CONTROL LINE SCALE - 2003/03

A CURTISS CR-2 racing biplane won the
1921 Pulitzer Trophy Race. The Curtiss
racer was one of the company’s Model 23
biplanes that was built for the US Navy
under the designation of CR-1 and CR-2.
The Navy had intended to compete in the
Pulitzer Trophy Race, but it withdrew.
Curtiss borrowed the CR-2 instead, and the
company’s test pilot Bert Acosta
successfully flew the airplane to victory.

CONTROL LINE SCALE - 2004/12

THE AERONCA Champ 85 shown this
month is the work of Frank Slavin of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is making
an attempt at CL flying after an absence
of more than 50 years. He noted that he
last competed in CL Speed in 1948. It
appears that it’s never too late to enjoy the
sport of model flying. Welcome back,
Frank!

Control Line Scale - 2004/01

REARWIN AIRPLANES was started in
mid-1928 by Rae Rearwin, who engaged
Fred Landgraf as a designer/engineer for the
production of the first Rearwin aircraft. The
venture was started because of the growing
enthusiasm for sport aviation after Charles
Lindbergh’s successful flight across the
Atlantic Ocean.

CONTROL LINE SCALE - 2001/05

cOnTROl line (CL) Team Scale has
been run at some local CL club meets for
several years. The Garden State Circle
Burners (GSCB) club in NJ has successfully
promoted the event at its annual all-scale
meet, using its own set of rules.
The event is offered to CL Scale builders
who would like to participate in the
sanctioned Scale competition, but are unable
to complete the flying portion. The inability
to fly the model is often caused by a
physical disability that precludes spinning in
a circle or enduring the model’s pull.
Based on experience and success of local
clubs, it was thought there might also be CL
Scale builders who would like to compete at the
national level, but are unable to fly their models.
Mike Welshans, vice president of the
National Association of Scale Aeromodelers
(NASA), and Chuck Meyers of the Queen
City U-Control Club (OH) informed me that
Team Scale will be offered at the 2001 Scale
Nationals, to be held July 6-8 at the national
flying site in Muncie IN. The event will be
sponsored by the Queen City U-Control Club.

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