ALMOST OVER Yes 1987 Racing season drawing close leaves have fallen blustery winter winds have silenced Rac ing circles another year high points year always 700-lap Sport Race put Chicago Tree-Town Club Entry level year extremely high over 20 entries Sport Racing addition Al Kelley ran several Speed events conjunction Racing meet engines used Sport Racers basic plain-bearing 35s predominant brand being K&B single piston ring smattering Supertigre 35 lapped-piston Combat engines evidence also addition rules require minimum seven pit stops 700-lap race 10%-nitro fuel provided contest management racing produced some excellent times Larry Dziak winning ST 35 lappedpiston engine time 35 minutes fol lowed closely Billy Hughes/Glen Lee entry John Ballard third 700 laps less 1 Y2 minutes separated first third places trick event appears flow fuel tanks /8-in filler tube al lowed no tank pressurization tanks must feed off uniflow scheme Careful mounting tank attention detail construction mounting pickup tube will result steady run slightly over 100 laps 35 run ning square four-ounce tank event has become specialized number competi tors have built special high-tech aircraft de signed specifically 700-lap event January 1988 73 Control Line Racing John Ballard Mouse Race entrants Cloudbusters Detroit-area contest Standing L-R John Ki pinski Al Burczycki Dan Miles Lee Ginter Tony Lang Kneeling L-R Bill Lajack Darren Ginter Paul Smith sent photo Lajacks plane photo half-moon flying wing Langs plane appears Cox P-51 Its fun-type event Stew Willoughby built special plane Above 700-lap race high-tech machine meeting rules bare minimum body length wing area Note smooth fillets fuel tank armpit didnt win due dirt fuel tank Below see winners survivors 700-lap Sport Race L-R John Ballard 3rd Glen Lee/Billy Hughes 2nd Larry Wlz Dziak Sr Ballard claims has flown 1400-lap races Continued page 173 Glenn Lee pits Bob Caulkins Sport Racer Tank has legal %-in filler tube Prop 8 x 7 Kelley fiberglass model has pages before stand-off Profile Scale nuclear-powered missile submarine especially bubble canopy Hi designed eyeball Gil came over Lockheed May 1952 asked come back Veco new improved terms did course managed stick out until around end 1953 pleased accept Ken Adams bid come down Anaheim join him Hi Johnson Kenhi Im sure glad did Ken nicest guy work Ive ever met thanks Joe Wagner sharing im portant part Stunt history us hope youve enjoyed special glimpse past much have Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 73 Racing St Louis am happy report Racing St Louis area once again upswing Contest Director Gary Frost first contest quite some time October 4 thorough success plans two contests 1988 first Sunday May first Sunday October Gary promoted contest both telephone calls letters effort rewarded competitors three states Mike Greb came way Texas fly Scale Race plus Fast Slow Rat Scale Racing won Bob Oge cx- cellent time 60507 Fast Rat won Larry Dziak Jr time 45165 Larry D Jr also won Slow Rat 604 12 dad won Sport Race 4564 excellent times concrete circles Buder Park topnotch Gary also planning series Speed contests run conjunction 1988 Racing meets Speed people will want put St Louis contests calendars Cloudhusters Club Detroit MI has revival Racing Detroit area ex tremely strong Racing events 1962 through early Seventies Combat less replaced Now Paul Smith colleagues have rejuvenated Racing area Cloudbusters CL Racing contest September 27 Ford axle plant Sterling Heights featured Mouse Racing type Sport Racing have called Slow Combat Racing am enclosing photograph Pauls group taken during September 27 meet Rat/Scale Race control wire construction have several requests concerning proper method making up ends control lines events think best method wrap ping found AMA rule book Con trol Line General section Figure No 1 No 2 concerns proper construction wire ends solid-strand control wires buy typical spindle/spool-and-wire kits use wire included found wire little too thick try drop off about 005 using some fine copper wire electrical shop double-wrap over lap closely spaced turns copper wire least inch Instead soldering wire-end wrappings have using one-hour slow-cure epoxy glue past have several wires break 1988 will once again present RC Plane Car Boat Show Yonkers Raceway mited parking Its 20th annual show its sure biggest ever years WRAM Show going largest yet Well over 150 manufacturers other exhibitors have already signed up bring everything thats new hobby . kits engines radios accessories everything between famous Swap Shop will full operation thousands items including built-up planes cars boats almost new radios engines something just about everyone ADVANCED TICKET SALES Save time order tickets now send check money order made payable WRAM Inc allow 3 weeks check clearance selfaddressed stamped envelope Ed Alexis 21 Pamela Road Peek skill NY 10566 day Ticket Two day Ticket under 12 yrs day STATIC COMPETITION models must operable NC controlled Trophies andlor prizes awarded VCRs awarded two categories BestinShow flying Best-inShow non-flying Top live NC systems tor 1st place category Trophies Other winners WWI SCALE BC BOATS poso awl Ivilatli lfAiSAIYI POST aWl SCALE BC BOATS INan-MIllarAl INar-ClilaIhl PSTTEBN RACINO B/C BOATS SlANT SCALE SOAkS-OFF SCALE OLO TIMERS BC CABS 1/10 sear JONIOR EVENTS BC CARS 1/10 BeAr SPORT BC CARS 1/B scale SLISERS 101501 HELICOPTERS EFOT-IN-OBOW EIreval 011110 duet space aaalabltt obtain pTa-registration Static Competi tion forms write lincirode self-addressed stamped enoelopel Allen Reinhardt 2 Douglas Drive Pleasantville NY 10570 Judging takes place Sunday afternoon DIRECTIONS TOt Tonke, Racewup localed SOatflen westoheure CoanIn along tIle Etutelt Notlbsand Side 01 thu New Tonk Srale Thuwal 11-871 I-ST Soatn Eot 4 Seoioe oad 30 Inutfic light Tan left love Torawuni toenre nukinuueu PROM THE SOUTH I-ST Nslth Exit 2 St let tattle lluht laIn sent nakinueee soldering epoxy seems work very well no heat stress wire sol dering clear epoxy wires can visually inspected time used can avoid kinking lines plas tic storage reels installing -in-long 2-56 bolt through side reel head inside near line-slot side using protruding end anchor line clips wind up lines eliminates need bend lines through slot order hitch line clips built-in plastic tabs As always comments photos solic tted John C Ballard 10102 Kimblewick Dr Louis ville KY 40223 Half ite/Driski II Continued page 78 Glue %2 brass tubing place thick CyA double-glue 5-mm epoxy Apply strapping tape Note tape Entries accepted until 12 Noon Sunday Special admission area will provided both days static display con testants built-op models Registration models will start 830 am morning SWAP SHOP WRAMs Swap Shop has become malor show attractions thousands individual items changing hands help eliminate registration crush Swap Shop will provide preregistration forms receive forms send self-addressed stumped envelope John Isbister 4 Devon Rd. Lurchmont NY ioss SPECIAL NOTE year will no restrictions number built-up models regis trant may place Swap Shop further information write enclose self-addressed stumped envelope call Jerry Judge T Nancy Road Srewsfer NY 10509 514-275-2717 RADIO AEROMODELERS INC 21/2D 10 AM 6 PM used beef up area under control horn Also note stabilator offset toward outside circle Cover stabilator plastic film Remove covering center body boom fits glue boom place 5-mm epoxy joint has cured install stabilator hinge tube CyA being careful align properly will level wing Mount stabilator A6 wire hinge certain movement free unre stricted Note dogleg bend pushrod throw adjustment also Z-bend elevator horn pre fer simple setup much break come loose Also stabilator readily replaceable case trouble Sta bilator adjustment made changing dogleg Trainer version construction same both models except January 1988 173
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/01
Page Numbers: 73, 173
ALMOST OVER Yes 1987 Racing season drawing close leaves have fallen blustery winter winds have silenced Rac ing circles another year high points year always 700-lap Sport Race put Chicago Tree-Town Club Entry level year extremely high over 20 entries Sport Racing addition Al Kelley ran several Speed events conjunction Racing meet engines used Sport Racers basic plain-bearing 35s predominant brand being K&B single piston ring smattering Supertigre 35 lapped-piston Combat engines evidence also addition rules require minimum seven pit stops 700-lap race 10%-nitro fuel provided contest management racing produced some excellent times Larry Dziak winning ST 35 lappedpiston engine time 35 minutes fol lowed closely Billy Hughes/Glen Lee entry John Ballard third 700 laps less 1 Y2 minutes separated first third places trick event appears flow fuel tanks /8-in filler tube al lowed no tank pressurization tanks must feed off uniflow scheme Careful mounting tank attention detail construction mounting pickup tube will result steady run slightly over 100 laps 35 run ning square four-ounce tank event has become specialized number competi tors have built special high-tech aircraft de signed specifically 700-lap event January 1988 73 Control Line Racing John Ballard Mouse Race entrants Cloudbusters Detroit-area contest Standing L-R John Ki pinski Al Burczycki Dan Miles Lee Ginter Tony Lang Kneeling L-R Bill Lajack Darren Ginter Paul Smith sent photo Lajacks plane photo half-moon flying wing Langs plane appears Cox P-51 Its fun-type event Stew Willoughby built special plane Above 700-lap race high-tech machine meeting rules bare minimum body length wing area Note smooth fillets fuel tank armpit didnt win due dirt fuel tank Below see winners survivors 700-lap Sport Race L-R John Ballard 3rd Glen Lee/Billy Hughes 2nd Larry Wlz Dziak Sr Ballard claims has flown 1400-lap races Continued page 173 Glenn Lee pits Bob Caulkins Sport Racer Tank has legal %-in filler tube Prop 8 x 7 Kelley fiberglass model has pages before stand-off Profile Scale nuclear-powered missile submarine especially bubble canopy Hi designed eyeball Gil came over Lockheed May 1952 asked come back Veco new improved terms did course managed stick out until around end 1953 pleased accept Ken Adams bid come down Anaheim join him Hi Johnson Kenhi Im sure glad did Ken nicest guy work Ive ever met thanks Joe Wagner sharing im portant part Stunt history us hope youve enjoyed special glimpse past much have Ted Fancher 158 Flying Cloud Isle Foster City CA 94404 CL Racing/Ballard Continued page 73 Racing St Louis am happy report Racing St Louis area once again upswing Contest Director Gary Frost first contest quite some time October 4 thorough success plans two contests 1988 first Sunday May first Sunday October Gary promoted contest both telephone calls letters effort rewarded competitors three states Mike Greb came way Texas fly Scale Race plus Fast Slow Rat Scale Racing won Bob Oge cx- cellent time 60507 Fast Rat won Larry Dziak Jr time 45165 Larry D Jr also won Slow Rat 604 12 dad won Sport Race 4564 excellent times concrete circles Buder Park topnotch Gary also planning series Speed contests run conjunction 1988 Racing meets Speed people will want put St Louis contests calendars Cloudhusters Club Detroit MI has revival Racing Detroit area ex tremely strong Racing events 1962 through early Seventies Combat less replaced Now Paul Smith colleagues have rejuvenated Racing area Cloudbusters CL Racing contest September 27 Ford axle plant Sterling Heights featured Mouse Racing type Sport Racing have called Slow Combat Racing am enclosing photograph Pauls group taken during September 27 meet Rat/Scale Race control wire construction have several requests concerning proper method making up ends control lines events think best method wrap ping found AMA rule book Con trol Line General section Figure No 1 No 2 concerns proper construction wire ends solid-strand control wires buy typical spindle/spool-and-wire kits use wire included found wire little too thick try drop off about 005 using some fine copper wire electrical shop double-wrap over lap closely spaced turns copper wire least inch Instead soldering wire-end wrappings have using one-hour slow-cure epoxy glue past have several wires break 1988 will once again present RC Plane Car Boat Show Yonkers Raceway mited parking Its 20th annual show its sure biggest ever years WRAM Show going largest yet Well over 150 manufacturers other exhibitors have already signed up bring everything thats new hobby . kits engines radios accessories everything between famous Swap Shop will full operation thousands items including built-up planes cars boats almost new radios engines something just about everyone ADVANCED TICKET SALES Save time order tickets now send check money order made payable WRAM Inc allow 3 weeks check clearance selfaddressed stamped envelope Ed Alexis 21 Pamela Road Peek skill NY 10566 day Ticket Two day Ticket under 12 yrs day STATIC COMPETITION models must operable NC controlled Trophies andlor prizes awarded VCRs awarded two categories BestinShow flying Best-inShow non-flying Top live NC systems tor 1st place category Trophies Other winners WWI SCALE BC BOATS poso awl Ivilatli lfAiSAIYI POST aWl SCALE BC BOATS INan-MIllarAl INar-ClilaIhl PSTTEBN RACINO B/C BOATS SlANT SCALE SOAkS-OFF SCALE OLO TIMERS BC CABS 1/10 sear JONIOR EVENTS BC CARS 1/10 BeAr SPORT BC CARS 1/B scale SLISERS 101501 HELICOPTERS EFOT-IN-OBOW EIreval 011110 duet space aaalabltt obtain pTa-registration Static Competi tion forms write lincirode self-addressed stamped enoelopel Allen Reinhardt 2 Douglas Drive Pleasantville NY 10570 Judging takes place Sunday afternoon DIRECTIONS TOt Tonke, Racewup localed SOatflen westoheure CoanIn along tIle Etutelt Notlbsand Side 01 thu New Tonk Srale Thuwal 11-871 I-ST Soatn Eot 4 Seoioe oad 30 Inutfic light Tan left love Torawuni toenre nukinuueu PROM THE SOUTH I-ST Nslth Exit 2 St let tattle lluht laIn sent nakinueee soldering epoxy seems work very well no heat stress wire sol dering clear epoxy wires can visually inspected time used can avoid kinking lines plas tic storage reels installing -in-long 2-56 bolt through side reel head inside near line-slot side using protruding end anchor line clips wind up lines eliminates need bend lines through slot order hitch line clips built-in plastic tabs As always comments photos solic tted John C Ballard 10102 Kimblewick Dr Louis ville KY 40223 Half ite/Driski II Continued page 78 Glue %2 brass tubing place thick CyA double-glue 5-mm epoxy Apply strapping tape Note tape Entries accepted until 12 Noon Sunday Special admission area will provided both days static display con testants built-op models Registration models will start 830 am morning SWAP SHOP WRAMs Swap Shop has become malor show attractions thousands individual items changing hands help eliminate registration crush Swap Shop will provide preregistration forms receive forms send self-addressed stumped envelope John Isbister 4 Devon Rd. Lurchmont NY ioss SPECIAL NOTE year will no restrictions number built-up models regis trant may place Swap Shop further information write enclose self-addressed stumped envelope call Jerry Judge T Nancy Road Srewsfer NY 10509 514-275-2717 RADIO AEROMODELERS INC 21/2D 10 AM 6 PM used beef up area under control horn Also note stabilator offset toward outside circle Cover stabilator plastic film Remove covering center body boom fits glue boom place 5-mm epoxy joint has cured install stabilator hinge tube CyA being careful align properly will level wing Mount stabilator A6 wire hinge certain movement free unre stricted Note dogleg bend pushrod throw adjustment also Z-bend elevator horn pre fer simple setup much break come loose Also stabilator readily replaceable case trouble Sta bilator adjustment made changing dogleg Trainer version construction same both models except January 1988 173