SCAT Electronic News August 26 1998
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SCAT Electronic News August 26 1998
Table of Contents
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Comments on Span - Hermann Andresen
Argentine Team for 99 - Daniel Iele
More on FAI Rule change - Gil Morris
More from Roumania - George Batiuk
Comments on Span - Hermann Andresen
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Thought that Jim Haught's span proposal was interesting. If both span
and area are restricted, then the events become even more of a one design
contest than already exists. Those who push the envelope will approach a
single surface airfoil and not lose all that much time. Those of us who
can't bunt an F1A will fall further behind.
Still think the cure is to extend the max rather than try to limit
performance. Flying 3, 7 minute rounds starting at dawn would do a lot
more weeding and leave the rest of the day for flyoffs, but then I repeat
myself.
Hermann Andresen
ps: Roger, Appreciated your comments re humor. There are so few FFers
that we get further when we all pull together.
[Editorial Comment]
I'm rather skeptical about span restrictions. Andruikov has a
high aspect ratio model, but he did not use it in Sazena
where the conditions were perfect and one would have thought
that kind of model would have done will. Bror Eimar's model
had a lot higher aspect ratio.
Argentine Team for '99
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Roger:
I am back from our team finals in Gualeguay, 150 miles from Buenos Aires,
very impressive field, large and flat.
Teams for W.C are:
F1A
C.Bongiovanni
D.Bovari
W. Palmieri or J. Bovio (tied).
F1B
H.Ortiz
R. Marquez
A.Principe
F1C
M. Zito
F. Zito
D.Iele
Regards
Daniel
FAI Rule Change
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Responding to Jim Haught's thought of limiting FAI performance by limiting
wingspan, I'd like to propose instead to reinstate the old cross section
rule of length squared/100 (pre WW II rule). This would end the pencil
bomber era, and add much needed character to designs. As an example, my
F1C is 59" long with a fuselage cross section of 3.75 sq in.(typical of
current designs). Using the cross section rule of L sq./100, required
cross section would be 34.8 sq.in. Models would get shorter, fatter or
both. Most likely this would end the look alikes and lower performance
too. Gil Morris
{Comment]
But your models would go from a Toothpick to a
tooth brush .. and an electric one at that !
More from Roumania
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Roger,
Congratulations on the big CIA win. Sounds like it was a wonderful day.
I just got back last night, and thought that I should report in. Romania
was an interesting place, and educational too. For example, we learned
the real story about Montezuma. Seems his real name is Montezumacu, and
he was born and raised in Romania. He now resides in Mexico, under the
alias of Montezuma.
When I e-mailed the JWC results from Sibiu, I neglected to give team
results, which I will rectify here, along with Sibiu Cup results.
JWC F1A teams 1st Slovakia 3844
2nd Russia 3759
3rd Czech 3729
7th USA 3573
17 teams total
F1J 1st Russia 1800 (1+3+6)
2nd Poland 1800 (7+8+9)
3rd Ukraine 1754
6th USA 1163 (only 2 flyers)
6 teams total
F1B 1st Russia 3857
2nd Poland 3735
3rd Ukraine 3707
6 teams total
Sibiu Cup results
F1A 1st Ferenc Krener Hun. 1290 + 284
2nd Evgeni Makarychev Rus. 1290 + 271
3rd Vincent Croguennec Fra. 1290 + 265
7th Tom Coussens USA 1287
35th David Ellis USA 1172
54 flyers total
F1A Jr.
1st Attila Gluck Hun. 1290
2nd Saso Sinic Slo. 1286
3rd Joseph Fox Isr 1273
17th Peter Barron USA 1082
18th Stephan Coussens USA 210
18 Flyers total
F1J 1st Alex Maximov Ukr. 930
2nd Valeri Strukov Ukr. 903
3rd Egor Kanakin Rus. 896
15 flyers total
F1J Jr.
1st Egor Kanakin Rus. 896
2nd Dmitri Stahanov Ukr. 885
3rd Justin Aronhalt USA 883
9 flyers total
F1C 1st Alex Molchanov Ukr. 1144
2nd Alex Traicovsky Mac. 870
3rd Kosta Stojanovski Mac. 829
3 flyers total
F1B 1st George Batiuk USA 1290 + 300 + 200
2nd Igor Vivchar Ukr. 1290 + 300
3rd Alexandru Popa Rom 1290 + 296
24 flyers total
F1B Jr.
1st Alexandru Popa Rom. 1290 + 296
2nd Oleg Krysko Ukr. 1290
3rd Alex Grushichev Rus. 1271
9 flyers total
That's all for now. See you in Palm Bay!
Batiuk
[Comment]
George - I see that you did OK against the real Ukranians,
you can't have suffered too much from the decadent Western
life style.... !
also it's always a wonderful day when you win, .. inspite of sun burn,
humdity, mosquitos, messed up flights, defective rental cars
and only 3 hours sleep.. ! More problems of a decadent society.
..............................
Roger Morrell
