Perennial Walker Cup contender Bob Whitely boggled everyones mind wiifl inc perrormance OT magnificent twin-engined Stunter calls LA Heat placed sixth just missing Walker Cup flyoff Detail shot shows neat installation two Tom Lay-prepared OS 35s Its story good idea Advanced class proving its value event bringing out 30 entries wouldnt have bothered incentive measuring success against yardstick consistent commit ment sport Its story about nearly 80 pilots individual talents goals pirations met Chesapeake VA mea sure progress refine expectations future Sure cant talk about Nats talk ing about winners abun dance Yet another big year 1983 85 champ Jim Casale once again took Open championship Walker Cup Once again Jimmy hard pressed both Paul Walker 1984 87 champ finished second Ted Fancher 1982 86 champ third place Perennial top-five finisher Windy Urtnowski fourth fraction fifth place story its own Stay tuned content Walker Cup Jimmys beautiful ship Columbia resplendent its red white blue US World Champs team regalia stole coveted Concours dElegance well narrowly edging out Windy Urtnowskis equally magnificent Cardinal Both beau tiful ships awarded perfect scores 20 points event director Doug Figgs Tuesday afternoons traditional pilots meeting appear ance judging As near could tell both ships equally deserving 20 points and/or Concours Equally attention-worthy near-scale Grumman Wildcat fielded John Burn Rich mond VA An unfortunate anomaly occurred Johns ship featured very realistic weathered finish reminiscent exquisite ships of worlds finest Scale builders Although John received several votes Concours award including own ship placed last row appearance re ceived five points apparently because lacked classic glossy finish traditional Stunters area PAMPA going have develop guidelines Event Direc tors Appropriate recognition exemplary work such Johns must awarded Another big winner Senior-age contestant Nat Gifford addition winning Senior championship Nat also entered won now AMA-recognized supplemental Advanced event Nat closely followed John Davis flying Pro-Magnum third became property Sig Magnum designer Mike Pratt least seven Sig Magnums entered years Nats making far away sin gle popular design option compete Advanced class newly available Junior Senior fliers Al though may contend regular Open-age awards may enter supple mental Advanced event terrific exposure really serious young competitors urge such youngsters take advantage oppor tunity should attend Nats doing fly age-class competition Fri Continued page 157 THE FINEST flying surface Ive ever seen Control Line models Thats opinion site 1988 Tidewater Nats texture flatness area used CL Rac ing well Stunt antiquity stead tabletop-smooth active runway extreme drought Midwest area summer visions skies finally opening up raining entire Nats week fears unjustified serious rain occurred interstate approached Chesapeake VA area During week Racing competition few threatening thunderstorms did interrupt Rac ing schedule Early morning temperatures low eighties noon low nineties norm Very little wind en countered events weather-related problem high humidity lack breeze flying site keeping heat index uncomfortable range CL Racing events schedule restruc tured 1987 some complaints ensued over having two major Racing events flown day 1988 schedule shifted slightly Scale Racing flown Monday followed Mouse Racing FM Team Racing Tues day Rat Race Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday allowed competitors two full travel days return home Scale Racing good portion Sunday spent competitors tuning practic ing official Scale Racing Monday extremely high humidity caused several problems burned glow plugs competitors using new Nelson one-piece plug found increased 60%-70% humidity too much plugs element Several competitors found switching Nel son funny plug either IL 4L heat range configurations slight majority en trants using Rossi 15 remain der using Nelson 15 Rossi used having new crankcase config uration Although few fliers used K&B/Cox 15 engines past seen years Nats Racing events day started out hot sunny Racing Events Director Chris Melancon pilots meeting 900 am officials tent go November 1988 53 two ladies foreground heart Stunt contest Shareen Fancher L Barbara Shearer tabulated literally thousands Stunt scores over week Peggy Parker background sneaked officials tent get some shade AMA NATS iqee TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CL Racing John Ballard Steve DeBord releases FAST Rat teams winning entry won exciting 439 Yes Fast Rats pull hard John Ballard R time Bob Fogg helps him advice Note flies against FAST team pilot Howard plane airborne about foot Shahan Open Rat final over preliminary heat match-ups re spect choosing get finals competitor vote sided using best time two 70-lap qualifying heats qualifying heats year better 1987 fastest qualifying time 248 cutoff final 300 min utes flat Larry Dziak extremely strong-running Nelson giving him considerable amount glow plug problems consequently switched away one-piece Nelson plug two-piece plug iL configuration six competitors taken final Larry coming out number position excellent performance 541 followed Dick Lambert 551 John Ballard 552 Bob Fogg 609 Bill Biachoff fifth place must remembered Open times 87 Nats over 600-minute mark winners time 618 preliminary cutoff 308 last year winner turning 618 years time can certainly considered vast improvement some exciting two-up racing both Junior Senior Scale Racing Junior won up-and-coming competitor Daniel Schwar zenruber Senior Scale Racing won Mike Shahan respectable 618 followed Todd Ballard running distant second Team Racing Tuesday brought out rather meager entry level FM Team Racing Obvi ously entrants preparing leave CL World Championships conspicuously absent Kelley/Parant team Canada entered world-class equip ment turned respectable 835 final race included prop change Mike Grieb placing second 922 followed Glen Vansant third Mouse Racing event traditionally filled fair amount excitement usually caused strong wind conditions year past Junior/Senior entries did better job flying less mishaps did Open coun terparts Jane Johnson turned excellent time Junior/Senior Mouse take win num ber Open entries popular Mouse Racing event double some other Racing events few minor disasters Open fliers Keystone Cop incident Ballard team engine promptly fired backwards pit stop pilot fight backward-taxiing plane full lap before halted preliminary times Open Mouse ran 231 cutoff 319 12 competitors go ing final final some extremely fast racing Wayne Foster coming Out top 500 followed Karen Foster 506 Terry Kasmer 522 Melvin Schuette 534 excellent times Mouse Racing view fact last year win ner ran 510which considered extremely good Rat Racing Practice Wednesdays premier Racing event mostly confined re mainder Tuesday afternoon after lengthy Mouse Racing event Most competitors switched away glass-filled propellers using carbonfiber-filled counterpart result problem high heat developing crankshaft area especially Supertigre X40 Straining engines ounce power heat transmitted shaft area thence fiberglass-filled propeller hub results softening epoxy resin causes prop spin hub subse quent great increase rpm ruined propel ler Continued page 159 Open Scale Racing winners LL-R Larry Dziak 1st Dick Lambert 2nd John Ballard 3rd Bob Fogg 4th Bill Bischoff 5th Event Director C Melancon Rat Racing winners R Kneeling Todd Ballard 2ndSenior StandingL-R Mike Shahan 1stSenior Open fliers Howard Shahan 2nd Steve DeBord 1st Bob Fogg 3rd Mike Grieb 4thand John Ballard 5th VHS videocam ground Mike Shahans foot used several competitors film racing mistakes could noted improvements made 54 Model Aviation Larry Dziak won Open Scale Racing time 541 Large spinner nut helps avoid damage prop plane caught pit stop Glow plug connections go the fuel tank brass strip atop fuselage 2 Event Director Charlie Melancon gives awards two Juniors Scale Racing David Schwarzenruber L Adrian Avant Event Director Melancon kneels front top four Open Mouse Race winners L R Wayne Foster Karyn Foster Jerry Kas mer Melvin Schuette wjv Fk5O NW * * 81 * * * * * * * * * wI ILl FI 50 scale version world-famous Continental engine used popular early light aircraft alternate firing 4-cycle RC engine virtually free vibration very economical fuel consumption Only finest materials have used its production FK 50 engine available methanol alcohol oil located separately lubrication made oil pump have improved FK 50 performance essentially led MARK Ill-gold version further development MARK II MARK MARK II versions discontinued special features MARK Ill-gold higher rpm better idle smoother running available ignition glow version KAVAN Thyristor spark ignition version operates Hall effect principle uses two magnetic pickups tor high speed operation other retard apark timing starting low speed operation allows easy non kick back starting excellent low speed idle maximum full throttle power electronic system eliminates use moving contact points accomplishes two thyristor magnetic pickups Specification Displacement 3 cu 50 cm3 Induction system 4-cycle Mark III 0 h v Bore 134 34 mm Stroke 110 28 mm Maximum rpm 8800 rpm glow version/9200 rpm ignition Idle rpm 1600 rpm glow version/i 400 rpm ignition Horsepower 44 glow version/46 ignition Propeller 20 10 determined aircraft Weight 5 1/2 lbs 2450 g glow version/573 lbs 2600 g ignition Fuel consumption 16 oz 1500 cm3/20 mm FK 50 wIth ignition can operated either regular GASOLINE methanol fuel _______ KAVAN 2052 Nrnpofl Blvd Suite OIL Css Mesa CA 92627 3 xx Retail US $ 1 200 ONLY US $ 995 Catalogue US $ 5p us sh pp ng PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WIThOUT NOTICE gimmick would cause him less competitive usual did prove us wrong hut after snapped line caused crash during qualifying flight Bob able help Jeff Reeves Tom Lay put back together again barely miss qualify ing Walker Flyoff An extraordinary ef fort Bobs part hats off him traditional PAMPA business meeting chaired President Tom Dixon Wednesday night well attended biggest piece business centered possibility having PAMPA newsletter published professionally either other month quarterly insure prompt predictable publication Some excitement awards banquet Saturday night missing both Jimmy Casale Paul Walker departed immediately after Walker Flyoff complete preparations departure World Championships Kiev Waldo Cargill ably represented Jimmy accepting awards read brief note thanks Jimmy helped him pre pare victory very classy touch classy champion clear indication topflight level years competition lack pachyderm award award given annually flier memory lapse causes him significant loss points went begging Nobody screwed up No body left anything out forgot signal body flew great everybody great time Special thanks go Event Director Doug Figgs hard-working crew Assistant Director Ronnie Farmer chief tabulator Mary Gebhart crew Barbara Shearer Shareen Fancher chief judge Don Zimmer corps 11 excellent judges Charly Pate effi cient courteous pit crews runners re corders on takes lot special people run Nats Stunt event right people did great job Thanks lot Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 54 speeds year much closer prior years competitors running 1106-1120 range few competitors using one-piece Nelson plugs hut majority still used two-piece Nelson GloBee iL Fast Rat day dawned very little wind some relief high humidity/heat index FIJVALLY 0 Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers PiC November 1988 159 Eh SUNSHINE HOBBY READY TO FLY Call 1-800-45-TO FLY ACCESSORIES INCLUDED PIPER CHEROKEE-40$129 99 PIPER CHEROKEE-2510899 FOKKER E111-4011999 FANCY STICK-4011499 FANCY STICK-256999 CESSNA 172-2010899 CONDOR-40Lilg99 TERCEL-4512199 ENGINE NOT INCLUDED PIONEER CAR$6000 ENGI NE INCLUDED 17221 South Western Avenue Gardens California 90247 CONTACT US FOR THIS MONTHS SPECIAL PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 @3 QW3 Iitrz -7 top 9 tfj 1988 kztn tatz oartug tbampiouziipst CaLifornia contest attracts soarinqs finest rewards lvintters cask Lovesot9s lm7indsonqs Carnanos dominated winners circ[e capturing 7 top 3 spots front top fo[[rnvs Dave Banks Lovesong Steve ICusen klindsonq Bob DocLgsott Lovesong Shawn Lenci Lovesong Brad CCasen Super Camano Steve Ca[Lup Windsong Jim 2Cirstine Lindsong shown itt photo fly Send 2 stamps free cataLog SON DESIGNS 21230 Damson Road Bothell WA 206 776-8067 Mon 9 am 5 pm Semor Rat entrants run first Mike Sha han taking first very good 510 followed Todd Ballard 708 early morning pilots meeting de cided best two qualifying times taken eight fliers going final 70-lap qualifying races found Bob Fogg low-time qualifier time 210 cutoff point 22877 sixth- seventhplace competitors times 22833 22849 respectively majority between falling 215-220 range year final found no loner flying some excellent two-up racing Howard Shahan flying three entries John Ballard flying other five Steve DeBord newest member Fogg-Shahan FAST Team took super 439 followed Howard Shahan 444 Bob Fogg 447 San Diego-based team certainly did homework over winter some good pitting excellent air speed Mike Grieb fourth 452 John Ballard 453 Dick Lambert sixth 501 Again times considerably better last year National Champ ran 446 year same 446 would have gotten him third place other teams Ballard/Lambert ____________________________________________and Ballard/Gamer both slight pitting problems just few extra seconds pit made sizable differences final times Larry Dziak series unusual disasters blew several good engines consequently serious factor com petition Slow Rat Thursday brought out 300-sq-in profile racers high-performing 35 en gines Virtually engine used year Nelson-prepared Supertigre X35 either ABC AAC piston/liner configurations couple K&B 35s per formed well up level X35 During last year some extra performance has found Supertigre X35 found using OS drum rotor very lit tle modifications drum disc could result 400-600 rpm increase addition modifica tions cylinder head props further improved performance year also brought out Halon fire extin guishers precaution against repetition pit fires occurred 1987 Natural ly fire extinguisher pit no fires forthcoming new-generation Supertigre X35 vari out competitors boasting speeds range 1270 1350 Slow Rat practice found competitors running 1450-1500 time NDW8Y*iaa7550 5n Gb,eI Road cadeo CA 93422 717 160 Model Aviation $975AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS$525 FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY WL5LINE METAL SPECIALISTS 4$ 4$T 419 ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 u/adult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUVALLUP WASHINGTON FREE PARKING ies L Ociai FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 OR BOB BEAN Evenings 206 848-0160 PACIFIC TIME9 range entry level event has min imized amount high-tech equipment preparation required entrants elected run 140-lap final 140-lap race three pit stops some excellent two-up racing John Ballard eventual winner time 534 followed closely Vie Gamer Larry Dziak Joe Armsteed Foxberg Formula 21 Racing Tidewa ter Nats saw two unofficial exciting Racing events first Foxberg Racing run Wednesday after finals Open Rat rules Foxberg entries require Fox 35 Stunt engine contest-supplied fuel very specific profile kit asrcraft event ganized orchestrated Sky Lancers Washington DC phenomenal number prizes assured almost everyone least manufacturers item event sponsored four manufacturers producing Control Line items registration desk two-way radio circle marshal lined up heats kept flow three-up racing continuous Formula 21 Scale Racing ex citing observe model specification indicates airplane must profile repre sentation actual full-scale racer such entered Thompson Bendix Pulitzer and/or Goodyear Trophy racing model must have scalelike finish contrasting canopy rac ing numbers wing fuselage model dimensions follow AMA Slow Rat rules fuselage minimum length 24 wing minimum area 300 sq minimum thickness lines used 015 x 60 ft braided cable airplanes running Picco Rossi 2 powerful promi nent engine being highly successful Rossi 21 race car engine Speeds seemed 17see range 10%-nitro fuel supplied larger number entries mostly East Coast would say both events should added AMA official event schedule Certainly speeds air craft allow three-up scenario pilots pit men average abilities competitive Racing community whole wants thank K&B Manufacturing supply ing gallons 10%-nitro fuel used participants Racing events except Mouse both practice competition responding advertisers mention read about ModeIAviaj93J PRODUCTS FOR THE DISCERNING MODiLER Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned Pipes * Headers Venturi Mufflers Expansion Mufflers copter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsuipas FAI RUBBER Sizes 1/4 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price $1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube $1375 no lube Slick costs $175 Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax SMALL BOX 1/4 lb rubber $485 size Orders up $15 1/4 rubber mdse add $200 UPS CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF kitsl SEND $150 FAl Medel Supply FOR CATALOG h po BOX 3957 Torrance CA 90610 QUAY BARBER MODELS 27106 eutterout Ridge SEITtrIz fl995North Olmsted Ot1o44070 216 777-6172 kit pricea plus shipping credit cards welcooie OHIO residents add 7% tel EPODY/DLASS/FOAN/BALSA CONSTRUCTION WITh DRAWINGS AND DATA FOR FORMULA 120 aEhItIS l2995 PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF SCALE SHOE STP INO Rvte C ASS Ut ALt KITS * SCALE 60 2 stroke 14 4 stroke Other kits comhng WKIGttT O lbs November 1988 161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 53, 54, 159, 160, 161
Perennial Walker Cup contender Bob Whitely boggled everyones mind wiifl inc perrormance OT magnificent twin-engined Stunter calls LA Heat placed sixth just missing Walker Cup flyoff Detail shot shows neat installation two Tom Lay-prepared OS 35s Its story good idea Advanced class proving its value event bringing out 30 entries wouldnt have bothered incentive measuring success against yardstick consistent commit ment sport Its story about nearly 80 pilots individual talents goals pirations met Chesapeake VA mea sure progress refine expectations future Sure cant talk about Nats talk ing about winners abun dance Yet another big year 1983 85 champ Jim Casale once again took Open championship Walker Cup Once again Jimmy hard pressed both Paul Walker 1984 87 champ finished second Ted Fancher 1982 86 champ third place Perennial top-five finisher Windy Urtnowski fourth fraction fifth place story its own Stay tuned content Walker Cup Jimmys beautiful ship Columbia resplendent its red white blue US World Champs team regalia stole coveted Concours dElegance well narrowly edging out Windy Urtnowskis equally magnificent Cardinal Both beau tiful ships awarded perfect scores 20 points event director Doug Figgs Tuesday afternoons traditional pilots meeting appear ance judging As near could tell both ships equally deserving 20 points and/or Concours Equally attention-worthy near-scale Grumman Wildcat fielded John Burn Rich mond VA An unfortunate anomaly occurred Johns ship featured very realistic weathered finish reminiscent exquisite ships of worlds finest Scale builders Although John received several votes Concours award including own ship placed last row appearance re ceived five points apparently because lacked classic glossy finish traditional Stunters area PAMPA going have develop guidelines Event Direc tors Appropriate recognition exemplary work such Johns must awarded Another big winner Senior-age contestant Nat Gifford addition winning Senior championship Nat also entered won now AMA-recognized supplemental Advanced event Nat closely followed John Davis flying Pro-Magnum third became property Sig Magnum designer Mike Pratt least seven Sig Magnums entered years Nats making far away sin gle popular design option compete Advanced class newly available Junior Senior fliers Al though may contend regular Open-age awards may enter supple mental Advanced event terrific exposure really serious young competitors urge such youngsters take advantage oppor tunity should attend Nats doing fly age-class competition Fri Continued page 157 THE FINEST flying surface Ive ever seen Control Line models Thats opinion site 1988 Tidewater Nats texture flatness area used CL Rac ing well Stunt antiquity stead tabletop-smooth active runway extreme drought Midwest area summer visions skies finally opening up raining entire Nats week fears unjustified serious rain occurred interstate approached Chesapeake VA area During week Racing competition few threatening thunderstorms did interrupt Rac ing schedule Early morning temperatures low eighties noon low nineties norm Very little wind en countered events weather-related problem high humidity lack breeze flying site keeping heat index uncomfortable range CL Racing events schedule restruc tured 1987 some complaints ensued over having two major Racing events flown day 1988 schedule shifted slightly Scale Racing flown Monday followed Mouse Racing FM Team Racing Tues day Rat Race Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday allowed competitors two full travel days return home Scale Racing good portion Sunday spent competitors tuning practic ing official Scale Racing Monday extremely high humidity caused several problems burned glow plugs competitors using new Nelson one-piece plug found increased 60%-70% humidity too much plugs element Several competitors found switching Nel son funny plug either IL 4L heat range configurations slight majority en trants using Rossi 15 remain der using Nelson 15 Rossi used having new crankcase config uration Although few fliers used K&B/Cox 15 engines past seen years Nats Racing events day started out hot sunny Racing Events Director Chris Melancon pilots meeting 900 am officials tent go November 1988 53 two ladies foreground heart Stunt contest Shareen Fancher L Barbara Shearer tabulated literally thousands Stunt scores over week Peggy Parker background sneaked officials tent get some shade AMA NATS iqee TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CL Racing John Ballard Steve DeBord releases FAST Rat teams winning entry won exciting 439 Yes Fast Rats pull hard John Ballard R time Bob Fogg helps him advice Note flies against FAST team pilot Howard plane airborne about foot Shahan Open Rat final over preliminary heat match-ups re spect choosing get finals competitor vote sided using best time two 70-lap qualifying heats qualifying heats year better 1987 fastest qualifying time 248 cutoff final 300 min utes flat Larry Dziak extremely strong-running Nelson giving him considerable amount glow plug problems consequently switched away one-piece Nelson plug two-piece plug iL configuration six competitors taken final Larry coming out number position excellent performance 541 followed Dick Lambert 551 John Ballard 552 Bob Fogg 609 Bill Biachoff fifth place must remembered Open times 87 Nats over 600-minute mark winners time 618 preliminary cutoff 308 last year winner turning 618 years time can certainly considered vast improvement some exciting two-up racing both Junior Senior Scale Racing Junior won up-and-coming competitor Daniel Schwar zenruber Senior Scale Racing won Mike Shahan respectable 618 followed Todd Ballard running distant second Team Racing Tuesday brought out rather meager entry level FM Team Racing Obvi ously entrants preparing leave CL World Championships conspicuously absent Kelley/Parant team Canada entered world-class equip ment turned respectable 835 final race included prop change Mike Grieb placing second 922 followed Glen Vansant third Mouse Racing event traditionally filled fair amount excitement usually caused strong wind conditions year past Junior/Senior entries did better job flying less mishaps did Open coun terparts Jane Johnson turned excellent time Junior/Senior Mouse take win num ber Open entries popular Mouse Racing event double some other Racing events few minor disasters Open fliers Keystone Cop incident Ballard team engine promptly fired backwards pit stop pilot fight backward-taxiing plane full lap before halted preliminary times Open Mouse ran 231 cutoff 319 12 competitors go ing final final some extremely fast racing Wayne Foster coming Out top 500 followed Karen Foster 506 Terry Kasmer 522 Melvin Schuette 534 excellent times Mouse Racing view fact last year win ner ran 510which considered extremely good Rat Racing Practice Wednesdays premier Racing event mostly confined re mainder Tuesday afternoon after lengthy Mouse Racing event Most competitors switched away glass-filled propellers using carbonfiber-filled counterpart result problem high heat developing crankshaft area especially Supertigre X40 Straining engines ounce power heat transmitted shaft area thence fiberglass-filled propeller hub results softening epoxy resin causes prop spin hub subse quent great increase rpm ruined propel ler Continued page 159 Open Scale Racing winners LL-R Larry Dziak 1st Dick Lambert 2nd John Ballard 3rd Bob Fogg 4th Bill Bischoff 5th Event Director C Melancon Rat Racing winners R Kneeling Todd Ballard 2ndSenior StandingL-R Mike Shahan 1stSenior Open fliers Howard Shahan 2nd Steve DeBord 1st Bob Fogg 3rd Mike Grieb 4thand John Ballard 5th VHS videocam ground Mike Shahans foot used several competitors film racing mistakes could noted improvements made 54 Model Aviation Larry Dziak won Open Scale Racing time 541 Large spinner nut helps avoid damage prop plane caught pit stop Glow plug connections go the fuel tank brass strip atop fuselage 2 Event Director Charlie Melancon gives awards two Juniors Scale Racing David Schwarzenruber L Adrian Avant Event Director Melancon kneels front top four Open Mouse Race winners L R Wayne Foster Karyn Foster Jerry Kas mer Melvin Schuette wjv Fk5O NW * * 81 * * * * * * * * * wI ILl FI 50 scale version world-famous Continental engine used popular early light aircraft alternate firing 4-cycle RC engine virtually free vibration very economical fuel consumption Only finest materials have used its production FK 50 engine available methanol alcohol oil located separately lubrication made oil pump have improved FK 50 performance essentially led MARK Ill-gold version further development MARK II MARK MARK II versions discontinued special features MARK Ill-gold higher rpm better idle smoother running available ignition glow version KAVAN Thyristor spark ignition version operates Hall effect principle uses two magnetic pickups tor high speed operation other retard apark timing starting low speed operation allows easy non kick back starting excellent low speed idle maximum full throttle power electronic system eliminates use moving contact points accomplishes two thyristor magnetic pickups Specification Displacement 3 cu 50 cm3 Induction system 4-cycle Mark III 0 h v Bore 134 34 mm Stroke 110 28 mm Maximum rpm 8800 rpm glow version/9200 rpm ignition Idle rpm 1600 rpm glow version/i 400 rpm ignition Horsepower 44 glow version/46 ignition Propeller 20 10 determined aircraft Weight 5 1/2 lbs 2450 g glow version/573 lbs 2600 g ignition Fuel consumption 16 oz 1500 cm3/20 mm FK 50 wIth ignition can operated either regular GASOLINE methanol fuel _______ KAVAN 2052 Nrnpofl Blvd Suite OIL Css Mesa CA 92627 3 xx Retail US $ 1 200 ONLY US $ 995 Catalogue US $ 5p us sh pp ng PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WIThOUT NOTICE gimmick would cause him less competitive usual did prove us wrong hut after snapped line caused crash during qualifying flight Bob able help Jeff Reeves Tom Lay put back together again barely miss qualify ing Walker Flyoff An extraordinary ef fort Bobs part hats off him traditional PAMPA business meeting chaired President Tom Dixon Wednesday night well attended biggest piece business centered possibility having PAMPA newsletter published professionally either other month quarterly insure prompt predictable publication Some excitement awards banquet Saturday night missing both Jimmy Casale Paul Walker departed immediately after Walker Flyoff complete preparations departure World Championships Kiev Waldo Cargill ably represented Jimmy accepting awards read brief note thanks Jimmy helped him pre pare victory very classy touch classy champion clear indication topflight level years competition lack pachyderm award award given annually flier memory lapse causes him significant loss points went begging Nobody screwed up No body left anything out forgot signal body flew great everybody great time Special thanks go Event Director Doug Figgs hard-working crew Assistant Director Ronnie Farmer chief tabulator Mary Gebhart crew Barbara Shearer Shareen Fancher chief judge Don Zimmer corps 11 excellent judges Charly Pate effi cient courteous pit crews runners re corders on takes lot special people run Nats Stunt event right people did great job Thanks lot Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 54 speeds year much closer prior years competitors running 1106-1120 range few competitors using one-piece Nelson plugs hut majority still used two-piece Nelson GloBee iL Fast Rat day dawned very little wind some relief high humidity/heat index FIJVALLY 0 Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers PiC November 1988 159 Eh SUNSHINE HOBBY READY TO FLY Call 1-800-45-TO FLY ACCESSORIES INCLUDED PIPER CHEROKEE-40$129 99 PIPER CHEROKEE-2510899 FOKKER E111-4011999 FANCY STICK-4011499 FANCY STICK-256999 CESSNA 172-2010899 CONDOR-40Lilg99 TERCEL-4512199 ENGINE NOT INCLUDED PIONEER CAR$6000 ENGI NE INCLUDED 17221 South Western Avenue Gardens California 90247 CONTACT US FOR THIS MONTHS SPECIAL PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 @3 QW3 Iitrz -7 top 9 tfj 1988 kztn tatz oartug tbampiouziipst CaLifornia contest attracts soarinqs finest rewards lvintters cask Lovesot9s lm7indsonqs Carnanos dominated winners circ[e capturing 7 top 3 spots front top fo[[rnvs Dave Banks Lovesong Steve ICusen klindsonq Bob DocLgsott Lovesong Shawn Lenci Lovesong Brad CCasen Super Camano Steve Ca[Lup Windsong Jim 2Cirstine Lindsong shown itt photo fly Send 2 stamps free cataLog SON DESIGNS 21230 Damson Road Bothell WA 206 776-8067 Mon 9 am 5 pm Semor Rat entrants run first Mike Sha han taking first very good 510 followed Todd Ballard 708 early morning pilots meeting de cided best two qualifying times taken eight fliers going final 70-lap qualifying races found Bob Fogg low-time qualifier time 210 cutoff point 22877 sixth- seventhplace competitors times 22833 22849 respectively majority between falling 215-220 range year final found no loner flying some excellent two-up racing Howard Shahan flying three entries John Ballard flying other five Steve DeBord newest member Fogg-Shahan FAST Team took super 439 followed Howard Shahan 444 Bob Fogg 447 San Diego-based team certainly did homework over winter some good pitting excellent air speed Mike Grieb fourth 452 John Ballard 453 Dick Lambert sixth 501 Again times considerably better last year National Champ ran 446 year same 446 would have gotten him third place other teams Ballard/Lambert ____________________________________________and Ballard/Gamer both slight pitting problems just few extra seconds pit made sizable differences final times Larry Dziak series unusual disasters blew several good engines consequently serious factor com petition Slow Rat Thursday brought out 300-sq-in profile racers high-performing 35 en gines Virtually engine used year Nelson-prepared Supertigre X35 either ABC AAC piston/liner configurations couple K&B 35s per formed well up level X35 During last year some extra performance has found Supertigre X35 found using OS drum rotor very lit tle modifications drum disc could result 400-600 rpm increase addition modifica tions cylinder head props further improved performance year also brought out Halon fire extin guishers precaution against repetition pit fires occurred 1987 Natural ly fire extinguisher pit no fires forthcoming new-generation Supertigre X35 vari out competitors boasting speeds range 1270 1350 Slow Rat practice found competitors running 1450-1500 time NDW8Y*iaa7550 5n Gb,eI Road cadeo CA 93422 717 160 Model Aviation $975AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS$525 FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY WL5LINE METAL SPECIALISTS 4$ 4$T 419 ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 u/adult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUVALLUP WASHINGTON FREE PARKING ies L Ociai FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 OR BOB BEAN Evenings 206 848-0160 PACIFIC TIME9 range entry level event has min imized amount high-tech equipment preparation required entrants elected run 140-lap final 140-lap race three pit stops some excellent two-up racing John Ballard eventual winner time 534 followed closely Vie Gamer Larry Dziak Joe Armsteed Foxberg Formula 21 Racing Tidewa ter Nats saw two unofficial exciting Racing events first Foxberg Racing run Wednesday after finals Open Rat rules Foxberg entries require Fox 35 Stunt engine contest-supplied fuel very specific profile kit asrcraft event ganized orchestrated Sky Lancers Washington DC phenomenal number prizes assured almost everyone least manufacturers item event sponsored four manufacturers producing Control Line items registration desk two-way radio circle marshal lined up heats kept flow three-up racing continuous Formula 21 Scale Racing ex citing observe model specification indicates airplane must profile repre sentation actual full-scale racer such entered Thompson Bendix Pulitzer and/or Goodyear Trophy racing model must have scalelike finish contrasting canopy rac ing numbers wing fuselage model dimensions follow AMA Slow Rat rules fuselage minimum length 24 wing minimum area 300 sq minimum thickness lines used 015 x 60 ft braided cable airplanes running Picco Rossi 2 powerful promi nent engine being highly successful Rossi 21 race car engine Speeds seemed 17see range 10%-nitro fuel supplied larger number entries mostly East Coast would say both events should added AMA official event schedule Certainly speeds air craft allow three-up scenario pilots pit men average abilities competitive Racing community whole wants thank K&B Manufacturing supply ing gallons 10%-nitro fuel used participants Racing events except Mouse both practice competition responding advertisers mention read about ModeIAviaj93J PRODUCTS FOR THE DISCERNING MODiLER Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned Pipes * Headers Venturi Mufflers Expansion Mufflers copter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsuipas FAI RUBBER Sizes 1/4 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price $1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube $1375 no lube Slick costs $175 Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax SMALL BOX 1/4 lb rubber $485 size Orders up $15 1/4 rubber mdse add $200 UPS CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF kitsl SEND $150 FAl Medel Supply FOR CATALOG h po BOX 3957 Torrance CA 90610 QUAY BARBER MODELS 27106 eutterout Ridge SEITtrIz fl995North Olmsted Ot1o44070 216 777-6172 kit pricea plus shipping credit cards welcooie OHIO residents add 7% tel EPODY/DLASS/FOAN/BALSA CONSTRUCTION WITh DRAWINGS AND DATA FOR FORMULA 120 aEhItIS l2995 PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF SCALE SHOE STP INO Rvte C ASS Ut ALt KITS * SCALE 60 2 stroke 14 4 stroke Other kits comhng WKIGttT O lbs November 1988 161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 53, 54, 159, 160, 161
Perennial Walker Cup contender Bob Whitely boggled everyones mind wiifl inc perrormance OT magnificent twin-engined Stunter calls LA Heat placed sixth just missing Walker Cup flyoff Detail shot shows neat installation two Tom Lay-prepared OS 35s Its story good idea Advanced class proving its value event bringing out 30 entries wouldnt have bothered incentive measuring success against yardstick consistent commit ment sport Its story about nearly 80 pilots individual talents goals pirations met Chesapeake VA mea sure progress refine expectations future Sure cant talk about Nats talk ing about winners abun dance Yet another big year 1983 85 champ Jim Casale once again took Open championship Walker Cup Once again Jimmy hard pressed both Paul Walker 1984 87 champ finished second Ted Fancher 1982 86 champ third place Perennial top-five finisher Windy Urtnowski fourth fraction fifth place story its own Stay tuned content Walker Cup Jimmys beautiful ship Columbia resplendent its red white blue US World Champs team regalia stole coveted Concours dElegance well narrowly edging out Windy Urtnowskis equally magnificent Cardinal Both beau tiful ships awarded perfect scores 20 points event director Doug Figgs Tuesday afternoons traditional pilots meeting appear ance judging As near could tell both ships equally deserving 20 points and/or Concours Equally attention-worthy near-scale Grumman Wildcat fielded John Burn Rich mond VA An unfortunate anomaly occurred Johns ship featured very realistic weathered finish reminiscent exquisite ships of worlds finest Scale builders Although John received several votes Concours award including own ship placed last row appearance re ceived five points apparently because lacked classic glossy finish traditional Stunters area PAMPA going have develop guidelines Event Direc tors Appropriate recognition exemplary work such Johns must awarded Another big winner Senior-age contestant Nat Gifford addition winning Senior championship Nat also entered won now AMA-recognized supplemental Advanced event Nat closely followed John Davis flying Pro-Magnum third became property Sig Magnum designer Mike Pratt least seven Sig Magnums entered years Nats making far away sin gle popular design option compete Advanced class newly available Junior Senior fliers Al though may contend regular Open-age awards may enter supple mental Advanced event terrific exposure really serious young competitors urge such youngsters take advantage oppor tunity should attend Nats doing fly age-class competition Fri Continued page 157 THE FINEST flying surface Ive ever seen Control Line models Thats opinion site 1988 Tidewater Nats texture flatness area used CL Rac ing well Stunt antiquity stead tabletop-smooth active runway extreme drought Midwest area summer visions skies finally opening up raining entire Nats week fears unjustified serious rain occurred interstate approached Chesapeake VA area During week Racing competition few threatening thunderstorms did interrupt Rac ing schedule Early morning temperatures low eighties noon low nineties norm Very little wind en countered events weather-related problem high humidity lack breeze flying site keeping heat index uncomfortable range CL Racing events schedule restruc tured 1987 some complaints ensued over having two major Racing events flown day 1988 schedule shifted slightly Scale Racing flown Monday followed Mouse Racing FM Team Racing Tues day Rat Race Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday allowed competitors two full travel days return home Scale Racing good portion Sunday spent competitors tuning practic ing official Scale Racing Monday extremely high humidity caused several problems burned glow plugs competitors using new Nelson one-piece plug found increased 60%-70% humidity too much plugs element Several competitors found switching Nel son funny plug either IL 4L heat range configurations slight majority en trants using Rossi 15 remain der using Nelson 15 Rossi used having new crankcase config uration Although few fliers used K&B/Cox 15 engines past seen years Nats Racing events day started out hot sunny Racing Events Director Chris Melancon pilots meeting 900 am officials tent go November 1988 53 two ladies foreground heart Stunt contest Shareen Fancher L Barbara Shearer tabulated literally thousands Stunt scores over week Peggy Parker background sneaked officials tent get some shade AMA NATS iqee TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CL Racing John Ballard Steve DeBord releases FAST Rat teams winning entry won exciting 439 Yes Fast Rats pull hard John Ballard R time Bob Fogg helps him advice Note flies against FAST team pilot Howard plane airborne about foot Shahan Open Rat final over preliminary heat match-ups re spect choosing get finals competitor vote sided using best time two 70-lap qualifying heats qualifying heats year better 1987 fastest qualifying time 248 cutoff final 300 min utes flat Larry Dziak extremely strong-running Nelson giving him considerable amount glow plug problems consequently switched away one-piece Nelson plug two-piece plug iL configuration six competitors taken final Larry coming out number position excellent performance 541 followed Dick Lambert 551 John Ballard 552 Bob Fogg 609 Bill Biachoff fifth place must remembered Open times 87 Nats over 600-minute mark winners time 618 preliminary cutoff 308 last year winner turning 618 years time can certainly considered vast improvement some exciting two-up racing both Junior Senior Scale Racing Junior won up-and-coming competitor Daniel Schwar zenruber Senior Scale Racing won Mike Shahan respectable 618 followed Todd Ballard running distant second Team Racing Tuesday brought out rather meager entry level FM Team Racing Obvi ously entrants preparing leave CL World Championships conspicuously absent Kelley/Parant team Canada entered world-class equip ment turned respectable 835 final race included prop change Mike Grieb placing second 922 followed Glen Vansant third Mouse Racing event traditionally filled fair amount excitement usually caused strong wind conditions year past Junior/Senior entries did better job flying less mishaps did Open coun terparts Jane Johnson turned excellent time Junior/Senior Mouse take win num ber Open entries popular Mouse Racing event double some other Racing events few minor disasters Open fliers Keystone Cop incident Ballard team engine promptly fired backwards pit stop pilot fight backward-taxiing plane full lap before halted preliminary times Open Mouse ran 231 cutoff 319 12 competitors go ing final final some extremely fast racing Wayne Foster coming Out top 500 followed Karen Foster 506 Terry Kasmer 522 Melvin Schuette 534 excellent times Mouse Racing view fact last year win ner ran 510which considered extremely good Rat Racing Practice Wednesdays premier Racing event mostly confined re mainder Tuesday afternoon after lengthy Mouse Racing event Most competitors switched away glass-filled propellers using carbonfiber-filled counterpart result problem high heat developing crankshaft area especially Supertigre X40 Straining engines ounce power heat transmitted shaft area thence fiberglass-filled propeller hub results softening epoxy resin causes prop spin hub subse quent great increase rpm ruined propel ler Continued page 159 Open Scale Racing winners LL-R Larry Dziak 1st Dick Lambert 2nd John Ballard 3rd Bob Fogg 4th Bill Bischoff 5th Event Director C Melancon Rat Racing winners R Kneeling Todd Ballard 2ndSenior StandingL-R Mike Shahan 1stSenior Open fliers Howard Shahan 2nd Steve DeBord 1st Bob Fogg 3rd Mike Grieb 4thand John Ballard 5th VHS videocam ground Mike Shahans foot used several competitors film racing mistakes could noted improvements made 54 Model Aviation Larry Dziak won Open Scale Racing time 541 Large spinner nut helps avoid damage prop plane caught pit stop Glow plug connections go the fuel tank brass strip atop fuselage 2 Event Director Charlie Melancon gives awards two Juniors Scale Racing David Schwarzenruber L Adrian Avant Event Director Melancon kneels front top four Open Mouse Race winners L R Wayne Foster Karyn Foster Jerry Kas mer Melvin Schuette wjv Fk5O NW * * 81 * * * * * * * * * wI ILl FI 50 scale version world-famous Continental engine used popular early light aircraft alternate firing 4-cycle RC engine virtually free vibration very economical fuel consumption Only finest materials have used its production FK 50 engine available methanol alcohol oil located separately lubrication made oil pump have improved FK 50 performance essentially led MARK Ill-gold version further development MARK II MARK MARK II versions discontinued special features MARK Ill-gold higher rpm better idle smoother running available ignition glow version KAVAN Thyristor spark ignition version operates Hall effect principle uses two magnetic pickups tor high speed operation other retard apark timing starting low speed operation allows easy non kick back starting excellent low speed idle maximum full throttle power electronic system eliminates use moving contact points accomplishes two thyristor magnetic pickups Specification Displacement 3 cu 50 cm3 Induction system 4-cycle Mark III 0 h v Bore 134 34 mm Stroke 110 28 mm Maximum rpm 8800 rpm glow version/9200 rpm ignition Idle rpm 1600 rpm glow version/i 400 rpm ignition Horsepower 44 glow version/46 ignition Propeller 20 10 determined aircraft Weight 5 1/2 lbs 2450 g glow version/573 lbs 2600 g ignition Fuel consumption 16 oz 1500 cm3/20 mm FK 50 wIth ignition can operated either regular GASOLINE methanol fuel _______ KAVAN 2052 Nrnpofl Blvd Suite OIL Css Mesa CA 92627 3 xx Retail US $ 1 200 ONLY US $ 995 Catalogue US $ 5p us sh pp ng PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WIThOUT NOTICE gimmick would cause him less competitive usual did prove us wrong hut after snapped line caused crash during qualifying flight Bob able help Jeff Reeves Tom Lay put back together again barely miss qualify ing Walker Flyoff An extraordinary ef fort Bobs part hats off him traditional PAMPA business meeting chaired President Tom Dixon Wednesday night well attended biggest piece business centered possibility having PAMPA newsletter published professionally either other month quarterly insure prompt predictable publication Some excitement awards banquet Saturday night missing both Jimmy Casale Paul Walker departed immediately after Walker Flyoff complete preparations departure World Championships Kiev Waldo Cargill ably represented Jimmy accepting awards read brief note thanks Jimmy helped him pre pare victory very classy touch classy champion clear indication topflight level years competition lack pachyderm award award given annually flier memory lapse causes him significant loss points went begging Nobody screwed up No body left anything out forgot signal body flew great everybody great time Special thanks go Event Director Doug Figgs hard-working crew Assistant Director Ronnie Farmer chief tabulator Mary Gebhart crew Barbara Shearer Shareen Fancher chief judge Don Zimmer corps 11 excellent judges Charly Pate effi cient courteous pit crews runners re corders on takes lot special people run Nats Stunt event right people did great job Thanks lot Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 54 speeds year much closer prior years competitors running 1106-1120 range few competitors using one-piece Nelson plugs hut majority still used two-piece Nelson GloBee iL Fast Rat day dawned very little wind some relief high humidity/heat index FIJVALLY 0 Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers PiC November 1988 159 Eh SUNSHINE HOBBY READY TO FLY Call 1-800-45-TO FLY ACCESSORIES INCLUDED PIPER CHEROKEE-40$129 99 PIPER CHEROKEE-2510899 FOKKER E111-4011999 FANCY STICK-4011499 FANCY STICK-256999 CESSNA 172-2010899 CONDOR-40Lilg99 TERCEL-4512199 ENGINE NOT INCLUDED PIONEER CAR$6000 ENGI NE INCLUDED 17221 South Western Avenue Gardens California 90247 CONTACT US FOR THIS MONTHS SPECIAL PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 @3 QW3 Iitrz -7 top 9 tfj 1988 kztn tatz oartug tbampiouziipst CaLifornia contest attracts soarinqs finest rewards lvintters cask Lovesot9s lm7indsonqs Carnanos dominated winners circ[e capturing 7 top 3 spots front top fo[[rnvs Dave Banks Lovesong Steve ICusen klindsonq Bob DocLgsott Lovesong Shawn Lenci Lovesong Brad CCasen Super Camano Steve Ca[Lup Windsong Jim 2Cirstine Lindsong shown itt photo fly Send 2 stamps free cataLog SON DESIGNS 21230 Damson Road Bothell WA 206 776-8067 Mon 9 am 5 pm Semor Rat entrants run first Mike Sha han taking first very good 510 followed Todd Ballard 708 early morning pilots meeting de cided best two qualifying times taken eight fliers going final 70-lap qualifying races found Bob Fogg low-time qualifier time 210 cutoff point 22877 sixth- seventhplace competitors times 22833 22849 respectively majority between falling 215-220 range year final found no loner flying some excellent two-up racing Howard Shahan flying three entries John Ballard flying other five Steve DeBord newest member Fogg-Shahan FAST Team took super 439 followed Howard Shahan 444 Bob Fogg 447 San Diego-based team certainly did homework over winter some good pitting excellent air speed Mike Grieb fourth 452 John Ballard 453 Dick Lambert sixth 501 Again times considerably better last year National Champ ran 446 year same 446 would have gotten him third place other teams Ballard/Lambert ____________________________________________and Ballard/Gamer both slight pitting problems just few extra seconds pit made sizable differences final times Larry Dziak series unusual disasters blew several good engines consequently serious factor com petition Slow Rat Thursday brought out 300-sq-in profile racers high-performing 35 en gines Virtually engine used year Nelson-prepared Supertigre X35 either ABC AAC piston/liner configurations couple K&B 35s per formed well up level X35 During last year some extra performance has found Supertigre X35 found using OS drum rotor very lit tle modifications drum disc could result 400-600 rpm increase addition modifica tions cylinder head props further improved performance year also brought out Halon fire extin guishers precaution against repetition pit fires occurred 1987 Natural ly fire extinguisher pit no fires forthcoming new-generation Supertigre X35 vari out competitors boasting speeds range 1270 1350 Slow Rat practice found competitors running 1450-1500 time NDW8Y*iaa7550 5n Gb,eI Road cadeo CA 93422 717 160 Model Aviation $975AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS$525 FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY WL5LINE METAL SPECIALISTS 4$ 4$T 419 ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 u/adult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUVALLUP WASHINGTON FREE PARKING ies L Ociai FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 OR BOB BEAN Evenings 206 848-0160 PACIFIC TIME9 range entry level event has min imized amount high-tech equipment preparation required entrants elected run 140-lap final 140-lap race three pit stops some excellent two-up racing John Ballard eventual winner time 534 followed closely Vie Gamer Larry Dziak Joe Armsteed Foxberg Formula 21 Racing Tidewa ter Nats saw two unofficial exciting Racing events first Foxberg Racing run Wednesday after finals Open Rat rules Foxberg entries require Fox 35 Stunt engine contest-supplied fuel very specific profile kit asrcraft event ganized orchestrated Sky Lancers Washington DC phenomenal number prizes assured almost everyone least manufacturers item event sponsored four manufacturers producing Control Line items registration desk two-way radio circle marshal lined up heats kept flow three-up racing continuous Formula 21 Scale Racing ex citing observe model specification indicates airplane must profile repre sentation actual full-scale racer such entered Thompson Bendix Pulitzer and/or Goodyear Trophy racing model must have scalelike finish contrasting canopy rac ing numbers wing fuselage model dimensions follow AMA Slow Rat rules fuselage minimum length 24 wing minimum area 300 sq minimum thickness lines used 015 x 60 ft braided cable airplanes running Picco Rossi 2 powerful promi nent engine being highly successful Rossi 21 race car engine Speeds seemed 17see range 10%-nitro fuel supplied larger number entries mostly East Coast would say both events should added AMA official event schedule Certainly speeds air craft allow three-up scenario pilots pit men average abilities competitive Racing community whole wants thank K&B Manufacturing supply ing gallons 10%-nitro fuel used participants Racing events except Mouse both practice competition responding advertisers mention read about ModeIAviaj93J PRODUCTS FOR THE DISCERNING MODiLER Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned Pipes * Headers Venturi Mufflers Expansion Mufflers copter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsuipas FAI RUBBER Sizes 1/4 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price $1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube $1375 no lube Slick costs $175 Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax SMALL BOX 1/4 lb rubber $485 size Orders up $15 1/4 rubber mdse add $200 UPS CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF kitsl SEND $150 FAl Medel Supply FOR CATALOG h po BOX 3957 Torrance CA 90610 QUAY BARBER MODELS 27106 eutterout Ridge SEITtrIz fl995North Olmsted Ot1o44070 216 777-6172 kit pricea plus shipping credit cards welcooie OHIO residents add 7% tel EPODY/DLASS/FOAN/BALSA CONSTRUCTION WITh DRAWINGS AND DATA FOR FORMULA 120 aEhItIS l2995 PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF SCALE SHOE STP INO Rvte C ASS Ut ALt KITS * SCALE 60 2 stroke 14 4 stroke Other kits comhng WKIGttT O lbs November 1988 161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 53, 54, 159, 160, 161
Perennial Walker Cup contender Bob Whitely boggled everyones mind wiifl inc perrormance OT magnificent twin-engined Stunter calls LA Heat placed sixth just missing Walker Cup flyoff Detail shot shows neat installation two Tom Lay-prepared OS 35s Its story good idea Advanced class proving its value event bringing out 30 entries wouldnt have bothered incentive measuring success against yardstick consistent commit ment sport Its story about nearly 80 pilots individual talents goals pirations met Chesapeake VA mea sure progress refine expectations future Sure cant talk about Nats talk ing about winners abun dance Yet another big year 1983 85 champ Jim Casale once again took Open championship Walker Cup Once again Jimmy hard pressed both Paul Walker 1984 87 champ finished second Ted Fancher 1982 86 champ third place Perennial top-five finisher Windy Urtnowski fourth fraction fifth place story its own Stay tuned content Walker Cup Jimmys beautiful ship Columbia resplendent its red white blue US World Champs team regalia stole coveted Concours dElegance well narrowly edging out Windy Urtnowskis equally magnificent Cardinal Both beau tiful ships awarded perfect scores 20 points event director Doug Figgs Tuesday afternoons traditional pilots meeting appear ance judging As near could tell both ships equally deserving 20 points and/or Concours Equally attention-worthy near-scale Grumman Wildcat fielded John Burn Rich mond VA An unfortunate anomaly occurred Johns ship featured very realistic weathered finish reminiscent exquisite ships of worlds finest Scale builders Although John received several votes Concours award including own ship placed last row appearance re ceived five points apparently because lacked classic glossy finish traditional Stunters area PAMPA going have develop guidelines Event Direc tors Appropriate recognition exemplary work such Johns must awarded Another big winner Senior-age contestant Nat Gifford addition winning Senior championship Nat also entered won now AMA-recognized supplemental Advanced event Nat closely followed John Davis flying Pro-Magnum third became property Sig Magnum designer Mike Pratt least seven Sig Magnums entered years Nats making far away sin gle popular design option compete Advanced class newly available Junior Senior fliers Al though may contend regular Open-age awards may enter supple mental Advanced event terrific exposure really serious young competitors urge such youngsters take advantage oppor tunity should attend Nats doing fly age-class competition Fri Continued page 157 THE FINEST flying surface Ive ever seen Control Line models Thats opinion site 1988 Tidewater Nats texture flatness area used CL Rac ing well Stunt antiquity stead tabletop-smooth active runway extreme drought Midwest area summer visions skies finally opening up raining entire Nats week fears unjustified serious rain occurred interstate approached Chesapeake VA area During week Racing competition few threatening thunderstorms did interrupt Rac ing schedule Early morning temperatures low eighties noon low nineties norm Very little wind en countered events weather-related problem high humidity lack breeze flying site keeping heat index uncomfortable range CL Racing events schedule restruc tured 1987 some complaints ensued over having two major Racing events flown day 1988 schedule shifted slightly Scale Racing flown Monday followed Mouse Racing FM Team Racing Tues day Rat Race Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday allowed competitors two full travel days return home Scale Racing good portion Sunday spent competitors tuning practic ing official Scale Racing Monday extremely high humidity caused several problems burned glow plugs competitors using new Nelson one-piece plug found increased 60%-70% humidity too much plugs element Several competitors found switching Nel son funny plug either IL 4L heat range configurations slight majority en trants using Rossi 15 remain der using Nelson 15 Rossi used having new crankcase config uration Although few fliers used K&B/Cox 15 engines past seen years Nats Racing events day started out hot sunny Racing Events Director Chris Melancon pilots meeting 900 am officials tent go November 1988 53 two ladies foreground heart Stunt contest Shareen Fancher L Barbara Shearer tabulated literally thousands Stunt scores over week Peggy Parker background sneaked officials tent get some shade AMA NATS iqee TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CL Racing John Ballard Steve DeBord releases FAST Rat teams winning entry won exciting 439 Yes Fast Rats pull hard John Ballard R time Bob Fogg helps him advice Note flies against FAST team pilot Howard plane airborne about foot Shahan Open Rat final over preliminary heat match-ups re spect choosing get finals competitor vote sided using best time two 70-lap qualifying heats qualifying heats year better 1987 fastest qualifying time 248 cutoff final 300 min utes flat Larry Dziak extremely strong-running Nelson giving him considerable amount glow plug problems consequently switched away one-piece Nelson plug two-piece plug iL configuration six competitors taken final Larry coming out number position excellent performance 541 followed Dick Lambert 551 John Ballard 552 Bob Fogg 609 Bill Biachoff fifth place must remembered Open times 87 Nats over 600-minute mark winners time 618 preliminary cutoff 308 last year winner turning 618 years time can certainly considered vast improvement some exciting two-up racing both Junior Senior Scale Racing Junior won up-and-coming competitor Daniel Schwar zenruber Senior Scale Racing won Mike Shahan respectable 618 followed Todd Ballard running distant second Team Racing Tuesday brought out rather meager entry level FM Team Racing Obvi ously entrants preparing leave CL World Championships conspicuously absent Kelley/Parant team Canada entered world-class equip ment turned respectable 835 final race included prop change Mike Grieb placing second 922 followed Glen Vansant third Mouse Racing event traditionally filled fair amount excitement usually caused strong wind conditions year past Junior/Senior entries did better job flying less mishaps did Open coun terparts Jane Johnson turned excellent time Junior/Senior Mouse take win num ber Open entries popular Mouse Racing event double some other Racing events few minor disasters Open fliers Keystone Cop incident Ballard team engine promptly fired backwards pit stop pilot fight backward-taxiing plane full lap before halted preliminary times Open Mouse ran 231 cutoff 319 12 competitors go ing final final some extremely fast racing Wayne Foster coming Out top 500 followed Karen Foster 506 Terry Kasmer 522 Melvin Schuette 534 excellent times Mouse Racing view fact last year win ner ran 510which considered extremely good Rat Racing Practice Wednesdays premier Racing event mostly confined re mainder Tuesday afternoon after lengthy Mouse Racing event Most competitors switched away glass-filled propellers using carbonfiber-filled counterpart result problem high heat developing crankshaft area especially Supertigre X40 Straining engines ounce power heat transmitted shaft area thence fiberglass-filled propeller hub results softening epoxy resin causes prop spin hub subse quent great increase rpm ruined propel ler Continued page 159 Open Scale Racing winners LL-R Larry Dziak 1st Dick Lambert 2nd John Ballard 3rd Bob Fogg 4th Bill Bischoff 5th Event Director C Melancon Rat Racing winners R Kneeling Todd Ballard 2ndSenior StandingL-R Mike Shahan 1stSenior Open fliers Howard Shahan 2nd Steve DeBord 1st Bob Fogg 3rd Mike Grieb 4thand John Ballard 5th VHS videocam ground Mike Shahans foot used several competitors film racing mistakes could noted improvements made 54 Model Aviation Larry Dziak won Open Scale Racing time 541 Large spinner nut helps avoid damage prop plane caught pit stop Glow plug connections go the fuel tank brass strip atop fuselage 2 Event Director Charlie Melancon gives awards two Juniors Scale Racing David Schwarzenruber L Adrian Avant Event Director Melancon kneels front top four Open Mouse Race winners L R Wayne Foster Karyn Foster Jerry Kas mer Melvin Schuette wjv Fk5O NW * * 81 * * * * * * * * * wI ILl FI 50 scale version world-famous Continental engine used popular early light aircraft alternate firing 4-cycle RC engine virtually free vibration very economical fuel consumption Only finest materials have used its production FK 50 engine available methanol alcohol oil located separately lubrication made oil pump have improved FK 50 performance essentially led MARK Ill-gold version further development MARK II MARK MARK II versions discontinued special features MARK Ill-gold higher rpm better idle smoother running available ignition glow version KAVAN Thyristor spark ignition version operates Hall effect principle uses two magnetic pickups tor high speed operation other retard apark timing starting low speed operation allows easy non kick back starting excellent low speed idle maximum full throttle power electronic system eliminates use moving contact points accomplishes two thyristor magnetic pickups Specification Displacement 3 cu 50 cm3 Induction system 4-cycle Mark III 0 h v Bore 134 34 mm Stroke 110 28 mm Maximum rpm 8800 rpm glow version/9200 rpm ignition Idle rpm 1600 rpm glow version/i 400 rpm ignition Horsepower 44 glow version/46 ignition Propeller 20 10 determined aircraft Weight 5 1/2 lbs 2450 g glow version/573 lbs 2600 g ignition Fuel consumption 16 oz 1500 cm3/20 mm FK 50 wIth ignition can operated either regular GASOLINE methanol fuel _______ KAVAN 2052 Nrnpofl Blvd Suite OIL Css Mesa CA 92627 3 xx Retail US $ 1 200 ONLY US $ 995 Catalogue US $ 5p us sh pp ng PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WIThOUT NOTICE gimmick would cause him less competitive usual did prove us wrong hut after snapped line caused crash during qualifying flight Bob able help Jeff Reeves Tom Lay put back together again barely miss qualify ing Walker Flyoff An extraordinary ef fort Bobs part hats off him traditional PAMPA business meeting chaired President Tom Dixon Wednesday night well attended biggest piece business centered possibility having PAMPA newsletter published professionally either other month quarterly insure prompt predictable publication Some excitement awards banquet Saturday night missing both Jimmy Casale Paul Walker departed immediately after Walker Flyoff complete preparations departure World Championships Kiev Waldo Cargill ably represented Jimmy accepting awards read brief note thanks Jimmy helped him pre pare victory very classy touch classy champion clear indication topflight level years competition lack pachyderm award award given annually flier memory lapse causes him significant loss points went begging Nobody screwed up No body left anything out forgot signal body flew great everybody great time Special thanks go Event Director Doug Figgs hard-working crew Assistant Director Ronnie Farmer chief tabulator Mary Gebhart crew Barbara Shearer Shareen Fancher chief judge Don Zimmer corps 11 excellent judges Charly Pate effi cient courteous pit crews runners re corders on takes lot special people run Nats Stunt event right people did great job Thanks lot Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 54 speeds year much closer prior years competitors running 1106-1120 range few competitors using one-piece Nelson plugs hut majority still used two-piece Nelson GloBee iL Fast Rat day dawned very little wind some relief high humidity/heat index FIJVALLY 0 Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers PiC November 1988 159 Eh SUNSHINE HOBBY READY TO FLY Call 1-800-45-TO FLY ACCESSORIES INCLUDED PIPER CHEROKEE-40$129 99 PIPER CHEROKEE-2510899 FOKKER E111-4011999 FANCY STICK-4011499 FANCY STICK-256999 CESSNA 172-2010899 CONDOR-40Lilg99 TERCEL-4512199 ENGINE NOT INCLUDED PIONEER CAR$6000 ENGI NE INCLUDED 17221 South Western Avenue Gardens California 90247 CONTACT US FOR THIS MONTHS SPECIAL PENN INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS 943 N Shoreline Blvd iew CA 94043 415 967-5134 722-GLUE 415 968-7691 @3 QW3 Iitrz -7 top 9 tfj 1988 kztn tatz oartug tbampiouziipst CaLifornia contest attracts soarinqs finest rewards lvintters cask Lovesot9s lm7indsonqs Carnanos dominated winners circ[e capturing 7 top 3 spots front top fo[[rnvs Dave Banks Lovesong Steve ICusen klindsonq Bob DocLgsott Lovesong Shawn Lenci Lovesong Brad CCasen Super Camano Steve Ca[Lup Windsong Jim 2Cirstine Lindsong shown itt photo fly Send 2 stamps free cataLog SON DESIGNS 21230 Damson Road Bothell WA 206 776-8067 Mon 9 am 5 pm Semor Rat entrants run first Mike Sha han taking first very good 510 followed Todd Ballard 708 early morning pilots meeting de cided best two qualifying times taken eight fliers going final 70-lap qualifying races found Bob Fogg low-time qualifier time 210 cutoff point 22877 sixth- seventhplace competitors times 22833 22849 respectively majority between falling 215-220 range year final found no loner flying some excellent two-up racing Howard Shahan flying three entries John Ballard flying other five Steve DeBord newest member Fogg-Shahan FAST Team took super 439 followed Howard Shahan 444 Bob Fogg 447 San Diego-based team certainly did homework over winter some good pitting excellent air speed Mike Grieb fourth 452 John Ballard 453 Dick Lambert sixth 501 Again times considerably better last year National Champ ran 446 year same 446 would have gotten him third place other teams Ballard/Lambert ____________________________________________and Ballard/Gamer both slight pitting problems just few extra seconds pit made sizable differences final times Larry Dziak series unusual disasters blew several good engines consequently serious factor com petition Slow Rat Thursday brought out 300-sq-in profile racers high-performing 35 en gines Virtually engine used year Nelson-prepared Supertigre X35 either ABC AAC piston/liner configurations couple K&B 35s per formed well up level X35 During last year some extra performance has found Supertigre X35 found using OS drum rotor very lit tle modifications drum disc could result 400-600 rpm increase addition modifica tions cylinder head props further improved performance year also brought out Halon fire extin guishers precaution against repetition pit fires occurred 1987 Natural ly fire extinguisher pit no fires forthcoming new-generation Supertigre X35 vari out competitors boasting speeds range 1270 1350 Slow Rat practice found competitors running 1450-1500 time NDW8Y*iaa7550 5n Gb,eI Road cadeo CA 93422 717 160 Model Aviation $975AVAILABLE AT AMERICAS$525 FINEST HOBBY SHOPS DISTRIBUTED BY WL5LINE METAL SPECIALISTS 4$ 4$T 419 ADULTS $300 CHILDREN 6-12 $100 u/adult SENIOR CITIZENS $200 NEW PAVILION & EXPO HALL WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIRGROUNDS PUVALLUP WASHINGTON FREE PARKING ies L Ociai FOR INFO CONTACT DON SWEASY 206 847-1279 PO BOX 73939 PUYALLUP WA 98373 OR BOB BEAN Evenings 206 848-0160 PACIFIC TIME9 range entry level event has min imized amount high-tech equipment preparation required entrants elected run 140-lap final 140-lap race three pit stops some excellent two-up racing John Ballard eventual winner time 534 followed closely Vie Gamer Larry Dziak Joe Armsteed Foxberg Formula 21 Racing Tidewa ter Nats saw two unofficial exciting Racing events first Foxberg Racing run Wednesday after finals Open Rat rules Foxberg entries require Fox 35 Stunt engine contest-supplied fuel very specific profile kit asrcraft event ganized orchestrated Sky Lancers Washington DC phenomenal number prizes assured almost everyone least manufacturers item event sponsored four manufacturers producing Control Line items registration desk two-way radio circle marshal lined up heats kept flow three-up racing continuous Formula 21 Scale Racing ex citing observe model specification indicates airplane must profile repre sentation actual full-scale racer such entered Thompson Bendix Pulitzer and/or Goodyear Trophy racing model must have scalelike finish contrasting canopy rac ing numbers wing fuselage model dimensions follow AMA Slow Rat rules fuselage minimum length 24 wing minimum area 300 sq minimum thickness lines used 015 x 60 ft braided cable airplanes running Picco Rossi 2 powerful promi nent engine being highly successful Rossi 21 race car engine Speeds seemed 17see range 10%-nitro fuel supplied larger number entries mostly East Coast would say both events should added AMA official event schedule Certainly speeds air craft allow three-up scenario pilots pit men average abilities competitive Racing community whole wants thank K&B Manufacturing supply ing gallons 10%-nitro fuel used participants Racing events except Mouse both practice competition responding advertisers mention read about ModeIAviaj93J PRODUCTS FOR THE DISCERNING MODiLER Complete Line Exhaust Systems * Tuned Pipes led Tuned Pipes * Headers Venturi Mufflers Expansion Mufflers copter Ball Mufflers ialized Exhaust Systems Unsuipas FAI RUBBER Sizes 1/4 3/16 1/8 3/32 1/16 042 thick pound box Price $1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube $1375 no lube Slick costs $175 Postpaid US via UPS Cal add 5% tax SMALL BOX 1/4 lb rubber $485 size Orders up $15 1/4 rubber mdse add $200 UPS CROCKET HOOKS NOW MADE BYFAI New catalog lists 100 FF kitsl SEND $150 FAl Medel Supply FOR CATALOG h po BOX 3957 Torrance CA 90610 QUAY BARBER MODELS 27106 eutterout Ridge SEITtrIz fl995North Olmsted Ot1o44070 216 777-6172 kit pricea plus shipping credit cards welcooie OHIO residents add 7% tel EPODY/DLASS/FOAN/BALSA CONSTRUCTION WITh DRAWINGS AND DATA FOR FORMULA 120 aEhItIS l2995 PYLON SPORT OR STANDOFF SCALE SHOE STP INO Rvte C ASS Ut ALt KITS * SCALE 60 2 stroke 14 4 stroke Other kits comhng WKIGttT O lbs November 1988 161
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/11
Page Numbers: 53, 54, 159, 160, 161
Perennial Walker Cup contender Bob Whitely boggled everyones mind wiifl inc perrormance OT magnificent twin-engined Stunter calls LA Heat placed sixth just missing Walker Cup flyoff Detail shot shows neat installation two Tom Lay-prepared OS 35s Its story good idea Advanced class proving its value event bringing out 30 entries wouldnt have bothered incentive measuring success against yardstick consistent commit ment sport Its story about nearly 80 pilots individual talents goals pirations met Chesapeake VA mea sure progress refine expectations future Sure cant talk about Nats talk ing about winners abun dance Yet another big year 1983 85 champ Jim Casale once again took Open championship Walker Cup Once again Jimmy hard pressed both Paul Walker 1984 87 champ finished second Ted Fancher 1982 86 champ third place Perennial top-five finisher Windy Urtnowski fourth fraction fifth place story its own Stay tuned content Walker Cup Jimmys beautiful ship Columbia resplendent its red white blue US World Champs team regalia stole coveted Concours dElegance well narrowly edging out Windy Urtnowskis equally magnificent Cardinal Both beau tiful ships awarded perfect scores 20 points event director Doug Figgs Tuesday afternoons traditional pilots meeting appear ance judging As near could tell both ships equally deserving 20 points and/or Concours Equally attention-worthy near-scale Grumman Wildcat fielded John Burn Rich mond VA An unfortunate anomaly occurred Johns ship featured very realistic weathered finish reminiscent exquisite ships of worlds finest Scale builders Although John received several votes Concours award including own ship placed last row appearance re ceived five points apparently because lacked classic glossy finish traditional Stunters area PAMPA going have develop guidelines Event Direc tors Appropriate recognition exemplary work such Johns must awarded Another big winner Senior-age contestant Nat Gifford addition winning Senior championship Nat also entered won now AMA-recognized supplemental Advanced event Nat closely followed John Davis flying Pro-Magnum third became property Sig Magnum designer Mike Pratt least seven Sig Magnums entered years Nats making far away sin gle popular design option compete Advanced class newly available Junior Senior fliers Al though may contend regular Open-age awards may enter supple mental Advanced event terrific exposure really serious young competitors urge such youngsters take advantage oppor tunity should attend Nats doing fly age-class competition Fri Continued page 157 THE FINEST flying surface Ive ever seen Control Line models Thats opinion site 1988 Tidewater Nats texture flatness area used CL Rac ing well Stunt antiquity stead tabletop-smooth active runway extreme drought Midwest area summer visions skies finally opening up raining entire Nats week fears unjustified serious rain occurred interstate approached Chesapeake VA area During week Racing competition few threatening thunderstorms did interrupt Rac ing schedule Early morning temperatures low eighties noon low nineties norm Very little wind en countered events weather-related problem high humidity lack breeze flying site keeping heat index uncomfortable range CL Racing events schedule restruc tured 1987 some complaints ensued over having two major Racing events flown day 1988 schedule shifted slightly Scale Racing flown Monday followed Mouse Racing FM Team Racing Tues day Rat Race Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday allowed competitors two full travel days return home Scale Racing good portion Sunday spent competitors tuning practic ing official Scale Racing Monday extremely high humidity caused several problems burned glow plugs competitors using new Nelson one-piece plug found increased 60%-70% humidity too much plugs element Several competitors found switching Nel son funny plug either IL 4L heat range configurations slight majority en trants using Rossi 15 remain der using Nelson 15 Rossi used having new crankcase config uration Although few fliers used K&B/Cox 15 engines past seen years Nats Racing events day started out hot sunny Racing Events Director Chris Melancon pilots meeting 900 am officials tent go November 1988 53 two ladies foreground heart Stunt contest Shareen Fancher L Barbara Shearer tabulated literally thousands Stunt scores over week Peggy Parker background sneaked officials tent get some shade AMA NATS iqee TIDEWATER VIRGINIA CL Racing John Ballard Steve DeBord releases FAST Rat teams winning entry won exciting 439 Yes Fast Rats pull hard John Ballard R time Bob Fogg helps him advice Note flies against FAST team pilot Howard plane airborne about foot Shahan Open Rat final over preliminary heat match-ups re spect choosing get finals competitor vote sided using best time two 70-lap qualifying heats qualifying heats year better 1987 fastest qualifying time 248 cutoff final 300 min utes flat Larry Dziak extremely strong-running Nelson giving him considerable amount glow plug problems consequently switched away one-piece Nelson plug two-piece plug iL configuration six competitors taken final Larry coming out number position excellent performance 541 followed Dick Lambert 551 John Ballard 552 Bob Fogg 609 Bill Biachoff fifth place must remembered Open times 87 Nats over 600-minute mark winners time 618 preliminary cutoff 308 last year winner turning 618 years time can certainly considered vast improvement some exciting two-up racing both Junior Senior Scale Racing Junior won up-and-coming competitor Daniel Schwar zenruber Senior Scale Racing won Mike Shahan respectable 618 followed Todd Ballard running distant second Team Racing Tuesday brought out rather meager entry level FM Team Racing Obvi ously entrants preparing leave CL World Championships conspicuously absent Kelley/Parant team Canada entered world-class equip ment turned respectable 835 final race included prop change Mike Grieb placing second 922 followed Glen Vansant third Mouse Racing event traditionally filled fair amount excitement usually caused strong wind conditions year past Junior/Senior entries did better job flying less mishaps did Open coun terparts Jane Johnson turned excellent time Junior/Senior Mouse take win num ber Open entries popular Mouse Racing event double some other Racing events few minor disasters Open fliers Keystone Cop incident Ballard team engine promptly fired backwards pit stop pilot fight backward-taxiing plane full lap before halted preliminary times Open Mouse ran 231 cutoff 319 12 competitors go ing final final some extremely fast racing Wayne Foster coming Out top 500 followed Karen Foster 506 Terry Kasmer 522 Melvin Schuette 534 excellent times Mouse Racing view fact last year win ner ran 510which considered extremely good Rat Racing Practice Wednesdays premier Racing event mostly confined re mainder Tuesday afternoon after lengthy Mouse Racing event Most competitors switched away glass-filled propellers using carbonfiber-filled counterpart result problem high heat developing crankshaft area especially Supertigre X40 Straining engines ounce power heat transmitted shaft area thence fiberglass-filled propeller hub results softening epoxy resin causes prop spin hub subse quent great increase rpm ruined propel ler Continued page 159 Open Scale Racing winners LL-R Larry Dziak 1st Dick Lambert 2nd John Ballard 3rd Bob Fogg 4th Bill Bischoff 5th Event Director C Melancon Rat Racing winners R Kneeling Todd Ballard 2ndSenior StandingL-R Mike Shahan 1stSenior Open fliers Howard Shahan 2nd Steve DeBord 1st Bob Fogg 3rd Mike Grieb 4thand John Ballard 5th VHS videocam ground Mike Shahans foot used several competitors film racing mistakes could noted improvements made 54 Model Aviation Larry Dziak won Open Scale Racing time 541 Large spinner nut helps avoid damage prop plane caught pit stop Glow plug connections go the fuel tank brass strip atop fuselage 2 Event Director Charlie Melancon gives awards two Juniors Scale Racing David Schwarzenruber L Adrian Avant Event Director Melancon kneels front top four Open Mouse Race winners L R Wayne Foster Karyn Foster Jerry Kas mer Melvin Schuette wjv Fk5O NW * * 81 * * * * * * * * * wI ILl FI 50 scale version world-famous Continental engine used popular early light aircraft alternate firing 4-cycle RC engine virtually free vibration very economical fuel consumption Only finest materials have used its production FK 50 engine available methanol alcohol oil located separately lubrication made oil pump have improved FK 50 performance essentially led MARK Ill-gold version further development MARK II MARK MARK II versions discontinued special features MARK Ill-gold higher rpm better idle smoother running available ignition glow version KAVAN Thyristor spark ignition version operates Hall effect principle uses two magnetic pickups tor high speed operation other retard apark timing starting low speed operation allows easy non kick back starting excellent low speed idle maximum full throttle power electronic system eliminates use moving contact points accomplishes two thyristor magnetic pickups Specification Displacement 3 cu 50 cm3 Induction system 4-cycle Mark III 0 h v Bore 134 34 mm Stroke 110 28 mm Maximum rpm 8800 rpm glow version/9200 rpm ignition Idle rpm 1600 rpm glow version/i 400 rpm ignition Horsepower 44 glow version/46 ignition Propeller 20 10 determined aircraft Weight 5 1/2 lbs 2450 g glow version/573 lbs 2600 g ignition Fuel consumption 16 oz 1500 cm3/20 mm FK 50 wIth ignition can operated either regular GASOLINE methanol fuel _______ KAVAN 2052 Nrnpofl Blvd Suite OIL Css Mesa CA 92627 3 xx Retail US $ 1 200 ONLY US $ 995 Catalogue US $ 5p us sh pp ng PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WIThOUT NOTICE gimmick would cause him less competitive usual did prove us wrong hut after snapped line caused crash during qualifying flight Bob able help Jeff Reeves Tom Lay put back together again barely miss qualify ing Walker Flyoff An extraordinary ef fort Bobs part hats off him traditional PAMPA business meeting chaired President Tom Dixon Wednesday night well attended biggest piece business centered possibility having PAMPA newsletter published professionally either other month quarterly insure prompt predictable publication Some excitement awards banquet Saturday night missing both Jimmy Casale Paul Walker departed immediately after Walker Flyoff complete preparations departure World Championships Kiev Waldo Cargill ably represented Jimmy accepting awards read brief note thanks Jimmy helped him pre pare victory very classy touch classy champion clear indication topflight level years competition lack pachyderm award award given annually flier memory lapse causes him significant loss points went begging Nobody screwed up No body left anything out forgot signal body flew great everybody great time Special thanks go Event Director Doug Figgs hard-working crew Assistant Director Ronnie Farmer chief tabulator Mary Gebhart crew Barbara Shearer Shareen Fancher chief judge Don Zimmer corps 11 excellent judges Charly Pate effi cient courteous pit crews runners re corders on takes lot special people run Nats Stunt event right people did great job Thanks lot Nats CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 54 speeds year much closer prior years competitors running 1106-1120 range few competitors using one-piece Nelson plugs hut majority still used two-piece Nelson GloBee iL Fast Rat day dawned very little wind some relief high humidity/heat index FIJVALLY 0 Offer Number 1 Total Adhesive System PiC product line consists 52 different products ranging innovative adhesives application clean-up accessories Nothing buy other manufacturers PiC November 1988 159 Eh SUNSHINE HOBBY READY TO FLY Call 1-800-45-TO FLY ACCESSORIES INCLUDED PIPER CHEROKEE-40$129 99 PIPER CHEROKEE-2510899 FOKKER E111-4011999 FANCY STICK-4011499 FANCY STICK-256999 CESSNA 172-2010899 CONDOR-40Lilg99 TERCEL-4512199 ENGINE NOT INCLUDED PIONEER CAR$6000 ENGI NE INCLUDED 17221 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22849 respectively majority between falling 215-220 range year final found no loner flying some excellent two-up racing Howard Shahan flying three entries John Ballard flying other five Steve DeBord newest member Fogg-Shahan FAST Team took super 439 followed Howard Shahan 444 Bob Fogg 447 San Diego-based team certainly did homework over winter some good pitting excellent air speed Mike Grieb fourth 452 John Ballard 453 Dick Lambert sixth 501 Again times considerably better last year National Champ ran 446 year same 446 would have gotten him third place other teams Ballard/Lambert ____________________________________________and Ballard/Gamer both slight pitting problems just few extra seconds pit made sizable differences final times Larry Dziak series unusual disasters blew several good engines consequently serious factor com petition Slow Rat Thursday brought out 300-sq-in profile racers high-performing 35 en gines Virtually engine used year Nelson-prepared Supertigre X35 either ABC 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