Old Timers THE US FREE-FLIGHT Champion ships held over Memorial Day week end Taft Calif truly memorable An adequate list events spanning two days keeps Old Timer enthusiast hop ping get flights between great companionship endless variety airplanes constant activity Beautiful weather abundant ther mals make 5-minute max somewhat reasonable easy Drift minimal Taft keeping chases realistic yet main taining admiration Mr Honda airplane chasing machines B classes combined both Cabin Pylon year flown separate events giant step right direction combining classes Pylon Cabin puts smaller ships decided disadvantage cant recall underweight B ship have ballast C jobs minimum weight larger ships also have some aerodynamic advantages column intended con test report Bob Meusers able coverage September issue took care would like mention few obscure details relative favorite class lot Goldberg Clippers en tered cabin model qualifies Antique class well making double threat threat design excellent performer smaller class C engines Perhaps availability partial kit has contributed popular ity design gracefully ellipti cal wings buried spars spells work avid modelers vocabulary really neat fringe benefits attending national meet scope opportunity meet person some individuals read about journals example great Sal Taibi Sal has contributed great deal model aviation general Free Flight particu lar Old Timers specifically Sals designs flying Taft Winged Clarence Haught Top right Leslie Norman aligns wing Mk Clipper prior starting OS 40 igni tion-conversion engine Right modernlooking Antique Weathers Westerner Mark Tackett Bunch power 8-ft wing Below At Taft Cliff Silva flew flew Zip per OS conversion popular conver sion starts easily runs well good power Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers Powerhouses course multitude Stardusters AMA gas worth 1200-mile way drive meet Sal charming wife mention seeing Sal start Forster 99 Powerhouse internal batteries seeing climb out better some contemporary AMA power ships Ill swear Forster 99 sounds like lawn boy model engine swings herculean prop Sal lost Alert failed locate light plane Bad news Sal good news competition Just kidding course loss good model truly mourned especially carried good ignition engine away Jim Crockett Jim Crockett Replicas flying Allen Mercury 06 dieselpowered Consolidated Roamer too modelers use diesels Old Timer engine question manufac tured prior 1950 enjoys privi leges prestige ignition engine 1950 diesels equated glow engines Diesels offer high torque low rpm can swing some pretty large props displacement Fuel econ omy also good sometimes availabil ity promotes home brewing subject engibes sur prisingly few glow engines use Lots continued page 86 44 Model Aviation Above Bob Schafer found 1937 Frank Eh ling design old Frank Zaic Yearbook clearly Antique class An O&R 23 RU DV OII4GSPAB FOR RUBBED COD DR DID ROWER BIT OF NOSTALGIA AMERICANBIDSBESS BELLANCA SSICS SkTrockpl iIIhIDIt..SIIIISN NASFAN 049 FDWER FORV P/~R CU5 ROBNS N CONTROL OF TO THREESS WINGSPAN 020 FOBEB FOR FREE - S C TROD CLASAIC AIRFLIGhT OR RADIO CONTROL EtMAL2GLO B FROGTOESOLDEN EDO ~NBBB S ANDFLYLINE MODELS ACER'V10643 ASHBY FL FAIRFAX VA 22030 FF Old-Timers/Haught continued page 44 Ohissons Cyclones Saw Delong 30 Quite few converted glow engines Chandler Black Knights several 05 Max Conversions conversions seem handle well start easy have good power As far airplane designs go en tries familiar old favorites seen nearly contest Did see couple Albatrosses Mardsen Weathers Westerner plus couple other less com mon designs Workmanship generally very high quality colorful paint schemes evidence few plastic film cover jobs seen usually well done have little trouble accepting Old Timer guess Im just old fash ioned 020 Replicas everywhere good representation designs ex ample Mark Tackett Anaheim pro duced 020 Mystery Man Very cute 020 did present major disapp0intment meet pre-contest adver tising listed events 020 Old Timer 020 Antique Upon registration son told 020 Antique misprint literature would have fly Lanzo regular 020 class Most Antiques just cant compete Strato Streaks Rangers Playboys very little effort part man aged get hit head errant Class Foote Westerner happened timing time although aware Westerner race-horseing somewhere behind attention model timed left wing hit quartering behind knocked off glasses sort stunned nice lump small scab show efforts never did like West erners guess Ive too vocal about pat now should Lots other memories fill corners mind like husband wife team Leslie Bruce Norman Fort Worth Tex flew daylight till dark testing official AMA well Old Timer Cliff Silva starting launch ing wheelchair different models Space doesnt permit much except say its fantastic experience Taft shared great bunch people Go ever can Event Month Antique Old Timer enthusiasts Antique its really group feels Antique class captures romance early gas model accurately Old-Timer categories Antique defined model designed prior December 31 1938 Antique Category further broken down Fuel Allotment Antique specified 6-ft minimum wing span engine runs lim ited consumption fuel ration /i oz per lb model weight up maximum 7 lbs 30-second An tique no size restrictions implied engine run Antique models must take off un assisted ROG must powered ignition engines modelers visualize Antique class model large squarish lumber ing parasol wing model indeed Others however can very sleek streamlined example some designs old Zaic Yearbooks attractive cabin models qualify An tiques can flown Old Timer Cabin well Antique Class mak ing attractive competition oriented modeler Typical examples seen contests include Flying Quakers Miss Americas Clippers Power houses Antiques have thing common high fun factor See two months Keep cards letters coming Route 5 Box 16 Coeur dAlene Idaho 83814 Dont Fly Control Line Models Near Power Lines Indoor WC/Cailliau continued page 35 time still could shake bad luck model hit some bad air drifted side After perfect steer centered again have model drift back hang 1015 Called rigger time Bucky hadnt hung Richmond would have time fly third round what about happen Jim astonishing Jim packed 2150 turns using 067 X 1915 Pirelli 21 X 36IT prop let go now raining heavily outside water dripping different spots hangar model climbed well about 110 feet hit some terrible air ship stalled buffeted fell about 60 feet found some relatively smooth air flight looked doomed kept watching cruise about another 30 minutes 60 feet finally landed time 3629 best flight round Unreal end hard-fought first day re vealed United Kingdom first place Canada second Czechoslovakia third place Bud Romak misfor tune getting two different times first flight timer 3359 other 3559 obviously watch error watches checked again found read alike officials decided split difference gave him 3459 act good sportsmanship re lieve ill feeling Bud Pete An drews asked lower time officials stood fast decision No midairs ruined anyones flights Ron Green putting up progressively better offi cial flights motor broke third launch caused him change models contest running smoothly very little mishaps occurred first day second day competition began bang fact lot bangs motors snapping would hear different parts hangar snap some form undesirable lan guage various languages Everyone winding up tight could get fact Bud start round four hooking up rubber broke timers hand leaving him some very soft toothpicks probably best thing ever happened him because mumbled something about needed get out better models anyway Meanwhile Jim prepared led off round four underpowered flight 2053 Jim felt poten tial just couldnt find right rubber combination Bud now ready again better model spectacular flight beginning end model stalled recovered about two minutes holding altitude about 6 feet started normal climb altitude about 130 feet drifted very lit86 Model Aviation Siearman C3B DRaG NPOW DIS URILOKWRRR RAL Apistocp ODe OF TSR GOLDEN ERAS GREATEST AIRCRAFT
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/12
Page Numbers: 44, 86
Old Timers THE US FREE-FLIGHT Champion ships held over Memorial Day week end Taft Calif truly memorable An adequate list events spanning two days keeps Old Timer enthusiast hop ping get flights between great companionship endless variety airplanes constant activity Beautiful weather abundant ther mals make 5-minute max somewhat reasonable easy Drift minimal Taft keeping chases realistic yet main taining admiration Mr Honda airplane chasing machines B classes combined both Cabin Pylon year flown separate events giant step right direction combining classes Pylon Cabin puts smaller ships decided disadvantage cant recall underweight B ship have ballast C jobs minimum weight larger ships also have some aerodynamic advantages column intended con test report Bob Meusers able coverage September issue took care would like mention few obscure details relative favorite class lot Goldberg Clippers en tered cabin model qualifies Antique class well making double threat threat design excellent performer smaller class C engines Perhaps availability partial kit has contributed popular ity design gracefully ellipti cal wings buried spars spells work avid modelers vocabulary really neat fringe benefits attending national meet scope opportunity meet person some individuals read about journals example great Sal Taibi Sal has contributed great deal model aviation general Free Flight particu lar Old Timers specifically Sals designs flying Taft Winged Clarence Haught Top right Leslie Norman aligns wing Mk Clipper prior starting OS 40 igni tion-conversion engine Right modernlooking Antique Weathers Westerner Mark Tackett Bunch power 8-ft wing Below At Taft Cliff Silva flew flew Zip per OS conversion popular conver sion starts easily runs well good power Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers Powerhouses course multitude Stardusters AMA gas worth 1200-mile way drive meet Sal charming wife mention seeing Sal start Forster 99 Powerhouse internal batteries seeing climb out better some contemporary AMA power ships Ill swear Forster 99 sounds like lawn boy model engine swings herculean prop Sal lost Alert failed locate light plane Bad news Sal good news competition Just kidding course loss good model truly mourned especially carried good ignition engine away Jim Crockett Jim Crockett Replicas flying Allen Mercury 06 dieselpowered Consolidated Roamer too modelers use diesels Old Timer engine question manufac tured prior 1950 enjoys privi leges prestige ignition engine 1950 diesels equated glow engines Diesels offer high torque low rpm can swing some pretty large props displacement Fuel econ omy also good sometimes availabil ity promotes home brewing subject engibes sur prisingly few glow engines use Lots continued page 86 44 Model Aviation Above Bob Schafer found 1937 Frank Eh ling design old Frank Zaic Yearbook clearly Antique class An O&R 23 RU DV OII4GSPAB FOR RUBBED COD DR DID ROWER BIT OF NOSTALGIA AMERICANBIDSBESS BELLANCA SSICS SkTrockpl iIIhIDIt..SIIIISN NASFAN 049 FDWER FORV P/~R CU5 ROBNS N CONTROL OF TO THREESS WINGSPAN 020 FOBEB FOR FREE - S C TROD CLASAIC AIRFLIGhT OR RADIO CONTROL EtMAL2GLO B FROGTOESOLDEN EDO ~NBBB S ANDFLYLINE MODELS ACER'V10643 ASHBY FL FAIRFAX VA 22030 FF Old-Timers/Haught continued page 44 Ohissons Cyclones Saw Delong 30 Quite few converted glow engines Chandler Black Knights several 05 Max Conversions conversions seem handle well start easy have good power As far airplane designs go en tries familiar old favorites seen nearly contest Did see couple Albatrosses Mardsen Weathers Westerner plus couple other less com mon designs Workmanship generally very high quality colorful paint schemes evidence few plastic film cover jobs seen usually well done have little trouble accepting Old Timer guess Im just old fash ioned 020 Replicas everywhere good representation designs ex ample Mark Tackett Anaheim pro duced 020 Mystery Man Very cute 020 did present major disapp0intment meet pre-contest adver tising listed events 020 Old Timer 020 Antique Upon registration son told 020 Antique misprint literature would have fly Lanzo regular 020 class Most Antiques just cant compete Strato Streaks Rangers Playboys very little effort part man aged get hit head errant Class Foote Westerner happened timing time although aware Westerner race-horseing somewhere behind attention model timed left wing hit quartering behind knocked off glasses sort stunned nice lump small scab show efforts never did like West erners guess Ive too vocal about pat now should Lots other memories fill corners mind like husband wife team Leslie Bruce Norman Fort Worth Tex flew daylight till dark testing official AMA well Old Timer Cliff Silva starting launch ing wheelchair different models Space doesnt permit much except say its fantastic experience Taft shared great bunch people Go ever can Event Month Antique Old Timer enthusiasts Antique its really group feels Antique class captures romance early gas model accurately Old-Timer categories Antique defined model designed prior December 31 1938 Antique Category further broken down Fuel Allotment Antique specified 6-ft minimum wing span engine runs lim ited consumption fuel ration /i oz per lb model weight up maximum 7 lbs 30-second An tique no size restrictions implied engine run Antique models must take off un assisted ROG must powered ignition engines modelers visualize Antique class model large squarish lumber ing parasol wing model indeed Others however can very sleek streamlined example some designs old Zaic Yearbooks attractive cabin models qualify An tiques can flown Old Timer Cabin well Antique Class mak ing attractive competition oriented modeler Typical examples seen contests include Flying Quakers Miss Americas Clippers Power houses Antiques have thing common high fun factor See two months Keep cards letters coming Route 5 Box 16 Coeur dAlene Idaho 83814 Dont Fly Control Line Models Near Power Lines Indoor WC/Cailliau continued page 35 time still could shake bad luck model hit some bad air drifted side After perfect steer centered again have model drift back hang 1015 Called rigger time Bucky hadnt hung Richmond would have time fly third round what about happen Jim astonishing Jim packed 2150 turns using 067 X 1915 Pirelli 21 X 36IT prop let go now raining heavily outside water dripping different spots hangar model climbed well about 110 feet hit some terrible air ship stalled buffeted fell about 60 feet found some relatively smooth air flight looked doomed kept watching cruise about another 30 minutes 60 feet finally landed time 3629 best flight round Unreal end hard-fought first day re vealed United Kingdom first place Canada second Czechoslovakia third place Bud Romak misfor tune getting two different times first flight timer 3359 other 3559 obviously watch error watches checked again found read alike officials decided split difference gave him 3459 act good sportsmanship re lieve ill feeling Bud Pete An drews asked lower time officials stood fast decision No midairs ruined anyones flights Ron Green putting up progressively better offi cial flights motor broke third launch caused him change models contest running smoothly very little mishaps occurred first day second day competition began bang fact lot bangs motors snapping would hear different parts hangar snap some form undesirable lan guage various languages Everyone winding up tight could get fact Bud start round four hooking up rubber broke timers hand leaving him some very soft toothpicks probably best thing ever happened him because mumbled something about needed get out better models anyway Meanwhile Jim prepared led off round four underpowered flight 2053 Jim felt poten tial just couldnt find right rubber combination Bud now ready again better model spectacular flight beginning end model stalled recovered about two minutes holding altitude about 6 feet started normal climb altitude about 130 feet drifted very lit86 Model Aviation Siearman C3B DRaG NPOW DIS URILOKWRRR RAL Apistocp ODe OF TSR GOLDEN ERAS GREATEST AIRCRAFT