CL Navy Carner Pete Mazur THE TOP GUNS out force 1987 Nats indicated highest-ever scores Profile Carrier best previous flight class other Nats would have scored fifth year no startling new de signs techniques just steady refinement artand practice practice practice Bill Melton last years winner won again original Guardian used larger thicker wing previous designs lower pect ratio external line slider brings lead-outs back trailing edge wing low-speed flight im provements resulted best low speed day 2752 seconds high power output Bills TWA 36 resulted best high speed well 196 seconds winning score 3430 remarkable because occasional gusts wind disturbed lowspeed flights throughout day LeRoy Cordes won second place Fairey Spearfish design powered Tune 36 214-second high speed followed skillful 268-second low speed total score 3198 LeRoys Spearfish modified versions popular design Profile rep resenting six 15 entries Open class Peter Mazur flew modified Spearfish third place 3161 score Tune-Hill plainbearing 36 produced 202-second high speed low-speed time 2355 seconds Marc Warwashanas original Wildcat com plete very effective split flaps powered much-reworked SuperTigre S-36 highspeed time 209 seconds Marcs low-speed time 2435 seconds gave him 3161 points fourth place Bill Calkins flew Fairey Fulmar fifth place score 2826 K&B 58-powered original 216-second high- 1922-second low-speed time no Junior entries year Senor Jane Johnson Jane flew K&B 58-powered Sterling Hellcat successfully Pro file entered won Senior Class same airplane engine next day vast majority alrplanes flown Profile about 350 sq wing area significantly larger required minimum 300 wing airfoils generally about 15% thick weight nearly airplane between 2 3 lb common engine K&B 58 seven examples running OS carburetors Class day increasing winds starting near 10 mph increasing 30 mph end day Although contestants hurried get flights before wind velocity rose scores never reached outstanding levels Profile Pete Mazurs first-place score 3798 achieved using original MO-i built-up 37-in wing K&B 40S engine lowspeed time 1299 seconds best day high-speed time 172 seconds beaten second-place winner Carl Tommy Schaefer very quick 159 seconds Tommy also flew K&B 65-powered MO-i smaller thin wing 33-in span very re spectable 1051-second low speed resulted overall score 3787 Continued page 166 64 Model Aviation AMA NATS oln Nebraska Roy Fellows fourth-place Class Skyraider takes off steep angle because its par ticularly high wing loading will straighten out level attitude within quarter lap Bill Meltons winning Profile model flight sets up low-speed run During timed low-speed flight planes nose will come up about 450 angle Circle judge Melvin Schuette looks over shoul der make sure maximum 60 angle attack specified rules isnt exceeded Bill Calkins releases Bill Meltons third-place Class Guardian takeoff flat nearly treeless Nebraska landscape allowed 30 mph winds free access Carrier circles giving fliers extra challenge deal very pretty Dauntless flown AMA Profile Gerry Deneau Gerry reproduced simple reliable design entry 15 Profile Carrier event trialflown year supplemental category Leon Ryktarsky modeled unusual Brew ster XSBA-1 effectively both Class Class II ones third-place-winning Class II full-size prototype built four models showed up Nats takes contestants make Nats right Officials Melvin Schuette John Holliday Carolyn Cordes Cora Higley Pete Mazur pipe stands start engine Leon Ryktarsky Marc Warwashana get Marcs Class Brewster ready go race flexible push rod serves servo best nothing beats Gold-N-Rod Sullivan Products Because Gold-N-Rods unique design allows lowest friction accurate transfer motion around curves push rod market Heres Exclusive spline design dramatically reduces friction between inner outer rod Sullivans demanding qualily control insures tightfit minimal play between inner outer rods Gold-N-Rods special temperature-resistant resins help keep model trim comes convenient applications Gold-N-Rod soars above competition Youll find installation snap adjustments easier using Gold-N-Rods complete kit push rods studs Gold-N-Clevises So dont get thrown curve Instead go gold Gold-N-Rod Sullivan Tolding INTERCEPTOR Ready Fly $696 U build Kit $495 Note Please add $3forPftHforlst3models. Add 10 % price additional model PO Box 68132 Portland OR 97268 fl4ER7OBttEL Noni Have, Stree ox 5166 Baloaore MD21224301 732-3500 Made U BA Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 160 old flying buddy Jeff Johnsonformerly Fargo recently Wichita KS fifth amazing thing Tex ans generally best windy-weather pi lots shut out top five Fast Combat usual premier Combat event Nationals featured 52 Open en trants around six eight Junior Senior categories outstanding Senior winner Greg Woj tecki Chicago IL also winner Senior Stow Combat used Cipolla 36-powered Bosta devastate competition plane/engine combination weighed mere 16 oz ready fly used put away Minor brothers well Andre Leger would go fly Open Fast Combat later Fri day Other sports claim family oriented Combat really has lot family teams Congrat ulations Mark Smith Dallas TX took years National Championship Besides regular events years Nats fea tured several fun events Mike Hoffelt put up $50 top speed meet speed 12157 mph turned Jim Jack San Diego CA using Hoffelt 36R Monoboom Second taken Alan Deveuve Dallas TX 11684 mph also used Hoffelt 36R Monoboom Third Bob Mears Lubbock TX using familiar Fox-powered foamy event much harder looks height pole separates both real times dream times pilots can fly low steady cant Howard Rush did turn 124 mph speed disal lowed because engine remain airplane full seven laps event fun spon sored Nats Manager Vince Mankowski pit crews crews minute put plane together tie streamer put new glow plug put new prop fuel up etc crews could get work done less minute some clowning around bit Determining winners came down engine-starting contest beginning go signal dozen teams tried team Richard Stubblefleld Richard King Terry Wright doing piloting did job 149 sec go signal launch about double time theyd turning real matches teams able get clean start pit-crew competition ended Nats fun note should something incorporated next years schedulepossibly break noon Saturday Nats CL Carrier/Mazur Continued page 64 Bill Melton flew OS 4OVRP-powered original 36-in Guardian third place score 3677 model looks like Sterling kit isnt first noticed thicker wing Bills best flight 173-second high time 1092-second low AD4 Skyraider flown fourth place Roy Fellows built modified Japanese kit powered Fox 40 257-second Continued page 168 166 Model Aviation push comes shove Suflivans Gold-N-Rod smoothest around curves Fokker D-VII VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora 1160505 312-357-1883 II 01975Julyisfirstissue 01976 0197701982 0197801983 01979sold 2-l-96 01980outi I01986 Enclose separate $2200 check set ordered NO CASHNO CHARGES r1 Print carefully shipping label II Name Street Addresa tyStateZIP Make checks payable AMA Send orders Academy Model Aeronautics 1810 Samuel Morse L on VA 22090 R/C 1db-Bar Glow Plugs Alse. Long Short$189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs SIx Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 nce t948 Wayne NJ ZL high 571-second low times complete 100-point landing Brett Smith flew 38-in MO-i foam wing otherwise sim ilar Gerber design Pulling airplane 228-second high-speed time K&B 4ORR Irvine carburetor suction fuel feed 528-second low speed followed zeropoint landing put Brett fifth place Class H day winds become really se rious approaching 25 mph early morning rising morning wore Tommy Schaefer overcame wind win first place 3516 score using 34-in King fisher powered 0S 45 marine conver sion smallest Class II model entered Tommys 170-second high- 775-second low-speed times just enough edge out Bill Melton 3507-point second-place score achieved original 43-in Guardian largest models entered Bills Rossi 65 rear-exhaust engine pulled big model 166-second high-speed 703-second lowspeed time Winning third place Leon Ryktarsyk 3338 points 37-in Brewster XSBA-1 repre sents prototype built Yet four Brewsters entered Nats Classes II Leon Marc Warwashana radial-engine cowl ing doesnt seem hurt high speeds too much layout moments aircraft effective Carrier events Leons OS 61 gave him 172-second high- 583-second low-speed times Taking fourth place original u-in MO-i Bill Calkins 3247 points Hippo Bear powered 0S 6SDF en gine Bills 178-second high 424-second low times followed 100-point landing put him just ahead Dave Engel latters 95-point landing Daves 40-in Guardian powered modified 0S 65R5R 182-second high- 490-second low-speed times Because 0S tended quit transition high low speeds Dave able demonstrate big Guardian glides extremely well unusual valuable asset Equipment both Classes II ex tremely varied no clear size preferences shown Fuel winners 60-75% nitro Fox RC plug still pop ular some contestants uaing new Fox Miracle Plug successfully Class once domi nated Rev-Up 9-7 97tA props now see ing Grish 9-7 nylon props well some others Class II props though still heavily represented 10-8 Rev-Up include Power Prop Top Rite Master Airscrew Kelly After official events concluded Navy Carrier Society held its annual meeting local restaurant Eugene Ely Award presented flier achieves highest total score three classes Carrier compe tition awarded 1987 Champion Bill Melton contestants thanked years hard-working Carrier officials fine job done John Holiday event director Melvin Schuette circle judge Carolyn Cordes Cora Higley timers Brenda Schuette scorekeeper Dave Judd pit boss Saturday 15-Class Carrier flown unofficial event six entries rules similar AMA Profile Carrier except no scale points no moving surfaces except el evator no line sliders score high speed over 70 mph will computed basis 70 mph eliminating need super-hot en gines Melvin Schuette won Curtiss high-wing monoplane OPS 15 also made landing day although standings wouldnt have changed hed missed Mike Andersons Cox 15-powered model came second followed Gerly Deneaus original Cox 15-powered Dauntless Nats CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 65 Senior hA Speed Joe Mantel Plantation FL placed first 7190 mph Jane Johnson Rockford IL second 6107 mph flight Junior saw Todd Lee Topeka KS take first place flight 7591 mph Half-A Profile Proto Speed AMA provisional event saw Warren Kurth setting pace flight 9870 mph first place Tom Hartvigsen Tullahoma TN hit 9096 mph second Brown team turning 8119 mph third Senior Profile Proto Joe Mantel Planta tion FL placed first 6498 mph flight Jane Johnson Rockford IL second speed 6099 mph entry Junior Profile Proto Todd Lee Topeka KS took first place speed 7302 mph Tuesday FM Speed Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH past member US FM Speed team turned speed 17240 mph take first place Dave Williams Yorba Linda CA placed second 15264 mph Bill Hughes Bollingbrook IL placed third 12809 mph Carl Dodge used home-built 15 own machined bar stock pipe Carl indicated used cam place tapering attachment lathe allowed compound curves machined convergent part pipes cone making straight taper diver gent portion Carl does solder pipes gether have use very fine threads make application work Dave Williams used homemade ZIT 15 FM model Billy Hughes has mak ing strong progress FAI Speed using K&B/Cox 15 engine FM Speed fliers used compositeconstruction single-blade propellers total 12 entries Open Speed year good compared pre vious Nats Steve Perkins Houston TX placed first speed 17367 mph Steve using Supertigre X- 15 engine modified according directions given CL Speed column past issue MA However instead using ABC cylinder Steve used made steel prop modified 6 x 8 Rev-Up fuel mixture 78% nitro 2% propylene oxide 20% synthetic oil Close behind him second place M&M team Fred Joyce Margarido Fremont CA speed 17300 mph Akeshi Kusumoto Japan third speed 17284 mph no entries Senior Speed Junior Speed entry James Buxton Bethel Park PA took first speed 8108 mph Its too bad Juniors Seniors dont fly 15-powered Scale Racers event types 15-size engines used Speed included Rossi OPS K&B Nelson Superti gre prototype 05 15 should pointed Continued page 171 168 Model Aviation Collectors Notice Just released AMA Museum BACK ISSUES Model Aviation magazinesNEW original car tons sale YEAR SETS ONLY Check selections below send SEPARATE $2200 CHECK individual set Orders will filled first-come basi& set request sold out check will returned being cashed Limited Quantities Sets Are Complete out majority models used some form suction feed system uniflow vari ety Information type fuel system available CL Speed column past sues Model Aviation magazine Write dates specific issues 21 Sport Speed unofficial event flown second straight year Nats eight entries Frank Garzon Central Islip NY setting pace speed 13703 mph Glenn Lee Batavia IL second 13357 mph George Brown Staten Island NY third 13308 mph Gene Hempel Garland TX fourth 13210 mph event easier fly Formula 40 Any 21-size engine can used fuel restriction 10% nitro Also must two-wire Control Line model Its really nice easy fuel Nats special event nated Dick Ritch Ritchs Hobbies contestants received gallon 10% fuel plus share cash prize pot Come guys Get program Lets see activity event Wednesday B Speed slowest speeds comparison last two Nats Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL turned 17887-mph flight first place followed Akeshi Kusu moto Japan James Van Sant Penndel PA 17886 mph 17810 mph respectively Billy Hughes using K&B 49cc engine utilizing homemade 7 x 10 glass prop Ake shi Kusumoto used DJS 29 engine mixture glass wood props used B Speed fliers average prop seven-inch diameter pitch 10 Also flights werent lunch wind picked up lot afternoon Junior fly B Speed James Buxton Bethel Park PA time 10987 mph used K&B 21 power original-design model James indicated has flying approximately 10 years years Formula 40 event 18 Open entries oniy Senior entiy Glenn Lee Ba tavia IL sneaked past Bill Wisniewski take first place speed 15866 mph Bill 15700 mph Frank Garzon placed third 15551 mph Akeshi Kusumoto fourth 15044 mph Akeshi using OPS 40 VRP engine glass 8 x 8 prop speeds F-40 relatively close K&B 65 dominating event appeared reporter F-40 models using glass props Billy Hughes molding nice 8 x 8 glass prop F-40 Seniors Jim Ricketts Sioux Fails SD used Rat Racer fly F-4 event turned flight 13590 mph first place Joe Mantel did make official flight Formula 40 easiest Speed events fly fuel event furnished contest management another twoline model has no wing area restriction oniy other ingredient required modeler Thursday July 16 weather nice morning wind picking up about 100 pm got quite gusty times year 14 entries D Speed Open-only event Akeshi Kus umoto Japan setting pace 20921-mph flight first place Close behind Frank Garzon present D Speed recordholder turning 20399 mph second place Brown team came third 20014 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19881 mph Both Akeshi Kusumoto Frank Garzon using OS Max 65 engine 9 x 12 glass props en gine will turn 200 mph comes its box fuel used both entrants consisted 78% nitro 3% alcohol 19% synthetic oil years Jet Speed turnout best 15 entries highlight years flyoff oc curred Dimmitt Perkins Houston TX fly ing sidewinder-type model almost knocked off Joe Kirn flying Jerry Thomas asynunetrical de sign Joe Kims speed 20586 mph Dimmitt 20539 mph second close Jerry Thomas used another Hummer de signs place third 20 P03 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19859 mph no Junior Senior Jet Speed en tries interesting see different types Jet models number sidewinder designs few Super Burp designs Hummer design Jerry Thomas Jerry indicated may kit Hummer near future North American Speed Society NASS held its annual get-together refreshments dinner Lees Restaurant located Out skirts Lincoln occasion sponsored NASS Chris Sackett its newsletter editor highlight evening presentation NASS Perpetual Speed Tro phy Akeshi Kusumoto Japan Japans top gun Speed flier has won numerous Speed events Japan High Time Trophy went Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Speed flight 13086 mph Junior/ Senior Trophy went Todd Lee Topeka KS Congratulations gentlemen Lets keep Speed moving ahead Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 66 deep washes gullies traversed bases hills Unfortunately fact read ily apparent distanceonly got up chasing model could cross motorbike three-wheeled ATV lot chasing done foot As wag put Flying downhill Followed its logical conclusion comment suggested retrieval uphill fairness site-selection officials location would probably have preferable tall corn Meadif weather would have cooperated did Showing no defer ence whatsoever needs FF fraternity summer winds Nebraska blew almost unre lentingly throughout week intensify Nats drew close Outdoor FF began Tuesday Nats week C Gas Payload fliers being greeted rain morning hours two major weather fronts encountered during week moved through eastern Nebraska afternoon flights possible sun came out Marvin Mace Pilfered Pearl entourage led way flyoffs Open C Gas never looked back Gil Morris Matchsticks could keep pace Mace fell second followed Bill Dunlop still trying sort out trim combinations new carbon fiber Ex-Cels Only Senior pretty Melinda Anderson chose put up flight C STICKY BUSINESS NOW AVAILABLE ON VHS VIDEO sIvE2 Frank Tiano Producer UUGRIPPING . Bob Violett nician ira KEEP YOU GWED TO YOUR SEAT Contains everything want know about Zap Loctite adhesive product Informative Humorous 21/2 hours wilh two intermissions Ideal club meetings Produced Frank Tiano Techniques Frank Tiano Bob Violett NOW AVAILABLE FOR SHOWING $3495 Plus $2 Shipping & Handling Name City _____________ State __________ 71n Send $3695 $3495 plus $2 shipping & handling check money order Frank Tiano Enterprises 2460 SW 85 Terrace Davie FL 33324 Allow 4-6 weeks delivery Soa} cannot Ldeliver post office boxes MA Sn November 1987 171
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/11
Page Numbers: 64, 166, 168, 171
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/11
Page Numbers: 64, 166, 168, 171
CL Navy Carner Pete Mazur THE TOP GUNS out force 1987 Nats indicated highest-ever scores Profile Carrier best previous flight class other Nats would have scored fifth year no startling new de signs techniques just steady refinement artand practice practice practice Bill Melton last years winner won again original Guardian used larger thicker wing previous designs lower pect ratio external line slider brings lead-outs back trailing edge wing low-speed flight im provements resulted best low speed day 2752 seconds high power output Bills TWA 36 resulted best high speed well 196 seconds winning score 3430 remarkable because occasional gusts wind disturbed lowspeed flights throughout day LeRoy Cordes won second place Fairey Spearfish design powered Tune 36 214-second high speed followed skillful 268-second low speed total score 3198 LeRoys Spearfish modified versions popular design Profile rep resenting six 15 entries Open class Peter Mazur flew modified Spearfish third place 3161 score Tune-Hill plainbearing 36 produced 202-second high speed low-speed time 2355 seconds Marc Warwashanas original Wildcat com plete very effective split flaps powered much-reworked SuperTigre S-36 highspeed time 209 seconds Marcs low-speed time 2435 seconds gave him 3161 points fourth place Bill Calkins flew Fairey Fulmar fifth place score 2826 K&B 58-powered original 216-second high- 1922-second low-speed time no Junior entries year Senor Jane Johnson Jane flew K&B 58-powered Sterling Hellcat successfully Pro file entered won Senior Class same airplane engine next day vast majority alrplanes flown Profile about 350 sq wing area significantly larger required minimum 300 wing airfoils generally about 15% thick weight nearly airplane between 2 3 lb common engine K&B 58 seven examples running OS carburetors Class day increasing winds starting near 10 mph increasing 30 mph end day Although contestants hurried get flights before wind velocity rose scores never reached outstanding levels Profile Pete Mazurs first-place score 3798 achieved using original MO-i built-up 37-in wing K&B 40S engine lowspeed time 1299 seconds best day high-speed time 172 seconds beaten second-place winner Carl Tommy Schaefer very quick 159 seconds Tommy also flew K&B 65-powered MO-i smaller thin wing 33-in span very re spectable 1051-second low speed resulted overall score 3787 Continued page 166 64 Model Aviation AMA NATS oln Nebraska Roy Fellows fourth-place Class Skyraider takes off steep angle because its par ticularly high wing loading will straighten out level attitude within quarter lap Bill Meltons winning Profile model flight sets up low-speed run During timed low-speed flight planes nose will come up about 450 angle Circle judge Melvin Schuette looks over shoul der make sure maximum 60 angle attack specified rules isnt exceeded Bill Calkins releases Bill Meltons third-place Class Guardian takeoff flat nearly treeless Nebraska landscape allowed 30 mph winds free access Carrier circles giving fliers extra challenge deal very pretty Dauntless flown AMA Profile Gerry Deneau Gerry reproduced simple reliable design entry 15 Profile Carrier event trialflown year supplemental category Leon Ryktarsky modeled unusual Brew ster XSBA-1 effectively both Class Class II ones third-place-winning Class II full-size prototype built four models showed up Nats takes contestants make Nats right Officials Melvin Schuette John Holliday Carolyn Cordes Cora Higley Pete Mazur pipe stands start engine Leon Ryktarsky Marc Warwashana get Marcs Class Brewster ready go race flexible push rod serves servo best nothing beats Gold-N-Rod Sullivan Products Because Gold-N-Rods unique design allows lowest friction accurate transfer motion around curves push rod market Heres Exclusive spline design dramatically reduces friction between inner outer rod Sullivans demanding qualily control insures tightfit minimal play between inner outer rods Gold-N-Rods special temperature-resistant resins help keep model trim comes convenient applications Gold-N-Rod soars above competition Youll find installation snap adjustments easier using Gold-N-Rods complete kit push rods studs Gold-N-Clevises So dont get thrown curve Instead go gold Gold-N-Rod Sullivan Tolding INTERCEPTOR Ready Fly $696 U build Kit $495 Note Please add $3forPftHforlst3models. Add 10 % price additional model PO Box 68132 Portland OR 97268 fl4ER7OBttEL Noni Have, Stree ox 5166 Baloaore MD21224301 732-3500 Made U BA Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 160 old flying buddy Jeff Johnsonformerly Fargo recently Wichita KS fifth amazing thing Tex ans generally best windy-weather pi lots shut out top five Fast Combat usual premier Combat event Nationals featured 52 Open en trants around six eight Junior Senior categories outstanding Senior winner Greg Woj tecki Chicago IL also winner Senior Stow Combat used Cipolla 36-powered Bosta devastate competition plane/engine combination weighed mere 16 oz ready fly used put away Minor brothers well Andre Leger would go fly Open Fast Combat later Fri day Other sports claim family oriented Combat really has lot family teams Congrat ulations Mark Smith Dallas TX took years National Championship Besides regular events years Nats fea tured several fun events Mike Hoffelt put up $50 top speed meet speed 12157 mph turned Jim Jack San Diego CA using Hoffelt 36R Monoboom Second taken Alan Deveuve Dallas TX 11684 mph also used Hoffelt 36R Monoboom Third Bob Mears Lubbock TX using familiar Fox-powered foamy event much harder looks height pole separates both real times dream times pilots can fly low steady cant Howard Rush did turn 124 mph speed disal lowed because engine remain airplane full seven laps event fun spon sored Nats Manager Vince Mankowski pit crews crews minute put plane together tie streamer put new glow plug put new prop fuel up etc crews could get work done less minute some clowning around bit Determining winners came down engine-starting contest beginning go signal dozen teams tried team Richard Stubblefleld Richard King Terry Wright doing piloting did job 149 sec go signal launch about double time theyd turning real matches teams able get clean start pit-crew competition ended Nats fun note should something incorporated next years schedulepossibly break noon Saturday Nats CL Carrier/Mazur Continued page 64 Bill Melton flew OS 4OVRP-powered original 36-in Guardian third place score 3677 model looks like Sterling kit isnt first noticed thicker wing Bills best flight 173-second high time 1092-second low AD4 Skyraider flown fourth place Roy Fellows built modified Japanese kit powered Fox 40 257-second Continued page 168 166 Model Aviation push comes shove Suflivans Gold-N-Rod smoothest around curves Fokker D-VII VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora 1160505 312-357-1883 II 01975Julyisfirstissue 01976 0197701982 0197801983 01979sold 2-l-96 01980outi I01986 Enclose separate $2200 check set ordered NO CASHNO CHARGES r1 Print carefully shipping label II Name Street Addresa tyStateZIP Make checks payable AMA Send orders Academy Model Aeronautics 1810 Samuel Morse L on VA 22090 R/C 1db-Bar Glow Plugs Alse. Long Short$189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs SIx Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 nce t948 Wayne NJ ZL high 571-second low times complete 100-point landing Brett Smith flew 38-in MO-i foam wing otherwise sim ilar Gerber design Pulling airplane 228-second high-speed time K&B 4ORR Irvine carburetor suction fuel feed 528-second low speed followed zeropoint landing put Brett fifth place Class H day winds become really se rious approaching 25 mph early morning rising morning wore Tommy Schaefer overcame wind win first place 3516 score using 34-in King fisher powered 0S 45 marine conver sion smallest Class II model entered Tommys 170-second high- 775-second low-speed times just enough edge out Bill Melton 3507-point second-place score achieved original 43-in Guardian largest models entered Bills Rossi 65 rear-exhaust engine pulled big model 166-second high-speed 703-second lowspeed time Winning third place Leon Ryktarsyk 3338 points 37-in Brewster XSBA-1 repre sents prototype built Yet four Brewsters entered Nats Classes II Leon Marc Warwashana radial-engine cowl ing doesnt seem hurt high speeds too much layout moments aircraft effective Carrier events Leons OS 61 gave him 172-second high- 583-second low-speed times Taking fourth place original u-in MO-i Bill Calkins 3247 points Hippo Bear powered 0S 6SDF en gine Bills 178-second high 424-second low times followed 100-point landing put him just ahead Dave Engel latters 95-point landing Daves 40-in Guardian powered modified 0S 65R5R 182-second high- 490-second low-speed times Because 0S tended quit transition high low speeds Dave able demonstrate big Guardian glides extremely well unusual valuable asset Equipment both Classes II ex tremely varied no clear size preferences shown Fuel winners 60-75% nitro Fox RC plug still pop ular some contestants uaing new Fox Miracle Plug successfully Class once domi nated Rev-Up 9-7 97tA props now see ing Grish 9-7 nylon props well some others Class II props though still heavily represented 10-8 Rev-Up include Power Prop Top Rite Master Airscrew Kelly After official events concluded Navy Carrier Society held its annual meeting local restaurant Eugene Ely Award presented flier achieves highest total score three classes Carrier compe tition awarded 1987 Champion Bill Melton contestants thanked years hard-working Carrier officials fine job done John Holiday event director Melvin Schuette circle judge Carolyn Cordes Cora Higley timers Brenda Schuette scorekeeper Dave Judd pit boss Saturday 15-Class Carrier flown unofficial event six entries rules similar AMA Profile Carrier except no scale points no moving surfaces except el evator no line sliders score high speed over 70 mph will computed basis 70 mph eliminating need super-hot en gines Melvin Schuette won Curtiss high-wing monoplane OPS 15 also made landing day although standings wouldnt have changed hed missed Mike Andersons Cox 15-powered model came second followed Gerly Deneaus original Cox 15-powered Dauntless Nats CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 65 Senior hA Speed Joe Mantel Plantation FL placed first 7190 mph Jane Johnson Rockford IL second 6107 mph flight Junior saw Todd Lee Topeka KS take first place flight 7591 mph Half-A Profile Proto Speed AMA provisional event saw Warren Kurth setting pace flight 9870 mph first place Tom Hartvigsen Tullahoma TN hit 9096 mph second Brown team turning 8119 mph third Senior Profile Proto Joe Mantel Planta tion FL placed first 6498 mph flight Jane Johnson Rockford IL second speed 6099 mph entry Junior Profile Proto Todd Lee Topeka KS took first place speed 7302 mph Tuesday FM Speed Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH past member US FM Speed team turned speed 17240 mph take first place Dave Williams Yorba Linda CA placed second 15264 mph Bill Hughes Bollingbrook IL placed third 12809 mph Carl Dodge used home-built 15 own machined bar stock pipe Carl indicated used cam place tapering attachment lathe allowed compound curves machined convergent part pipes cone making straight taper diver gent portion Carl does solder pipes gether have use very fine threads make application work Dave Williams used homemade ZIT 15 FM model Billy Hughes has mak ing strong progress FAI Speed using K&B/Cox 15 engine FM Speed fliers used compositeconstruction single-blade propellers total 12 entries Open Speed year good compared pre vious Nats Steve Perkins Houston TX placed first speed 17367 mph Steve using Supertigre X- 15 engine modified according directions given CL Speed column past issue MA However instead using ABC cylinder Steve used made steel prop modified 6 x 8 Rev-Up fuel mixture 78% nitro 2% propylene oxide 20% synthetic oil Close behind him second place M&M team Fred Joyce Margarido Fremont CA speed 17300 mph Akeshi Kusumoto Japan third speed 17284 mph no entries Senior Speed Junior Speed entry James Buxton Bethel Park PA took first speed 8108 mph Its too bad Juniors Seniors dont fly 15-powered Scale Racers event types 15-size engines used Speed included Rossi OPS K&B Nelson Superti gre prototype 05 15 should pointed Continued page 171 168 Model Aviation Collectors Notice Just released AMA Museum BACK ISSUES Model Aviation magazinesNEW original car tons sale YEAR SETS ONLY Check selections below send SEPARATE $2200 CHECK individual set Orders will filled first-come basi& set request sold out check will returned being cashed Limited Quantities Sets Are Complete out majority models used some form suction feed system uniflow vari ety Information type fuel system available CL Speed column past sues Model Aviation magazine Write dates specific issues 21 Sport Speed unofficial event flown second straight year Nats eight entries Frank Garzon Central Islip NY setting pace speed 13703 mph Glenn Lee Batavia IL second 13357 mph George Brown Staten Island NY third 13308 mph Gene Hempel Garland TX fourth 13210 mph event easier fly Formula 40 Any 21-size engine can used fuel restriction 10% nitro Also must two-wire Control Line model Its really nice easy fuel Nats special event nated Dick Ritch Ritchs Hobbies contestants received gallon 10% fuel plus share cash prize pot Come guys Get program Lets see activity event Wednesday B Speed slowest speeds comparison last two Nats Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL turned 17887-mph flight first place followed Akeshi Kusu moto Japan James Van Sant Penndel PA 17886 mph 17810 mph respectively Billy Hughes using K&B 49cc engine utilizing homemade 7 x 10 glass prop Ake shi Kusumoto used DJS 29 engine mixture glass wood props used B Speed fliers average prop seven-inch diameter pitch 10 Also flights werent lunch wind picked up lot afternoon Junior fly B Speed James Buxton Bethel Park PA time 10987 mph used K&B 21 power original-design model James indicated has flying approximately 10 years years Formula 40 event 18 Open entries oniy Senior entiy Glenn Lee Ba tavia IL sneaked past Bill Wisniewski take first place speed 15866 mph Bill 15700 mph Frank Garzon placed third 15551 mph Akeshi Kusumoto fourth 15044 mph Akeshi using OPS 40 VRP engine glass 8 x 8 prop speeds F-40 relatively close K&B 65 dominating event appeared reporter F-40 models using glass props Billy Hughes molding nice 8 x 8 glass prop F-40 Seniors Jim Ricketts Sioux Fails SD used Rat Racer fly F-4 event turned flight 13590 mph first place Joe Mantel did make official flight Formula 40 easiest Speed events fly fuel event furnished contest management another twoline model has no wing area restriction oniy other ingredient required modeler Thursday July 16 weather nice morning wind picking up about 100 pm got quite gusty times year 14 entries D Speed Open-only event Akeshi Kus umoto Japan setting pace 20921-mph flight first place Close behind Frank Garzon present D Speed recordholder turning 20399 mph second place Brown team came third 20014 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19881 mph Both Akeshi Kusumoto Frank Garzon using OS Max 65 engine 9 x 12 glass props en gine will turn 200 mph comes its box fuel used both entrants consisted 78% nitro 3% alcohol 19% synthetic oil years Jet Speed turnout best 15 entries highlight years flyoff oc curred Dimmitt Perkins Houston TX fly ing sidewinder-type model almost knocked off Joe Kirn flying Jerry Thomas asynunetrical de sign Joe Kims speed 20586 mph Dimmitt 20539 mph second close Jerry Thomas used another Hummer de signs place third 20 P03 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19859 mph no Junior Senior Jet Speed en tries interesting see different types Jet models number sidewinder designs few Super Burp designs Hummer design Jerry Thomas Jerry indicated may kit Hummer near future North American Speed Society NASS held its annual get-together refreshments dinner Lees Restaurant located Out skirts Lincoln occasion sponsored NASS Chris Sackett its newsletter editor highlight evening presentation NASS Perpetual Speed Tro phy Akeshi Kusumoto Japan Japans top gun Speed flier has won numerous Speed events Japan High Time Trophy went Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Speed flight 13086 mph Junior/ Senior Trophy went Todd Lee Topeka KS Congratulations gentlemen Lets keep Speed moving ahead Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 66 deep washes gullies traversed bases hills Unfortunately fact read ily apparent distanceonly got up chasing model could cross motorbike three-wheeled ATV lot chasing done foot As wag put Flying downhill Followed its logical conclusion comment suggested retrieval uphill fairness site-selection officials location would probably have preferable tall corn Meadif weather would have cooperated did Showing no defer ence whatsoever needs FF fraternity summer winds Nebraska blew almost unre lentingly throughout week intensify Nats drew close Outdoor FF began Tuesday Nats week C Gas Payload fliers being greeted rain morning hours two major weather fronts encountered during week moved through eastern Nebraska afternoon flights possible sun came out Marvin Mace Pilfered Pearl entourage led way flyoffs Open C Gas never looked back Gil Morris Matchsticks could keep pace Mace fell second followed Bill Dunlop still trying sort out trim combinations new carbon fiber Ex-Cels Only Senior pretty Melinda Anderson chose put up flight C STICKY BUSINESS NOW AVAILABLE ON VHS VIDEO sIvE2 Frank Tiano Producer UUGRIPPING . Bob Violett nician ira KEEP YOU GWED TO YOUR SEAT Contains everything want know about Zap Loctite adhesive product Informative Humorous 21/2 hours wilh two intermissions Ideal club meetings Produced Frank Tiano Techniques Frank Tiano Bob Violett NOW AVAILABLE FOR SHOWING $3495 Plus $2 Shipping & Handling Name City _____________ State __________ 71n Send $3695 $3495 plus $2 shipping & handling check money order Frank Tiano Enterprises 2460 SW 85 Terrace Davie FL 33324 Allow 4-6 weeks delivery Soa} cannot Ldeliver post office boxes MA Sn November 1987 171
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/11
Page Numbers: 64, 166, 168, 171
CL Navy Carner Pete Mazur THE TOP GUNS out force 1987 Nats indicated highest-ever scores Profile Carrier best previous flight class other Nats would have scored fifth year no startling new de signs techniques just steady refinement artand practice practice practice Bill Melton last years winner won again original Guardian used larger thicker wing previous designs lower pect ratio external line slider brings lead-outs back trailing edge wing low-speed flight im provements resulted best low speed day 2752 seconds high power output Bills TWA 36 resulted best high speed well 196 seconds winning score 3430 remarkable because occasional gusts wind disturbed lowspeed flights throughout day LeRoy Cordes won second place Fairey Spearfish design powered Tune 36 214-second high speed followed skillful 268-second low speed total score 3198 LeRoys Spearfish modified versions popular design Profile rep resenting six 15 entries Open class Peter Mazur flew modified Spearfish third place 3161 score Tune-Hill plainbearing 36 produced 202-second high speed low-speed time 2355 seconds Marc Warwashanas original Wildcat com plete very effective split flaps powered much-reworked SuperTigre S-36 highspeed time 209 seconds Marcs low-speed time 2435 seconds gave him 3161 points fourth place Bill Calkins flew Fairey Fulmar fifth place score 2826 K&B 58-powered original 216-second high- 1922-second low-speed time no Junior entries year Senor Jane Johnson Jane flew K&B 58-powered Sterling Hellcat successfully Pro file entered won Senior Class same airplane engine next day vast majority alrplanes flown Profile about 350 sq wing area significantly larger required minimum 300 wing airfoils generally about 15% thick weight nearly airplane between 2 3 lb common engine K&B 58 seven examples running OS carburetors Class day increasing winds starting near 10 mph increasing 30 mph end day Although contestants hurried get flights before wind velocity rose scores never reached outstanding levels Profile Pete Mazurs first-place score 3798 achieved using original MO-i built-up 37-in wing K&B 40S engine lowspeed time 1299 seconds best day high-speed time 172 seconds beaten second-place winner Carl Tommy Schaefer very quick 159 seconds Tommy also flew K&B 65-powered MO-i smaller thin wing 33-in span very re spectable 1051-second low speed resulted overall score 3787 Continued page 166 64 Model Aviation AMA NATS oln Nebraska Roy Fellows fourth-place Class Skyraider takes off steep angle because its par ticularly high wing loading will straighten out level attitude within quarter lap Bill Meltons winning Profile model flight sets up low-speed run During timed low-speed flight planes nose will come up about 450 angle Circle judge Melvin Schuette looks over shoul der make sure maximum 60 angle attack specified rules isnt exceeded Bill Calkins releases Bill Meltons third-place Class Guardian takeoff flat nearly treeless Nebraska landscape allowed 30 mph winds free access Carrier circles giving fliers extra challenge deal very pretty Dauntless flown AMA Profile Gerry Deneau Gerry reproduced simple reliable design entry 15 Profile Carrier event trialflown year supplemental category Leon Ryktarsky modeled unusual Brew ster XSBA-1 effectively both Class Class II ones third-place-winning Class II full-size prototype built four models showed up Nats takes contestants make Nats right Officials Melvin Schuette John Holliday Carolyn Cordes Cora Higley Pete Mazur pipe stands start engine Leon Ryktarsky Marc Warwashana get Marcs Class Brewster ready go race flexible push rod serves servo best nothing beats Gold-N-Rod Sullivan Products Because Gold-N-Rods unique design allows lowest friction accurate transfer motion around curves push rod market Heres Exclusive spline design dramatically reduces friction between inner outer rod Sullivans demanding qualily control insures tightfit minimal play between inner outer rods Gold-N-Rods special temperature-resistant resins help keep model trim comes convenient applications Gold-N-Rod soars above competition Youll find installation snap adjustments easier using Gold-N-Rods complete kit push rods studs Gold-N-Clevises So dont get thrown curve Instead go gold Gold-N-Rod Sullivan Tolding INTERCEPTOR Ready Fly $696 U build Kit $495 Note Please add $3forPftHforlst3models. Add 10 % price additional model PO Box 68132 Portland OR 97268 fl4ER7OBttEL Noni Have, Stree ox 5166 Baloaore MD21224301 732-3500 Made U BA Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 160 old flying buddy Jeff Johnsonformerly Fargo recently Wichita KS fifth amazing thing Tex ans generally best windy-weather pi lots shut out top five Fast Combat usual premier Combat event Nationals featured 52 Open en trants around six eight Junior Senior categories outstanding Senior winner Greg Woj tecki Chicago IL also winner Senior Stow Combat used Cipolla 36-powered Bosta devastate competition plane/engine combination weighed mere 16 oz ready fly used put away Minor brothers well Andre Leger would go fly Open Fast Combat later Fri day Other sports claim family oriented Combat really has lot family teams Congrat ulations Mark Smith Dallas TX took years National Championship Besides regular events years Nats fea tured several fun events Mike Hoffelt put up $50 top speed meet speed 12157 mph turned Jim Jack San Diego CA using Hoffelt 36R Monoboom Second taken Alan Deveuve Dallas TX 11684 mph also used Hoffelt 36R Monoboom Third Bob Mears Lubbock TX using familiar Fox-powered foamy event much harder looks height pole separates both real times dream times pilots can fly low steady cant Howard Rush did turn 124 mph speed disal lowed because engine remain airplane full seven laps event fun spon sored Nats Manager Vince Mankowski pit crews crews minute put plane together tie streamer put new glow plug put new prop fuel up etc crews could get work done less minute some clowning around bit Determining winners came down engine-starting contest beginning go signal dozen teams tried team Richard Stubblefleld Richard King Terry Wright doing piloting did job 149 sec go signal launch about double time theyd turning real matches teams able get clean start pit-crew competition ended Nats fun note should something incorporated next years schedulepossibly break noon Saturday Nats CL Carrier/Mazur Continued page 64 Bill Melton flew OS 4OVRP-powered original 36-in Guardian third place score 3677 model looks like Sterling kit isnt first noticed thicker wing Bills best flight 173-second high time 1092-second low AD4 Skyraider flown fourth place Roy Fellows built modified Japanese kit powered Fox 40 257-second Continued page 168 166 Model Aviation push comes shove Suflivans Gold-N-Rod smoothest around curves Fokker D-VII VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora 1160505 312-357-1883 II 01975Julyisfirstissue 01976 0197701982 0197801983 01979sold 2-l-96 01980outi I01986 Enclose separate $2200 check set ordered NO CASHNO CHARGES r1 Print carefully shipping label II Name Street Addresa tyStateZIP Make checks payable AMA Send orders Academy Model Aeronautics 1810 Samuel Morse L on VA 22090 R/C 1db-Bar Glow Plugs Alse. Long Short$189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs SIx Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 nce t948 Wayne NJ ZL high 571-second low times complete 100-point landing Brett Smith flew 38-in MO-i foam wing otherwise sim ilar Gerber design Pulling airplane 228-second high-speed time K&B 4ORR Irvine carburetor suction fuel feed 528-second low speed followed zeropoint landing put Brett fifth place Class H day winds become really se rious approaching 25 mph early morning rising morning wore Tommy Schaefer overcame wind win first place 3516 score using 34-in King fisher powered 0S 45 marine conver sion smallest Class II model entered Tommys 170-second high- 775-second low-speed times just enough edge out Bill Melton 3507-point second-place score achieved original 43-in Guardian largest models entered Bills Rossi 65 rear-exhaust engine pulled big model 166-second high-speed 703-second lowspeed time Winning third place Leon Ryktarsyk 3338 points 37-in Brewster XSBA-1 repre sents prototype built Yet four Brewsters entered Nats Classes II Leon Marc Warwashana radial-engine cowl ing doesnt seem hurt high speeds too much layout moments aircraft effective Carrier events Leons OS 61 gave him 172-second high- 583-second low-speed times Taking fourth place original u-in MO-i Bill Calkins 3247 points Hippo Bear powered 0S 6SDF en gine Bills 178-second high 424-second low times followed 100-point landing put him just ahead Dave Engel latters 95-point landing Daves 40-in Guardian powered modified 0S 65R5R 182-second high- 490-second low-speed times Because 0S tended quit transition high low speeds Dave able demonstrate big Guardian glides extremely well unusual valuable asset Equipment both Classes II ex tremely varied no clear size preferences shown Fuel winners 60-75% nitro Fox RC plug still pop ular some contestants uaing new Fox Miracle Plug successfully Class once domi nated Rev-Up 9-7 97tA props now see ing Grish 9-7 nylon props well some others Class II props though still heavily represented 10-8 Rev-Up include Power Prop Top Rite Master Airscrew Kelly After official events concluded Navy Carrier Society held its annual meeting local restaurant Eugene Ely Award presented flier achieves highest total score three classes Carrier compe tition awarded 1987 Champion Bill Melton contestants thanked years hard-working Carrier officials fine job done John Holiday event director Melvin Schuette circle judge Carolyn Cordes Cora Higley timers Brenda Schuette scorekeeper Dave Judd pit boss Saturday 15-Class Carrier flown unofficial event six entries rules similar AMA Profile Carrier except no scale points no moving surfaces except el evator no line sliders score high speed over 70 mph will computed basis 70 mph eliminating need super-hot en gines Melvin Schuette won Curtiss high-wing monoplane OPS 15 also made landing day although standings wouldnt have changed hed missed Mike Andersons Cox 15-powered model came second followed Gerly Deneaus original Cox 15-powered Dauntless Nats CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 65 Senior hA Speed Joe Mantel Plantation FL placed first 7190 mph Jane Johnson Rockford IL second 6107 mph flight Junior saw Todd Lee Topeka KS take first place flight 7591 mph Half-A Profile Proto Speed AMA provisional event saw Warren Kurth setting pace flight 9870 mph first place Tom Hartvigsen Tullahoma TN hit 9096 mph second Brown team turning 8119 mph third Senior Profile Proto Joe Mantel Planta tion FL placed first 6498 mph flight Jane Johnson Rockford IL second speed 6099 mph entry Junior Profile Proto Todd Lee Topeka KS took first place speed 7302 mph Tuesday FM Speed Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH past member US FM Speed team turned speed 17240 mph take first place Dave Williams Yorba Linda CA placed second 15264 mph Bill Hughes Bollingbrook IL placed third 12809 mph Carl Dodge used home-built 15 own machined bar stock pipe Carl indicated used cam place tapering attachment lathe allowed compound curves machined convergent part pipes cone making straight taper diver gent portion Carl does solder pipes gether have use very fine threads make application work Dave Williams used homemade ZIT 15 FM model Billy Hughes has mak ing strong progress FAI Speed using K&B/Cox 15 engine FM Speed fliers used compositeconstruction single-blade propellers total 12 entries Open Speed year good compared pre vious Nats Steve Perkins Houston TX placed first speed 17367 mph Steve using Supertigre X- 15 engine modified according directions given CL Speed column past issue MA However instead using ABC cylinder Steve used made steel prop modified 6 x 8 Rev-Up fuel mixture 78% nitro 2% propylene oxide 20% synthetic oil Close behind him second place M&M team Fred Joyce Margarido Fremont CA speed 17300 mph Akeshi Kusumoto Japan third speed 17284 mph no entries Senior Speed Junior Speed entry James Buxton Bethel Park PA took first speed 8108 mph Its too bad Juniors Seniors dont fly 15-powered Scale Racers event types 15-size engines used Speed included Rossi OPS K&B Nelson Superti gre prototype 05 15 should pointed Continued page 171 168 Model Aviation Collectors Notice Just released AMA Museum BACK ISSUES Model Aviation magazinesNEW original car tons sale YEAR SETS ONLY Check selections below send SEPARATE $2200 CHECK individual set Orders will filled first-come basi& set request sold out check will returned being cashed Limited Quantities Sets Are Complete out majority models used some form suction feed system uniflow vari ety Information type fuel system available CL Speed column past sues Model Aviation magazine Write dates specific issues 21 Sport Speed unofficial event flown second straight year Nats eight entries Frank Garzon Central Islip NY setting pace speed 13703 mph Glenn Lee Batavia IL second 13357 mph George Brown Staten Island NY third 13308 mph Gene Hempel Garland TX fourth 13210 mph event easier fly Formula 40 Any 21-size engine can used fuel restriction 10% nitro Also must two-wire Control Line model Its really nice easy fuel Nats special event nated Dick Ritch Ritchs Hobbies contestants received gallon 10% fuel plus share cash prize pot Come guys Get program Lets see activity event Wednesday B Speed slowest speeds comparison last two Nats Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL turned 17887-mph flight first place followed Akeshi Kusu moto Japan James Van Sant Penndel PA 17886 mph 17810 mph respectively Billy Hughes using K&B 49cc engine utilizing homemade 7 x 10 glass prop Ake shi Kusumoto used DJS 29 engine mixture glass wood props used B Speed fliers average prop seven-inch diameter pitch 10 Also flights werent lunch wind picked up lot afternoon Junior fly B Speed James Buxton Bethel Park PA time 10987 mph used K&B 21 power original-design model James indicated has flying approximately 10 years years Formula 40 event 18 Open entries oniy Senior entiy Glenn Lee Ba tavia IL sneaked past Bill Wisniewski take first place speed 15866 mph Bill 15700 mph Frank Garzon placed third 15551 mph Akeshi Kusumoto fourth 15044 mph Akeshi using OPS 40 VRP engine glass 8 x 8 prop speeds F-40 relatively close K&B 65 dominating event appeared reporter F-40 models using glass props Billy Hughes molding nice 8 x 8 glass prop F-40 Seniors Jim Ricketts Sioux Fails SD used Rat Racer fly F-4 event turned flight 13590 mph first place Joe Mantel did make official flight Formula 40 easiest Speed events fly fuel event furnished contest management another twoline model has no wing area restriction oniy other ingredient required modeler Thursday July 16 weather nice morning wind picking up about 100 pm got quite gusty times year 14 entries D Speed Open-only event Akeshi Kus umoto Japan setting pace 20921-mph flight first place Close behind Frank Garzon present D Speed recordholder turning 20399 mph second place Brown team came third 20014 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19881 mph Both Akeshi Kusumoto Frank Garzon using OS Max 65 engine 9 x 12 glass props en gine will turn 200 mph comes its box fuel used both entrants consisted 78% nitro 3% alcohol 19% synthetic oil years Jet Speed turnout best 15 entries highlight years flyoff oc curred Dimmitt Perkins Houston TX fly ing sidewinder-type model almost knocked off Joe Kirn flying Jerry Thomas asynunetrical de sign Joe Kims speed 20586 mph Dimmitt 20539 mph second close Jerry Thomas used another Hummer de signs place third 20 P03 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19859 mph no Junior Senior Jet Speed en tries interesting see different types Jet models number sidewinder designs few Super Burp designs Hummer design Jerry Thomas Jerry indicated may kit Hummer near future North American Speed Society NASS held its annual get-together refreshments dinner Lees Restaurant located Out skirts Lincoln occasion sponsored NASS Chris Sackett its newsletter editor highlight evening presentation NASS Perpetual Speed Tro phy Akeshi Kusumoto Japan Japans top gun Speed flier has won numerous Speed events Japan High Time Trophy went Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Speed flight 13086 mph Junior/ Senior Trophy went Todd Lee Topeka KS Congratulations gentlemen Lets keep Speed moving ahead Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 66 deep washes gullies traversed bases hills Unfortunately fact read ily apparent distanceonly got up chasing model could cross motorbike three-wheeled ATV lot chasing done foot As wag put Flying downhill Followed its logical conclusion comment suggested retrieval uphill fairness site-selection officials location would probably have preferable tall corn Meadif weather would have cooperated did Showing no defer ence whatsoever needs FF fraternity summer winds Nebraska blew almost unre lentingly throughout week intensify Nats drew close Outdoor FF began Tuesday Nats week C Gas Payload fliers being greeted rain morning hours two major weather fronts encountered during week moved through eastern Nebraska afternoon flights possible sun came out Marvin Mace Pilfered Pearl entourage led way flyoffs Open C Gas never looked back Gil Morris Matchsticks could keep pace Mace fell second followed Bill Dunlop still trying sort out trim combinations new carbon fiber Ex-Cels Only Senior pretty Melinda Anderson chose put up flight C STICKY BUSINESS NOW AVAILABLE ON VHS VIDEO sIvE2 Frank Tiano Producer UUGRIPPING . Bob Violett nician ira KEEP YOU GWED TO YOUR SEAT Contains everything want know about Zap Loctite adhesive product Informative Humorous 21/2 hours wilh two intermissions Ideal club meetings Produced Frank Tiano Techniques Frank Tiano Bob Violett NOW AVAILABLE FOR SHOWING $3495 Plus $2 Shipping & Handling Name City _____________ State __________ 71n Send $3695 $3495 plus $2 shipping & handling check money order Frank Tiano Enterprises 2460 SW 85 Terrace Davie FL 33324 Allow 4-6 weeks delivery Soa} cannot Ldeliver post office boxes MA Sn November 1987 171
Edition: Model Aviation - 1987/11
Page Numbers: 64, 166, 168, 171
CL Navy Carner Pete Mazur THE TOP GUNS out force 1987 Nats indicated highest-ever scores Profile Carrier best previous flight class other Nats would have scored fifth year no startling new de signs techniques just steady refinement artand practice practice practice Bill Melton last years winner won again original Guardian used larger thicker wing previous designs lower pect ratio external line slider brings lead-outs back trailing edge wing low-speed flight im provements resulted best low speed day 2752 seconds high power output Bills TWA 36 resulted best high speed well 196 seconds winning score 3430 remarkable because occasional gusts wind disturbed lowspeed flights throughout day LeRoy Cordes won second place Fairey Spearfish design powered Tune 36 214-second high speed followed skillful 268-second low speed total score 3198 LeRoys Spearfish modified versions popular design Profile rep resenting six 15 entries Open class Peter Mazur flew modified Spearfish third place 3161 score Tune-Hill plainbearing 36 produced 202-second high speed low-speed time 2355 seconds Marc Warwashanas original Wildcat com plete very effective split flaps powered much-reworked SuperTigre S-36 highspeed time 209 seconds Marcs low-speed time 2435 seconds gave him 3161 points fourth place Bill Calkins flew Fairey Fulmar fifth place score 2826 K&B 58-powered original 216-second high- 1922-second low-speed time no Junior entries year Senor Jane Johnson Jane flew K&B 58-powered Sterling Hellcat successfully Pro file entered won Senior Class same airplane engine next day vast majority alrplanes flown Profile about 350 sq wing area significantly larger required minimum 300 wing airfoils generally about 15% thick weight nearly airplane between 2 3 lb common engine K&B 58 seven examples running OS carburetors Class day increasing winds starting near 10 mph increasing 30 mph end day Although contestants hurried get flights before wind velocity rose scores never reached outstanding levels Profile Pete Mazurs first-place score 3798 achieved using original MO-i built-up 37-in wing K&B 40S engine lowspeed time 1299 seconds best day high-speed time 172 seconds beaten second-place winner Carl Tommy Schaefer very quick 159 seconds Tommy also flew K&B 65-powered MO-i smaller thin wing 33-in span very re spectable 1051-second low speed resulted overall score 3787 Continued page 166 64 Model Aviation AMA NATS oln Nebraska Roy Fellows fourth-place Class Skyraider takes off steep angle because its par ticularly high wing loading will straighten out level attitude within quarter lap Bill Meltons winning Profile model flight sets up low-speed run During timed low-speed flight planes nose will come up about 450 angle Circle judge Melvin Schuette looks over shoul der make sure maximum 60 angle attack specified rules isnt exceeded Bill Calkins releases Bill Meltons third-place Class Guardian takeoff flat nearly treeless Nebraska landscape allowed 30 mph winds free access Carrier circles giving fliers extra challenge deal very pretty Dauntless flown AMA Profile Gerry Deneau Gerry reproduced simple reliable design entry 15 Profile Carrier event trialflown year supplemental category Leon Ryktarsky modeled unusual Brew ster XSBA-1 effectively both Class Class II ones third-place-winning Class II full-size prototype built four models showed up Nats takes contestants make Nats right Officials Melvin Schuette John Holliday Carolyn Cordes Cora Higley Pete Mazur pipe stands start engine Leon Ryktarsky Marc Warwashana get Marcs Class Brewster ready go race flexible push rod serves servo best nothing beats Gold-N-Rod Sullivan Products Because Gold-N-Rods unique design allows lowest friction accurate transfer motion around curves push rod market Heres Exclusive spline design dramatically reduces friction between inner outer rod Sullivans demanding qualily control insures tightfit minimal play between inner outer rods Gold-N-Rods special temperature-resistant resins help keep model trim comes convenient applications Gold-N-Rod soars above competition Youll find installation snap adjustments easier using Gold-N-Rods complete kit push rods studs Gold-N-Clevises So dont get thrown curve Instead go gold Gold-N-Rod Sullivan Tolding INTERCEPTOR Ready Fly $696 U build Kit $495 Note Please add $3forPftHforlst3models. Add 10 % price additional model PO Box 68132 Portland OR 97268 fl4ER7OBttEL Noni Have, Stree ox 5166 Baloaore MD21224301 732-3500 Made U BA Nats CL Combat/Johnson Continued page 160 old flying buddy Jeff Johnsonformerly Fargo recently Wichita KS fifth amazing thing Tex ans generally best windy-weather pi lots shut out top five Fast Combat usual premier Combat event Nationals featured 52 Open en trants around six eight Junior Senior categories outstanding Senior winner Greg Woj tecki Chicago IL also winner Senior Stow Combat used Cipolla 36-powered Bosta devastate competition plane/engine combination weighed mere 16 oz ready fly used put away Minor brothers well Andre Leger would go fly Open Fast Combat later Fri day Other sports claim family oriented Combat really has lot family teams Congrat ulations Mark Smith Dallas TX took years National Championship Besides regular events years Nats fea tured several fun events Mike Hoffelt put up $50 top speed meet speed 12157 mph turned Jim Jack San Diego CA using Hoffelt 36R Monoboom Second taken Alan Deveuve Dallas TX 11684 mph also used Hoffelt 36R Monoboom Third Bob Mears Lubbock TX using familiar Fox-powered foamy event much harder looks height pole separates both real times dream times pilots can fly low steady cant Howard Rush did turn 124 mph speed disal lowed because engine remain airplane full seven laps event fun spon sored Nats Manager Vince Mankowski pit crews crews minute put plane together tie streamer put new glow plug put new prop fuel up etc crews could get work done less minute some clowning around bit Determining winners came down engine-starting contest beginning go signal dozen teams tried team Richard Stubblefleld Richard King Terry Wright doing piloting did job 149 sec go signal launch about double time theyd turning real matches teams able get clean start pit-crew competition ended Nats fun note should something incorporated next years schedulepossibly break noon Saturday Nats CL Carrier/Mazur Continued page 64 Bill Melton flew OS 4OVRP-powered original 36-in Guardian third place score 3677 model looks like Sterling kit isnt first noticed thicker wing Bills best flight 173-second high time 1092-second low AD4 Skyraider flown fourth place Roy Fellows built modified Japanese kit powered Fox 40 257-second Continued page 168 166 Model Aviation push comes shove Suflivans Gold-N-Rod smoothest around curves Fokker D-VII VK Model Aircraft PO Box 3007 Aurora 1160505 312-357-1883 II 01975Julyisfirstissue 01976 0197701982 0197801983 01979sold 2-l-96 01980outi I01986 Enclose separate $2200 check set ordered NO CASHNO CHARGES r1 Print carefully shipping label II Name Street Addresa tyStateZIP Make checks payable AMA Send orders Academy Model Aeronautics 1810 Samuel Morse L on VA 22090 R/C 1db-Bar Glow Plugs Alse. Long Short$189 Traditional line non-idle bar Glow Plugs SIx Types 3 Heat Ranges High Performance Glow Element Blow Proof Seal Only $149 Swanson Associates PO Box 151 nce t948 Wayne NJ ZL high 571-second low times complete 100-point landing Brett Smith flew 38-in MO-i foam wing otherwise sim ilar Gerber design Pulling airplane 228-second high-speed time K&B 4ORR Irvine carburetor suction fuel feed 528-second low speed followed zeropoint landing put Brett fifth place Class H day winds become really se rious approaching 25 mph early morning rising morning wore Tommy Schaefer overcame wind win first place 3516 score using 34-in King fisher powered 0S 45 marine conver sion smallest Class II model entered Tommys 170-second high- 775-second low-speed times just enough edge out Bill Melton 3507-point second-place score achieved original 43-in Guardian largest models entered Bills Rossi 65 rear-exhaust engine pulled big model 166-second high-speed 703-second lowspeed time Winning third place Leon Ryktarsyk 3338 points 37-in Brewster XSBA-1 repre sents prototype built Yet four Brewsters entered Nats Classes II Leon Marc Warwashana radial-engine cowl ing doesnt seem hurt high speeds too much layout moments aircraft effective Carrier events Leons OS 61 gave him 172-second high- 583-second low-speed times Taking fourth place original u-in MO-i Bill Calkins 3247 points Hippo Bear powered 0S 6SDF en gine Bills 178-second high 424-second low times followed 100-point landing put him just ahead Dave Engel latters 95-point landing Daves 40-in Guardian powered modified 0S 65R5R 182-second high- 490-second low-speed times Because 0S tended quit transition high low speeds Dave able demonstrate big Guardian glides extremely well unusual valuable asset Equipment both Classes II ex tremely varied no clear size preferences shown Fuel winners 60-75% nitro Fox RC plug still pop ular some contestants uaing new Fox Miracle Plug successfully Class once domi nated Rev-Up 9-7 97tA props now see ing Grish 9-7 nylon props well some others Class II props though still heavily represented 10-8 Rev-Up include Power Prop Top Rite Master Airscrew Kelly After official events concluded Navy Carrier Society held its annual meeting local restaurant Eugene Ely Award presented flier achieves highest total score three classes Carrier compe tition awarded 1987 Champion Bill Melton contestants thanked years hard-working Carrier officials fine job done John Holiday event director Melvin Schuette circle judge Carolyn Cordes Cora Higley timers Brenda Schuette scorekeeper Dave Judd pit boss Saturday 15-Class Carrier flown unofficial event six entries rules similar AMA Profile Carrier except no scale points no moving surfaces except el evator no line sliders score high speed over 70 mph will computed basis 70 mph eliminating need super-hot en gines Melvin Schuette won Curtiss high-wing monoplane OPS 15 also made landing day although standings wouldnt have changed hed missed Mike Andersons Cox 15-powered model came second followed Gerly Deneaus original Cox 15-powered Dauntless Nats CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 65 Senior hA Speed Joe Mantel Plantation FL placed first 7190 mph Jane Johnson Rockford IL second 6107 mph flight Junior saw Todd Lee Topeka KS take first place flight 7591 mph Half-A Profile Proto Speed AMA provisional event saw Warren Kurth setting pace flight 9870 mph first place Tom Hartvigsen Tullahoma TN hit 9096 mph second Brown team turning 8119 mph third Senior Profile Proto Joe Mantel Planta tion FL placed first 6498 mph flight Jane Johnson Rockford IL second speed 6099 mph entry Junior Profile Proto Todd Lee Topeka KS took first place speed 7302 mph Tuesday FM Speed Carl Dodge Richmond Heights OH past member US FM Speed team turned speed 17240 mph take first place Dave Williams Yorba Linda CA placed second 15264 mph Bill Hughes Bollingbrook IL placed third 12809 mph Carl Dodge used home-built 15 own machined bar stock pipe Carl indicated used cam place tapering attachment lathe allowed compound curves machined convergent part pipes cone making straight taper diver gent portion Carl does solder pipes gether have use very fine threads make application work Dave Williams used homemade ZIT 15 FM model Billy Hughes has mak ing strong progress FAI Speed using K&B/Cox 15 engine FM Speed fliers used compositeconstruction single-blade propellers total 12 entries Open Speed year good compared pre vious Nats Steve Perkins Houston TX placed first speed 17367 mph Steve using Supertigre X- 15 engine modified according directions given CL Speed column past issue MA However instead using ABC cylinder Steve used made steel prop modified 6 x 8 Rev-Up fuel mixture 78% nitro 2% propylene oxide 20% synthetic oil Close behind him second place M&M team Fred Joyce Margarido Fremont CA speed 17300 mph Akeshi Kusumoto Japan third speed 17284 mph no entries Senior Speed Junior Speed entry James Buxton Bethel Park PA took first speed 8108 mph Its too bad Juniors Seniors dont fly 15-powered Scale Racers event types 15-size engines used Speed included Rossi OPS K&B Nelson Superti gre prototype 05 15 should pointed Continued page 171 168 Model Aviation Collectors Notice Just released AMA Museum BACK ISSUES Model Aviation magazinesNEW original car tons sale YEAR SETS ONLY Check selections below send SEPARATE $2200 CHECK individual set Orders will filled first-come basi& set request sold out check will returned being cashed Limited Quantities Sets Are Complete out majority models used some form suction feed system uniflow vari ety Information type fuel system available CL Speed column past sues Model Aviation magazine Write dates specific issues 21 Sport Speed unofficial event flown second straight year Nats eight entries Frank Garzon Central Islip NY setting pace speed 13703 mph Glenn Lee Batavia IL second 13357 mph George Brown Staten Island NY third 13308 mph Gene Hempel Garland TX fourth 13210 mph event easier fly Formula 40 Any 21-size engine can used fuel restriction 10% nitro Also must two-wire Control Line model Its really nice easy fuel Nats special event nated Dick Ritch Ritchs Hobbies contestants received gallon 10% fuel plus share cash prize pot Come guys Get program Lets see activity event Wednesday B Speed slowest speeds comparison last two Nats Billy Hughes Bollingbrook IL turned 17887-mph flight first place followed Akeshi Kusu moto Japan James Van Sant Penndel PA 17886 mph 17810 mph respectively Billy Hughes using K&B 49cc engine utilizing homemade 7 x 10 glass prop Ake shi Kusumoto used DJS 29 engine mixture glass wood props used B Speed fliers average prop seven-inch diameter pitch 10 Also flights werent lunch wind picked up lot afternoon Junior fly B Speed James Buxton Bethel Park PA time 10987 mph used K&B 21 power original-design model James indicated has flying approximately 10 years years Formula 40 event 18 Open entries oniy Senior entiy Glenn Lee Ba tavia IL sneaked past Bill Wisniewski take first place speed 15866 mph Bill 15700 mph Frank Garzon placed third 15551 mph Akeshi Kusumoto fourth 15044 mph Akeshi using OPS 40 VRP engine glass 8 x 8 prop speeds F-40 relatively close K&B 65 dominating event appeared reporter F-40 models using glass props Billy Hughes molding nice 8 x 8 glass prop F-40 Seniors Jim Ricketts Sioux Fails SD used Rat Racer fly F-4 event turned flight 13590 mph first place Joe Mantel did make official flight Formula 40 easiest Speed events fly fuel event furnished contest management another twoline model has no wing area restriction oniy other ingredient required modeler Thursday July 16 weather nice morning wind picking up about 100 pm got quite gusty times year 14 entries D Speed Open-only event Akeshi Kus umoto Japan setting pace 20921-mph flight first place Close behind Frank Garzon present D Speed recordholder turning 20399 mph second place Brown team came third 20014 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19881 mph Both Akeshi Kusumoto Frank Garzon using OS Max 65 engine 9 x 12 glass props en gine will turn 200 mph comes its box fuel used both entrants consisted 78% nitro 3% alcohol 19% synthetic oil years Jet Speed turnout best 15 entries highlight years flyoff oc curred Dimmitt Perkins Houston TX fly ing sidewinder-type model almost knocked off Joe Kirn flying Jerry Thomas asynunetrical de sign Joe Kims speed 20586 mph Dimmitt 20539 mph second close Jerry Thomas used another Hummer de signs place third 20 P03 mph Bill Nusz fourth 19859 mph no Junior Senior Jet Speed en tries interesting see different types Jet models number sidewinder designs few Super Burp designs Hummer design Jerry Thomas Jerry indicated may kit Hummer near future North American Speed Society NASS held its annual get-together refreshments dinner Lees Restaurant located Out skirts Lincoln occasion sponsored NASS Chris Sackett its newsletter editor highlight evening presentation NASS Perpetual Speed Tro phy Akeshi Kusumoto Japan Japans top gun Speed flier has won numerous Speed events Japan High Time Trophy went Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA Speed flight 13086 mph Junior/ Senior Trophy went Todd Lee Topeka KS Congratulations gentlemen Lets keep Speed moving ahead Nats FF Power/Kruse Continued page 66 deep washes gullies traversed bases hills Unfortunately fact read ily apparent distanceonly got up chasing model could cross motorbike three-wheeled ATV lot chasing done foot As wag put Flying downhill Followed its logical conclusion comment suggested retrieval uphill fairness site-selection officials location would probably have preferable tall corn Meadif weather would have cooperated did Showing no defer ence whatsoever needs FF fraternity summer winds Nebraska blew almost unre lentingly throughout week intensify Nats drew close Outdoor FF began Tuesday Nats week C Gas Payload fliers being greeted rain morning hours two major weather fronts encountered during week moved through eastern Nebraska afternoon flights possible sun came out Marvin Mace Pilfered Pearl entourage led way flyoffs Open C Gas never looked back Gil Morris Matchsticks could keep pace Mace fell second followed Bill Dunlop still trying sort out trim combinations new carbon fiber Ex-Cels Only Senior pretty Melinda Anderson chose put up flight C STICKY BUSINESS NOW AVAILABLE ON VHS VIDEO sIvE2 Frank Tiano Producer UUGRIPPING . Bob Violett nician ira KEEP YOU GWED TO YOUR SEAT Contains everything want know about Zap Loctite adhesive product Informative Humorous 21/2 hours wilh two intermissions Ideal club meetings Produced Frank Tiano Techniques Frank Tiano Bob Violett NOW AVAILABLE FOR SHOWING $3495 Plus $2 Shipping & Handling Name City _____________ State __________ 71n Send $3695 $3495 plus $2 shipping & handling check money order Frank Tiano Enterprises 2460 SW 85 Terrace Davie FL 33324 Allow 4-6 weeks delivery Soa} cannot Ldeliver post office boxes MA Sn November 1987 171
