NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT score total score three rounds determines final results tie after three rounds up two additional flyoff rounds can held determine winner last flyoff round generally does have maximum time assigned first event 56A streamer duration event uses model 350mm minimum length 30mm minimum diameter least 50% its length models typically made composite materials weigh 35 50 grams engine streamer streamer usually Mylar-type material about 4 x 40 6 x 60 inches mil thick engines total power limited 25 newton-seconds Ns total impulse total weight model liftoff 12-18 grams models will typically reach altitudes 1000 feet duration 90 100 seconds dead air US S6A team Ross Hironaka David Ducky Klouser myself John Marsh IV competing junior assisted picking lift George Gassaway portable weather chart recorder Ken Mizoi Kevin McKiou Round 120 seconds max Two things quickly became obvious 1 flying weather really bad 2 range safety officer having problems trying get 19 teams up air within reasonable amount time after signaled fly second problem made first worse struggled pick good air actually get fly end up flying sink shortly thereafter Ducky wave off flight request least once before getting off decent flight 96 seconds streamer team decided Ross would go next would fly last Ducky kind enough take early cold flight slot lift cycles now almost indistinguishable thermal poles set up temperature plotter bubble machine numerous eyes looking elusive lift Time running out round still hadnt seen anything worth flying new strategy born pick non-sink ten minutes left round recovery team anxious Ross spotted break weather flew max flew also maxed Three teams triple maxes US team sixth place Round Two 180 seconds max rain started again shortly after start round Ducky flew just before started give time rest team fly stopped rain drizzle coming through 10-15-minute cycles some small lift between temperature fluctuating tenths degree thermal experts having tough time Ross picked some good non-sink got 144 seconds also has good result 147 seconds tied first Ross third three seconds back Round Three 240 seconds max round started decent weather looked threatening distance reduced weather prediction thermal picking Ducky again went up early round give Ross best opportunity maintain positions Soon sun burst through Ross went nuts trying get attention range safety officer launch Finally turn Ross got nice flight 164 seconds clouds closed waited last bit lift settle air left just prior approaching rain 133 seconds Ross did heavy heavy sinky sinky rain dance skies opened up rest round wet anyone hadnt flown Ross Hironakas third-round flight best 13 seconds moved him first place managed hang third US team came second John Marsh came 10th Junior division certainly auspicious start After hearty lunch field competition 53A parachute duration held models have same specifications streamer duration models utilize parachutes method recoveryand event recovery Right Ross Hironaka won gold S6A streamer duration David 0 Bryan right won bronze medal 42 Model Aviation e Bob Biedron prepares gold-medal-winning S5C Scale altitude model help Ben Roberto critical factor model weighing 15 grains including parachute under 36-42-inchdiameter parachute will disappear sky slightest hint lift As result quite challenge recovery crew follow track down models US S3A team Phil Barnes George Gassaway myself John Marsh again competing Junior Phil spent much summer developing practicing Silly Putty dethermalizers quickly discovered did like 60 temperatures Silly Putty proved too stiff give consistent results Round 240 seconds max weather difficult small amounts lift interspersed heavy rain squalls team members able get maxes Round Two 300 seconds max lift proved very elusive rain became frequent George Gassaway missed max two seconds wave off flight attempt due slow range result fly just before rain squall score 261 seconds Phil Barnes deployment problem take zero round John Marsh did good job picking own air member max Round Three 360 seconds max John now US team member having chance medal Seniors made sure clear shot flying whenever ready recovery crew done great job recovering earlier flight tracking quite ways downrange relaying back through pouring rain John picked air launched model max Five other juniors also maxed first two rounds could have tied him Phil flew maxed George score 193 seconds Phil contemplated what-ifs waited results other Junior competitors Finally results posted John Marsh first place himself flyoff round necessary Senior division victory going Petre Nicolae Romania finished eighth place George Gassaway 28th Phil Barnes 35th Special thanks must go recovery crew members team flying Monday efforts utterly miserable day Glider duration events flown Tuesday 54B boost glider duration first models must rigid-wing gliders minimum liftoff weight 27 grams must use engine no 50 Ns total impulse models typically look like hand-launch gliders 25 40 square inches wing area pod releases model carry away spent engine casing its weight ballast necessary Typical glider weights 7 10 grams Representing US Phil Barnes Ducky Klouser Ken Mizoi George Gassaway manning weather chart recorder Ben Roberto went upwind man thermal poles Round 180 seconds max weather quite bit better Monday great least wasnt raining high winds giving some modelers problems launch made recovery long-distance experience Phil Barnes flew perfect flight max model landing far downrange just short town garden plots Ducky also good flight streamer stripped off pod due stronger-than-expected ejection charge take DQ zero score model maxed went downrange gardens couldnt located recovery crew Ken Mizoi problems models boost also scored zero Round Two 240 seconds max wind made visibility difficult hurt Phils score good boost flight marginal lift model drifted out sight 22 seconds short max Ducky Ken j44 zeroes round Phil third place due difficult conditions affecting 53 competitors Only two competitors maxes first two rounds Round Three 300 seconds max Phil good air flight model last seen flying high over town Leszno Again timers able keep sight max using mandatory binoculars Phil settle 247 secondsgood enough second place winner able timed full 300second max leap-frogged past Phil others Ducky good flight 244 seconds Ken zero Phil Barnes second Ducky Klouser 36th Ken Mizoi 48th John Marsh 20th Junior division S8E radio-controlled rocket-glider duration held Tuesday afternoon event utilizes rigid-wing gliders maximum liftoff weight 300 grams engine maximum 40 Ns total impulse typical model has wing area 175-225 square inches glide weight 175 225 grams models launched vertically reach altitude 1000 feet about 9 seconds US team Kevin McKiou George Riebesehl Ben Roberto live near other Chicago area able get good competitive practice time US team sponsored Futaba Corporation America Steve Helms giving special help micro FM gear Round 300 seconds max weather conditions improved somewhat event ralaing wind started die down George Ben Kevin little difficulty getting maxes did 21 23 competitors Round Two 360 seconds max clouds thicker round lift became elusive Kevin flew upwind about 1/2 mile find lift over some plowed fields get max Ben Worlds Leader LASER CUT Model Aircraft Technok Add $400 Shipping 1 Kit $600 Shipping 2 Foreign Orders Add 20% Shipping Dealer Inquires Invited Catalog $200 Free Kit Order Herr Engineering Corp 5648 Kin gman Ave Portage]N 46366 219-759-1940 June1995 43 RYAN S-T317 Span Complete Kit Rubber Powered Free Flight Scale K-f 04 $3695 OLD BUZZARD SOARS AGAIN In a 50-minute VIDEO based popular OLD BUZZARDS SOARING BOOK Dave Thornburg Launching thermaling landings special section hand launch technique Funny instructive Video $2795 Book $1695-or both tar $3995 PONY PR Mmticelie Dr AIbq NM 17123 ses 2994749 ES DO YOU SPEAK few left $1995 prices postpa COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 114 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000- PLUS JG & fortunate weak/no lift flight came up 30 seconds short George waited until very end round better conditions launched about five minutes remaining some help Ben able scratch around max Only 15 23 maxes Round Three 420 seconds max sky began clear up some lift again prevalent George Kevin Ben able max tie first place among 11 competitors flyoff scheduled Thursday morning decide final results Flyoff Round 480 seconds max winds very light sky partly cloudy round 800 830 am very little lift Kevin mapped out favorite areas lift earlier rounds 1800 wind shift meant go looking elsewhere found enough lift get max did George Ten 11 fliers maxes Flyoff Round Two 1500 seconds max max moved 25 minutes tie unlikely Several fliers launched together early half-hour round encountered light lift able scratch around maintain No else seemed think worth flying Toward middle round another group went up led Franz Weissgerber Germany George Kevin went up tail end pack headed upwind best lift seemed found Unfortunately also found radio interference area after several aborted attempts back off try lift elsewhere After scratching around elusive light lift came down next sink cycle Everyone surprised find winning time first group 826 seconds light lift maintaining 100 feet enough carry lead Franz able take second George placing sixth Kevin eighth evening Polish hosts treated us picnic dark roaring bonfires sausages us cook long stakes plenty beer dancers singers Polish dress very little sleep next day Wednesday SiB altitude competition models have same size restrictions streamer parachute models can use engines up 50 Ns total impulse models typically two stages first stage having 30mm portion requirement upper stage being much smaller 10-1 1mm diameter models capable up 900 meters highly visible powder mixture usually ejected along recovery device aid tracking flight contestant given opportunity three tracked flights three two-hour rounds weather Wednesday morning appropriate altitude contest very low ceiling start contest delayed until reasonable ceiling under track models US represented Phil Barnes Bob Kreutz myself Due low ceiling modelers started checking single-stage models go two-stage models give opportunity tracked flight Phil quickiy scrounged up extra parachute duration model unfortunately Bob did have alternate go twostage models way Phil both able get one-stage flights tracked first round needed altitude place Bob good flight two-stage model trackers able see Phil tried two-stage models mixed results Phil able get tracked flight two-stage model did use full impulse engines effort stay under ceiling Anyone attempted twostage model full-power engines punched through lost sight tracking difficulty getting model stage properly able post score Bob also encountered staging difficulties subsequent flights Phils final altitude 467 metersabout 150200 meters below ceiling good enough 14th place finished 34th Bob 44th S5C Scale altitude held Thursday morning after S8E flyoffs Models must have minimum diameter 40mm least 20% length utilize engines no 10 Ns total impulse prototype choice two-stage sounding rocket Nike-Apache Nike-Cajun Taurus Tomahawk Sergeant-Hydac etc models judged static Scale points flown tracked altitude combined static judging score altitude determines final score US represented Bob Biedron reigning Scale world champion Bob Kreutz After static judging Kreutz first place 710 points Seargent Hydac Biedron second 696 Nike-Apache Tibor Gira Slovakia third 683 Ariane since one-stage model could compete others altitude real competition going come Yuri Gapon Ukraine TaurusTomahawk 645 points Thursday bright sunny gentle breezesperfect weather flying Scale altitude Round Kreutz elected fly first carefully prepared model Both stages ignite electrically pad short piece slow-burning fuse ignite upper stage slight delay model launched fine first stage second stage did ignite fuse lit unknown reason second-stage engine did fire Fortunately model light enough fell sideways oniy suffered minimal damage landing Biedron prepped model next used hot gases burn-through TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY Daron e $1 5000Engine 50 65 Breez-. an 60 Price $8495Engine 35 45 Zcy Miss RJ P-51Span 515 Price $15000 Engine 50 65 2Cy 1-800-279-2871 Sky Harbor R/C Phoenix AZ first-stage engine ignite fuse second-stage engine flight perfect altitude tracked 609 meters good enough first place after Round Round Two Bob Biedron flew first again good flight altitude 634 meters needed make sure highest altitude surpassed enough knock him out first continued try meter Yuri Gapons 643 meters closed gap enough Kreutzs second attempt model started off pad fine second stage ignited before desired flight velocity achieved small fins Hydac stage did have enough airspeed provide stability second stage cartwheeled through air After engine burned enough fuel shift center gravity stable position model straightened out unfoYtunately ground second stage augured high speed despite valiant search effort American British Russian Swiss Dutch teams tiny piece found Bob take consolation best static model wouldnt able medal Round Three Biedron tracked 370 meters flight seemed much higher Yun Gapon made valiant attempt unseat Bob still 42 meters short Thursday afternoon S7 scale Anywhere 1000 2000 hours thousands parts details go top model models typically approximately 150 scale must seen up close really appreciate intricate detail Static judging occurred during previous several days Flight points awarded according complicated system takes account number stages engines payloads radio control special effects etc Representing US Bob Biedron defending world champion George Gassaway John Marsh III Jay Jan Kotuha Slovakia first place after static judging 793 points Saturn lB Alexander Levykh Russia second 790 points Soyuz TM Bob Biedrons Ariane 3 third 771 points Jay Marshs Saturn lB 15th 693 points George Gassaway 19th place 577 points Little Joe II best flight score two rounds would added static score determine winner Round 1 George Gassaway flew first US nice flight received 73 pointsabout can get straightforward one-stage model Next up Jay Marsh Unfortunately clustering powerful motor center surrounded four weaker motors did work planned low-thrust motors ignited first barely lifting model off pad As model lumbered off pad main motor kicked point model traveling nearly horizontal Second-stage ignition via timer triggered liftoff occurred shortly thereafter sending second stage barreling straight ground destroying Now Bob Biedrons turn model complex third place static Bob needed great flight move up hope Levykh Kotuha some difficulties After radio clearance given model launched seven motors first stage igniting perfectly After first-stage burnout second stage ignited via radio control third stage well Meanwhile two strap-on boosters separated planned first stage deployed parachutes fantastic flight real moment anxiety being rather lowaltitude deployment first stage parachute know because directly under finally deployed model received 212 points highest flight score awarded Kotuha Bocha did fly Round still prepping models flight Levykh did fly flight looked good four boosters separating planned plus second stage deployed its heat shield satellite However pieces came down deployed recovery system resulting zero score Levykh now frantically prepare flight Round Two Round Two Bob could wait watch others fly Kotuha quickly put up beautiful flight good Bobs 212 points moved him past Bob first place Arnis Bacha launched model due unstable second stage took zero flight points Now everyone waited see Levykh could get model ready before round ended minutes remaining round darkness approaching Levykh brought out Soyuz final attempt Due lack prep time elected fly model single stage model lifted well parts fell away apogee instead usual order staging prototype reasons remain unclear judges elected give flight 204 pointsthe second highest competition score bumped Bob Biedron third place An S8E world cup event demonstration event Experimental class held Friday 58E competition open anyone flown under same rules world championships flying conditions difficult scattered clouds strong gusty winds wind estimated steady 20 30 mph gusts 50 mph made very interesting launches flights backward some tumbled landings Ben Roberto Phil Barnes first second after first round Phil lead after Round Two shift wind velocity affected tree line Phil slope soaring Round Three let him down others found thermals keep aloft Flipper Flag Mfg IF YOU CAN BUILD KIT YOU CAN BUILD SCRATCH-A-PLANE Professionally engineered designs accesories discriminating modeler design tested top flight performance excellent parts fit ease construction plans reproduced professionally engineered inked maylars full sizeseparate trom plans simplified building instructions 1/4 Scale Fokker D-VIII Also Available 1/4 Scale Shingletown Rose cale Glasair Scale Zlin Z5OL Scale Pitts S-i Scale Cessna MW-i Scarab Jr 1/4 Scale Cap 21 Scale Nicuport 17 1/6 Scale Avia B534-IV Scale DeHavilland Leopard Moth Scale Vintage Floats Rolled Plans $3500 See Hobby Shop Order Direct COD Shipping Charge $300 Orders Visa & Mastercard welcome Flipper Flag Mfg P 0 Box 882 rson CA 96002 916-224-2300 916-224-2302 optional Builders Top $2500 44 Tall Accomodates Any Length Plane Equipped Handles Convenient Transporting Home Field Made unfinished pressure treated lumber withstand years fuel weather abuse base made using 2 x 8 liltresisting legs storage area between upright columns Upright columns pressure-treated 2 x 4s mid-level shelf field box storage columns also feature two hooks transmitter storage padded horizontal rests supporting model during inspection repair aircraft held table means two standard length rubber bands end dowel posts prevent model accidentally being bumped oft platform Optional 48 30 plywood builders top attaches metal screws minutes easily removed ravening back field repair use necessary hardware included both items sold kit form Check first local hobby shop available may ordered direct Shipping weight 30 table 18 builders top LINCOLN WOODCRAFT 935 Winchester Hwy tteville TN 37334 61 5433-4808 June1995 45 TOF WA TIME Calculatiotisl Let AeroSFECS, AeroSPECS easy use computer program modelers have wasting AerosrEcs can Calculate unknown specifications current design Create complete aet specifications based upon type aircraft engine size spec1 Feauree Performs HOURS worth calculations instantly Calculates difficult 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NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT score total score three rounds determines final results tie after three rounds up two additional flyoff rounds can held determine winner last flyoff round generally does have maximum time assigned first event 56A streamer duration event uses model 350mm minimum length 30mm minimum diameter least 50% its length models typically made composite materials weigh 35 50 grams engine streamer streamer usually Mylar-type material about 4 x 40 6 x 60 inches mil thick engines total power limited 25 newton-seconds Ns total impulse total weight model liftoff 12-18 grams models will typically reach altitudes 1000 feet duration 90 100 seconds dead air US S6A team Ross Hironaka David Ducky Klouser myself John Marsh IV competing junior assisted picking lift George Gassaway portable weather chart recorder Ken Mizoi Kevin McKiou Round 120 seconds max Two things quickly became obvious 1 flying weather really bad 2 range safety officer having problems trying get 19 teams up air within reasonable amount time after signaled fly second problem made first worse struggled pick good air actually get fly end up flying sink shortly thereafter Ducky wave off flight request least once before getting off decent flight 96 seconds streamer team decided Ross would go next would fly last Ducky kind enough take early cold flight slot lift cycles now almost indistinguishable thermal poles set up temperature plotter bubble machine numerous eyes looking elusive lift Time running out round still hadnt seen anything worth flying new strategy born pick non-sink ten minutes left round recovery team anxious Ross spotted break weather flew max flew also maxed Three teams triple maxes US team sixth place Round Two 180 seconds max rain started again shortly after start round Ducky flew just before started give time rest team fly stopped rain drizzle coming through 10-15-minute cycles some small lift between temperature fluctuating tenths degree thermal experts having tough time Ross picked some good non-sink got 144 seconds also has good result 147 seconds tied first Ross third three seconds back Round Three 240 seconds max round started decent weather looked threatening distance reduced weather prediction thermal picking Ducky again went up early round give Ross best opportunity maintain positions Soon sun burst through Ross went nuts trying get attention range safety officer launch Finally turn Ross got nice flight 164 seconds clouds closed waited last bit lift settle air left just prior approaching rain 133 seconds Ross did heavy heavy sinky sinky rain dance skies opened up rest round wet anyone hadnt flown Ross Hironakas third-round flight best 13 seconds moved him first place managed hang third US team came second John Marsh came 10th Junior division certainly auspicious start After hearty lunch field competition 53A parachute duration held models have same specifications streamer duration models utilize parachutes method recoveryand event recovery Right Ross Hironaka won gold S6A streamer duration David 0 Bryan right won bronze medal 42 Model Aviation e Bob Biedron prepares gold-medal-winning S5C Scale altitude model help Ben Roberto critical factor model weighing 15 grains including parachute under 36-42-inchdiameter parachute will disappear sky slightest hint lift As result quite challenge recovery crew follow track down models US S3A team Phil Barnes George Gassaway myself John Marsh again competing Junior Phil spent much summer developing practicing Silly Putty dethermalizers quickly discovered did like 60 temperatures Silly Putty proved too stiff give consistent results Round 240 seconds max weather difficult small amounts lift interspersed heavy rain squalls team members able get maxes Round Two 300 seconds max lift proved very elusive rain became frequent George Gassaway missed max two seconds wave off flight attempt due slow range result fly just before rain squall score 261 seconds Phil Barnes deployment problem take zero round John Marsh did good job picking own air member max Round Three 360 seconds max John now US team member having chance medal Seniors made sure clear shot flying whenever ready recovery crew done great job recovering earlier flight tracking quite ways downrange relaying back through pouring rain John picked air launched model max Five other juniors also maxed first two rounds could have tied him Phil flew maxed George score 193 seconds Phil contemplated what-ifs waited results other Junior competitors Finally results posted John Marsh first place himself flyoff round necessary Senior division victory going Petre Nicolae Romania finished eighth place George Gassaway 28th Phil Barnes 35th Special thanks must go recovery crew members team flying Monday efforts utterly miserable day Glider duration events flown Tuesday 54B boost glider duration first models must rigid-wing gliders minimum liftoff weight 27 grams must use engine no 50 Ns total impulse models typically look like hand-launch gliders 25 40 square inches wing area pod releases model carry away spent engine casing its weight ballast necessary Typical glider weights 7 10 grams Representing US Phil Barnes Ducky Klouser Ken Mizoi George Gassaway manning weather chart recorder Ben Roberto went upwind man thermal poles Round 180 seconds max weather quite bit better Monday great least wasnt raining high winds giving some modelers problems launch made recovery long-distance experience Phil Barnes flew perfect flight max model landing far downrange just short town garden plots Ducky also good flight streamer stripped off pod due stronger-than-expected ejection charge take DQ zero score model maxed went downrange gardens couldnt located recovery crew Ken Mizoi problems models boost also scored zero Round Two 240 seconds max wind made visibility difficult hurt Phils score good boost flight marginal lift model drifted out sight 22 seconds short max Ducky Ken j44 zeroes round Phil third place due difficult conditions affecting 53 competitors Only two competitors maxes first two rounds Round Three 300 seconds max Phil good air flight model last seen flying high over town Leszno Again timers able keep sight max using mandatory binoculars Phil settle 247 secondsgood enough second place winner able timed full 300second max leap-frogged past Phil others Ducky good flight 244 seconds Ken zero Phil Barnes second Ducky Klouser 36th Ken Mizoi 48th John Marsh 20th Junior division S8E radio-controlled rocket-glider duration held Tuesday afternoon event utilizes rigid-wing gliders maximum liftoff weight 300 grams engine maximum 40 Ns total impulse typical model has wing area 175-225 square inches glide weight 175 225 grams models launched vertically reach altitude 1000 feet about 9 seconds US team Kevin McKiou George Riebesehl Ben Roberto live near other Chicago area able get good competitive practice time US team sponsored Futaba Corporation America Steve Helms giving special help micro FM gear Round 300 seconds max weather conditions improved somewhat event ralaing wind started die down George Ben Kevin little difficulty getting maxes did 21 23 competitors Round Two 360 seconds max clouds thicker round lift became elusive Kevin flew upwind about 1/2 mile find lift over some plowed fields get max Ben Worlds Leader LASER CUT Model Aircraft Technok Add $400 Shipping 1 Kit $600 Shipping 2 Foreign Orders Add 20% Shipping Dealer Inquires Invited Catalog $200 Free Kit Order Herr Engineering Corp 5648 Kin gman Ave Portage]N 46366 219-759-1940 June1995 43 RYAN S-T317 Span Complete Kit Rubber Powered Free Flight Scale K-f 04 $3695 OLD BUZZARD SOARS AGAIN In a 50-minute VIDEO based popular OLD BUZZARDS SOARING BOOK Dave Thornburg Launching thermaling landings special section hand launch technique Funny instructive Video $2795 Book $1695-or both tar $3995 PONY PR Mmticelie Dr AIbq NM 17123 ses 2994749 ES DO YOU SPEAK few left $1995 prices postpa COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 114 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000- PLUS JG & fortunate weak/no lift flight came up 30 seconds short George waited until very end round better conditions launched about five minutes remaining some help Ben able scratch around max Only 15 23 maxes Round Three 420 seconds max sky began clear up some lift again prevalent George Kevin Ben able max tie first place among 11 competitors flyoff scheduled Thursday morning decide final results Flyoff Round 480 seconds max winds very light sky partly cloudy round 800 830 am very little lift Kevin mapped out favorite areas lift earlier rounds 1800 wind shift meant go looking elsewhere found enough lift get max did George Ten 11 fliers maxes Flyoff Round Two 1500 seconds max max moved 25 minutes tie unlikely Several fliers launched together early half-hour round encountered light lift able scratch around maintain No else seemed think worth flying Toward middle round another group went up led Franz Weissgerber Germany George Kevin went up tail end pack headed upwind best lift seemed found Unfortunately also found radio interference area after several aborted attempts back off try lift elsewhere After scratching around elusive light lift came down next sink cycle Everyone surprised find winning time first group 826 seconds light lift maintaining 100 feet enough carry lead Franz able take second George placing sixth Kevin eighth evening Polish hosts treated us picnic dark roaring bonfires sausages us cook long stakes plenty beer dancers singers Polish dress very little sleep next day Wednesday SiB altitude competition models have same size restrictions streamer parachute models can use engines up 50 Ns total impulse models typically two stages first stage having 30mm portion requirement upper stage being much smaller 10-1 1mm diameter models capable up 900 meters highly visible powder mixture usually ejected along recovery device aid tracking flight contestant given opportunity three tracked flights three two-hour rounds weather Wednesday morning appropriate altitude contest very low ceiling start contest delayed until reasonable ceiling under track models US represented Phil Barnes Bob Kreutz myself Due low ceiling modelers started checking single-stage models go two-stage models give opportunity tracked flight Phil quickiy scrounged up extra parachute duration model unfortunately Bob did have alternate go twostage models way Phil both able get one-stage flights tracked first round needed altitude place Bob good flight two-stage model trackers able see Phil tried two-stage models mixed results Phil able get tracked flight two-stage model did use full impulse engines effort stay under ceiling Anyone attempted twostage model full-power engines punched through lost sight tracking difficulty getting model stage properly able post score Bob also encountered staging difficulties subsequent flights Phils final altitude 467 metersabout 150200 meters below ceiling good enough 14th place finished 34th Bob 44th S5C Scale altitude held Thursday morning after S8E flyoffs Models must have minimum diameter 40mm least 20% length utilize engines no 10 Ns total impulse prototype choice two-stage sounding rocket Nike-Apache Nike-Cajun Taurus Tomahawk Sergeant-Hydac etc models judged static Scale points flown tracked altitude combined static judging score altitude determines final score US represented Bob Biedron reigning Scale world champion Bob Kreutz After static judging Kreutz first place 710 points Seargent Hydac Biedron second 696 Nike-Apache Tibor Gira Slovakia third 683 Ariane since one-stage model could compete others altitude real competition going come Yuri Gapon Ukraine TaurusTomahawk 645 points Thursday bright sunny gentle breezesperfect weather flying Scale altitude Round Kreutz elected fly first carefully prepared model Both stages ignite electrically pad short piece slow-burning fuse ignite upper stage slight delay model launched fine first stage second stage did ignite fuse lit unknown reason second-stage engine did fire Fortunately model light enough fell sideways oniy suffered minimal damage landing Biedron prepped model next used hot gases burn-through TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY Daron e $1 5000Engine 50 65 Breez-. an 60 Price $8495Engine 35 45 Zcy Miss RJ P-51Span 515 Price $15000 Engine 50 65 2Cy 1-800-279-2871 Sky Harbor R/C Phoenix AZ first-stage engine ignite fuse second-stage engine flight perfect altitude tracked 609 meters good enough first place after Round Round Two Bob Biedron flew first again good flight altitude 634 meters needed make sure highest altitude surpassed enough knock him out first continued try meter Yuri Gapons 643 meters closed gap enough Kreutzs second attempt model started off pad fine second stage ignited before desired flight velocity achieved small fins Hydac stage did have enough airspeed provide stability second stage cartwheeled through air After engine burned enough fuel shift center gravity stable position model straightened out unfoYtunately ground second stage augured high speed despite valiant search effort American British Russian Swiss Dutch teams tiny piece found Bob take consolation best static model wouldnt able medal Round Three Biedron tracked 370 meters flight seemed much higher Yun Gapon made valiant attempt unseat Bob still 42 meters short Thursday afternoon S7 scale Anywhere 1000 2000 hours thousands parts details go top model models typically approximately 150 scale must seen up close really appreciate intricate detail Static judging occurred during previous several days Flight points awarded according complicated system takes account number stages engines payloads radio control special effects etc Representing US Bob Biedron defending world champion George Gassaway John Marsh III Jay Jan Kotuha Slovakia first place after static judging 793 points Saturn lB Alexander Levykh Russia second 790 points Soyuz TM Bob Biedrons Ariane 3 third 771 points Jay Marshs Saturn lB 15th 693 points George Gassaway 19th place 577 points Little Joe II best flight score two rounds would added static score determine winner Round 1 George Gassaway flew first US nice flight received 73 pointsabout can get straightforward one-stage model Next up Jay Marsh Unfortunately clustering powerful motor center surrounded four weaker motors did work planned low-thrust motors ignited first barely lifting model off pad As model lumbered off pad main motor kicked point model traveling nearly horizontal Second-stage ignition via timer triggered liftoff occurred shortly thereafter sending second stage barreling straight ground destroying Now Bob Biedrons turn model complex third place static Bob needed great flight move up hope Levykh Kotuha some difficulties After radio clearance given model launched seven motors first stage igniting perfectly After first-stage burnout second stage ignited via radio control third stage well Meanwhile two strap-on boosters separated planned first stage deployed parachutes fantastic flight real moment anxiety being rather lowaltitude deployment first stage parachute know because directly under finally deployed model received 212 points highest flight score awarded Kotuha Bocha did fly Round still prepping models flight Levykh did fly flight looked good four boosters separating planned plus second stage deployed its heat shield satellite However pieces came down deployed recovery system resulting zero score Levykh now frantically prepare flight Round Two Round Two Bob could wait watch others fly Kotuha quickly put up beautiful flight good Bobs 212 points moved him past Bob first place Arnis Bacha launched model due unstable second stage took zero flight points Now everyone waited see Levykh could get model ready before round ended minutes remaining round darkness approaching Levykh brought out Soyuz final attempt Due lack prep time elected fly model single stage model lifted well parts fell away apogee instead usual order staging prototype reasons remain unclear judges elected give flight 204 pointsthe second highest competition score bumped Bob Biedron third place An S8E world cup event demonstration event Experimental class held Friday 58E competition open anyone flown under same rules world championships flying conditions difficult scattered clouds strong gusty winds wind estimated steady 20 30 mph gusts 50 mph made very interesting launches flights backward some tumbled landings Ben Roberto Phil Barnes first second after first round Phil lead after Round Two shift wind velocity affected tree line Phil slope soaring Round Three let him down others found thermals keep aloft Flipper Flag Mfg IF YOU CAN BUILD KIT YOU CAN BUILD SCRATCH-A-PLANE Professionally engineered designs accesories discriminating modeler design tested top flight performance excellent parts fit ease construction plans reproduced professionally engineered inked maylars full sizeseparate trom plans simplified building instructions 1/4 Scale Fokker D-VIII Also Available 1/4 Scale Shingletown Rose cale Glasair Scale Zlin Z5OL Scale Pitts S-i Scale Cessna MW-i Scarab Jr 1/4 Scale Cap 21 Scale Nicuport 17 1/6 Scale Avia B534-IV Scale DeHavilland Leopard Moth Scale Vintage Floats Rolled Plans $3500 See Hobby Shop Order Direct COD Shipping Charge $300 Orders Visa & Mastercard welcome Flipper Flag Mfg P 0 Box 882 rson CA 96002 916-224-2300 916-224-2302 optional Builders Top $2500 44 Tall Accomodates Any Length Plane Equipped Handles Convenient Transporting Home Field Made unfinished pressure treated lumber withstand years fuel weather abuse base made using 2 x 8 liltresisting legs storage area between upright columns Upright columns pressure-treated 2 x 4s mid-level shelf field box storage columns also feature two hooks transmitter storage padded horizontal rests supporting model during inspection repair aircraft held table means two standard length rubber bands end dowel posts prevent model accidentally being bumped oft platform Optional 48 30 plywood builders top attaches metal screws minutes easily removed ravening back field repair use necessary hardware included both items sold kit form Check first local hobby shop available may ordered direct Shipping weight 30 table 18 builders top LINCOLN WOODCRAFT 935 Winchester Hwy tteville TN 37334 61 5433-4808 June1995 45 TOF WA TIME Calculatiotisl Let AeroSFECS, AeroSPECS easy use computer program modelers have wasting AerosrEcs can Calculate unknown specifications current design Create complete aet specifications based upon type aircraft engine size spec1 Feauree Performs HOURS worth calculations instantly Calculates difficult specifications like incidence angles stall speed Estimates overall weight Online help system 26 page Users Manual ONLY$1995Versatech order please send $1995 S&H TX Residents add 825% z SOFTWARE Speofy DOS Windows 525 35Disks Box 112022 Carrollton TX 75011 better times Phil finished sixth Ben Roberto seventh George Riebesehi ninth 12th Kevin McKiou 13th George Gassaway 24th after model destroyed second round Experimental class competitors present model used new ideas technology Ken Mizois model highpower model would boost eject small parachute apogee descend 250 feet altitude eject larger parachute flight went planned altitude sensor trying eject chute 250 feet malfunction chute deployment judges sufficiently impressed model award first place George Gassaway flying Space Shuttle model week long enthusiastic crowds now used entry class good flight very realistic shuttle descent under radio control good third place afternoon award ceremonies held under beautiful clear skies light winds winners given beautiful cutglass vases medals individual team placements gold-medal winners ushered off press conference rest team mingled new old friends Later evening traditional banquet held Rydzyna castle celebrated long night morning far best US team have part think resalts showednot just standings way worked together Im proud to have part team am looking forward 1996 World Spacemodeling Championships Slovenia Interested Spacemodeling competition Feel free contact 1312 Gresham Road Silver Spring MD 20904 come Complete Full Size Rolled Plans Select Balsa Ply Machine Cut Parts Fiberglass Cowling Wheel Pants Crystal Clear Canopy Quality Formed Gear Complete Hardware Pack Vdaze Model Price 10181Super Chipmunk$289 10282DHC-l Chipmunk$279 10381Pepsi ChipmunkS299 11162Ultimate 1O-300s$359 12084Extra 260$379 12284Extra 300S$389 12587Extra 300$379 13084Sukhoi SU-26mx$389 14069Sukhia SU-26mx$259 210G101T-6G Texan$549 2100101AT-6D\SNJ-5 Texan$549 Send $1 cotol outside USA 32 og er Inquiries Invited 7oad A6es 4 A/C Models 4251 Lutheran Church Ad Germantown Oh 45327 Phone 513 8591660 FAX 513859-7202 46 Model Aviation 4d Kit No Sukhoi SU-26mx
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT score total score three rounds determines final results tie after three rounds up two additional flyoff rounds can held determine winner last flyoff round generally does have maximum time assigned first event 56A streamer duration event uses model 350mm minimum length 30mm minimum diameter least 50% its length models typically made composite materials weigh 35 50 grams engine streamer streamer usually Mylar-type material about 4 x 40 6 x 60 inches mil thick engines total power limited 25 newton-seconds Ns total impulse total weight model liftoff 12-18 grams models will typically reach altitudes 1000 feet duration 90 100 seconds dead air US S6A team Ross Hironaka David Ducky Klouser myself John Marsh IV competing junior assisted picking lift George Gassaway portable weather chart recorder Ken Mizoi Kevin McKiou Round 120 seconds max Two things quickly became obvious 1 flying weather really bad 2 range safety officer having problems trying get 19 teams up air within reasonable amount time after signaled fly second problem made first worse struggled pick good air actually get fly end up flying sink shortly thereafter Ducky wave off flight request least once before getting off decent flight 96 seconds streamer team decided Ross would go next would fly last Ducky kind enough take early cold flight slot lift cycles now almost indistinguishable thermal poles set up temperature plotter bubble machine numerous eyes looking elusive lift Time running out round still hadnt seen anything worth flying new strategy born pick non-sink ten minutes left round recovery team anxious Ross spotted break weather flew max flew also maxed Three teams triple maxes US team sixth place Round Two 180 seconds max rain started again shortly after start round Ducky flew just before started give time rest team fly stopped rain drizzle coming through 10-15-minute cycles some small lift between temperature fluctuating tenths degree thermal experts having tough time Ross picked some good non-sink got 144 seconds also has good result 147 seconds tied first Ross third three seconds back Round Three 240 seconds max round started decent weather looked threatening distance reduced weather prediction thermal picking Ducky again went up early round give Ross best opportunity maintain positions Soon sun burst through Ross went nuts trying get attention range safety officer launch Finally turn Ross got nice flight 164 seconds clouds closed waited last bit lift settle air left just prior approaching rain 133 seconds Ross did heavy heavy sinky sinky rain dance skies opened up rest round wet anyone hadnt flown Ross Hironakas third-round flight best 13 seconds moved him first place managed hang third US team came second John Marsh came 10th Junior division certainly auspicious start After hearty lunch field competition 53A parachute duration held models have same specifications streamer duration models utilize parachutes method recoveryand event recovery Right Ross Hironaka won gold S6A streamer duration David 0 Bryan right won bronze medal 42 Model Aviation e Bob Biedron prepares gold-medal-winning S5C Scale altitude model help Ben Roberto critical factor model weighing 15 grains including parachute under 36-42-inchdiameter parachute will disappear sky slightest hint lift As result quite challenge recovery crew follow track down models US S3A team Phil Barnes George Gassaway myself John Marsh again competing Junior Phil spent much summer developing practicing Silly Putty dethermalizers quickly discovered did like 60 temperatures Silly Putty proved too stiff give consistent results Round 240 seconds max weather difficult small amounts lift interspersed heavy rain squalls team members able get maxes Round Two 300 seconds max lift proved very elusive rain became frequent George Gassaway missed max two seconds wave off flight attempt due slow range result fly just before rain squall score 261 seconds Phil Barnes deployment problem take zero round John Marsh did good job picking own air member max Round Three 360 seconds max John now US team member having chance medal Seniors made sure clear shot flying whenever ready recovery crew done great job recovering earlier flight tracking quite ways downrange relaying back through pouring rain John picked air launched model max Five other juniors also maxed first two rounds could have tied him Phil flew maxed George score 193 seconds Phil contemplated what-ifs waited results other Junior competitors Finally results posted John Marsh first place himself flyoff round necessary Senior division victory going Petre Nicolae Romania finished eighth place George Gassaway 28th Phil Barnes 35th Special thanks must go recovery crew members team flying Monday efforts utterly miserable day Glider duration events flown Tuesday 54B boost glider duration first models must rigid-wing gliders minimum liftoff weight 27 grams must use engine no 50 Ns total impulse models typically look like hand-launch gliders 25 40 square inches wing area pod releases model carry away spent engine casing its weight ballast necessary Typical glider weights 7 10 grams Representing US Phil Barnes Ducky Klouser Ken Mizoi George Gassaway manning weather chart recorder Ben Roberto went upwind man thermal poles Round 180 seconds max weather quite bit better Monday great least wasnt raining high winds giving some modelers problems launch made recovery long-distance experience Phil Barnes flew perfect flight max model landing far downrange just short town garden plots Ducky also good flight streamer stripped off pod due stronger-than-expected ejection charge take DQ zero score model maxed went downrange gardens couldnt located recovery crew Ken Mizoi problems models boost also scored zero Round Two 240 seconds max wind made visibility difficult hurt Phils score good boost flight marginal lift model drifted out sight 22 seconds short max Ducky Ken j44 zeroes round Phil third place due difficult conditions affecting 53 competitors Only two competitors maxes first two rounds Round Three 300 seconds max Phil good air flight model last seen flying high over town Leszno Again timers able keep sight max using mandatory binoculars Phil settle 247 secondsgood enough second place winner able timed full 300second max leap-frogged past Phil others Ducky good flight 244 seconds Ken zero Phil Barnes second Ducky Klouser 36th Ken Mizoi 48th John Marsh 20th Junior division S8E radio-controlled rocket-glider duration held Tuesday afternoon event utilizes rigid-wing gliders maximum liftoff weight 300 grams engine maximum 40 Ns total impulse typical model has wing area 175-225 square inches glide weight 175 225 grams models launched vertically reach altitude 1000 feet about 9 seconds US team Kevin McKiou George Riebesehl Ben Roberto live near other Chicago area able get good competitive practice time US team sponsored Futaba Corporation America Steve Helms giving special help micro FM gear Round 300 seconds max weather conditions improved somewhat event ralaing wind started die down George Ben Kevin little difficulty getting maxes did 21 23 competitors Round Two 360 seconds max clouds thicker round lift became elusive Kevin flew upwind about 1/2 mile find lift over some plowed fields get max Ben Worlds Leader LASER CUT Model Aircraft Technok Add $400 Shipping 1 Kit $600 Shipping 2 Foreign Orders Add 20% Shipping Dealer Inquires Invited Catalog $200 Free Kit Order Herr Engineering Corp 5648 Kin gman Ave Portage]N 46366 219-759-1940 June1995 43 RYAN S-T317 Span Complete Kit Rubber Powered Free Flight Scale K-f 04 $3695 OLD BUZZARD SOARS AGAIN In a 50-minute VIDEO based popular OLD BUZZARDS SOARING BOOK Dave Thornburg Launching thermaling landings special section hand launch technique Funny instructive Video $2795 Book $1695-or both tar $3995 PONY PR Mmticelie Dr AIbq NM 17123 ses 2994749 ES DO YOU SPEAK few left $1995 prices postpa COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 114 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000- PLUS JG & fortunate weak/no lift flight came up 30 seconds short George waited until very end round better conditions launched about five minutes remaining some help Ben able scratch around max Only 15 23 maxes Round Three 420 seconds max sky began clear up some lift again prevalent George Kevin Ben able max tie first place among 11 competitors flyoff scheduled Thursday morning decide final results Flyoff Round 480 seconds max winds very light sky partly cloudy round 800 830 am very little lift Kevin mapped out favorite areas lift earlier rounds 1800 wind shift meant go looking elsewhere found enough lift get max did George Ten 11 fliers maxes Flyoff Round Two 1500 seconds max max moved 25 minutes tie unlikely Several fliers launched together early half-hour round encountered light lift able scratch around maintain No else seemed think worth flying Toward middle round another group went up led Franz Weissgerber Germany George Kevin went up tail end pack headed upwind best lift seemed found Unfortunately also found radio interference area after several aborted attempts back off try lift elsewhere After scratching around elusive light lift came down next sink cycle Everyone surprised find winning time first group 826 seconds light lift maintaining 100 feet enough carry lead Franz able take second George placing sixth Kevin eighth evening Polish hosts treated us picnic dark roaring bonfires sausages us cook long stakes plenty beer dancers singers Polish dress very little sleep next day Wednesday SiB altitude competition models have same size restrictions streamer parachute models can use engines up 50 Ns total impulse models typically two stages first stage having 30mm portion requirement upper stage being much smaller 10-1 1mm diameter models capable up 900 meters highly visible powder mixture usually ejected along recovery device aid tracking flight contestant given opportunity three tracked flights three two-hour rounds weather Wednesday morning appropriate altitude contest very low ceiling start contest delayed until reasonable ceiling under track models US represented Phil Barnes Bob Kreutz myself Due low ceiling modelers started checking single-stage models go two-stage models give opportunity tracked flight Phil quickiy scrounged up extra parachute duration model unfortunately Bob did have alternate go twostage models way Phil both able get one-stage flights tracked first round needed altitude place Bob good flight two-stage model trackers able see Phil tried two-stage models mixed results Phil able get tracked flight two-stage model did use full impulse engines effort stay under ceiling Anyone attempted twostage model full-power engines punched through lost sight tracking difficulty getting model stage properly able post score Bob also encountered staging difficulties subsequent flights Phils final altitude 467 metersabout 150200 meters below ceiling good enough 14th place finished 34th Bob 44th S5C Scale altitude held Thursday morning after S8E flyoffs Models must have minimum diameter 40mm least 20% length utilize engines no 10 Ns total impulse prototype choice two-stage sounding rocket Nike-Apache Nike-Cajun Taurus Tomahawk Sergeant-Hydac etc models judged static Scale points flown tracked altitude combined static judging score altitude determines final score US represented Bob Biedron reigning Scale world champion Bob Kreutz After static judging Kreutz first place 710 points Seargent Hydac Biedron second 696 Nike-Apache Tibor Gira Slovakia third 683 Ariane since one-stage model could compete others altitude real competition going come Yuri Gapon Ukraine TaurusTomahawk 645 points Thursday bright sunny gentle breezesperfect weather flying Scale altitude Round Kreutz elected fly first carefully prepared model Both stages ignite electrically pad short piece slow-burning fuse ignite upper stage slight delay model launched fine first stage second stage did ignite fuse lit unknown reason second-stage engine did fire Fortunately model light enough fell sideways oniy suffered minimal damage landing Biedron prepped model next used hot gases burn-through TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY Daron e $1 5000Engine 50 65 Breez-. an 60 Price $8495Engine 35 45 Zcy Miss RJ P-51Span 515 Price $15000 Engine 50 65 2Cy 1-800-279-2871 Sky Harbor R/C Phoenix AZ first-stage engine ignite fuse second-stage engine flight perfect altitude tracked 609 meters good enough first place after Round Round Two Bob Biedron flew first again good flight altitude 634 meters needed make sure highest altitude surpassed enough knock him out first continued try meter Yuri Gapons 643 meters closed gap enough Kreutzs second attempt model started off pad fine second stage ignited before desired flight velocity achieved small fins Hydac stage did have enough airspeed provide stability second stage cartwheeled through air After engine burned enough fuel shift center gravity stable position model straightened out unfoYtunately ground second stage augured high speed despite valiant search effort American British Russian Swiss Dutch teams tiny piece found Bob take consolation best static model wouldnt able medal Round Three Biedron tracked 370 meters flight seemed much higher Yun Gapon made valiant attempt unseat Bob still 42 meters short Thursday afternoon S7 scale Anywhere 1000 2000 hours thousands parts details go top model models typically approximately 150 scale must seen up close really appreciate intricate detail Static judging occurred during previous several days Flight points awarded according complicated system takes account number stages engines payloads radio control special effects etc Representing US Bob Biedron defending world champion George Gassaway John Marsh III Jay Jan Kotuha Slovakia first place after static judging 793 points Saturn lB Alexander Levykh Russia second 790 points Soyuz TM Bob Biedrons Ariane 3 third 771 points Jay Marshs Saturn lB 15th 693 points George Gassaway 19th place 577 points Little Joe II best flight score two rounds would added static score determine winner Round 1 George Gassaway flew first US nice flight received 73 pointsabout can get straightforward one-stage model Next up Jay Marsh Unfortunately clustering powerful motor center surrounded four weaker motors did work planned low-thrust motors ignited first barely lifting model off pad As model lumbered off pad main motor kicked point model traveling nearly horizontal Second-stage ignition via timer triggered liftoff occurred shortly thereafter sending second stage barreling straight ground destroying Now Bob Biedrons turn model complex third place static Bob needed great flight move up hope Levykh Kotuha some difficulties After radio clearance given model launched seven motors first stage igniting perfectly After first-stage burnout second stage ignited via radio control third stage well Meanwhile two strap-on boosters separated planned first stage deployed parachutes fantastic flight real moment anxiety being rather lowaltitude deployment first stage parachute know because directly under finally deployed model received 212 points highest flight score awarded Kotuha Bocha did fly Round still prepping models flight Levykh did fly flight looked good four boosters separating planned plus second stage deployed its heat shield satellite However pieces came down deployed recovery system resulting zero score Levykh now frantically prepare flight Round Two Round Two Bob could wait watch others fly Kotuha quickly put up beautiful flight good Bobs 212 points moved him past Bob first place Arnis Bacha launched model due unstable second stage took zero flight points Now everyone waited see Levykh could get model ready before round ended minutes remaining round darkness approaching Levykh brought out Soyuz final attempt Due lack prep time elected fly model single stage model lifted well parts fell away apogee instead usual order staging prototype reasons remain unclear judges elected give flight 204 pointsthe second highest competition score bumped Bob Biedron third place An S8E world cup event demonstration event Experimental class held Friday 58E competition open anyone flown under same rules world championships flying conditions difficult scattered clouds strong gusty winds wind estimated steady 20 30 mph gusts 50 mph made very interesting launches flights backward some tumbled landings Ben Roberto Phil Barnes first second after first round Phil lead after Round Two shift wind velocity affected tree line Phil slope soaring Round Three let him down others found thermals keep aloft Flipper Flag Mfg IF YOU CAN BUILD KIT YOU CAN BUILD SCRATCH-A-PLANE Professionally engineered designs accesories discriminating modeler design tested top flight performance excellent parts fit ease construction plans reproduced professionally engineered inked maylars full sizeseparate trom plans simplified building instructions 1/4 Scale Fokker D-VIII Also Available 1/4 Scale Shingletown Rose cale Glasair Scale Zlin Z5OL Scale Pitts S-i Scale Cessna MW-i Scarab Jr 1/4 Scale Cap 21 Scale Nicuport 17 1/6 Scale Avia B534-IV Scale DeHavilland Leopard Moth Scale Vintage Floats Rolled Plans $3500 See Hobby Shop Order Direct COD Shipping Charge $300 Orders Visa & Mastercard welcome Flipper Flag Mfg P 0 Box 882 rson CA 96002 916-224-2300 916-224-2302 optional Builders Top $2500 44 Tall Accomodates Any Length Plane Equipped Handles Convenient Transporting Home Field Made unfinished pressure treated lumber withstand years fuel weather abuse base made using 2 x 8 liltresisting legs storage area between upright columns Upright columns pressure-treated 2 x 4s mid-level shelf field box storage columns also feature two hooks transmitter storage padded horizontal rests supporting model during inspection repair aircraft held table means two standard length rubber bands end dowel posts prevent model accidentally being bumped oft platform Optional 48 30 plywood builders top attaches metal screws minutes easily removed ravening back field repair use necessary hardware included both items sold kit form Check first local hobby shop available may ordered direct Shipping weight 30 table 18 builders top LINCOLN WOODCRAFT 935 Winchester Hwy tteville TN 37334 61 5433-4808 June1995 45 TOF WA TIME Calculatiotisl Let AeroSFECS, AeroSPECS easy use computer program modelers have wasting AerosrEcs can Calculate unknown specifications current design Create complete aet specifications based upon type aircraft engine size spec1 Feauree Performs HOURS worth calculations instantly Calculates difficult specifications like incidence angles stall speed Estimates overall weight Online help system 26 page Users Manual ONLY$1995Versatech order please send $1995 S&H TX Residents add 825% z SOFTWARE Speofy DOS Windows 525 35Disks Box 112022 Carrollton TX 75011 better times Phil finished sixth Ben Roberto seventh George Riebesehi ninth 12th Kevin McKiou 13th George Gassaway 24th after model destroyed second round Experimental class competitors present model used new ideas technology Ken Mizois model highpower model would boost eject small parachute apogee descend 250 feet altitude eject larger parachute flight went planned altitude sensor trying eject chute 250 feet malfunction chute deployment judges sufficiently impressed model award first place George Gassaway flying Space Shuttle model week long enthusiastic crowds now used entry class good flight very realistic shuttle descent under radio control good third place afternoon award ceremonies held under beautiful clear skies light winds winners given beautiful cutglass vases medals individual team placements gold-medal winners ushered off press conference rest team mingled new old friends Later evening traditional banquet held Rydzyna castle celebrated long night morning far best US team have part think resalts showednot just standings way worked together Im proud to have part team am looking forward 1996 World Spacemodeling Championships Slovenia Interested Spacemodeling competition Feel free contact 1312 Gresham Road Silver Spring MD 20904 come Complete Full Size Rolled Plans Select Balsa Ply Machine Cut Parts Fiberglass Cowling Wheel Pants Crystal Clear Canopy Quality Formed Gear Complete Hardware Pack Vdaze Model Price 10181Super Chipmunk$289 10282DHC-l Chipmunk$279 10381Pepsi ChipmunkS299 11162Ultimate 1O-300s$359 12084Extra 260$379 12284Extra 300S$389 12587Extra 300$379 13084Sukhoi SU-26mx$389 14069Sukhia SU-26mx$259 210G101T-6G Texan$549 2100101AT-6D\SNJ-5 Texan$549 Send $1 cotol outside USA 32 og er Inquiries Invited 7oad A6es 4 A/C Models 4251 Lutheran Church Ad Germantown Oh 45327 Phone 513 8591660 FAX 513859-7202 46 Model Aviation 4d Kit No Sukhoi SU-26mx
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT score total score three rounds determines final results tie after three rounds up two additional flyoff rounds can held determine winner last flyoff round generally does have maximum time assigned first event 56A streamer duration event uses model 350mm minimum length 30mm minimum diameter least 50% its length models typically made composite materials weigh 35 50 grams engine streamer streamer usually Mylar-type material about 4 x 40 6 x 60 inches mil thick engines total power limited 25 newton-seconds Ns total impulse total weight model liftoff 12-18 grams models will typically reach altitudes 1000 feet duration 90 100 seconds dead air US S6A team Ross Hironaka David Ducky Klouser myself John Marsh IV competing junior assisted picking lift George Gassaway portable weather chart recorder Ken Mizoi Kevin McKiou Round 120 seconds max Two things quickly became obvious 1 flying weather really bad 2 range safety officer having problems trying get 19 teams up air within reasonable amount time after signaled fly second problem made first worse struggled pick good air actually get fly end up flying sink shortly thereafter Ducky wave off flight request least once before getting off decent flight 96 seconds streamer team decided Ross would go next would fly last Ducky kind enough take early cold flight slot lift cycles now almost indistinguishable thermal poles set up temperature plotter bubble machine numerous eyes looking elusive lift Time running out round still hadnt seen anything worth flying new strategy born pick non-sink ten minutes left round recovery team anxious Ross spotted break weather flew max flew also maxed Three teams triple maxes US team sixth place Round Two 180 seconds max rain started again shortly after start round Ducky flew just before started give time rest team fly stopped rain drizzle coming through 10-15-minute cycles some small lift between temperature fluctuating tenths degree thermal experts having tough time Ross picked some good non-sink got 144 seconds also has good result 147 seconds tied first Ross third three seconds back Round Three 240 seconds max round started decent weather looked threatening distance reduced weather prediction thermal picking Ducky again went up early round give Ross best opportunity maintain positions Soon sun burst through Ross went nuts trying get attention range safety officer launch Finally turn Ross got nice flight 164 seconds clouds closed waited last bit lift settle air left just prior approaching rain 133 seconds Ross did heavy heavy sinky sinky rain dance skies opened up rest round wet anyone hadnt flown Ross Hironakas third-round flight best 13 seconds moved him first place managed hang third US team came second John Marsh came 10th Junior division certainly auspicious start After hearty lunch field competition 53A parachute duration held models have same specifications streamer duration models utilize parachutes method recoveryand event recovery Right Ross Hironaka won gold S6A streamer duration David 0 Bryan right won bronze medal 42 Model Aviation e Bob Biedron prepares gold-medal-winning S5C Scale altitude model help Ben Roberto critical factor model weighing 15 grains including parachute under 36-42-inchdiameter parachute will disappear sky slightest hint lift As result quite challenge recovery crew follow track down models US S3A team Phil Barnes George Gassaway myself John Marsh again competing Junior Phil spent much summer developing practicing Silly Putty dethermalizers quickly discovered did like 60 temperatures Silly Putty proved too stiff give consistent results Round 240 seconds max weather difficult small amounts lift interspersed heavy rain squalls team members able get maxes Round Two 300 seconds max lift proved very elusive rain became frequent George Gassaway missed max two seconds wave off flight attempt due slow range result fly just before rain squall score 261 seconds Phil Barnes deployment problem take zero round John Marsh did good job picking own air member max Round Three 360 seconds max John now US team member having chance medal Seniors made sure clear shot flying whenever ready recovery crew done great job recovering earlier flight tracking quite ways downrange relaying back through pouring rain John picked air launched model max Five other juniors also maxed first two rounds could have tied him Phil flew maxed George score 193 seconds Phil contemplated what-ifs waited results other Junior competitors Finally results posted John Marsh first place himself flyoff round necessary Senior division victory going Petre Nicolae Romania finished eighth place George Gassaway 28th Phil Barnes 35th Special thanks must go recovery crew members team flying Monday efforts utterly miserable day Glider duration events flown Tuesday 54B boost glider duration first models must rigid-wing gliders minimum liftoff weight 27 grams must use engine no 50 Ns total impulse models typically look like hand-launch gliders 25 40 square inches wing area pod releases model carry away spent engine casing its weight ballast necessary Typical glider weights 7 10 grams Representing US Phil Barnes Ducky Klouser Ken Mizoi George Gassaway manning weather chart recorder Ben Roberto went upwind man thermal poles Round 180 seconds max weather quite bit better Monday great least wasnt raining high winds giving some modelers problems launch made recovery long-distance experience Phil Barnes flew perfect flight max model landing far downrange just short town garden plots Ducky also good flight streamer stripped off pod due stronger-than-expected ejection charge take DQ zero score model maxed went downrange gardens couldnt located recovery crew Ken Mizoi problems models boost also scored zero Round Two 240 seconds max wind made visibility difficult hurt Phils score good boost flight marginal lift model drifted out sight 22 seconds short max Ducky Ken j44 zeroes round Phil third place due difficult conditions affecting 53 competitors Only two competitors maxes first two rounds Round Three 300 seconds max Phil good air flight model last seen flying high over town Leszno Again timers able keep sight max using mandatory binoculars Phil settle 247 secondsgood enough second place winner able timed full 300second max leap-frogged past Phil others Ducky good flight 244 seconds Ken zero Phil Barnes second Ducky Klouser 36th Ken Mizoi 48th John Marsh 20th Junior division S8E radio-controlled rocket-glider duration held Tuesday afternoon event utilizes rigid-wing gliders maximum liftoff weight 300 grams engine maximum 40 Ns total impulse typical model has wing area 175-225 square inches glide weight 175 225 grams models launched vertically reach altitude 1000 feet about 9 seconds US team Kevin McKiou George Riebesehl Ben Roberto live near other Chicago area able get good competitive practice time US team sponsored Futaba Corporation America Steve Helms giving special help micro FM gear Round 300 seconds max weather conditions improved somewhat event ralaing wind started die down George Ben Kevin little difficulty getting maxes did 21 23 competitors Round Two 360 seconds max clouds thicker round lift became elusive Kevin flew upwind about 1/2 mile find lift over some plowed fields get max Ben Worlds Leader LASER CUT Model Aircraft Technok Add $400 Shipping 1 Kit $600 Shipping 2 Foreign Orders Add 20% Shipping Dealer Inquires Invited Catalog $200 Free Kit Order Herr Engineering Corp 5648 Kin gman Ave Portage]N 46366 219-759-1940 June1995 43 RYAN S-T317 Span Complete Kit Rubber Powered Free Flight Scale K-f 04 $3695 OLD BUZZARD SOARS AGAIN In a 50-minute VIDEO based popular OLD BUZZARDS SOARING BOOK Dave Thornburg Launching thermaling landings special section hand launch technique Funny instructive Video $2795 Book $1695-or both tar $3995 PONY PR Mmticelie Dr AIbq NM 17123 ses 2994749 ES DO YOU SPEAK few left $1995 prices postpa COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 114 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000- PLUS JG & fortunate weak/no lift flight came up 30 seconds short George waited until very end round better conditions launched about five minutes remaining some help Ben able scratch around max Only 15 23 maxes Round Three 420 seconds max sky began clear up some lift again prevalent George Kevin Ben able max tie first place among 11 competitors flyoff scheduled Thursday morning decide final results Flyoff Round 480 seconds max winds very light sky partly cloudy round 800 830 am very little lift Kevin mapped out favorite areas lift earlier rounds 1800 wind shift meant go looking elsewhere found enough lift get max did George Ten 11 fliers maxes Flyoff Round Two 1500 seconds max max moved 25 minutes tie unlikely Several fliers launched together early half-hour round encountered light lift able scratch around maintain No else seemed think worth flying Toward middle round another group went up led Franz Weissgerber Germany George Kevin went up tail end pack headed upwind best lift seemed found Unfortunately also found radio interference area after several aborted attempts back off try lift elsewhere After scratching around elusive light lift came down next sink cycle Everyone surprised find winning time first group 826 seconds light lift maintaining 100 feet enough carry lead Franz able take second George placing sixth Kevin eighth evening Polish hosts treated us picnic dark roaring bonfires sausages us cook long stakes plenty beer dancers singers Polish dress very little sleep next day Wednesday SiB altitude competition models have same size restrictions streamer parachute models can use engines up 50 Ns total impulse models typically two stages first stage having 30mm portion requirement upper stage being much smaller 10-1 1mm diameter models capable up 900 meters highly visible powder mixture usually ejected along recovery device aid tracking flight contestant given opportunity three tracked flights three two-hour rounds weather Wednesday morning appropriate altitude contest very low ceiling start contest delayed until reasonable ceiling under track models US represented Phil Barnes Bob Kreutz myself Due low ceiling modelers started checking single-stage models go two-stage models give opportunity tracked flight Phil quickiy scrounged up extra parachute duration model unfortunately Bob did have alternate go twostage models way Phil both able get one-stage flights tracked first round needed altitude place Bob good flight two-stage model trackers able see Phil tried two-stage models mixed results Phil able get tracked flight two-stage model did use full impulse engines effort stay under ceiling Anyone attempted twostage model full-power engines punched through lost sight tracking difficulty getting model stage properly able post score Bob also encountered staging difficulties subsequent flights Phils final altitude 467 metersabout 150200 meters below ceiling good enough 14th place finished 34th Bob 44th S5C Scale altitude held Thursday morning after S8E flyoffs Models must have minimum diameter 40mm least 20% length utilize engines no 10 Ns total impulse prototype choice two-stage sounding rocket Nike-Apache Nike-Cajun Taurus Tomahawk Sergeant-Hydac etc models judged static Scale points flown tracked altitude combined static judging score altitude determines final score US represented Bob Biedron reigning Scale world champion Bob Kreutz After static judging Kreutz first place 710 points Seargent Hydac Biedron second 696 Nike-Apache Tibor Gira Slovakia third 683 Ariane since one-stage model could compete others altitude real competition going come Yuri Gapon Ukraine TaurusTomahawk 645 points Thursday bright sunny gentle breezesperfect weather flying Scale altitude Round Kreutz elected fly first carefully prepared model Both stages ignite electrically pad short piece slow-burning fuse ignite upper stage slight delay model launched fine first stage second stage did ignite fuse lit unknown reason second-stage engine did fire Fortunately model light enough fell sideways oniy suffered minimal damage landing Biedron prepped model next used hot gases burn-through TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY Daron e $1 5000Engine 50 65 Breez-. an 60 Price $8495Engine 35 45 Zcy Miss RJ P-51Span 515 Price $15000 Engine 50 65 2Cy 1-800-279-2871 Sky Harbor R/C Phoenix AZ first-stage engine ignite fuse second-stage engine flight perfect altitude tracked 609 meters good enough first place after Round Round Two Bob Biedron flew first again good flight altitude 634 meters needed make sure highest altitude surpassed enough knock him out first continued try meter Yuri Gapons 643 meters closed gap enough Kreutzs second attempt model started off pad fine second stage ignited before desired flight velocity achieved small fins Hydac stage did have enough airspeed provide stability second stage cartwheeled through air After engine burned enough fuel shift center gravity stable position model straightened out unfoYtunately ground second stage augured high speed despite valiant search effort American British Russian Swiss Dutch teams tiny piece found Bob take consolation best static model wouldnt able medal Round Three Biedron tracked 370 meters flight seemed much higher Yun Gapon made valiant attempt unseat Bob still 42 meters short Thursday afternoon S7 scale Anywhere 1000 2000 hours thousands parts details go top model models typically approximately 150 scale must seen up close really appreciate intricate detail Static judging occurred during previous several days Flight points awarded according complicated system takes account number stages engines payloads radio control special effects etc Representing US Bob Biedron defending world champion George Gassaway John Marsh III Jay Jan Kotuha Slovakia first place after static judging 793 points Saturn lB Alexander Levykh Russia second 790 points Soyuz TM Bob Biedrons Ariane 3 third 771 points Jay Marshs Saturn lB 15th 693 points George Gassaway 19th place 577 points Little Joe II best flight score two rounds would added static score determine winner Round 1 George Gassaway flew first US nice flight received 73 pointsabout can get straightforward one-stage model Next up Jay Marsh Unfortunately clustering powerful motor center surrounded four weaker motors did work planned low-thrust motors ignited first barely lifting model off pad As model lumbered off pad main motor kicked point model traveling nearly horizontal Second-stage ignition via timer triggered liftoff occurred shortly thereafter sending second stage barreling straight ground destroying Now Bob Biedrons turn model complex third place static Bob needed great flight move up hope Levykh Kotuha some difficulties After radio clearance given model launched seven motors first stage igniting perfectly After first-stage burnout second stage ignited via radio control third stage well Meanwhile two strap-on boosters separated planned first stage deployed parachutes fantastic flight real moment anxiety being rather lowaltitude deployment first stage parachute know because directly under finally deployed model received 212 points highest flight score awarded Kotuha Bocha did fly Round still prepping models flight Levykh did fly flight looked good four boosters separating planned plus second stage deployed its heat shield satellite However pieces came down deployed recovery system resulting zero score Levykh now frantically prepare flight Round Two Round Two Bob could wait watch others fly Kotuha quickly put up beautiful flight good Bobs 212 points moved him past Bob first place Arnis Bacha launched model due unstable second stage took zero flight points Now everyone waited see Levykh could get model ready before round ended minutes remaining round darkness approaching Levykh brought out Soyuz final attempt Due lack prep time elected fly model single stage model lifted well parts fell away apogee instead usual order staging prototype reasons remain unclear judges elected give flight 204 pointsthe second highest competition score bumped Bob Biedron third place An S8E world cup event demonstration event Experimental class held Friday 58E competition open anyone flown under same rules world championships flying conditions difficult scattered clouds strong gusty winds wind estimated steady 20 30 mph gusts 50 mph made very interesting launches flights backward some tumbled landings Ben Roberto Phil Barnes first second after first round Phil lead after Round Two shift wind velocity affected tree line Phil slope soaring Round Three let him down others found thermals keep aloft Flipper Flag Mfg IF YOU CAN BUILD KIT YOU CAN BUILD SCRATCH-A-PLANE Professionally engineered designs accesories discriminating modeler design tested top flight performance excellent parts fit ease construction plans reproduced professionally engineered inked maylars full sizeseparate trom plans simplified building instructions 1/4 Scale Fokker D-VIII Also Available 1/4 Scale Shingletown Rose cale Glasair Scale Zlin Z5OL Scale Pitts S-i Scale Cessna MW-i Scarab Jr 1/4 Scale Cap 21 Scale Nicuport 17 1/6 Scale Avia B534-IV Scale DeHavilland Leopard Moth Scale Vintage Floats Rolled Plans $3500 See Hobby Shop Order Direct COD Shipping Charge $300 Orders Visa & Mastercard welcome Flipper Flag Mfg P 0 Box 882 rson CA 96002 916-224-2300 916-224-2302 optional Builders Top $2500 44 Tall Accomodates Any Length Plane Equipped Handles Convenient Transporting Home Field Made unfinished pressure treated lumber withstand years fuel weather abuse base made using 2 x 8 liltresisting legs storage area between upright columns Upright columns pressure-treated 2 x 4s mid-level shelf field box storage columns also feature two hooks transmitter storage padded horizontal rests supporting model during inspection repair aircraft held table means two standard length rubber bands end dowel posts prevent model accidentally being bumped oft platform Optional 48 30 plywood builders top attaches metal screws minutes easily removed ravening back field repair use necessary hardware included both items sold kit form Check first local hobby shop available may ordered direct Shipping weight 30 table 18 builders top LINCOLN WOODCRAFT 935 Winchester Hwy tteville TN 37334 61 5433-4808 June1995 45 TOF WA TIME Calculatiotisl Let AeroSFECS, AeroSPECS easy use computer program modelers have wasting AerosrEcs can Calculate unknown specifications current design Create complete aet specifications based upon type aircraft engine size spec1 Feauree Performs HOURS worth calculations instantly Calculates difficult specifications like incidence angles stall speed Estimates overall weight Online help system 26 page Users Manual ONLY$1995Versatech order please send $1995 S&H TX Residents add 825% z SOFTWARE Speofy DOS Windows 525 35Disks Box 112022 Carrollton TX 75011 better times Phil finished sixth Ben Roberto seventh George Riebesehi ninth 12th Kevin McKiou 13th George Gassaway 24th after model destroyed second round Experimental class competitors present model used new ideas technology Ken Mizois model highpower model would boost eject small parachute apogee descend 250 feet altitude eject larger parachute flight went planned altitude sensor trying eject chute 250 feet malfunction chute deployment judges sufficiently impressed model award first place George Gassaway flying Space Shuttle model week long enthusiastic crowds now used entry class good flight very realistic shuttle descent under radio control good third place afternoon award ceremonies held under beautiful clear skies light winds winners given beautiful cutglass vases medals individual team placements gold-medal winners ushered off press conference rest team mingled new old friends Later evening traditional banquet held Rydzyna castle celebrated long night morning far best US team have part think resalts showednot just standings way worked together Im proud to have part team am looking forward 1996 World Spacemodeling Championships Slovenia Interested Spacemodeling competition Feel free contact 1312 Gresham Road Silver Spring MD 20904 come Complete Full Size Rolled Plans Select Balsa Ply Machine Cut Parts Fiberglass Cowling Wheel Pants Crystal Clear Canopy Quality Formed Gear Complete Hardware Pack Vdaze Model Price 10181Super Chipmunk$289 10282DHC-l Chipmunk$279 10381Pepsi ChipmunkS299 11162Ultimate 1O-300s$359 12084Extra 260$379 12284Extra 300S$389 12587Extra 300$379 13084Sukhoi SU-26mx$389 14069Sukhia SU-26mx$259 210G101T-6G Texan$549 2100101AT-6D\SNJ-5 Texan$549 Send $1 cotol outside USA 32 og er Inquiries Invited 7oad A6es 4 A/C Models 4251 Lutheran Church Ad Germantown Oh 45327 Phone 513 8591660 FAX 513859-7202 46 Model Aviation 4d Kit No Sukhoi SU-26mx
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT score total score three rounds determines final results tie after three rounds up two additional flyoff rounds can held determine winner last flyoff round generally does have maximum time assigned first event 56A streamer duration event uses model 350mm minimum length 30mm minimum diameter least 50% its length models typically made composite materials weigh 35 50 grams engine streamer streamer usually Mylar-type material about 4 x 40 6 x 60 inches mil thick engines total power limited 25 newton-seconds Ns total impulse total weight model liftoff 12-18 grams models will typically reach altitudes 1000 feet duration 90 100 seconds dead air US S6A team Ross Hironaka David Ducky Klouser myself John Marsh IV competing junior assisted picking lift George Gassaway portable weather chart recorder Ken Mizoi Kevin McKiou Round 120 seconds max Two things quickly became obvious 1 flying weather really bad 2 range safety officer having problems trying get 19 teams up air within reasonable amount time after signaled fly second problem made first worse struggled pick good air actually get fly end up flying sink shortly thereafter Ducky wave off flight request least once before getting off decent flight 96 seconds streamer team decided Ross would go next would fly last Ducky kind enough take early cold flight slot lift cycles now almost indistinguishable thermal poles set up temperature plotter bubble machine numerous eyes looking elusive lift Time running out round still hadnt seen anything worth flying new strategy born pick non-sink ten minutes left round recovery team anxious Ross spotted break weather flew max flew also maxed Three teams triple maxes US team sixth place Round Two 180 seconds max rain started again shortly after start round Ducky flew just before started give time rest team fly stopped rain drizzle coming through 10-15-minute cycles some small lift between temperature fluctuating tenths degree thermal experts having tough time Ross picked some good non-sink got 144 seconds also has good result 147 seconds tied first Ross third three seconds back Round Three 240 seconds max round started decent weather looked threatening distance reduced weather prediction thermal picking Ducky again went up early round give Ross best opportunity maintain positions Soon sun burst through Ross went nuts trying get attention range safety officer launch Finally turn Ross got nice flight 164 seconds clouds closed waited last bit lift settle air left just prior approaching rain 133 seconds Ross did heavy heavy sinky sinky rain dance skies opened up rest round wet anyone hadnt flown Ross Hironakas third-round flight best 13 seconds moved him first place managed hang third US team came second John Marsh came 10th Junior division certainly auspicious start After hearty lunch field competition 53A parachute duration held models have same specifications streamer duration models utilize parachutes method recoveryand event recovery Right Ross Hironaka won gold S6A streamer duration David 0 Bryan right won bronze medal 42 Model Aviation e Bob Biedron prepares gold-medal-winning S5C Scale altitude model help Ben Roberto critical factor model weighing 15 grains including parachute under 36-42-inchdiameter parachute will disappear sky slightest hint lift As result quite challenge recovery crew follow track down models US S3A team Phil Barnes George Gassaway myself John Marsh again competing Junior Phil spent much summer developing practicing Silly Putty dethermalizers quickly discovered did like 60 temperatures Silly Putty proved too stiff give consistent results Round 240 seconds max weather difficult small amounts lift interspersed heavy rain squalls team members able get maxes Round Two 300 seconds max lift proved very elusive rain became frequent George Gassaway missed max two seconds wave off flight attempt due slow range result fly just before rain squall score 261 seconds Phil Barnes deployment problem take zero round John Marsh did good job picking own air member max Round Three 360 seconds max John now US team member having chance medal Seniors made sure clear shot flying whenever ready recovery crew done great job recovering earlier flight tracking quite ways downrange relaying back through pouring rain John picked air launched model max Five other juniors also maxed first two rounds could have tied him Phil flew maxed George score 193 seconds Phil contemplated what-ifs waited results other Junior competitors Finally results posted John Marsh first place himself flyoff round necessary Senior division victory going Petre Nicolae Romania finished eighth place George Gassaway 28th Phil Barnes 35th Special thanks must go recovery crew members team flying Monday efforts utterly miserable day Glider duration events flown Tuesday 54B boost glider duration first models must rigid-wing gliders minimum liftoff weight 27 grams must use engine no 50 Ns total impulse models typically look like hand-launch gliders 25 40 square inches wing area pod releases model carry away spent engine casing its weight ballast necessary Typical glider weights 7 10 grams Representing US Phil Barnes Ducky Klouser Ken Mizoi George Gassaway manning weather chart recorder Ben Roberto went upwind man thermal poles Round 180 seconds max weather quite bit better Monday great least wasnt raining high winds giving some modelers problems launch made recovery long-distance experience Phil Barnes flew perfect flight max model landing far downrange just short town garden plots Ducky also good flight streamer stripped off pod due stronger-than-expected ejection charge take DQ zero score model maxed went downrange gardens couldnt located recovery crew Ken Mizoi problems models boost also scored zero Round Two 240 seconds max wind made visibility difficult hurt Phils score good boost flight marginal lift model drifted out sight 22 seconds short max Ducky Ken j44 zeroes round Phil third place due difficult conditions affecting 53 competitors Only two competitors maxes first two rounds Round Three 300 seconds max Phil good air flight model last seen flying high over town Leszno Again timers able keep sight max using mandatory binoculars Phil settle 247 secondsgood enough second place winner able timed full 300second max leap-frogged past Phil others Ducky good flight 244 seconds Ken zero Phil Barnes second Ducky Klouser 36th Ken Mizoi 48th John Marsh 20th Junior division S8E radio-controlled rocket-glider duration held Tuesday afternoon event utilizes rigid-wing gliders maximum liftoff weight 300 grams engine maximum 40 Ns total impulse typical model has wing area 175-225 square inches glide weight 175 225 grams models launched vertically reach altitude 1000 feet about 9 seconds US team Kevin McKiou George Riebesehl Ben Roberto live near other Chicago area able get good competitive practice time US team sponsored Futaba Corporation America Steve Helms giving special help micro FM gear Round 300 seconds max weather conditions improved somewhat event ralaing wind started die down George Ben Kevin little difficulty getting maxes did 21 23 competitors Round Two 360 seconds max clouds thicker round lift became elusive Kevin flew upwind about 1/2 mile find lift over some plowed fields get max Ben Worlds Leader LASER CUT Model Aircraft Technok Add $400 Shipping 1 Kit $600 Shipping 2 Foreign Orders Add 20% Shipping Dealer Inquires Invited Catalog $200 Free Kit Order Herr Engineering Corp 5648 Kin gman Ave Portage]N 46366 219-759-1940 June1995 43 RYAN S-T317 Span Complete Kit Rubber Powered Free Flight Scale K-f 04 $3695 OLD BUZZARD SOARS AGAIN In a 50-minute VIDEO based popular OLD BUZZARDS SOARING BOOK Dave Thornburg Launching thermaling landings special section hand launch technique Funny instructive Video $2795 Book $1695-or both tar $3995 PONY PR Mmticelie Dr AIbq NM 17123 ses 2994749 ES DO YOU SPEAK few left $1995 prices postpa COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 114 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000- PLUS JG & fortunate weak/no lift flight came up 30 seconds short George waited until very end round better conditions launched about five minutes remaining some help Ben able scratch around max Only 15 23 maxes Round Three 420 seconds max sky began clear up some lift again prevalent George Kevin Ben able max tie first place among 11 competitors flyoff scheduled Thursday morning decide final results Flyoff Round 480 seconds max winds very light sky partly cloudy round 800 830 am very little lift Kevin mapped out favorite areas lift earlier rounds 1800 wind shift meant go looking elsewhere found enough lift get max did George Ten 11 fliers maxes Flyoff Round Two 1500 seconds max max moved 25 minutes tie unlikely Several fliers launched together early half-hour round encountered light lift able scratch around maintain No else seemed think worth flying Toward middle round another group went up led Franz Weissgerber Germany George Kevin went up tail end pack headed upwind best lift seemed found Unfortunately also found radio interference area after several aborted attempts back off try lift elsewhere After scratching around elusive light lift came down next sink cycle Everyone surprised find winning time first group 826 seconds light lift maintaining 100 feet enough carry lead Franz able take second George placing sixth Kevin eighth evening Polish hosts treated us picnic dark roaring bonfires sausages us cook long stakes plenty beer dancers singers Polish dress very little sleep next day Wednesday SiB altitude competition models have same size restrictions streamer parachute models can use engines up 50 Ns total impulse models typically two stages first stage having 30mm portion requirement upper stage being much smaller 10-1 1mm diameter models capable up 900 meters highly visible powder mixture usually ejected along recovery device aid tracking flight contestant given opportunity three tracked flights three two-hour rounds weather Wednesday morning appropriate altitude contest very low ceiling start contest delayed until reasonable ceiling under track models US represented Phil Barnes Bob Kreutz myself Due low ceiling modelers started checking single-stage models go two-stage models give opportunity tracked flight Phil quickiy scrounged up extra parachute duration model unfortunately Bob did have alternate go twostage models way Phil both able get one-stage flights tracked first round needed altitude place Bob good flight two-stage model trackers able see Phil tried two-stage models mixed results Phil able get tracked flight two-stage model did use full impulse engines effort stay under ceiling Anyone attempted twostage model full-power engines punched through lost sight tracking difficulty getting model stage properly able post score Bob also encountered staging difficulties subsequent flights Phils final altitude 467 metersabout 150200 meters below ceiling good enough 14th place finished 34th Bob 44th S5C Scale altitude held Thursday morning after S8E flyoffs Models must have minimum diameter 40mm least 20% length utilize engines no 10 Ns total impulse prototype choice two-stage sounding rocket Nike-Apache Nike-Cajun Taurus Tomahawk Sergeant-Hydac etc models judged static Scale points flown tracked altitude combined static judging score altitude determines final score US represented Bob Biedron reigning Scale world champion Bob Kreutz After static judging Kreutz first place 710 points Seargent Hydac Biedron second 696 Nike-Apache Tibor Gira Slovakia third 683 Ariane since one-stage model could compete others altitude real competition going come Yuri Gapon Ukraine TaurusTomahawk 645 points Thursday bright sunny gentle breezesperfect weather flying Scale altitude Round Kreutz elected fly first carefully prepared model Both stages ignite electrically pad short piece slow-burning fuse ignite upper stage slight delay model launched fine first stage second stage did ignite fuse lit unknown reason second-stage engine did fire Fortunately model light enough fell sideways oniy suffered minimal damage landing Biedron prepped model next used hot gases burn-through TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY Daron e $1 5000Engine 50 65 Breez-. an 60 Price $8495Engine 35 45 Zcy Miss RJ P-51Span 515 Price $15000 Engine 50 65 2Cy 1-800-279-2871 Sky Harbor R/C Phoenix AZ first-stage engine ignite fuse second-stage engine flight perfect altitude tracked 609 meters good enough first place after Round Round Two Bob Biedron flew first again good flight altitude 634 meters needed make sure highest altitude surpassed enough knock him out first continued try meter Yuri Gapons 643 meters closed gap enough Kreutzs second attempt model started off pad fine second stage ignited before desired flight velocity achieved small fins Hydac stage did have enough airspeed provide stability second stage cartwheeled through air After engine burned enough fuel shift center gravity stable position model straightened out unfoYtunately ground second stage augured high speed despite valiant search effort American British Russian Swiss Dutch teams tiny piece found Bob take consolation best static model wouldnt able medal Round Three Biedron tracked 370 meters flight seemed much higher Yun Gapon made valiant attempt unseat Bob still 42 meters short Thursday afternoon S7 scale Anywhere 1000 2000 hours thousands parts details go top model models typically approximately 150 scale must seen up close really appreciate intricate detail Static judging occurred during previous several days Flight points awarded according complicated system takes account number stages engines payloads radio control special effects etc Representing US Bob Biedron defending world champion George Gassaway John Marsh III Jay Jan Kotuha Slovakia first place after static judging 793 points Saturn lB Alexander Levykh Russia second 790 points Soyuz TM Bob Biedrons Ariane 3 third 771 points Jay Marshs Saturn lB 15th 693 points George Gassaway 19th place 577 points Little Joe II best flight score two rounds would added static score determine winner Round 1 George Gassaway flew first US nice flight received 73 pointsabout can get straightforward one-stage model Next up Jay Marsh Unfortunately clustering powerful motor center surrounded four weaker motors did work planned low-thrust motors ignited first barely lifting model off pad As model lumbered off pad main motor kicked point model traveling nearly horizontal Second-stage ignition via timer triggered liftoff occurred shortly thereafter sending second stage barreling straight ground destroying Now Bob Biedrons turn model complex third place static Bob needed great flight move up hope Levykh Kotuha some difficulties After radio clearance given model launched seven motors first stage igniting perfectly After first-stage burnout second stage ignited via radio control third stage well Meanwhile two strap-on boosters separated planned first stage deployed parachutes fantastic flight real moment anxiety being rather lowaltitude deployment first stage parachute know because directly under finally deployed model received 212 points highest flight score awarded Kotuha Bocha did fly Round still prepping models flight Levykh did fly flight looked good four boosters separating planned plus second stage deployed its heat shield satellite However pieces came down deployed recovery system resulting zero score Levykh now frantically prepare flight Round Two Round Two Bob could wait watch others fly Kotuha quickly put up beautiful flight good Bobs 212 points moved him past Bob first place Arnis Bacha launched model due unstable second stage took zero flight points Now everyone waited see Levykh could get model ready before round ended minutes remaining round darkness approaching Levykh brought out Soyuz final attempt Due lack prep time elected fly model single stage model lifted well parts fell away apogee instead usual order staging prototype reasons remain unclear judges elected give flight 204 pointsthe second highest competition score bumped Bob Biedron third place An S8E world cup event demonstration event Experimental class held Friday 58E competition open anyone flown under same rules world championships flying conditions difficult scattered clouds strong gusty winds wind estimated steady 20 30 mph gusts 50 mph made very interesting launches flights backward some tumbled landings Ben Roberto Phil Barnes first second after first round Phil lead after Round Two shift wind velocity affected tree line Phil slope soaring Round Three let him down others found thermals keep aloft Flipper Flag Mfg IF YOU CAN BUILD KIT YOU CAN BUILD SCRATCH-A-PLANE Professionally engineered designs accesories discriminating modeler design tested top flight performance excellent parts fit ease construction plans reproduced professionally engineered inked maylars full sizeseparate trom plans simplified building instructions 1/4 Scale Fokker D-VIII Also Available 1/4 Scale Shingletown Rose cale Glasair Scale Zlin Z5OL Scale Pitts S-i Scale Cessna MW-i Scarab Jr 1/4 Scale Cap 21 Scale Nicuport 17 1/6 Scale Avia B534-IV Scale DeHavilland Leopard Moth Scale Vintage Floats Rolled Plans $3500 See Hobby Shop Order Direct COD Shipping Charge $300 Orders Visa & Mastercard welcome Flipper Flag Mfg P 0 Box 882 rson CA 96002 916-224-2300 916-224-2302 optional Builders Top $2500 44 Tall Accomodates Any Length Plane Equipped Handles Convenient Transporting Home Field Made unfinished pressure treated lumber withstand years fuel weather abuse base made using 2 x 8 liltresisting legs storage area between upright columns Upright columns pressure-treated 2 x 4s mid-level shelf field box storage columns also feature two hooks transmitter storage padded horizontal rests supporting model during inspection repair aircraft held table means two standard length rubber bands end dowel posts prevent model accidentally being bumped oft platform Optional 48 30 plywood builders top attaches metal screws minutes easily removed ravening back field repair use necessary hardware included both items sold kit form Check first local hobby shop available may ordered direct Shipping weight 30 table 18 builders top LINCOLN WOODCRAFT 935 Winchester Hwy tteville TN 37334 61 5433-4808 June1995 45 TOF WA TIME Calculatiotisl Let AeroSFECS, AeroSPECS easy use computer program modelers have wasting AerosrEcs can Calculate unknown specifications current design Create complete aet specifications based upon type aircraft engine size spec1 Feauree Performs HOURS worth calculations instantly Calculates difficult specifications like incidence angles stall speed Estimates overall weight Online help system 26 page Users Manual ONLY$1995Versatech order please send $1995 S&H TX Residents add 825% z SOFTWARE Speofy DOS Windows 525 35Disks Box 112022 Carrollton TX 75011 better times Phil finished sixth Ben Roberto seventh George Riebesehi ninth 12th Kevin McKiou 13th George Gassaway 24th after model destroyed second round Experimental class competitors present model used new ideas technology Ken Mizois model highpower model would boost eject small parachute apogee descend 250 feet altitude eject larger parachute flight went planned altitude sensor trying eject chute 250 feet malfunction chute deployment judges sufficiently impressed model award first place George Gassaway flying Space Shuttle model week long enthusiastic crowds now used entry class good flight very realistic shuttle descent under radio control good third place afternoon award ceremonies held under beautiful clear skies light winds winners given beautiful cutglass vases medals individual team placements gold-medal winners ushered off press conference rest team mingled new old friends Later evening traditional banquet held Rydzyna castle celebrated long night morning far best US team have part think resalts showednot just standings way worked together Im proud to have part team am looking forward 1996 World Spacemodeling Championships Slovenia Interested Spacemodeling competition Feel free contact 1312 Gresham Road Silver Spring MD 20904 come Complete Full Size Rolled Plans Select Balsa Ply Machine Cut Parts Fiberglass Cowling Wheel Pants Crystal Clear Canopy Quality Formed Gear Complete Hardware Pack Vdaze Model Price 10181Super Chipmunk$289 10282DHC-l Chipmunk$279 10381Pepsi ChipmunkS299 11162Ultimate 1O-300s$359 12084Extra 260$379 12284Extra 300S$389 12587Extra 300$379 13084Sukhoi SU-26mx$389 14069Sukhia SU-26mx$259 210G101T-6G Texan$549 2100101AT-6D\SNJ-5 Texan$549 Send $1 cotol outside USA 32 og er Inquiries Invited 7oad A6es 4 A/C Models 4251 Lutheran Church Ad Germantown Oh 45327 Phone 513 8591660 FAX 513859-7202 46 Model Aviation 4d Kit No Sukhoi SU-26mx
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT score total score three rounds determines final results tie after three rounds up two additional flyoff rounds can held determine winner last flyoff round generally does have maximum time assigned first event 56A streamer duration event uses model 350mm minimum length 30mm minimum diameter least 50% its length models typically made composite materials weigh 35 50 grams engine streamer streamer usually Mylar-type material about 4 x 40 6 x 60 inches mil thick engines total power limited 25 newton-seconds Ns total impulse total weight model liftoff 12-18 grams models will typically reach altitudes 1000 feet duration 90 100 seconds dead air US S6A team Ross Hironaka David Ducky Klouser myself John Marsh IV competing junior assisted picking lift George Gassaway portable weather chart recorder Ken Mizoi Kevin McKiou Round 120 seconds max Two things quickly became obvious 1 flying weather really bad 2 range safety officer having problems trying get 19 teams up air within reasonable amount time after signaled fly second problem made first worse struggled pick good air actually get fly end up flying sink shortly thereafter Ducky wave off flight request least once before getting off decent flight 96 seconds streamer team decided Ross would go next would fly last Ducky kind enough take early cold flight slot lift cycles now almost indistinguishable thermal poles set up temperature plotter bubble machine numerous eyes looking elusive lift Time running out round still hadnt seen anything worth flying new strategy born pick non-sink ten minutes left round recovery team anxious Ross spotted break weather flew max flew also maxed Three teams triple maxes US team sixth place Round Two 180 seconds max rain started again shortly after start round Ducky flew just before started give time rest team fly stopped rain drizzle coming through 10-15-minute cycles some small lift between temperature fluctuating tenths degree thermal experts having tough time Ross picked some good non-sink got 144 seconds also has good result 147 seconds tied first Ross third three seconds back Round Three 240 seconds max round started decent weather looked threatening distance reduced weather prediction thermal picking Ducky again went up early round give Ross best opportunity maintain positions Soon sun burst through Ross went nuts trying get attention range safety officer launch Finally turn Ross got nice flight 164 seconds clouds closed waited last bit lift settle air left just prior approaching rain 133 seconds Ross did heavy heavy sinky sinky rain dance skies opened up rest round wet anyone hadnt flown Ross Hironakas third-round flight best 13 seconds moved him first place managed hang third US team came second John Marsh came 10th Junior division certainly auspicious start After hearty lunch field competition 53A parachute duration held models have same specifications streamer duration models utilize parachutes method recoveryand event recovery Right Ross Hironaka won gold S6A streamer duration David 0 Bryan right won bronze medal 42 Model Aviation e Bob Biedron prepares gold-medal-winning S5C Scale altitude model help Ben Roberto critical factor model weighing 15 grains including parachute under 36-42-inchdiameter parachute will disappear sky slightest hint lift As result quite challenge recovery crew follow track down models US S3A team Phil Barnes George Gassaway myself John Marsh again competing Junior Phil spent much summer developing practicing Silly Putty dethermalizers quickly discovered did like 60 temperatures Silly Putty proved too stiff give consistent results Round 240 seconds max weather difficult small amounts lift interspersed heavy rain squalls team members able get maxes Round Two 300 seconds max lift proved very elusive rain became frequent George Gassaway missed max two seconds wave off flight attempt due slow range result fly just before rain squall score 261 seconds Phil Barnes deployment problem take zero round John Marsh did good job picking own air member max Round Three 360 seconds max John now US team member having chance medal Seniors made sure clear shot flying whenever ready recovery crew done great job recovering earlier flight tracking quite ways downrange relaying back through pouring rain John picked air launched model max Five other juniors also maxed first two rounds could have tied him Phil flew maxed George score 193 seconds Phil contemplated what-ifs waited results other Junior competitors Finally results posted John Marsh first place himself flyoff round necessary Senior division victory going Petre Nicolae Romania finished eighth place George Gassaway 28th Phil Barnes 35th Special thanks must go recovery crew members team flying Monday efforts utterly miserable day Glider duration events flown Tuesday 54B boost glider duration first models must rigid-wing gliders minimum liftoff weight 27 grams must use engine no 50 Ns total impulse models typically look like hand-launch gliders 25 40 square inches wing area pod releases model carry away spent engine casing its weight ballast necessary Typical glider weights 7 10 grams Representing US Phil Barnes Ducky Klouser Ken Mizoi George Gassaway manning weather chart recorder Ben Roberto went upwind man thermal poles Round 180 seconds max weather quite bit better Monday great least wasnt raining high winds giving some modelers problems launch made recovery long-distance experience Phil Barnes flew perfect flight max model landing far downrange just short town garden plots Ducky also good flight streamer stripped off pod due stronger-than-expected ejection charge take DQ zero score model maxed went downrange gardens couldnt located recovery crew Ken Mizoi problems models boost also scored zero Round Two 240 seconds max wind made visibility difficult hurt Phils score good boost flight marginal lift model drifted out sight 22 seconds short max Ducky Ken j44 zeroes round Phil third place due difficult conditions affecting 53 competitors Only two competitors maxes first two rounds Round Three 300 seconds max Phil good air flight model last seen flying high over town Leszno Again timers able keep sight max using mandatory binoculars Phil settle 247 secondsgood enough second place winner able timed full 300second max leap-frogged past Phil others Ducky good flight 244 seconds Ken zero Phil Barnes second Ducky Klouser 36th Ken Mizoi 48th John Marsh 20th Junior division S8E radio-controlled rocket-glider duration held Tuesday afternoon event utilizes rigid-wing gliders maximum liftoff weight 300 grams engine maximum 40 Ns total impulse typical model has wing area 175-225 square inches glide weight 175 225 grams models launched vertically reach altitude 1000 feet about 9 seconds US team Kevin McKiou George Riebesehl Ben Roberto live near other Chicago area able get good competitive practice time US team sponsored Futaba Corporation America Steve Helms giving special help micro FM gear Round 300 seconds max weather conditions improved somewhat event ralaing wind started die down George Ben Kevin little difficulty getting maxes did 21 23 competitors Round Two 360 seconds max clouds thicker round lift became elusive Kevin flew upwind about 1/2 mile find lift over some plowed fields get max Ben Worlds Leader LASER CUT Model Aircraft Technok Add $400 Shipping 1 Kit $600 Shipping 2 Foreign Orders Add 20% Shipping Dealer Inquires Invited Catalog $200 Free Kit Order Herr Engineering Corp 5648 Kin gman Ave Portage]N 46366 219-759-1940 June1995 43 RYAN S-T317 Span Complete Kit Rubber Powered Free Flight Scale K-f 04 $3695 OLD BUZZARD SOARS AGAIN In a 50-minute VIDEO based popular OLD BUZZARDS SOARING BOOK Dave Thornburg Launching thermaling landings special section hand launch technique Funny instructive Video $2795 Book $1695-or both tar $3995 PONY PR Mmticelie Dr AIbq NM 17123 ses 2994749 ES DO YOU SPEAK few left $1995 prices postpa COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 114 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000- PLUS JG & fortunate weak/no lift flight came up 30 seconds short George waited until very end round better conditions launched about five minutes remaining some help Ben able scratch around max Only 15 23 maxes Round Three 420 seconds max sky began clear up some lift again prevalent George Kevin Ben able max tie first place among 11 competitors flyoff scheduled Thursday morning decide final results Flyoff Round 480 seconds max winds very light sky partly cloudy round 800 830 am very little lift Kevin mapped out favorite areas lift earlier rounds 1800 wind shift meant go looking elsewhere found enough lift get max did George Ten 11 fliers maxes Flyoff Round Two 1500 seconds max max moved 25 minutes tie unlikely Several fliers launched together early half-hour round encountered light lift able scratch around maintain No else seemed think worth flying Toward middle round another group went up led Franz Weissgerber Germany George Kevin went up tail end pack headed upwind best lift seemed found Unfortunately also found radio interference area after several aborted attempts back off try lift elsewhere After scratching around elusive light lift came down next sink cycle Everyone surprised find winning time first group 826 seconds light lift maintaining 100 feet enough carry lead Franz able take second George placing sixth Kevin eighth evening Polish hosts treated us picnic dark roaring bonfires sausages us cook long stakes plenty beer dancers singers Polish dress very little sleep next day Wednesday SiB altitude competition models have same size restrictions streamer parachute models can use engines up 50 Ns total impulse models typically two stages first stage having 30mm portion requirement upper stage being much smaller 10-1 1mm diameter models capable up 900 meters highly visible powder mixture usually ejected along recovery device aid tracking flight contestant given opportunity three tracked flights three two-hour rounds weather Wednesday morning appropriate altitude contest very low ceiling start contest delayed until reasonable ceiling under track models US represented Phil Barnes Bob Kreutz myself Due low ceiling modelers started checking single-stage models go two-stage models give opportunity tracked flight Phil quickiy scrounged up extra parachute duration model unfortunately Bob did have alternate go twostage models way Phil both able get one-stage flights tracked first round needed altitude place Bob good flight two-stage model trackers able see Phil tried two-stage models mixed results Phil able get tracked flight two-stage model did use full impulse engines effort stay under ceiling Anyone attempted twostage model full-power engines punched through lost sight tracking difficulty getting model stage properly able post score Bob also encountered staging difficulties subsequent flights Phils final altitude 467 metersabout 150200 meters below ceiling good enough 14th place finished 34th Bob 44th S5C Scale altitude held Thursday morning after S8E flyoffs Models must have minimum diameter 40mm least 20% length utilize engines no 10 Ns total impulse prototype choice two-stage sounding rocket Nike-Apache Nike-Cajun Taurus Tomahawk Sergeant-Hydac etc models judged static Scale points flown tracked altitude combined static judging score altitude determines final score US represented Bob Biedron reigning Scale world champion Bob Kreutz After static judging Kreutz first place 710 points Seargent Hydac Biedron second 696 Nike-Apache Tibor Gira Slovakia third 683 Ariane since one-stage model could compete others altitude real competition going come Yuri Gapon Ukraine TaurusTomahawk 645 points Thursday bright sunny gentle breezesperfect weather flying Scale altitude Round Kreutz elected fly first carefully prepared model Both stages ignite electrically pad short piece slow-burning fuse ignite upper stage slight delay model launched fine first stage second stage did ignite fuse lit unknown reason second-stage engine did fire Fortunately model light enough fell sideways oniy suffered minimal damage landing Biedron prepped model next used hot gases burn-through TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY Daron e $1 5000Engine 50 65 Breez-. an 60 Price $8495Engine 35 45 Zcy Miss RJ P-51Span 515 Price $15000 Engine 50 65 2Cy 1-800-279-2871 Sky Harbor R/C Phoenix AZ first-stage engine ignite fuse second-stage engine flight perfect altitude tracked 609 meters good enough first place after Round Round Two Bob Biedron flew first again good flight altitude 634 meters needed make sure highest altitude surpassed enough knock him out first continued try meter Yuri Gapons 643 meters closed gap enough Kreutzs second attempt model started off pad fine second stage ignited before desired flight velocity achieved small fins Hydac stage did have enough airspeed provide stability second stage cartwheeled through air After engine burned enough fuel shift center gravity stable position model straightened out unfoYtunately ground second stage augured high speed despite valiant search effort American British Russian Swiss Dutch teams tiny piece found Bob take consolation best static model wouldnt able medal Round Three Biedron tracked 370 meters flight seemed much higher Yun Gapon made valiant attempt unseat Bob still 42 meters short Thursday afternoon S7 scale Anywhere 1000 2000 hours thousands parts details go top model models typically approximately 150 scale must seen up close really appreciate intricate detail Static judging occurred during previous several days Flight points awarded according complicated system takes account number stages engines payloads radio control special effects etc Representing US Bob Biedron defending world champion George Gassaway John Marsh III Jay Jan Kotuha Slovakia first place after static judging 793 points Saturn lB Alexander Levykh Russia second 790 points Soyuz TM Bob Biedrons Ariane 3 third 771 points Jay Marshs Saturn lB 15th 693 points George Gassaway 19th place 577 points Little Joe II best flight score two rounds would added static score determine winner Round 1 George Gassaway flew first US nice flight received 73 pointsabout can get straightforward one-stage model Next up Jay Marsh Unfortunately clustering powerful motor center surrounded four weaker motors did work planned low-thrust motors ignited first barely lifting model off pad As model lumbered off pad main motor kicked point model traveling nearly horizontal Second-stage ignition via timer triggered liftoff occurred shortly thereafter sending second stage barreling straight ground destroying Now Bob Biedrons turn model complex third place static Bob needed great flight move up hope Levykh Kotuha some difficulties After radio clearance given model launched seven motors first stage igniting perfectly After first-stage burnout second stage ignited via radio control third stage well Meanwhile two strap-on boosters separated planned first stage deployed parachutes fantastic flight real moment anxiety being rather lowaltitude deployment first stage parachute know because directly under finally deployed model received 212 points highest flight score awarded Kotuha Bocha did fly Round still prepping models flight Levykh did fly flight looked good four boosters separating planned plus second stage deployed its heat shield satellite However pieces came down deployed recovery system resulting zero score Levykh now frantically prepare flight Round Two Round Two Bob could wait watch others fly Kotuha quickly put up beautiful flight good Bobs 212 points moved him past Bob first place Arnis Bacha launched model due unstable second stage took zero flight points Now everyone waited see Levykh could get model ready before round ended minutes remaining round darkness approaching Levykh brought out Soyuz final attempt Due lack prep time elected fly model single stage model lifted well parts fell away apogee instead usual order staging prototype reasons remain unclear judges elected give flight 204 pointsthe second highest competition score bumped Bob Biedron third place An S8E world cup event demonstration event Experimental class held Friday 58E competition open anyone flown under same rules world championships flying conditions difficult scattered clouds strong gusty winds wind estimated steady 20 30 mph gusts 50 mph made very interesting launches flights backward some tumbled landings Ben Roberto Phil Barnes first second after first round Phil lead after Round Two shift wind velocity affected tree line Phil slope soaring Round Three let him down others found thermals keep aloft Flipper Flag Mfg IF YOU CAN BUILD KIT YOU CAN BUILD SCRATCH-A-PLANE Professionally engineered designs accesories discriminating modeler design tested top flight performance excellent parts fit ease construction plans reproduced professionally engineered inked maylars full sizeseparate trom plans simplified building instructions 1/4 Scale Fokker D-VIII Also Available 1/4 Scale Shingletown Rose cale Glasair Scale Zlin Z5OL Scale Pitts S-i Scale Cessna MW-i Scarab Jr 1/4 Scale Cap 21 Scale Nicuport 17 1/6 Scale Avia B534-IV Scale DeHavilland Leopard Moth Scale Vintage Floats Rolled Plans $3500 See Hobby Shop Order Direct COD Shipping Charge $300 Orders Visa & Mastercard welcome Flipper Flag Mfg P 0 Box 882 rson CA 96002 916-224-2300 916-224-2302 optional Builders Top $2500 44 Tall Accomodates Any Length Plane Equipped Handles Convenient Transporting Home Field Made unfinished pressure treated lumber withstand years fuel weather abuse base made using 2 x 8 liltresisting legs storage area between upright columns Upright columns pressure-treated 2 x 4s mid-level shelf field box storage columns also feature two hooks transmitter storage padded horizontal rests supporting model during inspection repair aircraft held table means two standard length rubber bands end dowel posts prevent model accidentally being bumped oft platform Optional 48 30 plywood builders top attaches metal screws minutes easily removed ravening back field repair use necessary hardware included both items sold kit form Check first local hobby shop available may ordered direct Shipping weight 30 table 18 builders top LINCOLN WOODCRAFT 935 Winchester Hwy tteville TN 37334 61 5433-4808 June1995 45 TOF WA TIME Calculatiotisl Let AeroSFECS, AeroSPECS easy use computer program modelers have wasting AerosrEcs can Calculate unknown specifications current design Create complete aet specifications based upon type aircraft engine size spec1 Feauree Performs HOURS worth calculations instantly Calculates difficult specifications like incidence angles stall speed Estimates overall weight Online help system 26 page Users Manual ONLY$1995Versatech order please send $1995 S&H TX Residents add 825% z SOFTWARE Speofy DOS Windows 525 35Disks Box 112022 Carrollton TX 75011 better times Phil finished sixth Ben Roberto seventh George Riebesehi ninth 12th Kevin McKiou 13th George Gassaway 24th after model destroyed second round Experimental class competitors present model used new ideas technology Ken Mizois model highpower model would boost eject small parachute apogee descend 250 feet altitude eject larger parachute flight went planned altitude sensor trying eject chute 250 feet malfunction chute deployment judges sufficiently impressed model award first place George Gassaway flying Space Shuttle model week long enthusiastic crowds now used entry class good flight very realistic shuttle descent under radio control good third place afternoon award ceremonies held under beautiful clear skies light winds winners given beautiful cutglass vases medals individual team placements gold-medal winners ushered off press conference rest team mingled new old friends Later evening traditional banquet held Rydzyna castle celebrated long night morning far best US team have part think resalts showednot just standings way worked together Im proud to have part team am looking forward 1996 World Spacemodeling Championships Slovenia Interested Spacemodeling competition Feel free contact 1312 Gresham Road Silver Spring MD 20904 come Complete Full Size Rolled Plans Select Balsa Ply Machine Cut Parts Fiberglass Cowling Wheel Pants Crystal Clear Canopy Quality Formed Gear Complete Hardware Pack Vdaze Model Price 10181Super Chipmunk$289 10282DHC-l Chipmunk$279 10381Pepsi ChipmunkS299 11162Ultimate 1O-300s$359 12084Extra 260$379 12284Extra 300S$389 12587Extra 300$379 13084Sukhoi SU-26mx$389 14069Sukhia SU-26mx$259 210G101T-6G Texan$549 2100101AT-6D\SNJ-5 Texan$549 Send $1 cotol outside USA 32 og er Inquiries Invited 7oad A6es 4 A/C Models 4251 Lutheran Church Ad Germantown Oh 45327 Phone 513 8591660 FAX 513859-7202 46 Model Aviation 4d Kit No Sukhoi SU-26mx
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT score total score three rounds determines final results tie after three rounds up two additional flyoff rounds can held determine winner last flyoff round generally does have maximum time assigned first event 56A streamer duration event uses model 350mm minimum length 30mm minimum diameter least 50% its length models typically made composite materials weigh 35 50 grams engine streamer streamer usually Mylar-type material about 4 x 40 6 x 60 inches mil thick engines total power limited 25 newton-seconds Ns total impulse total weight model liftoff 12-18 grams models will typically reach altitudes 1000 feet duration 90 100 seconds dead air US S6A team Ross Hironaka David Ducky Klouser myself John Marsh IV competing junior assisted picking lift George Gassaway portable weather chart recorder Ken Mizoi Kevin McKiou Round 120 seconds max Two things quickly became obvious 1 flying weather really bad 2 range safety officer having problems trying get 19 teams up air within reasonable amount time after signaled fly second problem made first worse struggled pick good air actually get fly end up flying sink shortly thereafter Ducky wave off flight request least once before getting off decent flight 96 seconds streamer team decided Ross would go next would fly last Ducky kind enough take early cold flight slot lift cycles now almost indistinguishable thermal poles set up temperature plotter bubble machine numerous eyes looking elusive lift Time running out round still hadnt seen anything worth flying new strategy born pick non-sink ten minutes left round recovery team anxious Ross spotted break weather flew max flew also maxed Three teams triple maxes US team sixth place Round Two 180 seconds max rain started again shortly after start round Ducky flew just before started give time rest team fly stopped rain drizzle coming through 10-15-minute cycles some small lift between temperature fluctuating tenths degree thermal experts having tough time Ross picked some good non-sink got 144 seconds also has good result 147 seconds tied first Ross third three seconds back Round Three 240 seconds max round started decent weather looked threatening distance reduced weather prediction thermal picking Ducky again went up early round give Ross best opportunity maintain positions Soon sun burst through Ross went nuts trying get attention range safety officer launch Finally turn Ross got nice flight 164 seconds clouds closed waited last bit lift settle air left just prior approaching rain 133 seconds Ross did heavy heavy sinky sinky rain dance skies opened up rest round wet anyone hadnt flown Ross Hironakas third-round flight best 13 seconds moved him first place managed hang third US team came second John Marsh came 10th Junior division certainly auspicious start After hearty lunch field competition 53A parachute duration held models have same specifications streamer duration models utilize parachutes method recoveryand event recovery Right Ross Hironaka won gold S6A streamer duration David 0 Bryan right won bronze medal 42 Model Aviation e Bob Biedron prepares gold-medal-winning S5C Scale altitude model help Ben Roberto critical factor model weighing 15 grains including parachute under 36-42-inchdiameter parachute will disappear sky slightest hint lift As result quite challenge recovery crew follow track down models US S3A team Phil Barnes George Gassaway myself John Marsh again competing Junior Phil spent much summer developing practicing Silly Putty dethermalizers quickly discovered did like 60 temperatures Silly Putty proved too stiff give consistent results Round 240 seconds max weather difficult small amounts lift interspersed heavy rain squalls team members able get maxes Round Two 300 seconds max lift proved very elusive rain became frequent George Gassaway missed max two seconds wave off flight attempt due slow range result fly just before rain squall score 261 seconds Phil Barnes deployment problem take zero round John Marsh did good job picking own air member max Round Three 360 seconds max John now US team member having chance medal Seniors made sure clear shot flying whenever ready recovery crew done great job recovering earlier flight tracking quite ways downrange relaying back through pouring rain John picked air launched model max Five other juniors also maxed first two rounds could have tied him Phil flew maxed George score 193 seconds Phil contemplated what-ifs waited results other Junior competitors Finally results posted John Marsh first place himself flyoff round necessary Senior division victory going Petre Nicolae Romania finished eighth place George Gassaway 28th Phil Barnes 35th Special thanks must go recovery crew members team flying Monday efforts utterly miserable day Glider duration events flown Tuesday 54B boost glider duration first models must rigid-wing gliders minimum liftoff weight 27 grams must use engine no 50 Ns total impulse models typically look like hand-launch gliders 25 40 square inches wing area pod releases model carry away spent engine casing its weight ballast necessary Typical glider weights 7 10 grams Representing US Phil Barnes Ducky Klouser Ken Mizoi George Gassaway manning weather chart recorder Ben Roberto went upwind man thermal poles Round 180 seconds max weather quite bit better Monday great least wasnt raining high winds giving some modelers problems launch made recovery long-distance experience Phil Barnes flew perfect flight max model landing far downrange just short town garden plots Ducky also good flight streamer stripped off pod due stronger-than-expected ejection charge take DQ zero score model maxed went downrange gardens couldnt located recovery crew Ken Mizoi problems models boost also scored zero Round Two 240 seconds max wind made visibility difficult hurt Phils score good boost flight marginal lift model drifted out sight 22 seconds short max Ducky Ken j44 zeroes round Phil third place due difficult conditions affecting 53 competitors Only two competitors maxes first two rounds Round Three 300 seconds max Phil good air flight model last seen flying high over town Leszno Again timers able keep sight max using mandatory binoculars Phil settle 247 secondsgood enough second place winner able timed full 300second max leap-frogged past Phil others Ducky good flight 244 seconds Ken zero Phil Barnes second Ducky Klouser 36th Ken Mizoi 48th John Marsh 20th Junior division S8E radio-controlled rocket-glider duration held Tuesday afternoon event utilizes rigid-wing gliders maximum liftoff weight 300 grams engine maximum 40 Ns total impulse typical model has wing area 175-225 square inches glide weight 175 225 grams models launched vertically reach altitude 1000 feet about 9 seconds US team Kevin McKiou George Riebesehl Ben Roberto live near other Chicago area able get good competitive practice time US team sponsored Futaba Corporation America Steve Helms giving special help micro FM gear Round 300 seconds max weather conditions improved somewhat event ralaing wind started die down George Ben Kevin little difficulty getting maxes did 21 23 competitors Round Two 360 seconds max clouds thicker round lift became elusive Kevin flew upwind about 1/2 mile find lift over some plowed fields get max Ben Worlds Leader LASER CUT Model Aircraft Technok Add $400 Shipping 1 Kit $600 Shipping 2 Foreign Orders Add 20% Shipping Dealer Inquires Invited Catalog $200 Free Kit Order Herr Engineering Corp 5648 Kin gman Ave Portage]N 46366 219-759-1940 June1995 43 RYAN S-T317 Span Complete Kit Rubber Powered Free Flight Scale K-f 04 $3695 OLD BUZZARD SOARS AGAIN In a 50-minute VIDEO based popular OLD BUZZARDS SOARING BOOK Dave Thornburg Launching thermaling landings special section hand launch technique Funny instructive Video $2795 Book $1695-or both tar $3995 PONY PR Mmticelie Dr AIbq NM 17123 ses 2994749 ES DO YOU SPEAK few left $1995 prices postpa COMPETITION ACCESSORIES RACING WHEELS KLOTZ OIL SOLID CONTROL LINES THREE BRANDS OF GLOW PLUGS HARD-TO-FIND HARDWARE OLD TIMER SUPPLIES COILS CONDENSERS PLUGS SILK QUALITY DOPE BRUSHES 5 & 7 LOOP 114 GUM BANDS TRANSISTOR IGNITION SYSTEMS RESISTOR HI TENSION LEADS 112A TEXACO PLAYBOY SR KIT MAIL OR PHONE 619 728-4365 VISA IMC WELCOME NO COD MINIMUM ORDER $1000- PLUS JG & fortunate weak/no lift flight came up 30 seconds short George waited until very end round better conditions launched about five minutes remaining some help Ben able scratch around max Only 15 23 maxes Round Three 420 seconds max sky began clear up some lift again prevalent George Kevin Ben able max tie first place among 11 competitors flyoff scheduled Thursday morning decide final results Flyoff Round 480 seconds max winds very light sky partly cloudy round 800 830 am very little lift Kevin mapped out favorite areas lift earlier rounds 1800 wind shift meant go looking elsewhere found enough lift get max did George Ten 11 fliers maxes Flyoff Round Two 1500 seconds max max moved 25 minutes tie unlikely Several fliers launched together early half-hour round encountered light lift able scratch around maintain No else seemed think worth flying Toward middle round another group went up led Franz Weissgerber Germany George Kevin went up tail end pack headed upwind best lift seemed found Unfortunately also found radio interference area after several aborted attempts back off try lift elsewhere After scratching around elusive light lift came down next sink cycle Everyone surprised find winning time first group 826 seconds light lift maintaining 100 feet enough carry lead Franz able take second George placing sixth Kevin eighth evening Polish hosts treated us picnic dark roaring bonfires sausages us cook long stakes plenty beer dancers singers Polish dress very little sleep next day Wednesday SiB altitude competition models have same size restrictions streamer parachute models can use engines up 50 Ns total impulse models typically two stages first stage having 30mm portion requirement upper stage being much smaller 10-1 1mm diameter models capable up 900 meters highly visible powder mixture usually ejected along recovery device aid tracking flight contestant given opportunity three tracked flights three two-hour rounds weather Wednesday morning appropriate altitude contest very low ceiling start contest delayed until reasonable ceiling under track models US represented Phil Barnes Bob Kreutz myself Due low ceiling modelers started checking single-stage models go two-stage models give opportunity tracked flight Phil quickiy scrounged up extra parachute duration model unfortunately Bob did have alternate go twostage models way Phil both able get one-stage flights tracked first round needed altitude place Bob good flight two-stage model trackers able see Phil tried two-stage models mixed results Phil able get tracked flight two-stage model did use full impulse engines effort stay under ceiling Anyone attempted twostage model full-power engines punched through lost sight tracking difficulty getting model stage properly able post score Bob also encountered staging difficulties subsequent flights Phils final altitude 467 metersabout 150200 meters below ceiling good enough 14th place finished 34th Bob 44th S5C Scale altitude held Thursday morning after S8E flyoffs Models must have minimum diameter 40mm least 20% length utilize engines no 10 Ns total impulse prototype choice two-stage sounding rocket Nike-Apache Nike-Cajun Taurus Tomahawk Sergeant-Hydac etc models judged static Scale points flown tracked altitude combined static judging score altitude determines final score US represented Bob Biedron reigning Scale world champion Bob Kreutz After static judging Kreutz first place 710 points Seargent Hydac Biedron second 696 Nike-Apache Tibor Gira Slovakia third 683 Ariane since one-stage model could compete others altitude real competition going come Yuri Gapon Ukraine TaurusTomahawk 645 points Thursday bright sunny gentle breezesperfect weather flying Scale altitude Round Kreutz elected fly first carefully prepared model Both stages ignite electrically pad short piece slow-burning fuse ignite upper stage slight delay model launched fine first stage second stage did ignite fuse lit unknown reason second-stage engine did fire Fortunately model light enough fell sideways oniy suffered minimal damage landing Biedron prepped model next used hot gases burn-through TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY Daron e $1 5000Engine 50 65 Breez-. an 60 Price $8495Engine 35 45 Zcy Miss RJ P-51Span 515 Price $15000 Engine 50 65 2Cy 1-800-279-2871 Sky Harbor R/C Phoenix AZ first-stage engine ignite fuse second-stage engine flight perfect altitude tracked 609 meters good enough first place after Round Round Two Bob Biedron flew first again good flight altitude 634 meters needed make sure highest altitude surpassed enough knock him out first continued try meter Yuri Gapons 643 meters closed gap enough Kreutzs second attempt model started off pad fine second stage ignited before desired flight velocity achieved small fins Hydac stage did have enough airspeed provide stability second stage cartwheeled through air After engine burned enough fuel shift center gravity stable position model straightened out unfoYtunately ground second stage augured high speed despite valiant search effort American British Russian Swiss Dutch teams tiny piece found Bob take consolation best static model wouldnt able medal Round Three Biedron tracked 370 meters flight seemed much higher Yun Gapon made valiant attempt unseat Bob still 42 meters short Thursday afternoon S7 scale Anywhere 1000 2000 hours thousands parts details go top model models typically approximately 150 scale must seen up close really appreciate intricate detail Static judging occurred during previous several days Flight points awarded according complicated system takes account number stages engines payloads radio control special effects etc Representing US Bob Biedron defending world champion George Gassaway John Marsh III Jay Jan Kotuha Slovakia first place after static judging 793 points Saturn lB Alexander Levykh Russia second 790 points Soyuz TM Bob Biedrons Ariane 3 third 771 points Jay Marshs Saturn lB 15th 693 points George Gassaway 19th place 577 points Little Joe II best flight score two rounds would added static score determine winner Round 1 George Gassaway flew first US nice flight received 73 pointsabout can get straightforward one-stage model Next up Jay Marsh Unfortunately clustering powerful motor center surrounded four weaker motors did work planned low-thrust motors ignited first barely lifting model off pad As model lumbered off pad main motor kicked point model traveling nearly horizontal Second-stage ignition via timer triggered liftoff occurred shortly thereafter sending second stage barreling straight ground destroying Now Bob Biedrons turn model complex third place static Bob needed great flight move up hope Levykh Kotuha some difficulties After radio clearance given model launched seven motors first stage igniting perfectly After first-stage burnout second stage ignited via radio control third stage well Meanwhile two strap-on boosters separated planned first stage deployed parachutes fantastic flight real moment anxiety being rather lowaltitude deployment first stage parachute know because directly under finally deployed model received 212 points highest flight score awarded Kotuha Bocha did fly Round still prepping models flight Levykh did fly flight looked good four boosters separating planned plus second stage deployed its heat shield satellite However pieces came down deployed recovery system resulting zero score Levykh now frantically prepare flight Round Two Round Two Bob could wait watch others fly Kotuha quickly put up beautiful flight good Bobs 212 points moved him past Bob first place Arnis Bacha launched model due unstable second stage took zero flight points Now everyone waited see Levykh could get model ready before round ended minutes remaining round darkness approaching Levykh brought out Soyuz final attempt Due lack prep time elected fly model single stage model lifted well parts fell away apogee instead usual order staging prototype reasons remain unclear judges elected give flight 204 pointsthe second highest competition score bumped Bob Biedron third place An S8E world cup event demonstration event Experimental class held Friday 58E competition open anyone flown under same rules world championships flying conditions difficult scattered clouds strong gusty winds wind estimated steady 20 30 mph gusts 50 mph made very interesting launches flights backward some tumbled landings Ben Roberto Phil Barnes first second after first round Phil lead after Round Two shift wind velocity affected tree line Phil slope soaring Round Three let him down others found thermals keep aloft Flipper Flag Mfg IF YOU CAN BUILD KIT YOU CAN BUILD SCRATCH-A-PLANE Professionally engineered designs accesories discriminating modeler design tested top flight performance excellent parts fit ease construction plans reproduced professionally engineered inked maylars full sizeseparate trom plans simplified building instructions 1/4 Scale Fokker D-VIII Also Available 1/4 Scale Shingletown Rose cale Glasair Scale Zlin Z5OL Scale Pitts S-i Scale Cessna MW-i Scarab Jr 1/4 Scale Cap 21 Scale Nicuport 17 1/6 Scale Avia B534-IV Scale DeHavilland Leopard Moth Scale Vintage Floats Rolled Plans $3500 See Hobby Shop Order Direct COD Shipping Charge $300 Orders Visa & Mastercard welcome Flipper Flag Mfg P 0 Box 882 rson CA 96002 916-224-2300 916-224-2302 optional Builders Top $2500 44 Tall Accomodates Any Length Plane Equipped Handles Convenient Transporting Home Field Made unfinished pressure treated lumber withstand years fuel weather abuse base made using 2 x 8 liltresisting legs storage area between upright columns Upright columns pressure-treated 2 x 4s mid-level shelf field box storage columns also feature two hooks transmitter storage padded horizontal rests supporting model during inspection repair aircraft held table means two standard length rubber bands end dowel posts prevent model accidentally being bumped oft platform Optional 48 30 plywood builders top attaches metal screws minutes easily removed ravening back field repair use necessary hardware included both items sold kit form Check first local hobby shop available may ordered direct Shipping weight 30 table 18 builders top LINCOLN WOODCRAFT 935 Winchester Hwy tteville TN 37334 61 5433-4808 June1995 45 TOF WA TIME Calculatiotisl Let AeroSFECS, AeroSPECS easy use computer program modelers have wasting AerosrEcs can Calculate unknown specifications current design Create complete aet specifications based upon type aircraft engine size spec1 Feauree Performs HOURS worth calculations instantly Calculates difficult specifications like incidence angles stall speed Estimates overall weight Online help system 26 page Users Manual ONLY$1995Versatech order please send $1995 S&H TX Residents add 825% z SOFTWARE Speofy DOS Windows 525 35Disks Box 112022 Carrollton TX 75011 better times Phil finished sixth Ben Roberto seventh George Riebesehi ninth 12th Kevin McKiou 13th George Gassaway 24th after model destroyed second round Experimental class competitors present model used new ideas technology Ken Mizois model highpower model would boost eject small parachute apogee descend 250 feet altitude eject larger parachute flight went planned altitude sensor trying eject chute 250 feet malfunction chute deployment judges sufficiently impressed model award first place George Gassaway flying Space Shuttle model week long enthusiastic crowds now used entry class good flight very realistic shuttle descent under radio control good third place afternoon award ceremonies held under beautiful clear skies light winds winners given beautiful cutglass vases medals individual team placements gold-medal winners ushered off press conference rest team mingled new old friends Later evening traditional banquet held Rydzyna castle celebrated long night morning far best US team have part think resalts showednot just standings way worked together Im proud to have part team am looking forward 1996 World Spacemodeling Championships Slovenia Interested Spacemodeling competition Feel free contact 1312 Gresham Road Silver Spring MD 20904 come Complete Full Size Rolled Plans Select Balsa Ply Machine Cut Parts Fiberglass Cowling Wheel Pants Crystal Clear Canopy Quality Formed Gear Complete Hardware Pack Vdaze Model Price 10181Super Chipmunk$289 10282DHC-l Chipmunk$279 10381Pepsi ChipmunkS299 11162Ultimate 1O-300s$359 12084Extra 260$379 12284Extra 300S$389 12587Extra 300$379 13084Sukhoi SU-26mx$389 14069Sukhia SU-26mx$259 210G101T-6G Texan$549 2100101AT-6D\SNJ-5 Texan$549 Send $1 cotol outside USA 32 og er Inquiries Invited 7oad A6es 4 A/C Models 4251 Lutheran Church Ad Germantown Oh 45327 Phone 513 8591660 FAX 513859-7202 46 Model Aviation 4d Kit No Sukhoi SU-26mx
Edition: Model Aviation - 1995/06
Page Numbers: 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46
NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT NO OCR TEXT score total score three rounds determines final results tie after three rounds up two additional flyoff rounds can held determine winner last flyoff round generally does have maximum time assigned first event 56A streamer duration event uses model 350mm minimum length 30mm minimum diameter least 50% its length models typically made composite materials weigh 35 50 grams engine streamer streamer usually Mylar-type material about 4 x 40 6 x 60 inches mil thick engines total power limited 25 newton-seconds Ns total impulse total weight model liftoff 12-18 grams models will typically reach altitudes 1000 feet duration 90 100 seconds dead air US S6A team Ross Hironaka David Ducky Klouser myself John Marsh IV competing junior assisted picking lift George Gassaway portable weather chart recorder Ken Mizoi Kevin McKiou Round 120 seconds max Two things quickly became obvious 1 flying weather really bad 2 range safety officer having problems trying get 19 teams up air within reasonable amount time after signaled fly second problem made first worse struggled pick good air actually get fly end up flying sink shortly thereafter Ducky wave off flight request least once before getting off decent flight 96 seconds streamer team decided Ross would go next would fly last Ducky kind enough take early cold flight slot lift cycles now almost indistinguishable thermal poles set up temperature plotter bubble machine numerous eyes looking elusive lift Time running out round still hadnt seen anything worth flying new strategy born pick non-sink ten minutes left round recovery team anxious Ross spotted break weather flew max flew also maxed Three teams triple maxes US team sixth place Round Two 180 seconds max rain started again shortly after start round Ducky flew just before started give time rest team fly stopped rain drizzle coming through 10-15-minute cycles some small lift between temperature fluctuating tenths degree thermal experts having tough time Ross picked some good non-sink got 144 seconds also has good result 147 seconds tied first Ross third three seconds back Round Three 240 seconds max round started decent weather looked threatening distance reduced weather prediction thermal picking Ducky again went up early round give Ross best opportunity maintain positions Soon sun burst through Ross went nuts trying get attention range safety officer launch Finally turn Ross got nice flight 164 seconds clouds closed waited last bit lift settle air left just prior approaching rain 133 seconds Ross did heavy heavy sinky sinky rain dance skies opened up rest round wet anyone hadnt flown Ross Hironakas third-round flight best 13 seconds moved him first place managed hang third US team came second John Marsh came 10th Junior division certainly auspicious start After hearty lunch field competition 53A parachute duration held models have same specifications streamer duration models utilize parachutes method recoveryand event recovery Right Ross Hironaka won gold S6A streamer duration David 0 Bryan right won bronze medal 42 Model Aviation e Bob Biedron prepares gold-medal-winning S5C Scale altitude model help Ben Roberto critical factor model weighing 15 grains including parachute under 36-42-inchdiameter parachute will disappear sky slightest hint lift As result quite challenge recovery crew follow track down models US S3A team Phil Barnes George Gassaway myself John Marsh again competing Junior Phil spent much summer developing practicing Silly Putty dethermalizers quickly discovered did like 60 temperatures Silly Putty proved too stiff give consistent results Round 240 seconds max weather difficult small amounts lift interspersed heavy rain squalls team members able get maxes Round Two 300 seconds max lift proved very elusive rain became frequent George Gassaway missed max two seconds wave off flight attempt due slow range result fly just before rain squall score 261 seconds Phil Barnes deployment problem take zero round John Marsh did good job picking own air member max Round Three 360 seconds max John now US team member having chance medal Seniors made sure clear shot flying whenever ready recovery crew done great job recovering earlier flight tracking quite ways downrange relaying back through pouring rain John picked air launched model max Five other juniors also maxed first two rounds could have tied him Phil flew maxed George score 193 seconds Phil contemplated what-ifs waited results other Junior competitors Finally results posted John Marsh first place himself flyoff round necessary Senior division victory going Petre Nicolae Romania finished eighth place George Gassaway 28th Phil Barnes 35th Special thanks must go recovery crew members team flying Monday efforts utterly miserable day Glider duration events flown Tuesday 54B boost glider duration first models must rigid-wing gliders minimum liftoff weight 27 grams must use engine no 50 Ns total impulse models typically look like hand-launch gliders 25 40 square inches wing area pod releases model carry away spent engine casing its weight ballast necessary Typical glider weights 7 10 grams Representing US Phil Barnes Ducky Klouser Ken Mizoi George Gassaway manning weather chart recorder Ben Roberto went upwind man thermal poles Round 180 seconds max weather quite bit better Monday great least wasnt raining high winds giving some modelers problems launch made recovery long-distance experience Phil Barnes flew perfect flight max model landing far downrange just short town garden plots Ducky also good flight streamer stripped off pod due stronger-than-expected ejection charge take DQ zero score model maxed went downrange gardens couldnt located recovery crew Ken Mizoi problems models boost also scored zero Round Two 240 seconds max wind made visibility difficult hurt Phils score good boost flight marginal lift model drifted out sight 22 seconds short max Ducky Ken j44 zeroes round Phil third place due difficult conditions affecting 53 competitors Only two competitors maxes first two rounds Round Three 300 seconds max Phil good air flight model last seen flying high over town Leszno Again timers able keep sight max using mandatory binoculars Phil settle 247 secondsgood enough second place winner able timed full 300second max leap-frogged past Phil others Ducky good flight 244 seconds Ken zero Phil Barnes second Ducky Klouser 36th Ken Mizoi 48th John Marsh 20th Junior division S8E radio-controlled rocket-glider duration held Tuesday afternoon event utilizes rigid-wing gliders maximum liftoff weight 300 grams engine maximum 40 Ns total impulse typical model has wing area 175-225 square inches glide weight 175 225 grams models launched vertically reach altitude 1000 feet about 9 seconds US team Kevin McKiou George Riebesehl Ben Roberto live near other Chicago area able get good competitive practice time US team sponsored Futaba Corporation America Steve Helms giving special help micro FM gear 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seconds max max moved 25 minutes tie unlikely Several fliers launched together early half-hour round encountered light lift able scratch around maintain No else seemed think worth flying Toward middle round another group went up led Franz Weissgerber Germany George Kevin went up tail end pack headed upwind best lift seemed found Unfortunately also found radio interference area after several aborted attempts back off try lift elsewhere After scratching around elusive light lift came down next sink cycle Everyone surprised find winning time first group 826 seconds light lift maintaining 100 feet enough carry lead Franz able take second George placing sixth Kevin eighth evening Polish hosts treated us picnic dark roaring bonfires sausages us cook long stakes plenty beer dancers singers Polish dress very little sleep next day Wednesday SiB altitude competition models have same size restrictions streamer parachute models can use engines up 50 Ns total impulse models typically two stages first stage having 30mm portion requirement upper stage being much smaller 10-1 1mm diameter models capable up 900 meters highly visible powder mixture usually ejected along recovery device aid tracking flight contestant given opportunity three tracked flights three two-hour rounds weather Wednesday morning appropriate altitude contest very low ceiling start contest delayed until reasonable ceiling under track models US represented Phil Barnes Bob Kreutz myself Due low ceiling modelers started checking single-stage models go two-stage models give opportunity tracked flight Phil quickiy scrounged up extra parachute duration model unfortunately Bob did have alternate go twostage models way Phil both able get one-stage flights tracked first round needed altitude place Bob good flight two-stage model trackers able see Phil tried two-stage models mixed results Phil able get tracked flight two-stage model did use full impulse engines effort stay under ceiling Anyone attempted twostage model full-power engines punched through lost sight tracking difficulty getting model stage properly able post score Bob also encountered staging difficulties subsequent flights Phils final altitude 467 metersabout 150200 meters below ceiling good enough 14th place finished 34th Bob 44th S5C Scale altitude held Thursday morning after S8E flyoffs Models must have minimum diameter 40mm least 20% length utilize engines no 10 Ns total impulse prototype choice two-stage sounding rocket Nike-Apache Nike-Cajun Taurus Tomahawk Sergeant-Hydac etc models judged static Scale points flown tracked altitude combined static judging score altitude determines final score US represented Bob Biedron reigning Scale world champion Bob Kreutz After static judging Kreutz first place 710 points Seargent Hydac Biedron second 696 Nike-Apache Tibor Gira Slovakia third 683 Ariane since one-stage model could compete others altitude real competition going come Yuri Gapon Ukraine TaurusTomahawk 645 points Thursday bright sunny gentle breezesperfect weather flying Scale altitude Round Kreutz elected fly first carefully prepared model Both stages ignite electrically pad short piece slow-burning fuse ignite upper stage slight delay model launched fine first stage second stage did ignite fuse lit unknown reason second-stage engine did fire Fortunately model light enough fell sideways oniy suffered minimal damage landing Biedron prepped model next used hot gases burn-through TEE DEE & REED ENGINES 010S 020S 049S 051S 074S & 09S ALL CUSTOM AND STOCK PARTS ARE AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY Daron e $1 5000Engine 50 65 Breez-. an 60 Price $8495Engine 35 45 Zcy Miss RJ P-51Span 515 Price $15000 Engine 50 65 2Cy 1-800-279-2871 Sky Harbor R/C Phoenix AZ first-stage engine ignite fuse second-stage engine flight perfect altitude tracked 609 meters good enough first place after Round Round Two Bob Biedron flew first again good flight altitude 634 meters needed make sure highest altitude surpassed enough knock him out first continued try meter Yuri Gapons 643 meters closed gap enough Kreutzs second attempt model started off pad fine second stage ignited before desired flight velocity achieved small fins Hydac stage did have enough airspeed provide stability second stage cartwheeled through air After engine burned enough fuel shift center gravity stable position model straightened out unfoYtunately ground second stage augured high speed despite valiant search effort American British Russian Swiss Dutch teams tiny piece found Bob take consolation best static model wouldnt able medal Round Three Biedron tracked 370 meters flight seemed much higher Yun Gapon made valiant attempt unseat Bob still 42 meters short Thursday afternoon S7 scale Anywhere 1000 2000 hours thousands parts details go top model models typically approximately 150 scale must seen up close really appreciate intricate detail Static judging occurred during previous several days Flight points awarded according complicated system takes account number stages engines payloads radio control special effects etc Representing US Bob Biedron defending world champion George Gassaway John Marsh III Jay Jan Kotuha Slovakia first place after static judging 793 points Saturn lB Alexander Levykh Russia second 790 points Soyuz TM Bob Biedrons Ariane 3 third 771 points Jay Marshs Saturn lB 15th 693 points George Gassaway 19th place 577 points Little Joe II best flight score two rounds would added static score determine winner Round 1 George Gassaway flew first US nice flight received 73 pointsabout can get straightforward one-stage model Next up Jay Marsh Unfortunately clustering powerful motor center surrounded four weaker motors did work planned low-thrust motors ignited first barely lifting model off pad As model lumbered off pad main motor kicked point model traveling nearly horizontal Second-stage ignition via timer triggered liftoff occurred shortly thereafter sending second stage barreling straight ground destroying Now Bob Biedrons turn model complex third place static Bob needed great flight move up hope Levykh Kotuha some difficulties After radio clearance given model launched seven motors first stage igniting perfectly After first-stage burnout second stage ignited via radio control third stage well Meanwhile two strap-on boosters separated planned first stage deployed parachutes fantastic flight real moment anxiety being rather lowaltitude deployment first stage parachute know because directly under finally deployed model received 212 points highest flight score awarded Kotuha Bocha did fly Round still prepping models flight Levykh did fly flight looked good four boosters separating planned plus second stage deployed its heat shield satellite However pieces came down deployed recovery system resulting zero score Levykh now frantically prepare flight Round Two Round Two Bob could wait watch others fly Kotuha quickly put up beautiful flight good Bobs 212 points moved him past Bob first place Arnis Bacha launched model due unstable second stage took zero flight points Now everyone waited see Levykh could get model ready before round ended minutes remaining round darkness approaching Levykh brought out Soyuz final attempt Due lack prep time elected fly model single stage model lifted well parts fell away apogee instead usual order staging prototype reasons remain unclear judges elected give flight 204 pointsthe second highest competition score bumped Bob Biedron third place An S8E world cup event demonstration event Experimental class held Friday 58E competition open anyone flown under same rules world championships flying conditions difficult scattered clouds strong gusty winds wind estimated steady 20 30 mph gusts 50 mph made very interesting launches flights backward some tumbled landings Ben Roberto Phil Barnes first second after first round Phil lead after Round Two shift wind velocity affected tree line Phil slope soaring Round Three let him down others found thermals keep aloft 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