THE 1975 WORLD CHAMPION SHIPS over its excitement trials joy now just very precious memories have good ones team did good job finishing third sixth ninth individually capturing first place team honors com ments heard new team takes some darn nice flying did have problems did othersteams individualsbut first time years final re sults show way things really W Matt Liechtenstein took first 14830 Prettner Austria second 14205 Dave Brown USA third 13665 Yoshioka Japan fourth 13585 Okumura Japan fifth 13350 team results better USA first 39960 Liechten stein second 39115 Japan third 38100 Germany fourth 37930 So Wolfgang Matt Individual World Champion complete list contes tants placings can found Competition Newsletter area general concensus Matt Prettner Brown definitely right order never did see either Matt Prettner fly always seemed con flict guys everyone talked said flew beautifully Dave also flew nicely #2 ship #1 buried itself German soil practicingoh well thats bring extras hard say much affected final outcome dont think would have changed except scores would have closer Yoshioka third nearly hand until engine failure after spin final flight didnt feel first two flights good neither did final flights very nice Showing true champion qualities reaction blankity-blank engine fleeting grimace followed imme diately congratulations Dave third place Okumura placed fifth also very impressive zero flight engine refused start great flight rain wind also two excellent flightsa young man watch future usual new gimmicks new airplanes around everyone hoping get extra few points Bruno Giezen danner new plane Scorpion delta-shaped wing very long fuselage small tail surfacesnot very stable especially winds Hanno Prettner anhedral stab h Curare said helped smooth out rolling maneuvers apparently did Poju Stephansens Norway Maximum II somewhat shorter very tall thin fuse con ventional wing strange after looking Phoenix forever large majority airplanes saw fast sleek machines pulled OS Enya Webras con trolled variety equipment variety mufflers huge everything normal closed end great out landish deals followed halfway down fuse things checked anyone loudness So much great muffler controversy thing about airplanes beautiful finishes saw Japanese airplanes especially smooth glass Italian team also super smooth glossy finishes using clear dope over Japanese tissue Prettners Curare done super Monokote As guessed previous hints some messed Mother Nature sure took revenge out us First day Sept 10 dawned clear sunny leading us slaughter Alps framing fieldbeautiful second day began light mist quickly de veloped downpour lasted until four oclock time flew high winds Day three dawned bright windy 4 Model Aviation Top ,u mu mrauuluon UT world-wue compeTITIons sports events hundreds ot doves released before flying got underway Above Dave Brown took third United States wife Sally did fine job preparing report Above II Prettner took second behalf Austria Dad posed Curare Kecks camera What name cards wing roots did dont know An anhedral stabilizer Right Former World Cham pion T Voshioka took fourth 1975 Above W Matts Atlashe took first Liechtensteinsporting World Champions souvenir propeller Right Matt victorious model typical Pattern configuration may able see wearing understandable smile Below World Champion Team Trophytaken United States PT ntral tent facilities divided halfone section modelers planes tne otner first-class restaurant hotand largemeals served Testifying large spectator outpouring some 8000 10000 people fed daily Left The angles judges heads form still-life study pic Below Dolphin-like fuselage profile two men cockpit dis tinguished Stephansens Maximum IlNorway until four oclock downpoured again end flying Day four dawned intermittent clouds wind no rain until after awards ceremony So fliers contend rain wind MUD wouldnt believe mud after two days hard rain hundreds cars thousands people true challenge just getting car parked airplanes inside central tent falling four inches mud I-low outside effects helped hurt best shown Saga Rhett Miller successive flights ready start engine called time lunch huge deflation prob lem once psyched up flight its hard again hour later 2 began pouring right after take-off finally finished flight about four hours later high winds 3 began pouring just before take-off finished flight next day 4 Waited until juggled lineup hed have time re fueling between yesterdays make-up flight early today flight Im singling Rhett out type thing happened nearly everyone Dave ready fly called lunch him Nearly everyone flew high wind also engine really going 6 Model Aviation Spreading gospelor Texas jokeis Johnny Clemens AMA prexy facing camera Note large number rapt spectators trailing away distance Mark Radcliffe plane took sixth first day beautiful Swiss Alps framing field days two three saw much rain Right Rhett Miller Compensator Cant say king-size lunch break flying day over behind spectator fence everyone headed somewhere meets end rain traffic resulted 4-inch mud people including himself wonder ing seam going pop first going fast Everyone prob lems think real tribute 76 contestants accepted condi tions flew best could under circumstances 27 countries represented various languages personalities opinions still saw no back stabbing uncooperativeness snobbishness helped supported everyone else very best part Internats chance meet become friends modelers over world learn have same basic problems love sport Teams other countries cheered nearly loudly us did themselves hundreds spectators everyday did wonders everyones ego knew good maneuver saw rewarded applause cheers contest did have some problems dont biggest no frequency control prac tice days As result least four people including Bruno Giezendanner Mat sui shot down writ ten down central going fly central long way flight line simple clothes pins would have saved lot grief Also seemed no head man take problems Now informa tion booth hard working people did very best help no guy make final decision neces sary course lunch call good although weather much once guy ready box feel should have al lowed fly Problems yes also Swiss Aero-Club should commended did run good contest aint easy countries people involved got four rounds somewhat less helpful weather Outstanding superfine finishes airplanes Bertolanis Kosmo typical Italian turn page airplanes Japanese tissue dope finish Japanese airplanes smooth glass January 1976 7 Mexicos finest Luis Castaneda Dirty Birdi Luis heard Dave Browns test flight crash Germany offered Dave planes fly Also word about two line men kept contest going smoothly fast people line four deep kept contestants ease laughing talking first clap congratulate upon flights finish Thanks especially line crews course highlight awards ceremonies first took place field top three winners presented flowers medals spent over hour signing auto graphs donned glad rags went banquet atmosphere friendship excitement old world meal Rathskel ler second awards ceremony top three individuals again presented flowers gold silver bronze medals top three teams complete man agers mechanics introduced Never will forget being stage drum rolls clapping cheering going being presented gold medals simple elegant precious trophy Super course acted like hams modelers-are-you know grinning skipping joy Congratulations Dave Brown Mark Radeliff Rhett Miller Don Lowewho held us together brought us home winners 8 Model Aviation Above T UKumuras beautilul airplane called Patricia pulled down fifth place Right Some Japanese team waiting Mother Nature go away RC Aerobatics WC Liechtenstein team flew four iden tical aircraftcalled Atlas 76 contestants 27 countries Highly etbcient tool box B ..ezendanner Switzerland Top Fre quency control poor practice sessions Giezendanners first ship shot down before meet Left Would believe two com plete ships fitted Canadian Kristensens packing case
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/01
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
THE 1975 WORLD CHAMPION SHIPS over its excitement trials joy now just very precious memories have good ones team did good job finishing third sixth ninth individually capturing first place team honors com ments heard new team takes some darn nice flying did have problems did othersteams individualsbut first time years final re sults show way things really W Matt Liechtenstein took first 14830 Prettner Austria second 14205 Dave Brown USA third 13665 Yoshioka Japan fourth 13585 Okumura Japan fifth 13350 team results better USA first 39960 Liechten stein second 39115 Japan third 38100 Germany fourth 37930 So Wolfgang Matt Individual World Champion complete list contes tants placings can found Competition Newsletter area general concensus Matt Prettner Brown definitely right order never did see either Matt Prettner fly always seemed con flict guys everyone talked said flew beautifully Dave also flew nicely #2 ship #1 buried itself German soil practicingoh well thats bring extras hard say much affected final outcome dont think would have changed except scores would have closer Yoshioka third nearly hand until engine failure after spin final flight didnt feel first two flights good neither did final flights very nice Showing true champion qualities reaction blankity-blank engine fleeting grimace followed imme diately congratulations Dave third place Okumura placed fifth also very impressive zero flight engine refused start great flight rain wind also two excellent flightsa young man watch future usual new gimmicks new airplanes around everyone hoping get extra few points Bruno Giezen danner new plane Scorpion delta-shaped wing very long fuselage small tail surfacesnot very stable especially winds Hanno Prettner anhedral stab h Curare said helped smooth out rolling maneuvers apparently did Poju Stephansens Norway Maximum II somewhat shorter very tall thin fuse con ventional wing strange after looking Phoenix forever large majority airplanes saw fast sleek machines pulled OS Enya Webras con trolled variety equipment variety mufflers huge everything normal closed end great out landish deals followed halfway down fuse things checked anyone loudness So much great muffler controversy thing about airplanes beautiful finishes saw Japanese airplanes especially smooth glass Italian team also super smooth glossy finishes using clear dope over Japanese tissue Prettners Curare done super Monokote As guessed previous hints some messed Mother Nature sure took revenge out us First day Sept 10 dawned clear sunny leading us slaughter Alps framing fieldbeautiful second day began light mist quickly de veloped downpour lasted until four oclock time flew high winds Day three dawned bright windy 4 Model Aviation Top ,u mu mrauuluon UT world-wue compeTITIons sports events hundreds ot doves released before flying got underway Above Dave Brown took third United States wife Sally did fine job preparing report Above II Prettner took second behalf Austria Dad posed Curare Kecks camera What name cards wing roots did dont know An anhedral stabilizer Right Former World Cham pion T Voshioka took fourth 1975 Above W Matts Atlashe took first Liechtensteinsporting World Champions souvenir propeller Right Matt victorious model typical Pattern configuration may able see wearing understandable smile Below World Champion Team Trophytaken United States PT ntral tent facilities divided halfone section modelers planes tne otner first-class restaurant hotand largemeals served Testifying large spectator outpouring some 8000 10000 people fed daily Left The angles judges heads form still-life study pic Below Dolphin-like fuselage profile two men cockpit dis tinguished Stephansens Maximum IlNorway until four oclock downpoured again end flying Day four dawned intermittent clouds wind no rain until after awards ceremony So fliers contend rain wind MUD wouldnt believe mud after two days hard rain hundreds cars thousands people true challenge just getting car parked airplanes inside central tent falling four inches mud I-low outside effects helped hurt best shown Saga Rhett Miller successive flights ready start engine called time lunch huge deflation prob lem once psyched up flight its hard again hour later 2 began pouring right after take-off finally finished flight about four hours later high winds 3 began pouring just before take-off finished flight next day 4 Waited until juggled lineup hed have time re fueling between yesterdays make-up flight early today flight Im singling Rhett out type thing happened nearly everyone Dave ready fly called lunch him Nearly everyone flew high wind also engine really going 6 Model Aviation Spreading gospelor Texas jokeis Johnny Clemens AMA prexy facing camera Note large number rapt spectators trailing away distance Mark Radcliffe plane took sixth first day beautiful Swiss Alps framing field days two three saw much rain Right Rhett Miller Compensator Cant say king-size lunch break flying day over behind spectator fence everyone headed somewhere meets end rain traffic resulted 4-inch mud people including himself wonder ing seam going pop first going fast Everyone prob lems think real tribute 76 contestants accepted condi tions flew best could under circumstances 27 countries represented various languages personalities opinions still saw no back stabbing uncooperativeness snobbishness helped supported everyone else very best part Internats chance meet become friends modelers over world learn have same basic problems love sport Teams other countries cheered nearly loudly us did themselves hundreds spectators everyday did wonders everyones ego knew good maneuver saw rewarded applause cheers contest did have some problems dont biggest no frequency control prac tice days As result least four people including Bruno Giezendanner Mat sui shot down writ ten down central going fly central long way flight line simple clothes pins would have saved lot grief Also seemed no head man take problems Now informa tion booth hard working people did very best help no guy make final decision neces sary course lunch call good although weather much once guy ready box feel should have al lowed fly Problems yes also Swiss Aero-Club should commended did run good contest aint easy countries people involved got four rounds somewhat less helpful weather Outstanding superfine finishes airplanes Bertolanis Kosmo typical Italian turn page airplanes Japanese tissue dope finish Japanese airplanes smooth glass January 1976 7 Mexicos finest Luis Castaneda Dirty Birdi Luis heard Dave Browns test flight crash Germany offered Dave planes fly Also word about two line men kept contest going smoothly fast people line four deep kept contestants ease laughing talking first clap congratulate upon flights finish Thanks especially line crews course highlight awards ceremonies first took place field top three winners presented flowers medals spent over hour signing auto graphs donned glad rags went banquet atmosphere friendship excitement old world meal Rathskel ler second awards ceremony top three individuals again presented flowers gold silver bronze medals top three teams complete man agers mechanics introduced Never will forget being stage drum rolls clapping cheering going being presented gold medals simple elegant precious trophy Super course acted like hams modelers-are-you know grinning skipping joy Congratulations Dave Brown Mark Radeliff Rhett Miller Don Lowewho held us together brought us home winners 8 Model Aviation Above T UKumuras beautilul airplane called Patricia pulled down fifth place Right Some Japanese team waiting Mother Nature go away RC Aerobatics WC Liechtenstein team flew four iden tical aircraftcalled Atlas 76 contestants 27 countries Highly etbcient tool box B ..ezendanner Switzerland Top Fre quency control poor practice sessions Giezendanners first ship shot down before meet Left Would believe two com plete ships fitted Canadian Kristensens packing case
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/01
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
THE 1975 WORLD CHAMPION SHIPS over its excitement trials joy now just very precious memories have good ones team did good job finishing third sixth ninth individually capturing first place team honors com ments heard new team takes some darn nice flying did have problems did othersteams individualsbut first time years final re sults show way things really W Matt Liechtenstein took first 14830 Prettner Austria second 14205 Dave Brown USA third 13665 Yoshioka Japan fourth 13585 Okumura Japan fifth 13350 team results better USA first 39960 Liechten stein second 39115 Japan third 38100 Germany fourth 37930 So Wolfgang Matt Individual World Champion complete list contes tants placings can found Competition Newsletter area general concensus Matt Prettner Brown definitely right order never did see either Matt Prettner fly always seemed con flict guys everyone talked said flew beautifully Dave also flew nicely #2 ship #1 buried itself German soil practicingoh well thats bring extras hard say much affected final outcome dont think would have changed except scores would have closer Yoshioka third nearly hand until engine failure after spin final flight didnt feel first two flights good neither did final flights very nice Showing true champion qualities reaction blankity-blank engine fleeting grimace followed imme diately congratulations Dave third place Okumura placed fifth also very impressive zero flight engine refused start great flight rain wind also two excellent flightsa young man watch future usual new gimmicks new airplanes around everyone hoping get extra few points Bruno Giezen danner new plane Scorpion delta-shaped wing very long fuselage small tail surfacesnot very stable especially winds Hanno Prettner anhedral stab h Curare said helped smooth out rolling maneuvers apparently did Poju Stephansens Norway Maximum II somewhat shorter very tall thin fuse con ventional wing strange after looking Phoenix forever large majority airplanes saw fast sleek machines pulled OS Enya Webras con trolled variety equipment variety mufflers huge everything normal closed end great out landish deals followed halfway down fuse things checked anyone loudness So much great muffler controversy thing about airplanes beautiful finishes saw Japanese airplanes especially smooth glass Italian team also super smooth glossy finishes using clear dope over Japanese tissue Prettners Curare done super Monokote As guessed previous hints some messed Mother Nature sure took revenge out us First day Sept 10 dawned clear sunny leading us slaughter Alps framing fieldbeautiful second day began light mist quickly de veloped downpour lasted until four oclock time flew high winds Day three dawned bright windy 4 Model Aviation Top ,u mu mrauuluon UT world-wue compeTITIons sports events hundreds ot doves released before flying got underway Above Dave Brown took third United States wife Sally did fine job preparing report Above II Prettner took second behalf Austria Dad posed Curare Kecks camera What name cards wing roots did dont know An anhedral stabilizer Right Former World Cham pion T Voshioka took fourth 1975 Above W Matts Atlashe took first Liechtensteinsporting World Champions souvenir propeller Right Matt victorious model typical Pattern configuration may able see wearing understandable smile Below World Champion Team Trophytaken United States PT ntral tent facilities divided halfone section modelers planes tne otner first-class restaurant hotand largemeals served Testifying large spectator outpouring some 8000 10000 people fed daily Left The angles judges heads form still-life study pic Below Dolphin-like fuselage profile two men cockpit dis tinguished Stephansens Maximum IlNorway until four oclock downpoured again end flying Day four dawned intermittent clouds wind no rain until after awards ceremony So fliers contend rain wind MUD wouldnt believe mud after two days hard rain hundreds cars thousands people true challenge just getting car parked airplanes inside central tent falling four inches mud I-low outside effects helped hurt best shown Saga Rhett Miller successive flights ready start engine called time lunch huge deflation prob lem once psyched up flight its hard again hour later 2 began pouring right after take-off finally finished flight about four hours later high winds 3 began pouring just before take-off finished flight next day 4 Waited until juggled lineup hed have time re fueling between yesterdays make-up flight early today flight Im singling Rhett out type thing happened nearly everyone Dave ready fly called lunch him Nearly everyone flew high wind also engine really going 6 Model Aviation Spreading gospelor Texas jokeis Johnny Clemens AMA prexy facing camera Note large number rapt spectators trailing away distance Mark Radcliffe plane took sixth first day beautiful Swiss Alps framing field days two three saw much rain Right Rhett Miller Compensator Cant say king-size lunch break flying day over behind spectator fence everyone headed somewhere meets end rain traffic resulted 4-inch mud people including himself wonder ing seam going pop first going fast Everyone prob lems think real tribute 76 contestants accepted condi tions flew best could under circumstances 27 countries represented various languages personalities opinions still saw no back stabbing uncooperativeness snobbishness helped supported everyone else very best part Internats chance meet become friends modelers over world learn have same basic problems love sport Teams other countries cheered nearly loudly us did themselves hundreds spectators everyday did wonders everyones ego knew good maneuver saw rewarded applause cheers contest did have some problems dont biggest no frequency control prac tice days As result least four people including Bruno Giezendanner Mat sui shot down writ ten down central going fly central long way flight line simple clothes pins would have saved lot grief Also seemed no head man take problems Now informa tion booth hard working people did very best help no guy make final decision neces sary course lunch call good although weather much once guy ready box feel should have al lowed fly Problems yes also Swiss Aero-Club should commended did run good contest aint easy countries people involved got four rounds somewhat less helpful weather Outstanding superfine finishes airplanes Bertolanis Kosmo typical Italian turn page airplanes Japanese tissue dope finish Japanese airplanes smooth glass January 1976 7 Mexicos finest Luis Castaneda Dirty Birdi Luis heard Dave Browns test flight crash Germany offered Dave planes fly Also word about two line men kept contest going smoothly fast people line four deep kept contestants ease laughing talking first clap congratulate upon flights finish Thanks especially line crews course highlight awards ceremonies first took place field top three winners presented flowers medals spent over hour signing auto graphs donned glad rags went banquet atmosphere friendship excitement old world meal Rathskel ler second awards ceremony top three individuals again presented flowers gold silver bronze medals top three teams complete man agers mechanics introduced Never will forget being stage drum rolls clapping cheering going being presented gold medals simple elegant precious trophy Super course acted like hams modelers-are-you know grinning skipping joy Congratulations Dave Brown Mark Radeliff Rhett Miller Don Lowewho held us together brought us home winners 8 Model Aviation Above T UKumuras beautilul airplane called Patricia pulled down fifth place Right Some Japanese team waiting Mother Nature go away RC Aerobatics WC Liechtenstein team flew four iden tical aircraftcalled Atlas 76 contestants 27 countries Highly etbcient tool box B ..ezendanner Switzerland Top Fre quency control poor practice sessions Giezendanners first ship shot down before meet Left Would believe two com plete ships fitted Canadian Kristensens packing case
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/01
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
THE 1975 WORLD CHAMPION SHIPS over its excitement trials joy now just very precious memories have good ones team did good job finishing third sixth ninth individually capturing first place team honors com ments heard new team takes some darn nice flying did have problems did othersteams individualsbut first time years final re sults show way things really W Matt Liechtenstein took first 14830 Prettner Austria second 14205 Dave Brown USA third 13665 Yoshioka Japan fourth 13585 Okumura Japan fifth 13350 team results better USA first 39960 Liechten stein second 39115 Japan third 38100 Germany fourth 37930 So Wolfgang Matt Individual World Champion complete list contes tants placings can found Competition Newsletter area general concensus Matt Prettner Brown definitely right order never did see either Matt Prettner fly always seemed con flict guys everyone talked said flew beautifully Dave also flew nicely #2 ship #1 buried itself German soil practicingoh well thats bring extras hard say much affected final outcome dont think would have changed except scores would have closer Yoshioka third nearly hand until engine failure after spin final flight didnt feel first two flights good neither did final flights very nice Showing true champion qualities reaction blankity-blank engine fleeting grimace followed imme diately congratulations Dave third place Okumura placed fifth also very impressive zero flight engine refused start great flight rain wind also two excellent flightsa young man watch future usual new gimmicks new airplanes around everyone hoping get extra few points Bruno Giezen danner new plane Scorpion delta-shaped wing very long fuselage small tail surfacesnot very stable especially winds Hanno Prettner anhedral stab h Curare said helped smooth out rolling maneuvers apparently did Poju Stephansens Norway Maximum II somewhat shorter very tall thin fuse con ventional wing strange after looking Phoenix forever large majority airplanes saw fast sleek machines pulled OS Enya Webras con trolled variety equipment variety mufflers huge everything normal closed end great out landish deals followed halfway down fuse things checked anyone loudness So much great muffler controversy thing about airplanes beautiful finishes saw Japanese airplanes especially smooth glass Italian team also super smooth glossy finishes using clear dope over Japanese tissue Prettners Curare done super Monokote As guessed previous hints some messed Mother Nature sure took revenge out us First day Sept 10 dawned clear sunny leading us slaughter Alps framing fieldbeautiful second day began light mist quickly de veloped downpour lasted until four oclock time flew high winds Day three dawned bright windy 4 Model Aviation Top ,u mu mrauuluon UT world-wue compeTITIons sports events hundreds ot doves released before flying got underway Above Dave Brown took third United States wife Sally did fine job preparing report Above II Prettner took second behalf Austria Dad posed Curare Kecks camera What name cards wing roots did dont know An anhedral stabilizer Right Former World Cham pion T Voshioka took fourth 1975 Above W Matts Atlashe took first Liechtensteinsporting World Champions souvenir propeller Right Matt victorious model typical Pattern configuration may able see wearing understandable smile Below World Champion Team Trophytaken United States PT ntral tent facilities divided halfone section modelers planes tne otner first-class restaurant hotand largemeals served Testifying large spectator outpouring some 8000 10000 people fed daily Left The angles judges heads form still-life study pic Below Dolphin-like fuselage profile two men cockpit dis tinguished Stephansens Maximum IlNorway until four oclock downpoured again end flying Day four dawned intermittent clouds wind no rain until after awards ceremony So fliers contend rain wind MUD wouldnt believe mud after two days hard rain hundreds cars thousands people true challenge just getting car parked airplanes inside central tent falling four inches mud I-low outside effects helped hurt best shown Saga Rhett Miller successive flights ready start engine called time lunch huge deflation prob lem once psyched up flight its hard again hour later 2 began pouring right after take-off finally finished flight about four hours later high winds 3 began pouring just before take-off finished flight next day 4 Waited until juggled lineup hed have time re fueling between yesterdays make-up flight early today flight Im singling Rhett out type thing happened nearly everyone Dave ready fly called lunch him Nearly everyone flew high wind also engine really going 6 Model Aviation Spreading gospelor Texas jokeis Johnny Clemens AMA prexy facing camera Note large number rapt spectators trailing away distance Mark Radcliffe plane took sixth first day beautiful Swiss Alps framing field days two three saw much rain Right Rhett Miller Compensator Cant say king-size lunch break flying day over behind spectator fence everyone headed somewhere meets end rain traffic resulted 4-inch mud people including himself wonder ing seam going pop first going fast Everyone prob lems think real tribute 76 contestants accepted condi tions flew best could under circumstances 27 countries represented various languages personalities opinions still saw no back stabbing uncooperativeness snobbishness helped supported everyone else very best part Internats chance meet become friends modelers over world learn have same basic problems love sport Teams other countries cheered nearly loudly us did themselves hundreds spectators everyday did wonders everyones ego knew good maneuver saw rewarded applause cheers contest did have some problems dont biggest no frequency control prac tice days As result least four people including Bruno Giezendanner Mat sui shot down writ ten down central going fly central long way flight line simple clothes pins would have saved lot grief Also seemed no head man take problems Now informa tion booth hard working people did very best help no guy make final decision neces sary course lunch call good although weather much once guy ready box feel should have al lowed fly Problems yes also Swiss Aero-Club should commended did run good contest aint easy countries people involved got four rounds somewhat less helpful weather Outstanding superfine finishes airplanes Bertolanis Kosmo typical Italian turn page airplanes Japanese tissue dope finish Japanese airplanes smooth glass January 1976 7 Mexicos finest Luis Castaneda Dirty Birdi Luis heard Dave Browns test flight crash Germany offered Dave planes fly Also word about two line men kept contest going smoothly fast people line four deep kept contestants ease laughing talking first clap congratulate upon flights finish Thanks especially line crews course highlight awards ceremonies first took place field top three winners presented flowers medals spent over hour signing auto graphs donned glad rags went banquet atmosphere friendship excitement old world meal Rathskel ler second awards ceremony top three individuals again presented flowers gold silver bronze medals top three teams complete man agers mechanics introduced Never will forget being stage drum rolls clapping cheering going being presented gold medals simple elegant precious trophy Super course acted like hams modelers-are-you know grinning skipping joy Congratulations Dave Brown Mark Radeliff Rhett Miller Don Lowewho held us together brought us home winners 8 Model Aviation Above T UKumuras beautilul airplane called Patricia pulled down fifth place Right Some Japanese team waiting Mother Nature go away RC Aerobatics WC Liechtenstein team flew four iden tical aircraftcalled Atlas 76 contestants 27 countries Highly etbcient tool box B ..ezendanner Switzerland Top Fre quency control poor practice sessions Giezendanners first ship shot down before meet Left Would believe two com plete ships fitted Canadian Kristensens packing case
Edition: Model Aviation - 1976/01
Page Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
THE 1975 WORLD CHAMPION SHIPS over its excitement trials joy now just very precious memories have good ones team did good job finishing third sixth ninth individually capturing first place team honors com ments heard new team takes some darn nice flying did have problems did othersteams individualsbut first time years final re sults show way things really W Matt Liechtenstein took first 14830 Prettner Austria second 14205 Dave Brown USA third 13665 Yoshioka Japan fourth 13585 Okumura Japan fifth 13350 team results better USA first 39960 Liechten stein second 39115 Japan third 38100 Germany fourth 37930 So Wolfgang Matt Individual World Champion complete list contes tants placings can found Competition Newsletter area general concensus Matt Prettner Brown definitely right order never did see either Matt Prettner fly always seemed con flict guys everyone talked said flew beautifully Dave also flew nicely #2 ship #1 buried itself German soil practicingoh well thats bring extras hard say much affected final outcome dont think would have changed except scores would have closer Yoshioka third nearly hand until engine failure after spin final flight didnt feel first two flights good neither did final flights very nice Showing true champion qualities reaction blankity-blank engine fleeting grimace followed imme diately congratulations Dave third place Okumura placed fifth also very impressive zero flight engine refused start great flight rain wind also two excellent flightsa young man watch future usual new gimmicks new airplanes around everyone hoping get extra few points Bruno Giezen danner new plane Scorpion delta-shaped wing very long fuselage small tail surfacesnot very stable especially winds Hanno Prettner anhedral stab h Curare said helped smooth out rolling maneuvers apparently did Poju Stephansens Norway Maximum II somewhat shorter very tall thin fuse con ventional wing strange after looking Phoenix forever large majority airplanes saw fast sleek machines pulled OS Enya Webras con trolled variety equipment variety mufflers huge everything normal closed end great out landish deals followed halfway down fuse things checked anyone loudness So much great muffler controversy thing about airplanes beautiful finishes saw Japanese airplanes especially smooth glass Italian team also super smooth glossy finishes using clear dope over Japanese tissue Prettners Curare done super Monokote As guessed previous hints some messed Mother Nature sure took revenge out us First day Sept 10 dawned clear sunny leading us slaughter Alps framing fieldbeautiful second day began light mist quickly de veloped downpour lasted until four oclock time flew high winds Day three dawned bright windy 4 Model Aviation Top ,u mu mrauuluon UT world-wue compeTITIons sports events hundreds ot doves released before flying got underway Above Dave Brown took third United States wife Sally did fine job preparing report Above II Prettner took second behalf Austria Dad posed Curare Kecks camera What name cards wing roots did dont know An anhedral stabilizer Right Former World Cham pion T Voshioka took fourth 1975 Above W Matts Atlashe took first Liechtensteinsporting World Champions souvenir propeller Right Matt victorious model typical Pattern configuration may able see wearing understandable smile Below World Champion Team Trophytaken United States PT ntral tent facilities divided halfone section modelers planes tne otner first-class restaurant hotand largemeals served Testifying large spectator outpouring some 8000 10000 people fed daily Left The angles judges heads form still-life study pic Below Dolphin-like fuselage profile two men cockpit dis tinguished Stephansens Maximum IlNorway until four oclock downpoured again end flying Day four dawned intermittent clouds wind no rain until after awards ceremony So fliers contend rain wind MUD wouldnt believe mud after two days hard rain hundreds cars thousands people true challenge just getting car parked airplanes inside central tent falling four inches mud I-low outside effects helped hurt best shown Saga Rhett Miller successive flights ready start engine called time lunch huge deflation prob lem once psyched up flight its hard again hour later 2 began pouring right after take-off finally finished flight about four hours later high winds 3 began pouring just before take-off finished flight next day 4 Waited until juggled lineup hed have time re fueling between yesterdays make-up flight early today flight Im singling Rhett out type thing happened nearly everyone Dave ready fly called lunch him Nearly everyone flew high wind also engine really going 6 Model Aviation Spreading gospelor Texas jokeis Johnny Clemens AMA prexy facing camera Note large number rapt spectators trailing away distance Mark Radcliffe plane took sixth first day beautiful Swiss Alps framing field days two three saw much rain Right Rhett Miller Compensator Cant say king-size lunch break flying day over behind spectator fence everyone headed somewhere meets end rain traffic resulted 4-inch mud people including himself wonder ing seam going pop first going fast Everyone prob lems think real tribute 76 contestants accepted condi tions flew best could under circumstances 27 countries represented various languages personalities opinions still saw no back stabbing uncooperativeness snobbishness helped supported everyone else very best part Internats chance meet become friends modelers over world learn have same basic problems love sport Teams other countries cheered nearly loudly us did themselves hundreds spectators everyday did wonders everyones ego knew good maneuver saw rewarded applause cheers contest did have some problems dont biggest no frequency control prac tice days As result least four people including Bruno Giezendanner Mat sui shot down writ ten down central going fly central long way flight line simple clothes pins would have saved lot grief Also seemed no head man take problems Now informa tion booth hard working people did very best help no guy make final decision neces sary course lunch call good although weather much once guy ready box feel should have al lowed fly Problems yes also Swiss Aero-Club should commended did run good contest aint easy countries people involved got four rounds somewhat less helpful weather Outstanding superfine finishes airplanes Bertolanis Kosmo typical Italian turn page airplanes Japanese tissue dope finish Japanese airplanes smooth glass January 1976 7 Mexicos finest Luis Castaneda Dirty Birdi Luis heard Dave Browns test flight crash Germany offered Dave planes fly Also word about two line men kept contest going smoothly fast people line four deep kept contestants ease laughing talking first clap congratulate upon flights finish Thanks especially line crews course highlight awards ceremonies first took place field top three winners presented flowers medals spent over hour signing auto graphs donned glad rags went banquet atmosphere friendship excitement old world meal Rathskel ler second awards ceremony top three individuals again presented flowers gold silver bronze medals top three teams complete man agers mechanics introduced Never will forget being stage drum rolls clapping cheering going being presented gold medals simple elegant precious trophy Super course acted like hams modelers-are-you know grinning skipping joy Congratulations Dave Brown Mark Radeliff Rhett Miller Don Lowewho held us together brought us home winners 8 Model Aviation Above T UKumuras beautilul airplane called Patricia pulled down fifth place Right Some Japanese team waiting Mother Nature go away RC Aerobatics WC Liechtenstein team flew four iden tical aircraftcalled Atlas 76 contestants 27 countries Highly etbcient tool box B ..ezendanner Switzerland Top Fre quency control poor practice sessions Giezendanners first ship shot down before meet Left Would believe two com plete ships fitted Canadian Kristensens packing case