Teams US France China officials atthe conciusion F3Acompetition Fiying sitewastheTaipingshiAlrfieid ac tive miiitary instaiiation near Chengdu Szechuan province Open space runway area forth tournament ampie CONTINGENT 13 modelers left San Francisco October 18 next 14 days guests Chinese Aeronautical Sports Association Peoples Republic China sightseeing four major cities outlying areas included Great Wall China Summer Palace Palace Museums ancient Chinese emporors Beihai Park Beijing much first-hand up-close visit countryside walk through typical rural farming community near Chengdu visit Terra-Cotta War rior Museum being hosted Chinese Northwest Institute Technology Chinas foremost institutions higher learning ancient capitol city Xi shopping Shanghai visit CSG China Shanghai Group model en gine laboratory days will remem bered However real purpose visit China 13 Americans participate 1985 Chengdu International Aeromodeling Friendship Tournament October 23 through 27 Taipingshi Airfield province Szechuan goal tournament des cribed Chinese organizers promote friendship mutual understand ing exchange sporting technical skills experiences raise awareness Left American contingent Standing L-R John Grigg team manager Micheiine Madison assistantteam managerand contestofficisi Don Lowewith Phoenixg Dave Wiison Deception Doc Edwards judge Steve Rojecki Brushfire Henry Neison contestofficisi Front Row Dean Koger Chalienge Dave Brown Chaiienge oniy four-stroker contest Merie Hyde contest officiai Gordon Chip Hyde Daiotei Travis McGinnis Judge Don Jehiik contest officiai Right Chinese team members theirassistants coaches entire team used Futaba PCM radios fiew siickiy-finished Cosmos Arrow designs powered 05 VS engines 80 Model Aviation Left The awards ceremony team winners L-R Second-place team Brown Hyde Wilson first-place Chinese team Mm Hong Aiqiang third-piace French team Malfait Bossard Laffite Large certificates prizes beautifui Chinese tapestries awarded Right Part Chinese team poses Dave Brown friendiy competitive spirit shared aii aeromodeling activities goal Chinese hosts gave best effort successful participants affording opportunity develop friendships special among mod elers over world conjunction Friendship Tour nament conducted under F3A section FAI Sporting Code Chinese Control Line National Contest held same dates five-man team Hungary invited partici pate CL meet American team participating F3A Aerobatics event included competi tors Dave Brown Dean Koger Ohio Dave Wilson California Steve Ro jecki Nevada Don Lowe Florida Gordon Chip Hyde Arizona Attending technical exchanges Don Jehlik Control Line Team Racing authority Henry Nelson engine manufacturer James Doc Edwards Travis McGin nis F3A judges conducted seminar judging techniques Micheline Madison Merle Hyde John Grigg Left US Team Manager John Grigg seated second right interviewed members Chinese sporting press modeiers interested activities going United States Right individual winners Pascal Maifait first place congratulates Chip Hyde second piace whiie Fan Mm third place looks over prizes presented during ceremony photos author March 1986 81 airplanes French team Pascal Maifaits first-place model Athena sports 08 two-stroke engine uses Simprop radio Athena according Maifait available kit form Elite Models France sometime after first 1 g6 Left Motel-like accommodations teams officials located ins sports complex surrounded Chinese gardens Facilities very complete including well-equipped workshop model prep/storage room located close living quarters Contestants models given short ride flying site open-bed truck Right As well-run contest hard-working scorekeepers note abacus back up calculators frequency monitors table behind course lots spectators contest US team officials team US modelers turned out compatible congenial group people during two weeks close living travel provided role model others team effort developing friendships other teams French Hun garian Chinese displaying American spirit presented favorable image Americans modelers other countries short team could viewed corps diplomats capable warm genuine relationships well being good sportsmen competitors terrific people-to-people exchange Chinese congratulated thanked providing setting oppor tunity exchange take place Dr Rudy Beck team manager Hungary remarked commonality goals modeling efforts such tournament sure diminish dif ferences between countries govern mentsif government leaders could experience friendships inter national modeling Andre Laffite French team manager own team manager AMA President John Grigg echoed sentiment would seem appropriate United States AMA seek ways means accommodate types modeling exchanges tournament followed day prac tice competitors technical ex changes seminars included session RC Pattern judging directed Doc Edwards Travis McGinnis assistance interpreter Mr Huang Chinese Aeronautical Sports As sociation addition judges Hun garian French Chinese American secretaries judges other observers sat would like copy materials used judging seminar contact Micheline Madison AMA Head quarters Other technical exchanges took place throughout tournament during evening included engine setup con test strategy advice sharing tips model performance Henry Nelson Don Jehlik key participants sessions obvious appreciated Chinese hosts well modelers other teams F3A Pattern event consisted four rounds using best three scores determine placings Team standings decided combining scores top three fliers team French five contestants ended up four flying three airplanes due some radio problems loss equipment practice day US team six pilots despite some gremlins placed second Chinese team difference Continued page 159 82 Model Aviation .ese two gentlemen Sne Interpreters traveling companions advisors gen eral all-round special friendsthroughoutthe entire trip American team Mr Voug hang Huag L secretary CASA Chinese Aeronautical SportsAssociation similar AMA editor ModelAir plane magazine China Mr Jianming Shang CR international liaison department China Sports Federa tion Both men took care teams con stant questions patience understand ing warmth entire American team would delighted could have come country chance show off American modeling activities ins vs juagus ana six assisiants wno wuruu GumpuIiiiQn u ne wuim-dressed men inthe suits Chinese assistants judge guys casual attire judges Hungary istvan Mohal 3rd left US Doc Edwards 5th left Travis McGinnis 5th right France Jean-Claude Lavigne 3rd right China Lan DeKang right end Mr Mohal Hungary have competed served ass judge Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon Flying Near Airports Careful Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity fullscale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft operations unless flyer has someone else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft supervising flying prevent accident possibilities Safe Flying No Accident 16Alexis Contrucci France665 Team Scores 1 China Fan Mi Ren Hong Liu Aiqiang 10787 2 USA Chip Hyde Dave Brown Dave Wilson 10776 3 France Pascal Malfait Christian Bossard Andre Laffite 10317 tournament testing waters Chinese team begin enter ing F3A RC Aerobatics World Champion ships events obvious ready will well look forward participation 1987 World Cham pionships responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation Piper PA-B/Wilson Continued page 91 sibly-brief time using techniques ma terials new aviation field Skycycles fate rested another pair hands Clyde R Smith Sr chief test pilot Piper Aircraft Corporation Hollywoods cellu loid image test pilot did fit Clyde Smith hidden perils portrayed silver screen him experimental flight close early 1 940s sudden strong crosswind flipped taxiing air plane upside down grass Smith suffered painful spinal injury still endures January 30 dawned cool crisp S aVO OId Thner B9 yJICI j2Oi yj iat 8f etts Is. Spa~to poO5 Ignition Engine Parts Only clear day early Monday morning Smith walked across flight line Cub Haven Airport name Pipers leased section Lock Haven Municipal Airport heading initial test flight PA-8 Skycycle After walk-around visual exterior inspection plane donning Irvin parachute Clyde buckled himself cockpit throttle slightly cracked switch off line chanic pulled through engine several times As Clyde shouted Contact brakes cockpit dependable Continental A-40-4 engine roared life its first hot propping Smith waited idling engines oil reach proper temperature full rev ving Experience taught him expect unexpectedmoreso airplane like PA-8 its new design innovations After taxiing main run way going through pro-flight checks full power static run up Skycycle ready Clyde guided tiny plane down runway several high-speed alignment tracking checks throttle firewalled became airborne after short takeoff run Smith climbed 2500 feet eased back power Immediately unusual vibration shook tail sur faces Although increased power lessened oscillation Smith still thought tail boom might disintegrating Cautiously TARBaby TRANSMITTER CASE Especially Turn-around thisAn inexpensive rugged molded 850 sq 120 4 cyclecase protect expensive powered Ron Chidgey designtransmitter both two stick smooth solid performersingle stick transmitters Brown 1 Rib templates computerleather grain aluminum trim plotted Plans construc tion hints -$1196and locking clasp $1896 WING TUBE & SOCKETSNEW WING MOUNTING SET Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wing mounting system developed Ron Chidgey wings Included pair fast nest accurate stays tight Three special slip-fit phenolic sockets nylon brackets screws machined wing blocks build wing structureincluded -$695 Now s size models 718 dia x 2 5 1Adiax2-$ g95 74 1/zdiax3-$1495 tor RIG Products 3713 Pompano DrSee Dealer Order Direct Pensacola FL 32514 Phone AC 904 476-8039Include $150 Per Item UPS 160 Model Aviation Over 450 ftems Send $200 current catalog
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/03
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 82, 159, 160
Teams US France China officials atthe conciusion F3Acompetition Fiying sitewastheTaipingshiAlrfieid ac tive miiitary instaiiation near Chengdu Szechuan province Open space runway area forth tournament ampie CONTINGENT 13 modelers left San Francisco October 18 next 14 days guests Chinese Aeronautical Sports Association Peoples Republic China sightseeing four major cities outlying areas included Great Wall China Summer Palace Palace Museums ancient Chinese emporors Beihai Park Beijing much first-hand up-close visit countryside walk through typical rural farming community near Chengdu visit Terra-Cotta War rior Museum being hosted Chinese Northwest Institute Technology Chinas foremost institutions higher learning ancient capitol city Xi shopping Shanghai visit CSG China Shanghai Group model en gine laboratory days will remem bered However real purpose visit China 13 Americans participate 1985 Chengdu International Aeromodeling Friendship Tournament October 23 through 27 Taipingshi Airfield province Szechuan goal tournament des cribed Chinese organizers promote friendship mutual understand ing exchange sporting technical skills experiences raise awareness Left American contingent Standing L-R John Grigg team manager Micheiine Madison assistantteam managerand contestofficisi Don Lowewith Phoenixg Dave Wiison Deception Doc Edwards judge Steve Rojecki Brushfire Henry Neison contestofficisi Front Row Dean Koger Chalienge Dave Brown Chaiienge oniy four-stroker contest Merie Hyde contest officiai Gordon Chip Hyde Daiotei Travis McGinnis Judge Don Jehiik contest officiai Right Chinese team members theirassistants coaches entire team used Futaba PCM radios fiew siickiy-finished Cosmos Arrow designs powered 05 VS engines 80 Model Aviation Left The awards ceremony team winners L-R Second-place team Brown Hyde Wilson first-place Chinese team Mm Hong Aiqiang third-piace French team Malfait Bossard Laffite Large certificates prizes beautifui Chinese tapestries awarded Right Part Chinese team poses Dave Brown friendiy competitive spirit shared aii aeromodeling activities goal Chinese hosts gave best effort successful participants affording opportunity develop friendships special among mod elers over world conjunction Friendship Tour nament conducted under F3A section FAI Sporting Code Chinese Control Line National Contest held same dates five-man team Hungary invited partici pate CL meet American team participating F3A Aerobatics event included competi tors Dave Brown Dean Koger Ohio Dave Wilson California Steve Ro jecki Nevada Don Lowe Florida Gordon Chip Hyde Arizona Attending technical exchanges Don Jehlik Control Line Team Racing authority Henry Nelson engine manufacturer James Doc Edwards Travis McGin nis F3A judges conducted seminar judging techniques Micheline Madison Merle Hyde John Grigg Left US Team Manager John Grigg seated second right interviewed members Chinese sporting press modeiers interested activities going United States Right individual winners Pascal Maifait first place congratulates Chip Hyde second piace whiie Fan Mm third place looks over prizes presented during ceremony photos author March 1986 81 airplanes French team Pascal Maifaits first-place model Athena sports 08 two-stroke engine uses Simprop radio Athena according Maifait available kit form Elite Models France sometime after first 1 g6 Left Motel-like accommodations teams officials located ins sports complex surrounded Chinese gardens Facilities very complete including well-equipped workshop model prep/storage room located close living quarters Contestants models given short ride flying site open-bed truck Right As well-run contest hard-working scorekeepers note abacus back up calculators frequency monitors table behind course lots spectators contest US team officials team US modelers turned out compatible congenial group people during two weeks close living travel provided role model others team effort developing friendships other teams French Hun garian Chinese displaying American spirit presented favorable image Americans modelers other countries short team could viewed corps diplomats capable warm genuine relationships well being good sportsmen competitors terrific people-to-people exchange Chinese congratulated thanked providing setting oppor tunity exchange take place Dr Rudy Beck team manager Hungary remarked commonality goals modeling efforts such tournament sure diminish dif ferences between countries govern mentsif government leaders could experience friendships inter national modeling Andre Laffite French team manager own team manager AMA President John Grigg echoed sentiment would seem appropriate United States AMA seek ways means accommodate types modeling exchanges tournament followed day prac tice competitors technical ex changes seminars included session RC Pattern judging directed Doc Edwards Travis McGinnis assistance interpreter Mr Huang Chinese Aeronautical Sports As sociation addition judges Hun garian French Chinese American secretaries judges other observers sat would like copy materials used judging seminar contact Micheline Madison AMA Head quarters Other technical exchanges took place throughout tournament during evening included engine setup con test strategy advice sharing tips model performance Henry Nelson Don Jehlik key participants sessions obvious appreciated Chinese hosts well modelers other teams F3A Pattern event consisted four rounds using best three scores determine placings Team standings decided combining scores top three fliers team French five contestants ended up four flying three airplanes due some radio problems loss equipment practice day US team six pilots despite some gremlins placed second Chinese team difference Continued page 159 82 Model Aviation .ese two gentlemen Sne Interpreters traveling companions advisors gen eral all-round special friendsthroughoutthe entire trip American team Mr Voug hang Huag L secretary CASA Chinese Aeronautical SportsAssociation similar AMA editor ModelAir plane magazine China Mr Jianming Shang CR international liaison department China Sports Federa tion Both men took care teams con stant questions patience understand ing warmth entire American team would delighted could have come country chance show off American modeling activities ins vs juagus ana six assisiants wno wuruu GumpuIiiiQn u ne wuim-dressed men inthe suits Chinese assistants judge guys casual attire judges Hungary istvan Mohal 3rd left US Doc Edwards 5th left Travis McGinnis 5th right France Jean-Claude Lavigne 3rd right China Lan DeKang right end Mr Mohal Hungary have competed served ass judge Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon Flying Near Airports Careful Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity fullscale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft operations unless flyer has someone else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft supervising flying prevent accident possibilities Safe Flying No Accident 16Alexis Contrucci France665 Team Scores 1 China Fan Mi Ren Hong Liu Aiqiang 10787 2 USA Chip Hyde Dave Brown Dave Wilson 10776 3 France Pascal Malfait Christian Bossard Andre Laffite 10317 tournament testing waters Chinese team begin enter ing F3A RC Aerobatics World Champion ships events obvious ready will well look forward participation 1987 World Cham pionships responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation Piper PA-B/Wilson Continued page 91 sibly-brief time using techniques ma terials new aviation field Skycycles fate rested another pair hands Clyde R Smith Sr chief test pilot Piper Aircraft Corporation Hollywoods cellu loid image test pilot did fit Clyde Smith hidden perils portrayed silver screen him experimental flight close early 1 940s sudden strong crosswind flipped taxiing air plane upside down grass Smith suffered painful spinal injury still endures January 30 dawned cool crisp S aVO OId Thner B9 yJICI j2Oi yj iat 8f etts Is. Spa~to poO5 Ignition Engine Parts Only clear day early Monday morning Smith walked across flight line Cub Haven Airport name Pipers leased section Lock Haven Municipal Airport heading initial test flight PA-8 Skycycle After walk-around visual exterior inspection plane donning Irvin parachute Clyde buckled himself cockpit throttle slightly cracked switch off line chanic pulled through engine several times As Clyde shouted Contact brakes cockpit dependable Continental A-40-4 engine roared life its first hot propping Smith waited idling engines oil reach proper temperature full rev ving Experience taught him expect unexpectedmoreso airplane like PA-8 its new design innovations After taxiing main run way going through pro-flight checks full power static run up Skycycle ready Clyde guided tiny plane down runway several high-speed alignment tracking checks throttle firewalled became airborne after short takeoff run Smith climbed 2500 feet eased back power Immediately unusual vibration shook tail sur faces Although increased power lessened oscillation Smith still thought tail boom might disintegrating Cautiously TARBaby TRANSMITTER CASE Especially Turn-around thisAn inexpensive rugged molded 850 sq 120 4 cyclecase protect expensive powered Ron Chidgey designtransmitter both two stick smooth solid performersingle stick transmitters Brown 1 Rib templates computerleather grain aluminum trim plotted Plans construc tion hints -$1196and locking clasp $1896 WING TUBE & SOCKETSNEW WING MOUNTING SET Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wing mounting system developed Ron Chidgey wings Included pair fast nest accurate stays tight Three special slip-fit phenolic sockets nylon brackets screws machined wing blocks build wing structureincluded -$695 Now s size models 718 dia x 2 5 1Adiax2-$ g95 74 1/zdiax3-$1495 tor RIG Products 3713 Pompano DrSee Dealer Order Direct Pensacola FL 32514 Phone AC 904 476-8039Include $150 Per Item UPS 160 Model Aviation Over 450 ftems Send $200 current catalog
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/03
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 82, 159, 160
Teams US France China officials atthe conciusion F3Acompetition Fiying sitewastheTaipingshiAlrfieid ac tive miiitary instaiiation near Chengdu Szechuan province Open space runway area forth tournament ampie CONTINGENT 13 modelers left San Francisco October 18 next 14 days guests Chinese Aeronautical Sports Association Peoples Republic China sightseeing four major cities outlying areas included Great Wall China Summer Palace Palace Museums ancient Chinese emporors Beihai Park Beijing much first-hand up-close visit countryside walk through typical rural farming community near Chengdu visit Terra-Cotta War rior Museum being hosted Chinese Northwest Institute Technology Chinas foremost institutions higher learning ancient capitol city Xi shopping Shanghai visit CSG China Shanghai Group model en gine laboratory days will remem bered However real purpose visit China 13 Americans participate 1985 Chengdu International Aeromodeling Friendship Tournament October 23 through 27 Taipingshi Airfield province Szechuan goal tournament des cribed Chinese organizers promote friendship mutual understand ing exchange sporting technical skills experiences raise awareness Left American contingent Standing L-R John Grigg team manager Micheiine Madison assistantteam managerand contestofficisi Don Lowewith Phoenixg Dave Wiison Deception Doc Edwards judge Steve Rojecki Brushfire Henry Neison contestofficisi Front Row Dean Koger Chalienge Dave Brown Chaiienge oniy four-stroker contest Merie Hyde contest officiai Gordon Chip Hyde Daiotei Travis McGinnis Judge Don Jehiik contest officiai Right Chinese team members theirassistants coaches entire team used Futaba PCM radios fiew siickiy-finished Cosmos Arrow designs powered 05 VS engines 80 Model Aviation Left The awards ceremony team winners L-R Second-place team Brown Hyde Wilson first-place Chinese team Mm Hong Aiqiang third-piace French team Malfait Bossard Laffite Large certificates prizes beautifui Chinese tapestries awarded Right Part Chinese team poses Dave Brown friendiy competitive spirit shared aii aeromodeling activities goal Chinese hosts gave best effort successful participants affording opportunity develop friendships special among mod elers over world conjunction Friendship Tour nament conducted under F3A section FAI Sporting Code Chinese Control Line National Contest held same dates five-man team Hungary invited partici pate CL meet American team participating F3A Aerobatics event included competi tors Dave Brown Dean Koger Ohio Dave Wilson California Steve Ro jecki Nevada Don Lowe Florida Gordon Chip Hyde Arizona Attending technical exchanges Don Jehlik Control Line Team Racing authority Henry Nelson engine manufacturer James Doc Edwards Travis McGin nis F3A judges conducted seminar judging techniques Micheline Madison Merle Hyde John Grigg Left US Team Manager John Grigg seated second right interviewed members Chinese sporting press modeiers interested activities going United States Right individual winners Pascal Maifait first place congratulates Chip Hyde second piace whiie Fan Mm third place looks over prizes presented during ceremony photos author March 1986 81 airplanes French team Pascal Maifaits first-place model Athena sports 08 two-stroke engine uses Simprop radio Athena according Maifait available kit form Elite Models France sometime after first 1 g6 Left Motel-like accommodations teams officials located ins sports complex surrounded Chinese gardens Facilities very complete including well-equipped workshop model prep/storage room located close living quarters Contestants models given short ride flying site open-bed truck Right As well-run contest hard-working scorekeepers note abacus back up calculators frequency monitors table behind course lots spectators contest US team officials team US modelers turned out compatible congenial group people during two weeks close living travel provided role model others team effort developing friendships other teams French Hun garian Chinese displaying American spirit presented favorable image Americans modelers other countries short team could viewed corps diplomats capable warm genuine relationships well being good sportsmen competitors terrific people-to-people exchange Chinese congratulated thanked providing setting oppor tunity exchange take place Dr Rudy Beck team manager Hungary remarked commonality goals modeling efforts such tournament sure diminish dif ferences between countries govern mentsif government leaders could experience friendships inter national modeling Andre Laffite French team manager own team manager AMA President John Grigg echoed sentiment would seem appropriate United States AMA seek ways means accommodate types modeling exchanges tournament followed day prac tice competitors technical ex changes seminars included session RC Pattern judging directed Doc Edwards Travis McGinnis assistance interpreter Mr Huang Chinese Aeronautical Sports As sociation addition judges Hun garian French Chinese American secretaries judges other observers sat would like copy materials used judging seminar contact Micheline Madison AMA Head quarters Other technical exchanges took place throughout tournament during evening included engine setup con test strategy advice sharing tips model performance Henry Nelson Don Jehlik key participants sessions obvious appreciated Chinese hosts well modelers other teams F3A Pattern event consisted four rounds using best three scores determine placings Team standings decided combining scores top three fliers team French five contestants ended up four flying three airplanes due some radio problems loss equipment practice day US team six pilots despite some gremlins placed second Chinese team difference Continued page 159 82 Model Aviation .ese two gentlemen Sne Interpreters traveling companions advisors gen eral all-round special friendsthroughoutthe entire trip American team Mr Voug hang Huag L secretary CASA Chinese Aeronautical SportsAssociation similar AMA editor ModelAir plane magazine China Mr Jianming Shang CR international liaison department China Sports Federa tion Both men took care teams con stant questions patience understand ing warmth entire American team would delighted could have come country chance show off American modeling activities ins vs juagus ana six assisiants wno wuruu GumpuIiiiQn u ne wuim-dressed men inthe suits Chinese assistants judge guys casual attire judges Hungary istvan Mohal 3rd left US Doc Edwards 5th left Travis McGinnis 5th right France Jean-Claude Lavigne 3rd right China Lan DeKang right end Mr Mohal Hungary have competed served ass judge Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon Flying Near Airports Careful Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity fullscale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft operations unless flyer has someone else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft supervising flying prevent accident possibilities Safe Flying No Accident 16Alexis Contrucci France665 Team Scores 1 China Fan Mi Ren Hong Liu Aiqiang 10787 2 USA Chip Hyde Dave Brown Dave Wilson 10776 3 France Pascal Malfait Christian Bossard Andre Laffite 10317 tournament testing waters Chinese team begin enter ing F3A RC Aerobatics World Champion ships events obvious ready will well look forward participation 1987 World Cham pionships responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation Piper PA-B/Wilson Continued page 91 sibly-brief time using techniques ma terials new aviation field Skycycles fate rested another pair hands Clyde R Smith Sr chief test pilot Piper Aircraft Corporation Hollywoods cellu loid image test pilot did fit Clyde Smith hidden perils portrayed silver screen him experimental flight close early 1 940s sudden strong crosswind flipped taxiing air plane upside down grass Smith suffered painful spinal injury still endures January 30 dawned cool crisp S aVO OId Thner B9 yJICI j2Oi yj iat 8f etts Is. Spa~to poO5 Ignition Engine Parts Only clear day early Monday morning Smith walked across flight line Cub Haven Airport name Pipers leased section Lock Haven Municipal Airport heading initial test flight PA-8 Skycycle After walk-around visual exterior inspection plane donning Irvin parachute Clyde buckled himself cockpit throttle slightly cracked switch off line chanic pulled through engine several times As Clyde shouted Contact brakes cockpit dependable Continental A-40-4 engine roared life its first hot propping Smith waited idling engines oil reach proper temperature full rev ving Experience taught him expect unexpectedmoreso airplane like PA-8 its new design innovations After taxiing main run way going through pro-flight checks full power static run up Skycycle ready Clyde guided tiny plane down runway several high-speed alignment tracking checks throttle firewalled became airborne after short takeoff run Smith climbed 2500 feet eased back power Immediately unusual vibration shook tail sur faces Although increased power lessened oscillation Smith still thought tail boom might disintegrating Cautiously TARBaby TRANSMITTER CASE Especially Turn-around thisAn inexpensive rugged molded 850 sq 120 4 cyclecase protect expensive powered Ron Chidgey designtransmitter both two stick smooth solid performersingle stick transmitters Brown 1 Rib templates computerleather grain aluminum trim plotted Plans construc tion hints -$1196and locking clasp $1896 WING TUBE & SOCKETSNEW WING MOUNTING SET Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wing mounting system developed Ron Chidgey wings Included pair fast nest accurate stays tight Three special slip-fit phenolic sockets nylon brackets screws machined wing blocks build wing structureincluded -$695 Now s size models 718 dia x 2 5 1Adiax2-$ g95 74 1/zdiax3-$1495 tor RIG Products 3713 Pompano DrSee Dealer Order Direct Pensacola FL 32514 Phone AC 904 476-8039Include $150 Per Item UPS 160 Model Aviation Over 450 ftems Send $200 current catalog
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/03
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 82, 159, 160
Teams US France China officials atthe conciusion F3Acompetition Fiying sitewastheTaipingshiAlrfieid ac tive miiitary instaiiation near Chengdu Szechuan province Open space runway area forth tournament ampie CONTINGENT 13 modelers left San Francisco October 18 next 14 days guests Chinese Aeronautical Sports Association Peoples Republic China sightseeing four major cities outlying areas included Great Wall China Summer Palace Palace Museums ancient Chinese emporors Beihai Park Beijing much first-hand up-close visit countryside walk through typical rural farming community near Chengdu visit Terra-Cotta War rior Museum being hosted Chinese Northwest Institute Technology Chinas foremost institutions higher learning ancient capitol city Xi shopping Shanghai visit CSG China Shanghai Group model en gine laboratory days will remem bered However real purpose visit China 13 Americans participate 1985 Chengdu International Aeromodeling Friendship Tournament October 23 through 27 Taipingshi Airfield province Szechuan goal tournament des cribed Chinese organizers promote friendship mutual understand ing exchange sporting technical skills experiences raise awareness Left American contingent Standing L-R John Grigg team manager Micheiine Madison assistantteam managerand contestofficisi Don Lowewith Phoenixg Dave Wiison Deception Doc Edwards judge Steve Rojecki Brushfire Henry Neison contestofficisi Front Row Dean Koger Chalienge Dave Brown Chaiienge oniy four-stroker contest Merie Hyde contest officiai Gordon Chip Hyde Daiotei Travis McGinnis Judge Don Jehiik contest officiai Right Chinese team members theirassistants coaches entire team used Futaba PCM radios fiew siickiy-finished Cosmos Arrow designs powered 05 VS engines 80 Model Aviation Left The awards ceremony team winners L-R Second-place team Brown Hyde Wilson first-place Chinese team Mm Hong Aiqiang third-piace French team Malfait Bossard Laffite Large certificates prizes beautifui Chinese tapestries awarded Right Part Chinese team poses Dave Brown friendiy competitive spirit shared aii aeromodeling activities goal Chinese hosts gave best effort successful participants affording opportunity develop friendships special among mod elers over world conjunction Friendship Tour nament conducted under F3A section FAI Sporting Code Chinese Control Line National Contest held same dates five-man team Hungary invited partici pate CL meet American team participating F3A Aerobatics event included competi tors Dave Brown Dean Koger Ohio Dave Wilson California Steve Ro jecki Nevada Don Lowe Florida Gordon Chip Hyde Arizona Attending technical exchanges Don Jehlik Control Line Team Racing authority Henry Nelson engine manufacturer James Doc Edwards Travis McGin nis F3A judges conducted seminar judging techniques Micheline Madison Merle Hyde John Grigg Left US Team Manager John Grigg seated second right interviewed members Chinese sporting press modeiers interested activities going United States Right individual winners Pascal Maifait first place congratulates Chip Hyde second piace whiie Fan Mm third place looks over prizes presented during ceremony photos author March 1986 81 airplanes French team Pascal Maifaits first-place model Athena sports 08 two-stroke engine uses Simprop radio Athena according Maifait available kit form Elite Models France sometime after first 1 g6 Left Motel-like accommodations teams officials located ins sports complex surrounded Chinese gardens Facilities very complete including well-equipped workshop model prep/storage room located close living quarters Contestants models given short ride flying site open-bed truck Right As well-run contest hard-working scorekeepers note abacus back up calculators frequency monitors table behind course lots spectators contest US team officials team US modelers turned out compatible congenial group people during two weeks close living travel provided role model others team effort developing friendships other teams French Hun garian Chinese displaying American spirit presented favorable image Americans modelers other countries short team could viewed corps diplomats capable warm genuine relationships well being good sportsmen competitors terrific people-to-people exchange Chinese congratulated thanked providing setting oppor tunity exchange take place Dr Rudy Beck team manager Hungary remarked commonality goals modeling efforts such tournament sure diminish dif ferences between countries govern mentsif government leaders could experience friendships inter national modeling Andre Laffite French team manager own team manager AMA President John Grigg echoed sentiment would seem appropriate United States AMA seek ways means accommodate types modeling exchanges tournament followed day prac tice competitors technical ex changes seminars included session RC Pattern judging directed Doc Edwards Travis McGinnis assistance interpreter Mr Huang Chinese Aeronautical Sports As sociation addition judges Hun garian French Chinese American secretaries judges other observers sat would like copy materials used judging seminar contact Micheline Madison AMA Head quarters Other technical exchanges took place throughout tournament during evening included engine setup con test strategy advice sharing tips model performance Henry Nelson Don Jehlik key participants sessions obvious appreciated Chinese hosts well modelers other teams F3A Pattern event consisted four rounds using best three scores determine placings Team standings decided combining scores top three fliers team French five contestants ended up four flying three airplanes due some radio problems loss equipment practice day US team six pilots despite some gremlins placed second Chinese team difference Continued page 159 82 Model Aviation .ese two gentlemen Sne Interpreters traveling companions advisors gen eral all-round special friendsthroughoutthe entire trip American team Mr Voug hang Huag L secretary CASA Chinese Aeronautical SportsAssociation similar AMA editor ModelAir plane magazine China Mr Jianming Shang CR international liaison department China Sports Federa tion Both men took care teams con stant questions patience understand ing warmth entire American team would delighted could have come country chance show off American modeling activities ins vs juagus ana six assisiants wno wuruu GumpuIiiiQn u ne wuim-dressed men inthe suits Chinese assistants judge guys casual attire judges Hungary istvan Mohal 3rd left US Doc Edwards 5th left Travis McGinnis 5th right France Jean-Claude Lavigne 3rd right China Lan DeKang right end Mr Mohal Hungary have competed served ass judge Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon Flying Near Airports Careful Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity fullscale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft operations unless flyer has someone else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft supervising flying prevent accident possibilities Safe Flying No Accident 16Alexis Contrucci France665 Team Scores 1 China Fan Mi Ren Hong Liu Aiqiang 10787 2 USA Chip Hyde Dave Brown Dave Wilson 10776 3 France Pascal Malfait Christian Bossard Andre Laffite 10317 tournament testing waters Chinese team begin enter ing F3A RC Aerobatics World Champion ships events obvious ready will well look forward participation 1987 World Cham pionships responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation Piper PA-B/Wilson Continued page 91 sibly-brief time using techniques ma terials new aviation field Skycycles fate rested another pair hands Clyde R Smith Sr chief test pilot Piper Aircraft Corporation Hollywoods cellu loid image test pilot did fit Clyde Smith hidden perils portrayed silver screen him experimental flight close early 1 940s sudden strong crosswind flipped taxiing air plane upside down grass Smith suffered painful spinal injury still endures January 30 dawned cool crisp S aVO OId Thner B9 yJICI j2Oi yj iat 8f etts Is. Spa~to poO5 Ignition Engine Parts Only clear day early Monday morning Smith walked across flight line Cub Haven Airport name Pipers leased section Lock Haven Municipal Airport heading initial test flight PA-8 Skycycle After walk-around visual exterior inspection plane donning Irvin parachute Clyde buckled himself cockpit throttle slightly cracked switch off line chanic pulled through engine several times As Clyde shouted Contact brakes cockpit dependable Continental A-40-4 engine roared life its first hot propping Smith waited idling engines oil reach proper temperature full rev ving Experience taught him expect unexpectedmoreso airplane like PA-8 its new design innovations After taxiing main run way going through pro-flight checks full power static run up Skycycle ready Clyde guided tiny plane down runway several high-speed alignment tracking checks throttle firewalled became airborne after short takeoff run Smith climbed 2500 feet eased back power Immediately unusual vibration shook tail sur faces Although increased power lessened oscillation Smith still thought tail boom might disintegrating Cautiously TARBaby TRANSMITTER CASE Especially Turn-around thisAn inexpensive rugged molded 850 sq 120 4 cyclecase protect expensive powered Ron Chidgey designtransmitter both two stick smooth solid performersingle stick transmitters Brown 1 Rib templates computerleather grain aluminum trim plotted Plans construc tion hints -$1196and locking clasp $1896 WING TUBE & SOCKETSNEW WING MOUNTING SET Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wing mounting system developed Ron Chidgey wings Included pair fast nest accurate stays tight Three special slip-fit phenolic sockets nylon brackets screws machined wing blocks build wing structureincluded -$695 Now s size models 718 dia x 2 5 1Adiax2-$ g95 74 1/zdiax3-$1495 tor RIG Products 3713 Pompano DrSee Dealer Order Direct Pensacola FL 32514 Phone AC 904 476-8039Include $150 Per Item UPS 160 Model Aviation Over 450 ftems Send $200 current catalog
Edition: Model Aviation - 1986/03
Page Numbers: 80, 81, 82, 159, 160
Teams US France China officials atthe conciusion F3Acompetition Fiying sitewastheTaipingshiAlrfieid ac tive miiitary instaiiation near Chengdu Szechuan province Open space runway area forth tournament ampie CONTINGENT 13 modelers left San Francisco October 18 next 14 days guests Chinese Aeronautical Sports Association Peoples Republic China sightseeing four major cities outlying areas included Great Wall China Summer Palace Palace Museums ancient Chinese emporors Beihai Park Beijing much first-hand up-close visit countryside walk through typical rural farming community near Chengdu visit Terra-Cotta War rior Museum being hosted Chinese Northwest Institute Technology Chinas foremost institutions higher learning ancient capitol city Xi shopping Shanghai visit CSG China Shanghai Group model en gine laboratory days will remem bered However real purpose visit China 13 Americans participate 1985 Chengdu International Aeromodeling Friendship Tournament October 23 through 27 Taipingshi Airfield province Szechuan goal tournament des cribed Chinese organizers promote friendship mutual understand ing exchange sporting technical skills experiences raise awareness Left American contingent Standing L-R John Grigg team manager Micheiine Madison assistantteam managerand contestofficisi Don Lowewith Phoenixg Dave Wiison Deception Doc Edwards judge Steve Rojecki Brushfire Henry Neison contestofficisi Front Row Dean Koger Chalienge Dave Brown Chaiienge oniy four-stroker contest Merie Hyde contest officiai Gordon Chip Hyde Daiotei Travis McGinnis Judge Don Jehiik contest officiai Right Chinese team members theirassistants coaches entire team used Futaba PCM radios fiew siickiy-finished Cosmos Arrow designs powered 05 VS engines 80 Model Aviation Left The awards ceremony team winners L-R Second-place team Brown Hyde Wilson first-place Chinese team Mm Hong Aiqiang third-piace French team Malfait Bossard Laffite Large certificates prizes beautifui Chinese tapestries awarded Right Part Chinese team poses Dave Brown friendiy competitive spirit shared aii aeromodeling activities goal Chinese hosts gave best effort successful participants affording opportunity develop friendships special among mod elers over world conjunction Friendship Tour nament conducted under F3A section FAI Sporting Code Chinese Control Line National Contest held same dates five-man team Hungary invited partici pate CL meet American team participating F3A Aerobatics event included competi tors Dave Brown Dean Koger Ohio Dave Wilson California Steve Ro jecki Nevada Don Lowe Florida Gordon Chip Hyde Arizona Attending technical exchanges Don Jehlik Control Line Team Racing authority Henry Nelson engine manufacturer James Doc Edwards Travis McGin nis F3A judges conducted seminar judging techniques Micheline Madison Merle Hyde John Grigg Left US Team Manager John Grigg seated second right interviewed members Chinese sporting press modeiers interested activities going United States Right individual winners Pascal Maifait first place congratulates Chip Hyde second piace whiie Fan Mm third place looks over prizes presented during ceremony photos author March 1986 81 airplanes French team Pascal Maifaits first-place model Athena sports 08 two-stroke engine uses Simprop radio Athena according Maifait available kit form Elite Models France sometime after first 1 g6 Left Motel-like accommodations teams officials located ins sports complex surrounded Chinese gardens Facilities very complete including well-equipped workshop model prep/storage room located close living quarters Contestants models given short ride flying site open-bed truck Right As well-run contest hard-working scorekeepers note abacus back up calculators frequency monitors table behind course lots spectators contest US team officials team US modelers turned out compatible congenial group people during two weeks close living travel provided role model others team effort developing friendships other teams French Hun garian Chinese displaying American spirit presented favorable image Americans modelers other countries short team could viewed corps diplomats capable warm genuine relationships well being good sportsmen competitors terrific people-to-people exchange Chinese congratulated thanked providing setting oppor tunity exchange take place Dr Rudy Beck team manager Hungary remarked commonality goals modeling efforts such tournament sure diminish dif ferences between countries govern mentsif government leaders could experience friendships inter national modeling Andre Laffite French team manager own team manager AMA President John Grigg echoed sentiment would seem appropriate United States AMA seek ways means accommodate types modeling exchanges tournament followed day prac tice competitors technical ex changes seminars included session RC Pattern judging directed Doc Edwards Travis McGinnis assistance interpreter Mr Huang Chinese Aeronautical Sports As sociation addition judges Hun garian French Chinese American secretaries judges other observers sat would like copy materials used judging seminar contact Micheline Madison AMA Head quarters Other technical exchanges took place throughout tournament during evening included engine setup con test strategy advice sharing tips model performance Henry Nelson Don Jehlik key participants sessions obvious appreciated Chinese hosts well modelers other teams F3A Pattern event consisted four rounds using best three scores determine placings Team standings decided combining scores top three fliers team French five contestants ended up four flying three airplanes due some radio problems loss equipment practice day US team six pilots despite some gremlins placed second Chinese team difference Continued page 159 82 Model Aviation .ese two gentlemen Sne Interpreters traveling companions advisors gen eral all-round special friendsthroughoutthe entire trip American team Mr Voug hang Huag L secretary CASA Chinese Aeronautical SportsAssociation similar AMA editor ModelAir plane magazine China Mr Jianming Shang CR international liaison department China Sports Federa tion Both men took care teams con stant questions patience understand ing warmth entire American team would delighted could have come country chance show off American modeling activities ins vs juagus ana six assisiants wno wuruu GumpuIiiiQn u ne wuim-dressed men inthe suits Chinese assistants judge guys casual attire judges Hungary istvan Mohal 3rd left US Doc Edwards 5th left Travis McGinnis 5th right France Jean-Claude Lavigne 3rd right China Lan DeKang right end Mr Mohal Hungary have competed served ass judge Finishing airplane now ready final sanding primingless canopy gear doors flaps Pitot tube elevator mass balances What Havent made Pitot tube elevator mass balances yet cut big ends mass balances laminated n balsa CyA-glued place shaped Pitot tube elevator mass balances attached CyA just prior final painting airplane finished white poly urethane trimmed red blue stripes Champion sticker came set automobile spark plugs balance markings handmade Using slow-cure epoxy liberally coat inside engine compartments cowls Build install fuel tanks Install connect engines tanks throttle linkage Install mufflers engines photos show custom mufflers installed engines lead through 18 -in ID neoprene tubing scale exhausts Flying Fill tanks 10%-nitro higher percentage nitro tune up engines will need 10000 rpm 10-6 wide-blade props realistic flights Make sure flaps rotate down equally 390 setting fully extended scale unequal movement flaps will act ailerons Documentation name game Scale Books can recommend P 38 include Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Martin Caidin Lockheed P-38 Lightning Aero Series Vol 19 P-38 Lightning Action Squadron/Signal Publications Air craft No 25 P-38 Lightning Jeffrey L Ethell illustrated Rikyu Watanabe location known P-38s Alaska owned Col Ross CAF understand hangared Mil waukee WI front gate McGuire AFB NJ detailed match Tommy McGuires last plane Pudgy USAF Museum Dayton OH two CAF Headquarters N25Y parts carcass support N25Y Contact CAF find N25Y Ross will displayed area travel over country CAF air shows total aircraft CAF 13th largest air force world con sidering planes kind Scale modeler owes lot support July 1982 served Lefty Gardners crew chief N25Y weekend true labor love would like thank resident expert Jack Sheeks encouraging design build model guidance general layout plans Also thanks Al Pitts breaking ST 35s right Happy flying IIIliii local hobby shop contains thousands photos product descriptions radio control raft Cars s ems nes ware Accessories s os RCBG single largest source infor mation RIO modeling available Whether youre advanced R/Cer eager novice RCBG will master reference So before plunk down hard earned cash-Look Before Buy available locally may send $995 plus $175 shipping Radio Control Buyers Guide Dept 100 Clifton House Clifton VA 22024 sure indicate street address IIIIIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII China/McGinnis Continued page 82 11 points out 10787 winning teams score Dave Brown engine mount give out midway contest received able assistance Chinese Don Jeh ilk its replacement Don Lowe lost best-performing prop early practice sort out during competition Steve Rojecki experienced flameouts critical placing higher Dean Koger radio failure re sulted no last-round score him Only Dave Wilson Chip Hyde experienced no mechanical problems wellused finely-tuned planes equipment Individual Scores 1 Pascal Malfait 2 Chip Hyde 3 FanMin 4 Ran Hong 5 Dave Brown 6 Uu Aiqiang 7 Hong Wei 8 Tan Yebin 9 Dave Wilson 10 Liu Hanmao 11 Don Lowe 12 13 14 15 France USA China China USA China China China USA China USA 3765 3725 3624 3613 3583 3550 3534 3486 3468 3427 3358 Christian BossardFrance3290 Andre LaffiteFrance3262 Steve RojeckiUSA3260 Dean KogerUSA2875 Continued page 160 March 1986 159 Iii THE RADIO CONTROL BUYERS GUIDE new 9th edition now responding advertisers mention read about ModelAvlatlon Flying Near Airports Careful Free Flight Radio Control flying near airports situation might involve possibility models being vicinity fullscale aircraft operations must avoidedor conducted eliminate dangerous situations Models should flown proximity full-scale aircraft operations unless flyer has someone else him sole purpose watching full-scale aircraft supervising flying prevent accident possibilities Safe Flying No Accident 16Alexis Contrucci France665 Team Scores 1 China Fan Mi Ren Hong Liu Aiqiang 10787 2 USA Chip Hyde Dave Brown Dave Wilson 10776 3 France Pascal Malfait Christian Bossard Andre Laffite 10317 tournament testing waters Chinese team begin enter ing F3A RC Aerobatics World Champion ships events obvious ready will well look forward participation 1987 World Cham pionships responding advertisers mention read about ModelAviation Piper PA-B/Wilson Continued page 91 sibly-brief time using techniques ma terials new aviation field Skycycles fate rested another pair hands Clyde R Smith Sr chief test pilot Piper Aircraft Corporation Hollywoods cellu loid image test pilot did fit Clyde Smith hidden perils portrayed silver screen him experimental flight close early 1 940s sudden strong crosswind flipped taxiing air plane upside down grass Smith suffered painful spinal injury still endures January 30 dawned cool crisp S aVO OId Thner B9 yJICI j2Oi yj iat 8f etts Is. Spa~to poO5 Ignition Engine Parts Only clear day early Monday morning Smith walked across flight line Cub Haven Airport name Pipers leased section Lock Haven Municipal Airport heading initial test flight PA-8 Skycycle After walk-around visual exterior inspection plane donning Irvin parachute Clyde buckled himself cockpit throttle slightly cracked switch off line chanic pulled through engine several times As Clyde shouted Contact brakes cockpit dependable Continental A-40-4 engine roared life its first hot propping Smith waited idling engines oil reach proper temperature full rev ving Experience taught him expect unexpectedmoreso airplane like PA-8 its new design innovations After taxiing main run way going through pro-flight checks full power static run up Skycycle ready Clyde guided tiny plane down runway several high-speed alignment tracking checks throttle firewalled became airborne after short takeoff run Smith climbed 2500 feet eased back power Immediately unusual vibration shook tail sur faces Although increased power lessened oscillation Smith still thought tail boom might disintegrating Cautiously TARBaby TRANSMITTER CASE Especially Turn-around thisAn inexpensive rugged molded 850 sq 120 4 cyclecase protect expensive powered Ron Chidgey designtransmitter both two stick smooth solid performersingle stick transmitters Brown 1 Rib templates computerleather grain aluminum trim plotted Plans construc tion hints -$1196and locking clasp $1896 WING TUBE & SOCKETSNEW WING MOUNTING SET Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wing mounting system developed Ron Chidgey wings Included pair fast nest accurate stays tight Three special slip-fit phenolic sockets nylon brackets screws machined wing blocks build wing structureincluded -$695 Now s size models 718 dia x 2 5 1Adiax2-$ g95 74 1/zdiax3-$1495 tor RIG Products 3713 Pompano DrSee Dealer Order Direct Pensacola FL 32514 Phone AC 904 476-8039Include $150 Per Item UPS 160 Model Aviation Over 450 ftems Send $200 current catalog