oiner year Geneseo NY comes alive rubberpowered scale modeling U Bill Warner Flying Horde mass launch winds up 1992 FAC Nats Last down Canadian Jack McGillivray winner no midairs Bob Clemens photo 44 HAT S fun Fibber McGee Molly exciting Boy Aviators Nicaragua goes faster speeding bullet eighth biennial flying Aces Nationals Geneseo New York July 10-12 1992 know answer Theres nothing quite like world hundred forty official entrants plus enthusiasts came did enter officially made largest-ever FAC Nationals well over thousand modelers estimated attendance Lin Reichel Flying Aces Club Commandant past 12 years has built Flying Aces movement major force modeling today Membership time 1992 Geneseo meet 940 climbing 33 chartered squadrons US Canada Dave Stott Bob Thompson founders Flying Aces phenomenon know today credited getting things started back 1967 Lin certainly deserves equal praise doing amazing job keeping club air climbing typical Flying Aces member male retired near retirement modeler builder back 30s 40s usually hard time getting fly now finds ability chase declining just mastery modeling flying skills has made possible put superlong flights regularity seems no justice inverse relationship few lucky modelers have kids grandchildren willing chase occasionallywhen out running down models own Contestants came far away Prince Edward Island East Coast San Diego West sign-in sheet FAC reception desk New York State University dorm 24 Model Aviation Stott founders Flying Aces movement 1967 Curtiss S-3 Bob Clemens photo Jack McGillivray winds geared exceptionally light SE-5 won WW Dogfight Flying Horde event fliers stayed looked like Whos Modeling Informal show-and-tell hangar flying went far night fatigue long drive Michigan Texas forgotten euphoria seeing old friends new models Friday morning early birds seemingly limitless grassy grounds National Warplane Museum edge town began boring holes sky before breakfast no time line cars extended almost half mile down approach road vehicle stuffed interesting finely crafted models easy imagine bad died gone heaven rare see flight under minute test guys best As three-ring circus impossible see small part action time started down flight line idea sauntering over see museums B-17 Catalina hours later discovered progressed few hundred feet Youd stopped chat snapped occasional picture admired some new technique gawked great flight raced out view mass launch event day went instantmuch faster real world addition having mastered craft making traditional models replete gumband Japanese tissue builder/fliers have gone far beyond realm modern technology Laminated balsa bulkheads wing tips tail outlines modern adhesives acrylic flat semigloss enamels wide use although MonoKote-type covering conspicuously absent area exotic power sources Paul Helmans ABC Robin Joe Barishs Mauboussin made good use new PowerMax-Z compressed air motors Italy Terry Pittmans sub-Peanut Farman Carte Postale flew beautifully its minuscule 6-cu-mm-displacement Gasparin CO2 motor mini-electric ductedfan units such ones found Dennis Normans A7 Corsair MiG-15s Don Srull Ferrell Papic Jack Noll Flying Aces Achievement Awardwinning Warthog HiLines Dave Rees wave future Allan Schanzle s new C02-powered 262 Vl star performer recourse jets found prototype prop snoot original experimental aircraft needed both turbines went kaput its first flight Allan flies em light slow engine turning large prop amazingly leisurely pace Geared rubber models certainly making mark days Perhaps accomplished builder/flier area Canadian Jack McGillivray won Thompson mass launch Cessna CR-3 FAC Peanut Isaacs Fury WV Dogfight Peanutall geared models cant argue success Jacks models beautifully made superlight Sean Theiss Savola-Marchetti Tom Haliman launching two-minute SR-70 originally flown indoors Model Glenny rubber-powered Henderson uses Brown Campus CO2 motor Gadfly Bill Warner photo 4- December 1992 25 Vance Gilbert displays Vickers 432 rubber ship original metal plane called Tin Mossie Bob Clemens photo Terry Pittman checks out rubber Earl Stahl Skyfarer finished red Pactra airbrushed white tissue Texan Iron Mike Midkiff Cactus Squadron T-shirt prepares battle Hansa Brandenburg W-29 Ferrell Papic MiG-15 several entries using electric-powered ducted fan units Bill Warner photo Tim Lavender tests racy nonscale original-design Embryo Endurance model Bill Warner photo Tom Hailmans Glenny Henderson Gadfly Bill Dietzs old-timer canard used Silly Putty dethermalizers wire pulled through putty-filled slot constant rate until released pop-up stab wing line end its flight Honeymooner Nessya Holbrook watched new husband Bruce fly Keith Ryderdesigned R-6 Peanut four rubber motors driving single prop Some Bruces Peanuts using Warp Drivea reincarnation crank-and-connectingrod system saw limited use old dayshave up eight motors Cessna CR-3 Microplano Veloz R-6 flew well gained some weight extensive airframe repairs up its potential Life field episodic watched museums B-17 Fuddy Duddy take off low-level pass crowd turned see Don Srulls Lippisch P-13 FAC Scale winner cuddling cumulus high up thermal paused admire some inventive new winding equipment Bob Blair discuss fine points Curtiss Ascender construction Tim Lavender take snapshot George Lewis showing rubber SOC-3 Earl Stahl check out Tom Arnolds contrarotating braiding technique missed Al Lawtons Spruce Goose winning Jumbo Scale looking up Phil Coxs No-Cal Monocoupe disappearing out sight eight minutes great domain Hung God Thermal missed few dozen other fancy flights Shouts Hey look Sure hope lit DT common Fridays flying events included Golden Age Scale won Dave Reess Travelair No-Cal Scale Profile taken Padre Bill Andersons Wittman Tailwind also got legendary Cheetwell Cup award purportedly offering silent prayer before winning flight Rich Miller gained win Embryo Endurance Hornet ace Bill Passarelli took Old-Time Rubber FAC Gull nonscale events flown Friday mass launch events winners Shell Speed DashAl Lawtons Smoothie WW DogfightJack McGillivray s SE-5 Aerol TrophyChris Starleafs Chambermaid Battle MidwayFrank Rowsomes D4Y1 Judy mass launch events except Golden Horde flown heats best fliers transferring next heat until 26 Model Aviation serious hangar flying Phil Cox L shows Harvey Hopkins lost No-Gal Monocoupe out sight Bill Warner photo Padre Bill Anderson launches own-design Wittman 0 0 Special prototype Clemens photo Planes Nallens Tom Jrs Art Chester Goon background Dads Jackrabbit front Goon won out few seconds Tom Arnold San Diego Scale Staffel packs turns P-38 mass launch Clemens photo suspense-filled final plane-on-plane duel Some flights went far reports observers stationed well downwind way know down first Friday nights festivities got off showy start Student Union lower level museum teeming Flying Scale models awaiting judging vendors set up mezzanine hawked manner model goodies magazines engines kits such Sandy Peck Peck-Polymers fantastic new mite-size Czech Gasparin CO2 motors sale decided towering fireworks display easily seen large windows hall celebrate presence 11 judges stalwart volunteers worked until after 200 am process hundreds planes entered lest pity too much just think wonders passed before critical eyes Saturday field saw wind shift occasioned relocation parking area next museum itself What sight watching Detroit Cloudbuster Jack Moses scything down grass under new sunshade us regularly fly over parched dirt tumbleweeds never see anything like out West Cole Palen fabled Black Baron owner Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome first sky flew model after model huge collection using stooge attached huge rubber strips handy tail fin 1959 Cadillac Cole has modeler since 30s despite owning flying huge collection old full-size aircraft Pioneer WW Golden Age vintage has never lost love free flight scale Cole passed up participation weekend summer air shows Old Rhinebeck first time 30 years attend FAC Nationals year An accomplished raconteur captivated audience Saturday night banquet adventures Thinking back Saturdays flying small dramas come mind Jack McGillivray s Fairey Barracuda dethermalized 30 seconds what might well have winning flight WW II mass launch pulled pin start Tomy-toy clockwork timer DT follower arm riding along thread 1/21n length slowly turning nylon bolt dislocated wrong part screw thread popped off end too soon shoulder wing pivoted main spar brought plane down neatly prematurely wing halves plugged separately fuselage main spar either side can shimmed little more-orless incidence banquet chance see friends meet wives swap lies small corner model judging area 1992 Flying Aces Nats Judging literally hundreds models took until after 200 am Friday night giving spectators plenty time get good look Bob Clemens photo Nearly 80 Peanut Scale entries among huge number models kept static judges busy until 200 am left right Russ Brown Don Srull FAG Adjutant Vic Didelot give em once-over Bob Clemens photo Cole Palen fabled Black Baron Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome New York takes time out flying air shows indulge lifelong hobby plane Italian Vale pursuit plans old Popular Aviation magazine winding stooge tail fin 1959 Cadillac Bill Warner photo mber 1992 27 Mark Finemans original-design Embryo Scott Paisley adjusts Fairey Battle Endurance ship does perfect tabletop built Seaglen kit Wife Peg takeoff Bob Clemens photo dedicated helper Bill Warner photo U Right Messerschmitt 262 Vi prototype Allan Schanzle Its CO2 motor turns large prop low rpm Below Joe Barishs VL-electric Lippisch Storch flying wing another long flight Bob Clemens photo worrying about missing flight appreciate accomplishments receiving special awards such Distinguished Service Medal Blue Max 16 wins also treated talk Cole Palen Trophies awarded first two days flying Saturdays winners FAC ScaleDave Reess Colibri Hi-Wing PeanutRees s Cougar Pioneer Scale Srull s Voisin Hydro Pres Bruning Scale Srulls PWS-l1 Greve Mass LaunchSrulls Ryder R-4 WW II Combat mass launchRed Boyless Kawasaki Ki-61 Multiengined models common year Flying Aces meets builders get bored usual easier subjects Don Srulls DO-X now over four years old flies better better time see Pres Brunings Breguet Iron Mike Midkiff s unpronounceable Russian twin-engined bomber put predictably wonderful flights Albuquerques Dick Dunmire scorched skies frequently stunning rock-steady push-pull Moynet Jupiter Paul Boyanowski Detroit Cloudbusters president master fine detail nice DH 89A Dragon Rapide youll see Fernando Ramos brought daring new CO2 Handley-Page Heyford California looking better original airplane motor trouble Vance Gilbert took time out entertaining crowd fly magnificent new twin-engined Vickers 432 Tin Mossie rubber ship well old faithful Italian Trimotor floatplane I-CANT 28 Model Aviation 4One heats WW II mass launch event Thats Tom Arnold P-38 foreground Bob Clemens photo Phil Coxs Waco D Pres Bruning plans given free last FAC Nats awaits static judging Bob Clemens photo Continued page 35 Dave Reess A-b Warthog HiLine Tom Hailmans dandy Peanut Mr Micro-4 electric ducted fan units won Smoothie wound almost tightly enough Flying Aces Achievement Award for test flight Bill Warner photo PBY Catalina II Flying Models plan master builder Tom Sandor Clifton New Jersey Bob Clemens photo Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 28 Two modelers Red Boyles Arizona Dave Rees North Carolina tied same place WW Dogfight Vince event director gave stack balsa hunk clay 20 minutes return flyoff completed WW biplane glider Best two out three flights won What imagination Red squeaked Daves ship recreated invention monoplane shedding its top wing final flight Paul Helman Evanston Illinois neat red-and-white-checked homemade trailer sporting Flying Aces Indiana Model Airplane Club insignia club IMAC dates back 1911 boasts once having Matty Laird member Tony Peterss all-foam rubber-powered Dornier 212 pusher flying boat although eligible FAC events superb flying ship Two other electric-powered foamies Don Rosss HiLine twin electric-powered B-70 Paul Clarks Watts-Up Boeing 747 flown well often Diversity good-fellowship marked event control table Juanita Reichelthe Mother Superior Flying Aces movementShirley Kuenz Gina Boyanowski good-naturedly handled hundreds official flights nearly 2000 little chance relax daily Contest DirectorsEd Novak Dave Livesay Vie Didelotwere seen conferring fearless leader Lin just back being rewarded hours jaunt museum Taylor Cub liaison ship first flight ever full-size aircraft thought having good time different models dayalways something see marvel Always joy meeting new interesting people see fellow modelers band brothers sisters belong choice extended family Differences race religion age politics forgotten flying field No thought given defeating fellow contestant doing ones best helping others same No trophy Continued page 46 ELECTRIC MODELERS I L lectric Flight Pack will deliver improved flight times increased rate climb over direct drive motor/gearbox/ folding prop kit designed beginning interme diate electric modelerflyingtwometersailplanes similar modelsThe kit comes completely assembled 72~volt 05 can ferrite motor gearbox 1 2x8-folding propeller spinner unit available three gear ratios 25 30 351 Wiring included $3995 suggested retail Gear reduction can dramatically improve performance Master Airscrew Gearbox ideal choice lightweight com pact unit overcomes thefrustrations bent shafts stripped gears Itsrugged A6 steel shaft unconditionally guaranteen nst bending An output gear molded directly onthe shaft Two precision ball bearings support drive shIt will accept stan dard motors used flight has shaft accommodate large diameter wood props Rated 240 watts input field trials Suggested retail $1 595 folders have wide under-ca mbered blades greater thrust longer glideThe blades hinge aluminum hub anylon spinner completes assembly sizes rEJn 2x8 5x 12 Suggested retail $895 $995 U -U 75OSe So all-aluminum prop adaptmotors recommended screw 7x4 7x6 8x4 number MA3200 designed 05 electric use Master Air 8x6 propellers Stock $395 suggested retail See Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories Electric Flight SASE FREE Catalog jTJ NISOR P1IO1I LLL 11 COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle u Rancho Cordova CA 95742 December 1992 35 MASTER AIRSCREW FOR 05 ELECTRIC MOTORS THE BEST IN SCALE GLIDERS Worlds largest selection scale glider plans England Germany CATALOG s3OO DPS REIHER V2 1/6TH PLANS $2285 PP I167 RHONSPERBER 1/5TH SCALE 12OS SPAN PLANS $2290 PP Winners al ToledoThe Masters alhers .Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92412. Davey Systems 3 GREAT SPORT-SCALE BIPES Designed 40-60 two-cycle 60-90 four-cycle engines 40-size electric motors three feature box type construction extensive prefabrication quick assembly Also included full size plans step-by-step instruc tions hardware preformed bolt-on landing gear bolt-on wings prepackaged small parts STAMPE SV4 famous French aerobatic primary trainer Preformed welded wire wing cabane vacuum formed cowl 56 span 1000 sq area 61/2 7 lb flying weight 0 GREAT LAKES SPECIAL beautiful rendition classic aerobatic biplane preformed wire cabane struts vacuum formed cowl wheel pants precut tail feathers 53 top 48 bottom wing 798 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight STEARMAN 75 PT-17/N2S-3 gorgeous copy famous trainer crop sprayer aeroba tic show stopper Preformed wire cabane struts precut tail feathers 51 top 48 bottom wings 750 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight IIAVEY675 TOWER LANE VSTEMSWEST CHESTER PA 193S0 i oRPORATIoN Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 35 valuable modeler have his/her fellow modelers see appreciate his/her efforts Nothing rewarding helping friend once did hear complaints about way contest run about other contestants Newcomers models hand often surprised discover chaps read abouttheir heroeswere too glad lend helping hand get models air Flying Aces folk love models flying never regard end themselves Theirs shared interest binds family together modeling its very best unforgettable feature years FAC Nationals closing eventthe Flying Horde 400 pm under ominous skies anxious fliers assembled sturdiest models fully expecting instant death midair collisions overcrowded airspace shout launch came sudden flurry models rushing skyward deafening roar massed whirring propellers darkened sky Crash crews crossed fingers nervous looks awaited certain rain falling bits balsa tissue frantic balls writhing rubber Amazingly midair occurred locustlike swarm drifted off rising gently greet first raindrops signaling end meeta fitting end three days magic trophies awarded last wet straggler Flying Horde trudged toward headquarters canopy soggy-but-proud model Flying Aces Nationals Mark VIII went record books contestant went home free plan John Lows PT-19 treasury fond memories list models build tales models flying daring exploits will grow retelling until have assumed proportions myth time intrepid birdmen heroes allreturn field honor another two years perhaps less 78 showed up Genesen 1991 off year participate non-Nationals youd like become part Flying Aces family keep up FAC activity get great newsletter complete real honest-to-gosh build- em-tonight plans send $9 Lin Reichel FAC GHQ 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Build Fly Win Efff Ay Ceeeee Postscript Swamp Squadron 1503 Clairdale Lane Lakeland FL 33801 putting together videotape 1992 FAC Nationals has others previous years Send em SASE order blank current prices about $20 46 Model Aviation ITS TO CHOOSE FROM
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/12
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35, 46
oiner year Geneseo NY comes alive rubberpowered scale modeling U Bill Warner Flying Horde mass launch winds up 1992 FAC Nats Last down Canadian Jack McGillivray winner no midairs Bob Clemens photo 44 HAT S fun Fibber McGee Molly exciting Boy Aviators Nicaragua goes faster speeding bullet eighth biennial flying Aces Nationals Geneseo New York July 10-12 1992 know answer Theres nothing quite like world hundred forty official entrants plus enthusiasts came did enter officially made largest-ever FAC Nationals well over thousand modelers estimated attendance Lin Reichel Flying Aces Club Commandant past 12 years has built Flying Aces movement major force modeling today Membership time 1992 Geneseo meet 940 climbing 33 chartered squadrons US Canada Dave Stott Bob Thompson founders Flying Aces phenomenon know today credited getting things started back 1967 Lin certainly deserves equal praise doing amazing job keeping club air climbing typical Flying Aces member male retired near retirement modeler builder back 30s 40s usually hard time getting fly now finds ability chase declining just mastery modeling flying skills has made possible put superlong flights regularity seems no justice inverse relationship few lucky modelers have kids grandchildren willing chase occasionallywhen out running down models own Contestants came far away Prince Edward Island East Coast San Diego West sign-in sheet FAC reception desk New York State University dorm 24 Model Aviation Stott founders Flying Aces movement 1967 Curtiss S-3 Bob Clemens photo Jack McGillivray winds geared exceptionally light SE-5 won WW Dogfight Flying Horde event fliers stayed looked like Whos Modeling Informal show-and-tell hangar flying went far night fatigue long drive Michigan Texas forgotten euphoria seeing old friends new models Friday morning early birds seemingly limitless grassy grounds National Warplane Museum edge town began boring holes sky before breakfast no time line cars extended almost half mile down approach road vehicle stuffed interesting finely crafted models easy imagine bad died gone heaven rare see flight under minute test guys best As three-ring circus impossible see small part action time started down flight line idea sauntering over see museums B-17 Catalina hours later discovered progressed few hundred feet Youd stopped chat snapped occasional picture admired some new technique gawked great flight raced out view mass launch event day went instantmuch faster real world addition having mastered craft making traditional models replete gumband Japanese tissue builder/fliers have gone far beyond realm modern technology Laminated balsa bulkheads wing tips tail outlines modern adhesives acrylic flat semigloss enamels wide use although MonoKote-type covering conspicuously absent area exotic power sources Paul Helmans ABC Robin Joe Barishs Mauboussin made good use new PowerMax-Z compressed air motors Italy Terry Pittmans sub-Peanut Farman Carte Postale flew beautifully its minuscule 6-cu-mm-displacement Gasparin CO2 motor mini-electric ductedfan units such ones found Dennis Normans A7 Corsair MiG-15s Don Srull Ferrell Papic Jack Noll Flying Aces Achievement Awardwinning Warthog HiLines Dave Rees wave future Allan Schanzle s new C02-powered 262 Vl star performer recourse jets found prototype prop snoot original experimental aircraft needed both turbines went kaput its first flight Allan flies em light slow engine turning large prop amazingly leisurely pace Geared rubber models certainly making mark days Perhaps accomplished builder/flier area Canadian Jack McGillivray won Thompson mass launch Cessna CR-3 FAC Peanut Isaacs Fury WV Dogfight Peanutall geared models cant argue success Jacks models beautifully made superlight Sean Theiss Savola-Marchetti Tom Haliman launching two-minute SR-70 originally flown indoors Model Glenny rubber-powered Henderson uses Brown Campus CO2 motor Gadfly Bill Warner photo 4- December 1992 25 Vance Gilbert displays Vickers 432 rubber ship original metal plane called Tin Mossie Bob Clemens photo Terry Pittman checks out rubber Earl Stahl Skyfarer finished red Pactra airbrushed white tissue Texan Iron Mike Midkiff Cactus Squadron T-shirt prepares battle Hansa Brandenburg W-29 Ferrell Papic MiG-15 several entries using electric-powered ducted fan units Bill Warner photo Tim Lavender tests racy nonscale original-design Embryo Endurance model Bill Warner photo Tom Hailmans Glenny Henderson Gadfly Bill Dietzs old-timer canard used Silly Putty dethermalizers wire pulled through putty-filled slot constant rate until released pop-up stab wing line end its flight Honeymooner Nessya Holbrook watched new husband Bruce fly Keith Ryderdesigned R-6 Peanut four rubber motors driving single prop Some Bruces Peanuts using Warp Drivea reincarnation crank-and-connectingrod system saw limited use old dayshave up eight motors Cessna CR-3 Microplano Veloz R-6 flew well gained some weight extensive airframe repairs up its potential Life field episodic watched museums B-17 Fuddy Duddy take off low-level pass crowd turned see Don Srulls Lippisch P-13 FAC Scale winner cuddling cumulus high up thermal paused admire some inventive new winding equipment Bob Blair discuss fine points Curtiss Ascender construction Tim Lavender take snapshot George Lewis showing rubber SOC-3 Earl Stahl check out Tom Arnolds contrarotating braiding technique missed Al Lawtons Spruce Goose winning Jumbo Scale looking up Phil Coxs No-Cal Monocoupe disappearing out sight eight minutes great domain Hung God Thermal missed few dozen other fancy flights Shouts Hey look Sure hope lit DT common Fridays flying events included Golden Age Scale won Dave Reess Travelair No-Cal Scale Profile taken Padre Bill Andersons Wittman Tailwind also got legendary Cheetwell Cup award purportedly offering silent prayer before winning flight Rich Miller gained win Embryo Endurance Hornet ace Bill Passarelli took Old-Time Rubber FAC Gull nonscale events flown Friday mass launch events winners Shell Speed DashAl Lawtons Smoothie WW DogfightJack McGillivray s SE-5 Aerol TrophyChris Starleafs Chambermaid Battle MidwayFrank Rowsomes D4Y1 Judy mass launch events except Golden Horde flown heats best fliers transferring next heat until 26 Model Aviation serious hangar flying Phil Cox L shows Harvey Hopkins lost No-Gal Monocoupe out sight Bill Warner photo Padre Bill Anderson launches own-design Wittman 0 0 Special prototype Clemens photo Planes Nallens Tom Jrs Art Chester Goon background Dads Jackrabbit front Goon won out few seconds Tom Arnold San Diego Scale Staffel packs turns P-38 mass launch Clemens photo suspense-filled final plane-on-plane duel Some flights went far reports observers stationed well downwind way know down first Friday nights festivities got off showy start Student Union lower level museum teeming Flying Scale models awaiting judging vendors set up mezzanine hawked manner model goodies magazines engines kits such Sandy Peck Peck-Polymers fantastic new mite-size Czech Gasparin CO2 motors sale decided towering fireworks display easily seen large windows hall celebrate presence 11 judges stalwart volunteers worked until after 200 am process hundreds planes entered lest pity too much just think wonders passed before critical eyes Saturday field saw wind shift occasioned relocation parking area next museum itself What sight watching Detroit Cloudbuster Jack Moses scything down grass under new sunshade us regularly fly over parched dirt tumbleweeds never see anything like out West Cole Palen fabled Black Baron owner Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome first sky flew model after model huge collection using stooge attached huge rubber strips handy tail fin 1959 Cadillac Cole has modeler since 30s despite owning flying huge collection old full-size aircraft Pioneer WW Golden Age vintage has never lost love free flight scale Cole passed up participation weekend summer air shows Old Rhinebeck first time 30 years attend FAC Nationals year An accomplished raconteur captivated audience Saturday night banquet adventures Thinking back Saturdays flying small dramas come mind Jack McGillivray s Fairey Barracuda dethermalized 30 seconds what might well have winning flight WW II mass launch pulled pin start Tomy-toy clockwork timer DT follower arm riding along thread 1/21n length slowly turning nylon bolt dislocated wrong part screw thread popped off end too soon shoulder wing pivoted main spar brought plane down neatly prematurely wing halves plugged separately fuselage main spar either side can shimmed little more-orless incidence banquet chance see friends meet wives swap lies small corner model judging area 1992 Flying Aces Nats Judging literally hundreds models took until after 200 am Friday night giving spectators plenty time get good look Bob Clemens photo Nearly 80 Peanut Scale entries among huge number models kept static judges busy until 200 am left right Russ Brown Don Srull FAG Adjutant Vic Didelot give em once-over Bob Clemens photo Cole Palen fabled Black Baron Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome New York takes time out flying air shows indulge lifelong hobby plane Italian Vale pursuit plans old Popular Aviation magazine winding stooge tail fin 1959 Cadillac Bill Warner photo mber 1992 27 Mark Finemans original-design Embryo Scott Paisley adjusts Fairey Battle Endurance ship does perfect tabletop built Seaglen kit Wife Peg takeoff Bob Clemens photo dedicated helper Bill Warner photo U Right Messerschmitt 262 Vi prototype Allan Schanzle Its CO2 motor turns large prop low rpm Below Joe Barishs VL-electric Lippisch Storch flying wing another long flight Bob Clemens photo worrying about missing flight appreciate accomplishments receiving special awards such Distinguished Service Medal Blue Max 16 wins also treated talk Cole Palen Trophies awarded first two days flying Saturdays winners FAC ScaleDave Reess Colibri Hi-Wing PeanutRees s Cougar Pioneer Scale Srull s Voisin Hydro Pres Bruning Scale Srulls PWS-l1 Greve Mass LaunchSrulls Ryder R-4 WW II Combat mass launchRed Boyless Kawasaki Ki-61 Multiengined models common year Flying Aces meets builders get bored usual easier subjects Don Srulls DO-X now over four years old flies better better time see Pres Brunings Breguet Iron Mike Midkiff s unpronounceable Russian twin-engined bomber put predictably wonderful flights Albuquerques Dick Dunmire scorched skies frequently stunning rock-steady push-pull Moynet Jupiter Paul Boyanowski Detroit Cloudbusters president master fine detail nice DH 89A Dragon Rapide youll see Fernando Ramos brought daring new CO2 Handley-Page Heyford California looking better original airplane motor trouble Vance Gilbert took time out entertaining crowd fly magnificent new twin-engined Vickers 432 Tin Mossie rubber ship well old faithful Italian Trimotor floatplane I-CANT 28 Model Aviation 4One heats WW II mass launch event Thats Tom Arnold P-38 foreground Bob Clemens photo Phil Coxs Waco D Pres Bruning plans given free last FAC Nats awaits static judging Bob Clemens photo Continued page 35 Dave Reess A-b Warthog HiLine Tom Hailmans dandy Peanut Mr Micro-4 electric ducted fan units won Smoothie wound almost tightly enough Flying Aces Achievement Award for test flight Bill Warner photo PBY Catalina II Flying Models plan master builder Tom Sandor Clifton New Jersey Bob Clemens photo Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 28 Two modelers Red Boyles Arizona Dave Rees North Carolina tied same place WW Dogfight Vince event director gave stack balsa hunk clay 20 minutes return flyoff completed WW biplane glider Best two out three flights won What imagination Red squeaked Daves ship recreated invention monoplane shedding its top wing final flight Paul Helman Evanston Illinois neat red-and-white-checked homemade trailer sporting Flying Aces Indiana Model Airplane Club insignia club IMAC dates back 1911 boasts once having Matty Laird member Tony Peterss all-foam rubber-powered Dornier 212 pusher flying boat although eligible FAC events superb flying ship Two other electric-powered foamies Don Rosss HiLine twin electric-powered B-70 Paul Clarks Watts-Up Boeing 747 flown well often Diversity good-fellowship marked event control table Juanita Reichelthe Mother Superior Flying Aces movementShirley Kuenz Gina Boyanowski good-naturedly handled hundreds official flights nearly 2000 little chance relax daily Contest DirectorsEd Novak Dave Livesay Vie Didelotwere seen conferring fearless leader Lin just back being rewarded hours jaunt museum Taylor Cub liaison ship first flight ever full-size aircraft thought having good time different models dayalways something see marvel Always joy meeting new interesting people see fellow modelers band brothers sisters belong choice extended family Differences race religion age politics forgotten flying field No thought given defeating fellow contestant doing ones best helping others same No trophy Continued page 46 ELECTRIC MODELERS I L lectric Flight Pack will deliver improved flight times increased rate climb over direct drive motor/gearbox/ folding prop kit designed beginning interme diate electric modelerflyingtwometersailplanes similar modelsThe kit comes completely assembled 72~volt 05 can ferrite motor gearbox 1 2x8-folding propeller spinner unit available three gear ratios 25 30 351 Wiring included $3995 suggested retail Gear reduction can dramatically improve performance Master Airscrew Gearbox ideal choice lightweight com pact unit overcomes thefrustrations bent shafts stripped gears Itsrugged A6 steel shaft unconditionally guaranteen nst bending An output gear molded directly onthe shaft Two precision ball bearings support drive shIt will accept stan dard motors used flight has shaft accommodate large diameter wood props Rated 240 watts input field trials Suggested retail $1 595 folders have wide under-ca mbered blades greater thrust longer glideThe blades hinge aluminum hub anylon spinner completes assembly sizes rEJn 2x8 5x 12 Suggested retail $895 $995 U -U 75OSe So all-aluminum prop adaptmotors recommended screw 7x4 7x6 8x4 number MA3200 designed 05 electric use Master Air 8x6 propellers Stock $395 suggested retail See Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories Electric Flight SASE FREE Catalog jTJ NISOR P1IO1I LLL 11 COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle u Rancho Cordova CA 95742 December 1992 35 MASTER AIRSCREW FOR 05 ELECTRIC MOTORS THE BEST IN SCALE GLIDERS Worlds largest selection scale glider plans England Germany CATALOG s3OO DPS REIHER V2 1/6TH PLANS $2285 PP I167 RHONSPERBER 1/5TH SCALE 12OS SPAN PLANS $2290 PP Winners al ToledoThe Masters alhers .Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92412. Davey Systems 3 GREAT SPORT-SCALE BIPES Designed 40-60 two-cycle 60-90 four-cycle engines 40-size electric motors three feature box type construction extensive prefabrication quick assembly Also included full size plans step-by-step instruc tions hardware preformed bolt-on landing gear bolt-on wings prepackaged small parts STAMPE SV4 famous French aerobatic primary trainer Preformed welded wire wing cabane vacuum formed cowl 56 span 1000 sq area 61/2 7 lb flying weight 0 GREAT LAKES SPECIAL beautiful rendition classic aerobatic biplane preformed wire cabane struts vacuum formed cowl wheel pants precut tail feathers 53 top 48 bottom wing 798 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight STEARMAN 75 PT-17/N2S-3 gorgeous copy famous trainer crop sprayer aeroba tic show stopper Preformed wire cabane struts precut tail feathers 51 top 48 bottom wings 750 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight IIAVEY675 TOWER LANE VSTEMSWEST CHESTER PA 193S0 i oRPORATIoN Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 35 valuable modeler have his/her fellow modelers see appreciate his/her efforts Nothing rewarding helping friend once did hear complaints about way contest run about other contestants Newcomers models hand often surprised discover chaps read abouttheir heroeswere too glad lend helping hand get models air Flying Aces folk love models flying never regard end themselves Theirs shared interest binds family together modeling its very best unforgettable feature years FAC Nationals closing eventthe Flying Horde 400 pm under ominous skies anxious fliers assembled sturdiest models fully expecting instant death midair collisions overcrowded airspace shout launch came sudden flurry models rushing skyward deafening roar massed whirring propellers darkened sky Crash crews crossed fingers nervous looks awaited certain rain falling bits balsa tissue frantic balls writhing rubber Amazingly midair occurred locustlike swarm drifted off rising gently greet first raindrops signaling end meeta fitting end three days magic trophies awarded last wet straggler Flying Horde trudged toward headquarters canopy soggy-but-proud model Flying Aces Nationals Mark VIII went record books contestant went home free plan John Lows PT-19 treasury fond memories list models build tales models flying daring exploits will grow retelling until have assumed proportions myth time intrepid birdmen heroes allreturn field honor another two years perhaps less 78 showed up Genesen 1991 off year participate non-Nationals youd like become part Flying Aces family keep up FAC activity get great newsletter complete real honest-to-gosh build- em-tonight plans send $9 Lin Reichel FAC GHQ 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Build Fly Win Efff Ay Ceeeee Postscript Swamp Squadron 1503 Clairdale Lane Lakeland FL 33801 putting together videotape 1992 FAC Nationals has others previous years Send em SASE order blank current prices about $20 46 Model Aviation ITS TO CHOOSE FROM
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/12
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35, 46
oiner year Geneseo NY comes alive rubberpowered scale modeling U Bill Warner Flying Horde mass launch winds up 1992 FAC Nats Last down Canadian Jack McGillivray winner no midairs Bob Clemens photo 44 HAT S fun Fibber McGee Molly exciting Boy Aviators Nicaragua goes faster speeding bullet eighth biennial flying Aces Nationals Geneseo New York July 10-12 1992 know answer Theres nothing quite like world hundred forty official entrants plus enthusiasts came did enter officially made largest-ever FAC Nationals well over thousand modelers estimated attendance Lin Reichel Flying Aces Club Commandant past 12 years has built Flying Aces movement major force modeling today Membership time 1992 Geneseo meet 940 climbing 33 chartered squadrons US Canada Dave Stott Bob Thompson founders Flying Aces phenomenon know today credited getting things started back 1967 Lin certainly deserves equal praise doing amazing job keeping club air climbing typical Flying Aces member male retired near retirement modeler builder back 30s 40s usually hard time getting fly now finds ability chase declining just mastery modeling flying skills has made possible put superlong flights regularity seems no justice inverse relationship few lucky modelers have kids grandchildren willing chase occasionallywhen out running down models own Contestants came far away Prince Edward Island East Coast San Diego West sign-in sheet FAC reception desk New York State University dorm 24 Model Aviation Stott founders Flying Aces movement 1967 Curtiss S-3 Bob Clemens photo Jack McGillivray winds geared exceptionally light SE-5 won WW Dogfight Flying Horde event fliers stayed looked like Whos Modeling Informal show-and-tell hangar flying went far night fatigue long drive Michigan Texas forgotten euphoria seeing old friends new models Friday morning early birds seemingly limitless grassy grounds National Warplane Museum edge town began boring holes sky before breakfast no time line cars extended almost half mile down approach road vehicle stuffed interesting finely crafted models easy imagine bad died gone heaven rare see flight under minute test guys best As three-ring circus impossible see small part action time started down flight line idea sauntering over see museums B-17 Catalina hours later discovered progressed few hundred feet Youd stopped chat snapped occasional picture admired some new technique gawked great flight raced out view mass launch event day went instantmuch faster real world addition having mastered craft making traditional models replete gumband Japanese tissue builder/fliers have gone far beyond realm modern technology Laminated balsa bulkheads wing tips tail outlines modern adhesives acrylic flat semigloss enamels wide use although MonoKote-type covering conspicuously absent area exotic power sources Paul Helmans ABC Robin Joe Barishs Mauboussin made good use new PowerMax-Z compressed air motors Italy Terry Pittmans sub-Peanut Farman Carte Postale flew beautifully its minuscule 6-cu-mm-displacement Gasparin CO2 motor mini-electric ductedfan units such ones found Dennis Normans A7 Corsair MiG-15s Don Srull Ferrell Papic Jack Noll Flying Aces Achievement Awardwinning Warthog HiLines Dave Rees wave future Allan Schanzle s new C02-powered 262 Vl star performer recourse jets found prototype prop snoot original experimental aircraft needed both turbines went kaput its first flight Allan flies em light slow engine turning large prop amazingly leisurely pace Geared rubber models certainly making mark days Perhaps accomplished builder/flier area Canadian Jack McGillivray won Thompson mass launch Cessna CR-3 FAC Peanut Isaacs Fury WV Dogfight Peanutall geared models cant argue success Jacks models beautifully made superlight Sean Theiss Savola-Marchetti Tom Haliman launching two-minute SR-70 originally flown indoors Model Glenny rubber-powered Henderson uses Brown Campus CO2 motor Gadfly Bill Warner photo 4- December 1992 25 Vance Gilbert displays Vickers 432 rubber ship original metal plane called Tin Mossie Bob Clemens photo Terry Pittman checks out rubber Earl Stahl Skyfarer finished red Pactra airbrushed white tissue Texan Iron Mike Midkiff Cactus Squadron T-shirt prepares battle Hansa Brandenburg W-29 Ferrell Papic MiG-15 several entries using electric-powered ducted fan units Bill Warner photo Tim Lavender tests racy nonscale original-design Embryo Endurance model Bill Warner photo Tom Hailmans Glenny Henderson Gadfly Bill Dietzs old-timer canard used Silly Putty dethermalizers wire pulled through putty-filled slot constant rate until released pop-up stab wing line end its flight Honeymooner Nessya Holbrook watched new husband Bruce fly Keith Ryderdesigned R-6 Peanut four rubber motors driving single prop Some Bruces Peanuts using Warp Drivea reincarnation crank-and-connectingrod system saw limited use old dayshave up eight motors Cessna CR-3 Microplano Veloz R-6 flew well gained some weight extensive airframe repairs up its potential Life field episodic watched museums B-17 Fuddy Duddy take off low-level pass crowd turned see Don Srulls Lippisch P-13 FAC Scale winner cuddling cumulus high up thermal paused admire some inventive new winding equipment Bob Blair discuss fine points Curtiss Ascender construction Tim Lavender take snapshot George Lewis showing rubber SOC-3 Earl Stahl check out Tom Arnolds contrarotating braiding technique missed Al Lawtons Spruce Goose winning Jumbo Scale looking up Phil Coxs No-Cal Monocoupe disappearing out sight eight minutes great domain Hung God Thermal missed few dozen other fancy flights Shouts Hey look Sure hope lit DT common Fridays flying events included Golden Age Scale won Dave Reess Travelair No-Cal Scale Profile taken Padre Bill Andersons Wittman Tailwind also got legendary Cheetwell Cup award purportedly offering silent prayer before winning flight Rich Miller gained win Embryo Endurance Hornet ace Bill Passarelli took Old-Time Rubber FAC Gull nonscale events flown Friday mass launch events winners Shell Speed DashAl Lawtons Smoothie WW DogfightJack McGillivray s SE-5 Aerol TrophyChris Starleafs Chambermaid Battle MidwayFrank Rowsomes D4Y1 Judy mass launch events except Golden Horde flown heats best fliers transferring next heat until 26 Model Aviation serious hangar flying Phil Cox L shows Harvey Hopkins lost No-Gal Monocoupe out sight Bill Warner photo Padre Bill Anderson launches own-design Wittman 0 0 Special prototype Clemens photo Planes Nallens Tom Jrs Art Chester Goon background Dads Jackrabbit front Goon won out few seconds Tom Arnold San Diego Scale Staffel packs turns P-38 mass launch Clemens photo suspense-filled final plane-on-plane duel Some flights went far reports observers stationed well downwind way know down first Friday nights festivities got off showy start Student Union lower level museum teeming Flying Scale models awaiting judging vendors set up mezzanine hawked manner model goodies magazines engines kits such Sandy Peck Peck-Polymers fantastic new mite-size Czech Gasparin CO2 motors sale decided towering fireworks display easily seen large windows hall celebrate presence 11 judges stalwart volunteers worked until after 200 am process hundreds planes entered lest pity too much just think wonders passed before critical eyes Saturday field saw wind shift occasioned relocation parking area next museum itself What sight watching Detroit Cloudbuster Jack Moses scything down grass under new sunshade us regularly fly over parched dirt tumbleweeds never see anything like out West Cole Palen fabled Black Baron owner Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome first sky flew model after model huge collection using stooge attached huge rubber strips handy tail fin 1959 Cadillac Cole has modeler since 30s despite owning flying huge collection old full-size aircraft Pioneer WW Golden Age vintage has never lost love free flight scale Cole passed up participation weekend summer air shows Old Rhinebeck first time 30 years attend FAC Nationals year An accomplished raconteur captivated audience Saturday night banquet adventures Thinking back Saturdays flying small dramas come mind Jack McGillivray s Fairey Barracuda dethermalized 30 seconds what might well have winning flight WW II mass launch pulled pin start Tomy-toy clockwork timer DT follower arm riding along thread 1/21n length slowly turning nylon bolt dislocated wrong part screw thread popped off end too soon shoulder wing pivoted main spar brought plane down neatly prematurely wing halves plugged separately fuselage main spar either side can shimmed little more-orless incidence banquet chance see friends meet wives swap lies small corner model judging area 1992 Flying Aces Nats Judging literally hundreds models took until after 200 am Friday night giving spectators plenty time get good look Bob Clemens photo Nearly 80 Peanut Scale entries among huge number models kept static judges busy until 200 am left right Russ Brown Don Srull FAG Adjutant Vic Didelot give em once-over Bob Clemens photo Cole Palen fabled Black Baron Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome New York takes time out flying air shows indulge lifelong hobby plane Italian Vale pursuit plans old Popular Aviation magazine winding stooge tail fin 1959 Cadillac Bill Warner photo mber 1992 27 Mark Finemans original-design Embryo Scott Paisley adjusts Fairey Battle Endurance ship does perfect tabletop built Seaglen kit Wife Peg takeoff Bob Clemens photo dedicated helper Bill Warner photo U Right Messerschmitt 262 Vi prototype Allan Schanzle Its CO2 motor turns large prop low rpm Below Joe Barishs VL-electric Lippisch Storch flying wing another long flight Bob Clemens photo worrying about missing flight appreciate accomplishments receiving special awards such Distinguished Service Medal Blue Max 16 wins also treated talk Cole Palen Trophies awarded first two days flying Saturdays winners FAC ScaleDave Reess Colibri Hi-Wing PeanutRees s Cougar Pioneer Scale Srull s Voisin Hydro Pres Bruning Scale Srulls PWS-l1 Greve Mass LaunchSrulls Ryder R-4 WW II Combat mass launchRed Boyless Kawasaki Ki-61 Multiengined models common year Flying Aces meets builders get bored usual easier subjects Don Srulls DO-X now over four years old flies better better time see Pres Brunings Breguet Iron Mike Midkiff s unpronounceable Russian twin-engined bomber put predictably wonderful flights Albuquerques Dick Dunmire scorched skies frequently stunning rock-steady push-pull Moynet Jupiter Paul Boyanowski Detroit Cloudbusters president master fine detail nice DH 89A Dragon Rapide youll see Fernando Ramos brought daring new CO2 Handley-Page Heyford California looking better original airplane motor trouble Vance Gilbert took time out entertaining crowd fly magnificent new twin-engined Vickers 432 Tin Mossie rubber ship well old faithful Italian Trimotor floatplane I-CANT 28 Model Aviation 4One heats WW II mass launch event Thats Tom Arnold P-38 foreground Bob Clemens photo Phil Coxs Waco D Pres Bruning plans given free last FAC Nats awaits static judging Bob Clemens photo Continued page 35 Dave Reess A-b Warthog HiLine Tom Hailmans dandy Peanut Mr Micro-4 electric ducted fan units won Smoothie wound almost tightly enough Flying Aces Achievement Award for test flight Bill Warner photo PBY Catalina II Flying Models plan master builder Tom Sandor Clifton New Jersey Bob Clemens photo Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 28 Two modelers Red Boyles Arizona Dave Rees North Carolina tied same place WW Dogfight Vince event director gave stack balsa hunk clay 20 minutes return flyoff completed WW biplane glider Best two out three flights won What imagination Red squeaked Daves ship recreated invention monoplane shedding its top wing final flight Paul Helman Evanston Illinois neat red-and-white-checked homemade trailer sporting Flying Aces Indiana Model Airplane Club insignia club IMAC dates back 1911 boasts once having Matty Laird member Tony Peterss all-foam rubber-powered Dornier 212 pusher flying boat although eligible FAC events superb flying ship Two other electric-powered foamies Don Rosss HiLine twin electric-powered B-70 Paul Clarks Watts-Up Boeing 747 flown well often Diversity good-fellowship marked event control table Juanita Reichelthe Mother Superior Flying Aces movementShirley Kuenz Gina Boyanowski good-naturedly handled hundreds official flights nearly 2000 little chance relax daily Contest DirectorsEd Novak Dave Livesay Vie Didelotwere seen conferring fearless leader Lin just back being rewarded hours jaunt museum Taylor Cub liaison ship first flight ever full-size aircraft thought having good time different models dayalways something see marvel Always joy meeting new interesting people see fellow modelers band brothers sisters belong choice extended family Differences race religion age politics forgotten flying field No thought given defeating fellow contestant doing ones best helping others same No trophy Continued page 46 ELECTRIC MODELERS I L lectric Flight Pack will deliver improved flight times increased rate climb over direct drive motor/gearbox/ folding prop kit designed beginning interme diate electric modelerflyingtwometersailplanes similar modelsThe kit comes completely assembled 72~volt 05 can ferrite motor gearbox 1 2x8-folding propeller spinner unit available three gear ratios 25 30 351 Wiring included $3995 suggested retail Gear reduction can dramatically improve performance Master Airscrew Gearbox ideal choice lightweight com pact unit overcomes thefrustrations bent shafts stripped gears Itsrugged A6 steel shaft unconditionally guaranteen nst bending An output gear molded directly onthe shaft Two precision ball bearings support drive shIt will accept stan dard motors used flight has shaft accommodate large diameter wood props Rated 240 watts input field trials Suggested retail $1 595 folders have wide under-ca mbered blades greater thrust longer glideThe blades hinge aluminum hub anylon spinner completes assembly sizes rEJn 2x8 5x 12 Suggested retail $895 $995 U -U 75OSe So all-aluminum prop adaptmotors recommended screw 7x4 7x6 8x4 number MA3200 designed 05 electric use Master Air 8x6 propellers Stock $395 suggested retail See Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories Electric Flight SASE FREE Catalog jTJ NISOR P1IO1I LLL 11 COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle u Rancho Cordova CA 95742 December 1992 35 MASTER AIRSCREW FOR 05 ELECTRIC MOTORS THE BEST IN SCALE GLIDERS Worlds largest selection scale glider plans England Germany CATALOG s3OO DPS REIHER V2 1/6TH PLANS $2285 PP I167 RHONSPERBER 1/5TH SCALE 12OS SPAN PLANS $2290 PP Winners al ToledoThe Masters alhers .Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92412. Davey Systems 3 GREAT SPORT-SCALE BIPES Designed 40-60 two-cycle 60-90 four-cycle engines 40-size electric motors three feature box type construction extensive prefabrication quick assembly Also included full size plans step-by-step instruc tions hardware preformed bolt-on landing gear bolt-on wings prepackaged small parts STAMPE SV4 famous French aerobatic primary trainer Preformed welded wire wing cabane vacuum formed cowl 56 span 1000 sq area 61/2 7 lb flying weight 0 GREAT LAKES SPECIAL beautiful rendition classic aerobatic biplane preformed wire cabane struts vacuum formed cowl wheel pants precut tail feathers 53 top 48 bottom wing 798 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight STEARMAN 75 PT-17/N2S-3 gorgeous copy famous trainer crop sprayer aeroba tic show stopper Preformed wire cabane struts precut tail feathers 51 top 48 bottom wings 750 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight IIAVEY675 TOWER LANE VSTEMSWEST CHESTER PA 193S0 i oRPORATIoN Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 35 valuable modeler have his/her fellow modelers see appreciate his/her efforts Nothing rewarding helping friend once did hear complaints about way contest run about other contestants Newcomers models hand often surprised discover chaps read abouttheir heroeswere too glad lend helping hand get models air Flying Aces folk love models flying never regard end themselves Theirs shared interest binds family together modeling its very best unforgettable feature years FAC Nationals closing eventthe Flying Horde 400 pm under ominous skies anxious fliers assembled sturdiest models fully expecting instant death midair collisions overcrowded airspace shout launch came sudden flurry models rushing skyward deafening roar massed whirring propellers darkened sky Crash crews crossed fingers nervous looks awaited certain rain falling bits balsa tissue frantic balls writhing rubber Amazingly midair occurred locustlike swarm drifted off rising gently greet first raindrops signaling end meeta fitting end three days magic trophies awarded last wet straggler Flying Horde trudged toward headquarters canopy soggy-but-proud model Flying Aces Nationals Mark VIII went record books contestant went home free plan John Lows PT-19 treasury fond memories list models build tales models flying daring exploits will grow retelling until have assumed proportions myth time intrepid birdmen heroes allreturn field honor another two years perhaps less 78 showed up Genesen 1991 off year participate non-Nationals youd like become part Flying Aces family keep up FAC activity get great newsletter complete real honest-to-gosh build- em-tonight plans send $9 Lin Reichel FAC GHQ 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Build Fly Win Efff Ay Ceeeee Postscript Swamp Squadron 1503 Clairdale Lane Lakeland FL 33801 putting together videotape 1992 FAC Nationals has others previous years Send em SASE order blank current prices about $20 46 Model Aviation ITS TO CHOOSE FROM
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/12
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35, 46
oiner year Geneseo NY comes alive rubberpowered scale modeling U Bill Warner Flying Horde mass launch winds up 1992 FAC Nats Last down Canadian Jack McGillivray winner no midairs Bob Clemens photo 44 HAT S fun Fibber McGee Molly exciting Boy Aviators Nicaragua goes faster speeding bullet eighth biennial flying Aces Nationals Geneseo New York July 10-12 1992 know answer Theres nothing quite like world hundred forty official entrants plus enthusiasts came did enter officially made largest-ever FAC Nationals well over thousand modelers estimated attendance Lin Reichel Flying Aces Club Commandant past 12 years has built Flying Aces movement major force modeling today Membership time 1992 Geneseo meet 940 climbing 33 chartered squadrons US Canada Dave Stott Bob Thompson founders Flying Aces phenomenon know today credited getting things started back 1967 Lin certainly deserves equal praise doing amazing job keeping club air climbing typical Flying Aces member male retired near retirement modeler builder back 30s 40s usually hard time getting fly now finds ability chase declining just mastery modeling flying skills has made possible put superlong flights regularity seems no justice inverse relationship few lucky modelers have kids grandchildren willing chase occasionallywhen out running down models own Contestants came far away Prince Edward Island East Coast San Diego West sign-in sheet FAC reception desk New York State University dorm 24 Model Aviation Stott founders Flying Aces movement 1967 Curtiss S-3 Bob Clemens photo Jack McGillivray winds geared exceptionally light SE-5 won WW Dogfight Flying Horde event fliers stayed looked like Whos Modeling Informal show-and-tell hangar flying went far night fatigue long drive Michigan Texas forgotten euphoria seeing old friends new models Friday morning early birds seemingly limitless grassy grounds National Warplane Museum edge town began boring holes sky before breakfast no time line cars extended almost half mile down approach road vehicle stuffed interesting finely crafted models easy imagine bad died gone heaven rare see flight under minute test guys best As three-ring circus impossible see small part action time started down flight line idea sauntering over see museums B-17 Catalina hours later discovered progressed few hundred feet Youd stopped chat snapped occasional picture admired some new technique gawked great flight raced out view mass launch event day went instantmuch faster real world addition having mastered craft making traditional models replete gumband Japanese tissue builder/fliers have gone far beyond realm modern technology Laminated balsa bulkheads wing tips tail outlines modern adhesives acrylic flat semigloss enamels wide use although MonoKote-type covering conspicuously absent area exotic power sources Paul Helmans ABC Robin Joe Barishs Mauboussin made good use new PowerMax-Z compressed air motors Italy Terry Pittmans sub-Peanut Farman Carte Postale flew beautifully its minuscule 6-cu-mm-displacement Gasparin CO2 motor mini-electric ductedfan units such ones found Dennis Normans A7 Corsair MiG-15s Don Srull Ferrell Papic Jack Noll Flying Aces Achievement Awardwinning Warthog HiLines Dave Rees wave future Allan Schanzle s new C02-powered 262 Vl star performer recourse jets found prototype prop snoot original experimental aircraft needed both turbines went kaput its first flight Allan flies em light slow engine turning large prop amazingly leisurely pace Geared rubber models certainly making mark days Perhaps accomplished builder/flier area Canadian Jack McGillivray won Thompson mass launch Cessna CR-3 FAC Peanut Isaacs Fury WV Dogfight Peanutall geared models cant argue success Jacks models beautifully made superlight Sean Theiss Savola-Marchetti Tom Haliman launching two-minute SR-70 originally flown indoors Model Glenny rubber-powered Henderson uses Brown Campus CO2 motor Gadfly Bill Warner photo 4- December 1992 25 Vance Gilbert displays Vickers 432 rubber ship original metal plane called Tin Mossie Bob Clemens photo Terry Pittman checks out rubber Earl Stahl Skyfarer finished red Pactra airbrushed white tissue Texan Iron Mike Midkiff Cactus Squadron T-shirt prepares battle Hansa Brandenburg W-29 Ferrell Papic MiG-15 several entries using electric-powered ducted fan units Bill Warner photo Tim Lavender tests racy nonscale original-design Embryo Endurance model Bill Warner photo Tom Hailmans Glenny Henderson Gadfly Bill Dietzs old-timer canard used Silly Putty dethermalizers wire pulled through putty-filled slot constant rate until released pop-up stab wing line end its flight Honeymooner Nessya Holbrook watched new husband Bruce fly Keith Ryderdesigned R-6 Peanut four rubber motors driving single prop Some Bruces Peanuts using Warp Drivea reincarnation crank-and-connectingrod system saw limited use old dayshave up eight motors Cessna CR-3 Microplano Veloz R-6 flew well gained some weight extensive airframe repairs up its potential Life field episodic watched museums B-17 Fuddy Duddy take off low-level pass crowd turned see Don Srulls Lippisch P-13 FAC Scale winner cuddling cumulus high up thermal paused admire some inventive new winding equipment Bob Blair discuss fine points Curtiss Ascender construction Tim Lavender take snapshot George Lewis showing rubber SOC-3 Earl Stahl check out Tom Arnolds contrarotating braiding technique missed Al Lawtons Spruce Goose winning Jumbo Scale looking up Phil Coxs No-Cal Monocoupe disappearing out sight eight minutes great domain Hung God Thermal missed few dozen other fancy flights Shouts Hey look Sure hope lit DT common Fridays flying events included Golden Age Scale won Dave Reess Travelair No-Cal Scale Profile taken Padre Bill Andersons Wittman Tailwind also got legendary Cheetwell Cup award purportedly offering silent prayer before winning flight Rich Miller gained win Embryo Endurance Hornet ace Bill Passarelli took Old-Time Rubber FAC Gull nonscale events flown Friday mass launch events winners Shell Speed DashAl Lawtons Smoothie WW DogfightJack McGillivray s SE-5 Aerol TrophyChris Starleafs Chambermaid Battle MidwayFrank Rowsomes D4Y1 Judy mass launch events except Golden Horde flown heats best fliers transferring next heat until 26 Model Aviation serious hangar flying Phil Cox L shows Harvey Hopkins lost No-Gal Monocoupe out sight Bill Warner photo Padre Bill Anderson launches own-design Wittman 0 0 Special prototype Clemens photo Planes Nallens Tom Jrs Art Chester Goon background Dads Jackrabbit front Goon won out few seconds Tom Arnold San Diego Scale Staffel packs turns P-38 mass launch Clemens photo suspense-filled final plane-on-plane duel Some flights went far reports observers stationed well downwind way know down first Friday nights festivities got off showy start Student Union lower level museum teeming Flying Scale models awaiting judging vendors set up mezzanine hawked manner model goodies magazines engines kits such Sandy Peck Peck-Polymers fantastic new mite-size Czech Gasparin CO2 motors sale decided towering fireworks display easily seen large windows hall celebrate presence 11 judges stalwart volunteers worked until after 200 am process hundreds planes entered lest pity too much just think wonders passed before critical eyes Saturday field saw wind shift occasioned relocation parking area next museum itself What sight watching Detroit Cloudbuster Jack Moses scything down grass under new sunshade us regularly fly over parched dirt tumbleweeds never see anything like out West Cole Palen fabled Black Baron owner Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome first sky flew model after model huge collection using stooge attached huge rubber strips handy tail fin 1959 Cadillac Cole has modeler since 30s despite owning flying huge collection old full-size aircraft Pioneer WW Golden Age vintage has never lost love free flight scale Cole passed up participation weekend summer air shows Old Rhinebeck first time 30 years attend FAC Nationals year An accomplished raconteur captivated audience Saturday night banquet adventures Thinking back Saturdays flying small dramas come mind Jack McGillivray s Fairey Barracuda dethermalized 30 seconds what might well have winning flight WW II mass launch pulled pin start Tomy-toy clockwork timer DT follower arm riding along thread 1/21n length slowly turning nylon bolt dislocated wrong part screw thread popped off end too soon shoulder wing pivoted main spar brought plane down neatly prematurely wing halves plugged separately fuselage main spar either side can shimmed little more-orless incidence banquet chance see friends meet wives swap lies small corner model judging area 1992 Flying Aces Nats Judging literally hundreds models took until after 200 am Friday night giving spectators plenty time get good look Bob Clemens photo Nearly 80 Peanut Scale entries among huge number models kept static judges busy until 200 am left right Russ Brown Don Srull FAG Adjutant Vic Didelot give em once-over Bob Clemens photo Cole Palen fabled Black Baron Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome New York takes time out flying air shows indulge lifelong hobby plane Italian Vale pursuit plans old Popular Aviation magazine winding stooge tail fin 1959 Cadillac Bill Warner photo mber 1992 27 Mark Finemans original-design Embryo Scott Paisley adjusts Fairey Battle Endurance ship does perfect tabletop built Seaglen kit Wife Peg takeoff Bob Clemens photo dedicated helper Bill Warner photo U Right Messerschmitt 262 Vi prototype Allan Schanzle Its CO2 motor turns large prop low rpm Below Joe Barishs VL-electric Lippisch Storch flying wing another long flight Bob Clemens photo worrying about missing flight appreciate accomplishments receiving special awards such Distinguished Service Medal Blue Max 16 wins also treated talk Cole Palen Trophies awarded first two days flying Saturdays winners FAC ScaleDave Reess Colibri Hi-Wing PeanutRees s Cougar Pioneer Scale Srull s Voisin Hydro Pres Bruning Scale Srulls PWS-l1 Greve Mass LaunchSrulls Ryder R-4 WW II Combat mass launchRed Boyless Kawasaki Ki-61 Multiengined models common year Flying Aces meets builders get bored usual easier subjects Don Srulls DO-X now over four years old flies better better time see Pres Brunings Breguet Iron Mike Midkiff s unpronounceable Russian twin-engined bomber put predictably wonderful flights Albuquerques Dick Dunmire scorched skies frequently stunning rock-steady push-pull Moynet Jupiter Paul Boyanowski Detroit Cloudbusters president master fine detail nice DH 89A Dragon Rapide youll see Fernando Ramos brought daring new CO2 Handley-Page Heyford California looking better original airplane motor trouble Vance Gilbert took time out entertaining crowd fly magnificent new twin-engined Vickers 432 Tin Mossie rubber ship well old faithful Italian Trimotor floatplane I-CANT 28 Model Aviation 4One heats WW II mass launch event Thats Tom Arnold P-38 foreground Bob Clemens photo Phil Coxs Waco D Pres Bruning plans given free last FAC Nats awaits static judging Bob Clemens photo Continued page 35 Dave Reess A-b Warthog HiLine Tom Hailmans dandy Peanut Mr Micro-4 electric ducted fan units won Smoothie wound almost tightly enough Flying Aces Achievement Award for test flight Bill Warner photo PBY Catalina II Flying Models plan master builder Tom Sandor Clifton New Jersey Bob Clemens photo Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 28 Two modelers Red Boyles Arizona Dave Rees North Carolina tied same place WW Dogfight Vince event director gave stack balsa hunk clay 20 minutes return flyoff completed WW biplane glider Best two out three flights won What imagination Red squeaked Daves ship recreated invention monoplane shedding its top wing final flight Paul Helman Evanston Illinois neat red-and-white-checked homemade trailer sporting Flying Aces Indiana Model Airplane Club insignia club IMAC dates back 1911 boasts once having Matty Laird member Tony Peterss all-foam rubber-powered Dornier 212 pusher flying boat although eligible FAC events superb flying ship Two other electric-powered foamies Don Rosss HiLine twin electric-powered B-70 Paul Clarks Watts-Up Boeing 747 flown well often Diversity good-fellowship marked event control table Juanita Reichelthe Mother Superior Flying Aces movementShirley Kuenz Gina Boyanowski good-naturedly handled hundreds official flights nearly 2000 little chance relax daily Contest DirectorsEd Novak Dave Livesay Vie Didelotwere seen conferring fearless leader Lin just back being rewarded hours jaunt museum Taylor Cub liaison ship first flight ever full-size aircraft thought having good time different models dayalways something see marvel Always joy meeting new interesting people see fellow modelers band brothers sisters belong choice extended family Differences race religion age politics forgotten flying field No thought given defeating fellow contestant doing ones best helping others same No trophy Continued page 46 ELECTRIC MODELERS I L lectric Flight Pack will deliver improved flight times increased rate climb over direct drive motor/gearbox/ folding prop kit designed beginning interme diate electric modelerflyingtwometersailplanes similar modelsThe kit comes completely assembled 72~volt 05 can ferrite motor gearbox 1 2x8-folding propeller spinner unit available three gear ratios 25 30 351 Wiring included $3995 suggested retail Gear reduction can dramatically improve performance Master Airscrew Gearbox ideal choice lightweight com pact unit overcomes thefrustrations bent shafts stripped gears Itsrugged A6 steel shaft unconditionally guaranteen nst bending An output gear molded directly onthe shaft Two precision ball bearings support drive shIt will accept stan dard motors used flight has shaft accommodate large diameter wood props Rated 240 watts input field trials Suggested retail $1 595 folders have wide under-ca mbered blades greater thrust longer glideThe blades hinge aluminum hub anylon spinner completes assembly sizes rEJn 2x8 5x 12 Suggested retail $895 $995 U -U 75OSe So all-aluminum prop adaptmotors recommended screw 7x4 7x6 8x4 number MA3200 designed 05 electric use Master Air 8x6 propellers Stock $395 suggested retail See Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories Electric Flight SASE FREE Catalog jTJ NISOR P1IO1I LLL 11 COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle u Rancho Cordova CA 95742 December 1992 35 MASTER AIRSCREW FOR 05 ELECTRIC MOTORS THE BEST IN SCALE GLIDERS Worlds largest selection scale glider plans England Germany CATALOG s3OO DPS REIHER V2 1/6TH PLANS $2285 PP I167 RHONSPERBER 1/5TH SCALE 12OS SPAN PLANS $2290 PP Winners al ToledoThe Masters alhers .Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92412. Davey Systems 3 GREAT SPORT-SCALE BIPES Designed 40-60 two-cycle 60-90 four-cycle engines 40-size electric motors three feature box type construction extensive prefabrication quick assembly Also included full size plans step-by-step instruc tions hardware preformed bolt-on landing gear bolt-on wings prepackaged small parts STAMPE SV4 famous French aerobatic primary trainer Preformed welded wire wing cabane vacuum formed cowl 56 span 1000 sq area 61/2 7 lb flying weight 0 GREAT LAKES SPECIAL beautiful rendition classic aerobatic biplane preformed wire cabane struts vacuum formed cowl wheel pants precut tail feathers 53 top 48 bottom wing 798 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight STEARMAN 75 PT-17/N2S-3 gorgeous copy famous trainer crop sprayer aeroba tic show stopper Preformed wire cabane struts precut tail feathers 51 top 48 bottom wings 750 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight IIAVEY675 TOWER LANE VSTEMSWEST CHESTER PA 193S0 i oRPORATIoN Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 35 valuable modeler have his/her fellow modelers see appreciate his/her efforts Nothing rewarding helping friend once did hear complaints about way contest run about other contestants Newcomers models hand often surprised discover chaps read abouttheir heroeswere too glad lend helping hand get models air Flying Aces folk love models flying never regard end themselves Theirs shared interest binds family together modeling its very best unforgettable feature years FAC Nationals closing eventthe Flying Horde 400 pm under ominous skies anxious fliers assembled sturdiest models fully expecting instant death midair collisions overcrowded airspace shout launch came sudden flurry models rushing skyward deafening roar massed whirring propellers darkened sky Crash crews crossed fingers nervous looks awaited certain rain falling bits balsa tissue frantic balls writhing rubber Amazingly midair occurred locustlike swarm drifted off rising gently greet first raindrops signaling end meeta fitting end three days magic trophies awarded last wet straggler Flying Horde trudged toward headquarters canopy soggy-but-proud model Flying Aces Nationals Mark VIII went record books contestant went home free plan John Lows PT-19 treasury fond memories list models build tales models flying daring exploits will grow retelling until have assumed proportions myth time intrepid birdmen heroes allreturn field honor another two years perhaps less 78 showed up Genesen 1991 off year participate non-Nationals youd like become part Flying Aces family keep up FAC activity get great newsletter complete real honest-to-gosh build- em-tonight plans send $9 Lin Reichel FAC GHQ 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Build Fly Win Efff Ay Ceeeee Postscript Swamp Squadron 1503 Clairdale Lane Lakeland FL 33801 putting together videotape 1992 FAC Nationals has others previous years Send em SASE order blank current prices about $20 46 Model Aviation ITS TO CHOOSE FROM
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/12
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35, 46
oiner year Geneseo NY comes alive rubberpowered scale modeling U Bill Warner Flying Horde mass launch winds up 1992 FAC Nats Last down Canadian Jack McGillivray winner no midairs Bob Clemens photo 44 HAT S fun Fibber McGee Molly exciting Boy Aviators Nicaragua goes faster speeding bullet eighth biennial flying Aces Nationals Geneseo New York July 10-12 1992 know answer Theres nothing quite like world hundred forty official entrants plus enthusiasts came did enter officially made largest-ever FAC Nationals well over thousand modelers estimated attendance Lin Reichel Flying Aces Club Commandant past 12 years has built Flying Aces movement major force modeling today Membership time 1992 Geneseo meet 940 climbing 33 chartered squadrons US Canada Dave Stott Bob Thompson founders Flying Aces phenomenon know today credited getting things started back 1967 Lin certainly deserves equal praise doing amazing job keeping club air climbing typical Flying Aces member male retired near retirement modeler builder back 30s 40s usually hard time getting fly now finds ability chase declining just mastery modeling flying skills has made possible put superlong flights regularity seems no justice inverse relationship few lucky modelers have kids grandchildren willing chase occasionallywhen out running down models own Contestants came far away Prince Edward Island East Coast San Diego West sign-in sheet FAC reception desk New York State University dorm 24 Model Aviation Stott founders Flying Aces movement 1967 Curtiss S-3 Bob Clemens photo Jack McGillivray winds geared exceptionally light SE-5 won WW Dogfight Flying Horde event fliers stayed looked like Whos Modeling Informal show-and-tell hangar flying went far night fatigue long drive Michigan Texas forgotten euphoria seeing old friends new models Friday morning early birds seemingly limitless grassy grounds National Warplane Museum edge town began boring holes sky before breakfast no time line cars extended almost half mile down approach road vehicle stuffed interesting finely crafted models easy imagine bad died gone heaven rare see flight under minute test guys best As three-ring circus impossible see small part action time started down flight line idea sauntering over see museums B-17 Catalina hours later discovered progressed few hundred feet Youd stopped chat snapped occasional picture admired some new technique gawked great flight raced out view mass launch event day went instantmuch faster real world addition having mastered craft making traditional models replete gumband Japanese tissue builder/fliers have gone far beyond realm modern technology Laminated balsa bulkheads wing tips tail outlines modern adhesives acrylic flat semigloss enamels wide use although MonoKote-type covering conspicuously absent area exotic power sources Paul Helmans ABC Robin Joe Barishs Mauboussin made good use new PowerMax-Z compressed air motors Italy Terry Pittmans sub-Peanut Farman Carte Postale flew beautifully its minuscule 6-cu-mm-displacement Gasparin CO2 motor mini-electric ductedfan units such ones found Dennis Normans A7 Corsair MiG-15s Don Srull Ferrell Papic Jack Noll Flying Aces Achievement Awardwinning Warthog HiLines Dave Rees wave future Allan Schanzle s new C02-powered 262 Vl star performer recourse jets found prototype prop snoot original experimental aircraft needed both turbines went kaput its first flight Allan flies em light slow engine turning large prop amazingly leisurely pace Geared rubber models certainly making mark days Perhaps accomplished builder/flier area Canadian Jack McGillivray won Thompson mass launch Cessna CR-3 FAC Peanut Isaacs Fury WV Dogfight Peanutall geared models cant argue success Jacks models beautifully made superlight Sean Theiss Savola-Marchetti Tom Haliman launching two-minute SR-70 originally flown indoors Model Glenny rubber-powered Henderson uses Brown Campus CO2 motor Gadfly Bill Warner photo 4- December 1992 25 Vance Gilbert displays Vickers 432 rubber ship original metal plane called Tin Mossie Bob Clemens photo Terry Pittman checks out rubber Earl Stahl Skyfarer finished red Pactra airbrushed white tissue Texan Iron Mike Midkiff Cactus Squadron T-shirt prepares battle Hansa Brandenburg W-29 Ferrell Papic MiG-15 several entries using electric-powered ducted fan units Bill Warner photo Tim Lavender tests racy nonscale original-design Embryo Endurance model Bill Warner photo Tom Hailmans Glenny Henderson Gadfly Bill Dietzs old-timer canard used Silly Putty dethermalizers wire pulled through putty-filled slot constant rate until released pop-up stab wing line end its flight Honeymooner Nessya Holbrook watched new husband Bruce fly Keith Ryderdesigned R-6 Peanut four rubber motors driving single prop Some Bruces Peanuts using Warp Drivea reincarnation crank-and-connectingrod system saw limited use old dayshave up eight motors Cessna CR-3 Microplano Veloz R-6 flew well gained some weight extensive airframe repairs up its potential Life field episodic watched museums B-17 Fuddy Duddy take off low-level pass crowd turned see Don Srulls Lippisch P-13 FAC Scale winner cuddling cumulus high up thermal paused admire some inventive new winding equipment Bob Blair discuss fine points Curtiss Ascender construction Tim Lavender take snapshot George Lewis showing rubber SOC-3 Earl Stahl check out Tom Arnolds contrarotating braiding technique missed Al Lawtons Spruce Goose winning Jumbo Scale looking up Phil Coxs No-Cal Monocoupe disappearing out sight eight minutes great domain Hung God Thermal missed few dozen other fancy flights Shouts Hey look Sure hope lit DT common Fridays flying events included Golden Age Scale won Dave Reess Travelair No-Cal Scale Profile taken Padre Bill Andersons Wittman Tailwind also got legendary Cheetwell Cup award purportedly offering silent prayer before winning flight Rich Miller gained win Embryo Endurance Hornet ace Bill Passarelli took Old-Time Rubber FAC Gull nonscale events flown Friday mass launch events winners Shell Speed DashAl Lawtons Smoothie WW DogfightJack McGillivray s SE-5 Aerol TrophyChris Starleafs Chambermaid Battle MidwayFrank Rowsomes D4Y1 Judy mass launch events except Golden Horde flown heats best fliers transferring next heat until 26 Model Aviation serious hangar flying Phil Cox L shows Harvey Hopkins lost No-Gal Monocoupe out sight Bill Warner photo Padre Bill Anderson launches own-design Wittman 0 0 Special prototype Clemens photo Planes Nallens Tom Jrs Art Chester Goon background Dads Jackrabbit front Goon won out few seconds Tom Arnold San Diego Scale Staffel packs turns P-38 mass launch Clemens photo suspense-filled final plane-on-plane duel Some flights went far reports observers stationed well downwind way know down first Friday nights festivities got off showy start Student Union lower level museum teeming Flying Scale models awaiting judging vendors set up mezzanine hawked manner model goodies magazines engines kits such Sandy Peck Peck-Polymers fantastic new mite-size Czech Gasparin CO2 motors sale decided towering fireworks display easily seen large windows hall celebrate presence 11 judges stalwart volunteers worked until after 200 am process hundreds planes entered lest pity too much just think wonders passed before critical eyes Saturday field saw wind shift occasioned relocation parking area next museum itself What sight watching Detroit Cloudbuster Jack Moses scything down grass under new sunshade us regularly fly over parched dirt tumbleweeds never see anything like out West Cole Palen fabled Black Baron owner Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome first sky flew model after model huge collection using stooge attached huge rubber strips handy tail fin 1959 Cadillac Cole has modeler since 30s despite owning flying huge collection old full-size aircraft Pioneer WW Golden Age vintage has never lost love free flight scale Cole passed up participation weekend summer air shows Old Rhinebeck first time 30 years attend FAC Nationals year An accomplished raconteur captivated audience Saturday night banquet adventures Thinking back Saturdays flying small dramas come mind Jack McGillivray s Fairey Barracuda dethermalized 30 seconds what might well have winning flight WW II mass launch pulled pin start Tomy-toy clockwork timer DT follower arm riding along thread 1/21n length slowly turning nylon bolt dislocated wrong part screw thread popped off end too soon shoulder wing pivoted main spar brought plane down neatly prematurely wing halves plugged separately fuselage main spar either side can shimmed little more-orless incidence banquet chance see friends meet wives swap lies small corner model judging area 1992 Flying Aces Nats Judging literally hundreds models took until after 200 am Friday night giving spectators plenty time get good look Bob Clemens photo Nearly 80 Peanut Scale entries among huge number models kept static judges busy until 200 am left right Russ Brown Don Srull FAG Adjutant Vic Didelot give em once-over Bob Clemens photo Cole Palen fabled Black Baron Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome New York takes time out flying air shows indulge lifelong hobby plane Italian Vale pursuit plans old Popular Aviation magazine winding stooge tail fin 1959 Cadillac Bill Warner photo mber 1992 27 Mark Finemans original-design Embryo Scott Paisley adjusts Fairey Battle Endurance ship does perfect tabletop built Seaglen kit Wife Peg takeoff Bob Clemens photo dedicated helper Bill Warner photo U Right Messerschmitt 262 Vi prototype Allan Schanzle Its CO2 motor turns large prop low rpm Below Joe Barishs VL-electric Lippisch Storch flying wing another long flight Bob Clemens photo worrying about missing flight appreciate accomplishments receiving special awards such Distinguished Service Medal Blue Max 16 wins also treated talk Cole Palen Trophies awarded first two days flying Saturdays winners FAC ScaleDave Reess Colibri Hi-Wing PeanutRees s Cougar Pioneer Scale Srull s Voisin Hydro Pres Bruning Scale Srulls PWS-l1 Greve Mass LaunchSrulls Ryder R-4 WW II Combat mass launchRed Boyless Kawasaki Ki-61 Multiengined models common year Flying Aces meets builders get bored usual easier subjects Don Srulls DO-X now over four years old flies better better time see Pres Brunings Breguet Iron Mike Midkiff s unpronounceable Russian twin-engined bomber put predictably wonderful flights Albuquerques Dick Dunmire scorched skies frequently stunning rock-steady push-pull Moynet Jupiter Paul Boyanowski Detroit Cloudbusters president master fine detail nice DH 89A Dragon Rapide youll see Fernando Ramos brought daring new CO2 Handley-Page Heyford California looking better original airplane motor trouble Vance Gilbert took time out entertaining crowd fly magnificent new twin-engined Vickers 432 Tin Mossie rubber ship well old faithful Italian Trimotor floatplane I-CANT 28 Model Aviation 4One heats WW II mass launch event Thats Tom Arnold P-38 foreground Bob Clemens photo Phil Coxs Waco D Pres Bruning plans given free last FAC Nats awaits static judging Bob Clemens photo Continued page 35 Dave Reess A-b Warthog HiLine Tom Hailmans dandy Peanut Mr Micro-4 electric ducted fan units won Smoothie wound almost tightly enough Flying Aces Achievement Award for test flight Bill Warner photo PBY Catalina II Flying Models plan master builder Tom Sandor Clifton New Jersey Bob Clemens photo Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 28 Two modelers Red Boyles Arizona Dave Rees North Carolina tied same place WW Dogfight Vince event director gave stack balsa hunk clay 20 minutes return flyoff completed WW biplane glider Best two out three flights won What imagination Red squeaked Daves ship recreated invention monoplane shedding its top wing final flight Paul Helman Evanston Illinois neat red-and-white-checked homemade trailer sporting Flying Aces Indiana Model Airplane Club insignia club IMAC dates back 1911 boasts once having Matty Laird member Tony Peterss all-foam rubber-powered Dornier 212 pusher flying boat although eligible FAC events superb flying ship Two other electric-powered foamies Don Rosss HiLine twin electric-powered B-70 Paul Clarks Watts-Up Boeing 747 flown well often Diversity good-fellowship marked event control table Juanita Reichelthe Mother Superior Flying Aces movementShirley Kuenz Gina Boyanowski good-naturedly handled hundreds official flights nearly 2000 little chance relax daily Contest DirectorsEd Novak Dave Livesay Vie Didelotwere seen conferring fearless leader Lin just back being rewarded hours jaunt museum Taylor Cub liaison ship first flight ever full-size aircraft thought having good time different models dayalways something see marvel Always joy meeting new interesting people see fellow modelers band brothers sisters belong choice extended family Differences race religion age politics forgotten flying field No thought given defeating fellow contestant doing ones best helping others same No trophy Continued page 46 ELECTRIC MODELERS I L lectric Flight Pack will deliver improved flight times increased rate climb over direct drive motor/gearbox/ folding prop kit designed beginning interme diate electric modelerflyingtwometersailplanes similar modelsThe kit comes completely assembled 72~volt 05 can ferrite motor gearbox 1 2x8-folding propeller spinner unit available three gear ratios 25 30 351 Wiring included $3995 suggested retail Gear reduction can dramatically improve performance Master Airscrew Gearbox ideal choice lightweight com pact unit overcomes thefrustrations bent shafts stripped gears Itsrugged A6 steel shaft unconditionally guaranteen nst bending An output gear molded directly onthe shaft Two precision ball bearings support drive shIt will accept stan dard motors used flight has shaft accommodate large diameter wood props Rated 240 watts input field trials Suggested retail $1 595 folders have wide under-ca mbered blades greater thrust longer glideThe blades hinge aluminum hub anylon spinner completes assembly sizes rEJn 2x8 5x 12 Suggested retail $895 $995 U -U 75OSe So all-aluminum prop adaptmotors recommended screw 7x4 7x6 8x4 number MA3200 designed 05 electric use Master Air 8x6 propellers Stock $395 suggested retail See Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories Electric Flight SASE FREE Catalog jTJ NISOR P1IO1I LLL 11 COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle u Rancho Cordova CA 95742 December 1992 35 MASTER AIRSCREW FOR 05 ELECTRIC MOTORS THE BEST IN SCALE GLIDERS Worlds largest selection scale glider plans England Germany CATALOG s3OO DPS REIHER V2 1/6TH PLANS $2285 PP I167 RHONSPERBER 1/5TH SCALE 12OS SPAN PLANS $2290 PP Winners al ToledoThe Masters alhers .Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92412. Davey Systems 3 GREAT SPORT-SCALE BIPES Designed 40-60 two-cycle 60-90 four-cycle engines 40-size electric motors three feature box type construction extensive prefabrication quick assembly Also included full size plans step-by-step instruc tions hardware preformed bolt-on landing gear bolt-on wings prepackaged small parts STAMPE SV4 famous French aerobatic primary trainer Preformed welded wire wing cabane vacuum formed cowl 56 span 1000 sq area 61/2 7 lb flying weight 0 GREAT LAKES SPECIAL beautiful rendition classic aerobatic biplane preformed wire cabane struts vacuum formed cowl wheel pants precut tail feathers 53 top 48 bottom wing 798 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight STEARMAN 75 PT-17/N2S-3 gorgeous copy famous trainer crop sprayer aeroba tic show stopper Preformed wire cabane struts precut tail feathers 51 top 48 bottom wings 750 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight IIAVEY675 TOWER LANE VSTEMSWEST CHESTER PA 193S0 i oRPORATIoN Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 35 valuable modeler have his/her fellow modelers see appreciate his/her efforts Nothing rewarding helping friend once did hear complaints about way contest run about other contestants Newcomers models hand often surprised discover chaps read abouttheir heroeswere too glad lend helping hand get models air Flying Aces folk love models flying never regard end themselves Theirs shared interest binds family together modeling its very best unforgettable feature years FAC Nationals closing eventthe Flying Horde 400 pm under ominous skies anxious fliers assembled sturdiest models fully expecting instant death midair collisions overcrowded airspace shout launch came sudden flurry models rushing skyward deafening roar massed whirring propellers darkened sky Crash crews crossed fingers nervous looks awaited certain rain falling bits balsa tissue frantic balls writhing rubber Amazingly midair occurred locustlike swarm drifted off rising gently greet first raindrops signaling end meeta fitting end three days magic trophies awarded last wet straggler Flying Horde trudged toward headquarters canopy soggy-but-proud model Flying Aces Nationals Mark VIII went record books contestant went home free plan John Lows PT-19 treasury fond memories list models build tales models flying daring exploits will grow retelling until have assumed proportions myth time intrepid birdmen heroes allreturn field honor another two years perhaps less 78 showed up Genesen 1991 off year participate non-Nationals youd like become part Flying Aces family keep up FAC activity get great newsletter complete real honest-to-gosh build- em-tonight plans send $9 Lin Reichel FAC GHQ 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Build Fly Win Efff Ay Ceeeee Postscript Swamp Squadron 1503 Clairdale Lane Lakeland FL 33801 putting together videotape 1992 FAC Nationals has others previous years Send em SASE order blank current prices about $20 46 Model Aviation ITS TO CHOOSE FROM
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/12
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35, 46
oiner year Geneseo NY comes alive rubberpowered scale modeling U Bill Warner Flying Horde mass launch winds up 1992 FAC Nats Last down Canadian Jack McGillivray winner no midairs Bob Clemens photo 44 HAT S fun Fibber McGee Molly exciting Boy Aviators Nicaragua goes faster speeding bullet eighth biennial flying Aces Nationals Geneseo New York July 10-12 1992 know answer Theres nothing quite like world hundred forty official entrants plus enthusiasts came did enter officially made largest-ever FAC Nationals well over thousand modelers estimated attendance Lin Reichel Flying Aces Club Commandant past 12 years has built Flying Aces movement major force modeling today Membership time 1992 Geneseo meet 940 climbing 33 chartered squadrons US Canada Dave Stott Bob Thompson founders Flying Aces phenomenon know today credited getting things started back 1967 Lin certainly deserves equal praise doing amazing job keeping club air climbing typical Flying Aces member male retired near retirement modeler builder back 30s 40s usually hard time getting fly now finds ability chase declining just mastery modeling flying skills has made possible put superlong flights regularity seems no justice inverse relationship few lucky modelers have kids grandchildren willing chase occasionallywhen out running down models own Contestants came far away Prince Edward Island East Coast San Diego West sign-in sheet FAC reception desk New York State University dorm 24 Model Aviation Stott founders Flying Aces movement 1967 Curtiss S-3 Bob Clemens photo Jack McGillivray winds geared exceptionally light SE-5 won WW Dogfight Flying Horde event fliers stayed looked like Whos Modeling Informal show-and-tell hangar flying went far night fatigue long drive Michigan Texas forgotten euphoria seeing old friends new models Friday morning early birds seemingly limitless grassy grounds National Warplane Museum edge town began boring holes sky before breakfast no time line cars extended almost half mile down approach road vehicle stuffed interesting finely crafted models easy imagine bad died gone heaven rare see flight under minute test guys best As three-ring circus impossible see small part action time started down flight line idea sauntering over see museums B-17 Catalina hours later discovered progressed few hundred feet Youd stopped chat snapped occasional picture admired some new technique gawked great flight raced out view mass launch event day went instantmuch faster real world addition having mastered craft making traditional models replete gumband Japanese tissue builder/fliers have gone far beyond realm modern technology Laminated balsa bulkheads wing tips tail outlines modern adhesives acrylic flat semigloss enamels wide use although MonoKote-type covering conspicuously absent area exotic power sources Paul Helmans ABC Robin Joe Barishs Mauboussin made good use new PowerMax-Z compressed air motors Italy Terry Pittmans sub-Peanut Farman Carte Postale flew beautifully its minuscule 6-cu-mm-displacement Gasparin CO2 motor mini-electric ductedfan units such ones found Dennis Normans A7 Corsair MiG-15s Don Srull Ferrell Papic Jack Noll Flying Aces Achievement Awardwinning Warthog HiLines Dave Rees wave future Allan Schanzle s new C02-powered 262 Vl star performer recourse jets found prototype prop snoot original experimental aircraft needed both turbines went kaput its first flight Allan flies em light slow engine turning large prop amazingly leisurely pace Geared rubber models certainly making mark days Perhaps accomplished builder/flier area Canadian Jack McGillivray won Thompson mass launch Cessna CR-3 FAC Peanut Isaacs Fury WV Dogfight Peanutall geared models cant argue success Jacks models beautifully made superlight Sean Theiss Savola-Marchetti Tom Haliman launching two-minute SR-70 originally flown indoors Model Glenny rubber-powered Henderson uses Brown Campus CO2 motor Gadfly Bill Warner photo 4- December 1992 25 Vance Gilbert displays Vickers 432 rubber ship original metal plane called Tin Mossie Bob Clemens photo Terry Pittman checks out rubber Earl Stahl Skyfarer finished red Pactra airbrushed white tissue Texan Iron Mike Midkiff Cactus Squadron T-shirt prepares battle Hansa Brandenburg W-29 Ferrell Papic MiG-15 several entries using electric-powered ducted fan units Bill Warner photo Tim Lavender tests racy nonscale original-design Embryo Endurance model Bill Warner photo Tom Hailmans Glenny Henderson Gadfly Bill Dietzs old-timer canard used Silly Putty dethermalizers wire pulled through putty-filled slot constant rate until released pop-up stab wing line end its flight Honeymooner Nessya Holbrook watched new husband Bruce fly Keith Ryderdesigned R-6 Peanut four rubber motors driving single prop Some Bruces Peanuts using Warp Drivea reincarnation crank-and-connectingrod system saw limited use old dayshave up eight motors Cessna CR-3 Microplano Veloz R-6 flew well gained some weight extensive airframe repairs up its potential Life field episodic watched museums B-17 Fuddy Duddy take off low-level pass crowd turned see Don Srulls Lippisch P-13 FAC Scale winner cuddling cumulus high up thermal paused admire some inventive new winding equipment Bob Blair discuss fine points Curtiss Ascender construction Tim Lavender take snapshot George Lewis showing rubber SOC-3 Earl Stahl check out Tom Arnolds contrarotating braiding technique missed Al Lawtons Spruce Goose winning Jumbo Scale looking up Phil Coxs No-Cal Monocoupe disappearing out sight eight minutes great domain Hung God Thermal missed few dozen other fancy flights Shouts Hey look Sure hope lit DT common Fridays flying events included Golden Age Scale won Dave Reess Travelair No-Cal Scale Profile taken Padre Bill Andersons Wittman Tailwind also got legendary Cheetwell Cup award purportedly offering silent prayer before winning flight Rich Miller gained win Embryo Endurance Hornet ace Bill Passarelli took Old-Time Rubber FAC Gull nonscale events flown Friday mass launch events winners Shell Speed DashAl Lawtons Smoothie WW DogfightJack McGillivray s SE-5 Aerol TrophyChris Starleafs Chambermaid Battle MidwayFrank Rowsomes D4Y1 Judy mass launch events except Golden Horde flown heats best fliers transferring next heat until 26 Model Aviation serious hangar flying Phil Cox L shows Harvey Hopkins lost No-Gal Monocoupe out sight Bill Warner photo Padre Bill Anderson launches own-design Wittman 0 0 Special prototype Clemens photo Planes Nallens Tom Jrs Art Chester Goon background Dads Jackrabbit front Goon won out few seconds Tom Arnold San Diego Scale Staffel packs turns P-38 mass launch Clemens photo suspense-filled final plane-on-plane duel Some flights went far reports observers stationed well downwind way know down first Friday nights festivities got off showy start Student Union lower level museum teeming Flying Scale models awaiting judging vendors set up mezzanine hawked manner model goodies magazines engines kits such Sandy Peck Peck-Polymers fantastic new mite-size Czech Gasparin CO2 motors sale decided towering fireworks display easily seen large windows hall celebrate presence 11 judges stalwart volunteers worked until after 200 am process hundreds planes entered lest pity too much just think wonders passed before critical eyes Saturday field saw wind shift occasioned relocation parking area next museum itself What sight watching Detroit Cloudbuster Jack Moses scything down grass under new sunshade us regularly fly over parched dirt tumbleweeds never see anything like out West Cole Palen fabled Black Baron owner Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome first sky flew model after model huge collection using stooge attached huge rubber strips handy tail fin 1959 Cadillac Cole has modeler since 30s despite owning flying huge collection old full-size aircraft Pioneer WW Golden Age vintage has never lost love free flight scale Cole passed up participation weekend summer air shows Old Rhinebeck first time 30 years attend FAC Nationals year An accomplished raconteur captivated audience Saturday night banquet adventures Thinking back Saturdays flying small dramas come mind Jack McGillivray s Fairey Barracuda dethermalized 30 seconds what might well have winning flight WW II mass launch pulled pin start Tomy-toy clockwork timer DT follower arm riding along thread 1/21n length slowly turning nylon bolt dislocated wrong part screw thread popped off end too soon shoulder wing pivoted main spar brought plane down neatly prematurely wing halves plugged separately fuselage main spar either side can shimmed little more-orless incidence banquet chance see friends meet wives swap lies small corner model judging area 1992 Flying Aces Nats Judging literally hundreds models took until after 200 am Friday night giving spectators plenty time get good look Bob Clemens photo Nearly 80 Peanut Scale entries among huge number models kept static judges busy until 200 am left right Russ Brown Don Srull FAG Adjutant Vic Didelot give em once-over Bob Clemens photo Cole Palen fabled Black Baron Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome New York takes time out flying air shows indulge lifelong hobby plane Italian Vale pursuit plans old Popular Aviation magazine winding stooge tail fin 1959 Cadillac Bill Warner photo mber 1992 27 Mark Finemans original-design Embryo Scott Paisley adjusts Fairey Battle Endurance ship does perfect tabletop built Seaglen kit Wife Peg takeoff Bob Clemens photo dedicated helper Bill Warner photo U Right Messerschmitt 262 Vi prototype Allan Schanzle Its CO2 motor turns large prop low rpm Below Joe Barishs VL-electric Lippisch Storch flying wing another long flight Bob Clemens photo worrying about missing flight appreciate accomplishments receiving special awards such Distinguished Service Medal Blue Max 16 wins also treated talk Cole Palen Trophies awarded first two days flying Saturdays winners FAC ScaleDave Reess Colibri Hi-Wing PeanutRees s Cougar Pioneer Scale Srull s Voisin Hydro Pres Bruning Scale Srulls PWS-l1 Greve Mass LaunchSrulls Ryder R-4 WW II Combat mass launchRed Boyless Kawasaki Ki-61 Multiengined models common year Flying Aces meets builders get bored usual easier subjects Don Srulls DO-X now over four years old flies better better time see Pres Brunings Breguet Iron Mike Midkiff s unpronounceable Russian twin-engined bomber put predictably wonderful flights Albuquerques Dick Dunmire scorched skies frequently stunning rock-steady push-pull Moynet Jupiter Paul Boyanowski Detroit Cloudbusters president master fine detail nice DH 89A Dragon Rapide youll see Fernando Ramos brought daring new CO2 Handley-Page Heyford California looking better original airplane motor trouble Vance Gilbert took time out entertaining crowd fly magnificent new twin-engined Vickers 432 Tin Mossie rubber ship well old faithful Italian Trimotor floatplane I-CANT 28 Model Aviation 4One heats WW II mass launch event Thats Tom Arnold P-38 foreground Bob Clemens photo Phil Coxs Waco D Pres Bruning plans given free last FAC Nats awaits static judging Bob Clemens photo Continued page 35 Dave Reess A-b Warthog HiLine Tom Hailmans dandy Peanut Mr Micro-4 electric ducted fan units won Smoothie wound almost tightly enough Flying Aces Achievement Award for test flight Bill Warner photo PBY Catalina II Flying Models plan master builder Tom Sandor Clifton New Jersey Bob Clemens photo Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 28 Two modelers Red Boyles Arizona Dave Rees North Carolina tied same place WW Dogfight Vince event director gave stack balsa hunk clay 20 minutes return flyoff completed WW biplane glider Best two out three flights won What imagination Red squeaked Daves ship recreated invention monoplane shedding its top wing final flight Paul Helman Evanston Illinois neat red-and-white-checked homemade trailer sporting Flying Aces Indiana Model Airplane Club insignia club IMAC dates back 1911 boasts once having Matty Laird member Tony Peterss all-foam rubber-powered Dornier 212 pusher flying boat although eligible FAC events superb flying ship Two other electric-powered foamies Don Rosss HiLine twin electric-powered B-70 Paul Clarks Watts-Up Boeing 747 flown well often Diversity good-fellowship marked event control table Juanita Reichelthe Mother Superior Flying Aces movementShirley Kuenz Gina Boyanowski good-naturedly handled hundreds official flights nearly 2000 little chance relax daily Contest DirectorsEd Novak Dave Livesay Vie Didelotwere seen conferring fearless leader Lin just back being rewarded hours jaunt museum Taylor Cub liaison ship first flight ever full-size aircraft thought having good time different models dayalways something see marvel Always joy meeting new interesting people see fellow modelers band brothers sisters belong choice extended family Differences race religion age politics forgotten flying field No thought given defeating fellow contestant doing ones best helping others same No trophy Continued page 46 ELECTRIC MODELERS I L lectric Flight Pack will deliver improved flight times increased rate climb over direct drive motor/gearbox/ folding prop kit designed beginning interme diate electric modelerflyingtwometersailplanes similar modelsThe kit comes completely assembled 72~volt 05 can ferrite motor gearbox 1 2x8-folding propeller spinner unit available three gear ratios 25 30 351 Wiring included $3995 suggested retail Gear reduction can dramatically improve performance Master Airscrew Gearbox ideal choice lightweight com pact unit overcomes thefrustrations bent shafts stripped gears Itsrugged A6 steel shaft unconditionally guaranteen nst bending An output gear molded directly onthe shaft Two precision ball bearings support drive shIt will accept stan dard motors used flight has shaft accommodate large diameter wood props Rated 240 watts input field trials Suggested retail $1 595 folders have wide under-ca mbered blades greater thrust longer glideThe blades hinge aluminum hub anylon spinner completes assembly sizes rEJn 2x8 5x 12 Suggested retail $895 $995 U -U 75OSe So all-aluminum prop adaptmotors recommended screw 7x4 7x6 8x4 number MA3200 designed 05 electric use Master Air 8x6 propellers Stock $395 suggested retail See Hobby Dealer Master Airscrew Propellers & Accessories Electric Flight SASE FREE Catalog jTJ NISOR P1IO1I LLL 11 COMPANY 3219 Monier Circle u Rancho Cordova CA 95742 December 1992 35 MASTER AIRSCREW FOR 05 ELECTRIC MOTORS THE BEST IN SCALE GLIDERS Worlds largest selection scale glider plans England Germany CATALOG s3OO DPS REIHER V2 1/6TH PLANS $2285 PP I167 RHONSPERBER 1/5TH SCALE 12OS SPAN PLANS $2290 PP Winners al ToledoThe Masters alhers .Bob Holman Box 741 San Berdo CA 92412. Davey Systems 3 GREAT SPORT-SCALE BIPES Designed 40-60 two-cycle 60-90 four-cycle engines 40-size electric motors three feature box type construction extensive prefabrication quick assembly Also included full size plans step-by-step instruc tions hardware preformed bolt-on landing gear bolt-on wings prepackaged small parts STAMPE SV4 famous French aerobatic primary trainer Preformed welded wire wing cabane vacuum formed cowl 56 span 1000 sq area 61/2 7 lb flying weight 0 GREAT LAKES SPECIAL beautiful rendition classic aerobatic biplane preformed wire cabane struts vacuum formed cowl wheel pants precut tail feathers 53 top 48 bottom wing 798 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight STEARMAN 75 PT-17/N2S-3 gorgeous copy famous trainer crop sprayer aeroba tic show stopper Preformed wire cabane struts precut tail feathers 51 top 48 bottom wings 750 sq area 6 6/2 lb flying weight IIAVEY675 TOWER LANE VSTEMSWEST CHESTER PA 193S0 i oRPORATIoN Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 35 valuable modeler have his/her fellow modelers see appreciate his/her efforts Nothing rewarding helping friend once did hear complaints about way contest run about other contestants Newcomers models hand often surprised discover chaps read abouttheir heroeswere too glad lend helping hand get models air Flying Aces folk love models flying never regard end themselves Theirs shared interest binds family together modeling its very best unforgettable feature years FAC Nationals closing eventthe Flying Horde 400 pm under ominous skies anxious fliers assembled sturdiest models fully expecting instant death midair collisions overcrowded airspace shout launch came sudden flurry models rushing skyward deafening roar massed whirring propellers darkened sky Crash crews crossed fingers nervous looks awaited certain rain falling bits balsa tissue frantic balls writhing rubber Amazingly midair occurred locustlike swarm drifted off rising gently greet first raindrops signaling end meeta fitting end three days magic trophies awarded last wet straggler Flying Horde trudged toward headquarters canopy soggy-but-proud model Flying Aces Nationals Mark VIII went record books contestant went home free plan John Lows PT-19 treasury fond memories list models build tales models flying daring exploits will grow retelling until have assumed proportions myth time intrepid birdmen heroes allreturn field honor another two years perhaps less 78 showed up Genesen 1991 off year participate non-Nationals youd like become part Flying Aces family keep up FAC activity get great newsletter complete real honest-to-gosh build- em-tonight plans send $9 Lin Reichel FAC GHQ 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Build Fly Win Efff Ay Ceeeee Postscript Swamp Squadron 1503 Clairdale Lane Lakeland FL 33801 putting together videotape 1992 FAC Nationals has others previous years Send em SASE order blank current prices about $20 46 Model Aviation ITS TO CHOOSE FROM
Edition: Model Aviation - 1992/12
Page Numbers: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 35, 46
oiner year Geneseo NY comes alive rubberpowered scale modeling U Bill Warner Flying Horde mass launch winds up 1992 FAC Nats Last down Canadian Jack McGillivray winner no midairs Bob Clemens photo 44 HAT S fun Fibber McGee Molly exciting Boy Aviators Nicaragua goes faster speeding bullet eighth biennial flying Aces Nationals Geneseo New York July 10-12 1992 know answer Theres nothing quite like world hundred forty official entrants plus enthusiasts came did enter officially made largest-ever FAC Nationals well over thousand modelers estimated attendance Lin Reichel Flying Aces Club Commandant past 12 years has built Flying Aces movement major force modeling today Membership time 1992 Geneseo meet 940 climbing 33 chartered squadrons US Canada Dave Stott Bob Thompson founders Flying Aces phenomenon know today credited getting things started back 1967 Lin certainly deserves equal praise doing amazing job keeping club air climbing typical Flying Aces member male retired near retirement modeler builder back 30s 40s usually hard time getting fly now finds ability chase declining just mastery modeling flying skills has made possible put superlong flights regularity seems no justice inverse relationship few lucky modelers have kids grandchildren willing chase occasionallywhen out running down models own Contestants came far away Prince Edward Island East Coast San Diego West sign-in sheet FAC reception desk New York State University dorm 24 Model Aviation Stott founders Flying Aces movement 1967 Curtiss S-3 Bob Clemens photo Jack McGillivray winds geared exceptionally light SE-5 won WW Dogfight Flying Horde event fliers stayed looked like Whos Modeling Informal show-and-tell hangar flying went far night fatigue long drive Michigan Texas forgotten euphoria seeing old friends new models Friday morning early birds seemingly limitless grassy grounds National Warplane Museum edge town began boring holes sky before breakfast no time line cars extended almost half mile down approach road vehicle stuffed interesting finely crafted models easy imagine bad died gone heaven rare see flight under minute test guys best As three-ring circus impossible see small part action time started down flight line idea sauntering over see museums B-17 Catalina hours later discovered progressed few hundred feet Youd stopped chat snapped occasional picture admired some new technique gawked great flight raced out view mass launch event day went instantmuch faster real world addition having mastered craft making traditional models replete gumband Japanese tissue builder/fliers have gone far beyond realm modern technology Laminated balsa bulkheads wing tips tail outlines modern adhesives acrylic flat semigloss enamels wide use although MonoKote-type covering conspicuously absent area exotic power sources Paul Helmans ABC Robin Joe Barishs Mauboussin made good use new PowerMax-Z compressed air motors Italy Terry Pittmans sub-Peanut Farman Carte Postale flew beautifully its minuscule 6-cu-mm-displacement Gasparin CO2 motor mini-electric ductedfan units such ones found Dennis Normans A7 Corsair MiG-15s Don Srull Ferrell Papic Jack Noll Flying Aces Achievement Awardwinning Warthog HiLines Dave Rees wave future Allan Schanzle s new C02-powered 262 Vl star performer recourse jets found prototype prop snoot original experimental aircraft needed both turbines went kaput its first flight Allan flies em light slow engine turning large prop amazingly leisurely pace Geared rubber models certainly making mark days Perhaps accomplished builder/flier area Canadian Jack McGillivray won Thompson mass launch Cessna CR-3 FAC Peanut Isaacs Fury WV Dogfight Peanutall geared models cant argue success Jacks models beautifully made superlight Sean Theiss Savola-Marchetti Tom Haliman launching two-minute SR-70 originally flown indoors Model Glenny rubber-powered Henderson uses Brown Campus CO2 motor Gadfly Bill Warner photo 4- December 1992 25 Vance Gilbert displays Vickers 432 rubber ship original metal plane called Tin Mossie Bob Clemens photo Terry Pittman checks out rubber Earl Stahl Skyfarer finished red Pactra airbrushed white tissue Texan Iron Mike Midkiff Cactus Squadron T-shirt prepares battle Hansa Brandenburg W-29 Ferrell Papic MiG-15 several entries using electric-powered ducted fan units Bill Warner photo Tim Lavender tests racy nonscale original-design Embryo Endurance model Bill Warner photo Tom Hailmans Glenny Henderson Gadfly Bill Dietzs old-timer canard used Silly Putty dethermalizers wire pulled through putty-filled slot constant rate until released pop-up stab wing line end its flight Honeymooner Nessya Holbrook watched new husband Bruce fly Keith Ryderdesigned R-6 Peanut four rubber motors driving single prop Some Bruces Peanuts using Warp Drivea reincarnation crank-and-connectingrod system saw limited use old dayshave up eight motors Cessna CR-3 Microplano Veloz R-6 flew well gained some weight extensive airframe repairs up its potential Life field episodic watched museums B-17 Fuddy Duddy take off low-level pass crowd turned see Don Srulls Lippisch P-13 FAC Scale winner cuddling cumulus high up thermal paused admire some inventive new winding equipment Bob Blair discuss fine points Curtiss Ascender construction Tim Lavender take snapshot George Lewis showing rubber SOC-3 Earl Stahl check out Tom Arnolds contrarotating braiding technique missed Al Lawtons Spruce Goose winning Jumbo Scale looking up Phil Coxs No-Cal Monocoupe disappearing out sight eight minutes great domain Hung God Thermal missed few dozen other fancy flights Shouts Hey look Sure hope lit DT common Fridays flying events included Golden Age Scale won Dave Reess Travelair No-Cal Scale Profile taken Padre Bill Andersons Wittman Tailwind also got legendary Cheetwell Cup award purportedly offering silent prayer before winning flight Rich Miller gained win Embryo Endurance Hornet ace Bill Passarelli took Old-Time Rubber FAC Gull nonscale events flown Friday mass launch events winners Shell Speed DashAl Lawtons Smoothie WW DogfightJack McGillivray s SE-5 Aerol TrophyChris Starleafs Chambermaid Battle MidwayFrank Rowsomes D4Y1 Judy mass launch events except Golden Horde flown heats best fliers transferring next heat until 26 Model Aviation serious hangar flying Phil Cox L shows Harvey Hopkins lost No-Gal Monocoupe out sight Bill Warner photo Padre Bill Anderson launches own-design Wittman 0 0 Special prototype Clemens photo Planes Nallens Tom Jrs Art Chester Goon background Dads Jackrabbit front Goon won out few seconds Tom Arnold San Diego Scale Staffel packs turns P-38 mass launch Clemens photo suspense-filled final plane-on-plane duel Some flights went far reports observers stationed well downwind way know down first Friday nights festivities got off showy start Student Union lower level museum teeming Flying Scale models awaiting judging vendors set up mezzanine hawked manner model goodies magazines engines kits such Sandy Peck Peck-Polymers fantastic new mite-size Czech Gasparin CO2 motors sale decided towering fireworks display easily seen large windows hall celebrate presence 11 judges stalwart volunteers worked until after 200 am process hundreds planes entered lest pity too much just think wonders passed before critical eyes Saturday field saw wind shift occasioned relocation parking area next museum itself What sight watching Detroit Cloudbuster Jack Moses scything down grass under new sunshade us regularly fly over parched dirt tumbleweeds never see anything like out West Cole Palen fabled Black Baron owner Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome first sky flew model after model huge collection using stooge attached huge rubber strips handy tail fin 1959 Cadillac Cole has modeler since 30s despite owning flying huge collection old full-size aircraft Pioneer WW Golden Age vintage has never lost love free flight scale Cole passed up participation weekend summer air shows Old Rhinebeck first time 30 years attend FAC Nationals year An accomplished raconteur captivated audience Saturday night banquet adventures Thinking back Saturdays flying small dramas come mind Jack McGillivray s Fairey Barracuda dethermalized 30 seconds what might well have winning flight WW II mass launch pulled pin start Tomy-toy clockwork timer DT follower arm riding along thread 1/21n length slowly turning nylon bolt dislocated wrong part screw thread popped off end too soon shoulder wing pivoted main spar brought plane down neatly prematurely wing halves plugged separately fuselage main spar either side can shimmed little more-orless incidence banquet chance see friends meet wives swap lies small corner model judging area 1992 Flying Aces Nats Judging literally hundreds models took until after 200 am Friday night giving spectators plenty time get good look Bob Clemens photo Nearly 80 Peanut Scale entries among huge number models kept static judges busy until 200 am left right Russ Brown Don Srull FAG Adjutant Vic Didelot give em once-over Bob Clemens photo Cole Palen fabled Black Baron Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome New York takes time out flying air shows indulge lifelong hobby plane Italian Vale pursuit plans old Popular Aviation magazine winding stooge tail fin 1959 Cadillac Bill Warner photo mber 1992 27 Mark Finemans original-design Embryo Scott Paisley adjusts Fairey Battle Endurance ship does perfect tabletop built Seaglen kit Wife Peg takeoff Bob Clemens photo dedicated helper Bill Warner photo U Right Messerschmitt 262 Vi prototype Allan Schanzle Its CO2 motor turns large prop low rpm Below Joe Barishs VL-electric Lippisch Storch flying wing another long flight Bob Clemens photo worrying about missing flight appreciate accomplishments receiving special awards such Distinguished Service Medal Blue Max 16 wins also treated talk Cole Palen Trophies awarded first two days flying Saturdays winners FAC ScaleDave Reess Colibri Hi-Wing PeanutRees s Cougar Pioneer Scale Srull s Voisin Hydro Pres Bruning Scale Srulls PWS-l1 Greve Mass LaunchSrulls Ryder R-4 WW II Combat mass launchRed Boyless Kawasaki Ki-61 Multiengined models common year Flying Aces meets builders get bored usual easier subjects Don Srulls DO-X now over four years old flies better better time see Pres Brunings Breguet Iron Mike Midkiff s unpronounceable Russian twin-engined bomber put predictably wonderful flights Albuquerques Dick Dunmire scorched skies frequently stunning rock-steady push-pull Moynet Jupiter Paul Boyanowski Detroit Cloudbusters president master fine detail nice DH 89A Dragon Rapide youll see Fernando Ramos brought daring new CO2 Handley-Page Heyford California looking better original airplane motor trouble Vance Gilbert took time out entertaining crowd fly magnificent new twin-engined Vickers 432 Tin Mossie rubber ship well old faithful Italian Trimotor floatplane I-CANT 28 Model Aviation 4One heats WW II mass launch event Thats Tom Arnold P-38 foreground Bob Clemens photo Phil Coxs Waco D Pres Bruning plans given free last FAC Nats awaits static judging Bob Clemens photo Continued page 35 Dave Reess A-b Warthog HiLine Tom Hailmans dandy Peanut Mr Micro-4 electric ducted fan units won Smoothie wound almost tightly enough Flying Aces Achievement Award for test flight Bill Warner photo PBY Catalina II Flying Models plan master builder Tom Sandor Clifton New Jersey Bob Clemens photo Flying Aces Nats/Warner Continued page 28 Two modelers Red Boyles Arizona Dave Rees North Carolina tied same place WW Dogfight Vince event director gave stack balsa hunk clay 20 minutes return flyoff completed WW biplane glider Best two out three flights won What imagination Red squeaked Daves ship recreated invention monoplane shedding its top wing final flight Paul Helman Evanston Illinois neat red-and-white-checked homemade trailer sporting Flying Aces Indiana Model Airplane Club insignia club IMAC dates back 1911 boasts once having Matty Laird member Tony Peterss all-foam rubber-powered Dornier 212 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