I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber 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bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific 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SE5 fighter Found 100 Ganagobie home-built J2G2 ultralight Junkers Stratoplane Butch Hadland set pace newest Indoor Scale events 8-in-span Lacey turned flights 128 125 take first place Doc Martins diminutive 14 second Mike Araks Lacey third Don Steebs fourth Dons model has second highest flight times 124 121 would seem basis appear ance flight performance tiny Scale ships new Indoor event off running No-Cal Profile Scale eight entries up five 1982 Duration name game top three finishers having least flight over four min utes Larry Loucka won Lacey flight 518 must indeed set new standard tissue-covered 16-in pro file models Larrys winning three-flight total impressive 820 sec Don Steebs second-place Found piled up 739 Lou Liefer Toronto took third flying Fike 736 seconds Cezar Banks chose flight lull afternoon Peanut flying try new Open Novice Pennyplane record Braving chance midair circling Peanuts Cezar cranked 1980 turns 19-in loop 065-in rubber enough keep model aloft 1305 new Cat 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I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber 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bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific 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SE5 fighter Found 100 Ganagobie home-built J2G2 ultralight Junkers Stratoplane Butch Hadland set pace newest Indoor Scale events 8-in-span Lacey turned flights 128 125 take first place Doc Martins diminutive 14 second Mike Araks Lacey third Don Steebs fourth Dons model has second highest flight times 124 121 would seem basis appear ance flight performance tiny Scale ships new Indoor event off running No-Cal Profile Scale eight entries up five 1982 Duration name game top three finishers having least flight over four min utes Larry Loucka won Lacey flight 518 must indeed set new standard tissue-covered 16-in pro file models Larrys winning three-flight total impressive 820 sec Don Steebs second-place Found piled up 739 Lou Liefer Toronto took third flying Fike 736 seconds Cezar Banks chose flight lull afternoon Peanut flying try new Open Novice Pennyplane record Braving chance midair circling Peanuts Cezar cranked 1980 turns 19-in loop 065-in rubber enough keep model aloft 1305 new Cat 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I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber Scale Pea nut Scale Kit/Plan Scale Peanut Speed Unlimited Speed Jim Jones Frank Scott accepted tedious job judging AMA Peanut Scale entries worked well previous night finish time-consuming task Peanut Scale total 30 models line Open Jr/Sr-combined classes Jack McGillivray s little Volksplane topped Open battle using its three allowable official flights 152 clocking static score 77 points plus 12 handicap factor being low-wingei 166 Model Aviation recommendSUPER HAND SANDER confidence HOBBIESTSee Hobby Dealer Dealers&DistributorsWanted HOBBY DEALERCa// DistributorCall Art Gross Enterprises 206/743-9332 r TOLEDO SENSATION * Model Magic Filler fillet builder crack ding dent & gap filler balsa foam & fiberglass 0 0Sl seltog SOOOS ecoot Iv lee Na Wete 0001 lle, eel SN,, bee No oOoking Co,palable,lfl1100e,0g & f,iOei,oes, fe e ,del,,te OOoIe, NO, See,, Jolle Model Retaile p00cleie,co,i,g AM & ACM eao lelmediate OelioevRet, 0000 $595 0 8 10 I4ft 00 deale & d,tjflolOr 010 Model Magic Products 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bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific become viable sub jects Also popular subjects Micro-X kits such Stinson Taylorcraft Indeed Micro-X models took first second out 15-plane field up mere five 1982 Pilatus PC-6 Porter flown Bob Clemens took first best two-out-of-five flight times 137 139 Flight times cannot exceed static score another interesting Kit/Plan rule both flights credited 93 sec Taking sec ond place Stinson Voyager Bob Siedentoph third place going Otto Kurth Chicago Aeronuts busy frantic four days US door Championships end Northwood Institute has building up sale NIMAS RT/Clemens Continued page 75 just inside atrium walls 231 Clemens Farman after sluggish fullcharge takeoff climbed higher un til circling some 85 feet overhead far central spike hangs ornate disc top center atrium dome Keeping tight left circle model made back safe landing 233 Most CO-2 flights greeted apprecia tive rounds applause landed ENART ended quietly gathering dusk great atrium 9 pm Would ever another NART splendid hall moment no knows 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SE5 fighter Found 100 Ganagobie home-built J2G2 ultralight Junkers Stratoplane Butch Hadland set pace newest Indoor Scale events 8-in-span Lacey turned flights 128 125 take first place Doc Martins diminutive 14 second Mike Araks Lacey third Don Steebs fourth Dons model has second highest flight times 124 121 would seem basis appear ance flight performance tiny Scale ships new Indoor event off running No-Cal Profile Scale eight entries up five 1982 Duration name game top three finishers having least flight over four min utes Larry Loucka won Lacey flight 518 must indeed set new standard tissue-covered 16-in pro file models Larrys winning three-flight total impressive 820 sec Don Steebs second-place Found piled up 739 Lou Liefer Toronto took third flying Fike 736 seconds Cezar Banks chose flight lull afternoon Peanut flying try new Open Novice Pennyplane record Braving chance midair circling Peanuts Cezar cranked 1980 turns 19-in loop 065-in rubber enough keep model aloft 1305 new Cat 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I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber Scale Pea nut Scale Kit/Plan Scale Peanut Speed Unlimited Speed Jim Jones Frank Scott accepted tedious job judging AMA Peanut Scale entries worked well previous night finish time-consuming task Peanut Scale total 30 models line Open Jr/Sr-combined classes Jack McGillivray s little Volksplane topped Open battle using its three allowable official flights 152 clocking static score 77 points plus 12 handicap factor being low-wingei 166 Model Aviation recommendSUPER HAND SANDER confidence HOBBIESTSee Hobby Dealer Dealers&DistributorsWanted HOBBY DEALERCa// DistributorCall Art Gross Enterprises 206/743-9332 r TOLEDO SENSATION * Model Magic Filler fillet builder crack ding dent & gap filler balsa foam & fiberglass 0 0Sl seltog SOOOS ecoot Iv lee Na Wete 0001 lle, eel SN,, bee No oOoking Co,palable,lfl1100e,0g & f,iOei,oes, fe e ,del,,te OOoIe, NO, See,, Jolle Model Retaile p00cleie,co,i,g AM & ACM eao lelmediate OelioevRet, 0000 $595 0 8 10 I4ft 00 deale & d,tjflolOr 010 Model Magic Products 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bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific become viable sub jects Also popular subjects Micro-X kits such Stinson Taylorcraft Indeed Micro-X models took first second out 15-plane field up mere five 1982 Pilatus PC-6 Porter flown Bob Clemens took first best two-out-of-five flight times 137 139 Flight times cannot exceed static score another interesting Kit/Plan rule both flights credited 93 sec Taking sec ond place Stinson Voyager Bob Siedentoph third place going Otto Kurth Chicago Aeronuts busy frantic four days US door Championships end Northwood Institute has building up sale NIMAS RT/Clemens Continued page 75 just inside atrium walls 231 Clemens Farman after sluggish fullcharge takeoff climbed higher un til circling some 85 feet overhead far central spike hangs ornate disc top center atrium dome Keeping tight left circle model made back safe landing 233 Most CO-2 flights greeted apprecia tive rounds applause landed ENART ended quietly gathering dusk great atrium 9 pm Would ever another NART splendid hall moment no knows 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SE5 fighter Found 100 Ganagobie home-built J2G2 ultralight Junkers Stratoplane Butch Hadland set pace newest Indoor Scale events 8-in-span Lacey turned flights 128 125 take first place Doc Martins diminutive 14 second Mike Araks Lacey third Don Steebs fourth Dons model has second highest flight times 124 121 would seem basis appear ance flight performance tiny Scale ships new Indoor event off running No-Cal Profile Scale eight entries up five 1982 Duration name game top three finishers having least flight over four min utes Larry Loucka won Lacey flight 518 must indeed set new standard tissue-covered 16-in pro file models Larrys winning three-flight total impressive 820 sec Don Steebs second-place Found piled up 739 Lou Liefer Toronto took third flying Fike 736 seconds Cezar Banks chose flight lull afternoon Peanut flying try new Open Novice Pennyplane record Braving chance midair circling Peanuts Cezar cranked 1980 turns 19-in loop 065-in rubber enough keep model aloft 1305 new Cat III record topping old mark 1148 set West Baden 1982 Putting questionable future availability Northwood arena perspective Grand Prix CD Doc Martin quoted golden oldie song WW II days Well meet again dont know dont know know well meet again some sunny day Indeed shall doctor Channel Flags/Myers Continued aqe 83 critical point because want very sure have put correct ribbon color bottom Slip cardboard tube out stretch holding tape flat hold edge ribbon assembly parallel antenna install top support tape around piece fuel tubing out around ribbon assembly Since joining tapes gum-to-gum would well ad vised right first time isnt second time Fig 9 Installing tapes Take proper color Mystic Plastic Tape wrap around end ribbon assembly Since plastic tape r 168 Model Aviation
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I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber Scale Pea nut Scale Kit/Plan Scale Peanut Speed Unlimited Speed Jim Jones Frank Scott accepted tedious job judging AMA Peanut Scale entries worked well previous night finish time-consuming task Peanut Scale total 30 models line Open Jr/Sr-combined classes Jack McGillivray s little Volksplane topped Open battle using its three allowable official flights 152 clocking static score 77 points plus 12 handicap factor being low-wingei 166 Model Aviation recommendSUPER HAND SANDER confidence HOBBIESTSee Hobby Dealer Dealers&DistributorsWanted HOBBY DEALERCa// DistributorCall Art Gross Enterprises 206/743-9332 r TOLEDO SENSATION * Model Magic Filler fillet builder crack ding dent & gap filler balsa foam & fiberglass 0 0Sl seltog SOOOS ecoot Iv lee Na Wete 0001 lle, eel SN,, bee No oOoking Co,palable,lfl1100e,0g & f,iOei,oes, fe e ,del,,te OOoIe, NO, See,, Jolle Model Retaile p00cleie,co,i,g AM & ACM eao lelmediate OelioevRet, 0000 $595 0 8 10 I4ft 00 deale & d,tjflolOr 010 Model Magic Products 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bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific become viable sub jects Also popular subjects Micro-X kits such Stinson Taylorcraft Indeed Micro-X models took first second out 15-plane field up mere five 1982 Pilatus PC-6 Porter flown Bob Clemens took first best two-out-of-five flight times 137 139 Flight times cannot exceed static score another interesting Kit/Plan rule both flights credited 93 sec Taking sec ond place Stinson Voyager Bob Siedentoph third place going Otto Kurth Chicago Aeronuts busy frantic four days US door Championships end Northwood Institute has building up sale NIMAS RT/Clemens Continued page 75 just inside atrium walls 231 Clemens Farman after sluggish fullcharge takeoff climbed higher un til circling some 85 feet overhead far central spike hangs ornate disc top center atrium dome Keeping tight left circle model made back safe landing 233 Most CO-2 flights greeted apprecia tive rounds applause landed ENART ended quietly gathering dusk great atrium 9 pm Would ever another NART splendid hall moment no knows 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SE5 fighter Found 100 Ganagobie home-built J2G2 ultralight Junkers Stratoplane Butch Hadland set pace newest Indoor Scale events 8-in-span Lacey turned flights 128 125 take first place Doc Martins diminutive 14 second Mike Araks Lacey third Don Steebs fourth Dons model has second highest flight times 124 121 would seem basis appear ance flight performance tiny Scale ships new Indoor event off running No-Cal Profile Scale eight entries up five 1982 Duration name game top three finishers having least flight over four min utes Larry Loucka won Lacey flight 518 must indeed set new standard tissue-covered 16-in pro file models Larrys winning three-flight total impressive 820 sec Don Steebs second-place Found piled up 739 Lou Liefer Toronto took third flying Fike 736 seconds Cezar Banks chose flight lull afternoon Peanut flying try new Open Novice Pennyplane record Braving chance midair circling Peanuts Cezar cranked 1980 turns 19-in loop 065-in rubber enough keep model aloft 1305 new Cat III record topping old mark 1148 set West Baden 1982 Putting questionable future availability Northwood arena perspective Grand Prix CD Doc Martin quoted golden oldie song WW II days Well meet again dont know dont know know well meet again some sunny day Indeed shall doctor Channel Flags/Myers Continued aqe 83 critical point because want very sure have put correct ribbon color bottom Slip cardboard tube out stretch holding tape flat hold edge ribbon assembly parallel antenna install top support tape around piece fuel tubing out around ribbon assembly Since joining tapes gum-to-gum would well ad vised right first time isnt second time Fig 9 Installing tapes Take proper color Mystic Plastic Tape wrap around end ribbon assembly Since plastic tape r 168 Model Aviation
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I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber 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bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific become viable sub jects Also popular subjects Micro-X kits such Stinson Taylorcraft Indeed Micro-X models took first second out 15-plane field up mere five 1982 Pilatus PC-6 Porter flown Bob Clemens took first best two-out-of-five flight times 137 139 Flight times cannot exceed static score another interesting Kit/Plan rule both flights credited 93 sec Taking sec ond place Stinson Voyager Bob Siedentoph third place going Otto Kurth Chicago Aeronuts busy frantic four days US door Championships end Northwood Institute has building up sale NIMAS RT/Clemens Continued page 75 just inside atrium walls 231 Clemens Farman after sluggish fullcharge takeoff climbed higher un til circling some 85 feet overhead far central spike hangs ornate disc top center atrium dome Keeping tight left circle model made back safe landing 233 Most CO-2 flights greeted apprecia tive rounds applause landed ENART ended quietly gathering dusk great atrium 9 pm Would ever another NART splendid hall moment no knows 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SE5 fighter Found 100 Ganagobie home-built J2G2 ultralight Junkers Stratoplane Butch Hadland set pace newest Indoor Scale events 8-in-span Lacey turned flights 128 125 take first place Doc Martins diminutive 14 second Mike Araks Lacey third Don Steebs fourth Dons model has second highest flight times 124 121 would seem basis appear ance flight performance tiny Scale ships new Indoor event off running No-Cal Profile Scale eight entries up five 1982 Duration name game top three finishers having least flight over four min utes Larry Loucka won Lacey flight 518 must indeed set new standard tissue-covered 16-in pro file models Larrys winning three-flight total impressive 820 sec Don Steebs second-place Found piled up 739 Lou Liefer Toronto took third flying Fike 736 seconds Cezar Banks chose flight lull afternoon Peanut flying try new Open Novice Pennyplane record Braving chance midair circling Peanuts Cezar cranked 1980 turns 19-in loop 065-in rubber enough keep model aloft 1305 new Cat 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I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber 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bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific become viable sub jects Also popular subjects Micro-X kits such Stinson Taylorcraft Indeed Micro-X models took first second out 15-plane field up mere five 1982 Pilatus PC-6 Porter flown Bob Clemens took first best two-out-of-five flight times 137 139 Flight times cannot exceed static score another interesting Kit/Plan rule both flights credited 93 sec Taking sec ond place Stinson Voyager Bob Siedentoph third place going Otto Kurth Chicago Aeronuts busy frantic four days US door Championships end Northwood Institute has building up sale NIMAS RT/Clemens Continued page 75 just inside atrium walls 231 Clemens Farman after sluggish fullcharge takeoff climbed higher un til circling some 85 feet overhead far central spike hangs ornate disc top center atrium dome Keeping tight left circle model made back safe landing 233 Most CO-2 flights greeted apprecia tive rounds applause landed ENART ended quietly gathering dusk great atrium 9 pm Would ever another NART splendid hall moment no knows 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SE5 fighter Found 100 Ganagobie home-built J2G2 ultralight Junkers Stratoplane Butch Hadland set pace newest Indoor Scale events 8-in-span Lacey turned flights 128 125 take first place Doc Martins diminutive 14 second Mike Araks Lacey third Don Steebs fourth Dons model has second highest flight times 124 121 would seem basis appear ance flight performance tiny Scale ships new Indoor event off running No-Cal Profile Scale eight entries up five 1982 Duration name game top three finishers having least flight over four min utes Larry Loucka won Lacey flight 518 must indeed set new standard tissue-covered 16-in pro file models Larrys winning three-flight total impressive 820 sec Don Steebs second-place Found piled up 739 Lou Liefer Toronto took third flying Fike 736 seconds Cezar Banks chose flight lull afternoon Peanut flying try new Open Novice Pennyplane record Braving chance midair circling Peanuts Cezar cranked 1980 turns 19-in loop 065-in rubber enough keep model aloft 1305 new Cat 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I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber Scale Pea nut Scale Kit/Plan Scale Peanut Speed Unlimited Speed Jim Jones Frank Scott accepted tedious job judging AMA Peanut Scale entries worked well previous night finish time-consuming task Peanut Scale total 30 models line Open Jr/Sr-combined classes Jack McGillivray s little Volksplane topped Open battle using its three allowable official flights 152 clocking static score 77 points plus 12 handicap factor being low-wingei 166 Model Aviation recommendSUPER HAND SANDER confidence HOBBIESTSee Hobby Dealer Dealers&DistributorsWanted HOBBY DEALERCa// DistributorCall Art Gross Enterprises 206/743-9332 r TOLEDO SENSATION * Model Magic Filler fillet builder crack ding dent & gap filler balsa foam & fiberglass 0 0Sl seltog SOOOS ecoot Iv lee Na Wete 0001 lle, eel SN,, bee No oOoking Co,palable,lfl1100e,0g & f,iOei,oes, fe e ,del,,te OOoIe, NO, See,, Jolle Model Retaile p00cleie,co,i,g AM & ACM eao lelmediate OelioevRet, 0000 $595 0 8 10 I4ft 00 deale & d,tjflolOr 010 Model Magic Products PO Box 7784 St Paul Mn 55119 ModelMagicProduCts715 425 1397 * Wesoldoot,Mhou, did rest Les Garbers Lacey M-10 gar nered 53 handicap points flew 210 take second Finishing third scant point behind Garber Ken Groves Fike Dream Kens top flight 140 82 static score four Laceys three Fikes entered Open Peanut Laceys belonged Jack McGillivray actu ally finished second single highest-scoring model counted cases contestant entered model two biplanes 20-ship field Tiger Moth flown Chuck Markos Currie Wot entered Bob Clemens finished respectable sixth seventh Laceys swept Jr/Sr event Bryan Fulmer first Aaron Markos second Dave Brown third Open AMA Rubber Scale field 13 fliers capped fine per formance Ed Stolls beautiful Corben Ace Eds best two flights 130 max 113 Combined top static score 95 points seven-year-old Ace proved unbeatable Bob Siedentoph flying beauti ful Russian Kalinin ambulance monoplane second four points Back just /2 points behind him Tony Sutters Santos Dumont biplane canard 14 bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific become viable sub jects Also popular subjects Micro-X kits such Stinson Taylorcraft Indeed Micro-X models took first second out 15-plane field up mere five 1982 Pilatus PC-6 Porter flown Bob Clemens took first best two-out-of-five flight times 137 139 Flight times cannot exceed static score another interesting Kit/Plan rule both flights credited 93 sec Taking sec ond place Stinson Voyager Bob Siedentoph third place going Otto Kurth Chicago Aeronuts busy frantic four days US door Championships end Northwood Institute has building up sale NIMAS RT/Clemens Continued page 75 just inside atrium walls 231 Clemens Farman after sluggish fullcharge takeoff climbed higher un til circling some 85 feet overhead far central spike hangs ornate disc top center atrium dome Keeping tight left circle model made back safe landing 233 Most CO-2 flights greeted apprecia tive rounds applause landed ENART ended quietly gathering dusk great atrium 9 pm Would ever another NART splendid hall moment no knows have Indoor mecca earnestly hope will SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT October 1983 167 has closed its school doors As writing property has yet sold fate future USICs yet come unresolved Kraft RIC Electronics AUTHORIZED WARRANTY SERVICELi Special Working non-working systems components checked & re paired Servos stripped cleaned & lubed Test report submitted Price basis 4-7 channel system 4 servos Parts Shipping extra$2975 2-3 ch system w12 servos S2475 MILT ERB New Frequency Conversion System$2500 50% off wi Pre-season Check-Up Special Tests will included proper operation new frequencies Tx tests will include spectrum analysis Px will checked proper band width Send SASE info new frequencies ALSO AUTHORIZED SERWCE FOR IrsdaIIne 1685 Beckwith Dr Hudson OH 44236216 655-2278 J t C QL NO NO THATS BIT TOO LEAN Peanut GP/Clemens Continued page 76 called 1983 Gnats other wise billed Pistachio Scale An amazing nine models answered call three Laceys Santos-Dumont 14 Boxmoth ultralight pre-WW Caudron SE5 fighter Found 100 Ganagobie home-built J2G2 ultralight Junkers Stratoplane Butch Hadland set pace newest Indoor Scale events 8-in-span Lacey turned flights 128 125 take first place Doc Martins diminutive 14 second Mike Araks Lacey third Don Steebs fourth Dons model has second highest flight times 124 121 would seem basis appear ance flight performance tiny Scale ships new Indoor event off running No-Cal Profile Scale eight entries up five 1982 Duration name game top three finishers having least flight over four min utes Larry Loucka won Lacey flight 518 must indeed set new standard tissue-covered 16-in pro file models Larrys winning three-flight total impressive 820 sec Don Steebs second-place Found piled up 739 Lou Liefer Toronto took third flying Fike 736 seconds Cezar Banks chose flight lull afternoon Peanut flying try new Open Novice Pennyplane record Braving chance midair circling Peanuts Cezar cranked 1980 turns 19-in loop 065-in rubber enough keep model aloft 1305 new Cat III record topping old mark 1148 set West Baden 1982 Putting questionable future availability Northwood arena perspective Grand Prix CD Doc Martin quoted golden oldie song WW II days Well meet again dont know dont know know well meet again some sunny day Indeed shall doctor Channel Flags/Myers Continued aqe 83 critical point because want very sure have put correct ribbon color bottom Slip cardboard tube out stretch holding tape flat hold edge ribbon assembly parallel antenna install top support tape around piece fuel tubing out around ribbon assembly Since joining tapes gum-to-gum would well ad vised right first time isnt second time Fig 9 Installing tapes Take proper color Mystic Plastic Tape wrap around end ribbon assembly Since plastic tape r 168 Model Aviation
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I Taken balconies overlooking huge Northwooa atrium tnis wiae-angie view snows wny tne site prizeo oy mnaoor TEl ers unique experience able fly eat sleep same building opened 1902 luxury hotel spa What could flier Indoor models ask week-long event actually combination events fabulous atrium Northwood Institute West Baden distressing thought could last events IocationE Bob Clemens IT WAS high noon Sunday June 12 1983 Inside mammoth atrium Northwood Institute West Baden IN Second Annual US Indoor Championships underway kicking off seven-day ex travaganza competition among en thusiastic turnout Duration Scale fli ers parts country Contestants Canada England lent inter national flavor excitement Sponsors USIC again National Free Flight Society National Indoor Model Airplane Society four-man team ably handled dutues Contest Director Tony Italiano Hardy Brodersen Charlie So tich Gordon Wisniewski Opening meet noon running until 6 pm Easy B Paper Stick events An unprecedented 45 contestants battled out Easy B Open Junior Senior classes total 22 fliers Paper Stick mid-afternoon 100-ft-high atrium airspace filled 16 models airborne time impressive spectacle indeed tes tifying popularity challenging Easy B event well excellence flying site As past West Baden meetings familiar names emerged top Easy B heap Only 38 sec separated first three places winner Chuck Markos 1846 Walt Van Gorder taking second 1820 Cezar Banks third 1808 72 Model Aviation Total flight time Open-class Easy B official flights astounding seven hours 12 minutes overall aver age 12 mm 44 sec per flight Mike Van Gorder topped Junior Senior-combined competition excel lent 1623 flight Aaron Markos second 1245 third place went Tom Nor elIs 1243 flight Paper Stick Jim Richmond easily led field top time 2657 new national record Cat III sites second place Stan Chilton flying new design high aspect ratio square-tipped wing high time 2446 Dick Obar ski up Florida big meet took third 2440 Paul Loucka won com bined Junior/Senior 1904 followed Mike Van Gorder 1742 Bob Skrjanc 1238 Six pm signaled end opening -J US Indoor Championships Chuck Aaron Markos active fa ther-son team dad holds Aaron dopes trim Lacey built USIC won 2nd later JrISr Peanut Del Ogren has reputation unusual Bos tonian entries canard pusher 1981 Bee Gee 1982 year Coarse Aire What would Pappy Boyington say days official flying atrium turned over FAI fliers FID practice time Competition began again Monday Left All eyes up Ed Stoll attempts retrieve FiD model after caught atrium domes supporting beams 100 ft overhead Hes using helium-filled balloon tached monofilament line fishing pole Right Down comes Eds model wing tail badly damaged Scenes like uncommon midairs ceiling beam hangups Super Pietenpol Air Camper Phil Cox Second place AMA Scale went Rus 26 Peanuts entered Conden- sian Kalinin ambulance plane Bob Sieden ser paper covering dyed orange Has Hun- toph Received 84 static points averaged gerford wheels impeccable craftsmanship 885 sec its best two flights morning 8 am Hand-Launched Glider event Past West Baden heave-ho battles Open class have seen some keen competition between Bernie Boehm flying traditional fixed-wing sheet-balsa glider Stan Stoy amazing folding-wing design Stan missing years meet Bernie again used great arm smooth technique put him well out front nearest competitor put up 1076 eighth official flight Continued page 165 October 1983 73 Left Ron Ganser keeps critical eye FiD microfilm-covered model climbs out just after launching High-torque effects fullywound rubber motor make first few seconds flight very critical Right What Scale modelers have break between flying sessions talk about Scale models coursel Englands genial Scale ace Butch Hadland right Indianas Bob Siedentoph lend ear off-camera Phil Cox during impromptu Scale bull session during lull action Social aspects just important competitions Showing scars flights Pea nut Speed course Martin Varneys Folkerts Foo has moments rest Marty Foo successfully defended Peanut Speed title NIMAS Record Trials WEDNESDAY JUNE 15 begin ning ENART its long form Eighth Annual National Indoor Model Airplane So ciety Record Trials premise ENART seven NARTS preceded allow entrants fly 12 official Indoor classes against national record class models best time divided record time re sulting figures called index scores ranked highest lowest de termine final placings participants Some non-record events also part ENART included Peanut Scale AMA Rubber Scale CO-2 Scale Manhattan Cabin Bostonian Cabin Kit/Plan Scale Just about recognized Indoor event either official unofficial represented during ENART meet began 1 pm Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Bostonian Manhattan Cabin sharing spacious rium flying area Pennyplanes fly ing against record times two cabin events competing against other directly As did 1982 Jack McGillivrays Yeti Bostonian easy double winner having taken first USIC event turn ing high time 240 en route victory T-tailed Boston Blue flown Bob Clemens second Ken Groves blue-and-silver high-wing monoplane taking third competition Bostonians weigh 10 grams rather seven called USIC earlier week models sported clay ballast bring up required weight interesting model Boston pi ian competition Don Steebs Boston Gears features short pod-like fuse lage containing two rubber motors driving single nose-mounted propeller via two intermeshing plastic gears located rear fuselage very steady flier model showed definite promise future development lighter-weight Manhattan event 4-gram minimum Larry Loucka Cleve land winner posting excellent 1004 flight Chuck Markos trailed second 857 Walt Van Gorder taking third 837 74 Model Aviation J-3 Cub built Phil Cox winner Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager Micro-X ENART CO-2 event beauty did kit passes flight Kit/Plan event 151 ROG flight Brown Twin en- Models static-judged accurately gine fitted very nice plastic cowl follow plans no 3-views etc Left lineup Peanut Lacey M-lOs awaits static judging during ENART Doc Martins ultralight Boxmoth background Lacey has modeled after original note varies slightly cowl engine cylinder cover treatment Right Dennis Jaecks keeps cautious eye daughter Jenis motor winds official flight Pennyplane biplane model waits its holding clip motor transfer Covering Microlite extremely light thin plastic film pictures reports author Bob Clemens Tony Sutter demonstrated Indoor CO-2 duration model second year row Powered throttled-down Telco big ship weighs less 1 oz flies majestically large slow right circles Construction bracing similar Paper Stick models CO-2 Dura tion popular British Indoor event Right Magical levitation No its just Stan Chilton about catch record-setting Easy B test flight No single Indoor site modem times has seen records fall has Northwood atrium ENART would live up reputation Mike Van Gorder put up 1141 flight Novice Pennyplane new Senior record Juniors Aaron Markos Paul Loucka battled out Novice PP both breaking existing record Lou ckas 1131 stood less hour before Markos topped fine 1224 Open Pennyplane Dennis Jaecks turned 1517 broke record Al though would count 1017 index standings still 43 seconds less 1600 made Tuesday during USIC competition 7 am until 7 pm Thursday June 16 atrium belonged light weights top performnance ENART registered day Larry Louckas microfilm-covered Autogyro set new Open record class registering 903 flight top ENART index 1248 first time eight-year history Record Trials West Baden Open-class flier has top index placings Mike Van Gorder earned second Cat III record trials Easy B stayed aloft 1627 set new Senior standard Stan Chilton super-light Easy Bs plagued launch torque problems during USIC meet finished amaz ing 33rd finally got act together record-shattering effort Distorted nearly point being unflyable due stresses exerted its fully-wound motor frail model staggered through nearly two minutes skillful post-launch steering Stan finally settling down 2201 Open record flight Its interesting note time exceeds current Cat IV rec ord No doubt will stand some time come seventh new record set during ENART ENARTs three Scale events flown simultaneously Friday 7 am 9 pm time span allowing hours needed get allotted official flights Peanut Unlimited Speed flown 15 minutes hour AMA Rubber Scale Canadian Ken Groves combioned 78 static points Model NameClass Larry LouckaAutogyro Mike Van GorderNov Penny Aaron Markos Nov Penny Mike Van GorderEasy B Stan ChiltonEasy B Paul LouckaNov Penny Dennis JaecksPennyplane Jeni JaecksPennyplane Walt Van Gorder Easy B Chuck Markos Nov Penny Richard DoigROG Cabin Walt Van Gorder Nov Penny Jim ClemNov Penny Ron GanserROG Cabin Dick ObarakiEasy B Richard DoiAMA Stick Dick ObarakiPaper Stick Walt Van Gorder Pennyplane Stan ChiltonPaper Stick Dick ObarakiAMA Stick Doug BarberEasy B Dick GanslenFAI Stick Walt Van Gorder Paper Stick ENART Index Placings Flight Age Time Op 903 Sr1141 Jr1224 Sr1627 Op 2201 Jr1131 Op 1517 Jr1205 Op 1926 Op 1155 Op 2317 Op 1144 Op 1140 Op 2238 Op 1727 Op 3733 Op 2256 Op 1215 Op 2144 Op 3424 Op 1501 Op 2453 Op 1600 Index Score 1248 1118 1107 1067 106 1025 1017 994 938 926 92 91 906 894 84 839 835 815 79 769 725 63 593 two-flight average 90 sec win Peanut Fike Dream Fellow countryman JackMcGillivray scored 1585 points second flying Peanut SESA biplane Third went Dr John Martin Miami Martin MO-l Navy scout bomber total 16 models entered Peanut Scale 18 entries once again Ken Groves Fike took top honors best two flights 205 210 Les Garbers Fike second top times 205 208 Third place went Lacey M-l0 flown Jack McGillivray Jacks ship highest two Peanut flights day 223 219 Butch Hadlands blue Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer entry able complete required two laps Peanut Speed circling course smoothly 867 sec un contested win Open Unlimited Speed Mike Arak MIAMA Indoor club took first 736-sec run followed Chuck Markos 901 Junior-Senior class Brian Varney blistered two laps brief 525 sec easily take first place Susan Arak second 1454 As during USIC few days earlier Cabinet Aircraft Modelers again presented KitIPlan Scale event tO contestants signing up Micro-X kit Pi latus PC-6 Porter Bob Clemens repeated its USIC win 290 points Phil Cox finished second 285 Micro-X Taylorcraft third 283 Don Lindley Naperville IL flying Lacey M-l0 built plans Ron Williams book Indoor models KitIPIan its emphasis flying time construction ac curacy craftsmanship seems event good future ahead closely-contested Scale event entire week ENART CO-2 bash Since event uses same rules AMA Rubber Scale event recorded flight times limited 90-sec max four five models flown easily achiev ing limit final outcome decided static scores models beauti ful J-3 Cub Phil Cox first 178 points Butch Hadlands big Lacey M-l0 second 177 Bob Siedentophs Stinson Voyager took third 176 followed Bob Clemens Farman Jab iru 174 points fourth Tony Sutter fifth 1105 points 1911 Cessna Despite official 90-second cap flight times CO-2 ships actual durations considerably longer some cases Cox J-3 did 15 1 serenely cruising moderate altitude Hadlands Lacey kept fliers spectators alike edge seats climbed up bottom dome slowly circling Continued page 167 October 1983 75 Boston Gears name unique Bostonian flown Don Steeb Rochester NY Two fragile beauty Ron Gansers ROG Cabin rubber motors pod-like fuselage drive single prop via pair plastic gears rear model climbs toward atrium dome during Prop spars friction-fitted plastic tube hub permit on-the-spot pitch changesENART best single flight ship 22 minutes 38 seconds big Lacey M-1O has crossed Atlantic Despite its opaque finish SE5A byToron three times tow Butch Hadland Eng- tos Jack McGillivray extremely light land full-scale construction 24-in 2nd Peanut Grand Prix Ripe class job can flown rubber CO-2 power 13-incher won AMA Scale 1982 USIC Peanut Grand Prix INDOOR WEEK 83 came quiet end about 645 pm Saturday June 18 red Peanut biplane touched down floor tiles darkening Northwood Insti tute atrium final official flight Peanut Scale 24-hour Grand Prix last hundreds flights preceded since 7 pm Friday night over 70 Peanut Scale models competed honors six different categories Past Grant Prix meets have model categories based eras such WW Golden Age Modern 1983 Dr John Martin sponsoring MIAMA door model club decided try some new categories Class Monoplanes Class II Biplanes Class III Ultralights Class IV Unorthodox seaplanes flying wings triplanes Class V Multi-engine Class VI Fikes Laceys neither type permitted enter monoplane event ROG launch optional 10-sec bonus given flight takeoff used some chance six categories Peanut werent enough two additional events flown during Grand Prix No-Cal profile scale sponsored Jim Miller Cm cinniti new gem Doc Martins MIAMA group Pistachio Scale No-Cal Flying Aces Club event calls Scale models profile fuselages no 16-in wingspan Pistachio Scale sort shrunked Peanut can built either 8-in maximum wingspan 6-in maximum overall length excluding prop Would event tiny Scale models go over would enter particularly since event announced short time before Indoor Week Although some contestants put official flights Grant Prix Friday night fol lowing finish ENART flying Grand Prix activity packed day Saturday rumored handful hardy souls toughed out through night keeping 24-hour character meet true tradition Certainly entered got much flying wanted some As day wore winners vari ous categories made presence known through furor Jim Millers fast-climbing Itoh light plane topped Monoplane class finishing 7th static scoring 5th flight duration low score 12 under event SIB Peanut rules used Grand Prix Jims top two flights 128 132 excellent standard particularly good considering Itohs rela tively small wing area Bob Clemens second Farman Mosquito Dave Kie fer third flying Piper Vagabond Biplane event Chuck Markos DH Tiger Moth tied wiih Jack McGillivrays ubi quitous SESA Chuck awarded first basis higher static score Third went Bob Clemens Currie Wot bipe Entries Ultralight category un expectedly light four models hand Cloudbuster flown Bob Clemens took first followed second Don Steebs Kimberly Skyrider Third went Doc Martins unusual Boxmoth re sembled box kite flying its side Lloyd Wood should have received some award sheer determination per sistence addition first-place trophy winning Unorthodox class model Sopwith Tabloid biplane floats seemed day wore would successfully resist efforts get flying trim Bolstered first static scoring Lloyd finally got stubborn ship flying managing ROG flight despite drag floats Although tied Ken Groves Sopwith Triplane five points Lloyd awarded first under rules due higher static score should noted Kens Tripe flights 57 sec no mean feat Peanut three-winger Third place Un orthodox went another Sopwith Triplane flown Dave Kiefer An 052U Vought Kingfisher floatplane fourth en tered via proxy Lubomir Koutny Czechoslovakia Three Peanuts entered Multiengine class Jack McGillivrays tounding Yugloslavian 45-T scoring first both static flying categories win class also named Grand Peanut entire Grand Prix Jacks twin turned flights 123 109 show its no slouch flying department Second went Lloyd Wood Boeing B-9 third Doe Martins French Bloch MB-200 bomber Seven Laceys two Fikes line own special event Ken Groves flew Fike its third first-place finish two days five points 3rd static 2nd flying top flights 211 212 Jim Millers Lacey second Chuck Markos third also Lacey Al though finishing fifth overall Jack Mc Gillivrays Lacey recorded two highest Peanut flights meet 249 229 both outstanding performances 76 Model Aviation tiniest lightest 7-gram Pis- warning pack might read Smok tachio model sent proxy flying David ing may harmful Lacey Aronstein Poughkeepsie NY Butch Had- Butch Hadland uses heat speed cement setland coaxed two flights over 30 sec ting applied fast Peanut Lacey repair Continued page 168 Left Winner Biplane class years Peanut Grand Prix fine DH Tiger Moth Chuck Markos Chicago Its two best flights 110 120 Right 19B3 Gnats Pistachio Scale models sits its bigger cousins Lacey group photo Butch Hadlands 8-in-span Lacey foreground dwarfed Peanut center AMA Scale model Nine Pistachios showed up event 115 SCALE Golden Era biplanes will come alive smooth flying easy building flying machine Its big enough catch attention yet small enough use everyday glow engine 657 N E 168th Street Miami Florida 33180 Telephone 935-1436 KIT FEATURES Machined die cut balsa select plywood hardwoods Hardware package Pre-bent landing gear cabine wire Vacuum formed ABS cowl aieleron caps gas cover Mylar decals Full size plans instruction book including isometric drawings SPECIFICATIONS 1/5 Scale 72in Span Area 1530 sqin 4 channel Radio 61-12 Engine Weight 12 lbs Fuse 54 1/2 nique materials finishes flying de thermalizing Also included several de signs could probably documented fall SAM time frame impressive sections book view detailed descriptions sketches building covering methods book could well used textbook classes model airplanes great help answering questions ginners field time time Get copy AMAs Supply Service Department AMA HQ $450 Plotting airfoils Last column published pair Lanzo airfoils along co ordinates didnt give much thought time have mind jolted some questions few individuals age full-size plans plotted airfoil coordinates Plotting air foil desired chord simple task made simpler advent elec tronic calculators coordinate chart has three vertical columns left column labeled % refers locations vari ous points horizontal base line laid out desired chord dimension Zero leading edge 100 trailing edge other points falling per centage chord indicated column labeled Upper indicates point above base line expressed dimension per centage chord located its per centage chord location Points established become connecting points upper air foil surface Lower column also dicates point above base line unless negative number case plotted below base line points become connecting points lower airfoil surface Thus airfoil coordinate chart positive numbers would indi cate airfoil undercamber chart negative numbers r' column would indicate symmetrical semi-symmetrical airfoil final step connect points mooth flowing line using French curves lent strip wood similar aid fact hat numbers coordinate chart refer o percentage selected chord allows sn airfoil desired chord accu rately reproduced old days used graph paper aid minimizing mathematical calculations men tioned earlier electronic pocket calcula tor saves work makes fun youve reproducing airfoils drawing around shoe sole try method predictable results Clarence Haught 3226 Honeysuckle Dr Coeur dAlene ID 83814 Indoor Champs/Clemens Continued page 73 topped ninth last 1084 two-flight total 136 sec easy first place new Cat III record Bob Larsh finished second 116 Dick Pi vitt taking third 946 Bryan Fulmer Senior competition himself winning 1148 Paul Loucka took Junior event 88 sec onds closely pressed Aaron Markos 852 Third Junior Dave Brown 52 sec majestic floaters ultra-light mi crofilm models made first official ap pearance starting noon FAI FID AMA Hand-Launched Stick competitions got underway FlD flown six rounds two hours four rounds sched uled Monday final two Tues day afternoon end meet event also served regional FAI com petition help select next US FAL Indoor Team fact added keenness flying Larry Cailliau California just FlD meet served notice man hot hand put up first-round flight 3323 Less min ute behind him Ron Higgs Canada excellent 3251 Akrons Bill Hul bert third-highest time Round 3 128 Round Two saw Cailliau again lead field posted 3255 flight Close hind him Dick Doig Detroit 3219 Bill Hulbert stayed trans-half-hour pace 3102 Attrition crowded air space taking its toll mid-afternoon Some FIDs outclimbed site lodged steel beams beneath 200-ft-dia atrium dome others became victims mid air collisions spiraling slowly down en tangled second model Round Three found Larry Cailliau rubbing 3532 effort Jim Richmond finally uncorking fine 3510 flight after uneventful times first two rounds Third-best Round Three Stan Chil tons 3241 Round Four final day Cailliaus lead challenged Cezar Banks put up 3440 lead fliers Stan Chilton 3252 Richmond 3219 Ron Ganser 3210 Cailliau dropped off earlier pace 3 155 completion four six scheduled rounds look best twoflight totals top five showed Cailliau leading 6855 Just less 1 /2 mm behind him Richmond 6729 Chilton third 6531 Higgs fourth 6357 Doig fifth 6327 closelyfought battle indeed Competing amidst F ID ships AMA Stick models built maximum allowable wing area 300 sq Goliaths Dick Doig put up two flights over 39 minutes best 3927 earned him welldeserved first place Second went Stan Chilton 3449 flight third place taken Dick Obarskis big floater high time 3241 Junior/Senior-combined class Tom Norell won 2113 Mike Clem took second 2 113 Paul Loucka third 2019 what sight made during height competition As eight microfilm birds airborne together circling left super-slow motion long propellers turning mindbending 45 rpm slower sight will soon forgotten fortunate enough have day 81-year-old domed atrium Action began early7 amon Tuesday morning start 3/2-hr period scheduled two ROG Cabin events ManOctober 1983 165 product can ART GROSS ENTERPRISES 12516 MAPLEWOOD AVE EDMONDS WA 95020 hattan Bostonian Although contrasting somewhat weights flying times both events have common must conform certain prescribed dimensions terms prop diameter fuselage cross sec tion overall length wingspan Manhattan minimum weight four grams Bostonian seven Both must have landing gear required rise off ground ROG official flight Bostonian models also awarded charisma fac tor figure ranging 10 12 based judges impressions models uniqueness design overall appearance craftsmanship factor multiplied total flight time models best three official flights Thus appearance uniqueness design play role deter mining final standings well actual flight time Bostonian first flown West Baden two years ago new unofficial event dur ing Indoor Nats year just four entries years USIC saw 14 contestants entered whimsical low pressure semi-scale event Repeating victory 1982 Jack McGillivray Toronto Canada again flying Yeti highwing monoplane Jack strung together flights 226 240 246 char isma rating 12 score 5664 points win Dave Erbach second 4895 another Torontonian Ken Groves took third 4776 Winning times Manhattan Cabin re flected events lighter wing loadings emphasis duration total nine entries competed Walt Van Gorder topping list excellent 950 clocking An 856 flight took second place Chuck Markos defending champ 1982 Hardy Brodersen cranked up 721 flight third place few grumblings heard concerning relatively short period time3/2 hoursallocated both Bostonian Manhattan Considering facts Bos tonian allows unlimited official flights contestants flying both classes perhaps lack time valid point criticism 1030 am until 3 pm air turned over swarms Pennyplanes Twenty-one contestants answered call popular event including some its very top practitioners After 4 hours hectic activity Dennis Jaecks again demon strated mastery g event high time 1600 good first place also new national Cat III record Perennial Pennyplaner Gordon Wis niewski grabbed second 1316 third going Walt Van Gorders 1224 Microfilmed lightweights returned arena 3 pm final two rounds FAI competition combined ROG Cabin latter event has referred masochists favorite mostly due fragility difficult handling cabin models carry show Fine Quality Flying Models 98 RUBBER POWER KITS plus Gliders C/L R/C Accessories Books Catalog $150 MAJESTIC MODELS 3273 West 129th Street Cleveland Ohio 44111 real cabin model Ill show Man hattan Bostonian scant four con testants fought honors ROG Cabin year Dick Doig taking first place fine 2512 flight Ron Ganser Pittsburgh second 2421 Dan Belieff taking third 2338 Some talk heard dur ing meet regarding possible eventual replacement ROG Cabin official Manhattan Cabin event Time will tell biggies FID resumed re morseless battle fifth six rounds Cezar Banks member last US FAL Indoor Team again made presence known rounds high time 3446 Jim Richmond next 3327 Leader Larry Cailliau slipped badly round post ing meager 1115 still round fly single highest time FAI Trials 3751 turned fateful sixth round Larry Cailliau combined earlier 3532 total 7323 contest very well-deserved first place Cezar Banks placed second 6926 closely followed Jim Richmonds 6837 Shortly after completion FAl/ ROG Cabin competition contestants family members spectators gathered Northwood dining room buffet-style banquet Guest honor well-known Indoor flier Bob Champine Bob retired NASA test pilot gave informal slide talk showing wide variety experimental aircraft flown final half-day USIC competition got underway 8 am Wednesday Sched uled events AMA Rubber Scale Pea nut Scale Kit/Plan Scale Peanut Speed Unlimited Speed Jim Jones Frank Scott accepted tedious job judging AMA Peanut Scale entries worked well previous night finish time-consuming task Peanut Scale total 30 models line Open Jr/Sr-combined classes Jack McGillivray s little Volksplane topped Open battle using its three allowable official flights 152 clocking static score 77 points plus 12 handicap factor being low-wingei 166 Model Aviation recommendSUPER HAND SANDER confidence HOBBIESTSee Hobby Dealer Dealers&DistributorsWanted HOBBY DEALERCa// DistributorCall Art Gross Enterprises 206/743-9332 r TOLEDO SENSATION * Model Magic Filler fillet builder crack ding dent & gap filler balsa foam & fiberglass 0 0Sl seltog SOOOS ecoot Iv lee Na Wete 0001 lle, eel SN,, bee No oOoking Co,palable,lfl1100e,0g & f,iOei,oes, fe e ,del,,te OOoIe, NO, See,, Jolle Model Retaile p00cleie,co,i,g AM & ACM eao lelmediate OelioevRet, 0000 $595 0 8 10 I4ft 00 deale & d,tjflolOr 010 Model Magic Products 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bis third place Dave Brown lone flier Jr/Sr winning Lacey two Speed events flown ROG around two string pylons suspended helium balloons 20 feet apart models required complete two full laps Its very difficult event Only three out seven fliers attempted Unlimited event able complete course Mike Arak Miami won time 821 seconds Frank Kieser taking sec ond 1078 Just behind him third Chuck Markos Peanut Speed flown same course Martin Varneys veteran Folkerts ra cer flew course 987 seconds first place Englands Butch Hadland taking second beautiful Heinkel HE-l00 ra cer Kit/Plan Scale presented sec ond year USIC Calumet Air craft Modelers Indiana club based greater Gary area originated event several years ago hype lagging interest traditional Scale model events con tests Kit/Plan static judging based workmanship accurately model follows plan built No conventional scale authentication material such three-views photographs full-sized aircraft used old Scale plans such Comet Megow Scientific 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