'92 Scale World Championships: First Ever at AMA's Muncie Site

The US placed 2nd RC F4C 3rd CL F4B team standings 22 FAI Scale teams 16 countries met competition ANEW SITE 12th FAI Scale World Championships took place week August 22-29 1992 AMA National Flying Center Muncie Indiana Paved runways immense museum building made site adequate 41 radio control 17 control line aircraft assembled displayed tables inside museum building wide aisles made viewing easy space could easily have accommodated large airplanes Changeable weather conditions forced Event Director Bob Underwood make decisions during six days flying Bob asked meetings judges jury team managers make certain agreement Left winners Control Line Scale L R second place Vladimir Kusy Czechoslovakia Miles Magister M-14 first place Marian Kazirod Poland Avro Lancaster third place Ralph Burnstine US Pitts S-2S Right secondplace US F4C team left right Team Manager Mike Stott Bob Hanif Kim Foster Ray Torres Baston photo Also new championships rule permitting flights begin before static 32 Model Aviation b Wischer winners lucked out ideal weather complexity bonus system applied RC flight scores provided incentive building both WW multiengined airplanes 1993 bonus system will reduced may promote greater diversity winners future championships judging Intended compress overall contest time 30 models entered new rule risks possibility model will too damaged first flight receive fair static score remote possibility thought actually happened Japanese team member Toshio Furuta Mitsubishi Betty almost destroyed itself spectacular crash end first flight Toshio spent whole week reassembling model instant glue infinite skill made successful flight last hours contest Saturday runway about half mile museum building small tractor-trailer carried models flying site operations coordinated radio Dave Sally Brown kept ready boxes full RC site Steve Ashby worked CL area During first days flying RC models immediately whisked back hangar placed line static judging system worked near perfection Ed McCollough Don Lindley kept models moving hangar area Tents provided static judging outdoors natural light since judges preferred plain background static area moved brightly lit corner museum plain light-colored walls people remarked FAT Championships has become World War contest F4C radio control 15 41 entries World War designs four Great War replicas taking first four places Although early designs difficult fly under windy conditions weather didnt interfere F4C flights Monday Tuesday Wednesday immense thunderstorm interrupted flying early afternoon cold front passed through Thursday morning rain lightning high winds halted flying rest day Friday complete blowout persistent gales strong gusts final flights Saturday blessed light winds early morning eventual winners advantage winds gradually increased creating problems later flights contest officials moved flying longer east-west runway wind switched south forcing return shorter north-south runway positioned judges off-center slower model could landed very short roll kept pavement directly front judges faster planes ran off grass touched down center judges area Usually wind direction angled across runway deflecting slow airplanes toward judges area takeoff runs 1992 Scale World Championships Team Standings Control Line PlaceNationScore 1Poland9400 2Czechoslovakia9371 3USA89345 4Spain58475 5Germany54275 6Uzbekistan5000 7Canada20165 Radio Control Place NationScore 1United Kingdom10247 2USA9427 3Germany9333 4France9323 5Czechoslovakia85015 6Sweden81855 7Poland77615 8S Africa7629 9Japan70215 10Spain6405 11Canada63785 12Netherlands4559 13Norway44285 14Australia38835 15Switzerland3450 4- January1993 33 Upper left F4C team winners center first-place team United Kingdom second-place US left third-place Germany right Above F4B team winners center Poland first place second-place Czechoslovakia left third-place US team right Baston photos Lower left Competitors gathered under flags respective countries during opening ceremonies Wischer photo Circular photo classy championship logo cast its spell over competitors 16 countries 1992 Scale World Championships Team Standings U L. V. F&W WV JI shlo Furutas Mitsubishi Betty destroyed crash spent week repairing model made successful flight last hours contest Baston photo World Champion Peter McDermotts -scale Sopwith Triplane uses British Laser 180 V-twin engine cowl spun aluminum Weight 15 lb Andreas Luthi competitor Switzerland designed scratch-built Nieuport N-28-C1 scale 15-lb model powered OS 120 engine took second place RC Scale Unless quick turn made model crossed safety zone line behind judges led protests over scores wind shift forced control line fliers pack up airplanes lines equipment quick move other runway Englands Peter McDermott captured F4C World Champion title Sopwith Triplane Superbly detailed weathered like battle-worn fighter Sopwith won highest static score contest matched highest flight score 1810 its last flight models 20% bonus helped offset landing flawed dragging first wing tip other Peter used Laser V-twin 180 engine muffled exhaust barely audible air used full throttle short bursts before aerobatic maneuvers large quarter-scale model built up near 7-kg 154-lb FAJ weight limit both its size engine sound contributed realism air Laser engine used three top four 1993 bonus system will reduced may promote greater diversity winners future championships airplanes considered desirable Europe because requires no expensive nitromethane over $100 per gallon fuel Andreas Luthi Switzerland placed second 3450 points Germany s Max Merckenschlager half-point behind third place Andreas built high static score consistently good flying especially three maneuvers high K-factorstakeoff landing realism Andreass -scale Nieuport 28 three competition received little attention until scores posted other two Nieuports built Proctor plans Andreas designed built model scratch basing prototype Lucerne Switzerland museum Andreas powered Nieuport OS 120 four-stroke Thirty 41 RC competitors used four-stroke engines ten OS l20s four British Laser 180 V-twins six Enya l20s OS 160 twin Quiet operation slow speed good power reserve compatibility large-diameter propellers realistic sound have made four-stroke popular choice among scale modelers Max Merckenschlager s third-place Albatros DVA another masterpiece scale modeling Max won F4C Championship 1986 mimicked plywood fuselage prototype WW airplane using 04mm 016 plywood lapped seams clear finish show wood grain covered wings tail Solartex epoxy resin finish built up Daimler-Benz dummy engine fiberglass polyester resin simulated large exhaust pipes very lightweight foam covered fiberglass Mick Reeves another former World Champion has flown 12 FAI Scale contests UK team member brought Sopwith 1 Strutter called because its peculiar arrangement cabane struts Strutter WW rotary-engine airplane reasonably long nose moment Micks model used Laser 180 inverted V-twin engine hidden behind dummy rotary engine its spun-aluminum cowl completely covered ornamental swirls engine turning functional streamlined wing brace wires rolled stainless steel As top competitors Micks flights showed flawless realism particularly takeoff landing airspeed authentically low no loss stability Ray Torres gave us thrill scare tail surfaces twin booms Cessna O-2A fluttered violently first flight Ray throttled back quickly fortunately managed return Continued page 37 Albatros DVA Max Merckensch lager Germany uses Laser 180 V-twin engine 79-in-span model took third place RC Mick Reeves UK powers Sopwith 11/2 Strutter Laser 180 inverted V-twin engine models finish Hobbypoxy over Solartex Ray Torres fuels front engine 1A-scale Cessna O-2A unusual retractable landing gear 15-lb model copied prototype Baston photo 34 Model Aviation SCALE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RC SCALE Individual Standings Scale%Score P1 ContestantNationModelEngineRatio Bonus StaticFL 1FL 2FL 3AvgTotal 1Peter McDermottUKSopwith TriplaneLaser 18042018645143016321810*172135855 2Andreas LuthiSwitzerlandNieuport 28OS 120 45T4151756515031700*1687*169353450 3Max MerckenschlagerGermanyAlbatros DVALaser 180428151726516511731*1715*172334495 5Ray TorresUSACessna 02AEnya 53 4ST515175508341699*1604*1651534065 9Robert HanftUSAFokker DRi05 160 Twin4201570513431610*1452153131015 16Kim FosterUSANicuport 28VS 120 4ST4151385013131525*1543*15342919 Note Scores used averoge Continued page 34 plane safely runway piece tightened elevator control cables replaced elevator servo before second flight everyone watched anxiously see corrected problem relief last two flights successful Cessnas retracting landing gear unusual contest marvel model engineering Unfortunately Ray performed gear demonstration too high altitude judges appreciate Frances Jean Rousseau flew trimotor Dewoitine 338 airliner model completely covered 08mm-thick 003 aluminum very hard coveringmost likely alloy Jeans early flights section upper wing surface became unglued rose vertically slipstream caused momentary loss control far downwind Jeans flight realism score suffered because unsteadiness especially abruptly rolling out turn airliner should make smooth turns Jean made own transmitter receiver two antennas two complete modules transmitter has built-in redundancy module fails transmitter automatically switches other frequency receiver follows automatic switch Pifls S-2A Noel Whitehead Australia has 55-in span acrylic finish model powered ASP 108 engine Kim Foster US proudly holds -scale Nieuport 28 153-lb model entry YS 120 four-stroke engine Baston photo Esbjorn Stromquist Sweden built Sopwith Camel scale Mick Reeves drawings Its finish acrylic over Polytex engine SuperTigre 2000 highly detailed models Knoller C II Pavel Fend Czechoslovakia Unfortunately radio glitch resulted crash destroyed model its second flight Other outstanding examples RC scale craftsmanship Pavel Fend Czechoslovakia based Knoller C II WW military biplane German cross-markings single remaining prototype Prague Museum Pavel reproduced Daimler Benz six-cylinder engine great detailrocker arms valve springs dual-ignition spark plugs exhaust system cockpit too completely detailed An airspeed indicator operating cup anemometer mounted interplane struts upper surfaces decorated lozengelike pattern colors used Germans Pavel won third highest static score efforts After series worrisome glitches first flight Pavel lost model second plane began swooping diving dove straight ground Swedens Esbjorn Stromquist built Sopwith Camel Mick Reeves plans dummy rotary engine actually revolves Esbjorn built engine light minimize gyroscopic effect during operation Bob Hanft US RC team used OS 160 twin-cylinder engine -scale Fokker DRi Triplane model weighs 152 lb 110-in-span de Havilland 88 Comet MacRobertson Racer Stephan Gaudynski Poland largest model Muncie January1993 37 Chris Foss England has flown aerobatic A-scale Dalotel models several previous championships An agricultural Gawron 101 choice lreneusz Pudelko Poland flight options crop spraying Peter McDermotts -scale Sopwith Triplane superbly detailed weathered give appearance battle-worn fighter received highest flight score contest well highest static score W Wale U 1W WI 1992 SCALE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTROL LINE SCALE Individual Standings ScaleTotal Static & P1 ContestantNationModelEngineRatioStaticFL IFL 2FL 3Best Flight 1Marian KazirodPolandAvro LancasterOS 25151747513101415160633535 2Vladimir KusyCzechMiles Magister M-14MWS 616164815661568158532330 3Ralph BurnstineUSAPills S2SOS 120 45T41651511207831478*31295 8Richard SchneiderUSAClipwing Piper CubEnya 53 45T6157508911434*14003009 11Jack SheeksUSAGrumman HellcatAbitar 1208156608071230*6852796 Best flight made entirely separate SuperTigre 2000 crankshaft propeller realism score surely received boost taxied up judges after flight engine revolving although continued revolve after prop stopped turning sight Toshio Furuta quickly piecing together crashed Mitsubishi Betty bomber made interesting sideshow hangars Toshio reassembled model static judging disassembled make permanent repairs before flying again Only close scrutiny could discern damaged areas complete Tosbio declared Fini general cheers applause Toshios model built fuselage could divided near center two sections dividing line just barely visible model assembled What remarkable entire 82-in-span airplane arrived Muncie two small cardboard boxesa marvel packaging engineering itself compared immense wooden crates used some models German boxes way exemplified finely crafted cabinetwork varnished decorated outside paintings model professionally applied lettering 17 control line scale models championships three ranked elite Polands Marian Kazirod built first-place Avro Lancaster A5 scale lavished fine detail received high static score Adding detail model built small scale can difficult Ralph Burnstine US finished third place elaborately colored /4-scale Pitts S-2S finished Sig butyrate dope over silk cover has a 60-in span weighs 13 lb has 05 120 four-stroke engine frustrating Marian accomplished lot panel lines rivets retracting landing gear four engines rivets may have bit bold exaggerated intended viewed distance Marian won highest flight score F4B contest final flight flew 145-lb model quite fast lean hard against pull lines past championships Marian overshadowed unbeatable USSR Control Line Scale team Soviets absence year gave competitors other countries better chance Czechoslovakias Vladimir Kusy Polands Piotr Zawada brought other two standouts control line scale Both Miles Magister models built /s scale sporting similar color schemes Except wheel pants Vladimirs model couldnt tell apart air Although both Magisters 38 Model Aviation rkably consistent flight scores Vladimirs earned higher static score Piotrs did better flying Vladimir prevailed second place final standings Competition CL Scale flying tight radio control Ralph Burnstine US F4B team recovered equipment failures first two flights win 1478 points last attempt Ralphs high static score gave him points total 31295 good enough squeak third place smoke system Ralphs -scale Pitts S-2S needed last-minute changes flight smoke called routine engine flooded smoke oil died instantly Ralph everything working third flight won third place mere 11 points Richard Schneider Jack Sheeks high static scores neither followed up competitive flight scores Jacks big Hellcat crashed after engine failure its first flight fracturing outboard wing plane repaired time second round managed complete flight Richard Schneiders clipped-wing Piper Cub direct competition Piper L-4H flown Czech team member Jan Netopilik Although Richard higher static score Cub smaller three pounds lighter Jans model larger heavier L-4 flew better especially wind received Marian Kazirod Poland took first place Control Line Scale superbly detailed 1A5scale Avro Lancaster fourengine bomber Engines 05 25s Baston photo consistently higher scores Jans MVVS 61 engine also improved models wind penetration helping maintain flight elevation angle 450 Jans edge strong enough put him temporarily first place end second round Two competitors came faraway Uzbekistan Vasiliy Cromin brought twin-engine Antonov AN-14 cargo plane opened its doors drop parachuted load Vasiliy earned high flight score third flight picking up enough points build high static score move sixth place Un Corhov flew strange combination aircraft Spad 13 Polish insignia appeared lose its wheels landing Most top winners radio control copied prototypes museums elsewhere model based three-views photographs can win local contests World Championship another matter Richard Schneider US flew k-scale clippedwing Piper Cub Enya 53 four-stroke engine model weighs 66 lb Fourth place CL Scale won Jan Netopilik Czechoslovakia Piper L-4H 946-lb model powered MVVS 61 Also can never obtain enough data dimensions single visit prototype Repeat visits photograph measure details markings absolute necessity memory alone wont job Bob Hanft Kim Foster low static scores compared winners Higher flight scores wont make up 300- 500-point deficits static scores largely because compounded errors flight scores also low competitor does poorly final standings Winners international competition combine top piloting skills top model-building skills sometimes seems elusive goal Still Bobs Kims scores good enough USA place second team standings foreign contestants planned extended stays US wives supporters Some Australians expected stay four months Qantas 747 arrived July Oshkosh EAA convention Australian team inside its model-box Repeat visits photograph measure details markings absolute necessity memory alone wont job cargoalthough people didnt know about right away Australians offered stick-and-tissue aircraft museum record-setting indoor models Theyd flown 39000-ft altitude way over visitors enjoyed day trip Air Force Museum Dolly Wischer entertained ladies supply 75 teddy bear kits various sizes weeks end 65 sewn stuffed bears carry away awards banquet Saturday evening topped off busy week city Muncie invited everyone Sunday-evening picnic shores local lake overwhelmed both supply food Muncie hospitality itself 1992 FAI Scale World Championships successful respect Logan Canada built /4-scale Volksplarie powered Webra 61 engine finish 78-in-wingspan model epoxy over Super Coverite January1993 39

The US placed 2nd RC F4C 3rd CL F4B team standings 22 FAI Scale teams 16 countries met competition ANEW SITE 12th FAI Scale World Championships took place week August 22-29 1992 AMA National Flying Center Muncie Indiana Paved runways immense museum building made site adequate 41 radio control 17 control line aircraft assembled displayed tables inside museum building wide aisles made viewing easy space could easily have accommodated large airplanes Changeable weather conditions forced Event Director Bob Underwood make decisions during six days flying Bob asked meetings judges jury team managers make certain agreement Left winners Control Line Scale L R second place Vladimir Kusy Czechoslovakia Miles Magister M-14 first place Marian Kazirod Poland Avro Lancaster third place Ralph Burnstine US Pitts S-2S Right secondplace US F4C team left right Team Manager Mike Stott Bob Hanif Kim Foster Ray Torres Baston photo Also new championships rule permitting flights begin before static 32 Model Aviation b Wischer winners lucked out ideal weather complexity bonus system applied RC flight scores provided incentive building both WW multiengined airplanes 1993 bonus system will reduced may promote greater diversity winners future championships judging Intended compress overall contest time 30 models entered new rule risks possibility model will too damaged first flight receive fair static score remote possibility thought actually happened Japanese team member Toshio Furuta Mitsubishi Betty almost destroyed itself spectacular crash end first flight Toshio spent whole week reassembling model instant glue infinite skill made successful flight last hours contest Saturday runway about half mile museum building small tractor-trailer carried models flying site operations coordinated radio Dave Sally Brown kept ready boxes full RC site Steve Ashby worked CL area During first days flying RC models immediately whisked back hangar placed line static judging system worked near perfection Ed McCollough Don Lindley kept models moving hangar area Tents provided static judging outdoors natural light since judges preferred plain background static area moved brightly lit corner museum plain light-colored walls people remarked FAT Championships has become World War contest F4C radio control 15 41 entries World War designs four Great War replicas taking first four places Although early designs difficult fly under windy conditions weather didnt interfere F4C flights Monday Tuesday Wednesday immense thunderstorm interrupted flying early afternoon cold front passed through Thursday morning rain lightning high winds halted flying rest day Friday complete blowout persistent gales strong gusts final flights Saturday blessed light winds early morning eventual winners advantage winds gradually increased creating problems later flights contest officials moved flying longer east-west runway wind switched south forcing return shorter north-south runway positioned judges off-center slower model could landed very short roll kept pavement directly front judges faster planes ran off grass touched down center judges area Usually wind direction angled across runway deflecting slow airplanes toward judges area takeoff runs 1992 Scale World Championships Team Standings Control Line PlaceNationScore 1Poland9400 2Czechoslovakia9371 3USA89345 4Spain58475 5Germany54275 6Uzbekistan5000 7Canada20165 Radio Control Place NationScore 1United Kingdom10247 2USA9427 3Germany9333 4France9323 5Czechoslovakia85015 6Sweden81855 7Poland77615 8S Africa7629 9Japan70215 10Spain6405 11Canada63785 12Netherlands4559 13Norway44285 14Australia38835 15Switzerland3450 4- January1993 33 Upper left F4C team winners center first-place team United Kingdom second-place US left third-place Germany right Above F4B team winners center Poland first place second-place Czechoslovakia left third-place US team right Baston photos Lower left Competitors gathered under flags respective countries during opening ceremonies Wischer photo Circular photo classy championship logo cast its spell over competitors 16 countries 1992 Scale World Championships Team Standings U L. V. F&W WV JI shlo Furutas Mitsubishi Betty destroyed crash spent week repairing model made successful flight last hours contest Baston photo World Champion Peter McDermotts -scale Sopwith Triplane uses British Laser 180 V-twin engine cowl spun aluminum Weight 15 lb Andreas Luthi competitor Switzerland designed scratch-built Nieuport N-28-C1 scale 15-lb model powered OS 120 engine took second place RC Scale Unless quick turn made model crossed safety zone line behind judges led protests over scores wind shift forced control line fliers pack up airplanes lines equipment quick move other runway Englands Peter McDermott captured F4C World Champion title Sopwith Triplane Superbly detailed weathered like battle-worn fighter Sopwith won highest static score contest matched highest flight score 1810 its last flight models 20% bonus helped offset landing flawed dragging first wing tip other Peter used Laser V-twin 180 engine muffled exhaust barely audible air used full throttle short bursts before aerobatic maneuvers large quarter-scale model built up near 7-kg 154-lb FAJ weight limit both its size engine sound contributed realism air Laser engine used three top four 1993 bonus system will reduced may promote greater diversity winners future championships airplanes considered desirable Europe because requires no expensive nitromethane over $100 per gallon fuel Andreas Luthi Switzerland placed second 3450 points Germany s Max Merckenschlager half-point behind third place Andreas built high static score consistently good flying especially three maneuvers high K-factorstakeoff landing realism Andreass -scale Nieuport 28 three competition received little attention until scores posted other two Nieuports built Proctor plans Andreas designed built model scratch basing prototype Lucerne Switzerland museum Andreas powered Nieuport OS 120 four-stroke Thirty 41 RC competitors used four-stroke engines ten OS l20s four British Laser 180 V-twins six Enya l20s OS 160 twin Quiet operation slow speed good power reserve compatibility large-diameter propellers realistic sound have made four-stroke popular choice among scale modelers Max Merckenschlager s third-place Albatros DVA another masterpiece scale modeling Max won F4C Championship 1986 mimicked plywood fuselage prototype WW airplane using 04mm 016 plywood lapped seams clear finish show wood grain covered wings tail Solartex epoxy resin finish built up Daimler-Benz dummy engine fiberglass polyester resin simulated large exhaust pipes very lightweight foam covered fiberglass Mick Reeves another former World Champion has flown 12 FAI Scale contests UK team member brought Sopwith 1 Strutter called because its peculiar arrangement cabane struts Strutter WW rotary-engine airplane reasonably long nose moment Micks model used Laser 180 inverted V-twin engine hidden behind dummy rotary engine its spun-aluminum cowl completely covered ornamental swirls engine turning functional streamlined wing brace wires rolled stainless steel As top competitors Micks flights showed flawless realism particularly takeoff landing airspeed authentically low no loss stability Ray Torres gave us thrill scare tail surfaces twin booms Cessna O-2A fluttered violently first flight Ray throttled back quickly fortunately managed return Continued page 37 Albatros DVA Max Merckensch lager Germany uses Laser 180 V-twin engine 79-in-span model took third place RC Mick Reeves UK powers Sopwith 11/2 Strutter Laser 180 inverted V-twin engine models finish Hobbypoxy over Solartex Ray Torres fuels front engine 1A-scale Cessna O-2A unusual retractable landing gear 15-lb model copied prototype Baston photo 34 Model Aviation SCALE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RC SCALE Individual Standings Scale%Score P1 ContestantNationModelEngineRatio Bonus StaticFL 1FL 2FL 3AvgTotal 1Peter McDermottUKSopwith TriplaneLaser 18042018645143016321810*172135855 2Andreas LuthiSwitzerlandNieuport 28OS 120 45T4151756515031700*1687*169353450 3Max MerckenschlagerGermanyAlbatros DVALaser 180428151726516511731*1715*172334495 5Ray TorresUSACessna 02AEnya 53 4ST515175508341699*1604*1651534065 9Robert HanftUSAFokker DRi05 160 Twin4201570513431610*1452153131015 16Kim FosterUSANicuport 28VS 120 4ST4151385013131525*1543*15342919 Note Scores used averoge Continued page 34 plane safely runway piece tightened elevator control cables replaced elevator servo before second flight everyone watched anxiously see corrected problem relief last two flights successful Cessnas retracting landing gear unusual contest marvel model engineering Unfortunately Ray performed gear demonstration too high altitude judges appreciate Frances Jean Rousseau flew trimotor Dewoitine 338 airliner model completely covered 08mm-thick 003 aluminum very hard coveringmost likely alloy Jeans early flights section upper wing surface became unglued rose vertically slipstream caused momentary loss control far downwind Jeans flight realism score suffered because unsteadiness especially abruptly rolling out turn airliner should make smooth turns Jean made own transmitter receiver two antennas two complete modules transmitter has built-in redundancy module fails transmitter automatically switches other frequency receiver follows automatic switch Pifls S-2A Noel Whitehead Australia has 55-in span acrylic finish model powered ASP 108 engine Kim Foster US proudly holds -scale Nieuport 28 153-lb model entry YS 120 four-stroke engine Baston photo Esbjorn Stromquist Sweden built Sopwith Camel scale Mick Reeves drawings Its finish acrylic over Polytex engine SuperTigre 2000 highly detailed models Knoller C II Pavel Fend Czechoslovakia Unfortunately radio glitch resulted crash destroyed model its second flight Other outstanding examples RC scale craftsmanship Pavel Fend Czechoslovakia based Knoller C II WW military biplane German cross-markings single remaining prototype Prague Museum Pavel reproduced Daimler Benz six-cylinder engine great detailrocker arms valve springs dual-ignition spark plugs exhaust system cockpit too completely detailed An airspeed indicator operating cup anemometer mounted interplane struts upper surfaces decorated lozengelike pattern colors used Germans Pavel won third highest static score efforts After series worrisome glitches first flight Pavel lost model second plane began swooping diving dove straight ground Swedens Esbjorn Stromquist built Sopwith Camel Mick Reeves plans dummy rotary engine actually revolves Esbjorn built engine light minimize gyroscopic effect during operation Bob Hanft US RC team used OS 160 twin-cylinder engine -scale Fokker DRi Triplane model weighs 152 lb 110-in-span de Havilland 88 Comet MacRobertson Racer Stephan Gaudynski Poland largest model Muncie January1993 37 Chris Foss England has flown aerobatic A-scale Dalotel models several previous championships An agricultural Gawron 101 choice lreneusz Pudelko Poland flight options crop spraying Peter McDermotts -scale Sopwith Triplane superbly detailed weathered give appearance battle-worn fighter received highest flight score contest well highest static score W Wale U 1W WI 1992 SCALE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTROL LINE SCALE Individual Standings ScaleTotal Static & P1 ContestantNationModelEngineRatioStaticFL IFL 2FL 3Best Flight 1Marian KazirodPolandAvro LancasterOS 25151747513101415160633535 2Vladimir KusyCzechMiles Magister M-14MWS 616164815661568158532330 3Ralph BurnstineUSAPills S2SOS 120 45T41651511207831478*31295 8Richard SchneiderUSAClipwing Piper CubEnya 53 45T6157508911434*14003009 11Jack SheeksUSAGrumman HellcatAbitar 1208156608071230*6852796 Best flight made entirely separate SuperTigre 2000 crankshaft propeller realism score surely received boost taxied up judges after flight engine revolving although continued revolve after prop stopped turning sight Toshio Furuta quickly piecing together crashed Mitsubishi Betty bomber made interesting sideshow hangars Toshio reassembled model static judging disassembled make permanent repairs before flying again Only close scrutiny could discern damaged areas complete Tosbio declared Fini general cheers applause Toshios model built fuselage could divided near center two sections dividing line just barely visible model assembled What remarkable entire 82-in-span airplane arrived Muncie two small cardboard boxesa marvel packaging engineering itself compared immense wooden crates used some models German boxes way exemplified finely crafted cabinetwork varnished decorated outside paintings model professionally applied lettering 17 control line scale models championships three ranked elite Polands Marian Kazirod built first-place Avro Lancaster A5 scale lavished fine detail received high static score Adding detail model built small scale can difficult Ralph Burnstine US finished third place elaborately colored /4-scale Pitts S-2S finished Sig butyrate dope over silk cover has a 60-in span weighs 13 lb has 05 120 four-stroke engine frustrating Marian accomplished lot panel lines rivets retracting landing gear four engines rivets may have bit bold exaggerated intended viewed distance Marian won highest flight score F4B contest final flight flew 145-lb model quite fast lean hard against pull lines past championships Marian overshadowed unbeatable USSR Control Line Scale team Soviets absence year gave competitors other countries better chance Czechoslovakias Vladimir Kusy Polands Piotr Zawada brought other two standouts control line scale Both Miles Magister models built /s scale sporting similar color schemes Except wheel pants Vladimirs model couldnt tell apart air Although both Magisters 38 Model Aviation rkably consistent flight scores Vladimirs earned higher static score Piotrs did better flying Vladimir prevailed second place final standings Competition CL Scale flying tight radio control Ralph Burnstine US F4B team recovered equipment failures first two flights win 1478 points last attempt Ralphs high static score gave him points total 31295 good enough squeak third place smoke system Ralphs -scale Pitts S-2S needed last-minute changes flight smoke called routine engine flooded smoke oil died instantly Ralph everything working third flight won third place mere 11 points Richard Schneider Jack Sheeks high static scores neither followed up competitive flight scores Jacks big Hellcat crashed after engine failure its first flight fracturing outboard wing plane repaired time second round managed complete flight Richard Schneiders clipped-wing Piper Cub direct competition Piper L-4H flown Czech team member Jan Netopilik Although Richard higher static score Cub smaller three pounds lighter Jans model larger heavier L-4 flew better especially wind received Marian Kazirod Poland took first place Control Line Scale superbly detailed 1A5scale Avro Lancaster fourengine bomber Engines 05 25s Baston photo consistently higher scores Jans MVVS 61 engine also improved models wind penetration helping maintain flight elevation angle 450 Jans edge strong enough put him temporarily first place end second round Two competitors came faraway Uzbekistan Vasiliy Cromin brought twin-engine Antonov AN-14 cargo plane opened its doors drop parachuted load Vasiliy earned high flight score third flight picking up enough points build high static score move sixth place Un Corhov flew strange combination aircraft Spad 13 Polish insignia appeared lose its wheels landing Most top winners radio control copied prototypes museums elsewhere model based three-views photographs can win local contests World Championship another matter Richard Schneider US flew k-scale clippedwing Piper Cub Enya 53 four-stroke engine model weighs 66 lb Fourth place CL Scale won Jan Netopilik Czechoslovakia Piper L-4H 946-lb model powered MVVS 61 Also can never obtain enough data dimensions single visit prototype Repeat visits photograph measure details markings absolute necessity memory alone wont job Bob Hanft Kim Foster low static scores compared winners Higher flight scores wont make up 300- 500-point deficits static scores largely because compounded errors flight scores also low competitor does poorly final standings Winners international competition combine top piloting skills top model-building skills sometimes seems elusive goal Still Bobs Kims scores good enough USA place second team standings foreign contestants planned extended stays US wives supporters Some Australians expected stay four months Qantas 747 arrived July Oshkosh EAA convention Australian team inside its model-box Repeat visits photograph measure details markings absolute necessity memory alone wont job cargoalthough people didnt know about right away Australians offered stick-and-tissue aircraft museum record-setting indoor models Theyd flown 39000-ft altitude way over visitors enjoyed day trip Air Force Museum Dolly Wischer entertained ladies supply 75 teddy bear kits various sizes weeks end 65 sewn stuffed bears carry away awards banquet Saturday evening topped off busy week city Muncie invited everyone Sunday-evening picnic shores local lake overwhelmed both supply food Muncie hospitality itself 1992 FAI Scale World Championships successful respect Logan Canada built /4-scale Volksplarie powered Webra 61 engine finish 78-in-wingspan model epoxy over Super Coverite January1993 39