plastic molded FiG design favor Verbitski-style models certainly flying very well cant beat em join em eh Thomas venerable Verbitski stacking new Long BE-49 golden ship proved wasnt infallible casualty solidified Verbitskis decision fly BE-43 1987 winner American camp its trou bles too just few minutes go before starting siren Ken Phair launched check flight collided other gliding model Kens bird de stroyed other plane rocked little continued its way seemingly undam aged man US made best itset up another ship said planned use case Round 1 began usual flurry ac tivity Everyone seemed anxious get flight early Doug Galbreath fired up hot Nelson engine V-Max dihedral tiplet design has successfully develop ing Ken Oliver Though Dougs launch looked fine shear 80 ft flat tened climb just enough cause overbunt condition lost some altitude stalled first minute before finally flat tening out beautiful glide still high enough make four minutes some spare Breathing somewhat easier after first max books Randy Archer put picture-perfect flight score second max different story Ken Phair rough day continued right first flight After excellent climb Continued page 165 THE THIRD MORNING competition slated FiB Wakefield dawned clear calm quite cool day before organizers watchful con cerned provide best possible condi tions competition announced rounds would shortened 45 min utes light fact usual winds would almost surely crease afternoon Wakefields gen erally affected wind heavier Nordic Power models Obvi ously wise decision though retrieval teams reporters would kept quite busy Flying commenced promptly start Round 1 Giovannetti Chile hav ing first-in-air honors Unfortunately Giovannetti since first World Champs encountered turbulent wind shear layer suffered bad power stall clocking disappointing 81 sec Next up Reiner Hofsass Germany new Espada also suffered slight power stall After great victory Livno 1985 Hofsass has built new mod els wings solid Rohacell foam cov ered light Kevlar outfitted carbon spars tips plug onepiece dihedraled center panels airfoil patterned after Bob White section ad mired quite thin some upsweep wings stronger seemed handle higher launch speed October 1989 69 Left Xian Wang Peoples Republic China launches Power ship flight landed him solid 6th place 326-second flight six-minute flyoff teammate Li Anxin placed 7th right behind him Back 1985 Xian placed 5th World Championships Livno Right Flying USSR V Strukov model placed 8th Eugene Verbitski 3rd-place winner observe test flight Sunday morning several other contestants waiting cold damp low-lying mist evaporate before starting flyoffs FFWC FIB Rubber Left Jimmy intrepid interpreter Chinese team holding magnificent Waketields instrumental once again enabling win Fl B team prize Right Wenyi Zhang left flew 9th place total score 1287 Zhaoyi Zeng right won 5th place flight 192 seconds four-minute flyotf Both fliers instrumental helping Chinese team well forces ease Jim Quinn flew first US climb wasnt strong might have due effects cool temperature 70 Model Aviation Left E Gorban USSR packs maximum number turns motor ship four-minute flyoff round placed 6th 159 seconds four-minute flyoff flying according plan exactly Bob White USA flew tail booms Russian birds appear glass composite always painted state secret background American flag Bob Whites ther mister Right Louis Dupuis France placed 57th seen assisting teammate JC Cheneau preparation 7th-place flight Left Jean-Claude Cheneaus Wakefield captured 7th place Right 1~ waetgeia unampion Itzflak Ben-Itzhak Israel placed 40th year seen putting last-minute adjustments Wakefield attentive young assistant fellow Israeli Noam Senderov rubber glide very good though quite strong enough max 31/2 minutes now required FiB rules first rounds Jim landed 20 seconds short Bob White given po sition just next US team orga nizers would convenient form chase crew radio flew Both Bob Walt Ghio flew beautiful maxes Jack Brown took turn after fairly good climb seemed rid ing small bubble good air upset glide just enough cause loss nine Walt Ghio USA launches Wake field cold dawn air Round 1 Defending World Champion Bob White L USA photographed weighing familiar max Unfortunately Walt went what red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefield Number 24 during processing Bob man- disappointing World aged 4th-place finish total score 1290 plus 196 seconds four-minute flyoff Championships managing 59th place Glider set up ready second tempt flier waited ground few seconds catching breath hoping last-ditch thermal Dale went straight up off glide disappointing 70-sec time 14th place gallant try situations frequently become bit lottery year no exception first flyoff couldnt help ob serve best times returned fliers launched southern end flight line field either over longer pampas grass just downwind stubblefield Reigning World Champ Victor Tchop brought VT-38 intrepid Glider hed captured gold 87 France 88 European Champion ships Yugoslavia flown day obvious success 230-sec time flyoff however Tchop 10 sec short needed total defend ti tle Flying first world event Nuttgens did himself Germany credit near end round score 227 put him seventh place New Zealands Malcolm Sexton attempted max Lepps thermal unable center came landing 212 sec Five 15 fliers maxed awaiting return Gliders downwind brisk wind re trieval went smoothly fields good chasing no faced either pro longed waiting undue grief un mowed grass made generally soft forgiving landings few punctured model coverings worry about five-minute flyoff would decisive round found lift conditions less unchanged sirens sounding Andres Lepp position southernmost among five remain ing flight stations again began towing An dres AL-37 seemed unerringly tune tested air together Sens ing apparent thermal tension circled downwind once twice pausing mas terfully sidestep somewhat out control rival model Russian maintained su preme control seemed always keenly aware situation hand After last circle tow downwind make sure air Andres zoom launched spiraling up left-handed open climb recov ery perfect None other fliers position reach Andres air As AL-37 soared away what looked surefire max everyone else searched fruitlessly lift Andres sat launched watch ing entire flight daring hope hed remain unchallenged became obvious no rival maxes off ing Eugene Verbitski rushed congratu late Andres Together two Russians walked back crowd friends ad mirers flight line rising swell applause cheering Andres beam ing ear ear pride happiness Eugene shook hand bear hugged him Nordic flier has contrib uted much FlA come close winning least twice before fully deserved victory FFWC FiC Power/Hines Continued page 69 seemingly good recovery Kens model stalled ground 140 seconds virtually killed chance team prize Ken wasnt flier experiencing some problems Dave Sugden Canada Dick Johnson Roger Baggott Great Bri tam Gunnar Agren Sweden among others didnt max Out 48 competitors 33 achieved fourminute max midway through Round 2 wind shear stoppedbut wind gusts settling usual southwest erly direction earlier previous day wind cold needed extra layers clothing just keep warm Conditions worsened rounds progressed power patterns deteriorated buffeting turbulence trying harsh conditions brought fliers scores way down caused several crashes wind speed gusting near nine-meters-per-second limit nearly impossible detect small ther mals let alone start engine launch time Argentinas Mauricio Zito much home-field advantage anyone doing very well until dropped sixth round error Round 6 fact statistically worst 26 maxes 18 drops Despite sorry sixth round two teams still retained full scoresthe Poles Rus sians Jan Ochman Poland unlucky exciting seventh round managing 143 sec deserving Soviet team maxed out win four seconds over Chinese put flyoff Randy Archer meantime fly ing very well albeit couple squeak ers US team member make flyoff Doug Ken both plagued stalled flights drops last-gasp crash punctuating things Ken interest achieving sporting re sult' making allowances wind organizing committee postponed flyoffs until Sunday morning relief almost everyone spoke lucky 13 maxed out walked off Aerodromo La Cruz field earlier expectedwith two-night bonus think over strategies home stretch FFWC Fl B Rubber/Hines Continued page 70 seconds Fully half 74 fliers made max some notable exceptions Ben Itzhak Israel 1979 FlB victor gar EASY AS 1-2-3 Instructional Videotapes HOW TO VACUUM BAG FIBERGLASS WINGS AND WHERE TO BUY MATERIALS AND MAKING FIBERGLASS MOLDS otapes give ABCs making fiberglass molds wings what equipment material will need tapes allow manufac hire mosty fibergiass part technique CUTTING FOAM CORES AND MAKING TEM PLATES rs step-by-step technique foam wings plans Automatic Hands Off Foam cutter will give Shaip Tmiling Edges will given videotape Bonus DRAWING PLANS & PHOTOS FOR BAT TERY POWERED BUBBLE BLOWER le Blower puts outs million bubbles Its ap plication study thennals great Hand Launch Thennal flying PRICING HOW TO VACUUM BAG3495 Shipping MAKING MOLDS3495 Shipping CUTIING FOAM CORES3495 Shipping BAI1TERY BUBBLE BLOWER PLANS699 Available VHS & BETA Texas residents add 8% sates tax Pricing Subject Change Without Notice IoIk RfrCo o 1/4 Scale Kits $12995 Epoxy/Glass/Foam construction Drawingi Data Formula 120 Pylon Sport Standoff ScaleKit Price ping Credit Cards WelcomedOhio Residents Add 7% October 1989 165 Picture Worth Thousand Words nered 147 seconds Doug Rowsell Can ada 178 seconds Ivan Taylor England 206 seconds Frances consist ently high-placing Louis Dupuis di sastrous 13 seconds Ruben Clemen ceau dropped second Ar gentine home team Rounds 2 through 7 proceeded quickly mishap As predicted breeze started coming up climbs con testants suffered due cold effects rubber early day turbulence later although winds never quite reached velocities recorded day before scores also reflected characteristically poor liftsoft narrow hard read example 56 maxes recorded third round total dropped 40 Round 6 real challenge read indicators properly often conditions misinterpreted de tected lot frustration up down flight line due difficult conditions Still two remaining flights 15 fliers no misses cer tainly testament excellence Among successful defending World Champion Bob White flying familiar red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefields No 24 exact Jim Quinn did well after Round 1 recording maxes Walt Ghio other hand having day best forgot ten Jack Brown mechanical glitch GATOR RIC PRODUCTS DELUX ALL BALSA KIT An new Tiger Tail 20 four strokes piped 60 two strokes beautiful performer competition just showing offl balsa kit machined wood parts complete hardware package includes plug-n djustable stab parts new wing mounts Wing Span -72 inWing Ara 860 sq Complete Delux KitSi 5995 cut Walts flight very short Round 2 Jack suffered max until Round 5 After looking strong early Anselmo Zen Italy lives flies Holland dropped three seconds sixth round after power stall putting him ninth place tie Wenyi vic torious Chinese team Further underscoring tough max superb Chinese team dropped three flights during 21 flights winning competition Also fateful sixth round great all-arounder UK Russell Peers said prefer flying wind fi nally came cropper 162 secondsas did Mirsad Kapitanovic Yugoslavia Un luckier still great Swiss thinker flier Dieter Siebenmann 149 seconds Jordanov Bulgaria 112 seconds Polands Luniewski 144 seconds waited until Round 7 make mis takes Luniewski able stay up 17 seconds team would have beat Chinesewhich must add would have no small feat An oft-repeated comment matched observation need remove decalage and/or tighten glide circle achieve best trim compromise turbulent conditions event days FiB flyoff four-minute round first flyoff began 345 pm weather TRANSMITTER CASE An inexpensive rugged molded case protect expensive transmitter both two stick single stick transmitters Black leather grain aluminum trim locking clasp $2995 MV-I TYPHOON New F3A competition Big beautiful flyer balsa construction plug-in wings 120 four stroke 60 two stroke power Plans-two sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 clear butyrate canopy. S 995 OTHER PLANS Tiger Tail 4S-two sheets 120 four strokes51495 TAR baby 120 four strokesSi 195 Alley 40 size trainer sport$ 895 Gator Flea 40 size sportS 895 Bobcat 40 size sportS 895 conditions earmarks difficult time ahead eight remaining heroes far warm wind blustery feel almost certainly meant bumpy ride higher drift above ground effect Naturally wind started blowing soon siren announced beginning rounds 15 minutes launch ing fliers could afford miss chance well-marked thermal stage game As motors wound preparation several broke overwinding effort pack little climb rubber audience watched quiet suspense would go first sudden flurry north end flight line two climbing third Andriukov White Gorban stations three two respectively power stalled Andriukov someone answered did see climb Cofalik got Wow really looks good doesnt Quickly Gliders drifted away making difficult tell otherso wed wait hear through grapevine after seeing timers turn away binoculars read chronometers First came news Tornkvist Sweden low flight did Cheneau France Gorban USSR Hofsass Germany good flight 203 sec onds closely followed Bob White 196 seconds Zhaoyi China 192 GATOR SOFT MOUNTS COMPLETE SOFT MOUNTS INCLUDES ALL HARDWARE Optimized lowest vibration transmission airframe minimizing engine shake Available YS-60 OS-60$1495 SOFT MOUNT COMPONENTS 4-lug Mounting Plate 6061 -T-6 black anodized Undrilled. DrilledforYS-600r05-60 $695 Rubber Iso-Mounts SIB diameters 112 long 8-32 female end 8-32 x 112 male other end Specify soft 50 durometer-yellowl firm 60 durometer-purple Each. S3OOPkg of4$995 feather Ilte glass cloth 7 ozsq yd est weave Fastest Filling test Finished Weight Big 3 Sq Yard Pkg Detailed Instructions $895 Include S2 SOlitem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-8639 166 Model Aviation MODEL PRODUCTS CORP ox 1000 Allamuchy NJ 07820 available write direct Add $100 $200 outside USI seconds maxes Cofalik Poland Andriukov both using ad vanced system delayed prop release com bined hard vertical javelin-style launch achieved four-minute bogey times seemingly benefit very much lift Andriukov con tinued use heater blanket keep US-manufactured rubber 35-degree Celsius region Cofalik said using Pirelli super climbs Maybe keeps better frozen north regions Poland point organizers announced FiB flyoff would continued next morning alternating FiC fly offs meant another early departure flying field chance two remaining Wakefield boys join 13 Power fliers last night check over bits stew about strategies FFWC Flyoffs/H ines Continued page 71 changed devoid lift two com batants work Cofalik away first good launch climb white-with-black-trim ship followed 25 seconds later Andriukovs darker colored bird approximately same altitude drifted off west steadily gliding ground what looked close race Cofaliks Wake few feet high approached fiveminute mark suddenly dethermal ized Three official watches just few tenths over mark fourth read 4595 Less dramatically Andriukovs flight passed five-minute mark few meters high leaving Rus sian Pole tied anticipation six-minute round Back Power boys fiveminute round began time 1030 virtually neutral air Off went Roux France quickly followed Koster rest Judging clapping crowd Randy Archer clearly highest flight Most made round ease Mu khin USSR no bunt re covered 100 ft lower after huge stall fact Plachetka Poland dropped out 280 seconds thereby eliminating last balsa-and-glass-only FlC mod els Eleven now remained go sixminute flight cream would surely begin rising top 11 am sun beginning warm just bit meant thermals would probably determine outcome point siren sounded nounce beginning six-minute flyoff FlB would prove chal lenge present transitional air condi tions drift lessened begun shift bit south Cofalik An driukov set trying sniff out piece good air hope other might miss After perhaps minutes wait Cofalik made launch followed about 10 sec onds Andriukovthe same strategy earlier flight Again climbs al equal making final result depen dent glide Polish fliers running flap ping shirts under Cofaliks Wake As headed south over taller pampas grass circle opened up bit glide gan bounce around Andriukovs plane farther west merely settling gently ground land 237 sec onds Cofaliks ship riding light bubble touched down 317 seconds teammates rushed congratu late him crowd applauded first-ever Polish World Champion Eugene Cofalik six-minute round FlC began 1130 Roux Koster Verbitski Archer leading mass launchers away first air would guarantee win ner course case Roux ended effort 241 seconds matched Venuti last nonaluminum-skinned fliers Also dropping out Koster 326 seconds Xian 326 seconds Strukov 307 seconds Anxin 317 seconds Czerwinski 236 seconds left four hopefuls Randy Archer three Russians seven minute shoot-out nounced high noon Randy work cut out him certainly appeared up task Based earlier flights still favorite fact Italian team giving 31 odds him opinion either four- five-minute flight unlimited Randy would have won handily 30 seconds spare Flight stations drawn re spective team managers Korban north end Mukhin next Randy third Verbitski south position breeze come up like clockwork seemed have lessened since previous two days nor haze likely cause problem timers bit waiting game played first five minutes until Korban fired up launched bird used right-rolling vertical climb good bunted recovery Mukhin flew next good climb bit left usual lost some altitude Randys ship came scream ing up tailpipe ended higher perfect transition Verbitski launched complete excitingly quick progres sion within minute Randy air 73 sec 03-sec overrun OKthere still plenty time backup model just capable Randy looked cool confident set up No 11 waited moment 1211 Walt Ghio signaled upwind Randy fired up launched right warm lull light thermal car ried him full seven minutes though competitors looked good soared downwind Korban alone made max Verbitski third place 347 NEW BY POPULAR REQUEST LARGE SCALE ENGINE CYLINDERS 4 WRIGHT J-5 WHIRLWIND Molded high-impact styrene dummy cylinders feature deep cooling fins utmost realism Both Wasp Whirlwind types cylinders available two different large scales1/5th 2 4th 3 ts include assembly instructions Smaller sizes also offered Note These units may modified resemble other cylinder types Send $3 full-color catalog featuring aircraft paintings suitable framing WILLIAMS BROTHERS INC DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 October 1989 167
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/10
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 165, 166, 167
plastic molded FiG design favor Verbitski-style models certainly flying very well cant beat em join em eh Thomas venerable Verbitski stacking new Long BE-49 golden ship proved wasnt infallible casualty solidified Verbitskis decision fly BE-43 1987 winner American camp its trou bles too just few minutes go before starting siren Ken Phair launched check flight collided other gliding model Kens bird de stroyed other plane rocked little continued its way seemingly undam aged man US made best itset up another ship said planned use case Round 1 began usual flurry ac tivity Everyone seemed anxious get flight early Doug Galbreath fired up hot Nelson engine V-Max dihedral tiplet design has successfully develop ing Ken Oliver Though Dougs launch looked fine shear 80 ft flat tened climb just enough cause overbunt condition lost some altitude stalled first minute before finally flat tening out beautiful glide still high enough make four minutes some spare Breathing somewhat easier after first max books Randy Archer put picture-perfect flight score second max different story Ken Phair rough day continued right first flight After excellent climb Continued page 165 THE THIRD MORNING competition slated FiB Wakefield dawned clear calm quite cool day before organizers watchful con cerned provide best possible condi tions competition announced rounds would shortened 45 min utes light fact usual winds would almost surely crease afternoon Wakefields gen erally affected wind heavier Nordic Power models Obvi ously wise decision though retrieval teams reporters would kept quite busy Flying commenced promptly start Round 1 Giovannetti Chile hav ing first-in-air honors Unfortunately Giovannetti since first World Champs encountered turbulent wind shear layer suffered bad power stall clocking disappointing 81 sec Next up Reiner Hofsass Germany new Espada also suffered slight power stall After great victory Livno 1985 Hofsass has built new mod els wings solid Rohacell foam cov ered light Kevlar outfitted carbon spars tips plug onepiece dihedraled center panels airfoil patterned after Bob White section ad mired quite thin some upsweep wings stronger seemed handle higher launch speed October 1989 69 Left Xian Wang Peoples Republic China launches Power ship flight landed him solid 6th place 326-second flight six-minute flyoff teammate Li Anxin placed 7th right behind him Back 1985 Xian placed 5th World Championships Livno Right Flying USSR V Strukov model placed 8th Eugene Verbitski 3rd-place winner observe test flight Sunday morning several other contestants waiting cold damp low-lying mist evaporate before starting flyoffs FFWC FIB Rubber Left Jimmy intrepid interpreter Chinese team holding magnificent Waketields instrumental once again enabling win Fl B team prize Right Wenyi Zhang left flew 9th place total score 1287 Zhaoyi Zeng right won 5th place flight 192 seconds four-minute flyotf Both fliers instrumental helping Chinese team well forces ease Jim Quinn flew first US climb wasnt strong might have due effects cool temperature 70 Model Aviation Left E Gorban USSR packs maximum number turns motor ship four-minute flyoff round placed 6th 159 seconds four-minute flyoff flying according plan exactly Bob White USA flew tail booms Russian birds appear glass composite always painted state secret background American flag Bob Whites ther mister Right Louis Dupuis France placed 57th seen assisting teammate JC Cheneau preparation 7th-place flight Left Jean-Claude Cheneaus Wakefield captured 7th place Right 1~ waetgeia unampion Itzflak Ben-Itzhak Israel placed 40th year seen putting last-minute adjustments Wakefield attentive young assistant fellow Israeli Noam Senderov rubber glide very good though quite strong enough max 31/2 minutes now required FiB rules first rounds Jim landed 20 seconds short Bob White given po sition just next US team orga nizers would convenient form chase crew radio flew Both Bob Walt Ghio flew beautiful maxes Jack Brown took turn after fairly good climb seemed rid ing small bubble good air upset glide just enough cause loss nine Walt Ghio USA launches Wake field cold dawn air Round 1 Defending World Champion Bob White L USA photographed weighing familiar max Unfortunately Walt went what red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefield Number 24 during processing Bob man- disappointing World aged 4th-place finish total score 1290 plus 196 seconds four-minute flyoff Championships managing 59th place Glider set up ready second tempt flier waited ground few seconds catching breath hoping last-ditch thermal Dale went straight up off glide disappointing 70-sec time 14th place gallant try situations frequently become bit lottery year no exception first flyoff couldnt help ob serve best times returned fliers launched southern end flight line field either over longer pampas grass just downwind stubblefield Reigning World Champ Victor Tchop brought VT-38 intrepid Glider hed captured gold 87 France 88 European Champion ships Yugoslavia flown day obvious success 230-sec time flyoff however Tchop 10 sec short needed total defend ti tle Flying first world event Nuttgens did himself Germany credit near end round score 227 put him seventh place New Zealands Malcolm Sexton attempted max Lepps thermal unable center came landing 212 sec Five 15 fliers maxed awaiting return Gliders downwind brisk wind re trieval went smoothly fields good chasing no faced either pro longed waiting undue grief un mowed grass made generally soft forgiving landings few punctured model coverings worry about five-minute flyoff would decisive round found lift conditions less unchanged sirens sounding Andres Lepp position southernmost among five remain ing flight stations again began towing An dres AL-37 seemed unerringly tune tested air together Sens ing apparent thermal tension circled downwind once twice pausing mas terfully sidestep somewhat out control rival model Russian maintained su preme control seemed always keenly aware situation hand After last circle tow downwind make sure air Andres zoom launched spiraling up left-handed open climb recov ery perfect None other fliers position reach Andres air As AL-37 soared away what looked surefire max everyone else searched fruitlessly lift Andres sat launched watch ing entire flight daring hope hed remain unchallenged became obvious no rival maxes off ing Eugene Verbitski rushed congratu late Andres Together two Russians walked back crowd friends ad mirers flight line rising swell applause cheering Andres beam ing ear ear pride happiness Eugene shook hand bear hugged him Nordic flier has contrib uted much FlA come close winning least twice before fully deserved victory FFWC FiC Power/Hines Continued page 69 seemingly good recovery Kens model stalled ground 140 seconds virtually killed chance team prize Ken wasnt flier experiencing some problems Dave Sugden Canada Dick Johnson Roger Baggott Great Bri tam Gunnar Agren Sweden among others didnt max Out 48 competitors 33 achieved fourminute max midway through Round 2 wind shear stoppedbut wind gusts settling usual southwest erly direction earlier previous day wind cold needed extra layers clothing just keep warm Conditions worsened rounds progressed power patterns deteriorated buffeting turbulence trying harsh conditions brought fliers scores way down caused several crashes wind speed gusting near nine-meters-per-second limit nearly impossible detect small ther mals let alone start engine launch time Argentinas Mauricio Zito much home-field advantage anyone doing very well until dropped sixth round error Round 6 fact statistically worst 26 maxes 18 drops Despite sorry sixth round two teams still retained full scoresthe Poles Rus sians Jan Ochman Poland unlucky exciting seventh round managing 143 sec deserving Soviet team maxed out win four seconds over Chinese put flyoff Randy Archer meantime fly ing very well albeit couple squeak ers US team member make flyoff Doug Ken both plagued stalled flights drops last-gasp crash punctuating things Ken interest achieving sporting re sult' making allowances wind organizing committee postponed flyoffs until Sunday morning relief almost everyone spoke lucky 13 maxed out walked off Aerodromo La Cruz field earlier expectedwith two-night bonus think over strategies home stretch FFWC Fl B Rubber/Hines Continued page 70 seconds Fully half 74 fliers made max some notable exceptions Ben Itzhak Israel 1979 FlB victor gar EASY AS 1-2-3 Instructional Videotapes HOW TO VACUUM BAG FIBERGLASS WINGS AND WHERE TO BUY MATERIALS AND MAKING FIBERGLASS MOLDS otapes give ABCs making fiberglass molds wings what equipment material will need tapes allow manufac hire mosty fibergiass part technique CUTTING FOAM CORES AND MAKING TEM PLATES rs step-by-step technique foam wings plans Automatic Hands Off Foam cutter will give Shaip Tmiling Edges will given videotape Bonus DRAWING PLANS & PHOTOS FOR BAT TERY POWERED BUBBLE BLOWER le Blower puts outs million bubbles Its ap plication study thennals great Hand Launch Thennal flying PRICING HOW TO VACUUM BAG3495 Shipping MAKING MOLDS3495 Shipping CUTIING FOAM CORES3495 Shipping BAI1TERY BUBBLE BLOWER PLANS699 Available VHS & BETA Texas residents add 8% sates tax Pricing Subject Change Without Notice IoIk RfrCo o 1/4 Scale Kits $12995 Epoxy/Glass/Foam construction Drawingi Data Formula 120 Pylon Sport Standoff ScaleKit Price ping Credit Cards WelcomedOhio Residents Add 7% October 1989 165 Picture Worth Thousand Words nered 147 seconds Doug Rowsell Can ada 178 seconds Ivan Taylor England 206 seconds Frances consist ently high-placing Louis Dupuis di sastrous 13 seconds Ruben Clemen ceau dropped second Ar gentine home team Rounds 2 through 7 proceeded quickly mishap As predicted breeze started coming up climbs con testants suffered due cold effects rubber early day turbulence later although winds never quite reached velocities recorded day before scores also reflected characteristically poor liftsoft narrow hard read example 56 maxes recorded third round total dropped 40 Round 6 real challenge read indicators properly often conditions misinterpreted de tected lot frustration up down flight line due difficult conditions Still two remaining flights 15 fliers no misses cer tainly testament excellence Among successful defending World Champion Bob White flying familiar red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefields No 24 exact Jim Quinn did well after Round 1 recording maxes Walt Ghio other hand having day best forgot ten Jack Brown mechanical glitch GATOR RIC PRODUCTS DELUX ALL BALSA KIT An new Tiger Tail 20 four strokes piped 60 two strokes beautiful performer competition just showing offl balsa kit machined wood parts complete hardware package includes plug-n djustable stab parts new wing mounts Wing Span -72 inWing Ara 860 sq Complete Delux KitSi 5995 cut Walts flight very short Round 2 Jack suffered max until Round 5 After looking strong early Anselmo Zen Italy lives flies Holland dropped three seconds sixth round after power stall putting him ninth place tie Wenyi vic torious Chinese team Further underscoring tough max superb Chinese team dropped three flights during 21 flights winning competition Also fateful sixth round great all-arounder UK Russell Peers said prefer flying wind fi nally came cropper 162 secondsas did Mirsad Kapitanovic Yugoslavia Un luckier still great Swiss thinker flier Dieter Siebenmann 149 seconds Jordanov Bulgaria 112 seconds Polands Luniewski 144 seconds waited until Round 7 make mis takes Luniewski able stay up 17 seconds team would have beat Chinesewhich must add would have no small feat An oft-repeated comment matched observation need remove decalage and/or tighten glide circle achieve best trim compromise turbulent conditions event days FiB flyoff four-minute round first flyoff began 345 pm weather TRANSMITTER CASE An inexpensive rugged molded case protect expensive transmitter both two stick single stick transmitters Black leather grain aluminum trim locking clasp $2995 MV-I TYPHOON New F3A competition Big beautiful flyer balsa construction plug-in wings 120 four stroke 60 two stroke power Plans-two sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 clear butyrate canopy. S 995 OTHER PLANS Tiger Tail 4S-two sheets 120 four strokes51495 TAR baby 120 four strokesSi 195 Alley 40 size trainer sport$ 895 Gator Flea 40 size sportS 895 Bobcat 40 size sportS 895 conditions earmarks difficult time ahead eight remaining heroes far warm wind blustery feel almost certainly meant bumpy ride higher drift above ground effect Naturally wind started blowing soon siren announced beginning rounds 15 minutes launch ing fliers could afford miss chance well-marked thermal stage game As motors wound preparation several broke overwinding effort pack little climb rubber audience watched quiet suspense would go first sudden flurry north end flight line two climbing third Andriukov White Gorban stations three two respectively power stalled Andriukov someone answered did see climb Cofalik got Wow really looks good doesnt Quickly Gliders drifted away making difficult tell otherso wed wait hear through grapevine after seeing timers turn away binoculars read chronometers First came news Tornkvist Sweden low flight did Cheneau France Gorban USSR Hofsass Germany good flight 203 sec onds closely followed Bob White 196 seconds Zhaoyi China 192 GATOR SOFT MOUNTS COMPLETE SOFT MOUNTS INCLUDES ALL HARDWARE Optimized lowest vibration transmission airframe minimizing engine shake Available YS-60 OS-60$1495 SOFT MOUNT COMPONENTS 4-lug Mounting Plate 6061 -T-6 black anodized Undrilled. DrilledforYS-600r05-60 $695 Rubber Iso-Mounts SIB diameters 112 long 8-32 female end 8-32 x 112 male other end Specify soft 50 durometer-yellowl firm 60 durometer-purple Each. S3OOPkg of4$995 feather Ilte glass cloth 7 ozsq yd est weave Fastest Filling test Finished Weight Big 3 Sq Yard Pkg Detailed Instructions $895 Include S2 SOlitem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-8639 166 Model Aviation MODEL PRODUCTS CORP ox 1000 Allamuchy NJ 07820 available write direct Add $100 $200 outside USI seconds maxes Cofalik Poland Andriukov both using ad vanced system delayed prop release com bined hard vertical javelin-style launch achieved four-minute bogey times seemingly benefit very much lift Andriukov con tinued use heater blanket keep US-manufactured rubber 35-degree Celsius region Cofalik said using Pirelli super climbs Maybe keeps better frozen north regions Poland point organizers announced FiB flyoff would continued next morning alternating FiC fly offs meant another early departure flying field chance two remaining Wakefield boys join 13 Power fliers last night check over bits stew about strategies FFWC Flyoffs/H ines Continued page 71 changed devoid lift two com batants work Cofalik away first good launch climb white-with-black-trim ship followed 25 seconds later Andriukovs darker colored bird approximately same altitude drifted off west steadily gliding ground what looked close race Cofaliks Wake few feet high approached fiveminute mark suddenly dethermal ized Three official watches just few tenths over mark fourth read 4595 Less dramatically Andriukovs flight passed five-minute mark few meters high leaving Rus sian Pole tied anticipation six-minute round Back Power boys fiveminute round began time 1030 virtually neutral air Off went Roux France quickly followed Koster rest Judging clapping crowd Randy Archer clearly highest flight Most made round ease Mu khin USSR no bunt re covered 100 ft lower after huge stall fact Plachetka Poland dropped out 280 seconds thereby eliminating last balsa-and-glass-only FlC mod els Eleven now remained go sixminute flight cream would surely begin rising top 11 am sun beginning warm just bit meant thermals would probably determine outcome point siren sounded nounce beginning six-minute flyoff FlB would prove chal lenge present transitional air condi tions drift lessened begun shift bit south Cofalik An driukov set trying sniff out piece good air hope other might miss After perhaps minutes wait Cofalik made launch followed about 10 sec onds Andriukovthe same strategy earlier flight Again climbs al equal making final result depen dent glide Polish fliers running flap ping shirts under Cofaliks Wake As headed south over taller pampas grass circle opened up bit glide gan bounce around Andriukovs plane farther west merely settling gently ground land 237 sec onds Cofaliks ship riding light bubble touched down 317 seconds teammates rushed congratu late him crowd applauded first-ever Polish World Champion Eugene Cofalik six-minute round FlC began 1130 Roux Koster Verbitski Archer leading mass launchers away first air would guarantee win ner course case Roux ended effort 241 seconds matched Venuti last nonaluminum-skinned fliers Also dropping out Koster 326 seconds Xian 326 seconds Strukov 307 seconds Anxin 317 seconds Czerwinski 236 seconds left four hopefuls Randy Archer three Russians seven minute shoot-out nounced high noon Randy work cut out him certainly appeared up task Based earlier flights still favorite fact Italian team giving 31 odds him opinion either four- five-minute flight unlimited Randy would have won handily 30 seconds spare Flight stations drawn re spective team managers Korban north end Mukhin next Randy third Verbitski south position breeze come up like clockwork seemed have lessened since previous two days nor haze likely cause problem timers bit waiting game played first five minutes until Korban fired up launched bird used right-rolling vertical climb good bunted recovery Mukhin flew next good climb bit left usual lost some altitude Randys ship came scream ing up tailpipe ended higher perfect transition Verbitski launched complete excitingly quick progres sion within minute Randy air 73 sec 03-sec overrun OKthere still plenty time backup model just capable Randy looked cool confident set up No 11 waited moment 1211 Walt Ghio signaled upwind Randy fired up launched right warm lull light thermal car ried him full seven minutes though competitors looked good soared downwind Korban alone made max Verbitski third place 347 NEW BY POPULAR REQUEST LARGE SCALE ENGINE CYLINDERS 4 WRIGHT J-5 WHIRLWIND Molded high-impact styrene dummy cylinders feature deep cooling fins utmost realism Both Wasp Whirlwind types cylinders available two different large scales1/5th 2 4th 3 ts include assembly instructions Smaller sizes also offered Note These units may modified resemble other cylinder types Send $3 full-color catalog featuring aircraft paintings suitable framing WILLIAMS BROTHERS INC DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 October 1989 167
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/10
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 165, 166, 167
plastic molded FiG design favor Verbitski-style models certainly flying very well cant beat em join em eh Thomas venerable Verbitski stacking new Long BE-49 golden ship proved wasnt infallible casualty solidified Verbitskis decision fly BE-43 1987 winner American camp its trou bles too just few minutes go before starting siren Ken Phair launched check flight collided other gliding model Kens bird de stroyed other plane rocked little continued its way seemingly undam aged man US made best itset up another ship said planned use case Round 1 began usual flurry ac tivity Everyone seemed anxious get flight early Doug Galbreath fired up hot Nelson engine V-Max dihedral tiplet design has successfully develop ing Ken Oliver Though Dougs launch looked fine shear 80 ft flat tened climb just enough cause overbunt condition lost some altitude stalled first minute before finally flat tening out beautiful glide still high enough make four minutes some spare Breathing somewhat easier after first max books Randy Archer put picture-perfect flight score second max different story Ken Phair rough day continued right first flight After excellent climb Continued page 165 THE THIRD MORNING competition slated FiB Wakefield dawned clear calm quite cool day before organizers watchful con cerned provide best possible condi tions competition announced rounds would shortened 45 min utes light fact usual winds would almost surely crease afternoon Wakefields gen erally affected wind heavier Nordic Power models Obvi ously wise decision though retrieval teams reporters would kept quite busy Flying commenced promptly start Round 1 Giovannetti Chile hav ing first-in-air honors Unfortunately Giovannetti since first World Champs encountered turbulent wind shear layer suffered bad power stall clocking disappointing 81 sec Next up Reiner Hofsass Germany new Espada also suffered slight power stall After great victory Livno 1985 Hofsass has built new mod els wings solid Rohacell foam cov ered light Kevlar outfitted carbon spars tips plug onepiece dihedraled center panels airfoil patterned after Bob White section ad mired quite thin some upsweep wings stronger seemed handle higher launch speed October 1989 69 Left Xian Wang Peoples Republic China launches Power ship flight landed him solid 6th place 326-second flight six-minute flyoff teammate Li Anxin placed 7th right behind him Back 1985 Xian placed 5th World Championships Livno Right Flying USSR V Strukov model placed 8th Eugene Verbitski 3rd-place winner observe test flight Sunday morning several other contestants waiting cold damp low-lying mist evaporate before starting flyoffs FFWC FIB Rubber Left Jimmy intrepid interpreter Chinese team holding magnificent Waketields instrumental once again enabling win Fl B team prize Right Wenyi Zhang left flew 9th place total score 1287 Zhaoyi Zeng right won 5th place flight 192 seconds four-minute flyotf Both fliers instrumental helping Chinese team well forces ease Jim Quinn flew first US climb wasnt strong might have due effects cool temperature 70 Model Aviation Left E Gorban USSR packs maximum number turns motor ship four-minute flyoff round placed 6th 159 seconds four-minute flyoff flying according plan exactly Bob White USA flew tail booms Russian birds appear glass composite always painted state secret background American flag Bob Whites ther mister Right Louis Dupuis France placed 57th seen assisting teammate JC Cheneau preparation 7th-place flight Left Jean-Claude Cheneaus Wakefield captured 7th place Right 1~ waetgeia unampion Itzflak Ben-Itzhak Israel placed 40th year seen putting last-minute adjustments Wakefield attentive young assistant fellow Israeli Noam Senderov rubber glide very good though quite strong enough max 31/2 minutes now required FiB rules first rounds Jim landed 20 seconds short Bob White given po sition just next US team orga nizers would convenient form chase crew radio flew Both Bob Walt Ghio flew beautiful maxes Jack Brown took turn after fairly good climb seemed rid ing small bubble good air upset glide just enough cause loss nine Walt Ghio USA launches Wake field cold dawn air Round 1 Defending World Champion Bob White L USA photographed weighing familiar max Unfortunately Walt went what red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefield Number 24 during processing Bob man- disappointing World aged 4th-place finish total score 1290 plus 196 seconds four-minute flyoff Championships managing 59th place Glider set up ready second tempt flier waited ground few seconds catching breath hoping last-ditch thermal Dale went straight up off glide disappointing 70-sec time 14th place gallant try situations frequently become bit lottery year no exception first flyoff couldnt help ob serve best times returned fliers launched southern end flight line field either over longer pampas grass just downwind stubblefield Reigning World Champ Victor Tchop brought VT-38 intrepid Glider hed captured gold 87 France 88 European Champion ships Yugoslavia flown day obvious success 230-sec time flyoff however Tchop 10 sec short needed total defend ti tle Flying first world event Nuttgens did himself Germany credit near end round score 227 put him seventh place New Zealands Malcolm Sexton attempted max Lepps thermal unable center came landing 212 sec Five 15 fliers maxed awaiting return Gliders downwind brisk wind re trieval went smoothly fields good chasing no faced either pro longed waiting undue grief un mowed grass made generally soft forgiving landings few punctured model coverings worry about five-minute flyoff would decisive round found lift conditions less unchanged sirens sounding Andres Lepp position southernmost among five remain ing flight stations again began towing An dres AL-37 seemed unerringly tune tested air together Sens ing apparent thermal tension circled downwind once twice pausing mas terfully sidestep somewhat out control rival model Russian maintained su preme control seemed always keenly aware situation hand After last circle tow downwind make sure air Andres zoom launched spiraling up left-handed open climb recov ery perfect None other fliers position reach Andres air As AL-37 soared away what looked surefire max everyone else searched fruitlessly lift Andres sat launched watch ing entire flight daring hope hed remain unchallenged became obvious no rival maxes off ing Eugene Verbitski rushed congratu late Andres Together two Russians walked back crowd friends ad mirers flight line rising swell applause cheering Andres beam ing ear ear pride happiness Eugene shook hand bear hugged him Nordic flier has contrib uted much FlA come close winning least twice before fully deserved victory FFWC FiC Power/Hines Continued page 69 seemingly good recovery Kens model stalled ground 140 seconds virtually killed chance team prize Ken wasnt flier experiencing some problems Dave Sugden Canada Dick Johnson Roger Baggott Great Bri tam Gunnar Agren Sweden among others didnt max Out 48 competitors 33 achieved fourminute max midway through Round 2 wind shear stoppedbut wind gusts settling usual southwest erly direction earlier previous day wind cold needed extra layers clothing just keep warm Conditions worsened rounds progressed power patterns deteriorated buffeting turbulence trying harsh conditions brought fliers scores way down caused several crashes wind speed gusting near nine-meters-per-second limit nearly impossible detect small ther mals let alone start engine launch time Argentinas Mauricio Zito much home-field advantage anyone doing very well until dropped sixth round error Round 6 fact statistically worst 26 maxes 18 drops Despite sorry sixth round two teams still retained full scoresthe Poles Rus sians Jan Ochman Poland unlucky exciting seventh round managing 143 sec deserving Soviet team maxed out win four seconds over Chinese put flyoff Randy Archer meantime fly ing very well albeit couple squeak ers US team member make flyoff Doug Ken both plagued stalled flights drops last-gasp crash punctuating things Ken interest achieving sporting re sult' making allowances wind organizing committee postponed flyoffs until Sunday morning relief almost everyone spoke lucky 13 maxed out walked off Aerodromo La Cruz field earlier expectedwith two-night bonus think over strategies home stretch FFWC Fl B Rubber/Hines Continued page 70 seconds Fully half 74 fliers made max some notable exceptions Ben Itzhak Israel 1979 FlB victor gar EASY AS 1-2-3 Instructional Videotapes HOW TO VACUUM BAG FIBERGLASS WINGS AND WHERE TO BUY MATERIALS AND MAKING FIBERGLASS MOLDS otapes give ABCs making fiberglass molds wings what equipment material will need tapes allow manufac hire mosty fibergiass part technique CUTTING FOAM CORES AND MAKING TEM PLATES rs step-by-step technique foam wings plans Automatic Hands Off Foam cutter will give Shaip Tmiling Edges will given videotape Bonus DRAWING PLANS & PHOTOS FOR BAT TERY POWERED BUBBLE BLOWER le Blower puts outs million bubbles Its ap plication study thennals great Hand Launch Thennal flying PRICING HOW TO VACUUM BAG3495 Shipping MAKING MOLDS3495 Shipping CUTIING FOAM CORES3495 Shipping BAI1TERY BUBBLE BLOWER PLANS699 Available VHS & BETA Texas residents add 8% sates tax Pricing Subject Change Without Notice IoIk RfrCo o 1/4 Scale Kits $12995 Epoxy/Glass/Foam construction Drawingi Data Formula 120 Pylon Sport Standoff ScaleKit Price ping Credit Cards WelcomedOhio Residents Add 7% October 1989 165 Picture Worth Thousand Words nered 147 seconds Doug Rowsell Can ada 178 seconds Ivan Taylor England 206 seconds Frances consist ently high-placing Louis Dupuis di sastrous 13 seconds Ruben Clemen ceau dropped second Ar gentine home team Rounds 2 through 7 proceeded quickly mishap As predicted breeze started coming up climbs con testants suffered due cold effects rubber early day turbulence later although winds never quite reached velocities recorded day before scores also reflected characteristically poor liftsoft narrow hard read example 56 maxes recorded third round total dropped 40 Round 6 real challenge read indicators properly often conditions misinterpreted de tected lot frustration up down flight line due difficult conditions Still two remaining flights 15 fliers no misses cer tainly testament excellence Among successful defending World Champion Bob White flying familiar red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefields No 24 exact Jim Quinn did well after Round 1 recording maxes Walt Ghio other hand having day best forgot ten Jack Brown mechanical glitch GATOR RIC PRODUCTS DELUX ALL BALSA KIT An new Tiger Tail 20 four strokes piped 60 two strokes beautiful performer competition just showing offl balsa kit machined wood parts complete hardware package includes plug-n djustable stab parts new wing mounts Wing Span -72 inWing Ara 860 sq Complete Delux KitSi 5995 cut Walts flight very short Round 2 Jack suffered max until Round 5 After looking strong early Anselmo Zen Italy lives flies Holland dropped three seconds sixth round after power stall putting him ninth place tie Wenyi vic torious Chinese team Further underscoring tough max superb Chinese team dropped three flights during 21 flights winning competition Also fateful sixth round great all-arounder UK Russell Peers said prefer flying wind fi nally came cropper 162 secondsas did Mirsad Kapitanovic Yugoslavia Un luckier still great Swiss thinker flier Dieter Siebenmann 149 seconds Jordanov Bulgaria 112 seconds Polands Luniewski 144 seconds waited until Round 7 make mis takes Luniewski able stay up 17 seconds team would have beat Chinesewhich must add would have no small feat An oft-repeated comment matched observation need remove decalage and/or tighten glide circle achieve best trim compromise turbulent conditions event days FiB flyoff four-minute round first flyoff began 345 pm weather TRANSMITTER CASE An inexpensive rugged molded case protect expensive transmitter both two stick single stick transmitters Black leather grain aluminum trim locking clasp $2995 MV-I TYPHOON New F3A competition Big beautiful flyer balsa construction plug-in wings 120 four stroke 60 two stroke power Plans-two sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 clear butyrate canopy. S 995 OTHER PLANS Tiger Tail 4S-two sheets 120 four strokes51495 TAR baby 120 four strokesSi 195 Alley 40 size trainer sport$ 895 Gator Flea 40 size sportS 895 Bobcat 40 size sportS 895 conditions earmarks difficult time ahead eight remaining heroes far warm wind blustery feel almost certainly meant bumpy ride higher drift above ground effect Naturally wind started blowing soon siren announced beginning rounds 15 minutes launch ing fliers could afford miss chance well-marked thermal stage game As motors wound preparation several broke overwinding effort pack little climb rubber audience watched quiet suspense would go first sudden flurry north end flight line two climbing third Andriukov White Gorban stations three two respectively power stalled Andriukov someone answered did see climb Cofalik got Wow really looks good doesnt Quickly Gliders drifted away making difficult tell otherso wed wait hear through grapevine after seeing timers turn away binoculars read chronometers First came news Tornkvist Sweden low flight did Cheneau France Gorban USSR Hofsass Germany good flight 203 sec onds closely followed Bob White 196 seconds Zhaoyi China 192 GATOR SOFT MOUNTS COMPLETE SOFT MOUNTS INCLUDES ALL HARDWARE Optimized lowest vibration transmission airframe minimizing engine shake Available YS-60 OS-60$1495 SOFT MOUNT COMPONENTS 4-lug Mounting Plate 6061 -T-6 black anodized Undrilled. DrilledforYS-600r05-60 $695 Rubber Iso-Mounts SIB diameters 112 long 8-32 female end 8-32 x 112 male other end Specify soft 50 durometer-yellowl firm 60 durometer-purple Each. S3OOPkg of4$995 feather Ilte glass cloth 7 ozsq yd est weave Fastest Filling test Finished Weight Big 3 Sq Yard Pkg Detailed Instructions $895 Include S2 SOlitem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-8639 166 Model Aviation MODEL PRODUCTS CORP ox 1000 Allamuchy NJ 07820 available write direct Add $100 $200 outside USI seconds maxes Cofalik Poland Andriukov both using ad vanced system delayed prop release com bined hard vertical javelin-style launch achieved four-minute bogey times seemingly benefit very much lift Andriukov con tinued use heater blanket keep US-manufactured rubber 35-degree Celsius region Cofalik said using Pirelli super climbs Maybe keeps better frozen north regions Poland point organizers announced FiB flyoff would continued next morning alternating FiC fly offs meant another early departure flying field chance two remaining Wakefield boys join 13 Power fliers last night check over bits stew about strategies FFWC Flyoffs/H ines Continued page 71 changed devoid lift two com batants work Cofalik away first good launch climb white-with-black-trim ship followed 25 seconds later Andriukovs darker colored bird approximately same altitude drifted off west steadily gliding ground what looked close race Cofaliks Wake few feet high approached fiveminute mark suddenly dethermal ized Three official watches just few tenths over mark fourth read 4595 Less dramatically Andriukovs flight passed five-minute mark few meters high leaving Rus sian Pole tied anticipation six-minute round Back Power boys fiveminute round began time 1030 virtually neutral air Off went Roux France quickly followed Koster rest Judging clapping crowd Randy Archer clearly highest flight Most made round ease Mu khin USSR no bunt re covered 100 ft lower after huge stall fact Plachetka Poland dropped out 280 seconds thereby eliminating last balsa-and-glass-only FlC mod els Eleven now remained go sixminute flight cream would surely begin rising top 11 am sun beginning warm just bit meant thermals would probably determine outcome point siren sounded nounce beginning six-minute flyoff FlB would prove chal lenge present transitional air condi tions drift lessened begun shift bit south Cofalik An driukov set trying sniff out piece good air hope other might miss After perhaps minutes wait Cofalik made launch followed about 10 sec onds Andriukovthe same strategy earlier flight Again climbs al equal making final result depen dent glide Polish fliers running flap ping shirts under Cofaliks Wake As headed south over taller pampas grass circle opened up bit glide gan bounce around Andriukovs plane farther west merely settling gently ground land 237 sec onds Cofaliks ship riding light bubble touched down 317 seconds teammates rushed congratu late him crowd applauded first-ever Polish World Champion Eugene Cofalik six-minute round FlC began 1130 Roux Koster Verbitski Archer leading mass launchers away first air would guarantee win ner course case Roux ended effort 241 seconds matched Venuti last nonaluminum-skinned fliers Also dropping out Koster 326 seconds Xian 326 seconds Strukov 307 seconds Anxin 317 seconds Czerwinski 236 seconds left four hopefuls Randy Archer three Russians seven minute shoot-out nounced high noon Randy work cut out him certainly appeared up task Based earlier flights still favorite fact Italian team giving 31 odds him opinion either four- five-minute flight unlimited Randy would have won handily 30 seconds spare Flight stations drawn re spective team managers Korban north end Mukhin next Randy third Verbitski south position breeze come up like clockwork seemed have lessened since previous two days nor haze likely cause problem timers bit waiting game played first five minutes until Korban fired up launched bird used right-rolling vertical climb good bunted recovery Mukhin flew next good climb bit left usual lost some altitude Randys ship came scream ing up tailpipe ended higher perfect transition Verbitski launched complete excitingly quick progres sion within minute Randy air 73 sec 03-sec overrun OKthere still plenty time backup model just capable Randy looked cool confident set up No 11 waited moment 1211 Walt Ghio signaled upwind Randy fired up launched right warm lull light thermal car ried him full seven minutes though competitors looked good soared downwind Korban alone made max Verbitski third place 347 NEW BY POPULAR REQUEST LARGE SCALE ENGINE CYLINDERS 4 WRIGHT J-5 WHIRLWIND Molded high-impact styrene dummy cylinders feature deep cooling fins utmost realism Both Wasp Whirlwind types cylinders available two different large scales1/5th 2 4th 3 ts include assembly instructions Smaller sizes also offered Note These units may modified resemble other cylinder types Send $3 full-color catalog featuring aircraft paintings suitable framing WILLIAMS BROTHERS INC DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 October 1989 167
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/10
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 165, 166, 167
plastic molded FiG design favor Verbitski-style models certainly flying very well cant beat em join em eh Thomas venerable Verbitski stacking new Long BE-49 golden ship proved wasnt infallible casualty solidified Verbitskis decision fly BE-43 1987 winner American camp its trou bles too just few minutes go before starting siren Ken Phair launched check flight collided other gliding model Kens bird de stroyed other plane rocked little continued its way seemingly undam aged man US made best itset up another ship said planned use case Round 1 began usual flurry ac tivity Everyone seemed anxious get flight early Doug Galbreath fired up hot Nelson engine V-Max dihedral tiplet design has successfully develop ing Ken Oliver Though Dougs launch looked fine shear 80 ft flat tened climb just enough cause overbunt condition lost some altitude stalled first minute before finally flat tening out beautiful glide still high enough make four minutes some spare Breathing somewhat easier after first max books Randy Archer put picture-perfect flight score second max different story Ken Phair rough day continued right first flight After excellent climb Continued page 165 THE THIRD MORNING competition slated FiB Wakefield dawned clear calm quite cool day before organizers watchful con cerned provide best possible condi tions competition announced rounds would shortened 45 min utes light fact usual winds would almost surely crease afternoon Wakefields gen erally affected wind heavier Nordic Power models Obvi ously wise decision though retrieval teams reporters would kept quite busy Flying commenced promptly start Round 1 Giovannetti Chile hav ing first-in-air honors Unfortunately Giovannetti since first World Champs encountered turbulent wind shear layer suffered bad power stall clocking disappointing 81 sec Next up Reiner Hofsass Germany new Espada also suffered slight power stall After great victory Livno 1985 Hofsass has built new mod els wings solid Rohacell foam cov ered light Kevlar outfitted carbon spars tips plug onepiece dihedraled center panels airfoil patterned after Bob White section ad mired quite thin some upsweep wings stronger seemed handle higher launch speed October 1989 69 Left Xian Wang Peoples Republic China launches Power ship flight landed him solid 6th place 326-second flight six-minute flyoff teammate Li Anxin placed 7th right behind him Back 1985 Xian placed 5th World Championships Livno Right Flying USSR V Strukov model placed 8th Eugene Verbitski 3rd-place winner observe test flight Sunday morning several other contestants waiting cold damp low-lying mist evaporate before starting flyoffs FFWC FIB Rubber Left Jimmy intrepid interpreter Chinese team holding magnificent Waketields instrumental once again enabling win Fl B team prize Right Wenyi Zhang left flew 9th place total score 1287 Zhaoyi Zeng right won 5th place flight 192 seconds four-minute flyotf Both fliers instrumental helping Chinese team well forces ease Jim Quinn flew first US climb wasnt strong might have due effects cool temperature 70 Model Aviation Left E Gorban USSR packs maximum number turns motor ship four-minute flyoff round placed 6th 159 seconds four-minute flyoff flying according plan exactly Bob White USA flew tail booms Russian birds appear glass composite always painted state secret background American flag Bob Whites ther mister Right Louis Dupuis France placed 57th seen assisting teammate JC Cheneau preparation 7th-place flight Left Jean-Claude Cheneaus Wakefield captured 7th place Right 1~ waetgeia unampion Itzflak Ben-Itzhak Israel placed 40th year seen putting last-minute adjustments Wakefield attentive young assistant fellow Israeli Noam Senderov rubber glide very good though quite strong enough max 31/2 minutes now required FiB rules first rounds Jim landed 20 seconds short Bob White given po sition just next US team orga nizers would convenient form chase crew radio flew Both Bob Walt Ghio flew beautiful maxes Jack Brown took turn after fairly good climb seemed rid ing small bubble good air upset glide just enough cause loss nine Walt Ghio USA launches Wake field cold dawn air Round 1 Defending World Champion Bob White L USA photographed weighing familiar max Unfortunately Walt went what red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefield Number 24 during processing Bob man- disappointing World aged 4th-place finish total score 1290 plus 196 seconds four-minute flyoff Championships managing 59th place Glider set up ready second tempt flier waited ground few seconds catching breath hoping last-ditch thermal Dale went straight up off glide disappointing 70-sec time 14th place gallant try situations frequently become bit lottery year no exception first flyoff couldnt help ob serve best times returned fliers launched southern end flight line field either over longer pampas grass just downwind stubblefield Reigning World Champ Victor Tchop brought VT-38 intrepid Glider hed captured gold 87 France 88 European Champion ships Yugoslavia flown day obvious success 230-sec time flyoff however Tchop 10 sec short needed total defend ti tle Flying first world event Nuttgens did himself Germany credit near end round score 227 put him seventh place New Zealands Malcolm Sexton attempted max Lepps thermal unable center came landing 212 sec Five 15 fliers maxed awaiting return Gliders downwind brisk wind re trieval went smoothly fields good chasing no faced either pro longed waiting undue grief un mowed grass made generally soft forgiving landings few punctured model coverings worry about five-minute flyoff would decisive round found lift conditions less unchanged sirens sounding Andres Lepp position southernmost among five remain ing flight stations again began towing An dres AL-37 seemed unerringly tune tested air together Sens ing apparent thermal tension circled downwind once twice pausing mas terfully sidestep somewhat out control rival model Russian maintained su preme control seemed always keenly aware situation hand After last circle tow downwind make sure air Andres zoom launched spiraling up left-handed open climb recov ery perfect None other fliers position reach Andres air As AL-37 soared away what looked surefire max everyone else searched fruitlessly lift Andres sat launched watch ing entire flight daring hope hed remain unchallenged became obvious no rival maxes off ing Eugene Verbitski rushed congratu late Andres Together two Russians walked back crowd friends ad mirers flight line rising swell applause cheering Andres beam ing ear ear pride happiness Eugene shook hand bear hugged him Nordic flier has contrib uted much FlA come close winning least twice before fully deserved victory FFWC FiC Power/Hines Continued page 69 seemingly good recovery Kens model stalled ground 140 seconds virtually killed chance team prize Ken wasnt flier experiencing some problems Dave Sugden Canada Dick Johnson Roger Baggott Great Bri tam Gunnar Agren Sweden among others didnt max Out 48 competitors 33 achieved fourminute max midway through Round 2 wind shear stoppedbut wind gusts settling usual southwest erly direction earlier previous day wind cold needed extra layers clothing just keep warm Conditions worsened rounds progressed power patterns deteriorated buffeting turbulence trying harsh conditions brought fliers scores way down caused several crashes wind speed gusting near nine-meters-per-second limit nearly impossible detect small ther mals let alone start engine launch time Argentinas Mauricio Zito much home-field advantage anyone doing very well until dropped sixth round error Round 6 fact statistically worst 26 maxes 18 drops Despite sorry sixth round two teams still retained full scoresthe Poles Rus sians Jan Ochman Poland unlucky exciting seventh round managing 143 sec deserving Soviet team maxed out win four seconds over Chinese put flyoff Randy Archer meantime fly ing very well albeit couple squeak ers US team member make flyoff Doug Ken both plagued stalled flights drops last-gasp crash punctuating things Ken interest achieving sporting re sult' making allowances wind organizing committee postponed flyoffs until Sunday morning relief almost everyone spoke lucky 13 maxed out walked off Aerodromo La Cruz field earlier expectedwith two-night bonus think over strategies home stretch FFWC Fl B Rubber/Hines Continued page 70 seconds Fully half 74 fliers made max some notable exceptions Ben Itzhak Israel 1979 FlB victor gar EASY AS 1-2-3 Instructional Videotapes HOW TO VACUUM BAG FIBERGLASS WINGS AND WHERE TO BUY MATERIALS AND MAKING FIBERGLASS MOLDS otapes give ABCs making fiberglass molds wings what equipment material will need tapes allow manufac hire mosty fibergiass part technique CUTTING FOAM CORES AND MAKING TEM PLATES rs step-by-step technique foam wings plans Automatic Hands Off Foam cutter will give Shaip Tmiling Edges will given videotape Bonus DRAWING PLANS & PHOTOS FOR BAT TERY POWERED BUBBLE BLOWER le Blower puts outs million bubbles Its ap plication study thennals great Hand Launch Thennal flying PRICING HOW TO VACUUM BAG3495 Shipping MAKING MOLDS3495 Shipping CUTIING FOAM CORES3495 Shipping BAI1TERY BUBBLE BLOWER PLANS699 Available VHS & BETA Texas residents add 8% sates tax Pricing Subject Change Without Notice IoIk RfrCo o 1/4 Scale Kits $12995 Epoxy/Glass/Foam construction Drawingi Data Formula 120 Pylon Sport Standoff ScaleKit Price ping Credit Cards WelcomedOhio Residents Add 7% October 1989 165 Picture Worth Thousand Words nered 147 seconds Doug Rowsell Can ada 178 seconds Ivan Taylor England 206 seconds Frances consist ently high-placing Louis Dupuis di sastrous 13 seconds Ruben Clemen ceau dropped second Ar gentine home team Rounds 2 through 7 proceeded quickly mishap As predicted breeze started coming up climbs con testants suffered due cold effects rubber early day turbulence later although winds never quite reached velocities recorded day before scores also reflected characteristically poor liftsoft narrow hard read example 56 maxes recorded third round total dropped 40 Round 6 real challenge read indicators properly often conditions misinterpreted de tected lot frustration up down flight line due difficult conditions Still two remaining flights 15 fliers no misses cer tainly testament excellence Among successful defending World Champion Bob White flying familiar red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefields No 24 exact Jim Quinn did well after Round 1 recording maxes Walt Ghio other hand having day best forgot ten Jack Brown mechanical glitch GATOR RIC PRODUCTS DELUX ALL BALSA KIT An new Tiger Tail 20 four strokes piped 60 two strokes beautiful performer competition just showing offl balsa kit machined wood parts complete hardware package includes plug-n djustable stab parts new wing mounts Wing Span -72 inWing Ara 860 sq Complete Delux KitSi 5995 cut Walts flight very short Round 2 Jack suffered max until Round 5 After looking strong early Anselmo Zen Italy lives flies Holland dropped three seconds sixth round after power stall putting him ninth place tie Wenyi vic torious Chinese team Further underscoring tough max superb Chinese team dropped three flights during 21 flights winning competition Also fateful sixth round great all-arounder UK Russell Peers said prefer flying wind fi nally came cropper 162 secondsas did Mirsad Kapitanovic Yugoslavia Un luckier still great Swiss thinker flier Dieter Siebenmann 149 seconds Jordanov Bulgaria 112 seconds Polands Luniewski 144 seconds waited until Round 7 make mis takes Luniewski able stay up 17 seconds team would have beat Chinesewhich must add would have no small feat An oft-repeated comment matched observation need remove decalage and/or tighten glide circle achieve best trim compromise turbulent conditions event days FiB flyoff four-minute round first flyoff began 345 pm weather TRANSMITTER CASE An inexpensive rugged molded case protect expensive transmitter both two stick single stick transmitters Black leather grain aluminum trim locking clasp $2995 MV-I TYPHOON New F3A competition Big beautiful flyer balsa construction plug-in wings 120 four stroke 60 two stroke power Plans-two sheets $1495 Fiberglass cowl $1895 clear butyrate canopy. S 995 OTHER PLANS Tiger Tail 4S-two sheets 120 four strokes51495 TAR baby 120 four strokesSi 195 Alley 40 size trainer sport$ 895 Gator Flea 40 size sportS 895 Bobcat 40 size sportS 895 conditions earmarks difficult time ahead eight remaining heroes far warm wind blustery feel almost certainly meant bumpy ride higher drift above ground effect Naturally wind started blowing soon siren announced beginning rounds 15 minutes launch ing fliers could afford miss chance well-marked thermal stage game As motors wound preparation several broke overwinding effort pack little climb rubber audience watched quiet suspense would go first sudden flurry north end flight line two climbing third Andriukov White Gorban stations three two respectively power stalled Andriukov someone answered did see climb Cofalik got Wow really looks good doesnt Quickly Gliders drifted away making difficult tell otherso wed wait hear through grapevine after seeing timers turn away binoculars read chronometers First came news Tornkvist Sweden low flight did Cheneau France Gorban USSR Hofsass Germany good flight 203 sec onds closely followed Bob White 196 seconds Zhaoyi China 192 GATOR SOFT MOUNTS COMPLETE SOFT MOUNTS INCLUDES ALL HARDWARE Optimized lowest vibration transmission airframe minimizing engine shake Available YS-60 OS-60$1495 SOFT MOUNT COMPONENTS 4-lug Mounting Plate 6061 -T-6 black anodized Undrilled. DrilledforYS-600r05-60 $695 Rubber Iso-Mounts SIB diameters 112 long 8-32 female end 8-32 x 112 male other end Specify soft 50 durometer-yellowl firm 60 durometer-purple Each. S3OOPkg of4$995 feather Ilte glass cloth 7 ozsq yd est weave Fastest Filling test Finished Weight Big 3 Sq Yard Pkg Detailed Instructions $895 Include S2 SOlitem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-8639 166 Model Aviation MODEL PRODUCTS CORP ox 1000 Allamuchy NJ 07820 available write direct Add $100 $200 outside USI seconds maxes Cofalik Poland Andriukov both using ad vanced system delayed prop release com bined hard vertical javelin-style launch achieved four-minute bogey times seemingly benefit very much lift Andriukov con tinued use heater blanket keep US-manufactured rubber 35-degree Celsius region Cofalik said using Pirelli super climbs Maybe keeps better frozen north regions Poland point organizers announced FiB flyoff would continued next morning alternating FiC fly offs meant another early departure flying field chance two remaining Wakefield boys join 13 Power fliers last night check over bits stew about strategies FFWC Flyoffs/H ines Continued page 71 changed devoid lift two com batants work Cofalik away first good launch climb white-with-black-trim ship followed 25 seconds later Andriukovs darker colored bird approximately same altitude drifted off west steadily gliding ground what looked close race Cofaliks Wake few feet high approached fiveminute mark suddenly dethermal ized Three official watches just few tenths over mark fourth read 4595 Less dramatically Andriukovs flight passed five-minute mark few meters high leaving Rus sian Pole tied anticipation six-minute round Back Power boys fiveminute round began time 1030 virtually neutral air Off went Roux France quickly followed Koster rest Judging clapping crowd Randy Archer clearly highest flight Most made round ease Mu khin USSR no bunt re covered 100 ft lower after huge stall fact Plachetka Poland dropped out 280 seconds thereby eliminating last balsa-and-glass-only FlC mod els Eleven now remained go sixminute flight cream would surely begin rising top 11 am sun beginning warm just bit meant thermals would probably determine outcome point siren sounded nounce beginning six-minute flyoff FlB would prove chal lenge present transitional air condi tions drift lessened begun shift bit south Cofalik An driukov set trying sniff out piece good air hope other might miss After perhaps minutes wait Cofalik made launch followed about 10 sec onds Andriukovthe same strategy earlier flight Again climbs al equal making final result depen dent glide Polish fliers running flap ping shirts under Cofaliks Wake As headed south over taller pampas grass circle opened up bit glide gan bounce around Andriukovs plane farther west merely settling gently ground land 237 sec onds Cofaliks ship riding light bubble touched down 317 seconds teammates rushed congratu late him crowd applauded first-ever Polish World Champion Eugene Cofalik six-minute round FlC began 1130 Roux Koster Verbitski Archer leading mass launchers away first air would guarantee win ner course case Roux ended effort 241 seconds matched Venuti last nonaluminum-skinned fliers Also dropping out Koster 326 seconds Xian 326 seconds Strukov 307 seconds Anxin 317 seconds Czerwinski 236 seconds left four hopefuls Randy Archer three Russians seven minute shoot-out nounced high noon Randy work cut out him certainly appeared up task Based earlier flights still favorite fact Italian team giving 31 odds him opinion either four- five-minute flight unlimited Randy would have won handily 30 seconds spare Flight stations drawn re spective team managers Korban north end Mukhin next Randy third Verbitski south position breeze come up like clockwork seemed have lessened since previous two days nor haze likely cause problem timers bit waiting game played first five minutes until Korban fired up launched bird used right-rolling vertical climb good bunted recovery Mukhin flew next good climb bit left usual lost some altitude Randys ship came scream ing up tailpipe ended higher perfect transition Verbitski launched complete excitingly quick progres sion within minute Randy air 73 sec 03-sec overrun OKthere still plenty time backup model just capable Randy looked cool confident set up No 11 waited moment 1211 Walt Ghio signaled upwind Randy fired up launched right warm lull light thermal car ried him full seven minutes though competitors looked good soared downwind Korban alone made max Verbitski third place 347 NEW BY POPULAR REQUEST LARGE SCALE ENGINE CYLINDERS 4 WRIGHT J-5 WHIRLWIND Molded high-impact styrene dummy cylinders feature deep cooling fins utmost realism Both Wasp Whirlwind types cylinders available two different large scales1/5th 2 4th 3 ts include assembly instructions Smaller sizes also offered Note These units may modified resemble other cylinder types Send $3 full-color catalog featuring aircraft paintings suitable framing WILLIAMS BROTHERS INC DEPT MA 181 PAWNEE STREET SAN MARCOS CALIFORNIA 92069 October 1989 167
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/10
Page Numbers: 69, 70, 165, 166, 167
plastic molded FiG design favor Verbitski-style models certainly flying very well cant beat em join em eh Thomas venerable Verbitski stacking new Long BE-49 golden ship proved wasnt infallible casualty solidified Verbitskis decision fly BE-43 1987 winner American camp its trou bles too just few minutes go before starting siren Ken Phair launched check flight collided other gliding model Kens bird de stroyed other plane rocked little continued its way seemingly undam aged man US made best itset up another ship said planned use case Round 1 began usual flurry ac tivity Everyone seemed anxious get flight early Doug Galbreath fired up hot Nelson engine V-Max dihedral tiplet design has successfully develop ing Ken Oliver Though Dougs launch looked fine shear 80 ft flat tened climb just enough cause overbunt condition lost some altitude stalled first minute before finally flat tening out beautiful glide still high enough make four minutes some spare Breathing somewhat easier after first max books Randy Archer put picture-perfect flight score second max different story Ken Phair rough day continued right first flight After excellent climb Continued page 165 THE THIRD MORNING competition slated FiB Wakefield dawned clear calm quite cool day before organizers watchful con cerned provide best possible condi tions competition announced rounds would shortened 45 min utes light fact usual winds would almost surely crease afternoon Wakefields gen erally affected wind heavier Nordic Power models Obvi ously wise decision though retrieval teams reporters would kept quite busy Flying commenced promptly start Round 1 Giovannetti Chile hav ing first-in-air honors Unfortunately Giovannetti since first World Champs encountered turbulent wind shear layer suffered bad power stall clocking disappointing 81 sec Next up Reiner Hofsass Germany new Espada also suffered slight power stall After great victory Livno 1985 Hofsass has built new mod els wings solid Rohacell foam cov ered light Kevlar outfitted carbon spars tips plug onepiece dihedraled center panels airfoil patterned after Bob White section ad mired quite thin some upsweep wings stronger seemed handle higher launch speed October 1989 69 Left Xian Wang Peoples Republic China launches Power ship flight landed him solid 6th place 326-second flight six-minute flyoff teammate Li Anxin placed 7th right behind him Back 1985 Xian placed 5th World Championships Livno Right Flying USSR V Strukov model placed 8th Eugene Verbitski 3rd-place winner observe test flight Sunday morning several other contestants waiting cold damp low-lying mist evaporate before starting flyoffs FFWC FIB Rubber Left Jimmy intrepid interpreter Chinese team holding magnificent Waketields instrumental once again enabling win Fl B team prize Right Wenyi Zhang left flew 9th place total score 1287 Zhaoyi Zeng right won 5th place flight 192 seconds four-minute flyotf Both fliers instrumental helping Chinese team well forces ease Jim Quinn flew first US climb wasnt strong might have due effects cool temperature 70 Model Aviation Left E Gorban USSR packs maximum number turns motor ship four-minute flyoff round placed 6th 159 seconds four-minute flyoff flying according plan exactly Bob White USA flew tail booms Russian birds appear glass composite always painted state secret background American flag Bob Whites ther mister Right Louis Dupuis France placed 57th seen assisting teammate JC Cheneau preparation 7th-place flight Left Jean-Claude Cheneaus Wakefield captured 7th place Right 1~ waetgeia unampion Itzflak Ben-Itzhak Israel placed 40th year seen putting last-minute adjustments Wakefield attentive young assistant fellow Israeli Noam Senderov rubber glide very good though quite strong enough max 31/2 minutes now required FiB rules first rounds Jim landed 20 seconds short Bob White given po sition just next US team orga nizers would convenient form chase crew radio flew Both Bob Walt Ghio flew beautiful maxes Jack Brown took turn after fairly good climb seemed rid ing small bubble good air upset glide just enough cause loss nine Walt Ghio USA launches Wake field cold dawn air Round 1 Defending World Champion Bob White L USA photographed weighing familiar max Unfortunately Walt went what red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefield Number 24 during processing Bob man- disappointing World aged 4th-place finish total score 1290 plus 196 seconds four-minute flyoff Championships managing 59th place Glider set up ready second tempt flier waited ground few seconds catching breath hoping last-ditch thermal Dale went straight up off glide disappointing 70-sec time 14th place gallant try situations frequently become bit lottery year no exception first flyoff couldnt help ob serve best times returned fliers launched southern end flight line field either over longer pampas grass just downwind stubblefield Reigning World Champ Victor Tchop brought VT-38 intrepid Glider hed captured gold 87 France 88 European Champion ships Yugoslavia flown day obvious success 230-sec time flyoff however Tchop 10 sec short needed total defend ti tle Flying first world event Nuttgens did himself Germany credit near end round score 227 put him seventh place New Zealands Malcolm Sexton attempted max Lepps thermal unable center came landing 212 sec Five 15 fliers maxed awaiting return Gliders downwind brisk wind re trieval went smoothly fields good chasing no faced either pro longed waiting undue grief un mowed grass made generally soft forgiving landings few punctured model coverings worry about five-minute flyoff would decisive round found lift conditions less unchanged sirens sounding Andres Lepp position southernmost among five remain ing flight stations again began towing An dres AL-37 seemed unerringly tune tested air together Sens ing apparent thermal tension circled downwind once twice pausing mas terfully sidestep somewhat out control rival model Russian maintained su preme control seemed always keenly aware situation hand After last circle tow downwind make sure air Andres zoom launched spiraling up left-handed open climb recov ery perfect None other fliers position reach Andres air As AL-37 soared away what looked surefire max everyone else searched fruitlessly lift Andres sat launched watch ing entire flight daring hope hed remain unchallenged became obvious no rival maxes off ing Eugene Verbitski rushed congratu late Andres Together two Russians walked back crowd friends ad mirers flight line rising swell applause cheering Andres beam ing ear ear pride happiness Eugene shook hand bear hugged him Nordic flier has contrib uted much FlA come close winning least twice before fully deserved victory FFWC FiC Power/Hines Continued page 69 seemingly good recovery Kens model stalled ground 140 seconds virtually killed chance team prize Ken wasnt flier experiencing some problems Dave Sugden Canada Dick Johnson Roger Baggott Great Bri tam Gunnar Agren Sweden among others didnt max Out 48 competitors 33 achieved fourminute max midway through Round 2 wind shear stoppedbut wind gusts settling usual southwest erly direction earlier previous day wind cold needed extra layers clothing just keep warm Conditions worsened rounds progressed power patterns deteriorated buffeting turbulence trying harsh conditions brought fliers scores way down caused several crashes wind speed gusting near nine-meters-per-second limit nearly impossible detect small ther mals let alone start engine launch time Argentinas Mauricio Zito much home-field advantage anyone doing very well until dropped sixth round error Round 6 fact statistically worst 26 maxes 18 drops Despite sorry sixth round two teams still retained full scoresthe Poles Rus sians Jan Ochman Poland unlucky exciting seventh round managing 143 sec deserving Soviet team maxed out win four seconds over Chinese put flyoff Randy Archer meantime fly ing very well albeit couple squeak ers US team member make flyoff Doug Ken both plagued stalled flights drops last-gasp crash punctuating things Ken interest achieving sporting re sult' making allowances wind organizing committee postponed flyoffs until Sunday morning relief almost everyone spoke lucky 13 maxed out walked off Aerodromo La Cruz field earlier expectedwith two-night bonus think over strategies home stretch FFWC Fl B Rubber/Hines Continued page 70 seconds Fully half 74 fliers made max some notable exceptions Ben Itzhak Israel 1979 FlB victor gar EASY AS 1-2-3 Instructional Videotapes HOW TO VACUUM BAG FIBERGLASS WINGS AND WHERE TO BUY MATERIALS AND MAKING FIBERGLASS MOLDS otapes give ABCs making fiberglass molds wings what equipment material will need tapes allow manufac hire mosty fibergiass part technique CUTTING FOAM CORES AND MAKING TEM PLATES rs step-by-step technique foam wings plans Automatic Hands Off Foam cutter will give Shaip Tmiling Edges will given videotape Bonus DRAWING PLANS & PHOTOS FOR BAT TERY POWERED BUBBLE BLOWER le Blower puts outs 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poor liftsoft narrow hard read example 56 maxes recorded third round total dropped 40 Round 6 real challenge read indicators properly often conditions misinterpreted de tected lot frustration up down flight line due difficult conditions Still two remaining flights 15 fliers no misses cer tainly testament excellence Among successful defending World Champion Bob White flying familiar red-and-white swept-tipped twin-finned Wakefields No 24 exact Jim Quinn did well after Round 1 recording maxes Walt Ghio other hand having day best forgot ten Jack Brown mechanical glitch GATOR RIC PRODUCTS DELUX ALL BALSA KIT An new Tiger Tail 20 four strokes piped 60 two strokes beautiful performer competition just showing offl balsa kit machined wood parts complete hardware package includes plug-n djustable stab parts new wing mounts Wing Span -72 inWing Ara 860 sq Complete Delux KitSi 5995 cut Walts flight very short Round 2 Jack suffered max until Round 5 After looking strong early Anselmo Zen Italy 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