CONTROL LINE COMBAT 1 [64 LSI THIS YEAR MARKED THE return once-popular Los Angeles Money Nats contest Pete Athans decided push return original big money meets Money Nats got its start 1988 Steve Hills Pete Athans Chuck Rudner myself agreed host big-money triple-elimination contest promote AMA Fast Combat Steve Hills came up idea offering $1000 first prize Money Nats name time other big-prize contest now dormant Bladder Grabber Money Nats paved way Houston Combat Classic Tucson Top Gun Chicagoland Duke Fox Memorial Central California Coyote Valley Belicranker held near San Jose events would make nice contest circuit offered year 1992 Money Nats cancelled due Los Angeles riots event dormant two years big change 1995 contest safety-relatedfuel shutoffs required tested before match during pre-start engine warmup period ensure operating designed Fuel shutoffs answer safety concerns Several us have leery about having names associated contests contest sponsors contest directors because fear accidentrelated litigation Over years ideas related making Combat safer have surfaced included use 021 lines limits use nitro using restrictors slow models Outlawing 36 engines favor suggested use fuel shutoffs viable dont affect quality flying Modelers creative individuals always trying outdo another come up better mousetrap Clay Parker has developed new type fuel shutoff help Top Guns Tucson Clays invention has cylindrical spring-loaded bellcrank mount fuel tubing running through line tension fuel passes through tubing line tension lost spring pushes tubing closed works immediately positively Clay selling theses units $25 seem both bulletproof foolproof Contact Clay 543 East 27th Street Box South Tucson AZ 85713 Tel 520 798-0848 Ive included two photographs clearly show units operate mounted model During contest several instances control lines went slack fuel shutoff stopped engine quickly Currently drawback type shutoff operates external-control models probably wont long before someone adapts work internal-control models Speaking fuel shutoffs weve discussing refine first series Stels units main discussion centered around making out nylon threaded rods various weights am convinced will come up something inexpensive will work time collective brainpower will solve problem Money Nats draws pilots over country George Cleveland former Money Nats winner came Louisiana Richard Stubblefield Mike Wilcox represented state Texas Gerry Capuano Vince Capuano Jeff Hanauer Gary Perkins Dave Stewart Steve Stewart Tom Thompson made trek Arizona other 12 pilots Californians Max Boyd Ron Cash Allen Deveuve Russ Graves Roy Heppenstall Greg 118 Model Aviation Parkers fuel shutoffs available two sizes Loss line tension cuts off fuel flow engine photo illustrates Clay Parkers shutoffs installed model designed external-control models Pete Athans author inspect fuel shutoff Allen Deveuve Big Money winners L-R Mike Wilcox Russ Graves Greg Hill Greg Hill Frank Tomicich competitive Mark Rudner Contest Director Pete Athans Hill John Keneally Rich Lopez Greg Machen Terrence Mergan Mark Rudner Frank Tomicich engines Fox Nelson units nothing new way models AllenPlanes Arrowplanes Russian-designed models store-bought through Czechs few other home-grown designs first round Mergan Hanauer Heppenstall Tomicich Stubblefield Graves Wilcox Deveuve Hill S Stewart Rudner posted wins Second-round winners included D Stewart Hill Rudner Thompson Graves Heppenstall V Capuano Deveuve Wilcox Mergan myself third round Hanauer Graves Mergan Machen Heppenstall Hill Cleveland Thompson Rudner myself Boyd marked wins first pilots drop out Capuano Cash Keneally Perkins 0-3 records Round Four nine wins divided among myself Thompson D Stewart Rudner S Stewart Deveuve Graves Wilcox Stubblefield 1-3 records went Boyd Capuano Cleveland Machen Tomicich end day Saturday 13 22 pilots remained Russ Graves Mark Rudner sitting clean 4-0 records Sunday morning Rudner Thompson Hanauer Stubblefield Hill Graves D Stewart stayed winning track Only S Stewart eliminated during round record stood 2-3 Round Six Stubblefield myself Graves Rudner Wilcox Hill posted wins 3-3 records went Deveuve Hanauer Heppenstall Mergan D Stewart Seven pilots went seventh round Graves Rudner suffered first losses Money Nats Hill Wilcox Stubblefield took wins Thompson myself benched 4-3 records two Texans Stubblefield Wilcox put out Californians Hill Rudner World Champion Combat Boy Mark Rudner looked good doing number Combat Master Dick Stubblefield Hill Graves Rudner flew four matches against another unscramble top three spots Fox-powered models Rudner Hill finished first second respectively Fourteen-year-old Rudner bested older group AMA Fast pilots efforts Mark collected $600 pewter first-place mug Mark has quite high after willing Gold medal Shanghai China last October first place Money Nats top five spots received engraved pewter mugs mugs first- second- third-place finishers some money organizational side contest concerns about strength streamer string rule book calls 16- 20-pound-test cotton string contest string broke two three pounds short positive side large multicolored round cards used indicate flying against well circle assignments streamer colors cards laminated can used contests Keep eyes ears open 1996 Money Nats announcement way Whittier Narrows has terrific shape due abundance rain Miniature Aircraft Combat Association MACA recruiting new members MACA AMAs official Special Interest Group Combat MACA newsletter keeps members up-to-date everything thats happening around country includes technical articles construction tips how-to articles contest reports ads hard-to-find Combat items Annual dues MACA members $15 US $18 Mexico Canada $25 everywhere else Send checks MACA treasurer Ross Leighliter 3007 Pirates Cove Aurora OH 44202 at Videos ssQdeoso Mode pane combo dMessnheUSand heWod Veos Order 1 LA Money Nats May1995 Fast combat 2 China World Champs 1994FA1 combat 3 Top Gun Phoenix Az 1995 Fast combat 4 RW Howe Meet 1994 Saw combat Ordercdl 713-338-1750 orwite MfleVvilcon 1927 RunnIng rrings VHS Tapes 522Includes Shipping Klngwood TX 77339 FREE NEWSLETTER Herky says ounce counts buy engine weighs ounce RPM OK CUB 049 engines Made last USA $1395 pp Write copy free newsletter send $2 24 page engine parts catalog OK ENGINES P0 BOX 355 MOHAWK NY 13407 F-16 Falcon Wing Span ... 46 Length ..... 37 Wing Area sq Weight ... 4-1/4 lbs 1--15 nornev Wing Span ... 46 Length ... 37-112 Wing Area. SlOsq Weight... 4-1/4 lbs new Combat Fighter Series LDM Industries has brought R/C Combat Jet Age Stand-off Scale jet fighters feature complete hardware package foam core wings balsa tail surfaces tough extruded PVC fuselage pre-cut parts models can built ready cover 8 10 hours four models require 40 46 size engine 4 channel radio Since kits designed R/C Combat include landing gear However detailed instructions included show add landing gear plane makes excellent sport models So part exciting world R/C Combat order Combat Fighter Series kit today Kit #4010A-b Warthog Kit #4015F-15 Eagle Kit #4016F-16 Falcon Kit #4018F-18 Hornet order Combat Fighter kit send check money order $3995 S&H $4495 total per kit may cali fax us 4 LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone 813 9914277 Fax 813 9914810 Florida Residents add 6% Sales Tax VISA & MASTER CARD Accepted AMA SFA Clubs call us about special 6-pack Club Discount Program October1995 119
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/10
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CONTROL LINE COMBAT 1 [64 LSI THIS YEAR MARKED THE return once-popular Los Angeles Money Nats contest Pete Athans decided push return original big money meets Money Nats got its start 1988 Steve Hills Pete Athans Chuck Rudner myself agreed host big-money triple-elimination contest promote AMA Fast Combat Steve Hills came up idea offering $1000 first prize Money Nats name time other big-prize contest now dormant Bladder Grabber Money Nats paved way Houston Combat Classic Tucson Top Gun Chicagoland Duke Fox Memorial Central California Coyote Valley Belicranker held near San Jose events would make nice contest circuit offered year 1992 Money Nats cancelled due Los Angeles riots event dormant two years big change 1995 contest safety-relatedfuel shutoffs required tested before match during pre-start engine warmup period ensure operating designed Fuel shutoffs answer safety concerns Several us have leery about having names associated contests contest sponsors contest directors because fear accidentrelated litigation Over years ideas related making Combat safer have surfaced included use 021 lines limits use nitro using restrictors slow models Outlawing 36 engines favor suggested use fuel shutoffs viable dont affect quality flying Modelers creative individuals always trying outdo another come up better mousetrap Clay Parker has developed new type fuel shutoff help Top Guns Tucson Clays invention has cylindrical spring-loaded bellcrank mount fuel tubing running through line tension fuel passes through tubing line tension lost spring pushes tubing closed works immediately positively Clay selling theses units $25 seem both bulletproof foolproof Contact Clay 543 East 27th Street Box South Tucson AZ 85713 Tel 520 798-0848 Ive included two photographs clearly show units operate mounted model During contest several instances control lines went slack fuel shutoff stopped engine quickly Currently drawback type shutoff operates external-control models probably wont long before someone adapts work internal-control models Speaking fuel shutoffs weve discussing refine first series Stels units main discussion centered around making out nylon threaded rods various weights am convinced will come up something inexpensive will work time collective brainpower will solve problem Money Nats draws pilots over country George Cleveland former Money Nats winner came Louisiana Richard Stubblefield Mike Wilcox represented state Texas Gerry Capuano Vince Capuano Jeff Hanauer Gary Perkins Dave Stewart Steve Stewart Tom Thompson made trek Arizona other 12 pilots Californians Max Boyd Ron Cash Allen Deveuve Russ Graves Roy Heppenstall Greg 118 Model Aviation Parkers fuel shutoffs available two sizes Loss line tension cuts off fuel flow engine photo illustrates Clay Parkers shutoffs installed model designed external-control models Pete Athans author inspect fuel shutoff Allen Deveuve Big Money winners L-R Mike Wilcox Russ Graves Greg Hill Greg Hill Frank Tomicich competitive Mark Rudner Contest Director Pete Athans Hill John Keneally Rich Lopez Greg Machen Terrence Mergan Mark Rudner Frank Tomicich engines Fox Nelson units nothing new way models AllenPlanes Arrowplanes Russian-designed models store-bought through Czechs few other home-grown designs first round Mergan Hanauer Heppenstall Tomicich Stubblefield Graves Wilcox Deveuve Hill S Stewart Rudner posted wins Second-round winners included D Stewart Hill Rudner Thompson Graves Heppenstall V Capuano Deveuve Wilcox Mergan myself third round Hanauer Graves Mergan Machen Heppenstall Hill Cleveland Thompson Rudner myself Boyd marked wins first pilots drop out Capuano Cash Keneally Perkins 0-3 records Round Four nine wins divided among myself Thompson D Stewart Rudner S Stewart Deveuve Graves Wilcox Stubblefield 1-3 records went Boyd Capuano Cleveland Machen Tomicich end day Saturday 13 22 pilots remained Russ Graves Mark Rudner sitting clean 4-0 records Sunday morning Rudner Thompson Hanauer Stubblefield Hill Graves D Stewart stayed winning track Only S Stewart eliminated during round record stood 2-3 Round Six Stubblefield myself Graves Rudner Wilcox Hill posted wins 3-3 records went Deveuve Hanauer Heppenstall Mergan D Stewart Seven pilots went seventh round Graves Rudner suffered first losses Money Nats Hill Wilcox Stubblefield took wins Thompson myself benched 4-3 records two Texans Stubblefield Wilcox put out Californians Hill Rudner World Champion Combat Boy Mark Rudner looked good doing number Combat Master Dick Stubblefield Hill Graves Rudner flew four matches against another unscramble top three spots Fox-powered models Rudner Hill finished first second respectively Fourteen-year-old Rudner bested older group AMA Fast pilots efforts Mark collected $600 pewter first-place mug Mark has quite high after willing Gold medal Shanghai China last October first place Money Nats top five spots received engraved pewter mugs mugs first- second- third-place finishers some money organizational side contest concerns about strength streamer string rule book calls 16- 20-pound-test cotton string contest string broke two three pounds short positive side large multicolored round cards used indicate flying against well circle assignments streamer colors cards laminated can used contests Keep eyes ears open 1996 Money Nats announcement way Whittier Narrows has terrific shape due abundance rain Miniature Aircraft Combat Association MACA recruiting new members MACA AMAs official Special Interest Group Combat MACA newsletter keeps members up-to-date everything thats happening around country includes technical articles construction tips how-to articles contest reports ads hard-to-find Combat items Annual dues MACA members $15 US $18 Mexico Canada $25 everywhere else Send checks MACA treasurer Ross Leighliter 3007 Pirates Cove Aurora OH 44202 at Videos ssQdeoso Mode pane combo dMessnheUSand heWod Veos Order 1 LA Money Nats May1995 Fast combat 2 China World Champs 1994FA1 combat 3 Top Gun Phoenix Az 1995 Fast combat 4 RW Howe Meet 1994 Saw combat Ordercdl 713-338-1750 orwite MfleVvilcon 1927 RunnIng rrings VHS Tapes 522Includes Shipping Klngwood TX 77339 FREE NEWSLETTER Herky says ounce counts buy engine weighs ounce RPM OK CUB 049 engines Made last USA $1395 pp Write copy free newsletter send $2 24 page engine parts catalog OK ENGINES P0 BOX 355 MOHAWK NY 13407 F-16 Falcon Wing Span ... 46 Length ..... 37 Wing Area sq Weight ... 4-1/4 lbs 1--15 nornev Wing Span ... 46 Length ... 37-112 Wing Area. SlOsq Weight... 4-1/4 lbs new Combat Fighter Series LDM Industries has brought R/C Combat Jet Age Stand-off Scale jet fighters feature complete hardware package foam core wings balsa tail surfaces tough extruded PVC fuselage pre-cut parts models can built ready cover 8 10 hours four models require 40 46 size engine 4 channel radio Since kits designed R/C Combat include landing gear However detailed instructions included show add landing gear plane makes excellent sport models So part exciting world R/C Combat order Combat Fighter Series kit today Kit #4010A-b Warthog Kit #4015F-15 Eagle Kit #4016F-16 Falcon Kit #4018F-18 Hornet order Combat Fighter kit send check money order $3995 S&H $4495 total per kit may cali fax us 4 LDM Industries Inc PO Box 292396 Dept Tampa FL 33687-2396 Phone 813 9914277 Fax 813 9914810 Florida Residents add 6% Sales Tax VISA & MASTER CARD Accepted AMA SFA Clubs call us about special 6-pack Club Discount Program October1995 119