AMA Nats: CL Speed

CL Speed Gene Hempel THANKS CL Speed Event Director Santo Riz zotto Fall River MA staff volunteers consisting Frances Garzon Bob Middleton excellent job performed years Nats would Nats dedication effort individuals like third time Nats has held Lincoln NE previous two times 1979 1982 1988 Nats will held Virginia Beach VA Make plans now attend strong competition events especially Jet Class D weather Monday Nats week nicefor half day However Tuesday cold front passed through Lincoln bringing record low tempera ture upper forties remainder week temperatures upper nineties strong winds afternoon Monday July 13 bustling activity /2A Speed Proto Speed quite few Junior Senior participants Open Speed Charles Legg Council Bluffs IA placed first flight 13086 mph using homemade bar stock 049 tuned pipe model constructed bass wood balsa stabilizer weight complete model seven ounces engine bore 408 stroke 3845 piston/cylinder setup ABC crank shaft machined mild steel outside diameter 36 used dual set Charles Legga asymmetrical V2A Speed model took first Open 13086 mph string dolly red help pit crew find rolls tall grass Below beautiful bar stock 049 engine Note suction fuel tank one-bladed prop Todd Lee Topeka KS placed first Junior /2A Profile Proto 7302 mph ball bearings front rear Charles used GloBee plug 5 x 425 prop Check photos detail carburetor mounting tuned pipe header model utilized metal suction tank Warren Kurth Davenport IA second 11445 mph Dave Williams Yorba Linda CA 11079 mph third Warren using modified Cox 049 Peanut design Dave Williams used own-design ZIT 049 en gine fuel regulator pipe props used quite few 1/2A Speed fliers single-blade variety oth ers used Cox gray 5 1A x 4 props Some few used wood props Speed Event Director Santo Rizotto presents James Buxton Bethel Park PA first-place award Junior SpeedContinued page 168 November 1987 65 AMA NATS 0 0 1987 oln Nebraska Frank Garzon launches Akeshi Kusumotos beautiful 0 Speed model took first Open speed 20921 mph Akeshi Kusumoto Japans gun Speed merchant won NASS Perpetual Speed Trophy presented Soci etys annual get-together Check smilel cool gang Open Jet Speed pilots back row L-R lst-5th place Joe Kim Dimmitt Perkins Jerry Thomas Bill Nusz Dimmie Perkins Helpers front row L-R Charles Serie Todd Black Ted Black Steve Perkins Seated front Charles Davis Missing picture Gene Hempel took photo Mike Hazel 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 . 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