Nats Control Line: Aerobatics

Aerobotcs \Nvnn Pod MEL BROOKS movie Blazing Saddles could have inspiration 1976 control-line Precision Aerobatics event Dayton Ohio pilots renowned blazing corners finished onetwo Bob Hunt Middlesex NJ came Bicentennial champion next last flight finals day Gene Schaffer New City NY finished scant 167 points behind fourth time runner-up also 71 73 74 Al Rabe Irving Tex finished third third straight year brand new F-5 semiscale Hunt went win Walker Trophy Saturday beating Senior cham pion Pierre Morel Junior winner David Fitzgerald Bob later received dunking pool PAMPA motel head quarters victory Senior Stunt attracted 12 entrants very tight battle emerged between two-time American Junior champion Joe Musumeci 74 75 two-time Canadian Junior champion Pierre Morel Quebec Pierres LOiseau Bird sweetest sounding Max 35s writer can remember plane featured excel lent finish 54-in-winged 49-oz machine Joe led after first round 45250 Pierres 44725 Pierre came back second round post 46450 up 22 Model Aviation Joe 1976 version Gieseke Nobler fell 44150 second flight settle runner-up Third went newcomer Tad Chichester Colum bus Ohio flap come loose dur ing second flight total plane Junior Stunt belonged David Fitz gerald way first round score 41825 held up runner up Mike Dubes 38650 David flying very stock Sig Chipmunk Max 35 plane slightly modified landing gear location almost kit wood weighed very good 44 ounces Eleven entries Junior Stunt year best several years Third place went diminutive Randy Scott Cincinnati Ohio flying pro file Akroshark ST 46 Akroshark originates Shark wing profile Akromaster fuselage Down tenth place ten-year-old Matt Dube Mikes broth er whole Dube family Merrimack NH first Nationals Once again weather proved determining factor both qualifications finals day open stunt Thursday August 5 qualifications started off light winds picked up 10- 20-mile category toward noon Pilots early flights advantage Event director Bart Klapin ski set number qualifiers five four cir cles based upon entry 76 processed airplanes night before Most top five qualifiers able pass second round watch efforts trying make top five Good efforts put up Lin Smith Roger Barrett Mike Ditrich Chris Lella Dan Shafer Dennis Duvall John Davis Lee Uberbacher Jim Armour move up top five circles lost out Perhaps tense battle qualify came circle number two Tom Hartvigsen Tulla homa Tenn moved fifth place second flight 42600 over Californian Gary McClellan Gary put up very good flight wind score 42500 recount scores gave Gary 4265 first-time qualifying spot Jim Lynchs Big Blue Bearcat flying verted huffed puffed its way sixth place Powerplant Supertigre 46 finals year five former Nats champions Interesting variation Gieseke Nobler flown Bill Fitzgerald Flying tailstabilator positioned down Max 3542 oz V 76 Champs Ito R Walker Cup winner Below Realism comes strong stunt John Open Bob Hunt Senior Pierre Morel Quebec Burns Miles M-20 Mk II prototype own Junior Dave Fitzgeraldwho also took Half foam 58-in span wing Weight 59 oz. Max 40 Half-A stunt winner Bob Whitely receives Cox trophy Coxs Larry Renger Ship Ill Miss Kell 32-in wing Cox 049 power Right Little fellow big craft Randy Scott flew Akrosharka profile Akromaster fuselage built-up Shark wing An ST 46 Finals day Open Stunt saw cloudy skies rain However first round proceeded delay Bill Werwage led off small Ares powered HP 40 4855 Bill displayed usual precise figures good overall shapes did have hard corners seemed necessary high qualifying day before Bill Simons back after year lay off flew biggest plane finals Scorpio 800 sq wing area 62 span overall pattern appeared too large writer scored 4805 Gene Schaffer moved first place 48933 pattern cluded some best outside squares Left above Bill Werwages Perroquet version own wall-known Aries HP 40 39 oz. 50-in Left Gene Schaffers Hallmark foam 50-in wing ST 4648 oz pictures Wynn Paul November1976 23 world champion Stiletto Les McDonald Slipped 7th Nats engine ran Out gas during cloverleaf Focke WuIf TA 152 Keith Trostle used ad justable control horn flaps elevators through access hatch incorporated rear canopy 58-in foam wing ST 46 writer has ever seen Bob Hunt started out some excellent maneuvers flying very fast Only four-leaf clover some different size loops mar very good pat tern unfortunately 10-second overrun score 43967 Ted Fancher hard luck award winner 1975 flying much better last year although continued page 93 Senior champion Pierre Morel center flanked two former Senior champions Alan Adami sin left Doug Stout right Above Jim Lynch natty Bearcat molded-balsa fuselage 57-in wing powered Supertigre 46 Nats/CL Stunt/Paul continued page 23 writer pattern appeared slightly large Teds well done plane always pleasure seehe should help keep west coast fliers improving First-time qualifiers Bill Eybers NJ Gary McClellan both gave good accounts themselves followed ever improving Fred Miles flies traditional New York style small figures tight corners Freds first time qualify also Bob Gieseke flying number nine spot moved lead very slow-flying Nobler 49533 smaller pattern size definite asset seemed having some line tension problems new World Champion Les McDonald flew driving rain scored 5086 pattern bad very good round figures excellent hourglass Bob Whitely trouble landing gear after good pattern Keith Tros tIe back competition after directing last two Nationals flew FWTA 152 semi-scale 45917 Another year back competition Keith could give leaders some trouble Al Rabe moved second position new F-S 1 totaled month before new fuse lage forward trailing edge wing new wing center section grafted remains plane after rag caught prop running stooge Wynn Paul moved seventh new white Pampawagon III evidently showed up better air blue ones although having troubles pullouts Big Jim Lynch year old Big Blue Bearcat unmuffled ST 46 huffed puffed 48750 move fifth place An intense Rich LeRoy Calif put yellow Miss Poppy now powered ST 46 up 4730 move tenth spot No less five former National Champions finals year Werwage Rabe Gieseke Trostle Mc Farland final round started off bang Gieseke 51233 Rabe 51600 Gene Schaffer 51950 set standard entire round Rabes new F-51 prob ably best flying F-5l series turn ing much better corner still yaws some maneuvers rain continued head judge Bob Gialdini cut fine fig ure outfitted sailing wet weather gear Meanwhile back Roger Barretts camper Bob Hunt putting finishing touches repairs Genesis after backing over front end station wagon Bob Whitely improved score 15 points seemed have trouble vertical figures Bill Werwage also im proved settle fourth spot just couldnt seem impress judges little white airplane disagreement among judges over Dave Hem stroughts completion pattern led second flight PT-19 put FIRST Supersonic fuel w well kno quired 1950 rapidly became fuels. NATS under single nan back 1973 K&B performing fuel K&Bs twenty-six year~experience haZe proved need various t~s fuel Therefore offer widest range glow fuels available. spe cifically formulated meet demands todays engines events geographical conditions K&B MODEL ENGINE FUEL X2C OIL K&B 100 Free Flight u-control RIO Flying K&B 500 R/ Flying & R/c Race carswhere both high low speeds required K&B 1000 /2A Engines K&B SUPER SPEED going out K&B MODEL ENGINE FUEL CASTOR OIL K&B 100 Free Flight U-control R/C Flying K&B 1000 Engines K&B FAI 80/20 Pylon Free Flight U-control Speedno Nitro Qualifies FAI rules Select K&B Glow Fuel fulfill needs power model plane Choice Chamoions 14th spot Veteran Lew McFarland flying 11-year-old gigantic Shark ST 46 settle 18th position after burning fuel during Nationals week anyone else Floridian Remel Cooper nicely finished Stiletto Max 35 moved up 1975 14th place finish 12th place year flying has improved great deal years time reckoned future Flight num ber 17 World Champion Les McDon aId ST 46-powered Stiletto Les good flight going until first loop four-leaf-clover engine spuittered quit went hopes 47 Lew Mahieu n Speed Flyer Ac SUPERSON IC current winners fuel Today lic dropped opular best grand slam Stunt Now its back Miami time await arrival new member family its another Stiletto Frank McMillan back competition after working Nationals showed can still fly well finished tenth good flying foam-wing airplane Wynn Paul caught flying hand prop ST 46 called attempt put Bob Hunt up last flight certainly good enough judges awarded 52117 new King Korners Wynn put last flight day good engine run put him eigth place stopped rainingmore November1976 93 REMAINING MORE jaster fl same power YELLOW PROPELp OJB dt lao 5354 26 3 5 4 304 Blade63 64354 PasSer74 76 78 504 SZeseach84 86 88 654 94 9-6 97 98 63 64354O4 106 854 86854114 11-61181 96 1061 RC 124 3 Blade Tractor125 126 150 5-354 64 H 3 Blade Pusher BROS 63ST JOHN INDIANA 46373 Nats/CL Stunt continued Bob Hunts winning airplane 1976 version Genesis Control Specialties Company foam wing first foam wing win since Bob Lampione back 1969 Genesis 60-in wingspan 720 sq wing area 18-percent airfoil used equal panels 1 oz tipweight twoin leading edge sweep Hunt used -span flaps root chord 2/s tip chord 1 large stabilizer 29-in span elevators root chord 3 tip chord 2 front moment arm back plate leading edge 10 rear moment arm hinge line hinge line 16 wing-root chord 115 ST 46 slightly reworked Rich Tower used Adamisin muffler pressure Fox idle-bar plug RevUp 12-6 prop own 5-percent nitro fuel 018 stranded lines 615 feet length Control Specialties In-Flight Adjustable Handle plane weighed 54 oz Foam wings used 12 20 qualifiers including first second eighth tenth note choice engines Supertigre 46s took first second third used 10 other places 20 qualifiers five Max 35s Fox 35 HP 40 John Davis Florissant Mo set work ing retracts used first official flight during qualifications decided leave down during second flight wind probably added drag first set retracts actually worked during flying since early 60s LM Cox Manufacturing Co HalfA Stunt Championships attracted total 25 entries year like other event miniature airplanes becoming sophisticated year High winds cold temperatures marred other wise light-hearted day flying spec tators cheering maneuver com pleted smacking runway Bob Whitely Fountain Valley Calif won open division exact replica full-size stunter Miss Kell Lil Miss Kell flies class big stunt ers Bob piled up 7765 points de throne defending champion Keith Trostle finished third 6865 Second place went Rich Porter Temple Terrace Fla flying Little Satan Half-A Combat ship Keith using Tercel design plane featured September 1976 issue Model viation Senior division Half-A event went Leonardo Silva way Mexico 3320 Junior crown went Californian David Fitzgerald defend ing champion became double na tional champion after winning Junior division full-size Stunt class Larry Renger Cox Mfg Co especially pleased see very good turnout unofficial event spite poor condi tions Half-A championships held Saturday before after Walker Cup flyoffs certainly led greater attendance Walker flyoffs past Bart Klapinski Jim Fasimpaur ran very good event year large number of93 entries Theevents went smoothly very relaxed atmosphere both competitors officials Head judge Bob Gialdini led corps judges included Bernie Ash Joyce Roger Greene Don Jorda John Laws Bob Pharr Jon Ramsden Doug Stout Open processing made good deal easier year judging 25 Open air planes night after processing Junior Senior entries eliminated usual Wednesday night avalanche Open processing Les McDonald Dave Rees tied top honors appearance points 17 usual bull sessions produced talk about engines year writer heard before topics trimming foam wings versus built-up airplane size judging pattern appearance course engines seemed big topic year largest num ber finalists long time 20 lot talk about judges tiring after viewing 40 patterns day fact during second round 17 patterns improved total 145 3383 points excludes Hunt overrun Mc Donald ran out gas McFarlands up full 65 points patterns amounts to two points per maneu ver raises average point spread 10 40 seems acceptable addition weather little bit better during second round finals year during first Several finalists conceived idea having semi-finals finals next year Open stunt semi-finals com posed 40 percent total processed planes followed finals day total eight finalists 60 less processed airplanes 10 finalists 61 processed airplanes suggested two-hour break would follow finals Walker trophy flyoff would follow would keep Open fliers Open judges same amount days three past Nationals Competition Commit tee composed first ten finishers plus President PAMPA Keith Trostle will review proposal during coming year third annual PAM PA banquet held Saturday night approximately 130 attendance PAMPA president Keith Trostle Secretary-Treasurer Wynn Paul presided over combination dinner business meeting awards pre sentation Newly crowned World Cham pion Les McDonald second-place fin isher Bill Werwage given standing ovation team members Bob Gieseke Gene Schaffer unable attend banquet Five former National Cham pions recognized George Aldrich Gialdini Doug Stout Trostle Wer wage culmination banquet came President Trostle presented Walker Cup 1976 Precision Aerobatics Champion Bob Hunt B-25 Mitchell AuthBntic scale model twin engine bomber famed WW II April 1942 raid Tokyo launched USS Hornet under Gen Doolittle Wingspan 26W bal sa/tissue construction exquisitely shaped detailed vacuum-formed plastic parts add final touch authenticity Designed Ucontrol flying makes beautiful static model Kit No 805 available late 1976 Price $11 Paul K Guillow Inc Wakefield MA 01880 productreviewprod uctreviewproductreveew 94 Model Aviation ~3e e Go9 o3 0 6eS B 854 8-B8-B 125 96106 104 iSO 06 Pusher Metallic AlSO