TEXANS Al Rabe Bob Gieseke took annual intramural battle precision aerobatics Riverside shootout decided until next last flight revised Walker Cup flyofis Semiscale enthusiast Rabe won third Na tional Championship close margin 15858 15810 scores represent combined totals three patterns over two days Walker Cup trophy won second time Rabe Saturday under new format top five Open fliers Fridays semi-finals competed final placing conjunction Senior Junior winners Bob Gieseke flying 1976 version now famous Nobler just cool calm precise compet itive ever nursed Fox engine through patterns Bob Baron Ted Fancher finished tie third place 15418 Wynn Paul far behind fifth place 15370 points years stunt orgy consisted runfling Junior Senior divisions adjacent circles Tuesday followed two days Open qualifying semi finals Friday pick places six through 20 final-finals Saturday determine first through fifth Open decide Walker Cup winner tunate Junior Senior held same day extremely low entry would have probably no spectators except judges purpose allowing two days fly ing Open qualifying give flier chance patterns count toward making finals Four qualifying circles used top five picked Interestingly enough five top qualifiers Wednesday stayed exactly same Thursday placing circles except Dick Mathis Joe Reinhard exchanging po sitions two qualifying days allowed both flights completed before winds came up since 12 13 fliers circle As result being able fly before winds came up Wednesday instance 26 fliers im proved second flights 19 went down remaining pilots did record Continued page 92 24 Model Aviation :L Aerobatics Wynn Paul 1977 National Precision Aerobatics champion Al Rabe Left F-510 semi-scale job powered ST/Aloise 51 engine Walker Cup Above Internal muffler installation model Handmade exhaust extension slips expansion chamber fuselage Note heat shield around fins engine Als ships always great conversation pieces Appearance points Open Precision Aero batics airplanes 77 Nats accomplished once groupfor very first time Veco 29-powered Lucky Bipe flown Open David Marshall Unique entry 640 sq wing area flown clockwise new organization will provide means encouraging participation Carrier events sharing information about Carrier flying representing interests Navy Carrier fliers AMA first official act organization establish Eugene Ely Award commemorates first man suc cessfully take off land aboard ship 1911 1912 award Na tionals Navy Carrier Champion re ceives total points three Carrier events Nats years award went Ron Duly accumulated 7869 points placed first Class Class II N ats/Wischers continued page 22 included Granger Williams Curtiss Sea Hawk F6C-4 outstanding dummy engine disguising model engine sport scale Don Srull entered Dor nier DO-23G highly unusual subject its external ailerons twin engines Bud Atkinson flew Hawker Hunter exceptional penetration through usual afternoon wind examples WW II planes present Most spec tacular fine Douglas Dauntless SBD-3 Kent Walters large plane 1/7th size 14 pounds made spec tacular vertical dives 300-foot alti tude releasing its bomb near paved surface followed abrupt pull-out its final dive ran out air scat tered itself over large area Eventual winner Sport Scale 5-year-old llyushin Stormovik flown previous Nats Bob Underwood Don Liens Focke-WuIf FW 190-D placed second followed Srulls Dornier Walters Douglas Art Johnson entered very large Lockheed Lightning P-38L made screaming dives across field very high speed dropping its fuel tanks exactly same spot flight Bob Seigelkoff flew Cosmic Winds both Sport Scale Pattern very large-quarter size planes built own kits performance size outstanding OPS 60 engine power Richard Hagers Douglas C-47 finished Missile Command colors separately controlled throttle engine superb slow speed taxi control made takeoff difficult due lack synchronization AMA scale planes entered Eastern states 35 48 sport scale planes entered Cali fornia fliers highest scoring flight AMA scale made Joe Tschirgi Hansa Brandenburg seaplane lifted off wheeled-dolly landed very slowly almost no forward motion skid along its keel Actually Joes plane should have entered Sport Scale entry AMA protest against pattern-like flight WW II fighter majority Sport Scale Nats/Paul continued page 24 two scores due crashes passing 12 seeded fliers qualified expected seeding procedure promoted Keith Trostle PAMPA has proved fair way spread out recognized pilots difficult put words suc cess administration event performed Arlie Preszler Lanny Shorts Pre-Nats planning logistical support rivaled World Cham pionships Probably disappoint ing part entire show low number entries 51 Open six Junior eight Senior However entire Nationals entry low Al Rabes winning plane F-51D flew third place last year Weigh ing 51 oz craft has span 57 inches approximate wing area 5585 sq Al believes large flaps full-span boards root chord 325 tip 1 Al used molded balsa fuselage construction has developed successfully through Bearcat Sea Fury F-5l series semiscale stunters engine used Al called Su pertigre/Aloise 51 What amounts stroked ST 46 engine several other modifications Carlos Aloise Briefly some modifications basic engine Carlos crank pin 92 Model Aviation GEE BEE RACER 1/32 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT CONSTRUCT R-1 OR 1-2 SErAKRILf WASP SEND 5O FOR COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 ne ever-popular uee ee mooel L portster aiso came tram tne DOflCfl Granger Williams Sport Scale entry K&B rear-rotor 40 Large I/I-scale uougias b5U-1 enxerea bport caie Ient Walters Weighing 14 pounds pulled Kraft 61 made series spectacular dive-bombing runsthen failed pull Out dive repositioned 040 stock position stroke engine 51 cu crank rebalanced adding weight counterbalance form 999 percent pure tungsten sleeve low ered restrict timing Bypass timing 100 degrees exhaust timing 108 degrees new lighter connecting rod machined stock phosphorus-bronze bushed bottom end piston altered heli-arcing metal exhaust side reduce sub-piston induction new head chamber machined old head increased volume reduced compres sion used necessitates using short-reach plugs long-plugs three washers Carlos also machined new pis ton ring high quality steel Al ended up using ring gap 0 12 con siderably ST 46 users seemed work particular engine Carlos stated able clock rpm engine level flight 7800 engine broke two-cycle dur ing maneuvers registered 9300 rpm Als lap times using 64-ft lines usually 56 57 during early parts pattern slower usual lap times such top fliers Les McDonald Bob Hunt 52-53 Al also carves own props starting Top-Flite 14/6 Super M whittled down 13/5 13/7 Senior stunt getting hotly contested events Nats Last years Junior Champion David Fitz gerald outpointed determined Joe Mu sumeci Jr second last year Senior 452 43975 Both fliers show hours practice patterns rival Open fliers David flew same modified Sig Chipmunk last year Max 35 engine used Zinger 10/6 prop Sig 10 percent nitro fuel Fox plug E-Z Just handle Chip covered Monokote wing tail has K&B Superpoxy fuselage Joe Musumeci switched year blue Olympus writer just didnt look impressive air former red Gieseke Nobler Third place went Greg Brown Sig Akrobat unique internal muffler designed father Junior stunt Karl Hiesl way flying Miss Poppy kit ST 46 en gine replaced plastic top block cowl wood save about five ounces weight Karl has flying stunt about six months Dan Mc Clellan moved up sixth place last year finish good second place flying another Chipmunk Gordon Marshall finished third modified Sig Banshee Max 35 engine Half-A stunt year poor turn out 13 entries Cox Manufacturing graciously supplied trophies event missed Larry Rengers presence supervise event David Mc Clellan won Junior division over Gor AeroSolat HlffkhFilm HOT FUEL PROOF DOPEEXCLUSIVE LOW HEAT AWARD WINNINGCOVERING FOR HI-GLOSS AND FLATFOAM & BALSA FINISHES AVAILABLEFLYING MODELS IN OVER 36 COLORSflexible ble IN BRUSH AND SPRAYfuel proof tweight pW11U Industries Inc 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. LOS ANGELES CA 90028 don Marshall David Fitzgerald became double National Champion again 1976 won Senior year over de fending champion Leonardo Silva Mex ico Bob Whitely successfully defended title miniature Miss Kell over gregarious buoyant Rich Porter flying now famous Voo Doo stunter tri cycle gear clockwise flight last minute addition stunt events year Old Time Stunt championed John Pond Dave Marshall Two classes held ignition glow Bart Kapinski won ignition division flying Yates Madman belonging J C Yates looking pride engine screaming Orwick RC Modeler full time position excellent Opportunity send resume abilities following five areas 1 Drafting model airplane plans 2 Inking final paste up plans 3 Development model aircraft 4 Model aircraft building finishing 5 Follow up development models through production AAMCO Inc Box 231 Topsfield Mass 01983 Held Confidential November1977 93 TRY THESE OTHER CONTEST QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM PACTRA WINNERS RO KWIK-LINK &ifl tried true Kwik-Link Ideal Nospring steel control linkage 2each DUBRO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED DUBRO PLATED BRASS DURA COLLARS ENOUGH STOCK SO THAT THREADS WILL NOT STRIP CAN BE RE-WORKED FOR OTHER USES LIKE HARDENED STEEL NICE IMPROVEMENT THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE STILL AVAILABLE IN SETS OF 4 COMPLETE WITH ALLEN WRENCH FOR MODELERS WHO DEMAND ONLY THE VERY BESTWHY PAY MORE AND GET LESS. STILL ONLY 69c 141 3116 140 5132 139 1/8 138 3132 137 1/16 480 BONNER ROAD WAUCONDA ILL 60084 64 The glow division won Don Holifelder flying All-American Leroy Black second place Super Zilch Shades Walker Yates Saftig Slagle absolutely no flying allowed out side 13 control-line circles practice space Nationals minimum runways poor say least Large ruts two-inch-wide expan sion gaps tiedown holes poor repair jobs large cracks made takeoffs landings terror Ted Fancher longed go back Lake Charles Probably talked about new procedure Nationals appear ance judgingPreszler style Past years have seen long lines bored pilots wait ing annual scrutiny 76 ver sion judging spread out over three days little continuity Arlie proposed lining up planes once said could whole thing two hours doubted Well dazzling display precision aerobatics aircraft Fifty-one stunt ships waxed shiny Arlie Lanny Shorts Bart KIap inski played musical planes shifted planes around according ap pearance points large crowd collected despite horrid lighting conditions hangar Finally Al Rabes F-S 1 Joe Reinhards Mecca sat front pack 19 points Next came Ted Fanchers Citation 18 points third row Roger Barretts Gieseke Nobler Gary McClellans beautiful Mon okoted Allana Wynn Pauls Pampa wagon IV 16 points vote participating pilots Ted Fanchers Cita tion voted PAMPA Concours d Elegance Best Show received newly created silver cup trophy 1977 appearance judging took hour 56 minutes Obviously Supertigre 46 now dominant engine Nationals competition 20 Open qualifiers Tiger used 1st both third places 5th 6th 7th 8th 10th 12th well win ning Junior entry Fox 35 ST 40 rounded out top ten Open Foam wing proliferation down somewhat four first 10 places Highest place foam wings year fifth Paul sixth Whitely seventh Mc Millan award oldest airplane go Lew McFarland Shark 45 ST 46 now still FAI 1966 sticker wing Rabe used straight suction tank setup muffler pressure used Gieseke Baron Paul Whitely McMillan Cooper Armour Mathis Walker Barrett Brown Rodri quez Reinhard Lay McCann big thing year Nats modifications cooling holes drilled various places around engine com partment course Bob Gieseke has years Jim Armour Wynn Paul showed up Nats holes nose Suddenly lot cooling holes started appearing paint smeared epoxy Some two side side top nose others holes cut side nose Now maybe next year can start trick drilling holes props like Don Shultz suggested Women libbers take note Stunt two count em two women competitors Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair famous WVVII Navy fighter designed expressly 2-channel RC plenty room just about system up 4-channel minia ture units Recommended engine size max performance 09 10 minimal performance stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel con wrsion Tee Dee engines suggested Kit cludes balsa plywood die-cut parts hardware including RC hardware full-size step-by-step plans flat-finish decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulu belle Price $2995 Sterling Models Inc 3620 G St Philadelphia PA 19134 product review product review product review Paula Bauer age 16 competed Senior stunt finished 7th Arleen Marshall competed Open along husband two boys What has now hopefully become Nats tradition Roger Barretts handmade trophy awarded highest placing first-time Open flier Last year Roger presented trophy consisting parts McCoy 35 engine imbedded plastic cube year Roger outdid himself creating highly polished varnished 30-in drone propeller plaque over center hub beautiful award went Norm Whittle finished ninth after 10-year layoff since appear ing Senior 1968 Event director Preszler made ef fort keep judges fatigue bare minimum Numerous breaks utilized Margie Preszler move constant ly grocery cart refreshments four-circle Open qualifying setup used keep number fliers down 12 13 per circle Fridays semi-finals largest number flights 20 round Judge Bill Fitzgerald came up idea splitting 20 fliers two groups flying pattern fore set five judges morning adding scores pilots meeting held Preszler did put idea up vote qualifiers vote convincing enough favor new idea Arlie made decision stick semi-finals round starting eight oclock round two oclock ended up oneflight semi-finals flier increased score windy afternoon eight fliers chose fly afternoon Thus another finals places six through 20 years case de cided basis flight appears way overcome wind factor fly early morning break qualifiers two groups go ahead fly wind add scores see can fly well wind Credit due Arlie Lanny recruited no less 29 helpers addi tion 10 stunt judges Tally chief Shareen Fancher may now have perma nent job desk long can have 94 Model Aviation product review product review product review 1 direct view circle Ted fly ingwoe person gets line sight time Margie Pres zier Joyce Shorts present minute day assist desk Pit boss Dick Schaper kept things well ahead ready area thanks due judges suffered five day ordeal Bill Fitzgerald Bob Foster Dave Gardner Bill Howe Tom Johnson Don Jorda Bill Kipp John Laws Bryant Thompson Tom Warden Bill Bradford Arlie Preszler judged Half-A event shortage personnel cropped up Saturday editorialize age-old problem obtaining judges still number headache running stunt Na tionals FAI tryouts What precision aerobatics needs large group two dozen people want full time judges Nationals FAI tryouts traditionally large local contests event needs leadership area RC pattern has its own Judges Association cute shirts emblazoned USPIA back Stunt needs sort esprit de corps group competent judges Nationals capped off fourth annual PAMPA banquet local Ramada Inn Approximately ninety attended honored guests Mr Stunt himself Bob Palmer PAMPA vice-president Frank McMillan presiding short business meeting held nominations officers com ing term trophies presented various events final presenta tion Walker Cup 1977 Na tional Precision Aerobatics Champion Al Rabe N ats/Lee continued page 27 sorts trick stuff such multiple com partment fuel tanks two needle valves venturi year have switch ed large very slick tank mounted inboard side nose socalled chicken hopper tank out board side engine draws After solved problem lot hard work make work right consistently paid off Riverside tune under 600 minutes first down 612 third Nashville Rats congratulated ajob well done Overall Vic Garner Ed Jacobs did very good job officiating years Nats racing events fairly consistently run no serious problems arising word thanks should go Vic Ed time spent work done Good job N ats/Perry continued page 29 pionships after refining adding some additional details Roland will build new model plans definite yet favors de Havilland Mosquito Sport Scale started promptly 100 wind blowing 15 mph wind equipment deficiencies reduced number successful flights first round Some flights ended early because landing ground-handling problems aggravated wind others didnt get off ground because improper line sizes lack mufflers balky engines end three rounds however three entries made qualifying flights wind reduced some options available fliers three twin-en gined entries placed top four using multi-engine option advantage no models retractable landing gear however spite rela tively high point value placed option entries repeats 1976 Nats including Jeffrey Perezs P-61 first place Mark Bauers P-47 third Second place went Larry Stephens fly ing Focke-Wulf Ta 154 twin-engined night fighter Marvin Martinez flew Bf 1 lOD-3 fourth place John Burgess Jr fifth large Fokker triplane Only 1 points separated static scores second- through fifth-place finishers November1977 95 UNBELIEVABLE HORSEPOWER 65 cc K & B 65cc 40 RIG Front Rotor K & B 61 R/G Perry Pump/Regijiator Fuel drawn fed large bore Perry carburetor through pressure supplied regulated pump unit increases hpto equal surpass 61 engines made today Additionally advanced step model engine fuel systems permits fly ing position fade out . placement fuel tank no longer critical K & B 61R/C Muffler Same engine above Perry Pump/Regulator KB MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP 12152 WOODRUFF AYE DOWNEY CA 90241 help develop model Ray Dan plan fly Nats models 1978 Scale World Chain
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 24, 92, 93, 94, 95
TEXANS Al Rabe Bob Gieseke took annual intramural battle precision aerobatics Riverside shootout decided until next last flight revised Walker Cup flyofis Semiscale enthusiast Rabe won third Na tional Championship close margin 15858 15810 scores represent combined totals three patterns over two days Walker Cup trophy won second time Rabe Saturday under new format top five Open fliers Fridays semi-finals competed final placing conjunction Senior Junior winners Bob Gieseke flying 1976 version now famous Nobler just cool calm precise compet itive ever nursed Fox engine through patterns Bob Baron Ted Fancher finished tie third place 15418 Wynn Paul far behind fifth place 15370 points years stunt orgy consisted runfling Junior Senior divisions adjacent circles Tuesday followed two days Open qualifying semi finals Friday pick places six through 20 final-finals Saturday determine first through fifth Open decide Walker Cup winner tunate Junior Senior held same day extremely low entry would have probably no spectators except judges purpose allowing two days fly ing Open qualifying give flier chance patterns count toward making finals Four qualifying circles used top five picked Interestingly enough five top qualifiers Wednesday stayed exactly same Thursday placing circles except Dick Mathis Joe Reinhard exchanging po sitions two qualifying days allowed both flights completed before winds came up since 12 13 fliers circle As result being able fly before winds came up Wednesday instance 26 fliers im proved second flights 19 went down remaining pilots did record Continued page 92 24 Model Aviation :L Aerobatics Wynn Paul 1977 National Precision Aerobatics champion Al Rabe Left F-510 semi-scale job powered ST/Aloise 51 engine Walker Cup Above Internal muffler installation model Handmade exhaust extension slips expansion chamber fuselage Note heat shield around fins engine Als ships always great conversation pieces Appearance points Open Precision Aero batics airplanes 77 Nats accomplished once groupfor very first time Veco 29-powered Lucky Bipe flown Open David Marshall Unique entry 640 sq wing area flown clockwise new organization will provide means encouraging participation Carrier events sharing information about Carrier flying representing interests Navy Carrier fliers AMA first official act organization establish Eugene Ely Award commemorates first man suc cessfully take off land aboard ship 1911 1912 award Na tionals Navy Carrier Champion re ceives total points three Carrier events Nats years award went Ron Duly accumulated 7869 points placed first Class Class II N ats/Wischers continued page 22 included Granger Williams Curtiss Sea Hawk F6C-4 outstanding dummy engine disguising model engine sport scale Don Srull entered Dor nier DO-23G highly unusual subject its external ailerons twin engines Bud Atkinson flew Hawker Hunter exceptional penetration through usual afternoon wind examples WW II planes present Most spec tacular fine Douglas Dauntless SBD-3 Kent Walters large plane 1/7th size 14 pounds made spec tacular vertical dives 300-foot alti tude releasing its bomb near paved surface followed abrupt pull-out its final dive ran out air scat tered itself over large area Eventual winner Sport Scale 5-year-old llyushin Stormovik flown previous Nats Bob Underwood Don Liens Focke-WuIf FW 190-D placed second followed Srulls Dornier Walters Douglas Art Johnson entered very large Lockheed Lightning P-38L made screaming dives across field very high speed dropping its fuel tanks exactly same spot flight Bob Seigelkoff flew Cosmic Winds both Sport Scale Pattern very large-quarter size planes built own kits performance size outstanding OPS 60 engine power Richard Hagers Douglas C-47 finished Missile Command colors separately controlled throttle engine superb slow speed taxi control made takeoff difficult due lack synchronization AMA scale planes entered Eastern states 35 48 sport scale planes entered Cali fornia fliers highest scoring flight AMA scale made Joe Tschirgi Hansa Brandenburg seaplane lifted off wheeled-dolly landed very slowly almost no forward motion skid along its keel Actually Joes plane should have entered Sport Scale entry AMA protest against pattern-like flight WW II fighter majority Sport Scale Nats/Paul continued page 24 two scores due crashes passing 12 seeded fliers qualified expected seeding procedure promoted Keith Trostle PAMPA has proved fair way spread out recognized pilots difficult put words suc cess administration event performed Arlie Preszler Lanny Shorts Pre-Nats planning logistical support rivaled World Cham pionships Probably disappoint ing part entire show low number entries 51 Open six Junior eight Senior However entire Nationals entry low Al Rabes winning plane F-51D flew third place last year Weigh ing 51 oz craft has span 57 inches approximate wing area 5585 sq Al believes large flaps full-span boards root chord 325 tip 1 Al used molded balsa fuselage construction has developed successfully through Bearcat Sea Fury F-5l series semiscale stunters engine used Al called Su pertigre/Aloise 51 What amounts stroked ST 46 engine several other modifications Carlos Aloise Briefly some modifications basic engine Carlos crank pin 92 Model Aviation GEE BEE RACER 1/32 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT CONSTRUCT R-1 OR 1-2 SErAKRILf WASP SEND 5O FOR COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 ne ever-popular uee ee mooel L portster aiso came tram tne DOflCfl Granger Williams Sport Scale entry K&B rear-rotor 40 Large I/I-scale uougias b5U-1 enxerea bport caie Ient Walters Weighing 14 pounds pulled Kraft 61 made series spectacular dive-bombing runsthen failed pull Out dive repositioned 040 stock position stroke engine 51 cu crank rebalanced adding weight counterbalance form 999 percent pure tungsten sleeve low ered restrict timing Bypass timing 100 degrees exhaust timing 108 degrees new lighter connecting rod machined stock phosphorus-bronze bushed bottom end piston altered heli-arcing metal exhaust side reduce sub-piston induction new head chamber machined old head increased volume reduced compres sion used necessitates using short-reach plugs long-plugs three washers Carlos also machined new pis ton ring high quality steel Al ended up using ring gap 0 12 con siderably ST 46 users seemed work particular engine Carlos stated able clock rpm engine level flight 7800 engine broke two-cycle dur ing maneuvers registered 9300 rpm Als lap times using 64-ft lines usually 56 57 during early parts pattern slower usual lap times such top fliers Les McDonald Bob Hunt 52-53 Al also carves own props starting Top-Flite 14/6 Super M whittled down 13/5 13/7 Senior stunt getting hotly contested events Nats Last years Junior Champion David Fitz gerald outpointed determined Joe Mu sumeci Jr second last year Senior 452 43975 Both fliers show hours practice patterns rival Open fliers David flew same modified Sig Chipmunk last year Max 35 engine used Zinger 10/6 prop Sig 10 percent nitro fuel Fox plug E-Z Just handle Chip covered Monokote wing tail has K&B Superpoxy fuselage Joe Musumeci switched year blue Olympus writer just didnt look impressive air former red Gieseke Nobler Third place went Greg Brown Sig Akrobat unique internal muffler designed father Junior stunt Karl Hiesl way flying Miss Poppy kit ST 46 en gine replaced plastic top block cowl wood save about five ounces weight Karl has flying stunt about six months Dan Mc Clellan moved up sixth place last year finish good second place flying another Chipmunk Gordon Marshall finished third modified Sig Banshee Max 35 engine Half-A stunt year poor turn out 13 entries Cox Manufacturing graciously supplied trophies event missed Larry Rengers presence supervise event David Mc Clellan won Junior division over Gor AeroSolat HlffkhFilm HOT FUEL PROOF DOPEEXCLUSIVE LOW HEAT AWARD WINNINGCOVERING FOR HI-GLOSS AND FLATFOAM & BALSA FINISHES AVAILABLEFLYING MODELS IN OVER 36 COLORSflexible ble IN BRUSH AND SPRAYfuel proof tweight pW11U Industries Inc 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. LOS ANGELES CA 90028 don Marshall David Fitzgerald became double National Champion again 1976 won Senior year over de fending champion Leonardo Silva Mex ico Bob Whitely successfully defended title miniature Miss Kell over gregarious buoyant Rich Porter flying now famous Voo Doo stunter tri cycle gear clockwise flight last minute addition stunt events year Old Time Stunt championed John Pond Dave Marshall Two classes held ignition glow Bart Kapinski won ignition division flying Yates Madman belonging J C Yates looking pride engine screaming Orwick RC Modeler full time position excellent Opportunity send resume abilities following five areas 1 Drafting model airplane plans 2 Inking final paste up plans 3 Development model aircraft 4 Model aircraft building finishing 5 Follow up development models through production AAMCO Inc Box 231 Topsfield Mass 01983 Held Confidential November1977 93 TRY THESE OTHER CONTEST QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM PACTRA WINNERS RO KWIK-LINK &ifl tried true Kwik-Link Ideal Nospring steel control linkage 2each DUBRO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED DUBRO PLATED BRASS DURA COLLARS ENOUGH STOCK SO THAT THREADS WILL NOT STRIP CAN BE RE-WORKED FOR OTHER USES LIKE HARDENED STEEL NICE IMPROVEMENT THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE STILL AVAILABLE IN SETS OF 4 COMPLETE WITH ALLEN WRENCH FOR MODELERS WHO DEMAND ONLY THE VERY BESTWHY PAY MORE AND GET LESS. STILL ONLY 69c 141 3116 140 5132 139 1/8 138 3132 137 1/16 480 BONNER ROAD WAUCONDA ILL 60084 64 The glow division won Don Holifelder flying All-American Leroy Black second place Super Zilch Shades Walker Yates Saftig Slagle absolutely no flying allowed out side 13 control-line circles practice space Nationals minimum runways poor say least Large ruts two-inch-wide expan sion gaps tiedown holes poor repair jobs large cracks made takeoffs landings terror Ted Fancher longed go back Lake Charles Probably talked about new procedure Nationals appear ance judgingPreszler style Past years have seen long lines bored pilots wait ing annual scrutiny 76 ver sion judging spread out over three days little continuity Arlie proposed lining up planes once said could whole thing two hours doubted Well dazzling display precision aerobatics aircraft Fifty-one stunt ships waxed shiny Arlie Lanny Shorts Bart KIap inski played musical planes shifted planes around according ap pearance points large crowd collected despite horrid lighting conditions hangar Finally Al Rabes F-S 1 Joe Reinhards Mecca sat front pack 19 points Next came Ted Fanchers Citation 18 points third row Roger Barretts Gieseke Nobler Gary McClellans beautiful Mon okoted Allana Wynn Pauls Pampa wagon IV 16 points vote participating pilots Ted Fanchers Cita tion voted PAMPA Concours d Elegance Best Show received newly created silver cup trophy 1977 appearance judging took hour 56 minutes Obviously Supertigre 46 now dominant engine Nationals competition 20 Open qualifiers Tiger used 1st both third places 5th 6th 7th 8th 10th 12th well win ning Junior entry Fox 35 ST 40 rounded out top ten Open Foam wing proliferation down somewhat four first 10 places Highest place foam wings year fifth Paul sixth Whitely seventh Mc Millan award oldest airplane go Lew McFarland Shark 45 ST 46 now still FAI 1966 sticker wing Rabe used straight suction tank setup muffler pressure used Gieseke Baron Paul Whitely McMillan Cooper Armour Mathis Walker Barrett Brown Rodri quez Reinhard Lay McCann big thing year Nats modifications cooling holes drilled various places around engine com partment course Bob Gieseke has years Jim Armour Wynn Paul showed up Nats holes nose Suddenly lot cooling holes started appearing paint smeared epoxy Some two side side top nose others holes cut side nose Now maybe next year can start trick drilling holes props like Don Shultz suggested Women libbers take note Stunt two count em two women competitors Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair famous WVVII Navy fighter designed expressly 2-channel RC plenty room just about system up 4-channel minia ture units Recommended engine size max performance 09 10 minimal performance stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel con wrsion Tee Dee engines suggested Kit cludes balsa plywood die-cut parts hardware including RC hardware full-size step-by-step plans flat-finish decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulu belle Price $2995 Sterling Models Inc 3620 G St Philadelphia PA 19134 product review product review product review Paula Bauer age 16 competed Senior stunt finished 7th Arleen Marshall competed Open along husband two boys What has now hopefully become Nats tradition Roger Barretts handmade trophy awarded highest placing first-time Open flier Last year Roger presented trophy consisting parts McCoy 35 engine imbedded plastic cube year Roger outdid himself creating highly polished varnished 30-in drone propeller plaque over center hub beautiful award went Norm Whittle finished ninth after 10-year layoff since appear ing Senior 1968 Event director Preszler made ef fort keep judges fatigue bare minimum Numerous breaks utilized Margie Preszler move constant ly grocery cart refreshments four-circle Open qualifying setup used keep number fliers down 12 13 per circle Fridays semi-finals largest number flights 20 round Judge Bill Fitzgerald came up idea splitting 20 fliers two groups flying pattern fore set five judges morning adding scores pilots meeting held Preszler did put idea up vote qualifiers vote convincing enough favor new idea Arlie made decision stick semi-finals round starting eight oclock round two oclock ended up oneflight semi-finals flier increased score windy afternoon eight fliers chose fly afternoon Thus another finals places six through 20 years case de cided basis flight appears way overcome wind factor fly early morning break qualifiers two groups go ahead fly wind add scores see can fly well wind Credit due Arlie Lanny recruited no less 29 helpers addi tion 10 stunt judges Tally chief Shareen Fancher may now have perma nent job desk long can have 94 Model Aviation product review product review product review 1 direct view circle Ted fly ingwoe person gets line sight time Margie Pres zier Joyce Shorts present minute day assist desk Pit boss Dick Schaper kept things well ahead ready area thanks due judges suffered five day ordeal Bill Fitzgerald Bob Foster Dave Gardner Bill Howe Tom Johnson Don Jorda Bill Kipp John Laws Bryant Thompson Tom Warden Bill Bradford Arlie Preszler judged Half-A event shortage personnel cropped up Saturday editorialize age-old problem obtaining judges still number headache running stunt Na tionals FAI tryouts What precision aerobatics needs large group two dozen people want full time judges Nationals FAI tryouts traditionally large local contests event needs leadership area RC pattern has its own Judges Association cute shirts emblazoned USPIA back Stunt needs sort esprit de corps group competent judges Nationals capped off fourth annual PAMPA banquet local Ramada Inn Approximately ninety attended honored guests Mr Stunt himself Bob Palmer PAMPA vice-president Frank McMillan presiding short business meeting held nominations officers com ing term trophies presented various events final presenta tion Walker Cup 1977 Na tional Precision Aerobatics Champion Al Rabe N ats/Lee continued page 27 sorts trick stuff such multiple com partment fuel tanks two needle valves venturi year have switch ed large very slick tank mounted inboard side nose socalled chicken hopper tank out board side engine draws After solved problem lot hard work make work right consistently paid off Riverside tune under 600 minutes first down 612 third Nashville Rats congratulated ajob well done Overall Vic Garner Ed Jacobs did very good job officiating years Nats racing events fairly consistently run no serious problems arising word thanks should go Vic Ed time spent work done Good job N ats/Perry continued page 29 pionships after refining adding some additional details Roland will build new model plans definite yet favors de Havilland Mosquito Sport Scale started promptly 100 wind blowing 15 mph wind equipment deficiencies reduced number successful flights first round Some flights ended early because landing ground-handling problems aggravated wind others didnt get off ground because improper line sizes lack mufflers balky engines end three rounds however three entries made qualifying flights wind reduced some options available fliers three twin-en gined entries placed top four using multi-engine option advantage no models retractable landing gear however spite rela tively high point value placed option entries repeats 1976 Nats including Jeffrey Perezs P-61 first place Mark Bauers P-47 third Second place went Larry Stephens fly ing Focke-Wulf Ta 154 twin-engined night fighter Marvin Martinez flew Bf 1 lOD-3 fourth place John Burgess Jr fifth large Fokker triplane Only 1 points separated static scores second- through fifth-place finishers November1977 95 UNBELIEVABLE HORSEPOWER 65 cc K & B 65cc 40 RIG Front Rotor K & B 61 R/G Perry Pump/Regijiator Fuel drawn fed large bore Perry carburetor through pressure supplied regulated pump unit increases hpto equal surpass 61 engines made today Additionally advanced step model engine fuel systems permits fly ing position fade out . placement fuel tank no longer critical K & B 61R/C Muffler Same engine above Perry Pump/Regulator KB MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP 12152 WOODRUFF AYE DOWNEY CA 90241 help develop model Ray Dan plan fly Nats models 1978 Scale World Chain
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 24, 92, 93, 94, 95
TEXANS Al Rabe Bob Gieseke took annual intramural battle precision aerobatics Riverside shootout decided until next last flight revised Walker Cup flyofis Semiscale enthusiast Rabe won third Na tional Championship close margin 15858 15810 scores represent combined totals three patterns over two days Walker Cup trophy won second time Rabe Saturday under new format top five Open fliers Fridays semi-finals competed final placing conjunction Senior Junior winners Bob Gieseke flying 1976 version now famous Nobler just cool calm precise compet itive ever nursed Fox engine through patterns Bob Baron Ted Fancher finished tie third place 15418 Wynn Paul far behind fifth place 15370 points years stunt orgy consisted runfling Junior Senior divisions adjacent circles Tuesday followed two days Open qualifying semi finals Friday pick places six through 20 final-finals Saturday determine first through fifth Open decide Walker Cup winner tunate Junior Senior held same day extremely low entry would have probably no spectators except judges purpose allowing two days fly ing Open qualifying give flier chance patterns count toward making finals Four qualifying circles used top five picked Interestingly enough five top qualifiers Wednesday stayed exactly same Thursday placing circles except Dick Mathis Joe Reinhard exchanging po sitions two qualifying days allowed both flights completed before winds came up since 12 13 fliers circle As result being able fly before winds came up Wednesday instance 26 fliers im proved second flights 19 went down remaining pilots did record Continued page 92 24 Model Aviation :L Aerobatics Wynn Paul 1977 National Precision Aerobatics champion Al Rabe Left F-510 semi-scale job powered ST/Aloise 51 engine Walker Cup Above Internal muffler installation model Handmade exhaust extension slips expansion chamber fuselage Note heat shield around fins engine Als ships always great conversation pieces Appearance points Open Precision Aero batics airplanes 77 Nats accomplished once groupfor very first time Veco 29-powered Lucky Bipe flown Open David Marshall Unique entry 640 sq wing area flown clockwise new organization will provide means encouraging participation Carrier events sharing information about Carrier flying representing interests Navy Carrier fliers AMA first official act organization establish Eugene Ely Award commemorates first man suc cessfully take off land aboard ship 1911 1912 award Na tionals Navy Carrier Champion re ceives total points three Carrier events Nats years award went Ron Duly accumulated 7869 points placed first Class Class II N ats/Wischers continued page 22 included Granger Williams Curtiss Sea Hawk F6C-4 outstanding dummy engine disguising model engine sport scale Don Srull entered Dor nier DO-23G highly unusual subject its external ailerons twin engines Bud Atkinson flew Hawker Hunter exceptional penetration through usual afternoon wind examples WW II planes present Most spec tacular fine Douglas Dauntless SBD-3 Kent Walters large plane 1/7th size 14 pounds made spec tacular vertical dives 300-foot alti tude releasing its bomb near paved surface followed abrupt pull-out its final dive ran out air scat tered itself over large area Eventual winner Sport Scale 5-year-old llyushin Stormovik flown previous Nats Bob Underwood Don Liens Focke-WuIf FW 190-D placed second followed Srulls Dornier Walters Douglas Art Johnson entered very large Lockheed Lightning P-38L made screaming dives across field very high speed dropping its fuel tanks exactly same spot flight Bob Seigelkoff flew Cosmic Winds both Sport Scale Pattern very large-quarter size planes built own kits performance size outstanding OPS 60 engine power Richard Hagers Douglas C-47 finished Missile Command colors separately controlled throttle engine superb slow speed taxi control made takeoff difficult due lack synchronization AMA scale planes entered Eastern states 35 48 sport scale planes entered Cali fornia fliers highest scoring flight AMA scale made Joe Tschirgi Hansa Brandenburg seaplane lifted off wheeled-dolly landed very slowly almost no forward motion skid along its keel Actually Joes plane should have entered Sport Scale entry AMA protest against pattern-like flight WW II fighter majority Sport Scale Nats/Paul continued page 24 two scores due crashes passing 12 seeded fliers qualified expected seeding procedure promoted Keith Trostle PAMPA has proved fair way spread out recognized pilots difficult put words suc cess administration event performed Arlie Preszler Lanny Shorts Pre-Nats planning logistical support rivaled World Cham pionships Probably disappoint ing part entire show low number entries 51 Open six Junior eight Senior However entire Nationals entry low Al Rabes winning plane F-51D flew third place last year Weigh ing 51 oz craft has span 57 inches approximate wing area 5585 sq Al believes large flaps full-span boards root chord 325 tip 1 Al used molded balsa fuselage construction has developed successfully through Bearcat Sea Fury F-5l series semiscale stunters engine used Al called Su pertigre/Aloise 51 What amounts stroked ST 46 engine several other modifications Carlos Aloise Briefly some modifications basic engine Carlos crank pin 92 Model Aviation GEE BEE RACER 1/32 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT CONSTRUCT R-1 OR 1-2 SErAKRILf WASP SEND 5O FOR COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 ne ever-popular uee ee mooel L portster aiso came tram tne DOflCfl Granger Williams Sport Scale entry K&B rear-rotor 40 Large I/I-scale uougias b5U-1 enxerea bport caie Ient Walters Weighing 14 pounds pulled Kraft 61 made series spectacular dive-bombing runsthen failed pull Out dive repositioned 040 stock position stroke engine 51 cu crank rebalanced adding weight counterbalance form 999 percent pure tungsten sleeve low ered restrict timing Bypass timing 100 degrees exhaust timing 108 degrees new lighter connecting rod machined stock phosphorus-bronze bushed bottom end piston altered heli-arcing metal exhaust side reduce sub-piston induction new head chamber machined old head increased volume reduced compres sion used necessitates using short-reach plugs long-plugs three washers Carlos also machined new pis ton ring high quality steel Al ended up using ring gap 0 12 con siderably ST 46 users seemed work particular engine Carlos stated able clock rpm engine level flight 7800 engine broke two-cycle dur ing maneuvers registered 9300 rpm Als lap times using 64-ft lines usually 56 57 during early parts pattern slower usual lap times such top fliers Les McDonald Bob Hunt 52-53 Al also carves own props starting Top-Flite 14/6 Super M whittled down 13/5 13/7 Senior stunt getting hotly contested events Nats Last years Junior Champion David Fitz gerald outpointed determined Joe Mu sumeci Jr second last year Senior 452 43975 Both fliers show hours practice patterns rival Open fliers David flew same modified Sig Chipmunk last year Max 35 engine used Zinger 10/6 prop Sig 10 percent nitro fuel Fox plug E-Z Just handle Chip covered Monokote wing tail has K&B Superpoxy fuselage Joe Musumeci switched year blue Olympus writer just didnt look impressive air former red Gieseke Nobler Third place went Greg Brown Sig Akrobat unique internal muffler designed father Junior stunt Karl Hiesl way flying Miss Poppy kit ST 46 en gine replaced plastic top block cowl wood save about five ounces weight Karl has flying stunt about six months Dan Mc Clellan moved up sixth place last year finish good second place flying another Chipmunk Gordon Marshall finished third modified Sig Banshee Max 35 engine Half-A stunt year poor turn out 13 entries Cox Manufacturing graciously supplied trophies event missed Larry Rengers presence supervise event David Mc Clellan won Junior division over Gor AeroSolat HlffkhFilm HOT FUEL PROOF DOPEEXCLUSIVE LOW HEAT AWARD WINNINGCOVERING FOR HI-GLOSS AND FLATFOAM & BALSA FINISHES AVAILABLEFLYING MODELS IN OVER 36 COLORSflexible ble IN BRUSH AND SPRAYfuel proof tweight pW11U Industries Inc 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. LOS ANGELES CA 90028 don Marshall David Fitzgerald became double National Champion again 1976 won Senior year over de fending champion Leonardo Silva Mex ico Bob Whitely successfully defended title miniature Miss Kell over gregarious buoyant Rich Porter flying now famous Voo Doo stunter tri cycle gear clockwise flight last minute addition stunt events year Old Time Stunt championed John Pond Dave Marshall Two classes held ignition glow Bart Kapinski won ignition division flying Yates Madman belonging J C Yates looking pride engine screaming Orwick RC Modeler full time position excellent Opportunity send resume abilities following five areas 1 Drafting model airplane plans 2 Inking final paste up plans 3 Development model aircraft 4 Model aircraft building finishing 5 Follow up development models through production AAMCO Inc Box 231 Topsfield Mass 01983 Held Confidential November1977 93 TRY THESE OTHER CONTEST QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM PACTRA WINNERS RO KWIK-LINK &ifl tried true Kwik-Link Ideal Nospring steel control linkage 2each DUBRO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED DUBRO PLATED BRASS DURA COLLARS ENOUGH STOCK SO THAT THREADS WILL NOT STRIP CAN BE RE-WORKED FOR OTHER USES LIKE HARDENED STEEL NICE IMPROVEMENT THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE STILL AVAILABLE IN SETS OF 4 COMPLETE WITH ALLEN WRENCH FOR MODELERS WHO DEMAND ONLY THE VERY BESTWHY PAY MORE AND GET LESS. STILL ONLY 69c 141 3116 140 5132 139 1/8 138 3132 137 1/16 480 BONNER ROAD WAUCONDA ILL 60084 64 The glow division won Don Holifelder flying All-American Leroy Black second place Super Zilch Shades Walker Yates Saftig Slagle absolutely no flying allowed out side 13 control-line circles practice space Nationals minimum runways poor say least Large ruts two-inch-wide expan sion gaps tiedown holes poor repair jobs large cracks made takeoffs landings terror Ted Fancher longed go back Lake Charles Probably talked about new procedure Nationals appear ance judgingPreszler style Past years have seen long lines bored pilots wait ing annual scrutiny 76 ver sion judging spread out over three days little continuity Arlie proposed lining up planes once said could whole thing two hours doubted Well dazzling display precision aerobatics aircraft Fifty-one stunt ships waxed shiny Arlie Lanny Shorts Bart KIap inski played musical planes shifted planes around according ap pearance points large crowd collected despite horrid lighting conditions hangar Finally Al Rabes F-S 1 Joe Reinhards Mecca sat front pack 19 points Next came Ted Fanchers Citation 18 points third row Roger Barretts Gieseke Nobler Gary McClellans beautiful Mon okoted Allana Wynn Pauls Pampa wagon IV 16 points vote participating pilots Ted Fanchers Cita tion voted PAMPA Concours d Elegance Best Show received newly created silver cup trophy 1977 appearance judging took hour 56 minutes Obviously Supertigre 46 now dominant engine Nationals competition 20 Open qualifiers Tiger used 1st both third places 5th 6th 7th 8th 10th 12th well win ning Junior entry Fox 35 ST 40 rounded out top ten Open Foam wing proliferation down somewhat four first 10 places Highest place foam wings year fifth Paul sixth Whitely seventh Mc Millan award oldest airplane go Lew McFarland Shark 45 ST 46 now still FAI 1966 sticker wing Rabe used straight suction tank setup muffler pressure used Gieseke Baron Paul Whitely McMillan Cooper Armour Mathis Walker Barrett Brown Rodri quez Reinhard Lay McCann big thing year Nats modifications cooling holes drilled various places around engine com partment course Bob Gieseke has years Jim Armour Wynn Paul showed up Nats holes nose Suddenly lot cooling holes started appearing paint smeared epoxy Some two side side top nose others holes cut side nose Now maybe next year can start trick drilling holes props like Don Shultz suggested Women libbers take note Stunt two count em two women competitors Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair famous WVVII Navy fighter designed expressly 2-channel RC plenty room just about system up 4-channel minia ture units Recommended engine size max performance 09 10 minimal performance stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel con wrsion Tee Dee engines suggested Kit cludes balsa plywood die-cut parts hardware including RC hardware full-size step-by-step plans flat-finish decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulu belle Price $2995 Sterling Models Inc 3620 G St Philadelphia PA 19134 product review product review product review Paula Bauer age 16 competed Senior stunt finished 7th Arleen Marshall competed Open along husband two boys What has now hopefully become Nats tradition Roger Barretts handmade trophy awarded highest placing first-time Open flier Last year Roger presented trophy consisting parts McCoy 35 engine imbedded plastic cube year Roger outdid himself creating highly polished varnished 30-in drone propeller plaque over center hub beautiful award went Norm Whittle finished ninth after 10-year layoff since appear ing Senior 1968 Event director Preszler made ef fort keep judges fatigue bare minimum Numerous breaks utilized Margie Preszler move constant ly grocery cart refreshments four-circle Open qualifying setup used keep number fliers down 12 13 per circle Fridays semi-finals largest number flights 20 round Judge Bill Fitzgerald came up idea splitting 20 fliers two groups flying pattern fore set five judges morning adding scores pilots meeting held Preszler did put idea up vote qualifiers vote convincing enough favor new idea Arlie made decision stick semi-finals round starting eight oclock round two oclock ended up oneflight semi-finals flier increased score windy afternoon eight fliers chose fly afternoon Thus another finals places six through 20 years case de cided basis flight appears way overcome wind factor fly early morning break qualifiers two groups go ahead fly wind add scores see can fly well wind Credit due Arlie Lanny recruited no less 29 helpers addi tion 10 stunt judges Tally chief Shareen Fancher may now have perma nent job desk long can have 94 Model Aviation product review product review product review 1 direct view circle Ted fly ingwoe person gets line sight time Margie Pres zier Joyce Shorts present minute day assist desk Pit boss Dick Schaper kept things well ahead ready area thanks due judges suffered five day ordeal Bill Fitzgerald Bob Foster Dave Gardner Bill Howe Tom Johnson Don Jorda Bill Kipp John Laws Bryant Thompson Tom Warden Bill Bradford Arlie Preszler judged Half-A event shortage personnel cropped up Saturday editorialize age-old problem obtaining judges still number headache running stunt Na tionals FAI tryouts What precision aerobatics needs large group two dozen people want full time judges Nationals FAI tryouts traditionally large local contests event needs leadership area RC pattern has its own Judges Association cute shirts emblazoned USPIA back Stunt needs sort esprit de corps group competent judges Nationals capped off fourth annual PAMPA banquet local Ramada Inn Approximately ninety attended honored guests Mr Stunt himself Bob Palmer PAMPA vice-president Frank McMillan presiding short business meeting held nominations officers com ing term trophies presented various events final presenta tion Walker Cup 1977 Na tional Precision Aerobatics Champion Al Rabe N ats/Lee continued page 27 sorts trick stuff such multiple com partment fuel tanks two needle valves venturi year have switch ed large very slick tank mounted inboard side nose socalled chicken hopper tank out board side engine draws After solved problem lot hard work make work right consistently paid off Riverside tune under 600 minutes first down 612 third Nashville Rats congratulated ajob well done Overall Vic Garner Ed Jacobs did very good job officiating years Nats racing events fairly consistently run no serious problems arising word thanks should go Vic Ed time spent work done Good job N ats/Perry continued page 29 pionships after refining adding some additional details Roland will build new model plans definite yet favors de Havilland Mosquito Sport Scale started promptly 100 wind blowing 15 mph wind equipment deficiencies reduced number successful flights first round Some flights ended early because landing ground-handling problems aggravated wind others didnt get off ground because improper line sizes lack mufflers balky engines end three rounds however three entries made qualifying flights wind reduced some options available fliers three twin-en gined entries placed top four using multi-engine option advantage no models retractable landing gear however spite rela tively high point value placed option entries repeats 1976 Nats including Jeffrey Perezs P-61 first place Mark Bauers P-47 third Second place went Larry Stephens fly ing Focke-Wulf Ta 154 twin-engined night fighter Marvin Martinez flew Bf 1 lOD-3 fourth place John Burgess Jr fifth large Fokker triplane Only 1 points separated static scores second- through fifth-place finishers November1977 95 UNBELIEVABLE HORSEPOWER 65 cc K & B 65cc 40 RIG Front Rotor K & B 61 R/G Perry Pump/Regijiator Fuel drawn fed large bore Perry carburetor through pressure supplied regulated pump unit increases hpto equal surpass 61 engines made today Additionally advanced step model engine fuel systems permits fly ing position fade out . placement fuel tank no longer critical K & B 61R/C Muffler Same engine above Perry Pump/Regulator KB MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP 12152 WOODRUFF AYE DOWNEY CA 90241 help develop model Ray Dan plan fly Nats models 1978 Scale World Chain
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 24, 92, 93, 94, 95
TEXANS Al Rabe Bob Gieseke took annual intramural battle precision aerobatics Riverside shootout decided until next last flight revised Walker Cup flyofis Semiscale enthusiast Rabe won third Na tional Championship close margin 15858 15810 scores represent combined totals three patterns over two days Walker Cup trophy won second time Rabe Saturday under new format top five Open fliers Fridays semi-finals competed final placing conjunction Senior Junior winners Bob Gieseke flying 1976 version now famous Nobler just cool calm precise compet itive ever nursed Fox engine through patterns Bob Baron Ted Fancher finished tie third place 15418 Wynn Paul far behind fifth place 15370 points years stunt orgy consisted runfling Junior Senior divisions adjacent circles Tuesday followed two days Open qualifying semi finals Friday pick places six through 20 final-finals Saturday determine first through fifth Open decide Walker Cup winner tunate Junior Senior held same day extremely low entry would have probably no spectators except judges purpose allowing two days fly ing Open qualifying give flier chance patterns count toward making finals Four qualifying circles used top five picked Interestingly enough five top qualifiers Wednesday stayed exactly same Thursday placing circles except Dick Mathis Joe Reinhard exchanging po sitions two qualifying days allowed both flights completed before winds came up since 12 13 fliers circle As result being able fly before winds came up Wednesday instance 26 fliers im proved second flights 19 went down remaining pilots did record Continued page 92 24 Model Aviation :L Aerobatics Wynn Paul 1977 National Precision Aerobatics champion Al Rabe Left F-510 semi-scale job powered ST/Aloise 51 engine Walker Cup Above Internal muffler installation model Handmade exhaust extension slips expansion chamber fuselage Note heat shield around fins engine Als ships always great conversation pieces Appearance points Open Precision Aero batics airplanes 77 Nats accomplished once groupfor very first time Veco 29-powered Lucky Bipe flown Open David Marshall Unique entry 640 sq wing area flown clockwise new organization will provide means encouraging participation Carrier events sharing information about Carrier flying representing interests Navy Carrier fliers AMA first official act organization establish Eugene Ely Award commemorates first man suc cessfully take off land aboard ship 1911 1912 award Na tionals Navy Carrier Champion re ceives total points three Carrier events Nats years award went Ron Duly accumulated 7869 points placed first Class Class II N ats/Wischers continued page 22 included Granger Williams Curtiss Sea Hawk F6C-4 outstanding dummy engine disguising model engine sport scale Don Srull entered Dor nier DO-23G highly unusual subject its external ailerons twin engines Bud Atkinson flew Hawker Hunter exceptional penetration through usual afternoon wind examples WW II planes present Most spec tacular fine Douglas Dauntless SBD-3 Kent Walters large plane 1/7th size 14 pounds made spec tacular vertical dives 300-foot alti tude releasing its bomb near paved surface followed abrupt pull-out its final dive ran out air scat tered itself over large area Eventual winner Sport Scale 5-year-old llyushin Stormovik flown previous Nats Bob Underwood Don Liens Focke-WuIf FW 190-D placed second followed Srulls Dornier Walters Douglas Art Johnson entered very large Lockheed Lightning P-38L made screaming dives across field very high speed dropping its fuel tanks exactly same spot flight Bob Seigelkoff flew Cosmic Winds both Sport Scale Pattern very large-quarter size planes built own kits performance size outstanding OPS 60 engine power Richard Hagers Douglas C-47 finished Missile Command colors separately controlled throttle engine superb slow speed taxi control made takeoff difficult due lack synchronization AMA scale planes entered Eastern states 35 48 sport scale planes entered Cali fornia fliers highest scoring flight AMA scale made Joe Tschirgi Hansa Brandenburg seaplane lifted off wheeled-dolly landed very slowly almost no forward motion skid along its keel Actually Joes plane should have entered Sport Scale entry AMA protest against pattern-like flight WW II fighter majority Sport Scale Nats/Paul continued page 24 two scores due crashes passing 12 seeded fliers qualified expected seeding procedure promoted Keith Trostle PAMPA has proved fair way spread out recognized pilots difficult put words suc cess administration event performed Arlie Preszler Lanny Shorts Pre-Nats planning logistical support rivaled World Cham pionships Probably disappoint ing part entire show low number entries 51 Open six Junior eight Senior However entire Nationals entry low Al Rabes winning plane F-51D flew third place last year Weigh ing 51 oz craft has span 57 inches approximate wing area 5585 sq Al believes large flaps full-span boards root chord 325 tip 1 Al used molded balsa fuselage construction has developed successfully through Bearcat Sea Fury F-5l series semiscale stunters engine used Al called Su pertigre/Aloise 51 What amounts stroked ST 46 engine several other modifications Carlos Aloise Briefly some modifications basic engine Carlos crank pin 92 Model Aviation GEE BEE RACER 1/32 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT CONSTRUCT R-1 OR 1-2 SErAKRILf WASP SEND 5O FOR COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 ne ever-popular uee ee mooel L portster aiso came tram tne DOflCfl Granger Williams Sport Scale entry K&B rear-rotor 40 Large I/I-scale uougias b5U-1 enxerea bport caie Ient Walters Weighing 14 pounds pulled Kraft 61 made series spectacular dive-bombing runsthen failed pull Out dive repositioned 040 stock position stroke engine 51 cu crank rebalanced adding weight counterbalance form 999 percent pure tungsten sleeve low ered restrict timing Bypass timing 100 degrees exhaust timing 108 degrees new lighter connecting rod machined stock phosphorus-bronze bushed bottom end piston altered heli-arcing metal exhaust side reduce sub-piston induction new head chamber machined old head increased volume reduced compres sion used necessitates using short-reach plugs long-plugs three washers Carlos also machined new pis ton ring high quality steel Al ended up using ring gap 0 12 con siderably ST 46 users seemed work particular engine Carlos stated able clock rpm engine level flight 7800 engine broke two-cycle dur ing maneuvers registered 9300 rpm Als lap times using 64-ft lines usually 56 57 during early parts pattern slower usual lap times such top fliers Les McDonald Bob Hunt 52-53 Al also carves own props starting Top-Flite 14/6 Super M whittled down 13/5 13/7 Senior stunt getting hotly contested events Nats Last years Junior Champion David Fitz gerald outpointed determined Joe Mu sumeci Jr second last year Senior 452 43975 Both fliers show hours practice patterns rival Open fliers David flew same modified Sig Chipmunk last year Max 35 engine used Zinger 10/6 prop Sig 10 percent nitro fuel Fox plug E-Z Just handle Chip covered Monokote wing tail has K&B Superpoxy fuselage Joe Musumeci switched year blue Olympus writer just didnt look impressive air former red Gieseke Nobler Third place went Greg Brown Sig Akrobat unique internal muffler designed father Junior stunt Karl Hiesl way flying Miss Poppy kit ST 46 en gine replaced plastic top block cowl wood save about five ounces weight Karl has flying stunt about six months Dan Mc Clellan moved up sixth place last year finish good second place flying another Chipmunk Gordon Marshall finished third modified Sig Banshee Max 35 engine Half-A stunt year poor turn out 13 entries Cox Manufacturing graciously supplied trophies event missed Larry Rengers presence supervise event David Mc Clellan won Junior division over Gor AeroSolat HlffkhFilm HOT FUEL PROOF DOPEEXCLUSIVE LOW HEAT AWARD WINNINGCOVERING FOR HI-GLOSS AND FLATFOAM & BALSA FINISHES AVAILABLEFLYING MODELS IN OVER 36 COLORSflexible ble IN BRUSH AND SPRAYfuel proof tweight pW11U Industries Inc 7060 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. LOS ANGELES CA 90028 don Marshall David Fitzgerald became double National Champion again 1976 won Senior year over de fending champion Leonardo Silva Mex ico Bob Whitely successfully defended title miniature Miss Kell over gregarious buoyant Rich Porter flying now famous Voo Doo stunter tri cycle gear clockwise flight last minute addition stunt events year Old Time Stunt championed John Pond Dave Marshall Two classes held ignition glow Bart Kapinski won ignition division flying Yates Madman belonging J C Yates looking pride engine screaming Orwick RC Modeler full time position excellent Opportunity send resume abilities following five areas 1 Drafting model airplane plans 2 Inking final paste up plans 3 Development model aircraft 4 Model aircraft building finishing 5 Follow up development models through production AAMCO Inc Box 231 Topsfield Mass 01983 Held Confidential November1977 93 TRY THESE OTHER CONTEST QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM PACTRA WINNERS RO KWIK-LINK &ifl tried true Kwik-Link Ideal Nospring steel control linkage 2each DUBRO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED DUBRO PLATED BRASS DURA COLLARS ENOUGH STOCK SO THAT THREADS WILL NOT STRIP CAN BE RE-WORKED FOR OTHER USES LIKE HARDENED STEEL NICE IMPROVEMENT THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE STILL AVAILABLE IN SETS OF 4 COMPLETE WITH ALLEN WRENCH FOR MODELERS WHO DEMAND ONLY THE VERY BESTWHY PAY MORE AND GET LESS. STILL ONLY 69c 141 3116 140 5132 139 1/8 138 3132 137 1/16 480 BONNER ROAD WAUCONDA ILL 60084 64 The glow division won Don Holifelder flying All-American Leroy Black second place Super Zilch Shades Walker Yates Saftig Slagle absolutely no flying allowed out side 13 control-line circles practice space Nationals minimum runways poor say least Large ruts two-inch-wide expan sion gaps tiedown holes poor repair jobs large cracks made takeoffs landings terror Ted Fancher longed go back Lake Charles Probably talked about new procedure Nationals appear ance judgingPreszler style Past years have seen long lines bored pilots wait ing annual scrutiny 76 ver sion judging spread out over three days little continuity Arlie proposed lining up planes once said could whole thing two hours doubted Well dazzling display precision aerobatics aircraft Fifty-one stunt ships waxed shiny Arlie Lanny Shorts Bart KIap inski played musical planes shifted planes around according ap pearance points large crowd collected despite horrid lighting conditions hangar Finally Al Rabes F-S 1 Joe Reinhards Mecca sat front pack 19 points Next came Ted Fanchers Citation 18 points third row Roger Barretts Gieseke Nobler Gary McClellans beautiful Mon okoted Allana Wynn Pauls Pampa wagon IV 16 points vote participating pilots Ted Fanchers Cita tion voted PAMPA Concours d Elegance Best Show received newly created silver cup trophy 1977 appearance judging took hour 56 minutes Obviously Supertigre 46 now dominant engine Nationals competition 20 Open qualifiers Tiger used 1st both third places 5th 6th 7th 8th 10th 12th well win ning Junior entry Fox 35 ST 40 rounded out top ten Open Foam wing proliferation down somewhat four first 10 places Highest place foam wings year fifth Paul sixth Whitely seventh Mc Millan award oldest airplane go Lew McFarland Shark 45 ST 46 now still FAI 1966 sticker wing Rabe used straight suction tank setup muffler pressure used Gieseke Baron Paul Whitely McMillan Cooper Armour Mathis Walker Barrett Brown Rodri quez Reinhard Lay McCann big thing year Nats modifications cooling holes drilled various places around engine com partment course Bob Gieseke has years Jim Armour Wynn Paul showed up Nats holes nose Suddenly lot cooling holes started appearing paint smeared epoxy Some two side side top nose others holes cut side nose Now maybe next year can start trick drilling holes props like Don Shultz suggested Women libbers take note Stunt two count em two women competitors Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair famous WVVII Navy fighter designed expressly 2-channel RC plenty room just about system up 4-channel minia ture units Recommended engine size max performance 09 10 minimal performance stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel con wrsion Tee Dee engines suggested Kit cludes balsa plywood die-cut parts hardware including RC hardware full-size step-by-step plans flat-finish decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulu belle Price $2995 Sterling Models Inc 3620 G St Philadelphia PA 19134 product review product review product review Paula Bauer age 16 competed Senior stunt finished 7th Arleen Marshall competed Open along husband two boys What has now hopefully become Nats tradition Roger Barretts handmade trophy awarded highest placing first-time Open flier Last year Roger presented trophy consisting parts McCoy 35 engine imbedded plastic cube year Roger outdid himself creating highly polished varnished 30-in drone propeller plaque over center hub beautiful award went Norm Whittle finished ninth after 10-year layoff since appear ing Senior 1968 Event director Preszler made ef fort keep judges fatigue bare minimum Numerous breaks utilized Margie Preszler move constant ly grocery cart refreshments four-circle Open qualifying setup used keep number fliers down 12 13 per circle Fridays semi-finals largest number flights 20 round Judge Bill Fitzgerald came up idea splitting 20 fliers two groups flying pattern fore set five judges morning adding scores pilots meeting held Preszler did put idea up vote qualifiers vote convincing enough favor new idea Arlie made decision stick semi-finals round starting eight oclock round two oclock ended up oneflight semi-finals flier increased score windy afternoon eight fliers chose fly afternoon Thus another finals places six through 20 years case de cided basis flight appears way overcome wind factor fly early morning break qualifiers two groups go ahead fly wind add scores see can fly well wind Credit due Arlie Lanny recruited no less 29 helpers addi tion 10 stunt judges Tally chief Shareen Fancher may now have perma nent job desk long can have 94 Model Aviation product review product review product review 1 direct view circle Ted fly ingwoe person gets line sight time Margie Pres zier Joyce Shorts present minute day assist desk Pit boss Dick Schaper kept things well ahead ready area thanks due judges suffered five day ordeal Bill Fitzgerald Bob Foster Dave Gardner Bill Howe Tom Johnson Don Jorda Bill Kipp John Laws Bryant Thompson Tom Warden Bill Bradford Arlie Preszler judged Half-A event shortage personnel cropped up Saturday editorialize age-old problem obtaining judges still number headache running stunt Na tionals FAI tryouts What precision aerobatics needs large group two dozen people want full time judges Nationals FAI tryouts traditionally large local contests event needs leadership area RC pattern has its own Judges Association cute shirts emblazoned USPIA back Stunt needs sort esprit de corps group competent judges Nationals capped off fourth annual PAMPA banquet local Ramada Inn Approximately ninety attended honored guests Mr Stunt himself Bob Palmer PAMPA vice-president Frank McMillan presiding short business meeting held nominations officers com ing term trophies presented various events final presenta tion Walker Cup 1977 Na tional Precision Aerobatics Champion Al Rabe N ats/Lee continued page 27 sorts trick stuff such multiple com partment fuel tanks two needle valves venturi year have switch ed large very slick tank mounted inboard side nose socalled chicken hopper tank out board side engine draws After solved problem lot hard work make work right consistently paid off Riverside tune under 600 minutes first down 612 third Nashville Rats congratulated ajob well done Overall Vic Garner Ed Jacobs did very good job officiating years Nats racing events fairly consistently run no serious problems arising word thanks should go Vic Ed time spent work done Good job N ats/Perry continued page 29 pionships after refining adding some additional details Roland will build new model plans definite yet favors de Havilland Mosquito Sport Scale started promptly 100 wind blowing 15 mph wind equipment deficiencies reduced number successful flights first round Some flights ended early because landing ground-handling problems aggravated wind others didnt get off ground because improper line sizes lack mufflers balky engines end three rounds however three entries made qualifying flights wind reduced some options available fliers three twin-en gined entries placed top four using multi-engine option advantage no models retractable landing gear however spite rela tively high point value placed option entries repeats 1976 Nats including Jeffrey Perezs P-61 first place Mark Bauers P-47 third Second place went Larry Stephens fly ing Focke-Wulf Ta 154 twin-engined night fighter Marvin Martinez flew Bf 1 lOD-3 fourth place John Burgess Jr fifth large Fokker triplane Only 1 points separated static scores second- through fifth-place finishers November1977 95 UNBELIEVABLE HORSEPOWER 65 cc K & B 65cc 40 RIG Front Rotor K & B 61 R/G Perry Pump/Regijiator Fuel drawn fed large bore Perry carburetor through pressure supplied regulated pump unit increases hpto equal surpass 61 engines made today Additionally advanced step model engine fuel systems permits fly ing position fade out . placement fuel tank no longer critical K & B 61R/C Muffler Same engine above Perry Pump/Regulator KB MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP 12152 WOODRUFF AYE DOWNEY CA 90241 help develop model Ray Dan plan fly Nats models 1978 Scale World Chain
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/11
Page Numbers: 24, 92, 93, 94, 95
TEXANS Al Rabe Bob Gieseke took annual intramural battle precision aerobatics Riverside shootout decided until next last flight revised Walker Cup flyofis Semiscale enthusiast Rabe won third Na tional Championship close margin 15858 15810 scores represent combined totals three patterns over two days Walker Cup trophy won second time Rabe Saturday under new format top five Open fliers Fridays semi-finals competed final placing conjunction Senior Junior winners Bob Gieseke flying 1976 version now famous Nobler just cool calm precise compet itive ever nursed Fox engine through patterns Bob Baron Ted Fancher finished tie third place 15418 Wynn Paul far behind fifth place 15370 points years stunt orgy consisted runfling Junior Senior divisions adjacent circles Tuesday followed two days Open qualifying semi finals Friday pick places six through 20 final-finals Saturday determine first through fifth Open decide Walker Cup winner tunate Junior Senior held same day extremely low entry would have probably no spectators except judges purpose allowing two days fly ing Open qualifying give flier chance patterns count toward making finals Four qualifying circles used top five picked Interestingly enough five top qualifiers Wednesday stayed exactly same Thursday placing circles except Dick Mathis Joe Reinhard exchanging po sitions two qualifying days allowed both flights completed before winds came up since 12 13 fliers circle As result being able fly before winds came up Wednesday instance 26 fliers im proved second flights 19 went down remaining pilots did record Continued page 92 24 Model Aviation :L Aerobatics Wynn Paul 1977 National Precision Aerobatics champion Al Rabe Left F-510 semi-scale job powered ST/Aloise 51 engine Walker Cup Above Internal muffler installation model Handmade exhaust extension slips expansion chamber fuselage Note heat shield around fins engine Als ships always great conversation pieces Appearance points Open Precision Aero batics airplanes 77 Nats accomplished once groupfor very first time Veco 29-powered Lucky Bipe flown Open David Marshall Unique entry 640 sq wing area flown clockwise new organization will provide means encouraging participation Carrier events sharing information about Carrier flying representing interests Navy Carrier fliers AMA first official act organization establish Eugene Ely Award commemorates first man suc cessfully take off land aboard ship 1911 1912 award Na tionals Navy Carrier Champion re ceives total points three Carrier events Nats years award went Ron Duly accumulated 7869 points placed first Class Class II N ats/Wischers continued page 22 included Granger Williams Curtiss Sea Hawk F6C-4 outstanding dummy engine disguising model engine sport scale Don Srull entered Dor nier DO-23G highly unusual subject its external ailerons twin engines Bud Atkinson flew Hawker Hunter exceptional penetration through usual afternoon wind examples WW II planes present Most spec tacular fine Douglas Dauntless SBD-3 Kent Walters large plane 1/7th size 14 pounds made spec tacular vertical dives 300-foot alti tude releasing its bomb near paved surface followed abrupt pull-out its final dive ran out air scat tered itself over large area Eventual winner Sport Scale 5-year-old llyushin Stormovik flown previous Nats Bob Underwood Don Liens Focke-WuIf FW 190-D placed second followed Srulls Dornier Walters Douglas Art Johnson entered very large Lockheed Lightning P-38L made screaming dives across field very high speed dropping its fuel tanks exactly same spot flight Bob Seigelkoff flew Cosmic Winds both Sport Scale Pattern very large-quarter size planes built own kits performance size outstanding OPS 60 engine power Richard Hagers Douglas C-47 finished Missile Command colors separately controlled throttle engine superb slow speed taxi control made takeoff difficult due lack synchronization AMA scale planes entered Eastern states 35 48 sport scale planes entered Cali fornia fliers highest scoring flight AMA scale made Joe Tschirgi Hansa Brandenburg seaplane lifted off wheeled-dolly landed very slowly almost no forward motion skid along its keel Actually Joes plane should have entered Sport Scale entry AMA protest against pattern-like flight WW II fighter majority Sport Scale Nats/Paul continued page 24 two scores due crashes passing 12 seeded fliers qualified expected seeding procedure promoted Keith Trostle PAMPA has proved fair way spread out recognized pilots difficult put words suc cess administration event performed Arlie Preszler Lanny Shorts Pre-Nats planning logistical support rivaled World Cham pionships Probably disappoint ing part entire show low number entries 51 Open six Junior eight Senior However entire Nationals entry low Al Rabes winning plane F-51D flew third place last year Weigh ing 51 oz craft has span 57 inches approximate wing area 5585 sq Al believes large flaps full-span boards root chord 325 tip 1 Al used molded balsa fuselage construction has developed successfully through Bearcat Sea Fury F-5l series semiscale stunters engine used Al called Su pertigre/Aloise 51 What amounts stroked ST 46 engine several other modifications Carlos Aloise Briefly some modifications basic engine Carlos crank pin 92 Model Aviation GEE BEE RACER 1/32 SCALE PLASTIC MODEL KIT CONSTRUCT R-1 OR 1-2 SErAKRILf WASP SEND 5O FOR COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG DEPT MA PAWNEE ST SAN MARCOS CA 92069 ne ever-popular uee ee mooel L portster aiso came tram tne DOflCfl Granger Williams Sport Scale entry K&B rear-rotor 40 Large I/I-scale uougias b5U-1 enxerea bport caie Ient Walters Weighing 14 pounds pulled Kraft 61 made series spectacular dive-bombing runsthen failed pull Out dive repositioned 040 stock position stroke engine 51 cu crank rebalanced adding weight counterbalance form 999 percent pure tungsten sleeve low ered restrict timing Bypass timing 100 degrees exhaust timing 108 degrees new lighter connecting rod machined stock phosphorus-bronze bushed bottom end piston altered heli-arcing metal exhaust side reduce sub-piston induction new head chamber machined old head increased volume reduced compres sion used necessitates using short-reach plugs long-plugs three washers Carlos also machined new pis ton ring high quality steel Al ended up using ring gap 0 12 con siderably ST 46 users seemed work particular engine Carlos stated able clock rpm engine level flight 7800 engine broke two-cycle dur ing maneuvers registered 9300 rpm Als lap times using 64-ft lines usually 56 57 during early parts pattern slower usual lap times such top fliers Les McDonald Bob Hunt 52-53 Al also carves own props starting Top-Flite 14/6 Super M whittled down 13/5 13/7 Senior stunt getting hotly contested events Nats Last years Junior Champion David Fitz gerald outpointed determined Joe Mu sumeci Jr second last year Senior 452 43975 Both fliers show hours practice patterns rival Open fliers David flew same modified Sig Chipmunk last year Max 35 engine used Zinger 10/6 prop Sig 10 percent nitro fuel Fox plug E-Z Just handle Chip covered Monokote wing tail has K&B Superpoxy fuselage Joe Musumeci switched year blue Olympus writer just didnt look impressive air former red Gieseke Nobler Third place went Greg Brown Sig Akrobat unique internal muffler designed father Junior stunt Karl Hiesl way flying Miss Poppy kit ST 46 en gine replaced plastic top block cowl wood save about five ounces weight Karl has flying stunt about six months Dan Mc Clellan moved up sixth place last year finish good second place flying another Chipmunk Gordon Marshall finished third modified Sig Banshee Max 35 engine Half-A stunt year poor turn out 13 entries Cox Manufacturing graciously supplied trophies event missed Larry Rengers presence supervise event David Mc Clellan won Junior division over Gor AeroSolat HlffkhFilm HOT FUEL PROOF DOPEEXCLUSIVE LOW HEAT AWARD WINNINGCOVERING FOR HI-GLOSS AND FLATFOAM & BALSA FINISHES AVAILABLEFLYING MODELS IN OVER 36 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LOS ANGELES CA 90028 don Marshall David Fitzgerald became double National Champion again 1976 won Senior year over de fending champion Leonardo Silva Mex ico Bob Whitely successfully defended title miniature Miss Kell over gregarious buoyant Rich Porter flying now famous Voo Doo stunter tri cycle gear clockwise flight last minute addition stunt events year Old Time Stunt championed John Pond Dave Marshall Two classes held ignition glow Bart Kapinski won ignition division flying Yates Madman belonging J C Yates looking pride engine screaming Orwick RC Modeler full time position excellent Opportunity send resume abilities following five areas 1 Drafting model airplane plans 2 Inking final paste up plans 3 Development model aircraft 4 Model aircraft building finishing 5 Follow up development models through production AAMCO Inc Box 231 Topsfield Mass 01983 Held Confidential November1977 93 TRY THESE OTHER CONTEST QUALITY PRODUCTS FROM PACTRA WINNERS RO KWIK-LINK &ifl tried true Kwik-Link Ideal Nospring steel control linkage 2each DUBRO PRODUCTS INCORPORATED DUBRO PLATED BRASS DURA COLLARS ENOUGH STOCK SO THAT THREADS WILL NOT STRIP CAN BE RE-WORKED FOR OTHER USES LIKE HARDENED STEEL NICE IMPROVEMENT THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE STILL AVAILABLE IN SETS OF 4 COMPLETE WITH ALLEN WRENCH FOR MODELERS WHO DEMAND ONLY THE VERY BESTWHY PAY MORE AND GET LESS. STILL ONLY 69c 141 3116 140 5132 139 1/8 138 3132 137 1/16 480 BONNER ROAD WAUCONDA ILL 60084 64 The glow division won Don Holifelder flying All-American Leroy Black second place Super Zilch Shades Walker Yates Saftig Slagle absolutely no flying allowed out side 13 control-line circles practice space Nationals minimum runways poor say least Large ruts two-inch-wide expan sion gaps tiedown holes poor repair jobs large cracks made takeoffs landings terror Ted Fancher longed go back Lake Charles Probably talked about new procedure Nationals appear ance judgingPreszler style Past years have seen long lines bored pilots wait ing annual scrutiny 76 ver sion judging spread out over three days little continuity Arlie proposed lining up planes once said could whole thing two hours doubted Well dazzling display precision aerobatics aircraft Fifty-one stunt ships waxed shiny Arlie Lanny Shorts Bart KIap inski played musical planes shifted planes around according ap pearance points large crowd collected despite horrid lighting conditions hangar Finally Al Rabes F-S 1 Joe Reinhards Mecca sat front pack 19 points Next came Ted Fanchers Citation 18 points third row Roger Barretts Gieseke Nobler Gary McClellans beautiful Mon okoted Allana Wynn Pauls Pampa wagon IV 16 points vote participating pilots Ted Fanchers Cita tion voted PAMPA Concours d Elegance Best Show received newly created silver cup trophy 1977 appearance judging took hour 56 minutes Obviously Supertigre 46 now dominant engine Nationals competition 20 Open qualifiers Tiger used 1st both third places 5th 6th 7th 8th 10th 12th well win ning Junior entry Fox 35 ST 40 rounded out top ten Open Foam wing proliferation down somewhat four first 10 places Highest place foam wings year fifth Paul sixth Whitely seventh Mc Millan award oldest airplane go Lew McFarland Shark 45 ST 46 now still FAI 1966 sticker wing Rabe used straight suction tank setup muffler pressure used Gieseke Baron Paul Whitely McMillan Cooper Armour Mathis Walker Barrett Brown Rodri quez Reinhard Lay McCann big thing year Nats modifications cooling holes drilled various places around engine com partment course Bob Gieseke has years Jim Armour Wynn Paul showed up Nats holes nose Suddenly lot cooling holes started appearing paint smeared epoxy Some two side side top nose others holes cut side nose Now maybe next year can start trick drilling holes props like Don Shultz suggested Women libbers take note Stunt two count em two women competitors Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair famous WVVII Navy fighter designed expressly 2-channel RC plenty room just about system up 4-channel minia ture units Recommended engine size max performance 09 10 minimal performance stock 049 051 Tee Dee Diesel con wrsion Tee Dee engines suggested Kit cludes balsa plywood die-cut parts hardware including RC hardware full-size step-by-step plans flat-finish decal sheet Major Gregory Pappy Boyingtons Lulu belle Price $2995 Sterling Models Inc 3620 G St Philadelphia PA 19134 product review product review product review Paula Bauer age 16 competed Senior stunt finished 7th Arleen Marshall competed Open along husband two boys What has now hopefully become Nats tradition Roger Barretts handmade trophy awarded highest placing first-time Open flier Last year Roger presented trophy consisting parts McCoy 35 engine imbedded plastic cube year Roger outdid himself creating highly polished varnished 30-in drone propeller plaque over center hub beautiful award went Norm Whittle finished ninth after 10-year layoff since appear ing Senior 1968 Event director Preszler made ef fort keep judges fatigue bare minimum Numerous breaks utilized Margie Preszler move constant ly grocery cart refreshments four-circle Open qualifying setup used keep number fliers down 12 13 per circle Fridays semi-finals largest number flights 20 round Judge Bill Fitzgerald came up idea splitting 20 fliers two groups flying pattern fore set five judges morning adding scores pilots meeting held Preszler did put idea up vote qualifiers vote convincing enough favor new idea Arlie made decision stick semi-finals round starting eight oclock round two oclock ended up oneflight semi-finals flier increased score windy afternoon eight fliers chose fly afternoon Thus another finals places six through 20 years case de cided basis flight appears way overcome wind factor fly early morning break qualifiers two groups go ahead fly wind add scores see can fly well wind Credit due Arlie Lanny recruited no less 29 helpers addi tion 10 stunt judges Tally chief Shareen Fancher may now have perma nent job desk long can have 94 Model Aviation product review product review product review 1 direct view circle Ted fly ingwoe person gets line sight time Margie Pres zier Joyce Shorts present minute day assist desk Pit boss Dick Schaper kept things well ahead ready area thanks due judges suffered five day ordeal Bill Fitzgerald Bob Foster Dave Gardner Bill Howe Tom Johnson Don Jorda Bill Kipp John Laws Bryant Thompson Tom Warden Bill Bradford Arlie Preszler judged Half-A event shortage personnel cropped up Saturday editorialize age-old problem obtaining judges still number headache running stunt Na tionals FAI tryouts What precision aerobatics needs large group two dozen people want full time judges Nationals FAI tryouts traditionally large local contests event needs leadership area RC pattern has its own Judges Association cute shirts emblazoned USPIA back Stunt needs sort esprit de corps group competent judges Nationals capped off fourth annual PAMPA banquet local Ramada Inn Approximately ninety attended honored guests Mr Stunt himself Bob Palmer PAMPA vice-president Frank McMillan presiding short business meeting held nominations officers com ing term trophies presented various events final presenta tion Walker Cup 1977 Na tional Precision Aerobatics Champion Al Rabe N ats/Lee continued page 27 sorts trick stuff such multiple com partment fuel tanks two needle valves venturi year have switch ed large very slick tank mounted inboard side nose socalled chicken hopper tank out board side engine draws After solved problem lot hard work make work right consistently paid off Riverside tune under 600 minutes first down 612 third Nashville Rats congratulated ajob well done Overall Vic Garner Ed Jacobs did very good job officiating years Nats racing events fairly consistently run no serious problems arising word thanks should go Vic Ed time spent work done Good job N ats/Perry continued page 29 pionships after refining adding some additional details Roland will build new model plans definite yet favors de Havilland Mosquito Sport Scale started promptly 100 wind blowing 15 mph wind equipment deficiencies reduced number successful flights first round Some flights ended early because landing ground-handling problems aggravated wind others didnt get off ground because improper line sizes lack mufflers balky engines end three rounds however three entries made qualifying flights wind reduced some options available fliers three twin-en gined entries placed top four using multi-engine option advantage no models retractable landing gear however spite rela tively high point value placed option entries repeats 1976 Nats including Jeffrey Perezs P-61 first place Mark Bauers P-47 third Second place went Larry Stephens fly ing Focke-Wulf Ta 154 twin-engined night fighter Marvin Martinez flew Bf 1 lOD-3 fourth place John Burgess Jr fifth large Fokker triplane Only 1 points separated static scores second- through fifth-place finishers November1977 95 UNBELIEVABLE HORSEPOWER 65 cc K & B 65cc 40 RIG Front Rotor K & B 61 R/G Perry Pump/Regijiator Fuel drawn fed large bore Perry carburetor through pressure supplied regulated pump unit increases hpto equal surpass 61 engines made today Additionally advanced step model engine fuel systems permits fly ing position fade out . placement fuel tank no longer critical K & B 61R/C Muffler Same engine above Perry Pump/Regulator KB MANUFACTURING DIVISION OF AURORA PRODUCTS CORP 12152 WOODRUFF AYE DOWNEY CA 90241 help develop model Ray Dan plan fly Nats models 1978 Scale World Chain