A Sailplane thermal marvelous sight expect Jack Hiner crew officials tired necks after nearly 36-hr flight resulted new FAI World Record 5581 miles StraightLine Distance RC Sailplanes Low cloud base 2500 feet helped ON OCTOBER11 1981 Jack Hinerofown ers Grove IL set new FAI F3B #25 Straight Line Distance World Record RC Sailpianes distance 5581 miles breaking Jacks old World Record 3188 miles set 1975 Jack flew Pegasus designed fellow SOAR member Stan Watson con struction article Pegasus appeared August 1980 Model Aviation Radio Kraft seven-channel 14 Ah Ni-Cds transmitter airborne battery packs Con trols used rudder elevator spoilers An LF-model Thermic Sniffler used monitor Pegasus rate climb Weather conditions Sunday October 11 Two officials record holder R prior departure Batavia IL L-R Lee Fossett Jim Slater Jack Hiner Another official Dale Folkening took pictures model isa Pegasuswhich designed Stan Watson MA plan No 307 $675 has stretched tip panels strengthened main spar enlarged stabilator no wing flaps 32 Model Aviation perfect cross-country soaring highpressure weather system located northeast Michigan clockwise flow around high resulted light 7-8 mph easterly winds Chicago area approximately 10 days since rain High temperature day would 610F Clouds fair weather cumulus type cloud base approximately 2500 feet low cloud base would help three ways First visibility would problem since unlikely Pegasus would ever above 2500 feet Second full height thermal could utilized cloud base 10000 feet probably third thermal height would utilized Sailplane would have fly through some strong down air leaving growing thermal low cloud base Pegasus could stay thermal floating downwind leave thermal diedthus avoiding strong downdraft Any sink would just prelude next thermaL Thirdly thermals lower cloud base would spaced closer together thermals associated higher cloud bases route flight over lightlytraveled rural roads between Batavia IL Dixon IL Road surfaces mostly gravel included some paved grass roads through flat Illinois farmland Launch site high school athletic field just west Batavia object fly west using easterly tail wind crew consisted Lee Fossett Contest Director scribe Jim SIster witness driver Dale Folkening witness pho tographer chase vehicle full-size Chevy pick-up truck crew got late start approaching noon time winch set up high school field first launch shortly before Continued page 124 FAI RC Glider World Records Straight Line Distance Name N Malikov N Malikov G Friedrich V Titlow W Kaiser J Krainock J Krainock J Hiner J Hiner Country USSR USSR Germany USSR W Ger USA USA USA USA Date 8-3-62 517-65 72767 8-20-67 6-9-69 6-1 1-72 9-2-74 5-24-75 10-1 1-81 Distance 715 miles 1039 miles 116 miles 1429 miles 157 miles 1844 miles 272 miles 3188 miles 5581 miles u 0 DIXON Landing route record flighta iightiytraveied rural stretch mostly gravelsurfaced including some paved grass stretches Look pages 125-126 198283 Off i cial Model Aircraft Regula tions basic information try FAI World Record N McOIRR ROAD 051015 II I SCALE IN MILES 20 ELGIN MAIN STBATAVIA PLAINFIELD September 198233 riiners f\ran -cnannel oranamisser WITri DacK removed Substitute 1 4 Ah Ni-Cds used place standard 550 mAh L-configuration used because bigger cells wouldnt fit across bottom Charging receptacle relocated top Nose Pegasus IS pretty well Tilled tor record flight front L 14 Ah battery pack Kraft receiver loosely wrapped foam servos switch mounted tray Thermic Sniffler Its 9V battery mounted removable plywood tray Lee Fossett Jack Hinerufiliur win cnaae venicletagalnning missing As might guess broad smiles plc taKen arrermne record nac seton way back along same route Note grass road dry corn field 213 kfi1A1LdtS I/OQJ0MR/C GOODIES CcQQantjPO BOX 192 -CA 91408U UHEAVY DUTYSPECIAL 825I 4-IN SANDERDELUXESYSTEM UAdjustable tableFlite wt 101 oz Miter guide4 Ch Complete 75g 10 metal Ix 4 RegSand discsServos SI 5$275NicadsChgr CH14Spec $2495Reg $27495 Ship $ 350Spec $15995 AIR CAPITALShip $ 650 ZINGER WOODReady-To-FlyFB 100 PROPS 6PockLess Radio EngineII 74-56 $5 2357 Span 8-4-5-65 63Ship SID rULLPWR9456 5 83 SERVO 3/4x 1 7/16 l0-4-5-6 6 39$65040-61 Engine1 x 19/16 1 381l-6775 720Reg $15995 Spec$139951 oz Dean s plugl24s69 65$2500 IReg $22 95 ISpec $13 95Other SizesSame Ship $250Discounts-Ship $200MOREI LtO~m$1 70 ~i~Add Calif Sales Tax 4-1/2% Surcharge Visa Master Cardj NE WJRIAT LAKES MODELMAHER & MOLD AMIA~ Deg Eogine POST OFFICE BOX 308THOMAS J MAHER TAWAS CITY MICHIGAN 48763Podct TELEPHONE 517 362-6078 COMPOSITE ANSTRUTION 1% SCALE 12rD3AI TYPE 99 VALT-6 SNJ HARVARD AICHIU 633/8 Span 45- 60 Power 708Span60- 90Power$18800 $22800 WE THINK YOU WILL AGREE THAT THEY ARE THE BEST NAWLLTD KITS YET FUSALAGE WINGS TAIL SURFACES WHITE EPOXY FINISH READY FOR PAINT & DETAILING EURATHANE FOAM RIGIDLY SUPPORTS EPOXY GELL COAT FIBERGLASS REINFORCED AT STRESS POINTS ONLY ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION OF EOUIPMENT & PAINTING REOLIIRED SCALE WHEELS INCLUDED NO NEED TO COVER WITH BALSA SHEET OR FILM SUPERIOR PRODUCT Whole Lot Left CLUBS CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER KITs 9 HL GLIDERSI0THSC4LE XCUMENTAWN DWGS 3SATELLITEKITSOFNOTABLEFAIRCHILDS 17 OLD TIME GAS-- rAIRCHIL FCI Send25for 5RUBBER3NORDICI 1980 catata 9 COMPETITION GASGEORGEHCLAPP FUEL affd DT TIMERS -$1075 eachCENTRAL SCU4RE FAl Model Supply --- N /3036 OX7TORRAECA10INfCV $100 -REFUNDED WITH ORDER lower rpm 9-6 leaves room Radio Technique/Myers increase rpm flight Continued page 30 Conclusion would like give credit good friend Ken Little did flying photography Ken modeler going back late 20s like myself also professional photographer decide build model both wings changeable engines will give several possible combinations long wing 25 engine quite docile short wing 40 engine. Have fun SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT properly balanced control throws set up controls harmonized word harmonized mean controls should set up have ability provide equal pitch roll yaw rates helps have dual-rate transmitter because can obtain control harmony its screwdriver adjustments next point aware makes difference Watson oriented respect airplane cant just stuff some empty space go fly units long axis must have particular position respect airplane Helicopter center line likewise cover Watson box must lie particular direction case found best results Watsons long axis leaned back about 100 being parallel Heli copter rotor shaft cover aligned fore-and-aft direction true because unit totally free responses lateral acceleraton nor its responses lateral accelerations equal directions have experiment bit get right Once have got right works very welL dont get right will think its defective did Larry Davidson flies RC Helicopter very well performance gusty wind noticably better Watson Stabilizer Does tell something like give product boost performs well Radio Shack Metal Detector 63-3001 appears lead photo reason Heres scene time Saturday afternoon three-day weekend sched uled testing Watson Stabilizer time 610 pnt just 10 minutes after Larry Davidson has closed hobby shop spare parts rye got mail column soon Post Oflice opens Tuesday rm out yard flying Heliboy place place making adjustments suddenly engine stops flight Fortunately rm flying low fast happens landing no problem walk over Heliboy discover needle valve has fallen outsomeplace lawn spent next hour hands knees looking piece brass inch long neigh bor asked know anyone metal detector said No Tim said Radio Shack sells about $40 said Heres $40 Get can Tim came back unit getting dark started learning find metaL found lot scraps aluminum foilprobably gifts rotary power mower Tim pretty clever cut piece brass tubing about inch long look unit adjusted could find tubing easily pretty sure needle valve would turn up did Weekend saved much three days flying worth deadline Now know anyone wants buy metal detector Lease Rent George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksvjlla NY 11801 Distance Record Hiner Continued page 33 noon no lift encountered Before second launch Dale Folkening took some pics crew Sailplane second launch 1203 pm light lift encountered took over two hours Pegasus cover first 25 miles early part flight characterized small fairly strong thermals cloud base Jack would keep Pegasus thermal let drift downwind until thermal died Only time would Jack fly straight down road until Pegasus ran next thermaL kept average speed down because ground speed due wind drift about 5 mph thermaling Pegasus much easier see under cloud thermal clear blue sky Between thermals Pegasus flying ground speed of25 30 mph aggressive flying style would result higher speed also greater chance premature landing last hour 18 minutes flight covered 30 miles thermals now very 124 Modet Aviation broad much weaker Much less time spent circling lift earlier flight Some very large areas light lift flown straight down road best sink rate lift would become stronger Jack would make large gentle turns gain altitude lift would stop Jack would speed up bit cover some ground slowing lift encountered Altitude became important later day Jack knew Pegasus ever got down 1000 feet less would beginning final glide landing altitude pro tected Pegasus could fly another two hours little over hour later 324 Pegasus over goal up near cloud base Landing 331 pm new FAI World Record 5581 miles flight fraction distance could covered Three downwind distance flights over 40 miles area have averaged little over 15 mph over 20 mph Two flights Aquila XLs rather slow sailplane cross-country flying Yet Aquila XL averaged over 20 mph flight over 40 miles day strong thermals brisk tail wind None flights flown aggressively faster efficient Sailplane would allow aggressive flying style make possible average speed 25 mph good days right weather conditions long June day possible fly RC Sailplane cross-country seven hours area Simple math indicates possible 100-mile flight floater Sailplane designed fast cross-country flying 200-mile flight should within reach RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 modeling including beautiful 30-lb 1/3scale Christen Eagle Red Costlow Ace RCs right-hand men decided go silent route Bird-of-Time according pic ture looks though hes off right track Red also sent picture Aldin Shipp Minnow Two-Meter bird cludes flaps ailerons F3B scene Two Meter World Cup probably desire just increase Sailplane performancenotto mention desire tinker has opened up whole new breed designs polyhedral-wing-and-two-channel ship has dominated majority flying fieldsand will continue popularitythere more new-generation types showing up Its interesting see different innovations Terry Luckenbachs Two-Meter ship features full-span flaperons foam wing covered 005 aluminum normally used lithography covered balsa Rick Schrameks Facctor kit Great Britain design question Dassel influence However wings foam obechi covering Aileron-equipped flying stab rudder canopy air brake takes care four RC channels Speaking faces land croissants burgundy brews songs about April comes photo seven women fliers same club build own models participate mixed competitionno separate categories Paris ladies have flying few seasons now least has won contest involving 50 fliers can cook too Minamoa belongs Dave Watson San Diego Nine years ago just days before leaving Continued page 128 NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTN DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI I - well FUEL New high film strength lubricant N increased power engine life Highest quality ingredients II II II II II II II II II II IHOURS Monday thru Weanescoy i u-o .u inursoay C iiioay 9JU-dUUI L urday 930-600Sunday 1200-500 ittlest Miracle f the210 Workshonepl Strips*135 Add 20% postage Send 25C catalog ALTOOL SUITABLE FOR ALL________ HOBBIES AND CRAFTSAPPLIEDDESICNCORP Makers of. Peon Street Mini-Glue Tips Stray-Tray Tee Bar Mini-Saw egundo CA 90245 Ruff-Stuff & Jewel Stripes OVER 50 CONSECUTIVE STARTS WITHOUT RECHARGING September 1982 125 INTRODUCING THE NISTARTER TM PAT PENT1G new completely revolutionary Co power glow pluc planes helicopters Stand. uo 703 435-5805
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/09
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 124, 125
A Sailplane thermal marvelous sight expect Jack Hiner crew officials tired necks after nearly 36-hr flight resulted new FAI World Record 5581 miles StraightLine Distance RC Sailplanes Low cloud base 2500 feet helped ON OCTOBER11 1981 Jack Hinerofown ers Grove IL set new FAI F3B #25 Straight Line Distance World Record RC Sailpianes distance 5581 miles breaking Jacks old World Record 3188 miles set 1975 Jack flew Pegasus designed fellow SOAR member Stan Watson con struction article Pegasus appeared August 1980 Model Aviation Radio Kraft seven-channel 14 Ah Ni-Cds transmitter airborne battery packs Con trols used rudder elevator spoilers An LF-model Thermic Sniffler used monitor Pegasus rate climb Weather conditions Sunday October 11 Two officials record holder R prior departure Batavia IL L-R Lee Fossett Jim Slater Jack Hiner Another official Dale Folkening took pictures model isa Pegasuswhich designed Stan Watson MA plan No 307 $675 has stretched tip panels strengthened main spar enlarged stabilator no wing flaps 32 Model Aviation perfect cross-country soaring highpressure weather system located northeast Michigan clockwise flow around high resulted light 7-8 mph easterly winds Chicago area approximately 10 days since rain High temperature day would 610F Clouds fair weather cumulus type cloud base approximately 2500 feet low cloud base would help three ways First visibility would problem since unlikely Pegasus would ever above 2500 feet Second full height thermal could utilized cloud base 10000 feet probably third thermal height would utilized Sailplane would have fly through some strong down air leaving growing thermal low cloud base Pegasus could stay thermal floating downwind leave thermal diedthus avoiding strong downdraft Any sink would just prelude next thermaL Thirdly thermals lower cloud base would spaced closer together thermals associated higher cloud bases route flight over lightlytraveled rural roads between Batavia IL Dixon IL Road surfaces mostly gravel included some paved grass roads through flat Illinois farmland Launch site high school athletic field just west Batavia object fly west using easterly tail wind crew consisted Lee Fossett Contest Director scribe Jim SIster witness driver Dale Folkening witness pho tographer chase vehicle full-size Chevy pick-up truck crew got late start approaching noon time winch set up high school field first launch shortly before Continued page 124 FAI RC Glider World Records Straight Line Distance Name N Malikov N Malikov G Friedrich V Titlow W Kaiser J Krainock J Krainock J Hiner J Hiner Country USSR USSR Germany USSR W Ger USA USA USA USA Date 8-3-62 517-65 72767 8-20-67 6-9-69 6-1 1-72 9-2-74 5-24-75 10-1 1-81 Distance 715 miles 1039 miles 116 miles 1429 miles 157 miles 1844 miles 272 miles 3188 miles 5581 miles u 0 DIXON Landing route record flighta iightiytraveied rural stretch mostly gravelsurfaced including some paved grass stretches Look pages 125-126 198283 Off i cial Model Aircraft Regula tions basic information try FAI World Record N McOIRR ROAD 051015 II I SCALE IN MILES 20 ELGIN MAIN STBATAVIA PLAINFIELD September 198233 riiners f\ran -cnannel oranamisser WITri DacK removed Substitute 1 4 Ah Ni-Cds used place standard 550 mAh L-configuration used because bigger cells wouldnt fit across bottom Charging receptacle relocated top Nose Pegasus IS pretty well Tilled tor record flight front L 14 Ah battery pack Kraft receiver loosely wrapped foam servos switch mounted tray Thermic Sniffler Its 9V battery mounted removable plywood tray Lee Fossett Jack Hinerufiliur win cnaae venicletagalnning missing As might guess broad smiles plc taKen arrermne record nac seton way back along same route Note grass road dry corn field 213 kfi1A1LdtS I/OQJ0MR/C GOODIES CcQQantjPO BOX 192 -CA 91408U UHEAVY DUTYSPECIAL 825I 4-IN SANDERDELUXESYSTEM UAdjustable tableFlite wt 101 oz Miter guide4 Ch Complete 75g 10 metal Ix 4 RegSand discsServos SI 5$275NicadsChgr CH14Spec $2495Reg $27495 Ship $ 350Spec $15995 AIR CAPITALShip $ 650 ZINGER WOODReady-To-FlyFB 100 PROPS 6PockLess Radio EngineII 74-56 $5 2357 Span 8-4-5-65 63Ship SID rULLPWR9456 5 83 SERVO 3/4x 1 7/16 l0-4-5-6 6 39$65040-61 Engine1 x 19/16 1 381l-6775 720Reg $15995 Spec$139951 oz Dean s plugl24s69 65$2500 IReg $22 95 ISpec $13 95Other SizesSame Ship $250Discounts-Ship $200MOREI LtO~m$1 70 ~i~Add Calif Sales Tax 4-1/2% Surcharge Visa Master Cardj NE WJRIAT LAKES MODELMAHER & MOLD AMIA~ Deg Eogine POST OFFICE BOX 308THOMAS J MAHER TAWAS CITY MICHIGAN 48763Podct TELEPHONE 517 362-6078 COMPOSITE ANSTRUTION 1% SCALE 12rD3AI TYPE 99 VALT-6 SNJ HARVARD AICHIU 633/8 Span 45- 60 Power 708Span60- 90Power$18800 $22800 WE THINK YOU WILL AGREE THAT THEY ARE THE BEST NAWLLTD KITS YET FUSALAGE WINGS TAIL SURFACES WHITE EPOXY FINISH READY FOR PAINT & DETAILING EURATHANE FOAM RIGIDLY SUPPORTS EPOXY GELL COAT FIBERGLASS REINFORCED AT STRESS POINTS ONLY ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION OF EOUIPMENT & PAINTING REOLIIRED SCALE WHEELS INCLUDED NO NEED TO COVER WITH BALSA SHEET OR FILM SUPERIOR PRODUCT Whole Lot Left CLUBS CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER KITs 9 HL GLIDERSI0THSC4LE XCUMENTAWN DWGS 3SATELLITEKITSOFNOTABLEFAIRCHILDS 17 OLD TIME GAS-- rAIRCHIL FCI Send25for 5RUBBER3NORDICI 1980 catata 9 COMPETITION GASGEORGEHCLAPP FUEL affd DT TIMERS -$1075 eachCENTRAL SCU4RE FAl Model Supply --- N /3036 OX7TORRAECA10INfCV $100 -REFUNDED WITH ORDER lower rpm 9-6 leaves room Radio Technique/Myers increase rpm flight Continued page 30 Conclusion would like give credit good friend Ken Little did flying photography Ken modeler going back late 20s like myself also professional photographer decide build model both wings changeable engines will give several possible combinations long wing 25 engine quite docile short wing 40 engine. Have fun SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT properly balanced control throws set up controls harmonized word harmonized mean controls should set up have ability provide equal pitch roll yaw rates helps have dual-rate transmitter because can obtain control harmony its screwdriver adjustments next point aware makes difference Watson oriented respect airplane cant just stuff some empty space go fly units long axis must have particular position respect airplane Helicopter center line likewise cover Watson box must lie particular direction case found best results Watsons long axis leaned back about 100 being parallel Heli copter rotor shaft cover aligned fore-and-aft direction true because unit totally free responses lateral acceleraton nor its responses lateral accelerations equal directions have experiment bit get right Once have got right works very welL dont get right will think its defective did Larry Davidson flies RC Helicopter very well performance gusty wind noticably better Watson Stabilizer Does tell something like give product boost performs well Radio Shack Metal Detector 63-3001 appears lead photo reason Heres scene time Saturday afternoon three-day weekend sched uled testing Watson Stabilizer time 610 pnt just 10 minutes after Larry Davidson has closed hobby shop spare parts rye got mail column soon Post Oflice opens Tuesday rm out yard flying Heliboy place place making adjustments suddenly engine stops flight Fortunately rm flying low fast happens landing no problem walk over Heliboy discover needle valve has fallen outsomeplace lawn spent next hour hands knees looking piece brass inch long neigh bor asked know anyone metal detector said No Tim said Radio Shack sells about $40 said Heres $40 Get can Tim came back unit getting dark started learning find metaL found lot scraps aluminum foilprobably gifts rotary power mower Tim pretty clever cut piece brass tubing about inch long look unit adjusted could find tubing easily pretty sure needle valve would turn up did Weekend saved much three days flying worth deadline Now know anyone wants buy metal detector Lease Rent George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksvjlla NY 11801 Distance Record Hiner Continued page 33 noon no lift encountered Before second launch Dale Folkening took some pics crew Sailplane second launch 1203 pm light lift encountered took over two hours Pegasus cover first 25 miles early part flight characterized small fairly strong thermals cloud base Jack would keep Pegasus thermal let drift downwind until thermal died Only time would Jack fly straight down road until Pegasus ran next thermaL kept average speed down because ground speed due wind drift about 5 mph thermaling Pegasus much easier see under cloud thermal clear blue sky Between thermals Pegasus flying ground speed of25 30 mph aggressive flying style would result higher speed also greater chance premature landing last hour 18 minutes flight covered 30 miles thermals now very 124 Modet Aviation broad much weaker Much less time spent circling lift earlier flight Some very large areas light lift flown straight down road best sink rate lift would become stronger Jack would make large gentle turns gain altitude lift would stop Jack would speed up bit cover some ground slowing lift encountered Altitude became important later day Jack knew Pegasus ever got down 1000 feet less would beginning final glide landing altitude pro tected Pegasus could fly another two hours little over hour later 324 Pegasus over goal up near cloud base Landing 331 pm new FAI World Record 5581 miles flight fraction distance could covered Three downwind distance flights over 40 miles area have averaged little over 15 mph over 20 mph Two flights Aquila XLs rather slow sailplane cross-country flying Yet Aquila XL averaged over 20 mph flight over 40 miles day strong thermals brisk tail wind None flights flown aggressively faster efficient Sailplane would allow aggressive flying style make possible average speed 25 mph good days right weather conditions long June day possible fly RC Sailplane cross-country seven hours area Simple math indicates possible 100-mile flight floater Sailplane designed fast cross-country flying 200-mile flight should within reach RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 modeling including beautiful 30-lb 1/3scale Christen Eagle Red Costlow Ace RCs right-hand men decided go silent route Bird-of-Time according pic ture looks though hes off right track Red also sent picture Aldin Shipp Minnow Two-Meter bird cludes flaps ailerons F3B scene Two Meter World Cup probably desire just increase Sailplane performancenotto mention desire tinker has opened up whole new breed designs polyhedral-wing-and-two-channel ship has dominated majority flying fieldsand will continue popularitythere more new-generation types showing up Its interesting see different innovations Terry Luckenbachs Two-Meter ship features full-span flaperons foam wing covered 005 aluminum normally used lithography covered balsa Rick Schrameks Facctor kit Great Britain design question Dassel influence However wings foam obechi covering Aileron-equipped flying stab rudder canopy air brake takes care four RC channels Speaking faces land croissants burgundy brews songs about April comes photo seven women fliers same club build own models participate mixed competitionno separate categories Paris ladies have flying few seasons now least has won contest involving 50 fliers can cook too Minamoa belongs Dave Watson San Diego Nine years ago just days before leaving Continued page 128 NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTN DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI I - well FUEL New high film strength lubricant N increased power engine life Highest quality ingredients II II II II II II II II II II IHOURS Monday thru Weanescoy i u-o .u inursoay C iiioay 9JU-dUUI L urday 930-600Sunday 1200-500 ittlest Miracle f the210 Workshonepl Strips*135 Add 20% postage Send 25C catalog ALTOOL SUITABLE FOR ALL________ HOBBIES AND CRAFTSAPPLIEDDESICNCORP Makers of. Peon Street Mini-Glue Tips Stray-Tray Tee Bar Mini-Saw egundo CA 90245 Ruff-Stuff & Jewel Stripes OVER 50 CONSECUTIVE STARTS WITHOUT RECHARGING September 1982 125 INTRODUCING THE NISTARTER TM PAT PENT1G new completely revolutionary Co power glow pluc planes helicopters Stand. uo 703 435-5805
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/09
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 124, 125
A Sailplane thermal marvelous sight expect Jack Hiner crew officials tired necks after nearly 36-hr flight resulted new FAI World Record 5581 miles StraightLine Distance RC Sailplanes Low cloud base 2500 feet helped ON OCTOBER11 1981 Jack Hinerofown ers Grove IL set new FAI F3B #25 Straight Line Distance World Record RC Sailpianes distance 5581 miles breaking Jacks old World Record 3188 miles set 1975 Jack flew Pegasus designed fellow SOAR member Stan Watson con struction article Pegasus appeared August 1980 Model Aviation Radio Kraft seven-channel 14 Ah Ni-Cds transmitter airborne battery packs Con trols used rudder elevator spoilers An LF-model Thermic Sniffler used monitor Pegasus rate climb Weather conditions Sunday October 11 Two officials record holder R prior departure Batavia IL L-R Lee Fossett Jim Slater Jack Hiner Another official Dale Folkening took pictures model isa Pegasuswhich designed Stan Watson MA plan No 307 $675 has stretched tip panels strengthened main spar enlarged stabilator no wing flaps 32 Model Aviation perfect cross-country soaring highpressure weather system located northeast Michigan clockwise flow around high resulted light 7-8 mph easterly winds Chicago area approximately 10 days since rain High temperature day would 610F Clouds fair weather cumulus type cloud base approximately 2500 feet low cloud base would help three ways First visibility would problem since unlikely Pegasus would ever above 2500 feet Second full height thermal could utilized cloud base 10000 feet probably third thermal height would utilized Sailplane would have fly through some strong down air leaving growing thermal low cloud base Pegasus could stay thermal floating downwind leave thermal diedthus avoiding strong downdraft Any sink would just prelude next thermaL Thirdly thermals lower cloud base would spaced closer together thermals associated higher cloud bases route flight over lightlytraveled rural roads between Batavia IL Dixon IL Road surfaces mostly gravel included some paved grass roads through flat Illinois farmland Launch site high school athletic field just west Batavia object fly west using easterly tail wind crew consisted Lee Fossett Contest Director scribe Jim SIster witness driver Dale Folkening witness pho tographer chase vehicle full-size Chevy pick-up truck crew got late start approaching noon time winch set up high school field first launch shortly before Continued page 124 FAI RC Glider World Records Straight Line Distance Name N Malikov N Malikov G Friedrich V Titlow W Kaiser J Krainock J Krainock J Hiner J Hiner Country USSR USSR Germany USSR W Ger USA USA USA USA Date 8-3-62 517-65 72767 8-20-67 6-9-69 6-1 1-72 9-2-74 5-24-75 10-1 1-81 Distance 715 miles 1039 miles 116 miles 1429 miles 157 miles 1844 miles 272 miles 3188 miles 5581 miles u 0 DIXON Landing route record flighta iightiytraveied rural stretch mostly gravelsurfaced including some paved grass stretches Look pages 125-126 198283 Off i cial Model Aircraft Regula tions basic information try FAI World Record N McOIRR ROAD 051015 II I SCALE IN MILES 20 ELGIN MAIN STBATAVIA PLAINFIELD September 198233 riiners f\ran -cnannel oranamisser WITri DacK removed Substitute 1 4 Ah Ni-Cds used place standard 550 mAh L-configuration used because bigger cells wouldnt fit across bottom Charging receptacle relocated top Nose Pegasus IS pretty well Tilled tor record flight front L 14 Ah battery pack Kraft receiver loosely wrapped foam servos switch mounted tray Thermic Sniffler Its 9V battery mounted removable plywood tray Lee Fossett Jack Hinerufiliur win cnaae venicletagalnning missing As might guess broad smiles plc taKen arrermne record nac seton way back along same route Note grass road dry corn field 213 kfi1A1LdtS I/OQJ0MR/C GOODIES CcQQantjPO BOX 192 -CA 91408U UHEAVY DUTYSPECIAL 825I 4-IN SANDERDELUXESYSTEM UAdjustable tableFlite wt 101 oz Miter guide4 Ch Complete 75g 10 metal Ix 4 RegSand discsServos SI 5$275NicadsChgr CH14Spec $2495Reg $27495 Ship $ 350Spec $15995 AIR CAPITALShip $ 650 ZINGER WOODReady-To-FlyFB 100 PROPS 6PockLess Radio EngineII 74-56 $5 2357 Span 8-4-5-65 63Ship SID rULLPWR9456 5 83 SERVO 3/4x 1 7/16 l0-4-5-6 6 39$65040-61 Engine1 x 19/16 1 381l-6775 720Reg $15995 Spec$139951 oz Dean s plugl24s69 65$2500 IReg $22 95 ISpec $13 95Other SizesSame Ship $250Discounts-Ship $200MOREI LtO~m$1 70 ~i~Add Calif Sales Tax 4-1/2% Surcharge Visa Master Cardj NE WJRIAT LAKES MODELMAHER & MOLD AMIA~ Deg Eogine POST OFFICE BOX 308THOMAS J MAHER TAWAS CITY MICHIGAN 48763Podct TELEPHONE 517 362-6078 COMPOSITE ANSTRUTION 1% SCALE 12rD3AI TYPE 99 VALT-6 SNJ HARVARD AICHIU 633/8 Span 45- 60 Power 708Span60- 90Power$18800 $22800 WE THINK YOU WILL AGREE THAT THEY ARE THE BEST NAWLLTD KITS YET FUSALAGE WINGS TAIL SURFACES WHITE EPOXY FINISH READY FOR PAINT & DETAILING EURATHANE FOAM RIGIDLY SUPPORTS EPOXY GELL COAT FIBERGLASS REINFORCED AT STRESS POINTS ONLY ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION OF EOUIPMENT & PAINTING REOLIIRED SCALE WHEELS INCLUDED NO NEED TO COVER WITH BALSA SHEET OR FILM SUPERIOR PRODUCT Whole Lot Left CLUBS CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER KITs 9 HL GLIDERSI0THSC4LE XCUMENTAWN DWGS 3SATELLITEKITSOFNOTABLEFAIRCHILDS 17 OLD TIME GAS-- rAIRCHIL FCI Send25for 5RUBBER3NORDICI 1980 catata 9 COMPETITION GASGEORGEHCLAPP FUEL affd DT TIMERS -$1075 eachCENTRAL SCU4RE FAl Model Supply --- N /3036 OX7TORRAECA10INfCV $100 -REFUNDED WITH ORDER lower rpm 9-6 leaves room Radio Technique/Myers increase rpm flight Continued page 30 Conclusion would like give credit good friend Ken Little did flying photography Ken modeler going back late 20s like myself also professional photographer decide build model both wings changeable engines will give several possible combinations long wing 25 engine quite docile short wing 40 engine. Have fun SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT properly balanced control throws set up controls harmonized word harmonized mean controls should set up have ability provide equal pitch roll yaw rates helps have dual-rate transmitter because can obtain control harmony its screwdriver adjustments next point aware makes difference Watson oriented respect airplane cant just stuff some empty space go fly units long axis must have particular position respect airplane Helicopter center line likewise cover Watson box must lie particular direction case found best results Watsons long axis leaned back about 100 being parallel Heli copter rotor shaft cover aligned fore-and-aft direction true because unit totally free responses lateral acceleraton nor its responses lateral accelerations equal directions have experiment bit get right Once have got right works very welL dont get right will think its defective did Larry Davidson flies RC Helicopter very well performance gusty wind noticably better Watson Stabilizer Does tell something like give product boost performs well Radio Shack Metal Detector 63-3001 appears lead photo reason Heres scene time Saturday afternoon three-day weekend sched uled testing Watson Stabilizer time 610 pnt just 10 minutes after Larry Davidson has closed hobby shop spare parts rye got mail column soon Post Oflice opens Tuesday rm out yard flying Heliboy place place making adjustments suddenly engine stops flight Fortunately rm flying low fast happens landing no problem walk over Heliboy discover needle valve has fallen outsomeplace lawn spent next hour hands knees looking piece brass inch long neigh bor asked know anyone metal detector said No Tim said Radio Shack sells about $40 said Heres $40 Get can Tim came back unit getting dark started learning find metaL found lot scraps aluminum foilprobably gifts rotary power mower Tim pretty clever cut piece brass tubing about inch long look unit adjusted could find tubing easily pretty sure needle valve would turn up did Weekend saved much three days flying worth deadline Now know anyone wants buy metal detector Lease Rent George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksvjlla NY 11801 Distance Record Hiner Continued page 33 noon no lift encountered Before second launch Dale Folkening took some pics crew Sailplane second launch 1203 pm light lift encountered took over two hours Pegasus cover first 25 miles early part flight characterized small fairly strong thermals cloud base Jack would keep Pegasus thermal let drift downwind until thermal died Only time would Jack fly straight down road until Pegasus ran next thermaL kept average speed down because ground speed due wind drift about 5 mph thermaling Pegasus much easier see under cloud thermal clear blue sky Between thermals Pegasus flying ground speed of25 30 mph aggressive flying style would result higher speed also greater chance premature landing last hour 18 minutes flight covered 30 miles thermals now very 124 Modet Aviation broad much weaker Much less time spent circling lift earlier flight Some very large areas light lift flown straight down road best sink rate lift would become stronger Jack would make large gentle turns gain altitude lift would stop Jack would speed up bit cover some ground slowing lift encountered Altitude became important later day Jack knew Pegasus ever got down 1000 feet less would beginning final glide landing altitude pro tected Pegasus could fly another two hours little over hour later 324 Pegasus over goal up near cloud base Landing 331 pm new FAI World Record 5581 miles flight fraction distance could covered Three downwind distance flights over 40 miles area have averaged little over 15 mph over 20 mph Two flights Aquila XLs rather slow sailplane cross-country flying Yet Aquila XL averaged over 20 mph flight over 40 miles day strong thermals brisk tail wind None flights flown aggressively faster efficient Sailplane would allow aggressive flying style make possible average speed 25 mph good days right weather conditions long June day possible fly RC Sailplane cross-country seven hours area Simple math indicates possible 100-mile flight floater Sailplane designed fast cross-country flying 200-mile flight should within reach RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 modeling including beautiful 30-lb 1/3scale Christen Eagle Red Costlow Ace RCs right-hand men decided go silent route Bird-of-Time according pic ture looks though hes off right track Red also sent picture Aldin Shipp Minnow Two-Meter bird cludes flaps ailerons F3B scene Two Meter World Cup probably desire just increase Sailplane performancenotto mention desire tinker has opened up whole new breed designs polyhedral-wing-and-two-channel ship has dominated majority flying fieldsand will continue popularitythere more new-generation types showing up Its interesting see different innovations Terry Luckenbachs Two-Meter ship features full-span flaperons foam wing covered 005 aluminum normally used lithography covered balsa Rick Schrameks Facctor kit Great Britain design question Dassel influence However wings foam obechi covering Aileron-equipped flying stab rudder canopy air brake takes care four RC channels Speaking faces land croissants burgundy brews songs about April comes photo seven women fliers same club build own models participate mixed competitionno separate categories Paris ladies have flying few seasons now least has won contest involving 50 fliers can cook too Minamoa belongs Dave Watson San Diego Nine years ago just days before leaving Continued page 128 NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTN DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI I - well FUEL New high film strength lubricant N increased power engine life Highest quality ingredients II II II II II II II II II II IHOURS Monday thru Weanescoy i u-o .u inursoay C iiioay 9JU-dUUI L urday 930-600Sunday 1200-500 ittlest Miracle f the210 Workshonepl Strips*135 Add 20% postage Send 25C catalog ALTOOL SUITABLE FOR ALL________ HOBBIES AND CRAFTSAPPLIEDDESICNCORP Makers of. Peon Street Mini-Glue Tips Stray-Tray Tee Bar Mini-Saw egundo CA 90245 Ruff-Stuff & Jewel Stripes OVER 50 CONSECUTIVE STARTS WITHOUT RECHARGING September 1982 125 INTRODUCING THE NISTARTER TM PAT PENT1G new completely revolutionary Co power glow pluc planes helicopters Stand. uo 703 435-5805
Edition: Model Aviation - 1982/09
Page Numbers: 32, 33, 124, 125
A Sailplane thermal marvelous sight expect Jack Hiner crew officials tired necks after nearly 36-hr flight resulted new FAI World Record 5581 miles StraightLine Distance RC Sailplanes Low cloud base 2500 feet helped ON OCTOBER11 1981 Jack Hinerofown ers Grove IL set new FAI F3B #25 Straight Line Distance World Record RC Sailpianes distance 5581 miles breaking Jacks old World Record 3188 miles set 1975 Jack flew Pegasus designed fellow SOAR member Stan Watson con struction article Pegasus appeared August 1980 Model Aviation Radio Kraft seven-channel 14 Ah Ni-Cds transmitter airborne battery packs Con trols used rudder elevator spoilers An LF-model Thermic Sniffler used monitor Pegasus rate climb Weather conditions Sunday October 11 Two officials record holder R prior departure Batavia IL L-R Lee Fossett Jim Slater Jack Hiner Another official Dale Folkening took pictures model isa Pegasuswhich designed Stan Watson MA plan No 307 $675 has stretched tip panels strengthened main spar enlarged stabilator no wing flaps 32 Model Aviation perfect cross-country soaring highpressure weather system located northeast Michigan clockwise flow around high resulted light 7-8 mph easterly winds Chicago area approximately 10 days since rain High temperature day would 610F Clouds fair weather cumulus type cloud base approximately 2500 feet low cloud base would help three ways First visibility would problem since unlikely Pegasus would ever above 2500 feet Second full height thermal could utilized cloud base 10000 feet probably third thermal height would utilized Sailplane would have fly through some strong down air leaving growing thermal low cloud base Pegasus could stay thermal floating downwind leave thermal diedthus avoiding strong downdraft Any sink would just prelude next thermaL Thirdly thermals lower cloud base would spaced closer together thermals associated higher cloud bases route flight over lightlytraveled rural roads between Batavia IL Dixon IL Road surfaces mostly gravel included some paved grass roads through flat Illinois farmland Launch site high school athletic field just west Batavia object fly west using easterly tail wind crew consisted Lee Fossett Contest Director scribe Jim SIster witness driver Dale Folkening witness pho tographer chase vehicle full-size Chevy pick-up truck crew got late start approaching noon time winch set up high school field first launch shortly before Continued page 124 FAI RC Glider World Records Straight Line Distance Name N Malikov N Malikov G Friedrich V Titlow W Kaiser J Krainock J Krainock J Hiner J Hiner Country USSR USSR Germany USSR W Ger USA USA USA USA Date 8-3-62 517-65 72767 8-20-67 6-9-69 6-1 1-72 9-2-74 5-24-75 10-1 1-81 Distance 715 miles 1039 miles 116 miles 1429 miles 157 miles 1844 miles 272 miles 3188 miles 5581 miles u 0 DIXON Landing route record flighta iightiytraveied rural stretch mostly gravelsurfaced including some paved grass stretches Look pages 125-126 198283 Off i cial Model Aircraft Regula tions basic information try FAI World Record N McOIRR ROAD 051015 II I SCALE IN MILES 20 ELGIN MAIN STBATAVIA PLAINFIELD September 198233 riiners f\ran -cnannel oranamisser WITri DacK removed Substitute 1 4 Ah Ni-Cds used place standard 550 mAh L-configuration used because bigger cells wouldnt fit across bottom Charging receptacle relocated top Nose Pegasus IS pretty well Tilled tor record flight front L 14 Ah battery pack Kraft receiver loosely wrapped foam servos switch mounted tray Thermic Sniffler Its 9V battery mounted removable plywood tray Lee Fossett Jack Hinerufiliur win cnaae venicletagalnning missing As might guess broad smiles plc taKen arrermne record nac seton way back along same route Note grass road dry corn field 213 kfi1A1LdtS I/OQJ0MR/C GOODIES CcQQantjPO BOX 192 -CA 91408U UHEAVY DUTYSPECIAL 825I 4-IN SANDERDELUXESYSTEM UAdjustable tableFlite wt 101 oz Miter guide4 Ch Complete 75g 10 metal Ix 4 RegSand discsServos SI 5$275NicadsChgr CH14Spec $2495Reg $27495 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Have fun SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT properly balanced control throws set up controls harmonized word harmonized mean controls should set up have ability provide equal pitch roll yaw rates helps have dual-rate transmitter because can obtain control harmony its screwdriver adjustments next point aware makes difference Watson oriented respect airplane cant just stuff some empty space go fly units long axis must have particular position respect airplane Helicopter center line likewise cover Watson box must lie particular direction case found best results Watsons long axis leaned back about 100 being parallel Heli copter rotor shaft cover aligned fore-and-aft direction true because unit totally free responses lateral acceleraton nor its responses lateral accelerations equal directions have experiment bit get right Once have got right works very welL dont get right will think its defective did Larry Davidson flies RC Helicopter very well performance gusty wind noticably better Watson Stabilizer Does tell something like give product boost performs well Radio Shack Metal Detector 63-3001 appears lead photo reason Heres scene time Saturday afternoon three-day weekend sched uled testing Watson Stabilizer time 610 pnt just 10 minutes after Larry Davidson has closed hobby shop spare parts rye got mail column soon Post Oflice opens Tuesday rm out yard flying Heliboy place place making adjustments suddenly engine stops flight Fortunately rm flying low fast happens landing no problem walk over Heliboy discover needle valve has fallen outsomeplace lawn spent next hour hands knees looking piece brass inch long neigh bor asked know anyone metal detector said No Tim said Radio Shack sells about $40 said Heres $40 Get can Tim came back unit getting dark started learning find metaL found lot scraps aluminum foilprobably gifts rotary power mower Tim pretty clever cut piece brass tubing about inch long look unit adjusted could find tubing easily pretty sure needle valve would turn up did Weekend saved much three days flying worth deadline Now know anyone wants buy metal detector Lease Rent George M Myers 70 Froehlich Farm Rd Hicksvjlla NY 11801 Distance Record Hiner Continued page 33 noon no lift encountered Before second launch Dale Folkening took some pics crew Sailplane second launch 1203 pm light lift encountered took over two hours Pegasus cover first 25 miles early part flight characterized small fairly strong thermals cloud base Jack would keep Pegasus thermal let drift downwind until thermal died Only time would Jack fly straight down road until Pegasus ran next thermaL kept average speed down because ground speed due wind drift about 5 mph thermaling Pegasus much easier see under cloud thermal clear blue sky Between thermals Pegasus flying ground speed of25 30 mph aggressive flying style would result higher speed also greater chance premature landing last hour 18 minutes flight covered 30 miles thermals now very 124 Modet Aviation broad much weaker Much less time spent circling lift earlier flight Some very large areas light lift flown straight down road best sink rate lift would become stronger Jack would make large gentle turns gain altitude lift would stop Jack would speed up bit cover some ground slowing lift encountered Altitude became important later day Jack knew Pegasus ever got down 1000 feet less would beginning final glide landing altitude pro tected Pegasus could fly another two hours little over hour later 324 Pegasus over goal up near cloud base Landing 331 pm new FAI World Record 5581 miles flight fraction distance could covered Three downwind distance flights over 40 miles area have averaged little over 15 mph over 20 mph Two flights Aquila XLs rather slow sailplane cross-country flying Yet Aquila XL averaged over 20 mph flight over 40 miles day strong thermals brisk tail wind None flights flown aggressively faster efficient Sailplane would allow aggressive flying style make possible average speed 25 mph good days right weather conditions long June day possible fly RC Sailplane cross-country seven hours area Simple math indicates possible 100-mile flight floater Sailplane designed fast cross-country flying 200-mile flight should within reach RC Soaring/Pruss Continued page 35 modeling including beautiful 30-lb 1/3scale Christen Eagle Red Costlow Ace RCs right-hand men decided go silent route Bird-of-Time according pic ture looks though hes off right track Red also sent picture Aldin Shipp Minnow Two-Meter bird cludes flaps ailerons F3B scene Two Meter World Cup probably desire just increase Sailplane performancenotto mention desire tinker has opened up whole new breed designs polyhedral-wing-and-two-channel ship has dominated majority flying fieldsand will continue popularitythere more new-generation types showing up Its interesting see different innovations Terry Luckenbachs Two-Meter ship features full-span flaperons foam wing covered 005 aluminum normally used lithography covered balsa Rick Schrameks Facctor kit Great Britain design question Dassel influence However wings foam obechi covering Aileron-equipped flying stab rudder canopy air brake takes care four RC channels Speaking faces land croissants burgundy brews songs about April comes photo seven women fliers same club build own models participate mixed competitionno separate categories Paris ladies have flying few seasons now least has won contest involving 50 fliers can cook too Minamoa belongs Dave Watson San Diego Nine years ago just days before leaving Continued page 128 NORTHERN CALIFORNIAS LARGESTN DISCOUNT HOBBY SHOPI I - well FUEL New high film strength lubricant N increased power engine life Highest quality ingredients II II II II II II II II II II IHOURS Monday thru Weanescoy i u-o .u inursoay C iiioay 9JU-dUUI L urday 930-600Sunday 1200-500 ittlest Miracle f the210 Workshonepl Strips*135 Add 20% postage Send 25C catalog ALTOOL SUITABLE FOR ALL________ HOBBIES AND CRAFTSAPPLIEDDESICNCORP Makers of. Peon Street Mini-Glue Tips Stray-Tray Tee Bar Mini-Saw egundo CA 90245 Ruff-Stuff & Jewel Stripes OVER 50 CONSECUTIVE STARTS WITHOUT RECHARGING September 1982 125 INTRODUCING THE NISTARTER TM PAT PENT1G new completely revolutionary Co power glow pluc planes helicopters Stand. uo 703 435-5805