Eagle 1
Together with a plan of the record holding model and comments on fuels, props and engines, the author reveals many valuable Speed `secrets.'
Nats CL: Speed
CONTROL-LINE SPEED at the 1977 California Nationals was very competitive in spite of the small turnout. The weather was hot, and the competition was close in most events. The first day of competition was B Speed and Formula 40. These two events had a combined total of 24 entries which proved to be the busiest day of the meet. In Open B Speed John Shannon put up early a very fast 192-mph flight to take the lead, then sat back and waited for everyone to catch up. No one did, and he won the event. Patrick Hempel showed 'em how in Senior B Speed with a winning flight of 192 mph. Junior B Speed started out with a bit of controversy. Rebekah Snyder promptly had her first flight thrown out for whipping.
Eliminator II
TO STAY one jump ahead of the competition is the name of the game in control-line Speed. The very competitive nature of Class A speed today requires some kind of advantage in order to win. The Eliminator II is a step in this direction. The design, taken partly from Chuck Schuette's Sidewinder, uses the low-drag concept of half a wing and tail along with the simplicity of the upright fuselage. The theory that half a wing and tail is faster comes from the location between the wing, stabilizer, or whatever, and the fuselage will create a highdrag situations. So we have eliminated as many of these junctions as possible and still have a stable flying airplane. Also, wing fillets are an unknown on model airplanes. You may be doing more harm than good by using big, wide fillets between the wing and fuselage. Therefore, we don't recommend fillets any larger than is necessary for a safe, strong glue joint.
