Free Flight Indoor
It has been said that great things come in small packages. Although this was a small Indoor Nationals, it was special to me, like a diamond. Diamonds have many beautiful facets, and so did this meet. This flying site is one of the best in the country and is situated in a beautiful area of the Northwest. The university was shut down for the summer so there was no crowding in stores, etc. Many of the workers in the restaurants were university students who chose to stay over during the summer and fill various jobs.
37" Dyke Delta: A Scale Flying Wing for Rubber Power
My introduction to this aircraft was with the Burbank, California Indoor modelers about 1984. Barnaby Wainfan is known for his unusual model subjects, and often came to the gym with flying-wing models. One night, he flew a new model that intrigued me: a replica of a homebuilt called the Dyke Delta. I borrowed this plan and drew it up to my style of building for Indoor. It flew with very little trim adjustment. The model was quite light and won a contest in flying-wing Scale.
The Fascinating World of Ornithopters
TOO LITTLE has been written in the past few years on the development of flapping-wing aircraft. The purpose of this article is to discuss the design concepts, experiments, and goals of one Ornithopter enthusiast. Some years ago, several modelers, including myself, began building Indoor models in Pittsburgh, PA. Ron Ganser is an excellent Indoor builder who works for the city water department. He flew models in the 40s, but had ceased activities to marry and raise a family. As the 1960s rolled around, Ron found himself working in a very large building that housed the water-pumping equipment for the city. This structure was several hundred feet long with pumps on one end of the floor.
