Garland Hamilton BVM T-33 First Jet overall champion T-33 rock-solid flight very fast GARLAND HAMII HONORS IN MI QUALIFICATION FOR THE US Scale Masters Championships thrill Scale competitors year 19 Masters Qualifiers Alberta Canada Long Island Dallas King Orange Florida Mint Julep Kentucky Mile Square Park California 1996 Championships held October 31-November 3 Mesa Arizona Arizona Model Aviators beautiful Spook Hills flying site ramrods event veteran Manager Roy Pratt Contest Director Jeff Demming Spook Hills facility 600-foot paved runway covered pit area safety barriers flightlines another flying site danger being closed because encroaching urban development Static judging held Champlin Air Museum Falcon Field best aviation museums US rare aircraft accurate replicas Judging aircraft inside WW hangar started promptly Thursday morning went day 49 competitors Championships 40 received static score least 90 points modeler can enter Wayne Knights C-47 Kilroy version DC-3 RetractsSkip Masts J-3 Cub makes low pass 1/4-scale classic i flaps cargo drop Ninth place overallpowered OS 16 twin four-stroke 8 Model Aviation y Hansens plan-built Cessna A-188 Ag Wagon dusting pass Fourth place overall along Pilots Choice Best Civilian awards ARIZONA kit-built model model built plans scratch-built model receive good results static circle Nick Ziroli Jr took top honors static 9950 Grumman TBM Avenger large torpedo plane scratch-built Nick Features 50-pound model folding wings Robart retracts flaps operating bomb bay doors torpedo drop disc brakes operating tail hook full-scale aircraft operated Bunker Hill WW II far behind static portion competition jets kitted Bob Violett Models built Garland Hamilton 9900 Shailesh Patel 9800 two four jets entered competition surprising lack WW II heavy metal mix aircraft Absent championships familiar P-S ls Corsairs Fw 190s 109s Zeros several other WW II aircraft two Republic P-47s entered Scott Foster Hank Cavasso Ki-61 Ed Newman After sixth-place overall finish Nick Ziroli Jrs TBM have drop down 17th place find another heavy metal fighter Spitfire Pkl9 April 1997 9 ON TAKES TOP Above Cockpit interior Charlie Nelsons VKS 7F completely finished top bottom Left Chuck Fuller scratch-built 72-inch-span WACO Taperwing Full-scale aircraft Smithsonian Eugene Jobs 90-inch-span Hawker Sea Fury won Prop class third overall JR radio servos Fred Love struts Jim Fox working mechanisms Hank Cavassos P-47 Spirit Atlantic City has 80-inch wingspan Futaba radio Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Sixth-place Grumman TBM Avenger Nick Ziroli JrScratch-built model has mechanical folding wings other scale operational features built Jeremy Fursman WW golden-era aircraft present larger numbers contest Art Johnsons Republic P-35 Ernie Harwoods SE5a Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma Mike Winters Sopwith Pup Chuck Colliers Beech Staggerwing Ed Terrys Fleet Biplane Charles Bakers PT-26 Victor Larsons Comper Swift Skip Mast J-3 Cub entries split Prop Jet classes year overall winner having highest score both classes Almost everyone seemed like idea dividing classes have suggestions additional divisions biplanes monoplanes jets four jetsfewer recent years 18 biplanes 27 monoplanes four jets two Fokker Triplanes four jets turbine-powered ducted fan crashed three four jet models finished top five four BVM kits wind Spook Hills flying site usually across runway case about half Masters attempt make level playing field types aircraft Scale Masters Committee made rule change year pilot could replace takeoff landing other scored maneuvers pilot given extra minute maneuver replaced ft may sound odd WW aircraft particular rule like can godsend Several pilots chose use option some didnt possible 245 flights five crashes some werent serious John Cole Peoria AZ flew PAW 60 diesel-powered de Havilland DHla 82-inch-wingspan WW pusher biplane built Johns own plans highly detailed dummy engine copied original located Champlin Fighter Museum John finished seventh overall fourth prop class Chuck Fuller came California own-design WACO Taperwing full-scale aircraft quite history including winning LA-to-New York Air Race 1929 Chucks model powered Zenoah G38 has 72inch wingspan John Ostmeyers Pica WACO modified 1992 Classic WACO F-S finished local paint scheme Classic WACO Factory still turns out beautiful biplane Lansing Michigan As John built model kept adding more detail shows finished aircraft Mike Brewer Astoria OR flew rare 10 Model Aviation 4Mike Brewers Aeronca LC has folding door/canopy Gary Singletons Hawker Tempest Mk V spans 77 inches Built Brian Taylor plans available Bob Holman Plans Service OS BGX-1 power 22 pounds Garland Hamiltons T-33 Sea Star turbine-powered model Flaps speed brakes retracts sequencing gear doors wheel brakes Pro Mark markings Shailesh Patels BVM kit F-4 Phantom II second Jet finished second place overall Two BVM 91 ducted fan engines Aeronca LC 24th-place finish Mike built LC Low-wing Cabin model 1930s sport aircraft plans full-scale aircraft EAA Museum Oshkosh WI 109-inch-span model powered 05 12 FS engine finished automotive paint Seeing new color schemes familiar models great Hank Cavasso brought new Yellow Aircraft P-47 Razorback big JugSpirit Atlantic Citywas powered Webra Bully engine weighed 24 pounds first warbird still getting bugs out speak engine retracts Albatros DVa Proctor Enterprises has popular kit several years now Gary Parker obtained best documentation could Smithsonian full-scale prototype rests Albatros work art scale plywood panels attached side model per prototype Powered Enya 240 v twin model spans 89 inches weighs 22 pounds engine detail incredible went finish 14th overall 11th prop class halftime air show walk-around spectators offered day Everyone allowed walk around models owners close hand answering questions talking about future projects wife eating breakfast Holiday Inn met couple Germany vacation invited out field see model competition impressed stayed day watching awe what could done radio-controlled Scale models Local television news crews newspapers also took notice Championships Randy Hansen qualified 49er Qualifier Cessna A-188 Agwagon crop-dusted way second-place finish Prop class fourth-place finish overall April1997 11 Charlie Nelsons scratch-built VKS 7F WACO Cabin biplane 93-inch-span biplane powered seven-cylinder Seidel ST 770 radial engine Plan-built Aeronca LC Mike Brewer e 109-inch wingspan 1930s light civil aircraft classic very few full-scale aircaft left Gary Parkers Albatros DVa built no-longer-available Proctor kit Albatros prop hub pulls cool air fuselage cool theEngine detail Its Gary Parkers Albatros model Enya 240 V twin engine buried insidewon Pilots Choice 1995 Scale Masters impressive model has wingspan 123 inches powered G-62 weighs 38 pounds Randy put detail after detail model New Zealand Aero Products model has working hopper rotating spray pump landing lights incredibly detailed cockpit model controlled JR radio -scale servos covered flying surfaces corrugated aluminum Randy also took coveted Pilots Choice Award yearthe pilots vote aircraft think shows best craftsmanship finish performance information plans drawn Warren Russell contact Randy Northwest AG Aircraft 503 4586686 Hawker Sea Fury came too late action WW II would have canceled altogether hadnt foreign countries like Iraq others interested recent years have become world-class racers Reno Nevada Eugene Jobs Sea Fury modeled after Reno racer nicknamed Baby Gorilla model has wingspan 90 inches powered 42 twincylinder Desert Aircraft 3W German-built engine nearly 100 flights model has never engine problems Eugene built model Vailly Aviation plans took first place Prop class third place overall excellent static score very consistent flight scores throughout meet Ducted fan models have fascinated spectators well modelers years now recognized jets F-4 Phantom II Masters veteran Shailesh Patel Eureka CA flew 26 lb twin 91 BVM-powered Phantom II second Jet Class overall second place big model 12 Model Aviation Coles de Havilland DHla finished seventh overall spans 82 inches powered inverted PAW 60 diesel pusher engine Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma modeled after Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworths Polar Star Span 96 inches OS 16 four-stroke power Above Park bench ailerons Dave Lovitts Gamma Dave says work great Right Ed Terry stands guard over US Navy Fleet Biplane swarms spectators look over aircraft finished color scheme used Vietnam model has retracts flaps brakes drogue chute droppable fuel tanks Results Focus Competition Garland Hamilton has Scale circuit few years now RC modeling 21 years Most times can remember has flying jets some sort year has competing BVM T-33 Sea Star full-scale aircraft stationed California used control inflight operation testing drones missiles rockets model powered propaneburning JPX turbine has flaps speed brakes retracts much-needed wheel brakes turbine idles about 40000 rpm has throttle restrictor limits 120000 rpm model have plan ahead maneuverespecially landing Once have committed landing dont want change mind takes model several seconds spool back up just like real jet Garland took model way winners circle overall championship judges Chief Judge Kent Walters Asst Chief Judge Bill DeVerna Static Darlene Frederick Larry Stephens Jim McDonald Flight Judges Bob Morris Rick Powers Bob Frey Mike Hatfield Bill Glover Tommy Weemes Vernon Altamirano Dave Schwirrian John Richardson Stan Alexander Sponsors Aeroloft Designs Airtronics Barton Machining Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Carl Goldberg Models Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum Du Bro Products Enviro Fuel & Lubricants mt Fox Manufacturing Futaba Hansen Video Hitec RCD Hobby Shack Horizon Hobby Dist Innovative Model Products Miester Scale Nick Ziroli Plans Northeast Screen Graphics Pacer Technology Pepinos Scale Plans & Photo Service Proctor Enterprises Propwash Video RC Modeler RAM Robart Products RT Aerospace Scale Model Research Scale RC Modeler Sheldons Hobbies Sig Mfg Slimline Mfg Vailly Aviation attended event would like thank everyone local club worked flightlines pit area concessions ribs great parking 100 other jobs necessary make event type happen Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3721] 14 Model Aviation retzs rare Dornier 23-G Plan-built pre-Worid War II bomber finished sixteenth overall Powered twin OS 40 four-stroke engines
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
Garland Hamilton BVM T-33 First Jet overall champion T-33 rock-solid flight very fast GARLAND HAMII HONORS IN MI QUALIFICATION FOR THE US Scale Masters Championships thrill Scale competitors year 19 Masters Qualifiers Alberta Canada Long Island Dallas King Orange Florida Mint Julep Kentucky Mile Square Park California 1996 Championships held October 31-November 3 Mesa Arizona Arizona Model Aviators beautiful Spook Hills flying site ramrods event veteran Manager Roy Pratt Contest Director Jeff Demming Spook Hills facility 600-foot paved runway covered pit area safety barriers flightlines another flying site danger being closed because encroaching urban development Static judging held Champlin Air Museum Falcon Field best aviation museums US rare aircraft accurate replicas Judging aircraft inside WW hangar started promptly Thursday morning went day 49 competitors Championships 40 received static score least 90 points modeler can enter Wayne Knights C-47 Kilroy version DC-3 RetractsSkip Masts J-3 Cub makes low pass 1/4-scale classic i flaps cargo drop Ninth place overallpowered OS 16 twin four-stroke 8 Model Aviation y Hansens plan-built Cessna A-188 Ag Wagon dusting pass Fourth place overall along Pilots Choice Best Civilian awards ARIZONA kit-built model model built plans scratch-built model receive good results static circle Nick Ziroli Jr took top honors static 9950 Grumman TBM Avenger large torpedo plane scratch-built Nick Features 50-pound model folding wings Robart retracts flaps operating bomb bay doors torpedo drop disc brakes operating tail hook full-scale aircraft operated Bunker Hill WW II far behind static portion competition jets kitted Bob Violett Models built Garland Hamilton 9900 Shailesh Patel 9800 two four jets entered competition surprising lack WW II heavy metal mix aircraft Absent championships familiar P-S ls Corsairs Fw 190s 109s Zeros several other WW II aircraft two Republic P-47s entered Scott Foster Hank Cavasso Ki-61 Ed Newman After sixth-place overall finish Nick Ziroli Jrs TBM have drop down 17th place find another heavy metal fighter Spitfire Pkl9 April 1997 9 ON TAKES TOP Above Cockpit interior Charlie Nelsons VKS 7F completely finished top bottom Left Chuck Fuller scratch-built 72-inch-span WACO Taperwing Full-scale aircraft Smithsonian Eugene Jobs 90-inch-span Hawker Sea Fury won Prop class third overall JR radio servos Fred Love struts Jim Fox working mechanisms Hank Cavassos P-47 Spirit Atlantic City has 80-inch wingspan Futaba radio Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Sixth-place Grumman TBM Avenger Nick Ziroli JrScratch-built model has mechanical folding wings other scale operational features built Jeremy Fursman WW golden-era aircraft present larger numbers contest Art Johnsons Republic P-35 Ernie Harwoods SE5a Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma Mike Winters Sopwith Pup Chuck Colliers Beech Staggerwing Ed Terrys Fleet Biplane Charles Bakers PT-26 Victor Larsons Comper Swift Skip Mast J-3 Cub entries split Prop Jet classes year overall winner having highest score both classes Almost everyone seemed like idea dividing classes have suggestions additional divisions biplanes monoplanes jets four jetsfewer recent years 18 biplanes 27 monoplanes four jets two Fokker Triplanes four jets turbine-powered ducted fan crashed three four jet models finished top five four BVM kits wind Spook Hills flying site usually across runway case about half Masters attempt make level playing field types aircraft Scale Masters Committee made rule change year pilot could replace takeoff landing other scored maneuvers pilot given extra minute maneuver replaced ft may sound odd WW aircraft particular rule like can godsend Several pilots chose use option some didnt possible 245 flights five crashes some werent serious John Cole Peoria AZ flew PAW 60 diesel-powered de Havilland DHla 82-inch-wingspan WW pusher biplane built Johns own plans highly detailed dummy engine copied original located Champlin Fighter Museum John finished seventh overall fourth prop class Chuck Fuller came California own-design WACO Taperwing full-scale aircraft quite history including winning LA-to-New York Air Race 1929 Chucks model powered Zenoah G38 has 72inch wingspan John Ostmeyers Pica WACO modified 1992 Classic WACO F-S finished local paint scheme Classic WACO Factory still turns out beautiful biplane Lansing Michigan As John built model kept adding more detail shows finished aircraft Mike Brewer Astoria OR flew rare 10 Model Aviation 4Mike Brewers Aeronca LC has folding door/canopy Gary Singletons Hawker Tempest Mk V spans 77 inches Built Brian Taylor plans available Bob Holman Plans Service OS BGX-1 power 22 pounds Garland Hamiltons T-33 Sea Star turbine-powered model Flaps speed brakes retracts sequencing gear doors wheel brakes Pro Mark markings Shailesh Patels BVM kit F-4 Phantom II second Jet finished second place overall Two BVM 91 ducted fan engines Aeronca LC 24th-place finish Mike built LC Low-wing Cabin model 1930s sport aircraft plans full-scale aircraft EAA Museum Oshkosh WI 109-inch-span model powered 05 12 FS engine finished automotive paint Seeing new color schemes familiar models great Hank Cavasso brought new Yellow Aircraft P-47 Razorback big JugSpirit Atlantic Citywas powered Webra Bully engine weighed 24 pounds first warbird still getting bugs out speak engine retracts Albatros DVa Proctor Enterprises has popular kit several years now Gary Parker obtained best documentation could Smithsonian full-scale prototype rests Albatros work art scale plywood panels attached side model per prototype Powered Enya 240 v twin model spans 89 inches weighs 22 pounds engine detail incredible went finish 14th overall 11th prop class halftime air show walk-around spectators offered day Everyone allowed walk around models owners close hand answering questions talking about future projects wife eating breakfast Holiday Inn met couple Germany vacation invited out field see model competition impressed stayed day watching awe what could done radio-controlled Scale models Local television news crews newspapers also took notice Championships Randy Hansen qualified 49er Qualifier Cessna A-188 Agwagon crop-dusted way second-place finish Prop class fourth-place finish overall April1997 11 Charlie Nelsons scratch-built VKS 7F WACO Cabin biplane 93-inch-span biplane powered seven-cylinder Seidel ST 770 radial engine Plan-built Aeronca LC Mike Brewer e 109-inch wingspan 1930s light civil aircraft classic very few full-scale aircaft left Gary Parkers Albatros DVa built no-longer-available Proctor kit Albatros prop hub pulls cool air fuselage cool theEngine detail Its Gary Parkers Albatros model Enya 240 V twin engine buried insidewon Pilots Choice 1995 Scale Masters impressive model has wingspan 123 inches powered G-62 weighs 38 pounds Randy put detail after detail model New Zealand Aero Products model has working hopper rotating spray pump landing lights incredibly detailed cockpit model controlled JR radio -scale servos covered flying surfaces corrugated aluminum Randy also took coveted Pilots Choice Award yearthe pilots vote aircraft think shows best craftsmanship finish performance information plans drawn Warren Russell contact Randy Northwest AG Aircraft 503 4586686 Hawker Sea Fury came too late action WW II would have canceled altogether hadnt foreign countries like Iraq others interested recent years have become world-class racers Reno Nevada Eugene Jobs Sea Fury modeled after Reno racer nicknamed Baby Gorilla model has wingspan 90 inches powered 42 twincylinder Desert Aircraft 3W German-built engine nearly 100 flights model has never engine problems Eugene built model Vailly Aviation plans took first place Prop class third place overall excellent static score very consistent flight scores throughout meet Ducted fan models have fascinated spectators well modelers years now recognized jets F-4 Phantom II Masters veteran Shailesh Patel Eureka CA flew 26 lb twin 91 BVM-powered Phantom II second Jet Class overall second place big model 12 Model Aviation Coles de Havilland DHla finished seventh overall spans 82 inches powered inverted PAW 60 diesel pusher engine Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma modeled after Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworths Polar Star Span 96 inches OS 16 four-stroke power Above Park bench ailerons Dave Lovitts Gamma Dave says work great Right Ed Terry stands guard over US Navy Fleet Biplane swarms spectators look over aircraft finished color scheme used Vietnam model has retracts flaps brakes drogue chute droppable fuel tanks Results Focus Competition Garland Hamilton has Scale circuit few years now RC modeling 21 years Most times can remember has flying jets some sort year has competing BVM T-33 Sea Star full-scale aircraft stationed California used control inflight operation testing drones missiles rockets model powered propaneburning JPX turbine has flaps speed brakes retracts much-needed wheel brakes turbine idles about 40000 rpm has throttle restrictor limits 120000 rpm model have plan ahead maneuverespecially landing Once have committed landing dont want change mind takes model several seconds spool back up just like real jet Garland took model way winners circle overall championship judges Chief Judge Kent Walters Asst Chief Judge Bill DeVerna Static Darlene Frederick Larry Stephens Jim McDonald Flight Judges Bob Morris Rick Powers Bob Frey Mike Hatfield Bill Glover Tommy Weemes Vernon Altamirano Dave Schwirrian John Richardson Stan Alexander Sponsors Aeroloft Designs Airtronics Barton Machining Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Carl Goldberg Models Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum Du Bro Products Enviro Fuel & Lubricants mt Fox Manufacturing Futaba Hansen Video Hitec RCD Hobby Shack Horizon Hobby Dist Innovative Model Products Miester Scale Nick Ziroli Plans Northeast Screen Graphics Pacer Technology Pepinos Scale Plans & Photo Service Proctor Enterprises Propwash Video RC Modeler RAM Robart Products RT Aerospace Scale Model Research Scale RC Modeler Sheldons Hobbies Sig Mfg Slimline Mfg Vailly Aviation attended event would like thank everyone local club worked flightlines pit area concessions ribs great parking 100 other jobs necessary make event type happen Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3721] 14 Model Aviation retzs rare Dornier 23-G Plan-built pre-Worid War II bomber finished sixteenth overall Powered twin OS 40 four-stroke engines
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
Garland Hamilton BVM T-33 First Jet overall champion T-33 rock-solid flight very fast GARLAND HAMII HONORS IN MI QUALIFICATION FOR THE US Scale Masters Championships thrill Scale competitors year 19 Masters Qualifiers Alberta Canada Long Island Dallas King Orange Florida Mint Julep Kentucky Mile Square Park California 1996 Championships held October 31-November 3 Mesa Arizona Arizona Model Aviators beautiful Spook Hills flying site ramrods event veteran Manager Roy Pratt Contest Director Jeff Demming Spook Hills facility 600-foot paved runway covered pit area safety barriers flightlines another flying site danger being closed because encroaching urban development Static judging held Champlin Air Museum Falcon Field best aviation museums US rare aircraft accurate replicas Judging aircraft inside WW hangar started promptly Thursday morning went day 49 competitors Championships 40 received static score least 90 points modeler can enter Wayne Knights C-47 Kilroy version DC-3 RetractsSkip Masts J-3 Cub makes low pass 1/4-scale classic i flaps cargo drop Ninth place overallpowered OS 16 twin four-stroke 8 Model Aviation y Hansens plan-built Cessna A-188 Ag Wagon dusting pass Fourth place overall along Pilots Choice Best Civilian awards ARIZONA kit-built model model built plans scratch-built model receive good results static circle Nick Ziroli Jr took top honors static 9950 Grumman TBM Avenger large torpedo plane scratch-built Nick Features 50-pound model folding wings Robart retracts flaps operating bomb bay doors torpedo drop disc brakes operating tail hook full-scale aircraft operated Bunker Hill WW II far behind static portion competition jets kitted Bob Violett Models built Garland Hamilton 9900 Shailesh Patel 9800 two four jets entered competition surprising lack WW II heavy metal mix aircraft Absent championships familiar P-S ls Corsairs Fw 190s 109s Zeros several other WW II aircraft two Republic P-47s entered Scott Foster Hank Cavasso Ki-61 Ed Newman After sixth-place overall finish Nick Ziroli Jrs TBM have drop down 17th place find another heavy metal fighter Spitfire Pkl9 April 1997 9 ON TAKES TOP Above Cockpit interior Charlie Nelsons VKS 7F completely finished top bottom Left Chuck Fuller scratch-built 72-inch-span WACO Taperwing Full-scale aircraft Smithsonian Eugene Jobs 90-inch-span Hawker Sea Fury won Prop class third overall JR radio servos Fred Love struts Jim Fox working mechanisms Hank Cavassos P-47 Spirit Atlantic City has 80-inch wingspan Futaba radio Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Sixth-place Grumman TBM Avenger Nick Ziroli JrScratch-built model has mechanical folding wings other scale operational features built Jeremy Fursman WW golden-era aircraft present larger numbers contest Art Johnsons Republic P-35 Ernie Harwoods SE5a Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma Mike Winters Sopwith Pup Chuck Colliers Beech Staggerwing Ed Terrys Fleet Biplane Charles Bakers PT-26 Victor Larsons Comper Swift Skip Mast J-3 Cub entries split Prop Jet classes year overall winner having highest score both classes Almost everyone seemed like idea dividing classes have suggestions additional divisions biplanes monoplanes jets four jetsfewer recent years 18 biplanes 27 monoplanes four jets two Fokker Triplanes four jets turbine-powered ducted fan crashed three four jet models finished top five four BVM kits wind Spook Hills flying site usually across runway case about half Masters attempt make level playing field types aircraft Scale Masters Committee made rule change year pilot could replace takeoff landing other scored maneuvers pilot given extra minute maneuver replaced ft may sound odd WW aircraft particular rule like can godsend Several pilots chose use option some didnt possible 245 flights five crashes some werent serious John Cole Peoria AZ flew PAW 60 diesel-powered de Havilland DHla 82-inch-wingspan WW pusher biplane built Johns own plans highly detailed dummy engine copied original located Champlin Fighter Museum John finished seventh overall fourth prop class Chuck Fuller came California own-design WACO Taperwing full-scale aircraft quite history including winning LA-to-New York Air Race 1929 Chucks model powered Zenoah G38 has 72inch wingspan John Ostmeyers Pica WACO modified 1992 Classic WACO F-S finished local paint scheme Classic WACO Factory still turns out beautiful biplane Lansing Michigan As John built model kept adding more detail shows finished aircraft Mike Brewer Astoria OR flew rare 10 Model Aviation 4Mike Brewers Aeronca LC has folding door/canopy Gary Singletons Hawker Tempest Mk V spans 77 inches Built Brian Taylor plans available Bob Holman Plans Service OS BGX-1 power 22 pounds Garland Hamiltons T-33 Sea Star turbine-powered model Flaps speed brakes retracts sequencing gear doors wheel brakes Pro Mark markings Shailesh Patels BVM kit F-4 Phantom II second Jet finished second place overall Two BVM 91 ducted fan engines Aeronca LC 24th-place finish Mike built LC Low-wing Cabin model 1930s sport aircraft plans full-scale aircraft EAA Museum Oshkosh WI 109-inch-span model powered 05 12 FS engine finished automotive paint Seeing new color schemes familiar models great Hank Cavasso brought new Yellow Aircraft P-47 Razorback big JugSpirit Atlantic Citywas powered Webra Bully engine weighed 24 pounds first warbird still getting bugs out speak engine retracts Albatros DVa Proctor Enterprises has popular kit several years now Gary Parker obtained best documentation could Smithsonian full-scale prototype rests Albatros work art scale plywood panels attached side model per prototype Powered Enya 240 v twin model spans 89 inches weighs 22 pounds engine detail incredible went finish 14th overall 11th prop class halftime air show walk-around spectators offered day Everyone allowed walk around models owners close hand answering questions talking about future projects wife eating breakfast Holiday Inn met couple Germany vacation invited out field see model competition impressed stayed day watching awe what could done radio-controlled Scale models Local television news crews newspapers also took notice Championships Randy Hansen qualified 49er Qualifier Cessna A-188 Agwagon crop-dusted way second-place finish Prop class fourth-place finish overall April1997 11 Charlie Nelsons scratch-built VKS 7F WACO Cabin biplane 93-inch-span biplane powered seven-cylinder Seidel ST 770 radial engine Plan-built Aeronca LC Mike Brewer e 109-inch wingspan 1930s light civil aircraft classic very few full-scale aircaft left Gary Parkers Albatros DVa built no-longer-available Proctor kit Albatros prop hub pulls cool air fuselage cool theEngine detail Its Gary Parkers Albatros model Enya 240 V twin engine buried insidewon Pilots Choice 1995 Scale Masters impressive model has wingspan 123 inches powered G-62 weighs 38 pounds Randy put detail after detail model New Zealand Aero Products model has working hopper rotating spray pump landing lights incredibly detailed cockpit model controlled JR radio -scale servos covered flying surfaces corrugated aluminum Randy also took coveted Pilots Choice Award yearthe pilots vote aircraft think shows best craftsmanship finish performance information plans drawn Warren Russell contact Randy Northwest AG Aircraft 503 4586686 Hawker Sea Fury came too late action WW II would have canceled altogether hadnt foreign countries like Iraq others interested recent years have become world-class racers Reno Nevada Eugene Jobs Sea Fury modeled after Reno racer nicknamed Baby Gorilla model has wingspan 90 inches powered 42 twincylinder Desert Aircraft 3W German-built engine nearly 100 flights model has never engine problems Eugene built model Vailly Aviation plans took first place Prop class third place overall excellent static score very consistent flight scores throughout meet Ducted fan models have fascinated spectators well modelers years now recognized jets F-4 Phantom II Masters veteran Shailesh Patel Eureka CA flew 26 lb twin 91 BVM-powered Phantom II second Jet Class overall second place big model 12 Model Aviation Coles de Havilland DHla finished seventh overall spans 82 inches powered inverted PAW 60 diesel pusher engine Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma modeled after Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworths Polar Star Span 96 inches OS 16 four-stroke power Above Park bench ailerons Dave Lovitts Gamma Dave says work great Right Ed Terry stands guard over US Navy Fleet Biplane swarms spectators look over aircraft finished color scheme used Vietnam model has retracts flaps brakes drogue chute droppable fuel tanks Results Focus Competition Garland Hamilton has Scale circuit few years now RC modeling 21 years Most times can remember has flying jets some sort year has competing BVM T-33 Sea Star full-scale aircraft stationed California used control inflight operation testing drones missiles rockets model powered propaneburning JPX turbine has flaps speed brakes retracts much-needed wheel brakes turbine idles about 40000 rpm has throttle restrictor limits 120000 rpm model have plan ahead maneuverespecially landing Once have committed landing dont want change mind takes model several seconds spool back up just like real jet Garland took model way winners circle overall championship judges Chief Judge Kent Walters Asst Chief Judge Bill DeVerna Static Darlene Frederick Larry Stephens Jim McDonald Flight Judges Bob Morris Rick Powers Bob Frey Mike Hatfield Bill Glover Tommy Weemes Vernon Altamirano Dave Schwirrian John Richardson Stan Alexander Sponsors Aeroloft Designs Airtronics Barton Machining Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Carl Goldberg Models Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum Du Bro Products Enviro Fuel & Lubricants mt Fox Manufacturing Futaba Hansen Video Hitec RCD Hobby Shack Horizon Hobby Dist Innovative Model Products Miester Scale Nick Ziroli Plans Northeast Screen Graphics Pacer Technology Pepinos Scale Plans & Photo Service Proctor Enterprises Propwash Video RC Modeler RAM Robart Products RT Aerospace Scale Model Research Scale RC Modeler Sheldons Hobbies Sig Mfg Slimline Mfg Vailly Aviation attended event would like thank everyone local club worked flightlines pit area concessions ribs great parking 100 other jobs necessary make event type happen Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3721] 14 Model Aviation retzs rare Dornier 23-G Plan-built pre-Worid War II bomber finished sixteenth overall Powered twin OS 40 four-stroke engines
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
Garland Hamilton BVM T-33 First Jet overall champion T-33 rock-solid flight very fast GARLAND HAMII HONORS IN MI QUALIFICATION FOR THE US Scale Masters Championships thrill Scale competitors year 19 Masters Qualifiers Alberta Canada Long Island Dallas King Orange Florida Mint Julep Kentucky Mile Square Park California 1996 Championships held October 31-November 3 Mesa Arizona Arizona Model Aviators beautiful Spook Hills flying site ramrods event veteran Manager Roy Pratt Contest Director Jeff Demming Spook Hills facility 600-foot paved runway covered pit area safety barriers flightlines another flying site danger being closed because encroaching urban development Static judging held Champlin Air Museum Falcon Field best aviation museums US rare aircraft accurate replicas Judging aircraft inside WW hangar started promptly Thursday morning went day 49 competitors Championships 40 received static score least 90 points modeler can enter Wayne Knights C-47 Kilroy version DC-3 RetractsSkip Masts J-3 Cub makes low pass 1/4-scale classic i flaps cargo drop Ninth place overallpowered OS 16 twin four-stroke 8 Model Aviation y Hansens plan-built Cessna A-188 Ag Wagon dusting pass Fourth place overall along Pilots Choice Best Civilian awards ARIZONA kit-built model model built plans scratch-built model receive good results static circle Nick Ziroli Jr took top honors static 9950 Grumman TBM Avenger large torpedo plane scratch-built Nick Features 50-pound model folding wings Robart retracts flaps operating bomb bay doors torpedo drop disc brakes operating tail hook full-scale aircraft operated Bunker Hill WW II far behind static portion competition jets kitted Bob Violett Models built Garland Hamilton 9900 Shailesh Patel 9800 two four jets entered competition surprising lack WW II heavy metal mix aircraft Absent championships familiar P-S ls Corsairs Fw 190s 109s Zeros several other WW II aircraft two Republic P-47s entered Scott Foster Hank Cavasso Ki-61 Ed Newman After sixth-place overall finish Nick Ziroli Jrs TBM have drop down 17th place find another heavy metal fighter Spitfire Pkl9 April 1997 9 ON TAKES TOP Above Cockpit interior Charlie Nelsons VKS 7F completely finished top bottom Left Chuck Fuller scratch-built 72-inch-span WACO Taperwing Full-scale aircraft Smithsonian Eugene Jobs 90-inch-span Hawker Sea Fury won Prop class third overall JR radio servos Fred Love struts Jim Fox working mechanisms Hank Cavassos P-47 Spirit Atlantic City has 80-inch wingspan Futaba radio Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Sixth-place Grumman TBM Avenger Nick Ziroli JrScratch-built model has mechanical folding wings other scale operational features built Jeremy Fursman WW golden-era aircraft present larger numbers contest Art Johnsons Republic P-35 Ernie Harwoods SE5a Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma Mike Winters Sopwith Pup Chuck Colliers Beech Staggerwing Ed Terrys Fleet Biplane Charles Bakers PT-26 Victor Larsons Comper Swift Skip Mast J-3 Cub entries split Prop Jet classes year overall winner having highest score both classes Almost everyone seemed like idea dividing classes have suggestions additional divisions biplanes monoplanes jets four jetsfewer recent years 18 biplanes 27 monoplanes four jets two Fokker Triplanes four jets turbine-powered ducted fan crashed three four jet models finished top five four BVM kits wind Spook Hills flying site usually across runway case about half Masters attempt make level playing field types aircraft Scale Masters Committee made rule change year pilot could replace takeoff landing other scored maneuvers pilot given extra minute maneuver replaced ft may sound odd WW aircraft particular rule like can godsend Several pilots chose use option some didnt possible 245 flights five crashes some werent serious John Cole Peoria AZ flew PAW 60 diesel-powered de Havilland DHla 82-inch-wingspan WW pusher biplane built Johns own plans highly detailed dummy engine copied original located Champlin Fighter Museum John finished seventh overall fourth prop class Chuck Fuller came California own-design WACO Taperwing full-scale aircraft quite history including winning LA-to-New York Air Race 1929 Chucks model powered Zenoah G38 has 72inch wingspan John Ostmeyers Pica WACO modified 1992 Classic WACO F-S finished local paint scheme Classic WACO Factory still turns out beautiful biplane Lansing Michigan As John built model kept adding more detail shows finished aircraft Mike Brewer Astoria OR flew rare 10 Model Aviation 4Mike Brewers Aeronca LC has folding door/canopy Gary Singletons Hawker Tempest Mk V spans 77 inches Built Brian Taylor plans available Bob Holman Plans Service OS BGX-1 power 22 pounds Garland Hamiltons T-33 Sea Star turbine-powered model Flaps speed brakes retracts sequencing gear doors wheel brakes Pro Mark markings Shailesh Patels BVM kit F-4 Phantom II second Jet finished second place overall Two BVM 91 ducted fan engines Aeronca LC 24th-place finish Mike built LC Low-wing Cabin model 1930s sport aircraft plans full-scale aircraft EAA Museum Oshkosh WI 109-inch-span model powered 05 12 FS engine finished automotive paint Seeing new color schemes familiar models great Hank Cavasso brought new Yellow Aircraft P-47 Razorback big JugSpirit Atlantic Citywas powered Webra Bully engine weighed 24 pounds first warbird still getting bugs out speak engine retracts Albatros DVa Proctor Enterprises has popular kit several years now Gary Parker obtained best documentation could Smithsonian full-scale prototype rests Albatros work art scale plywood panels attached side model per prototype Powered Enya 240 v twin model spans 89 inches weighs 22 pounds engine detail incredible went finish 14th overall 11th prop class halftime air show walk-around spectators offered day Everyone allowed walk around models owners close hand answering questions talking about future projects wife eating breakfast Holiday Inn met couple Germany vacation invited out field see model competition impressed stayed day watching awe what could done radio-controlled Scale models Local television news crews newspapers also took notice Championships Randy Hansen qualified 49er Qualifier Cessna A-188 Agwagon crop-dusted way second-place finish Prop class fourth-place finish overall April1997 11 Charlie Nelsons scratch-built VKS 7F WACO Cabin biplane 93-inch-span biplane powered seven-cylinder Seidel ST 770 radial engine Plan-built Aeronca LC Mike Brewer e 109-inch wingspan 1930s light civil aircraft classic very few full-scale aircaft left Gary Parkers Albatros DVa built no-longer-available Proctor kit Albatros prop hub pulls cool air fuselage cool theEngine detail Its Gary Parkers Albatros model Enya 240 V twin engine buried insidewon Pilots Choice 1995 Scale Masters impressive model has wingspan 123 inches powered G-62 weighs 38 pounds Randy put detail after detail model New Zealand Aero Products model has working hopper rotating spray pump landing lights incredibly detailed cockpit model controlled JR radio -scale servos covered flying surfaces corrugated aluminum Randy also took coveted Pilots Choice Award yearthe pilots vote aircraft think shows best craftsmanship finish performance information plans drawn Warren Russell contact Randy Northwest AG Aircraft 503 4586686 Hawker Sea Fury came too late action WW II would have canceled altogether hadnt foreign countries like Iraq others interested recent years have become world-class racers Reno Nevada Eugene Jobs Sea Fury modeled after Reno racer nicknamed Baby Gorilla model has wingspan 90 inches powered 42 twincylinder Desert Aircraft 3W German-built engine nearly 100 flights model has never engine problems Eugene built model Vailly Aviation plans took first place Prop class third place overall excellent static score very consistent flight scores throughout meet Ducted fan models have fascinated spectators well modelers years now recognized jets F-4 Phantom II Masters veteran Shailesh Patel Eureka CA flew 26 lb twin 91 BVM-powered Phantom II second Jet Class overall second place big model 12 Model Aviation Coles de Havilland DHla finished seventh overall spans 82 inches powered inverted PAW 60 diesel pusher engine Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma modeled after Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworths Polar Star Span 96 inches OS 16 four-stroke power Above Park bench ailerons Dave Lovitts Gamma Dave says work great Right Ed Terry stands guard over US Navy Fleet Biplane swarms spectators look over aircraft finished color scheme used Vietnam model has retracts flaps brakes drogue chute droppable fuel tanks Results Focus Competition Garland Hamilton has Scale circuit few years now RC modeling 21 years Most times can remember has flying jets some sort year has competing BVM T-33 Sea Star full-scale aircraft stationed California used control inflight operation testing drones missiles rockets model powered propaneburning JPX turbine has flaps speed brakes retracts much-needed wheel brakes turbine idles about 40000 rpm has throttle restrictor limits 120000 rpm model have plan ahead maneuverespecially landing Once have committed landing dont want change mind takes model several seconds spool back up just like real jet Garland took model way winners circle overall championship judges Chief Judge Kent Walters Asst Chief Judge Bill DeVerna Static Darlene Frederick Larry Stephens Jim McDonald Flight Judges Bob Morris Rick Powers Bob Frey Mike Hatfield Bill Glover Tommy Weemes Vernon Altamirano Dave Schwirrian John Richardson Stan Alexander Sponsors Aeroloft Designs Airtronics Barton Machining Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Carl Goldberg Models Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum Du Bro Products Enviro Fuel & Lubricants mt Fox Manufacturing Futaba Hansen Video Hitec RCD Hobby Shack Horizon Hobby Dist Innovative Model Products Miester Scale Nick Ziroli Plans Northeast Screen Graphics Pacer Technology Pepinos Scale Plans & Photo Service Proctor Enterprises Propwash Video RC Modeler RAM Robart Products RT Aerospace Scale Model Research Scale RC Modeler Sheldons Hobbies Sig Mfg Slimline Mfg Vailly Aviation attended event would like thank everyone local club worked flightlines pit area concessions ribs great parking 100 other jobs necessary make event type happen Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3721] 14 Model Aviation retzs rare Dornier 23-G Plan-built pre-Worid War II bomber finished sixteenth overall Powered twin OS 40 four-stroke engines
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
Garland Hamilton BVM T-33 First Jet overall champion T-33 rock-solid flight very fast GARLAND HAMII HONORS IN MI QUALIFICATION FOR THE US Scale Masters Championships thrill Scale competitors year 19 Masters Qualifiers Alberta Canada Long Island Dallas King Orange Florida Mint Julep Kentucky Mile Square Park California 1996 Championships held October 31-November 3 Mesa Arizona Arizona Model Aviators beautiful Spook Hills flying site ramrods event veteran Manager Roy Pratt Contest Director Jeff Demming Spook Hills facility 600-foot paved runway covered pit area safety barriers flightlines another flying site danger being closed because encroaching urban development Static judging held Champlin Air Museum Falcon Field best aviation museums US rare aircraft accurate replicas Judging aircraft inside WW hangar started promptly Thursday morning went day 49 competitors Championships 40 received static score least 90 points modeler can enter Wayne Knights C-47 Kilroy version DC-3 RetractsSkip Masts J-3 Cub makes low pass 1/4-scale classic i flaps cargo drop Ninth place overallpowered OS 16 twin four-stroke 8 Model Aviation y Hansens plan-built Cessna A-188 Ag Wagon dusting pass Fourth place overall along Pilots Choice Best Civilian awards ARIZONA kit-built model model built plans scratch-built model receive good results static circle Nick Ziroli Jr took top honors static 9950 Grumman TBM Avenger large torpedo plane scratch-built Nick Features 50-pound model folding wings Robart retracts flaps operating bomb bay doors torpedo drop disc brakes operating tail hook full-scale aircraft operated Bunker Hill WW II far behind static portion competition jets kitted Bob Violett Models built Garland Hamilton 9900 Shailesh Patel 9800 two four jets entered competition surprising lack WW II heavy metal mix aircraft Absent championships familiar P-S ls Corsairs Fw 190s 109s Zeros several other WW II aircraft two Republic P-47s entered Scott Foster Hank Cavasso Ki-61 Ed Newman After sixth-place overall finish Nick Ziroli Jrs TBM have drop down 17th place find another heavy metal fighter Spitfire Pkl9 April 1997 9 ON TAKES TOP Above Cockpit interior Charlie Nelsons VKS 7F completely finished top bottom Left Chuck Fuller scratch-built 72-inch-span WACO Taperwing Full-scale aircraft Smithsonian Eugene Jobs 90-inch-span Hawker Sea Fury won Prop class third overall JR radio servos Fred Love struts Jim Fox working mechanisms Hank Cavassos P-47 Spirit Atlantic City has 80-inch wingspan Futaba radio Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Sixth-place Grumman TBM Avenger Nick Ziroli JrScratch-built model has mechanical folding wings other scale operational features built Jeremy Fursman WW golden-era aircraft present larger numbers contest Art Johnsons Republic P-35 Ernie Harwoods SE5a Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma Mike Winters Sopwith Pup Chuck Colliers Beech Staggerwing Ed Terrys Fleet Biplane Charles Bakers PT-26 Victor Larsons Comper Swift Skip Mast J-3 Cub entries split Prop Jet classes year overall winner having highest score both classes Almost everyone seemed like idea dividing classes have suggestions additional divisions biplanes monoplanes jets four jetsfewer recent years 18 biplanes 27 monoplanes four jets two Fokker Triplanes four jets turbine-powered ducted fan crashed three four jet models finished top five four BVM kits wind Spook Hills flying site usually across runway case about half Masters attempt make level playing field types aircraft Scale Masters Committee made rule change year pilot could replace takeoff landing other scored maneuvers pilot given extra minute maneuver replaced ft may sound odd WW aircraft particular rule like can godsend Several pilots chose use option some didnt possible 245 flights five crashes some werent serious John Cole Peoria AZ flew PAW 60 diesel-powered de Havilland DHla 82-inch-wingspan WW pusher biplane built Johns own plans highly detailed dummy engine copied original located Champlin Fighter Museum John finished seventh overall fourth prop class Chuck Fuller came California own-design WACO Taperwing full-scale aircraft quite history including winning LA-to-New York Air Race 1929 Chucks model powered Zenoah G38 has 72inch wingspan John Ostmeyers Pica WACO modified 1992 Classic WACO F-S finished local paint scheme Classic WACO Factory still turns out beautiful biplane Lansing Michigan As John built model kept adding more detail shows finished aircraft Mike Brewer Astoria OR flew rare 10 Model Aviation 4Mike Brewers Aeronca LC has folding door/canopy Gary Singletons Hawker Tempest Mk V spans 77 inches Built Brian Taylor plans available Bob Holman Plans Service OS BGX-1 power 22 pounds Garland Hamiltons T-33 Sea Star turbine-powered model Flaps speed brakes retracts sequencing gear doors wheel brakes Pro Mark markings Shailesh Patels BVM kit F-4 Phantom II second Jet finished second place overall Two BVM 91 ducted fan engines Aeronca LC 24th-place finish Mike built LC Low-wing Cabin model 1930s sport aircraft plans full-scale aircraft EAA Museum Oshkosh WI 109-inch-span model powered 05 12 FS engine finished automotive paint Seeing new color schemes familiar models great Hank Cavasso brought new Yellow Aircraft P-47 Razorback big JugSpirit Atlantic Citywas powered Webra Bully engine weighed 24 pounds first warbird still getting bugs out speak engine retracts Albatros DVa Proctor Enterprises has popular kit several years now Gary Parker obtained best documentation could Smithsonian full-scale prototype rests Albatros work art scale plywood panels attached side model per prototype Powered Enya 240 v twin model spans 89 inches weighs 22 pounds engine detail incredible went finish 14th overall 11th prop class halftime air show walk-around spectators offered day Everyone allowed walk around models owners close hand answering questions talking about future projects wife eating breakfast Holiday Inn met couple Germany vacation invited out field see model competition impressed stayed day watching awe what could done radio-controlled Scale models Local television news crews newspapers also took notice Championships Randy Hansen qualified 49er Qualifier Cessna A-188 Agwagon crop-dusted way second-place finish Prop class fourth-place finish overall April1997 11 Charlie Nelsons scratch-built VKS 7F WACO Cabin biplane 93-inch-span biplane powered seven-cylinder Seidel ST 770 radial engine Plan-built Aeronca LC Mike Brewer e 109-inch wingspan 1930s light civil aircraft classic very few full-scale aircaft left Gary Parkers Albatros DVa built no-longer-available Proctor kit Albatros prop hub pulls cool air fuselage cool theEngine detail Its Gary Parkers Albatros model Enya 240 V twin engine buried insidewon Pilots Choice 1995 Scale Masters impressive model has wingspan 123 inches powered G-62 weighs 38 pounds Randy put detail after detail model New Zealand Aero Products model has working hopper rotating spray pump landing lights incredibly detailed cockpit model controlled JR radio -scale servos covered flying surfaces corrugated aluminum Randy also took coveted Pilots Choice Award yearthe pilots vote aircraft think shows best craftsmanship finish performance information plans drawn Warren Russell contact Randy Northwest AG Aircraft 503 4586686 Hawker Sea Fury came too late action WW II would have canceled altogether hadnt foreign countries like Iraq others interested recent years have become world-class racers Reno Nevada Eugene Jobs Sea Fury modeled after Reno racer nicknamed Baby Gorilla model has wingspan 90 inches powered 42 twincylinder Desert Aircraft 3W German-built engine nearly 100 flights model has never engine problems Eugene built model Vailly Aviation plans took first place Prop class third place overall excellent static score very consistent flight scores throughout meet Ducted fan models have fascinated spectators well modelers years now recognized jets F-4 Phantom II Masters veteran Shailesh Patel Eureka CA flew 26 lb twin 91 BVM-powered Phantom II second Jet Class overall second place big model 12 Model Aviation Coles de Havilland DHla finished seventh overall spans 82 inches powered inverted PAW 60 diesel pusher engine Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma modeled after Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworths Polar Star Span 96 inches OS 16 four-stroke power Above Park bench ailerons Dave Lovitts Gamma Dave says work great Right Ed Terry stands guard over US Navy Fleet Biplane swarms spectators look over aircraft finished color scheme used Vietnam model has retracts flaps brakes drogue chute droppable fuel tanks Results Focus Competition Garland Hamilton has Scale circuit few years now RC modeling 21 years Most times can remember has flying jets some sort year has competing BVM T-33 Sea Star full-scale aircraft stationed California used control inflight operation testing drones missiles rockets model powered propaneburning JPX turbine has flaps speed brakes retracts much-needed wheel brakes turbine idles about 40000 rpm has throttle restrictor limits 120000 rpm model have plan ahead maneuverespecially landing Once have committed landing dont want change mind takes model several seconds spool back up just like real jet Garland took model way winners circle overall championship judges Chief Judge Kent Walters Asst Chief Judge Bill DeVerna Static Darlene Frederick Larry Stephens Jim McDonald Flight Judges Bob Morris Rick Powers Bob Frey Mike Hatfield Bill Glover Tommy Weemes Vernon Altamirano Dave Schwirrian John Richardson Stan Alexander Sponsors Aeroloft Designs Airtronics Barton Machining Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Carl Goldberg Models Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum Du Bro Products Enviro Fuel & Lubricants mt Fox Manufacturing Futaba Hansen Video Hitec RCD Hobby Shack Horizon Hobby Dist Innovative Model Products Miester Scale Nick Ziroli Plans Northeast Screen Graphics Pacer Technology Pepinos Scale Plans & Photo Service Proctor Enterprises Propwash Video RC Modeler RAM Robart Products RT Aerospace Scale Model Research Scale RC Modeler Sheldons Hobbies Sig Mfg Slimline Mfg Vailly Aviation attended event would like thank everyone local club worked flightlines pit area concessions ribs great parking 100 other jobs necessary make event type happen Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3721] 14 Model Aviation retzs rare Dornier 23-G Plan-built pre-Worid War II bomber finished sixteenth overall Powered twin OS 40 four-stroke engines
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/04
Page Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
Garland Hamilton BVM T-33 First Jet overall champion T-33 rock-solid flight very fast GARLAND HAMII HONORS IN MI QUALIFICATION FOR THE US Scale Masters Championships thrill Scale competitors year 19 Masters Qualifiers Alberta Canada Long Island Dallas King Orange Florida Mint Julep Kentucky Mile Square Park California 1996 Championships held October 31-November 3 Mesa Arizona Arizona Model Aviators beautiful Spook Hills flying site ramrods event veteran Manager Roy Pratt Contest Director Jeff Demming Spook Hills facility 600-foot paved runway covered pit area safety barriers flightlines another flying site danger being closed because encroaching urban development Static judging held Champlin Air Museum Falcon Field best aviation museums US rare aircraft accurate replicas Judging aircraft inside WW hangar started promptly Thursday morning went day 49 competitors Championships 40 received static score least 90 points modeler can enter Wayne Knights C-47 Kilroy version DC-3 RetractsSkip Masts J-3 Cub makes low pass 1/4-scale classic i flaps cargo drop Ninth place overallpowered OS 16 twin four-stroke 8 Model Aviation y Hansens plan-built Cessna A-188 Ag Wagon dusting pass Fourth place overall along Pilots Choice Best Civilian awards ARIZONA kit-built model model built plans scratch-built model receive good results static circle Nick Ziroli Jr took top honors static 9950 Grumman TBM Avenger large torpedo plane scratch-built Nick Features 50-pound model folding wings Robart retracts flaps operating bomb bay doors torpedo drop disc brakes operating tail hook full-scale aircraft operated Bunker Hill WW II far behind static portion competition jets kitted Bob Violett Models built Garland Hamilton 9900 Shailesh Patel 9800 two four jets entered competition surprising lack WW II heavy metal mix aircraft Absent championships familiar P-S ls Corsairs Fw 190s 109s Zeros several other WW II aircraft two Republic P-47s entered Scott Foster Hank Cavasso Ki-61 Ed Newman After sixth-place overall finish Nick Ziroli Jrs TBM have drop down 17th place find another heavy metal fighter Spitfire Pkl9 April 1997 9 ON TAKES TOP Above Cockpit interior Charlie Nelsons VKS 7F completely finished top bottom Left Chuck Fuller scratch-built 72-inch-span WACO Taperwing Full-scale aircraft Smithsonian Eugene Jobs 90-inch-span Hawker Sea Fury won Prop class third overall JR radio servos Fred Love struts Jim Fox working mechanisms Hank Cavassos P-47 Spirit Atlantic City has 80-inch wingspan Futaba radio Photos author Graphic Design Carla Kunz Sixth-place Grumman TBM Avenger Nick Ziroli JrScratch-built model has mechanical folding wings other scale operational features built Jeremy Fursman WW golden-era aircraft present larger numbers contest Art Johnsons Republic P-35 Ernie Harwoods SE5a Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma Mike Winters Sopwith Pup Chuck Colliers Beech Staggerwing Ed Terrys Fleet Biplane Charles Bakers PT-26 Victor Larsons Comper Swift Skip Mast J-3 Cub entries split Prop Jet classes year overall winner having highest score both classes Almost everyone seemed like idea dividing classes have suggestions additional divisions biplanes monoplanes jets four jetsfewer recent years 18 biplanes 27 monoplanes four jets two Fokker Triplanes four jets turbine-powered ducted fan crashed three four jet models finished top five four BVM kits wind Spook Hills flying site usually across runway case about half Masters attempt make level playing field types aircraft Scale Masters Committee made rule change year pilot could replace takeoff landing other scored maneuvers pilot given extra minute maneuver replaced ft may sound odd WW aircraft particular rule like can godsend Several pilots chose use option some didnt possible 245 flights five crashes some werent serious John Cole Peoria AZ flew PAW 60 diesel-powered de Havilland DHla 82-inch-wingspan WW pusher biplane built Johns own plans highly detailed dummy engine copied original located Champlin Fighter Museum John finished seventh overall fourth prop class Chuck Fuller came California own-design WACO Taperwing full-scale aircraft quite history including winning LA-to-New York Air Race 1929 Chucks model powered Zenoah G38 has 72inch wingspan John Ostmeyers Pica WACO modified 1992 Classic WACO F-S finished local paint scheme Classic WACO Factory still turns out beautiful biplane Lansing Michigan As John built model kept adding more detail shows finished aircraft Mike Brewer Astoria OR flew rare 10 Model Aviation 4Mike Brewers Aeronca LC has folding door/canopy Gary Singletons Hawker Tempest Mk V spans 77 inches Built Brian Taylor plans available Bob Holman Plans Service OS BGX-1 power 22 pounds Garland Hamiltons T-33 Sea Star turbine-powered model Flaps speed brakes retracts sequencing gear doors wheel brakes Pro Mark markings Shailesh Patels BVM kit F-4 Phantom II second Jet finished second place overall Two BVM 91 ducted fan engines Aeronca LC 24th-place finish Mike built LC Low-wing Cabin model 1930s sport aircraft plans full-scale aircraft EAA Museum Oshkosh WI 109-inch-span model powered 05 12 FS engine finished automotive paint Seeing new color schemes familiar models great Hank Cavasso brought new Yellow Aircraft P-47 Razorback big JugSpirit Atlantic Citywas powered Webra Bully engine weighed 24 pounds first warbird still getting bugs out speak engine retracts Albatros DVa Proctor Enterprises has popular kit several years now Gary Parker obtained best documentation could Smithsonian full-scale prototype rests Albatros work art scale plywood panels attached side model per prototype Powered Enya 240 v twin model spans 89 inches weighs 22 pounds engine detail incredible went finish 14th overall 11th prop class halftime air show walk-around spectators offered day Everyone allowed walk around models owners close hand answering questions talking about future projects wife eating breakfast Holiday Inn met couple Germany vacation invited out field see model competition impressed stayed day watching awe what could done radio-controlled Scale models Local television news crews newspapers also took notice Championships Randy Hansen qualified 49er Qualifier Cessna A-188 Agwagon crop-dusted way second-place finish Prop class fourth-place finish overall April1997 11 Charlie Nelsons scratch-built VKS 7F WACO Cabin biplane 93-inch-span biplane powered seven-cylinder Seidel ST 770 radial engine Plan-built Aeronca LC Mike Brewer e 109-inch wingspan 1930s light civil aircraft classic very few full-scale aircaft left Gary Parkers Albatros DVa built no-longer-available Proctor kit Albatros prop hub pulls cool air fuselage cool theEngine detail Its Gary Parkers Albatros model Enya 240 V twin engine buried insidewon Pilots Choice 1995 Scale Masters impressive model has wingspan 123 inches powered G-62 weighs 38 pounds Randy put detail after detail model New Zealand Aero Products model has working hopper rotating spray pump landing lights incredibly detailed cockpit model controlled JR radio -scale servos covered flying surfaces corrugated aluminum Randy also took coveted Pilots Choice Award yearthe pilots vote aircraft think shows best craftsmanship finish performance information plans drawn Warren Russell contact Randy Northwest AG Aircraft 503 4586686 Hawker Sea Fury came too late action WW II would have canceled altogether hadnt foreign countries like Iraq others interested recent years have become world-class racers Reno Nevada Eugene Jobs Sea Fury modeled after Reno racer nicknamed Baby Gorilla model has wingspan 90 inches powered 42 twincylinder Desert Aircraft 3W German-built engine nearly 100 flights model has never engine problems Eugene built model Vailly Aviation plans took first place Prop class third place overall excellent static score very consistent flight scores throughout meet Ducted fan models have fascinated spectators well modelers years now recognized jets F-4 Phantom II Masters veteran Shailesh Patel Eureka CA flew 26 lb twin 91 BVM-powered Phantom II second Jet Class overall second place big model 12 Model Aviation Coles de Havilland DHla finished seventh overall spans 82 inches powered inverted PAW 60 diesel pusher engine Dave Lovitts Northrop Gamma modeled after Antarctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworths Polar Star Span 96 inches OS 16 four-stroke power Above Park bench ailerons Dave Lovitts Gamma Dave says work great Right Ed Terry stands guard over US Navy Fleet Biplane swarms spectators look over aircraft finished color scheme used Vietnam model has retracts flaps brakes drogue chute droppable fuel tanks Results Focus Competition Garland Hamilton has Scale circuit few years now RC modeling 21 years Most times can remember has flying jets some sort year has competing BVM T-33 Sea Star full-scale aircraft stationed California used control inflight operation testing drones missiles rockets model powered propaneburning JPX turbine has flaps speed brakes retracts much-needed wheel brakes turbine idles about 40000 rpm has throttle restrictor limits 120000 rpm model have plan ahead maneuverespecially landing Once have committed landing dont want change mind takes model several seconds spool back up just like real jet Garland took model way winners circle overall championship judges Chief Judge Kent Walters Asst Chief Judge Bill DeVerna Static Darlene Frederick Larry Stephens Jim McDonald Flight Judges Bob Morris Rick Powers Bob Frey Mike Hatfield Bill Glover Tommy Weemes Vernon Altamirano Dave Schwirrian John Richardson Stan Alexander Sponsors Aeroloft Designs Airtronics Barton Machining Bob Violett Models Byron Originals Carl Goldberg Models Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum Du Bro Products Enviro Fuel & Lubricants mt Fox Manufacturing Futaba Hansen Video Hitec RCD Hobby Shack Horizon Hobby Dist Innovative Model Products Miester Scale Nick Ziroli Plans Northeast Screen Graphics Pacer Technology Pepinos Scale Plans & Photo Service Proctor Enterprises Propwash Video RC Modeler RAM Robart Products RT Aerospace Scale Model Research Scale RC Modeler Sheldons Hobbies Sig Mfg Slimline Mfg Vailly Aviation attended event would like thank everyone local club worked flightlines pit area concessions ribs great parking 100 other jobs necessary make event type happen Alexander 3709 Valley Ridge Dr Nashville TN 3721] 14 Model Aviation retzs rare Dornier 23-G Plan-built pre-Worid War II bomber finished sixteenth overall Powered twin OS 40 four-stroke engines
