Radio Control: Combat

RADIO CONTROL COMBAT 74Z -liii LPJ IT SEEMS THAT OVERLOOKED excellent non-Scale Combat model review kits published number months ago Ive reminded Diamond Dust produced Gilbert Aircraft Performance Products GAPP has strong Combat following Diamond Dust uses flying-wing delta design pack 575 square inches tiny 345-inch wingspanthat works out average chord 165 inches typical weight 2 2/2 pounds powered 25 40 engine wing loading Diamond Dust approximately 9 ounces per square foot impressive thing about Diamond Dust its speed range would expect fast Ive also seen design throttle back fly snails pace very high angle attack kit includes hardware has very mixed laser-cut construction carbon spars balsa Kevlar composites light plywood can contact GAPP toll-free number 800 325-GAPP Im correcting omissions might well put longoverdue plug great modeling organization National Association Scale Aeromodelers NASA NASA supports Scale interest radio control control line free flight yes Scale RC Combat Its few organizations helps us remember common interest share modelers other events can find out about excellent organization contacting NASA Burt Dugan 11090 Phyllis Dr Clio MI 48420 Tel 810 686-0655 Progressive Miniature Aircraft has recently relocated operation company produces five Combat kits 704 flier Progressives new address 2467 North John Young B Parkway Orlando FL 32804 Tel 407 298-8257 Availability companys Mustang Spitfire Zero Kingcobra 109 kits will affected move Northwest Tool company recently picked up Messerschmitt 109G Macchi MC202 RC Scale Combat designs Custom Cutters has picked up shop moved across country new address 6711 Rabbit Ct Waldorf MD 20603 Tel 800 755-5687 Despite move Northwest has able introduce brand new design 704 Combat Kawasaki Ki-6 1 Tony Next Zero Tony probably best-known Japanese fighter WW II due part widely held misconception Tony license-built version German 109 Northwests Tony conventional balsa construction uses large vacuum-formed turtledeck integral canopy helps keep building time down Scale looks up Photos finished model just missed press time folks Northwest have promised some photos next column Speaking Japanese fighter designs Gus Morfis Plans 4709 Green Meadows Ave Torrance CA 90505 Tel 310 378-5679 has introduced its newest set plans 704 modeler subject time Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate Frank Frank lesser-known design appeared late Pacific war Looking somewhat deceptively like Zero packing twice horsepower famous A6M-2 Frank could hold its own against contemporary US fighter encountered Like other Morfis designs Frank conventional balsa plywood construction Great Northern Campaign 1995 Minnesota over second year has proven fun first 1995 March 1996 97 Jeff Gilbert holds GAPP Diamond Dust model powered MVVS 40 GFSR covered UltraCote Jeff Weiss scratch-built Soviet trio La-5 MiG-3 Yak9 three built Gus Morph plans Great Northern Campaign flier Howard Lee flew immaculate Ziggs Original Fw 190 fourth place four cuts 15 25 SIze R/C Combat Plane competitions round-robin campaign hosted five different Twin Cities area clubs Sodbusters RC St Paul RC Anoka County RC Rich Valley RC Twin Cities Radio Controllers campaign arranged anyone could compete five events end season top three event scores would count toward campaign totals title Ace would awarded pilots managed get five streamer cuts Well results seventeenyear-old Steve OHearn Cottage Grove MN blew away competition impressive 352-point average three best meets Steve also pilot campaign achieve coveted Ace status six cuts Steves performance impressive realize fourth year flying RC Other pilots ranked high final standing Scott Anderson 2726 points/3 cuts Rick Smith 236 points/2 cuts Howard Lee 1843 points/4 cuts Plans 1996 campaign have already begun competing clubs hope involve additional area clubs hosting 704 Scale Combat events make better year scratch-built beauties award issue goes trio Soviet fighters built Jeff Weiss Sacramento CA Jeff built 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