Competition manner yesteryearthats Society Antique Modelers Championships year held Dayton OH just before AMA Nats Building flying models times past whether pure FF RC-assisted low-pressure fun No wonder more guys gals joining nE Larry Kruse MIssSAMCflampsShereeLarsh poseswithAl Helimans Ranger Shes studying visual com munications John Herron Art School Karl Spielmakers Hobart compressed air Ship Old-Timers old-timers John Kaiser wasfourththistime firstlastyear Its powered gets ready let loose Garami Strato Hoosier Whirlwind engine Streak 02 Replica 38 Model Aviation c 0 S 0 0 U 0 U 0 0 0 0 IF MODELING like business customer satisfaction measure success Society Antique Modelers SAM Cham pionships ought around long time traditional bean feed prior contest gala banquet trophy presentation close entire 1980 version SAM Champs brought nothing praise positive comments parti cipants spectators alike secret success contest seemed come two elements good organization posi tive contestant attitude hand superb work Contest Manager Bob Larsh revealed itself precise organizational structure what reality two mini-contests Separated necessity Free Flight site Radio Control site contestants found timers easily accessible flight results posted almost imme diately overall congenial attitude tended lessen contest jitters pressure problems did arise Larsh dis patched someone immediately resolve situation times took care matter himself Unlike some meets never question about charge answers could obtained other hand contestants selves brought expectations successful contest indicating first have good time before initial flights put up Fri day could hear agaln again dormitories contestants stayed field practice flights ascending comment years SAM Champs ought good contest like self-fulfilling prophecies just years version SAM Champs held three days prior AMA Nats beginning Friday August 8 WrightPatterson AFB outskirts Dayton OH field itself lush manicured area approximately mile across adjacent hard-working Contest Director Bob Larsh Tim Banaszek behind Bob did everything setting up tents officials keeping flight sequences organizeddid outstanding job last receive thanks first blamed anything going wrong officials Holding down fort L-R Marvin Mayo Larry Fry Meredith Chamberlain Lovely elliptical-surfaced Streamlined Cyclone flown Marion Knight Antique Lots work goes some entries November 198039 Joe lonefes designer os Buzzard Bombshell hand 1941 design powered oy uper uycione uomosneil II snoi ~ rigrii note differences cabin area tail surfaces compared original Buzzard Its great designers can present Monster-size Herky Ed Rangus tipped scales atoveri 0 lbs KaB 61 pulled aloft very nicely thank 48 r29 29 great deal difficulty last years meet alleviated totally cooperative weather least passable Although wind thundershowers punctuated beginning meet Friday Saturday Sunday things leveled out fairly good air mornings early afternoons late after noon however definite wind shift south evidenced both days fliers put flights early packed Only RC Texaco its very nature ran right up closing time Sunday deference low flight times should noted due field size populous and/or inaccessible areas surround ing site Category III rules Gas Free Flight 3-mm maxes rubber flight limitations 40 Model Aviation fabulous Air Force Museum Although runways intersect fairly close intervals site chase bikes allowed Conse quently bane Old-Timers exist ence retrieval airplane made easy seems like MG-2s assume nice attitude shortly after lift-off Kingburd enlarged 11/2 times rest after successful flight Danny Designed Mike Granieri flown Mike Lachowski Sheelds Has OS Max 4-cycle Landing gear splayed bit wed say Art White shows off Spook 5b Powered bySilk-and-dope Super Buccaneer byTom McCoy Atwood 60 ship flew Antique classcaptured Old-Timerflavor better iron-ons Old-Timer scale flown Fri day curious event having no static scale points no power restrictions Whichever COO oi~u .nn c Oh IssonMr SAM John Pond putstogether Dallaire 60-powered Rambler Entered Antique eventUnfortunately wing failed top power run plane flies longest stays within confines field winner Conse quently top five places mixture gas- rubber-powered ships Bill Baker playing odds attached Cox 049 Lanzo Puss Moth formerly rubber-powered won event Surprisingly enough third through fifth places won rubber-pow ered planes although would seem gas ships would have obvious advantage Antique brings out some teresting ships SAM event offers welcome relief usual array relatively common designs tend popu late Cabin Pylon events Herb Wahi won event Comet Clipper some problems ROG launch Once airborne though flew well although rather tight-climbing pattern Bruno Markie wicz ultimately won FF high point trophy second Gas Bird Free Flight Pylon events showed lots Zippers Playboys Rangers conten tion noteworthy mention Pylon won just-recently-approved Kerswap flown Larry Willis followed Sal Taibis Out-of-Sight Harry Murphys Banshee order Gas-powered Cabin events dominated Playboy Cabins Brooklyn Dodgers Comet Clippers however Cabin won Larry Boyers Rocketeer Bruno Markiewiczs Boomerang making good showing B Cabin Ted Docks Gladia tor breaking top five C Cbain prettier entries Cabin Ken Hintons Answer old Scotty Murray design Ken brought him Suf folk England lending truly international flavor SAM Champs Rubber Cabin saw nice sprfnkling different designs Korda designs seemed dominate surprisingly finished money event won Lanzo Cabin followed Super Stuff Cleveland Gull California Champ Canadian en try Nelders Moffet flown Ken Groves other hand Rubber Stick one-design event werent flying Lanzo Stick werent flying Baker Nolin Perryman Witte stuck competition Stick Only Frank Heeb Continued page 112 November 1 980 41 Riser Rider held mechanic Howard Carman flier Andy Anderson right Very slow glide Readying Out-of-Sight its first max day Bill Hale Has Ohlsson 23 FR Larry Lehrman puts few hand winds before launching Sweepback Note spindly landing gear pronounced dihedral Paul Smith readies Cloud CruisertorTexaco Has Supertigre 46 ignition engine Kruse says Jack Cylencia waiting lift before launching Korda suspect hes taking judging prop hold Io riErliun irum ngIana naa ioveiy DIue-and yellow Answer Cabin Mills 13 Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine test top five finishing within 30 seconds other Bill Abbot won event Javelin design pressed way young Bob Boyer can throw brick almost out sight Interesting ly engough Boyer participated two events simultaneously flying high-time OT Hand-Launch Glider alternately select ing specific flights unofficial TwoMinute Precision event Only three entries flew Mark Fechners Slag Engine event although 14 contestants entered thats probably sur prising considering temperamental nature aluminum piston cylinder engines would have fun see planes air As flight times low rather closely bunched Art Suhr won event Buzz-powered Ranger followed Banaszaks Thor-powered Twin Cyclone Roots Comet Mercury wafted along Genie Five unofficial events capped off Free Flight portion SAM Champs Twin Pusher fun event its mass launch followed everyone galloping off differ ent directions Compressed Air saw mostly Hobart Cabins Hoosier Whirlwinds taking air 020 Electric dominated Buzzard Bombshells Nos talgia Glow new event SAM Ramrods Spacers order day occasional Zeek Fubar slipping Probably dippiest fun event of unofficials Two-Minute Precision idea fly close two minutes possible get back ground No dethermalizers permitted anything over two min utes disqualified result strangest conglomeration winners anyone could ask First place won twin pusher second 020 Replica third C Gas Cabin fourth HL Glider fifth Gas job Good grief RC events held approximately quarter mile away FF site total 81 fliers entered SAM RC glow engine events out doubt racehorse events entire meet merging latest contemporary en gine radio technology Old-Timer alrplanes Its really kick see Sailplane climb nearly out-of-sight its aliotted engine run know will return terra firma minus long chase normally ensues same ship flown high pure Free Flight three glow classes usual Playboys Sailplanes dominated events terms numbers Mike Granieris excellent MG series domi nated standings MGs MG-2s placed first Glow second third B Glow third fifth C Glow Its puzzling note MGs werent evidence Free Flight events whole series appears competitive design usually found both glow ignition classes A-B Ignition showed interesting diver sity power plants attached front essentially familiar ships McCoys Forsters DeLongs Amco made appear ance ran exceedingly well Theres noth ing quite pleasing ear crackling sound ignition exhaust somehow ignition engines old crates just seem esthetically appropriate high-pitched whine modern glow engines Antique once again did Free Flight brought out some really nice ships Bruce Norman incidentally won RC high-point trophy lovely Cumulus Rossi 60 Norman followed closely standings J Percys Riser Rider ellip tical-wing bird unbelievably slow glide November 1980 11 3 Herb Wahi readies CometClipperwith Hurleman 48 placed first Antique Takeoffswere tricky airborne flew nicely 1 U THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW! 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Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41, 112, 113, 114
Competition manner yesteryearthats Society Antique Modelers Championships year held Dayton OH just before AMA Nats Building flying models times past whether pure FF RC-assisted low-pressure fun No wonder more guys gals joining nE Larry Kruse MIssSAMCflampsShereeLarsh poseswithAl Helimans Ranger Shes studying visual com munications John Herron Art School Karl Spielmakers Hobart compressed air Ship Old-Timers old-timers John Kaiser wasfourththistime firstlastyear Its powered gets ready let loose Garami Strato Hoosier Whirlwind engine Streak 02 Replica 38 Model Aviation c 0 S 0 0 U 0 U 0 0 0 0 IF MODELING like business customer satisfaction measure success Society Antique Modelers SAM Cham pionships ought around long time traditional bean feed prior contest gala banquet trophy presentation close entire 1980 version SAM Champs brought nothing praise positive comments parti cipants spectators alike secret success contest seemed come two elements good organization posi tive contestant attitude hand superb work Contest Manager Bob Larsh revealed itself precise organizational structure what reality two mini-contests Separated necessity Free Flight site Radio Control site contestants found timers easily accessible flight results posted almost imme diately overall congenial attitude tended lessen contest jitters pressure problems did arise Larsh dis patched someone immediately resolve situation times took care matter himself Unlike some meets never question about charge answers could obtained other hand contestants selves brought expectations successful contest indicating first have good time before initial flights put up Fri day could hear agaln again dormitories contestants stayed field practice flights ascending comment years SAM Champs ought good contest like self-fulfilling prophecies just years version SAM Champs held three days prior AMA Nats beginning Friday August 8 WrightPatterson AFB outskirts Dayton OH field itself lush manicured area approximately mile across adjacent hard-working Contest Director Bob Larsh Tim Banaszek behind Bob did everything setting up tents officials keeping flight sequences organizeddid outstanding job last receive thanks first blamed anything going wrong officials Holding down fort L-R Marvin Mayo Larry Fry Meredith Chamberlain Lovely elliptical-surfaced Streamlined Cyclone flown Marion Knight Antique Lots work goes some entries November 198039 Joe lonefes designer os Buzzard Bombshell hand 1941 design powered oy uper uycione uomosneil II snoi ~ rigrii note differences cabin area tail surfaces compared original Buzzard Its great designers can present Monster-size Herky Ed Rangus tipped scales atoveri 0 lbs KaB 61 pulled aloft very nicely thank 48 r29 29 great deal difficulty last years meet alleviated totally cooperative weather least passable Although wind thundershowers punctuated beginning meet Friday Saturday Sunday things leveled out fairly good air mornings early afternoons late after noon however definite wind shift south evidenced both days fliers put flights early packed Only RC Texaco its very nature ran right up closing time Sunday deference low flight times should noted due field size populous and/or inaccessible areas surround ing site Category III rules Gas Free Flight 3-mm maxes rubber flight limitations 40 Model Aviation fabulous Air Force Museum Although runways intersect fairly close intervals site chase bikes allowed Conse quently bane Old-Timers exist ence retrieval airplane made easy seems like MG-2s assume nice attitude shortly after lift-off Kingburd enlarged 11/2 times rest after successful flight Danny Designed Mike Granieri flown Mike Lachowski Sheelds Has OS Max 4-cycle Landing gear splayed bit wed say Art White shows off Spook 5b Powered bySilk-and-dope Super Buccaneer byTom McCoy Atwood 60 ship flew Antique classcaptured Old-Timerflavor better iron-ons Old-Timer scale flown Fri day curious event having no static scale points no power restrictions Whichever COO oi~u .nn c Oh IssonMr SAM John Pond putstogether Dallaire 60-powered Rambler Entered Antique eventUnfortunately wing failed top power run plane flies longest stays within confines field winner Conse quently top five places mixture gas- rubber-powered ships Bill Baker playing odds attached Cox 049 Lanzo Puss Moth formerly rubber-powered won event Surprisingly enough third through fifth places won rubber-pow ered planes although would seem gas ships would have obvious advantage Antique brings out some teresting ships SAM event offers welcome relief usual array relatively common designs tend popu late Cabin Pylon events Herb Wahi won event Comet Clipper some problems ROG launch Once airborne though flew well although rather tight-climbing pattern Bruno Markie wicz ultimately won FF high point trophy second Gas Bird Free Flight Pylon events showed lots Zippers Playboys Rangers conten tion noteworthy mention Pylon won just-recently-approved Kerswap flown Larry Willis followed Sal Taibis Out-of-Sight Harry Murphys Banshee order Gas-powered Cabin events dominated Playboy Cabins Brooklyn Dodgers Comet Clippers however Cabin won Larry Boyers Rocketeer Bruno Markiewiczs Boomerang making good showing B Cabin Ted Docks Gladia tor breaking top five C Cbain prettier entries Cabin Ken Hintons Answer old Scotty Murray design Ken brought him Suf folk England lending truly international flavor SAM Champs Rubber Cabin saw nice sprfnkling different designs Korda designs seemed dominate surprisingly finished money event won Lanzo Cabin followed Super Stuff Cleveland Gull California Champ Canadian en try Nelders Moffet flown Ken Groves other hand Rubber Stick one-design event werent flying Lanzo Stick werent flying Baker Nolin Perryman Witte stuck competition Stick Only Frank Heeb Continued page 112 November 1 980 41 Riser Rider held mechanic Howard Carman flier Andy Anderson right Very slow glide Readying Out-of-Sight its first max day Bill Hale Has Ohlsson 23 FR Larry Lehrman puts few hand winds before launching Sweepback Note spindly landing gear pronounced dihedral Paul Smith readies Cloud CruisertorTexaco Has Supertigre 46 ignition engine Kruse says Jack Cylencia waiting lift before launching Korda suspect hes taking judging prop hold Io riErliun irum ngIana naa ioveiy DIue-and yellow Answer Cabin Mills 13 Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine test top five finishing within 30 seconds other Bill Abbot won event Javelin design pressed way young Bob Boyer can throw brick almost out sight Interesting ly engough Boyer participated two events simultaneously flying high-time OT Hand-Launch Glider alternately select ing specific flights unofficial TwoMinute Precision event Only three entries flew Mark Fechners Slag Engine event although 14 contestants entered thats probably sur prising considering temperamental nature aluminum piston cylinder engines would have fun see planes air As flight times low rather closely bunched Art Suhr won event Buzz-powered Ranger followed Banaszaks Thor-powered Twin Cyclone Roots Comet Mercury wafted along Genie Five unofficial events capped off Free Flight portion SAM Champs Twin Pusher fun event its mass launch followed everyone galloping off differ ent directions Compressed Air saw mostly Hobart Cabins Hoosier Whirlwinds taking air 020 Electric dominated Buzzard Bombshells Nos talgia Glow new event SAM Ramrods Spacers order day occasional Zeek Fubar slipping Probably dippiest fun event of unofficials Two-Minute Precision idea fly close two minutes possible get back ground No dethermalizers permitted anything over two min utes disqualified result strangest conglomeration winners anyone could ask First place won twin pusher second 020 Replica third C Gas Cabin fourth HL Glider fifth Gas job Good grief RC events held approximately quarter mile away FF site total 81 fliers entered SAM RC glow engine events out doubt racehorse events entire meet merging latest contemporary en gine radio technology Old-Timer alrplanes Its really kick see Sailplane climb nearly out-of-sight its aliotted engine run know will return terra firma minus long chase normally ensues same ship flown high pure Free Flight three glow classes usual Playboys Sailplanes dominated events terms numbers Mike Granieris excellent MG series domi nated standings MGs MG-2s placed first Glow second third B Glow third fifth C Glow Its puzzling note MGs werent evidence Free Flight events whole series appears competitive design usually found both glow ignition classes A-B Ignition showed interesting diver sity power plants attached front essentially familiar ships McCoys Forsters DeLongs Amco made appear ance ran exceedingly well Theres noth ing quite pleasing ear crackling sound ignition exhaust somehow ignition engines old crates just seem esthetically appropriate high-pitched whine modern glow engines Antique once again did Free Flight brought out some really nice ships Bruce Norman incidentally won RC high-point trophy lovely Cumulus Rossi 60 Norman followed closely standings J Percys Riser Rider ellip tical-wing bird unbelievably slow glide November 1980 11 3 Herb Wahi readies CometClipperwith Hurleman 48 placed first Antique Takeoffswere tricky airborne flew nicely 1 U THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayne NJ 07470 Sal Taibi holds Ray Huichs Powerhouse Sal helping Ray solve some trimming problems fiwflO PROPELLERS Madeof polyester donotboil orcolor Go GRISH propeller True helical pitch airfoil win-power 2 Blade Tractor 53each 545354lOc 6364SOc 747678Nc 848688lOc 949-697 9810-4106Scneeds 11411-6118*1 12412-51261 2 Blade PusherAT YOUR DEALER 5% 3 Metallic Aluminum 8688*13 96 1061041N Pusher106 *1K Sizes pitches IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT QUADRA$1000 ~rtS KIO RITZ engine 244 Cu in $18995 Jim Mossers ERCOUPE KIT $19995* Jim Messers TOMAHAWK KIT $22495* Concepts BIG FLEET KIT $17995* *lncludes FREE Du-Bro wheels M-SCALE PLANS QUADRA ERCOUPETOMAHAwKSKYBoLT$2o Ca SUPER STEARMAN Godfrey $2495 BALSA & SPRUCE sizes 45% OFF COCKPIT KIT Ercoupe -$1500 also Stearman Fleet F4U Ziroll ME-lOg Platt J-3 Cub Citabria Nosen $1800 Ca P&W RADIAL ENGINES Fleet $3000 FIBERGLASS COWL Fleet $2000 24Hour Service $2SO postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAllegany NY 14706 RC Assist rounded out Sunday Texaco events lasted right up until close contest hA Texaco still seems afterthought sort thing will probably catch bit gains exposure Texaco however has some parallels heavyweight prize fight always placed last fight card big old birds nothing short majestic gain approval appreciation anyone -ance costly plane engine damage True pitch airfoil fully finished watching just taking off sheer size makes spectacular spectacular flights years event SAM president John Pond put Dallaire almost its tail scrambling altitude have wing fold inexplicably peak power run trip back down shorter fuselage radio gear right wing panel timed 218 Once again Texaco MGs made selves known capturing second third behind Tarberts PB-2 Fourth place taken familiar name Chet Lanzo flying Lanzo RC Slick fifth going another familiar name Bruce Norman resplend ent Dallaire done red blue MonoKote people responsible suc cess contest size kudos have thrown direction Bob Larsh ably assisted running contest some very good volunteer help Woody Woodman served RC CD assisted Mike Granieri Meredith Chamberlain ran FF assisted Don Kegg Bob Lay bourne Tom Sutor also deserves bouquet tossed direction lugging trophies up Florida van assembling site Sponsors also should mentioned generosity include K&B Herbs Model Motors Otto Bernhardt Mark Fechner MAN 4 Hobby Shop John Wormley Peck Polymers Midwest Sig Model Electric Com pany Fox Tatone Satellite City Schmidt Kits Coverite Jim Crockett Replicas Don Jenkins Danny Sheelds Gene Lapansie Bob Boucher Tim Banaszak would also like add personal note thanks Roger Wathen Indianapolis IN helped photographic cover age during time could SAM site attempt recapture sights sounds 1980 SAM Champs near ly impossible paper contestant spectator walked away own private impressions three days things count Beyond contest itself however other things hap pening deserving comment As model ing organizations go SAM quite young years contest attested growing year age has come popular politicize conceivable element everyday lives imminent danger doing same thing hobby As SAM grows within ranks hobby aircraft engines bygone years rather sowing dissent manipulating people organizations own self-serving ends SAM unique part hobby arena sometimes-diverse individuals interests Free Flight Radio Control brought together common denomi nator aircraft fly Nowhere else hobby true nowhere else greater opportunity bridging terest gaps creating mutual understanding what important about SAMa commonality interest unity pur pose beyond would seek polar ize fragment organization glows commonality mutual interest held together politics hobby love old aircraft smell castor oil dope fumes Thats what should rememberd about SAM thats what should linger minds present 1980 SAM Champs FF Duration/Meuser Continued page 43 dowels pushed holes needed model parts particularly parts having heavy components such engines lashed dowels rubberbands Lighter parts float loose protected foam Stabs lashed inside lid might really need model boz 114 Model Aviation styles RIGHT HAND TRACTOR UII Male gets little advice before flying Brooklyn Dodger Later met disaster LARGE WOOD PROPELLERS HARDWOOD too hard minimizes balanced ready coating 318 BORE ALL SIZES IN1W $7 68&1OPITCH 20 8 22 10 24 13 NEW SIZE IN B & 10 PITCH 26 $16 GRISH%HN INDIANA 46373 FRubE ES RU uincsiiuJNtu Heres equipment yas need give props toe very best balance--balance io directions Careftily crafted tram lap grade materials BUBBLE BALANCER accomodates 3/161/49/32 prop hales Other mzes available special order Dealers invited $1495 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL SEPT OSS postage havdhng ki P&tn add 4% sales las No CODs Ses 193 Route 4 Mankato Mv 501 Woody Bartelt uses starter Forster 29 Zipper like old days
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41, 112, 113, 114
Competition manner yesteryearthats Society Antique Modelers Championships year held Dayton OH just before AMA Nats Building flying models times past whether pure FF RC-assisted low-pressure fun No wonder more guys gals joining nE Larry Kruse MIssSAMCflampsShereeLarsh poseswithAl Helimans Ranger Shes studying visual com munications John Herron Art School Karl Spielmakers Hobart compressed air Ship Old-Timers old-timers John Kaiser wasfourththistime firstlastyear Its powered gets ready let loose Garami Strato Hoosier Whirlwind engine Streak 02 Replica 38 Model Aviation c 0 S 0 0 U 0 U 0 0 0 0 IF MODELING like business customer satisfaction measure success Society Antique Modelers SAM Cham pionships ought around long time traditional bean feed prior contest gala banquet trophy presentation close entire 1980 version SAM Champs brought nothing praise positive comments parti cipants spectators alike secret success contest seemed come two elements good organization posi tive contestant attitude hand superb work Contest Manager Bob Larsh revealed itself precise organizational structure what reality two mini-contests Separated necessity Free Flight site Radio Control site contestants found timers easily accessible flight results posted almost imme diately overall congenial attitude tended lessen contest jitters pressure problems did arise Larsh dis patched someone immediately resolve situation times took care matter himself Unlike some meets never question about charge answers could obtained other hand contestants selves brought expectations successful contest indicating first have good time before initial flights put up Fri day could hear agaln again dormitories contestants stayed field practice flights ascending comment years SAM Champs ought good contest like self-fulfilling prophecies just years version SAM Champs held three days prior AMA Nats beginning Friday August 8 WrightPatterson AFB outskirts Dayton OH field itself lush manicured area approximately mile across adjacent hard-working Contest Director Bob Larsh Tim Banaszek behind Bob did everything setting up tents officials keeping flight sequences organizeddid outstanding job last receive thanks first blamed anything going wrong officials Holding down fort L-R Marvin Mayo Larry Fry Meredith Chamberlain Lovely elliptical-surfaced Streamlined Cyclone flown Marion Knight Antique Lots work goes some entries November 198039 Joe lonefes designer os Buzzard Bombshell hand 1941 design powered oy uper uycione uomosneil II snoi ~ rigrii note differences cabin area tail surfaces compared original Buzzard Its great designers can present Monster-size Herky Ed Rangus tipped scales atoveri 0 lbs KaB 61 pulled aloft very nicely thank 48 r29 29 great deal difficulty last years meet alleviated totally cooperative weather least passable Although wind thundershowers punctuated beginning meet Friday Saturday Sunday things leveled out fairly good air mornings early afternoons late after noon however definite wind shift south evidenced both days fliers put flights early packed Only RC Texaco its very nature ran right up closing time Sunday deference low flight times should noted due field size populous and/or inaccessible areas surround ing site Category III rules Gas Free Flight 3-mm maxes rubber flight limitations 40 Model Aviation fabulous Air Force Museum Although runways intersect fairly close intervals site chase bikes allowed Conse quently bane Old-Timers exist ence retrieval airplane made easy seems like MG-2s assume nice attitude shortly after lift-off Kingburd enlarged 11/2 times rest after successful flight Danny Designed Mike Granieri flown Mike Lachowski Sheelds Has OS Max 4-cycle Landing gear splayed bit wed say Art White shows off Spook 5b Powered bySilk-and-dope Super Buccaneer byTom McCoy Atwood 60 ship flew Antique classcaptured Old-Timerflavor better iron-ons Old-Timer scale flown Fri day curious event having no static scale points no power restrictions Whichever COO oi~u .nn c Oh IssonMr SAM John Pond putstogether Dallaire 60-powered Rambler Entered Antique eventUnfortunately wing failed top power run plane flies longest stays within confines field winner Conse quently top five places mixture gas- rubber-powered ships Bill Baker playing odds attached Cox 049 Lanzo Puss Moth formerly rubber-powered won event Surprisingly enough third through fifth places won rubber-pow ered planes although would seem gas ships would have obvious advantage Antique brings out some teresting ships SAM event offers welcome relief usual array relatively common designs tend popu late Cabin Pylon events Herb Wahi won event Comet Clipper some problems ROG launch Once airborne though flew well although rather tight-climbing pattern Bruno Markie wicz ultimately won FF high point trophy second Gas Bird Free Flight Pylon events showed lots Zippers Playboys Rangers conten tion noteworthy mention Pylon won just-recently-approved Kerswap flown Larry Willis followed Sal Taibis Out-of-Sight Harry Murphys Banshee order Gas-powered Cabin events dominated Playboy Cabins Brooklyn Dodgers Comet Clippers however Cabin won Larry Boyers Rocketeer Bruno Markiewiczs Boomerang making good showing B Cabin Ted Docks Gladia tor breaking top five C Cbain prettier entries Cabin Ken Hintons Answer old Scotty Murray design Ken brought him Suf folk England lending truly international flavor SAM Champs Rubber Cabin saw nice sprfnkling different designs Korda designs seemed dominate surprisingly finished money event won Lanzo Cabin followed Super Stuff Cleveland Gull California Champ Canadian en try Nelders Moffet flown Ken Groves other hand Rubber Stick one-design event werent flying Lanzo Stick werent flying Baker Nolin Perryman Witte stuck competition Stick Only Frank Heeb Continued page 112 November 1 980 41 Riser Rider held mechanic Howard Carman flier Andy Anderson right Very slow glide Readying Out-of-Sight its first max day Bill Hale Has Ohlsson 23 FR Larry Lehrman puts few hand winds before launching Sweepback Note spindly landing gear pronounced dihedral Paul Smith readies Cloud CruisertorTexaco Has Supertigre 46 ignition engine Kruse says Jack Cylencia waiting lift before launching Korda suspect hes taking judging prop hold Io riErliun irum ngIana naa ioveiy DIue-and yellow Answer Cabin Mills 13 Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine test top five finishing within 30 seconds other Bill Abbot won event Javelin design pressed way young Bob Boyer can throw brick almost out sight Interesting ly engough Boyer participated two events simultaneously flying high-time OT Hand-Launch Glider alternately select ing specific flights unofficial TwoMinute Precision event Only three entries flew Mark Fechners Slag Engine event although 14 contestants entered thats probably sur prising considering temperamental nature aluminum piston cylinder engines would have fun see planes air As flight times low rather closely bunched Art Suhr won event Buzz-powered Ranger followed Banaszaks Thor-powered Twin Cyclone Roots Comet Mercury wafted along Genie Five unofficial events capped off Free Flight portion SAM Champs Twin Pusher fun event its mass launch followed everyone galloping off differ ent directions Compressed Air saw mostly Hobart Cabins Hoosier Whirlwinds taking air 020 Electric dominated Buzzard Bombshells Nos talgia Glow new event SAM Ramrods Spacers order day occasional Zeek Fubar slipping Probably dippiest fun event of unofficials Two-Minute Precision idea fly close two minutes possible get back ground No dethermalizers permitted anything over two min utes disqualified result strangest conglomeration winners anyone could ask First place won twin pusher second 020 Replica third C Gas Cabin fourth HL Glider fifth Gas job Good grief RC events held approximately quarter mile away FF site total 81 fliers entered SAM RC glow engine events out doubt racehorse events entire meet merging latest contemporary en gine radio technology Old-Timer alrplanes Its really kick see Sailplane climb nearly out-of-sight its aliotted engine run know will return terra firma minus long chase normally ensues same ship flown high pure Free Flight three glow classes usual Playboys Sailplanes dominated events terms numbers Mike Granieris excellent MG series domi nated standings MGs MG-2s placed first Glow second third B Glow third fifth C Glow Its puzzling note MGs werent evidence Free Flight events whole series appears competitive design usually found both glow ignition classes A-B Ignition showed interesting diver sity power plants attached front essentially familiar ships McCoys Forsters DeLongs Amco made appear ance ran exceedingly well Theres noth ing quite pleasing ear crackling sound ignition exhaust somehow ignition engines old crates just seem esthetically appropriate high-pitched whine modern glow engines Antique once again did Free Flight brought out some really nice ships Bruce Norman incidentally won RC high-point trophy lovely Cumulus Rossi 60 Norman followed closely standings J Percys Riser Rider ellip tical-wing bird unbelievably slow glide November 1980 11 3 Herb Wahi readies CometClipperwith Hurleman 48 placed first Antique Takeoffswere tricky airborne flew nicely 1 U THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayne NJ 07470 Sal Taibi holds Ray Huichs Powerhouse Sal helping Ray solve some trimming problems fiwflO PROPELLERS Madeof polyester donotboil orcolor Go GRISH propeller True helical pitch airfoil win-power 2 Blade Tractor 53each 545354lOc 6364SOc 747678Nc 848688lOc 949-697 9810-4106Scneeds 11411-6118*1 12412-51261 2 Blade PusherAT YOUR DEALER 5% 3 Metallic Aluminum 8688*13 96 1061041N Pusher106 *1K Sizes pitches IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT QUADRA$1000 ~rtS KIO RITZ engine 244 Cu in $18995 Jim Mossers ERCOUPE KIT $19995* Jim Messers TOMAHAWK KIT $22495* Concepts BIG FLEET KIT $17995* *lncludes FREE Du-Bro wheels M-SCALE PLANS QUADRA ERCOUPETOMAHAwKSKYBoLT$2o Ca SUPER STEARMAN Godfrey $2495 BALSA & SPRUCE sizes 45% OFF COCKPIT KIT Ercoupe -$1500 also Stearman Fleet F4U Ziroll ME-lOg Platt J-3 Cub Citabria Nosen $1800 Ca P&W RADIAL ENGINES Fleet $3000 FIBERGLASS COWL Fleet $2000 24Hour Service $2SO postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAllegany NY 14706 RC Assist rounded out Sunday Texaco events lasted right up until close contest hA Texaco still seems afterthought sort thing will probably catch bit gains exposure Texaco however has some parallels heavyweight prize fight always placed last fight card big old birds nothing short majestic gain approval appreciation anyone -ance costly plane engine damage True pitch airfoil fully finished watching just taking off sheer size makes spectacular spectacular flights years event SAM president John Pond put Dallaire almost its tail scrambling altitude have wing fold inexplicably peak power run trip back down shorter fuselage radio gear right wing panel timed 218 Once again Texaco MGs made selves known capturing second third behind Tarberts PB-2 Fourth place taken familiar name Chet Lanzo flying Lanzo RC Slick fifth going another familiar name Bruce Norman resplend ent Dallaire done red blue MonoKote people responsible suc cess contest size kudos have thrown direction Bob Larsh ably assisted running contest some very good volunteer help Woody Woodman served RC CD assisted Mike Granieri Meredith Chamberlain ran FF assisted Don Kegg Bob Lay bourne Tom Sutor also deserves bouquet tossed direction lugging trophies up Florida van assembling site Sponsors also should mentioned generosity include K&B Herbs Model Motors Otto Bernhardt Mark Fechner MAN 4 Hobby Shop John Wormley Peck Polymers Midwest Sig Model Electric Com pany Fox Tatone Satellite City Schmidt Kits Coverite Jim Crockett Replicas Don Jenkins Danny Sheelds Gene Lapansie Bob Boucher Tim Banaszak would also like add personal note thanks Roger Wathen Indianapolis IN helped photographic cover age during time could SAM site attempt recapture sights sounds 1980 SAM Champs near ly impossible paper contestant spectator walked away own private impressions three days things count Beyond contest itself however other things hap pening deserving comment As model ing organizations go SAM quite young years contest attested growing year age has come popular politicize conceivable element everyday lives imminent danger doing same thing hobby As SAM grows within ranks hobby aircraft engines bygone years rather sowing dissent manipulating people organizations own self-serving ends SAM unique part hobby arena sometimes-diverse individuals interests Free Flight Radio Control brought together common denomi nator aircraft fly Nowhere else hobby true nowhere else greater opportunity bridging terest gaps creating mutual understanding what important about SAMa commonality interest unity pur pose beyond would seek polar ize fragment organization glows commonality mutual interest held together politics hobby love old aircraft smell castor oil dope fumes Thats what should rememberd about SAM thats what should linger minds present 1980 SAM Champs FF Duration/Meuser Continued page 43 dowels pushed holes needed model parts particularly parts having heavy components such engines lashed dowels rubberbands Lighter parts float loose protected foam Stabs lashed inside lid might really need model boz 114 Model Aviation styles RIGHT HAND TRACTOR UII Male gets little advice before flying Brooklyn Dodger Later met disaster LARGE WOOD PROPELLERS HARDWOOD too hard minimizes balanced ready coating 318 BORE ALL SIZES IN1W $7 68&1OPITCH 20 8 22 10 24 13 NEW SIZE IN B & 10 PITCH 26 $16 GRISH%HN INDIANA 46373 FRubE ES RU uincsiiuJNtu Heres equipment yas need give props toe very best balance--balance io directions Careftily crafted tram lap grade materials BUBBLE BALANCER accomodates 3/161/49/32 prop hales Other mzes available special order Dealers invited $1495 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL SEPT OSS postage havdhng ki P&tn add 4% sales las No CODs Ses 193 Route 4 Mankato Mv 501 Woody Bartelt uses starter Forster 29 Zipper like old days
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41, 112, 113, 114
Competition manner yesteryearthats Society Antique Modelers Championships year held Dayton OH just before AMA Nats Building flying models times past whether pure FF RC-assisted low-pressure fun No wonder more guys gals joining nE Larry Kruse MIssSAMCflampsShereeLarsh poseswithAl Helimans Ranger Shes studying visual com munications John Herron Art School Karl Spielmakers Hobart compressed air Ship Old-Timers old-timers John Kaiser wasfourththistime firstlastyear Its powered gets ready let loose Garami Strato Hoosier Whirlwind engine Streak 02 Replica 38 Model Aviation c 0 S 0 0 U 0 U 0 0 0 0 IF MODELING like business customer satisfaction measure success Society Antique Modelers SAM Cham pionships ought around long time traditional bean feed prior contest gala banquet trophy presentation close entire 1980 version SAM Champs brought nothing praise positive comments parti cipants spectators alike secret success contest seemed come two elements good organization posi tive contestant attitude hand superb work Contest Manager Bob Larsh revealed itself precise organizational structure what reality two mini-contests Separated necessity Free Flight site Radio Control site contestants found timers easily accessible flight results posted almost imme diately overall congenial attitude tended lessen contest jitters pressure problems did arise Larsh dis patched someone immediately resolve situation times took care matter himself Unlike some meets never question about charge answers could obtained other hand contestants selves brought expectations successful contest indicating first have good time before initial flights put up Fri day could hear agaln again dormitories contestants stayed field practice flights ascending comment years SAM Champs ought good contest like self-fulfilling prophecies just years version SAM Champs held three days prior AMA Nats beginning Friday August 8 WrightPatterson AFB outskirts Dayton OH field itself lush manicured area approximately mile across adjacent hard-working Contest Director Bob Larsh Tim Banaszek behind Bob did everything setting up tents officials keeping flight sequences organizeddid outstanding job last receive thanks first blamed anything going wrong officials Holding down fort L-R Marvin Mayo Larry Fry Meredith Chamberlain Lovely elliptical-surfaced Streamlined Cyclone flown Marion Knight Antique Lots work goes some entries November 198039 Joe lonefes designer os Buzzard Bombshell hand 1941 design powered oy uper uycione uomosneil II snoi ~ rigrii note differences cabin area tail surfaces compared original Buzzard Its great designers can present Monster-size Herky Ed Rangus tipped scales atoveri 0 lbs KaB 61 pulled aloft very nicely thank 48 r29 29 great deal difficulty last years meet alleviated totally cooperative weather least passable Although wind thundershowers punctuated beginning meet Friday Saturday Sunday things leveled out fairly good air mornings early afternoons late after noon however definite wind shift south evidenced both days fliers put flights early packed Only RC Texaco its very nature ran right up closing time Sunday deference low flight times should noted due field size populous and/or inaccessible areas surround ing site Category III rules Gas Free Flight 3-mm maxes rubber flight limitations 40 Model Aviation fabulous Air Force Museum Although runways intersect fairly close intervals site chase bikes allowed Conse quently bane Old-Timers exist ence retrieval airplane made easy seems like MG-2s assume nice attitude shortly after lift-off Kingburd enlarged 11/2 times rest after successful flight Danny Designed Mike Granieri flown Mike Lachowski Sheelds Has OS Max 4-cycle Landing gear splayed bit wed say Art White shows off Spook 5b Powered bySilk-and-dope Super Buccaneer byTom McCoy Atwood 60 ship flew Antique classcaptured Old-Timerflavor better iron-ons Old-Timer scale flown Fri day curious event having no static scale points no power restrictions Whichever COO oi~u .nn c Oh IssonMr SAM John Pond putstogether Dallaire 60-powered Rambler Entered Antique eventUnfortunately wing failed top power run plane flies longest stays within confines field winner Conse quently top five places mixture gas- rubber-powered ships Bill Baker playing odds attached Cox 049 Lanzo Puss Moth formerly rubber-powered won event Surprisingly enough third through fifth places won rubber-pow ered planes although would seem gas ships would have obvious advantage Antique brings out some teresting ships SAM event offers welcome relief usual array relatively common designs tend popu late Cabin Pylon events Herb Wahi won event Comet Clipper some problems ROG launch Once airborne though flew well although rather tight-climbing pattern Bruno Markie wicz ultimately won FF high point trophy second Gas Bird Free Flight Pylon events showed lots Zippers Playboys Rangers conten tion noteworthy mention Pylon won just-recently-approved Kerswap flown Larry Willis followed Sal Taibis Out-of-Sight Harry Murphys Banshee order Gas-powered Cabin events dominated Playboy Cabins Brooklyn Dodgers Comet Clippers however Cabin won Larry Boyers Rocketeer Bruno Markiewiczs Boomerang making good showing B Cabin Ted Docks Gladia tor breaking top five C Cbain prettier entries Cabin Ken Hintons Answer old Scotty Murray design Ken brought him Suf folk England lending truly international flavor SAM Champs Rubber Cabin saw nice sprfnkling different designs Korda designs seemed dominate surprisingly finished money event won Lanzo Cabin followed Super Stuff Cleveland Gull California Champ Canadian en try Nelders Moffet flown Ken Groves other hand Rubber Stick one-design event werent flying Lanzo Stick werent flying Baker Nolin Perryman Witte stuck competition Stick Only Frank Heeb Continued page 112 November 1 980 41 Riser Rider held mechanic Howard Carman flier Andy Anderson right Very slow glide Readying Out-of-Sight its first max day Bill Hale Has Ohlsson 23 FR Larry Lehrman puts few hand winds before launching Sweepback Note spindly landing gear pronounced dihedral Paul Smith readies Cloud CruisertorTexaco Has Supertigre 46 ignition engine Kruse says Jack Cylencia waiting lift before launching Korda suspect hes taking judging prop hold Io riErliun irum ngIana naa ioveiy DIue-and yellow Answer Cabin Mills 13 Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine test top five finishing within 30 seconds other Bill Abbot won event Javelin design pressed way young Bob Boyer can throw brick almost out sight Interesting ly engough Boyer participated two events simultaneously flying high-time OT Hand-Launch Glider alternately select ing specific flights unofficial TwoMinute Precision event Only three entries flew Mark Fechners Slag Engine event although 14 contestants entered thats probably sur prising considering temperamental nature aluminum piston cylinder engines would have fun see planes air As flight times low rather closely bunched Art Suhr won event Buzz-powered Ranger followed Banaszaks Thor-powered Twin Cyclone Roots Comet Mercury wafted along Genie Five unofficial events capped off Free Flight portion SAM Champs Twin Pusher fun event its mass launch followed everyone galloping off differ ent directions Compressed Air saw mostly Hobart Cabins Hoosier Whirlwinds taking air 020 Electric dominated Buzzard Bombshells Nos talgia Glow new event SAM Ramrods Spacers order day occasional Zeek Fubar slipping Probably dippiest fun event of unofficials Two-Minute Precision idea fly close two minutes possible get back ground No dethermalizers permitted anything over two min utes disqualified result strangest conglomeration winners anyone could ask First place won twin pusher second 020 Replica third C Gas Cabin fourth HL Glider fifth Gas job Good grief RC events held approximately quarter mile away FF site total 81 fliers entered SAM RC glow engine events out doubt racehorse events entire meet merging latest contemporary en gine radio technology Old-Timer alrplanes Its really kick see Sailplane climb nearly out-of-sight its aliotted engine run know will return terra firma minus long chase normally ensues same ship flown high pure Free Flight three glow classes usual Playboys Sailplanes dominated events terms numbers Mike Granieris excellent MG series domi nated standings MGs MG-2s placed first Glow second third B Glow third fifth C Glow Its puzzling note MGs werent evidence Free Flight events whole series appears competitive design usually found both glow ignition classes A-B Ignition showed interesting diver sity power plants attached front essentially familiar ships McCoys Forsters DeLongs Amco made appear ance ran exceedingly well Theres noth ing quite pleasing ear crackling sound ignition exhaust somehow ignition engines old crates just seem esthetically appropriate high-pitched whine modern glow engines Antique once again did Free Flight brought out some really nice ships Bruce Norman incidentally won RC high-point trophy lovely Cumulus Rossi 60 Norman followed closely standings J Percys Riser Rider ellip tical-wing bird unbelievably slow glide November 1980 11 3 Herb Wahi readies CometClipperwith Hurleman 48 placed first Antique Takeoffswere tricky airborne flew nicely 1 U THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayne NJ 07470 Sal Taibi holds Ray Huichs Powerhouse Sal helping Ray solve some trimming problems fiwflO PROPELLERS Madeof polyester donotboil orcolor Go GRISH propeller True helical pitch airfoil win-power 2 Blade Tractor 53each 545354lOc 6364SOc 747678Nc 848688lOc 949-697 9810-4106Scneeds 11411-6118*1 12412-51261 2 Blade PusherAT YOUR DEALER 5% 3 Metallic Aluminum 8688*13 96 1061041N Pusher106 *1K Sizes pitches IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT QUADRA$1000 ~rtS KIO RITZ engine 244 Cu in $18995 Jim Mossers ERCOUPE KIT $19995* Jim Messers TOMAHAWK KIT $22495* Concepts BIG FLEET KIT $17995* *lncludes FREE Du-Bro wheels M-SCALE PLANS QUADRA ERCOUPETOMAHAwKSKYBoLT$2o Ca SUPER STEARMAN Godfrey $2495 BALSA & SPRUCE sizes 45% OFF COCKPIT KIT Ercoupe -$1500 also Stearman Fleet F4U Ziroll ME-lOg Platt J-3 Cub Citabria Nosen $1800 Ca P&W RADIAL ENGINES Fleet $3000 FIBERGLASS COWL Fleet $2000 24Hour Service $2SO postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAllegany NY 14706 RC Assist rounded out Sunday Texaco events lasted right up until close contest hA Texaco still seems afterthought sort thing will probably catch bit gains exposure Texaco however has some parallels heavyweight prize fight always placed last fight card big old birds nothing short majestic gain approval appreciation anyone -ance costly plane engine damage True pitch airfoil fully finished watching just taking off sheer size makes spectacular spectacular flights years event SAM president John Pond put Dallaire almost its tail scrambling altitude have wing fold inexplicably peak power run trip back down shorter fuselage radio gear right wing panel timed 218 Once again Texaco MGs made selves known capturing second third behind Tarberts PB-2 Fourth place taken familiar name Chet Lanzo flying Lanzo RC Slick fifth going another familiar name Bruce Norman resplend ent Dallaire done red blue MonoKote people responsible suc cess contest size kudos have thrown direction Bob Larsh ably assisted running contest some very good volunteer help Woody Woodman served RC CD assisted Mike Granieri Meredith Chamberlain ran FF assisted Don Kegg Bob Lay bourne Tom Sutor also deserves bouquet tossed direction lugging trophies up Florida van assembling site Sponsors also should mentioned generosity include K&B Herbs Model Motors Otto Bernhardt Mark Fechner MAN 4 Hobby Shop John Wormley Peck Polymers Midwest Sig Model Electric Com pany Fox Tatone Satellite City Schmidt Kits Coverite Jim Crockett Replicas Don Jenkins Danny Sheelds Gene Lapansie Bob Boucher Tim Banaszak would also like add personal note thanks Roger Wathen Indianapolis IN helped photographic cover age during time could SAM site attempt recapture sights sounds 1980 SAM Champs near ly impossible paper contestant spectator walked away own private impressions three days things count Beyond contest itself however other things hap pening deserving comment As model ing organizations go SAM quite young years contest attested growing year age has come popular politicize conceivable element everyday lives imminent danger doing same thing hobby As SAM grows within ranks hobby aircraft engines bygone years rather sowing dissent manipulating people organizations own self-serving ends SAM unique part hobby arena sometimes-diverse individuals interests Free Flight Radio Control brought together common denomi nator aircraft fly Nowhere else hobby true nowhere else greater opportunity bridging terest gaps creating mutual understanding what important about SAMa commonality interest unity pur pose beyond would seek polar ize fragment organization glows commonality mutual interest held together politics hobby love old aircraft smell castor oil dope fumes Thats what should rememberd about SAM thats what should linger minds present 1980 SAM Champs FF Duration/Meuser Continued page 43 dowels pushed holes needed model parts particularly parts having heavy components such engines lashed dowels rubberbands Lighter parts float loose protected foam Stabs lashed inside lid might really need model boz 114 Model Aviation styles RIGHT HAND TRACTOR UII Male gets little advice before flying Brooklyn Dodger Later met disaster LARGE WOOD PROPELLERS HARDWOOD too hard minimizes balanced ready coating 318 BORE ALL SIZES IN1W $7 68&1OPITCH 20 8 22 10 24 13 NEW SIZE IN B & 10 PITCH 26 $16 GRISH%HN INDIANA 46373 FRubE ES RU uincsiiuJNtu Heres equipment yas need give props toe very best balance--balance io directions Careftily crafted tram lap grade materials BUBBLE BALANCER accomodates 3/161/49/32 prop hales Other mzes available special order Dealers invited $1495 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL SEPT OSS postage havdhng ki P&tn add 4% sales las No CODs Ses 193 Route 4 Mankato Mv 501 Woody Bartelt uses starter Forster 29 Zipper like old days
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41, 112, 113, 114
Competition manner yesteryearthats Society Antique Modelers Championships year held Dayton OH just before AMA Nats Building flying models times past whether pure FF RC-assisted low-pressure fun No wonder more guys gals joining nE Larry Kruse MIssSAMCflampsShereeLarsh poseswithAl Helimans Ranger Shes studying visual com munications John Herron Art School Karl Spielmakers Hobart compressed air Ship Old-Timers old-timers John Kaiser wasfourththistime firstlastyear Its powered gets ready let loose Garami Strato Hoosier Whirlwind engine Streak 02 Replica 38 Model Aviation c 0 S 0 0 U 0 U 0 0 0 0 IF MODELING like business customer satisfaction measure success Society Antique Modelers SAM Cham pionships ought around long time traditional bean feed prior contest gala banquet trophy presentation close entire 1980 version SAM Champs brought nothing praise positive comments parti cipants spectators alike secret success contest seemed come two elements good organization posi tive contestant attitude hand superb work Contest Manager Bob Larsh revealed itself precise organizational structure what reality two mini-contests Separated necessity Free Flight site Radio Control site contestants found timers easily accessible flight results posted almost imme diately overall congenial attitude tended lessen contest jitters pressure problems did arise Larsh dis patched someone immediately resolve situation times took care matter himself Unlike some meets never question about charge answers could obtained other hand contestants selves brought expectations successful contest indicating first have good time before initial flights put up Fri day could hear agaln again dormitories contestants stayed field practice flights ascending comment years SAM Champs ought good contest like self-fulfilling prophecies just years version SAM Champs held three days prior AMA Nats beginning Friday August 8 WrightPatterson AFB outskirts Dayton OH field itself lush manicured area approximately mile across adjacent hard-working Contest Director Bob Larsh Tim Banaszek behind Bob did everything setting up tents officials keeping flight sequences organizeddid outstanding job last receive thanks first blamed anything going wrong officials Holding down fort L-R Marvin Mayo Larry Fry Meredith Chamberlain Lovely elliptical-surfaced Streamlined Cyclone flown Marion Knight Antique Lots work goes some entries November 198039 Joe lonefes designer os Buzzard Bombshell hand 1941 design powered oy uper uycione uomosneil II snoi ~ rigrii note differences cabin area tail surfaces compared original Buzzard Its great designers can present Monster-size Herky Ed Rangus tipped scales atoveri 0 lbs KaB 61 pulled aloft very nicely thank 48 r29 29 great deal difficulty last years meet alleviated totally cooperative weather least passable Although wind thundershowers punctuated beginning meet Friday Saturday Sunday things leveled out fairly good air mornings early afternoons late after noon however definite wind shift south evidenced both days fliers put flights early packed Only RC Texaco its very nature ran right up closing time Sunday deference low flight times should noted due field size populous and/or inaccessible areas surround ing site Category III rules Gas Free Flight 3-mm maxes rubber flight limitations 40 Model Aviation fabulous Air Force Museum Although runways intersect fairly close intervals site chase bikes allowed Conse quently bane Old-Timers exist ence retrieval airplane made easy seems like MG-2s assume nice attitude shortly after lift-off Kingburd enlarged 11/2 times rest after successful flight Danny Designed Mike Granieri flown Mike Lachowski Sheelds Has OS Max 4-cycle Landing gear splayed bit wed say Art White shows off Spook 5b Powered bySilk-and-dope Super Buccaneer byTom McCoy Atwood 60 ship flew Antique classcaptured Old-Timerflavor better iron-ons Old-Timer scale flown Fri day curious event having no static scale points no power restrictions Whichever COO oi~u .nn c Oh IssonMr SAM John Pond putstogether Dallaire 60-powered Rambler Entered Antique eventUnfortunately wing failed top power run plane flies longest stays within confines field winner Conse quently top five places mixture gas- rubber-powered ships Bill Baker playing odds attached Cox 049 Lanzo Puss Moth formerly rubber-powered won event Surprisingly enough third through fifth places won rubber-pow ered planes although would seem gas ships would have obvious advantage Antique brings out some teresting ships SAM event offers welcome relief usual array relatively common designs tend popu late Cabin Pylon events Herb Wahi won event Comet Clipper some problems ROG launch Once airborne though flew well although rather tight-climbing pattern Bruno Markie wicz ultimately won FF high point trophy second Gas Bird Free Flight Pylon events showed lots Zippers Playboys Rangers conten tion noteworthy mention Pylon won just-recently-approved Kerswap flown Larry Willis followed Sal Taibis Out-of-Sight Harry Murphys Banshee order Gas-powered Cabin events dominated Playboy Cabins Brooklyn Dodgers Comet Clippers however Cabin won Larry Boyers Rocketeer Bruno Markiewiczs Boomerang making good showing B Cabin Ted Docks Gladia tor breaking top five C Cbain prettier entries Cabin Ken Hintons Answer old Scotty Murray design Ken brought him Suf folk England lending truly international flavor SAM Champs Rubber Cabin saw nice sprfnkling different designs Korda designs seemed dominate surprisingly finished money event won Lanzo Cabin followed Super Stuff Cleveland Gull California Champ Canadian en try Nelders Moffet flown Ken Groves other hand Rubber Stick one-design event werent flying Lanzo Stick werent flying Baker Nolin Perryman Witte stuck competition Stick Only Frank Heeb Continued page 112 November 1 980 41 Riser Rider held mechanic Howard Carman flier Andy Anderson right Very slow glide Readying Out-of-Sight its first max day Bill Hale Has Ohlsson 23 FR Larry Lehrman puts few hand winds before launching Sweepback Note spindly landing gear pronounced dihedral Paul Smith readies Cloud CruisertorTexaco Has Supertigre 46 ignition engine Kruse says Jack Cylencia waiting lift before launching Korda suspect hes taking judging prop hold Io riErliun irum ngIana naa ioveiy DIue-and yellow Answer Cabin Mills 13 Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine test top five finishing within 30 seconds other Bill Abbot won event Javelin design pressed way young Bob Boyer can throw brick almost out sight Interesting ly engough Boyer participated two events simultaneously flying high-time OT Hand-Launch Glider alternately select ing specific flights unofficial TwoMinute Precision event Only three entries flew Mark Fechners Slag Engine event although 14 contestants entered thats probably sur prising considering temperamental nature aluminum piston cylinder engines would have fun see planes air As flight times low rather closely bunched Art Suhr won event Buzz-powered Ranger followed Banaszaks Thor-powered Twin Cyclone Roots Comet Mercury wafted along Genie Five unofficial events capped off Free Flight portion SAM Champs Twin Pusher fun event its mass launch followed everyone galloping off differ ent directions Compressed Air saw mostly Hobart Cabins Hoosier Whirlwinds taking air 020 Electric dominated Buzzard Bombshells Nos talgia Glow new event SAM Ramrods Spacers order day occasional Zeek Fubar slipping Probably dippiest fun event of unofficials Two-Minute Precision idea fly close two minutes possible get back ground No dethermalizers permitted anything over two min utes disqualified result strangest conglomeration winners anyone could ask First place won twin pusher second 020 Replica third C Gas Cabin fourth HL Glider fifth Gas job Good grief RC events held approximately quarter mile away FF site total 81 fliers entered SAM RC glow engine events out doubt racehorse events entire meet merging latest contemporary en gine radio technology Old-Timer alrplanes Its really kick see Sailplane climb nearly out-of-sight its aliotted engine run know will return terra firma minus long chase normally ensues same ship flown high pure Free Flight three glow classes usual Playboys Sailplanes dominated events terms numbers Mike Granieris excellent MG series domi nated standings MGs MG-2s placed first Glow second third B Glow third fifth C Glow Its puzzling note MGs werent evidence Free Flight events whole series appears competitive design usually found both glow ignition classes A-B Ignition showed interesting diver sity power plants attached front essentially familiar ships McCoys Forsters DeLongs Amco made appear ance ran exceedingly well Theres noth ing quite pleasing ear crackling sound ignition exhaust somehow ignition engines old crates just seem esthetically appropriate high-pitched whine modern glow engines Antique once again did Free Flight brought out some really nice ships Bruce Norman incidentally won RC high-point trophy lovely Cumulus Rossi 60 Norman followed closely standings J Percys Riser Rider ellip tical-wing bird unbelievably slow glide November 1980 11 3 Herb Wahi readies CometClipperwith Hurleman 48 placed first Antique Takeoffswere tricky airborne flew nicely 1 U THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayne NJ 07470 Sal Taibi holds Ray Huichs Powerhouse Sal helping Ray solve some trimming problems fiwflO PROPELLERS Madeof polyester donotboil orcolor Go GRISH propeller True helical pitch airfoil win-power 2 Blade Tractor 53each 545354lOc 6364SOc 747678Nc 848688lOc 949-697 9810-4106Scneeds 11411-6118*1 12412-51261 2 Blade PusherAT YOUR DEALER 5% 3 Metallic Aluminum 8688*13 96 1061041N Pusher106 *1K Sizes pitches IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT QUADRA$1000 ~rtS KIO RITZ engine 244 Cu in $18995 Jim Mossers ERCOUPE KIT $19995* Jim Messers TOMAHAWK KIT $22495* Concepts BIG FLEET KIT $17995* *lncludes FREE Du-Bro wheels M-SCALE PLANS QUADRA ERCOUPETOMAHAwKSKYBoLT$2o Ca SUPER STEARMAN Godfrey $2495 BALSA & SPRUCE sizes 45% OFF COCKPIT KIT Ercoupe -$1500 also Stearman Fleet F4U Ziroll ME-lOg Platt J-3 Cub Citabria Nosen $1800 Ca P&W RADIAL ENGINES Fleet $3000 FIBERGLASS COWL Fleet $2000 24Hour Service $2SO postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAllegany NY 14706 RC Assist rounded out Sunday Texaco events lasted right up until close contest hA Texaco still seems afterthought sort thing will probably catch bit gains exposure Texaco however has some parallels heavyweight prize fight always placed last fight card big old birds nothing short majestic gain approval appreciation anyone -ance costly plane engine damage True pitch airfoil fully finished watching just taking off sheer size makes spectacular spectacular flights years event SAM president John Pond put Dallaire almost its tail scrambling altitude have wing fold inexplicably peak power run trip back down shorter fuselage radio gear right wing panel timed 218 Once again Texaco MGs made selves known capturing second third behind Tarberts PB-2 Fourth place taken familiar name Chet Lanzo flying Lanzo RC Slick fifth going another familiar name Bruce Norman resplend ent Dallaire done red blue MonoKote people responsible suc cess contest size kudos have thrown direction Bob Larsh ably assisted running contest some very good volunteer help Woody Woodman served RC CD assisted Mike Granieri Meredith Chamberlain ran FF assisted Don Kegg Bob Lay bourne Tom Sutor also deserves bouquet tossed direction lugging trophies up Florida van assembling site Sponsors also should mentioned generosity include K&B Herbs Model Motors Otto Bernhardt Mark Fechner MAN 4 Hobby Shop John Wormley Peck Polymers Midwest Sig Model Electric Com pany Fox Tatone Satellite City Schmidt Kits Coverite Jim Crockett Replicas Don Jenkins Danny Sheelds Gene Lapansie Bob Boucher Tim Banaszak would also like add personal note thanks Roger Wathen Indianapolis IN helped photographic cover age during time could SAM site attempt recapture sights sounds 1980 SAM Champs near ly impossible paper contestant spectator walked away own private impressions three days things count Beyond contest itself however other things hap pening deserving comment As model ing organizations go SAM quite young years contest attested growing year age has come popular politicize conceivable element everyday lives imminent danger doing same thing hobby As SAM grows within ranks hobby aircraft engines bygone years rather sowing dissent manipulating people organizations own self-serving ends SAM unique part hobby arena sometimes-diverse individuals interests Free Flight Radio Control brought together common denomi nator aircraft fly Nowhere else hobby true nowhere else greater opportunity bridging terest gaps creating mutual understanding what important about SAMa commonality interest unity pur pose beyond would seek polar ize fragment organization glows commonality mutual interest held together politics hobby love old aircraft smell castor oil dope fumes Thats what should rememberd about SAM thats what should linger minds present 1980 SAM Champs FF Duration/Meuser Continued page 43 dowels pushed holes needed model parts particularly parts having heavy components such engines lashed dowels rubberbands Lighter parts float loose protected foam Stabs lashed inside lid might really need model boz 114 Model Aviation styles RIGHT HAND TRACTOR UII Male gets little advice before flying Brooklyn Dodger Later met disaster LARGE WOOD PROPELLERS HARDWOOD too hard minimizes balanced ready coating 318 BORE ALL SIZES IN1W $7 68&1OPITCH 20 8 22 10 24 13 NEW SIZE IN B & 10 PITCH 26 $16 GRISH%HN INDIANA 46373 FRubE ES RU uincsiiuJNtu Heres equipment yas need give props toe very best balance--balance io directions Careftily crafted tram lap grade materials BUBBLE BALANCER accomodates 3/161/49/32 prop hales Other mzes available special order Dealers invited $1495 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL SEPT OSS postage havdhng ki P&tn add 4% sales las No CODs Ses 193 Route 4 Mankato Mv 501 Woody Bartelt uses starter Forster 29 Zipper like old days
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41, 112, 113, 114
Competition manner yesteryearthats Society Antique Modelers Championships year held Dayton OH just before AMA Nats Building flying models times past whether pure FF RC-assisted low-pressure fun No wonder more guys gals joining nE Larry Kruse MIssSAMCflampsShereeLarsh poseswithAl Helimans Ranger Shes studying visual com munications John Herron Art School Karl Spielmakers Hobart compressed air Ship Old-Timers old-timers John Kaiser wasfourththistime firstlastyear Its powered gets ready let loose Garami Strato Hoosier Whirlwind engine Streak 02 Replica 38 Model Aviation c 0 S 0 0 U 0 U 0 0 0 0 IF MODELING like business customer satisfaction measure success Society Antique Modelers SAM Cham pionships ought around long time traditional bean feed prior contest gala banquet trophy presentation close entire 1980 version SAM Champs brought nothing praise positive comments parti cipants spectators alike secret success contest seemed come two elements good organization posi tive contestant attitude hand superb work Contest Manager Bob Larsh revealed itself precise organizational structure what reality two mini-contests Separated necessity Free Flight site Radio Control site contestants found timers easily accessible flight results posted almost imme diately overall congenial attitude tended lessen contest jitters pressure problems did arise Larsh dis patched someone immediately resolve situation times took care matter himself Unlike some meets never question about charge answers could obtained other hand contestants selves brought expectations successful contest indicating first have good time before initial flights put up Fri day could hear agaln again dormitories contestants stayed field practice flights ascending comment years SAM Champs ought good contest like self-fulfilling prophecies just years version SAM Champs held three days prior AMA Nats beginning Friday August 8 WrightPatterson AFB outskirts Dayton OH field itself lush manicured area approximately mile across adjacent hard-working Contest Director Bob Larsh Tim Banaszek behind Bob did everything setting up tents officials keeping flight sequences organizeddid outstanding job last receive thanks first blamed anything going wrong officials Holding down fort L-R Marvin Mayo Larry Fry Meredith Chamberlain Lovely elliptical-surfaced Streamlined Cyclone flown Marion Knight Antique Lots work goes some entries November 198039 Joe lonefes designer os Buzzard Bombshell hand 1941 design powered oy uper uycione uomosneil II snoi ~ rigrii note differences cabin area tail surfaces compared original Buzzard Its great designers can present Monster-size Herky Ed Rangus tipped scales atoveri 0 lbs KaB 61 pulled aloft very nicely thank 48 r29 29 great deal difficulty last years meet alleviated totally cooperative weather least passable Although wind thundershowers punctuated beginning meet Friday Saturday Sunday things leveled out fairly good air mornings early afternoons late after noon however definite wind shift south evidenced both days fliers put flights early packed Only RC Texaco its very nature ran right up closing time Sunday deference low flight times should noted due field size populous and/or inaccessible areas surround ing site Category III rules Gas Free Flight 3-mm maxes rubber flight limitations 40 Model Aviation fabulous Air Force Museum Although runways intersect fairly close intervals site chase bikes allowed Conse quently bane Old-Timers exist ence retrieval airplane made easy seems like MG-2s assume nice attitude shortly after lift-off Kingburd enlarged 11/2 times rest after successful flight Danny Designed Mike Granieri flown Mike Lachowski Sheelds Has OS Max 4-cycle Landing gear splayed bit wed say Art White shows off Spook 5b Powered bySilk-and-dope Super Buccaneer byTom McCoy Atwood 60 ship flew Antique classcaptured Old-Timerflavor better iron-ons Old-Timer scale flown Fri day curious event having no static scale points no power restrictions Whichever COO oi~u .nn c Oh IssonMr SAM John Pond putstogether Dallaire 60-powered Rambler Entered Antique eventUnfortunately wing failed top power run plane flies longest stays within confines field winner Conse quently top five places mixture gas- rubber-powered ships Bill Baker playing odds attached Cox 049 Lanzo Puss Moth formerly rubber-powered won event Surprisingly enough third through fifth places won rubber-pow ered planes although would seem gas ships would have obvious advantage Antique brings out some teresting ships SAM event offers welcome relief usual array relatively common designs tend popu late Cabin Pylon events Herb Wahi won event Comet Clipper some problems ROG launch Once airborne though flew well although rather tight-climbing pattern Bruno Markie wicz ultimately won FF high point trophy second Gas Bird Free Flight Pylon events showed lots Zippers Playboys Rangers conten tion noteworthy mention Pylon won just-recently-approved Kerswap flown Larry Willis followed Sal Taibis Out-of-Sight Harry Murphys Banshee order Gas-powered Cabin events dominated Playboy Cabins Brooklyn Dodgers Comet Clippers however Cabin won Larry Boyers Rocketeer Bruno Markiewiczs Boomerang making good showing B Cabin Ted Docks Gladia tor breaking top five C Cbain prettier entries Cabin Ken Hintons Answer old Scotty Murray design Ken brought him Suf folk England lending truly international flavor SAM Champs Rubber Cabin saw nice sprfnkling different designs Korda designs seemed dominate surprisingly finished money event won Lanzo Cabin followed Super Stuff Cleveland Gull California Champ Canadian en try Nelders Moffet flown Ken Groves other hand Rubber Stick one-design event werent flying Lanzo Stick werent flying Baker Nolin Perryman Witte stuck competition Stick Only Frank Heeb Continued page 112 November 1 980 41 Riser Rider held mechanic Howard Carman flier Andy Anderson right Very slow glide Readying Out-of-Sight its first max day Bill Hale Has Ohlsson 23 FR Larry Lehrman puts few hand winds before launching Sweepback Note spindly landing gear pronounced dihedral Paul Smith readies Cloud CruisertorTexaco Has Supertigre 46 ignition engine Kruse says Jack Cylencia waiting lift before launching Korda suspect hes taking judging prop hold Io riErliun irum ngIana naa ioveiy DIue-and yellow Answer Cabin Mills 13 Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine test top five finishing within 30 seconds other Bill Abbot won event Javelin design pressed way young Bob Boyer can throw brick almost out sight Interesting ly engough Boyer participated two events simultaneously flying high-time OT Hand-Launch Glider alternately select ing specific flights unofficial TwoMinute Precision event Only three entries flew Mark Fechners Slag Engine event although 14 contestants entered thats probably sur prising considering temperamental nature aluminum piston cylinder engines would have fun see planes air As flight times low rather closely bunched Art Suhr won event Buzz-powered Ranger followed Banaszaks Thor-powered Twin Cyclone Roots Comet Mercury wafted along Genie Five unofficial events capped off Free Flight portion SAM Champs Twin Pusher fun event its mass launch followed everyone galloping off differ ent directions Compressed Air saw mostly Hobart Cabins Hoosier Whirlwinds taking air 020 Electric dominated Buzzard Bombshells Nos talgia Glow new event SAM Ramrods Spacers order day occasional Zeek Fubar slipping Probably dippiest fun event of unofficials Two-Minute Precision idea fly close two minutes possible get back ground No dethermalizers permitted anything over two min utes disqualified result strangest conglomeration winners anyone could ask First place won twin pusher second 020 Replica third C Gas Cabin fourth HL Glider fifth Gas job Good grief RC events held approximately quarter mile away FF site total 81 fliers entered SAM RC glow engine events out doubt racehorse events entire meet merging latest contemporary en gine radio technology Old-Timer alrplanes Its really kick see Sailplane climb nearly out-of-sight its aliotted engine run know will return terra firma minus long chase normally ensues same ship flown high pure Free Flight three glow classes usual Playboys Sailplanes dominated events terms numbers Mike Granieris excellent MG series domi nated standings MGs MG-2s placed first Glow second third B Glow third fifth C Glow Its puzzling note MGs werent evidence Free Flight events whole series appears competitive design usually found both glow ignition classes A-B Ignition showed interesting diver sity power plants attached front essentially familiar ships McCoys Forsters DeLongs Amco made appear ance ran exceedingly well Theres noth ing quite pleasing ear crackling sound ignition exhaust somehow ignition engines old crates just seem esthetically appropriate high-pitched whine modern glow engines Antique once again did Free Flight brought out some really nice ships Bruce Norman incidentally won RC high-point trophy lovely Cumulus Rossi 60 Norman followed closely standings J Percys Riser Rider ellip tical-wing bird unbelievably slow glide November 1980 11 3 Herb Wahi readies CometClipperwith Hurleman 48 placed first Antique Takeoffswere tricky airborne flew nicely 1 U THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayne NJ 07470 Sal Taibi holds Ray Huichs Powerhouse Sal helping Ray solve some trimming problems fiwflO PROPELLERS Madeof polyester donotboil orcolor Go GRISH propeller True helical pitch airfoil win-power 2 Blade Tractor 53each 545354lOc 6364SOc 747678Nc 848688lOc 949-697 9810-4106Scneeds 11411-6118*1 12412-51261 2 Blade PusherAT YOUR DEALER 5% 3 Metallic Aluminum 8688*13 96 1061041N Pusher106 *1K Sizes pitches IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT QUADRA$1000 ~rtS KIO RITZ engine 244 Cu in $18995 Jim Mossers ERCOUPE KIT $19995* Jim Messers TOMAHAWK KIT $22495* Concepts BIG FLEET KIT $17995* *lncludes FREE Du-Bro wheels M-SCALE PLANS QUADRA ERCOUPETOMAHAwKSKYBoLT$2o Ca SUPER STEARMAN Godfrey $2495 BALSA & SPRUCE sizes 45% OFF COCKPIT KIT Ercoupe -$1500 also Stearman Fleet F4U Ziroll ME-lOg Platt J-3 Cub Citabria Nosen $1800 Ca P&W RADIAL ENGINES Fleet $3000 FIBERGLASS COWL Fleet $2000 24Hour Service $2SO postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAllegany NY 14706 RC Assist rounded out Sunday Texaco events lasted right up until close contest hA Texaco still seems afterthought sort thing will probably catch bit gains exposure Texaco however has some parallels heavyweight prize fight always placed last fight card big old birds nothing short majestic gain approval appreciation anyone -ance costly plane engine damage True pitch airfoil fully finished watching just taking off sheer size makes spectacular spectacular flights years event SAM president John Pond put Dallaire almost its tail scrambling altitude have wing fold inexplicably peak power run trip back down shorter fuselage radio gear right wing panel timed 218 Once again Texaco MGs made selves known capturing second third behind Tarberts PB-2 Fourth place taken familiar name Chet Lanzo flying Lanzo RC Slick fifth going another familiar name Bruce Norman resplend ent Dallaire done red blue MonoKote people responsible suc cess contest size kudos have thrown direction Bob Larsh ably assisted running contest some very good volunteer help Woody Woodman served RC CD assisted Mike Granieri Meredith Chamberlain ran FF assisted Don Kegg Bob Lay bourne Tom Sutor also deserves bouquet tossed direction lugging trophies up Florida van assembling site Sponsors also should mentioned generosity include K&B Herbs Model Motors Otto Bernhardt Mark Fechner MAN 4 Hobby Shop John Wormley Peck Polymers Midwest Sig Model Electric Com pany Fox Tatone Satellite City Schmidt Kits Coverite Jim Crockett Replicas Don Jenkins Danny Sheelds Gene Lapansie Bob Boucher Tim Banaszak would also like add personal note thanks Roger Wathen Indianapolis IN helped photographic cover age during time could SAM site attempt recapture sights sounds 1980 SAM Champs near ly impossible paper contestant spectator walked away own private impressions three days things count Beyond contest itself however other things hap pening deserving comment As model ing organizations go SAM quite young years contest attested growing year age has come popular politicize conceivable element everyday lives imminent danger doing same thing hobby As SAM grows within ranks hobby aircraft engines bygone years rather sowing dissent manipulating people organizations own self-serving ends SAM unique part hobby arena sometimes-diverse individuals interests Free Flight Radio Control brought together common denomi nator aircraft fly Nowhere else hobby true nowhere else greater opportunity bridging terest gaps creating mutual understanding what important about SAMa commonality interest unity pur pose beyond would seek polar ize fragment organization glows commonality mutual interest held together politics hobby love old aircraft smell castor oil dope fumes Thats what should rememberd about SAM thats what should linger minds present 1980 SAM Champs FF Duration/Meuser Continued page 43 dowels pushed holes needed model parts particularly parts having heavy components such engines lashed dowels rubberbands Lighter parts float loose protected foam Stabs lashed inside lid might really need model boz 114 Model Aviation styles RIGHT HAND TRACTOR UII Male gets little advice before flying Brooklyn Dodger Later met disaster LARGE WOOD PROPELLERS HARDWOOD too hard minimizes balanced ready coating 318 BORE ALL SIZES IN1W $7 68&1OPITCH 20 8 22 10 24 13 NEW SIZE IN B & 10 PITCH 26 $16 GRISH%HN INDIANA 46373 FRubE ES RU uincsiiuJNtu Heres equipment yas need give props toe very best balance--balance io directions Careftily crafted tram lap grade materials BUBBLE BALANCER accomodates 3/161/49/32 prop hales Other mzes available special order Dealers invited $1495 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL SEPT OSS postage havdhng ki P&tn add 4% sales las No CODs Ses 193 Route 4 Mankato Mv 501 Woody Bartelt uses starter Forster 29 Zipper like old days
Edition: Model Aviation - 1980/11
Page Numbers: 38, 39, 40, 41, 112, 113, 114
Competition manner yesteryearthats Society Antique Modelers Championships year held Dayton OH just before AMA Nats Building flying models times past whether pure FF RC-assisted low-pressure fun No wonder more guys gals joining nE Larry Kruse MIssSAMCflampsShereeLarsh poseswithAl Helimans Ranger Shes studying visual com munications John Herron Art School Karl Spielmakers Hobart compressed air Ship Old-Timers old-timers John Kaiser wasfourththistime firstlastyear Its powered gets ready let loose Garami Strato Hoosier Whirlwind engine Streak 02 Replica 38 Model Aviation c 0 S 0 0 U 0 U 0 0 0 0 IF MODELING like business customer satisfaction measure success Society Antique Modelers SAM Cham pionships ought around long time traditional bean feed prior contest gala banquet trophy presentation close entire 1980 version SAM Champs brought nothing praise positive comments parti cipants spectators alike secret success contest seemed come two elements good organization posi tive contestant attitude hand superb work Contest Manager Bob Larsh revealed itself precise organizational structure what reality two mini-contests Separated necessity Free Flight site Radio Control site contestants found timers easily accessible flight results posted almost imme diately overall congenial attitude tended lessen contest jitters pressure problems did arise Larsh dis patched someone immediately resolve situation times took care matter himself Unlike some meets never question about charge answers could obtained other hand contestants selves brought expectations successful contest indicating first have good time before initial flights put up Fri day could hear agaln again dormitories contestants stayed field practice flights ascending comment years SAM Champs ought good contest like self-fulfilling prophecies just years version SAM Champs held three days prior AMA Nats beginning Friday August 8 WrightPatterson AFB outskirts Dayton OH field itself lush manicured area approximately mile across adjacent hard-working Contest Director Bob Larsh Tim Banaszek behind Bob did everything setting up tents officials keeping flight sequences organizeddid outstanding job last receive thanks first blamed anything going wrong officials Holding down fort L-R Marvin Mayo Larry Fry Meredith Chamberlain Lovely elliptical-surfaced Streamlined Cyclone flown Marion Knight Antique Lots work goes some entries November 198039 Joe lonefes designer os Buzzard Bombshell hand 1941 design powered oy uper uycione uomosneil II snoi ~ rigrii note differences cabin area tail surfaces compared original Buzzard Its great designers can present Monster-size Herky Ed Rangus tipped scales atoveri 0 lbs KaB 61 pulled aloft very nicely thank 48 r29 29 great deal difficulty last years meet alleviated totally cooperative weather least passable Although wind thundershowers punctuated beginning meet Friday Saturday Sunday things leveled out fairly good air mornings early afternoons late after noon however definite wind shift south evidenced both days fliers put flights early packed Only RC Texaco its very nature ran right up closing time Sunday deference low flight times should noted due field size populous and/or inaccessible areas surround ing site Category III rules Gas Free Flight 3-mm maxes rubber flight limitations 40 Model Aviation fabulous Air Force Museum Although runways intersect fairly close intervals site chase bikes allowed Conse quently bane Old-Timers exist ence retrieval airplane made easy seems like MG-2s assume nice attitude shortly after lift-off Kingburd enlarged 11/2 times rest after successful flight Danny Designed Mike Granieri flown Mike Lachowski Sheelds Has OS Max 4-cycle Landing gear splayed bit wed say Art White shows off Spook 5b Powered bySilk-and-dope Super Buccaneer byTom McCoy Atwood 60 ship flew Antique classcaptured Old-Timerflavor better iron-ons Old-Timer scale flown Fri day curious event having no static scale points no power restrictions Whichever COO oi~u .nn c Oh IssonMr SAM John Pond putstogether Dallaire 60-powered Rambler Entered Antique eventUnfortunately wing failed top power run plane flies longest stays within confines field winner Conse quently top five places mixture gas- rubber-powered ships Bill Baker playing odds attached Cox 049 Lanzo Puss Moth formerly rubber-powered won event Surprisingly enough third through fifth places won rubber-pow ered planes although would seem gas ships would have obvious advantage Antique brings out some teresting ships SAM event offers welcome relief usual array relatively common designs tend popu late Cabin Pylon events Herb Wahi won event Comet Clipper some problems ROG launch Once airborne though flew well although rather tight-climbing pattern Bruno Markie wicz ultimately won FF high point trophy second Gas Bird Free Flight Pylon events showed lots Zippers Playboys Rangers conten tion noteworthy mention Pylon won just-recently-approved Kerswap flown Larry Willis followed Sal Taibis Out-of-Sight Harry Murphys Banshee order Gas-powered Cabin events dominated Playboy Cabins Brooklyn Dodgers Comet Clippers however Cabin won Larry Boyers Rocketeer Bruno Markiewiczs Boomerang making good showing B Cabin Ted Docks Gladia tor breaking top five C Cbain prettier entries Cabin Ken Hintons Answer old Scotty Murray design Ken brought him Suf folk England lending truly international flavor SAM Champs Rubber Cabin saw nice sprfnkling different designs Korda designs seemed dominate surprisingly finished money event won Lanzo Cabin followed Super Stuff Cleveland Gull California Champ Canadian en try Nelders Moffet flown Ken Groves other hand Rubber Stick one-design event werent flying Lanzo Stick werent flying Baker Nolin Perryman Witte stuck competition Stick Only Frank Heeb Continued page 112 November 1 980 41 Riser Rider held mechanic Howard Carman flier Andy Anderson right Very slow glide Readying Out-of-Sight its first max day Bill Hale Has Ohlsson 23 FR Larry Lehrman puts few hand winds before launching Sweepback Note spindly landing gear pronounced dihedral Paul Smith readies Cloud CruisertorTexaco Has Supertigre 46 ignition engine Kruse says Jack Cylencia waiting lift before launching Korda suspect hes taking judging prop hold Io riErliun irum ngIana naa ioveiy DIue-and yellow Answer Cabin Mills 13 Only $1995 M-60 ADJ r Mount Fit WEBRA 91 0 SUEVIA 15 Cu & Others Quadra Motor Mount Only $1995 II 60/1 K 4 Free Floating X Mount SEE YOUR LOCAL DEALEF scheduled 10 deadline starting course 3 oclock Breakfast dinner enjoyed normal folks hours Last year Skip Miller labled Great Race IV Soarings greatest challenge year came back try again representing Rocky Mounting Soaring Association Ken Bates Michigan RC Society troop showed up pair Kens Merlyns Stan Watson repre sented Suburban Aero Club Chicago area Stan would fly Pegasus SOAR came Jack Hiner modified Aquila XL 205-ized wing Frank Spearman Jerry Epps represented oldest clubs country Illinois Model Airplane Club records traveling trophy go back 1916 Frank Jerry entered Leo bird reduced weight two ounces meet FAI weight limitationsone few restrictions came grab $500 offered best time around course challenge Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society Pat Flina Dale Martell Noal Rossow Last year GDS&HS set course record flying over 20 miles along 47 miles 76km course year flew another version Jerry Mrliks Astro Jeff bird won first race 1976 Only $1 695 AOJUSTABLE 0 oct ohasI p, cUte7 s3 6 Ptpo VI U1 1Ednon has added Ouadra MoteaddtiooIholdtosacuo ADJ MUFFLER oibraltng 10000 nnetnno nnal hnnflhinrw again last year Although year contest scheduled two days action took place first day Sunday winds came up no got course what day Saturday After humping around light lift Pat Flinn Co took off down course Minutes behind him Jack Hiner left Within 30 minutes clubs course except IMACs attempted Sunday no sooner last club left GDS&HS returned measly 18 miles logged So did Ken Bates 15 mile flight Watson managed 18 Skip Miller 47 Hiner 55 miles Relaunches made Flinn Miller made classic display both picked up lift 30 feet off ground rode out go-for-broke run next hour flying site absolutely still except tinkling ice glass portable stereo What way CD contest Shortly after Watson returned 53 mile under belt relaunched again just before 3 pm deadline Again went quiet Bates returned 71 mile run Miller wife Meesh returned after chasing FInn until FInn made tactical move anticipating turn course Miller logged 109 miles Another hour went site felt would day 76 km course would flown non-stop first time Detroit gang arrived timers log showed 304 miles Now wait Hiner team During another hour-long wait Pat crew told worked thermals 11 different times 3 hour 18 minute flight little effect physically spite 1000 temperatures about 5 pm SOAR team returned flight lasted 3 hours 25 minutes distance 300 miles took until Sunday make official Greater Detroit Soaring Hiking Society did again incredible ending Hiner started last run 53 minutes behind Flinn landed exactly hour after him no time course did either know status other points landing same farm field hats-off GDS&HS Fllnns Martells Noal Rossow team effort family well Next year Word prize money has upped rules will just relaxed course will just challenging Any takers out better record bird first showed up 1972 Soaring Nats Miller Meadow Dan Pruss BR 2 Box 490 Plainfleld IL 60544 SAM Champs/Kruse Continued page 41 George Batiuk tried anything different finish far back pack Hi-Ho Lamb Climber respectively Heeb better luck 020 Replica though waxed other contestants over 100 seconds Comet Mercury Sal Taibi finished rather distant second Playboy Jr Heebs win Mercury bit out character event usually dominated Strato-Streaks Playboys Interceptors attests ability pick air OT Hand-Launch Glider good con11 2 Model Aviation SPORT SCALE SPORT TRAINER 1018 OPIIUHTIAC 13377 Beach Ave Venice CA 90291PIONEERS IN SILENT FLIGHT ASTRO SPORT pert little bIIIU 101 Lll THE PORTE RFIELD COLLEGIATE ideal model spon popular Astro 05 fight system can built high wing cabin scale flyer Its gentle forgiving nature make perfect begin rudder elevator control shoulder wing ailerons ners yet quite responsive skilled hands balsa construc pylon racing aerobatic flying Span 37 inches wing area 292 sq tion light strong Porterfield can rog grass field inches weight 28 oz light weight 3 channel radio ioi climb steeply avoid obstacles Its light wing loading lets land dime give nine cents change Join quiet revolution enioy Portertield Collegiate neighborhood park school yard Wing span 695 Area 695 sq Weight 4 Ib& 3 channel radio Astro 15 can also use Astro 25 15 25 glow engine test top five finishing within 30 seconds other Bill Abbot won event Javelin design pressed way young Bob Boyer can throw brick almost out sight Interesting ly engough Boyer participated two events simultaneously flying high-time OT Hand-Launch Glider alternately select ing specific flights unofficial TwoMinute Precision event Only three entries flew Mark Fechners Slag Engine event although 14 contestants entered thats probably sur prising considering temperamental nature aluminum piston cylinder engines would have fun see planes air As flight times low rather closely bunched Art Suhr won event Buzz-powered Ranger followed Banaszaks Thor-powered Twin Cyclone Roots Comet Mercury wafted along Genie Five unofficial events capped off Free Flight portion SAM Champs Twin Pusher fun event its mass launch followed everyone galloping off differ ent directions Compressed Air saw mostly Hobart Cabins Hoosier Whirlwinds taking air 020 Electric dominated Buzzard Bombshells Nos talgia Glow new event SAM Ramrods Spacers order day occasional Zeek Fubar slipping Probably dippiest fun event of unofficials Two-Minute Precision idea fly close two minutes possible get back ground No dethermalizers permitted anything over two min utes disqualified result strangest conglomeration winners anyone could ask First place won twin pusher second 020 Replica third C Gas Cabin fourth HL Glider fifth Gas job Good grief RC events held approximately quarter mile away FF site total 81 fliers entered SAM RC glow engine events out doubt racehorse events entire meet merging latest contemporary en gine radio technology Old-Timer alrplanes Its really kick see Sailplane climb nearly out-of-sight its aliotted engine run know will return terra firma minus long chase normally ensues same ship flown high pure Free Flight three glow classes usual Playboys Sailplanes dominated events terms numbers Mike Granieris excellent MG series domi nated standings MGs MG-2s placed first Glow second third B Glow third fifth C Glow Its puzzling note MGs werent evidence Free Flight events whole series appears competitive design usually found both glow ignition classes A-B Ignition showed interesting diver sity power plants attached front essentially familiar ships McCoys Forsters DeLongs Amco made appear ance ran exceedingly well Theres noth ing quite pleasing ear crackling sound ignition exhaust somehow ignition engines old crates just seem esthetically appropriate high-pitched whine modern glow engines Antique once again did Free Flight brought out some really nice ships Bruce Norman incidentally won RC high-point trophy lovely Cumulus Rossi 60 Norman followed closely standings J Percys Riser Rider ellip tical-wing bird unbelievably slow glide November 1980 11 3 Herb Wahi readies CometClipperwith Hurleman 48 placed first Antique Takeoffswere tricky airborne flew nicely 1 U THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW! SWANSON PO Box 151 Wayne NJ 07470 Sal Taibi holds Ray Huichs Powerhouse Sal helping Ray solve some trimming problems fiwflO PROPELLERS Madeof polyester donotboil orcolor Go GRISH propeller True helical pitch airfoil win-power 2 Blade Tractor 53each 545354lOc 6364SOc 747678Nc 848688lOc 949-697 9810-4106Scneeds 11411-6118*1 12412-51261 2 Blade PusherAT YOUR DEALER 5% 3 Metallic Aluminum 8688*13 96 1061041N Pusher106 *1K Sizes pitches IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT QUADRA$1000 ~rtS KIO RITZ engine 244 Cu in $18995 Jim Mossers ERCOUPE KIT $19995* Jim Messers TOMAHAWK KIT $22495* Concepts BIG FLEET KIT $17995* *lncludes FREE Du-Bro wheels M-SCALE PLANS QUADRA ERCOUPETOMAHAwKSKYBoLT$2o Ca SUPER STEARMAN Godfrey $2495 BALSA & SPRUCE sizes 45% OFF COCKPIT KIT Ercoupe -$1500 also Stearman Fleet F4U Ziroll ME-lOg Platt J-3 Cub Citabria Nosen $1800 Ca P&W RADIAL ENGINES Fleet $3000 FIBERGLASS COWL Fleet $2000 24Hour Service $2SO postage Send Bank Check Money Order JIM MESSERS QUALITY MODEL PRODUCTS 106 Valley View DrAllegany NY 14706 RC Assist rounded out Sunday Texaco events lasted right up until close contest hA Texaco still seems afterthought sort thing will probably catch bit gains exposure Texaco however has some parallels heavyweight prize fight always placed last fight card big old birds nothing short majestic gain approval appreciation anyone -ance costly plane engine damage True pitch airfoil fully finished watching just taking off sheer size makes spectacular spectacular flights years event SAM president John Pond put Dallaire almost its tail scrambling altitude have wing fold inexplicably peak power run trip back down shorter fuselage radio gear right wing panel timed 218 Once again Texaco MGs made selves known capturing second third behind Tarberts PB-2 Fourth place taken familiar name Chet Lanzo flying Lanzo RC Slick fifth going another familiar name Bruce Norman resplend ent Dallaire done red blue MonoKote people responsible suc cess contest size kudos have thrown direction Bob Larsh ably assisted running contest some very good volunteer help Woody Woodman served RC CD assisted Mike Granieri Meredith Chamberlain ran FF assisted Don Kegg Bob Lay bourne Tom Sutor also deserves bouquet tossed direction lugging trophies up Florida van assembling site Sponsors also should mentioned generosity include K&B Herbs Model Motors Otto Bernhardt Mark Fechner MAN 4 Hobby Shop John Wormley Peck Polymers Midwest Sig Model Electric Com pany Fox Tatone Satellite City Schmidt Kits Coverite Jim Crockett Replicas Don Jenkins Danny Sheelds Gene Lapansie Bob Boucher Tim Banaszak would also like add personal note thanks Roger Wathen Indianapolis IN helped photographic cover age during time could SAM site attempt recapture sights sounds 1980 SAM Champs near ly impossible paper contestant spectator walked away own private impressions three days things count Beyond contest itself however other things hap pening deserving comment As model ing organizations go SAM quite young years contest attested growing year age has come popular politicize conceivable element everyday lives imminent danger doing same thing hobby As SAM grows within ranks hobby aircraft engines bygone years rather sowing dissent manipulating people organizations own self-serving ends SAM unique part hobby arena sometimes-diverse individuals interests Free Flight Radio Control brought together common denomi nator aircraft fly Nowhere else hobby true nowhere else greater opportunity bridging terest gaps creating mutual understanding what important about SAMa commonality interest unity pur pose beyond would seek polar ize fragment organization glows commonality mutual interest held together politics hobby love old aircraft smell castor oil dope fumes Thats what should rememberd about SAM thats what should linger minds present 1980 SAM Champs FF Duration/Meuser Continued page 43 dowels pushed holes needed model parts particularly parts having heavy components such engines lashed dowels rubberbands Lighter parts float loose protected foam Stabs lashed inside lid might really need model boz 114 Model Aviation styles RIGHT HAND TRACTOR UII Male gets little advice before flying Brooklyn Dodger Later met disaster LARGE WOOD PROPELLERS HARDWOOD too hard minimizes balanced ready coating 318 BORE ALL SIZES IN1W $7 68&1OPITCH 20 8 22 10 24 13 NEW SIZE IN B & 10 PITCH 26 $16 GRISH%HN INDIANA 46373 FRubE ES RU uincsiiuJNtu Heres equipment yas need give props toe very best balance--balance io directions Careftily crafted tram lap grade materials BUBBLE BALANCER accomodates 3/161/49/32 prop hales Other mzes available special order Dealers invited $1495 Add $150 HOWARD B HUEBL SEPT OSS postage havdhng ki P&tn add 4% sales las No CODs Ses 193 Route 4 Mankato Mv 501 Woody Bartelt uses starter Forster 29 Zipper like old days