Control Line Scale - 2009/08

THE LAFAYETTE ESQUADRILLE model airplane club will
host the Broken Arrow 22 Stunt and Scale Contest at Buder Park in
Valley Park, Missouri, September 26 and 27, 2009. The flying site is
located at the intersection of Interstate 44 and Missouri Highway
141.
The contest will include Profile and Sport Scale and offer
handmade awards for Civilian and Military classes in each event.
Robert Arata is the CD and can furnish full contest details. See the
“Sources” list at the end of this column for his telephone number.
Of special interest at this contest is an additional 1/2A Twin
Profile Scale event. It is the brainchild of Tim Pansic of Wood
River, Illinois. The most unique aspect of this event is that Tim will
pay $25 to any contestant who enters a legal 1/2A twin-engine profile
model. The guidelines are as follows.
1. The model must be a profile of a propeller-driven, twin-engine
airplane from any country and any year that can be documented.
According to Tim, almost 300 prototypes worldwide can be
modeled.
2. Engines must be two .049s, and you can use any brand, any
propeller, and any fuel. Mufflers are not required.
3. No throttles or working features are allowed, and the entire
control system must be exposed.
4. No points will be given for speed or maneuvers.
5. Lines will be provided or you can use your own. Proxy fliers
are allowed.
6. The model must weigh no more than 20 ounces dry (without
fuel).
Static judging will be limited to only the
appeal of each airplane. There are normally
three judges who consider the model’s
design, originality, and workmanship.
The contestant must provide a
photograph or drawing of the prototype in
an 8 x 10-inch picture frame, to prove that
the aircraft existed. Your entry will not be
considered legal if you fail to present this
artwork.
Judges will place the models in order of
appeal and award up to 50 static points to
each. In effect, all modelers of every type
and skill level should have an equal chance.
Anyone can aid a contestant with his or
her model, and team entries are allowed.
People are encouraged to help each other. The
presentation of the prototype’s framed picture
or drawing will allow static judging to be
completed in a matter of minutes.
Flight points will be awarded according to
the model’s appeal in flight. This can be
realism and flying ability in normal, level
flight, and as many as 50 points can be
awarded.
To receive flight points, the airplanes must
take off using both engines and fly a
minimum of two laps with both engines
running. Scoring will stop when one engine
dies or the flight ends. No additional points
can be earned for duration.
Three attempts will be allowed for two
official flights. An attempt will consist of
one lap in any manner or at the point when
the judges think you have obvious problems
that require adjustment or repair. They will
not “hurry” you before you are ready to
release the model.
In addition to $25 for a legal entry in 1/2A
Twin Profile Scale, cash prizes of $100, $75,
and $50 will be awarded to the top three
places. (The first-place finisher will receive
$125.) The event is open to any AMA
member. Only one model is allowed per
contestant.
In all respects, the judges’ decisions will
be final. The object of this simple class, and
136 MODEL AVIATION
Summit County Fairgrounds
Full Scale
Mobile
Helicopter
Simulator
New Field Fund
Donations Accepted
Special
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Hosted By:
CORSAIR
MODEL AIRCRAFT CLUB
AMA Charter Club #502
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From Stearman to Stallions - Any Military Aircraft
Directions
The Summit County Fairgrounds
Gate Entrance is located 1/3rd
mile North of the North Avenue
(Route 91) and Howe Road
Intersection in Tallmadge, Ohio.
Registration . . . . . . . 0900 HRS
Pilot’s Briefi ng . . . . . 0945 HRS
Flying Begins . . . . . . 1000 HRS
AH-1 Cobra Gunship Demo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1100 HRS
Mogadore VFW Color Guard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1200 HRS
Jet Turbine Aircraft Demo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1215 HRS
40% Extra 330 Stunt Plane
Demo . . . . . . . . . . 1300 HRS
UH-1 HUEY Jet Helicopter
Demo . . . . . . . . . . 1400 HRS
Pilot’s Raffl e . . . . . . . 1500 HRS
Open Flying . . . . . . . 1530 HRS
For additional
information please
contact:
Contest Director:
Tom Cichon
330-653-9597 or
440-708-4950
Email:
cybertom@
windstream.net
Event Schedule
of the awards, is to encourage contestants to
build unique models and come out for a day
of great camaraderie and fun with your fellow
modelers.
This month’s photos show two types of
models that can be entered in 1/2A Twin
Profile Scale—the Bell Airacuda and the
Blériot 125—both of which Tim Pansic built.
The latter is shown with a framed picture of
the prototype, to demonstrate a legal entry for
the class.
Tim constructed the airplanes mostly from
1/8 light plywood, and they are finished with
Klass Kote epoxy paints. Simple two-line
bellcrank systems control the models, and all
control systems are exposed.
The Airacuda has a wingspan of 28
inches, weighs 19.5 ounces, and is equipped
with two .049 Black Hawk engines. The 125
spans 28 inches, weighs 16 ounces, and is
powered with two .049 Cox Tee Dee engines.
Although the Airacuda and the Blériot 125
are uncommon, the 125 is by far the rarest
and most unusual full-scale aircraft from the
1930s. It was conceived as a passenger
airplane and was debuted at the 1930 Paris
Salon de l’Aeronautique.
Its basic construction material was wood,
and twin fuselages supported the high wing
that spanned 96 feet, 5.5 inches. The 125
featured luxurious cabins for six passengers,
sanitary facilities, and a baggage
compartment.
The cabin above the wing’s center-section
housed the three crew members and the
forward and aft 550-horsepower Hispano-
Suiza engines that drove tractor- and pushertype
propellers. The airplane had a unique
landing gear assembly that comprised tandem
pairs of wheels that were partially concealed
in the bottom of each fuselage.
Although Leon Kirste’s full-scale 125
design was considered to be somewhat ahead
of its time, it demonstrated poor flight
characteristics when piloted for the first time
on March 9, 1931. Testing continued into
1933, and although the airplane received a
civil registration of F-ALZD, it failed to gain
flight certification and was scrapped the
following year.
Tim Pansic notes that the Blériot 125 is
just one of the hundreds of twin-engine
subjects that can be modeled. All you have to
do to find one is research the many aviation
encyclopedias that you can probably find in
local libraries.
Caption Correction: In the April 2009
column, I wrote that Leroy Black’s
Messerschmitt Bf 110, with the common
German camouflage scheme, placed second
behind Mike Keville’s Douglas A-26 in the
Cholla Choppers club’s October 2008 1/2A
contest. Only 11/2 points separated the two in
the standings.
The Bf 110 was incorrectly identified as
the A-26 in a photo caption. This month I am
featuring a picture of Mike’s A-26. I included
details about both prototype aircraft in the
April column.
Electric PT-19: Horizon Hobby is offering
the E-flite PT-19 450 ARF (item EFL2675),
which might be of interest to CL fliers who
want to try electric power. It spans 45 inches
and is said to fly well.
The PT-19 can be completed for RC or
CL. Included are a bellcrank and leadouts.
The handle and flying lines can be obtained
separately, if you don’t already have them.
This airplane comes covered and ready
for assembly. You can find the other items
that are needed to finish it for flight on the
Horizon Hobby Web site. See the “Sources”
data at the end of the column for the address.
Thanks to Stan Alexander for bringing
this item to our attention.
Please send ideas, notice of upcoming CL
Scale events, contest reports, and especially
photos of CL Scale activity to me at the email
address at the top of this column or to
the street address in the “Sources” list. MA
Sources:
Bill Boss
77-06 269th St.
New Hyde Park NY 11040
Horizon Hobby
(800) 338-4639
www.horizonhobby.com
Blériot 125 information:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
(ISBN 0760705925)
Barnes & Noble
(800) 843-2665
www.bn.com
Tim Pansic
(618) 254-8138
Robert Arata
(636) 391-0272
Klass Kote
(612) 243-1234
www.klasskote.com