EDon Berliner Fastest 3-km Racer August 1989 Lyle Shelton broke 500-mph barrier 3-km Absolute World Air Speed Record averagIng 528329 mph highly modified Grumman Bearcat Rare Bear Note cut-down canopy clipped wings extended tall cone Thats removable maintenance walkway wing root Engine souped-up Wright R-3350 its taken over 58 years move world record 3-km dash 400 500 mph Photo Tim Weinschenker danger publisher faces buying article author holding files too long information may become outdated time its printed Author Don Berliner first call Model Aviation editorial offices read Publisher riot act over 3-Kilometer Racers article December 1990 issue So giving him opportunity keep reputation also set record straight GUY cant count friends tween time wrote article 3-Km Racers its publication Decem ber 1990 Model Aviation Unlimited class race pilot Lyle Shelton broke 500-mph barrier 3-km dashthe barrier described almost impregnable guess Lyle did just make look bad hero made face red TWA captain senior active Unlim ited class pilot Lyle made racing history highly modified Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat souped-up Wright R-3350 engine place original Pratt & Whitney R 2800 Currently called Rare Bear race num ber 77 license N777L bronze-andwhite Bearcat has carried variety names color schemes over years Soon after launching racing career comely stock racing P-51D Mustang 1965 Lyle became first fly Brit ish Hawker Sea Fury around pylons built up Bearcat sad collection bent pieces Reigning champion Darryl Greenamayer raced superbly cleaned up Bearcat own Installing souped up 550-cu-in-larger Wright R-3350 way gaining advantage over Greena mayer Lyles first major win Reno 1973 set national record aver aging 42816 mph eight laps around nine-mile course Two years later did better 42992 mph mark last ed until 1977 Greenamayer over turned championship heat 43072 mph several years afterward Lyle hobbled technical financial problems string modified Mus tangs dominated Reno Unlimited class Lyle finally bounded back 1988 scorching pylons 45682 mph third national record same year set one-lap qualifying record 474622 mph still stands ready go big Absolute World Air Speed Record over 3-km course object much talk planning mark stood 49904 mph since being established 1979 Steve Hinton Rolls Royce Griffon powered RB-5 1 Red Baron mid-August 1989 Lyle Shelton flew little Las Vegas NM ready attack Continued page 188 116 Model Aviation World Speed Record holder Lyle Shelton Lyle set first record Reno 1973 kept going now owns important records Unlimited class racing Photo Tim Weinachenker II1H No 679 Big Bingo $1700 Large RO Sportster spans 85 120-24 power Two plan sheets No 680 Beliaevs Winner $475 Russian FAI CL Combat ship spans 47 No681 1969 Bede BD-4 $325 FF Rubber Scale model spans 185 No 193StIletto CL Stunt model McDonald winner 1976 1980 1982 FAI Worid ChampsS375 No 262Creshmaster CL Crash-proof trainer two sizes15/30 35/40 power$125 No 3101930 Fleet Biplane AC Sport Scale 35/40 4-channel Wingspan 56 scale Two sheets$625 No 314Dreke II AC Ken Willards flying boat 3-channel 15-power Fly fmm land mmonahle gear$375 No 326Taylor Cub RC Don SmIls Schoolyard-Scale 0495 2-3 cheonel Spans 50 in$3SO No 332Zephyr AC Small 2-channel glider hand-launch tow thermal ofope soaring$200 No 386Laser 200 AC Sport Scale replica championship Aerehatic flier Uses 40 power 4-5 channel Two sheetsS1075 No 447112A Mia America AC Old-timer Teoaco model 049 giow 2-channels8650 No 4604-40 AC Shoulder-wing sport flier 4-cycle 40-oize engine 4 channels$698 No 465Biue Max II AC Fun-fly opertoter 40-nize eegines spans 52 Lightweight strectureS700 No 539Simitar Slow-MotIon 15 AC Tailless flying wing 15 engleen spans 60 uses 3-ch AC$398 No 578Schwelzer 1-269 AC Quarter-scale Sailplane spans 125 io Two plan sheets$1475 No 581Gee Bee Model Y AC Golden Age Aacer spans 72 1A scale 60 power Three plan sheets$1175 No 588Mariah AC Slope-Searing Sailplaee spans 41 in. uses 2 AC channels$425 No 593Taylororaft AC Sport Scale lighiplane builds standard 2-placer clipped-wing air show stonIer Spans either 70 561/a 30/40 two-otmke 40/48 four-streke engine Two plan oheets no documeotaton$1000 No 598Coronet 150 AC-Assist Old-Timer enlarged 150% spans 72 in. cues 40-sire 4-stroke/30-size 2-streke$850 No 603Sparrow Hawk P30 PP Competition rebber-power plane won g gets Spans 30 inS225 No 607Curetaa Seagull AC Giant Scale biplane spans 98 uses QaadralZoooah power Three plan sheets no decS24 00 No 809Taperwing AC Pylon Aacer spans 2it1/n Plan plus parts template shootS6 00 No 610Protobype AC Sport biplane spaos 48 uses 45/2-cycle 80/4-cycle power9650 No 619KeIth Rider R4 FF Scale Golden Age racer rebber power opens 16 in$300 No 620Gimlet 40 AC Sport/Puflem plane spans 60 40150 engine 2 sheets611 00 No 623Henderson Longster AC Quarter-scale 1933 fusser spans 90 4-stroke 40148 engine 3 plan shf. no docS1650 No 624Keleher Lark AC Quarter-scale homebuifi opens 69 601904-streke power 2 plan sheets no dec81100 No 828Sweepee AC Sport/Pattere canards forward-swept wing spans 04 uses 40 power 2 plan sheets$1300 No 628Prime Cue AC Spert/Aerebatic plane spans 90 uses Quadra 35140-sloe power Two plan sheetsS13 00 No 630original Ply Baby AC Old-timer spans 72 ones 19125 2-cycle 40 4-cycle power 2 plan sheets611 50 No 535The Gambler PP IndoOr Bostonian rebber-power cabin plane spans 15% inS2 00 No 641LII 01 Reliable AC Old-Timer spurt filer spans SOW Por engines$575 No 644Belianca Columbia AC Schoolyard Scale 2 AC channels engine Wingspan 48 inS 575 No 648Winter Hawk PP Rubber-power Coupe dHiner competiton plane spans 47 inS375 No 85047188 RC Special AC Aerohatic sport plane 40 power spans 6110 3 plan sheetsS1075 No 651Consortium AC Hand-Launch Hi-Start Glider spans 60 inS650 No 652Ocr Piedermaus AC Low-wing sport plane 20125 power spans 55 in$675 No 854Tamecat AC Trainer/spnrtster styled like P14 spans 98 40161 power Pour plan sheets51525 No 655Astroatar PP AMA Class A/B Gas plane spano 67 uses 325/350cc power$ 000 No 657Super Squire AC Trainer 35140 2-stroke 53 4-streke power spans 56 in$750 No 858Shuriken Streak CL Trainer uses 2-line Monoline contrel spans 17 Por powerS225 No 859Booes Box PP Wakefield Rubber compettiion plane spans 54 inS400 No 660Voikaplane AC Electric-powered sportster 05 motor spans 98 2 plan shts$925 No 661Embry-Omatic PP Embryo Endurance rebber-power plane spans 20 inS 200 No 682BookiOs CL Scale antique canard pusher biplane spans 42 2 plan sheetsS1100 No 663Pea Patch AC Sportster spans 60 uses 40150 4-streke power 2 plan sheetsS900 No 864Stub Stunt CL Stunter sereiscale spans 37Ia in$500 No 685ConscientIous Objector PP Mulnihill Aebber compelition plane spans 50 flatS 575 No 666Blitz AC Sportsfer spans 48 uses hot 28/32 power 2 plan sheets$1075 No 667 AT4 CL Semiscale profile St aster 35/40 pewer spans 47 inS575 No 668Slow Worm 432 PP AMA Class competition plane 00/15 power spans 54 flat$500 No 689Ao6o Raven AC Sailplane unique twist-wing contrel Spans 76-in Aegeires elenon miningS698 No 670 Limitation CL Profile Informodiafe Stunt trainer 29-40 power spans 51-in$675 No 671Ceeena Cardinal PP Reminder Scale sport filer power spans 39-inS575 No 672 Kreckerlac AC updated nersion pioneer sport plane spans 74-in two plan sheets51375 No 673Caudimordax Past Combat ship designed 25-32 power Poam wing spans 48-inS500 No 674 Kwmpier AC 070-powered Electric semi-scale bi-winger spans 39-in$575 No 675 BDP1 PP twin-tailed sport flier Con 02 Pee Wee engine spans 25-inS 225 No 676 Hiliner AC twin-electric high-wing Sport ship designed Hifine lmp-30 motor Has tricycle gear spans 40 in5400 No 677 Thunderbird CL Stunter 20-35 power Two plan sheets drawn 1mm original 1982 Veco kit Spans 54 inS 975 No 678 Bean Boa PP West Coast Bosionlan Outdoor design Spans 16 in$150 0 Os 0 0Cd 0 0 g2C Co roes 0 0 no tD Ci 00 o -o 0 Ce m e0 Os cOg e C 0 0 03 C C Otis en osas -0 0 C 05 CO n 00 00193262310314326332386447 ~460465539578581588593598 6603607609610619620623624 V IQ- 0I626628630635641644646650 o o o 2 651 652 654 655 657 658 659 660 0 zzo 661662663664665666667668 69670671672673674675676 677678679680681 2 Plan price includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles rs non-US address lease add $250 tsr Air Mall usia e handlin Ian 0Make Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation c/a AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Reston VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery ase print carefullyEnclosed $ isI __________________ ________ a-NAME ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ EET CITY LSTZIPJ [v32][b-2-10-1-10]] -I Fcircle numbers of plans wish order best handling please include re quests payment some other service plans order I Racer/Berliner Continued page 116 intimidating 500-mph barrier en gine top shape Bearcat carefully worked over spinner tail cone Its wings clipped its canopy lowered huge propeller little bump either eliminated faired over Assuming calculations correct everything worked planned combination reduced drag Las Vegas field elevation 6871 ft estimated 3700 hp should move Lyle well over 500 mph Sunday August 20 Lyle carefully warmed up engine headed short course made four quick passes two either direction cancel out boost tail windthen pulled up cooled off landed Something wasnt quite right cooling system would have fixed before could try again Lyle unofficial rec ord 515766 mph pocket next day ready another tempt almost no wind temper ature 800 conditions ideal air temperature raised density altitude over 9000 ft would boost speed Lyle bore down course abso lutely ounce power huge radial engine could produce covering 186 miles less 13 seconds time speeds four official passes 523586 mph 537251 mph 520257 mph 532223 mph Lyles average speed calculated authenticated officials Na tional Aeronautic Association 528329 mph 29 mph faster old re cord Lyle shattered classic mark greatest margin over half century first time history propeller-driven airplane powered solely piston engine flown faster 500 mph right down deck taken 58 years get 400 500 mph last done officially Lyle wasnt finished few weeks later turned 451 mph Reno fourth big time win 1990 thanks part new three-bladed propeller took checkered flag end eight-lap 73-mile Gold Race another record 468620 mph made Lyles fifth Reno win third row impertant records Unlim ited class now belong Lyle Shelton fast est lap 475 mph fastest heat race 469 mph Absolute World Air Speed Rec ord 528 mph Until someone comes along faster airplane team capable operating top efficiency over period several years Lyle Shelton will king Unlimited class As future 3-km record propeller-driven aircraft humbled re porter promises refrain further crys tal gazing least until gets print 188 Model Aviation
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 116, 188
Edition: Model Aviation - 1991/02
Page Numbers: 116, 188
EDon Berliner Fastest 3-km Racer August 1989 Lyle Shelton broke 500-mph barrier 3-km Absolute World Air Speed Record averagIng 528329 mph highly modified Grumman Bearcat Rare Bear Note cut-down canopy clipped wings extended tall cone Thats removable maintenance walkway wing root Engine souped-up Wright R-3350 its taken over 58 years move world record 3-km dash 400 500 mph Photo Tim Weinschenker danger publisher faces buying article author holding files too long information may become outdated time its printed Author Don Berliner first call Model Aviation editorial offices read Publisher riot act over 3-Kilometer Racers article December 1990 issue So giving him opportunity keep reputation also set record straight GUY cant count friends tween time wrote article 3-Km Racers its publication Decem ber 1990 Model Aviation Unlimited class race pilot Lyle Shelton broke 500-mph barrier 3-km dashthe barrier described almost impregnable guess Lyle did just make look bad hero made face red TWA captain senior active Unlim ited class pilot Lyle made racing history highly modified Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat souped-up Wright R-3350 engine place original Pratt & Whitney R 2800 Currently called Rare Bear race num ber 77 license N777L bronze-andwhite Bearcat has carried variety names color schemes over years Soon after launching racing career comely stock racing P-51D Mustang 1965 Lyle became first fly Brit ish Hawker Sea Fury around pylons built up Bearcat sad collection bent pieces Reigning champion Darryl Greenamayer raced superbly cleaned up Bearcat own Installing souped up 550-cu-in-larger Wright R-3350 way gaining advantage over Greena mayer Lyles first major win Reno 1973 set national record aver aging 42816 mph eight laps around nine-mile course Two years later did better 42992 mph mark last ed until 1977 Greenamayer over turned championship heat 43072 mph several years afterward Lyle hobbled technical financial problems string modified Mus tangs dominated Reno Unlimited class Lyle finally bounded back 1988 scorching pylons 45682 mph third national record same year set one-lap qualifying record 474622 mph still stands ready go big Absolute World Air Speed Record over 3-km course object much talk planning mark stood 49904 mph since being established 1979 Steve Hinton Rolls Royce Griffon powered RB-5 1 Red Baron mid-August 1989 Lyle Shelton flew little Las Vegas NM ready attack Continued page 188 116 Model Aviation World Speed Record holder Lyle Shelton Lyle set first record Reno 1973 kept going now owns important records Unlimited class racing Photo Tim Weinachenker II1H No 679 Big Bingo $1700 Large RO Sportster spans 85 120-24 power Two plan sheets No 680 Beliaevs Winner $475 Russian FAI CL Combat ship spans 47 No681 1969 Bede BD-4 $325 FF Rubber Scale model spans 185 No 193StIletto CL Stunt model McDonald winner 1976 1980 1982 FAI Worid ChampsS375 No 262Creshmaster CL Crash-proof trainer two sizes15/30 35/40 power$125 No 3101930 Fleet Biplane AC Sport Scale 35/40 4-channel Wingspan 56 scale Two sheets$625 No 314Dreke II AC Ken Willards flying boat 3-channel 15-power Fly fmm land mmonahle gear$375 No 326Taylor Cub RC Don SmIls Schoolyard-Scale 0495 2-3 cheonel Spans 50 in$3SO No 332Zephyr AC Small 2-channel glider hand-launch tow thermal ofope soaring$200 No 386Laser 200 AC Sport Scale replica championship Aerehatic flier Uses 40 power 4-5 channel Two sheetsS1075 No 447112A Mia America AC Old-timer Teoaco model 049 giow 2-channels8650 No 4604-40 AC Shoulder-wing sport flier 4-cycle 40-oize engine 4 channels$698 No 465Biue Max II AC Fun-fly opertoter 40-nize eegines spans 52 Lightweight strectureS700 No 539Simitar Slow-MotIon 15 AC Tailless flying wing 15 engleen spans 60 uses 3-ch AC$398 No 578Schwelzer 1-269 AC Quarter-scale Sailplane spans 125 io Two plan sheets$1475 No 581Gee Bee Model Y AC Golden Age Aacer spans 72 1A scale 60 power Three plan sheets$1175 No 588Mariah AC Slope-Searing Sailplaee spans 41 in. uses 2 AC channels$425 No 593Taylororaft AC Sport Scale lighiplane builds standard 2-placer clipped-wing air show stonIer Spans either 70 561/a 30/40 two-otmke 40/48 four-streke engine Two plan oheets no documeotaton$1000 No 598Coronet 150 AC-Assist Old-Timer enlarged 150% spans 72 in. cues 40-sire 4-stroke/30-size 2-streke$850 No 603Sparrow Hawk P30 PP Competition rebber-power plane won g gets Spans 30 inS225 No 607Curetaa Seagull AC Giant Scale biplane spans 98 uses QaadralZoooah power Three plan sheets no decS24 00 No 809Taperwing AC Pylon Aacer spans 2it1/n Plan plus parts template shootS6 00 No 610Protobype AC Sport biplane spaos 48 uses 45/2-cycle 80/4-cycle power9650 No 619KeIth Rider R4 FF Scale Golden Age racer rebber power opens 16 in$300 No 620Gimlet 40 AC Sport/Puflem plane spans 60 40150 engine 2 sheets611 00 No 623Henderson Longster AC Quarter-scale 1933 fusser spans 90 4-stroke 40148 engine 3 plan shf. no docS1650 No 624Keleher Lark AC Quarter-scale homebuifi opens 69 601904-streke power 2 plan sheets no dec81100 No 828Sweepee AC Sport/Pattere canards forward-swept wing spans 04 uses 40 power 2 plan sheets$1300 No 628Prime Cue AC Spert/Aerebatic plane spans 90 uses Quadra 35140-sloe power Two plan sheetsS13 00 No 630original Ply Baby AC Old-timer spans 72 ones 19125 2-cycle 40 4-cycle power 2 plan sheets611 50 No 535The Gambler PP IndoOr Bostonian rebber-power cabin plane spans 15% inS2 00 No 641LII 01 Reliable AC Old-Timer spurt filer spans SOW Por engines$575 No 644Belianca Columbia AC Schoolyard Scale 2 AC channels engine Wingspan 48 inS 575 No 648Winter Hawk PP Rubber-power Coupe dHiner competiton plane spans 47 inS375 No 85047188 RC Special AC Aerohatic sport plane 40 power spans 6110 3 plan sheetsS1075 No 651Consortium AC Hand-Launch Hi-Start Glider spans 60 inS650 No 652Ocr Piedermaus AC Low-wing sport plane 20125 power spans 55 in$675 No 854Tamecat AC Trainer/spnrtster styled like P14 spans 98 40161 power Pour plan sheets51525 No 655Astroatar PP AMA Class A/B Gas plane spano 67 uses 325/350cc power$ 000 No 657Super Squire AC Trainer 35140 2-stroke 53 4-streke power spans 56 in$750 No 858Shuriken Streak CL Trainer uses 2-line Monoline contrel spans 17 Por powerS225 No 859Booes Box PP Wakefield Rubber compettiion plane spans 54 inS400 No 660Voikaplane AC Electric-powered sportster 05 motor spans 98 2 plan shts$925 No 661Embry-Omatic PP Embryo Endurance rebber-power plane spans 20 inS 200 No 682BookiOs CL Scale antique canard pusher biplane spans 42 2 plan sheetsS1100 No 663Pea Patch AC Sportster spans 60 uses 40150 4-streke power 2 plan sheetsS900 No 864Stub Stunt CL Stunter sereiscale spans 37Ia in$500 No 685ConscientIous Objector PP Mulnihill Aebber compelition plane spans 50 flatS 575 No 666Blitz AC Sportsfer spans 48 uses hot 28/32 power 2 plan sheets$1075 No 667 AT4 CL Semiscale profile St aster 35/40 pewer spans 47 inS575 No 668Slow Worm 432 PP AMA Class competition plane 00/15 power spans 54 flat$500 No 689Ao6o Raven AC Sailplane unique twist-wing contrel Spans 76-in Aegeires elenon miningS698 No 670 Limitation CL Profile Informodiafe Stunt trainer 29-40 power spans 51-in$675 No 671Ceeena Cardinal PP Reminder Scale sport filer power spans 39-inS575 No 672 Kreckerlac AC updated nersion pioneer sport plane spans 74-in two plan sheets51375 No 673Caudimordax Past Combat ship designed 25-32 power Poam wing spans 48-inS500 No 674 Kwmpier AC 070-powered Electric semi-scale bi-winger spans 39-in$575 No 675 BDP1 PP twin-tailed sport flier Con 02 Pee Wee engine spans 25-inS 225 No 676 Hiliner AC twin-electric high-wing Sport ship designed Hifine lmp-30 motor Has tricycle gear spans 40 in5400 No 677 Thunderbird CL Stunter 20-35 power Two plan sheets drawn 1mm original 1982 Veco kit Spans 54 inS 975 No 678 Bean Boa PP West Coast Bosionlan Outdoor design Spans 16 in$150 0 Os 0 0Cd 0 0 g2C Co roes 0 0 no tD Ci 00 o -o 0 Ce m e0 Os cOg e C 0 0 03 C C Otis en osas -0 0 C 05 CO n 00 00193262310314326332386447 ~460465539578581588593598 6603607609610619620623624 V IQ- 0I626628630635641644646650 o o o 2 651 652 654 655 657 658 659 660 0 zzo 661662663664665666667668 69670671672673674675676 677678679680681 2 Plan price includes first Class postage US delivery Air Mail over 300 miles rs non-US address lease add $250 tsr Air Mall usia e handlin Ian 0Make Check money order payable US funds drawn US bank Model Aviation c/a AMA 1810 Samuel Morse Reston VA 22090 Please allow 3 6 weeks delivery ase print carefullyEnclosed $ isI __________________ ________ a-NAME ___________________________________________ AMA No _______________ EET CITY LSTZIPJ [v32][b-2-10-1-10]] -I Fcircle numbers of plans wish order best handling please include re quests payment some other service plans order I Racer/Berliner Continued page 116 intimidating 500-mph barrier en gine top shape Bearcat carefully worked over spinner tail cone Its wings clipped its canopy lowered huge propeller little bump either eliminated faired over Assuming calculations correct everything worked planned combination reduced drag Las Vegas field elevation 6871 ft estimated 3700 hp should move Lyle well over 500 mph Sunday August 20 Lyle carefully warmed up engine headed short course made four quick passes two either direction cancel out boost tail windthen pulled up cooled off landed Something wasnt quite right cooling system would have fixed before could try again Lyle unofficial rec ord 515766 mph pocket next day ready another tempt almost no wind temper ature 800 conditions ideal air temperature raised density altitude over 9000 ft would boost speed Lyle bore down course abso lutely ounce power huge radial engine could produce covering 186 miles less 13 seconds time speeds four official passes 523586 mph 537251 mph 520257 mph 532223 mph Lyles average speed calculated authenticated officials Na tional Aeronautic Association 528329 mph 29 mph faster old re cord Lyle shattered classic mark greatest margin over half century first time history propeller-driven airplane powered solely piston engine flown faster 500 mph right down deck taken 58 years get 400 500 mph last done officially Lyle wasnt finished few weeks later turned 451 mph Reno fourth big time win 1990 thanks part new three-bladed propeller took checkered flag end eight-lap 73-mile Gold Race another record 468620 mph made Lyles fifth Reno win third row impertant records Unlim ited class now belong Lyle Shelton fast est lap 475 mph fastest heat race 469 mph Absolute World Air Speed Rec ord 528 mph Until someone comes along faster airplane team capable operating top efficiency over period several years Lyle Shelton will king Unlimited class As future 3-km record propeller-driven aircraft humbled re porter promises refrain further crys tal gazing least until gets print 188 Model Aviation
