Nats Free Flight: Scale

This good Nats freeflight Scale events plenty well-detailed modds Scale very popular Great Lakes area Unfortunately lot untested models too invariably tried self-destruct Another favorite trick put diesel scale model dont have fuel-proof airframe first learning op erate diesel saw happen four different cases Yet another leave model absurdly tail-heavy number rubber-powered Scale ships half enough rubber motor no provision problem always besets scale modelsnot enough power flight testing Same true Indoor No type model dominates Scale events example first three places Open Indoor Peanut won high-wing cabin monoplane low-wing monoplane biplane lot Lacey M-l0s Indoor its straight wing slab-sided deal looks like modeler designed some Outdoor new Indoor Peanut rules Charlie Leroy rules have generated bet ter-looking airplanes interest Scale events up over last few years Outdoor Gas Scale less 20 entrants interesting model Tom Starks electric-powered Fokker F-7 flew well high scale points Rubber Outdoor Scale has taken over gas popularity Several best flying models Wakefield-size motors Outdoor Scale events held Day ton extremely well-attended mod elers spectators enjoyed events much previous years because generally quality flying build ing much improved Part fun trying wish models air know cannot possibly fly given miracle just might make Its very welcome change pace cutand-dried duration events Above Patrick Barry holds prop plane deft lefthandits Bokor Junior pic John Ttiornhill others Mathis Above Canadian Jack McGillivary flew interesting Issacs Fairey Fury third Peanut Right Hyperbipe scurrying across floor Colum bus AMA Scale Ken Johnson Below Holding Peanut Cessna C-37 Don Wright