Control Line: Navy Carrier

Control BC Navy Carrier Richard Perry AS THIS WAS being written Control Line Contest Board CLCB deciding various proposals cross-proposals will placed Final ballot rules effective 1982 results CLCB Interim ballot will probably appear Competition News section next issue ModelAviation issues decided ballot scoring landing definition will speculate about what CLCB decisions might summer will provide us opportunity evaluate proposed changes present rules trying proposed changes flying sessions taking time candid discussions relative merits existing rules versus proposed changes will able make intelligent decisions based experience rather emo tions CLCB makes final decision September will have benefit well thought out advice us fly events must use rules strongest vehicles have Mark WarwashanasClass entryatthe 1980 Nats Loire-Nieupors long hatch uncovers works Designed French Navy plane wasnt ready time France overrun ,w notto land Make approaches level can easiermo snag line sure missed landing go-around will cost points nearly youd lose diving deck flipping killing engine Keep levell 56 Model Aviation fuel tank Brian Silversmiths Class II Guardian removable through bottom hatch Adjustments repairs lot simpler setup like photos author expressing views Navy Carrier Society NCS NCS newsletter Hi-Low Landings April last issue received before writing best Ive read diverse views proposed rules changes NCS members missing excellent newsletter can pro Continued page 126 Leon Ryktarsyk broughtthis r.jel unusual Blackburn Firecrestto 1980 Nats Second hatch allows access tank controls Spirit St Louis love sky. 314I Seal ~I~. foe 020 nina . 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youre still having line tension problems really helps have flying buddy experimenting trimming observing airplane judges position underneath maneuvers taking place flying buddy can give valuable information what plane seems doing Also dont mind someone else flying plane try letting buddy fly see what feels like him what looks like different perspective could valuable tool helping evaluate difficulties lie plane information Stunt orPAMPA contact Wynn Paul J640MaywickDr Lexington KY 40504 CL Carrier/Perry Continued page 56 vide current information Competition Newsletter section MA major advantage ofNCS membership however common voice have relationship CLCB Navy Carrier Rules Advi sory Committee Membership $600 12 months can join contacting LeRoy Cordes 1412 West Hood Avenue Chicago IL 60660 Its well worth price Fuel tanks revisited Ive couple questions regarding fuel tank drawing April MA central theme letters seems doesnt fuel run out entire vent tube below level fuel tank would appear problem isnt two openings tank fuel cannot flow out either line unless air flows tank through other line As long inside end vent tube above fuel pickup point below carburetor will no leakage either through vent line through carb tank mounted behind engine conventional gear model conditions met Note uniflow tank will tend pass fuel through vent line engine primed choking because intake timing can cause air pumped tank through fuel line Make easy yourself often have found need change fuel tank because leak because changed throttle systems perhaps throttle linkage control mech anism needed modified built models like us myself included either live what cut open airplane make changes months models well being interesting prototypes show some handy solutions problem Brian Silversmith used hatch bottom Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L RIC Accessories Books Catalog $150 * MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 126 Model Aviation q Possibly 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ful landing first getting airplane deck within arresting area second getting hook engage arresting line stop airplane Assuming hook properly constructed adjusted see June column type approach holds secret success Getting plane deck arresting area takes bit practice since different type landing normal type CL modelers used Soft gentle landings must take second place precision landings latter little harder landing area 20 ft long model needs half three-quarters second pass com pletely over two ways land Carrier model illustrated photos accompanying article best way far achieve desired result approach deck level flight about 5-ft altitude point about 20 ft stern deck deck comes clearly view begin smooth descent will cause model hit deck about 8 10 ft past stern fourth fifth arresting line rate ofdescent landing loads equivalent dropping model onto its gear height about 12 model will land near-level attitude normal arrested landing almost certainty alternative landing nique fly over deck apply down elevator dive landing areareminiscent Kamikaze attack Such approaches familiar us doubt Carrier flier anywhere hasnt attempted natural reaction approach made too high fear losing five points missed landing approach overrides reason thought going around another approach disappears entirely usual result loss 50 100 points rather five would have resulted going around problem Kamikaze method the%tail last thing hit deck hook often doesnt get chance its job usual result prop shaft what left broken propeller badly deflected landing gear forced under arresting line model either stops its nose 50 points likely flipped its back 25 points model should end up its gear chance hook catching line reduced because severe bouncing results engine will have stopped go around impossible 0 points Patience key Success trophies usually go flier abandons bad approach necessary takes much certain 95-point landing next lap landing photos Bill Rutledges STOL Bearcat 1978 Nats good landing placed first 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