Control Line. Racing. Bill Lee WORLD CHAMPS received fol lowing European Correspond ent concerning recently held World Championships RAF Woodvale Eng land comments about TR champs future event proved good reading Ill let judge yourself weather mostly cool about 75 degrees windy sometimes wet Maybe because four semifinalists under 400 surprises two Australian teams semis Prior/Georgiadis having fastest time three UK teams no US teams Previously hot teams mak ing cut Fontana/Amodio Pet ersen/Geshwendtner Six semifinal ists used Nelson engines other three BugI CipollaItalian Bugi-copy FVM Dutch BugI-copy No retractable gear semis two contest Fontanas system neat little pop-up spoiler behind canopy worked disadvantage missed pit stop tow around extra drag another lap Weights down Mau/Gesch wendtners 361 grams lightweight planes attained racing speed Really something see three teams making final arrived some inci dent Heaton/Ross did 352 pit Malcom retrieve model run segment backwards restart gear damaged landing stopped short Ross Derek Heaton did super flying job get time Maul Geschwendtner cruised time 50-lap setting Metkemeyer brothers did usual job set 344 heat re cord Nothing apparently fancyjust competent pit work very aggressive flying will never see such aggressive aware piloting side Atlantic final got off after minutes silent tribute Paul BugI died few weeks prior W/C gun off simultaneously cruised around no gaining advantage Met kemeyer/Metkemeyer set go 33 laps/tank Heaton/Ross Maul Geschwendtner set 40 laps per tank gambling three-up traffic would slow down Metkemeyers Heaton/Ross less pit would provide victory good theory died vine Heaton/Ross engine problems pit stops eventual run-in put out race two-up Metkemeyers could pass Mau/Geschwendtner thereby negating pitting advantage So Continued page 107 Above Jim Jolly illustrating smooth form pitting dont say Ken Mogi Gary Wallace Right came saw conquered Having won first Rat Winston-Salem Dick left Harold Lambert won both first second Rat Race years Nats 40 Model Aviation -reuy Lmnaa Wheeler CL Racing event di rector Nats ribbon reeds boss think racing great Bob Oge right n. run best pitting jobs Nats Stoo Willoughby recently Eng land Said Stoc Dont try understand just say worked changing tank height can help cure some engines ills Remember Bill Werwage built 1977 Juno tank compartment al lowed tank moved either up down Usually problem tank height comes plane flies richer engine inverted plane upright cure place shims under engine tank can dropped between engine bearers Ia Werwage engine should run same rpm both ways Custom Master Products Inc Gene Martine 5424 Oliver St South Jacksonville FL 32211 has sent out impressive brochure several products top line beautiful Custom Master muffler machined bar aluminum stock works art made Fox 35 Max 35 K&B 40 HP 40 Como 40 ST 46 Cost mufflers $1500 plus 75 postage handling pressure fit ting can added cost 75 next item Gene Custom Master Flight Handle handle com pletely adjustable handgrip either Delrin PTMT Lexan features adjusting screws 10-24 size knurled adjusting nuts keys handle adjustable brass insert flying wires should cause fraying wire flying cable 047 7 X 7 stainless steel cable Cost handIe $1500 plus $100 postage Gene also makes venturis Max HP K&B Como Supertigre southern distributor HP 40 engines will price $7756 muffler plus $270 mailing Another item Custom Master Heli-coil installation engines muffler bolt-up service performed ST 46 engine Gene will also relocate needle assembly install Custom Master Venturi ST 46 Como Write Gene brochures work outstanding has spent least eight months gearing up production stunt fliers dont have experience another disappoint ment Specialist supplier PAMPA notes contest directors hand book draft form now avail able outline administration stunt meet AA AAA AAAA other National Championships classification purpose hand book assist Contest Directors Event Directors set up organized efficient meet will pleasure competitor Contents Handbook Introduc tion Types Competition Event Direc tor duties selection Advance Prep aration Publicity Event Judge Selection Training Scoring Maneuvers Personnel Required Field Layout Equipment Contest Procedures After Competition Contest Directors should consider now five distinct types Precision Aerobatics events 1 Clas sic Regular stunt event now can utilize up four PAMPA categories 2 AMA Novice Aerobatics 3 Profile Precision Aerobatics 4 Half-A Preci sion Aerobatics 5 Old Time Stunt cause wide spread selection events Stunt Only contests now possIble proper scheduling two circles Stunt Meet can operating day long provide competitor spectator alike necessary thrills chills spills further information stunt PA MPA contact Wynn Paul 1640 Maywick Drive Lexington KY 40504 CL Racing/Lee continued page 40 wound down Bert Metkemeyer press ing perhaps little too much final tank probably unnecessarily won convincingly record time What happened Yanks Nelson Dodge models 150 grams overweight 30% spite having available power anyone planes just too slow Albritton/Joy slightly heavy planes poor settings slow down Jolly/Kusik suffered engine problems prevent realizing December 1978 107 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC PO Box 229-A Hales Corners Wisconsin 53130 Special T AIRCRAFT YOU CAN BUILD $495 pp issue~ Homebuilders Corner ers Editor Hot Line Headquarters osh Countdown quarters Comment Chapters Action on Accent Sportplane Builder rimental Aircraft Association Air Museum Foundation Board Trustees Meeting EAA Board Directors Meeting 1 Hirondelle kie Ways rson Kingfisher EM ears Ago y Controllers y Gets Gypsy tsmans Corner Reducing Cost Composite Materials ding Cvjetkovic CA-65 r Flyer Shoulder Harness Attach Placement Lindbergh Commemorative Tour Maloof Controllable Propeller Members Building Washington Report potential really could have made semis just consistent So go Nelson/Dodge engine sure Nothing else horizon power Light weight models necessary 350-400 grams rocket launches Retractable gears arent popular can look results decide yourself 5-10 sec onds per race worth Everything else stays pretty much same Piloting important now models push ing 110 mph think youll see some US TR shake-ups realities modern racing sink dont know what others ore doing Im planning wards 1980 right now going Eng land US Nats being held Lake Charles Louisiana TR Nats year decimated number since top teams other fliers England same tme Nevertheless overall performances quite good new US heat time being set Stuart Willoughby pitted Bob Oge time 3589 Finalists Willoughby/Oge Mogi/Jolly Wal lace/Wallace couple notes teams little know personally sort interview info Stoo Willoughby left England couple years ago brought significant racing talent country him normally teams Al Kelly fiberglass propel ler fame Al away World Champs So Stoo picked up another quite capable CL racer Bob Oge handle pitting year story goes Bob never ever touched diesel before Nats Stoo just said Dont try understand just what say Bob turned some best pitting seen Nats Bob very capable contestant other racing events fact ended up good fifth place finish Open Rat later week team Wallace/Wallace new combination year Gary Wallace used teamed Mike Johnson Mikes other responsibilities knocked him out year So Gary enlisted aid brother Milo handle Dit work Gary Milo interesting arrange ment worked out using some very lowpower small CB radios arranged two can talk other easily during flight Im sure original Wallace/Wallace Gary recom mended very good way form team need pit man pilot cant find some other nut wants join radio allows teach newcomer easily until acquires ear necessary either handle pit ting piloting chores Ken Mogi Jim Jolly have teamed up couple years Ken owns/runs transmission shop Riverside CA site Nats 77 first ran him Lake Charles looked just come out shop grease end other As turned out Kens truck blown throughout bearing New Mexico drive way Lake Charles before could get fixed Ken dropped transmission right field Jim Jolly father Larry Jolly J half Jolly/Kusik team England Jim Ken competed last year team selection River side except some very unusual unfortunate bad luck would have team year finals Willoughby/Oge far away quickest beautiful pits until last pit Bob misfortune having model hit knee takeoff run circle causing team disqualified Wal lace/Wallace never quite got together finals eventually discovering fuel line cut inside fuel shut-off Mogi/Jolly motored 84215 first place Two Big Ones opportu nity summer attend two big contests CL Racing Bill Pardues AAAA contest Winston-Salem Nats Lake Charles entry level about same Racing events both contests least far 108 Model Aviation ~RMEN AIRCRAFT FOR FREE BROCHURE WRITE EAA Open contestants concerned fact TR better attended W-S due World Champs conflict Nats competed W-S working CL category director Nats could stand watch item really stands out after contests overall performance level contest ants Goodyear first year use tuned pipe other mini-pipe allowed racing events affected Goodyear other event since megaphone apparent hot setup Some us never thought pipe worth effort seems contention proved since Goodyears running faster year ever sudden performance hiding inside inconsist ency pipe just burst onto scene year ago Goodyear running 15s very good airplane year least couple dipping 14s ten finalists Nats qualified times under 300 Last year memory serves two times under 300 Rat both contests still same performance plateau has several years Both contests won Lamberts Dick father Harold times low 450s corresponds last years two-pit time about 440 level has norm four five years Rat isnt getting faster although feel potential someone can really put gether have witnessed 436 three-stop time year Houston turned Dick Ritch Tim Gillott turned 439 Eugene Oregon summer races no flukes bugs keep jumping up keep times being consistently better Nashville Rats still reign Kings Slow Rat winning handily both W-S Lake Charles contests Times year Nats quite bit better last burden additional pit stop finals big question left unanswered event inadequately defined infamous pro duction engine rule leaves Contest/ Event Directors quandry AMAs Control Line Contest Board going have supply some answers Bill Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 41 prizes included Rossi FAI win TWA 36 Fast complete Cartier Bumblebee kit third Slow Combat plus other assorted goodies Tale Woe Mike Hoffelt wanted fly some Monoboom designs World Championships demonstra GIANT w VINTAGE WHEELS Typical wheels used during World War through mid 1 930s Semi-pneumatic tires brass-bushed wheels 6% diameter $1795 pr OTHER SIZES WHEELS AND PILOTS ALSO AVAILABLE kL BY POPULAR DEMAND Scale w GOLDEN AGE WHEELS Disc-type wheels used extensively late 1920s through 1930s Semi-pneumat ic tires brass-bushed wheels 6Y2 diameter $1795 pr GNOME ENGINE CYLINDERS Gnome rosary engine among famous powerplants World War era Now can make 1/4 size reproductions easily detailed high-impact styrene cylinders Approximately 3 tall$195 5 yoor dealer snont supply eder direct adding 13% postage handling Send 5O illustated catalog DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 9 tion purposes Since leaving three weeks ahead time landing Casa blanca decided ship models Manchester Mike did everyting right built strong box ship sent air freight plenty time arrive before contest Apparently $150 freight charges doesnt guarantee anything because models took nine days get Manchester rather two company promised sat British Customs werent noti fled came home day after Cham pionships knowing models arrived England Thus have shipped back USA another ridiculous amount learned lesson hard way models also several cases fuel shipped over can trust freight companies wrong thing cant carry plane Im going make sure gets cargo compartment plane Im flying very worst time losing baggage making con nections between different flights may make baggage wont hasnt too much happening engines since latest Fox hit market Brasher cranks little rework have made potent reli able Perry-port Supertigre hasnt done much except weigh pre vious models hop-up artists havent able pull much power out engine design seems have topped out horsepower-wise new Schnuerle hope catching Fox K&B 58 real killer its weight against DeKaIb meet saw some latest TWA combat en gines produced Glen Dye think engine has potential anything else market Its rear exhaust Schnuerle using early model K&B type front end backplate rod liner brass piston aluminum say almost impossible destroy bad run rear exhaust gives run through turns dont like exhaust blasting wing can turn around have front ex haustwhich would cool better anyway little elbow exhaust stack would deflect exhaust away intake youre interested highly refined engine write Performance Model Parts Inc 1015 South 6th St Minneapolis MN 55415 List price combat model $7500 might think rather high engine will get buried burned down generally mis treated Out box engine ready go no need purchase special bearings replacement rod crank dont need horsepower AMA events dependability engine should offer price Something less expensive Rossi FAI Combat bet USA team started off practice World Cham pionships using Rossi ISs ended up Fox 15s Fox made almost same power Rossi tuned combat about double fuel mile age insensitive needle settings started easily could use almost prop out complaining Ill save Rossi out exhibition plane its gonna Fox FAI now Chuck Rud ner took chance motors replacing Fox glow plug screw-in type no problemeven 50% nitro engines love run Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 December1978 109 PILOT Enhance realism giant model easy-to-paint pilot molded high-impact styrene Separate goggles cluded 4 tall $295
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/12
Page Numbers: 40, 107, 108, 109
Control Line. Racing. Bill Lee WORLD CHAMPS received fol lowing European Correspond ent concerning recently held World Championships RAF Woodvale Eng land comments about TR champs future event proved good reading Ill let judge yourself weather mostly cool about 75 degrees windy sometimes wet Maybe because four semifinalists under 400 surprises two Australian teams semis Prior/Georgiadis having fastest time three UK teams no US teams Previously hot teams mak ing cut Fontana/Amodio Pet ersen/Geshwendtner Six semifinal ists used Nelson engines other three BugI CipollaItalian Bugi-copy FVM Dutch BugI-copy No retractable gear semis two contest Fontanas system neat little pop-up spoiler behind canopy worked disadvantage missed pit stop tow around extra drag another lap Weights down Mau/Gesch wendtners 361 grams lightweight planes attained racing speed Really something see three teams making final arrived some inci dent Heaton/Ross did 352 pit Malcom retrieve model run segment backwards restart gear damaged landing stopped short Ross Derek Heaton did super flying job get time Maul Geschwendtner cruised time 50-lap setting Metkemeyer brothers did usual job set 344 heat re cord Nothing apparently fancyjust competent pit work very aggressive flying will never see such aggressive aware piloting side Atlantic final got off after minutes silent tribute Paul BugI died few weeks prior W/C gun off simultaneously cruised around no gaining advantage Met kemeyer/Metkemeyer set go 33 laps/tank Heaton/Ross Maul Geschwendtner set 40 laps per tank gambling three-up traffic would slow down Metkemeyers Heaton/Ross less pit would provide victory good theory died vine Heaton/Ross engine problems pit stops eventual run-in put out race two-up Metkemeyers could pass Mau/Geschwendtner thereby negating pitting advantage So Continued page 107 Above Jim Jolly illustrating smooth form pitting dont say Ken Mogi Gary Wallace Right came saw conquered Having won first Rat Winston-Salem Dick left Harold Lambert won both first second Rat Race years Nats 40 Model Aviation -reuy Lmnaa Wheeler CL Racing event di rector Nats ribbon reeds boss think racing great Bob Oge right n. run best pitting jobs Nats Stoo Willoughby recently Eng land Said Stoc Dont try understand just say worked changing tank height can help cure some engines ills Remember Bill Werwage built 1977 Juno tank compartment al lowed tank moved either up down Usually problem tank height comes plane flies richer engine inverted plane upright cure place shims under engine tank can dropped between engine bearers Ia Werwage engine should run same rpm both ways Custom Master Products Inc Gene Martine 5424 Oliver St South Jacksonville FL 32211 has sent out impressive brochure several products top line beautiful Custom Master muffler machined bar aluminum stock works art made Fox 35 Max 35 K&B 40 HP 40 Como 40 ST 46 Cost mufflers $1500 plus 75 postage handling pressure fit ting can added cost 75 next item Gene Custom Master Flight Handle handle com pletely adjustable handgrip either Delrin PTMT Lexan features adjusting screws 10-24 size knurled adjusting nuts keys handle adjustable brass insert flying wires should cause fraying wire flying cable 047 7 X 7 stainless steel cable Cost handIe $1500 plus $100 postage Gene also makes venturis Max HP K&B Como Supertigre southern distributor HP 40 engines will price $7756 muffler plus $270 mailing Another item Custom Master Heli-coil installation engines muffler bolt-up service performed ST 46 engine Gene will also relocate needle assembly install Custom Master Venturi ST 46 Como Write Gene brochures work outstanding has spent least eight months gearing up production stunt fliers dont have experience another disappoint ment Specialist supplier PAMPA notes contest directors hand book draft form now avail able outline administration stunt meet AA AAA AAAA other National Championships classification purpose hand book assist Contest Directors Event Directors set up organized efficient meet will pleasure competitor Contents Handbook Introduc tion Types Competition Event Direc tor duties selection Advance Prep aration Publicity Event Judge Selection Training Scoring Maneuvers Personnel Required Field Layout Equipment Contest Procedures After Competition Contest Directors should consider now five distinct types Precision Aerobatics events 1 Clas sic Regular stunt event now can utilize up four PAMPA categories 2 AMA Novice Aerobatics 3 Profile Precision Aerobatics 4 Half-A Preci sion Aerobatics 5 Old Time Stunt cause wide spread selection events Stunt Only contests now possIble proper scheduling two circles Stunt Meet can operating day long provide competitor spectator alike necessary thrills chills spills further information stunt PA MPA contact Wynn Paul 1640 Maywick Drive Lexington KY 40504 CL Racing/Lee continued page 40 wound down Bert Metkemeyer press ing perhaps little too much final tank probably unnecessarily won convincingly record time What happened Yanks Nelson Dodge models 150 grams overweight 30% spite having available power anyone planes just too slow Albritton/Joy slightly heavy planes poor settings slow down Jolly/Kusik suffered engine problems prevent realizing December 1978 107 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC PO Box 229-A Hales Corners Wisconsin 53130 Special T AIRCRAFT YOU CAN BUILD $495 pp issue~ Homebuilders Corner ers Editor Hot Line Headquarters osh Countdown quarters Comment Chapters Action on Accent Sportplane Builder rimental Aircraft Association Air Museum Foundation Board Trustees Meeting EAA Board Directors Meeting 1 Hirondelle kie Ways rson Kingfisher EM ears Ago y Controllers y Gets Gypsy tsmans Corner Reducing Cost Composite Materials ding Cvjetkovic CA-65 r Flyer Shoulder Harness Attach Placement Lindbergh Commemorative Tour Maloof Controllable Propeller Members Building Washington Report potential really could have made semis just consistent So go Nelson/Dodge engine sure Nothing else horizon power Light weight models necessary 350-400 grams rocket launches Retractable gears arent popular can look results decide yourself 5-10 sec onds per race worth Everything else stays pretty much same Piloting important now models push ing 110 mph think youll see some US TR shake-ups realities modern racing sink dont know what others ore doing Im planning wards 1980 right now going Eng land US Nats being held Lake Charles Louisiana TR Nats year decimated number since top teams other fliers England same tme Nevertheless overall performances quite good new US heat time being set Stuart Willoughby pitted Bob Oge time 3589 Finalists Willoughby/Oge Mogi/Jolly Wal lace/Wallace couple notes teams little know personally sort interview info Stoo Willoughby left England couple years ago brought significant racing talent country him normally teams Al Kelly fiberglass propel ler fame Al away World Champs So Stoo picked up another quite capable CL racer Bob Oge handle pitting year story goes Bob never ever touched diesel before Nats Stoo just said Dont try understand just what say Bob turned some best pitting seen Nats Bob very capable contestant other racing events fact ended up good fifth place finish Open Rat later week team Wallace/Wallace new combination year Gary Wallace used teamed Mike Johnson Mikes other responsibilities knocked him out year So Gary enlisted aid brother Milo handle Dit work Gary Milo interesting arrange ment worked out using some very lowpower small CB radios arranged two can talk other easily during flight Im sure original Wallace/Wallace Gary recom mended very good way form team need pit man pilot cant find some other nut wants join radio allows teach newcomer easily until acquires ear necessary either handle pit ting piloting chores Ken Mogi Jim Jolly have teamed up couple years Ken owns/runs transmission shop Riverside CA site Nats 77 first ran him Lake Charles looked just come out shop grease end other As turned out Kens truck blown throughout bearing New Mexico drive way Lake Charles before could get fixed Ken dropped transmission right field Jim Jolly father Larry Jolly J half Jolly/Kusik team England Jim Ken competed last year team selection River side except some very unusual unfortunate bad luck would have team year finals Willoughby/Oge far away quickest beautiful pits until last pit Bob misfortune having model hit knee takeoff run circle causing team disqualified Wal lace/Wallace never quite got together finals eventually discovering fuel line cut inside fuel shut-off Mogi/Jolly motored 84215 first place Two Big Ones opportu nity summer attend two big contests CL Racing Bill Pardues AAAA contest Winston-Salem Nats Lake Charles entry level about same Racing events both contests least far 108 Model Aviation ~RMEN AIRCRAFT FOR FREE BROCHURE WRITE EAA Open contestants concerned fact TR better attended W-S due World Champs conflict Nats competed W-S working CL category director Nats could stand watch item really stands out after contests overall performance level contest ants Goodyear first year use tuned pipe other mini-pipe allowed racing events affected Goodyear other event since megaphone apparent hot setup Some us never thought pipe worth effort seems contention proved since Goodyears running faster year ever sudden performance hiding inside inconsist ency pipe just burst onto scene year ago Goodyear running 15s very good airplane year least couple dipping 14s ten finalists Nats qualified times under 300 Last year memory serves two times under 300 Rat both contests still same performance plateau has several years Both contests won Lamberts Dick father Harold times low 450s corresponds last years two-pit time about 440 level has norm four five years Rat isnt getting faster although feel potential someone can really put gether have witnessed 436 three-stop time year Houston turned Dick Ritch Tim Gillott turned 439 Eugene Oregon summer races no flukes bugs keep jumping up keep times being consistently better Nashville Rats still reign Kings Slow Rat winning handily both W-S Lake Charles contests Times year Nats quite bit better last burden additional pit stop finals big question left unanswered event inadequately defined infamous pro duction engine rule leaves Contest/ Event Directors quandry AMAs Control Line Contest Board going have supply some answers Bill Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 41 prizes included Rossi FAI win TWA 36 Fast complete Cartier Bumblebee kit third Slow Combat plus other assorted goodies Tale Woe Mike Hoffelt wanted fly some Monoboom designs World Championships demonstra GIANT w VINTAGE WHEELS Typical wheels used during World War through mid 1 930s Semi-pneumatic tires brass-bushed wheels 6% diameter $1795 pr OTHER SIZES WHEELS AND PILOTS ALSO AVAILABLE kL BY POPULAR DEMAND Scale w GOLDEN AGE WHEELS Disc-type wheels used extensively late 1920s through 1930s Semi-pneumat ic tires brass-bushed wheels 6Y2 diameter $1795 pr GNOME ENGINE CYLINDERS Gnome rosary engine among famous powerplants World War era Now can make 1/4 size reproductions easily detailed high-impact styrene cylinders Approximately 3 tall$195 5 yoor dealer snont supply eder direct adding 13% postage handling Send 5O illustated catalog DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 9 tion purposes Since leaving three weeks ahead time landing Casa blanca decided ship models Manchester Mike did everyting right built strong box ship sent air freight plenty time arrive before contest Apparently $150 freight charges doesnt guarantee anything because models took nine days get Manchester rather two company promised sat British Customs werent noti fled came home day after Cham pionships knowing models arrived England Thus have shipped back USA another ridiculous amount learned lesson hard way models also several cases fuel shipped over can trust freight companies wrong thing cant carry plane Im going make sure gets cargo compartment plane Im flying very worst time losing baggage making con nections between different flights may make baggage wont hasnt too much happening engines since latest Fox hit market Brasher cranks little rework have made potent reli able Perry-port Supertigre hasnt done much except weigh pre vious models hop-up artists havent able pull much power out engine design seems have topped out horsepower-wise new Schnuerle hope catching Fox K&B 58 real killer its weight against DeKaIb meet saw some latest TWA combat en gines produced Glen Dye think engine has potential anything else market Its rear exhaust Schnuerle using early model K&B type front end backplate rod liner brass piston aluminum say almost impossible destroy bad run rear exhaust gives run through turns dont like exhaust blasting wing can turn around have front ex haustwhich would cool better anyway little elbow exhaust stack would deflect exhaust away intake youre interested highly refined engine write Performance Model Parts Inc 1015 South 6th St Minneapolis MN 55415 List price combat model $7500 might think rather high engine will get buried burned down generally mis treated Out box engine ready go no need purchase special bearings replacement rod crank dont need horsepower AMA events dependability engine should offer price Something less expensive Rossi FAI Combat bet USA team started off practice World Cham pionships using Rossi ISs ended up Fox 15s Fox made almost same power Rossi tuned combat about double fuel mile age insensitive needle settings started easily could use almost prop out complaining Ill save Rossi out exhibition plane its gonna Fox FAI now Chuck Rud ner took chance motors replacing Fox glow plug screw-in type no problemeven 50% nitro engines love run Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 December1978 109 PILOT Enhance realism giant model easy-to-paint pilot molded high-impact styrene Separate goggles cluded 4 tall $295
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/12
Page Numbers: 40, 107, 108, 109
Control Line. Racing. Bill Lee WORLD CHAMPS received fol lowing European Correspond ent concerning recently held World Championships RAF Woodvale Eng land comments about TR champs future event proved good reading Ill let judge yourself weather mostly cool about 75 degrees windy sometimes wet Maybe because four semifinalists under 400 surprises two Australian teams semis Prior/Georgiadis having fastest time three UK teams no US teams Previously hot teams mak ing cut Fontana/Amodio Pet ersen/Geshwendtner Six semifinal ists used Nelson engines other three BugI CipollaItalian Bugi-copy FVM Dutch BugI-copy No retractable gear semis two contest Fontanas system neat little pop-up spoiler behind canopy worked disadvantage missed pit stop tow around extra drag another lap Weights down Mau/Gesch wendtners 361 grams lightweight planes attained racing speed Really something see three teams making final arrived some inci dent Heaton/Ross did 352 pit Malcom retrieve model run segment backwards restart gear damaged landing stopped short Ross Derek Heaton did super flying job get time Maul Geschwendtner cruised time 50-lap setting Metkemeyer brothers did usual job set 344 heat re cord Nothing apparently fancyjust competent pit work very aggressive flying will never see such aggressive aware piloting side Atlantic final got off after minutes silent tribute Paul BugI died few weeks prior W/C gun off simultaneously cruised around no gaining advantage Met kemeyer/Metkemeyer set go 33 laps/tank Heaton/Ross Maul Geschwendtner set 40 laps per tank gambling three-up traffic would slow down Metkemeyers Heaton/Ross less pit would provide victory good theory died vine Heaton/Ross engine problems pit stops eventual run-in put out race two-up Metkemeyers could pass Mau/Geschwendtner thereby negating pitting advantage So Continued page 107 Above Jim Jolly illustrating smooth form pitting dont say Ken Mogi Gary Wallace Right came saw conquered Having won first Rat Winston-Salem Dick left Harold Lambert won both first second Rat Race years Nats 40 Model Aviation -reuy Lmnaa Wheeler CL Racing event di rector Nats ribbon reeds boss think racing great Bob Oge right n. run best pitting jobs Nats Stoo Willoughby recently Eng land Said Stoc Dont try understand just say worked changing tank height can help cure some engines ills Remember Bill Werwage built 1977 Juno tank compartment al lowed tank moved either up down Usually problem tank height comes plane flies richer engine inverted plane upright cure place shims under engine tank can dropped between engine bearers Ia Werwage engine should run same rpm both ways Custom Master Products Inc Gene Martine 5424 Oliver St South Jacksonville FL 32211 has sent out impressive brochure several products top line beautiful Custom Master muffler machined bar aluminum stock works art made Fox 35 Max 35 K&B 40 HP 40 Como 40 ST 46 Cost mufflers $1500 plus 75 postage handling pressure fit ting can added cost 75 next item Gene Custom Master Flight Handle handle com pletely adjustable handgrip either Delrin PTMT Lexan features adjusting screws 10-24 size knurled adjusting nuts keys handle adjustable brass insert flying wires should cause fraying wire flying cable 047 7 X 7 stainless steel cable Cost handIe $1500 plus $100 postage Gene also makes venturis Max HP K&B Como Supertigre southern distributor HP 40 engines will price $7756 muffler plus $270 mailing Another item Custom Master Heli-coil installation engines muffler bolt-up service performed ST 46 engine Gene will also relocate needle assembly install Custom Master Venturi ST 46 Como Write Gene brochures work outstanding has spent least eight months gearing up production stunt fliers dont have experience another disappoint ment Specialist supplier PAMPA notes contest directors hand book draft form now avail able outline administration stunt meet AA AAA AAAA other National Championships classification purpose hand book assist Contest Directors Event Directors set up organized efficient meet will pleasure competitor Contents Handbook Introduc tion Types Competition Event Direc tor duties selection Advance Prep aration Publicity Event Judge Selection Training Scoring Maneuvers Personnel Required Field Layout Equipment Contest Procedures After Competition Contest Directors should consider now five distinct types Precision Aerobatics events 1 Clas sic Regular stunt event now can utilize up four PAMPA categories 2 AMA Novice Aerobatics 3 Profile Precision Aerobatics 4 Half-A Preci sion Aerobatics 5 Old Time Stunt cause wide spread selection events Stunt Only contests now possIble proper scheduling two circles Stunt Meet can operating day long provide competitor spectator alike necessary thrills chills spills further information stunt PA MPA contact Wynn Paul 1640 Maywick Drive Lexington KY 40504 CL Racing/Lee continued page 40 wound down Bert Metkemeyer press ing perhaps little too much final tank probably unnecessarily won convincingly record time What happened Yanks Nelson Dodge models 150 grams overweight 30% spite having available power anyone planes just too slow Albritton/Joy slightly heavy planes poor settings slow down Jolly/Kusik suffered engine problems prevent realizing December 1978 107 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC PO Box 229-A Hales Corners Wisconsin 53130 Special T AIRCRAFT YOU CAN BUILD $495 pp issue~ Homebuilders Corner ers Editor Hot Line Headquarters osh Countdown quarters Comment Chapters Action on Accent Sportplane Builder rimental Aircraft Association Air Museum Foundation Board Trustees Meeting EAA Board Directors Meeting 1 Hirondelle kie Ways rson Kingfisher EM ears Ago y Controllers y Gets Gypsy tsmans Corner Reducing Cost Composite Materials ding Cvjetkovic CA-65 r Flyer Shoulder Harness Attach Placement Lindbergh Commemorative Tour Maloof Controllable Propeller Members Building Washington Report potential really could have made semis just consistent So go Nelson/Dodge engine sure Nothing else horizon power Light weight models necessary 350-400 grams rocket launches Retractable gears arent popular can look results decide yourself 5-10 sec onds per race worth Everything else stays pretty much same Piloting important now models push ing 110 mph think youll see some US TR shake-ups realities modern racing sink dont know what others ore doing Im planning wards 1980 right now going Eng land US Nats being held Lake Charles Louisiana TR Nats year decimated number since top teams other fliers England same tme Nevertheless overall performances quite good new US heat time being set Stuart Willoughby pitted Bob Oge time 3589 Finalists Willoughby/Oge Mogi/Jolly Wal lace/Wallace couple notes teams little know personally sort interview info Stoo Willoughby left England couple years ago brought significant racing talent country him normally teams Al Kelly fiberglass propel ler fame Al away World Champs So Stoo picked up another quite capable CL racer Bob Oge handle pitting year story goes Bob never ever touched diesel before Nats Stoo just said Dont try understand just what say Bob turned some best pitting seen Nats Bob very capable contestant other racing events fact ended up good fifth place finish Open Rat later week team Wallace/Wallace new combination year Gary Wallace used teamed Mike Johnson Mikes other responsibilities knocked him out year So Gary enlisted aid brother Milo handle Dit work Gary Milo interesting arrange ment worked out using some very lowpower small CB radios arranged two can talk other easily during flight Im sure original Wallace/Wallace Gary recom mended very good way form team need pit man pilot cant find some other nut wants join radio allows teach newcomer easily until acquires ear necessary either handle pit ting piloting chores Ken Mogi Jim Jolly have teamed up couple years Ken owns/runs transmission shop Riverside CA site Nats 77 first ran him Lake Charles looked just come out shop grease end other As turned out Kens truck blown throughout bearing New Mexico drive way Lake Charles before could get fixed Ken dropped transmission right field Jim Jolly father Larry Jolly J half Jolly/Kusik team England Jim Ken competed last year team selection River side except some very unusual unfortunate bad luck would have team year finals Willoughby/Oge far away quickest beautiful pits until last pit Bob misfortune having model hit knee takeoff run circle causing team disqualified Wal lace/Wallace never quite got together finals eventually discovering fuel line cut inside fuel shut-off Mogi/Jolly motored 84215 first place Two Big Ones opportu nity summer attend two big contests CL Racing Bill Pardues AAAA contest Winston-Salem Nats Lake Charles entry level about same Racing events both contests least far 108 Model Aviation ~RMEN AIRCRAFT FOR FREE BROCHURE WRITE EAA Open contestants concerned fact TR better attended W-S due World Champs conflict Nats competed W-S working CL category director Nats could stand watch item really stands out after contests overall performance level contest ants Goodyear first year use tuned pipe other mini-pipe allowed racing events affected Goodyear other event since megaphone apparent hot setup Some us never thought pipe worth effort seems contention proved since Goodyears running faster year ever sudden performance hiding inside inconsist ency pipe just burst onto scene year ago Goodyear running 15s very good airplane year least couple dipping 14s ten finalists Nats qualified times under 300 Last year memory serves two times under 300 Rat both contests still same performance plateau has several years Both contests won Lamberts Dick father Harold times low 450s corresponds last years two-pit time about 440 level has norm four five years Rat isnt getting faster although feel potential someone can really put gether have witnessed 436 three-stop time year Houston turned Dick Ritch Tim Gillott turned 439 Eugene Oregon summer races no flukes bugs keep jumping up keep times being consistently better Nashville Rats still reign Kings Slow Rat winning handily both W-S Lake Charles contests Times year Nats quite bit better last burden additional pit stop finals big question left unanswered event inadequately defined infamous pro duction engine rule leaves Contest/ Event Directors quandry AMAs Control Line Contest Board going have supply some answers Bill Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 41 prizes included Rossi FAI win TWA 36 Fast complete Cartier Bumblebee kit third Slow Combat plus other assorted goodies Tale Woe Mike Hoffelt wanted fly some Monoboom designs World Championships demonstra GIANT w VINTAGE WHEELS Typical wheels used during World War through mid 1 930s Semi-pneumatic tires brass-bushed wheels 6% diameter $1795 pr OTHER SIZES WHEELS AND PILOTS ALSO AVAILABLE kL BY POPULAR DEMAND Scale w GOLDEN AGE WHEELS Disc-type wheels used extensively late 1920s through 1930s Semi-pneumat ic tires brass-bushed wheels 6Y2 diameter $1795 pr GNOME ENGINE CYLINDERS Gnome rosary engine among famous powerplants World War era Now can make 1/4 size reproductions easily detailed high-impact styrene cylinders Approximately 3 tall$195 5 yoor dealer snont supply eder direct adding 13% postage handling Send 5O illustated catalog DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 9 tion purposes Since leaving three weeks ahead time landing Casa blanca decided ship models Manchester Mike did everyting right built strong box ship sent air freight plenty time arrive before contest Apparently $150 freight charges doesnt guarantee anything because models took nine days get Manchester rather two company promised sat British Customs werent noti fled came home day after Cham pionships knowing models arrived England Thus have shipped back USA another ridiculous amount learned lesson hard way models also several cases fuel shipped over can trust freight companies wrong thing cant carry plane Im going make sure gets cargo compartment plane Im flying very worst time losing baggage making con nections between different flights may make baggage wont hasnt too much happening engines since latest Fox hit market Brasher cranks little rework have made potent reli able Perry-port Supertigre hasnt done much except weigh pre vious models hop-up artists havent able pull much power out engine design seems have topped out horsepower-wise new Schnuerle hope catching Fox K&B 58 real killer its weight against DeKaIb meet saw some latest TWA combat en gines produced Glen Dye think engine has potential anything else market Its rear exhaust Schnuerle using early model K&B type front end backplate rod liner brass piston aluminum say almost impossible destroy bad run rear exhaust gives run through turns dont like exhaust blasting wing can turn around have front ex haustwhich would cool better anyway little elbow exhaust stack would deflect exhaust away intake youre interested highly refined engine write Performance Model Parts Inc 1015 South 6th St Minneapolis MN 55415 List price combat model $7500 might think rather high engine will get buried burned down generally mis treated Out box engine ready go no need purchase special bearings replacement rod crank dont need horsepower AMA events dependability engine should offer price Something less expensive Rossi FAI Combat bet USA team started off practice World Cham pionships using Rossi ISs ended up Fox 15s Fox made almost same power Rossi tuned combat about double fuel mile age insensitive needle settings started easily could use almost prop out complaining Ill save Rossi out exhibition plane its gonna Fox FAI now Chuck Rud ner took chance motors replacing Fox glow plug screw-in type no problemeven 50% nitro engines love run Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 December1978 109 PILOT Enhance realism giant model easy-to-paint pilot molded high-impact styrene Separate goggles cluded 4 tall $295
Edition: Model Aviation - 1978/12
Page Numbers: 40, 107, 108, 109
Control Line. Racing. Bill Lee WORLD CHAMPS received fol lowing European Correspond ent concerning recently held World Championships RAF Woodvale Eng land comments about TR champs future event proved good reading Ill let judge yourself weather mostly cool about 75 degrees windy sometimes wet Maybe because four semifinalists under 400 surprises two Australian teams semis Prior/Georgiadis having fastest time three UK teams no US teams Previously hot teams mak ing cut Fontana/Amodio Pet ersen/Geshwendtner Six semifinal ists used Nelson engines other three BugI CipollaItalian Bugi-copy FVM Dutch BugI-copy No retractable gear semis two contest Fontanas system neat little pop-up spoiler behind canopy worked disadvantage missed pit stop tow around extra drag another lap Weights down Mau/Gesch wendtners 361 grams lightweight planes attained racing speed Really something see three teams making final arrived some inci dent Heaton/Ross did 352 pit Malcom retrieve model run segment backwards restart gear damaged landing stopped short Ross Derek Heaton did super flying job get time Maul Geschwendtner cruised time 50-lap setting Metkemeyer brothers did usual job set 344 heat re cord Nothing apparently fancyjust competent pit work very aggressive flying will never see such aggressive aware piloting side Atlantic final got off after minutes silent tribute Paul BugI died few weeks prior W/C gun off simultaneously cruised around no gaining advantage Met kemeyer/Metkemeyer set go 33 laps/tank Heaton/Ross Maul Geschwendtner set 40 laps per tank gambling three-up traffic would slow down Metkemeyers Heaton/Ross less pit would provide victory good theory died vine Heaton/Ross engine problems pit stops eventual run-in put out race two-up Metkemeyers could pass Mau/Geschwendtner thereby negating pitting advantage So Continued page 107 Above Jim Jolly illustrating smooth form pitting dont say Ken Mogi Gary Wallace Right came saw conquered Having won first Rat Winston-Salem Dick left Harold Lambert won both first second Rat Race years Nats 40 Model Aviation -reuy Lmnaa Wheeler CL Racing event di rector Nats ribbon reeds boss think racing great Bob Oge right n. run best pitting jobs Nats Stoo Willoughby recently Eng land Said Stoc Dont try understand just say worked changing tank height can help cure some engines ills Remember Bill Werwage built 1977 Juno tank compartment al lowed tank moved either up down Usually problem tank height comes plane flies richer engine inverted plane upright cure place shims under engine tank can dropped between engine bearers Ia Werwage engine should run same rpm both ways Custom Master Products Inc Gene Martine 5424 Oliver St South Jacksonville FL 32211 has sent out impressive brochure several products top line beautiful Custom Master muffler machined bar aluminum stock works art made Fox 35 Max 35 K&B 40 HP 40 Como 40 ST 46 Cost mufflers $1500 plus 75 postage handling pressure fit ting can added cost 75 next item Gene Custom Master Flight Handle handle com pletely adjustable handgrip either Delrin PTMT Lexan features adjusting screws 10-24 size knurled adjusting nuts keys handle adjustable brass insert flying wires should cause fraying wire flying cable 047 7 X 7 stainless steel cable Cost handIe $1500 plus $100 postage Gene also makes venturis Max HP K&B Como Supertigre southern distributor HP 40 engines will price $7756 muffler plus $270 mailing Another item Custom Master Heli-coil installation engines muffler bolt-up service performed ST 46 engine Gene will also relocate needle assembly install Custom Master Venturi ST 46 Como Write Gene brochures work outstanding has spent least eight months gearing up production stunt fliers dont have experience another disappoint ment Specialist supplier PAMPA notes contest directors hand book draft form now avail able outline administration stunt meet AA AAA AAAA other National Championships classification purpose hand book assist Contest Directors Event Directors set up organized efficient meet will pleasure competitor Contents Handbook Introduc tion Types Competition Event Direc tor duties selection Advance Prep aration Publicity Event Judge Selection Training Scoring Maneuvers Personnel Required Field Layout Equipment Contest Procedures After Competition Contest Directors should consider now five distinct types Precision Aerobatics events 1 Clas sic Regular stunt event now can utilize up four PAMPA categories 2 AMA Novice Aerobatics 3 Profile Precision Aerobatics 4 Half-A Preci sion Aerobatics 5 Old Time Stunt cause wide spread selection events Stunt Only contests now possIble proper scheduling two circles Stunt Meet can operating day long provide competitor spectator alike necessary thrills chills spills further information stunt PA MPA contact Wynn Paul 1640 Maywick Drive Lexington KY 40504 CL Racing/Lee continued page 40 wound down Bert Metkemeyer press ing perhaps little too much final tank probably unnecessarily won convincingly record time What happened Yanks Nelson Dodge models 150 grams overweight 30% spite having available power anyone planes just too slow Albritton/Joy slightly heavy planes poor settings slow down Jolly/Kusik suffered engine problems prevent realizing December 1978 107 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC PO Box 229-A Hales Corners Wisconsin 53130 Special T AIRCRAFT YOU CAN BUILD $495 pp issue~ Homebuilders Corner ers Editor Hot Line Headquarters osh Countdown quarters Comment Chapters Action on Accent Sportplane Builder rimental Aircraft Association Air Museum Foundation Board Trustees Meeting EAA Board Directors Meeting 1 Hirondelle kie Ways rson Kingfisher EM ears Ago y Controllers y Gets Gypsy tsmans Corner Reducing Cost Composite Materials ding Cvjetkovic CA-65 r Flyer Shoulder Harness Attach Placement Lindbergh Commemorative Tour Maloof Controllable Propeller Members Building Washington Report potential really could have made semis just consistent So go Nelson/Dodge engine sure Nothing else horizon power Light weight models necessary 350-400 grams rocket launches Retractable gears arent popular can look results decide yourself 5-10 sec onds per race worth Everything else stays pretty much same Piloting important now models push ing 110 mph think youll see some US TR shake-ups realities modern racing sink dont know what others ore doing Im planning wards 1980 right now going Eng land US Nats being held Lake Charles Louisiana TR Nats year decimated number since top teams other fliers England same tme Nevertheless overall performances quite good new US heat time being set Stuart Willoughby pitted Bob Oge time 3589 Finalists Willoughby/Oge Mogi/Jolly Wal lace/Wallace couple notes teams little know personally sort interview info Stoo Willoughby left England couple years ago brought significant racing talent country him normally teams Al Kelly fiberglass propel ler fame Al away World Champs So Stoo picked up another quite capable CL racer Bob Oge handle pitting year story goes Bob never ever touched diesel before Nats Stoo just said Dont try understand just what say Bob turned some best pitting seen Nats Bob very capable contestant other racing events fact ended up good fifth place finish Open Rat later week team Wallace/Wallace new combination year Gary Wallace used teamed Mike Johnson Mikes other responsibilities knocked him out year So Gary enlisted aid brother Milo handle Dit work Gary Milo interesting arrange ment worked out using some very lowpower small CB radios arranged two can talk other easily during flight Im sure original Wallace/Wallace Gary recom mended very good way form team need pit man pilot cant find some other nut wants join radio allows teach newcomer easily until acquires ear necessary either handle pit ting piloting chores Ken Mogi Jim Jolly have teamed up couple years Ken owns/runs transmission shop Riverside CA site Nats 77 first ran him Lake Charles looked just come out shop grease end other As turned out Kens truck blown throughout bearing New Mexico drive way Lake Charles before could get fixed Ken dropped transmission right field Jim Jolly father Larry Jolly J half Jolly/Kusik team England Jim Ken competed last year team selection River side except some very unusual unfortunate bad luck would have team year finals Willoughby/Oge far away quickest beautiful pits until last pit Bob misfortune having model hit knee takeoff run circle causing team disqualified Wal lace/Wallace never quite got together finals eventually discovering fuel line cut inside fuel shut-off Mogi/Jolly motored 84215 first place Two Big Ones opportu nity summer attend two big contests CL Racing Bill Pardues AAAA contest Winston-Salem Nats Lake Charles entry level about same Racing events both contests least far 108 Model Aviation ~RMEN AIRCRAFT FOR FREE BROCHURE WRITE EAA Open contestants concerned fact TR better attended W-S due World Champs conflict Nats competed W-S working CL category director Nats could stand watch item really stands out after contests overall performance level contest ants Goodyear first year use tuned pipe other mini-pipe allowed racing events affected Goodyear other event since megaphone apparent hot setup Some us never thought pipe worth effort seems contention proved since Goodyears running faster year ever sudden performance hiding inside inconsist ency pipe just burst onto scene year ago Goodyear running 15s very good airplane year least couple dipping 14s ten finalists Nats qualified times under 300 Last year memory serves two times under 300 Rat both contests still same performance plateau has several years Both contests won Lamberts Dick father Harold times low 450s corresponds last years two-pit time about 440 level has norm four five years Rat isnt getting faster although feel potential someone can really put gether have witnessed 436 three-stop time year Houston turned Dick Ritch Tim Gillott turned 439 Eugene Oregon summer races no flukes bugs keep jumping up keep times being consistently better Nashville Rats still reign Kings Slow Rat winning handily both W-S Lake Charles contests Times year Nats quite bit better last burden additional pit stop finals big question left unanswered event inadequately defined infamous pro duction engine rule leaves Contest/ Event Directors quandry AMAs Control Line Contest Board going have supply some answers Bill Lee 3522 Tamarisk Lane Missouri City TX 77459 CL Combat/Johnson continued page 41 prizes included Rossi FAI win TWA 36 Fast complete Cartier Bumblebee kit third Slow Combat plus other assorted goodies Tale Woe Mike Hoffelt wanted fly some Monoboom designs World Championships demonstra GIANT w VINTAGE WHEELS Typical wheels used during World War through mid 1 930s Semi-pneumatic tires brass-bushed wheels 6% diameter $1795 pr OTHER SIZES WHEELS AND PILOTS ALSO AVAILABLE kL BY POPULAR DEMAND Scale w GOLDEN AGE WHEELS Disc-type wheels used extensively late 1920s through 1930s Semi-pneumat ic tires brass-bushed wheels 6Y2 diameter $1795 pr GNOME ENGINE CYLINDERS Gnome rosary engine among famous powerplants World War era Now can make 1/4 size reproductions easily detailed high-impact styrene cylinders Approximately 3 tall$195 5 yoor dealer snont supply eder direct adding 13% postage handling Send 5O illustated catalog DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 9 tion purposes Since leaving three weeks ahead time landing Casa blanca decided ship models Manchester Mike did everyting right built strong box ship sent air freight plenty time arrive before contest Apparently $150 freight charges doesnt guarantee anything because models took nine days get Manchester rather two company promised sat British Customs werent noti fled came home day after Cham pionships knowing models arrived England Thus have shipped back USA another ridiculous amount learned lesson hard way models also several cases fuel shipped over can trust freight companies wrong thing cant carry plane Im going make sure gets cargo compartment plane Im flying very worst time losing baggage making con nections between different flights may make baggage wont hasnt too much happening engines since latest Fox hit market Brasher cranks little rework have made potent reli able Perry-port Supertigre hasnt done much except weigh pre vious models hop-up artists havent able pull much power out engine design seems have topped out horsepower-wise new Schnuerle hope catching Fox K&B 58 real killer its weight against DeKaIb meet saw some latest TWA combat en gines produced Glen Dye think engine has potential anything else market Its rear exhaust Schnuerle using early model K&B type front end backplate rod liner brass piston aluminum say almost impossible destroy bad run rear exhaust gives run through turns dont like exhaust blasting wing can turn around have front ex haustwhich would cool better anyway little elbow exhaust stack would deflect exhaust away intake youre interested highly refined engine write Performance Model Parts Inc 1015 South 6th St Minneapolis MN 55415 List price combat model $7500 might think rather high engine will get buried burned down generally mis treated Out box engine ready go no need purchase special bearings replacement rod crank dont need horsepower AMA events dependability engine should offer price Something less expensive Rossi FAI Combat bet USA team started off practice World Cham pionships using Rossi ISs ended up Fox 15s Fox made almost same power Rossi tuned combat about double fuel mile age insensitive needle settings started easily could use almost prop out complaining Ill save Rossi out exhibition plane its gonna Fox FAI now Chuck Rud ner took chance motors replacing Fox glow plug screw-in type no problemeven 50% nitro engines love run Charlie Johnson 3716 Ingraham St San Diego CA 92109 December1978 109 PILOT Enhance realism giant model easy-to-paint pilot molded high-impact styrene Separate goggles cluded 4 tall $295