Scale LOOKING BACK contest season 1976 great year Scale Stand-Off Scale Especially Stand-Off Scale made tremendous leap ward active participation modelers interesting aspect great variety aircraft types primitive Wrights through WW golden age 20s 30sand course fabulous WW II aircraft also look future Scale jet ducted-fan age Predic tions mode power will come commonplace few years Im sure noticed twin-fan scale model entered U-control FAI compe tition True problems worked out mode power werent problems new facet scale through years early 1976 trade shows indicated boom year scale manufacturers present ing new Stand-Off Scale kits scale accessories ever surely scale-oriented trade-show year con test season started off boom number scale contests fantastic cases Stand-Off Scale far exceeded Expert Pattern new con tests started areas coun try biplane Stand-Off Scale events Talks contest directors confirmed success events attracted non-modeling spec tators well modelers As reported before Stand-Off Scale Nats something else believe saw multi-engine scale models year Nats ever before About 70 stand-offs made flights indication future may have have some kind regional con tests decide number Stand-Off planes eligible go Nats has discussed times past year greatly increased need discussion relative eliminations Wherever Nats champion goal Bud kinson Right Lifting off realistically last Nets Jerry Bugnis Piper Cherokee Below Just fore flight Jerry checks nose-high engine setting Note corrugation details such procedure followed auto racing baseball horse shoes also choose FAI team elimination can see elimination cards Some may remember Plymouth elimi nations Nats system worked well Because time effort required Nats will have cut down number entries want true cham pionship classes Also need true championship sets judges both static scale flight some serious doubts both cases last Nats Im sure capable experienced judges throughout country can called upon handle important job national championship much same way done FAI competition other words board qualified judges throughout parts country opinion Nats has come down just another big contest true national championship means modelers what World Series means baseball Super Bowl football Indy 500 does racing newest developments and-Off Sport Scale appear nce /2A Scale Several kits appeared trade shows past e somewhat limited because size weight airborne radio system advent several new small light systems potential /2- 09size Stand-Off Scales has become much greatercontinued page 89 Left Buds Shrikefrom Ace kitflies half throttle finds very stable throt tle settingssays Ace exhaust-type throttle has wide range 22 Model Aviation Above And high-speed pass 70 mph plus Atkinson feels Half-A Stand-Off has great potential tape center sheet work bench near edge Make straight cut along far edge using straight edge razor blade Remove tape center edge straight will bow gentle arc Make second straight cut voil doubletapered spar Half dozen such spars can cut before remaining sheet becomes too narrow work Platitude Month V E John son 1910 concerning effect highspeed wake behind prop Admitting wake does exist follows propulsive screw thats pusher prop kiddo better tractor later book construct models tractor screw main plane wing front tail behind winds up greatest one-liner time Avoid would plague avoiding things like plague still height fashion pushers pushers dominated competition scene some 20 years after Johnson laid pearls wisdom modeling fraternity Perhaps occurred because too people believed what read Johnsons book Moral Never believe what read Present column excepted course Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oak land CA 94619 House Balsa showed some very teresting Stand-Off Scale WW II kitshow about twin Ace now kitting long-awaited Shrike hot exciting little bird Ace also has new improved exhaust-type speed control Cox marketed like exhaust control sometime back Ace using same general idea has improved upon somewhat inexpensive easy install works has fantastic speed range un believable low end Using two Shrike am having ball engine dies definite ad vantage either cut other engine reduce power much rudder need used may coupled aileron servo three-channel rig can used Im using full-house four-servo EK Shrike Commander slightly heavier need Com mander flies well good power-off glide ratio particular Commander has no landing gear since fly out grass pasture Landings no sweat Shrike will fly out hand hand launch Im also using pressure TDs pressure fitting obtainable Ace still idles very good Pressure necessary fly Shrike like consistent power setting new exhaust valve potential outstanding Stand-Off Scale models size practical As long building fun airplane make look like full-size bird Need go cost flying space etc should see lot scale kits future range Bud Atkinson 734 North 6th Street Terrace Blue Springs MO 64015 January 1977 89 RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 22 PAUL GILLIAM October 20 Roseberg OR Paul Gilliam passed away age 56 due effects Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever contracted five years ago As modeler Paul avid free-fighter best known Civvy Boy designs Genial universally well liked Paul extrovert highly gifted creative person cracker-jack pro photographer frequent contribu tor modeling press friends legion Hell always remem bered
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 22, 89
Scale LOOKING BACK contest season 1976 great year Scale Stand-Off Scale Especially Stand-Off Scale made tremendous leap ward active participation modelers interesting aspect great variety aircraft types primitive Wrights through WW golden age 20s 30sand course fabulous WW II aircraft also look future Scale jet ducted-fan age Predic tions mode power will come commonplace few years Im sure noticed twin-fan scale model entered U-control FAI compe tition True problems worked out mode power werent problems new facet scale through years early 1976 trade shows indicated boom year scale manufacturers present ing new Stand-Off Scale kits scale accessories ever surely scale-oriented trade-show year con test season started off boom number scale contests fantastic cases Stand-Off Scale far exceeded Expert Pattern new con tests started areas coun try biplane Stand-Off Scale events Talks contest directors confirmed success events attracted non-modeling spec tators well modelers As reported before Stand-Off Scale Nats something else believe saw multi-engine scale models year Nats ever before About 70 stand-offs made flights indication future may have have some kind regional con tests decide number Stand-Off planes eligible go Nats has discussed times past year greatly increased need discussion relative eliminations Wherever Nats champion goal Bud kinson Right Lifting off realistically last Nets Jerry Bugnis Piper Cherokee Below Just fore flight Jerry checks nose-high engine setting Note corrugation details such procedure followed auto racing baseball horse shoes also choose FAI team elimination can see elimination cards Some may remember Plymouth elimi nations Nats system worked well Because time effort required Nats will have cut down number entries want true cham pionship classes Also need true championship sets judges both static scale flight some serious doubts both cases last Nats Im sure capable experienced judges throughout country can called upon handle important job national championship much same way done FAI competition other words board qualified judges throughout parts country opinion Nats has come down just another big contest true national championship means modelers what World Series means baseball Super Bowl football Indy 500 does racing newest developments and-Off Sport Scale appear nce /2A Scale Several kits appeared trade shows past e somewhat limited because size weight airborne radio system advent several new small light systems potential /2- 09size Stand-Off Scales has become much greatercontinued page 89 Left Buds Shrikefrom Ace kitflies half throttle finds very stable throt tle settingssays Ace exhaust-type throttle has wide range 22 Model Aviation Above And high-speed pass 70 mph plus Atkinson feels Half-A Stand-Off has great potential tape center sheet work bench near edge Make straight cut along far edge using straight edge razor blade Remove tape center edge straight will bow gentle arc Make second straight cut voil doubletapered spar Half dozen such spars can cut before remaining sheet becomes too narrow work Platitude Month V E John son 1910 concerning effect highspeed wake behind prop Admitting wake does exist follows propulsive screw thats pusher prop kiddo better tractor later book construct models tractor screw main plane wing front tail behind winds up greatest one-liner time Avoid would plague avoiding things like plague still height fashion pushers pushers dominated competition scene some 20 years after Johnson laid pearls wisdom modeling fraternity Perhaps occurred because too people believed what read Johnsons book Moral Never believe what read Present column excepted course Bob Meuser 4200 Gregory St Oak land CA 94619 House Balsa showed some very teresting Stand-Off Scale WW II kitshow about twin Ace now kitting long-awaited Shrike hot exciting little bird Ace also has new improved exhaust-type speed control Cox marketed like exhaust control sometime back Ace using same general idea has improved upon somewhat inexpensive easy install works has fantastic speed range un believable low end Using two Shrike am having ball engine dies definite ad vantage either cut other engine reduce power much rudder need used may coupled aileron servo three-channel rig can used Im using full-house four-servo EK Shrike Commander slightly heavier need Com mander flies well good power-off glide ratio particular Commander has no landing gear since fly out grass pasture Landings no sweat Shrike will fly out hand hand launch Im also using pressure TDs pressure fitting obtainable Ace still idles very good Pressure necessary fly Shrike like consistent power setting new exhaust valve potential outstanding Stand-Off Scale models size practical As long building fun airplane make look like full-size bird Need go cost flying space etc should see lot scale kits future range Bud Atkinson 734 North 6th Street Terrace Blue Springs MO 64015 January 1977 89 RC Scale/Atkinson continued page 22 PAUL GILLIAM October 20 Roseberg OR Paul Gilliam passed away age 56 due effects Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever contracted five years ago As modeler Paul avid free-fighter best known Civvy Boy designs Genial universally well liked Paul extrovert highly gifted creative person cracker-jack pro photographer frequent contribu tor modeling press friends legion Hell always remem bered