Control Line: Navy Carrier
Synopsis: This month's offering discusses ways of improving contests, revisits the MO-1 "beauty" issue and realistic paint and markings, and looks at some throttle work by John Castiglioni. IMPROVING CARRIER for contestants and spectators: Since returning from the Nationals I've heard from a number of people about the running of contests. The comments are not directed at the big things we normally think about but, rather, at the things which, though they can seem insignificant, can make a difference in attendance and in spectator appeal.
Control Line: Navy Carrier
MUSEUM GUIDE: There was a new book published last year that looks as though it would be a good addition to a modeler's library. That book is Kitty Hawk to NASA: A Guide to U.S. Air & Space Museums and Exhibits by Michael Morlan. The book is published by Bon A Tirer Publishing and should be available for order from any book store if it is not already on the shelves. The publisher can be reached at 913/236-4828 if you can't find a book store willing to order it.
Control Line: Navy Carrier
SBN-1 models: My last column included a photo of the model pictured this month. It was incorrectly identified as a Brewster XSBA-1. Leon Ryktarsyk called to correct my error. The model is the production variant of the aircraft manufactured by the Naval Aircraft Factory as the SBN-1. As I promised in my previous column, this month I'll describe the construction details of the SBN-1 models flown by Leon Ryktarsyk and Marc Warwashana. The accompanying photos tell the story better than words, but I'll try to add a little.
Control Line: Navy Carrier
MODIFICATIONS to the O.S. .32: Bill Bischoff (Dallas, Texas), CL Contest Board Chairman and active Carrier flier, has been using the O.S. .32F engine on Profile Carrier models for over a year and reports the results of some of the modifications he has performed on the engine to increase performance. The basic configuration with which Bill started was a stock engine with the head clearance reduced to .015 in. (refer to my June column for a discussion on compression ratios in stock engines).
Control Line: Navy Carrier
GUARDIAN on display: Since writing, in my last column, about the AF-2S Grumman Guardian on display at the Pima Air Museum, I've learned of another one. The Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida, has a Guardian with original Navy colors (dark blue), markings, and configuration. The Naval Aviation Museum is without a doubt the largest collection of aircraft and other artifacts dedicated to preserving the history of U.S. naval aviation.
