CONTROL LINE COMBAT THE 1996 COMBAT SEASON got off good start Tucson Arizona annual Top Gun Triple-Elimination Fast Combat Contest Thirty-five competitors around country vied number-one spot big difference year fuel shutoffs fuel dumps required Some pilots still trying sort Out bugs systems pilots required demonstrate shutoff devices officials occurred during warmup period just before one-minute countdown procedures add substantially time takes run contest Some effective shutoffs units manufactured Stels Bellcrank Bullet produced Clay Parker 543 East 27th St Box South Tucson AZ 85713 Tel [520] 798-0848 homemade devices built Ron Cash October 1995 Model Aviation has some photographs Bellcrank Bullet used external control system Jerry Capuano sent drawing Bellerank Bullet can adapted use internal-control model reproduced February/March 1996 issue Miniature Aircraft Combat Association MACA newsletter shutoff systems stop fuel flow kill engine Some models using systems attempted flyaways case device did its job shut off engine Roy Heppenstall used fuel dumps Nelson-powered models models cut away climbed straight up approximately 100 feet reversed direction headed straight down Approximately 30 feet ground fuel dump finished dumping fuel engine died did examine device after crash suspect needs larger-diameter fuel-dump outlet something consider youre selecting type device use own models rule mandatory fuel shut-offs cant too far away will propose will give 100% support crew Tucson including Gary Capuano Gary Perkins Mike Tom Thompson Steve Mills others wives does great job organizing Top Gun hats T-shirts sale provided low-cost homemade lunch trophies quite clever blue-anodized Fox Combat Special engines mounted plaques Other awards included $1000 first-place prize bunch useful goodies ranging Mark 7 Fox Combat Special bottles cyanoacrylate adhesive may first time brothers took first second place Andy Minor older brother beat Cary Minor twice finals take home top cash prize Broken Arrow design flies well showed no signs irregular behavior until 122 Model Aviation inal Stels fuel shutoff work great after little extra work Fuel shutoffs dumps required Top Gun Later version Stels fuel shutoff has built-in needle valve Tomas Mejzlik will offer refined versions both Stels units George Cleveland L Richard Stubblefield will return Andy Mears R MACA Number 1995 Hes shown Sweden Richard pilot George sons pit man flying against Carlson brothers Text has Top 20 final match some unexpected reason Carys model crashed upwind side circle dad Gary complimented pit workand diplomacy asked him wanted win grin said son Roy Heppenstall has shown some great improvement both equipment flying ability Roy moldmaker machinist constantly coming up new gadgets models Pete Athans managed fourth-place finish thanks skillful pit crew Fifth place went ever-dangerous Richard Stubblefield want have good time fly some good matches plan attending 1997 Top Gun May 18-19 1996 Las Vegas Dust Devils will hosting Ground Zero Fast Combat Vegas Style first what hoped will become long-running annual event Fuel shutoffs will mandatory event Contact Fred Reese [702] 876-4718 Doug Ellis [702] 368-6328 future contest information 1996 event will have already happened time read Bladder Grabber contest will also see revival June 29-30 Harvey Field Snohomish WA Call Howard Rush 206 746-5997 information Word has Tomas Mejzlik will soon producing fuel shutoffs will refined versions first second hatches Stels units second batch needle valve incorporated Spring tension music wire solder joints problems both batches Russianmade devices Metal fatigue arm caused fly off about halfway down its length Some users also solder joints come undone again causing arm fly off case needle valve shot out its knob springs have tension problems have broken Chuck Rudner has reworked shutoffs has made new springs 020 music wire has replaced pressed-in pins tiny model-railroad nuts bolts problems associated shutoffs correctable expect Tomas will take care Tomas latest catalog features new boomed Fast Combat model Chuck Rudner has test-flying using Nelson power have ride can say honesty flies very well have limited building time may wish give model try April 1996 column mentioned Ian MacIntosh visited Spain trip Ian two off-brand Russian engines sale AAC-type engines mufflers purchased both started testing first developed black film oil residue took apart thoroughly cleaned hoping stray bits metal removed took back out next weekend have black oil residue return lower end connecting rod turned its once-round hole muchlarger egg-shaped saying myself waste $130 lets try second see can get self-destruct well always make certain early runs engine rich settings second engine pair has turned out quite good has showing good power has very easy starting characteristics take engine out almost weekend give several runs just keeps getting faster shows no signs self-destructing engine weighs 124 grams minus muffler bit high engine AAC pistonand-liner setup extra weight could result fact features two ball bearings three two small ball bearings front end engine have using engine number-one practice engine may want get engine like just practice have started serious practice Mark Rudner defending Junior World Champion earned spot American team weekend have flying matches will continue until depart Sweden Equipment-wise Mark ready go right now models tested dewarped front-line engines running very well original team consisted Don Cranfil Mark Rudner Richard Stubblefield Don has since dropped out Joe McKenzie has taken place ONAtrA HOBBY SIORES ASSOCON NC Another change Mark Rudner will going defending Junior World Champion regular team member Should final record better regular team member will count toward overall team standings second alternate Mitchell Cleveland will now traveling team Mitch has best possible tutors father George years World Championships promises best recent years venue has kind United States site Combat World Champion Tom Fluker won 19821 witness joyful moment share elation of team members Mitchell 1982 young boywith playful mischievousness age shared room Richard Stubblefield George Mitchell Cleveland overlooked Hotel Ankart entrance Russian Soviet team arrived Mitch window eating peanutshe proceeded throw unsuspecting Russians never did get caught mentioned MACA earlier column organization has new treasurer Send $15 annual dues Gene Berry 4610 89th St Lubbock TX 79424 MACA Top Twenty final results 1995 follows Andy Mears 2 Mack Henry 3 Chuck Rudner 4 Andy Minor 5 Mark Rudner 6 Mike Willcox 7 Cary Minor 8 Steve Kott 9 Lany Driskill Neil Simpson 11 Tommy Thompson 12 Joe McKenzie 13 Ron Marcioni 14 Rich von Lopez 15 Louis Lopez 16 Mike Evans 17 Bob Burch 18 Bob Mears 19 Mike Urban 20 Jordy Segal Congratulations FOR YOUR LOCAL NRHSA HOBBY SHOP August 1996 123 ON SITE EXPERT ADVICE AND INFORMATION QUALITY MODELING PRODUCTS WERE THERE WHEN YOU NEED US WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GET THAT GLOW PLUG ON SATURDAY MORNING AMA FAX APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE LOCAL CLUB NEWS AND HAPPENINGS PART OF NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE HOBBY INDUSTRY HAVE YOU EVER RACED ON MAIL ORDER TRACK REMEMBER WHO GOT YOU STARTED IN RIC
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/08
Page Numbers: 122, 123
Edition: Model Aviation - 1996/08
Page Numbers: 122, 123
CONTROL LINE COMBAT THE 1996 COMBAT SEASON got off good start Tucson Arizona annual Top Gun Triple-Elimination Fast Combat Contest Thirty-five competitors around country vied number-one spot big difference year fuel shutoffs fuel dumps required Some pilots still trying sort Out bugs systems pilots required demonstrate shutoff devices officials occurred during warmup period just before one-minute countdown procedures add substantially time takes run contest Some effective shutoffs units manufactured Stels Bellcrank Bullet produced Clay Parker 543 East 27th St Box South Tucson AZ 85713 Tel [520] 798-0848 homemade devices built Ron Cash October 1995 Model Aviation has some photographs Bellcrank Bullet used external control system Jerry Capuano sent drawing Bellerank Bullet can adapted use internal-control model reproduced February/March 1996 issue Miniature Aircraft Combat Association MACA newsletter shutoff systems stop fuel flow kill engine Some models using systems attempted flyaways case device did its job shut off engine Roy Heppenstall used fuel dumps Nelson-powered models models cut away climbed straight up approximately 100 feet reversed direction headed straight down Approximately 30 feet ground fuel dump finished dumping fuel engine died did examine device after crash suspect needs larger-diameter fuel-dump outlet something consider youre selecting type device use own models rule mandatory fuel shut-offs cant too far away will propose will give 100% support crew Tucson including Gary Capuano Gary Perkins Mike Tom Thompson Steve Mills others wives does great job organizing Top Gun hats T-shirts sale provided low-cost homemade lunch trophies quite clever blue-anodized Fox Combat Special engines mounted plaques Other awards included $1000 first-place prize bunch useful goodies ranging Mark 7 Fox Combat Special bottles cyanoacrylate adhesive may first time brothers took first second place Andy Minor older brother beat Cary Minor twice finals take home top cash prize Broken Arrow design flies well showed no signs irregular behavior until 122 Model Aviation inal Stels fuel shutoff work great after little extra work Fuel shutoffs dumps required Top Gun Later version Stels fuel shutoff has built-in needle valve Tomas Mejzlik will offer refined versions both Stels units George Cleveland L Richard Stubblefield will return Andy Mears R MACA Number 1995 Hes shown Sweden Richard pilot George sons pit man flying against Carlson brothers Text has Top 20 final match some unexpected reason Carys model crashed upwind side circle dad Gary complimented pit workand diplomacy asked him wanted win grin said son Roy Heppenstall has shown some great improvement both equipment flying ability Roy moldmaker machinist constantly coming up new gadgets models Pete Athans managed fourth-place finish thanks skillful pit crew Fifth place went ever-dangerous Richard Stubblefield want have good time fly some good matches plan attending 1997 Top Gun May 18-19 1996 Las Vegas Dust Devils will hosting Ground Zero Fast Combat Vegas Style first what hoped will become long-running annual event Fuel shutoffs will mandatory event Contact Fred Reese [702] 876-4718 Doug Ellis [702] 368-6328 future contest information 1996 event will have already happened time read Bladder Grabber contest will also see revival June 29-30 Harvey Field Snohomish WA Call Howard Rush 206 746-5997 information Word has Tomas Mejzlik will soon producing fuel shutoffs will refined versions first second hatches Stels units second batch needle valve incorporated Spring tension music wire solder joints problems both batches Russianmade devices Metal fatigue arm caused fly off about halfway down its length Some users also solder joints come undone again causing arm fly off case needle valve shot out its knob springs have tension problems have broken Chuck Rudner has reworked shutoffs has made new springs 020 music wire has replaced pressed-in pins tiny model-railroad nuts bolts problems associated shutoffs correctable expect Tomas will take care Tomas latest catalog features new boomed Fast Combat model Chuck Rudner has test-flying using Nelson power have ride can say honesty flies very well have limited building time may wish give model try April 1996 column mentioned Ian MacIntosh visited Spain trip Ian two off-brand Russian engines sale AAC-type engines mufflers purchased both started testing first developed black film oil residue took apart thoroughly cleaned hoping stray bits metal removed took back out next weekend have black oil residue return lower end connecting rod turned its once-round hole muchlarger egg-shaped saying myself waste $130 lets try second see can get self-destruct well always make certain early runs engine rich settings second engine pair has turned out quite good has showing good power has very easy starting characteristics take engine out almost weekend give several runs just keeps getting faster shows no signs self-destructing engine weighs 124 grams minus muffler bit high engine AAC pistonand-liner setup extra weight could result fact features two ball bearings three two small ball bearings front end engine have using engine number-one practice engine may want get engine like just practice have started serious practice Mark Rudner defending Junior World Champion earned spot American team weekend have flying matches will continue until depart Sweden Equipment-wise Mark ready go right now models tested dewarped front-line engines running very well original team consisted Don Cranfil Mark Rudner Richard Stubblefield Don has since dropped out Joe McKenzie has taken place ONAtrA HOBBY SIORES ASSOCON NC Another change Mark Rudner will going defending Junior World Champion regular team member Should final record better regular team member will count toward overall team standings second alternate Mitchell Cleveland will now traveling team Mitch has best possible tutors father George years World Championships promises best recent years venue has kind United States site Combat World Champion Tom Fluker won 19821 witness joyful moment share elation of team members Mitchell 1982 young boywith playful mischievousness age shared room Richard Stubblefield George Mitchell Cleveland overlooked Hotel Ankart entrance Russian Soviet team arrived Mitch window eating peanutshe proceeded throw unsuspecting Russians never did get caught mentioned MACA earlier column organization has new treasurer Send $15 annual dues Gene Berry 4610 89th St Lubbock TX 79424 MACA Top Twenty final results 1995 follows Andy Mears 2 Mack Henry 3 Chuck Rudner 4 Andy Minor 5 Mark Rudner 6 Mike Willcox 7 Cary Minor 8 Steve Kott 9 Lany Driskill Neil Simpson 11 Tommy Thompson 12 Joe McKenzie 13 Ron Marcioni 14 Rich von Lopez 15 Louis Lopez 16 Mike Evans 17 Bob Burch 18 Bob Mears 19 Mike Urban 20 Jordy Segal Congratulations FOR YOUR LOCAL NRHSA HOBBY SHOP August 1996 123 ON SITE EXPERT ADVICE AND INFORMATION QUALITY MODELING PRODUCTS WERE THERE WHEN YOU NEED US WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GET THAT GLOW PLUG ON SATURDAY MORNING AMA FAX APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE LOCAL CLUB NEWS AND HAPPENINGS PART OF NATIONWIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE HOBBY INDUSTRY HAVE YOU EVER RACED ON MAIL ORDER TRACK REMEMBER WHO GOT YOU STARTED IN RIC
