CONTROL LINE NAVY CARRIER
Dick Perry, 7005 Del Oso Court, Albuquerque, NM 87109-2930
The next CL Navy Carrier column will be in February 1995; Model Aviation's December issue will be devoted to the Nationals.
Rules Cycle
The proposal cycle for rules that will be in effect 1996–1997 is well underway. The September 1 deadline for submitting proposals will be closing in by the time you read this. A summary of the new rules proposals will be in the December Model Aviation, which you should receive in late October.
It is important to look for those proposals because there will be little time between receipt of the magazine and the December 1 voting deadline for the Control Line Contest Board (CLCB) members. You will have only a short time to write or call your district CLCB member to make a proposal recommendation.
There is a Navy Carrier Advisory Committee (NCAC) to assist the CLCB in making decisions regarding Navy Carrier rules, but your input is important so that your district CLCB representative can adequately represent you in his voting.
The proposals that pass the initial CLCB ballot will be subject to modification and will be voted on again before becoming formal rules changes. Those that are defeated on the initial ballot may not be considered again until 1996. It is, therefore, important to express your support for any proposals that you would like considered for the next rule book. If a proposal is defeated, it cannot become a rule until 1998.
New Class I Record
I received a letter from CLCB chairman Bill Bischoff describing his April 17 Class I record flight. The flight occurred at the AA contest in Dallas. Bill's high speed was 19.1 seconds (94.2 mph), and his low speed was 301 seconds (6.0 mph). Bill received a landing score of 100 and the scale bonus for a total score of 4,522 points. The flight was supervised by Contest Director Terry Kirby and Mike Greb.
Bill's model was the same MO-1 he flew at the 1993 Nationals. It has a wingspan of 43.75 inches and weighs 43 ounces. The model balances 3.12 inches aft of the leading edge of the center section of the wing. That relates to a balance point of 31% of the MAC (Mean Aerodynamic Chord) and a static margin of 26% MAC.
(If you refer to the last column where I discussed balancing Carrier models, you'll see that Bill's balance point is only slightly aft—less than 3/8 inch—of the point I recommended as a starting point for trimming Carrier models.)
Engine and equipment details:
- Engine: left-hand rotation front-intake AAC design manufactured by Willy Wiley
- Fuel: 40% nitro Ritch's Brew with a blend of castor and synthetic lubricant
- Plug: K&B IL
- Propeller: APC 9 x 6 pusher
- Carburetor: O.S. 4D
- Fuel pump: Perry oscillating fuel pump
- Control system: Brodak control system mounted externally (as on Bill's Profile models)
Bill reports speeds 1/2 second faster and thirty seconds slower in practice, so the model should have potential for an even higher record under the right conditions. Congratulations, Bill!
Seafire Squadron
The formation of Supermarine Seafire aircraft was provided by Fred Cronenwett of Canoga Park, California. I have previously mentioned Fred and the work he did with Merle Mohring and Grant Hiestand to develop single- and multichannel electronic control units for control line models.
The models in the photo are only some of the Seafires built by members of the 101st Screaming Eagles. All are equipped with two-line control systems and electronic throttle control. They are all essentially the same design, based on the Seafire Mk. XV, and powered by O.S. .35 FP engines.
They have a solid 3/8" sheet wing to simplify construction and to encourage building as a club project for one-design Carrier competition. Most of the modelers are CL Scale enthusiasts expanding their horizons into Carrier competition. Looks like a great way to fill a Carrier deck. Keep it up!
MO-1 Kit for Profile Carrier
A new CL kit designed specially for Profile Carrier has hit the market. It is a 44-inch span MO-1.
NATS Unofficial Events
Those of you who were at the Nationals are aware that the Texas Connection is responsible for holding the unofficial Carrier event competition on Saturday. The decision to sponsor the Saturday flying was made too late to make my pre-Nationals column, so I hope all of you who would have liked to compete in those events learned of them through word-of-mouth and the Navy Carrier Society newsletter.
We owe a sincere thank you to Bill Bischoff and his fellow Texas Carrier modelers for their efforts in sponsoring the Saturday events. Also deserving of our thanks are the following organizations for donating merchandise and prizes:
- Brodak's Control Line Aviation Supplies and Service
- The CoreHouse
- Ritch's Brew
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
