FF Indoor Larry Kruse THE SITE 1989 Nats Indoor contest possibly best thats ever beencertainly best since Navy opted out Nats spon sor Located campus University Idaho Moscow some 150 miles rest outdoor Nationals events huge Kibbie Dome absolutely perfect host Enclosing full-size football field surrounded 440-yard track parabolic arches domed roof reach height 146 ft full length building providing unparalleled Category IV fly ing space Indoor events story Kibbie Dome became available late Nats planning stages saga itself suffice say substantial effort part people including Andy Ta gliafico Richard Doig Tony Italiano coop eration compromises biting bullet part AMA FAI Team fund NFFS grassroots support part indi vidual modelers modeling press helped pull off could say first walked door dome loaded down model boxes camera equipment Wow sense awe never left throughout three days Friday dedicated Hand-Launched Glider ROG Cabin two Indoor Scale events two unoffi cial events first three rounds FAI Team Finals accommodate activ ities Contest Directors Melody Richard Doig split flying schedule staggered seg ments spacious Dome two flying sites several events could run concur rently results Scale FlD treated two additional reports segment will deal non-Scale non-FAI events 74 Model Aviation hospitable spacious confines Kibbie Dome University Idaho campus played host years Indoor Nats schedule Fliers carpeted floor dwarfed expanse huge open area building its 146-ft unobstructed ceiling contest Jim Longstreth 1Portland OR prepares test fly original-design Manhattan Cabin designs marked high degree orig inality excellent craftsmanship Earl Hoffman RCarpenteria CA carefully adjusts pitch propeller Novice Pennyplane Note propellers exceptionally wide blades scimatar-shaped tips Carls Symphony design NFFS Indoor Model Year Roy White LCatawissa MO releases four-winged canard Ornithopter calls Miss Teenager America Roy holds several Indoor Orni thopter national records Dolores Van Gorder RCincinnati OH holds hubby Walts Pennyplane biplane Novice Pennyplane entries Indoor HLG always popular event ages became something special Dome rocket-armed challenged 146-ft ceiling Stan Buddenbohm transferred dominance Outdoor Indoor Open HLG two flights over 77 seconds Despite go rilla grunt launches Dan Belieff II could match deceptive-looking Buddenbohms performance Tom Stalick another imposing physical specimen nearly 15 seconds per flight under Buddenbohm too ended up third place Junior Senior HLG fliers maced brothers Dallas AlanMace though little Scott Robbins did best Junior stave off Mace brothers dominance Dave Warren second Senior Alan Mace like Stan Buddenbohm doubled winner Outdoor Catapult Glider unofficial event also run concurrently regular AMA Glider flying Snapping little 12-in-wingspan mod els aloft rubberband catapult proved very popular arms departed long before enthusiasm Justice however must have holiday Catapult Glider event weak willing won an Buddenbohm ROG Cabin appealing Indoor events humble opinion least has somewhat pulled back brink obscur ity several years ago graceful rise-offground floor launches spidery models esthetically very pleasing Senior Don Slusarczyk has proven best ROG Cabin flier country past two years garnering prestigious Stout Trophy both 88 89 best flight 2525 put him well beyond reach Richard Doig Dan Stan Buddenbohms IHLG all-balsa carbon fiber sheets laid up against sides bottom fuselage Cross-grained tiplets wing minimize tip flutter al low greater height launch less drag Melody Richard Doig Pontiac Ml again served admirably co-CDs Indoor kept events running smoothly pro vided up-to-the-minute computerized scores Belieff Open could manage 1710 1704 respectively Dwight Larks Junior officially began ROG Cabin career putting up successful flight before model dam aged Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane began Saturdays agenda winner Open Novice Pennyplane anything noviceCezar Banks numero uno FAI Team best flight 1305 comfortably distance Jack Continued page 183 November 1989 75 Scott Robbins Los Gatos CA seasoned veteran Nats having served timer Reno 84 Heres second-place HandLaunched Glider also set new Junior Ornithopter national record 89 Nats Dwight Larks Livingston CA almost cov ered up two first-place tro phies collected almost Junior event entered both Indoors Out doors good record first-ever Natsl Gordy Wisniewski Greendale Ml shows off highly successful Pennyplane bipe Joe Foster narrowly edged Gordy out usual first place event year Easy B winner Stan Chilton L releases Honey B test flight Note tremendous flex evident top prop blade induced initial burst torque rubber motor An insect-like ROG Cabin leaves floor R atop its spindly landing gear Rise-off-ground floor takeoffs requirement event has come back brink extinction hovering several years ago Open AMA Scale Clarences veteran Pea nut flew though rails logging flights over 80 seconds Outset pleasure watch him bring Tipsy Jr 12 seconds over minute employing skillful trimming techniques As mentioned earlier official events com plemented unofficial Bostonian contest run both seven-gram 14-gram Bostonians Dave Linstrum Indoor columnist Model Builder magazine Nearly 20 scalelike littie birds circled up same plywood take off platform used AMA Rubber Peanut Scale adding own color charisma proceedings Interestingly enough winners both Bostonian classes original de signs Richard Miller Don DeLoach re spectively quite similar use flat lifting-body approach event Dave Aronstein too used lifting-body approach canard tractor entry finish close sec ond behind Miller special thank needs issued Scale judges Bert Dugan Hal Winters Mike Welshans doing thing Richland Wednesday particular thank goes tireless Stan Alexander single-handedly lugged scale judging sheets trophies needed support materials 150 miles Richland Moscow ID just could CD Scale Contest great fun super setting Lets again soon Nats Indoor/Kruse Continued page 75 McGillivray second Jim Clem ended up third Junior Andy Tagliafico nice 911 would have put him middle pack Open Don Slusarezyk unchallenged Senior flew token flight order Goncentrate other events regular Pennyplane Joe Foster edged pe rennial Nats winner Gordy Wisniewski twin-finned bipe 1434 1352 Bruce Kim ball showed could fly Indoor well Out door placing third 1259 Again Don Slu sarczyk unchallenged Senior 1225 Scott Robbins flew four very consistent flights seven-minute range bested Dwight Larks 736 535 Junior Open Manhattan Cabin still belongs Walt Van Gorder Manhattan Pieces design has recent Nats contests Walts first flight 1021 best case other top two finishersa strange situation deed Larry Loucka second Walt first flight 938 Bob Nichols could bet ter first 932 attempt now-familiar names Dwight Larks Don Slusarczyk picked up first-place trophies respec tive age categories uncontested Hand-Launch Stick next first-place tro phy picked up Joe Foster after win Pen nyplane Joe pushed bit Bob Randolph ultimately triumphed over 2 minutes excellent flight 3844 Richard Doig came out behind officials table long enough pick up third place 2909 Don Slusarezyks winning 2940 Senior would have moved him trophy circle Open well Little Dwight Larks flew very respectable 758 take laurels Junior Easy B true oxymoron highlighted Andy Tagliaficos efforts Junior pII I I U U U U U U U U U um~E U U1UU SIG GLOW FUEL MANUFACTURED WITH THE PUREST FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS AVAILABLE Superior Igniters Improve starting idle acceleration Youll notice power bargain fuels Special Detergents Promote clean burning prevent residue buildup E * 1* U * Rust Inhibitors Protect engines corrosion After run oil needed engines * Film Strength Additives Increase lubricity provide extra lean run protection * Anti-Wear Additives Help keep engines running peak performance longer * Satisfaction Guaranteed FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $1500 SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL hane6$5 15% tro than3$$167 35% Nitrome ane $ 95 5$2695 SIG PREMIUM 4-STROKE FUEL 10% Nitromethane$1425 15% Nitromethane$1625 THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending finest quality model engine fuel available using finest quality ingredients instance Methanol use 995% pure very best grade money can buy also use real 100% pure UNitromethane get full measure youve paid based honest percentage-of-volume method percentage weight SIG fuels con tain 50-50 blend Bakers purest AA Castor Oil Inew improved Klotz Techniplate Synthetic Racing Oil maximum engine lubrication protection Based experience sincerely believe finest quality fuel can made price dont take word try some judge UyourselfPrceo sobjeet ehonge notree See dealer first notavailable order direct Call 800-247-5008 toll free ordersLatest Catalog $300 SIG MANUFACTURING COMontezuma IA 50171 •EEUUEEEUUUUEEEEU Eu.. EU NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 1/4 3/16 1/8 042 thick pound box Price $1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube $1375 no lube Slick costs $175 Postpaid us via UPS Cal add 6% tax 10 lb box UPS delivered Mades USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CongratulatIon ilk Poland winning 1989 Wakefield Cup Argentina naing FM-TAN Send *150 1989-90 Catalog SEND $150FAl Model Supply FOR CATALOGP0 Box 316 Torranca CA 30610 November 1989 183 U U U p p U U U U I I S U U U U p U U U U U U turn prInter airfoil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEKrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELLIGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $3995 m pkee mete, eeoe, h.k djt f US$50 0m0em tBMPC/XI7AT nevldd ceta,addamamp,eG,iepm.4enCt55eq aaa -IUm Seed Ak * ,evV ,dt CYGNET Software 24843 Del Prado #141b Dana Point CA 92629 flew almost unbelievable 1703 flight did quite measure up Andys current national record 1807 nonetheless im pressive watch Both Scott Robbins Dwight Larks also put up respectable flights garner second third places surprisingly Don Slusarezyk won Senior 1449 time challenged Dave Warren closest contest occurred Open Easy B fliers stacked up times like cordwood Ulti mately Stan Chilton posted 2343 apparent new national record just barely edging Jack McGillivray 2339 out first place Interestingly enough Chilton using muchflown Honey B McGillivray recorded time brand-new airplane just out box Earl Hoffman third 2245 Intermediate Stick saw Dwight Larks Don Slusarczyk winning Junior Senior Open however new name top heap Clarence Mather turned 2600 first flight just kept getting better finally posting win ner 2719 Dan Belieff did darndest break 27 minutes finished second Clar ence 2645 Stan Chilton picked up another tro phy third place 2606 Ornithopter last-minute addition ficial event attracted eight entries unheard-of number too years ago before quantum performance leaps oc curred perfecting four-winged ca nard configuration major figures responsible ad vanced thinking went development canard flapper has Frank Kieser years Nats winner posted best flight 933 disciple Franks well holder several current national records Orni thopter Roy White predictably second place flying Miss Teenage America 930 best time Senior Don Slusarczyk continued prove versatility ending up third fly ing excellent 855 wrapping up results years Indoor competition must said Indoor Nats has getting better better year thanks large part hard work dedication organizational skills Melody Richard Doig Sticklers written rules Doigs pro vide very structured contest environment competitor assured being treated same impartial manner Placing frame ref erence within spacious friendly confines Kibbie Dome assured everyone great contest Helidiver/Paul Continued page 79 tial silicone glue attaching fuel tanks anchors tank securely dampens engine vibration somewhat sug gest adding tank before doping fuse lage Silicone glue works great landing gear doors well coated inside door liberally glue held place masking tape until glue set So far doors have remained tached flying model off grass Use nylon landing gear clips hold gear wings type features premolded hump wire saves weight because can mounted ply wood plate doing away need cut grooves heavy mounting block Finishing model like Helldiver highly personal matter preference cover wood surfaces tissue seal grain add strength wings can covered either plastic tissue used silkspan simplicity After shrinking tissue apply about five coats clear dope add color choice prototype features gray upper surfaces white undersides Black trim tape used lines can opy masked painted insignia cut black contact paper ad hered coat clear dope around edges resist fuel seepage Flying After bolting trusty 05 35 onto nose soldering wheels time check balance point prototype balanced fine need adding lead flying field Helldiver proved dependable flier Id hoped Perform ance outstanding round mapeu vers quite respectable square fig ures ample side area assures model stays out lines no trouble SB2C meets basic goals Its sim ple realistic-looking flies AMA aerobatics pattern good marks Expect Continued page 188 Sw. PeaPIat Falek SinedCenn. Wnd 1/4 Scale Kits $12995 Epoxy/Glass/Foam Construction Drawings Data Formula 120 Pylon Sport Standoff ScaleKit Price ping Credit Cards WelcomedOhio Reaidents Add 7% 184 Model Aviation ** THE PIXY HAS DONE IT AGAIN IT WON THE US NATIONALS IN 1989 JUST AS IT DID IN 1986 ESTABLISHING THE PIXY AS THE TOP 2-METER COMPETITION GLIDER TODAVI DAVE BANKS IS THE WINNING PILOT FOUR OTHER PIXYS TROPHIEDI THE 89-2 ISSUE OF SECOND WIND IS OUTI 4 MATS WINNERS DAVE BANKS PIXY * Sad2stsforowmwetaIag * * Ow U-Aaauaal Wewelettor 5300MG WIlD New Available SI per eM * Road Bothell WA 98021 206-778-8067 For info write call D 8 R AIRCRAFT MFG PO Box 299 ales TX 78629 72-7023 Major CredIt Cards Accepted
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 183, 184
FF Indoor Larry Kruse THE SITE 1989 Nats Indoor contest possibly best thats ever beencertainly best since Navy opted out Nats spon sor Located campus University Idaho Moscow some 150 miles rest outdoor Nationals events huge Kibbie Dome absolutely perfect host Enclosing full-size football field surrounded 440-yard track parabolic arches domed roof reach height 146 ft full length building providing unparalleled Category IV fly ing space Indoor events story Kibbie Dome became available late Nats planning stages saga itself suffice say substantial effort part people including Andy Ta gliafico Richard Doig Tony Italiano coop eration compromises biting bullet part AMA FAI Team fund NFFS grassroots support part indi vidual modelers modeling press helped pull off could say first walked door dome loaded down model boxes camera equipment Wow sense awe never left throughout three days Friday dedicated Hand-Launched Glider ROG Cabin two Indoor Scale events two unoffi cial events first three rounds FAI Team Finals accommodate activ ities Contest Directors Melody Richard Doig split flying schedule staggered seg ments spacious Dome two flying sites several events could run concur rently results Scale FlD treated two additional reports segment will deal non-Scale non-FAI events 74 Model Aviation hospitable spacious confines Kibbie Dome University Idaho campus played host years Indoor Nats schedule Fliers carpeted floor dwarfed expanse huge open area building its 146-ft unobstructed ceiling contest Jim Longstreth 1Portland OR prepares test fly original-design Manhattan Cabin designs marked high degree orig inality excellent craftsmanship Earl Hoffman RCarpenteria CA carefully adjusts pitch propeller Novice Pennyplane Note propellers exceptionally wide blades scimatar-shaped tips Carls Symphony design NFFS Indoor Model Year Roy White LCatawissa MO releases four-winged canard Ornithopter calls Miss Teenager America Roy holds several Indoor Orni thopter national records Dolores Van Gorder RCincinnati OH holds hubby Walts Pennyplane biplane Novice Pennyplane entries Indoor HLG always popular event ages became something special Dome rocket-armed challenged 146-ft ceiling Stan Buddenbohm transferred dominance Outdoor Indoor Open HLG two flights over 77 seconds Despite go rilla grunt launches Dan Belieff II could match deceptive-looking Buddenbohms performance Tom Stalick another imposing physical specimen nearly 15 seconds per flight under Buddenbohm too ended up third place Junior Senior HLG fliers maced brothers Dallas AlanMace though little Scott Robbins did best Junior stave off Mace brothers dominance Dave Warren second Senior Alan Mace like Stan Buddenbohm doubled winner Outdoor Catapult Glider unofficial event also run concurrently regular AMA Glider flying Snapping little 12-in-wingspan mod els aloft rubberband catapult proved very popular arms departed long before enthusiasm Justice however must have holiday Catapult Glider event weak willing won an Buddenbohm ROG Cabin appealing Indoor events humble opinion least has somewhat pulled back brink obscur ity several years ago graceful rise-offground floor launches spidery models esthetically very pleasing Senior Don Slusarczyk has proven best ROG Cabin flier country past two years garnering prestigious Stout Trophy both 88 89 best flight 2525 put him well beyond reach Richard Doig Dan Stan Buddenbohms IHLG all-balsa carbon fiber sheets laid up against sides bottom fuselage Cross-grained tiplets wing minimize tip flutter al low greater height launch less drag Melody Richard Doig Pontiac Ml again served admirably co-CDs Indoor kept events running smoothly pro vided up-to-the-minute computerized scores Belieff Open could manage 1710 1704 respectively Dwight Larks Junior officially began ROG Cabin career putting up successful flight before model dam aged Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane began Saturdays agenda winner Open Novice Pennyplane anything noviceCezar Banks numero uno FAI Team best flight 1305 comfortably distance Jack Continued page 183 November 1989 75 Scott Robbins Los Gatos CA seasoned veteran Nats having served timer Reno 84 Heres second-place HandLaunched Glider also set new Junior Ornithopter national record 89 Nats Dwight Larks Livingston CA almost cov ered up two first-place tro phies collected almost Junior event entered both Indoors Out doors good record first-ever Natsl Gordy Wisniewski Greendale Ml shows off highly successful Pennyplane bipe Joe Foster narrowly edged Gordy out usual first place event year Easy B winner Stan Chilton L releases Honey B test flight Note tremendous flex evident top prop blade induced initial burst torque rubber motor An insect-like ROG Cabin leaves floor R atop its spindly landing gear Rise-off-ground floor takeoffs requirement event has come back brink extinction hovering several years ago Open AMA Scale Clarences veteran Pea nut flew though rails logging flights over 80 seconds Outset pleasure watch him bring Tipsy Jr 12 seconds over minute employing skillful trimming techniques As mentioned earlier official events com plemented unofficial Bostonian contest run both seven-gram 14-gram Bostonians Dave Linstrum Indoor columnist Model Builder magazine Nearly 20 scalelike littie birds circled up same plywood take off platform used AMA Rubber Peanut Scale adding own color charisma proceedings Interestingly enough winners both Bostonian classes original de signs Richard Miller Don DeLoach re spectively quite similar use flat lifting-body approach event Dave Aronstein too used lifting-body approach canard tractor entry finish close sec ond behind Miller special thank needs issued Scale judges Bert Dugan Hal Winters Mike Welshans doing thing Richland Wednesday particular thank goes tireless Stan Alexander single-handedly lugged scale judging sheets trophies needed support materials 150 miles Richland Moscow ID just could CD Scale Contest great fun super setting Lets again soon Nats Indoor/Kruse Continued page 75 McGillivray second Jim Clem ended up third Junior Andy Tagliafico nice 911 would have put him middle pack Open Don Slusarezyk unchallenged Senior flew token flight order Goncentrate other events regular Pennyplane Joe Foster edged pe rennial Nats winner Gordy Wisniewski twin-finned bipe 1434 1352 Bruce Kim ball showed could fly Indoor well Out door placing third 1259 Again Don Slu sarczyk unchallenged Senior 1225 Scott Robbins flew four very consistent flights seven-minute range bested Dwight Larks 736 535 Junior Open Manhattan Cabin still belongs Walt Van Gorder Manhattan Pieces design has recent Nats contests Walts first flight 1021 best case other top two finishersa strange situation deed Larry Loucka second Walt first flight 938 Bob Nichols could bet ter first 932 attempt now-familiar names Dwight Larks Don Slusarczyk picked up first-place trophies respec tive age categories uncontested Hand-Launch Stick next first-place tro phy picked up Joe Foster after win Pen nyplane Joe pushed bit Bob Randolph ultimately triumphed over 2 minutes excellent flight 3844 Richard Doig came out behind officials table long enough pick up third place 2909 Don Slusarezyks winning 2940 Senior would have moved him trophy circle Open well Little Dwight Larks flew very respectable 758 take laurels Junior Easy B true oxymoron highlighted Andy Tagliaficos efforts Junior pII I I U U U U U U U U U um~E U U1UU SIG GLOW FUEL MANUFACTURED WITH THE PUREST FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS AVAILABLE Superior Igniters Improve starting idle acceleration Youll notice power bargain fuels Special Detergents Promote clean burning prevent residue buildup E * 1* U * Rust Inhibitors Protect engines corrosion After run oil needed engines * Film Strength Additives Increase lubricity provide extra lean run protection * Anti-Wear Additives Help keep engines running peak performance longer * Satisfaction Guaranteed FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $1500 SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL hane6$5 15% tro than3$$167 35% Nitrome ane $ 95 5$2695 SIG PREMIUM 4-STROKE FUEL 10% Nitromethane$1425 15% Nitromethane$1625 THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending finest quality model engine fuel available using finest quality ingredients instance Methanol use 995% pure very best grade money can buy also use real 100% pure UNitromethane get full measure youve paid based honest percentage-of-volume method percentage weight SIG fuels con tain 50-50 blend Bakers purest AA Castor Oil Inew improved Klotz Techniplate Synthetic Racing Oil maximum engine lubrication protection Based experience sincerely believe finest quality fuel can made price dont take word try some judge UyourselfPrceo sobjeet ehonge notree See dealer first notavailable order direct Call 800-247-5008 toll free ordersLatest Catalog $300 SIG MANUFACTURING COMontezuma IA 50171 •EEUUEEEUUUUEEEEU Eu.. EU NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 1/4 3/16 1/8 042 thick pound box Price $1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube $1375 no lube Slick costs $175 Postpaid us via UPS Cal add 6% tax 10 lb box UPS delivered Mades USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CongratulatIon ilk Poland winning 1989 Wakefield Cup Argentina naing FM-TAN Send *150 1989-90 Catalog SEND $150FAl Model Supply FOR CATALOGP0 Box 316 Torranca CA 30610 November 1989 183 U U U p p U U U U I I S U U U U p U U U U U U turn prInter airfoil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEKrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELLIGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $3995 m pkee mete, eeoe, h.k djt f US$50 0m0em tBMPC/XI7AT nevldd ceta,addamamp,eG,iepm.4enCt55eq aaa -IUm Seed Ak * ,evV ,dt CYGNET Software 24843 Del Prado #141b Dana Point CA 92629 flew almost unbelievable 1703 flight did quite measure up Andys current national record 1807 nonetheless im pressive watch Both Scott Robbins Dwight Larks also put up respectable flights garner second third places surprisingly Don Slusarezyk won Senior 1449 time challenged Dave Warren closest contest occurred Open Easy B fliers stacked up times like cordwood Ulti mately Stan Chilton posted 2343 apparent new national record just barely edging Jack McGillivray 2339 out first place Interestingly enough Chilton using muchflown Honey B McGillivray recorded time brand-new airplane just out box Earl Hoffman third 2245 Intermediate Stick saw Dwight Larks Don Slusarczyk winning Junior Senior Open however new name top heap Clarence Mather turned 2600 first flight just kept getting better finally posting win ner 2719 Dan Belieff did darndest break 27 minutes finished second Clar ence 2645 Stan Chilton picked up another tro phy third place 2606 Ornithopter last-minute addition ficial event attracted eight entries unheard-of number too years ago before quantum performance leaps oc curred perfecting four-winged ca nard configuration major figures responsible ad vanced thinking went development canard flapper has Frank Kieser years Nats winner posted best flight 933 disciple Franks well holder several current national records Orni thopter Roy White predictably second place flying Miss Teenage America 930 best time Senior Don Slusarczyk continued prove versatility ending up third fly ing excellent 855 wrapping up results years Indoor competition must said Indoor Nats has getting better better year thanks large part hard work dedication organizational skills Melody Richard Doig Sticklers written rules Doigs pro vide very structured contest environment competitor assured being treated same impartial manner Placing frame ref erence within spacious friendly confines Kibbie Dome assured everyone great contest Helidiver/Paul Continued page 79 tial silicone glue attaching fuel tanks anchors tank securely dampens engine vibration somewhat sug gest adding tank before doping fuse lage Silicone glue works great landing gear doors well coated inside door liberally glue held place masking tape until glue set So far doors have remained tached flying model off grass Use nylon landing gear clips hold gear wings type features premolded hump wire saves weight because can mounted ply wood plate doing away need cut grooves heavy mounting block Finishing model like Helldiver highly personal matter preference cover wood surfaces tissue seal grain add strength wings can covered either plastic tissue used silkspan simplicity After shrinking tissue apply about five coats clear dope add color choice prototype features gray upper surfaces white undersides Black trim tape used lines can opy masked painted insignia cut black contact paper ad hered coat clear dope around edges resist fuel seepage Flying After bolting trusty 05 35 onto nose soldering wheels time check balance point prototype balanced fine need adding lead flying field Helldiver proved dependable flier Id hoped Perform ance outstanding round mapeu vers quite respectable square fig ures ample side area assures model stays out lines no trouble SB2C meets basic goals Its sim ple realistic-looking flies AMA aerobatics pattern good marks Expect Continued page 188 Sw. PeaPIat Falek SinedCenn. Wnd 1/4 Scale Kits $12995 Epoxy/Glass/Foam Construction Drawings Data Formula 120 Pylon Sport Standoff ScaleKit Price ping Credit Cards WelcomedOhio Reaidents Add 7% 184 Model Aviation ** THE PIXY HAS DONE IT AGAIN IT WON THE US NATIONALS IN 1989 JUST AS IT DID IN 1986 ESTABLISHING THE PIXY AS THE TOP 2-METER COMPETITION GLIDER TODAVI DAVE BANKS IS THE WINNING PILOT FOUR OTHER PIXYS TROPHIEDI THE 89-2 ISSUE OF SECOND WIND IS OUTI 4 MATS WINNERS DAVE BANKS PIXY * Sad2stsforowmwetaIag * * Ow U-Aaauaal Wewelettor 5300MG WIlD New Available SI per eM * Road Bothell WA 98021 206-778-8067 For info write call D 8 R AIRCRAFT MFG PO Box 299 ales TX 78629 72-7023 Major CredIt Cards Accepted
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 183, 184
FF Indoor Larry Kruse THE SITE 1989 Nats Indoor contest possibly best thats ever beencertainly best since Navy opted out Nats spon sor Located campus University Idaho Moscow some 150 miles rest outdoor Nationals events huge Kibbie Dome absolutely perfect host Enclosing full-size football field surrounded 440-yard track parabolic arches domed roof reach height 146 ft full length building providing unparalleled Category IV fly ing space Indoor events story Kibbie Dome became available late Nats planning stages saga itself suffice say substantial effort part people including Andy Ta gliafico Richard Doig Tony Italiano coop eration compromises biting bullet part AMA FAI Team fund NFFS grassroots support part indi vidual modelers modeling press helped pull off could say first walked door dome loaded down model boxes camera equipment Wow sense awe never left throughout three days Friday dedicated Hand-Launched Glider ROG Cabin two Indoor Scale events two unoffi cial events first three rounds FAI Team Finals accommodate activ ities Contest Directors Melody Richard Doig split flying schedule staggered seg ments spacious Dome two flying sites several events could run concur rently results Scale FlD treated two additional reports segment will deal non-Scale non-FAI events 74 Model Aviation hospitable spacious confines Kibbie Dome University Idaho campus played host years Indoor Nats schedule Fliers carpeted floor dwarfed expanse huge open area building its 146-ft unobstructed ceiling contest Jim Longstreth 1Portland OR prepares test fly original-design Manhattan Cabin designs marked high degree orig inality excellent craftsmanship Earl Hoffman RCarpenteria CA carefully adjusts pitch propeller Novice Pennyplane Note propellers exceptionally wide blades scimatar-shaped tips Carls Symphony design NFFS Indoor Model Year Roy White LCatawissa MO releases four-winged canard Ornithopter calls Miss Teenager America Roy holds several Indoor Orni thopter national records Dolores Van Gorder RCincinnati OH holds hubby Walts Pennyplane biplane Novice Pennyplane entries Indoor HLG always popular event ages became something special Dome rocket-armed challenged 146-ft ceiling Stan Buddenbohm transferred dominance Outdoor Indoor Open HLG two flights over 77 seconds Despite go rilla grunt launches Dan Belieff II could match deceptive-looking Buddenbohms performance Tom Stalick another imposing physical specimen nearly 15 seconds per flight under Buddenbohm too ended up third place Junior Senior HLG fliers maced brothers Dallas AlanMace though little Scott Robbins did best Junior stave off Mace brothers dominance Dave Warren second Senior Alan Mace like Stan Buddenbohm doubled winner Outdoor Catapult Glider unofficial event also run concurrently regular AMA Glider flying Snapping little 12-in-wingspan mod els aloft rubberband catapult proved very popular arms departed long before enthusiasm Justice however must have holiday Catapult Glider event weak willing won an Buddenbohm ROG Cabin appealing Indoor events humble opinion least has somewhat pulled back brink obscur ity several years ago graceful rise-offground floor launches spidery models esthetically very pleasing Senior Don Slusarczyk has proven best ROG Cabin flier country past two years garnering prestigious Stout Trophy both 88 89 best flight 2525 put him well beyond reach Richard Doig Dan Stan Buddenbohms IHLG all-balsa carbon fiber sheets laid up against sides bottom fuselage Cross-grained tiplets wing minimize tip flutter al low greater height launch less drag Melody Richard Doig Pontiac Ml again served admirably co-CDs Indoor kept events running smoothly pro vided up-to-the-minute computerized scores Belieff Open could manage 1710 1704 respectively Dwight Larks Junior officially began ROG Cabin career putting up successful flight before model dam aged Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane began Saturdays agenda winner Open Novice Pennyplane anything noviceCezar Banks numero uno FAI Team best flight 1305 comfortably distance Jack Continued page 183 November 1989 75 Scott Robbins Los Gatos CA seasoned veteran Nats having served timer Reno 84 Heres second-place HandLaunched Glider also set new Junior Ornithopter national record 89 Nats Dwight Larks Livingston CA almost cov ered up two first-place tro phies collected almost Junior event entered both Indoors Out doors good record first-ever Natsl Gordy Wisniewski Greendale Ml shows off highly successful Pennyplane bipe Joe Foster narrowly edged Gordy out usual first place event year Easy B winner Stan Chilton L releases Honey B test flight Note tremendous flex evident top prop blade induced initial burst torque rubber motor An insect-like ROG Cabin leaves floor R atop its spindly landing gear Rise-off-ground floor takeoffs requirement event has come back brink extinction hovering several years ago Open AMA Scale Clarences veteran Pea nut flew though rails logging flights over 80 seconds Outset pleasure watch him bring Tipsy Jr 12 seconds over minute employing skillful trimming techniques As mentioned earlier official events com plemented unofficial Bostonian contest run both seven-gram 14-gram Bostonians Dave Linstrum Indoor columnist Model Builder magazine Nearly 20 scalelike littie birds circled up same plywood take off platform used AMA Rubber Peanut Scale adding own color charisma proceedings Interestingly enough winners both Bostonian classes original de signs Richard Miller Don DeLoach re spectively quite similar use flat lifting-body approach event Dave Aronstein too used lifting-body approach canard tractor entry finish close sec ond behind Miller special thank needs issued Scale judges Bert Dugan Hal Winters Mike Welshans doing thing Richland Wednesday particular thank goes tireless Stan Alexander single-handedly lugged scale judging sheets trophies needed support materials 150 miles Richland Moscow ID just could CD Scale Contest great fun super setting Lets again soon Nats Indoor/Kruse Continued page 75 McGillivray second Jim Clem ended up third Junior Andy Tagliafico nice 911 would have put him middle pack Open Don Slusarezyk unchallenged Senior flew token flight order Goncentrate other events regular Pennyplane Joe Foster edged pe rennial Nats winner Gordy Wisniewski twin-finned bipe 1434 1352 Bruce Kim ball showed could fly Indoor well Out door placing third 1259 Again Don Slu sarczyk unchallenged Senior 1225 Scott Robbins flew four very consistent flights seven-minute range bested Dwight Larks 736 535 Junior Open Manhattan Cabin still belongs Walt Van Gorder Manhattan Pieces design has recent Nats contests Walts first flight 1021 best case other top two finishersa strange situation deed Larry Loucka second Walt first flight 938 Bob Nichols could bet ter first 932 attempt now-familiar names Dwight Larks Don Slusarczyk picked up first-place trophies respec tive age categories uncontested Hand-Launch Stick next first-place tro phy picked up Joe Foster after win Pen nyplane Joe pushed bit Bob Randolph ultimately triumphed over 2 minutes excellent flight 3844 Richard Doig came out behind officials table long enough pick up third place 2909 Don Slusarezyks winning 2940 Senior would have moved him trophy circle Open well Little Dwight Larks flew very respectable 758 take laurels Junior Easy B true oxymoron highlighted Andy Tagliaficos efforts Junior pII I I U U U U U U U U U um~E U U1UU SIG GLOW FUEL MANUFACTURED WITH THE PUREST FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS AVAILABLE Superior Igniters Improve starting idle acceleration Youll notice power bargain fuels Special Detergents Promote clean burning prevent residue buildup E * 1* U * Rust Inhibitors Protect engines corrosion After run oil needed engines * Film Strength Additives Increase lubricity provide extra lean run protection * Anti-Wear Additives Help keep engines running peak performance longer * Satisfaction Guaranteed FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $1500 SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL hane6$5 15% tro than3$$167 35% Nitrome ane $ 95 5$2695 SIG PREMIUM 4-STROKE FUEL 10% Nitromethane$1425 15% Nitromethane$1625 THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending finest quality model engine fuel available using finest quality ingredients instance Methanol use 995% pure very best grade money can buy also use real 100% pure UNitromethane get full measure youve paid based honest percentage-of-volume method percentage weight SIG fuels con tain 50-50 blend Bakers purest AA Castor Oil Inew improved Klotz Techniplate Synthetic Racing Oil maximum engine lubrication protection Based experience sincerely believe finest quality fuel can made price dont take word try some judge UyourselfPrceo sobjeet ehonge notree See dealer first notavailable order direct Call 800-247-5008 toll free ordersLatest Catalog $300 SIG MANUFACTURING COMontezuma IA 50171 •EEUUEEEUUUUEEEEU Eu.. EU NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 1/4 3/16 1/8 042 thick pound box Price $1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube $1375 no lube Slick costs $175 Postpaid us via UPS Cal add 6% tax 10 lb box UPS delivered Mades USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CongratulatIon ilk Poland winning 1989 Wakefield Cup Argentina naing FM-TAN Send *150 1989-90 Catalog SEND $150FAl Model Supply FOR CATALOGP0 Box 316 Torranca CA 30610 November 1989 183 U U U p p U U U U I I S U U U U p U U U U U U turn prInter airfoil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEKrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELLIGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $3995 m pkee mete, eeoe, h.k djt f US$50 0m0em tBMPC/XI7AT nevldd ceta,addamamp,eG,iepm.4enCt55eq aaa -IUm Seed Ak * ,evV ,dt CYGNET Software 24843 Del Prado #141b Dana Point CA 92629 flew almost unbelievable 1703 flight did quite measure up Andys current national record 1807 nonetheless im pressive watch Both Scott Robbins Dwight Larks also put up respectable flights garner second third places surprisingly Don Slusarezyk won Senior 1449 time challenged Dave Warren closest contest occurred Open Easy B fliers stacked up times like cordwood Ulti mately Stan Chilton posted 2343 apparent new national record just barely edging Jack McGillivray 2339 out first place Interestingly enough Chilton using muchflown Honey B McGillivray recorded time brand-new airplane just out box Earl Hoffman third 2245 Intermediate Stick saw Dwight Larks Don Slusarczyk winning Junior Senior Open however new name top heap Clarence Mather turned 2600 first flight just kept getting better finally posting win ner 2719 Dan Belieff did darndest break 27 minutes finished second Clar ence 2645 Stan Chilton picked up another tro phy third place 2606 Ornithopter last-minute addition ficial event attracted eight entries unheard-of number too years ago before quantum performance leaps oc curred perfecting four-winged ca nard configuration major figures responsible ad vanced thinking went development canard flapper has Frank Kieser years Nats winner posted best flight 933 disciple Franks well holder several current national records Orni thopter Roy White predictably second place flying Miss Teenage America 930 best time Senior Don Slusarczyk continued prove versatility ending up third fly ing excellent 855 wrapping up results years Indoor competition must said Indoor Nats has getting better better year thanks large part hard work dedication organizational skills Melody Richard Doig Sticklers written rules Doigs pro vide very structured contest environment competitor assured being treated same impartial manner Placing frame ref erence within spacious friendly confines Kibbie Dome assured everyone great contest Helidiver/Paul Continued page 79 tial silicone glue attaching fuel tanks anchors tank securely dampens engine vibration somewhat sug gest adding tank before doping fuse lage Silicone glue works great landing gear doors well coated inside door liberally glue held place masking tape until glue set So far doors have remained tached flying model off grass Use nylon landing gear clips hold gear wings type features premolded hump wire saves weight because can mounted ply wood plate doing away need cut grooves heavy mounting block Finishing model like Helldiver highly personal matter preference cover wood surfaces tissue seal grain add strength wings can covered either plastic tissue used silkspan simplicity After shrinking tissue apply about five coats clear dope add color choice prototype features gray upper surfaces white undersides Black trim tape used lines can opy masked painted insignia cut black contact paper ad hered coat clear dope around edges resist fuel seepage Flying After bolting trusty 05 35 onto nose soldering wheels time check balance point prototype balanced fine need adding lead flying field Helldiver proved dependable flier Id hoped Perform ance outstanding round mapeu vers quite respectable square fig ures ample side area assures model stays out lines no trouble SB2C meets basic goals Its sim ple realistic-looking flies AMA aerobatics pattern good marks Expect Continued page 188 Sw. PeaPIat Falek SinedCenn. Wnd 1/4 Scale Kits $12995 Epoxy/Glass/Foam Construction Drawings Data Formula 120 Pylon Sport Standoff ScaleKit Price ping Credit Cards WelcomedOhio Reaidents Add 7% 184 Model Aviation ** THE PIXY HAS DONE IT AGAIN IT WON THE US NATIONALS IN 1989 JUST AS IT DID IN 1986 ESTABLISHING THE PIXY AS THE TOP 2-METER COMPETITION GLIDER TODAVI DAVE BANKS IS THE WINNING PILOT FOUR OTHER PIXYS TROPHIEDI THE 89-2 ISSUE OF SECOND WIND IS OUTI 4 MATS WINNERS DAVE BANKS PIXY * Sad2stsforowmwetaIag * * Ow U-Aaauaal Wewelettor 5300MG WIlD New Available SI per eM * Road Bothell WA 98021 206-778-8067 For info write call D 8 R AIRCRAFT MFG PO Box 299 ales TX 78629 72-7023 Major CredIt Cards Accepted
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/11
Page Numbers: 74, 75, 183, 184
FF Indoor Larry Kruse THE SITE 1989 Nats Indoor contest possibly best thats ever beencertainly best since Navy opted out Nats spon sor Located campus University Idaho Moscow some 150 miles rest outdoor Nationals events huge Kibbie Dome absolutely perfect host Enclosing full-size football field surrounded 440-yard track parabolic arches domed roof reach height 146 ft full length building providing unparalleled Category IV fly ing space Indoor events story Kibbie Dome became available late Nats planning stages saga itself suffice say substantial effort part people including Andy Ta gliafico Richard Doig Tony Italiano coop eration compromises biting bullet part AMA FAI Team fund NFFS grassroots support part indi vidual modelers modeling press helped pull off could say first walked door dome loaded down model boxes camera equipment Wow sense awe never left throughout three days Friday dedicated Hand-Launched Glider ROG Cabin two Indoor Scale events two unoffi cial events first three rounds FAI Team Finals accommodate activ ities Contest Directors Melody Richard Doig split flying schedule staggered seg ments spacious Dome two flying sites several events could run concur rently results Scale FlD treated two additional reports segment will deal non-Scale non-FAI events 74 Model Aviation hospitable spacious confines Kibbie Dome University Idaho campus played host years Indoor Nats schedule Fliers carpeted floor dwarfed expanse huge open area building its 146-ft unobstructed ceiling contest Jim Longstreth 1Portland OR prepares test fly original-design Manhattan Cabin designs marked high degree orig inality excellent craftsmanship Earl Hoffman RCarpenteria CA carefully adjusts pitch propeller Novice Pennyplane Note propellers exceptionally wide blades scimatar-shaped tips Carls Symphony design NFFS Indoor Model Year Roy White LCatawissa MO releases four-winged canard Ornithopter calls Miss Teenager America Roy holds several Indoor Orni thopter national records Dolores Van Gorder RCincinnati OH holds hubby Walts Pennyplane biplane Novice Pennyplane entries Indoor HLG always popular event ages became something special Dome rocket-armed challenged 146-ft ceiling Stan Buddenbohm transferred dominance Outdoor Indoor Open HLG two flights over 77 seconds Despite go rilla grunt launches Dan Belieff II could match deceptive-looking Buddenbohms performance Tom Stalick another imposing physical specimen nearly 15 seconds per flight under Buddenbohm too ended up third place Junior Senior HLG fliers maced brothers Dallas AlanMace though little Scott Robbins did best Junior stave off Mace brothers dominance Dave Warren second Senior Alan Mace like Stan Buddenbohm doubled winner Outdoor Catapult Glider unofficial event also run concurrently regular AMA Glider flying Snapping little 12-in-wingspan mod els aloft rubberband catapult proved very popular arms departed long before enthusiasm Justice however must have holiday Catapult Glider event weak willing won an Buddenbohm ROG Cabin appealing Indoor events humble opinion least has somewhat pulled back brink obscur ity several years ago graceful rise-offground floor launches spidery models esthetically very pleasing Senior Don Slusarczyk has proven best ROG Cabin flier country past two years garnering prestigious Stout Trophy both 88 89 best flight 2525 put him well beyond reach Richard Doig Dan Stan Buddenbohms IHLG all-balsa carbon fiber sheets laid up against sides bottom fuselage Cross-grained tiplets wing minimize tip flutter al low greater height launch less drag Melody Richard Doig Pontiac Ml again served admirably co-CDs Indoor kept events running smoothly pro vided up-to-the-minute computerized scores Belieff Open could manage 1710 1704 respectively Dwight Larks Junior officially began ROG Cabin career putting up successful flight before model dam aged Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane began Saturdays agenda winner Open Novice Pennyplane anything noviceCezar Banks numero uno FAI Team best flight 1305 comfortably distance Jack Continued page 183 November 1989 75 Scott Robbins Los Gatos CA seasoned veteran Nats having served timer Reno 84 Heres second-place HandLaunched Glider also set new Junior Ornithopter national record 89 Nats Dwight Larks Livingston CA almost cov ered up two first-place tro phies collected almost Junior event entered both Indoors Out doors good record first-ever Natsl Gordy Wisniewski Greendale Ml shows off highly successful Pennyplane bipe Joe Foster narrowly edged Gordy out usual first place event year Easy B winner Stan Chilton L releases Honey B test flight Note tremendous flex evident top prop blade induced initial burst torque rubber motor An insect-like ROG Cabin leaves floor R atop its spindly landing gear Rise-off-ground floor takeoffs requirement event has come back brink extinction hovering several years ago Open AMA Scale Clarences veteran Pea nut flew though rails logging flights over 80 seconds Outset pleasure watch him bring Tipsy Jr 12 seconds over minute employing skillful trimming techniques As mentioned earlier official events com plemented unofficial Bostonian contest run both seven-gram 14-gram Bostonians Dave Linstrum Indoor columnist Model Builder magazine Nearly 20 scalelike littie birds circled up same plywood take off platform used AMA Rubber Peanut Scale adding own color charisma proceedings Interestingly enough winners both Bostonian classes original de signs Richard Miller Don DeLoach re spectively quite similar use flat lifting-body approach event Dave Aronstein too used lifting-body approach canard tractor entry finish close sec ond behind Miller special thank needs issued Scale judges Bert Dugan Hal Winters Mike Welshans doing thing Richland Wednesday particular thank goes tireless Stan Alexander single-handedly lugged scale judging sheets trophies needed support materials 150 miles Richland Moscow ID just could CD Scale Contest great fun super setting Lets again soon Nats Indoor/Kruse Continued page 75 McGillivray second Jim Clem ended up third Junior Andy Tagliafico nice 911 would have put him middle pack Open Don Slusarezyk unchallenged Senior flew token flight order Goncentrate other events regular Pennyplane Joe Foster edged pe rennial Nats winner Gordy Wisniewski twin-finned bipe 1434 1352 Bruce Kim ball showed could fly Indoor well Out door placing third 1259 Again Don Slu sarczyk unchallenged Senior 1225 Scott Robbins flew four very consistent flights seven-minute range bested Dwight Larks 736 535 Junior Open Manhattan Cabin still belongs Walt Van Gorder Manhattan Pieces design has recent Nats contests Walts first flight 1021 best case other top two finishersa strange situation deed Larry Loucka second Walt first flight 938 Bob Nichols could bet ter first 932 attempt now-familiar names Dwight Larks Don Slusarczyk picked up first-place trophies respec tive age categories uncontested Hand-Launch Stick next first-place tro phy picked up Joe Foster after win Pen nyplane Joe pushed bit Bob Randolph ultimately triumphed over 2 minutes excellent flight 3844 Richard Doig came out behind officials table long enough pick up third place 2909 Don Slusarezyks winning 2940 Senior would have moved him trophy circle Open well Little Dwight Larks flew very respectable 758 take laurels Junior Easy B true oxymoron highlighted Andy Tagliaficos efforts Junior pII I I U U U U U U U U U um~E U U1UU SIG GLOW FUEL MANUFACTURED WITH THE PUREST FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS AVAILABLE Superior Igniters Improve starting idle acceleration Youll notice power bargain fuels Special Detergents Promote clean burning prevent residue buildup E * 1* U * Rust Inhibitors Protect engines corrosion After run oil needed engines * Film Strength Additives Increase lubricity provide extra lean run protection * Anti-Wear Additives Help keep engines running peak performance longer * Satisfaction Guaranteed FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $1500 SIG CHAMPION 2-STROKE FUEL hane6$5 15% tro than3$$167 35% Nitrome ane $ 95 5$2695 SIG PREMIUM 4-STROKE FUEL 10% Nitromethane$1425 15% Nitromethane$1625 THE CHOICE OF CHAMPION FLYERS over 20 years SIG has blending finest quality model engine fuel available using finest quality ingredients instance Methanol use 995% pure very best grade money can buy also use real 100% pure UNitromethane get full measure youve paid based honest percentage-of-volume method percentage weight SIG fuels con tain 50-50 blend Bakers purest AA Castor Oil Inew improved Klotz Techniplate Synthetic Racing Oil maximum engine lubrication protection Based experience sincerely believe finest quality fuel can made price dont take word try some judge UyourselfPrceo sobjeet ehonge notree See dealer first notavailable order direct Call 800-247-5008 toll free ordersLatest Catalog $300 SIG MANUFACTURING COMontezuma IA 50171 •EEUUEEEUUUUEEEEU Eu.. EU NEW FAI TAN RUBBER Sizes 1/4 3/16 1/8 042 thick pound box Price $1475 includes 4 oz Slick lube $1375 no lube Slick costs $175 Postpaid us via UPS Cal add 6% tax 10 lb box UPS delivered Mades USA Slow cure consistant quality Ask FAI-TAN CongratulatIon ilk Poland winning 1989 Wakefield Cup Argentina naing FM-TAN Send *150 1989-90 Catalog SEND $150FAl Model Supply FOR CATALOGP0 Box 316 Torranca CA 30610 November 1989 183 U U U p p U U U U I I S U U U U p U U U U U U turn prInter airfoil plotter with.. FOILED AGAIN! PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHEKrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELLIGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $3995 m pkee mete, eeoe, h.k djt f US$50 0m0em tBMPC/XI7AT nevldd ceta,addamamp,eG,iepm.4enCt55eq aaa -IUm Seed Ak * ,evV ,dt CYGNET Software 24843 Del Prado #141b Dana Point CA 92629 flew almost unbelievable 1703 flight did quite measure up Andys current national record 1807 nonetheless im pressive watch Both Scott Robbins Dwight Larks also put up respectable flights garner second third places surprisingly Don Slusarezyk won Senior 1449 time challenged Dave Warren closest contest occurred Open Easy B fliers stacked up times like cordwood Ulti mately Stan Chilton posted 2343 apparent new national record just barely edging Jack McGillivray 2339 out first place Interestingly enough Chilton using muchflown Honey B McGillivray recorded time brand-new airplane just out box Earl Hoffman third 2245 Intermediate Stick saw Dwight Larks Don Slusarczyk winning Junior Senior Open however new name top heap Clarence Mather turned 2600 first flight just kept getting better finally posting win ner 2719 Dan Belieff did darndest break 27 minutes finished second Clar ence 2645 Stan Chilton picked up another tro phy third place 2606 Ornithopter last-minute addition ficial event attracted eight entries unheard-of number too years ago before quantum performance leaps oc curred perfecting four-winged ca nard configuration major figures responsible ad vanced thinking went development canard flapper has Frank Kieser years Nats winner posted best flight 933 disciple Franks well holder several current national records Orni thopter Roy White predictably second place flying Miss Teenage America 930 best time Senior Don Slusarczyk continued prove versatility ending up third fly ing excellent 855 wrapping up results years Indoor competition must said Indoor Nats has getting better better year thanks large part hard work dedication organizational skills Melody Richard Doig Sticklers written rules Doigs pro vide very structured contest environment competitor assured being treated same impartial manner Placing frame ref erence within spacious friendly confines Kibbie Dome assured everyone great contest Helidiver/Paul Continued page 79 tial silicone glue attaching fuel tanks anchors tank securely dampens engine vibration somewhat sug gest adding tank before doping fuse lage Silicone glue works great landing gear doors well coated inside door liberally glue held place masking tape until glue set So far doors have remained tached flying model off grass Use nylon landing gear clips hold gear wings type features premolded hump wire saves weight because can mounted ply wood plate doing away need cut grooves heavy mounting block Finishing model like Helldiver highly personal matter preference cover wood surfaces tissue seal grain add strength wings can covered either plastic tissue used silkspan simplicity After shrinking tissue apply about five coats clear dope add color choice prototype features gray upper surfaces white undersides Black trim tape used lines can opy masked painted insignia cut black contact paper ad hered coat clear dope around edges resist fuel seepage Flying After bolting trusty 05 35 onto nose soldering wheels time check balance point prototype balanced fine need adding lead flying field Helldiver proved dependable flier Id hoped Perform ance outstanding round mapeu vers quite respectable square fig ures ample side area assures model stays out lines no trouble SB2C meets basic goals Its sim ple realistic-looking flies AMA aerobatics pattern good marks Expect Continued page 188 Sw. PeaPIat Falek SinedCenn. Wnd 1/4 Scale Kits $12995 Epoxy/Glass/Foam Construction Drawings Data Formula 120 Pylon Sport Standoff ScaleKit Price ping Credit Cards WelcomedOhio Reaidents Add 7% 184 Model Aviation ** THE PIXY HAS DONE IT AGAIN IT WON THE US NATIONALS IN 1989 JUST AS IT DID IN 1986 ESTABLISHING THE PIXY AS THE TOP 2-METER COMPETITION GLIDER TODAVI DAVE BANKS IS THE WINNING PILOT FOUR OTHER PIXYS TROPHIEDI THE 89-2 ISSUE OF SECOND WIND IS OUTI 4 MATS WINNERS DAVE BANKS PIXY * Sad2stsforowmwetaIag * * Ow U-Aaauaal Wewelettor 5300MG WIlD New Available SI per eM * Road Bothell WA 98021 206-778-8067 For info write call D 8 R AIRCRAFT MFG PO Box 299 ales TX 78629 72-7023 Major CredIt Cards Accepted