I 985NATSY 985NATSY I985NATSY IF Indoor Duration Ray Harlan THE BRIGHT SUN served signalgreat flying might offing Sunday first day Indoor events con dition hanging lights remained question first step Base Hangar drew pulse adrenalinnot lights out way completely removed Colonel Handys crew added another thought ful touch covered connection box outlets foam rubber soften blow models might suffer writers models have numerous encounters extra work done Air Force helped avert certain hang-up models I-beam ledges nearby 900 am air full activity day began three popular eventsEasy B Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin Contestants busy testing air trimmingmodels leamingwhatpowertouse just reach top hangar Since hangar spans generally east-west direction sun heats end morning creating strong lengthwise jet stream top 10 feet building model easily carried length building three min utes until sun swings around building begins appear through windows other end does drift subside meant calmest conditions wouldnt effect until approximately two oclockthe end official flying events However air kept warming noon buoyant drift begun subside Walter Van Gorder attested good con ditions breaking own Cat III national record Manhattan Cabin flight 923 class encourages novel designs different approaches could seen Most taking advantage new polyester films very easy work Pennyplane saw biplanes dominating top scores Open Gordon Wisniewski leading pack 13 minutes Dave Barber challenged him slightly fragile model settle strong second place trim proved bit too sensitive changes power close race developed among three Senior contestants Chris Bonais way Gresham OR winning less half minute over Brian Fuimer Charles Gagliano trailing six seconds Junior Aaron Markos used Cat II record holder show rest including Seniors done won 225 margin 839 flight Junior Paul Loucka showed Aaron couple tricks Easy B 1106 flight also exceeded Senior times two experienced Indoor fliers records credit have flown under lot different ceilings helps quickiy adapt new sites Open Easy B 30 entrants populous event After flight survived three passes above chain-fall trolley beam rare say least Ray Harlan put up flight bumped girders least seven times descended between five six other models 1619 take first place Walter Van Gorders 1517 gave him solid second-place finish enough entries trophies awarded seventh place Now retired living Florida Tony Becker returned Indoor flying after 20-year absence gamer rewards very respectable 1135 Monday again saw bright sun HandLaunched Glider HLG occupied morning always hotly-contested event disastrous dives since super-sensitive mod els very unforgiving both misadjustment imperfect launch experts often heard grumble about losing best model Towards noon after dust splinters settled exciting drama began unfold Aaron Markos Junior put up 55second official flight All-Balsa work ing improve backup showed no fluke getting 53 atwo-flighttotal 1086 seconds over 5 sec ahead best Open time top beat HighTech times truly remarkable performance Dan Domina demonstrated year-in yearout consistency Open HLG winning both All-Balsa High-Tech Control Line Stunt flier Steve Buso showed knew use light Left patience Job Murry Frank Linda Brown Homer Smith processed recorded hundreds flights forthree daysa great job appreciated ail Right Manhattan Cabin encourages design flair Don Steeb launches iarger version Boston Gears powered just motor Base Hangar very nice indoor site though its orientation resulted morning jet stream Left Tony DAiiessandro proponent buiitup fuselages Cabin Motor knot slipped next flight destroying some superb workmanship Right Junior Champion Paul Loucka tries get Cabin model ROG took five first piaces second third 76 Model Aviation 985 NA TS Y 985 NATS I985NATSM Slowest-flying Pennyplane contest Doug Barber used Larrabee prop design crinkled Ultraflim 2nd wIth 1209 balsa well carbon fiber other ad vantages placing second High-Tech edging Mike Langlois 02 sec part very surprising winning times HighTech actually lower corresponding All-Balsa placings Perhaps proper strengths weights intermediate ceiling like Westover have yet optimized old rule thumb second per foot altitude certainly should exceeded modem materials lone entry Junior Senior Paper Stick events unexpected dozen con testants age groups flown Easy B planes qualified Paper Stick well Nevertheless Paul Loucka flew excellent 1408 win Junior Open class saw some tight competition between Dan Belieff 1855 Ron Ganser 1800 After everyone else finished Larry Loucka carefully made sure outside doors shut caimly put up 1834 take over second place Ganser affably joked Loucka Larry Mzik direct traffic away hangar lest gentle breeze disturb flight Sandwiched within Paper Stick period first three rounds FM flying Con current Nats Indoor Team Selection Regional Meet held Four contestants Loucka Mzik Radoff Van Gorder trying gain points qualify team finals Akron OH Labor Day weekend first round saw cautious start half contestants getting official flights Dan Domina breaking 20 minutes 2355 Round Two plagued three hang-ups Walter Van Gorder got board 2346 Ray Harlan rafter banger landed 2837 Early next round Harlan made carbon copy flight 2830 put some pressure competition evidenced four hang-ups two fliers passing 20-minute mark third round ended day Van Gorder second place 4642 no else having pair over-20-minute flights sun shone brightly again third day wow New England encouraging high times FAI continued afternoon two fliers passing 25-minute mark Larry Loucka 2606 Dan Domina 2629 move second place Walt Van Gorder kept consistent 2232 didnt improve time Harlan chose wait out competition Only Larry Mzik improved RoundS hadnt able best 20 minutes Manny Radoff improved sixth round 2141 hang-ups previous rounds gave him little support Harlans first-day pair held up give him first place Dan Domina Walter Van Gorder placing second third respectively Van Gorder won Regional Team Selection Meet giving him 100 points toward berth 1986 US Indoor Team FAI another events no Senior entrants Paul Loucka flew pair 14minute flights become Junior FM Stick championContinued page 155 Brian Fuimer stretches HLG throw Model isaWasp Hewasveryconsistentdur ing meet gliders always seemed glide-transition just beneath girders mighty heave John Borden iaunches all-foam High-Tech toa 3rd-place finish Vince Sutton helps son Peter adjust first Easy B ship Peter trying change pace normai event CL 1/aA Proto Speed Winding Cabin piane never easy Ron Gansershows howto itaione Swing ing arms interchange winding hook tali assembiy after fuselage slid over rubber Aftera 20-year hiatus Tony Becker returned indoor flying tries hand Easy B finish 7th place proves still has November 1985 77 mooEHo~ Exo RIO ~ft Boots ohies/ P MOE FO EECTAIC POI OUESS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH om ooo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F4 PHANTOM 1st Place Sca ama 83 64 1st P ace AMA Na Oi 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER u MRMODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1990 RIO CR3 Rio RELIVE WWZ CARRIER AVIATION IIWITH OEOOE ORU II OLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOuADRoN 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotte meohondise moit flouem 30- Occmbo 1 Saturday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2500 E Ieoneo hIU OhrJotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guesls ARE NOT EIgble Slatic Display Awards612 cells less whereas Class B allows six cells John Qian Longwood FL won Class Electric 441 sec John flying own design called Volt Air has 190 sq area weighed 7 oz including six 175 mAb SR cells Close behind Bob Nichols So Meriden CT just happens elec trical wireman flew Class Electric also flew Class B event John Qian agaln first time 704 sec used larger Volt Air 10-cell battery An interesting sidelight Duane John Renken father son competitors placed 3rd 4th respectively Class Electric Class B reversed placing Both flew Duanes own design Bob Nichols second again Class B original Slow Bird designseven cels Astro 035 Nats FF Outdoor Rubber Van Dover Continued page 72 require bit practice though easy Biplane Rubberwho else George Perryman However did have some competition Ed Konefes Wauconda IL Ed lovely biplane Korda After few test flights some additional fm area model flying like Korda models Rubber Speed between Terry Rimert Donald Lockwood Don coming out top Dons model called Curtain Rod Ring Special fuselage reinforced what else curtaln rod rings Flying Near Al rports Careful Safe Flying No Accident Helicopter again George Perryman won first place Chuck Sotich gave him run money George out front once Nats Indoor Duration Harlan Continued page 77 AMA Stick held earlier day usual morning jet stream full force reasonable flying conditions began emerge after noon relatively small site Westover few bent flying fullsize Class D ships including Jim Grant has away modeling some 20 years resurrected recovered 1958 record holder built some modern monospar props Alas girders unkind Ron Ganser mastered tricky air big ships using variable-pitch prop take first place 2622 Dan Domina Larry Loucka both used FAI ships win next two places During afternoon FAI flying Cabin event also run has scant interest class because its building flying complexity Imagine surprise three planes air atone time came real raritytwo planes collided Domina Ganser Fortunately little damage either model its lack enthusiasm Cabin event provided dramatic competition meet top times kept jockeying around between three contestants Dan Belieff flew beautiful no-touch 2 138 Ron Ganser broken best disk model brought out backup model conventional design flew testing came within second Dan margin actually closer timer dropped nearly full second Continued page 156 November 1985 155 Engine Weight Only 3 Ounces 1 THE LYKENS BROWN LTD OR Remarkable 12 ignition engine made 1930s Bill Brown creator Brown Jr Motors father powered model avia tion Again today being re created Bill Brown ue $250$50 Order Deposit original V-2 Champion Spark Plug supply lasts HERBS MODEL MOTORS FORKSVILLE PA 18616 Also Brown Jr Ohisson & Hurleman Engines Parts Send $100 20th Anniversary Catalogue FL Y ME WINDSOCK Wind Direction Anytime Anywhere Attaches antenna mast clips clips included Available frequency colors Give frequency number order 65 Foreign orders add S&H $150 calif Residents add 6% tax Product Brochure Free order Jeffla Products PO Box 484 Lake Elslnoro CA 92330 714 674-1151 engines engineered meet demands discriminating modeler backed service match fraction scoring rule dictates Indoor Nats rousing success clean site good weather led long flights contest administration Homer Smith Sandy Murry Frank Linda Brown ran flawlessly considerably con testants year 1983the word got out hangar excellent site Everyone looks forward another Nats sometime future Circulator/Hatschek Continued page 81 hook Instructions timer-start system provided hook available NFFS Supplies 12 Cook St Rowaytown CT 06853 directly RL Hatschek 316 Grosvenor St Douglastown NY 11363 $24 USA Canada $25 overseas Obviously dont have use Hatschek hook However performance will best full-function hook includes latch separate rudder positions straight tow circle tow zoom glide circle independently adjustable automatic timer start am aware commerciallyavailable tow hook provides functions also compact enough fit inside Circulator fuselage standard pin-type hook mount used see hook instructions works simply inserted through top fuselage /6-in music wire pins inserted through holes body secure system series holes allows hook shifted optimum tow position simple hatch cover can made piece A6 sq balsa profiled top match air foil inserted opening secured wing wires through tail boom original whats left over fiberglass fishing-rod blank after rest used A-2 boom Virtually anything similar would such fiberglass arrow shaft weight should exceed 12 grams lighter better Remaining details pretty straight forward shown either drawing photos Glider fliers also machinists may prefer alternate front end Actually machined version offers no performance advantages just produces individualistic model happen enjoy working metal all-wood version will probably lighter still necessary add seven grams ballast center gravity bring metal version up required 220 grams anyone adding weight model two-piece plug-in wing let suggest sheet brass sheet lead ribs slipped over wing wires original Circulator body started Continued page 160 MULTIPLEX DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED 2001 FM Norrowbond PCM ZZ. Exclusive MEMORY SOFT MODULE Flight Tested Since 1979 14 Ch ROYAL mc! 3370 N HAYDEN RD SUITE 123-234 SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA 85251 156 Model Aviation 5ACH537 wlmuffier 65 HP 5 lbs 15 Os 5ACH5DOLMAR 34 wmuffier 60 HP 5 lbs electric Ignltioni Prices include postage handling chsrgesi 8 pius tails
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/11
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 155, 156
I 985NATSY 985NATSY I985NATSY IF Indoor Duration Ray Harlan THE BRIGHT SUN served signalgreat flying might offing Sunday first day Indoor events con dition hanging lights remained question first step Base Hangar drew pulse adrenalinnot lights out way completely removed Colonel Handys crew added another thought ful touch covered connection box outlets foam rubber soften blow models might suffer writers models have numerous encounters extra work done Air Force helped avert certain hang-up models I-beam ledges nearby 900 am air full activity day began three popular eventsEasy B Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin Contestants busy testing air trimmingmodels leamingwhatpowertouse just reach top hangar Since hangar spans generally east-west direction sun heats end morning creating strong lengthwise jet stream top 10 feet building model easily carried length building three min utes until sun swings around building begins appear through windows other end does drift subside meant calmest conditions wouldnt effect until approximately two oclockthe end official flying events However air kept warming noon buoyant drift begun subside Walter Van Gorder attested good con ditions breaking own Cat III national record Manhattan Cabin flight 923 class encourages novel designs different approaches could seen Most taking advantage new polyester films very easy work Pennyplane saw biplanes dominating top scores Open Gordon Wisniewski leading pack 13 minutes Dave Barber challenged him slightly fragile model settle strong second place trim proved bit too sensitive changes power close race developed among three Senior contestants Chris Bonais way Gresham OR winning less half minute over Brian Fuimer Charles Gagliano trailing six seconds Junior Aaron Markos used Cat II record holder show rest including Seniors done won 225 margin 839 flight Junior Paul Loucka showed Aaron couple tricks Easy B 1106 flight also exceeded Senior times two experienced Indoor fliers records credit have flown under lot different ceilings helps quickiy adapt new sites Open Easy B 30 entrants populous event After flight survived three passes above chain-fall trolley beam rare say least Ray Harlan put up flight bumped girders least seven times descended between five six other models 1619 take first place Walter Van Gorders 1517 gave him solid second-place finish enough entries trophies awarded seventh place Now retired living Florida Tony Becker returned Indoor flying after 20-year absence gamer rewards very respectable 1135 Monday again saw bright sun HandLaunched Glider HLG occupied morning always hotly-contested event disastrous dives since super-sensitive mod els very unforgiving both misadjustment imperfect launch experts often heard grumble about losing best model Towards noon after dust splinters settled exciting drama began unfold Aaron Markos Junior put up 55second official flight All-Balsa work ing improve backup showed no fluke getting 53 atwo-flighttotal 1086 seconds over 5 sec ahead best Open time top beat HighTech times truly remarkable performance Dan Domina demonstrated year-in yearout consistency Open HLG winning both All-Balsa High-Tech Control Line Stunt flier Steve Buso showed knew use light Left patience Job Murry Frank Linda Brown Homer Smith processed recorded hundreds flights forthree daysa great job appreciated ail Right Manhattan Cabin encourages design flair Don Steeb launches iarger version Boston Gears powered just motor Base Hangar very nice indoor site though its orientation resulted morning jet stream Left Tony DAiiessandro proponent buiitup fuselages Cabin Motor knot slipped next flight destroying some superb workmanship Right Junior Champion Paul Loucka tries get Cabin model ROG took five first piaces second third 76 Model Aviation 985 NA TS Y 985 NATS I985NATSM Slowest-flying Pennyplane contest Doug Barber used Larrabee prop design crinkled Ultraflim 2nd wIth 1209 balsa well carbon fiber other ad vantages placing second High-Tech edging Mike Langlois 02 sec part very surprising winning times HighTech actually lower corresponding All-Balsa placings Perhaps proper strengths weights intermediate ceiling like Westover have yet optimized old rule thumb second per foot altitude certainly should exceeded modem materials lone entry Junior Senior Paper Stick events unexpected dozen con testants age groups flown Easy B planes qualified Paper Stick well Nevertheless Paul Loucka flew excellent 1408 win Junior Open class saw some tight competition between Dan Belieff 1855 Ron Ganser 1800 After everyone else finished Larry Loucka carefully made sure outside doors shut caimly put up 1834 take over second place Ganser affably joked Loucka Larry Mzik direct traffic away hangar lest gentle breeze disturb flight Sandwiched within Paper Stick period first three rounds FM flying Con current Nats Indoor Team Selection Regional Meet held Four contestants Loucka Mzik Radoff Van Gorder trying gain points qualify team finals Akron OH Labor Day weekend first round saw cautious start half contestants getting official flights Dan Domina breaking 20 minutes 2355 Round Two plagued three hang-ups Walter Van Gorder got board 2346 Ray Harlan rafter banger landed 2837 Early next round Harlan made carbon copy flight 2830 put some pressure competition evidenced four hang-ups two fliers passing 20-minute mark third round ended day Van Gorder second place 4642 no else having pair over-20-minute flights sun shone brightly again third day wow New England encouraging high times FAI continued afternoon two fliers passing 25-minute mark Larry Loucka 2606 Dan Domina 2629 move second place Walt Van Gorder kept consistent 2232 didnt improve time Harlan chose wait out competition Only Larry Mzik improved RoundS hadnt able best 20 minutes Manny Radoff improved sixth round 2141 hang-ups previous rounds gave him little support Harlans first-day pair held up give him first place Dan Domina Walter Van Gorder placing second third respectively Van Gorder won Regional Team Selection Meet giving him 100 points toward berth 1986 US Indoor Team FAI another events no Senior entrants Paul Loucka flew pair 14minute flights become Junior FM Stick championContinued page 155 Brian Fuimer stretches HLG throw Model isaWasp Hewasveryconsistentdur ing meet gliders always seemed glide-transition just beneath girders mighty heave John Borden iaunches all-foam High-Tech toa 3rd-place finish Vince Sutton helps son Peter adjust first Easy B ship Peter trying change pace normai event CL 1/aA Proto Speed Winding Cabin piane never easy Ron Gansershows howto itaione Swing ing arms interchange winding hook tali assembiy after fuselage slid over rubber Aftera 20-year hiatus Tony Becker returned indoor flying tries hand Easy B finish 7th place proves still has November 1985 77 mooEHo~ Exo RIO ~ft Boots ohies/ P MOE FO EECTAIC POI OUESS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH om ooo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F4 PHANTOM 1st Place Sca ama 83 64 1st P ace AMA Na Oi 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER u MRMODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1990 RIO CR3 Rio RELIVE WWZ CARRIER AVIATION IIWITH OEOOE ORU II OLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOuADRoN 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotte meohondise moit flouem 30- Occmbo 1 Saturday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2500 E Ieoneo hIU OhrJotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guesls ARE NOT EIgble Slatic Display Awards612 cells less whereas Class B allows six cells John Qian Longwood FL won Class Electric 441 sec John flying own design called Volt Air has 190 sq area weighed 7 oz including six 175 mAb SR cells Close behind Bob Nichols So Meriden CT just happens elec trical wireman flew Class Electric also flew Class B event John Qian agaln first time 704 sec used larger Volt Air 10-cell battery An interesting sidelight Duane John Renken father son competitors placed 3rd 4th respectively Class Electric Class B reversed placing Both flew Duanes own design Bob Nichols second again Class B original Slow Bird designseven cels Astro 035 Nats FF Outdoor Rubber Van Dover Continued page 72 require bit practice though easy Biplane Rubberwho else George Perryman However did have some competition Ed Konefes Wauconda IL Ed lovely biplane Korda After few test flights some additional fm area model flying like Korda models Rubber Speed between Terry Rimert Donald Lockwood Don coming out top Dons model called Curtain Rod Ring Special fuselage reinforced what else curtaln rod rings Flying Near Al rports Careful Safe Flying No Accident Helicopter again George Perryman won first place Chuck Sotich gave him run money George out front once Nats Indoor Duration Harlan Continued page 77 AMA Stick held earlier day usual morning jet stream full force reasonable flying conditions began emerge after noon relatively small site Westover few bent flying fullsize Class D ships including Jim Grant has away modeling some 20 years resurrected recovered 1958 record holder built some modern monospar props Alas girders unkind Ron Ganser mastered tricky air big ships using variable-pitch prop take first place 2622 Dan Domina Larry Loucka both used FAI ships win next two places During afternoon FAI flying Cabin event also run has scant interest class because its building flying complexity Imagine surprise three planes air atone time came real raritytwo planes collided Domina Ganser Fortunately little damage either model its lack enthusiasm Cabin event provided dramatic competition meet top times kept jockeying around between three contestants Dan Belieff flew beautiful no-touch 2 138 Ron Ganser broken best disk model brought out backup model conventional design flew testing came within second Dan margin actually closer timer dropped nearly full second Continued page 156 November 1985 155 Engine Weight Only 3 Ounces 1 THE LYKENS BROWN LTD OR Remarkable 12 ignition engine made 1930s Bill Brown creator Brown Jr Motors father powered model avia tion Again today being re created Bill Brown ue $250$50 Order Deposit original V-2 Champion Spark Plug supply lasts HERBS MODEL MOTORS FORKSVILLE PA 18616 Also Brown Jr Ohisson & Hurleman Engines Parts Send $100 20th Anniversary Catalogue FL Y ME WINDSOCK Wind Direction Anytime Anywhere Attaches antenna mast clips clips included Available frequency colors Give frequency number order 65 Foreign orders add S&H $150 calif Residents add 6% tax Product Brochure Free order Jeffla Products PO Box 484 Lake Elslnoro CA 92330 714 674-1151 engines engineered meet demands discriminating modeler backed service match fraction scoring rule dictates Indoor Nats rousing success clean site good weather led long flights contest administration Homer Smith Sandy Murry Frank Linda Brown ran flawlessly considerably con testants year 1983the word got out hangar excellent site Everyone looks forward another Nats sometime future Circulator/Hatschek Continued page 81 hook Instructions timer-start system provided hook available NFFS Supplies 12 Cook St Rowaytown CT 06853 directly RL Hatschek 316 Grosvenor St Douglastown NY 11363 $24 USA Canada $25 overseas Obviously dont have use Hatschek hook However performance will best full-function hook includes latch separate rudder positions straight tow circle tow zoom glide circle independently adjustable automatic timer start am aware commerciallyavailable tow hook provides functions also compact enough fit inside Circulator fuselage standard pin-type hook mount used see hook instructions works simply inserted through top fuselage /6-in music wire pins inserted through holes body secure system series holes allows hook shifted optimum tow position simple hatch cover can made piece A6 sq balsa profiled top match air foil inserted opening secured wing wires through tail boom original whats left over fiberglass fishing-rod blank after rest used A-2 boom Virtually anything similar would such fiberglass arrow shaft weight should exceed 12 grams lighter better Remaining details pretty straight forward shown either drawing photos Glider fliers also machinists may prefer alternate front end Actually machined version offers no performance advantages just produces individualistic model happen enjoy working metal all-wood version will probably lighter still necessary add seven grams ballast center gravity bring metal version up required 220 grams anyone adding weight model two-piece plug-in wing let suggest sheet brass sheet lead ribs slipped over wing wires original Circulator body started Continued page 160 MULTIPLEX DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED 2001 FM Norrowbond PCM ZZ. Exclusive MEMORY SOFT MODULE Flight Tested Since 1979 14 Ch ROYAL mc! 3370 N HAYDEN RD SUITE 123-234 SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA 85251 156 Model Aviation 5ACH537 wlmuffier 65 HP 5 lbs 15 Os 5ACH5DOLMAR 34 wmuffier 60 HP 5 lbs electric Ignltioni Prices include postage handling chsrgesi 8 pius tails
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/11
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 155, 156
I 985NATSY 985NATSY I985NATSY IF Indoor Duration Ray Harlan THE BRIGHT SUN served signalgreat flying might offing Sunday first day Indoor events con dition hanging lights remained question first step Base Hangar drew pulse adrenalinnot lights out way completely removed Colonel Handys crew added another thought ful touch covered connection box outlets foam rubber soften blow models might suffer writers models have numerous encounters extra work done Air Force helped avert certain hang-up models I-beam ledges nearby 900 am air full activity day began three popular eventsEasy B Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin Contestants busy testing air trimmingmodels leamingwhatpowertouse just reach top hangar Since hangar spans generally east-west direction sun heats end morning creating strong lengthwise jet stream top 10 feet building model easily carried length building three min utes until sun swings around building begins appear through windows other end does drift subside meant calmest conditions wouldnt effect until approximately two oclockthe end official flying events However air kept warming noon buoyant drift begun subside Walter Van Gorder attested good con ditions breaking own Cat III national record Manhattan Cabin flight 923 class encourages novel designs different approaches could seen Most taking advantage new polyester films very easy work Pennyplane saw biplanes dominating top scores Open Gordon Wisniewski leading pack 13 minutes Dave Barber challenged him slightly fragile model settle strong second place trim proved bit too sensitive changes power close race developed among three Senior contestants Chris Bonais way Gresham OR winning less half minute over Brian Fuimer Charles Gagliano trailing six seconds Junior Aaron Markos used Cat II record holder show rest including Seniors done won 225 margin 839 flight Junior Paul Loucka showed Aaron couple tricks Easy B 1106 flight also exceeded Senior times two experienced Indoor fliers records credit have flown under lot different ceilings helps quickiy adapt new sites Open Easy B 30 entrants populous event After flight survived three passes above chain-fall trolley beam rare say least Ray Harlan put up flight bumped girders least seven times descended between five six other models 1619 take first place Walter Van Gorders 1517 gave him solid second-place finish enough entries trophies awarded seventh place Now retired living Florida Tony Becker returned Indoor flying after 20-year absence gamer rewards very respectable 1135 Monday again saw bright sun HandLaunched Glider HLG occupied morning always hotly-contested event disastrous dives since super-sensitive mod els very unforgiving both misadjustment imperfect launch experts often heard grumble about losing best model Towards noon after dust splinters settled exciting drama began unfold Aaron Markos Junior put up 55second official flight All-Balsa work ing improve backup showed no fluke getting 53 atwo-flighttotal 1086 seconds over 5 sec ahead best Open time top beat HighTech times truly remarkable performance Dan Domina demonstrated year-in yearout consistency Open HLG winning both All-Balsa High-Tech Control Line Stunt flier Steve Buso showed knew use light Left patience Job Murry Frank Linda Brown Homer Smith processed recorded hundreds flights forthree daysa great job appreciated ail Right Manhattan Cabin encourages design flair Don Steeb launches iarger version Boston Gears powered just motor Base Hangar very nice indoor site though its orientation resulted morning jet stream Left Tony DAiiessandro proponent buiitup fuselages Cabin Motor knot slipped next flight destroying some superb workmanship Right Junior Champion Paul Loucka tries get Cabin model ROG took five first piaces second third 76 Model Aviation 985 NA TS Y 985 NATS I985NATSM Slowest-flying Pennyplane contest Doug Barber used Larrabee prop design crinkled Ultraflim 2nd wIth 1209 balsa well carbon fiber other ad vantages placing second High-Tech edging Mike Langlois 02 sec part very surprising winning times HighTech actually lower corresponding All-Balsa placings Perhaps proper strengths weights intermediate ceiling like Westover have yet optimized old rule thumb second per foot altitude certainly should exceeded modem materials lone entry Junior Senior Paper Stick events unexpected dozen con testants age groups flown Easy B planes qualified Paper Stick well Nevertheless Paul Loucka flew excellent 1408 win Junior Open class saw some tight competition between Dan Belieff 1855 Ron Ganser 1800 After everyone else finished Larry Loucka carefully made sure outside doors shut caimly put up 1834 take over second place Ganser affably joked Loucka Larry Mzik direct traffic away hangar lest gentle breeze disturb flight Sandwiched within Paper Stick period first three rounds FM flying Con current Nats Indoor Team Selection Regional Meet held Four contestants Loucka Mzik Radoff Van Gorder trying gain points qualify team finals Akron OH Labor Day weekend first round saw cautious start half contestants getting official flights Dan Domina breaking 20 minutes 2355 Round Two plagued three hang-ups Walter Van Gorder got board 2346 Ray Harlan rafter banger landed 2837 Early next round Harlan made carbon copy flight 2830 put some pressure competition evidenced four hang-ups two fliers passing 20-minute mark third round ended day Van Gorder second place 4642 no else having pair over-20-minute flights sun shone brightly again third day wow New England encouraging high times FAI continued afternoon two fliers passing 25-minute mark Larry Loucka 2606 Dan Domina 2629 move second place Walt Van Gorder kept consistent 2232 didnt improve time Harlan chose wait out competition Only Larry Mzik improved RoundS hadnt able best 20 minutes Manny Radoff improved sixth round 2141 hang-ups previous rounds gave him little support Harlans first-day pair held up give him first place Dan Domina Walter Van Gorder placing second third respectively Van Gorder won Regional Team Selection Meet giving him 100 points toward berth 1986 US Indoor Team FAI another events no Senior entrants Paul Loucka flew pair 14minute flights become Junior FM Stick championContinued page 155 Brian Fuimer stretches HLG throw Model isaWasp Hewasveryconsistentdur ing meet gliders always seemed glide-transition just beneath girders mighty heave John Borden iaunches all-foam High-Tech toa 3rd-place finish Vince Sutton helps son Peter adjust first Easy B ship Peter trying change pace normai event CL 1/aA Proto Speed Winding Cabin piane never easy Ron Gansershows howto itaione Swing ing arms interchange winding hook tali assembiy after fuselage slid over rubber Aftera 20-year hiatus Tony Becker returned indoor flying tries hand Easy B finish 7th place proves still has November 1985 77 mooEHo~ Exo RIO ~ft Boots ohies/ P MOE FO EECTAIC POI OUESS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH om ooo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F4 PHANTOM 1st Place Sca ama 83 64 1st P ace AMA Na Oi 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER u MRMODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1990 RIO CR3 Rio RELIVE WWZ CARRIER AVIATION IIWITH OEOOE ORU II OLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOuADRoN 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotte meohondise moit flouem 30- Occmbo 1 Saturday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2500 E Ieoneo hIU OhrJotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guesls ARE NOT EIgble Slatic Display Awards612 cells less whereas Class B allows six cells John Qian Longwood FL won Class Electric 441 sec John flying own design called Volt Air has 190 sq area weighed 7 oz including six 175 mAb SR cells Close behind Bob Nichols So Meriden CT just happens elec trical wireman flew Class Electric also flew Class B event John Qian agaln first time 704 sec used larger Volt Air 10-cell battery An interesting sidelight Duane John Renken father son competitors placed 3rd 4th respectively Class Electric Class B reversed placing Both flew Duanes own design Bob Nichols second again Class B original Slow Bird designseven cels Astro 035 Nats FF Outdoor Rubber Van Dover Continued page 72 require bit practice though easy Biplane Rubberwho else George Perryman However did have some competition Ed Konefes Wauconda IL Ed lovely biplane Korda After few test flights some additional fm area model flying like Korda models Rubber Speed between Terry Rimert Donald Lockwood Don coming out top Dons model called Curtain Rod Ring Special fuselage reinforced what else curtaln rod rings Flying Near Al rports Careful Safe Flying No Accident Helicopter again George Perryman won first place Chuck Sotich gave him run money George out front once Nats Indoor Duration Harlan Continued page 77 AMA Stick held earlier day usual morning jet stream full force reasonable flying conditions began emerge after noon relatively small site Westover few bent flying fullsize Class D ships including Jim Grant has away modeling some 20 years resurrected recovered 1958 record holder built some modern monospar props Alas girders unkind Ron Ganser mastered tricky air big ships using variable-pitch prop take first place 2622 Dan Domina Larry Loucka both used FAI ships win next two places During afternoon FAI flying Cabin event also run has scant interest class because its building flying complexity Imagine surprise three planes air atone time came real raritytwo planes collided Domina Ganser Fortunately little damage either model its lack enthusiasm Cabin event provided dramatic competition meet top times kept jockeying around between three contestants Dan Belieff flew beautiful no-touch 2 138 Ron Ganser broken best disk model brought out backup model conventional design flew testing came within second Dan margin actually closer timer dropped nearly full second Continued page 156 November 1985 155 Engine Weight Only 3 Ounces 1 THE LYKENS BROWN LTD OR Remarkable 12 ignition engine made 1930s Bill Brown creator Brown Jr Motors father powered model avia tion Again today being re created Bill Brown ue $250$50 Order Deposit original V-2 Champion Spark Plug supply lasts HERBS MODEL MOTORS FORKSVILLE PA 18616 Also Brown Jr Ohisson & Hurleman Engines Parts Send $100 20th Anniversary Catalogue FL Y ME WINDSOCK Wind Direction Anytime Anywhere Attaches antenna mast clips clips included Available frequency colors Give frequency number order 65 Foreign orders add S&H $150 calif Residents add 6% tax Product Brochure Free order Jeffla Products PO Box 484 Lake Elslnoro CA 92330 714 674-1151 engines engineered meet demands discriminating modeler backed service match fraction scoring rule dictates Indoor Nats rousing success clean site good weather led long flights contest administration Homer Smith Sandy Murry Frank Linda Brown ran flawlessly considerably con testants year 1983the word got out hangar excellent site Everyone looks forward another Nats sometime future Circulator/Hatschek Continued page 81 hook Instructions timer-start system provided hook available NFFS Supplies 12 Cook St Rowaytown CT 06853 directly RL Hatschek 316 Grosvenor St Douglastown NY 11363 $24 USA Canada $25 overseas Obviously dont have use Hatschek hook However performance will best full-function hook includes latch separate rudder positions straight tow circle tow zoom glide circle independently adjustable automatic timer start am aware commerciallyavailable tow hook provides functions also compact enough fit inside Circulator fuselage standard pin-type hook mount used see hook instructions works simply inserted through top fuselage /6-in music wire pins inserted through holes body secure system series holes allows hook shifted optimum tow position simple hatch cover can made piece A6 sq balsa profiled top match air foil inserted opening secured wing wires through tail boom original whats left over fiberglass fishing-rod blank after rest used A-2 boom Virtually anything similar would such fiberglass arrow shaft weight should exceed 12 grams lighter better Remaining details pretty straight forward shown either drawing photos Glider fliers also machinists may prefer alternate front end Actually machined version offers no performance advantages just produces individualistic model happen enjoy working metal all-wood version will probably lighter still necessary add seven grams ballast center gravity bring metal version up required 220 grams anyone adding weight model two-piece plug-in wing let suggest sheet brass sheet lead ribs slipped over wing wires original Circulator body started Continued page 160 MULTIPLEX DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED 2001 FM Norrowbond PCM ZZ. Exclusive MEMORY SOFT MODULE Flight Tested Since 1979 14 Ch ROYAL mc! 3370 N HAYDEN RD SUITE 123-234 SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA 85251 156 Model Aviation 5ACH537 wlmuffier 65 HP 5 lbs 15 Os 5ACH5DOLMAR 34 wmuffier 60 HP 5 lbs electric Ignltioni Prices include postage handling chsrgesi 8 pius tails
Edition: Model Aviation - 1985/11
Page Numbers: 76, 77, 155, 156
I 985NATSY 985NATSY I985NATSY IF Indoor Duration Ray Harlan THE BRIGHT SUN served signalgreat flying might offing Sunday first day Indoor events con dition hanging lights remained question first step Base Hangar drew pulse adrenalinnot lights out way completely removed Colonel Handys crew added another thought ful touch covered connection box outlets foam rubber soften blow models might suffer writers models have numerous encounters extra work done Air Force helped avert certain hang-up models I-beam ledges nearby 900 am air full activity day began three popular eventsEasy B Pennyplane Manhattan Cabin Contestants busy testing air trimmingmodels leamingwhatpowertouse just reach top hangar Since hangar spans generally east-west direction sun heats end morning creating strong lengthwise jet stream top 10 feet building model easily carried length building three min utes until sun swings around building begins appear through windows other end does drift subside meant calmest conditions wouldnt effect until approximately two oclockthe end official flying events However air kept warming noon buoyant drift begun subside Walter Van Gorder attested good con ditions breaking own Cat III national record Manhattan Cabin flight 923 class encourages novel designs different approaches could seen Most taking advantage new polyester films very easy work Pennyplane saw biplanes dominating top scores Open Gordon Wisniewski leading pack 13 minutes Dave Barber challenged him slightly fragile model settle strong second place trim proved bit too sensitive changes power close race developed among three Senior contestants Chris Bonais way Gresham OR winning less half minute over Brian Fuimer Charles Gagliano trailing six seconds Junior Aaron Markos used Cat II record holder show rest including Seniors done won 225 margin 839 flight Junior Paul Loucka showed Aaron couple tricks Easy B 1106 flight also exceeded Senior times two experienced Indoor fliers records credit have flown under lot different ceilings helps quickiy adapt new sites Open Easy B 30 entrants populous event After flight survived three passes above chain-fall trolley beam rare say least Ray Harlan put up flight bumped girders least seven times descended between five six other models 1619 take first place Walter Van Gorders 1517 gave him solid second-place finish enough entries trophies awarded seventh place Now retired living Florida Tony Becker returned Indoor flying after 20-year absence gamer rewards very respectable 1135 Monday again saw bright sun HandLaunched Glider HLG occupied morning always hotly-contested event disastrous dives since super-sensitive mod els very unforgiving both misadjustment imperfect launch experts often heard grumble about losing best model Towards noon after dust splinters settled exciting drama began unfold Aaron Markos Junior put up 55second official flight All-Balsa work ing improve backup showed no fluke getting 53 atwo-flighttotal 1086 seconds over 5 sec ahead best Open time top beat HighTech times truly remarkable performance Dan Domina demonstrated year-in yearout consistency Open HLG winning both All-Balsa High-Tech Control Line Stunt flier Steve Buso showed knew use light Left patience Job Murry Frank Linda Brown Homer Smith processed recorded hundreds flights forthree daysa great job appreciated ail Right Manhattan Cabin encourages design flair Don Steeb launches iarger version Boston Gears powered just motor Base Hangar very nice indoor site though its orientation resulted morning jet stream Left Tony DAiiessandro proponent buiitup fuselages Cabin Motor knot slipped next flight destroying some superb workmanship Right Junior Champion Paul Loucka tries get Cabin model ROG took five first piaces second third 76 Model Aviation 985 NA TS Y 985 NATS I985NATSM Slowest-flying Pennyplane contest Doug Barber used Larrabee prop design crinkled Ultraflim 2nd wIth 1209 balsa well carbon fiber other ad vantages placing second High-Tech edging Mike Langlois 02 sec part very surprising winning times HighTech actually lower corresponding All-Balsa placings Perhaps proper strengths weights intermediate ceiling like Westover have yet optimized old rule thumb second per foot altitude certainly should exceeded modem materials lone entry Junior Senior Paper Stick events unexpected dozen con testants age groups flown Easy B planes qualified Paper Stick well Nevertheless Paul Loucka flew excellent 1408 win Junior Open class saw some tight competition between Dan Belieff 1855 Ron Ganser 1800 After everyone else finished Larry Loucka carefully made sure outside doors shut caimly put up 1834 take over second place Ganser affably joked Loucka Larry Mzik direct traffic away hangar lest gentle breeze disturb flight Sandwiched within Paper Stick period first three rounds FM flying Con current Nats Indoor Team Selection Regional Meet held Four contestants Loucka Mzik Radoff Van Gorder trying gain points qualify team finals Akron OH Labor Day weekend first round saw cautious start half contestants getting official flights Dan Domina breaking 20 minutes 2355 Round Two plagued three hang-ups Walter Van Gorder got board 2346 Ray Harlan rafter banger landed 2837 Early next round Harlan made carbon copy flight 2830 put some pressure competition evidenced four hang-ups two fliers passing 20-minute mark third round ended day Van Gorder second place 4642 no else having pair over-20-minute flights sun shone brightly again third day wow New England encouraging high times FAI continued afternoon two fliers passing 25-minute mark Larry Loucka 2606 Dan Domina 2629 move second place Walt Van Gorder kept consistent 2232 didnt improve time Harlan chose wait out competition Only Larry Mzik improved RoundS hadnt able best 20 minutes Manny Radoff improved sixth round 2141 hang-ups previous rounds gave him little support Harlans first-day pair held up give him first place Dan Domina Walter Van Gorder placing second third respectively Van Gorder won Regional Team Selection Meet giving him 100 points toward berth 1986 US Indoor Team FAI another events no Senior entrants Paul Loucka flew pair 14minute flights become Junior FM Stick championContinued page 155 Brian Fuimer stretches HLG throw Model isaWasp Hewasveryconsistentdur ing meet gliders always seemed glide-transition just beneath girders mighty heave John Borden iaunches all-foam High-Tech toa 3rd-place finish Vince Sutton helps son Peter adjust first Easy B ship Peter trying change pace normai event CL 1/aA Proto Speed Winding Cabin piane never easy Ron Gansershows howto itaione Swing ing arms interchange winding hook tali assembiy after fuselage slid over rubber Aftera 20-year hiatus Tony Becker returned indoor flying tries hand Easy B finish 7th place proves still has November 1985 77 mooEHo~ Exo RIO ~ft Boots ohies/ P MOE FO EECTAIC POI OUESS DISCUSS DUCTED FANS WITH om ooo TOM WILL BE DISPLAYING HIS LEGENDARY F4 PHANTOM 1st Place Sca ama 83 64 1st P ace AMA Na Oi 83 DISCUSS BUILDING TECHNIQUES WITH MASTER SCALE BUILDER u MRMODELS HAVE WON BEST OF SHOWTOLEDO 1979 AND DIRECTORS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT TOLEDO 1990 RIO CR3 Rio RELIVE WWZ CARRIER AVIATION IIWITH OEOOE ORU II OLE SURVIVOR IITORPEDO SOuADRoN 8 BATTLE OF MIDWAY OhoNotte meohondise moit flouem 30- Occmbo 1 Saturday 9-6Sunday 10-6 2500 E Ieoneo hIU OhrJotte flO CAROLINA HOBBY EXPO704-786-8373 NOTICE Models Displayed Special Guesls ARE NOT EIgble Slatic Display Awards612 cells less whereas Class B allows six cells John Qian Longwood FL won Class Electric 441 sec John flying own design called Volt Air has 190 sq area weighed 7 oz including six 175 mAb SR cells Close behind Bob Nichols So Meriden CT just happens elec trical wireman flew Class Electric also flew Class B event John Qian agaln first time 704 sec used larger Volt Air 10-cell battery An interesting sidelight Duane John Renken father son competitors placed 3rd 4th respectively Class Electric Class B reversed placing Both flew Duanes own design Bob Nichols second again Class B original Slow Bird designseven cels Astro 035 Nats FF Outdoor Rubber Van Dover Continued page 72 require bit practice though easy Biplane Rubberwho else George Perryman However did have some competition Ed Konefes Wauconda IL Ed lovely biplane Korda After few test flights some additional fm area model flying like Korda models Rubber Speed between Terry Rimert Donald Lockwood Don coming out top Dons model called Curtain Rod Ring Special fuselage reinforced what else curtaln rod rings Flying Near Al rports Careful Safe Flying No Accident Helicopter again George Perryman won first place Chuck Sotich gave him run money George out front once Nats Indoor Duration Harlan Continued page 77 AMA Stick held earlier day usual morning jet stream full force reasonable flying conditions began emerge after noon relatively small site Westover few bent flying fullsize Class D ships including Jim Grant has away modeling some 20 years resurrected recovered 1958 record holder built some modern monospar props Alas girders unkind Ron Ganser mastered tricky air big ships using variable-pitch prop take first place 2622 Dan Domina Larry Loucka both used FAI ships win next two places During afternoon FAI flying Cabin event also run has scant interest class because its building flying complexity Imagine surprise three planes air atone time came real raritytwo planes collided Domina Ganser Fortunately little damage either model its lack enthusiasm Cabin event provided dramatic competition meet top times kept jockeying around between three contestants Dan Belieff flew beautiful no-touch 2 138 Ron Ganser broken best disk model brought out backup model conventional design flew testing came within second Dan margin actually closer timer dropped nearly full second Continued page 156 November 1985 155 Engine Weight Only 3 Ounces 1 THE LYKENS BROWN LTD OR Remarkable 12 ignition engine made 1930s Bill Brown creator Brown Jr Motors father powered model avia tion Again today being re created Bill Brown ue $250$50 Order Deposit original V-2 Champion Spark Plug supply lasts HERBS MODEL MOTORS FORKSVILLE PA 18616 Also Brown Jr Ohisson & Hurleman Engines Parts Send $100 20th Anniversary Catalogue FL Y ME WINDSOCK Wind Direction Anytime Anywhere Attaches antenna mast clips clips included Available frequency colors Give frequency number order 65 Foreign orders add S&H $150 calif Residents add 6% tax Product Brochure Free order Jeffla Products PO Box 484 Lake Elslnoro CA 92330 714 674-1151 engines engineered meet demands discriminating modeler backed service match fraction scoring rule dictates Indoor Nats rousing success clean site good weather led long flights contest administration Homer Smith Sandy Murry Frank Linda Brown ran flawlessly considerably con testants year 1983the word got out hangar excellent site Everyone looks forward another Nats sometime future Circulator/Hatschek Continued page 81 hook Instructions timer-start system provided hook available NFFS Supplies 12 Cook St Rowaytown CT 06853 directly RL Hatschek 316 Grosvenor St Douglastown NY 11363 $24 USA Canada $25 overseas Obviously dont have use Hatschek hook However performance will best full-function hook includes latch separate rudder positions straight tow circle tow zoom glide circle independently adjustable automatic timer start am aware commerciallyavailable tow hook provides functions also compact enough fit inside Circulator fuselage standard pin-type hook mount used see hook instructions works simply inserted through top fuselage /6-in music wire pins inserted through holes body secure system series holes allows hook shifted optimum tow position simple hatch cover can made piece A6 sq balsa profiled top match air foil inserted opening secured wing wires through tail boom original whats left over fiberglass fishing-rod blank after rest used A-2 boom Virtually anything similar would such fiberglass arrow shaft weight should exceed 12 grams lighter better Remaining details pretty straight forward shown either drawing photos Glider fliers also machinists may prefer alternate front end Actually machined version offers no performance advantages just produces individualistic model happen enjoy working metal all-wood version will probably lighter still necessary add seven grams ballast center gravity bring metal version up required 220 grams anyone adding weight model two-piece plug-in wing let suggest sheet brass sheet lead ribs slipped over wing wires original Circulator body started Continued page 160 MULTIPLEX DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED 2001 FM Norrowbond PCM ZZ. Exclusive MEMORY SOFT MODULE Flight Tested Since 1979 14 Ch ROYAL mc! 3370 N HAYDEN RD SUITE 123-234 SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA 85251 156 Model Aviation 5ACH537 wlmuffier 65 HP 5 lbs 15 Os 5ACH5DOLMAR 34 wmuffier 60 HP 5 lbs electric Ignltioni Prices include postage handling chsrgesi 8 pius tails