Control Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry THE WINNER September Mystery Plane contest Frank Beatty Evan Roberts Ed Fort Gary Hetrick also correctly identifying one-of-akind XS2C-l Navy variant Curtiss Shrike Unlike mystery aircraft prior columns XS2C-l apparently does qualify event having tested land-based aircraft according Peter Bowers book Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947 submitted column two references problems carrier storage because large non-folding wing no actual confirma tion testing intended use Thanks Frank Beatty setting straight Ive busy since writing last col umn compiling information Carrier scores Ive looked record applications received AMA see what record-setters flying also looked contest results Navy Car rier Societys High-Low-Landing newslet ter $6 LeRoy Cordes 1412 West Hood Chicago IL 60660 annual member ship establish data base perfor mance across country Since Carrier records retired end 1983 have quite few new records 1984 data see tabulated month obtained record applications submitted Name Open P Mazur P Mazur P Mazur 07 Schaefer D Wailick 07 Schaefer Junior M Wailick 7 Jul D Silversmith 27 Ma D Silversmith 3Sep NameDate Open P Mazur8 May P Mazur3 Jun W Mellon9 Aug CT Schaefer 3 Sep P Mazur 16 Sep Junior M Wallick 8 Jul D Silversmith 2 Jun Name Open P Mazur 0 Wallick H Patrick Senior J Gruber Junior M Wailick modelers believed tney naa estao lished national records used applica tions AMA sent verify ing records approved listing see no means ficial does however represent some best models pilots country based contest performance look data shows models Class least setting records growing size about what standard CL Navy Carrier Class II few years ago extreme Dave Wal licks MO-l 420 square inches larger Profile models Class II trend same except Bill Meltons Sterling-sized Guardian Tom Schaefers Kingfisher 212 square inches big considerng powered 45 engine really closer Class airplane engine weight 45 46 Class I-sized model has used some Juniors control weight thereby line pull high speed Toms Kingfisher takes advantage lighter weight keep performance right up 65s Another possible advantage smaller engines choiceof props much better Tom Schaefers Class performance quite remarkable because high speed achieving 145 second 1241 mph high speed may best ever Class least memory Tom kind enough share engine prop data us engine K&B 65 Series 75 stock sleeve lowered 015 inch case head modified create single-hemi chamber uses Fox long plug two washers Chamber volume 052cc top dead center front end stock Series 75 rear valve later model steel rotor Speed control via Perry pressure carb K&B exhaust baffle Fuel 70% nitro 10% propylene oxide 20% oil prop Top Filte Power Prop 9-8 Super M cut down 8%-in diameter recontoured match original tip shape Tom believes model hasnt yet reached its full potential High-Low-Landing newsletter used source information Carrier Continued page 173 January1985 71 Tom Schaefers MO-i may have set new Class record 4013 poInts Planes size engine make unusualmore column eported thai worked better aipan although well carbon ibre props Theyre now available buck can afford give away ittle bit performance later iow work out Charlie Johflson 3716 Ingraham St Diego CA 92109 CL Navy CarrierlPerry Continued page 71 lights around country total 41 lass I/TI 59 Profile flights ecorded contests occurred uring summer months Only lights timing data avail ble used Flights ranked Light score landing scale points ot considered high speed times y low speed times form some statisti al data might allow us se stack up against Carrier mod lers rest United States ercentile rankings should interpreted s follows 90 percentile flight score igh/low speed time would better 0 percent flights used nalysis 67 percentile score better two thirds flights etc look differences percentile inkings shows general Class II tips outperform Class models Consid ring number combined events areas modeler faced choice f building either Class Class II iodel might ahead build Class II iodel first also ran correlations between high iw speeds between overall score oth high low speeds using rank-dif rence method Scale classes little correlation between ranking based nly low speed ranking based high speed indicates tradeIfs between high low-speed perfor iance common may also indicate lange design philosophy larger iodels appearing trading high speed tter low speed large propor older models still use high/low correlation Profile uch higher probably reflection fact Profile models have ways larger couldnt grow ie same extent Scale ships could ay also indicate modelers willing vote time good low-speed perfor ance also working improve high ieed scores classes high-speed ranking cor lated very well overall flight score nking best match iddle lower scores other words great high speed didnt guarantee high ierall score worse high speed came lower overall placing cely become high speed score gan dominate total flight score look top 12% overall ores showed quite different relation tip case low speed also Tailwheel Assemblies Now three sizes4 te9 lbs$1295 spring steellOts 18 lbs$1495 tailwheelsI9lhsmsdnp$1595 OhIo l2lo Also within top 12% groupings flight score ranking low speed ranking either identi cal varied no place message seems cleara very good low speed will almost guarantee very good flight score range low speed scores constituted top 12% grouping 108 160 seconds Class I/Il 143 227 seconds Profile Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 SundancerlNunes Continued page 74 elevator function properly tached fuselage Fuselage Note small triangles plan indicate actual outline profile fuselage Mark cut fuselage sheet x 3 x 36 balsa medium grade Make sure no cracks splits etc balsa Mark wing slot area fuselage blank Drill A-in hole end slot area Connect tops bottoms holes front back line cut balsa slot being careful keep cutting blade right angle fuselage side Similarly mark remove wood sta bilizer slot Mark remove wood rear top fuselage area make /6-in-deep recess slot ihat will receive fin Try make slot wider needed ensure good parts fit Cut out plywood fuselage doublers Locate holes outside face doublers Use awl make indenta tions inside face doubler mating balsa fuselage area Epoxy 216-223-1950 SORRY correct telephone number 6 FIBERGLASS MASTER 0 7O3 89O-6O17 0 Pleats make change page 82 mber issue Model Aviation elsewhere. JanUary1985 173 MONOCOUPE D14SPIPER PA17 Engines 2 Cycle Glow 90-12VAGABOND 4 Cycle Glow 90 -12Wingspan 84 Flying Weight 12 lbsWing Area 1280 sq Wing Design Foam Wing Design Fuseisge Built-upFoam CweslBslsa Sheeted Cowl F-gleesCowl Fiberglass Spsn 94Flying Weight 10 lbs wISi Engine Engines 2 Cycle 60 91 4 Cycle 90-120 25% Scale Size Henry Neighs N SUPER STAR Wingspan 84 Wing Area 1135 sq Cowl Fiberglass Canopy Formed Plastic Flying Weight 11 14 lbs Wing Design Foam Balsa Covered Fuselage Built-up Semi Monocouque Design Balsa Engines Large Glow Small Gas Manufacturers PustThreads3rues Inserts 440 6/32 8/32 1/420 FsstTuWlqShetlngSsSO$1995 Ve50 $595 OHIO SUPERSTAR PRODUCTS Inc 11376 Ridgeway Rd. Kensington OH 44427 LDHOODS Cereal ILD BLUE box Airplanes Fly AgaIn Scoot CH $500 Reproduction P40 ZERO SAF-CLITE MooELe Box 62M 5seiIle Ml45Oee PAW DIESELS Englands Finest 049 to 35 New low low prices Send $100 list Eric Clutton 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 SILICONE gasoline 10 foot coilsTUBING 10.062 092 125U S POST S/coil 235 265 325 545/COIL LARRY DODGE AERO INC 10210 MANNINGSTILLWATER MN 55082 * SCALE DOCUMENTATION * SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS w BOOKS EPLA-TECH 1985 INTERNATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG48500 MCKENZIE HWY $300VIDA OREGON 97488
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/01
Page Numbers: 71, 173
Control Line Navy Carrier Dick Perry THE WINNER September Mystery Plane contest Frank Beatty Evan Roberts Ed Fort Gary Hetrick also correctly identifying one-of-akind XS2C-l Navy variant Curtiss Shrike Unlike mystery aircraft prior columns XS2C-l apparently does qualify event having tested land-based aircraft according Peter Bowers book Curtiss Aircraft 1907-1947 submitted column two references problems carrier storage because large non-folding wing no actual confirma tion testing intended use Thanks Frank Beatty setting straight Ive busy since writing last col umn compiling information Carrier scores Ive looked record applications received AMA see what record-setters flying also looked contest results Navy Car rier Societys High-Low-Landing newslet ter $6 LeRoy Cordes 1412 West Hood Chicago IL 60660 annual member ship establish data base perfor mance across country Since Carrier records retired end 1983 have quite few new records 1984 data see tabulated month obtained record applications submitted Name Open P Mazur P Mazur P Mazur 07 Schaefer D Wailick 07 Schaefer Junior M Wailick 7 Jul D Silversmith 27 Ma D Silversmith 3Sep NameDate Open P Mazur8 May P Mazur3 Jun W Mellon9 Aug CT Schaefer 3 Sep P Mazur 16 Sep Junior M Wallick 8 Jul D Silversmith 2 Jun Name Open P Mazur 0 Wallick H Patrick Senior J Gruber Junior M Wailick modelers believed tney naa estao lished national records used applica tions AMA sent verify ing records approved listing see no means ficial does however represent some best models pilots country based contest performance look data shows models Class least setting records growing size about what standard CL Navy Carrier Class II few years ago extreme Dave Wal licks MO-l 420 square inches larger Profile models Class II trend same except Bill Meltons Sterling-sized Guardian Tom Schaefers Kingfisher 212 square inches big considerng powered 45 engine really closer Class airplane engine weight 45 46 Class I-sized model has used some Juniors control weight thereby line pull high speed Toms Kingfisher takes advantage lighter weight keep performance right up 65s Another possible advantage smaller engines choiceof props much better Tom Schaefers Class performance quite remarkable because high speed achieving 145 second 1241 mph high speed may best ever Class least memory Tom kind enough share engine prop data us engine K&B 65 Series 75 stock sleeve lowered 015 inch case head modified create single-hemi chamber uses Fox long plug two washers Chamber volume 052cc top dead center front end stock Series 75 rear valve later model steel rotor Speed control via Perry pressure carb K&B exhaust baffle Fuel 70% nitro 10% propylene oxide 20% oil prop Top Filte Power Prop 9-8 Super M cut down 8%-in diameter recontoured match original tip shape Tom believes model hasnt yet reached its full potential High-Low-Landing newsletter used source information Carrier Continued page 173 January1985 71 Tom Schaefers MO-i may have set new Class record 4013 poInts Planes size engine make unusualmore column eported thai worked better aipan although well carbon ibre props Theyre now available buck can afford give away ittle bit performance later iow work out Charlie Johflson 3716 Ingraham St Diego CA 92109 CL Navy CarrierlPerry Continued page 71 lights around country total 41 lass I/TI 59 Profile flights ecorded contests occurred uring summer months Only lights timing data avail ble used Flights ranked Light score landing scale points ot considered high speed times y low speed times form some statisti al data might allow us se stack up against Carrier mod lers rest United States ercentile rankings should interpreted s follows 90 percentile flight score igh/low speed time would better 0 percent flights used nalysis 67 percentile score better two thirds flights etc look differences percentile inkings shows general Class II tips outperform Class models Consid ring number combined events areas modeler faced choice f building either Class Class II iodel might ahead build Class II iodel first also ran correlations between high iw speeds between overall score oth high low speeds using rank-dif rence method Scale classes little correlation between ranking based nly low speed ranking based high speed indicates tradeIfs between high low-speed perfor iance common may also indicate lange design philosophy larger iodels appearing trading high speed tter low speed large propor older models still use high/low correlation Profile uch higher probably reflection fact Profile models have ways larger couldnt grow ie same extent Scale ships could ay also indicate modelers willing vote time good low-speed perfor ance also working improve high ieed scores classes high-speed ranking cor lated very well overall flight score nking best match iddle lower scores other words great high speed didnt guarantee high ierall score worse high speed came lower overall placing cely become high speed score gan dominate total flight score look top 12% overall ores showed quite different relation tip case low speed also Tailwheel Assemblies Now three sizes4 te9 lbs$1295 spring steellOts 18 lbs$1495 tailwheelsI9lhsmsdnp$1595 OhIo l2lo Also within top 12% groupings flight score ranking low speed ranking either identi cal varied no place message seems cleara very good low speed will almost guarantee very good flight score range low speed scores constituted top 12% grouping 108 160 seconds Class I/Il 143 227 seconds Profile Richard L Perry 7578 Vogels Way Springfield VA 22153 SundancerlNunes Continued page 74 elevator function properly tached fuselage Fuselage Note small triangles plan indicate actual outline profile fuselage Mark cut fuselage sheet x 3 x 36 balsa medium grade Make sure no cracks splits etc balsa Mark wing slot area fuselage blank Drill A-in hole end slot area Connect tops bottoms holes front back line cut balsa slot being careful keep cutting blade right angle fuselage side Similarly mark remove wood sta bilizer slot Mark remove wood rear top fuselage area make /6-in-deep recess slot ihat will receive fin Try make slot wider needed ensure good parts fit Cut out plywood fuselage doublers Locate holes outside face doublers Use awl make indenta tions inside face doubler mating balsa fuselage area Epoxy 216-223-1950 SORRY correct telephone number 6 FIBERGLASS MASTER 0 7O3 89O-6O17 0 Pleats make change page 82 mber issue Model Aviation elsewhere. JanUary1985 173 MONOCOUPE D14SPIPER PA17 Engines 2 Cycle Glow 90-12VAGABOND 4 Cycle Glow 90 -12Wingspan 84 Flying Weight 12 lbsWing Area 1280 sq Wing Design Foam Wing Design Fuseisge Built-upFoam CweslBslsa Sheeted Cowl F-gleesCowl Fiberglass Spsn 94Flying Weight 10 lbs wISi Engine Engines 2 Cycle 60 91 4 Cycle 90-120 25% Scale Size Henry Neighs N SUPER STAR Wingspan 84 Wing Area 1135 sq Cowl Fiberglass Canopy Formed Plastic Flying Weight 11 14 lbs Wing Design Foam Balsa Covered Fuselage Built-up Semi Monocouque Design Balsa Engines Large Glow Small Gas Manufacturers PustThreads3rues Inserts 440 6/32 8/32 1/420 FsstTuWlqShetlngSsSO$1995 Ve50 $595 OHIO SUPERSTAR PRODUCTS Inc 11376 Ridgeway Rd. Kensington OH 44427 LDHOODS Cereal ILD BLUE box Airplanes Fly AgaIn Scoot CH $500 Reproduction P40 ZERO SAF-CLITE MooELe Box 62M 5seiIle Ml45Oee PAW DIESELS Englands Finest 049 to 35 New low low prices Send $100 list Eric Clutton 913 Cedar Lane Tullahoma Tenn 37388 SILICONE gasoline 10 foot coilsTUBING 10.062 092 125U S POST S/coil 235 265 325 545/COIL LARRY DODGE AERO INC 10210 MANNINGSTILLWATER MN 55082 * SCALE DOCUMENTATION * SCALE DRAWINGSMODEL PLANS PHOTOS w BOOKS EPLA-TECH 1985 INTERNATIONAL AIRPLANE CATALOG48500 MCKENZIE HWY $300VIDA OREGON 97488