EUROPEAN Speed fliers have chance hash things out annual European Control Line Championships Im going let Ken Morrisssey spies Great Britain have whole column month tell what hap pened Nykoping Sweden July 2 1-26 1987 Take away Ken lower entry classes past several years found quality competition higher ever site situated local ex-military Air Force base set pine foresta beautiful lo cation championship 17 fliers eight nations competed FAI Class F2A 25cc engines warm friendly attitude Under control Contest Director Nils Bjork processing commenced Wednesday temperatures 28 0C 82 0FEd three models asymmetric sidewinder style Metkemeijers Rietenbergens Nether lands Stjarnesunds Sweden Kingfisher variants CFS centrifugal fuel switchEd variety engines used Rus sian team using individually designed pro duced beautifully made engines Hungarians used Mokis Tanev Assen Bulgaria used own-produced five-port Metkemeijer Netherlands Nelson Fallgren Swe den used modified Cox rest bunch used Rossi MK2 MK3 except Peter Halman United Kingdom used owndesign Irvine 15 prototype lone Italian entry Paolo Del Bianco used OPS did UK s Dave Brewin Most tuned pipes highvolume variety 32mm cones except Hungarian Bimbi used over 33mm Tailpipes varied 4 1mm 52mm diameter Thursday another 28 0C day ficial practice day country allowed 30 minutes First off Russians Pitzka 1ev turning 2913 kmh 181 mphEd followed Kalmikov Next came UK team Peter Halman clocking 2795 kmh 174 mph Ed Dick McGladdery Dave Brewin still trying find needle setting The USSR team took top honors Speed 1987 European Control Line Champi onships L-R Kaimikoy Pitzkalev Kostin Hungarians Mult Szegedi both around 278 kmh 173 mphEd rest compet itors under 270 kmh 168 mphEd Round 1 scheduled start 1000 am Friday postponed until 100 pm due heavy rain Temperature 240C 72% humidity First fly USSR s Sergey Pitzkalev turned 2915 kmh fol lowed Jozsef Mult Hungary 2885 kmh used old Moki-powered model Peter Halman UK slightly lean reedle setting flew 2778 kmh Austrias Iranz Marksteiner flew 2707 kmh Hungarys oltan Bimbi disqualified flying high appeared running about 278 kmh P1Contestant 1Sergey PiIzlrSleV 2Alexander KulrmkOv 3Sergey Koetre 4Jozsef Mutt 5sander Szegedi 6Peter Halmun 1Assen Tanev 8ranz Marlrsteiner 8Paulo Del Bianco 10Dick McGladdery 11Ove Kieliberg 12Goran Faligren 13Par sljarnesund 14Dane Brewin 15RA Melkenrarier 16Paul Rietbergen 17Zoltan Bimbi EUROPEAN CONTROL LINE C9IAMPIqNSNIPs CLASS F2A SPEED RESULTS Nation Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 fleet ussR 2915292029512951 USSR 2817292029012920 USsR 28210029102910 Hungary2885290328922903 Hungary 2778282 128502850 uK2832283728892837 Bulgaria 002711 2859 2711 Austria2707296425682707 Italy002698 2916 2899 UK2553 2528 2971 2871 Sweden2568258625592586 Sweden 002399 2474 2474 Sweden 00 00 2464 2484 UK002457 2419 2457 Nether-2315203324342434 lends Nether- 00 00 00 00 lends Hungary 00000000 infamous UK Speed team L-R Dave Brewin Peter Halman Dick McGladdery Round 2 saw atmospheric conditions 22 0C 56% humidity Ove Kjellberg Sweden 2586 kmh Sergey Kostin USSRno time because fuel feed problems Peter Halman UK2837 kmh added bit pitch prop speed made slight improvement British-record speed Alex ander Kalmikov USSRa cool 292 kmh Sergey Pitzkalev USSR292 kmh Assen Tanev Bulgaria2717 kmh Jozsef Mult Hungary2903 kmh Sandor Szegedi Hungary282 1 kmh After little coaching 74 Model Aviation Cono Line Speed Gene Hempel Paoio Del Bianco italy OPS 15-powered FAi Speed model Note safety barriers around circle TEAM STANDINGS P1NationPoints 1USSR8781 2UK7965 3Sweden7524 4Hungary5753 5Netherlands2434 6Bulgaria2711 7Austria2707 8Italy2699 Note head plug design Pitzka bys enginealso smoothly-curved tuned pipe cones Sleek FAST beautiful Italian team manager Mrs Fontana Paolo Del Bianco did 2699 kmh Dave Brewin UK managed 2457 kmh clipped prop suffered shaft run Round 1 practice after round teams putting plenty effort gain Team prizes During session Peter Halman turned few heads fantastic flight 2878 kmh timed waiting Hungarian team Round 3 saw conditions 20 0C 54% hu midity tt delayed until 100 pm due heavy rain Hungarians putting pres sure Zoltan Bimbi official flight could gain team prizebut no luck crashed perhaps attributable awkward left-handed flying style After spending hours refitting MK3 Rossi UK s Dick MeGladdery put per sonal best 2671 kmh USSRs Sergey Kostin found setting clean flight 291 kmh third place Peter Halman suffered damaged prop slowed him 2669 kmh However everyone lesson perfec tion Russian Sergey Pitzkalev turned magic 2951 kmh 1834 mphEd new world record using No 2 model earned him loud applause contestants Dave Brewin turned 2419 kmh secure second-place team prize United Kingdom Per Stjarnesund flew 2464 kmh bring Swedish team local boys third place Most competitors used last years equipment found little horsepower Props around 74-75mm diameter pitches tween 54-67 Engine exhaust timing around 1900 transfer ports around 140 O surprise meeting Peter Halmans prototype Irvine ipe Peter drew up motor last November has built four since May year total 10 flights including Champi onships speeds between 275-287 kmh truly remarkable achievementand real tes timony Peters hard work dedication Once again want thank Ken Morrissey providing report love Speed event natural Control Line should provide enjoyable chal lenges modelers Im doing best can promote itand flying fi4n can just get Speed enthusiasts send pictures sketches tips ideas proposed rules letters Ill share other readers Come lets hear YOU January 1988 75 Franz Marksteiners Austria red/silver ship Italys team manager Ms Fontana congrat ulates Pitzkalev new world record Sandor Szegedls Hungary entry displays high wing guards dolly threepiece fuselage structure Assen Tanev Bulgaria used own desIgn 15 FAI Speed engine Note front mounting lug reduce shaft whipping KEEP CL MODELS AWAY FROM POWER LINES Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Garland ZX 75042 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Jozsef Mults Hungary FAI Speed model new prototype IrvIne 15 used Peter Halman gave very impressive performance designed until November1986 Turned very competitive 2837 kmh sixth place
Edition: Model Aviation - 1988/01
Page Numbers: 74, 75
EUROPEAN Speed fliers have chance hash things out annual European Control Line Championships Im going let Ken Morrisssey spies Great Britain have whole column month tell what hap pened Nykoping Sweden July 2 1-26 1987 Take away Ken lower entry classes past several years found quality competition higher ever site situated local ex-military Air Force base set pine foresta beautiful lo cation championship 17 fliers eight nations competed FAI Class F2A 25cc engines warm friendly attitude Under control Contest Director Nils Bjork processing commenced Wednesday temperatures 28 0C 82 0FEd three models asymmetric sidewinder style Metkemeijers Rietenbergens Nether lands Stjarnesunds Sweden Kingfisher variants CFS centrifugal fuel switchEd variety engines used Rus sian team using individually designed pro duced beautifully made engines Hungarians used Mokis Tanev Assen Bulgaria used own-produced five-port Metkemeijer Netherlands Nelson Fallgren Swe den used modified Cox rest bunch used Rossi MK2 MK3 except Peter Halman United Kingdom used owndesign Irvine 15 prototype lone Italian entry Paolo Del Bianco used OPS did UK s Dave Brewin Most tuned pipes highvolume variety 32mm cones except Hungarian Bimbi used over 33mm Tailpipes varied 4 1mm 52mm diameter Thursday another 28 0C day ficial practice day country allowed 30 minutes First off Russians Pitzka 1ev turning 2913 kmh 181 mphEd followed Kalmikov Next came UK team Peter Halman clocking 2795 kmh 174 mph Ed Dick McGladdery Dave Brewin still trying find needle setting The USSR team took top honors Speed 1987 European Control Line Champi onships L-R Kaimikoy Pitzkalev Kostin Hungarians Mult Szegedi both around 278 kmh 173 mphEd rest compet itors under 270 kmh 168 mphEd Round 1 scheduled start 1000 am Friday postponed until 100 pm due heavy rain Temperature 240C 72% humidity First fly USSR s Sergey Pitzkalev turned 2915 kmh fol lowed Jozsef Mult Hungary 2885 kmh used old Moki-powered model Peter Halman UK slightly lean reedle setting flew 2778 kmh Austrias Iranz Marksteiner flew 2707 kmh Hungarys oltan Bimbi disqualified flying high appeared running about 278 kmh P1Contestant 1Sergey PiIzlrSleV 2Alexander KulrmkOv 3Sergey Koetre 4Jozsef Mutt 5sander Szegedi 6Peter Halmun 1Assen Tanev 8ranz Marlrsteiner 8Paulo Del Bianco 10Dick McGladdery 11Ove Kieliberg 12Goran Faligren 13Par sljarnesund 14Dane Brewin 15RA Melkenrarier 16Paul Rietbergen 17Zoltan Bimbi EUROPEAN CONTROL LINE C9IAMPIqNSNIPs CLASS F2A SPEED RESULTS Nation Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 fleet ussR 2915292029512951 USSR 2817292029012920 USsR 28210029102910 Hungary2885290328922903 Hungary 2778282 128502850 uK2832283728892837 Bulgaria 002711 2859 2711 Austria2707296425682707 Italy002698 2916 2899 UK2553 2528 2971 2871 Sweden2568258625592586 Sweden 002399 2474 2474 Sweden 00 00 2464 2484 UK002457 2419 2457 Nether-2315203324342434 lends Nether- 00 00 00 00 lends Hungary 00000000 infamous UK Speed team L-R Dave Brewin Peter Halman Dick McGladdery Round 2 saw atmospheric conditions 22 0C 56% humidity Ove Kjellberg Sweden 2586 kmh Sergey Kostin USSRno time because fuel feed problems Peter Halman UK2837 kmh added bit pitch prop speed made slight improvement British-record speed Alex ander Kalmikov USSRa cool 292 kmh Sergey Pitzkalev USSR292 kmh Assen Tanev Bulgaria2717 kmh Jozsef Mult Hungary2903 kmh Sandor Szegedi Hungary282 1 kmh After little coaching 74 Model Aviation Cono Line Speed Gene Hempel Paoio Del Bianco italy OPS 15-powered FAi Speed model Note safety barriers around circle TEAM STANDINGS P1NationPoints 1USSR8781 2UK7965 3Sweden7524 4Hungary5753 5Netherlands2434 6Bulgaria2711 7Austria2707 8Italy2699 Note head plug design Pitzka bys enginealso smoothly-curved tuned pipe cones Sleek FAST beautiful Italian team manager Mrs Fontana Paolo Del Bianco did 2699 kmh Dave Brewin UK managed 2457 kmh clipped prop suffered shaft run Round 1 practice after round teams putting plenty effort gain Team prizes During session Peter Halman turned few heads fantastic flight 2878 kmh timed waiting Hungarian team Round 3 saw conditions 20 0C 54% hu midity tt delayed until 100 pm due heavy rain Hungarians putting pres sure Zoltan Bimbi official flight could gain team prizebut no luck crashed perhaps attributable awkward left-handed flying style After spending hours refitting MK3 Rossi UK s Dick MeGladdery put per sonal best 2671 kmh USSRs Sergey Kostin found setting clean flight 291 kmh third place Peter Halman suffered damaged prop slowed him 2669 kmh However everyone lesson perfec tion Russian Sergey Pitzkalev turned magic 2951 kmh 1834 mphEd new world record using No 2 model earned him loud applause contestants Dave Brewin turned 2419 kmh secure second-place team prize United Kingdom Per Stjarnesund flew 2464 kmh bring Swedish team local boys third place Most competitors used last years equipment found little horsepower Props around 74-75mm diameter pitches tween 54-67 Engine exhaust timing around 1900 transfer ports around 140 O surprise meeting Peter Halmans prototype Irvine ipe Peter drew up motor last November has built four since May year total 10 flights including Champi onships speeds between 275-287 kmh truly remarkable achievementand real tes timony Peters hard work dedication Once again want thank Ken Morrissey providing report love Speed event natural Control Line should provide enjoyable chal lenges modelers Im doing best can promote itand flying fi4n can just get Speed enthusiasts send pictures sketches tips ideas proposed rules letters Ill share other readers Come lets hear YOU January 1988 75 Franz Marksteiners Austria red/silver ship Italys team manager Ms Fontana congrat ulates Pitzkalev new world record Sandor Szegedls Hungary entry displays high wing guards dolly threepiece fuselage structure Assen Tanev Bulgaria used own desIgn 15 FAI Speed engine Note front mounting lug reduce shaft whipping KEEP CL MODELS AWAY FROM POWER LINES Gene Hempel 301 N Yale Dr Garland ZX 75042 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Jozsef Mults Hungary FAI Speed model new prototype IrvIne 15 used Peter Halman gave very impressive performance designed until November1986 Turned very competitive 2837 kmh sixth place