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News and Reports 2003
SCAT Electronic News 22 July 2003 issue 810
Table of Contents
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Jnr Team Selection before Nats
AmCup Update
AmCup Correction - Parker
MMM FAI Annual Results - Etherington
Northward with F1Es - Skykieng
Down with T-tails - Skykieng
Re: Model Rocketry Sites and Free Flight - Myers
Fat Cat inflation
F1A Support - Secor
Jnr Team Selection before Nats
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15-Jul-03 Place 2003 - 2004 Junior FAI FF Team Selection
Secor, Tyler 4 193.2
Schelp, Jon 12 14.4
Parker, Dallas 1 200.0
Coussens, Ben 1 200.0
Barron, Peter 5 188.2
Revkin,Josh 11 69.8
Thompson, Ben 7 180.0
Johnson, Ben 13
Avalone, Michael 10 100.0
Coste, Jonah 9 104.2
Gunder, Austin 6 183.1
Bauer, Brian 1 200.0
Jones, Kyle 8 140.5
15-Jul-03 2003 - 2004 Junior FAI FF Team Selection
F1B PlcAm Cup
Name
Scheiman, Phillip 1 200.0
Gunder, Taylor 3 198.4
Jones, Ryan 1 200.0
Radziunas,Sarah 4 194.4
Coste, Nathan 5 123.6
Shailor, Paul 6 99.6
Simon, Evan 7 95.7
15-Jul-03 2003 - 2004 Junior FAI FF Team Selection
F1J PlcAm Cup
Name
Gunder, Austin 1 200.0
Lorbiecki, John 2 197.5
Schelp, Jon 3 70.5
Barr, Amanda 4 69.9
Secor, Cody 5
America Cup results - with individual placings
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Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR 18 Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
MM 27 MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA 20 SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT 6 Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA 7 NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
EFF 11 Eastern FF Champs, Ingleside, MD
FFA 5 FFAMS, Muncie. IN
Sky 12 Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
BAl 16 Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
McL 2 McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA 8 Intercity FAI Muncie, IN
TCC 3 Texas Cloud Climbers, Allen TX
MMM 8 MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
F1A
1 Parker, Jim 104 SWR-2 MM-1 NCA-3* FFA-1 BAl-2
2 Sifleet, Bob 74 MM-3 EFF-4 IFA-2 MMM-2
3 Barron, Andrew 61 SCA-1 FFA-3 IFA-3
3 Tzvetkov,Tzvetan 61 EFF-1 Sky-2 IFA-4
5 McKever, Mike 55 SWR-1 SCA-2
5 Parker, Dallas (Jr) 55 SWR-4 MM-2 SCA-4
7 Spence, Steve 51 SCT-1 TCC-1
8 Barron, Peter (Jr) 46 FFA-2 IFA-1
9 Fedor, Mike 41 SCT-2 TCC-2
10 Sheffer, Jackie 36 SCT-3 McL-2
11 Schlosberg, Aram 35 EFF-2 Sky-4
12 Coussens, Tom 34 SWR-5 MM-4 BAl-5
12 Erguner, Omer 34 NCA-5 Sky-1
14 Cowley, Martyn 31 MM-5 SCA-5 NCA-4
15 Gunder, Austin (Jr) 29 FFA-5 Sky-3 IFA-5
15 Smith,Norm 29 BAl-1
17 Brun, Pierre 26 NCA-1
17 McQuade, Pete 26 MMM-1
19 Thomson, Ben(Jr) 25 EFF-3 Sky-5
19 Avollone, Michael(Jr) 25 McL-1
21 VanNest, Brian 21 NCA-2
22 Allnutt, Peter 20 SCA-3
22 Diez, Hector 20 SWR-3
24 Clark, Dean 19 BAl-3
25 Brocks, K Peter 16 MMM-3
25 Don, Deloche 16 TCC-3 MMM-5
27 Busnelli, Ernesto 14 BAl-4
28 Davis, Jon 11 MMM-4
28 Shepard, Jesse 11 SCT-4
30 Markos, Chuck 10 FFA-4
31 Reeve, Mike 6 SCT-5
32 Hernandez, Ron 5 NCA-6
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR 18 Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
MM 36 MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA 18 SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT 4 Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA 9 NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
EFF 9 Eastern FF Champs, Ingleside, MD
FFA 7 FFAMS, Muncie. IN
Sky 8 Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
BAl 10 Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
McL 3 McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA 14 Intercity FAI Muncie, IN
TCC 3 Texas Cloud Climbers, Allen TX
MMM 0 MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
F1B
1 Wood, Dick 83 SCT-1 NCA-3 FFA-3 McL-3* TCC-1 MMM-4*
2 Rohrke, Rich 67 SWR-1 SCA-1 NCA-4
3 Simon, Greg 55 FFA-1 IFA-1
4 Jensen, Blake 47 SCA-2 BAl-2
5 Biedron, Bob 41 MM-3 FFA-2
5 Bradley, Jim 41 Sky-2 McL-2
7 Booth, Bill 40 SWR-2 MM-4
8 Jones, Ryan(Jr) 38 FFA-4 BAl-1
9 OReilly, Jim 35 SCT-2 TCC-3
10 Crowley, Paul 34 SWR-5 IFA-2
11 Guinder, Taylor(Jr) 33 EFF-1 Sky-5
11 Biedron, Bob 33 EFF-5 Sky-1
13 McGlashan, Jerry 32 Sky-4 MMM-2
14 Clapp, John 31 SWR-4 Sky-3
15 Ghio, Walt 30 MM-1
16 Andriukov, Alex 27 NCA-1
17 Cooney, Ralph 26 MMM-1
18 Luken, Jim 25 MM-2
18 Avollone,Anthony 25 McL-1
20 Norvall, Larry 22 SCA-4 BAl-5
20 Radziunas, Sarah(Jr) 22 EFF-2
20 Batiuk, George 22 NCA-2
23 Schroedter, George 20 SWR-3
23 Scheiman, Philip(Jr) 20 SCA-3
23 Shailor, Bill 20 FFA-5 IFA-4
23 Wiley, Ed 20 TCC-2
27 Ioerger, Tom 19 IFA-3
28 Jones, Thomas* 17 EFF-3
28 Nelso, Elmer 17 BAl-3
30 Maves, Roger 16 MMM-3
31 Williamson, Ed 15 SCT-3
32 Blom, Fred 12 EFF-4
32 Piserchio, Bob 12 BAl-4
34 Tymchek, Bob 10 MM-5
34 Morrell, Roger 10 SCA-5
34 Pearce, Fred 10 SCT-4
37 Shailor, Paul(jr) 9 IFA-5
38 Sessums, John 7 NCA-4
39 Pratt, John 6 MMM-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR 8 Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
MM 26 MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA 12 SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT 3 Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA 4 NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
EFF 1 Eastern FF Champs, Ingleside, MD
FFA 1 FFAMS, Muncie. IN
Sky 1 Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
BAl 10 Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
McL 3 McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA 5 Intercity FAI Muncie, IN
TCC 4 Texas Cloud Climbers, Allen TX
MMM 1 MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
F1C
1 Chesson, Don 81 SWR-2 MM-4 McL-1 TCC-1
2 Archer, Randy 78 SWR-1 MM-2 BAl-1
3 Kirilenko, Andrei 70 EFF-1 Sky-1 IFA-2
4 Parker, Faust 66 SWR-3 SCT-3 McL-2 TCC-3
5 Spence, Henry 60 SCT-1 McL-3 TCC-1
6 Poti, Norm 55 MM-3 FFA-1 IFA-4
7 Mennano, Guy 39 SWR-4 SCA-1
8 Roberts, Mike 35 SCA-3 BAl-3
9 Perkins, Daryl 32 MM-5 BAl-2
10 Keck, Ed 30 MM-1
10 Simpson, Reid 30 SCT-2 TCC-4
12 Shirley, Dave 25 NCA-1
12 Johannes, Bob 25 IFA-1
12 Etherington, Chuck 25 MMM-1
15 Happersett, Ken 23 SCA-2
16 Joyce, Doug 21 SWR-5 NCA-4
17 Halliday, Dave 20 NCA-2
17 Oliver, Ken 20 NCA-2
19 Gutai, Bob 15 IFA-3
20 Warren, John 13 SCA-4
21 Mc Burnett, Ron 12 BAl-4
22 Kerger, Terry 8 SCA-5
23 Simpson, Roger 7 BAl-5
24 Lorbiecki, John (Jr) 5 IFA-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR 23 Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
MM 23 MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA 17 SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT 5 Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA 4 NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
EFF 10 Eastern FF Champs, Ingleside, MD
FFA 4 FFAMS, Muncie. IN
Sky 5 Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
BAl 5 Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
McL 5 McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA 15 Intercity FAI Muncie, IN
TCC 7 Texas Cloud Climbers, Allen TX
MMM 8 MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
F1G
1 Wood, Dick 84 SCA-3 SCT-1 NCA-4* FFA-2 McL-2 TCC-3* MMM-3*
2 Cooney, Ralph 66 SWR-2 MM-4 MMM-1
3 Vanlandingham, Ed 56 SCT-2 McL-1 TCC-4
4 Brocks, Peter 54 SWR-4 SCA-1 BAl-4
5 Ivers, Rich 47 EFF-1 Sky-2
6 O Reilly, Jim 41 SWR-3 SCT-3 TCC-5
7 Booth, Bill 39 MM-2 SCA-4
8 Wiley, Ed 37 TCC-1 MMM-4
9 Hatschek, Bob 32 EFF-2 Sky-4
9 Clapp, John 32 EFF-3 Sky-3
11 Peterson. Alan 30 SWR-1
11 Schroedter, George 30 MM-1
13 Watters,John 29 IFA-1
13 Burrow, Taylor(Jr) 29 McL-3 IFA-4
15 Emery, Jack 26 NCA-2 MMM-5
16 Davis, Bill 25 NCA-1
16 Pelatowski, Larry 25 Sky-1
16 Konefes, Ed 25 FFA-1
16 VanNest, Bob 25 BAl-1
20 Tymchek, Bob 24 SCA-2
20 Klintworth, Phil 24 IFA-2
22 DeLoach, Don 21 MMM-2
22 Hanford, Robert 21 TCC-2
24 Cole, Hank 20 MM-3
24 Norvall, Larry 20 BAl-2
26 Shailor, John(jr) 19 IFA-3
27 Davis, Mike 15 NCA-3
27 Markos, Chuck 15 FFA-3
27 Poteroe, Dan 15 BAl-3
27 O Dwyer, John 15 SCT-5 McL-4
31 Ioeger, Tom 12 EFF-4
32 Crowley, Paul 10 SWR-5
32 Sessums, John 10 MM-5
32 Williamson, Ed 10 SCT-4
32 Clowes, George 10 FFA-4
36 Scheiman, Philip(Jr) 9 SCA-5
36 Simon, Greg 9 IFA-5
38 Coeyman, Charlie 7 EFF-5
39 Rousseau, Don 5 Sky-5
39 Pratt, John 5 BAl-5
39 Hepler, Erick 5 McL-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR 10 Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
MM 12 MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA 8 SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT -x- Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA 6 NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
EFF 6 Eastern FF Champs, Ingleside, MD
FFA -X- FFAMS, Muncie. IN
Sky 4 Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
BAl 8 Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
McL 1 McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA 5 Intercity FAI Muncie, IN
TCC 3 Texas Cloud Climbers, Allen TX
MMM 3 MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
F1H
1 VanNest, Brian 87 SWR-2 MM-2 SCA-3 NCA-1 BAl-3*
2 McKever, Mike 82 SWR-4 MM-1 SCA-2 NCA-2 BAl-4*
3 Parker, Dallas (Jr) 74 SWR-1 SCA-1 BAl-2
4 Sifleet, Bob 71 EFF-1 IFA-1 MMM-2
5 Pailet, Jean 56 EFF-5 Sky-3 McL-1 IFA-4
6 Ivers, Rich 41 EFF-3 Sky-1
7 Busnelli, Ernesto 37 SCA-4 BAl-1
8 Cowley,Martyn 25 SWR-5 MM-3
8 Cadieux, Pat 25 MMM-1
8 Spence, Steve 25 TCC-1
11 Pelatowski, Ed 21 EFF-2
11 Thomson, Ben(Jr) 21 EFF-4 Sky-4
13 Pelatowski, Larry 20 Sky-2
13 Campell, Lee 20 IFA-2
13 Reeve, Mike 20 TCC-2
16 Archer, Ryan 17 SWR-3
16 Norton, Bob 17 SCA-5 NCA-4
18 Smith, Norm 16 NCA-3
19 Reuter, Bill 15 IFA-3
19 Smitz, Willard 15 MMM-3
19 Fedor, Mike 15 TCC-3
22 Coussens, Ben (Jr) 13 MM-4
23 Brun, Pierre 8 MM-5
24 Hernandez, Ron 6 NCA-5
24 Davis, Jon 6 BAl-5
26 Jones, Tom 5 IFA-5
Key to competition abbreviations and number of sportsmen:
SWR 5 Southwest Regionals- Eloy ,AZ
MM 13 MaxMen 14 Rounder- Lost Hills, CA
SCA 8 SCAT Annual- Lost Hills, CA
SCT 9 Spring Cup- Seguin TX
NCA 6 NorCal FF Champs- Sacramento, CA
EFF 5 Eastern FF Champs, Ingleside, MD
FFA 4 FFAMS, Muncie. IN
Sky 3 Skyscrapers FAI Challenge, Wawayanda NY
BAl 6 Big Al, Lost Hills, CA
McL 4 McLaughlan Fiesta 5 Flags - Pensacola, FL
IFA 6 Intercity FAI Muncie, IN
TCC 3 Texas Cloud Climbers, Allen TX
MMM 3 MMM 14 Rounder-Denver, CO
F1J
1 Gunder, Austin (Jr) 101 EFF-1 FFA-1 Sky-1 IFA-1
2 Parker, Faust 92 SWR-1 MM-5* SCT-2 McL-2 TCC-1
3 Sheffer, Jackie 77 SWR-3 SCT-1 McL-3 TCC-2
4 Shirley, David 55 MM-2 SCA-5 NCA-1
5 Servaites, Bucky 49 MM-1 IFA-2
6 Robertson, Tony 47 SWR-5 NCA-4 BAl-3 MMM-3
7 Warren, John 46 SWR-2 SCA-1
8 Roberts, Mike 44 MM-3 SCA-3* BAl-1
9 Mennano, Guy 42 SWR-4 SCA-4 BAl-2
9 Haught, Jim 42 NCA-3 FFA-2 IFA-5
11 Gutai, Bob 36 IFA-3 MMM-2
12 Kerr, Tom 30 EFF-4 Sky-2
13 Lorbiecki, John (Jr) 26 FFA-3 IFA-4
14 Pailet, Jean 25 EFF-3 McL-4
14 Carstens, Fred 25 MMM-1
14 Wilkinson, Don 25 McL-1
17 Carroll, Ed 21 SCA-2
17 Lynch, Bill 21 NCA-2
19 Berry, Dan 20 EFF-2
19 Barr Amanda (jr) 20 EFF-5 Sky-3
21 Mace, Marvin 17 SCT-3
22 Spence, Henry 15 TCC-3
23 Poti, Norm 13 MM-4
24 Hanford, Robert 12 SCT-4
24 Pulley, Lynn 12 NCA-5 BAl-5
26 Salberg, Ray 11 BAl-4
27 Marsh, Jack 10 FFA-4
28 Snyder, Russ 7 SCT-5
AmCup Correction
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Author : james.a.parker
Printed on System : aeromodel dot com for scat
on Date : Wed Jul 23 04:11:10 2003
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For SEN,
The last two 2003 AmCup results had an error. I had Bob Biedron's scores =
split onto two separate lines. This has been corrected and Bob has the =
F1B lead over Dick Wood, 92 to 87 points. They should both watch the =
next two guys, Rich Rohrke with two 30 point scores and Greg Simon with =
scores of 26 and 29.
I'll put out this correction along with the Huron Cup and Nats results =
when I return from Muncie.
Thermals,
Jim Parker
MMM FAI Annual Results
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24th Magnificent Mountain Men (MMM) FAI Annual (America's Cup) Contest
Twenty seven flyers from nine states (including Alaska) and Canada congregated
at our field to compete in the "toughest FAI contest in America." In addition to
the FAI events, we flew P-30, Gollywock, Open Power and had a HLG/CLG shootout.
The most notable performance was Ralph Cooney's victories in both F1B and F1G.
F1G went to a three-way flyoff which Ralph won by two seconds. A young junior
from New Mexico, Pat Cadieux, flying in his first contest, won F1H beating two
veteran flyers.
Apart from some breezy conditions late Sunday, the weather was absolutely
beautiful and thermals strong. We had several extremely long 30+ minute flights
(after DT) but no models were lost. The furthest was Don DeLoach's Nordic which
suffered a DT failure (dirt in the mechanical timer). 30 minutes in the air
took the model 4.8 miles from the launch site. To give you an idea the size of
our flying site, the model was still within the confines of the field.
Don
rented an airplane, reacquired the signal from the air and located the model.
Following the flying on Saturday, the "Lee Hines HLG/CLG Shootout Challenge" was
flown. It came down to Lee Hines with a Stan Buddenbohm design winning for the
second year in a row.
Saturday night also saw an enjoyable and well attended banquet at a local
restaurant. In addition to the storytelling and visiting, we took a solemn
moment to raise our glasses to the memory of Bill Etherington and Bill Gibbons.
Although Bill Gibbons is still with us in body, he will never be able to return
to the joy of Free Flight. The contest was dedicated to Bill Etherington.
After the end of the contest, we were treated to a display of F1E
(magnet-steered glider) flying by Bob Sifleet and Peter Brocks. They, along
with Jon Davis (also at this contest), form the first official US F1E team.
They will be flying in the F1E World Championships in Romania this September.
If this wasn't the biggest contest in this event's history, it had to be close.
Twenty-seven flyers made 40 event entries and flew 288 official flights. We'd
like to thank all who helped with the contest. I'd especially like to thank
co-CD Bill Lovins for helping to run and prepare for the contest.
F1A Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 =
11 12
Total
1. Pete McQuade 156 180 180 180 180 160 180 169 180 180 107 180 2032
2. Bob Sifleet 180 180 180 180 126 180 180 180 180 103 180 180 2029
3. Peter Brocks 180 180 180 0 180 180 180 180 106 180 180 180 1905
4. Jon Davis 19 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 126 180 180 29 1794
5. Don DeLoach 180 180 180 180 180 180 0 96 180 93 54 43 1546
6. Lee Hines 133 96 180 131 180 180 176 0 0 0 0 0 1076
7. Ron Hernandez 86 128 180 180 75 180 180 0 0 0 0 0 1009
8. Willard Smitz 39 56 0 87 37 180 103 94 57 53 55 0 761
F1B
1. Ralph Cooney 180 172 180 180 175 180 180 180 180 180 180 180 2147
2. Jerry McGlashan 180 180 180 180 180 180 156 151 156 180 180 180 2083
3. Roger Maves 180 166 89 180 180 180 180 146 129 180 180 180 1970
4. Dick Wood 180 158 180 180 180 180 180 180 102 78 180 180 1958
5. John Pratt 172 180 180 180 88 180 180 90 180 180 114 180 1904
6. Jim O'Reilly 78 164 162 180 153 180 120 168 180 180 134 0 1699
7. Jack Emery 119 144 180 180 132 180 180 146 139 164 122 180 1866
8. Ed Wiley 53 120 180 176 180 139 100 151 180 180 93 111 1663
F1C
Chuck Etherington 180 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186
F1G Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 Flyoff Total
1. Ralph Cooney 120 120 120 120 120 120 127 847
2. Don DeLoach 120 120 120 120 120 120 125 845
3. Dick Wood 120 120 120 120 120 120 68 788
4. Ed Wiley 104 120 120 120 120 120 704
5. Jack Emery 120 120 120 120 72 120 672
6. Peter Brocks 90 120 120 99 105 120 654
7. Jim O'Reilly 107 88 120 120 81 120 636
8. Jerry Murphy 99 82 120 94 120 120 635
F1H
1. Pat Cadieux 47 120 120 102 120 120 629
2. Bob Sifleet 96 0 120 117 120 120 573
3. Willard Smitz 2 93 56 1 86 26 264
F1J
1. Fred Carstens 120 120 120 120 120 120 720
2. Bob Gutai 120 120 120 120 99 120 699
3. Tony Robertson 120 118 86 0 0 0 324
P-30
1. Ken Kullman 120 108 120 348
2. Jerry Murphy 120 84 120 324
3. Darold Jones 51 120 88 259
Gollywock
1. Don DeLoach 180 180 145 505
2. Art Hillis 79 180 180 439
3. Ed Carsten 84 0 111 194
4. Darold Jones 91 51 0 142
Open Power
1. Bill Lovins 180 125 180 485
2. Jerry Murphy 180 125 9 314
Northward with F1Es
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The day following the great MMM 12 rounder I had a chance to watch Bob
Sifleet and Peter Brocks test out their magnet guided gliding missiles over
beautiful Death Valley just to the North of the (what the...) Sam Hill
flying site.
I didn't know what to expect but it turned out to be a real treat watching
the light floaters feeling their way down the broad, wildflower speckled
gully. It was eerie seeing them gently correct their course in little
increments. There were some beautiful flights that DTed after many minutes
of riding high in the slope currents...and what was a wonderment to me was
that there was very little discernable wind at that. Most impressive.
Note: The area is called Death Valley because if ships don't have enough
altitude before a south wind carries them over the lip it is a real struggle
to make a max. With the wind coming from the North --obliging the slope
gliders -- the name should be, Big Boomer Valley!
Hans Gremmer did good!
Billious G.
Guys, was a very impressive show and I wish "our" F1E team great success in
Romania this coming World Champs.
Down with T-tails
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I've used T-tails numerous times with different twists on each attempt,
Nothing good ever came from using them. I believe that I was overly
influenced by enthusiastic descriptions of Karl Heinz Reike's hot power ship
at a World Champs. Anyway, I did get a lot of lessons on how an itsy bitsy
stab can lever its light weight into a very destructive force when the plane
stops suddenly.... that is, tail booms snapped in two pieces a short ways
ahead of the T-tail.
The best of those that I played with had the wing mounted above the
T-tail, and generally had a large amount of the fin below the fuselage.
One indirect but powerful argument against the T-tail was made by Raul
Hoffman in his compendium of aeronautical facts, Model Aerodynamics Made
Painless. Raul claimed that stability of a power ship was enhanced when the
axis of the mean moment of inertia was slanted up at an angle from the rear
to the front. According to him one of the most overlooked attributes of a
pylon ship was having the wing weight up high to achieve this condition.
Naturally, having a stab hoisted up in the air at the rear end subtracted
from this since it raised the rearward c.g. component.
To make this very short: The reason that this slant of the axis is helpful
is that when the ship was laterally displaced from its flight path it
assumedly rotates around the axis of the mean moment of inertia. If the
slope is correct the thrust line and wing would be angulated in a manner
that would help the ship return to its original flight path. (in
displacement the wing goes to zero lift angle while the effective downthurst
of the engine is increased by the resulting angulation; that combination
quickly pulls the ship back in line... if the slope is opposite to this, the
thrustline and lift of the wing only serve to feedback into the
displacement) If this is confusing just draw out a simple profile shape and
try rotating it using different sloping axis. It was an eye-opener to me.
Billious G
Re: Model Rocketry Sites and Free Flight
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I read with interest the suggestion that model rocket groups and FF clubs
might share sites. I think it's a good idea; but like all good ideas,
there's a possible glitch.
Last summer the SCIFs Old Time Free Flight had a contest on Lucerne Dry Lake.
Lucerne Dry Lake is a little better than three miles long and
about two miles wide. A well organized Southern California Model Rocketry
Association was also running a contest on the lakebed at the same time.
I will
say that the rocket CD got VERY uptight about free flight models drifting
over his flight line. We moved our contest site further away to minimize his
concern. As he pointed out, he and his association had purchased
some expensive liability insurance for their contest, and apparently one
of the conditions of insurance cover was that the contest be in an area
where there were no aircraft of any sort overhead at less than 5,000 feet
or so above ground level.
He had a legitimate concern, but he obviously had never attended charm school
of any sort.
So I'd say yes--rocketry and FF clubs can share the same sites--they just
shouldn't both be on the site at the same time. I'd also report that
later that weekend, we were about a mile away from the rocket launch
line--and an errant missile landed less than 100 yards from our
flight line. The missile was a rocket with a 4" diameter fuselage.
Who needs to worry about "incoming" at a
FF contest? Or the possibility of really getting "shot down" by a rocket
passing through your plane's wing? Better not to mix the two disciplines
on the same field.
Mike Myers
Fat Cat inflation
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My Honda Fat Cat tire pressure gauge goes from 2 lbs to 7lbs. So I think the
5 lb figure is real good. Can't find the repair manual right now, but it in
the house somewhere. Great machine though.
F1A Support
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Just got back Sunday afternoon from Lost Hills and Tyler is ready to pack
his F1A's up for the Nats. We want to thank the members of the Scat Club for
their help and support in getting together his F1A fleet. Thanks to Brian &
Janna Van Nest, Bob Van Nest, Jim Parker, Pierre B., Don Zink, Black Magic
Timers-Roger M, Lee Hines, Dave Rounsaville, you have all played an
important role in supporting a new Jr. F1A flyer.
Off to the Nats!
Thanks again everyone Tyler & Randy Secor
.......................
Roger Morrell
