CL Speed FAI Team Finals Dr Laird Jackson THE FAL control-line team finals fractured several parts year result preferences participants resulted different categories having selection finals widely differing dates times unfortunate ly last occur becomes rather anti climactic Speed FAI control-line program has always battled vigorously Team Race event least terest has managed hold securely lead past few years would seem 15s would 15s Speed fliers hands since same engines win same name brands regardless what pour tank realize set-ups vary ships dif ferent sizes sometimes shapes general principles similar Anyway FAL Speed fliers nobody knows sure effort make things little easier vast pool enthusiasts overflowing entry lists southern California Speed finals split final could held sunny SOCAL natu rally contestants suppose specta tors showed up droves Maybe ought emulate Europeans hold postal contests finals Anyway live guys made basin October 4-5 merciful end proceedings Carl Dodgeshows cur rent value dollar Cleveland Carl already won eastern final held Dayton over September 6-7 stellar show attended six diehards generously hosted Dayton Buzzin Buzzards oh yes should mention Bev Bill Wisniewski put show California did fine job usual complete results listed else show Rossi still has hands Coast Toasties Bill Pardue puts new engine Carl Dodge has lot promise may need little flying time bring out Dayton Carl clearly strongest engine al ways sounded just thin side things flights always started out well tapered off middle laps ac tually dying end engine expected Carl magnificent piece workmanship runs sounds great Needs little extra something Bob Heminway hopeful Dayton practice low 140s continued page 70 Bob Spahr first fastest making third consecutive US Speed Team asym metrical design both ha Schuette fly Photo Pete Soule January 1976 35 mp Once popular profile shape America modeling Model flies best into-wind slightly right wind take-off stably rolls back right poor launch h dALE KORDA SCALING DOWN structuring model genuine treat barely seven years old Dick Korda blew everyone off field 45-minuteplus flight 1938 Wakefield compe tition have wanted ever since make duplicate design still wins lot contests both Old Timer pre-1941 under AMA Unlimited Rubber rules also named among Best Ten Models Year 1973 Natio nal Free Flight Society NFFS may Wow cate gory can say half-size repli ca flew absolutely perfectly ROG rise off ground very first time Its pleasing model Weighing about ounce powered four strands Sig 3/16 Contest rub ber ship capable slow right circ ling flights 30 seconds better wound half-capacity Thirty sec onds eternity thats sure So ideal schoolyard ballpark project full winds thermal proximity sure affix return address All-balsa half-scale model historys famous machines will 30 seconds half wound Preparations From plans pho tos obvious going fairly simple short building task Care fully select wood both light straight Wing tail pieces should warp-free A-grain note grain pictures stock Two 3 X 36 sheets will make various formers bulk heads gussets etc fuselage sides may come out single sheet 1/32 stock dont mind little patchwork rear side should fairly firm wood swirly quarter-grained stuff being best choice lot has written lately about glues adhesives model workwhich best job heaviest exactly use seldom covered detail So before go tear ing up beautiful wood lets get glueing moment view strong light neat-appearing models particularly kind dealing best assembled Titebond equivalent aliphatic resin product big globs running over place very little good glue non-filleting develops its true character used relatively thin amounts two appli cations being better heavy technique known double-glueing takes small additional amount time saves endless grief later hit wall speak way thin Titebond few drops water shake up thoroughly repeat until stuff looks like evaporated milk viscosity too thick too thin Put thin coat mating surfaces brush Work small puddle poured saucer piece Saran Wrap Always try both sides joint have wiggle some tight places times Let dryten minutes average dampest days Now ready assemble whatever pieces hand apply second very thin coat again both sides joint push together Titehond has excellent grab potential will find good side-benefit double-glueing everything operations can done hand air need held few seconds drafting tape maintain align ment whole procedure fast strong light very neat-appearing Doing Make up patterns wing tail group fuselage sides Xeroxing tracing transfer filing card stock similar material Glue 1/16 1/8 spruce stock wing blank leading edge Flat-sand material before cutting successive grades 220- 400-grit sandpaper third sheet around 3/8 1 e batten wood works well Mark outlines important verticals wing breaks bulkheads 36 Model Aviation parts ready serious building Nose rear-rudder peg doublers place nose plug already assembled
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/01
Page Numbers: 35, 70
CL Speed FAI Team Finals Dr Laird Jackson THE FAL control-line team finals fractured several parts year result preferences participants resulted different categories having selection finals widely differing dates times unfortunate ly last occur becomes rather anti climactic Speed FAI control-line program has always battled vigorously Team Race event least terest has managed hold securely lead past few years would seem 15s would 15s Speed fliers hands since same engines win same name brands regardless what pour tank realize set-ups vary ships dif ferent sizes sometimes shapes general principles similar Anyway FAL Speed fliers nobody knows sure effort make things little easier vast pool enthusiasts overflowing entry lists southern California Speed finals split final could held sunny SOCAL natu rally contestants suppose specta tors showed up droves Maybe ought emulate Europeans hold postal contests finals Anyway live guys made basin October 4-5 merciful end proceedings Carl Dodgeshows cur rent value dollar Cleveland Carl already won eastern final held Dayton over September 6-7 stellar show attended six diehards generously hosted Dayton Buzzin Buzzards oh yes should mention Bev Bill Wisniewski put show California did fine job usual complete results listed else show Rossi still has hands Coast Toasties Bill Pardue puts new engine Carl Dodge has lot promise may need little flying time bring out Dayton Carl clearly strongest engine al ways sounded just thin side things flights always started out well tapered off middle laps ac tually dying end engine expected Carl magnificent piece workmanship runs sounds great Needs little extra something Bob Heminway hopeful Dayton practice low 140s continued page 70 Bob Spahr first fastest making third consecutive US Speed Team asym metrical design both ha Schuette fly Photo Pete Soule January 1976 35 mp Once popular profile shape America modeling Model flies best into-wind slightly right wind take-off stably rolls back right poor launch h dALE KORDA SCALING DOWN structuring model genuine treat barely seven years old Dick Korda blew everyone off field 45-minuteplus flight 1938 Wakefield compe tition have wanted ever since make duplicate design still wins lot contests both Old Timer pre-1941 under AMA Unlimited Rubber rules also named among Best Ten Models Year 1973 Natio nal Free Flight Society NFFS may Wow cate gory can say half-size repli ca flew absolutely perfectly ROG rise off ground very first time Its pleasing model Weighing about ounce powered four strands Sig 3/16 Contest rub ber ship capable slow right circ ling flights 30 seconds better wound half-capacity Thirty sec onds eternity thats sure So ideal schoolyard ballpark project full winds thermal proximity sure affix return address All-balsa half-scale model historys famous machines will 30 seconds half wound Preparations From plans pho tos obvious going fairly simple short building task Care fully select wood both light straight Wing tail pieces should warp-free A-grain note grain pictures stock Two 3 X 36 sheets will make various formers bulk heads gussets etc fuselage sides may come out single sheet 1/32 stock dont mind little patchwork rear side should fairly firm wood swirly quarter-grained stuff being best choice lot has written lately about glues adhesives model workwhich best job heaviest exactly use seldom covered detail So before go tear ing up beautiful wood lets get glueing moment view strong light neat-appearing models particularly kind dealing best assembled Titebond equivalent aliphatic resin product big globs running over place very little good glue non-filleting develops its true character used relatively thin amounts two appli cations being better heavy technique known double-glueing takes small additional amount time saves endless grief later hit wall speak way thin Titebond few drops water shake up thoroughly repeat until stuff looks like evaporated milk viscosity too thick too thin Put thin coat mating surfaces brush Work small puddle poured saucer piece Saran Wrap Always try both sides joint have wiggle some tight places times Let dryten minutes average dampest days Now ready assemble whatever pieces hand apply second very thin coat again both sides joint push together Titehond has excellent grab potential will find good side-benefit double-glueing everything operations can done hand air need held few seconds drafting tape maintain align ment whole procedure fast strong light very neat-appearing Doing Make up patterns wing tail group fuselage sides Xeroxing tracing transfer filing card stock similar material Glue 1/16 1/8 spruce stock wing blank leading edge Flat-sand material before cutting successive grades 220- 400-grit sandpaper third sheet around 3/8 1 e batten wood works well Mark outlines important verticals wing breaks bulkheads 36 Model Aviation parts ready serious building Nose rear-rudder peg doublers place nose plug already assembled