Free Flight Indoor Bud Tenny US INDOOR CHAMPS Some may have heard US Indoor Championships USIC sponsored National Free Flight Society NFFS National Indoor Model Airplane Society NIMAS set June 4-6 1987 mini-dome East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN havent received entry blank meet info send business-sized SASE Tony Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 get set site 1 22-ft-high dome floor area equal football field Housing available nearby college dormitory air-conditioned rooms quite reasonable rates addition NFFS events Doc Martin MIAMA club repeating Peanut Grand Prix get Grand Prix details send another SASE Dr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 NOTE Normal USIC entry deadline May 10 1987 Late entry possiblebut healthy premium Try get entry time Also event must have minimum four entries will cancelled Gather ing Butterflies event requires six entries either section USIC awards trophies AMA Indoor event except Helicopter separate classes Junior Senior ages HLG Pennyplane Novice Pennyplane Jr/Sr combined entry available Indoor Stick Easy B Intermediate Stick Peanut Scale Bostonian Cabin held additional regular trophy event Peanut Speed Unlimited Speed winners awarded cash prizes AJI Old Timer special event microfihn covered models widely published between Janu ary 1 1934 December 31 1942 No-Cal Scale special rules held late last day mass-launch event Gathering Butterflies event can entered separate $10 fee winners selected based two highest Easy B Size Butch Hadiands Pistachio Scaic Lacey revealed 25-cent piece nearby Pennyplane separate scoring flights regular USIC events Winners divide 85% entry fee total descending amounts 35% 29% 15% 10% 5% Finally USIC Grand Championship Award goes flier best total scores seven events chosen flier regular events say compre hensive contest understatement should supported Indoor fliers can possibly get USIC brainchild Tony Italiano has grown worlds impressive Indoor contest World Championship may have prestige else can go total Indoor fix Dont miss can help Join NFFSI join NFFS enter U SIC will save Si over entering USIC nonmember NFFS membership $15 NIMAS NFFS members get a$16 discount first USIC event $1 per addi tional event Besides get NFFS Digest excellent Free Flight newsletter Recentiy Digest has having some Indoor cover age almost issue added value Most Indoor fliers also fly Outdoor FF anyway Digest bargain several ways Newsletters previous column listed several club newsletters have either Indoor cover age parent club having regular Indoor activity Wasatch Flyer newsletter Wasatch Free Flight Association FF club Salt Lake City area newsletter costs $10 per year Send money Frank Anderson 6137 Dee Park Dr Salt Lake City UT 84118 An excellent international Indoor newsletter Indoor News published three times per year Jorgen Korsgaard Ahornweg 5 D-2397 Ellund-Handewitt West Germany cost listed 60 Dkr cant translate drop letter Jorgen ask newsletter published English gives exceptionally broad international coverage cluding some news etc U S sources November 1986 issue extensive coverage 1986 Indoor World Championships including several three-views top WCh models Other model plans included Swedish Easy B two 45cm beginner class models Truly good newsletter flying Sessions Im working about nine weeks lead time Im listing sessions beginning April plus contact information areas have sessions earlier 1987 Newsletter editors CDs Ill glad publish flying session contest dates f can get information time guideline because column bimonthly effort figure 12 weeks notice date isnt firm soon can note have sessions planned certain time-frame tell reades contact Everyone gains get fliers out-of-town visitors ahnost always learn new tricks gain new friends Cal jfornia sessions Curt Stevens has developed access Santa Ana MCAS based solid documentation AMA membership auto insurance plan area sessions listed below contact Curt well ahead time fmdoutwhat data needs Without proper paperwork cant get base Local contests April 7-8 May 2-3 August 12 September 5-6 October 3-4 November 7-8 December 5-6 1987 Bigger meets FAI Regional June 6-7 Team Selection Finals July 3-5 1987 Contact Curt Stevens 25108 Marguerite Pkwy Suite B-160 Mission Viejo CA 92692 telephone 714 240-8433 Other sessions Continued page 177 CENTER RIB CASA WINS WINSPOST SPAR Figure2 mounting arrangement reinFigure 1 Primary indoor wing-bracing scheme very simple column forces cabane/wing-post attachment 68 Model Aviation Example using classic wing-bracing stand info column CDs can prepared process almost anythingCharlie Sotch 181 Americans flying outside country Now World Cup will give trend healthy boost See downwind Bill Hartill 7513 Sousa/ito Ave Canoga Park CA 9/307 FF Indoor/Tenny Continued page 68 Connecticut GlastonburyApril 5 May 3 1987 Contact George Armstead 89 Harvest Lane Glastonbury CT 06037 telephone 203 633-7836 Florida MiamiDr John Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133 telephone 305 858-6363 Georgia Cumming Atlanta areaApril 26 1987 Contact Norm Purdy telephone 404 428-1390 Massachussetts CambridgeApril 4 May 2 1987 Contact Ray Harlan 15 Happy Hollow Rd Wayland MA 01778 telephone 617 353-4013 New Jersey Palmyra GlassboroCon tact Al Mkitarian telephone 609 929-6573 New York ChappaquaArt Maiden tele phone 914 760-2284 New York New York City Columbia Univer sityEd Whitten telephone 212 724-0282 New York Pearl RiverDon Ross 38 Churchill Rd Cresskill NY 07626 New York PeekskillApril 7 21 1987 Contact Scott Smith RD* 1 Box 290 Athens NY 12015 Pennsylvania PhiladelphiaDoug Barber 146 Stratton House Maple Glade NJ 08052 telephone 609 235-5318 Texas Dallas/Ft WorthJesse Shepherd 2713 Summit View Bedford TX 76021 tele phone 817 282-3770 Utah Salt Lake City areaJim Rlioades 682 N 1400 W Salt Lake City UT 84116 tele phone 801 364-5106 Utah State Aero modelers/ Franklin Anderson telephone 801 966-3973 Wasatch Free Flight Association Washington SeattleJean Stubbs day tele phone 206 655-0872 Boeing Hawks/Kevin Collins telephone 206 868-8273 Strat-O Bats Pistachio Scale Bill Hannan has Peanut Scale flier author years latest book Peanuts & Pistachios contalns historical com ments about Peanuts Pistachio Scale models Pistachio Scale limits models span eight inches photos shows Butch Hadlands Lacey Pistachio 25-cent piece size perspective addition book contains detailed three-views five airplanes Pistachio size three-views suitable contest documentation can provide good introduction Pistachio Scale book costs $395 plus $1 postage handling available Bill Hannan PO Box Escon dido CA 92025 Indoor model bracing tune times Indoor models have losing weight over years first major advance area came rolled motor sticks tall booms built next major advance came exter nal bracing techniques developed Before bracing flight surfaces sturdy enough withstand both flight loads ground handlinglike present-day Easy B model Picture 36-in-span unbraced wing can guess big spars would have Indoor bracing has evolved over years beginning simple primary bracing shown Figure 1 bracing requires two extra pieces wood form bipod usually called cabane cabane provides elevated point support wing against downloads using four top wires Uploads borne four wires anchor wing posts wing can much lighter because bracing used unbraced wing will need Show Colors BECAUSE WERE PROUD OF THEM take lot pride building model So guess color paint youre choosing finish take time put paint chip can Perfect Paint color youre buying color want . take guesswork out finishing 660SSI Ohio 44870 Ph 419 627-1877 support during installation bracing Also wing must proper alignment bracing secured bracing stand shown photos used Stan Chilton use Paper Stick model shows basic concept elevated platform supports covered wing above work surface platform high enough allow wing posts attached wing bracing stand must have certain features useful Most important wing post alignment can set properly exact spacing will used model Next washin washout going put wing stand must have some provision set up required wing twist better same stand adjustable can experiment different amounts washin washout Finally stand must allow dihedral installed cabane shown Sketch 2 depicts highstrength arrangement cabane wing post center rib wing post attached front rear spar top post flush top spar cabane glued top both spar post reinforcing spar/post joint Continued page 1 78 May1987 177 BUMBLE VEE FLYING FUN Z7 super little sport plane Bumble Vee designed 05 electric power Fast building different looking great flying Bumble Vee pure fun %fl PRECISION PRODUCTS INC 714 592-5l 510 E Arrow Highway San Dimas CA 91773 NEW FLYBABY-BIPE COMBO Outstanding Precision Hand/machine-cut Kits Made USA FLYBABY $7950 BIPE $9500 COMBO $11000 Span 56 44 Weight 4-5 lbs Wing load 22 & 14 oz Engine 30-45 FS 25-40 TS field conversion 10 mm AEROPACER $8900 Sport-trainer Span 641/2 Weight 5-7 lbs Wing load 19-25 oz 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tops make stronger joint Note wing offset /16 Block up wing proper position glue drying Glue stab place end tail boom tilting slightly shown dry remove work surface glue rudder placealigned wing poles eye Insert landing gear assembly its paper tube Cut Yoe-sq balsa spacer glue tube Glue landing gear assembly right side stick Align vertically wing poles tilt forward wheels end up about halfway between front wing pole prop bearing landing gear made removable reduce storage transportation problems model comes out substantially overweight landing gear parts paper tube may have heavied-up uce proper balance point Knowledgeable people have told tip plates increase lifting efficiency wings tails have never able prove disprove decided use because add certain racy appearance Skinny Minnie want use should glued place 900 surface fit DYE rules commerciallyavailable plastic propeller 6 max imum diameter must used may scrape blades thin wish same hub cannot cut holes prop used curved X-Acto knife 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