Pylon Racing ATTENDED THE Valley Flyers mula Race Sepulveda Basin July observed some very competitive racing Whit Stockwell showed up Prather Lil Toni walked off marbles bad after flying since Nats 1975 Same racer used 75 Nats too Jack Stafford having trouble keep ing engine tied down Top Turkey modified Stafford Rickey Rat came up elaborate mag nesium motor mounts have seen basel same idea aluminum speed pans used CL Speed see Fig 1 During heats Jacks K&B went sour thought blown plug After inspecting engine found front cover come loose carburetor loose crankcase cracked under mounting lug front cover rear cover en gine did come loose motor mount nor did mount come loose firewall No cracks showed up structure mount really tied en gine down drawback mount took Jack about 12 hours machining time 3 pounds mag bar stock come up 3-ounce mount BOB ABERLE New York has submit ted following rules AMA pro visional event 1978-1979 flying sea son hoped rules will estab lish separate event under single set uniform rules 1/ZA R/C Pylon Racing Provisional Rules 10 Objective provide racing event em ploys relatively small inexpensive easily constructed radio-controlled model aircraft encourage average RC flier participate basic pylon racing-type competition 20 General AMA FCC regulations covering RC flier aircraft equipment shall applicable except noted herein contestant will allowed two 2 entries planes event second alternate aircraft may used after has determined Contest Di rector first aircraft no longer safe fly Only contestant has entered aircraft may pilot event No alternate pilots will permit ted Any unsportsmanlike conduct such repetitive unsafe flying attempt gain unfair advantage actual rule vio lations shall cause disqualification contestant discretion CD decisions CD desig nee relating interpretation rules shall final binding contestants 30 Detail Specifications Dave Lane Right Preparing next heat race Traverse City Mich. F-i winning team Steve Metz ger wife Stouffer pix Below Frank Morosky Sr takes last needle tweak X-40 DARA just before starters flag Holding him son Frank Jr 31 Radio Equipment Any type RC equipment may used provided two control surfaces actuated ie aile ron elevator rudder elevator 32 Aircraft Engine Related Acces sories 321 Engine Maximum total nominal displacement shall 0519 cubic inches Engines must production units assem bled factory available parts Engine parts whether original replace ment must have produced quanti ties greater 500 units must available through normal retail outlets USA engine manufac turer No ball bearings tuned pipes will allowed event 322 Mufflers discretion CD notified advance publicity prior contest mufflers may re quired depending upon local operating conditions restrictions 323 Pressure Any type fuel pres sure system may used engine may tapped pressure various loca tions pen-bladder type system may also employed Modified needle valve assemblies shall permitted 324 Throttle No throttle shall re quired 325 Fuel Cut-Off positive means fuel cut-off must provided ac tivated basic radio system usually extreme up down elevator cut off must either mechanical valve device simply closes off fuel line rigid fuel tank pick-up tube re quires plane rolled inverted stop engine unacceptable 326 Propellers Only commercially available wood plastic props may used Aside removing flashing burrs balancing props modified way Handmade props expressly forbidden 327 Fuel Fuel limited maximum 50% nitro content fuel must purchased commercially mixed No homemade fuel will permitted discretion CD fuel may sup plied contest contestants 33 Aircraft Requirements 331 Appearance Model need re semble full-scale racing plane Canopies cockpits pilots heads wheel pants cowl ings etc necessary 332 Wings Wing area shall mini mum 200 sq including area dis placed fuselage Area measurement will taken top side wing wing itself may planform ie constant chord tapered leading edge tapered leading trailing edge swept back swept forward Delta wings fly ing wings prohibited 333 Airfoil wing minimum air foil thickness root chord shall 7/ ratio thickness chord root must maintained tip sec tion well case tapered wing continued page 80 18 ModelAviation MORE wHAfIOyfl PROPELL cojaster ofl same powerYELLOW e6 je pltCB ade 54 G\eTa O2~25 3 5 4 304 0-OBlade63 64 354 -Pusher74 76 78 504 seeSeach84 86 88 654 5 63 64 3W104 10685 RC 124 3 Blade Tractor125 126 150 5-354 63 64 504 ORISH 3 BladePusher BROS 6-3ST JOHN INDIANA 46373 Emergence/Stevens continued page S2 us would referred Parks Recreation Committee review recommendations Needless say ecstatic suddenly pro vided key what really want ed As writing letter has written successfully passed council will reviewed committee few weeks though publicity handled large part Art Jones contacted local radio station WKNE formed could have half-hour discuss sport show Mari anne Dinkels show opportunity immediately taken writer though frightened half death agreed show pre-broadcast meeting presented Marianne outline what wanted discuss during broadcast am told went very well guided through expert terviewing techniques addition radio broadcast also artistic new club member Dick Webster design produce several large posters placed promi nent places quantity small no tices placed informa tion boards public places over area Further prepared announce ments submitted three other radio stations within 20-mile radius Keene inclusion community activity broadcasts Just example type co operation hard work expended member job done Bill Sullivan new member last year Bill handled printing raffle tickets door prize forms club information handouts also directed can vassing local businesses door prize donations sold over 40 raffle tickets show slated Sunday April 25 held final meeting early April tie together loose ends simply matter covering lastminute details anxiously awaiting big day meantime contacted non-club members knew working models successful convincing three join us show As result U-Control RC aircraft process beautiful RC Chris-Craft included display evening before show de scended hall set up next day decided wait early morning before bringing items value prevent possibilities theft van dalism big day dawned grey rainy preventing outdoor activities however everyone arrived cue starting 7 am worked steadily toward 10 am opening tables brought Cliff Bressett able crew displays carefully laid out models hung rafters parked middle floor roped off planned Movies taken Cleotis Miller test run projectionist Kevin Calkins raffle door prize table set up gra ciously manned day Wilma Bently display prepared Max Ruelke secretary-treasurer included two large posters color photos types air craft new club logo Bill Sterling past presidentr came up surprise display covering various materials hardware very well done 945 everything just about set first visitors arrived gan make rounds un til 6 pm closing steady flow visitors kept everyone thoroughly occupied concerned stayed displays day busy talking demon strating enthusiastic public Fay Wood sold well over $300 worth equip ment used items sale table Young sters followed fascinated RC tank John Verhoef ran around hall periodically movie room crowded hourly showing announced over PA system MC Tom Letoumeau public impressed Art Jones Parks Recreation impressed frankly impressed ourselves mini Toledo covered minimal expenses made few dollars treas ury important gained new mem bership have become cohesive active force community As written plan actual flying dem onstration later summer keep public aware sport sum up dont underestimate power club no matter small become moving force com munity little PR effort can get club off ground just did RC Pylon Racing/Lane continued page 18 planform tip section will propor tionately thinner 334 Weight Weight less fuel cluding equipment necessary flight shall no less 20 ounces nor 32 ounces 335 Fuselage No minimum crosssection area will required However interest safety CD may dis qualify entry opinion does appear structurally sound airworthy 336 Landing Gear Landing gears wheels necessary 337 Identfication Markings D markings will consist simply con testants AMA number alternate letter N followed last two three digits AMA number followed first letter contestants last name Location size ID important 40 Operation Race 41 Number Planes per Race maximum four 4 aircraft will flown heat 42 Type Launching Unless adver tised advance launching will hand assistant helper contestant No contestant shall launch his/ own aircraft Launches aircraft will close simultaneous possible Launches staggered inter vals 43 Number Laps race will consist ten 10 complete laps racing course 44 Cut Pylon pylon cut contestant lap will counted two pylons cut contestant will re ceive no score heat shall pull up out race until heat over 45 Altitude No minimum altitude required during racing 80 Model Aviation Semco manufacturers 280 accessories modeling Send 26 cents today catalog describing im portant items MODEL ENGINEERING INC 80 FELTON ST WALTHAM MASSACHUSETTS 02184 4- SGo KiLL 7 J 4BV lOOMA 123 349g 38K42F $1350 1 3116 0 1 3/16 7 13/16 4SV 100 MA 123 349g 38K42S $1350 F 48 volt airborne battery packs made top quality General Electric cells specifically engineered high vibration environments milliampere hour capacity rating conservative based hour rate whereas other manufacturers rate batteries 5 10 hour rate bench studies have found cells will consistently run 15 20% above rated capacity small airplane boom 100 ma packs offer lighter airborne weight smaller size special applica tions 500 ma pack gives quality high capacity pack ideal larger plane use Housed white plastic case easily disassembled cell replacement necessary Pluse send complete mtulog Enclosed $100 refunded mylAME first order Add S50 1st class mail return add $100 handling other 2rdersCITY ADDRESS 49 RACE COURSE T2 60 START FINISH1 300 46 Engine Start-up Engines must started within maximum time two 2 minutes after signal start given Any contestant ready race starting flag dropped shall draw zero heat 47 Rotation Race laps will flown counter-clockwise direction rotation turns being left 48 Callers Callers far pylon turn permitted Pylon turns will sole ly initiated flier contestant out assistance 49 Race Course 50 Scoring Points shall awarded after race follows four points first place three points second place two points third place point fourth place winner event contestant has accumulated points after conclusion heats contestants must given equal number oppor tunities race /2A racers agree above rules now time get own bandwagon let AMA know about MANAGED spend day half Nats year great turn out et 80 Formula 80 Unfortunately /4 Midget competitor disqualified because chrome sleeve Rossi Apparently participant changed engines before last round found out engines would inspected after final round hate see happen Supposedly et rules state engine will stock What happened intent having rather inexpensive racing event everyone could get competitive stock engines Rossi right out box enough power plenty fast Tom Christopher turned 1351 Nats Rossi D & S Rickey Rat Jack Stafford turned 127 Mile Square Rossi Brown B-3 Bob Root turned 125 Rossi P-63 modify engine runs well idles too Also above times set mufflers Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St. Haw thorne Cal! 90250 December 1976 81 K PS 13/16 L 1 0 48V 500 MA 43 1219g 38K40 0 Langleys Model Aero Engine 1903 Robert Meyer Curator National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Illustrated orical Collectors Item $500 Cumberland Press 4926 Del Ray Avenue Bethesda Maryland 20014
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/12
Page Numbers: 18, 80, 81
Pylon Racing ATTENDED THE Valley Flyers mula Race Sepulveda Basin July observed some very competitive racing Whit Stockwell showed up Prather Lil Toni walked off marbles bad after flying since Nats 1975 Same racer used 75 Nats too Jack Stafford having trouble keep ing engine tied down Top Turkey modified Stafford Rickey Rat came up elaborate mag nesium motor mounts have seen basel same idea aluminum speed pans used CL Speed see Fig 1 During heats Jacks K&B went sour thought blown plug After inspecting engine found front cover come loose carburetor loose crankcase cracked under mounting lug front cover rear cover en gine did come loose motor mount nor did mount come loose firewall No cracks showed up structure mount really tied en gine down drawback mount took Jack about 12 hours machining time 3 pounds mag bar stock come up 3-ounce mount BOB ABERLE New York has submit ted following rules AMA pro visional event 1978-1979 flying sea son hoped rules will estab lish separate event under single set uniform rules 1/ZA R/C Pylon Racing Provisional Rules 10 Objective provide racing event em ploys relatively small inexpensive easily constructed radio-controlled model aircraft encourage average RC flier participate basic pylon racing-type competition 20 General AMA FCC regulations covering RC flier aircraft equipment shall applicable except noted herein contestant will allowed two 2 entries planes event second alternate aircraft may used after has determined Contest Di rector first aircraft no longer safe fly Only contestant has entered aircraft may pilot event No alternate pilots will permit ted Any unsportsmanlike conduct such repetitive unsafe flying attempt gain unfair advantage actual rule vio lations shall cause disqualification contestant discretion CD decisions CD desig nee relating interpretation rules shall final binding contestants 30 Detail Specifications Dave Lane Right Preparing next heat race Traverse City Mich. F-i winning team Steve Metz ger wife Stouffer pix Below Frank Morosky Sr takes last needle tweak X-40 DARA just before starters flag Holding him son Frank Jr 31 Radio Equipment Any type RC equipment may used provided two control surfaces actuated ie aile ron elevator rudder elevator 32 Aircraft Engine Related Acces sories 321 Engine Maximum total nominal displacement shall 0519 cubic inches Engines must production units assem bled factory available parts Engine parts whether original replace ment must have produced quanti ties greater 500 units must available through normal retail outlets USA engine manufac turer No ball bearings tuned pipes will allowed event 322 Mufflers discretion CD notified advance publicity prior contest mufflers may re quired depending upon local operating conditions restrictions 323 Pressure Any type fuel pres sure system may used engine may tapped pressure various loca tions pen-bladder type system may also employed Modified needle valve assemblies shall permitted 324 Throttle No throttle shall re quired 325 Fuel Cut-Off positive means fuel cut-off must provided ac tivated basic radio system usually extreme up down elevator cut off must either mechanical valve device simply closes off fuel line rigid fuel tank pick-up tube re quires plane rolled inverted stop engine unacceptable 326 Propellers Only commercially available wood plastic props may used Aside removing flashing burrs balancing props modified way Handmade props expressly forbidden 327 Fuel Fuel limited maximum 50% nitro content fuel must purchased commercially mixed No homemade fuel will permitted discretion CD fuel may sup plied contest contestants 33 Aircraft Requirements 331 Appearance Model need re semble full-scale racing plane Canopies cockpits pilots heads wheel pants cowl ings etc necessary 332 Wings Wing area shall mini mum 200 sq including area dis placed fuselage Area measurement will taken top side wing wing itself may planform ie constant chord tapered leading edge tapered leading trailing edge swept back swept forward Delta wings fly ing wings prohibited 333 Airfoil wing minimum air foil thickness root chord shall 7/ ratio thickness chord root must maintained tip sec tion well case tapered wing continued page 80 18 ModelAviation MORE wHAfIOyfl PROPELL cojaster ofl same powerYELLOW e6 je pltCB ade 54 G\eTa O2~25 3 5 4 304 0-OBlade63 64 354 -Pusher74 76 78 504 seeSeach84 86 88 654 5 63 64 3W104 10685 RC 124 3 Blade Tractor125 126 150 5-354 63 64 504 ORISH 3 BladePusher BROS 6-3ST JOHN INDIANA 46373 Emergence/Stevens continued page S2 us would referred Parks Recreation Committee review recommendations Needless say ecstatic suddenly pro vided key what really want ed As writing letter has written successfully passed council will reviewed committee few weeks though publicity handled large part Art Jones contacted local radio station WKNE formed could have half-hour discuss sport show Mari anne Dinkels show opportunity immediately taken writer though frightened half death agreed show pre-broadcast meeting presented Marianne outline what wanted discuss during broadcast am told went very well guided through expert terviewing techniques addition radio broadcast also artistic new club member Dick Webster design produce several large posters placed promi nent places quantity small no tices placed informa tion boards public places over area Further prepared announce ments submitted three other radio stations within 20-mile radius Keene inclusion community activity broadcasts Just example type co operation hard work expended member job done Bill Sullivan new member last year Bill handled printing raffle tickets door prize forms club information handouts also directed can vassing local businesses door prize donations sold over 40 raffle tickets show slated Sunday April 25 held final meeting early April tie together loose ends simply matter covering lastminute details anxiously awaiting big day meantime contacted non-club members knew working models successful convincing three join us show As result U-Control RC aircraft process beautiful RC Chris-Craft included display evening before show de scended hall set up next day decided wait early morning before bringing items value prevent possibilities theft van dalism big day dawned grey rainy preventing outdoor activities however everyone arrived cue starting 7 am worked steadily toward 10 am opening tables brought Cliff Bressett able crew displays carefully laid out models hung rafters parked middle floor roped off planned Movies taken Cleotis Miller test run projectionist Kevin Calkins raffle door prize table set up gra ciously manned day Wilma Bently display prepared Max Ruelke secretary-treasurer included two large posters color photos types air craft new club logo Bill Sterling past presidentr came up surprise display covering various materials hardware very well done 945 everything just about set first visitors arrived gan make rounds un til 6 pm closing steady flow visitors kept everyone thoroughly occupied concerned stayed displays day busy talking demon strating enthusiastic public Fay Wood sold well over $300 worth equip ment used items sale table Young sters followed fascinated RC tank John Verhoef ran around hall periodically movie room crowded hourly showing announced over PA system MC Tom Letoumeau public impressed Art Jones Parks Recreation impressed frankly impressed ourselves mini Toledo covered minimal expenses made few dollars treas ury important gained new mem bership have become cohesive active force community As written plan actual flying dem onstration later summer keep public aware sport sum up dont underestimate power club no matter small become moving force com munity little PR effort can get club off ground just did RC Pylon Racing/Lane continued page 18 planform tip section will propor tionately thinner 334 Weight Weight less fuel cluding equipment necessary flight shall no less 20 ounces nor 32 ounces 335 Fuselage No minimum crosssection area will required However interest safety CD may dis qualify entry opinion does appear structurally sound airworthy 336 Landing Gear Landing gears wheels necessary 337 Identfication Markings D markings will consist simply con testants AMA number alternate letter N followed last two three digits AMA number followed first letter contestants last name Location size ID important 40 Operation Race 41 Number Planes per Race maximum four 4 aircraft will flown heat 42 Type Launching Unless adver tised advance launching will hand assistant helper contestant No contestant shall launch his/ own aircraft Launches aircraft will close simultaneous possible Launches staggered inter vals 43 Number Laps race will consist ten 10 complete laps racing course 44 Cut Pylon pylon cut contestant lap will counted two pylons cut contestant will re ceive no score heat shall pull up out race until heat over 45 Altitude No minimum altitude required during racing 80 Model Aviation Semco manufacturers 280 accessories modeling Send 26 cents today catalog describing im portant items MODEL ENGINEERING INC 80 FELTON ST WALTHAM MASSACHUSETTS 02184 4- SGo KiLL 7 J 4BV lOOMA 123 349g 38K42F $1350 1 3116 0 1 3/16 7 13/16 4SV 100 MA 123 349g 38K42S $1350 F 48 volt airborne battery packs made top quality General Electric cells specifically engineered high vibration environments milliampere hour capacity rating conservative based hour rate whereas other manufacturers rate batteries 5 10 hour rate bench studies have found cells will consistently run 15 20% above rated capacity small airplane boom 100 ma packs offer lighter airborne weight smaller size special applica tions 500 ma pack gives quality high capacity pack ideal larger plane use Housed white plastic case easily disassembled cell replacement necessary Pluse send complete mtulog Enclosed $100 refunded mylAME first order Add S50 1st class mail return add $100 handling other 2rdersCITY ADDRESS 49 RACE COURSE T2 60 START FINISH1 300 46 Engine Start-up Engines must started within maximum time two 2 minutes after signal start given Any contestant ready race starting flag dropped shall draw zero heat 47 Rotation Race laps will flown counter-clockwise direction rotation turns being left 48 Callers Callers far pylon turn permitted Pylon turns will sole ly initiated flier contestant out assistance 49 Race Course 50 Scoring Points shall awarded after race follows four points first place three points second place two points third place point fourth place winner event contestant has accumulated points after conclusion heats contestants must given equal number oppor tunities race /2A racers agree above rules now time get own bandwagon let AMA know about MANAGED spend day half Nats year great turn out et 80 Formula 80 Unfortunately /4 Midget competitor disqualified because chrome sleeve Rossi Apparently participant changed engines before last round found out engines would inspected after final round hate see happen Supposedly et rules state engine will stock What happened intent having rather inexpensive racing event everyone could get competitive stock engines Rossi right out box enough power plenty fast Tom Christopher turned 1351 Nats Rossi D & S Rickey Rat Jack Stafford turned 127 Mile Square Rossi Brown B-3 Bob Root turned 125 Rossi P-63 modify engine runs well idles too Also above times set mufflers Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St. Haw thorne Cal! 90250 December 1976 81 K PS 13/16 L 1 0 48V 500 MA 43 1219g 38K40 0 Langleys Model Aero Engine 1903 Robert Meyer Curator National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Illustrated orical Collectors Item $500 Cumberland Press 4926 Del Ray Avenue Bethesda Maryland 20014
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/12
Page Numbers: 18, 80, 81
Pylon Racing ATTENDED THE Valley Flyers mula Race Sepulveda Basin July observed some very competitive racing Whit Stockwell showed up Prather Lil Toni walked off marbles bad after flying since Nats 1975 Same racer used 75 Nats too Jack Stafford having trouble keep ing engine tied down Top Turkey modified Stafford Rickey Rat came up elaborate mag nesium motor mounts have seen basel same idea aluminum speed pans used CL Speed see Fig 1 During heats Jacks K&B went sour thought blown plug After inspecting engine found front cover come loose carburetor loose crankcase cracked under mounting lug front cover rear cover en gine did come loose motor mount nor did mount come loose firewall No cracks showed up structure mount really tied en gine down drawback mount took Jack about 12 hours machining time 3 pounds mag bar stock come up 3-ounce mount BOB ABERLE New York has submit ted following rules AMA pro visional event 1978-1979 flying sea son hoped rules will estab lish separate event under single set uniform rules 1/ZA R/C Pylon Racing Provisional Rules 10 Objective provide racing event em ploys relatively small inexpensive easily constructed radio-controlled model aircraft encourage average RC flier participate basic pylon racing-type competition 20 General AMA FCC regulations covering RC flier aircraft equipment shall applicable except noted herein contestant will allowed two 2 entries planes event second alternate aircraft may used after has determined Contest Di rector first aircraft no longer safe fly Only contestant has entered aircraft may pilot event No alternate pilots will permit ted Any unsportsmanlike conduct such repetitive unsafe flying attempt gain unfair advantage actual rule vio lations shall cause disqualification contestant discretion CD decisions CD desig nee relating interpretation rules shall final binding contestants 30 Detail Specifications Dave Lane Right Preparing next heat race Traverse City Mich. F-i winning team Steve Metz ger wife Stouffer pix Below Frank Morosky Sr takes last needle tweak X-40 DARA just before starters flag Holding him son Frank Jr 31 Radio Equipment Any type RC equipment may used provided two control surfaces actuated ie aile ron elevator rudder elevator 32 Aircraft Engine Related Acces sories 321 Engine Maximum total nominal displacement shall 0519 cubic inches Engines must production units assem bled factory available parts Engine parts whether original replace ment must have produced quanti ties greater 500 units must available through normal retail outlets USA engine manufac turer No ball bearings tuned pipes will allowed event 322 Mufflers discretion CD notified advance publicity prior contest mufflers may re quired depending upon local operating conditions restrictions 323 Pressure Any type fuel pres sure system may used engine may tapped pressure various loca tions pen-bladder type system may also employed Modified needle valve assemblies shall permitted 324 Throttle No throttle shall re quired 325 Fuel Cut-Off positive means fuel cut-off must provided ac tivated basic radio system usually extreme up down elevator cut off must either mechanical valve device simply closes off fuel line rigid fuel tank pick-up tube re quires plane rolled inverted stop engine unacceptable 326 Propellers Only commercially available wood plastic props may used Aside removing flashing burrs balancing props modified way Handmade props expressly forbidden 327 Fuel Fuel limited maximum 50% nitro content fuel must purchased commercially mixed No homemade fuel will permitted discretion CD fuel may sup plied contest contestants 33 Aircraft Requirements 331 Appearance Model need re semble full-scale racing plane Canopies cockpits pilots heads wheel pants cowl ings etc necessary 332 Wings Wing area shall mini mum 200 sq including area dis placed fuselage Area measurement will taken top side wing wing itself may planform ie constant chord tapered leading edge tapered leading trailing edge swept back swept forward Delta wings fly ing wings prohibited 333 Airfoil wing minimum air foil thickness root chord shall 7/ ratio thickness chord root must maintained tip sec tion well case tapered wing continued page 80 18 ModelAviation MORE wHAfIOyfl PROPELL cojaster ofl same powerYELLOW e6 je pltCB ade 54 G\eTa O2~25 3 5 4 304 0-OBlade63 64 354 -Pusher74 76 78 504 seeSeach84 86 88 654 5 63 64 3W104 10685 RC 124 3 Blade Tractor125 126 150 5-354 63 64 504 ORISH 3 BladePusher BROS 6-3ST JOHN INDIANA 46373 Emergence/Stevens continued page S2 us would referred Parks Recreation Committee review recommendations Needless say ecstatic suddenly pro vided key what really want ed As writing letter has written successfully passed council will reviewed committee few weeks though publicity handled large part Art Jones contacted local radio station WKNE formed could have half-hour discuss sport show Mari anne Dinkels show opportunity immediately taken writer though frightened half death agreed show pre-broadcast meeting presented Marianne outline what wanted discuss during broadcast am told went very well guided through expert terviewing techniques addition radio broadcast also artistic new club member Dick Webster design produce several large posters placed promi nent places quantity small no tices placed informa tion boards public places over area Further prepared announce ments submitted three other radio stations within 20-mile radius Keene inclusion community activity broadcasts Just example type co operation hard work expended member job done Bill Sullivan new member last year Bill handled printing raffle tickets door prize forms club information handouts also directed can vassing local businesses door prize donations sold over 40 raffle tickets show slated Sunday April 25 held final meeting early April tie together loose ends simply matter covering lastminute details anxiously awaiting big day meantime contacted non-club members knew working models successful convincing three join us show As result U-Control RC aircraft process beautiful RC Chris-Craft included display evening before show de scended hall set up next day decided wait early morning before bringing items value prevent possibilities theft van dalism big day dawned grey rainy preventing outdoor activities however everyone arrived cue starting 7 am worked steadily toward 10 am opening tables brought Cliff Bressett able crew displays carefully laid out models hung rafters parked middle floor roped off planned Movies taken Cleotis Miller test run projectionist Kevin Calkins raffle door prize table set up gra ciously manned day Wilma Bently display prepared Max Ruelke secretary-treasurer included two large posters color photos types air craft new club logo Bill Sterling past presidentr came up surprise display covering various materials hardware very well done 945 everything just about set first visitors arrived gan make rounds un til 6 pm closing steady flow visitors kept everyone thoroughly occupied concerned stayed displays day busy talking demon strating enthusiastic public Fay Wood sold well over $300 worth equip ment used items sale table Young sters followed fascinated RC tank John Verhoef ran around hall periodically movie room crowded hourly showing announced over PA system MC Tom Letoumeau public impressed Art Jones Parks Recreation impressed frankly impressed ourselves mini Toledo covered minimal expenses made few dollars treas ury important gained new mem bership have become cohesive active force community As written plan actual flying dem onstration later summer keep public aware sport sum up dont underestimate power club no matter small become moving force com munity little PR effort can get club off ground just did RC Pylon Racing/Lane continued page 18 planform tip section will propor tionately thinner 334 Weight Weight less fuel cluding equipment necessary flight shall no less 20 ounces nor 32 ounces 335 Fuselage No minimum crosssection area will required However interest safety CD may dis qualify entry opinion does appear structurally sound airworthy 336 Landing Gear Landing gears wheels necessary 337 Identfication Markings D markings will consist simply con testants AMA number alternate letter N followed last two three digits AMA number followed first letter contestants last name Location size ID important 40 Operation Race 41 Number Planes per Race maximum four 4 aircraft will flown heat 42 Type Launching Unless adver tised advance launching will hand assistant helper contestant No contestant shall launch his/ own aircraft Launches aircraft will close simultaneous possible Launches staggered inter vals 43 Number Laps race will consist ten 10 complete laps racing course 44 Cut Pylon pylon cut contestant lap will counted two pylons cut contestant will re ceive no score heat shall pull up out race until heat over 45 Altitude No minimum altitude required during racing 80 Model Aviation Semco manufacturers 280 accessories modeling Send 26 cents today catalog describing im portant items MODEL ENGINEERING INC 80 FELTON ST WALTHAM MASSACHUSETTS 02184 4- SGo KiLL 7 J 4BV lOOMA 123 349g 38K42F $1350 1 3116 0 1 3/16 7 13/16 4SV 100 MA 123 349g 38K42S $1350 F 48 volt airborne battery packs made top quality General Electric cells specifically engineered high vibration environments milliampere hour capacity rating conservative based hour rate whereas other manufacturers rate batteries 5 10 hour rate bench studies have found cells will consistently run 15 20% above rated capacity small airplane boom 100 ma packs offer lighter airborne weight smaller size special applica tions 500 ma pack gives quality high capacity pack ideal larger plane use Housed white plastic case easily disassembled cell replacement necessary Pluse send complete mtulog Enclosed $100 refunded mylAME first order Add S50 1st class mail return add $100 handling other 2rdersCITY ADDRESS 49 RACE COURSE T2 60 START FINISH1 300 46 Engine Start-up Engines must started within maximum time two 2 minutes after signal start given Any contestant ready race starting flag dropped shall draw zero heat 47 Rotation Race laps will flown counter-clockwise direction rotation turns being left 48 Callers Callers far pylon turn permitted Pylon turns will sole ly initiated flier contestant out assistance 49 Race Course 50 Scoring Points shall awarded after race follows four points first place three points second place two points third place point fourth place winner event contestant has accumulated points after conclusion heats contestants must given equal number oppor tunities race /2A racers agree above rules now time get own bandwagon let AMA know about MANAGED spend day half Nats year great turn out et 80 Formula 80 Unfortunately /4 Midget competitor disqualified because chrome sleeve Rossi Apparently participant changed engines before last round found out engines would inspected after final round hate see happen Supposedly et rules state engine will stock What happened intent having rather inexpensive racing event everyone could get competitive stock engines Rossi right out box enough power plenty fast Tom Christopher turned 1351 Nats Rossi D & S Rickey Rat Jack Stafford turned 127 Mile Square Rossi Brown B-3 Bob Root turned 125 Rossi P-63 modify engine runs well idles too Also above times set mufflers Dave Lane 4477 W 136th St. Haw thorne Cal! 90250 December 1976 81 K PS 13/16 L 1 0 48V 500 MA 43 1219g 38K40 0 Langleys Model Aero Engine 1903 Robert Meyer Curator National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Illustrated orical Collectors Item $500 Cumberland Press 4926 Del Ray Avenue Bethesda Maryland 20014