Soaring LEMON PAYNE Skip Miller Dale Nutter truly earned way World Championships 1977 Some details efforts printed Competi tion Newsletter issue worthy point out Payne Miller took lead round three five-round flyoffs earn keep through rounds four five Meanwhile Nutter steadily scrambling way through least dozen others shot least third place An interesting note although Payne Nutter both have competition circuit years Miller relative newcomer RC Soaring less two years experience Miller devoted past summer FAI type flying thanks club Rocky Mountain Soaring Association staged series ofFAl club contests Miller able gain experience necessary top three Most other 38 contestants 11 different states asked start contest Skip Miller Now know should also pointed out 39 ships entered 11 original designs yet top three kits Payne flew Legionair Miller Aquila Nutter Grand Esprit Thornberg Gunsaullus did miss third place few points original designs could have wound up top money However fact remains kit manufactur ers country turn out some pretty fine flying machines steady practice competitive spirit what takes winner Lemon Payne Skip Miller Dale Nutter fraternity soaring sa luts wishes good luck good lift New RC Sailplane Speed Record claim 188 mph Werner Sitar Aus tria has homologated FAI record shatters old held Aldochine Russia 11324 mph record established 1971 Sitars 7 46 WERNER SITARS 188 MPH SAILPLANE WING AIRFOIL EPPLER NO 182 STAB AIRFOIL GOTTINGEN GO 444 U -I F new FAI RC Sailplane Speed Record 188 mph has set Werner Sitar Austriaold record 11324 mph held Russia Model thermaled 1300 feet dived pass re peated procedure second pass Details given text plane no dihedral some lateral stability achieved swept-back wing 115 degrees FAI rules speed include 50-meter course must traversed both directions within 30 minutes intermediate landing Also altitude model must remain below 40 meters above 20 meters According excerpt dossier submitted Sitar model dived 400 meters 1300 ft having reached height using thermals pass opposite direction also started height again using thermals glider closely resembles missile averagelets go get Level III duration flight sailplane has span six feet chord 7 inches Thats wing area 540 sq Weight 285 pounds made wing loading slightly 12 oz/sq ft Controls limited ailerons elevator no construction details available time As FAI categories current records must broken least two per cent order recognized So anyone out can get 19176 mph out old crate rafters record yours Fred Weaver LSF/283 Reaches Level V Only third out nearly 2200 mem bers achieve highest soaring accomplishments Weaver joined ranks John Baxter Steve Work Although working towards goal have accomplished some tasks specific task itself continued page 86 24 Model Aviation Right RC Soarings prestigious award crafted Steuben Harris Hill Lift Over Drag Club annual award Sportsman year Will awarded 10 years retired Schweizer Sailplane Corp Pix Pruss Below Warren PlohrThe Steuben Aquila Warren years recipient Schwei zer Sportsmanship Awardtaken Harris Hill ALL DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETERS u 40..J TOTAL WEIGHT 1298g NEW FORD TRI MOTOR 1195 TIGER MOTH 1295 Unique because such amazing scale dpt kits relatively ~ som~" ways suchIedg1§ 1fljFIedgli t yoU reW0 chaflfle Wail ttII see 0tber t Oh sprifl0~ yourclearly shown . rugnly detailed Plastic Parts thata touch realism-in-miniature NEW Zi MESSERSCHMITT 495 ZERO ready bolt placeComplete control system less handle lines decals landing gear wheels etc makes building cinch assembly literally minutes can use nn 049 engine needs about 50 flights prepare him competition Plans Bobs meager supply gone Plans should available February 1977 Tom Dixon $500 plans will drawn dimensions given two Model viation articles Write Tom 9025 Hurst Court Jones boro GA 30236 Incidentally Tom has flown several Gieseke Noblers planes follow generally what Bob has outlined wingspan 515 -span flaps Tom also likes put 1/32-in doubler inside fuselage trailing edge wing stiffness folks find yourself set Nobler plans systematically go through de tails mentioned order some plans Tom Dixon too can have Gieseke Nobler 1976 Nationals least five putt-putting around Gary McClellan Joe Musumeci Jr Roger Barrett two beautiful ones Bill Fitzgerald outfitted stabilator information Preci sion Aerobatics Model Pilots Assoc comments write Wynn Paul 1640 Maywick Dr Lex ington KY4OSO4 writing advertisers mention read about MA Nifty control line models Theyre easiest ones world assembleall wood no tissue coveringonly 6 9 parts depending model ex cept Biplanes have few Genuine Nylon motor mount THEYRE AT YOUR DEALER GET OVER AND SEE THEM NOW CL Aerobatics/Paul continued page 31 ings work better Teflon Make bush ings flaps least 1/4 long long can use Wear rate greatly re duced longer bushing Used steel bushings years good results Lubricate bushings vaseline graphitemix graphite vaseline until wont hold anymore cover horn bushing Finishing Bob uses very small quantitites glue epoxy building no fi berglass Using Aero-Gloss products builds up finish traditional way prefers use Japanese tissue cov ering does double-cover first wing panel lightening holes fuselage usually uses Aero-Gloss Stearman Red finish molds own canopies much like stock kit Lately has using Epoxolite fillets too much either adds weight Flying Recently Bob has used 59-ft lines has used same type large E-Z Just handle some time Now comes kicker back really practicing probably got 350 flights before going Nats FAI tryouts could probably fly brick Orwick 50 times least turn decent pattern Nowdays Bob feels once plane trimmed RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 24 stumbling block means end also Fred gives us few hints eight-hour slope flight feel C-size nicads sure way en during receiver servos giving up ghost solution usually requires larger standard class ship Weaver used four alkaline Everready pencells standard Aquila Before flight voltage six volts dropped 53 after eight hours transmitter did use eight C-cell ni cads Fred admits case over kill contest work twohour thermal task Fred used White Trash distance goal return tried original design Lucky Lady ship weighed 6 lbs 14 oz included ballast Wing loading 10 oz/sq ft Fred estimates ship flew about 25 mph wasnt thermalling Other specs wingspan 152 wing area 1606 sq aspect ratio 14-1 airfoil 8/2% flat bottom high point 35% dry weight 5 lbs 14 oz As others have claimed Fred also says tasks goal return fun rewarding eight hours slope make sure can endure Suntan lotion water sand wiches AM/FM radio tapes lounge chair witnesses sense humor Attesting Weaver still alive end eight hours Chris Christen Jon Lowe Tom Christian Jerry Arana Tired building fuselages tails matter fuselages build look like first half started roll second half decided stay straight level Build flying wings Well thats cure-all gent West Coast Dave Jones Western Plan Service has some interesting designs catalog lists conventional looking birds thats grabber 99-inch flying wing called Raven Area 1505 sq 45 ounces gives wing loading 43 oz/sq ft Some interesting features include three-piece wing center section built flat tip panels account slightly third wing span provide polyhedral panels plug detach easy transporting Elevator rudder controls rudder split down center tween leading edge trailing edge third function splits open acts speed brake scribe has seen model Raven fly 1976 LSF Tournament impressed its maneuverabil ity its thermalling ability Catalogs 50 refundable plan purchase Plans Raven $560 fair 86 Model Aviation PAN 345w SCALE 34 Pd tis WAN SS~ aqgIt Afl INNERS L point out although plans drawn full size some imagination left builder regards building pro cedures details Soif youre looking different winter project build flying wing Western Plan Service 5621 Michelle Dr Torrence CA 90503 Psst Dont mention rules committee Elmira NY Annual Harris Hill Lift over Drag meet held over Septem ber 11 12 weekend fifth year site Harris Hill historic full-size sailplane field Also fifth year wind blewagainst hill hoped thermal contest scrubbed instead precision/slope/duration tasks flown spot landing plane damaged landing didnt shed parts flier challenged fly state next round re fused zero landing con cept discussed column see August 1976 reaction HHL/D meet favorable Also fifth year rained ever Saturday 106 contestants somehow made contest direc tor Dave Lears efforts vain Actu ally weekend two separate one-day contests So Sunday can hope forget about Saturdays efforts Being located Corning/Elmira area would insulting award gold silver Instead Harris Hill boys present prizes glassthis year bell-type jars awarded top three day Saturday honors went 1 Bill Johnson Paragon 2 F Maier GulfCoaster 3 G Nickey Challenger Sunday 107 competed warm weather slope conditions After three rounds top three 1 Ken Hazen Challenger 2 Don Clark Kurwi 3 G Messetler Glare unique feature awards presenta tion fourth through tenth place sailplane rides given courtesy Schweizer Aircraft Corp kind gents modeling industry havent won prize until fly Bev Smith Hob bypoxy John Osborne Midwest Model Supply Frank Garcher Midwest Products Without doubt honored award RC Soaring prestigious Schweizer Sportsmanship Trophy given annually HHL/Ds banquet Steuben Eagle crafted clubs speci fication kind work art tended awarded ten years will retire prominent place sailplane works Schweizer year award presented Warren Plohr builder flier sportsman gentleman Next year experience contest has flavor its own go Elmira Harris Hillwhere began Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 January 1977 87 THE NEW G DUBRO
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 24, 86, 87
Soaring LEMON PAYNE Skip Miller Dale Nutter truly earned way World Championships 1977 Some details efforts printed Competi tion Newsletter issue worthy point out Payne Miller took lead round three five-round flyoffs earn keep through rounds four five Meanwhile Nutter steadily scrambling way through least dozen others shot least third place An interesting note although Payne Nutter both have competition circuit years Miller relative newcomer RC Soaring less two years experience Miller devoted past summer FAI type flying thanks club Rocky Mountain Soaring Association staged series ofFAl club contests Miller able gain experience necessary top three Most other 38 contestants 11 different states asked start contest Skip Miller Now know should also pointed out 39 ships entered 11 original designs yet top three kits Payne flew Legionair Miller Aquila Nutter Grand Esprit Thornberg Gunsaullus did miss third place few points original designs could have wound up top money However fact remains kit manufactur ers country turn out some pretty fine flying machines steady practice competitive spirit what takes winner Lemon Payne Skip Miller Dale Nutter fraternity soaring sa luts wishes good luck good lift New RC Sailplane Speed Record claim 188 mph Werner Sitar Aus tria has homologated FAI record shatters old held Aldochine Russia 11324 mph record established 1971 Sitars 7 46 WERNER SITARS 188 MPH SAILPLANE WING AIRFOIL EPPLER NO 182 STAB AIRFOIL GOTTINGEN GO 444 U -I F new FAI RC Sailplane Speed Record 188 mph has set Werner Sitar Austriaold record 11324 mph held Russia Model thermaled 1300 feet dived pass re peated procedure second pass Details given text plane no dihedral some lateral stability achieved swept-back wing 115 degrees FAI rules speed include 50-meter course must traversed both directions within 30 minutes intermediate landing Also altitude model must remain below 40 meters above 20 meters According excerpt dossier submitted Sitar model dived 400 meters 1300 ft having reached height using thermals pass opposite direction also started height again using thermals glider closely resembles missile averagelets go get Level III duration flight sailplane has span six feet chord 7 inches Thats wing area 540 sq Weight 285 pounds made wing loading slightly 12 oz/sq ft Controls limited ailerons elevator no construction details available time As FAI categories current records must broken least two per cent order recognized So anyone out can get 19176 mph out old crate rafters record yours Fred Weaver LSF/283 Reaches Level V Only third out nearly 2200 mem bers achieve highest soaring accomplishments Weaver joined ranks John Baxter Steve Work Although working towards goal have accomplished some tasks specific task itself continued page 86 24 Model Aviation Right RC Soarings prestigious award crafted Steuben Harris Hill Lift Over Drag Club annual award Sportsman year Will awarded 10 years retired Schweizer Sailplane Corp Pix Pruss Below Warren PlohrThe Steuben Aquila Warren years recipient Schwei zer Sportsmanship Awardtaken Harris Hill ALL DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETERS u 40..J TOTAL WEIGHT 1298g NEW FORD TRI MOTOR 1195 TIGER MOTH 1295 Unique because such amazing scale dpt kits relatively ~ som~" ways suchIedg1§ 1fljFIedgli t yoU reW0 chaflfle Wail ttII see 0tber t Oh sprifl0~ yourclearly shown . rugnly detailed Plastic Parts thata touch realism-in-miniature NEW Zi MESSERSCHMITT 495 ZERO ready bolt placeComplete control system less handle lines decals landing gear wheels etc makes building cinch assembly literally minutes can use nn 049 engine needs about 50 flights prepare him competition Plans Bobs meager supply gone Plans should available February 1977 Tom Dixon $500 plans will drawn dimensions given two Model viation articles Write Tom 9025 Hurst Court Jones boro GA 30236 Incidentally Tom has flown several Gieseke Noblers planes follow generally what Bob has outlined wingspan 515 -span flaps Tom also likes put 1/32-in doubler inside fuselage trailing edge wing stiffness folks find yourself set Nobler plans systematically go through de tails mentioned order some plans Tom Dixon too can have Gieseke Nobler 1976 Nationals least five putt-putting around Gary McClellan Joe Musumeci Jr Roger Barrett two beautiful ones Bill Fitzgerald outfitted stabilator information Preci sion Aerobatics Model Pilots Assoc comments write Wynn Paul 1640 Maywick Dr Lex ington KY4OSO4 writing advertisers mention read about MA Nifty control line models Theyre easiest ones world assembleall wood no tissue coveringonly 6 9 parts depending model ex cept Biplanes have few Genuine Nylon motor mount THEYRE AT YOUR DEALER GET OVER AND SEE THEM NOW CL Aerobatics/Paul continued page 31 ings work better Teflon Make bush ings flaps least 1/4 long long can use Wear rate greatly re duced longer bushing Used steel bushings years good results Lubricate bushings vaseline graphitemix graphite vaseline until wont hold anymore cover horn bushing Finishing Bob uses very small quantitites glue epoxy building no fi berglass Using Aero-Gloss products builds up finish traditional way prefers use Japanese tissue cov ering does double-cover first wing panel lightening holes fuselage usually uses Aero-Gloss Stearman Red finish molds own canopies much like stock kit Lately has using Epoxolite fillets too much either adds weight Flying Recently Bob has used 59-ft lines has used same type large E-Z Just handle some time Now comes kicker back really practicing probably got 350 flights before going Nats FAI tryouts could probably fly brick Orwick 50 times least turn decent pattern Nowdays Bob feels once plane trimmed RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 24 stumbling block means end also Fred gives us few hints eight-hour slope flight feel C-size nicads sure way en during receiver servos giving up ghost solution usually requires larger standard class ship Weaver used four alkaline Everready pencells standard Aquila Before flight voltage six volts dropped 53 after eight hours transmitter did use eight C-cell ni cads Fred admits case over kill contest work twohour thermal task Fred used White Trash distance goal return tried original design Lucky Lady ship weighed 6 lbs 14 oz included ballast Wing loading 10 oz/sq ft Fred estimates ship flew about 25 mph wasnt thermalling Other specs wingspan 152 wing area 1606 sq aspect ratio 14-1 airfoil 8/2% flat bottom high point 35% dry weight 5 lbs 14 oz As others have claimed Fred also says tasks goal return fun rewarding eight hours slope make sure can endure Suntan lotion water sand wiches AM/FM radio tapes lounge chair witnesses sense humor Attesting Weaver still alive end eight hours Chris Christen Jon Lowe Tom Christian Jerry Arana Tired building fuselages tails matter fuselages build look like first half started roll second half decided stay straight level Build flying wings Well thats cure-all gent West Coast Dave Jones Western Plan Service has some interesting designs catalog lists conventional looking birds thats grabber 99-inch flying wing called Raven Area 1505 sq 45 ounces gives wing loading 43 oz/sq ft Some interesting features include three-piece wing center section built flat tip panels account slightly third wing span provide polyhedral panels plug detach easy transporting Elevator rudder controls rudder split down center tween leading edge trailing edge third function splits open acts speed brake scribe has seen model Raven fly 1976 LSF Tournament impressed its maneuverabil ity its thermalling ability Catalogs 50 refundable plan purchase Plans Raven $560 fair 86 Model Aviation PAN 345w SCALE 34 Pd tis WAN SS~ aqgIt Afl INNERS L point out although plans drawn full size some imagination left builder regards building pro cedures details Soif youre looking different winter project build flying wing Western Plan Service 5621 Michelle Dr Torrence CA 90503 Psst Dont mention rules committee Elmira NY Annual Harris Hill Lift over Drag meet held over Septem ber 11 12 weekend fifth year site Harris Hill historic full-size sailplane field Also fifth year wind blewagainst hill hoped thermal contest scrubbed instead precision/slope/duration tasks flown spot landing plane damaged landing didnt shed parts flier challenged fly state next round re fused zero landing con cept discussed column see August 1976 reaction HHL/D meet favorable Also fifth year rained ever Saturday 106 contestants somehow made contest direc tor Dave Lears efforts vain Actu ally weekend two separate one-day contests So Sunday can hope forget about Saturdays efforts Being located Corning/Elmira area would insulting award gold silver Instead Harris Hill boys present prizes glassthis year bell-type jars awarded top three day Saturday honors went 1 Bill Johnson Paragon 2 F Maier GulfCoaster 3 G Nickey Challenger Sunday 107 competed warm weather slope conditions After three rounds top three 1 Ken Hazen Challenger 2 Don Clark Kurwi 3 G Messetler Glare unique feature awards presenta tion fourth through tenth place sailplane rides given courtesy Schweizer Aircraft Corp kind gents modeling industry havent won prize until fly Bev Smith Hob bypoxy John Osborne Midwest Model Supply Frank Garcher Midwest Products Without doubt honored award RC Soaring prestigious Schweizer Sportsmanship Trophy given annually HHL/Ds banquet Steuben Eagle crafted clubs speci fication kind work art tended awarded ten years will retire prominent place sailplane works Schweizer year award presented Warren Plohr builder flier sportsman gentleman Next year experience contest has flavor its own go Elmira Harris Hillwhere began Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 January 1977 87 THE NEW G DUBRO
Edition: Model Aviation - 1977/01
Page Numbers: 24, 86, 87
Soaring LEMON PAYNE Skip Miller Dale Nutter truly earned way World Championships 1977 Some details efforts printed Competi tion Newsletter issue worthy point out Payne Miller took lead round three five-round flyoffs earn keep through rounds four five Meanwhile Nutter steadily scrambling way through least dozen others shot least third place An interesting note although Payne Nutter both have competition circuit years Miller relative newcomer RC Soaring less two years experience Miller devoted past summer FAI type flying thanks club Rocky Mountain Soaring Association staged series ofFAl club contests Miller able gain experience necessary top three Most other 38 contestants 11 different states asked start contest Skip Miller Now know should also pointed out 39 ships entered 11 original designs yet top three kits Payne flew Legionair Miller Aquila Nutter Grand Esprit Thornberg Gunsaullus did miss third place few points original designs could have wound up top money However fact remains kit manufactur ers country turn out some pretty fine flying machines steady practice competitive spirit what takes winner Lemon Payne Skip Miller Dale Nutter fraternity soaring sa luts wishes good luck good lift New RC Sailplane Speed Record claim 188 mph Werner Sitar Aus tria has homologated FAI record shatters old held Aldochine Russia 11324 mph record established 1971 Sitars 7 46 WERNER SITARS 188 MPH SAILPLANE WING AIRFOIL EPPLER NO 182 STAB AIRFOIL GOTTINGEN GO 444 U -I F new FAI RC Sailplane Speed Record 188 mph has set Werner Sitar Austriaold record 11324 mph held Russia Model thermaled 1300 feet dived pass re peated procedure second pass Details given text plane no dihedral some lateral stability achieved swept-back wing 115 degrees FAI rules speed include 50-meter course must traversed both directions within 30 minutes intermediate landing Also altitude model must remain below 40 meters above 20 meters According excerpt dossier submitted Sitar model dived 400 meters 1300 ft having reached height using thermals pass opposite direction also started height again using thermals glider closely resembles missile averagelets go get Level III duration flight sailplane has span six feet chord 7 inches Thats wing area 540 sq Weight 285 pounds made wing loading slightly 12 oz/sq ft Controls limited ailerons elevator no construction details available time As FAI categories current records must broken least two per cent order recognized So anyone out can get 19176 mph out old crate rafters record yours Fred Weaver LSF/283 Reaches Level V Only third out nearly 2200 mem bers achieve highest soaring accomplishments Weaver joined ranks John Baxter Steve Work Although working towards goal have accomplished some tasks specific task itself continued page 86 24 Model Aviation Right RC Soarings prestigious award crafted Steuben Harris Hill Lift Over Drag Club annual award Sportsman year Will awarded 10 years retired Schweizer Sailplane Corp Pix Pruss Below Warren PlohrThe Steuben Aquila Warren years recipient Schwei zer Sportsmanship Awardtaken Harris Hill ALL DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETERS u 40..J TOTAL WEIGHT 1298g NEW FORD TRI MOTOR 1195 TIGER MOTH 1295 Unique because such amazing scale dpt kits relatively ~ som~" ways suchIedg1§ 1fljFIedgli t yoU reW0 chaflfle Wail ttII see 0tber t Oh sprifl0~ yourclearly shown . rugnly detailed Plastic Parts thata touch realism-in-miniature NEW Zi MESSERSCHMITT 495 ZERO ready bolt placeComplete control system less handle lines decals landing gear wheels etc makes building cinch assembly literally minutes can use nn 049 engine needs about 50 flights prepare him competition Plans Bobs meager supply gone Plans should available February 1977 Tom Dixon $500 plans will drawn dimensions given two Model viation articles Write Tom 9025 Hurst Court Jones boro GA 30236 Incidentally Tom has flown several Gieseke Noblers planes follow generally what Bob has outlined wingspan 515 -span flaps Tom also likes put 1/32-in doubler inside fuselage trailing edge wing stiffness folks find yourself set Nobler plans systematically go through de tails mentioned order some plans Tom Dixon too can have Gieseke Nobler 1976 Nationals least five putt-putting around Gary McClellan Joe Musumeci Jr Roger Barrett two beautiful ones Bill Fitzgerald outfitted stabilator information Preci sion Aerobatics Model Pilots Assoc comments write Wynn Paul 1640 Maywick Dr Lex ington KY4OSO4 writing advertisers mention read about MA Nifty control line models Theyre easiest ones world assembleall wood no tissue coveringonly 6 9 parts depending model ex cept Biplanes have few Genuine Nylon motor mount THEYRE AT YOUR DEALER GET OVER AND SEE THEM NOW CL Aerobatics/Paul continued page 31 ings work better Teflon Make bush ings flaps least 1/4 long long can use Wear rate greatly re duced longer bushing Used steel bushings years good results Lubricate bushings vaseline graphitemix graphite vaseline until wont hold anymore cover horn bushing Finishing Bob uses very small quantitites glue epoxy building no fi berglass Using Aero-Gloss products builds up finish traditional way prefers use Japanese tissue cov ering does double-cover first wing panel lightening holes fuselage usually uses Aero-Gloss Stearman Red finish molds own canopies much like stock kit Lately has using Epoxolite fillets too much either adds weight Flying Recently Bob has used 59-ft lines has used same type large E-Z Just handle some time Now comes kicker back really practicing probably got 350 flights before going Nats FAI tryouts could probably fly brick Orwick 50 times least turn decent pattern Nowdays Bob feels once plane trimmed RC Soaring/Pruss continued page 24 stumbling block means end also Fred gives us few hints eight-hour slope flight feel C-size nicads sure way en during receiver servos giving up ghost solution usually requires larger standard class ship Weaver used four alkaline Everready pencells standard Aquila Before flight voltage six volts dropped 53 after eight hours transmitter did use eight C-cell ni cads Fred admits case over kill contest work twohour thermal task Fred used White Trash distance goal return tried original design Lucky Lady ship weighed 6 lbs 14 oz included ballast Wing loading 10 oz/sq ft Fred estimates ship flew about 25 mph wasnt thermalling Other specs wingspan 152 wing area 1606 sq aspect ratio 14-1 airfoil 8/2% flat bottom high point 35% dry weight 5 lbs 14 oz As others have claimed Fred also says tasks goal return fun rewarding eight hours slope make sure can endure Suntan lotion water sand wiches AM/FM radio tapes lounge chair witnesses sense humor Attesting Weaver still alive end eight hours Chris Christen Jon Lowe Tom Christian Jerry Arana Tired building fuselages tails matter fuselages build look like first half started roll second half decided stay straight level Build flying wings Well thats cure-all gent West Coast Dave Jones Western Plan Service has some interesting designs catalog lists conventional looking birds thats grabber 99-inch flying wing called Raven Area 1505 sq 45 ounces gives wing loading 43 oz/sq ft Some interesting features include three-piece wing center section built flat tip panels account slightly third wing span provide polyhedral panels plug detach easy transporting Elevator rudder controls rudder split down center tween leading edge trailing edge third function splits open acts speed brake scribe has seen model Raven fly 1976 LSF Tournament impressed its maneuverabil ity its thermalling ability Catalogs 50 refundable plan purchase Plans Raven $560 fair 86 Model Aviation PAN 345w SCALE 34 Pd tis WAN SS~ aqgIt Afl INNERS L point out although plans drawn full size some imagination left builder regards building pro cedures details Soif youre looking different winter project build flying wing Western Plan Service 5621 Michelle Dr Torrence CA 90503 Psst Dont mention rules committee Elmira NY Annual Harris Hill Lift over Drag meet held over Septem ber 11 12 weekend fifth year site Harris Hill historic full-size sailplane field Also fifth year wind blewagainst hill hoped thermal contest scrubbed instead precision/slope/duration tasks flown spot landing plane damaged landing didnt shed parts flier challenged fly state next round re fused zero landing con cept discussed column see August 1976 reaction HHL/D meet favorable Also fifth year rained ever Saturday 106 contestants somehow made contest direc tor Dave Lears efforts vain Actu ally weekend two separate one-day contests So Sunday can hope forget about Saturdays efforts Being located Corning/Elmira area would insulting award gold silver Instead Harris Hill boys present prizes glassthis year bell-type jars awarded top three day Saturday honors went 1 Bill Johnson Paragon 2 F Maier GulfCoaster 3 G Nickey Challenger Sunday 107 competed warm weather slope conditions After three rounds top three 1 Ken Hazen Challenger 2 Don Clark Kurwi 3 G Messetler Glare unique feature awards presenta tion fourth through tenth place sailplane rides given courtesy Schweizer Aircraft Corp kind gents modeling industry havent won prize until fly Bev Smith Hob bypoxy John Osborne Midwest Model Supply Frank Garcher Midwest Products Without doubt honored award RC Soaring prestigious Schweizer Sportsmanship Trophy given annually HHL/Ds banquet Steuben Eagle crafted clubs speci fication kind work art tended awarded ten years will retire prominent place sailplane works Schweizer year award presented Warren Plohr builder flier sportsman gentleman Next year experience contest has flavor its own go Elmira Harris Hillwhere began Dan Pruss Rt 2 Box 490 Plainfield IL 60544 January 1977 87 THE NEW G DUBRO