GET SET. ead months column team representing United States 1988 Control Line World Championships enter ing final stages its preparation cham pionships under auspices Federation Aeronautique International international rules-making record keeping body avi ation will held Kiev Russia early Au gust last count 32 countries known fielding teams Stunt also other FM Control Line classes Combat Team Race Speed first time common championship milieu Scale new world international Stunt competition brief review United States record should cause chests swell pride Since first official championship 1960 US team Bob T-Bird Palmer Don Stuka Stunt Still Steve Cobra Wooley brought home firstever team championship Budapest Hun gary United States won team champion ship until 1986 addition individual champion ships have won Bill Werwage twice Bob Gieseke Bob Hunt Les McDonald record three times Yes indeed World Champs nearly come garden party US competi tion almost become question US team member would win individual award team championship nearly taken granted As often happens however success seemed breed complacency last two cham pionships US invincibility threatened shattered First lost individual championship 1984 Z Younan Peo ples Republic China although retained team award 1986 overwhelmed Russians swept both team individual awards Although some suggestion judging bias predominantly Eastern Bloc judges became abundantly clear rest world has learned fly Stunt very competitively reestablishment US dominance will very difficult battle team Control Line Stunt F2B inter national parlance consists veteran interna tional competitors Paul Walker Jim Casale Bob Baron no better fliers coun try attempt regain title World Chainpions US Paul Jimmy both twotime Nats champions team third time Bob twice number-one man previous teams serving third tour well Both Bob Paul have runners-up dividual World Champion Bob 1984 Paul 86 have occasional contact team members date late May things seem falling place pretty well Earlier year some concern over longstanding Continued page 166 Ed Ruane Oldsmar FL built pair Bob Palmer-designed Stunters Ship left almost T-Bird minor changes include tail moment arm longer rudder thicker adjustable wing asymmetry has reduced Covering yellow silk Ship right Fox 35powered Smoothie Wing covered orange silk fuselage black Its flown over 1000 times September 1988 75 Conoi Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster Ciiy CA 94404 Windy Urtnowskis Pro Stunt Products 9 Union Ave Little Ferry NJ 07643 sells Supertigre 60s modified Big Jim Greenaway Windys catalog chock full Stunt goodies Paul M Smith Sterling Hts Ml built Paul Walker Jimmy Casale US Old-Time Trixter Profile B-C Stunter Stunt team have decided make plans supplied John Miske Power teams semi-official paint job left Cox Conquest 15 Plane weighs 21 oz wing Jims plane Pauls Atlantis Plans say can use up 60 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 75 health problem shadowed Bob Barons physi cal ability attend last notice suc cessfully overcoming problems has com mitted himself competing extremely good news since Bob has worked long hard earn both place team welldeserved reputation world-class competitor pilots have made few changes per sonal arsenals Jimmy top-placing member Indianapolis team trials last Labor Day will flying yet another clone successful Spec trum series renamed Columbia reflect its national origins No surprise power plant department mmy will still riding ST 60 rode Jim likely continue same aggressive flashy style flying brought him national prominence al ways lets hang out guy gives no quarter Paul will flying new copy twiceNational Champion Bad News Also renamed now answers sobriquet Atlantis Both Paul Jimmy have adopted common paint scheme reflecting red white blue US motif have also used some specially produced press-on Russian alphabet letters present international cooperative flavor rt Control Line glasnost Good idea Atlantis powered innovative OS 40 power plant composed roughiy 75% FSR 25% FP parts about bit Paul maldng some subtle changes flying style too thinks less aggressive style will pay off international judges seem less im pressed tight precise patterns smoothiy flowing presentations teams third man Bob Baron will present very traditional approach using slightly modi fied Gene Schaeffer-designed Hallmark Bob has decided against uniform paint scheme favor traditional MonoKoted wing tail surfa ces epoxy-finished fuselage minimal trun opinion weight penalty complex paint scheme would too detri mental planned flying strategy wants keep weight minimum allow use very short lines compact flowing pre cise pattern plans call 62-ft distance center-of-airplane-to-handle 51second laps plans use ST G21/40 has nearly identicalbut slightly powerful46 back mind should 40 prove too difficult tame first time US Stunt Team will have on-site coach Don McClave Portland OR top Northwest Stunt flier consistent Nats qualifier will sake considerable talents Russia act behalf team Some feel recent fall US its unprece dented string World Championships re sult too much concentration achieving indi vidual honors expense team Having Don along channel energies uniquely talented gentlemen can improve chances success Good luck four other US CL team mem bers As promised few words about Paul Walkers mix-and-match power plant saw Paul Northwest Regional Championships Eugene OR last weekend very im pressed consistent powerful engine run OS Max-based engine Like number top fliers Paul has become somewhat disenchanted hard-charging 60 style flying search engine suited demands Interestingly Pauls biggest complaint about ST 60 used attain current position National Champion powerful tends camouflage planes trim deficiencies Paul won first national championship 05 45 FSR still fond memories engine its power What didnt like its appetite compression rings release newer OS FP series engines lapped pistons liners caught Pauls attention experimented hope lack rings would make consist ent performers Unfortunately other characteristics werent liking shelved project later occurred him parts two different series might interchangeable Lo behold minor handwork found able install FP piston liner crankcase FSR series produced ro bust ball-bearing 40 lapped piston engine proved very powerful seems exhibit usual Schnuerle engine-run anomalies no tendency break lean outside parts Figure Eights go rich insides common Schnuerle engines Paul has modified two engines found identical performance like us have old FSR ly ing around would like rejuvenate modification simple Obtain preferably new OS FP 40 piston liner have several pick select set has snuggest fit Disassemble clean old 40 FSR discard stock piston ring liner re assembling engine using FP piston liner will note bottom dead center forward skirt piston will strike top outer race crankshafts rear main bear ing Use cutting stone Moto-Tool carefully cut arc piston skirt until pis ton safely clears bearing Deburr edges after cleaning thoroughiy assemble en gine certain cutting front piston hole side piston must line up Schnuerle boost port liner directly opposite exhaust ports Based observations Pauls setup combination might just what doctor dered fulfill promise 40 FSRs came close being excellent Stunt en gines Give try Next lesson using old noodle weekend Regionals great fun con sistently excellent contest problem some very marginal weather Stunt flying wind rain day long Saturday wind rain alternating hot muggy calm periods Sunday combination conditions some rusty contest smarts part yours truly provided graphic illustra $100 catalog MACHINERY8 TOOLS P0 Box 536Y Hurricane WV 25526 304-562-3638 offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler 166 Model Aviation sending club newsletter add name mailing list would surefire way keeping informed clubs activ ities Large Scale Miniature Aircraft Des/sn Drawings Herb Hall IMAA 1466 ti/s 5caIe Asronna c-a / 21/5 Scale 56C-3 Mel/dive 55w/nsa/pc3000/pp 32-Bite 5on1e560-SOaontleon-53wina3050/pp 41/5 Scale AO3 s6 Dons/an 51ya/de 30W/pp 5 H/sb Wins Snainnar PIano 2000/pp send 200 far sonptete catalog DP Syssen. Inc. lt42TatnenhslI Houston TX77566 /713/559-684017131864-0668 color FOTO-PAAKSKOKU-FAN 3-views 50000 picures stock3000 drawings stock tion competitors need stay alert aware options Listen learn After flying Old-Time Stunt blustery morning weather Saturday Expert competitors hung around try sort out com bination would work similar condi tions predicted next day high winds cool temps settled depitched three-blade Holly prop rich ground needle setting using suction rather uniflow setup allowed controlled speed beginning pattern reduced windup con secutive maneuvers below 450 elevation also allowed engine pick up speed tank emptied power available during verticals overheads Clover too setup working neatly packed up went Out dinner Unfortunately caine time fly first round Sunday wind died completely temperature also much warmer Paul Walker went up first suffered through dead-air flight turned out high scorer nonetheless flew right after Paul should have learned something Unfortunately did slightly lean enginewhich overcame its natural tendency richen rising tempera ture didnt tweak nearly enough produce additional airspeed necessary overcome calm air resulted situations judges ran helter-skelter trying guess might choose fly next maneuver idea myselfi result bunch extra level laps flameout clo ver bottom line 50 points behind top seed official flight go key word last sentence offi cial Heres really screwed up first up second round done quick dirty retrln suit still air prop pitch leaner needle setting worked great during lunch break felt confident could get back hunt good flight guessed Time flyand down goes sun up goes wind splash comes rain foolishiy went ahead took off after shaking head disgust clear rain out eyes signaled ficial wasted last flight conditions entirely unpreparedand under no chance overcoming Pauls lead two opportunities avoid blowing chances First could have called attempt before starting Second after taking off could have waved off flight once became ob vious conditions unacceptable either case would have moved down two places flight order time either regroup await return calmer conditions Remember AMA rule book allows three attempts two official flights youre po sition absolutely positively have nail dont put nail coffin Swal low pride call attempt come back prepared CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 76 Bladder tanks light have no problems fuel foaming surging easy con struct suffer disadvantage requiting good hand needle valve believe no speed advantage either way current Class D model has run over 200 mph both types tank Stable flying characteristics function design adequate moment arms areas UU I I U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U I I U U SIG GLOW FUEL MANUFACTURED WITH THE PUREST FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS AVAILABLEI * Superior Igniters Improve starting idle acceleration Youll notice power bargain fuels * Special Detergents Promote clean burning preventU residue buildup * Rust Inhibitors Protect engines corrosion After run oil needed enginesI *I *U Film Strength Additives Increase lubricity provide extra lean run protection Anti-Wear Additives Help keep engines running peak performance longer * Satisfaction Guaranteed SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL FREIGHT FREE SHIPPINGON ORDERS OVER$1500 ECT PINTQUARTGALLON55 GAL DRUM 0% Nitromethane$315$450$1075 95 5% Nitromethane$365$525$1275 95 10% Nitromethane$415$550$1475 95 15% Nitromethane$430$635$1675 95 25% Nitromethane$515$795$2195 95 35% Nitromethane $595 $925 $2695 $66995 SIGPREMIUM 4-STROKE FUEL 10% Nitromethane 5 $29995 15% Nitromethane 5 $36495I THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending finest quality model engine fuel available using finest quality ingredients instance Methanol use 995% pure very best gradeU money can buy also use real 100% pure INitromethane get full measure youveI paid based honest percentage-of-volume Imethod percentage weight SIG fuels conBakers purest AA Castor Oil tam 50-50 blend new improved Klotz Techniplate Synthetic Racing Oil maximum engine lubrication protection Based experience sincerely believe finest quality fuel can made price dont take word try some judge Uyourself lPioeo toOject ohengeothoot notice See dealer first available order direct Call 800-247-5008 toll free orders Latest Catalog $300 MANUFACTURING CO Montezuma IA 50171 SPECIAL FOR THIS ISSUE ONL Y JLC Kit #31JA LANE SPECIAL Kit #32 Fully Aerobatic Complete Kit .Great Around Plane compi Kit 5795 X100% 3995 Money Back Guarantee 60 wing 41 iength 830 sq wing area715 wing 58 length 930 sq wing area 4860 engine 8090 four stroke 4 iba 5 oz. 4 channei4840 engine 60-90 four stroke 6 be. 4 chennei Bolt kite feature formed cowiing pre-bent ending gear hardware canopy die-cot 8 pre-cut pant fuli aize pians compiete instruction book Send check MO piane choice Pdce inciudet shipping 8-handling coo shipments aiso avaiisbie Mon-Fri 900-700 900-200 iCSTi 314-928-777 Skyline Hobbys Mfg 49 Treebeard Circle St Charles MO 63303 September 1988 167
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 75, 166, 167
GET SET. ead months column team representing United States 1988 Control Line World Championships enter ing final stages its preparation cham pionships under auspices Federation Aeronautique International international rules-making record keeping body avi ation will held Kiev Russia early Au gust last count 32 countries known fielding teams Stunt also other FM Control Line classes Combat Team Race Speed first time common championship milieu Scale new world international Stunt competition brief review United States record should cause chests swell pride Since first official championship 1960 US team Bob T-Bird Palmer Don Stuka Stunt Still Steve Cobra Wooley brought home firstever team championship Budapest Hun gary United States won team champion ship until 1986 addition individual champion ships have won Bill Werwage twice Bob Gieseke Bob Hunt Les McDonald record three times Yes indeed World Champs nearly come garden party US competi tion almost become question US team member would win individual award team championship nearly taken granted As often happens however success seemed breed complacency last two cham pionships US invincibility threatened shattered First lost individual championship 1984 Z Younan Peo ples Republic China although retained team award 1986 overwhelmed Russians swept both team individual awards Although some suggestion judging bias predominantly Eastern Bloc judges became abundantly clear rest world has learned fly Stunt very competitively reestablishment US dominance will very difficult battle team Control Line Stunt F2B inter national parlance consists veteran interna tional competitors Paul Walker Jim Casale Bob Baron no better fliers coun try attempt regain title World Chainpions US Paul Jimmy both twotime Nats champions team third time Bob twice number-one man previous teams serving third tour well Both Bob Paul have runners-up dividual World Champion Bob 1984 Paul 86 have occasional contact team members date late May things seem falling place pretty well Earlier year some concern over longstanding Continued page 166 Ed Ruane Oldsmar FL built pair Bob Palmer-designed Stunters Ship left almost T-Bird minor changes include tail moment arm longer rudder thicker adjustable wing asymmetry has reduced Covering yellow silk Ship right Fox 35powered Smoothie Wing covered orange silk fuselage black Its flown over 1000 times September 1988 75 Conoi Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster Ciiy CA 94404 Windy Urtnowskis Pro Stunt Products 9 Union Ave Little Ferry NJ 07643 sells Supertigre 60s modified Big Jim Greenaway Windys catalog chock full Stunt goodies Paul M Smith Sterling Hts Ml built Paul Walker Jimmy Casale US Old-Time Trixter Profile B-C Stunter Stunt team have decided make plans supplied John Miske Power teams semi-official paint job left Cox Conquest 15 Plane weighs 21 oz wing Jims plane Pauls Atlantis Plans say can use up 60 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 75 health problem shadowed Bob Barons physi cal ability attend last notice suc cessfully overcoming problems has com mitted himself competing extremely good news since Bob has worked long hard earn both place team welldeserved reputation world-class competitor pilots have made few changes per sonal arsenals Jimmy top-placing member Indianapolis team trials last Labor Day will flying yet another clone successful Spec trum series renamed Columbia reflect its national origins No surprise power plant department mmy will still riding ST 60 rode Jim likely continue same aggressive flashy style flying brought him national prominence al ways lets hang out guy gives no quarter Paul will flying new copy twiceNational Champion Bad News Also renamed now answers sobriquet Atlantis Both Paul Jimmy have adopted common paint scheme reflecting red white blue US motif have also used some specially produced press-on Russian alphabet letters present international cooperative flavor rt Control Line glasnost Good idea Atlantis powered innovative OS 40 power plant composed roughiy 75% FSR 25% FP parts about bit Paul maldng some subtle changes flying style too thinks less aggressive style will pay off international judges seem less im pressed tight precise patterns smoothiy flowing presentations teams third man Bob Baron will present very traditional approach using slightly modi fied Gene Schaeffer-designed Hallmark Bob has decided against uniform paint scheme favor traditional MonoKoted wing tail surfa ces epoxy-finished fuselage minimal trun opinion weight penalty complex paint scheme would too detri mental planned flying strategy wants keep weight minimum allow use very short lines compact flowing pre cise pattern plans call 62-ft distance center-of-airplane-to-handle 51second laps plans use ST G21/40 has nearly identicalbut slightly powerful46 back mind should 40 prove too difficult tame first time US Stunt Team will have on-site coach Don McClave Portland OR top Northwest Stunt flier consistent Nats qualifier will sake considerable talents Russia act behalf team Some feel recent fall US its unprece dented string World Championships re sult too much concentration achieving indi vidual honors expense team Having Don along channel energies uniquely talented gentlemen can improve chances success Good luck four other US CL team mem bers As promised few words about Paul Walkers mix-and-match power plant saw Paul Northwest Regional Championships Eugene OR last weekend very im pressed consistent powerful engine run OS Max-based engine Like number top fliers Paul has become somewhat disenchanted hard-charging 60 style flying search engine suited demands Interestingly Pauls biggest complaint about ST 60 used attain current position National Champion powerful tends camouflage planes trim deficiencies Paul won first national championship 05 45 FSR still fond memories engine its power What didnt like its appetite compression rings release newer OS FP series engines lapped pistons liners caught Pauls attention experimented hope lack rings would make consist ent performers Unfortunately other characteristics werent liking shelved project later occurred him parts two different series might interchangeable Lo behold minor handwork found able install FP piston liner crankcase FSR series produced ro bust ball-bearing 40 lapped piston engine proved very powerful seems exhibit usual Schnuerle engine-run anomalies no tendency break lean outside parts Figure Eights go rich insides common Schnuerle engines Paul has modified two engines found identical performance like us have old FSR ly ing around would like rejuvenate modification simple Obtain preferably new OS FP 40 piston liner have several pick select set has snuggest fit Disassemble clean old 40 FSR discard stock piston ring liner re assembling engine using FP piston liner will note bottom dead center forward skirt piston will strike top outer race crankshafts rear main bear ing Use cutting stone Moto-Tool carefully cut arc piston skirt until pis ton safely clears bearing Deburr edges after cleaning thoroughiy assemble en gine certain cutting front piston hole side piston must line up Schnuerle boost port liner directly opposite exhaust ports Based observations Pauls setup combination might just what doctor dered fulfill promise 40 FSRs came close being excellent Stunt en gines Give try Next lesson using old noodle weekend Regionals great fun con sistently excellent contest problem some very marginal weather Stunt flying wind rain day long Saturday wind rain alternating hot muggy calm periods Sunday combination conditions some rusty contest smarts part yours truly provided graphic illustra $100 catalog MACHINERY8 TOOLS P0 Box 536Y Hurricane WV 25526 304-562-3638 offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler 166 Model Aviation sending club newsletter add name mailing list would surefire way keeping informed clubs activ ities Large Scale Miniature Aircraft Des/sn Drawings Herb Hall IMAA 1466 ti/s 5caIe Asronna c-a / 21/5 Scale 56C-3 Mel/dive 55w/nsa/pc3000/pp 32-Bite 5on1e560-SOaontleon-53wina3050/pp 41/5 Scale AO3 s6 Dons/an 51ya/de 30W/pp 5 H/sb Wins Snainnar PIano 2000/pp send 200 far sonptete catalog DP Syssen. Inc. lt42TatnenhslI Houston TX77566 /713/559-684017131864-0668 color FOTO-PAAKSKOKU-FAN 3-views 50000 picures stock3000 drawings stock tion competitors need stay alert aware options Listen learn After flying Old-Time Stunt blustery morning weather Saturday Expert competitors hung around try sort out com bination would work similar condi tions predicted next day high winds cool temps settled depitched three-blade Holly prop rich ground needle setting using suction rather uniflow setup allowed controlled speed beginning pattern reduced windup con secutive maneuvers below 450 elevation also allowed engine pick up speed tank emptied power available during verticals overheads Clover too setup working neatly packed up went Out dinner Unfortunately caine time fly first round Sunday wind died completely temperature also much warmer Paul Walker went up first suffered through dead-air flight turned out high scorer nonetheless flew right after Paul should have learned something Unfortunately did slightly lean enginewhich overcame its natural tendency richen rising tempera ture didnt tweak nearly enough produce additional airspeed necessary overcome calm air resulted situations judges ran helter-skelter trying guess might choose fly next maneuver idea myselfi result bunch extra level laps flameout clo ver bottom line 50 points behind top seed official flight go key word last sentence offi cial Heres really screwed up first up second round done quick dirty retrln suit still air prop pitch leaner needle setting worked great during lunch break felt confident could get back hunt good flight guessed Time flyand down goes sun up goes wind splash comes rain foolishiy went ahead took off after shaking head disgust clear rain out eyes signaled ficial wasted last flight conditions entirely unpreparedand under no chance overcoming Pauls lead two opportunities avoid blowing chances First could have called attempt before starting Second after taking off could have waved off flight once became ob vious conditions unacceptable either case would have moved down two places flight order time either regroup await return calmer conditions Remember AMA rule book allows three attempts two official flights youre po sition absolutely positively have nail dont put nail coffin Swal low pride call attempt come back prepared CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 76 Bladder tanks light have no problems fuel foaming surging easy con struct suffer disadvantage requiting good hand needle valve believe no speed advantage either way current Class D model has run over 200 mph both types tank Stable flying characteristics function design adequate moment arms areas UU I I U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U I I U U SIG GLOW FUEL MANUFACTURED WITH THE PUREST FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS AVAILABLEI * Superior Igniters Improve starting idle acceleration Youll notice power bargain fuels * Special Detergents Promote clean burning preventU residue buildup * Rust Inhibitors Protect engines corrosion After run oil needed enginesI *I *U Film Strength Additives Increase lubricity provide extra lean run protection Anti-Wear Additives Help keep engines running peak performance longer * Satisfaction Guaranteed SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL FREIGHT FREE SHIPPINGON ORDERS OVER$1500 ECT PINTQUARTGALLON55 GAL DRUM 0% Nitromethane$315$450$1075 95 5% Nitromethane$365$525$1275 95 10% Nitromethane$415$550$1475 95 15% Nitromethane$430$635$1675 95 25% Nitromethane$515$795$2195 95 35% Nitromethane $595 $925 $2695 $66995 SIGPREMIUM 4-STROKE FUEL 10% Nitromethane 5 $29995 15% Nitromethane 5 $36495I THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending finest quality model engine fuel available using finest quality ingredients instance Methanol use 995% pure very best gradeU money can buy also use real 100% pure INitromethane get full measure youveI paid based honest percentage-of-volume Imethod percentage weight SIG fuels conBakers purest AA Castor Oil tam 50-50 blend new improved Klotz Techniplate Synthetic Racing Oil maximum engine lubrication protection Based experience sincerely believe finest quality fuel can made price dont take word try some judge Uyourself lPioeo toOject ohengeothoot notice See dealer first available order direct Call 800-247-5008 toll free orders Latest Catalog $300 MANUFACTURING CO Montezuma IA 50171 SPECIAL FOR THIS ISSUE ONL Y JLC Kit #31JA LANE SPECIAL Kit #32 Fully Aerobatic Complete Kit .Great Around Plane compi Kit 5795 X100% 3995 Money Back Guarantee 60 wing 41 iength 830 sq wing area715 wing 58 length 930 sq wing area 4860 engine 8090 four stroke 4 iba 5 oz. 4 channei4840 engine 60-90 four stroke 6 be. 4 chennei Bolt kite feature formed cowiing pre-bent ending gear hardware canopy die-cot 8 pre-cut pant fuli aize pians compiete instruction book Send check MO piane choice Pdce inciudet shipping 8-handling coo shipments aiso avaiisbie Mon-Fri 900-700 900-200 iCSTi 314-928-777 Skyline Hobbys Mfg 49 Treebeard Circle St Charles MO 63303 September 1988 167
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/09
Page Numbers: 75, 166, 167
GET SET. ead months column team representing United States 1988 Control Line World Championships enter ing final stages its preparation cham pionships under auspices Federation Aeronautique International international rules-making record keeping body avi ation will held Kiev Russia early Au gust last count 32 countries known fielding teams Stunt also other FM Control Line classes Combat Team Race Speed first time common championship milieu Scale new world international Stunt competition brief review United States record should cause chests swell pride Since first official championship 1960 US team Bob T-Bird Palmer Don Stuka Stunt Still Steve Cobra Wooley brought home firstever team championship Budapest Hun gary United States won team champion ship until 1986 addition individual champion ships have won Bill Werwage twice Bob Gieseke Bob Hunt Les McDonald record three times Yes indeed World Champs nearly come garden party US competi tion almost become question US team member would win individual award team championship nearly taken granted As often happens however success seemed breed complacency last two cham pionships US invincibility threatened shattered First lost individual championship 1984 Z Younan Peo ples Republic China although retained team award 1986 overwhelmed Russians swept both team individual awards Although some suggestion judging bias predominantly Eastern Bloc judges became abundantly clear rest world has learned fly Stunt very competitively reestablishment US dominance will very difficult battle team Control Line Stunt F2B inter national parlance consists veteran interna tional competitors Paul Walker Jim Casale Bob Baron no better fliers coun try attempt regain title World Chainpions US Paul Jimmy both twotime Nats champions team third time Bob twice number-one man previous teams serving third tour well Both Bob Paul have runners-up dividual World Champion Bob 1984 Paul 86 have occasional contact team members date late May things seem falling place pretty well Earlier year some concern over longstanding Continued page 166 Ed Ruane Oldsmar FL built pair Bob Palmer-designed Stunters Ship left almost T-Bird minor changes include tail moment arm longer rudder thicker adjustable wing asymmetry has reduced Covering yellow silk Ship right Fox 35powered Smoothie Wing covered orange silk fuselage black Its flown over 1000 times September 1988 75 Conoi Line Aerobatics Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster Ciiy CA 94404 Windy Urtnowskis Pro Stunt Products 9 Union Ave Little Ferry NJ 07643 sells Supertigre 60s modified Big Jim Greenaway Windys catalog chock full Stunt goodies Paul M Smith Sterling Hts Ml built Paul Walker Jimmy Casale US Old-Time Trixter Profile B-C Stunter Stunt team have decided make plans supplied John Miske Power teams semi-official paint job left Cox Conquest 15 Plane weighs 21 oz wing Jims plane Pauls Atlantis Plans say can use up 60 CL Aerobatics/Fancher Continued page 75 health problem shadowed Bob Barons physi cal ability attend last notice suc cessfully overcoming problems has com mitted himself competing extremely good news since Bob has worked long hard earn both place team welldeserved reputation world-class competitor pilots have made few changes per sonal arsenals Jimmy top-placing member Indianapolis team trials last Labor Day will flying yet another clone successful Spec trum series renamed Columbia reflect its national origins No surprise power plant department mmy will still riding ST 60 rode Jim likely continue same aggressive flashy style flying brought him national prominence al ways lets hang out guy gives no quarter Paul will flying new copy twiceNational Champion Bad News Also renamed now answers sobriquet Atlantis Both Paul Jimmy have adopted common paint scheme reflecting red white blue US motif have also used some specially produced press-on Russian alphabet letters present international cooperative flavor rt Control Line glasnost Good idea Atlantis powered innovative OS 40 power plant composed roughiy 75% FSR 25% FP parts about bit Paul maldng some subtle changes flying style too thinks less aggressive style will pay off international judges seem less im pressed tight precise patterns smoothiy flowing presentations teams third man Bob Baron will present very traditional approach using slightly modi fied Gene Schaeffer-designed Hallmark Bob has decided against uniform paint scheme favor traditional MonoKoted wing tail surfa ces epoxy-finished fuselage minimal trun opinion weight penalty complex paint scheme would too detri mental planned flying strategy wants keep weight minimum allow use very short lines compact flowing pre cise pattern plans call 62-ft distance center-of-airplane-to-handle 51second laps plans use ST G21/40 has nearly identicalbut slightly powerful46 back mind should 40 prove too difficult tame first time US Stunt Team will have on-site coach Don McClave Portland OR top Northwest Stunt flier consistent Nats qualifier will sake considerable talents Russia act behalf team Some feel recent fall US its unprece dented string World Championships re sult too much concentration achieving indi vidual honors expense team Having Don along channel energies uniquely talented gentlemen can improve chances success Good luck four other US CL team mem bers As promised few words about Paul Walkers mix-and-match power plant saw Paul Northwest Regional Championships Eugene OR last weekend very im pressed consistent powerful engine run OS Max-based engine Like number top fliers Paul has become somewhat disenchanted hard-charging 60 style flying search engine suited demands Interestingly Pauls biggest complaint about ST 60 used attain current position National Champion powerful tends camouflage planes trim deficiencies Paul won first national championship 05 45 FSR still fond memories engine its power What didnt like its appetite compression rings release newer OS FP series engines lapped pistons liners caught Pauls attention experimented hope lack rings would make consist ent performers Unfortunately other characteristics werent liking shelved project later occurred him parts two different series might interchangeable Lo behold minor handwork found able install FP piston liner crankcase FSR series produced ro bust ball-bearing 40 lapped piston engine proved very powerful seems exhibit usual Schnuerle engine-run anomalies no tendency break lean outside parts Figure Eights go rich insides common Schnuerle engines Paul has modified two engines found identical performance like us have old FSR ly ing around would like rejuvenate modification simple Obtain preferably new OS FP 40 piston liner have several pick select set has snuggest fit Disassemble clean old 40 FSR discard stock piston ring liner re assembling engine using FP piston liner will note bottom dead center forward skirt piston will strike top outer race crankshafts rear main bear ing Use cutting stone Moto-Tool carefully cut arc piston skirt until pis ton safely clears bearing Deburr edges after cleaning thoroughiy assemble en gine certain cutting front piston hole side piston must line up Schnuerle boost port liner directly opposite exhaust ports Based observations Pauls setup combination might just what doctor dered fulfill promise 40 FSRs came close being excellent Stunt en gines Give try Next lesson using old noodle weekend Regionals great fun con sistently excellent contest problem some very marginal weather Stunt flying wind rain day long Saturday wind rain alternating hot muggy calm periods Sunday combination conditions some rusty contest smarts part yours truly provided graphic illustra $100 catalog MACHINERY8 TOOLS P0 Box 536Y Hurricane WV 25526 304-562-3638 offer complete selection lathes mills tools Aviation Modeler 166 Model Aviation sending club newsletter add name mailing list would surefire way keeping informed clubs activ ities Large Scale Miniature Aircraft Des/sn Drawings Herb Hall IMAA 1466 ti/s 5caIe Asronna c-a / 21/5 Scale 56C-3 Mel/dive 55w/nsa/pc3000/pp 32-Bite 5on1e560-SOaontleon-53wina3050/pp 41/5 Scale AO3 s6 Dons/an 51ya/de 30W/pp 5 H/sb Wins Snainnar PIano 2000/pp send 200 far sonptete catalog DP Syssen. Inc. lt42TatnenhslI Houston TX77566 /713/559-684017131864-0668 color FOTO-PAAKSKOKU-FAN 3-views 50000 picures stock3000 drawings stock tion competitors need stay alert aware options Listen learn After flying Old-Time Stunt blustery morning weather Saturday Expert competitors hung around try sort out com bination would work similar condi tions predicted next day high winds cool temps settled depitched three-blade Holly prop rich ground needle setting using suction rather uniflow setup allowed controlled speed beginning pattern reduced windup con secutive maneuvers below 450 elevation also allowed engine pick up speed tank emptied power available during verticals overheads Clover too setup working neatly packed up went Out dinner Unfortunately caine time fly first round Sunday wind died completely temperature also much warmer Paul Walker went up first suffered through dead-air flight turned out high scorer nonetheless flew right after Paul should have learned something Unfortunately did slightly lean enginewhich overcame its natural tendency richen rising tempera ture didnt tweak nearly enough produce additional airspeed necessary overcome calm air resulted situations judges ran helter-skelter trying guess might choose fly next maneuver idea myselfi result bunch extra level laps flameout clo ver bottom line 50 points behind top seed official flight go key word last sentence offi cial Heres really screwed up first up second round done quick dirty retrln suit still air prop pitch leaner needle setting worked great during lunch break felt confident could get back hunt good flight guessed Time flyand down goes sun up goes wind splash comes rain foolishiy went ahead took off after shaking head disgust clear rain out eyes signaled ficial wasted last flight conditions entirely unpreparedand under no chance overcoming Pauls lead two opportunities avoid blowing chances First could have called attempt before starting Second after taking off could have waved off flight once became ob vious conditions unacceptable either case would have moved down two places flight order time either regroup await return calmer conditions Remember AMA rule book allows three attempts two official flights youre po sition absolutely positively have nail dont put nail coffin Swal low pride call attempt come back prepared CL Speed/Hempel Continued page 76 Bladder tanks light have no problems fuel foaming surging easy con struct suffer disadvantage requiting good hand needle valve believe no speed advantage either way current Class D model has run over 200 mph both types tank Stable flying characteristics function design adequate moment arms areas UU I I U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U I I U U SIG GLOW FUEL MANUFACTURED WITH THE PUREST FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS AVAILABLEI * Superior Igniters Improve starting idle acceleration Youll notice power bargain fuels * Special Detergents Promote clean burning preventU residue buildup * Rust Inhibitors Protect 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