models Wayne Moores monster -size Smith Miniplane span 88 weighed 26 lb used Kioritz 37 engine Bud Atkinsons Northrop A-17 A-scale weighing 23 lb fitted Zenoali 23 G38 engine John Dormans -scale Piper Cub finished Army L-4 used Supertigre 2000 engine annual George Meyer Craftsmanship Award RC Scale events given Dennis Crooks magnificent Grumman Avenger same model received Bestof-Show award Toledo isnt just another cream-puff airplane wins static awards Avenger flies very scalelike manner can compete best alr Flight Achievement Award Na tional Association Scale Aeromodelers NASA given Bill McCallie outstanding performance Grumman Bearcat placed first Expert class Bob Dolly Wischer 00 0 00 z 0 00 0 00 cI 0 00 cI 0 00 0 00 0 November 1986 49 Northrop A-i 7 Bud Atkinson one-fifth scale weighs 231/2 lb uses Zenoah 23 power Wingspan 90 inches Graceful design mid/late Thirties Art Johnson placed second Sport Scale Expert ducted-fan Rossi 81 engIne North American F-i OOD Super Saber Span 52 has drag chute Tom Streets 10-foot Boeing B-17 Westcraft kit has four 05 60 four-stroke engines weighs 39 lb Fuselage fiberglass wings foam jpertigre A-OLD Second place Sport Scale Sportsman won Elmer Herbranson Waco UMF-3 L Scale 16 L our-stroketwin power Maxey Hesterand Hazel Sig-Hester preparetoflythe MorriseyBravoR GiantScale Engine isan OSGemini 1
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 49
RC Scale Dolly Wischer C, 0 00 RETURNING air-conditioned Nats dor C snitory McNeese University end O days flying Chennault Air Base could see digital thermometer across street register mg 1000 1030F Accompanied high humid ity nearby Gulf Mexico heat concern competition cer Qo tainly its effect performances both models pilots Temperature runway pavement Nats site higher varying wind across runway course relieve baked feeling fortunate helped w competitors made cool early-morning flights hmm wind light Air Base now C inactive has vast areas pavement absorb store heat ic judging done gymnasium adjacent Nats headquarters neither air conditioned year least AMA HQ staff static judges hobby 00shop operators suffered along everyone else with roof protection searing Because large number Giant Scale combining RC CLmodels entries e gym quite crowded models spite high temperature large crowd came see models display flying site opposite observed Ordinarily spectators scene watch Scale o ghts Most likely total number spectators high came stay very long due discomfort During contest ectators plenty elbow room along 00ght line better Scale models kept under cover until engines started With 47 total RC Scale entries 1986 Nats somewhat disappointing although quality models flying partially compen sated lack quantity Giant Scale again C popular class 21 aircraft O were 16 Sport Scale Expert seven Sport Scale Sportsman three FAI Precision class small number entries afforded plenty O time four rounds flights gave 00 everyone equal exposure before two sets five judges scores three judges eraged lowest highest scores set judges being deleted observation low-scoring flight judge probably wasted two days heat except verbal influence other judges Cwhich considerable dont think Oevent needs type judge Ramon Torres repeated 1985 win Giant cale magnificent Beechcraft T-34C-1 IThe model completely detailed thousands rivets made Zap Lock cockpits camou 00flage finish K&B epoxy accurately-made o landing gear Its unusual feature accurately-reproduced Fowler flap system operates very prototypical manner 46 Model Aviation second year rowthat Ramon Torres has won Giant Scale Beechcraft T-34C-1 Moki 15 cu glow engine hauls 23-lb craft well folding wings Dennis Crooks Grumman TBM-3 Avenger fold via RC Supertigre 2500 glow engine powers 1 9-lb craft won second place Sport Scale Expert causing flaps extend outward well loud indeed fault could found downward gear flaps operate model noisy exhaust its precise sequence movement would weight 23 lb large engine doesnt fit expected fine machinery FAI Scale class other respect model uses Mold 15 cu engine Precision Scale quality Ramons fiberglass has sound being unmuffled fuselage made original molds first glance cylinder muffler ST 90 glow engine Francis McCrackens one-fifth-scale Ryan PT-22 go unnoticed Finish burnished chrome MonoKote IARC Scale wing built-up structure i-oz glass cloth surface second place famous folding-wing Grumman TBM-3 Avenger built Dennis Crooks Unfortunately second flight oppressive heat damaged mechanism folding wings right wing suddenly un folded jarring thump model taxiing Subsequent flights made wings permanently extended locked model finished second place because its static score slightly low Its 19-lb weight easily handled its Supertigre 2500 engine novel audio system Bob Hanfts -scale Fokker EV DVIII simulated machine gun fire air may have accurate rendition real thing certainly attract ed attention probably helped Bob third place Giant Scale class tiny trans ducer needed loud order make itself heard above models two-horsepower Super Tartan engine Fourth place Giant Scale won scale Spitfire Frank Thomas built Dave Platt kit powered Supertigre 2500 engine Dave Platt present Nats new roleflying Free Flight Scale event rather large rubber-powered Grumman Guardian made QOS flight lacking dethermalizer returned next day Francis McCracken entered Giant Sport Scale classes pair Ryan PT 22s -scale other scratchbuilt polished metal fuselages actually MonoKote-covered burnished simulate aluminum surface larger model used Supertigre 2500 engine smaller Super tigre 90 coincidence both models finished sixth place respective classes Seventh eighth places won couple familiar fellows Mike Gretz father-in-law Maxey Hester both flying Mor risey Bravos Mike repainted prototype last yearthe full-size plane belonging Hazel Maxey Mikes model older gray finish Maxeys new red white Mike used 05 240 Super Gemini twin Maxey 05 160 twin no question 240 developed greater thrust model performs well either engine weight two models about same 18 lb Maxey used DuPont Centauri paint over Koverall heat-shrink fabric great see Maxey Hazel flight line again after number years absence Nats competition Dave Falkenhagen also member Sig organization flew -scale model Hazels clipped-wing Cub ninth place Giant Scale used OS Gemini 120 twin power Five first 10 places Giant used four-stroke glow engines Tom Street used Westcraft kit build Yw-scale 10-ft-span Boeing B-17 finished tenth place Engines four 05 60 fourstrokes sound pleasant hear model finished high gloss strange appearance until realizes Tom has copied restored prototype finished Imron paint Quite heavy 39 lb Fortress flew well certainly underpowered fault could found reaim flight realism model no retracts flown turns too steep bomber Toms bomb drop quite accurate placed immediately front judges Sport Scale Expert class Bill McCallie winner -scale Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat built Royal kit engine 05 90 Bills flights distinguished Bob Dolly Wischer November 1986 47 Bob Hanfts /4-scale FokKer EV features on-board sound system simulate machine gun firing Super Tartan engine powers 7-ft-span craft Third Giant Scale 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON cI 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON hmmI 0 00 ON First place Sport Scale Sportsman want Louis Escalonas DH Tiger Moth 166 scale uses 05 61 four-stroke power Finish silk-and-dopea rarity days Ed Izzos Laser 200 has Super Tartan Twin engine built Precision Models kit Its finished MonoKote Its 96-in wingspan 1/3-scale RC Scale smooth landings model having very long scalelike landing gear legs large drop tanks preferred place grass just off runways edge minimize damage Art Johnsons North American F-100D Super Sabre few problems lOOT heat Lake Charles managed respectable flights finish second place deployment drag chute flights end always drew enthusiastic response spectators Completely scratch-designed -built Sabres ducted fan driven Rossi 81 engine fuselage balsa ply construc tion molded plastic afterburner nozzle flying surfaces foam carbon-fiber reinforcement having operational wing slats full-flying stabilizer Retract gear doors sequenced operation planes flying weight 13 lb Third place Sport Scale Expert won Dale Cordes Is-scale Ryan PT-20 began Sig kit modified military version Power 05 120 four-stroke engine Another Sig kit airplane finished infourthplace -scale clipped-wing Cub Larry jensen Its engine Webra 90 Sport Scale Sportsman class seven entries won Louis Escalona DH Tiger Moth built scale 6 weighs 6 lb Its quiet engine 05 61 fourstroke modeler old school Louis covered Moth silk finished nitrate dope Elmer Herbranson second place Waco UMF-3 old-timers RC ranks along Larry Jensen Ed Izzo Maxey Hester number years sport hobby FAI Scale dismal disappointment 1986 Nats since three entries Hal Parenti made successful flight Savoia Marchetti SM-79 bomber enough addition 25% bonus place first Midway through second flight right engine quit model became difficult control extremely hot air loss engine combined cause crash third Savoia Marchetti bomber Hal made three have suffered severe damage However model flew well three engines Bob Wischer flew resurrected Ryan SCW second place FAI Scale model suffered severe damage Reno 1982 subsequently rebuilt really competitive because its low bonus 5% high static score couldnt help heat softened aileron control system heard ominous whirr Bob Dolly Wischer 48 Model Aviation Gary Underhill went whole-hog one-sixth scale Morane SaulnierType L uses wing warping Instead ailerons An OS 0 four-stroke engine hauls its seven pounds 00 0 C, 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 C, 0 00 Wayne Moores monster Smith Miniplane almost 1/2-slze weighs 26 lb spans 88 uses Kioritz 37 Cu engine Scale actually 1228 An OSGemini 120 Cu four-stroke twln-cyllnderengine powers Dave FalkenhagensGiantScaie clipped-wing cub L ltstrom Sig kit weighs 15 lb Scale judging grim business R Judging Ed Izzos Laser 200 Ito R Hal Parenti Frank Schwartz Bob Rainey ~RC Scale flutter during dive before loop roll maneuvers model landed safely third-place 1/6-scale type L Morane Saul nier Gary Underhil outof-the-ordinary models Nats Its scale-size tail surfaces appeared ridiculously small yet quite stable seven pounds weight wasnt easy control wind Gary duplicated wing-warping lateral control used instead ailerons full-scale aircraft proved can done crafts engine 05 60 four-stroke Quite obviously scratch-built modeling effort Garys second airplane Sport Scale class -scale Fiesler 156 Storch Supertigre 75 engine built Svenson kit An outstanding example Scale modeling its best Ernest Harwoods HenshelHS-126A1 1/7 scale center interest Nats WW II buffs always interest ed more-rarely-seen models Ernest finished Henschel auto enamel over base silkspan dope An OS 60 powers 12lb model Best detailing radial dummy engine seen Jim Fields Fleet built Concept Models kit dummy Kinner five-cylinder radial made plywood dowels bass wood Jim uses 500 mAh battery receiver separate 1200 mAh pack servos engine Quadra 35 Some other noteworthy Nats Scale models Wayne Moores monster -size Smith Miniplane span 88 weighed 26 lb used Kioritz 37 engine Bud Atkinsons Northrop A-17 A-scale weighing 23 lb fitted Zenoali 23 G38 engine John Dormans -scale Piper Cub finished Army L-4 used Supertigre 2000 engine annual George Meyer Craftsmanship Award RC Scale events given Dennis Crooks magnificent Grumman Avenger same model received Bestof-Show award Toledo isnt just another cream-puff airplane wins static awards Avenger flies very scalelike manner can compete best alr Flight Achievement Award Na tional Association Scale Aeromodelers NASA given Bill McCallie outstanding performance Grumman Bearcat placed first Expert class Bob Dolly Wischer 00 0 00 z 0 00 0 00 cI 0 00 cI 0 00 0 00 0 November 1986 49 Northrop A-i 7 Bud Atkinson one-fifth scale weighs 231/2 lb uses Zenoah 23 power Wingspan 90 inches Graceful design mid/late Thirties Art Johnson placed second Sport Scale Expert ducted-fan Rossi 81 engIne North American F-i OOD Super Saber Span 52 has drag chute Tom Streets 10-foot Boeing B-17 Westcraft kit has four 05 60 four-stroke engines weighs 39 lb Fuselage fiberglass wings foam jpertigre A-OLD Second place Sport Scale Sportsman won Elmer Herbranson Waco UMF-3 L Scale 16 L our-stroketwin power Maxey Hesterand Hazel Sig-Hester preparetoflythe MorriseyBravoR GiantScale Engine isan OSGemini 1
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/11
Page Numbers: 46, 47, 48, 49
RC Scale Dolly Wischer C, 0 00 RETURNING air-conditioned Nats dor C snitory McNeese University end O days flying Chennault Air Base could see digital thermometer across street register mg 1000 1030F Accompanied high humid ity nearby Gulf Mexico heat concern competition cer Qo tainly its effect performances both models pilots Temperature runway pavement Nats site higher varying wind across runway course relieve baked feeling fortunate helped w competitors made cool early-morning flights hmm wind light Air Base now C inactive has vast areas pavement absorb store heat ic judging done gymnasium adjacent Nats headquarters neither air conditioned year least AMA HQ staff static judges hobby 00shop operators suffered along everyone else with roof protection searing Because large number Giant Scale combining RC CLmodels entries e gym quite crowded models spite high temperature large crowd came see models display flying site opposite observed Ordinarily spectators scene watch Scale o ghts Most likely total number spectators high came stay very long due discomfort During contest ectators plenty elbow room along 00ght line better Scale models kept under cover until engines started With 47 total RC Scale entries 1986 Nats somewhat disappointing although quality models flying partially compen sated lack quantity Giant Scale again C popular class 21 aircraft O were 16 Sport Scale Expert seven Sport Scale Sportsman three FAI Precision class small number entries afforded plenty O time four rounds flights gave 00 everyone equal exposure before two sets five judges scores three judges eraged lowest highest scores set judges being deleted observation low-scoring flight judge probably wasted two days heat except verbal influence other judges Cwhich considerable dont think Oevent needs type judge Ramon Torres repeated 1985 win Giant cale magnificent Beechcraft T-34C-1 IThe model completely detailed thousands rivets made Zap Lock cockpits camou 00flage finish K&B epoxy accurately-made o landing gear Its unusual feature accurately-reproduced Fowler flap system operates very prototypical manner 46 Model Aviation second year rowthat Ramon Torres has won Giant Scale Beechcraft T-34C-1 Moki 15 cu glow engine hauls 23-lb craft well folding wings Dennis Crooks Grumman TBM-3 Avenger fold via RC Supertigre 2500 glow engine powers 1 9-lb craft won second place Sport Scale Expert causing flaps extend outward well loud indeed fault could found downward gear flaps operate model noisy exhaust its precise sequence movement would weight 23 lb large engine doesnt fit expected fine machinery FAI Scale class other respect model uses Mold 15 cu engine Precision Scale quality Ramons fiberglass has sound being unmuffled fuselage made original molds first glance cylinder muffler ST 90 glow engine Francis McCrackens one-fifth-scale Ryan PT-22 go unnoticed Finish burnished chrome MonoKote IARC Scale wing built-up structure i-oz glass cloth surface second place famous folding-wing Grumman TBM-3 Avenger built Dennis Crooks Unfortunately second flight oppressive heat damaged mechanism folding wings right wing suddenly un folded jarring thump model taxiing Subsequent flights made wings permanently extended locked model finished second place because its static score slightly low Its 19-lb weight easily handled its Supertigre 2500 engine novel audio system Bob Hanfts -scale Fokker EV DVIII simulated machine gun fire air may have accurate rendition real thing certainly attract ed attention probably helped Bob third place Giant Scale class tiny trans ducer needed loud order make itself heard above models two-horsepower Super Tartan engine Fourth place Giant Scale won scale Spitfire Frank Thomas built Dave Platt kit powered Supertigre 2500 engine Dave Platt present Nats new roleflying Free Flight Scale event rather large rubber-powered Grumman Guardian made QOS flight lacking dethermalizer returned next day Francis McCracken entered Giant Sport Scale classes pair Ryan PT 22s -scale other scratchbuilt polished metal fuselages actually MonoKote-covered burnished simulate aluminum surface larger model used Supertigre 2500 engine smaller Super tigre 90 coincidence both models finished sixth place respective classes Seventh eighth places won couple familiar fellows Mike Gretz father-in-law Maxey Hester both flying Mor risey Bravos Mike repainted prototype last yearthe full-size plane belonging Hazel Maxey Mikes model older gray finish Maxeys new red white Mike used 05 240 Super Gemini twin Maxey 05 160 twin no question 240 developed greater thrust model performs well either engine weight two models about same 18 lb Maxey used DuPont Centauri paint over Koverall heat-shrink fabric great see Maxey Hazel flight line again after number years absence Nats competition Dave Falkenhagen also member Sig organization flew -scale model Hazels clipped-wing Cub ninth place Giant Scale used OS Gemini 120 twin power Five first 10 places Giant used four-stroke glow engines Tom Street used Westcraft kit build Yw-scale 10-ft-span Boeing B-17 finished tenth place Engines four 05 60 fourstrokes sound pleasant hear model finished high gloss strange appearance until realizes Tom has copied restored prototype finished Imron paint Quite heavy 39 lb Fortress flew well certainly underpowered fault could found reaim flight realism model no retracts flown turns too steep bomber Toms bomb drop quite accurate placed immediately front judges Sport Scale Expert class Bill McCallie winner -scale Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat built Royal kit engine 05 90 Bills flights distinguished Bob Dolly Wischer November 1986 47 Bob Hanfts /4-scale FokKer EV features on-board sound system simulate machine gun firing Super Tartan engine powers 7-ft-span craft Third Giant Scale 00 ON 0 00 ON 0 00 ON cI 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON C, 0 00 ON hmmI 0 00 ON First place Sport Scale Sportsman want Louis Escalonas DH Tiger Moth 166 scale uses 05 61 four-stroke power Finish silk-and-dopea rarity days Ed Izzos Laser 200 has Super Tartan Twin engine built Precision Models kit Its finished MonoKote Its 96-in wingspan 1/3-scale RC Scale smooth landings model having very long scalelike landing gear legs large drop tanks preferred place grass just off runways edge minimize damage Art Johnsons North American F-100D Super Sabre few problems lOOT heat Lake Charles managed respectable flights finish second place deployment drag chute flights end always drew enthusiastic response spectators Completely scratch-designed -built Sabres ducted fan driven Rossi 81 engine fuselage balsa ply construc tion molded plastic afterburner nozzle flying surfaces foam carbon-fiber reinforcement having operational wing slats full-flying stabilizer Retract gear doors sequenced operation planes flying weight 13 lb Third place Sport Scale Expert won Dale Cordes Is-scale Ryan PT-20 began Sig kit modified military version Power 05 120 four-stroke engine Another Sig kit airplane finished infourthplace -scale clipped-wing Cub Larry jensen Its engine Webra 90 Sport Scale Sportsman class seven entries won Louis Escalona DH Tiger Moth built scale 6 weighs 6 lb Its quiet engine 05 61 fourstroke modeler old school Louis covered Moth silk finished nitrate dope Elmer Herbranson second place Waco UMF-3 old-timers RC ranks along Larry Jensen Ed Izzo Maxey Hester number years sport hobby FAI Scale dismal disappointment 1986 Nats since three entries Hal Parenti made successful flight Savoia Marchetti SM-79 bomber enough addition 25% bonus place first Midway through second flight right engine quit model became difficult control extremely hot air loss engine combined cause crash third Savoia Marchetti bomber Hal made three have suffered severe damage However model flew well three engines Bob Wischer flew resurrected Ryan SCW second place FAI Scale model suffered severe damage Reno 1982 subsequently rebuilt really competitive because its low bonus 5% high static score couldnt help heat softened aileron control system heard ominous whirr Bob Dolly Wischer 48 Model Aviation Gary Underhill went whole-hog one-sixth scale Morane SaulnierType L uses wing warping Instead ailerons An OS 0 four-stroke engine hauls its seven pounds 00 0 C, 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 0 00 C, 0 00 C, 0 00 Wayne Moores monster Smith Miniplane almost 1/2-slze weighs 26 lb spans 88 uses Kioritz 37 Cu engine Scale actually 1228 An OSGemini 120 Cu four-stroke twln-cyllnderengine powers Dave FalkenhagensGiantScaie clipped-wing cub L ltstrom Sig kit weighs 15 lb Scale judging grim business R Judging Ed Izzos Laser 200 Ito R Hal Parenti Frank Schwartz Bob Rainey ~RC Scale flutter during dive before loop roll maneuvers model landed safely third-place 1/6-scale type L Morane Saul nier Gary Underhil outof-the-ordinary models Nats Its scale-size tail surfaces appeared ridiculously small yet quite stable seven pounds weight wasnt easy control wind Gary duplicated wing-warping lateral control used instead ailerons full-scale aircraft proved can done crafts engine 05 60 four-stroke Quite obviously scratch-built modeling effort Garys second airplane Sport Scale class -scale Fiesler 156 Storch Supertigre 75 engine built Svenson kit An outstanding example Scale modeling its best Ernest Harwoods HenshelHS-126A1 1/7 scale center interest Nats WW II buffs always interest ed more-rarely-seen models Ernest finished Henschel auto enamel over base silkspan dope An OS 60 powers 12lb model Best detailing radial dummy engine seen Jim Fields Fleet built Concept Models kit dummy Kinner five-cylinder radial made plywood dowels bass wood Jim uses 500 mAh battery receiver separate 1200 mAh pack servos engine Quadra 35 Some other noteworthy Nats Scale models Wayne Moores monster -size Smith Miniplane span 88 weighed 26 lb used Kioritz 37 engine Bud Atkinsons Northrop A-17 A-scale weighing 23 lb fitted Zenoali 23 G38 engine John Dormans -scale Piper Cub finished Army L-4 used Supertigre 2000 engine annual George Meyer Craftsmanship Award RC Scale events given Dennis Crooks magnificent Grumman Avenger same model received Bestof-Show award Toledo isnt just another cream-puff airplane wins static awards Avenger flies very scalelike manner can compete best alr Flight Achievement Award Na tional Association Scale Aeromodelers NASA given Bill McCallie outstanding performance Grumman Bearcat placed first Expert class Bob Dolly Wischer 00 0 00 z 0 00 0 00 cI 0 00 cI 0 00 0 00 0 November 1986 49 Northrop A-i 7 Bud Atkinson one-fifth scale weighs 231/2 lb uses Zenoah 23 power Wingspan 90 inches Graceful design mid/late Thirties Art Johnson placed second Sport Scale Expert ducted-fan Rossi 81 engIne North American F-i OOD Super Saber Span 52 has drag chute Tom Streets 10-foot Boeing B-17 Westcraft kit has four 05 60 four-stroke engines weighs 39 lb Fuselage fiberglass wings foam jpertigre A-OLD Second place Sport Scale Sportsman won Elmer Herbranson Waco UMF-3 L Scale 16 L our-stroketwin power Maxey Hesterand Hazel Sig-Hester preparetoflythe MorriseyBravoR GiantScale Engine isan OSGemini 1