MIC-AERICA NATIOALS y Edmonds MANY Ghder-guiders flew years Nats Soaring eventsa total 425 six official events number425represents contes tants actually flew Nats does include no-shows 1990 Nats marks first year three new Soaring classes flown ficial events Hand Launch Sportsman F3B Sport Scale new rules site Lincoln High School Vin cennes IN First thoughts school grounds Soaring site bring mind kinds obsta cles contend Vincennes field adequate size relatively clear kill time during breaks job reporting SoarIng events MA Terry Edmonds CLIowa City IA won latin Sportsman F3B io design L second Standard ciass Caiiiato R Senior flier Blayne Chastain RHoilywood CA won 2nd Sportsman F3B latin Senior groupings Hand Launch Standard Uniimited ciasses Watch out thla young man aaya Edmonds photo ift Brian Agnew Ft Myers FL used Phoenix take third pisces Open categories both Sportsman F3B Uniimited ciasses right Junior fiier Bryan Gill Kirkwood MO took first age group Two Meter Oiymplc 650 L first Unlimited Viking Rthe same model father used 1978 F3B team selection finals Taik about weli-seasoned planel 50 Model Aviation Nats Soaring Eventa Director Gil Gauger did fine job keeping events moving along courts high light poles downwind just behind pit area Mike Foxs new Ace RIC Micropro 8000 com- ED announced pilots meetings puter transmitter No 3 off produc- contestant flying over tennis courts tion line obtained just before Nato through corridor between building actually grass field some- courts below light pole height would disqual what boxed trees buildings nearly ified event temptation surrounding school building tennis skilled pilots slope-soar above building U left find valiant impound scoring crew L-R Wayne Wimbish Roger Stegail Loretta Rosies Joan Grigg Pete Peterson photo right find John Grigg R MAs Associate Editor Ross McMuiien John Event Director Sportsman F3Band didnt get job untii morning before event scheduied ED withdrew personai reasons made faat trip New Vorki wall violating no-flying area proved benefit some disaster oth ers Overall field has rated bet ter ones recent Nats Soaring history first day flyingMondaywas set aside F3B events plan fly Sports man F3B official event FAX F3B unofficial event some controversy prior Nats effect events should run reverse order days notice John Grigg called upon direct F3B events fellow scheduled ED last-minute family emergency could come Moreover cause F3B contest equipment also hand John did absolutely fantastic job putting events would have guessed day prepare Sportsman F3B rules used straight FAX rules three variations model could exceed 75 oz weight organizer-provided winches used working time shortened slightly nifty balance scale used check model weight simply bucket filled ballast totaling 75 oz string tied loop other end string passed over small pulley scale used flight line attaching tow hook model loop string lifting pulley model did lift bucket off ground legal Twenty-four contestants flew Sportsman Most using regular Duration-type models exception Blayne Chastaln flew model using composite construction de signed him father Roger Sports man F3B mind has RG-15 airfoil tripletaper wing planform foam/glass/carbon fiber construction 100-in span basically lightweight FAI F3B model Most entries l00-in-span models larger few Two Meter de signs writer won event using Two ter E193 airfoil theory though smaller model isnt efficient larger can ballasted higher wing loading Speed Distance tasks given overall weight limit lo did put fast est Speed time event Following two rounds Sportsman F3B round unofficial FAX F3B flown Jim McCarthy won event Mueller Comet 89T Tuesday divided between Hand Launch Sport Scale Four rounds Hand Launch November 1990 51 Best-dressed team Nate L Team Montage California L-R Jane Chastain Roger Chastain Blayne Chastain Don Vickers Airfoil wizard Michael Selig RUniversity Park PA flying Mark Alien-constructed Falcon 880 models Nats used airfoils Pat Sullivan Beuiah Mi placed second John Gunsaulius St Petersburg FL Unlimited class Standard Duckone first Unlimited model acquired several such flown Michigan group Leon Kincaid spans three meters has polyhedral equipped flaps Jim Thomas LHoiland MI first Standard class Falcon 800 Ha also won HI Johnson Lee Renaud awards part Michigan team won Dan Pruss award Rusty Shaw ROttumwa IA captured third Standard class original-design modelwhich actually Two Meter plane wing tip extensions added constructed balsa-sheeted foam held place tap Ben Pipic LPoweiI OH won Junior Standard class Olympic 650 Nats reporter Terry Edmonds also won first Sport Scale Sail plane -scale ASW-20 model seen photo right coming landing its retractable landing wheel extended flown different tasks round round objective achieve three flights totaling five minutes during 10-minute slot total three throws permitted round two task record two-minute maxes possible 10-minute slot total six throws permitted five best scored round three objective achieve five-minute max 10-minute slot An unlim ited number throws permitted round four task achieve 10minute max 10-minute slot An unlimited number attempts permitted Scoring man-on-man scores normal ized Thirty-eight contestants flew event Rusty Shaw topping group Rusty flying modified Chuparosa used 7037airfoil foam-core wing cap-strip sheeting weighed 14 oz first year overhauled Sail plane Sport Scale rules Nats event now run Scale officials rather Soaring people Headed ED Stan Alexander event received proper attention should good organization experienced Two Sport Scale Salipianes photo above Tom Beckmans Miami FL TG-3 10-year-old scratch-built model has contest wins Stan Koch RNashviiie TN built Grunau Baby IiB Krick kit placed third 52 Model Aviation Rusty Shaw Ottumwa IA used modified Chuperosa win Open Hand iaunch original designer popuiar kit Jason George Suitana CA Senior Two Meter winner Sagitta 600 Junior Senior groups quite competitive wouid have done weli Open ciass Mike Fox Davenport iA proved ad vanced model could piace Two Meter original Little Scorpion finished 3rd piece grandaddy RC Hand Launch Soaring Dave Thornburg Aibuquerque NM used what eise Mini-Bird Time Gilder guid ers giad see him back competition Paui Carison Urbana iL won Two Meter new beginners kit calied Spirit its wing has Michasi Seiigs 3010 airfoii section judges provided Static judging has changed much flying portion completely different pilot makes up flight plan 10 maneuvers five man datory five optional characteristic prototype much done power Scale events intent new rules equalize task varied types Gliders intent Continued page 174 Peter George St Louis MO flew friends Gnome third-place finish Hand Launch its borrowed because crashed own model just before Nats seemed work Nats because first sec ond places taken glass slipper TG-3 November 1990 53 Don Harris Westerville OH second Two Meter beginners modei Goidberg Gentie Lady Don changed kits fiat-bottomed airfoii E205 though Brian Agnew shows off original-design Vertigo V-taller has E387 airfoil weighs 14 oz combination flew Open Hand Launch came second Note wing/stab cutouts AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 IM5 BlEUmI IllstinnIng 25755es ISA554 POW6f OfltyeertiliedxheCkaornoneyordnrnateepted Minimumorder 112011 three Oackanea 4 Pomeraoles ISS 50 ser package StSOatnippng handling CT residents add 75% nate tan PtIcn nubiect change notice DEALER I4OWRS INVITUD further infornaion deale ca seen need SASE Bassnesa Card SERMOSR/C SNAP CONNECTORSInc Cedar Corners Statton Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905 203 322 6294 tori pnnie airfod platter FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHErrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo nan araia alan ntaoa intinnftianal hank aran Ia anna nantoci iBM-PC5V*T nonreano mp, end dat nnarln p155w 4 Gin cnepatS p15nnnapnsnO~ ooreba pctt a-Sr SS ataki nina conk nn moany ala. CYGNET Software714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER PERIOD Provides Solid Support Accurate Building a Rugged Construction 7 Ply Aircraft Plywood Provides Lifetime Use Two Sizes Available Regular Fuselages Up 61/a Wide Jumbo Fuselages Up 9 Wide Use Own Building Board Work Bench Base Mount Jig Station Uni-Strut Guide Rails Most Versatile Set-Up Contains Complete Hardware Instructions Including UniStrut Information Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 51795 Boa 4 Jumbo Jig Stations 1995 Two 5 ft long Guide Rails including mounting nuts 2195 Nats RC Soar/Edmonds Continued page 53 now everyone realized unless YOU maxing nearly flights getting good scores landings placing well down pack People began speak page scores rather place something status symbol first page came Friday day Unlimited class began partly cloudy about 15-mph wind event largest entry 123 As day went sky became threaten ingdark clouds fickle winds Toward end second round thunder storm appeared lightning Gil Gauger tempo rarily stopped contest short time later nounced event would called end round two Unfortunately two rounds Duration event much contestespecially contestants scores bunched up top potentially quite number individuals could have won rounds flown case John Gun saullus ball put two really good scores won event Pat Sullivan took second Duck universal aileron/flap model Michigan guys developed used several events have fleet wings different spans airfoils slip task hand models ruggedly built withstand lot abuse Jim Thomas ran away big awards IVANS MAGIC GADGET protractor device used Ivan Kristensen accurately measure aileron elevator rudder throw Takes guess work out trimming out airplane quality tool complete instructionslog book carrying case5 795 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT last can optimize stab incidence best flight charac teristics pair glass filled nylon adjusters included provide micro screw adjustment smaller front tube Main tube aluminum matching phenolic socket 5695 Include 52 SOlItem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-5639 did win Hi Johnson award won Lee Renaud award highest com bined Duration score first two fourths top Michigan Soaring League teani Jim Thomas Pat Sullivan Troy Lawicki won Dan Pruss team award An excellent week Soaring competition topped off banquet Friday evening Fea tured speakers Michael Selig John Don ovan talking about latest research airfoils model design Eight models put official flights Most pilots chose simple maneuvers two used duration five minutes option dif ficult working lift same time youre positioning other maneuvers Gadgets such retractable wheel now quite useful gain ing points under Scale Operations option new rules should increase interest event Wednesday beginning Duration events starting off Two Meter mere 110 competitors showed up day try hand weather excellent Duration con test light wind lots cumulus clouds floating slowly kind day nearly type Soaring design chance win fact first second places taken beginner-type modelsbut piloted veteran competitors Paul Carlson won event new kit Great Planes Manufacturing called Spirit aimed novice Don Harris took second well-known Goldberg Gentle Lady de sign Don did use E205 airfoilrather fiat-bottomed found kitand added spoilers Don still building model PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Four glass filled nylon brackets included key wing panels front rear allow accurately adjust panel straight flight Complete hardware & instructions5995 WING TUBE & SOCKETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Included pair special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing structure Now size models 7lBdiax25 895 1diax25995 1diax351495 174 Model Aviation OUT OF THE ASHES . INTO THE WINNERS CIRCLE PHOENIX T -1-FOR ADDONAL INFORMATION SEND LSASE Monday Nats Soaring already begun five flights end four rounds Two Meter event Mike Fox took third place Little Scor pion has 7032 airfoil flaps ailerons Thursday day Standard class Dura tion weather carbon copy day before 122 competitors hand fly Standard hotly contended Duration event Event Director Gil Gauger decided reduce ties flyoffs Duration events year us ing L6 landing task uses runway centerline tape staked both ends model measured close nose stops centerline 0-to- 100-point scale point per inch Eight runways set up landing area officials assigned measuring end round two John Agnew per fect score takes two flights time right landing top line folks Its impossible beat end round three John slipped little still lead yours truly right behind round four managed get front John little comes star 90 Nats Jim Thomas wins point important event because highest scores Duration thus determined winner Hi Johnson award single best score Duration events Jim Thomas flying Falcon 800 cut-down version Falcon 880 Jim short ened wing two inches main panel four inches tip bring 100in-span limit SPAN 132 AREA 1047 50 IN WEIGHT 72-76 OZ AIRFOIL 54061 MNGLOAD 10 OZJSQ FT ASPECT RATIO 1671 COMPETITION PRODUCTS 921 BIRDIE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 813 845 5171 Rusty Shaw placed third originaldesign model Sealy-made Antares re placement fuselage Antares airfoil E193 top E205 bottom Rusty added wing extensions bring span up 100 Standard class simply building sheeted foam core tips tap ing Rusty says havent come off flight yet performance gain quite no ticeable Young Ben Pipic won Junior Standard class event little story camaraderie goes Ben having some trouble land ings earlier week made friends another Junior competitor Bryan Gill gan helping Ben practice evenings Ben turns around beats Bryan Standard class Bryan says feels good about experi ence though did win first what sport about its good see Juniors understanding Nats RC Hell/Jolly Continued page 55 contest minor changes corrections flight path pronounced appeared corrections Contrast Cliff Hiatt style slide Helicopter smoothly wants leaving us wonder correction needed Another Japanese-style machine flown convincing first-place victory Intermediate Muraki Yasunobu won flying Hirobo Eagle mechanics Black Shark fuselage watched him fly expect well soon see Muraki par ticipating FAI three entries Scale Silas Kwok won XXXXXXXXXXXXXX FREEDOM 90 ONLY MUFFLER$1295 xEasily attached 25 108 size engine xsilencers FREEDOM 90 Muffler gives XAMA recommended 90 dBA 9 silencing Xnoise noise corn olaints Ensure x freedom fly Unchailenged through 90s x EDOM 90 x Tested qualified US published engine reviewer Silences 50-98% engine noise WITHOUT POWER LOSS Uc US SNUF-LER Patent #4858722 CALL ViSA AND MASTERCARD 1-800-NOW GO RCZ 4ssrpping Please allow scoepted Add $250 6694672 weeks delivery tine Mere Fun Less Funds Wing Span62Y2 inches Wing Areo770 square inches Engine Size10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed AMA FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber gloss canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFIC Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 63Y4 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264213326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLETW Dealer Inquries Invited November 1990 175
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MIC-AERICA NATIOALS y Edmonds MANY Ghder-guiders flew years Nats Soaring eventsa total 425 six official events number425represents contes tants actually flew Nats does include no-shows 1990 Nats marks first year three new Soaring classes flown ficial events Hand Launch Sportsman F3B Sport Scale new rules site Lincoln High School Vin cennes IN First thoughts school grounds Soaring site bring mind kinds obsta cles contend Vincennes field adequate size relatively clear kill time during breaks job reporting SoarIng events MA Terry Edmonds CLIowa City IA won latin Sportsman F3B io design L second Standard ciass Caiiiato R Senior flier Blayne Chastain RHoilywood CA won 2nd Sportsman F3B latin Senior groupings Hand Launch Standard Uniimited ciasses Watch out thla young man aaya Edmonds photo ift Brian Agnew Ft Myers FL used Phoenix take third pisces Open categories both Sportsman F3B Uniimited ciasses right Junior fiier Bryan Gill Kirkwood MO took first age group Two Meter Oiymplc 650 L first Unlimited Viking Rthe same model father used 1978 F3B team selection finals Taik about weli-seasoned planel 50 Model Aviation Nats Soaring Eventa Director Gil Gauger did fine job keeping events moving along courts high light poles downwind just behind pit area Mike Foxs new Ace RIC Micropro 8000 com- ED announced pilots meetings puter transmitter No 3 off produc- contestant flying over tennis courts tion line obtained just before Nato through corridor between building actually grass field some- courts below light pole height would disqual what boxed trees buildings nearly ified event temptation surrounding school building tennis skilled pilots slope-soar above building U left find valiant impound scoring crew L-R Wayne Wimbish Roger Stegail Loretta Rosies Joan Grigg Pete Peterson photo right find John Grigg R MAs Associate Editor Ross McMuiien John Event Director Sportsman F3Band didnt get job untii morning before event scheduied ED withdrew personai reasons made faat trip New Vorki wall violating no-flying area proved benefit some disaster oth ers Overall field has rated bet ter ones recent Nats Soaring history first day flyingMondaywas set aside F3B events plan fly Sports man F3B official event FAX F3B unofficial event some controversy prior Nats effect events should run reverse order days notice John Grigg called upon direct F3B events fellow scheduled ED last-minute family emergency could come Moreover cause F3B contest equipment also hand John did absolutely fantastic job putting events would have guessed day prepare Sportsman F3B rules used straight FAX rules three variations model could exceed 75 oz weight organizer-provided winches used working time shortened slightly nifty balance scale used check model weight simply bucket filled ballast totaling 75 oz string tied loop other end string passed over small pulley scale used flight line attaching tow hook model loop string lifting pulley model did lift bucket off ground legal Twenty-four contestants flew Sportsman Most using regular Duration-type models exception Blayne Chastaln flew model using composite construction de signed him father Roger Sports man F3B mind has RG-15 airfoil tripletaper wing planform foam/glass/carbon fiber construction 100-in span basically lightweight FAI F3B model Most entries l00-in-span models larger few Two Meter de signs writer won event using Two ter E193 airfoil theory though smaller model isnt efficient larger can ballasted higher wing loading Speed Distance tasks given overall weight limit lo did put fast est Speed time event Following two rounds Sportsman F3B round unofficial FAX F3B flown Jim McCarthy won event Mueller Comet 89T Tuesday divided between Hand Launch Sport Scale Four rounds Hand Launch November 1990 51 Best-dressed team Nate L Team Montage California L-R Jane Chastain Roger Chastain Blayne Chastain Don Vickers Airfoil wizard Michael Selig RUniversity Park PA flying Mark Alien-constructed Falcon 880 models Nats used airfoils Pat Sullivan Beuiah Mi placed second John Gunsaulius St Petersburg FL Unlimited class Standard Duckone first Unlimited model acquired several such flown Michigan group Leon Kincaid spans three meters has polyhedral equipped flaps Jim Thomas LHoiland MI first Standard class Falcon 800 Ha also won HI Johnson Lee Renaud awards part Michigan team won Dan Pruss award Rusty Shaw ROttumwa IA captured third Standard class original-design modelwhich actually Two Meter plane wing tip extensions added constructed balsa-sheeted foam held place tap Ben Pipic LPoweiI OH won Junior Standard class Olympic 650 Nats reporter Terry Edmonds also won first Sport Scale Sail plane -scale ASW-20 model seen photo right coming landing its retractable landing wheel extended flown different tasks round round objective achieve three flights totaling five minutes during 10-minute slot total three throws permitted round two task record two-minute maxes possible 10-minute slot total six throws permitted five best scored round three objective achieve five-minute max 10-minute slot An unlim ited number throws permitted round four task achieve 10minute max 10-minute slot An unlimited number attempts permitted Scoring man-on-man scores normal ized Thirty-eight contestants flew event Rusty Shaw topping group Rusty flying modified Chuparosa used 7037airfoil foam-core wing cap-strip sheeting weighed 14 oz first year overhauled Sail plane Sport Scale rules Nats event now run Scale officials rather Soaring people Headed ED Stan Alexander event received proper attention should good organization experienced Two Sport Scale Salipianes photo above Tom Beckmans Miami FL TG-3 10-year-old scratch-built model has contest wins Stan Koch RNashviiie TN built Grunau Baby IiB Krick kit placed third 52 Model Aviation Rusty Shaw Ottumwa IA used modified Chuperosa win Open Hand iaunch original designer popuiar kit Jason George Suitana CA Senior Two Meter winner Sagitta 600 Junior Senior groups quite competitive wouid have done weli Open ciass Mike Fox Davenport iA proved ad vanced model could piace Two Meter original Little Scorpion finished 3rd piece grandaddy RC Hand Launch Soaring Dave Thornburg Aibuquerque NM used what eise Mini-Bird Time Gilder guid ers giad see him back competition Paui Carison Urbana iL won Two Meter new beginners kit calied Spirit its wing has Michasi Seiigs 3010 airfoii section judges provided Static judging has changed much flying portion completely different pilot makes up flight plan 10 maneuvers five man datory five optional characteristic prototype much done power Scale events intent new rules equalize task varied types Gliders intent Continued page 174 Peter George St Louis MO flew friends Gnome third-place finish Hand Launch its borrowed because crashed own model just before Nats seemed work Nats because first sec ond places taken glass slipper TG-3 November 1990 53 Don Harris Westerville OH second Two Meter beginners modei Goidberg Gentie Lady Don changed kits fiat-bottomed airfoii E205 though Brian Agnew shows off original-design Vertigo V-taller has E387 airfoil weighs 14 oz combination flew Open Hand Launch came second Note wing/stab cutouts AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 IM5 BlEUmI IllstinnIng 25755es ISA554 POW6f OfltyeertiliedxheCkaornoneyordnrnateepted Minimumorder 112011 three Oackanea 4 Pomeraoles ISS 50 ser package StSOatnippng handling CT residents add 75% nate tan PtIcn nubiect change notice DEALER I4OWRS INVITUD further infornaion deale ca seen need SASE Bassnesa Card SERMOSR/C SNAP CONNECTORSInc Cedar Corners Statton Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905 203 322 6294 tori pnnie airfod platter FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHErrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo nan araia alan ntaoa intinnftianal hank aran Ia anna nantoci iBM-PC5V*T nonreano mp, end dat nnarln p155w 4 Gin cnepatS p15nnnapnsnO~ ooreba pctt a-Sr SS ataki nina conk nn moany ala. CYGNET Software714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER PERIOD Provides Solid Support Accurate Building a Rugged Construction 7 Ply Aircraft Plywood Provides Lifetime Use Two Sizes Available Regular Fuselages Up 61/a Wide Jumbo Fuselages Up 9 Wide Use Own Building Board Work Bench Base Mount Jig Station Uni-Strut Guide Rails Most Versatile Set-Up Contains Complete Hardware Instructions Including UniStrut Information Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 51795 Boa 4 Jumbo Jig Stations 1995 Two 5 ft long Guide Rails including mounting nuts 2195 Nats RC Soar/Edmonds Continued page 53 now everyone realized unless YOU maxing nearly flights getting good scores landings placing well down pack People began speak page scores rather place something status symbol first page came Friday day Unlimited class began partly cloudy about 15-mph wind event largest entry 123 As day went sky became threaten ingdark clouds fickle winds Toward end second round thunder storm appeared lightning Gil Gauger tempo rarily stopped contest short time later nounced event would called end round two Unfortunately two rounds Duration event much contestespecially contestants scores bunched up top potentially quite number individuals could have won rounds flown case John Gun saullus ball put two really good scores won event Pat Sullivan took second Duck universal aileron/flap model Michigan guys developed used several events have fleet wings different spans airfoils slip task hand models ruggedly built withstand lot abuse Jim Thomas ran away big awards IVANS MAGIC GADGET protractor device used Ivan Kristensen accurately measure aileron elevator rudder throw Takes guess work out trimming out airplane quality tool complete instructionslog book carrying case5 795 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT last can optimize stab incidence best flight charac teristics pair glass filled nylon adjusters included provide micro screw adjustment smaller front tube Main tube aluminum matching phenolic socket 5695 Include 52 SOlItem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-5639 did win Hi Johnson award won Lee Renaud award highest com bined Duration score first two fourths top Michigan Soaring League teani Jim Thomas Pat Sullivan Troy Lawicki won Dan Pruss team award An excellent week Soaring competition topped off banquet Friday evening Fea tured speakers Michael Selig John Don ovan talking about latest research airfoils model design Eight models put official flights Most pilots chose simple maneuvers two used duration five minutes option dif ficult working lift same time youre positioning other maneuvers Gadgets such retractable wheel now quite useful gain ing points under Scale Operations option new rules should increase interest event Wednesday beginning Duration events starting off Two Meter mere 110 competitors showed up day try hand weather excellent Duration con test light wind lots cumulus clouds floating slowly kind day nearly type Soaring design chance win fact first second places taken beginner-type modelsbut piloted veteran competitors Paul Carlson won event new kit Great Planes Manufacturing called Spirit aimed novice Don Harris took second well-known Goldberg Gentle Lady de sign Don did use E205 airfoilrather fiat-bottomed found kitand added spoilers Don still building model PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Four glass filled nylon brackets included key wing panels front rear allow accurately adjust panel straight flight Complete hardware & instructions5995 WING TUBE & SOCKETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Included pair special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing structure Now size models 7lBdiax25 895 1diax25995 1diax351495 174 Model Aviation OUT OF THE ASHES . INTO THE WINNERS CIRCLE PHOENIX T -1-FOR ADDONAL INFORMATION SEND LSASE Monday Nats Soaring already begun five flights end four rounds Two Meter event Mike Fox took third place Little Scor pion has 7032 airfoil flaps ailerons Thursday day Standard class Dura tion weather carbon copy day before 122 competitors hand fly Standard hotly contended Duration event Event Director Gil Gauger decided reduce ties flyoffs Duration events year us ing L6 landing task uses runway centerline tape staked both ends model measured close nose stops centerline 0-to- 100-point scale point per inch Eight runways set up landing area officials assigned measuring end round two John Agnew per fect score takes two flights time right landing top line folks Its impossible beat end round three John slipped little still lead yours truly right behind round four managed get front John little comes star 90 Nats Jim Thomas wins point important event because highest scores Duration thus determined winner Hi Johnson award single best score Duration events Jim Thomas flying Falcon 800 cut-down version Falcon 880 Jim short ened wing two inches main panel four inches tip bring 100in-span limit SPAN 132 AREA 1047 50 IN WEIGHT 72-76 OZ AIRFOIL 54061 MNGLOAD 10 OZJSQ FT ASPECT RATIO 1671 COMPETITION PRODUCTS 921 BIRDIE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 813 845 5171 Rusty Shaw placed third originaldesign model Sealy-made Antares re placement fuselage Antares airfoil E193 top E205 bottom Rusty added wing extensions bring span up 100 Standard class simply building sheeted foam core tips tap ing Rusty says havent come off flight yet performance gain quite no ticeable Young Ben Pipic won Junior Standard class event little story camaraderie goes Ben having some trouble land ings earlier week made friends another Junior competitor Bryan Gill gan helping Ben practice evenings Ben turns around beats Bryan Standard class Bryan says feels good about experi ence though did win first what sport about its good see Juniors understanding Nats RC Hell/Jolly Continued page 55 contest minor changes corrections flight path pronounced appeared corrections Contrast Cliff Hiatt style slide Helicopter smoothly wants leaving us wonder correction needed Another Japanese-style machine flown convincing first-place victory Intermediate Muraki Yasunobu won flying Hirobo Eagle mechanics Black Shark fuselage watched him fly expect well soon see Muraki par ticipating FAI three entries Scale Silas Kwok won XXXXXXXXXXXXXX FREEDOM 90 ONLY MUFFLER$1295 xEasily attached 25 108 size engine xsilencers FREEDOM 90 Muffler gives XAMA recommended 90 dBA 9 silencing Xnoise noise corn olaints Ensure x freedom fly Unchailenged through 90s x EDOM 90 x Tested qualified US published engine reviewer Silences 50-98% engine noise WITHOUT POWER LOSS Uc US SNUF-LER Patent #4858722 CALL ViSA AND MASTERCARD 1-800-NOW GO RCZ 4ssrpping Please allow scoepted Add $250 6694672 weeks delivery tine Mere Fun Less Funds Wing Span62Y2 inches Wing Areo770 square inches Engine Size10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed AMA FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber gloss canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFIC Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 63Y4 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264213326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLETW Dealer Inquries Invited November 1990 175
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MIC-AERICA NATIOALS y Edmonds MANY Ghder-guiders flew years Nats Soaring eventsa total 425 six official events number425represents contes tants actually flew Nats does include no-shows 1990 Nats marks first year three new Soaring classes flown ficial events Hand Launch Sportsman F3B Sport Scale new rules site Lincoln High School Vin cennes IN First thoughts school grounds Soaring site bring mind kinds obsta cles contend Vincennes field adequate size relatively clear kill time during breaks job reporting SoarIng events MA Terry Edmonds CLIowa City IA won latin Sportsman F3B io design L second Standard ciass Caiiiato R Senior flier Blayne Chastain RHoilywood CA won 2nd Sportsman F3B latin Senior groupings Hand Launch Standard Uniimited ciasses Watch out thla young man aaya Edmonds photo ift Brian Agnew Ft Myers FL used Phoenix take third pisces Open categories both Sportsman F3B Uniimited ciasses right Junior fiier Bryan Gill Kirkwood MO took first age group Two Meter Oiymplc 650 L first Unlimited Viking Rthe same model father used 1978 F3B team selection finals Taik about weli-seasoned planel 50 Model Aviation Nats Soaring Eventa Director Gil Gauger did fine job keeping events moving along courts high light poles downwind just behind pit area Mike Foxs new Ace RIC Micropro 8000 com- ED announced pilots meetings puter transmitter No 3 off produc- contestant flying over tennis courts tion line obtained just before Nato through corridor between building actually grass field some- courts below light pole height would disqual what boxed trees buildings nearly ified event temptation surrounding school building tennis skilled pilots slope-soar above building U left find valiant impound scoring crew L-R Wayne Wimbish Roger Stegail Loretta Rosies Joan Grigg Pete Peterson photo right find John Grigg R MAs Associate Editor Ross McMuiien John Event Director Sportsman F3Band didnt get job untii morning before event scheduied ED withdrew personai reasons made faat trip New Vorki wall violating no-flying area proved benefit some disaster oth ers Overall field has rated bet ter ones recent Nats Soaring history first day flyingMondaywas set aside F3B events plan fly Sports man F3B official event FAX F3B unofficial event some controversy prior Nats effect events should run reverse order days notice John Grigg called upon direct F3B events fellow scheduled ED last-minute family emergency could come Moreover cause F3B contest equipment also hand John did absolutely fantastic job putting events would have guessed day prepare Sportsman F3B rules used straight FAX rules three variations model could exceed 75 oz weight organizer-provided winches used working time shortened slightly nifty balance scale used check model weight simply bucket filled ballast totaling 75 oz string tied loop other end string passed over small pulley scale used flight line attaching tow hook model loop string lifting pulley model did lift bucket off ground legal Twenty-four contestants flew Sportsman Most using regular Duration-type models exception Blayne Chastaln flew model using composite construction de signed him father Roger Sports man F3B mind has RG-15 airfoil tripletaper wing planform foam/glass/carbon fiber construction 100-in span basically lightweight FAI F3B model Most entries l00-in-span models larger few Two Meter de signs writer won event using Two ter E193 airfoil theory though smaller model isnt efficient larger can ballasted higher wing loading Speed Distance tasks given overall weight limit lo did put fast est Speed time event Following two rounds Sportsman F3B round unofficial FAX F3B flown Jim McCarthy won event Mueller Comet 89T Tuesday divided between Hand Launch Sport Scale Four rounds Hand Launch November 1990 51 Best-dressed team Nate L Team Montage California L-R Jane Chastain Roger Chastain Blayne Chastain Don Vickers Airfoil wizard Michael Selig RUniversity Park PA flying Mark Alien-constructed Falcon 880 models Nats used airfoils Pat Sullivan Beuiah Mi placed second John Gunsaulius St Petersburg FL Unlimited class Standard Duckone first Unlimited model acquired several such flown Michigan group Leon Kincaid spans three meters has polyhedral equipped flaps Jim Thomas LHoiland MI first Standard class Falcon 800 Ha also won HI Johnson Lee Renaud awards part Michigan team won Dan Pruss award Rusty Shaw ROttumwa IA captured third Standard class original-design modelwhich actually Two Meter plane wing tip extensions added constructed balsa-sheeted foam held place tap Ben Pipic LPoweiI OH won Junior Standard class Olympic 650 Nats reporter Terry Edmonds also won first Sport Scale Sail plane -scale ASW-20 model seen photo right coming landing its retractable landing wheel extended flown different tasks round round objective achieve three flights totaling five minutes during 10-minute slot total three throws permitted round two task record two-minute maxes possible 10-minute slot total six throws permitted five best scored round three objective achieve five-minute max 10-minute slot An unlim ited number throws permitted round four task achieve 10minute max 10-minute slot An unlimited number attempts permitted Scoring man-on-man scores normal ized Thirty-eight contestants flew event Rusty Shaw topping group Rusty flying modified Chuparosa used 7037airfoil foam-core wing cap-strip sheeting weighed 14 oz first year overhauled Sail plane Sport Scale rules Nats event now run Scale officials rather Soaring people Headed ED Stan Alexander event received proper attention should good organization experienced Two Sport Scale Salipianes photo above Tom Beckmans Miami FL TG-3 10-year-old scratch-built model has contest wins Stan Koch RNashviiie TN built Grunau Baby IiB Krick kit placed third 52 Model Aviation Rusty Shaw Ottumwa IA used modified Chuperosa win Open Hand iaunch original designer popuiar kit Jason George Suitana CA Senior Two Meter winner Sagitta 600 Junior Senior groups quite competitive wouid have done weli Open ciass Mike Fox Davenport iA proved ad vanced model could piace Two Meter original Little Scorpion finished 3rd piece grandaddy RC Hand Launch Soaring Dave Thornburg Aibuquerque NM used what eise Mini-Bird Time Gilder guid ers giad see him back competition Paui Carison Urbana iL won Two Meter new beginners kit calied Spirit its wing has Michasi Seiigs 3010 airfoii section judges provided Static judging has changed much flying portion completely different pilot makes up flight plan 10 maneuvers five man datory five optional characteristic prototype much done power Scale events intent new rules equalize task varied types Gliders intent Continued page 174 Peter George St Louis MO flew friends Gnome third-place finish Hand Launch its borrowed because crashed own model just before Nats seemed work Nats because first sec ond places taken glass slipper TG-3 November 1990 53 Don Harris Westerville OH second Two Meter beginners modei Goidberg Gentie Lady Don changed kits fiat-bottomed airfoii E205 though Brian Agnew shows off original-design Vertigo V-taller has E387 airfoil weighs 14 oz combination flew Open Hand Launch came second Note wing/stab cutouts AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 IM5 BlEUmI IllstinnIng 25755es ISA554 POW6f OfltyeertiliedxheCkaornoneyordnrnateepted Minimumorder 112011 three Oackanea 4 Pomeraoles ISS 50 ser package StSOatnippng handling CT residents add 75% nate tan PtIcn nubiect change notice DEALER I4OWRS INVITUD further infornaion deale ca seen need SASE Bassnesa Card SERMOSR/C SNAP CONNECTORSInc Cedar Corners Statton Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905 203 322 6294 tori pnnie airfod platter FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHErrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo nan araia alan ntaoa intinnftianal hank aran Ia anna nantoci iBM-PC5V*T nonreano mp, end dat nnarln p155w 4 Gin cnepatS p15nnnapnsnO~ ooreba pctt a-Sr SS ataki nina conk nn moany ala. CYGNET Software714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER PERIOD Provides Solid Support Accurate Building a Rugged Construction 7 Ply Aircraft Plywood Provides Lifetime Use Two Sizes Available Regular Fuselages Up 61/a Wide Jumbo Fuselages Up 9 Wide Use Own Building Board Work Bench Base Mount Jig Station Uni-Strut Guide Rails Most Versatile Set-Up Contains Complete Hardware Instructions Including UniStrut Information Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 51795 Boa 4 Jumbo Jig Stations 1995 Two 5 ft long Guide Rails including mounting nuts 2195 Nats RC Soar/Edmonds Continued page 53 now everyone realized unless YOU maxing nearly flights getting good scores landings placing well down pack People began speak page scores rather place something status symbol first page came Friday day Unlimited class began partly cloudy about 15-mph wind event largest entry 123 As day went sky became threaten ingdark clouds fickle winds Toward end second round thunder storm appeared lightning Gil Gauger tempo rarily stopped contest short time later nounced event would called end round two Unfortunately two rounds Duration event much contestespecially contestants scores bunched up top potentially quite number individuals could have won rounds flown case John Gun saullus ball put two really good scores won event Pat Sullivan took second Duck universal aileron/flap model Michigan guys developed used several events have fleet wings different spans airfoils slip task hand models ruggedly built withstand lot abuse Jim Thomas ran away big awards IVANS MAGIC GADGET protractor device used Ivan Kristensen accurately measure aileron elevator rudder throw Takes guess work out trimming out airplane quality tool complete instructionslog book carrying case5 795 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT last can optimize stab incidence best flight charac teristics pair glass filled nylon adjusters included provide micro screw adjustment smaller front tube Main tube aluminum matching phenolic socket 5695 Include 52 SOlItem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-5639 did win Hi Johnson award won Lee Renaud award highest com bined Duration score first two fourths top Michigan Soaring League teani Jim Thomas Pat Sullivan Troy Lawicki won Dan Pruss team award An excellent week Soaring competition topped off banquet Friday evening Fea tured speakers Michael Selig John Don ovan talking about latest research airfoils model design Eight models put official flights Most pilots chose simple maneuvers two used duration five minutes option dif ficult working lift same time youre positioning other maneuvers Gadgets such retractable wheel now quite useful gain ing points under Scale Operations option new rules should increase interest event Wednesday beginning Duration events starting off Two Meter mere 110 competitors showed up day try hand weather excellent Duration con test light wind lots cumulus clouds floating slowly kind day nearly type Soaring design chance win fact first second places taken beginner-type modelsbut piloted veteran competitors Paul Carlson won event new kit Great Planes Manufacturing called Spirit aimed novice Don Harris took second well-known Goldberg Gentle Lady de sign Don did use E205 airfoilrather fiat-bottomed found kitand added spoilers Don still building model PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Four glass filled nylon brackets included key wing panels front rear allow accurately adjust panel straight flight Complete hardware & instructions5995 WING TUBE & SOCKETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Included pair special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing structure Now size models 7lBdiax25 895 1diax25995 1diax351495 174 Model Aviation OUT OF THE ASHES . INTO THE WINNERS CIRCLE PHOENIX T -1-FOR ADDONAL INFORMATION SEND LSASE Monday Nats Soaring already begun five flights end four rounds Two Meter event Mike Fox took third place Little Scor pion has 7032 airfoil flaps ailerons Thursday day Standard class Dura tion weather carbon copy day before 122 competitors hand fly Standard hotly contended Duration event Event Director Gil Gauger decided reduce ties flyoffs Duration events year us ing L6 landing task uses runway centerline tape staked both ends model measured close nose stops centerline 0-to- 100-point scale point per inch Eight runways set up landing area officials assigned measuring end round two John Agnew per fect score takes two flights time right landing top line folks Its impossible beat end round three John slipped little still lead yours truly right behind round four managed get front John little comes star 90 Nats Jim Thomas wins point important event because highest scores Duration thus determined winner Hi Johnson award single best score Duration events Jim Thomas flying Falcon 800 cut-down version Falcon 880 Jim short ened wing two inches main panel four inches tip bring 100in-span limit SPAN 132 AREA 1047 50 IN WEIGHT 72-76 OZ AIRFOIL 54061 MNGLOAD 10 OZJSQ FT ASPECT RATIO 1671 COMPETITION PRODUCTS 921 BIRDIE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 813 845 5171 Rusty Shaw placed third originaldesign model Sealy-made Antares re placement fuselage Antares airfoil E193 top E205 bottom Rusty added wing extensions bring span up 100 Standard class simply building sheeted foam core tips tap ing Rusty says havent come off flight yet performance gain quite no ticeable Young Ben Pipic won Junior Standard class event little story camaraderie goes Ben having some trouble land ings earlier week made friends another Junior competitor Bryan Gill gan helping Ben practice evenings Ben turns around beats Bryan Standard class Bryan says feels good about experi ence though did win first what sport about its good see Juniors understanding Nats RC Hell/Jolly Continued page 55 contest minor changes corrections flight path pronounced appeared corrections Contrast Cliff Hiatt style slide Helicopter smoothly wants leaving us wonder correction needed Another Japanese-style machine flown convincing first-place victory Intermediate Muraki Yasunobu won flying Hirobo Eagle mechanics Black Shark fuselage watched him fly expect well soon see Muraki par ticipating FAI three entries Scale Silas Kwok won XXXXXXXXXXXXXX FREEDOM 90 ONLY MUFFLER$1295 xEasily attached 25 108 size engine xsilencers FREEDOM 90 Muffler gives XAMA recommended 90 dBA 9 silencing Xnoise noise corn olaints Ensure x freedom fly Unchailenged through 90s x EDOM 90 x Tested qualified US published engine reviewer Silences 50-98% engine noise WITHOUT POWER LOSS Uc US SNUF-LER Patent #4858722 CALL ViSA AND MASTERCARD 1-800-NOW GO RCZ 4ssrpping Please allow scoepted Add $250 6694672 weeks delivery tine Mere Fun Less Funds Wing Span62Y2 inches Wing Areo770 square inches Engine Size10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed AMA FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber gloss canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFIC Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 63Y4 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264213326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLETW Dealer Inquries Invited November 1990 175
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MIC-AERICA NATIOALS y Edmonds MANY Ghder-guiders flew years Nats Soaring eventsa total 425 six official events number425represents contes tants actually flew Nats does include no-shows 1990 Nats marks first year three new Soaring classes flown ficial events Hand Launch Sportsman F3B Sport Scale new rules site Lincoln High School Vin cennes IN First thoughts school grounds Soaring site bring mind kinds obsta cles contend Vincennes field adequate size relatively clear kill time during breaks job reporting SoarIng events MA Terry Edmonds CLIowa City IA won latin Sportsman F3B io design L second Standard ciass Caiiiato R Senior flier Blayne Chastain RHoilywood CA won 2nd Sportsman F3B latin Senior groupings Hand Launch Standard Uniimited ciasses Watch out thla young man aaya Edmonds photo ift Brian Agnew Ft Myers FL used Phoenix take third pisces Open categories both Sportsman F3B Uniimited ciasses right Junior fiier Bryan Gill Kirkwood MO took first age group Two Meter Oiymplc 650 L first Unlimited Viking Rthe same model father used 1978 F3B team selection finals Taik about weli-seasoned planel 50 Model Aviation Nats Soaring Eventa Director Gil Gauger did fine job keeping events moving along courts high light poles downwind just behind pit area Mike Foxs new Ace RIC Micropro 8000 com- ED announced pilots meetings puter transmitter No 3 off produc- contestant flying over tennis courts tion line obtained just before Nato through corridor between building actually grass field some- courts below light pole height would disqual what boxed trees buildings nearly ified event temptation surrounding school building tennis skilled pilots slope-soar above building U left find valiant impound scoring crew L-R Wayne Wimbish Roger Stegail Loretta Rosies Joan Grigg Pete Peterson photo right find John Grigg R MAs Associate Editor Ross McMuiien John Event Director Sportsman F3Band didnt get job untii morning before event scheduied ED withdrew personai reasons made faat trip New Vorki wall violating no-flying area proved benefit some disaster oth ers Overall field has rated bet ter ones recent Nats Soaring history first day flyingMondaywas set aside F3B events plan fly Sports man F3B official event FAX F3B unofficial event some controversy prior Nats effect events should run reverse order days notice John Grigg called upon direct F3B events fellow scheduled ED last-minute family emergency could come Moreover cause F3B contest equipment also hand John did absolutely fantastic job putting events would have guessed day prepare Sportsman F3B rules used straight FAX rules three variations model could exceed 75 oz weight organizer-provided winches used working time shortened slightly nifty balance scale used check model weight simply bucket filled ballast totaling 75 oz string tied loop other end string passed over small pulley scale used flight line attaching tow hook model loop string lifting pulley model did lift bucket off ground legal Twenty-four contestants flew Sportsman Most using regular Duration-type models exception Blayne Chastaln flew model using composite construction de signed him father Roger Sports man F3B mind has RG-15 airfoil tripletaper wing planform foam/glass/carbon fiber construction 100-in span basically lightweight FAI F3B model Most entries l00-in-span models larger few Two Meter de signs writer won event using Two ter E193 airfoil theory though smaller model isnt efficient larger can ballasted higher wing loading Speed Distance tasks given overall weight limit lo did put fast est Speed time event Following two rounds Sportsman F3B round unofficial FAX F3B flown Jim McCarthy won event Mueller Comet 89T Tuesday divided between Hand Launch Sport Scale Four rounds Hand Launch November 1990 51 Best-dressed team Nate L Team Montage California L-R Jane Chastain Roger Chastain Blayne Chastain Don Vickers Airfoil wizard Michael Selig RUniversity Park PA flying Mark Alien-constructed Falcon 880 models Nats used airfoils Pat Sullivan Beuiah Mi placed second John Gunsaulius St Petersburg FL Unlimited class Standard Duckone first Unlimited model acquired several such flown Michigan group Leon Kincaid spans three meters has polyhedral equipped flaps Jim Thomas LHoiland MI first Standard class Falcon 800 Ha also won HI Johnson Lee Renaud awards part Michigan team won Dan Pruss award Rusty Shaw ROttumwa IA captured third Standard class original-design modelwhich actually Two Meter plane wing tip extensions added constructed balsa-sheeted foam held place tap Ben Pipic LPoweiI OH won Junior Standard class Olympic 650 Nats reporter Terry Edmonds also won first Sport Scale Sail plane -scale ASW-20 model seen photo right coming landing its retractable landing wheel extended flown different tasks round round objective achieve three flights totaling five minutes during 10-minute slot total three throws permitted round two task record two-minute maxes possible 10-minute slot total six throws permitted five best scored round three objective achieve five-minute max 10-minute slot An unlim ited number throws permitted round four task achieve 10minute max 10-minute slot An unlimited number attempts permitted Scoring man-on-man scores normal ized Thirty-eight contestants flew event Rusty Shaw topping group Rusty flying modified Chuparosa used 7037airfoil foam-core wing cap-strip sheeting weighed 14 oz first year overhauled Sail plane Sport Scale rules Nats event now run Scale officials rather Soaring people Headed ED Stan Alexander event received proper attention should good organization experienced Two Sport Scale Salipianes photo above Tom Beckmans Miami FL TG-3 10-year-old scratch-built model has contest wins Stan Koch RNashviiie TN built Grunau Baby IiB Krick kit placed third 52 Model Aviation Rusty Shaw Ottumwa IA used modified Chuperosa win Open Hand iaunch original designer popuiar kit Jason George Suitana CA Senior Two Meter winner Sagitta 600 Junior Senior groups quite competitive wouid have done weli Open ciass Mike Fox Davenport iA proved ad vanced model could piace Two Meter original Little Scorpion finished 3rd piece grandaddy RC Hand Launch Soaring Dave Thornburg Aibuquerque NM used what eise Mini-Bird Time Gilder guid ers giad see him back competition Paui Carison Urbana iL won Two Meter new beginners kit calied Spirit its wing has Michasi Seiigs 3010 airfoii section judges provided Static judging has changed much flying portion completely different pilot makes up flight plan 10 maneuvers five man datory five optional characteristic prototype much done power Scale events intent new rules equalize task varied types Gliders intent Continued page 174 Peter George St Louis MO flew friends Gnome third-place finish Hand Launch its borrowed because crashed own model just before Nats seemed work Nats because first sec ond places taken glass slipper TG-3 November 1990 53 Don Harris Westerville OH second Two Meter beginners modei Goidberg Gentie Lady Don changed kits fiat-bottomed airfoii E205 though Brian Agnew shows off original-design Vertigo V-taller has E387 airfoil weighs 14 oz combination flew Open Hand Launch came second Note wing/stab cutouts AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 IM5 BlEUmI IllstinnIng 25755es ISA554 POW6f OfltyeertiliedxheCkaornoneyordnrnateepted Minimumorder 112011 three Oackanea 4 Pomeraoles ISS 50 ser package StSOatnippng handling CT residents add 75% nate tan PtIcn nubiect change notice DEALER I4OWRS INVITUD further infornaion deale ca seen need SASE Bassnesa Card SERMOSR/C SNAP CONNECTORSInc Cedar Corners Statton Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905 203 322 6294 tori pnnie airfod platter FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHErrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo nan araia alan ntaoa intinnftianal hank aran Ia anna nantoci iBM-PC5V*T nonreano mp, end dat nnarln p155w 4 Gin cnepatS p15nnnapnsnO~ ooreba pctt a-Sr SS ataki nina conk nn moany ala. CYGNET Software714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER PERIOD Provides Solid Support Accurate Building a Rugged Construction 7 Ply Aircraft Plywood Provides Lifetime Use Two Sizes Available Regular Fuselages Up 61/a Wide Jumbo Fuselages Up 9 Wide Use Own Building Board Work Bench Base Mount Jig Station Uni-Strut Guide Rails Most Versatile Set-Up Contains Complete Hardware Instructions Including UniStrut Information Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 51795 Boa 4 Jumbo Jig Stations 1995 Two 5 ft long Guide Rails including mounting nuts 2195 Nats RC Soar/Edmonds Continued page 53 now everyone realized unless YOU maxing nearly flights getting good scores landings placing well down pack People began speak page scores rather place something status symbol first page came Friday day Unlimited class began partly cloudy about 15-mph wind event largest entry 123 As day went sky became threaten ingdark clouds fickle winds Toward end second round thunder storm appeared lightning Gil Gauger tempo rarily stopped contest short time later nounced event would called end round two Unfortunately two rounds Duration event much contestespecially contestants scores bunched up top potentially quite number individuals could have won rounds flown case John Gun saullus ball put two really good scores won event Pat Sullivan took second Duck universal aileron/flap model Michigan guys developed used several events have fleet wings different spans airfoils slip task hand models ruggedly built withstand lot abuse Jim Thomas ran away big awards IVANS MAGIC GADGET protractor device used Ivan Kristensen accurately measure aileron elevator rudder throw Takes guess work out trimming out airplane quality tool complete instructionslog book carrying case5 795 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT last can optimize stab incidence best flight charac teristics pair glass filled nylon adjusters included provide micro screw adjustment smaller front tube Main tube aluminum matching phenolic socket 5695 Include 52 SOlItem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-5639 did win Hi Johnson award won Lee Renaud award highest com bined Duration score first two fourths top Michigan Soaring League teani Jim Thomas Pat Sullivan Troy Lawicki won Dan Pruss team award An excellent week Soaring competition topped off banquet Friday evening Fea tured speakers Michael Selig John Don ovan talking about latest research airfoils model design Eight models put official flights Most pilots chose simple maneuvers two used duration five minutes option dif ficult working lift same time youre positioning other maneuvers Gadgets such retractable wheel now quite useful gain ing points under Scale Operations option new rules should increase interest event Wednesday beginning Duration events starting off Two Meter mere 110 competitors showed up day try hand weather excellent Duration con test light wind lots cumulus clouds floating slowly kind day nearly type Soaring design chance win fact first second places taken beginner-type modelsbut piloted veteran competitors Paul Carlson won event new kit Great Planes Manufacturing called Spirit aimed novice Don Harris took second well-known Goldberg Gentle Lady de sign Don did use E205 airfoilrather fiat-bottomed found kitand added spoilers Don still building model PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Four glass filled nylon brackets included key wing panels front rear allow accurately adjust panel straight flight Complete hardware & instructions5995 WING TUBE & SOCKETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Included pair special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing structure Now size models 7lBdiax25 895 1diax25995 1diax351495 174 Model Aviation OUT OF THE ASHES . INTO THE WINNERS CIRCLE PHOENIX T -1-FOR ADDONAL INFORMATION SEND LSASE Monday Nats Soaring already begun five flights end four rounds Two Meter event Mike Fox took third place Little Scor pion has 7032 airfoil flaps ailerons Thursday day Standard class Dura tion weather carbon copy day before 122 competitors hand fly Standard hotly contended Duration event Event Director Gil Gauger decided reduce ties flyoffs Duration events year us ing L6 landing task uses runway centerline tape staked both ends model measured close nose stops centerline 0-to- 100-point scale point per inch Eight runways set up landing area officials assigned measuring end round two John Agnew per fect score takes two flights time right landing top line folks Its impossible beat end round three John slipped little still lead yours truly right behind round four managed get front John little comes star 90 Nats Jim Thomas wins point important event because highest scores Duration thus determined winner Hi Johnson award single best score Duration events Jim Thomas flying Falcon 800 cut-down version Falcon 880 Jim short ened wing two inches main panel four inches tip bring 100in-span limit SPAN 132 AREA 1047 50 IN WEIGHT 72-76 OZ AIRFOIL 54061 MNGLOAD 10 OZJSQ FT ASPECT RATIO 1671 COMPETITION PRODUCTS 921 BIRDIE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 813 845 5171 Rusty Shaw placed third originaldesign model Sealy-made Antares re placement fuselage Antares airfoil E193 top E205 bottom Rusty added wing extensions bring span up 100 Standard class simply building sheeted foam core tips tap ing Rusty says havent come off flight yet performance gain quite no ticeable Young Ben Pipic won Junior Standard class event little story camaraderie goes Ben having some trouble land ings earlier week made friends another Junior competitor Bryan Gill gan helping Ben practice evenings Ben turns around beats Bryan Standard class Bryan says feels good about experi ence though did win first what sport about its good see Juniors understanding Nats RC Hell/Jolly Continued page 55 contest minor changes corrections flight path pronounced appeared corrections Contrast Cliff Hiatt style slide Helicopter smoothly wants leaving us wonder correction needed Another Japanese-style machine flown convincing first-place victory Intermediate Muraki Yasunobu won flying Hirobo Eagle mechanics Black Shark fuselage watched him fly expect well soon see Muraki par ticipating FAI three entries Scale Silas Kwok won XXXXXXXXXXXXXX FREEDOM 90 ONLY MUFFLER$1295 xEasily attached 25 108 size engine xsilencers FREEDOM 90 Muffler gives XAMA recommended 90 dBA 9 silencing Xnoise noise corn olaints Ensure x freedom fly Unchailenged through 90s x EDOM 90 x Tested qualified US published engine reviewer Silences 50-98% engine noise WITHOUT POWER LOSS Uc US SNUF-LER Patent #4858722 CALL ViSA AND MASTERCARD 1-800-NOW GO RCZ 4ssrpping Please allow scoepted Add $250 6694672 weeks delivery tine Mere Fun Less Funds Wing Span62Y2 inches Wing Areo770 square inches Engine Size10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed AMA FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber gloss canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFIC Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 63Y4 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264213326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLETW Dealer Inquries Invited November 1990 175
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MIC-AERICA NATIOALS y Edmonds MANY Ghder-guiders flew years Nats Soaring eventsa total 425 six official events number425represents contes tants actually flew Nats does include no-shows 1990 Nats marks first year three new Soaring classes flown ficial events Hand Launch Sportsman F3B Sport Scale new rules site Lincoln High School Vin cennes IN First thoughts school grounds Soaring site bring mind kinds obsta cles contend Vincennes field adequate size relatively clear kill time during breaks job reporting SoarIng events MA Terry Edmonds CLIowa City IA won latin Sportsman F3B io design L second Standard ciass Caiiiato R Senior flier Blayne Chastain RHoilywood CA won 2nd Sportsman F3B latin Senior groupings Hand Launch Standard Uniimited ciasses Watch out thla young man aaya Edmonds photo ift Brian Agnew Ft Myers FL used Phoenix take third pisces Open categories both Sportsman F3B Uniimited ciasses right Junior fiier Bryan Gill Kirkwood MO took first age group Two Meter Oiymplc 650 L first Unlimited Viking Rthe same model father used 1978 F3B team selection finals Taik about weli-seasoned planel 50 Model Aviation Nats Soaring Eventa Director Gil Gauger did fine job keeping events moving along courts high light poles downwind just behind pit area Mike Foxs new Ace RIC Micropro 8000 com- ED announced pilots meetings puter transmitter No 3 off produc- contestant flying over tennis courts tion line obtained just before Nato through corridor between building actually grass field some- courts below light pole height would disqual what boxed trees buildings nearly ified event temptation surrounding school building tennis skilled pilots slope-soar above building U left find valiant impound scoring crew L-R Wayne Wimbish Roger Stegail Loretta Rosies Joan Grigg Pete Peterson photo right find John Grigg R MAs Associate Editor Ross McMuiien John Event Director Sportsman F3Band didnt get job untii morning before event scheduied ED withdrew personai reasons made faat trip New Vorki wall violating no-flying area proved benefit some disaster oth ers Overall field has rated bet ter ones recent Nats Soaring history first day flyingMondaywas set aside F3B events plan fly Sports man F3B official event FAX F3B unofficial event some controversy prior Nats effect events should run reverse order days notice John Grigg called upon direct F3B events fellow scheduled ED last-minute family emergency could come Moreover cause F3B contest equipment also hand John did absolutely fantastic job putting events would have guessed day prepare Sportsman F3B rules used straight FAX rules three variations model could exceed 75 oz weight organizer-provided winches used working time shortened slightly nifty balance scale used check model weight simply bucket filled ballast totaling 75 oz string tied loop other end string passed over small pulley scale used flight line attaching tow hook model loop string lifting pulley model did lift bucket off ground legal Twenty-four contestants flew Sportsman Most using regular Duration-type models exception Blayne Chastaln flew model using composite construction de signed him father Roger Sports man F3B mind has RG-15 airfoil tripletaper wing planform foam/glass/carbon fiber construction 100-in span basically lightweight FAI F3B model Most entries l00-in-span models larger few Two Meter de signs writer won event using Two ter E193 airfoil theory though smaller model isnt efficient larger can ballasted higher wing loading Speed Distance tasks given overall weight limit lo did put fast est Speed time event Following two rounds Sportsman F3B round unofficial FAX F3B flown Jim McCarthy won event Mueller Comet 89T Tuesday divided between Hand Launch Sport Scale Four rounds Hand Launch November 1990 51 Best-dressed team Nate L Team Montage California L-R Jane Chastain Roger Chastain Blayne Chastain Don Vickers Airfoil wizard Michael Selig RUniversity Park PA flying Mark Alien-constructed Falcon 880 models Nats used airfoils Pat Sullivan Beuiah Mi placed second John Gunsaulius St Petersburg FL Unlimited class Standard Duckone first Unlimited model acquired several such flown Michigan group Leon Kincaid spans three meters has polyhedral equipped flaps Jim Thomas LHoiland MI first Standard class Falcon 800 Ha also won HI Johnson Lee Renaud awards part Michigan team won Dan Pruss award Rusty Shaw ROttumwa IA captured third Standard class original-design modelwhich actually Two Meter plane wing tip extensions added constructed balsa-sheeted foam held place tap Ben Pipic LPoweiI OH won Junior Standard class Olympic 650 Nats reporter Terry Edmonds also won first Sport Scale Sail plane -scale ASW-20 model seen photo right coming landing its retractable landing wheel extended flown different tasks round round objective achieve three flights totaling five minutes during 10-minute slot total three throws permitted round two task record two-minute maxes possible 10-minute slot total six throws permitted five best scored round three objective achieve five-minute max 10-minute slot An unlim ited number throws permitted round four task achieve 10minute max 10-minute slot An unlimited number attempts permitted Scoring man-on-man scores normal ized Thirty-eight contestants flew event Rusty Shaw topping group Rusty flying modified Chuparosa used 7037airfoil foam-core wing cap-strip sheeting weighed 14 oz first year overhauled Sail plane Sport Scale rules Nats event now run Scale officials rather Soaring people Headed ED Stan Alexander event received proper attention should good organization experienced Two Sport Scale Salipianes photo above Tom Beckmans Miami FL TG-3 10-year-old scratch-built model has contest wins Stan Koch RNashviiie TN built Grunau Baby IiB Krick kit placed third 52 Model Aviation Rusty Shaw Ottumwa IA used modified Chuperosa win Open Hand iaunch original designer popuiar kit Jason George Suitana CA Senior Two Meter winner Sagitta 600 Junior Senior groups quite competitive wouid have done weli Open ciass Mike Fox Davenport iA proved ad vanced model could piace Two Meter original Little Scorpion finished 3rd piece grandaddy RC Hand Launch Soaring Dave Thornburg Aibuquerque NM used what eise Mini-Bird Time Gilder guid ers giad see him back competition Paui Carison Urbana iL won Two Meter new beginners kit calied Spirit its wing has Michasi Seiigs 3010 airfoii section judges provided Static judging has changed much flying portion completely different pilot makes up flight plan 10 maneuvers five man datory five optional characteristic prototype much done power Scale events intent new rules equalize task varied types Gliders intent Continued page 174 Peter George St Louis MO flew friends Gnome third-place finish Hand Launch its borrowed because crashed own model just before Nats seemed work Nats because first sec ond places taken glass slipper TG-3 November 1990 53 Don Harris Westerville OH second Two Meter beginners modei Goidberg Gentie Lady Don changed kits fiat-bottomed airfoii E205 though Brian Agnew shows off original-design Vertigo V-taller has E387 airfoil weighs 14 oz combination flew Open Hand Launch came second Note wing/stab cutouts AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 IM5 BlEUmI IllstinnIng 25755es ISA554 POW6f OfltyeertiliedxheCkaornoneyordnrnateepted Minimumorder 112011 three Oackanea 4 Pomeraoles ISS 50 ser package StSOatnippng handling CT residents add 75% nate tan PtIcn nubiect change notice DEALER I4OWRS INVITUD further infornaion deale ca seen need SASE Bassnesa Card SERMOSR/C SNAP CONNECTORSInc Cedar Corners Statton Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905 203 322 6294 tori pnnie airfod platter FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHErrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo nan araia alan ntaoa intinnftianal hank aran Ia anna nantoci iBM-PC5V*T nonreano mp, end dat nnarln p155w 4 Gin cnepatS p15nnnapnsnO~ ooreba pctt a-Sr SS ataki nina conk nn moany ala. CYGNET Software714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER PERIOD Provides Solid Support Accurate Building a Rugged Construction 7 Ply Aircraft Plywood Provides Lifetime Use Two Sizes Available Regular Fuselages Up 61/a Wide Jumbo Fuselages Up 9 Wide Use Own Building Board Work Bench Base Mount Jig Station Uni-Strut Guide Rails Most Versatile Set-Up Contains Complete Hardware Instructions Including UniStrut Information Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 51795 Boa 4 Jumbo Jig Stations 1995 Two 5 ft long Guide Rails including mounting nuts 2195 Nats RC Soar/Edmonds Continued page 53 now everyone realized unless YOU maxing nearly flights getting good scores landings placing well down pack People began speak page scores rather place something status symbol first page came Friday day Unlimited class began partly cloudy about 15-mph wind event largest entry 123 As day went sky became threaten ingdark clouds fickle winds Toward end second round thunder storm appeared lightning Gil Gauger tempo rarily stopped contest short time later nounced event would called end round two Unfortunately two rounds Duration event much contestespecially contestants scores bunched up top potentially quite number individuals could have won rounds flown case John Gun saullus ball put two really good scores won event Pat Sullivan took second Duck universal aileron/flap model Michigan guys developed used several events have fleet wings different spans airfoils slip task hand models ruggedly built withstand lot abuse Jim Thomas ran away big awards IVANS MAGIC GADGET protractor device used Ivan Kristensen accurately measure aileron elevator rudder throw Takes guess work out trimming out airplane quality tool complete instructionslog book carrying case5 795 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT last can optimize stab incidence best flight charac teristics pair glass filled nylon adjusters included provide micro screw adjustment smaller front tube Main tube aluminum matching phenolic socket 5695 Include 52 SOlItem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-5639 did win Hi Johnson award won Lee Renaud award highest com bined Duration score first two fourths top Michigan Soaring League teani Jim Thomas Pat Sullivan Troy Lawicki won Dan Pruss team award An excellent week Soaring competition topped off banquet Friday evening Fea tured speakers Michael Selig John Don ovan talking about latest research airfoils model design Eight models put official flights Most pilots chose simple maneuvers two used duration five minutes option dif ficult working lift same time youre positioning other maneuvers Gadgets such retractable wheel now quite useful gain ing points under Scale Operations option new rules should increase interest event Wednesday beginning Duration events starting off Two Meter mere 110 competitors showed up day try hand weather excellent Duration con test light wind lots cumulus clouds floating slowly kind day nearly type Soaring design chance win fact first second places taken beginner-type modelsbut piloted veteran competitors Paul Carlson won event new kit Great Planes Manufacturing called Spirit aimed novice Don Harris took second well-known Goldberg Gentle Lady de sign Don did use E205 airfoilrather fiat-bottomed found kitand added spoilers Don still building model PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Four glass filled nylon brackets included key wing panels front rear allow accurately adjust panel straight flight Complete hardware & instructions5995 WING TUBE & SOCKETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Included pair special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing structure Now size models 7lBdiax25 895 1diax25995 1diax351495 174 Model Aviation OUT OF THE ASHES . INTO THE WINNERS CIRCLE PHOENIX T -1-FOR ADDONAL INFORMATION SEND LSASE Monday Nats Soaring already begun five flights end four rounds Two Meter event Mike Fox took third place Little Scor pion has 7032 airfoil flaps ailerons Thursday day Standard class Dura tion weather carbon copy day before 122 competitors hand fly Standard hotly contended Duration event Event Director Gil Gauger decided reduce ties flyoffs Duration events year us ing L6 landing task uses runway centerline tape staked both ends model measured close nose stops centerline 0-to- 100-point scale point per inch Eight runways set up landing area officials assigned measuring end round two John Agnew per fect score takes two flights time right landing top line folks Its impossible beat end round three John slipped little still lead yours truly right behind round four managed get front John little comes star 90 Nats Jim Thomas wins point important event because highest scores Duration thus determined winner Hi Johnson award single best score Duration events Jim Thomas flying Falcon 800 cut-down version Falcon 880 Jim short ened wing two inches main panel four inches tip bring 100in-span limit SPAN 132 AREA 1047 50 IN WEIGHT 72-76 OZ AIRFOIL 54061 MNGLOAD 10 OZJSQ FT ASPECT RATIO 1671 COMPETITION PRODUCTS 921 BIRDIE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 813 845 5171 Rusty Shaw placed third originaldesign model Sealy-made Antares re placement fuselage Antares airfoil E193 top E205 bottom Rusty added wing extensions bring span up 100 Standard class simply building sheeted foam core tips tap ing Rusty says havent come off flight yet performance gain quite no ticeable Young Ben Pipic won Junior Standard class event little story camaraderie goes Ben having some trouble land ings earlier week made friends another Junior competitor Bryan Gill gan helping Ben practice evenings Ben turns around beats Bryan Standard class Bryan says feels good about experi ence though did win first what sport about its good see Juniors understanding Nats RC Hell/Jolly Continued page 55 contest minor changes corrections flight path pronounced appeared corrections Contrast Cliff Hiatt style slide Helicopter smoothly wants leaving us wonder correction needed Another Japanese-style machine flown convincing first-place victory Intermediate Muraki Yasunobu won flying Hirobo Eagle mechanics Black Shark fuselage watched him fly expect well soon see Muraki par ticipating FAI three entries Scale Silas Kwok won XXXXXXXXXXXXXX FREEDOM 90 ONLY MUFFLER$1295 xEasily attached 25 108 size engine xsilencers FREEDOM 90 Muffler gives XAMA recommended 90 dBA 9 silencing Xnoise noise corn olaints Ensure x freedom fly Unchailenged through 90s x EDOM 90 x Tested qualified US published engine reviewer Silences 50-98% engine noise WITHOUT POWER LOSS Uc US SNUF-LER Patent #4858722 CALL ViSA AND MASTERCARD 1-800-NOW GO RCZ 4ssrpping Please allow scoepted Add $250 6694672 weeks delivery tine Mere Fun Less Funds Wing Span62Y2 inches Wing Areo770 square inches Engine Size10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed AMA FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber gloss canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFIC Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 63Y4 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264213326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLETW Dealer Inquries Invited November 1990 175
Edition: Model Aviation - 1990/11
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MIC-AERICA NATIOALS y Edmonds MANY Ghder-guiders flew years Nats Soaring eventsa total 425 six official events number425represents contes tants actually flew Nats does include no-shows 1990 Nats marks first year three new Soaring classes flown ficial events Hand Launch Sportsman F3B Sport Scale new rules site Lincoln High School Vin cennes IN First thoughts school grounds Soaring site bring mind kinds obsta cles contend Vincennes field adequate size relatively clear kill time during breaks job reporting SoarIng events MA Terry Edmonds CLIowa City IA won latin Sportsman F3B io design L second Standard ciass Caiiiato R Senior flier Blayne Chastain RHoilywood CA won 2nd Sportsman F3B latin Senior groupings Hand Launch Standard Uniimited ciasses Watch out thla young man aaya Edmonds photo ift Brian Agnew Ft Myers FL used Phoenix take third pisces Open categories both Sportsman F3B Uniimited ciasses right Junior fiier Bryan Gill Kirkwood MO took first age group Two Meter Oiymplc 650 L first Unlimited Viking Rthe same model father used 1978 F3B team selection finals Taik about weli-seasoned planel 50 Model Aviation Nats Soaring Eventa Director Gil Gauger did fine job keeping events moving along courts high light poles downwind just behind pit area Mike Foxs new Ace RIC Micropro 8000 com- ED announced pilots meetings puter transmitter No 3 off produc- contestant flying over tennis courts tion line obtained just before Nato through corridor between building actually grass field some- courts below light pole height would disqual what boxed trees buildings nearly ified event temptation surrounding school building tennis skilled pilots slope-soar above building U left find valiant impound scoring crew L-R Wayne Wimbish Roger Stegail Loretta Rosies Joan Grigg Pete Peterson photo right find John Grigg R MAs Associate Editor Ross McMuiien John Event Director Sportsman F3Band didnt get job untii morning before event scheduied ED withdrew personai reasons made faat trip New Vorki wall violating no-flying area proved benefit some disaster oth ers Overall field has rated bet ter ones recent Nats Soaring history first day flyingMondaywas set aside F3B events plan fly Sports man F3B official event FAX F3B unofficial event some controversy prior Nats effect events should run reverse order days notice John Grigg called upon direct F3B events fellow scheduled ED last-minute family emergency could come Moreover cause F3B contest equipment also hand John did absolutely fantastic job putting events would have guessed day prepare Sportsman F3B rules used straight FAX rules three variations model could exceed 75 oz weight organizer-provided winches used working time shortened slightly nifty balance scale used check model weight simply bucket filled ballast totaling 75 oz string tied loop other end string passed over small pulley scale used flight line attaching tow hook model loop string lifting pulley model did lift bucket off ground legal Twenty-four contestants flew Sportsman Most using regular Duration-type models exception Blayne Chastaln flew model using composite construction de signed him father Roger Sports man F3B mind has RG-15 airfoil tripletaper wing planform foam/glass/carbon fiber construction 100-in span basically lightweight FAI F3B model Most entries l00-in-span models larger few Two Meter de signs writer won event using Two ter E193 airfoil theory though smaller model isnt efficient larger can ballasted higher wing loading Speed Distance tasks given overall weight limit lo did put fast est Speed time event Following two rounds Sportsman F3B round unofficial FAX F3B flown Jim McCarthy won event Mueller Comet 89T Tuesday divided between Hand Launch Sport Scale Four rounds Hand Launch November 1990 51 Best-dressed team Nate L Team Montage California L-R Jane Chastain Roger Chastain Blayne Chastain Don Vickers Airfoil wizard Michael Selig RUniversity Park PA flying Mark Alien-constructed Falcon 880 models Nats used airfoils Pat Sullivan Beuiah Mi placed second John Gunsaulius St Petersburg FL Unlimited class Standard Duckone first Unlimited model acquired several such flown Michigan group Leon Kincaid spans three meters has polyhedral equipped flaps Jim Thomas LHoiland MI first Standard class Falcon 800 Ha also won HI Johnson Lee Renaud awards part Michigan team won Dan Pruss award Rusty Shaw ROttumwa IA captured third Standard class original-design modelwhich actually Two Meter plane wing tip extensions added constructed balsa-sheeted foam held place tap Ben Pipic LPoweiI OH won Junior Standard class Olympic 650 Nats reporter Terry Edmonds also won first Sport Scale Sail plane -scale ASW-20 model seen photo right coming landing its retractable landing wheel extended flown different tasks round round objective achieve three flights totaling five minutes during 10-minute slot total three throws permitted round two task record two-minute maxes possible 10-minute slot total six throws permitted five best scored round three objective achieve five-minute max 10-minute slot An unlim ited number throws permitted round four task achieve 10minute max 10-minute slot An unlimited number attempts permitted Scoring man-on-man scores normal ized Thirty-eight contestants flew event Rusty Shaw topping group Rusty flying modified Chuparosa used 7037airfoil foam-core wing cap-strip sheeting weighed 14 oz first year overhauled Sail plane Sport Scale rules Nats event now run Scale officials rather Soaring people Headed ED Stan Alexander event received proper attention should good organization experienced Two Sport Scale Salipianes photo above Tom Beckmans Miami FL TG-3 10-year-old scratch-built model has contest wins Stan Koch RNashviiie TN built Grunau Baby IiB Krick kit placed third 52 Model Aviation Rusty Shaw Ottumwa IA used modified Chuperosa win Open Hand iaunch original designer popuiar kit Jason George Suitana CA Senior Two Meter winner Sagitta 600 Junior Senior groups quite competitive wouid have done weli Open ciass Mike Fox Davenport iA proved ad vanced model could piace Two Meter original Little Scorpion finished 3rd piece grandaddy RC Hand Launch Soaring Dave Thornburg Aibuquerque NM used what eise Mini-Bird Time Gilder guid ers giad see him back competition Paui Carison Urbana iL won Two Meter new beginners kit calied Spirit its wing has Michasi Seiigs 3010 airfoii section judges provided Static judging has changed much flying portion completely different pilot makes up flight plan 10 maneuvers five man datory five optional characteristic prototype much done power Scale events intent new rules equalize task varied types Gliders intent Continued page 174 Peter George St Louis MO flew friends Gnome third-place finish Hand Launch its borrowed because crashed own model just before Nats seemed work Nats because first sec ond places taken glass slipper TG-3 November 1990 53 Don Harris Westerville OH second Two Meter beginners modei Goidberg Gentie Lady Don changed kits fiat-bottomed airfoii E205 though Brian Agnew shows off original-design Vertigo V-taller has E387 airfoil weighs 14 oz combination flew Open Hand Launch came second Note wing/stab cutouts AIR WOLF EPOXY FIBERGLASS FUSELAGE S TAKES MOST 50-60 MECHANICS OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE LARRY JOLLY MODEL PRODUCTS $21000 5501 WCOMO SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA 92703 714 826-6861 IM5 BlEUmI IllstinnIng 25755es ISA554 POW6f OfltyeertiliedxheCkaornoneyordnrnateepted Minimumorder 112011 three Oackanea 4 Pomeraoles ISS 50 ser package StSOatnippng handling CT residents add 75% nate tan PtIcn nubiect change notice DEALER I4OWRS INVITUD further infornaion deale ca seen need SASE Bassnesa Card SERMOSR/C SNAP CONNECTORSInc Cedar Corners Statton Box 16787 Stamford CT 06905 203 322 6294 tori pnnie airfod platter FOILED AGAIN! C PLOT AIRFOILS IN ANY CHORD UP TO 24 INCHES MODIFY THICKNESS CAMBER & TRAILING EDGE PLOT SKIN THICKNESS FOR SHErrED WINGS ENTER DATA EASILY VIA INTELUGENT EDITOR USER-FRIENDLY MENU-DRIVEN OPERATION INCLUDES IS-PAGE ILLUSTRATED USER MANUAL $45oo nan araia alan ntaoa intinnftianal hank aran Ia anna nantoci iBM-PC5V*T nonreano mp, end dat nnarln p155w 4 Gin cnepatS p15nnnapnsnO~ ooreba pctt a-Sr SS ataki nina conk nn moany ala. CYGNET Software714 496-6961 24843 Del Prado #141B Dana Point CA 92629 THE BEST FUSELAGE JIG EVER PERIOD Provides Solid Support Accurate Building a Rugged Construction 7 Ply Aircraft Plywood Provides Lifetime Use Two Sizes Available Regular Fuselages Up 61/a Wide Jumbo Fuselages Up 9 Wide Use Own Building Board Work Bench Base Mount Jig Station Uni-Strut Guide Rails Most Versatile Set-Up Contains Complete Hardware Instructions Including UniStrut Information Box 4 Standard Jig Stations 51795 Boa 4 Jumbo Jig Stations 1995 Two 5 ft long Guide Rails including mounting nuts 2195 Nats RC Soar/Edmonds Continued page 53 now everyone realized unless YOU maxing nearly flights getting good scores landings placing well down pack People began speak page scores rather place something status symbol first page came Friday day Unlimited class began partly cloudy about 15-mph wind event largest entry 123 As day went sky became threaten ingdark clouds fickle winds Toward end second round thunder storm appeared lightning Gil Gauger tempo rarily stopped contest short time later nounced event would called end round two Unfortunately two rounds Duration event much contestespecially contestants scores bunched up top potentially quite number individuals could have won rounds flown case John Gun saullus ball put two really good scores won event Pat Sullivan took second Duck universal aileron/flap model Michigan guys developed used several events have fleet wings different spans airfoils slip task hand models ruggedly built withstand lot abuse Jim Thomas ran away big awards IVANS MAGIC GADGET protractor device used Ivan Kristensen accurately measure aileron elevator rudder throw Takes guess work out trimming out airplane quality tool complete instructionslog book carrying case5 795 PLUG-IN ADJUSTABLE STAB KIT last can optimize stab incidence best flight charac teristics pair glass filled nylon adjusters included provide micro screw adjustment smaller front tube Main tube aluminum matching phenolic socket 5695 Include 52 SOlItem UPS esidents Add 6% Sales Tax GATOR RIC PRODUCTS 3713 Pompano Dr acola FL 32514 476-5639 did win Hi Johnson award won Lee Renaud award highest com bined Duration score first two fourths top Michigan Soaring League teani Jim Thomas Pat Sullivan Troy Lawicki won Dan Pruss team award An excellent week Soaring competition topped off banquet Friday evening Fea tured speakers Michael Selig John Don ovan talking about latest research airfoils model design Eight models put official flights Most pilots chose simple maneuvers two used duration five minutes option dif ficult working lift same time youre positioning other maneuvers Gadgets such retractable wheel now quite useful gain ing points under Scale Operations option new rules should increase interest event Wednesday beginning Duration events starting off Two Meter mere 110 competitors showed up day try hand weather excellent Duration con test light wind lots cumulus clouds floating slowly kind day nearly type Soaring design chance win fact first second places taken beginner-type modelsbut piloted veteran competitors Paul Carlson won event new kit Great Planes Manufacturing called Spirit aimed novice Don Harris took second well-known Goldberg Gentle Lady de sign Don did use E205 airfoilrather fiat-bottomed found kitand added spoilers Don still building model PLUG-IN WING ADJUSTER KIT Four glass filled nylon brackets included key wing panels front rear allow accurately adjust panel straight flight Complete hardware & instructions5995 WING TUBE & SOCKETS Aluminum alloy tubing plug-in wings Included pair special slip-fit phenolic sockets build wing structure Now size models 7lBdiax25 895 1diax25995 1diax351495 174 Model Aviation OUT OF THE ASHES . INTO THE WINNERS CIRCLE PHOENIX T -1-FOR ADDONAL INFORMATION SEND LSASE Monday Nats Soaring already begun five flights end four rounds Two Meter event Mike Fox took third place Little Scor pion has 7032 airfoil flaps ailerons Thursday day Standard class Dura tion weather carbon copy day before 122 competitors hand fly Standard hotly contended Duration event Event Director Gil Gauger decided reduce ties flyoffs Duration events year us ing L6 landing task uses runway centerline tape staked both ends model measured close nose stops centerline 0-to- 100-point scale point per inch Eight runways set up landing area officials assigned measuring end round two John Agnew per fect score takes two flights time right landing top line folks Its impossible beat end round three John slipped little still lead yours truly right behind round four managed get front John little comes star 90 Nats Jim Thomas wins point important event because highest scores Duration thus determined winner Hi Johnson award single best score Duration events Jim Thomas flying Falcon 800 cut-down version Falcon 880 Jim short ened wing two inches main panel four inches tip bring 100in-span limit SPAN 132 AREA 1047 50 IN WEIGHT 72-76 OZ AIRFOIL 54061 MNGLOAD 10 OZJSQ FT ASPECT RATIO 1671 COMPETITION PRODUCTS 921 BIRDIE WAY APOLLO BEACH FL 33572 813 845 5171 Rusty Shaw placed third originaldesign model Sealy-made Antares re placement fuselage Antares airfoil E193 top E205 bottom Rusty added wing extensions bring span up 100 Standard class simply building sheeted foam core tips tap ing Rusty says havent come off flight yet performance gain quite no ticeable Young Ben Pipic won Junior Standard class event little story camaraderie goes Ben having some trouble land ings earlier week made friends another Junior competitor Bryan Gill gan helping Ben practice evenings Ben turns around beats Bryan Standard class Bryan says feels good about experi ence though did win first what sport about its good see Juniors understanding Nats RC Hell/Jolly Continued page 55 contest minor changes corrections flight path pronounced appeared corrections Contrast Cliff Hiatt style slide Helicopter smoothly wants leaving us wonder correction needed Another Japanese-style machine flown convincing first-place victory Intermediate Muraki Yasunobu won flying Hirobo Eagle mechanics Black Shark fuselage watched him fly expect well soon see Muraki par ticipating FAI three entries Scale Silas Kwok won XXXXXXXXXXXXXX FREEDOM 90 ONLY MUFFLER$1295 xEasily attached 25 108 size engine xsilencers FREEDOM 90 Muffler gives XAMA recommended 90 dBA 9 silencing Xnoise noise corn olaints Ensure x freedom fly Unchailenged through 90s x EDOM 90 x Tested qualified US published engine reviewer Silences 50-98% engine noise WITHOUT POWER LOSS Uc US SNUF-LER Patent #4858722 CALL ViSA AND MASTERCARD 1-800-NOW GO RCZ 4ssrpping Please allow scoepted Add $250 6694672 weeks delivery tine Mere Fun Less Funds Wing Span62Y2 inches Wing Areo770 square inches Engine Size10 cc 90 120 four stroke Designed AMA FAI Turn-around pattern Foam wing stab 3-32 Balsa sheet covering Tricycle conven tional gear fixed retracts Rear side exhaust fiber gloss canopy Very positive maneuverable XLT SPECIFIC Wing Span65 inches Length65 inches Wing Area845 square inches Recommended Engine Size 10 cc 90 120 four stroke XLT designed tuned pipe re tract landing gears Capable AMA Turn-around pattern Rear side ex haust SPECIFICATIONS Wing Span Wing Area Engine Size 63Y4 inches 700 square inches 50-60 Glow 90 four stroke fun sport pattern turn-around can done Utter Chaos completely built up Balsa construction Canopy engine mount included years proven flying reliablity BRIDI AIRCRAFT DESIGNS INC 23625 Pineforest Lane Harbor City California 90710 213 549-8264213326-5013 SEE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY SHOP OR RETAIL OUTLETW Dealer Inquries Invited November 1990 175